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Mitch Homma: Preserving and Sharing Family History
Mitch Homma, a 3rd generation Japanese American, grew up and still lives in Southern California. He…

Karen Kawaguchi • Aug. 9, 2022

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Amache Alliance (organization) Amache concentration camp American Baptist Churches USA Baptists buildings California churches Colorado concentration camps family histories Gardena Gardena Valley Baptist Church genealogy Japan migration missionaries Mitch Homma religion Southern California United States World War II World War II camps
Amache Alliance (organization) Amache concentration camp American Baptist Churches USA Baptists buildings California churches Colorado concentration camps family histories Gardena Gardena Valley Baptist Church genealogy Japan migration missionaries Mitch Homma religion Southern California United States World War II World War II camps
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Power of Our Stories
Tsunagu: Connecting Family Stories through the Generations
I have a curiosity about my father’s family history. Why did my grandfather cross a vast ocea…

Lucy Komori • June 7, 2022

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Canada family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians preservation Tsunagu (website)
Canada family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians preservation Tsunagu (website)
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Woman’s Starring Role on TV Show Contradicts Negative Stereotypes of Asians
The competent no-nonsense character Keiko Elizabeth plays on Showtime’s hit television show C…

John Sammon • Oct. 29, 2021

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City on a Hill (TV) family histories genealogy generations In Her Name (film) Keiko Elizabeth Sansei World War II camps
City on a Hill (TV) family histories genealogy generations In Her Name (film) Keiko Elizabeth Sansei World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Legacy
I have just reached the age of 78. To tell the truth, I never thought I could live for so long, but…

Thoshio Katsurayama • Sept. 3, 2021

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Brazil genealogy identity
Brazil genealogy identity
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Healing the Intergenerational Trauma of WWII Incarceration through Art
As one of Densho’s 2019 artists-in-residence, Mari Shibuya recently completed a mural that vi…

Mari Shibuya • Feb. 25, 2020

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arts family histories genealogy imprisonment incarceration intergenerational communication World War II
arts family histories genealogy imprisonment incarceration intergenerational communication World War II
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Kingi’s Kajukenbo: A multigenerational, multiracial family legacy in Inglewood, Calif.
This article is a follow-up to the writer’s original “Living in South Los Angeles &mdas…

Athena Mari Asklipiadis • Jan. 31, 2020

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California combat diversity family histories genealogy Inglewood Kajukenbo Kinji Inomata martial arts Rick Kingi United States
California combat diversity family histories genealogy Inglewood Kajukenbo Kinji Inomata martial arts Rick Kingi United States
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Search World Story
My Palos Verdes Writing Month experience composed of three parts. I call the first part “Th…

Dean Okamura • Feb. 5, 2019

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families genealogy generations grandfathers grandparents immigrants immigration Issei Japan Mexico migration parents records (documents) United States
families genealogy generations grandfathers grandparents immigrants immigration Issei Japan Mexico migration parents records (documents) United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage
Hidden Memory: A Family History Journey
In my family, we never told stories about the past. No one talked about what it was like to come to…

Anne Shimojima • Sept. 18, 2018

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California concentration camps Discover Nikkei family histories genealogy JACL Chicago Chapter Kansha Project Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Roots (series) Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
California concentration camps Discover Nikkei family histories genealogy JACL Chicago Chapter Kansha Project Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Roots (series) Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage
A Promise
Almost 60 years ago, a promise was made by a girl who was ten years old. I was that little girl a…

Mary Sunada • Aug. 23, 2018

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armed forces British Columbia Burnaby Canada cemeteries Discover Nikkei families fathers genealogy Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Nikkei Roots (series) retired military personnel veterans volunteerism
armed forces British Columbia Burnaby Canada cemeteries Discover Nikkei families fathers genealogy Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Nikkei Roots (series) retired military personnel veterans volunteerism
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What We Save, How We Save, How We Love: On Family and Community Archives
I’ve been thinking about what we save.  I’ve been looking through one of my old…

Tamiko Nimura • June 26, 2018

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archives community history families family histories genealogy generations history Japanese Americans memory preservation
archives community history families family histories genealogy generations history Japanese Americans memory preservation
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