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Nima of the month: October 2011

Soji Kashiwagi is a Sansei playwright and Executive Producer of the Grateful Crane Ensemble in Los Angeles, California.

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"The Betrayed," Why Now is the Time
“Tule Lake, Tule Lake—thatwas a name I dared not mentionspoken warily, always withhesitation, never…

Feb. 4, 2010

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California concentration camps Grateful Crane Ensemble Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) loyalty questionnaire no-no boys Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps Grateful Crane Ensemble Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) loyalty questionnaire no-no boys Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
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The Song Bird of Manzanar: Still Singing After All these Years
How fitting that the woman known as “The Song Bird of Manzanar” had a bright yellow canary sitting …

Oct. 28, 2009

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California concentration camps Manzanar concentration camp Mary Kageyama Nomura music singing United States World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps Manzanar concentration camp Mary Kageyama Nomura music singing United States World War II World War II camps
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Letter to President Obama in support of his efforts to seek "peace and security"
August 6, 2009The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylva…

Aug. 15, 2009

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Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan letters peace
Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan letters peace
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Words I Can Live By: Some Thoughts after the 2009 Tule Lake Pilgrimage
If there’s one thing I’ve learned after 30 years of writing, it’s this:  Words matter. Words, and …

Aug. 3, 2009

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California concentration camps pilgrimages Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
California concentration camps pilgrimages Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Walking Tall in Japan - Sansei writer shares some thoughts and observations about his recent trip to Japan
Walking Tall in JapanAt 6 feet 1 inches tall (185 cm in metric, the accepted system in Japan and th…

June 19, 2009

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identity Nikkei in Japan
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Ghost of Bruce Lee Appears in Dan Kwong’s “Be Like Water”
Over 35 years ago, solo performance artist Dan Kwong remembers the moment martial arts legend Bruce…

Sept. 17, 2008

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arts Bruce Lee Dan Kwong East West Players (organization) identity martial arts performing arts plays theater
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Nihonmachi: The Place to Be
If you grew up JA like me, you probably remember going to J-Town as a child. With your parents or B…

March 14, 2007

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arts Grateful Crane Ensemble Japantowns manju mochi Nihonmachi performing arts plays Soji Kashiwagi theater
arts Grateful Crane Ensemble Japantowns manju mochi Nihonmachi performing arts plays Soji Kashiwagi theater
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Location Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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