THE WARREN REPORT: ‘Thee’ Facts
The historic overturning of the Korematsu vs. the United States Supreme Court decision took place with very little fanfare or broad...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20193 min read
THE WARREN REPORT: Women Hold Up Half the Sky (and then some!)
I was walking the halls of the State Capitol last week, working with a coalition called “College for All” and trying to get the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 28, 20194 min read
THAT LOOKS LIKE ME: Gemma Chan and Casting POC in Period Pieces
When I went to the movies last weekend to see “Captain Marvel,” I was looking forward to watching a dynamic superheroine take over the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 23, 20192 min read
SENIOR MOMENTS: Michael Cohen, John Dean and Redress
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI Marion and I attended the JACL Redress Panel held March 10 at Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance. Moderated by...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 18, 20194 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Crystal City Sparks Protest at South Texas Family Residential Center
Several months ago, a group of former descendants and supporters of the WWII camp at Crystal City began organizing a pilgrimage to the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 6, 20193 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Another Test of Our Democracy
In Abraham Lincoln’s immortal Gettysburg Address, he stated that America was: “a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 4, 20193 min read
THE WARREN REPORT: Brother Jeff Adachi
In the late 1970s there was a civil rights case involving a Korean immigrant named Chol Soo Lee (CSL). He was charged with and convicted...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 26, 20194 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Artistry Inspired by Heart Mountain
Even though my parents were incarcerated at Poston, Arizona, I’ve developed a strange attachment to Heart Mountain after working on two...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 21, 20193 min read
An Unexpected Glimpse of Little Tokyo’s History
Asahi Garage, owned and operated by Fred M. Tada and K.N. Namba, was located at 318 E. Second St. in Little Tokyo. By J.K. YAMAMOTO My...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 18, 20194 min read
EAST WIND: Breaking Silence and Breaking Boundaries
“WE WILL GAMAN NO MORE!” — Yuji Ichioka, testifying at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings in L.A....
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20194 min read
VOX POPULI: California’s 100-plus API Judges: A Milestone in Our History
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) recently held a celebration of California’s 100 Asian Pacific Islander...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 11, 20194 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: A Bowl of Katsudon
There are some annoyances to spending most days in Little Tokyo: the traffic, the constant construction, the overflow of hipsters and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 29, 20194 min read
REAL ESTATE KAIWA: Finding Joy
Every night after getting the kids off to bed, I get a couple of hours to myself to watch some television in peace and quiet. Usually, I...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 29, 20193 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: Tales of Clamor
“Tales of Clamor” challenges audience members to ask what it takes to collectively speak out and create social change amid racial...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 28, 20193 min read
THE WARREN REPORT: Rain or Shine, I Walked the Line!
The teachers’ strike this last week was a victory for public education. Of course, there were important pay issues at hand, but the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 18, 20193 min read
Strike!
Tonindeye Ryono Mariscal and Kosijo Ryono Mariscal joined Los Angeles Unified School District teachers protesting at Gil Garcetti...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 18, 20193 min read
VOX POPULI: An Apology for Tule Lake Resisters
For over 70 years, former Tule Lake resisters have been stigmatized for their difficult decisions of protest during World War II and have...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Go For Broke Visual Arts Contest: First Place, College
During WWII, my grandfather and his family were forcibly removed from their home in San Francisco and sent to the internment camps. A...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Go For Broke Visual Arts Contest: First Place, High School
A story that is over 70 years strong. A story that has been passed down from historic WWII Japanese American heroes to their...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 15, 20194 min read
BOOK REVIEW: Insightful Analysis of the ‘Great JA Novel’
When you like something, it’s natural to learn as much as you can about it. Readers who admire “No-No Boy” by John Okada (1957) will...
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