‘Jazz Katsu Evening for Kumamoto’ at JAMsj
Jazz vocalist Ayako Hosokawa and drummer Akira Tana SAN JOSE — “Jazz Katsu Evening for Kumamoto,” a Japan earthquake relief benefit, will...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 24, 20162 min read
Congressman’s Father Sentenced for Making Illegal Contributions to Son’s Campaign
SACRAMENTO — Babulal Bera, 83, of La Palma, Orange County, was sentenced Aug. 18 to 12 months and a day in prison for making excessive...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 21, 20165 min read
APA Officials Blast Trump’s Comments About Philippines
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has aroused anger from Filipino American and other Asian Pacific American leaders,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 18, 20162 min read
San Francisco Screening of ‘Persona Non Grata’
Toshiaki Karasawa and Koyuki as Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara in a scene from “Persona Non Grata.” SAN FRANCISCO — Join the Nichi Bei...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 18, 20162 min read
Kimochi to Hold Car Show, Golf Tournament, Nakajo Tribute
SAN FRANCISCO — Kimochi Inc., which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. announces the following upcoming events: • Kimochi San...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 12, 20162 min read
SAVE THE DATE: Aloha Run Coming to San Francisco
With a spectacular view of the Golden Gate Bridge, runners/walkers of all abilities will enjoy the incredible scenery of Crissy Field,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 11, 20161 min read
San Mateo Buddhist Temple’s Obon Festival This Saturday
SAN MATEO — San Mateo Buddhist Temple, 2 S. Claremont St. in San Mateo, will hold its annual Obon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 3...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20161 min read
Governor Appoints Shimomura, Ishida
SACRAMENTO – Appointments announced by Gov. Jerry Brown on July 22 include the following: This position does not require Senate...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20161 min read
SACBC Obon Festival on Aug. 13
Everyone is invited. There will be Buddhist dancing (7 p.m.), Japanese music, a taiko drum performance, and Japanese foods (5 to 6 p.m.)....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20161 min read
Diablo Valley JA Club’s 60th Summer Festival
CONCORD — The Diablo Japanese American Club will hold its 60th Anniversary Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 1 to 9 p.m. and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 9, 20163 min read
Sacramento’s Largest Japanese Cultural and Food Bazaar Celebrates Its 70th Year
SACRAMENTO – The Buddhist Church of Sacramento’s Japanese Culture and Food Festival is a summertime tradition in Northern California....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 5, 20161 min read
‘Raising Mixed Race’ Panel at JAMsj
SAN JOSE — A panel on the book “Raising Mixed Race: Multiracial Asian Children in a Post-Racial World” will be presented on Saturday,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 4, 20161 min read
Placer Obon Odori Next Saturday, Food Festival Next Month
Dharma School will set up its shaved ice, bottled water and soda booth at 4 p.m. as part of its fundraising efforts. Udon will be sold...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 3, 20163 min read
43rd Nihonmachi Street Fair in S.F. Japantown
The Nihonmachi Street Fair (NSF) considers itself the original “melting pot” of street fairs, with many aspects of Asian Pacific American...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 3, 20166 min read
Airport Plans Divide Tule Lake Stakeholders
The road leading to the entrance of Tulelake Airport with Abalone Hill in the background. (Photo by Martha Nakagawa) By MARTHA...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20161 min read
Oakland Obon on Saturday
The celebration features Obon dancing, taiko drums, koto performance, tea ceremony, temple tours, Japanese food and music, and ikebana...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20161 min read
Palo Alto Obon and Bazaar This Weekend
The traditional Obon Odori dance will highlight Sunday evening’s festivities. The dance, an expression of gratitude towards one’s family...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 31, 20161 min read
Boy Meets World War II: An American Story of Growing Up Japanese
“American Yellow,” a memoir by Bay Area Nisei writer George Omi, has been published by First Edition Design Publishing Inc. As a child of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 31, 20166 min read
A Faith Forged by Common Struggles
Laurel Robinson is a member of the Modoc/Klamath tribe seen here making an incense offering during the memorial service at the Tule Lake...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 31, 201610 min read
Resistance Remembered, Recognized at Tule Lake
Jimi Yamaichi addresses the attendees as Hiroshi Kashiwagi lights the electric candles prior to the start of the memorial program at this...
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