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Gil Asakawa Japanese Americans, and Asian Americans in general, love to talk over meals, snacks, tea and other drinks. We’re…

Gil Asakawa I just returned from a four-day mid-year retreat for the Poynter Koch Journalism and Media Fellowship at the…

Gil Asakawa I get it. I understand. Traveling to someplace you’ve never been, where the culture and language is foreign…

Gil Asakawa Even if you haven’t seen the opera, most people know the title “Madama Butterfly,” Giacomo Puccini’s famous work…

Gil Asakawa We marked Memorial Day weekend with a tradition that’s held every year on the holiday, at Denver’s Fairmount…

Gil Asakawa If you like to watch YouTube videos about Japan, especially by expats from the U.S., England, Australia and…

Gil Asakawa When I was a kid in Japan, I don’t remember going to Hanami, or “Flower Viewing” during sakura…

Gil Asakawa We are in a moment. An important moment for Asian American Pacific Islander and Desi representation in American…

Gil Asakawa Pop culture can be a mirror that reflects the issues and values of its time — for good…

Gil Asakawa When my family moved from Japan to the Washington, D.C., area in 1966 when I was 8 years…