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The migration over to Southeast Portland on the first day of the year is something that I will always remember. There were the times when …
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How many nights will we sleep before oshogatsu?Let’s fly a kite and spin a top on oshogatsu...♪♪ This song is called Oshogatsu. It’s composed by …
The hundreds of thousands of Japanese immigrants who came to the Americas brought only the bare necessities: some clothing, perhaps a few photographs to remind …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “My Realistic Resolutions For 2016!” Check back every weekend for …
As the end of the year approaches, the East Asian quarter of São Paolo is lively. Signs in the shop windows of Japanese food supply …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “I Resolve”… Check back every weekend for subsequent entries…
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “My End-O-Year Food Timeline”… Check back every weekend for subsequent …
All parents ruminate on what to name their child. They go through baby-naming books. Suggestions from family and friends. Fads of the day. Boy, girl, …
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A little belated, but shinnen akemashite omedeto! Of course, here in the JA community, January 1 is only the beginning of the New Year’s season, …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “4 Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions…” Check back every weekend …
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