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Last Saturday, I was saddened to learn of the passing of the esteemed historian Roger Daniels at 95 years old. To say that Daniels helped shape …
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Thousands of People from Brazil and Hawaii Gather for This Huge Event The next thing I think of after Mr. Shimoji announcing his candidacy for …
Announcing One’s Candidacy at the White House on a Whim? Shimoji Mikio (from Okinawa, 60 years-old, previous member of the House of Representatives, former Postal …
Read Pat 1 >> The Americas with Disabilities Act Decades later, Inouye and Matsunaga became Senators. They joined Congressman Matsui, and Congressman Norman Mineta—whose family …
LONG BEACH — Eunice N. Sato, the first Asian American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city, passed away of cardio-pulmonary arrest …
Although the saga of the Issei generation has been written by a number of historians, our understanding the views of Issei writers and thinkers on …
Read Part 3 >> 6. Takahashi and Josephine Conger Kaneko As a member of the IWW, Takahashi also had contacts with the Socialist Party, plus …
Read Part 2 >> 5. Emma Goldman, Kotoku and Takahashi In 1907, Mother Earth introduced Kotoku’s new publication, Heimin Shimbun, which he started in Japan, …
Read Part 1 >> 3. Takahashi’s Life in Chicago Even before he embarked for the U.S., Takeshi Takahashi had declared himself an anarchist and his comrades …
1. Introduction In the period between the Civil War and 1919, Chicago, Illinois very likely experienced more labor upheavals than any other city in the …
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