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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Earworms I Get - Anime theme songs that get stuck …
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On April 12, 2017, I interviewed Frank Kikuchi, a local Nisei who currently lives at Hollenbeck-Palms Retirement Community. Frank, now 93 years young, was a …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Popular Songs With Almost No Lyrics.” Check back every weekend …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “School Yard Hits!!”… Check back every weekend for subsequent entries…
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Like so many Nisei born in the United States during the early decades of the twentieth century, my father, Hiroshi Komai, left behind a large …
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“How was your trip to Japan?” It’s a question I’ve been asked several times since we returned from our Goodwill Tour to Tohoku last month. “It …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, the songs that are stuck in Neal's head... Check back …
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