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From Wakayama to California and Back Again: Exploring Transpacific Connections through Art and Education

Nikkei history is not well-known in Japan today, says Kanae Aoki, curator of the Museum of Modern A…

Marjorie Hunt • April 16, 2025

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Reclaiming the Flag: The Intersection of History, Memory, and Resistance in Na Omi Judy Shintani’s Art

The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has acquired Pledge of Allegiance, a seminal artwork…

Masako Hashigami Shinn • April 9, 2025

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Much Mahalos

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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Japanese Americans and the Federal Writers Project: Part I—The Western WPA Guides

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a short-lived but historically significant federal agen…

James Sun +1 • Feb. 26, 2025

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On Nikkei

Part 57 (1) Pursuing a world where cultures intersect

Since her experience studying abroad in the United States in the 1970s, Nobuko Awaya has been con…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 14, 2025

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Nisei Women in New York: The View from Mademoiselle

Not long ago, I was in my old hometown of New York, and made a date to dine with friends in the nei…

Greg Robinson • Feb. 6, 2025

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To Grace, With Love and Gratitude—Part 2

Read Part 1 “Ensuring history is remembered” Reflection by Lorene Oikawa, Past President, Nationa…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 20, 2025

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To Grace, With Love and Gratitude—Part 1

The passing of Grace Eiko Thomson (née Nishikihama), 90, on July 11, 2024 came as a shock to the en…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 19, 2025

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Kitaro Shirayamadani: Master Craftsman

In the late 19th century the nascent modernist movements in American art, like similar movements in…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 17, 2025

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Harumi Lopez Higa: Growth and Vulnerability in Art

“I look back at the Harumi who made Mar de Primavera (Spring Sea) with nostalgia. I think I’m a d…

Hiro Ramos Nako • Jan. 15, 2025

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