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Growing your family tree
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Family history is a lot like gardening. You plant a little bit of information and watch it grow. You cultivate the clues found in letters, photographs, artifacts and documents, to […] READ MORE
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Who’s in your neighborhood?
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“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine; could you be mine?” Mr. Rogers used to sing the praises of the […] READ MORE
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What’s in a name?
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Do you ever wonder about names in the Japanese American community? Many cultures utilize traditional naming conventions. For example, traditional Irish and English customs sometimes follow a pattern where the […] READ MORE
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New Year’s resolutions for your genealogy journey
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In keeping with Japanese tradition, the New Year is an opportunity to start fresh. Your house is clean, bills have been paid, nengajo or holiday cards have been sent, the […] READ MORE
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Skeletons in the closet
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Genealogy is much more than gathering names and dates. It’s about bringing your ancestors to life, giving them a voice and sharing their stories. Many researchers prefer the term “Family […] READ MORE
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LGBTQ+ genealogy – Be proud of your ancestors
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“All genealogists strive to reconstruct family histories or achieve genealogical goals that reflect historical reality as closely as possible.1” We gather data, evaluate and analyze information, and often, we tell […] READ MORE
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Have Faith: The role of religion in JA genealogy
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“Religion is the service and worship of God or the supernatural.”1 Introduction Whether you are a devout Christian or a practicing Buddhist, an agnostic or atheist, deeply religious or moderately […] READ MORE
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2023: The year of the interview
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Every family historian suffers from the same regret: Why didn’t I interview (insert any name) when he/she was alive? Much of genealogy is about giving a voice to our ancestors. […] READ MORE
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FINDING YOUR NIKKEI ROOTS: Where was your family in 1950?
Linda Harms Okazaki, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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The 1950 U.S. Census was publicly released on April 1, 2022, 72 years after it was enumerated. The U.S. government began to count the population in 1790 and continued to […] READ MORE
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