JACL Condemns Threats to Jewish Community
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on March 1: =*= The JACL condemns the recent threats to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 4, 20178 min read
11-Member JA Leadership Delegation Heads for Japan
Japanese American Leadership Delegation at the Japanese American National Museum. Front row, from left: Kaz Maniwa, U.S.-Japan Council;...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 3, 20177 min read
Gardena Mayoral Candidate Ikejiri Emphasizes His Experience
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer GARDENA — Seven candidates, all but one of them current or former members of the City Council, are...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 2, 20172 min read
A Goal Accomplished
Assemblymember Muratsuchi, joined by his wife Hiroko and daughter Sophia, is sworn in by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. (GWEN...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 1, 20174 min read
Councilmember Terauchi Seeking Another Term as Gardena Mayor
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer GARDENA — Gardena has been without a mayor since the departure of Paul Tanaka in June 2016. All of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 1, 20173 min read
Advancing Justice Mourns Killing of South Asian Immigrant
On Feb. 22, two Indian American immigrants were targeted and shot in a bar in Olathe, Kan., and one of them was killed. A third man was...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 27, 20174 min read
$10K Donated to Venice JA Memorial
Suzanne Thompson, Emily Winters, Warren Furutani, Alice Stek and Brian Maeda in 2017. By PHYLLIS HAYASHIBARA Three members of the Venice...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 24, 20172 min read
Takei Relates Bitter History to Today
George Takei speaks about his experiences in wartime concentration camps on Feb. 17 at the Japanese American National Museum, which has...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 23, 20175 min read
Rodney Tanaka Making Another Run for Gardena Council
Rodney Tanaka with his daughter Jenifer and granddaughters in front of the Gardena Police Department. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 22, 20173 min read
Muratsuchi Resolution Recognizes 75th Anniversary of E0 9066
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi lights a candle for the incarcerees at Manzanar during a ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento....
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 22, 20172 min read
City Council Rejects Parker Center Historic Designation
Buildings on the north end of Little Tokyo at First and San Pedro streets are demolished in the 1950s to make way for Parker Center. Rafu...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 21, 20171 min read
‘Executive Orders: Disrupting Lives’ at UCLA
Feb. 19 marked 75 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the unjust incarceration of over...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 20, 20175 min read
Members of President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs Resign
President Barack Obama signs Executive Order 13515, re-establishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 17, 20173 min read
Supervisors Proclaim Feb. 19 as Day of Remembrance
The Board of Supervisors honored the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. Pictured from left: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Carrie Lew,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 17, 20173 min read
Los Angeles DOR to Feature Community Speakers, Cultural Performances
Speakers will include former Rep. Mike Honda, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi. The 2017...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20172 min read
Candidates in Gardena Election Announced
Ron Ikejiri, Terrence Terauchi, Rodney Tanaka GARDENA — A total of 18 candidates are running in Gardena’s next municipal election on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20171 min read
OCA Welcomes Haley and Chao Appointments
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley WASHINGTON — OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 14, 20171 min read
GVJCI DOR to Focus on ‘Resistance at Tule Lake’
Above and below: Scenes from Konrad Aderer’s documentary “Resistance at Tule Lake.” GARDENA — “Resistance at Tule Lake” will be the theme...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 11, 20172 min read
Little Tokyo Sparkle! Wins Clean Streets Award
From left: Alan Kumamoto, Brian Kito, Steve Nagano and City Councilmember David Ryu. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and members of the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Feb 10, 20175 min read
Japanese Hospital: Keeping the Community Healthy
The Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights opened its doors in 1929. (Courtesy of Little Tokyo Historical Society) Beginning in the late 19th...
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