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Lucero Estrella

Memories of War: Reflections on Japanese Borderlands Experiences and Nikkei Incarceration

March 6, 2025

Introduction to Memories of War by Lucero Estrella, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Lawrence University When developing my syllabus for ETST 110: Introduction to Ethnic Studies, I thought of ways to have students at Lawrence University engage with the themes of race, ethnicity, borders, gender, indigeneity, and migration beyond the United States. Each week, […]

Recuerdos de guerra: experiencias japonesas en la frontera durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial

January 16, 2024

Para llegar a un público más amplio, volvemos a publicar en español el artículo de Lucero Estrella, Memories of War: Japanese Borderlands Experiences during WWII. Le agradecemos a Lucero por la traducción. Cuando visité el hogar de Rosy Galván Yamanaka en Piedras Negras, Coahuila, me tenía preparado un plato de udon al estilo mexicano. Me senté […]

Memories of War: Japanese Borderlands Experiences during WWII

November 28, 2023

When I visited Rosy Galván Yamanaka’s home in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, she had a bowl of Mexican-style udon prepared for me. I sat down in her dining room and listened as she told me stories of her grandfather, José Ángel Yamanaka, a Japanese migrant who arrived in Mexico at the beginning of the twentieth century. […]

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