‘Star Trek VI’ Screening, Concert at JANM
George Takei as Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior in a scene from “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.” The Japanese American...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20172 min read
Ono Given Writing Credit for ‘Imagine’
Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon at the National Music Publishers’ Association event. NEW YORK — At the National Music Publishers’...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 20, 20171 min read
A Starry Night
Co-sponsored by the All United States Kendo Federation and Little Tokyo Service Center and produced by Eiko Fujino, this variety show...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 20, 20177 min read
Supreme Court Sides with The Slants
The Slants WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that The Slants, an Asian American rock band, has the right to use its name...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 15, 20171 min read
They’ve Got the Beat
With over 50 performers pounding on the largest taiko drums in Southern California, TaikoProject energizes the audience with bombastic...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 5, 20172 min read
An Evening with Keiko Matsui at the Aratani
Matsui, whose new album, “Journey to the Heart,” is on the top of the sales and airplay charts, will be joined by Benoit for a special...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 31, 20171 min read
Annual Voice Recital by Lisa Joe’s Students Set for June 17
Pictured at the last recital, held in 2015, are: (front row, from left) Tom Ishimine, Toni Noda, Sharon Sugita, Phyllis Nakagawa, Joannie...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20172 min read
‘Letters to Eve’ – A New Musical of Hope
Cast members Melvin Biteng, Mark Labella, Scott Takada, Arvin Lee, On Shiu. (Photo by Austin Schumacher) “Letters to Eve” is a seven-year...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 17, 20175 min read
Asian American Music Festival at the Aratani
One of the most versatile and cosmopolitan saxophonist in pop, soul and contemporary jazz for over 35 years, Michael Paulo is producing...
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Rafu Shimpo
May 4, 20171 min read
‘Utayabira Wuduyabira’ at Armstrong Theatre
Photo by Stuart Yamashiro TORRANCE — On Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m., the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will bring the sights, sounds,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 21, 20172 min read
FtF, VC Present ‘Bronzeville, Little Tokyo’
A scene from “Bronze, Bass, Jazz,” a 360-degree video presentation, part of “Bronzeville, Little Tokyo.” (Photo courtesy of Javier...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 20, 20176 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Egads! 25 Years of ‘Into the Next Stage’
2017 is the quarter-century mark for a couple of events that began in 1992. Nine days from now, it will be the 25th anniversary of a jury...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 19, 20173 min read
Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival Set for April 22-23
Performers will include Yoki Daiko, pictured at last year’s Cherry Blossom Festival. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) MONTEREY PARK — The 2017...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 18, 20171 min read
‘Music Behind Barbed Wire’ at CSUDH
CARSON — As part of CSU Dominguez Hill’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, “Music Behind Barbed Wire” will...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 13, 20172 min read
Fundraising Concert with Yuki Koto Band and Wildwood Highway on April 14
Yukiko Matsuyama An “East-West” fundraising concert showcasing international recording artist Yukiko Matsuyama & Friends and an acoustic...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20172 min read
Hatamiya-Athayde Big Band on Sunday at Blue Whale
The Jon Hatamiya-Kyle Athayde Big Band has a date this Sunday, April 2, at the Blue Whale in Little Tokyo’s Weller Court. Jon Hatamiya...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 16, 20171 min read
Model Citizen
(Below) Singer/songwriter Kris Roche, who was born in Kyoto to an American father and Japanese mother and recently released his first...
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