American Bon Dancing at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
A joyous celebration of departed ancestors, Bon is a Japanese Buddhist festival that’s been marked for more than five centuries with a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Premiere of ‘Kikan’ at New People Cinema
A wartime promise takes Pvt. Jimmy Ibata of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on a life-changing journey from the battlefields of Europe...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20192 min read
OBITUARY: Noted Shamisen Teacher Hideko Nakajima
Born on May 19, 1934 in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Nakajima Sensei enjoyed a lifelong career in the performing arts in both Japan and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 8, 20191 min read
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SAN JOSE — This Sunday, Aug. 11, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: Airs at 5:30 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, 6 p.m. on NBC’s COZI TV...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20191 min read
Novato Man Reported Missing
Andrew Nakashima NOVATO — The Novato Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding Andrew Nakashima, 24, who has been...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 1, 20191 min read
Screening of ‘Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the JA Experience’ at de Young Museum
From the hand-drawn logo of “The Godfather” to Herman Miller’s biomorphic coffee table, the work of Japanese American designers,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Sacramento’s Largest Japanese Cultural and Food Bazaar Celebrates Its Award-Winning Udon
Enjoy delicious Japanese dishes, prepared right before your eyes. There will be everything from award-winning udon, fresh poke bowls,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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SAN JOSE — This Sunday, July 28, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: Airs at 5:30 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, 6 p.m. on NBC’s COZI TV...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 24, 20192 min read
Nominees Sought for Takeo and Kay Okamoto Community Award
SAN FRANCISCO — Nominations for the 2019 Takeo and Kay Okamoto Community Award are now being accepted by the Japanese Cultural and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 18, 20195 min read
‘Shared Footsteps: From Exclusion to Injustice’ at Presidio
Share in the footsteps with Sansei artists and musicians in this multi-site experience connecting two powerful exhibitions at the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 16, 20193 min read
Northern/Central California Obon Festivals This Weekend
The following Obon celebrations will be held at temples in Northern and Central California during the weekend of July 20 and 21. Teriyaki...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 16, 20192 min read
The Movement: Concert with Charlie Chin, Philip Kan Gotanda & Friends
Charlie Chin and Philip Kan Gotanda SAN FRANCISCO — The Chinese American Historical Society of America Museum will present an afternoon...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 10, 20193 min read
Northern/Central California Obon/Summer Festivals This Weekend
The weekend of July 13-14 will be a busy one for festival-goers in Northern and Central California. Entertainment/displays: O-Nami Taiko,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 10, 20193 min read
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Presents ‘The Language Archive’
Alta (Emily Kuroda) and Resten (Francis Jue) have a thing or two to tell dedicated linguist George (Jomar Tagatac) about love in Julia...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Live Tattooing at Asian Art Museum
SAN FRANCISCO — Tattooing will be demonstrated on Saturday, July 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St. in San...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 4, 20191 min read
Northern California Obon/Summer Festivals This Weekend
Food booths will offer teriyaki chicken, chow mein, hot dogs, sushi, somen, manju and baked goods. There will also be a beer booth,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Playwright/Storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki Selected as Recipient of Map Fund for New Works
Kai Kāne Aoki Izu (foreground) and Brenda Wong Aoki (Photo courtesy of First Voice) SAN FRANCISCO – Award-winning storyteller,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 3, 20195 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Still Moving Mountains
I used to hear in academia that historical events are usually written some 50 years later. My first thought was, “Yeah, after most of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20194 min read
San Jose Japanese Americans Say ‘No!’ to Fort Sill and More
Scenes from the San Jose vigil held June 27 at the Issei Memorial Building in Japantown. Above: Emcee Tomio Hayase-Izu of San Jose Nikkei...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20191 min read
Next on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, June 30, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: Airs at 5:30 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, 6 p.m. on NBC’s COZI TV...
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