Taiko Master Kenny Endo Returning to Satsuki Bazaar and Arts Festival
The two-day bazaar and arts festival, which is the major fundraiser for the temple, will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 21,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 29, 20164 min read
Countertenor Brian Asawa Dies at 49
Brian Asawa (Photo by Marco Borggreve) Brian Asawa, a celebrated countertenor and non-degreed USC alumnus, died on April 18 after a long...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 29, 20163 min read
‘Buena Vista: Haven in the Desert’ Exhibit Covers 118 Years of Alameda History
Title and Deed transferred to the church, Oct 14, 1950. By action of the conference, the name was changed to Buena Vista Methodist Church...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 27, 20161 min read
Hirahara to Speak at San Mateo Public Library
Naomi Hirahara (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) SAN MATEO — In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Naomi Hirahara will speak...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 27, 20161 min read
APA Film Festival at CSM
SAN MATEO — College of San Mateo’s Ethnic Studies Department presents the seventh annual Asian Pacific American Film Festival on Friday,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 24, 20163 min read
Samantha Tsukiji Named NorCal Cherry Blossom Queen
The 2016 Cherry Blossom Court was introduced to the public on April 10 in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza. From left: Princess...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 22, 20161 min read
State Assembly Adjourned in Nakanishi’s Memory
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) adjourned the State Assembly’s April 4 session in memory of noted scholar Don...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 18, 20162 min read
$5,000 Kase Nikkei Community Scholarships Available
Kase Program participants serve as interns at Japanese American community organizations. SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese Cultural and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 12, 20163 min read
Hirasuna’s New Book, ‘All That Remains,’ Available Through JACL/SF
While imprisoned at Poston, Ariz., Sadao Oka, a farmer from Salinas, joined a bird-carving group and learned to sketch a bird outline on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 7, 20164 min read
Attorney, Community Activist Garrick Lew Dies at 65
SAN FRANCISCO — Renowned attorney and community activist Garrick Sherman Lew passed away on March 19 due to complications arising from...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 7, 20161 min read
Giants Japanese Heritage Night with the JCCCNC
SAN FRANCISCO — Join the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California on Tuesday, May 10, at 7:15 p.m. to cheer on the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Kimochi San Mateo Holds Ribbon-Cutting and Open House
Front row, from left: Rep. Jackie Speier, Kimochi Board President Paul Chin, Lawrence Cappel, board chairman of the Peninsula Health Care...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 30, 20167 min read
A ‘People-Powered’ Campaign
Mariko Yamada By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Former Assemblymember Mariko Yamada’s (D-Davis) campaign for State Senate, launched a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 28, 20161 min read
JA Alumnae of Cal to Gather April 9
OAKLAND — Japanese American Woman Alumnae of UC Berkeley will hold their annual get-together on Saturday, April 9, at Yoshi’s Oakland,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 25, 20164 min read
Florin JACL Calls Out School District Over ‘Outrageous’ Incident
SACRAMENTO — The Florin Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League on March 16 sent the following letter to the Board of Trustees...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 25, 20162 min read
‘Tadaima’ Gathering to Be Held at SJSU
SAN JOSE — “Tadaima,” a Japanese American gathering of LGBTQQ and allies, will be held Saturday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. at San...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 24, 20162 min read
‘You Don’t Know Jack’ to Be Screened at Tenderloin Museum
Jack Soo SAN FRANCISCO — A screening of “You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story,” co-presented by the Asian Art Museum, will take place...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 23, 20164 min read
NorCal Cherry Blossom Queen Candidates Announced
Front row, from left: Breana Mayumi Inoshita, Kona Melissa Kawai, Nicole Kiyomi Harada. Back row, from left: Samantha Beth Tsukiji,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 23, 20161 min read
Karen Ishizuka to Discuss ‘Serve the People’ in Berkeley
BERKELEY — On the last day of the Asian Pacific Islanders Issues Series (APIISERIES) 2016 Conference, author Karen L. Ishizuka will give...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 18, 20165 min read
Shame Overshadows the Score
A screen grab from Glen Kumamoto’s video of the Feb. 25 CIF playoff game between McClatchy High (dark uniforms) and host Oak Ridge shows...
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