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The Irei Project shines a light on 126,000 Japanese Americans
The Irei Project, a community non-profit developed at the University of Southern California Shinso Ito Center for Japanese ...
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Navigating Taiwan’s Pacific Identity: Challenges for Lai Ching-te’s Hawaiian Shirt Diplomacy
Despite the DPP’s emphasis on Taiwan’s Pacific heritage, the majority of Taiwanese are unable to relate to countries beyond ...
Americans Are Warming to a Different Kind of Japanese Whiskey
More than 130 years after its inventor tried to introduce it in the U.S., whiskey fermented with a mold called koji is ...
Five Korean War vets to receive Medal of Honor including Fort Cavazos namesake
Five Korean War veterans, including General Richard E. Cavazos, will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously on Jan. 3.
Need a spiritual lift? Try this thousand-year-old island hike in Japan
Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...
Former Hawaii reporter traces roots on Swedish reality show
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For Tim Sakahara, “family means so much,” that he’s tracing his roots back to Sweden. The former Hawaii News Now reporter appears in Season 12 of the hit Swedish TV show, ...
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East LA son recalls somber anniversary of family’s post-World War II return
The thing to remember is the Mukai family never left. At least not voluntarily. In the 1920s, Tokisaburo Mukai and his picture bride Hifuko Wada set up shop at a general store on the corner of Mednick ...
Hawaii visitors from Japan down more than 50% from pre-Covid 2019
The number of visitors from Japan fell 54%, from 131,500 in November 2019 to just 60,700 in November 2024, according to the ...