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The 150th Anniversary of Wakamatsu Colony, the First Japanese American Settlement on the North American Frontier

Part 3: Sharing of Family Stories

Read Part 2 >> Kuni Takes a Local as His Wife Following the collapse of the Wakamatsu Colony, a settler by the name of Kuninosuke …

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The Sound of the Japanese Diaspora: An Interview with G Yamazawa

When you first hear G Yamazawa you instantly want to bob your head while carefully listening to his astute observations of the world he inhabits. …

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The 150th Anniversary of Wakamatsu Colony, the First Japanese American Settlement on the North American Frontier

Part 2: Okei's California Home

Read Part 1 >> The story of the first Japanese woman to be buried in American soil emerges from history’s shadows. The Wakamatsu Colony had …

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The 150th Anniversary of Wakamatsu Colony, the First Japanese American Settlement on the North American Frontier

Part 1: Pioneers Who Brought Their Hopes and Dreams

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first Japanese American settlement on the North American frontier If not for the relatively fresh flowers and metal …

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Search World Story

My Palos Verdes Writing Month experience composed of three parts. I call the first part “The Search.” I explored sources of public information for my …

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 4: Suejiro Ibuki - Exile and Life in Japan

Read Part 3 >> Deportation to Japan after the Internment Suejiro and Mitsue were among the Nikkei who agreed to be deported to Japan rather …

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 3: Suejiro Ibuki - Pre-War Life in Vancouver, Uprooting, and Internment

One Nikkei who opted for deportation to Japan with his young family instead of dispersal to eastern Canada was Suejiro Ibuki. As he is no …

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A Man With Two Names

My family roots are in the British Isles, but one name in my family tree stands out: Jujiro Takenuchi. My grandma, Elizabeth Taylor—no, not the …

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

The Tea of Soul from Aizuwakamatsu Revived After 150 Years

History of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm About 150 years ago in 1869, the first group of approximately 22 immigrants to the U.S. mainland arrived …

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Excerpt from Hiroshima Nagasaki Beyond The Ocean - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> 4. Survivor's Destinations—South America Paraguay A country of striking red soil, Paraguay has rich, expansive fields that seem to reach the …