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Can fashion define a generation or is it transgenerational? We ask, they answer, you decide.
Read Article >>Discover the creative process of crafting new sake and beer flavors from James Jin, the cofounder of Nova Brewing, and peek into life as a small business owner.
Read Article >>Creating a sustainable wardrobe doesn’t mean throwing out all of your fast fashion pieces. Keep what you already have and adjust how you care for them.
Read Article >>The full infographic to accompany the "Japanese Fashion Through the Years" article.
Read Article >>There are three movies/TV shows I watch annually: The Last Samurai, Lost In Translation, and Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown (specifically season 8, episode 6 entitled “Japan with Masa”).
Read Article >>The color palettes, articles of clothing, and silhouettes that I've tried out here are trends that I would never have been willing to try out in America.
Read Article >>Meet Darin Maki: founder of CRFT by Maki, a culture brand based in Little Tokyo.
Read Article >>Style guide for AKASHI-KAMA's signature piece, the Noragi Jacket.
Read Article >>Continuing our two-part article series, this second article focuses on the unique community, design, and impact of Japangeles beyond just the business aspects.
Read Article >>Personal color consultation will tell you what colors look best on you. For a mom of two, it meant the beginning of a chromatastic adventure.
Read Article >>There’s a lot more to Japanese fashion than you can imagine. Let’s take a look at some major points of fashion in Japan.
Read Article >>What could gentrification taste like? How might erasure alter sight and sound? This story was originally written for the 2021 Little Tokyo Historical Society's annual short story contest.
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This past June, Okaeri LA hosted the first ever Queer Obon (we think), or a festival designed to bring LGBTQ+ people together in community for this important Buddhist holiday.
Yo! Camp 2023 was one for the ages. Read on.
If I really think about it I know there were many people who thought that my mix of backgrounds was cool throughout my childhood; however, I can’t help but focus on those in my life that made me feel like I didn’t belong.
I’m here to guide you through the unbearable and excruciating… I mean, FUN AND ACTION-PACKED opportunity of being dragged…BROUGHT to a bases of ball game.
When I got cancer, I thought that would be my biggest problem. I was very wrong.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational (ITI) was held at UC Davis, co-hosted by Davis’ Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan and UC Berkeley’s Cal Raijin Taiko. But what’s the big fuss, and why should the community care?
Now that the summer, graduation, and the prospect of the future are inching closer, I thought this might be the perfect time to assuage some of the growing fears around the job search and career transition, especially for our college-aged readers.
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