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The Road to the Olympic Games

Never Give Up: Jessica Yamada By the end of July 2020, the world’s attention should be focused on the Tokyo Olympics. Tourists from around the …

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The Olympic Dream That a Group of Young Nisei Transformed into Reality in Tokyo

“We asked ourselves, how is this possible? There won’t be any Nisei at the Tokyo Olympics?” The speaker is Luis Toyama, former president of the …

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Author Greg Robinson: Dishing Out Nikkei-related Historical Figures in One Irresistible, Bonbon-sized Serving after Another - Part 1

The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches is the first-ever anthology volume of author Greg Robinson’s Nichi Bei Times and Nichi Bei Weekly columns as well …

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Rediscovering the Legend of Tommy Kono, World’s Greatest Weightlifter

If you’ve never heard of Tommy Kono, he probably wouldn’t have held it against you. Kono was a Japanese American man of humble origins, born …

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Tetsuo Okamoto Swam to Show His “Japanese Spirit”—He Was One of Three Athletes of Japanese Ethnicity Representing Three Countries That Dominated the Podium of the 1,500-meter Freestyle Swimming at the Helsinki Olympic Games

Just two months away from the Rio Olympic Games, let us take a moment here. Do you know that once in the history of the …

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Olympic Medalist Tommy Kono Dies at 85

Tommy Tamio Kono, who won three Olympic medals in weightlifting and became head coach of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team, died on April 24, 2016, …

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Asian Players Helping to Make History in Women’s Pro Hockey

A closer look at the Asian pro hockey players in the inaugural season of the National Women’s Hockey League Earlier this month (March 2016), the …

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The Last Living Asahi: Kaye Kaminishi and His Life in Baseball - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Kaye’s baseball career did not just end with the disbanding of the Vancouver Asahi. Kaye and his mother were evacuated to …

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Issey Nakajima-Farran's Wild Ride: Becoming a Professional Soccer Player

During Issey Nakajima-Farran’s very first soccer game, he scored a goal. But there was one problem. He was eight, playing for his school team in …

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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture

Yaki-Saba Bento and Shime-Saba Sushi

My 17-year old, Brazilian-born son currently attends high school in Florida, and he spends all his time playing competitive golf. With his high school graduation …