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One of the first books of fiction published in the post-World War II era to reference the wartime removal of Japanese Americans was John Franklin …
I was drafted into the U. S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After basic training in the muggy summer at Camp Wolters, …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Only in Japan (so far...) Ramen Edition” Check back every …
Thanks to a lifelong love of the written word, Iris Yamashita continues to carve out a nice literary life for herself. And after reaching the …
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Read Part 1 >> Another career highlight came in 2005 when the group had two tours in Italy and one across the US, which …
“I continue to practice and perform taiko because I feel it is a lifelong commitment as well as a way of living for me. Taiko …
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The phrase “parental responsibilities,” as stated, is quite obvious and doesn’t need much of an explanation. It simply states that Mom and Dad are responsible …
Today, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is the largest Japanese American community organization in the United States. Founded in 1929, the organization has evolved …
Having read in Saara Kekki’s Acknowledgements within the book under review that its contents had been favorably vetted by three historians of the Japanese American …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Unforseen Deaths: unexpected things that kill Americans each year...” Check …
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