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The 11th installment: Mr. Shimizu's story (Part 7) - Hospitalization at Campos Sanatorium

Sachio Negawa • May 4, 2026

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Mia Wenjen, Author of Barbed Wire Between Us, Fights Stereotypes One Misconception at a Time
Mia Wenjen is an accomplished children’s book author, a mother of three, an avid blogger known as…

Erin Akamine • May 3, 2026

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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry # 100,000 - 200,000 Years: "Polysyllabic..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • May 2, 2026

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Growing Up Nikkei: How Nihonmachi Little Friends Preserves Culture Across Generations
In San Francisco’s Japantown, history is not confined to plaques or archives. It lives in classroom…

Dawn Mokuau • May 1, 2026

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We Who Resist
Episode 3 (Part 1): traci akemi kato-kiriyama and Kathy Masaoka
In a world that feels like it’s spinning more and more off its axis, what a gift it was to spend so…

Tamiko Nimura • April 30, 2026

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Dancing Outside the Court Lines: Korey Watari’s Playful New Story Kimi the BALLerina
Children’s author Korey Watari introduces young readers to a heartfelt story about courage and th…

Ashley Valdes • April 29, 2026

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A Double Memoir of Reckoning: Review of A Place for What We Lose
I first learned of Tamiko Nimura through her articles here, on the Discover Nikkei website. In part…

Alden M. Hayashi • April 28, 2026

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Portrait of Reiko T. Sakata
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Reiko T. Sakata

Backstory of Parents

(b. 1939) a businesswoman whose family volunterily moved to Salt Lake City in Utah during the war.

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Portrait of Tamio Wakayama
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Tamio Wakayama

Japanese Canadian Concentration Camps

(1941-2018) Japanese Canadian photojournalist and activist

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Wendy Shiba

A Family Incarcerated

(b. 1950) Corporate attorney, executive, and advocate promoting allyship and DEI

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Portrait of Masato Ninomiya
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Masato Ninomiya

What made your parents decide to move to Brazil?

Professor of Law, University of Sao Paulo, Lawyer, Translator (b. 1948)

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Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.
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