VOX POPULI: Japanese Imperial War Flag Should Be Removed from RFK School in Koreatown
This mural at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown was slated for removal because of the design’s resemblance to the wartime...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 29, 20183 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Holiday Musings and Another Year-End Review
Now that Christmas is behind us, what better time to join the ranks of year-end reviewers to reflect with elation and some sadness on the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 28, 20183 min read
VOX POPULI: There Is No Such Thing as Well-Intentioned Racism
Far too often, people have used good intentions to excuse themselves from acts of racial discrimination. In today’s society, we have a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 28, 20183 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Where Everyone Knows Your Name
There are a couple of restaurants in Little Tokyo where people who are active in the community seem to gather to share a meal or discuss...
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Rafu Shimpo
Dec 23, 20184 min read
VOX POPULI: It’s Happening Again
The following speech was given before the South Coast Interfaith Council on Nov. 4. During its 41st annual Interfaith Concert, SCIC...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Taking Care of Our Older Adults – Nikkei Senior Gardens
Nikkei Senior Gardens is a beautiful assisted living retirement community in Arleta, surrounded by scenic landscaping, where residents...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 10, 20183 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Haunted Little Tokyo
Did you know ghosts have been seen in the old buildings (and even some new buildings) in Little Tokyo? Little Tokyo is over 130 years...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 10, 20184 min read
VOX POPULI: Losing the Cloak of Invisibility
The following speech was given on May 19 during PFLAG San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islanders’ five-year anniversary luncheon at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20183 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Gambare Mazie Hirono
Sen. Mazie Hirono walks out of a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 28. (Twitter) By GWEN MURANAKA “This is totally...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 28, 20185 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Ode to Mi Madre and Other Nisei Moms
You could call this a belated birthday message to my mother, Elsie Osajima, who turned 93 this past July. We are fortunate that she is...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 28, 20183 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Welcoming the Next Nikkei Generations
By SHARON YAMATO As a proud member of the JA community, I’ve often lamented the fact that most of the people who attend community events...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 23, 20184 min read
SENIOR MOMENTS: Celebration of the Life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga
In that her work was pivotal in providing for redress, her family decided to bring together those who were involved in bringing redress...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 21, 20183 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: A Good Friend and a Good Neighbor
With the passing of Wakako Yamauchi, we have lost another community icon. In 1995, my late husband, George, and I bought a home in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 21, 20185 min read
VOICE OF KOREISHA: Uncle Yosh, Dad Nobe Kawano
Before their amazing careers in Major League Baseball, Dad and my Uncle Yosh had to live through the Great Depression. Their family was...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20184 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: Investing in Our Community
On Sunday, Sept. 2, after attending the “Celebration of Life” at JANM for Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga (a wonderful program, by the way), Traci...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20185 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Minidoka on My Mind
By SHARON YAMATO I never knew much about Minidoka except that it was one of the ten incarceration sites. Unlike Manzanar, Poston and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 19, 20183 min read
Rich Satisfaction
Constance Wu and Henry Golding share a moment in the new romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians,” now playing in theatres nationwide. It...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 1, 20183 min read
PERSONAL ESSAY: Remembering Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga
I was so saddened to hear of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga’s passing. To initially see Aiko in person, you saw a tiny, attractive grandmother...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 31, 20184 min read
EAST WIND: NCRR Brightens Up a Dismal Summer
It was a slightly overcast Saturday afternoon, but it felt like the sun was shining everywhere as an excited throng filled the Garden...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 19, 20183 min read
VOX POPULI: Zero Tolerance for Racist Policies
Nikkei Resisters participated in a march in Oakland in January. Los Angeles’ Nikkei Progressives and the San Francisco Bay Area’s Nikkei...
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