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The Founders III: The Old Man and the Entire Ocean

Have you ever read Ernest Hemingway’s famous novella: “The Old Man and the Sea”? …

Edward Moreno • June 30, 2010

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My Canada Story - Vancouver Asahi Player Kei Kaminishi -

For 27 years before World War II, the legendary baseball team “Vancouver Asahi” excited…

Louise Akuzawa • June 8, 2010

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Remembering Thomas Makiyama Sensei

Whenever I go back to Japan these days, it is really with more of a sense of mission, reevaluating …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 7, 2010

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Doug Kagawa: Scoring Points for Character

Since 1977, Doug Kagawa has worked as head coach of varsity basketball at Albany High School in Alb…

Masao Ito Taylor • March 11, 2010

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A Yonsei's Reflections...

on the Olympics

The Vancouver Olympics have come and gone. Every two years, our global attention and hearts are cap…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • March 4, 2010

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When Gila Fought Heart Mountain

More than 62 years ago, in September 1944, a baseball series pitted Gila River and Heart Mountain i…

Tetsuo Furokawa • Feb. 26, 2010

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Practicing Karate in Japan

Japanese martial arts such as judo and kendo have a strong presence in the Japanese American commun…

Thomas Tsutsumoto • Jan. 25, 2010

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A Love Affair with Snow

Skiing has been a passion for me. It was once a sometime activity which I could indulge in as frequ…

Rod Tatsuno • Dec. 9, 2009

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Jose Nakamura: The first Nikkei in American Baseball

As World War Two came to an end, Japanese Americans began the slow process of moving from internmen…

Chiori Santiago • Oct. 9, 2009

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From Our Collection: Sumo and the “Threads” of Community

On February 9, 1885, the first official Japanese migrants arrived in Hawai’i. Before an audie…

Sojin Kim • Oct. 7, 2009

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