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Along with my Issei father and ailing Nisei mother, I repatriated to war-torn Japan in 1946. We settled in my father’s domicile in Ehime Prefecture, …
What do you think would be the aftermath of the concentration camps? Bitterness, depression, anger? There were those, of course, as momentary feelings, and I’ve …
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One of most divisive chapters of the Japanese American incarceration is the story of Tule Lake. While established as a traditional War Relocation Authority (WRA) …
Read Part 5 >> Return by Train to Father’s Hometown The family stayed for about a week at the home of an uncle in Mitaka …
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Mikio Ibuki is a good example of those Nikkei exiles who intended to return to Canada but ended up staying in Japan. He was born …
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Read Part 1 >> What does being Nikkei mean to you today? Being Nikkei today means being aware of who I am regarding my personal …
Nation of Birds What if our only home were the air And our wings flapping through it? And time the space we lived in And …
In March 1956, my parents Shoji and Toki Fukawa became Canadian citizens. It was not a lightning-bolt decision, but a series of events that made …
After I retired last December, I began thinking of ways to fill my time with purpose. One thing I needed was to begin exercising again …
“The general term strandees, as applied to American citizens of Japanese ancestry, refers to those persons who had gone to Japan and who for various …
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Nima Voices: Episode 11 Featured Nima: Sergio Hernández Galindo Guest Host: Alberto Matsumoto [Language: Spanish]
Voces Nima: Episodio 11 Featured Nima: Sergio Hernández Galindo Guest Host: Alberto Matsumoto [Idioma: español]
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