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Finding my family: Omaye/Omae Family History—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Sharing stories, photos, and gifts Junichi-sama brought us to a room he&rsqu…

Shey Dimon • Dec. 20, 2023

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Australia family histories genealogy Japan migration reunions Wakayama (city) Wakayama Prefecture
Australia family histories genealogy Japan migration reunions Wakayama (city) Wakayama Prefecture
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Finding my family: Omaye/Omae Family History—Part 1
*The below is an update of Shey's family history, which was written in 2021.  The email heade…

Shey Dimon • Dec. 19, 2023

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Australia family histories genealogy Japan migration reunions Wakayama (city) Wakayama Prefecture
Australia family histories genealogy Japan migration reunions Wakayama (city) Wakayama Prefecture
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Relearning our culture
This past May my senior prom was held at the Santa Anita Park race track. I dressed up, took pictur…

Alicia Tsuyako Tan • Nov. 21, 2023

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California family histories genealogy identity racetracks (horse racing) Santa Anita Park United States World War II World War II camps
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Beyond Shogun: James Clavell's Japanese American History
The late author and screenwriter James Clavell is best remembered these days for his series of be…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 14, 2023

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authors history Japanese Americans prisoners prisoners of war The Sweet and the Bitter (film)
authors history Japanese Americans prisoners prisoners of war The Sweet and the Bitter (film)
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A Journey of Self-Discovery: My “Japaneseness” — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Chance Encounter in Tokyo At age 16, I traveled to Japan with a group of Haw…

Vince Takemi Ebata • July 31, 2023

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family histories genealogy Hawaii Japan Niigata Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture United States
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A Love Letter to My Father
Some years ago I wrote a column, “Nunc Pro Tunc,” which recounted my development as a…

Greg Robinson • June 18, 2023

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contemplation families fathers history Japanese Americans
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Honoring the Legacy – Warren Nishimoto
Warren Nishimoto retired in 2017 after 37 years as director of the Center for Oral History at the…

Melvin Inamasu +1 • Dec. 18, 2022

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Center for Oral History (UH-Manoa) Ethnic Studies Oral History Project (UH-Manoa) Hawaii Honolulu interviews Oahu United States universities University of Hawaii at Mānoa Warren Nishimoto
Center for Oral History (UH-Manoa) Ethnic Studies Oral History Project (UH-Manoa) Hawaii Honolulu interviews Oahu United States universities University of Hawaii at Mānoa Warren Nishimoto
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Remembering Roger Daniels—A Reflection
Last Saturday, I was saddened to learn of the passing of the esteemed historian Roger Daniels …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 16, 2022

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historians history imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Roger Daniels
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Love and Reckoning: A Meditation On Family Photos
In my childhood home in Roseville, California, we had a room we called “the den.” It wa…

Tamiko Nimura • Dec. 6, 2022

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families family histories genealogy memory World War II camps
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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds
My grandfather, Wakaji Matsumoto, traveled across the Pacific Ocean to help his father in a forei…

Karen Matsumoto • Sept. 20, 2022

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agriculture atomic bomb brides California families family histories farming genealogy generations Hawaii Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture household employees immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration photographers photography picture brides postwar prewar Southern California Toyo Miyatake United States Wakaji Matsumoto wives World War II
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