Quotes From "Being Japanese American: A Ja Sourcebook For Nikkei Hapa And Their Friends" By Gil Asakawa

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My Japanese isn’t much better today, but at least now I appreciate my duality more than when I was a punk kid. Gil Asakawa
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The physical impact of taiko music, along with the sheer visual poetry of a choreographed ensemble presenting its music in perfect synchrony, is so powerful and inviting that taiko is beginning to catch on as Japan's most influential and lasting gift to world music. Gil Asakawa