NISEI

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NISEI is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NISEI.

92 total results for NISEI( score: 50 )

24 results for NISEI from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 13, 2023	5D	American-born Japanese (3)	Hanh Huynh	Shortz
Wed Nov 22, 2017	16A	American of Japanese origin	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Thu Nov 9, 2017	53A	Second-generation Japanese-American (4)	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Fri May 15, 2015	56A	Second-generation Japanese-American (4)	David Phillips	Shortz
Sun Sep 23, 2012	56A	Sen. Daniel Inouye, for one	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Jul 24, 2011	25A	American-born Japanese (3)	Kurt Mueller	Shortz
Thu Jun 2, 2011	47D	Second-generation Japanese-American (4)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Oct 16, 2008	44A	Japanese immigrant's child	Ian Tullis	Shortz
Sat Oct 4, 2008	21D	Some W.W. II internees (2)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Thu Sep 4, 2008	9D	American-born Japanese (3)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Tue Nov 13, 2007	22D	Some Japanese-Americans (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Oct 14, 2007	108D	Child of Asian parents	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Jun 28, 2006	9D	Some W.W. II internees (2)	Myles Callum	Shortz
Fri Dec 27, 2002	47D	Some Japanese descendants	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Thu Jun 14, 2001	50D	Some Japanese-Americans (2)	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sun Jan 21, 2001	60D	Japanese-American (6)	Con Pederson	Shortz
Wed Sep 8, 1999	63A	Japanese-American (6)	Holden Baker	Shortz
Sun Sep 13, 1998	86D	Japanese-American (6)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Fri Dec 19, 1997	27A	Japanese-American (6)	John Wolting	Shortz
Fri Aug 1, 1997	32D	Some Asian-Americans	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz
Sun Jun 29, 1997	6D	Second-generation Japanese	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun May 26, 1996	63D	Japanese-American (6)	R. Ross	Shortz
Sun Jan 15, 1995	34D	Japanese-American (6)	Ernie Furtado	Shortz
Fri Dec 9, 1994	56A	Second-generation Japanese-American (4)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

68 results for NISEI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 9, 1992	38A	Japanese-American	Robert Zimmerman	Maleska
Tue Jul 4, 1989	42A	Second-generation Japanese in the U.S.	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Wed Apr 20, 1988	46A	Japanese-Americans	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Tue Feb 25, 1986	30D	Japanese-American	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Nov 3, 1985	32D	Person of Japanese descent	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Mon Mar 4, 1985	60A	Japanese-American	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Fri Feb 8, 1985	46D	Japanese-American	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Tue Mar 27, 1984	20D	Japanese-American	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Wed Oct 5, 1983	8D	Japanese-American	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Thu Aug 26, 1982	26A	Japanese-American	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Wed Dec 23, 1981	30D	Japanese-Americans	Massi	Maleska
Sun Nov 15, 1981	99D	Japanese-American	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Wed Apr 15, 1981	66A	Japanese-American	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Mar 9, 1981	41D	Second-generation Japanese-American	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Feb 14, 1981	31D	Japanese-American	Jim Modney	Maleska
Tue Oct 28, 1980	61A	Japanese born and raised in U.S.	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed Sep 10, 1980	5A	Second-generation Japanese-American	Jim Modney	Maleska
Sun Aug 24, 1980	52D	Nipponese born in Napa	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Mar 16, 1980	66A	Japanese-American	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Jan 6, 1980	59D	Japanese-American	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Jun 7, 1979	22A	Japanese-American	Robert Katz	Maleska
Thu Jun 8, 1978	49D	Japanese citizen of U.S.	Norton Rhoades	Maleska
Mon Jan 30, 1978	29D	Japanese-American	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Mon Jan 10, 1977	48D	U.S. Japanese	Elio Desiderio	Weng
Sun Apr 4, 1976	102A	Issei's child	J. A. Felker	Weng
Tue Sep 30, 1975	53D	U.S.-born Japanese	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Tue Apr 24, 1973	22A	U. S. Japanese	Unknown	Weng
Sat Aug 19, 1972	36D	Japanese-American	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jul 29, 1972	60A	U. S. Japanese	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 26, 1972	49A	Japanese-American	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 29, 1970	46D	U.S. Japanese	Arnold Moss	Weng
Wed Dec 31, 1969	12D	U.S. Japanese.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Oct 27, 1969	22D	Child of an issei.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 24, 1969	53A	American-born Japanese.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 27, 1967	19A	Certain U.S. citizens.	Philip Blair	Farrar
Mon Jul 3, 1967	18D	U.S.-born Japanese.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Fri Jun 23, 1967	67A	Americans of Japanese ancestry.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu Feb 9, 1967	12D	Some Japanese.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Dec 19, 1966	35A	Certain Japanese.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 30, 1966	44D	Some Japanese.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Tue Oct 11, 1966	29D	Certain Japanese.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 19, 1966	62A	Certain U.S. citizen.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Apr 18, 1965	25D	Japanese citizen.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Dec 15, 1963	35D	U.S. citizen of Japanese descent.	Jules Arensberg and Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun May 19, 1963	59A	Japanese-American.	Ted Dombras	Farrar
Mon Jan 9, 1961	31A	American-born Japanese.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 29, 1960	5D	American of Japanese extraction.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu May 26, 1960	49D	American Japanese.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 10, 1959	16A	Native-born American with Japanese parents.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 30, 1958	59A	Japanese-American.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 6, 1958	60A	Japanese in America.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Sep 26, 1957	50A	American-born Japanese.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Jan 6, 1957	70A	Certain Americans.	Marion Moeser	Farrar
Fri Jan 4, 1957	40A	American-born Japanese.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Aug 18, 1956	49D	Son of 16 Across.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Jul 25, 1956	40A	American of Japanese parentage.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 15, 1956	37A	Japanese born in America.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sun Dec 25, 1955	101D	Native-born Japanese in U. S.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Mar 6, 1955	14D	American Oriental.	Maura Jacobson	Farrar
Wed Feb 10, 1954	30D	U. S. citizen of Japanese parentage.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Sun Nov 29, 1953	27A	Japanese-American.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Oct 28, 1953	29D	Japanese who is U. S. born and bred.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Mar 4, 1952	11D	Person of Japanese descent, born in the U. S. and loyal to it.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 3, 1951	3D	Second-generation Japanese-American.	Robert Hegler	Farrar
Sun Jan 29, 1950	116D	Japanese-American.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun May 1, 1949	63A	Native U. S. citizen of Japanese parentage.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1949	128D	Japanese-American.	G. A. K. Sutton	Farrar
Sun Mar 31, 1946	29D	Americans of Japanese ancestry.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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