Akemi Kikumura-Yano
Biographic Data
| ID | 6022687 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akemi Kikumura-Yano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akemi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kikumura-Yano |
| SIGNATURE | KIKUMURA-YANO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Akemi Kikumura-Yano is Vice President for Programs and Director of Research, Japanese American National Museum. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
New worlds, new lives
This ambitious work confronts the complex question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by studying their communities in seven countries in the Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. It also considers the special case of the many Latin American Nikkei who have returned to Japan in recent decades to seek employment. The contributors draw upon a range of disciplines to pre…
The Pan-American Nikkei Association
The Pan-American Nikkei Association (PANA), founded on December 6, 1981 in Lima, Peru, is an organization of Nikkei who have established communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, the U.S., Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay. Reminiscent of the early mutual aid associations among the early immigrants these countries, PANA fosters cooperative activities among the Nikkei as stated in its bylaws: to p…
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New worlds, new lives
This ambitious work confronts the complex question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by studying their communities in seven countries in the Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. It also considers the special case of the many Latin American Nikkei who have returned to Japan in recent decades to seek employment. The contributors draw upon a range of disciplines to pre…
The Pan-American Nikkei Association
The Pan-American Nikkei Association (PANA), founded on December 6, 1981 in Lima, Peru, is an organization of Nikkei who have established communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, the U.S., Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay. Reminiscent of the early mutual aid associations among the early immigrants these countries, PANA fosters cooperative activities among the Nikkei as stated in its bylaws: to p…
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