Over 2,500 ‘Save First Street North’ Petition Signatures Submitted to Council District 14
Petitions were submitted by (from left) Kristin Fukushima, Carrie Morita, Alex Kanegawa, Kimi Maru, Mark Masaoka and Kathy Masaoka. (GWEN...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Asian/Pacific Islander Agenda Forum on November Elections This Saturday
What’s at stake for Asian/Pacific Islanders in the November elections? Speakers will address this question in an educational forum on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 12, 20182 min read
Gov. Ige Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration as Tropical Storm Approaches
HONOLULU – Hawaii Gov. David Ige has formally requested a presidential disaster declaration as Tropical Storm Olivia gets closer to the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20188 min read
Hirono Speaks Out Against Kavanaugh at Start of Confirmation Hearings
Sen. Mazie Hirono speaks during the first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings. WASHINGTON – Sen. Mazie K. Hirono...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20183 min read
Muratsuchi Observes 30th Anniversary of Civil Liberties Act at State Capitol
From right: Dale Shimasaki, CEO of Strategic Education Services in Sacramento, with son Lance and wife Ann Thuy Shimasaki, director of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20182 min read
OBITUARY: Susan Watanabe, Writer and Political/Community Activist Leader
Susan Elizabeth Watanabe, a television writer, community leader and political activist, passed away on Aug. 25 of a brain tumor, it was...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20182 min read
OBITUARY: Toru Miyoshi, Member of Santa Maria City Council, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisor
Toru Miyoshi, second from right, served on the Santa Maria City Council and Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for a total of 20...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20181 min read
Federal Judge Denies Tule Lake Committee’s TRO Motion
(Google Maps) SACRAMENTO — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on Aug. 27 issued an 18-page order denying,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 27, 20184 min read
APA Members of Congress Eulogize McCain
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died on Saturday at age 81, is being eulogized by colleagues on both sides of the aisle,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 25, 20183 min read
Tule Lake Committee Files Lawsuit to Stop Transfer of Airport to Modoc Tribe
Tulelake Airport in Modoc County. (Photo by Martha Nakagawa) SACRAMENTO — The Tule Lake Committee on Aug. 21 filed a lawsuit in the U.S....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20181 min read
Ige Signs Emergency Proclamation in Anticipation of Hurricane Lane
HONOLULU – Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed an emergency proclamation that will provide relief for disaster damages, losses and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20183 min read
JACL Calls for Community Healing in Wake of Politician’s Racist Comments
WASHINGTON – The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Aug. 17 about incidents involving two Democratic...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 21, 20185 min read
Council Honors A-Bomb Survivors as It Endorses ‘Back from the Brink’ Resolution
City Councilmember Paul Koretz is joined at City Hall by members of the American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (ASA) and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 21, 20183 min read
Garrett Wada Running for La Palma City Council
Garrett Wada LA PALMA — Three candidates have filed nomination papers for two City Council seats for the La Palma general municipal...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Ex-Rep. Case Expected to Succeed Hanabusa in House
HONOLULU — In the Aug. 11 Democratic primary for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District (City and County of Honolulu), former Rep. Ed Case...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 14, 201810 min read
Story of Struggle
Editorial team for of “NCRR: The Grassroots Struggle for Japanese American Redress and Reparations” (from left): Qris Yamashita, Lane...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 14, 20182 min read
Incumbent Ige Defeats Hanabusa in Hawaii Democratic Primary for Governor
A victorious Gov. David Ige is interviewed after the election. (KZOO Radio) HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. David Ige fought off five challengers,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 7, 20181 min read
Marine Highway Named for Daniel Akaka
Gov. David Ige and members of the Akaka family gather for the naming of the Daniel K. Akaka Marine Highway on July 9. (Hawaii Department...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Parker Center Demolition Proceeds as Dispute Lingers
By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo Parker Center, the former Los Angeles Police Department headquarters that in the early 1950s displaced...
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