Candidate Cabildo Gets JA Support
Congressional candidate Maria Cabildo talks with supporters. Maria Cabildo, one of the candidates in the 34th Congressional District...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20173 min read
Robert Lee Ahn: Election Is an Opportunity for API Community
Ballot problems raise concerns as early voting begins. By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robert Lee Ahn, a Democratic...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 31, 20172 min read
CAPAC Chair Condemns Lawmaker’s Comments Defending JA Incarceration
WASHINGTON – Colorado State Rep. Phil Covarrubias defended the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II on March 22 while...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 30, 20173 min read
Muratsuchi Seeks $3 Million for CCLPEP
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi is joined by his wife Hiroko Higuchi and teacher Kurt Ikeda at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20171 min read
William Hagerty Named U.S. Envoy to Japan
WASHINGTON — President Trump on March 23 announced his intention to appoint William Francis Hagerty IV of Tennessee to be U.S. ambassador...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 28, 20176 min read
Attorney Ahn Running for Becerra’s House Seat
Robert Lee Ahn (center) with supporters at his campaign kickoff. Among the 19 Democratic candidates for the 34th Congressional District...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 28, 20172 min read
CAPAC Chair Seeks Removal of Rep. King from Constitution Subcommittee Chairmanship
WASHINGTON — Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) has called for the removal of Rep....
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 28, 20171 min read
Talk on Nisei Vets’ Impact on Redress
Go For Broke National Education Center will present “Restoring America’s Promise: The Impact of Nisei Veterans in the Fight for Redress”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 26, 20175 min read
Rep. Fukumoto Formally Leaves Hawaii GOP
Image from Hawaii State Rep. Beth Fukumoto’s video explaining her decision to leave the Republican Party. HONOLULU — State Rep. Beth...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 23, 20172 min read
Yokoyama Running for Cerritos City Council Again
Frank Aurelio Yokoyama, his wife Wendy Sung-hee Ha, and their children. CERRITOS — Frank Aurelio Yokoyama is one of seven candidates...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 19, 20175 min read
A Long Road to Justice
The Shibayama family of Lima, Peru lost everything and was forcibly removed from the country during World War II. By MARTHA NAKAGAWA,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 17, 20172 min read
Nakakuni Retires Following DOJ Request for Resignation
Florence Nakakuni HONOLULU — Florence T. Nakakuni, former U.S. attorney for the Hawaii District, retired a day after she and 45 other...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 15, 20173 min read
Advancing Justice, JACL, Chu Criticize Latest Executive Order
WASHINGTON — The White House on March 6 issued a new executive order that critics say continues the administration’s attempt to ban...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 13, 20176 min read
Ishihara Park Dedicated in Santa Monica
George Ishihara’s family members behind a wall that summarizes his life story. From right: Derek Ishihara, son of Jon Ishihara; Rob...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 10, 20173 min read
Tanaka, Kaskanian Win Gardena Council Seats; Cerda, Johnson Lead Mayor’s Race
Gardena City Council candidate Rodney Tanaka, Cherrystones owner Leonard Kim and City Council Candidate Art Kaskanian at Cherrystones on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 9, 20172 min read
Public Hearing Set for Japanese Peruvians Interned During WWII
WASHINGTON — The struggle to redress the unjust government treatment of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II reached its...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 8, 20174 min read
Furutani to Be Featured Speaker at Manzanar Pilgrimage
The Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award, also known as the Baka Guts Award, was given Warren Furutani (right), then a Los Angeles Board of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 7, 20179 min read
L.A. Day of Remembrance Draws Huge Crowd
Banners represented the 10 War Relocation Authority camps and the Justice Department camps where Japanese Americans were held during...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 7, 20172 min read
Congressman Criticized for Reference to ‘Orientals’
Rep. Mike Bost (CNN) WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) has drawn fire for a reference to “Orientals” while discussing town hall...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 6, 20172 min read
Former American Samoa Rep Faleomavaega Dies at 73
Eni Faleomavaega, who served 13 terms as American Samoa’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Feb. 22 at his home in...
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