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U.S. Mint Begins Shipping Patsy Mink Quarter

Groundbreaking Hawaii congresswoman recognized on the quarter. The United States Mint began ship…

The Rafu Shimpo • April 11, 2024

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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> For Japanese Americans observing the election, the use of race-baiting elic…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 8, 2024

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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 1

Previously, I wrote an article for Discover Nikkei on how the incarceration of Japanese Americ…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 7, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo fete…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1

One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

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A Circus in Tulare: The Story of Congressman Alfred Elliott and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> The next task on Elliott’s political agenda was to extend the bo…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 9, 2024

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A Circus in Tulare: The Story of Congressman Alfred Elliott and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans — Part 1

As part of my ongoing dissertation research on Congress and the wartime incarceration of Japanese A…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 8, 2024

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Identity in both the United States and Japan - California Congressman Al Murato

People of the Showa Era Al Murato is known as the only Japanese-American member of the California …

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 31, 2023

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One Fighting Irishman — A Conversation With Filmmaker Sharon Yamato

Wayne Mortimer Collins is an important name for my family. I first learned about this heroic, brash…

Tamiko Nimura • Oct. 17, 2023

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The JABA Legacy Project: Don Tamaki—A Bridge Between Communities—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Vindicating Camp Survivors Tamaki felt that he and the rest of the legal tea…

Drew Yamamura • Oct. 6, 2023

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