‘Better Luck’ Today
Jen Yamato In “BLT,” an accomplished high school student, Ben (Shen) seems to excel at almost everything except winning over his dream...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 7, 20177 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Nisei’ Creators Mine Post-WWII Nikkei Milieu for Drama
On Saturday after the Memorial Day ceremony held at the JACCC-adjacent Japanese American National War Memorial Court, I was among the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 1, 20173 min read
‘SNL’ Skit Demonstrates Lack of Representation
Above: Akira Yoshimura (right) as Sulu with Chris Pine as Kirk, Bobby Moynihan as Spocko, and Kyle Mooney as Spock in a 2017 “Star Trek”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 1, 20172 min read
‘Tatara Samurai’ Released in U.S.
Naoki Kobayashi (left) and Sho Aoyagi (center) in a scene from “Tatara Samurai.” Following a successful festival circuit, Eleven Arts has...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 1, 20171 min read
‘Akira’ at the Nuart
At the time of its original release, “Akira” was the most expensive animated film ever produced in Japan. Based on the best-selling...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 31, 20172 min read
City Honors ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
Front row, from left: “Fresh Off the Boat” cast members Randall Park, Hudson Yang and Ian Chen; back row, from left: executive producers...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 31, 20171 min read
Profiles in Courage
How do you tell a story that is beyond description? One that begins with mankind at its very worst, and unfolds to reveal a select few...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 27, 20176 min read
‘Ni’ihau’ Movie Criticized for Historical Inaccuracy, Whitewashing
Actor Zach McGowan (right) is slated to play Native Hawaiian hero Ben Kanahele in “Ni’hau.” (via YOMYOMF) A new movie about the Ni’ihau...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 26, 20172 min read
Screenings of ‘Behind the Cove’ in L.A.
Seven years after its release, “The Cove,” a documentary about dolphin hunting in Japan that won an Academy Award, is still used today as...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20172 min read
Staged Reading of ‘Nisei’ at JANM
A staged reading of “Nisei” will be held on Saturday, May 27, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20172 min read
‘Old Bear Hunter’ to Be Screened at WLA UMC
Ko Nishimura plays the title role in “Matagi.” West Los Angeles United Methodist Church, 1913 Purdue Ave. in Los Angeles, begins its...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 20, 20171 min read
‘Rabbit in the Moon’ Screening at Central Library
Born in 1940, Omori was a year and a half old when her family was forced into the Poston concentration camp in Arizona. “Rabbit in the...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 20, 20178 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Sayonara to Ken Park, Hello to Dev Shah
As a cable TV cord cutter, I have a Channel Master DVR+, a digital video recorder that allows me to record TV shows that were broadcast...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 17, 20171 min read
‘Wonder Women: A Talk on Diversity’ on May 18
Christine Chen, Keiko Agena, Lena Khan Kollaboration Los Angeles will present “Wonder Women: A Talk on Diversity” on Thursday, May 18,...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 12, 20171 min read
Screening of ‘Visas and Virtue’ at Torrance Library
Chris Tashima as Chiune Sugihara in a scene from “Visas and Virtue.” TORRANCE — In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month,...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 10, 20172 min read
GLA JACL to Screen Two Videos
GARDENA — The Greater Los Angeles JACL will screen two videos during its meeting and program on Sunday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at Merit Park...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 9, 20171 min read
‘K-TOWN ’92 Reporters’ Looks at L.A. Riots
When mainstream media and city services failed to cover Koreatown during the 1992 L.A. Riots, Choi Young Ho and his colleagues from Radio...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 2, 20171 min read
‘The Furutas’ to Air on PBS World
“Our American Family: The Furutas of Historic Wintersburg” will air on the PBS World Channel nationwide in observance of Asian Pacific...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 28, 20175 min read
MANAA Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary of Changing Hollywood
At the “Rising Sun” press conference, July 29, 1993 at Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. Seated: Guy Aoki (president,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 28, 20174 min read
Palos Verdes Library to Celebrate APA Heritage Month
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES — The Palos Verdes Library District will observe Asian Pacific American Heritage Month throughout May. APAHM, which...
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