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Japanese cultural classes
April 4, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Taiko San Francisco GenRyu Arts Location: Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter St., S.F.’s Japantown Contact: (415) 420-3151, info@genryuarts.org, www.genryuarts.org Maikaze Daiko Location: Dance Mission Theater, […] READ MORE
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In Mixed Company: Multiracial academics, advocates and artists gather for Hapa Japan Conference
May 26, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
As a graduate student in UCLA’s psychology department during the late 1970s, Christine Iijima Hall absorbed scathing criticism about her dissertation. Fellow academics dismissed her project as “a ridiculous piece […] READ MORE
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Multiracial Enka Singer Jero ‘Helps Connect Cultures’
April 15, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
“I’m at a loss for words, it’s really humbling to be here,” Pittsburgh-native and enka sensation Jero told the audience at his sold-out March 28 show at the Palace of […] READ MORE
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Enka Singer Jero Embraces Cultural Heritage, Embarks On U.S. Tour
March 18, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Enka is often described as the most traditional of all popular music in Japan, usually considered distinct from the very broad J-pop category that includes “non-Japanese” musical genres such as […] READ MORE
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