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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Surging
It’s hard to believe that this month we celebrate the 100th edition of Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry c…

Richard Hamasaki +2 • March 20, 2025

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California literature Little Tokyo Los Angeles poems poetry United States World War II camps
California literature Little Tokyo Los Angeles poems poetry United States World War II camps
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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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books California Discover Nikkei Fest (event) Discover Nikkei programs (event) Go For Broke National Education Center Let's Talk Story Club library materials life interviews Little Tokyo Los Angeles memory older people oral histories publications United States
books California Discover Nikkei Fest (event) Discover Nikkei programs (event) Go For Broke National Education Center Let's Talk Story Club library materials life interviews Little Tokyo Los Angeles memory older people oral histories publications United States
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What a Simple Knot Can Teach Us About American Identity
If you go to Weller Court near Second Street, you will see a large sculpture made up of two long …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 3, 2025

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artists California Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shinkichi Tajiri shopping malls United States Weller Court
artists California Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shinkichi Tajiri shopping malls United States Weller Court
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How Little Tokyo and Nisei Week Began
Our ancestors came from Japan, the land of the rising sun. By blood, we are Japanese, and our cultu…

Yukio Kawaratani • Oct. 5, 2024

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Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws California festivals Japanese Americans land tenure law Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Nisei Week Grand Parade (event) parades United States
Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws California festivals Japanese Americans land tenure law Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Nisei Week Grand Parade (event) parades United States
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Changing Tides: Vanguards of Mental Health Awareness in the Asian American Community
On Saturday, October 12, the Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual mental health c…

Ashley Valdes • Oct. 4, 2024

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California Changing Tides (organization) conferences Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles mental health United States
California Changing Tides (organization) conferences Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles mental health United States
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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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California California Japanese American Community Leadership Council Go for Broke Monument identity Japanese American Bar Association Kizuna (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles monuments Nikkei Community Internship United States
California California Japanese American Community Leadership Council Go for Broke Monument identity Japanese American Bar Association Kizuna (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles monuments Nikkei Community Internship United States
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11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
When Next We Meet
When I was young, there were three certainties in life. Saturday cartoons, ice cream after dinner, …

Brandon Tadashi Chung • July 8, 2024

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California concentration camps families ghosts grandmothers grandparents Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles origami paper cranes parents tsuru United States World War II camps
California concentration camps families ghosts grandmothers grandparents Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles origami paper cranes parents tsuru United States World War II camps
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11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Am I a Stranger or a Foreigner?
It has been about 20 years since people in Japan became familiar with American Major League Basebal…

Koh Hirano • July 1, 2024

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California fiction identity Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
California fiction identity Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
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11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Dreaming in Lil' Tokyo
There was nobody left to tell us what they meant; the mysterious signs, with those bold ink strokes…

Pablo Matias Hernandez Martinez • June 24, 2024

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Bronzeville California fiction ghosts Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Historical Society Los Angeles Manzanar concentration camp United States
Bronzeville California fiction ghosts Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Historical Society Los Angeles Manzanar concentration camp United States
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11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Little Things
We sat, laughing, on a patio bench in the Japanese Village Plaza. On the way, we’d bought a box of …

Madeline Thach • June 17, 2024

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California families fiction grandmothers grandparents Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles parents short stories United States
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