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Japanese American National Museum Store Online
Hinamatsuri in the United States
Hinamatsuri literally translates as Doll Festival, but is often referred to as Girl’s Day. Celebrat…

Susan Osa • March 2, 2007

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culture Girl's Day
culture Girl's Day
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Japanese school memories, Part I
I recently had a conversation with an old high school friend reminiscing what we did on the weekend…

Victoria Kraus • March 2, 2007

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News from Nippon Mura, Brazil
Kadeia and Japanese Immigrants
It is widely known that Japanese immigrants in North America were forced to live in internment camp…

Shigeo Nakamura • March 1, 2007

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Brazil communities World War II
Brazil communities World War II
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Being Nikkei in Peru: A mark of identity
The Okinawan nation in Peru
Today, the vast majority of Japanese descendants in Peru have their roots in the Okinawa prefecture…

Doris Moromisato • Feb. 27, 2007

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Hopeless romantic semi-feminism: A follow-up on Valentine’s Day
I must reaffirm that being a hopeless romantic does not take away from me being anti-chauvinist. Th…

Victoria Kraus • Feb. 23, 2007

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feminism romances Valentine's Day
feminism romances Valentine's Day
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Koji's Column
Citizen First
Anyone who wasn’t actively helping the Jews and other displaced people in Nazi Germany were as culp…

Koji Steven Sakai • Feb. 22, 2007

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Japanese American Resettlement: Through the Lens
In this short essay I’d like to describe a new manuscript in progress, tentatively titled Japanese …

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi • Feb. 22, 2007

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Lane Ryo Hirabayashi photographers photographs photography resettlements United States War Relocation Authority World War II
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi photographers photographs photography resettlements United States War Relocation Authority World War II
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Is it an advantage or not to be Nikkei?
The situation of Japanese immigration after the Second World War
There were many difficulties, sufferings and humiliations that Japanese immigrants from the America…

Emi Kasamatsu • Feb. 20, 2007

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Cross-culturing Valentine’s
I don’t consider myself a feminist. Mainly because I am, painful as it is to admit, a hopeless roma…

Victoria Kraus • Feb. 16, 2007

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feminism romances Valentine's Day
feminism romances Valentine's Day
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Bad SAT/GRE genes?
I’m preparing to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to apply for graduate school. Studying …

Victoria Kraus • Feb. 10, 2007

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