Japanese immigrants have worked in, owned, and sustained restaurants in the U.S. for over a century and Japanese restaurants continue to be as integral a part of Japanese America as home cooking. In this third and final part of A Taste of Home, we examined the past, present, and future of Japanese American restaurants and dining through a conversation with Chef Akira Hirose and Jo Ann Maehara (Azay Little Tokyo) and Chef Niki Nakayama (n/naka) moderated by Professor Samuel H. Yamashita. We also heard from graphic novelist Sam Nakahira on her new book on 1970s California cuisine and local food movements through the story of Bill Fujimoto and explored the legacy of Japanese cuisine and restaurants with a presentation of items from JANM’s collection with Kristen Hayashi, Director of Collections Management and Access at JANM.
This program is part of the series “A Taste of Home,” supported by the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles.
Watch Part I:
Watch Part II:
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n/naka:
Azay Little Tokyo:
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– Bill’s Quiet Revolution by Sam Nakahira:
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