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Reflections on a Pilgrimage: The Dust of Poston

My mother’s memories of Poston are thick with dust. When I ask my 93-year-old mother about Poston, she starts with the dust storms. She tells …

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Veteran History – Earl Terao: Kotonk in Paradise

“Kotonk” A Japanese American from the continental United States vis-à-vis a Japanese American from Hawai‘i. Originating from World War II-era conflict between Hawai‘i-born and U.S. mainland-born …

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From Wilfred Hari to Yoshitaka Horiuchi: The career of an Expatriate Executive - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> The outbreak of the Pacific War would decisively shift the life of Wilfred Yoshitaka Horiuchi. Ironically, at first it aided his career, …

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Doug Matsuda - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> When did your dad start sharing what happened in camp? I would ask him every once in a while and he …

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Doug Matsuda - Part 1

“If I was my dad, I would’ve done the same thing. You’ve taken everything away from us, now you want us to fight for this …

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Dancing in the Clouds

This month, we have the honor of publishing works by two poets who lent their voices to our second annual reading last week for “Nikkei …

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Mary Iwami - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> What details do you remember from camp when the war ended? When the war ended and Japan surrendered, Tule Lake was …

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Mary Iwami - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> When Pearl Harbor happened, do you remember that day? What happened to me, I don’t recall that day at all. I …

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

Dave Roberts, Mr. Santa Barbara Dodger, Tommy Lasorda, and “Fred” Sinatra

When manager Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a long awaited World Series title, the journalist in me felt pretty happy for one …

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Civil Rights Leader Bill Nishimura Celebrates 100th Birthday

TORRANCE — When Toru Bill Nishimura was born 100 years ago in Compton, the area was still farmland. Gardena Valley was a real valley where …