‘Celebrating Bruce Lee’ at JANM
“Celebrating Bruce Lee” will take place Sunday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum’s Tateuchi Democracy Forum,...
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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, 20151 min read
Screening of ‘Off the Menu’ at JANM
“Off the Menu: Asian America,” a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee, will be screened on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 21, 20152 min read
Japan Fair 2015 Features Films, Flower Art
Ryuji Aoki and Naoko Ken speak during Japan Film Festival Los Angeles. By JUNKO YOSHIDA, Rafu Japanese Staff Writer Japanese food and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20153 min read
Netflix Releases Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’
Director Cary Fukunaga on the set of “Beasts of No Nation.” BEVERLY HILLS — “Beasts of No Nation,” a new film written and directed by...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20154 min read
MANAA Blasts Ridley Scott for Taking Asian American Actors Out of ‘The Martian’
Mackenzie Davis as Mindy Park and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Venkat Kapoor in a scene from “The Martian.” Media Action Network for Asian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20158 min read
Life with ‘Dr. Ken’
Ken Jeong and Suzy Nakamura on the set of “Dr. Ken” at Sony Studios. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Suzy...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 9, 20152 min read
Redress Film to Debut at Skirball on Oct. 15
At 91 years old, Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga still keeps an entire archive of books, videos and research material on the Japanese American...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 8, 20157 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Jeong Getting It from All Sides But ‘Dr. Ken’ Is a Hit
It was surreal finally getting to meet Ken Jeong at the recent screening of “Dr. Ken” at the Japanese American National Museum’s Center...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 8, 20151 min read
‘Hito Hata’ Screening at Union Station
From right: Mako, Saachiko, Pat Morita and Tad Horino fight to save their home in a scene from “Hito Hata: Raise the Banner.” (Visual...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 7, 20152 min read
Watanabe, Kikuchi Featured in ‘Shanghai’
Ken Watanabe plays Capt. Tanaka in “Shanghai.” “Shanghai,” a neo-noir film written by Hossein Amini and directed by Mikael Håfström,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 30, 20152 min read
Free Screening of ‘Letter to Momo’ in Torrance
Momo and a yokai in a scene from Hiroyuki Okiura’s “A Letter to Momo.” TORRANCE — The Japan Foundation Los Angeles will host a free...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 25, 20152 min read
Naoko Mori Plays Yasuko Namba in ‘Everest’
Naoko Mori as Yasuko Namba in a scene from “Everest.” Actress Naoko Mori portrays real-life mountain climber Yasuko Namba in the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 24, 20153 min read
Wada Drama Screens Sunday at the Aratani
Fred Wada, above with wife Masako, traveled to several Latin American nations to visit local transplanted Japanese communities and gain...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 24, 20156 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Overbearing Jessica Huang Mars Second Season Opener of ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
All right, it’s late September, and after all the networks have bombarded us with promos for their fall series, we finally get to see...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 24, 20154 min read
APAMC Congratulates ABC on Reaching Milestone
Pictured at an APAMC-ABC meeting are (from left: Tim McNeal (ABC vice president of creative talent development and inclusion), Snehal...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 23, 20152 min read
Sei Fujii Event This Saturday at Gardena Valley JCI
Chris Tashima as Sei Fujii in a scene from “Lil Tokyo Reporter.” GARDENA — In honor of Sei Fujii’s contributions to the Japanese American...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 18, 20152 min read
‘East Side Sushi’ Opens Statewide
The film introduces us to Juana, a working-class Latina single mother who strives to become a sushi chef. Years of working in the food...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20152 min read
CSUN Animation Faculty, Students Helped Rebuild Memories of Hiroshima Life Pre-Bombing
“Message from Hiroshima,” a Japanese documentary directed by bombing survivor Masaaki Tanabe and narrated by actor George Takei, tells...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 12, 20157 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: James Evicted from ‘Big Brother’; Ratings Plummet
On this season of CBS’s “Big Brother,” “double eviction night” has had horrible consequences for players not in the dominant alliance....
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