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‘LIFE ITSELF IS OUR TREASURE’: Remembering the Battle of Okinawa
February 10, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
On April 1, 1945, 75,000 American troops landed at Hagushi Bay, on the west coast of Okinawa. Eighty-two days of fighting followed in what became known as the “Typhoon of […] READ MORE
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Japanese screen collection explores five centuries of beauty
October 21, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco offers glimpses of the elegant world of Japanese folding screens through an exhibit that opened Oct. 15 called “Beyond Golden Clouds: Five Centuries […] READ MORE
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Story of Nikkei nurseries told at Richmond Museum of History
September 16, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
RICHMOND, Calif. — For Nisei Tom Oishi, the Sept. 12 opening ceremony at the Richmond Museum of History was cathartic. “I couldn’t believe what the U.S. government did to us […] READ MORE
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A New Relationship, Unfolding Through Art ‘Japan’s Early Ambassadors’ at the Asian Art Museum
July 1, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In 1927, 58 young women arrived from Japan, toting newly issued passports, clad in elaborate silk kimono, their trunks filled with tea sets and painted fans, with the goal of […] READ MORE
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SFMOMA’s First Postwar Japanese Photography Exhibit Charts the Evolution of Japanese Art and Society
October 1, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
A young woman sitting in a garden, her kimono pulled back defiantly to reveal a single naked breast. A stray dog, glaring menacingly, teeth bared. A woman’s head, eyes gaping, […] READ MORE
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