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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 13 (Part 2)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues

Read Chapter 13 (Part 1) >> PERSPECTIVES ON NISEI IN THE UNITED STATES I would like to introduce interesting articles about how Nisei in the …

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The Power of Irei

A Miraculous Family Gathering: Wasuke Hirota’s Mixed-Race Descendants Celebrate at Ireichō

The sound of joyful voices and poignant emotions echoed through JANM’s Aratani Hall when on April 27, 2023, some 50 family members of Hispanic, Native …

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Of Inomatas and Kingis: The Story of a Remarkable Family

If ever there was an award offered for the most remarkable Japanese American family saga, one formidable contender would be that of the Inomata clan, …

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To Build a Bridge

“Why do you want to marry him?”  That is what my maternal grandfather asked my mother in the days leading up to her wedding.  It …

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A Family of Artists - Part 2: The Goodenow Brothers Make Their Own Marks

Read Part 1 >> Although their father Kyohei Inukai achieved the greatest renown as an artist, the brothers Julian, Girard and Earle Goodenow sons took …

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A Family of Artists - Part 1: Kyohei Inukai, Society Portraitist

One remarkable clan of artists is that of the Inukai-Goodenow family. It was formed by Kyōhei Inukai, a Japanese immigrant who became a popular society …

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 5: Seeing Irwin

Read Part 4 >> Here are places where you can see exhibits, artifacts, documents, etc., related to Robert Walker Irwin. * * * * * …

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 4: World War II in Japan and Grandchildren

Read Part 3 >> Despite racial prejudice and government pressure to move to the US, Irwin's children and grandchildren remained in Japan during the war …

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 3: Biracial Children

Read Part 2 >> Irwin's children were biracial in Japan, highly unusual at the time. They didn't feel completely Japanese in Japan nor completely American …

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 2: Father of Kanyaku Imin Emigration to Hawaiʻi

Read Part 1 >> Successfully negotiated by Irwin and his close friend Inouye Kaoru, Japan's Foreign Minister, Kanyaku Imin was a government-contract immigration program that …