THROUGH THE FIRE: Already Missing Obama
During the past year or so I’ve been immersed in America’s heartland after spending over a month in the Wild West town of Cody, Wyoming —...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 2, 201610 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Save The Rafu 2 — The Final Frontier or a New Hope?
(Note: This column can be shared with others using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/julyr74) According to the Internet — and if...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 2, 20164 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: The Rafu’s Demise? End of an Era? Does Anyone Care?
Around 2009, after hearing about the financial problems The Rafu was undergoing, I wrote an article, “Save The Rafu!,” asking readers and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 2, 20163 min read
OPEN END-O: Birds, Bees, and the J-Word
“A woman is like a tea bag — only in hot water do you realize how strong she is.” — Nancy Reagan (1921-2016), former First Lady and wife...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20162 min read
SENIOR MOMENTS: Frank Fukuhara 101
Last year I wrote a column about Frank Fukuhara, who had turned 100 years old. He was remarkable in that Frank was not only alert, but...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 27, 20164 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Shoso Nomura — Through the Fire and Back
One hot summer afternoon back in 2008, my husband and I had just finished taking my mother to Huntington Library for her 83rd birthday....
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 25, 20166 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: When Doctors Don’t Tell You…
“Go to the dialysis class,” my nephrologist told me in February 2014 when I walked in for my regular appointment. I was bewildered....
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 24, 20164 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: As Trump Marches On, Will JAs Stand Up?
With Donald Trump’s march toward the White House becoming closer to reality, I wonder where the Japanese American Republicans are during...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 24, 20165 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The Many Loves of Chin Ho Kelly
Poor Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim) hasn’t had an easy time with women on “Hawaii Five-O.” In the first season, we knew he was estranged...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 18, 20163 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Persona Non Grata,’ ‘Miyagi’ Relay Stories of 2 Japanese Men
In recent days, I made the time to watch a couple of movies that told the stories of two very different Japanese men from very different...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 11, 20167 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Oscars Black Enough for You?
What’s worse than an event that pissed you off? The majority of the press thinking it was great. The fact that most reporters praised...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 4, 20162 min read
KEYS TO FITNESS: Natural Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis
I have taken numerous classes to round out my skills as a physical therapist, because focusing exclusively on the muscles and joints no...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 4, 20163 min read
OPEN END-O: Looking Out for the White Guys
“I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 4, 20164 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Oscars 2016 — The Big Short Shrift
What a disappointment. Beforehand, I thought it a fortuitous yet inspired occurrence that I was really looking forward to seeing....
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 2, 20163 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: JACCC Resurrection
By BILL WATANABE I attended a film showing at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo recently. The film was a kabuki play called “The Lion...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 2, 20165 min read
Rebuttal to ‘Right of Passage Is Factually Flawed’
President Ronald Reagan signs the redress bill into law on Aug. 10, 1988. The Japanese American members of Congress were among those in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 28, 20164 min read
VOX POPULI: Shawn Miyake and Board Failed to Save Keiro
By TAKESHI MATSUMOTO, M.D. On Feb. 4, our pro bono attorneys and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing were denied temporary...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 28, 20166 min read
Reflections on Day of Remembrance
Yong Soo Lee (center), a surviving “comfort woman,” was welcomed by supporters at San Francisco City Hall last year. Pictured with her...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 26, 20167 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Aziz Ansari — Master of Assessing Life
Yeah, I know Netflix released all 10 episodes on “Master of None” on Nov. 6. So why am I finally reviewing this series now? I’m not a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 22, 20164 min read
OPEN END-O: Oh Say Can You See…Diversity
I watched the Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7 along with nearly 50 million others. That’s not news. All the pre-bowl hoopla, the training, the...
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