L.A. Nebuta at LACMA
The free event will take place on Sunday, Nov. 17, from 12:30 to 2:20 p.m. in LACMA’s Zev Yaroslavsky Plaza. On display will be an...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20193 min read
RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: Uncle Hiro
Recently the last of the Nisei generation in the Morimizu clan passed away at 95. Kei Morimizu was the younger brother of Hiro. His...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20195 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Japanese American Museum of San Jose — ‘Resistance to Internment’
(Published Oct. 23, 2019) My husband and I just returned from a two-week trek to the Bay Area to visit family and friends. One of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20193 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Tears, Ukulele and Family Reunions
(Published Nov. 2, 2019) Last Friday, I was fortunate to be a very small part of the continuation of an emotional journey. Terry Weber...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20193 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Easy Lies from the Head that Wears the Crown
I was taught in school that we should be truthful and honest. We were taught about young George Washington confessing he chopped down the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20193 min read
サンタクラリタの高校で銃撃事件：容疑者の日系男子生徒、自殺図り15日に死亡
ロサンゼルス郡北部サンタクラリタにあるソーガス高校で14日、銃撃事件が発生し、生徒２人が死亡、３人が負傷した。容疑者は同校に通う16歳の日系男子生徒で、銃撃後、自身の頭部を銃で撃ち自殺を図った。その後、病院に搬送されたが15日午後３時32分に死亡が確認された。 事件が発生し...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20194 min read
Saugus HS Shooting Update: Berhow Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Staff Writer Gun violence has once again shown its deadly wrath in a school, this time, very close to home....
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20191 min read
Three Screenings of Miyazaki’s ‘Princess Mononoke’
Sunday, Nov. 17, at 12:55 p .m. (dubbed); Monday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. (subtitled); Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. (dubbed). From the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20191 min read
Benefit Performances for Restoration of Shuri Castle
Okinawa Americana Benefit performances by Okinawa Americana from Okinawa will be held this month for the restoration of Shuri Castle,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 13, 20194 min read
San Diego Rep Presents One-Man Show About a True American Hero
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Rep presents “Hold These Truths,” directed by Jessica Kubzansky, the inspiring true story of Gordon Hirabayashi,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 13, 20195 min read
‘Cambodian Rock Band’ Makes San Diego Debut at La Jolla Playhouse
The cast of “Cambodian Rock Band” (from left): Joe Ngo, Moses Villarama, Abraham Kim, Jane Lui, Daisuke Tsuji, James Ryen (understudy),...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 13, 20192 min read
Erich Nakano Named LTSC Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) on Tuesday announced that Erich Nakano has been named executive director of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20191 min read
Kurosawa’s ‘Dodes’ka-den’ at Faith UMC
On Nov. 17, “Dodes’ka-den” (1970, 144 minutes), directed by Akira Kurosawa, will be shown. The film is an anthology of overlapping...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20191 min read
‘The Art of the Onnagata’ at Japan Foundation
A dynamic lecture and demonstration with a celebrated onnagata (actor specializing in female roles). Kabuki is known for elaborate...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20194 min read
BOOK REVIEW: How Lack of Intense Anti-Japanese Sentiment Created Less Ethnic Cohesion Among New York
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor “Distant Islands: The Japanese American Community in New York City, 1876-1930s” by Daniel H. Inouye...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20191 min read
‘Manga, Comics and Illustration’ at OACC
Anime and manga have never been more popular. How did iconic characters like Totoro or Pokemon become Japanese pop culture and attract a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20191 min read
A WWII Love Story
Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, this film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20191 min read
‘Shadows for Peace: The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Experience’ at Glendale Library
Toshiharu and Yorie Kano at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. GLENDALE — A free historical discussion entitled “Shadows for Peace: The...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20193 min read
First-Hand Account of Current Situation in Fukushima to Be Presented
LTHS President Mike Okamura Little Tokyo Historical Society President Michael Okamura will present a first-hand account and report back...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20192 min read
‘Dancing for Miracles’ Fundraiser at Nishi
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, featuring Orange Coast Optimists’ famous backyard barbecue tri-tip and chicken. Dance music by...
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