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I discovered my Nikkei roots very late in life, and for that reason I have been referred to as a born-again Sansei by some of my sarcastic friends. I used to duck when I saw large groups of JA students while I was at UCLA. But long after I graduated college, I started a Los Angeles chapter of the Sansei Legacy Project, a group that was founded to foster our Sansei-ness. It worked! I now love spending my time writing and making films about what it means to be Japanese American.
Nikkei Interests
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In the Beginning There Was Cold Tofu
I am lucky enough to know two talented, bright, and big-hearted women—Denice Kumagai and Marilyn …
April 17, 2024
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Finding Joy in Cuba
It’s hard to imagine anyone traveling to Cuba and coming back unchanged. It’s a place that has with…
Jan. 11, 2024
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The Power of Irei
The Legacy of Resistance: Nimura/Kashiwagi Family at Ireichō
I feel I have paid many times over for the position I took at Tule Lake.Certainly, you don’t go a…
Nov. 1, 2023
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Rediscovering Poston
There’s a familiar adage that when Nisei get together, one of the first questions asked is “What ca…
Sept. 15, 2023
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The Power of Irei
Coming Home: My Family’s Journey to Ireichō
And what we see is our life moving like that along the dark edges of everything, headlights sweep…
Aug. 15, 2023
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The Power of Irei
A Humble Man: 442nd Veteran Hiroshi Kunimura Honored at Ireichō
When Dennis Kunimura suggested to his father, 98-year-old former 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT)…
July 4, 2023
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The Power of Irei
A Miraculous Family Gathering: Wasuke Hirota’s Mixed-Race Descendants Celebrate at Ireichō
The sound of joyful voices and poignant emotions echoed through JANM’s Aratani Hall when on April…
May 17, 2023
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The Power of Irei
Living, Dying, and Passing It On—Alan Nishio Family at Ireichō
As Los Angeles skies began to clear after the first spell of frigid March rain, a three-generation …
March 28, 2023
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The Power of Irei
Remembering Them—Tsuchiya Family Honors Elders Through Ireichō
For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as
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Feb. 27, 2023
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The Power of Irei
Digging up Ways to Honor Her Ancestors—Kyoko Oda and Ireichō
Sometimes it takes a soft-spoken woman like Kyoko Oda to use her charm to make sure the lives of 12…
Jan. 27, 2023
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