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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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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan

Chapter 4—Return to Canada

Read Chapter 3 The return of the various members (except Tadasu) of the Eto family to Canada seems…

Stan Kirk • Dec. 29, 2024

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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan

Chapter 3—Sisters’ Recollections of Life in Japan

Read Chapter 2 Margaret’s Recollections Despite the tensions with relatives, there were some aspe…

Stan Kirk • Dec. 22, 2024

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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan

Chapter 2—Exile To Japan

Read Chapter 1 Decision to go to Japan Near the end of the war, the Canadian government gave the …

Stan Kirk • Dec. 15, 2024

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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan

Chapter 1—Family Roots, Life in Canada Before Exile

Family Roots: Kumamoto, Kyushu Sunao Eto, the Eto family’s father, was born on March 15, 1886, to …

Stan Kirk • Dec. 8, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?

A nikkunēmu of identity

Known in Latin America as a nickname, alias or even a moniker, it is what has sometimes given me an…

Alvaro Moscoso • Oct. 9, 2024

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Ritsuko Kashiba, Seattle Chapter President of the American Calligraphy Association — Part 1

She moved to the United States at the age of 17 and got married at 21. Since then, she has been bus…

Hitomi Kato • May 28, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

My Hero: Kiyoshi Kuwahara

Over time, my concept of who is a hero has changed substantially, and the people I admired for thei…

Fuyiko Kuwahara • Sept. 26, 2019

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Meeting the Kumamoto Relatives

My first trip to Japan was in the summer of 2016. I was very nervous about meeting my recently-disc…

Edna Horiuchi • Oct. 19, 2018

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An encounter that was infinitely far away

Seeds

When I first tried pizza, I wondered if something this delicious existed in the world. I had no acc…

Hidemitsu Miyamura • Feb. 25, 2013

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