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I feel I have paid many times over for the position I took at Tule Lake.Certainly, you don’…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 1, 2023

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A Humble Man: 442nd Veteran Hiroshi Kunimura Honored at Ireichō

When Dennis Kunimura suggested to his father, 98-year-old former 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT)…

Sharon Yamato • July 4, 2023

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A Miraculous Family Gathering: Wasuke Hirota’s Mixed-Race Descendants Celebrate at Ireichō

The sound of joyful voices and poignant emotions echoed through JANM’s Aratani Hall when on…

Sharon Yamato • May 17, 2023

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Remembering Them—Tsuchiya Family Honors Elders Through Ireichō

For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as We remember them. …

Sharon Yamato • Feb. 27, 2023

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Digging up Ways to Honor Her Ancestors—Kyoko Oda and Ireichō

Sometimes it takes a soft-spoken woman like Kyoko Oda to use her charm to make sure the lives of 12…

Sharon Yamato • Jan. 27, 2023

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Ireichō, Kintsugi, and the Transformation of Karma: A Conversation with Project Founder Duncan Ryuken Williams

To craft into a sacred book listing the names of 125,284 people of Japanese ancestry incarcera…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 27, 2022

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The Legacy of Resistance: Nimura/Kashiwagi Family at Ireichō

A Humble Man: 442nd Veteran Hiroshi Kunimura Honored at Ireichō

A Miraculous Family Gathering: Wasuke Hirota’s Mixed-Race Descendants Celebrate at Ireichō

Remembering Them—Tsuchiya Family Honors Elders Through Ireichō

Digging up Ways to Honor Her Ancestors—Kyoko Oda and Ireichō

Ireichō, Kintsugi, and the Transformation of Karma: A Conversation with Project Founder Duncan Ryuken Williams