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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
A Connection to My Heritage—The Impact of a Name
My name is Mai Omoto. I've never had an English name. With a name like mine, my identity as a Japan…
Mai Omoto • Sept. 4, 2024
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Nikkei Community Internship: Final Reflection
As I finished my senior year of college, I found myself still yearning for a further cultural conne…
Sydney Haupt • Aug. 19, 2024
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The Nikkei Strength is…Insurance?
What are some of the most important aspects of the Nikkei Community? You may say our familial ties,…
Erik Chu • Aug. 6, 2024
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Who Am I? Reclaiming My Japanese Identity
My full name is Melissa Monique Segura. My father is half Japanese, half Mexican while my mother is…
Melissa Segura • July 29, 2024
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
The Power of a Name
My full name is Sydney Hana Haupt. I was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Japanese American mo…
Sydney Haupt • July 22, 2024
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JABA: The Trailblazers of the Japanese American Community
On July 15, 2022, the Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) hosted its 45th Annual Installation …
Lana Kobayashi • July 29, 2022
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Nikkei Community Internship: An Internship of a Lifetime
I vividly remember the night that I called my friend from my school’s Nikkei Student Union about an…
Laura Kato • Oct. 1, 2021
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The Experience of an NCI Intern During a World Pandemic
Everyone can agree that 2020 is a year of unprecedented circumstances. With COVID-19 forcing the wo…
Matthew Saito • Sept. 7, 2020
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The Nikkei Community Internship: Strengthening the Future of the Three Remaining Japantowns
It is incredible to imagine that there had been a staggering 43 Japantowns throughout the nation at…
Sakura Kato • Aug. 11, 2014
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The Present: A Gift from the Past to the Future*
When all is said and done, and as dust begins to settle over the past eight weeks of a profound edu…
Sean Hamamoto • Aug. 7, 2013
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