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Beyond Pop Culture: A Powerful Message of Self-Acceptance
Movies have long held unique power: to not only entertain but also give a “reality check” for the t…
Vaishnavi Kulkarni • April 20, 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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Kobe Shimada, a film director who moved to the United States in 1999
When I was 25, I suddenly decided to go abroad.
I met Kobe at a Japanese company's founding annive…
Keiko Fukuda • July 16, 2024
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Miyuki Sohara, a film director, producer, actress, and freelance announcer who moved to the United States in 1999
Bringing our hometown Miyazaki beef to the world Miyuki Sohara, a Los Angeles resident, is the dire…
Keiko Fukuda • April 6, 2020
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Japanese American Women Speak
For this month’s column, opening us into a whole new year, I’m so happy to feature healer and artis…
Tani Ikeda +2 • Jan. 17, 2019
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The Man Behind The ‘Nikkei Trilogy’
Earlier in the year, I had a bit part in Cal State University Dominguez Hills’ program “And Then Th…
George Toshio Johnston • Oct. 18, 2017
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Movie director Ryuhei Kitamura betting on Hollywood, Part 2
Read Part 1 >> The sealed first work His first Hollywood film was "Midnight Meat Train." Kitamura h…
Keiko Fukuda • June 1, 2016
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Movie director Ryuhei Kitamura betting on Hollywood, Part 1
Moved to Australia at age 17 After a successful career in Japan, film director Kitamura Ryuhei move…
Keiko Fukuda • May 31, 2016
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Hollywood Veteran Chris Tashima Looks Back on His Filmmaking Career
In a sharp black tuxedo and matching bowtie, Chris Tashima takes the stage at the 1998 Academy Awar…
Luke Galati • Jan. 30, 2015
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