THROUGH THE FIRE: Japanese Mexicans — Our Little-Known Relatives ‘South of the Border’
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center recently held a book talk by Selfa A. Chew on her latest publication, “Uprooting Community: Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 28, 20164 min read
VOX POPULI: Invisible No More
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) occupy a unique place in American society. Unlike other minorities, there is no overarching...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 23, 20167 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 25th Annual Wise Guy Awards
By GUY AOKI One of the biggest themes of 2016 regarding Asian Americans in the media, unfortunately, was our continued exclusion in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 15, 20164 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Donnie Yen’s ‘Star Wars’ Star Turn
It’s no secret that 1977’s “Star Wars” was inspired by its writer-director’s admiration for Japanese culture. (You could say “stole from”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 11, 20164 min read
THE WARREN REPORT: The Adult Table
Would the course of Japanese American history been different if there was a Japanese American member of the State Legislature or the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 8, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The Confusing ‘Kingsway West’ Comic Book
My first introduction to the work of Greg Pak wasn’t an encouraging one when his short “Fighting Grandpa” screened at the 1998 “Chili...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 7, 20165 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Christmas Wish List of Movies I’d Like to See
The topic of my last published column (http://tinyurl.com/jyheew6) was reaction to news about a possible revival of the 1980s-’90s TV...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 30, 20165 min read
VOX POPULI: Visions for Keiro’s Millions
From left: Sarah Wiltfong, district director for Assemblymember David Hadley, and Reps. Judy Chu and Maxine Waters reaffirmed support for...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 26, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Does the Shy Asian Guy Get the Girl in ‘Edge of Seventeen’?
Twenty years ago, if a young Asian male had a romantic relationship with a woman on television, it would’ve caught your attention....
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 10, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Oh My God! They (Finally) Killed Glenn! You Bastards!
He was one of the six original cast members dating back to 2010, a regular pizza delivery guy who grew into a leader as he adjusted to a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 7, 20164 min read
EAST WIND: There Was a Time …
“Americans…still believe in an America where anything’s possible — they just don’t think their leaders do.” — President Barack Obama The...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 7, 20165 min read
OPINION: An Open Letter to America’s Young Voters
By GEORGE TAKEI (Published Nov. 2, 2016) There remain only a few days until this election is finally over. And barring some momentous yet...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 7, 20164 min read
Ramblings from the Son of a Paper Son: The Election
I voted at 19 for the first time in 1971. It was very exciting since I was a beneficiary of the then recently ratified 26th Amendment,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 1, 20163 min read
The 2016 Presidential Election: A Buddhist View
I am writing this in mid-October, three weeks before the November election. However, regardless of its outcome, I think we can assume...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 27, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: What Now When the ‘Crazy-Ex Girlfriend’ Finally Gets Her Ex Back?
My favorite show from last year, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” returned for its second season Friday night on the CW. In its first season,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 23, 20163 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Breaking Tradition for the Sake of Representation
Alan Yang recently won an Emmy for his writing for Netflix’s “Master of None” and used his acceptance speech to bring awareness for Asian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 13, 20165 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: A Chinese Superman… and Batman… and Wonder Woman?
Most of the comic books Americans grew up reading starred white characters. It wasn’t until the ’60s that Marvel introduced the Black...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 7, 20163 min read
Walking the Walk
(Published Oct. 1, 2016) There are aspects of political campaigning that I believed had gone extinct in 2016. In a world where Twitter is...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 30, 20167 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Catching Up
Since Feb. 26, 1992, I had alternated with George Johnston writing this column about Asian Americans and the media. For 24 ½ years, I...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 23, 20162 min read
MAGGIE’S MEOW: Miiko Taka of the Film ‘Sayonara’
In the month of June 2016 I had the pleasure of meeting a member of the West Los Angeles United Methodist Church, Gregory Shikata, who is...
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