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In her bid for re-election to the Trustee Area 2 seat, incumbent Soo Y. Yoo is running unopposed and will not appear on the ballot. She...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 2, 20173 min read
JANM Founding President Bruce Kaji Passes at 91
Bruce Kaji in front of the former Nishi Hongwanji building in Little Tokyo, where the Japanese American National Museum opened in 1992....
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Governor Signs Bill on Senior Care Facilities
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 19 signed Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s Assembly Bill 651, which will strengthen the state...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 28, 20172 min read
Supervisor Hahn Announces Appointees to Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn on Oct. 24 announced her appointees to the recently created Blue Ribbon Commission on Public...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 26, 20171 min read
Hirono: Culture of Harassment at NPS ‘Completely Unacceptable’
HONOLULU – Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20173 min read
JACCC Among Winners of Grant for Children’s Play Zones
Image from JACCC’s “Little Tokyo Open” proposal. The 10 winners — including the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in — of a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20171 min read
‘No Muslim Ban Ever’
From left: David Monkawa, Kaz Matamura and her son, and Taiji Miyagawa were among the protesters. A protest against President Trump’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 16, 20172 min read
API Legislative Caucus Opposes Tulelake Airport Fence
Watercolor by George Tamura, a teenager held at Tule Lake. This work was rescued from being sold at the Rago auction in 2015. Courtesy...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Carrillo, Lopez Lead 51st Assembly District Race
Democrats Wendy Carrillo and Luis Lopez are the top two vote-getters so far among 13 candidates in the Oct. 3 primary for the 51st...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 3, 20177 min read
APA Legislators React to Las Vegas Massacre
WASHINGTON — Asian Pacific American members of Congress issued the following statements about the shooting at a country music concert in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 3, 20172 min read
Meet the Candidate
De Ocampo, a Democrat, a charitable foundation advisor, and a son of Filipino immigrants, is one of 13 candidates in the Oct. 3 special...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20173 min read
Idaho Congress Members Back Commemorative Stamp
Honor Roll at Minidoka lists incarcerees who served in the military during World War II. WASHINGTON — Idaho’s congressional delegation...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20174 min read
Hirono to Trump: Fill Diplomatic Posts That Are Key to Addressing North Korea Crisis
WASHNGTON — Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Sept. 19 led 10 Senate Democrats in calling on President Trump to fill the vacancies for...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 2, 20175 min read
Brown Signs Bill Funding $3 Million in CCLPEP Grants
Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Opera received a California Liberties Public Education grant to stage “The White Bird of Poston,” a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 29, 20175 min read
Hirono: ‘Healthcare Is a Right, Not a Privilege’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), co-author of the “repeal and replace” bill, and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) were the first speakers at the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 27, 20173 min read
Supreme Court Cancels Hearing on Travel Ban; Rights Groups Oppose New Executive Order
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has canceled its Oct. 10 hearing in the Muslim ban cases, asking both parties to resubmit short...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 25, 20174 min read
Alhambra City Manager Yokoyama Announces Retirement
Rafu Staff Report ALHAMBRA — Alhambra City Manager Mark Yokoyama has announced that he will retire effective Nov. 3. Yokoyama, who...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 21, 20177 min read
‘Don’t Let History Repeat Itself’
Members of Girl Scout Troop 5325, along with youth from the Venice and West L.A. community and former World War II incarcerees, present...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 20, 20174 min read
Hirabayashi, Yasui, Korematsu Families File Brief in Supreme Court in Opposition to Travel Ban
Karen Korematsu (left), Holly Yasui, and Jay Hirabayashi on a panel at the 2013 JANM National Conference. (Photo via DiscoverNikkei.org)...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 19, 20172 min read
Congressman to Speak on WWII Incarceration at Oxy
Rep. Mark Takano addresses the Democratic National Convention in 2016. (ABC News) Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) will address the lessons...
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