PAN-JAPAN: The International Journal of the Japanese Diaspora: Special Issue: CONJECTURING COMMUNITIES: Ebbs and Flows of Japanese America Edited by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi (Normal, Ill.: Illinois State University, 2016, $12.50; Spring/Fall 2016: Volume 12, Numbers 1 & 2, 189 pp., paperback). To purchase, write to: PAN-JAPAN (Vol. 12, No. 1 & 2), Subscriptions, Anthropology 4640, […]
CONNECTING OVER COFFEE: Shin-Issei and Shin-Nisei discuss cultural nuances
March 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Most people have never heard the phrase “Shin-Nisei,” including those to whom it applies. “I didn’t even know there was a term for someone like me whose parents are Japanese,” said Atsushi Miyamoto. His comment elicited sympathetic nods. More than 30 people had gathered for the first “Shin Nisei/Issei Coffee Date” organized by nihonmachiROOTS, a […]
You know you’re Shin-Nisei/Issei when…
March 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Culture • You thought the idea of spam musubi (and chilli over rice!) was blasphemous • You go karaoke and the first songs you want to sing are Arashi • You have lots of clutter in your house • You think it’s a little strange that some people have kimono, Japanese doll displays and Japanese […]
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