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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 2, 2024

Big in Hawai‘i—Artist Kris Goto shares how she levels up

She nevah really thought about ‘em, but artist Kris Goto, 36, she been living in Hawai&lsqu…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Feb. 29, 2024

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Journal Entry #Coined in '83: "They're All Around Us..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 24, 2024

No. 45 Interview with Maeda Ippei, translator of Anshuu (Darkness) — Part 1

Juliet Kono's novel "Darkness" depicts a Hawaii-born second-generation Japanese-Ameri…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 23, 2024

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Aiko Yamada: Eisa to Remember Peru

Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto grew up in Lima, Peru, but her connection to traditional eisa dance of Okinaw…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Feb. 22, 2024

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Journal Entry #50 Grams is Dangerous: "Are You Sure?..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 17, 2024

John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth

“I was a very shy child,” he confesses, preferring to be at the back of the group durin…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Feb. 16, 2024

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Journal Entry #2024 Gossip: "Heard it on the Grapevine..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 10, 2024

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No. 44: Accepting all hardships—The world of the novel "Darkness"

Unique "Japanese Literature" For second- and third-generation Japanese American or Canadi…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 9, 2024

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Journal Entry #1,000's of Excuses: "Don't You Believe Me?..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 3, 2024

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Journal Entry #Lesson 1,537: "There is no Wrong Answer..."

Big in Hawai‘i—Artist Kris Goto shares how she levels up

Journal Entry #Coined in '83: "They're All Around Us..."

No. 45 Interview with Maeda Ippei, translator of Anshuu (Darkness) — Part 1

Aiko Yamada: Eisa to Remember Peru

Journal Entry #50 Grams is Dangerous: "Are You Sure?..."

John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth

Journal Entry #2024 Gossip: "Heard it on the Grapevine..."

No. 44: Accepting all hardships—The world of the novel "Darkness"

Journal Entry #1,000's of Excuses: "Don't You Believe Me?..."