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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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David Yamahata: From Studying Dentistry to Being the First Japanese American Fire Captain
In the eyes of many Nisei parents, being “successful” in life meant their Sansei children had to …

May 27, 2024

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California communities festivals fire fighters generations Japanese Americans Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Sansei United States
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In Search of “Chinameshi”
We call it “Old School Chinameshi,” this Cantonese version of Chinese food that Japanese Americans …

June 24, 2015

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California Chinameshi Chinese food culture Far East Cafe (restaurant) food Japanese American Chinese food Japanese Americans John Nishio Little Tokyo Los Angeles restaurants Soji Kashiwagi United States
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Book Review: INFAMY: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II
Why, you might ask, do we need yet another book about “camp”? Richard Reeves, author of the recen…

May 22, 2015

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book reviews books concentration camps discrimination immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Infamy (book) interpersonal relations Japanese Americans library materials migration publications reviews Richard Reeves World War II World War II camps
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Grateful Crane Ensemble’s Goodwill Tour to Tohoku, Japan
“How was your trip to Japan?” It’s a question I’ve been asked several times since we returned from …

July 10, 2014

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan communities earthquakes Grateful Crane Ensemble Honshu Ishinomaki Japan Japanese Americans JPquake2011 Minamisanriku Miyagi Prefecture music songs Tohoku Region (Japan)
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Letter to President Obama re: Indefinite Military Detention
January 10, 2012The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsyl…

Jan. 18, 2012

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Barack Obama Constitution of the United States constitutions Gordon Hirabayashi governments politics presidents racism Soji Kashiwagi United States
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Sept. 24, 2011 | In Person Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Letter to the Muslim American Community 2011
Dear Muslim American Friends,I am writing to you to extend a hand of support and understanding and …

Sept. 11, 2011

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discrimination imprisonment incarceration interpersonal relations Japanese Americans Muslim Americans racism World War II
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Hiroshi Kashiwagi Goes to Washington
For my father, Nisei playwright, poet, and actor Hiroshi Kashiwagi, the journey up the steps of the…

June 19, 2011

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California concentration camps Hiroshi Kashiwagi literature no-no boys poetry poets Tule Lake concentration camp United States Washington, D.C. World War II World War II camps
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
We Help Each Other
I’m not an expert on Japanese culture and customs, but as I observe what’s happening in Japan after…

April 28, 2011

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan aesthetics earthquakes Grateful Crane Ensemble JPquake2011 metaphysics psychology theory of knowledge values
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Mochitsuki Tradition: Mochi Making the Old School Way
Like turkey on Thanksgiving for Americans, a “must have” for Japanese and Nikkei around the world o…

Jan. 7, 2011

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California Center for Japanese American Studies, University of San Francisco communities food holidays Japanese food mochi mochitsuki mortars (receptacle) New Year Oshogatsu ozoni San Francisco traditions United States usu
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