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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 3—The Missionary
“So what kind of person do you think the author is?” I asked the students in my class…

Lon Kurashige • June 30, 2023

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Americanization Americans assimilation economics equality individualism Japanese Nikkei in Japan political science self-interest sociology United States
Americanization Americans assimilation economics equality individualism Japanese Nikkei in Japan political science self-interest sociology United States
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“Nikkei postcards”: generational correspondence
It began as a play and then became an intergenerational manifesto through the “Nikkei Letters of th…

Javier García Wong-Kit • June 2, 2023

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On Nikkei
No. 29 Rakugo in Three Languages ​​~ Japanese-American Female Rakugo Artist Ramuone
Vibrant Although there are not many attempts to perform rakugo in English, it seems to have become…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 26, 2023

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beverages Brazil dekasegi foreign workers humor Japan Japanese Brazilians Nikkei in Japan rakugo ramune storytelling
beverages Brazil dekasegi foreign workers humor Japan Japanese Brazilians Nikkei in Japan rakugo ramune storytelling
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Facts and curiosities about Brazilian Nikkei names
Is your name compound? You can spell it? Do you only have a last name? These are some of the questi…

Tatiana Maebuchi • May 10, 2023

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Brazil Hawaii Japanese Americans names Nikkei United States
Brazil Hawaii Japanese Americans names Nikkei United States
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 1—Passing Time
As I strode down the station corridor past the ticket gates, I became nostalgic for my childhood in…

Lon Kurashige • April 28, 2023

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generations identity Japanese Americans languages Nikkei in Japan Yonsei
generations identity Japanese Americans languages Nikkei in Japan Yonsei
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On Nikkei
No. 27: Remaining Japanese and Japanese Americans
Traces of the war still remain Last January, a book titled "Portraits of the Remaining Soldie…

Ryusuke Kawai • April 28, 2023

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children Davao Imperial Japanese Army Japanese holdouts Japantowns Nikkei in Southeast Asia orphans Pacific Ocean Philippines postwar soldiers Southeast Asia World War II
children Davao Imperial Japanese Army Japanese holdouts Japantowns Nikkei in Southeast Asia orphans Pacific Ocean Philippines postwar soldiers Southeast Asia World War II
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The legacy of Toyo Takata, Who Captured the Voice of Japanese Canadians
The book Nikkei Legacy served as an important reminder to Canadians of the suffering that Japanese …

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 19, 2023

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agriculture British Columbia Canada Esquimalt gardening gardens Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Japanese Canadians Japanese gardens Kensuke Takata Nikkei Legacy (book) Takata Japanese and Zen Garden Toyo Takata Vancouver Island Victoria (B.C.)
agriculture British Columbia Canada Esquimalt gardening gardens Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Japanese Canadians Japanese gardens Kensuke Takata Nikkei Legacy (book) Takata Japanese and Zen Garden Toyo Takata Vancouver Island Victoria (B.C.)
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Making History: Remembering Nikkei Legacy
Recently, I have been researching the life of Toyo Takata. The late Japanese Canadian journalist …

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 12, 2023

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authors Canada Japanese Canadians journalism journalists newspapers Nikkei Legacy (book) postwar The New Canadian (newspaper) Toyo Takata World War II writers
authors Canada Japanese Canadians journalism journalists newspapers Nikkei Legacy (book) postwar The New Canadian (newspaper) Toyo Takata World War II writers
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Narumi Ogusuku—Ubiquitous Nikkei Artist
The word ubicua (“ubiquitous”) has two meanings. The second, referring to a person, i…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Feb. 3, 2023

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dekasegi documentaries filmmakers films foreign workers generations identity Japan Narumi Ogusuku Nikkei in Japan Peru Peruvians Peruvians in Japan Ubicua (film) Yonsei
dekasegi documentaries filmmakers films foreign workers generations identity Japan Narumi Ogusuku Nikkei in Japan Peru Peruvians Peruvians in Japan Ubicua (film) Yonsei
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 43: Tomomi and Naruto both pursue their dreams
Tomomi is 19 years old and has a Japanese father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother. Tomomi's moth…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Jan. 30, 2023

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dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
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