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Nikkei Genealogical Society: Creating a Vibrant Community for Japanese American Genealogical Research

To help kick off Discover Nikkei’s 20th anniversary celebrations in 2025, Nikkei Genealogical Socie…

Karen Kawaguchi • Jan. 21, 2025

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To Grace, With Love and Gratitude—Part 2

Read Part 1 “Ensuring history is remembered” Reflection by Lorene Oikawa, Past President, Nationa…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 20, 2025

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To Grace, With Love and Gratitude—Part 1

The passing of Grace Eiko Thomson (née Nishikihama), 90, on July 11, 2024 came as a shock to the en…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 19, 2025

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #4 Simple Greetings: "Ahoy, Ahoy..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 18, 2025

Kitaro Shirayamadani: Master Craftsman

In the late 19th century the nascent modernist movements in American art, like similar movements in…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 17, 2025

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The Power of Irei

The Reparative and Healing Journey of the Ireichō

It has been more than two years since the ceremony on September 24, 2022, solemnized JANM’s histori…

Sharon Yamato • Jan. 16, 2025

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Harumi Lopez Higa: Growth and Vulnerability in Art

“I look back at the Harumi who made Mar de Primavera (Spring Sea) with nostalgia. I think I’m a d…

Hiro Ramos Nako • Jan. 15, 2025

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Nikkei family history written in film: Okaeri: The Spy of the Rising Sun

Noriko, Camila’s grandmother, keeps saying “my parents would be very happy” when her granddaughter …

Hiro Ramos Nako • Aug. 13, 2024

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Much Mahalos

It All Started with one Question: How Sarah Tamashiro Kuaiwa Came one Museum Curator

At age 31, Sarah Tamashiro Kuaiwa stay da youngest curator at da Bishop Museum, da largest museum…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 28, 2024

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Will Ireton Uses Analytics, Trackman to Help Dodger Players Improve Their Performances

What becomes clear after meeting Will Ireton is that there is more to him than meets the eye. Muc…

Chris Komai • Oct. 18, 2023

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A Belated Reparation—Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Although the following short story is fiction, it is based on my mother’s battle aga…

Alden M. Hayashi • Aug. 11, 2024

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Gus Hokama: Carnations That Stir Emotions

—“Grandpa, why are our faces different than other Argentineans? —Gus, it’s because we’re Japan…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • July 19, 2017

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Happy Holidays in the Imperial Valley

Christmas with the Kokubuns Ask any Nisei from the south end of the Imperial Valley about their ch…

Tim Asamen • Dec. 23, 2016

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On Nikkei

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 11, 2022 - Jan. 10, 2025

What is Nikkei? Ryusuke Kawai, a non-fiction writer who translated "No-No Boy," covers a variety of topics related to Nikkei, including people, history, books, movies, and music, focusing on his own involvement with Nikkei.

Much Mahalos

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 11, 2023 - Jan. 7, 2025

In this series, acclaimed author "Da Pidgin Guerrilla" Lee A. Tonouchi uses the language of Hawai‘i Creole, a.k.a. Pidgin, to talk story with accomplished and up-and coming Japanese/Okinawan Americans from Hawai‘i. Interviewees discuss their passions, their triumphs, as well as …

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Amina Abuthahir +133 • Dec. 15, 2016 - Dec. 19, 2024

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column is a space for the Nikkei community to share stories through diverse writings on culture, history, and personal experience. The column will feature a wide variety of poetic form and subject matter with themes that …

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Dekasegi Story

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • June 18, 2012 - Dec. 10, 2024

In 1988, I read a news article about dekasegi and had an idea: "This might be a good subject for a novel." But I never imagined that I would end up becoming the author of this novel... In 1990, I …

Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?

Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso +50 • July 17, 2024 - Dec. 10, 2024

What’s in a Nikkei name? In this series, we asked participants to explore the meanings and origins behind Nikkei names. Discover Nikkei accepted submissions from June to October 2024. We received 51 stories (32 English; 11 Portuguese; 7 Spanish; 3 …

Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Tomoko Oura • Oct. 6, 2023 - Oct. 3, 2024

Japanese companies in Brazil have continued to operate even amid the harsh conditions of the pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to calm down and new values aimed at sustainability are required, this series will introduce the current status of …

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