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This is what Regina Boone knows about her grandfather: His name was Tsujiro Miyazaki. He came to this country, family legend has it, as a …
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Who does “Nikkeijin” refer to? Answering this question is not easy. Today they are defined as “Japanese immigrants who have moved overseas with the intention …
Rear Part 2 >> Touring my own country, in another country I’ve said in previous articles that I don’t feel I belong in this country, …
Read Part 1 >> In June a friend invited me to join her and other members of the Japanese Student Association (JSA) of Seattle University …
Hapa, in Hawaiian, means “part” or “mixed.” It’s typically used to describe a person of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. I heard the word on …
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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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Daddy: Check the box that says “Caucasian.”Me: Really? I didn’t know because I’m not completely Caucasian. What about mom?Daddy: …
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My mother is Japanese from Osaka; my father, American from a small town in Western Oregon. There’s a word for people like me, used especially …
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