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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 —...

(Note: This column can be shared with others using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/julyr74) According to the Internet — and if...

Around 2009, after hearing about the financial problems The Rafu was undergoing, I wrote an article, “Save The Rafu!,” asking readers and...

“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...

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...

One hot summer afternoon back in 2008, my husband and I had just finished taking my mother to Huntington Library for her 83rd birthday....

“Go to the dialysis class,” my nephrologist told me in February 2014 when I walked in for my regular appointment. I was bewildered....

With Donald Trump’s march toward the White House becoming closer to reality, I wonder where the Japanese American Republicans are during...

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...

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...

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...

I have taken numerous classes to round out my skills as a physical therapist, because focusing exclusively on the muscles and joints no...

“I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the...

What a disappointment. Beforehand, I thought it a fortuitous yet inspired occurrence that I was really looking forward to seeing....

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...

President Ronald Reagan signs the redress bill into law on Aug. 10, 1988. The Japanese American members of Congress were among those in...

By TAKESHI MATSUMOTO, M.D. On Feb. 4, our pro bono attorneys and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing were denied temporary...

Yong Soo Lee (center), a surviving “comfort woman,” was welcomed by supporters at San Francisco City Hall last year. Pictured with her...

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...

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...