A Reflection Upon the Crossroads
By TIMOTHY CHUMAN During my freshman year on my school’s frosh basketball team, we had lost a preseason game and our assistant coach gave...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 4, 20193 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Retribution, Justice and the Central Park Five
Retributive social justice rarely arrives in a lifetime, but it appears that we’re bearing witness that. Director Ava DuVernay’s Netflix...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 3, 20195 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Still Moving Mountains
I used to hear in academia that historical events are usually written some 50 years later. My first thought was, “Yeah, after most of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20195 min read
JACL and the Campaign for Redress
The JACL redress panel consisted of (from left) John Tateishi, Ron Wakabayashi, Frank Sato, Floyd Shimomura and Ron Ikejiri. (J.K....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 18, 20195 min read
LET IT GROW: Cultivating Future Farms in Miyagi Prefecture
Yasuhiro Naito, owner of Naito Farm. By KARA CHU (Published June 15, 2019) “The earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear incident have been...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 15, 20191 min read
Mixed Emotions of a Mixed Little Tokyo
Traffic noises mixed with construction sounds create a background for the sirens of police and EMT vehicles as they come to check on a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 15, 20192 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Sorry, Mom
My mother arrived from Japan in 1932 as an 18-year-old picture bride from Fukushima, Japan. My father worked a farm in the San Fernando...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 15, 20196 min read
Kizuna: The Bonds of Friendship
Farmers Sachio and Keiko with Kara Chu in 2017. (Photos courtesy of Katilyn Chu) By KARA CHU (Published June 8, 2019) Ever since the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 1, 20192 min read
More Work to Be Done on Neighborhood Council
I will be running for a second term to serve on the West Los Angeles Sawtelle Neighborhood Council (WLASNC). Unlike last time — when I...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20193 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Do Good, Feel Good
By GWEN MURANAKA Nancy Kikuchi would have been happy to see so many folks out there on Saturday doing the thing she loved: volunteering...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 20, 20194 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Impermanence, Memory and Manzanar
How does a story evolve after those who experienced it are long gone? Is history just a giant game of telephone, where the message fades,...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 20, 20194 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Scrumptiously Inventive Mochi in Fresno
By SHARON YAMATO I first learned about Fresno’s landmark mochi shop, Kogetsu-do, 16 years ago while doing research for the Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 20, 20198 min read
IMAGINE LITTLE TOKYO SHORT STORY CONTEST: A Reason to Be Proud
By AUSTEN LOCK Following is the winner in the Youth Category of the 2019 Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest. “Hey Buddhahead!...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 20, 20198 min read
IMAGINE LITTLE TOKYO SHORT STORY CONTEST: Promise Me You’ll Remember
By CODY UYEDA Following is the 2019 winner in the English Category of the Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest. 5:00 p.m. was when...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 10, 20194 min read
THAT LOOKS LIKE ME: Japan’s Latest Animated Shows are Cute… and Not for Kids
In Little Tokyo, it’s pretty difficult to avoid seeing Rilakkuma, the soft brown bear character created by Japanese company San-X, in one...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 10, 20194 min read
VOX POPULI: Available for Jury Service
I’ve been a registered voter for 42 years. I’ve been called for jury duty more than once but have only twice undergone the process of...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 3, 20196 min read
Hope for Reiwa – the Era of Beautiful Harmony
Representing three generations are Hiroko Higuchi with her mother Ayako Higuchi, and daughter Sophia Muratsuchi. By HIROKO HIGUCHI, Ph.D...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 2, 20194 min read
From Heisei to Reiwa: Reflections on a Changing Era
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Little Tokyo in 1994. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 16, 20194 min read
VOX POPULI: The Fukushima Disaster Is Far From Over
On Saturday, March 9, the Art Share Auditorium in Little Tokyo/Art District was packed with local activists who gathered for the North...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 16, 20193 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Little Tokyo in the Movies
She caught me by surprise — a beautiful young woman was waving and smiling at me! I was standing on the corner of Second Street and San...
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