CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Lucky Me, Now I Know When I’m Going to Die
I’m sitting here thinking, a familiar posture these days. If Sansei or Yonsei, you automatically roll your eyes and prepare for yet...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 7, 20155 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: Hospice
Postscript to “Death Is a Sure Thing: Are You Prepared? – Long-term Care, Hospice, Caregivers,” held Sept. 20 at Gardena Valley Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 6, 20154 min read
VOX POPULI: Keiro — ‘Sumi-masen! That’s My Stop!’
My father is a Nisei and my mother is a Shin-Issei. As a former public accountant (a.k.a. auditor) in the Big Four industry galaxy for a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 5, 20152 min read
What Historic Wintersburg Tells Me About My Family
The author on a recent tour of Wintersburg (Photo courtesy Kevin Sanada) By KEVIN SANADA Along a suburban road in Huntington Beach,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 5, 20157 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: An Embarrassment of Riches
Before I write each column, I try to think like an editor at a newspaper: Of all the happenings of the past two weeks, what’s the main...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 4, 20153 min read
OPEN END-O: Would You Like Fries with that Camry?
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” — Erma Bombeck (1921-1996), American humorist...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 2, 20152 min read
VOX POPULI: Keiro and the Inevitability of Change
By SUSAN YAMASHIRO I think we can all agree that change is hard, yet we all know it is inevitable. I am the kind of person who takes...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 2, 20154 min read
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Who Cares Transparency? Tell It Like It Is?
[Before we explain the headline, a problem arises: Writing a column when feeling lousy. Under normal circumstances, one would seek the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 1, 20154 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Ouch! Bruce Lee Inspires Police to Use Nunchaku
Up in Shasta County, in the town of Anderson, the police have a “new” weapon in their arsenal. The Taser? That’s so last decade. Pepper...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 28, 20153 min read
SENIOR MOMENTS: An Open Letter to Bill Yee
Dear Bill, I have been following your columns with great interest. We seem to have a lot in common: You are a retired high school...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 22, 20155 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Fathers, Sons and a Community in Discord
Last Thursday night was unlike any I have experienced in the JA community. Thick storm clouds gathered, the microphone hissed and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 22, 20157 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: You’re Crazy If You’re Not Watching ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
Asian American men — according to last year’s online dating study, the least desired men of any race — just got another shot of positive...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 21, 20155 min read
OCHAZUKE: A Word About Our Keiro Coverage
By Mia Nakaji Monnier It’s been a while since we at The Rafu Shimpo have given as much coverage to an event as we have to Keiro’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20155 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Asian Americans on the Radar, for Better & Worse
Over the past few weeks, mainstream news media have been giving coverage to Asian Americans (and Asians in America) at a rare level. Case...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 18, 20154 min read
OPEN END-O: Old Lives Matter
(Published Oct. 15, 2015) Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do. — Golda Meir...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 18, 20153 min read
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Will Dissidents Succeed in Their Keiro Quest?
(Published Oct. 14, 2015) Since Crossroads to Somewhere (CR2S) vowed to become a non-monkutare (stop complaining), life has been simple...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 14, 20154 min read
VOX POPULI: Obituary to Keiro’s Death
By KATSUO YAMASAKI My wife and I moved into the Keiro Retirement Home in October 2014. At the time, Keiro told us that they will take...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 14, 20155 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: A Community’s Trust and the Role of Boards
There have been few issues that have ignited the passion in this community like the sale of Keiro’s facilities. The last time was in 2012...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 9, 20152 min read
KEYS TO FITNESS: Movement and Brain Function
Many people in the health care industry, especially medical insurance providers, worry about brain decline. Costs associated with...
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