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The Journey of the Family of the Western River—Part 1: A Look into the Life of the Nishikawa Family (1921–1945)

Immigration to Mexico has been a constant phenomenon throughout its history, driven by various wave…

Ana Karina Martínez Lorenzo • April 21, 2025

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Katase Tanaka Family: Returning to Sonora After the Concentration of the Great War

At the start of 1942, Japanese immigrant communities living in diverse areas of North America start…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Feb. 1, 2023

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The day the “Japanese” park was inaugurated in Mexico City without Japanese

The minister responsible for the Japanese Legation in Mexico, Miura Yoshiaki, surely read in the ne…

Carlos Uscanga • Nov. 18, 2022

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Mitsuo Akachi: an immigrant who took root strongly in Los Mochis, Sinaloa

As the war between the United States and Japan approached in 1941, the states of Baja California, S…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • March 31, 2020

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The War between the United States and Japan and the Persecution of Japanese Immigrants in America

The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 didn't just spark a war between the United States an…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Dec. 10, 2018

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Concepción Hiramuro and Francisco Akachi: Two lives of children of immigrants that converge

Concepción Michie Hiramuro and Francisco Yoshitaka Akachi married in the city of Guadalajara in 196…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Feb. 21, 2018

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Jesús Akachi: The life and contributions of a Nisei to Mexico

Like every morning seven days a week, Jesús Akachi opens his stationery store “La Nueva Violeta” at…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Oct. 4, 2016

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Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture

The Chuo Gakuen School: The Seeds of Prestige for the Japanese Community in Mexico

For 72 years, the Chuo Gakuen school has provided Japanese language and cultural education to Nikke…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • June 3, 2016

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Tatsugoro Matsumoto and the Magic of Jacaranda Trees in Mexico

In 1912, the mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, presented the United States with almost 3,000 cherry tree…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • May 6, 2016

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Mitsuko Kasuga: Passion for Tanka in Mexico and Japan

Mitsuko Osaka was born in 1914 in the small town of Ina, Nagano Prefecture, the second of four daug…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • April 1, 2016

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