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Kishi Bashi
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Kishi Bashi

His Shin-Issei parents

(b. 1975) Musician, composer, and songwriter

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Venancio Shinki
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Venancio Shinki

Mistreating the Japanese community (Spanish)

(b. 1932-2016) Peruvian painter

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John Naka
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John Naka

Writing books on bonsai

(1914-2004) Nisei Bonsai master in the United States

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Hikaru “Carl” Iwasaki
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Hikaru “Carl” Iwasaki

Introduction to Photography

(1923 - 2016) WRA photographer

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Wally Kaname Yonamine
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Wally Kaname Yonamine

The privations of living in post-war Japan, 1952

(b.1925) Nisei of Okinawan descent. Had a 38-year career in Japan as a baseball player, coach, scout, and manager.

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Lorraine Bannai
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Lorraine Bannai

Recognizing issues of dual identity in the nisei generation

(b. 1955) Lawyer

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Robert A. Nakamura
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Robert A. Nakamura

An Unexpected Ephiphany

(b. 1936) Filmmaker

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Jean Hamako Schneider
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Jean Hamako Schneider

You can’t be loyal to two countries (Japanese)

(1925-2024) War bride

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Sumiko Kozawa
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Sumiko Kozawa

Her grandfather and Dr. Thompson

(1916-2016) Florist

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Paul Terasaki
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Paul Terasaki

The HLA and transplantation history books

(b.1929) Pioneer medical researcher in tissue transfer and organ transplantation.

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