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Joe Hisaishi
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"Sukiyaki" or "Ue o Muite Aruko"
Kyu Sakamoto
This popular obon song was was created to honor the hard work of the Issei, it features dance movements representing mining, fishing, and farming.
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What is Ei Ja Nai Ka by PJ Hirabayashi?
This wind instrument is traditionally played in Buddhist temples and is known to be hard to master.
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LiSA
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What is "Tanko Bushi"?
This artist created the album and film "Omoiyari", documenting their journey of learning about Japanese American history and their own bi-cultural identity in America.
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This is the name for Japanese-style castanets.
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Rina Sawayama
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What is "Tokyo Ondo"?
This African American Japanese "RAPtivist" founded a global project in 2009 to challenge oppression through hip-hop and serves as a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. State Department.
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Modern taiko has a strong influence from this other musical genre.
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Fujii Kaze
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What is "First Love" by Hikaru Utada?
This Japanese American actor was in the 1961 West Side Story film.
A 2006 viral video of this musician performing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is credited with sparking a global "ukulele renaissance."
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"We Are the Children"
Album: Grain of Sand
Artist: Yellow Pearl (Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto, and William Chin)
This musical group was originally founded in 2001 as a way to give back to Japanese American elders at the Keiro Retirement Home in Los Angeles.
What is the Grateful Crane Ensemble?
This musical told the story of Western imperialism in Japan, blending American musical theater with Japanese Kabuki style.