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Funerals in the Japanese American community

It’s a hackneyed cliché to say “death is part of life,” but like many clichés, just because it’s become trite doesn’t mean the phrase isn’t …

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Greenwood, B.C.: First Internment Center

Greenwood, British Columbia, in Canada became the first internment center when Nikkei people were uprooted and “relocated” from the coast of B.C. On December 7, …

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Jesus and Buddha

I was the youngest of a large family. When I was born, my parents were already old enough to be grandparents. So I grew up …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1 God, 6 Personas: "Divine Confusion..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “The Many Faces of God!”… Check back every weekend for …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Revelations 6:1-8: "Behold A Pale Horse..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “The Four New Horsemen of the Apocalypse!!”… Check back every …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #About 178 Million of Y'All: "Testifyin'..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Religious Ratios in the United States”… Check back every weekend …

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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 4 of 4

Read Part 3 >>  Writing on the Heart  Thanks to the interviews with her consociates, Dr. Arai found numerous rituals, used by the interviewees, on …

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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 3 of 4

Read Part 2 >> Bringing Zen Home —This book took root, Arai says, on December 18, 1996, the day my mother died. After months of listening to …

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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II

Rev. Asataro Yamada's Detention on Angel Island Due to His Religious Practices

Born in Aki-gun, Japan in 1878, Asataro Yamada first came to the United States in 1898 into the port of Seattle at a time when …

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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 2 of 4

Read Part 1 >> Arai’s circuitous route to find the Buddha began at Kalamazoo, a “Christian-centered college,” where her major interest became Ethics. Coming from a …