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Internationally-trained violinist taught at Tanforan and Topaz
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In a recent column, I told the story of Newton Tani, the talented Nisei pianist who taught at the music schools at Tanforan, Calif. and Topaz (Central Utah). Another eminent […] READ MORE
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Gratitude for Art Hansen, ‘a gifted mentor and inspiration’
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Among specialists in Japanese American history, few have made such an enduring contribution as Arthur Hansen. While his work as a longtime scholar and activist are well known in the […] READ MORE
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50 years after ‘Coda’s’ debut centering a queer romantic triangle
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This column forms part of a series on the Queer history of Japanese Americans that I publish each June to mark LGBT Pride month. This year’s installment discusses Alberto Isaac’s […] READ MORE
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People who were allowed to remain on the West Coast during the mass incarceration
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In the course of researching the life of Kenji Inomata, a retired Issei naval veteran who was protected by his old Naval superiors from removal under Executive Order 9066, I […] READ MORE
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On ‘Americans from Japan’ author Bradford Smith
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Recently, I published a biographical article on the writer Bradford Smith, but only briefly mentioned his notable 1948 book “Americans from Japan.” Published only two years after the closing of […] READ MORE
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The power of sensitivity and insensitivity
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敏感 (Binkan) means “sensitive.” The left side of the first character represents a woman with long hair, and the right side indicates a hand. The hand is gently taking care […] READ MORE
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On LA agriculture’s ‘unique triracial hierarchy’
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Transborder Los Angeles: An Unknown Transpacific History of Japanese-Mexican Relations By Yu Tokunaga (Oakland, Calif.: University of California Press, 2022, 274 pp., $29.95, paperback) In this work, adapted from a […] READ MORE
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Anne Emery’s novel reflected her ‘deep sympathy’ for JA camp survivors
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During the first decade after World War II, several novels that centered on the wartime experience of Japanese Americans appeared in print in the United States. Apart from the Hawai‘i-born […] READ MORE
