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Contemporary Dancer Takako Segawa listens for the Echoes of Ancestors in New Dance Film
OTTAWA — Performed to haunting music and set in the melting, snowy landscape of Petawawa&rsqu…

Kelly Fleck • Nov. 2, 2022

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Canada dance films generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Noriko Hashimoto Ontario Ottawa Petawawa Petawawa Heritage Village postwar Shin-Issei Sho ga nai (film) Takako Segawa United States World War II World War II camps
Canada dance films generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Noriko Hashimoto Ontario Ottawa Petawawa Petawawa Heritage Village postwar Shin-Issei Sho ga nai (film) Takako Segawa United States World War II World War II camps
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Glimpses of Marpole—Part 1
The neighbourhood now known as Marpole is in southern Vancouver, on the unceded territory of the Co…

Raymond Nakamura • July 6, 2022

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada communities Japanese Canadians language schools Marpole National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre (organization) Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Burnaby Canada communities Japanese Canadians language schools Marpole National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre (organization) Vancouver (B.C.)
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JANM Volunteer Reflects on Southern California Roots and World War II Experiences
Barbara Reiko Mikami Keimi has been volunteering at the Japanese American National Museum (JAN…

Helen Yoshida • May 30, 2022

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Amache concentration camp Barbara Keimi Boyle Heights British Columbia Burnaby California Canada Colorado concentration camps heritage Huntington Beach Los Angeles Merced temporary detention center Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre postwar resettlements Southern California temporary detention centers Tujunga Tule Lake concentration camp Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States volunteerism World War II World War II camps
Amache concentration camp Barbara Keimi Boyle Heights British Columbia Burnaby California Canada Colorado concentration camps heritage Huntington Beach Los Angeles Merced temporary detention center Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre postwar resettlements Southern California temporary detention centers Tujunga Tule Lake concentration camp Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States volunteerism World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
In Conversation with Japanese-Australian artist Elysha Rei
Brisbane-based artist Elysha Rei’s bold paintings and intricate paper cuttings draw upon her …

Elysha Rei​ • Sept. 26, 2021

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Australia brides Brisbane heritage identity Japan New Zealand Queensland samurai Thailand war brides wives
Australia brides Brisbane heritage identity Japan New Zealand Queensland samurai Thailand war brides wives
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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Japanese Canadian Dance Artist Jennifer Aoki on Adapting and Being Creative During the Pandemic
VANCOUVER — Beautiful, otherworldly domes, filled with artistic displays of lanterns, light, …

Kelly Fleck • May 10, 2021

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Canadians dance Discover Nikkei heritage identity Jennifer Aoki Kizuna 2020 (series) pandemics
Canadians dance Discover Nikkei heritage identity Jennifer Aoki Kizuna 2020 (series) pandemics
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Family Histories in Seattle’s Nikkei Community
Dragon in Seattle — Ideguchi Family History
At first, her voice is scratchy as her phone connects to mine across thousands of miles of sea, me …

Sharon Ideguchi • May 28, 2018

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Dillingham Ranch family histories genealogy generations Hawaii heritage Mokuleia Oahu Seattle United States Washington Yonsei
Dillingham Ranch family histories genealogy generations Hawaii heritage Mokuleia Oahu Seattle United States Washington Yonsei
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In Canada, May is Asian Heritage Month: Banzai!
I recently arrived back home after an intense four days in Victoria, BC where I attended as a membe…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 18, 2018

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Asian Heritage Month Canada Japanese Canadians
Asian Heritage Month Canada Japanese Canadians
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Digging into Japanese American Farming History on Vashon Island, Washington
Like many Sansei, I have agricultural roots. My father’s family worked as sharecroppers durin…

Tamiko Nimura • May 7, 2018

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Matsuda Farm Mukai Farm & Garden United States Vashon Heritage Museum Vashon Island Washington
Matsuda Farm Mukai Farm & Garden United States Vashon Heritage Museum Vashon Island Washington
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Time’s a ticking, focus on what’s important!
It was a typically hectic Saturday morning. My son, Troy, and I were frantically driving home from …

Mitchell T. Maki • Aug. 29, 2017

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armed forces heritage Mitchell T. Maki retired military personnel veterans
armed forces heritage Mitchell T. Maki retired military personnel veterans
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Nikkei and the Way of the Warrior: Samurai Heritage from Issei to Yonsei
During my college days I once wrote an essay on the three ideals that I thought best epitomized the…

Tim Asamen • Nov. 11, 2016

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California heritage samurai United States
California heritage samurai United States
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