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Harvesting History at an Orchard: Every Peach is a Story by Nikiko Masumoto

A perfectly ripe, locally grown peach is sweet, easily bruised and ephemeral. But to Nikiko Masumot…

Esther Newman • April 10, 2025

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Her Name Tag Reads “Friend of the Vets”: Stacey Hayashi Shares Stories of da Nisei Veterans

In high school Stacey Hayashi, 49, remembahs reading just one tiny paragraph in her textbook abou…

Lee A. Tonouchi • March 5, 2025

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Let’s Talk Story Club: A Promise to Remember

“My favorite part is learning about how someone really finds an impact in filling out the story boo…

Kayla Kamei • Jan. 14, 2025

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OKÃSAN: A Testimony of the Search for Understanding

Okãsan is an emotional and engaging account of a mother who travels to Japan for the first time to …

Katsuo Higuchi • Dec. 23, 2024

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Rising Above: Wataru Misaka’s Legacy On and Off the Basketball Court

Rising Above: The Wataru “Wat” Misaka Story, written by Hayley Diep and illustrated by Naomi Gidd…

Cristian Roman • June 25, 2024

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Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro Share Their Grandmother’s Story in New Children’s Book

For authors and cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Okihiro, family stories and history were shared in…

Kelly Fleck • Dec. 7, 2023

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Around 80,000 Words: "Novel Novels..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 23, 2023

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Yoshiko Uchida's Remarkable—and Underappreciated—Literary Career

I have long been a fan of Yoshiko Uchida, a Berkeley-based writer best known for her children’s and…

Brian Niiya • Dec. 3, 2021

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Like His Ancestors, Stephen Kagawa Aims to Renovate a Broken Industry

The Next Generation As he strives to leave his mark on the unpredictable, coronavirus-era business…

Ida Yoshinaga • April 27, 2021

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Plowing My Parents’ Landscape of Conscience - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Looking back, I saw how my parents were perpetually attentive to matters that conce…

Mariko Kage • Dec. 25, 2020

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