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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Why I Distrust Kids!” Check back every weekend for subsequent …
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My Father, Bob Seiko Kodama, was a Nisei born in Seattle, Washington in 1931. His parents operated hotels in Downtown Seattle. He spent the early …
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The release of the book Citizen USA by the Japanese American National Museum has been over 75 years in the making. Written at the Manzanar …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Facts About Monsters That Every Child Knows by Heart...” Check …
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Tears moisten my eyes as I watch and listen to the 24/7 news coverage of the Zero Tolerance enforcement of President Trump's immigration policy. Frequently …
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Nisei growing up on Powell Streets in the ’30s didn’t have that many toys so they had to improvise. Some boys picked chestnuts off the …
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Slideshow above: Manzanar Classroom Exhibit—Work In Progress. Photos by Gann Matsuda are ©2016 Manzanar Committee. All rights reserved. All materials shown here should be considered …
“What? I have to travel 400 km to work all summer? I will call family services!” No, no, that didn’t come out of the mouth …
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Returning to my birthplace for the first time after 72 years wasn’t quite the thrill I might have hoped for. After all, my “home” wasn’t …
Greenwood was the first “internment centre” and Tashme was the last. In-between, there were Lemon Creek, Popoff, Bay Farm, New Denver, Rosebery, Sandon, and Kaslo. …
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Nima Voices: Episode 11 Featured Nima: Sergio Hernández Galindo Guest Host: Alberto Matsumoto [Language: Spanish]
Voces Nima: Episodio 11 Featured Nima: Sergio Hernández Galindo Guest Host: Alberto Matsumoto [Idioma: español]
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