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Read Part 1 >> Q: How did you come to buy the Panama Hotel? One day, Mr. Hori informed me that he was planning to sell …
Jan Johnson is a well-known name, not just in Seattle but throughout the world. She has welcomed thousands of visitors to the historic Panama Hotel …
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“No, I wasn’t afraid. I saw a lot of dead bodies around me during the war,” said Art Susumi, who became an undertaker at the …
“At the field camp (in Europe), kids came to us begging for food, with pans in their hands. Hakujin soldiers kicked them or dumped their …
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The 1918 influenza epidemic swept the world for two years, infecting 500 million people and killing approximately 50 million. The outbreak first infected World War …
Read Part 2 >> Every community has and needs services and other institutions. J-Town Toronto was no different. As I mentioned last month, Dr. Kuwabara …
Read Part 1 >> The Toronto Buddhist Church started life at 134 Huron Street, in the heart of J-Town, when the Buddhist Church committee purchased …
Though not widely acknowledged, J-Town Toronto did exist. Very little of it can be found today and, back in the day, no one called it …
Read an interview with Earl Santo >> Helen, could you introduce yourself with your full name, your birthday, and where you were born? Helen Hiroko …
Read Part 1 >> So coming back to San Jose, you resettled back here? Yes. Was the reason because your parents were already familiar with …
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