MAGGIE’S MEOW: Hymns Are My Favorites
There is no music so beautiful and moving as HYMNS. The word “hymn” is defined in Funk & Wagnalls’ dictionary as “A song of praise,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 30, 20154 min read
EAST WIND: Save Keiro!
I went to the Save Keiro Town Hall meeting at the Aratani (Japan America) Theatre Monday night (11/23). It was practically filled to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 30, 20153 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Keiro Clash
By BILL WATANABE I recently had the good fortune to catch the Broadway opening of the musical show called “Allegiance” that stars many...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 27, 20155 min read
RETIREMENT SECRETS: Simple Steps to Get Organized for 2016
Summer has gone and the chill of fall is in the air. With the change of seasons comes the time of year when seniors are more vulnerable...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 27, 20153 min read
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Time for Thanks and Maybe a Keiro Turnaround?
As the month winds down, we catch holiday flu with joy rather than dread. Traditional Thanksgiving transitions into the joyful yule...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 25, 20156 min read
IT PAYS TO KNOW: El Niño Is Here — Are You Ready?
“El Niño is here. And it is huge…” said Bill Patzert, a climatologist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge. The...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 23, 20154 min read
OPEN END-O: The Least of Us
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” — Margaret Mead (1901-1978),...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 19, 20154 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Honoring the Last of the Heroes
It’s not often that one gets to shake hands with a Medal of Honor recipient, especially since there are only 78 in the country still...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 19, 20159 min read
REVIEW: ‘Allegiance’ Uplifts by Doctoring JA History
The cast of “Allegiance,” including Lea Salonga (fourth from left), George Takei and Telly Leung, takes a curtain call. By FRANK ABE,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 19, 20154 min read
‘Allegiance’: A JACLer’s Perspective
Floyd Mori (Center) and granddaughter Maiya Larsen with “Allegiance” star George Takei. By FLOYD MORI Having heard about the somewhat...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 19, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Asian American Actors Less Afraid of Speaking Out About Race
In the past, Asian American actors seemed to be shy about addressing Hollywood’s double standards that kept them from getting significant...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 17, 20151 min read
GENIE’S LAMP: Yin Yang Moon
By GENIE NAKANO casting down on my skin, a silver moon how can needs be fulfilled when what is wanted is not needed waves rolling ...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 16, 20154 min read
RETIREMENT TIPS: Smart Gifting
Special occasions often call for gift giving: a graduation in May, a wedding in June, an anniversary in July, birthdays throughout the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 16, 20153 min read
RETIREMENT TIPS: Keep Track of Your 401(k)
When you retire or change jobs, don’t forget to take some action on your retirement account balance. If you provide no instructions as to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20152 min read
KEYS TO FITNESS: Liver Health
The liver, one of the largest organs in the body, is responsible for detoxification, energy production and the production of chemicals...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20154 min read
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: A World of Dreams — or Maybe Epiphanies
I’ve always been fascinated by dreams, more so than something dumb like making a lot of money. You know, the hows and whys and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 13, 20154 min read
EAST WIND: Summertime Blues
“In the book of life, the answers are not in the back.” — Charlie Brown For activists, retirement is a novel concept. There are no set...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 13, 20154 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Bruce Lee’s Japanese American Connection
Last time out I wrote about how the police department in Anderson, Calif., has added nunchaku, a martial arts weapon popularized by Bruce...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 10, 20151 min read
GENIE’S LAMP: Les Vosges, 1944 – Printemps, 2015
By GENIE NAKANO My father explained forest trees became killing machines bursting down with fire thousands of Nisei soldiers went up...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 9, 20154 min read
OPEN END-O: The Herbivore Generation
I was eating steak at a local restaurant when a random woman said, ‘Y’know, you’d be much better off being a vegetarian.’ I said, ‘Are...
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