Okinawa
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BORDER TOWN STORIES: Exploring Okinawa’s multicultural mishmash
May 23, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
A previous recipient of a Fulbright grant to Japan, author Akemi Johnson has written for outlets such as The Nation and National Public Radio, and contributed an essay to volume […] READ MORE
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Dance master promotes Okinawan culture in the Bay Area
December 16, 2010 by Nichi Bei News
Noriyoshi Arakaki has been going back to his birthplace of Okinawa almost every year for the last 32 years since he moved to Hayward, Calif., where he owns a gardening […] READ MORE
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Aloha and the Ancestors: Goodbye, welcome back, we love you
June 17, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The topic of traditions to honor our ancestors brings me back to my “small kid days” as a Sansei Okinawan growing up on the island of Kaua‘i in Hawai‘i. On […] READ MORE
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Hatoyama unveils base move within Okinawa, offers apology
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
NAHA, Japan — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on May 23 unveiled for the first time his government’s plan to relocate a U.S. Marine base within Okinawa and apologized for his […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Bitter Melon: Is This Edible?
March 25, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Many moons ago, I felt the same way. In fact, I’ve only acquired a taste for it in the past several months. After that first taste many years ago, with […] READ MORE
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