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Sojin Kamiyama: The Man they called Sôjin
Among all the Japanese actors who graced Hollywood screens in the silent and early sound eras, perh…

Greg Robinson • July 12, 2023

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acting actors artists Chie Mita entertainers films generations Hollywood films immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration silent films Sojin Kamiyama theaters (building)
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Father Francis Caffrey – A Priest for the Stars and Students Alike
In my previous columns on Maryknoll clergy, I profiled several noteworthy priests and nuns who assi…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 26, 2022

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Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Catholicism clergy Francis J. Caffrey Hollywood films Maryknoll Mission San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista, Calif.) National Japanese American Student Relocation Council Religious leaders
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11th Japanese TV Connecting Generations: "Japan Hollywood Network"
The maximum number of viewers was 850,000. When I moved from Japan to Los Angeles 30 years ago, I d…

Keiko Fukuda • Dec. 21, 2022

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California Japanese Japan Hollywood Network (TV station) Los Angeles United States
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Tetsu Komai: The Story of The Man You Love to Hate
One of the most prolific, and possibly most underappreciated, Asian American actors of the &ldquo…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 22, 2022

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acting actors Arizona artists concentration camps entertainers generations Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp Hollywood films immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Tetsu Komai United States war World War II camps
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When Danger Flew East: The Career of Miki Morita
One of the most fascinating, and most poignant, stories of Nikkei performers in the “golden a…

Greg Robinson • July 22, 2022

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acting actors artists entertainers generations Hollywood films immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Miki Morita
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The Ichioka Women - Part 1: The Story of Toshia Mori
In the 1930s, the women of the Ichioka family in Los Angeles excelled in multiple walks of life, …

Greg Robinson • July 7, 2022

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1930s Hollywood films Toshia Mori
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Otto and Iris Yamaoka: Asian Actors in 1930s Hollywood - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Iris Yamaoka actually started her film career before her older brother Otto. …

Greg Robinson • April 18, 2022

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acting actors artists entertainers Hollywood films Iris Yamaoka prewar
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Otto and Iris Yamaoka: Asian Actors in 1930s Hollywood - Part 1
As readers of this column know, I have done a great deal of research in recent years on the panoply…

Greg Robinson • April 17, 2022

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acting actors artists entertainers Hollywood films Otto Yamaoka prewar
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Tokyo Rose: The Making of a Hollywood Myth
During the latter stages of World War II, Hollywood studios produced a number of war movies dealing…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 1, 2021

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films Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Iva Toguri D'Aquino Lotus Long Pearl P. Shibata Tokyo Rose Tokyo Rose (film)
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Lotus Long: The Short Career of a Screen Siren
Ryan Murphy’s recent Netflix miniseries Hollywood uses counterfactual history to tell some re…

Greg Robinson • Oct. 25, 2021

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acting actors artists entertainers generations hapa Hollywood films Lotus Long Nisei Pearl P. Shibata racially mixed people
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