Mind and memory of life as a foreigner in Japan
Personal reminiscence about living in Niigata and teaching English under the gaikokujin toroku shimeisho system. Reflections on police ID checks, cultural distance, and language learning, plus a contrast to debates over Native American mascots at Oshkosh West and a student-led drive to rename teams.
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Japan
Niigata
Japan Sea
Tokyé
U.S
Niigata International Friendship Center
Gaikokujin-Torokushimeisho
Palmers
Thomas Paine
Letter Writer Says Education the Bottom Line
Mickie Hulscher defends Marshall school board members facing recall over nickname disputes. She recalls Lansing Sexton High School nicknames and emphasizes accountability to state education laws, calling for funding books during March Reading Month rather than recalls.
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Lansing Sexton High School
Mickie Hulscher
Marshall's AME Church Marks 144th Charter Anniversary
Archivist Frank R. Brown notes Mt Zion AME in Battle Creek traces to 1848 Marshall where free people of color and fugitives settled via Underground Railroad routes. The 1848 charter led to a Linden Street church, active through 1908 with laborers, teachers, and artisans shaping Marshall's African American heritage.
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U.S.A
Marshall Public School
S. Linden Street
Hanover Street
Edward Hart
Taylor
Oak Ridge
Michigan First Colored Infantry
St. Luke A.M.E
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank Brown
Religious Society of Friends
A.M.E
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Quality Engraving Service
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