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In my 73rd year, I began to gather memories of 1973 and the moments leading up to that time. Fifty years have passed since the …
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MISSISAUGA — My name is Mimi, and I am an exchange student from Japan currently living in Canada. During my time in Canada, it has …
Read Part 3 >> How might the future needs of the JC community be different from what they are today e.g., a Nisei senior versus …
Read Part 2 >> Who uses Tonari Gumi (TG)? What kind of services do you provide? The most frequent and loyal users of TG are …
Read Part 1 >> What are some of the challenges of operating Tonari Gumi (TG) during a pandemic? From 2010 to 2015, I worked full-time …
When I asked Takeo Yamashiro, a founding member of Vancouver’s Tonari Gumi community help group, about why young Nisei and Shin-Issei in the 1970s …
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Looking through my bedroom window, I see an installer meticulously placing new, dark tiles along the pool waterline in my family’s backyard. Over the next …
What began last March as a few months of social distancing has now turned into the prospect of long-term isolation as COVID19 increases at a …
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Playing basketball has always been more than just a game for me. It’s about the relationships you make on and off the court. Growing up …
40 staff and 200 volunteers are the human resource numbers for the Japanese American National Museum. With volunteers outnumbering staff 5:1, the hallways and the …
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