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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 30, 20165 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Fan Favorite James Huling Back in the ‘Big Brother’ House
Last September at the end of the 17th edition of CBS’s reality competition show “Big Brother,” James Huling came in seventh but was later...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 24, 20162 min read
Docudrama About JA WWII Experience Echoes Today’s Anti-Muslim Sentiment
A jail scene from Brian Maeda’s docudrama “We Said No! No!” As outrage and conflict continue to swirl around Republican presidential...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 23, 20162 min read
Ally Maki Featured in ‘Wrecked’ on TBS
“Wrecked,” TBS’ new ensemble comedy about a group of strangers stranded on a deserted island following a plane crash, premiered on June...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 23, 20161 min read
‘Chiune Sugihara’s Legacy’ at Aratani Theatre
A screening and panel discussion on “Chiune Sugihara’s Legacy: Japanese-Jewish Bonds,” organized by the Japan America Society of Southern...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 20, 20162 min read
Digital Media Conference at JANM This Weekend
V3con honorees Jennifer Yuh Nelson, John Cho and Phil Yu. The V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con) returns to the Japanese American...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 16, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The View for Asians in the Land Down Under
On June 2 and 3, I had lunch with two very interesting and different people — actor Jason Scott Lee (whom I was finally meeting for the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 10, 20165 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Via Netflix, Ali Wong’s Comedy Is Venomously Funny
In case the purpose of this column isn’t known to most Rafu readers by now, it’s to comment and report on media as it relates to Asian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 10, 20162 min read
CBS Cancels ‘CSI: Cyber’
Haley Kiyoko as Raven Ramirez and Shad Moss as Brody Nelson in a scene from “CSI: Cyber.” (CBS) CBS on May 12 canceled “CSI: Cyber” after...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 6, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: ‘Survivor’s’ Tai Trang Was Robbed!
The season finale of “Survivor: Kaoh Rong” aired on May 18 with the usual two-hour episode followed by an hour reunion of the cast where...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 3, 20162 min read
Ishibashi Ready for Battle in New Mutant Ninja Turtles Blockbuster
Brittany Ishibashi will be seen as Karai, right, in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,” opening nationwide Friday. By...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 1, 20162 min read
An Evening with Eddie Huang at the Aratani
An Evening with Eddie Huang, author of “Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food and Broken Hearts in China,” will be held on...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 19, 20166 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The TV Networks Announce Their 2016-2017 Season
It’s mid-May, that time of the year when the television networks go to New York to officially announce the new shows they’ve decided to...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 16, 20161 min read
Asian American Child Actors to Speak
A panel discussion with Asian American child actors will be presented in conjunction with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 16, 20163 min read
‘Orizuru 2015’ to Have U.S. Premiere in L.A.
In a scene from “Orizuru 2015,” Sadako’s cranes figure prominently in a peace ceremony in Hawaii. “Orizuru 2015,” a selection of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 13, 20165 min read
EAST WIND: ‘Crimson Kimono’ and James Shigeta
“… James Shigeta has matinee idol good looks and a soothing baritone voice that should send the record companies mad for his autograph on...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 13, 20162 min read
From the Bookshelf to the Big Screen
Naomi Hirahara poses for a photo with her latest work in the Mas Arai mystery series, “Sayonara Slam,” during an author reading and...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 12, 20164 min read
APAMC: Hollywood Uses Whitewashing and Yellowface to Erase Asian American Stories
The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition issued the following statement in Los Angeles on May 2. =*= The Asian Pacific American Media...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 6, 20167 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Weakest ‘Survivor’ Contestant Becomes Most Powerful Player
He looked like the original 98-pound weakling (actually, maybe 68-pound), speaking with a Vietnamese accent so strong his speech was...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 5, 20162 min read
‘Lil Tokyo Reporter’ Screening and Panel
Pictured at a Long Beach screening of “Lil Tokyo Reporter” on April 30 are (from left): Saeko Higa-Dickinson, translator of a book about...
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