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Read Part 1 >> In January 1925, Comoedia magazine reported that Yoshinori Matsuyama would be leaving France and returning to his native country for an …
In recent decades, Asian-born performers have occupied a visible place in western classical music. These Musicians From a Different Shore, in scholar Mari Yoshihara’s phrase, …
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The world of Japanese American visual artists is diverse. Most art historians focus on the notable individuals, such as Chiura Obata and Isamu Noguchi (among …
A wide selection of Nisei women made their mark as entertainers, in diverse eras and areas of show business: dance, concert halls, opera, theater, and cinema. …
At the 2018 VH1 Mother’s Day music tribute concert titled, Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Moms, Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Jhené Aiko recited …
Read Part 2 >> In each of the previous chapters, we have seen young Yoshiko get a few tastes of the real political world around …
Read Part 1 >> “Fengtian was my castle of dreams,” we heard Yoshiko say in our previous chapter, and she had myriad reasons to feel …
Introduction On the 75th anniversary of the tragic bombing of Pearl Harbor, don’t you think it’s time to put to rest all the misinformation about …
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Conversation with father was in Japanese “I was a timid child and did not like to stand in front of people.” Currently working as a …
Do you know who Pat Suzuki is, and why she is significant to Japanese Americans? I suspect you would have to be at least as …
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