JACL and the Campaign for Redress
The JACL redress panel consisted of (from left) John Tateishi, Ron Wakabayashi, Frank Sato, Floyd Shimomura and Ron Ikejiri. (J.K....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20192 min read
Okinawa Picnic Offers Families, Culture, and Summer Fun
Okinawan paarankuu (hand drum) musicians perform at the annual OAA picnic. The Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will host its annual...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20192 min read
Kardashian to Rename Kimono Brand in Wake of Backlash
Tamlyn Tomita posted an image of herself and her mother in kimono on Twitter to protest Kim Kardashian for trademarking “Kimono” for her...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 2, 20194 min read
San Jose Japanese Americans Say ‘No!’ to Fort Sill and More
Scenes from the San Jose vigil held June 27 at the Issei Memorial Building in Japantown. Above: Emcee Tomio Hayase-Izu of San Jose Nikkei...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 1, 20194 min read
Fort Sill Protest Held in Little Tokyo
Mia Yamamoto, a transgender woman and Poston incarceree, speaks at a protest on Thursday night at the Japanese American National Museum....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 1, 20191 min read
‘Lost Years’ in L.A.
Above: Nishikawa signed DVDs of “Our Lost Years” and “Only the Brave,” his 2006 feature about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He is...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20193 min read
Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary Group Show
From left: Contributions to the show by Okuda San Miguel, Mayuka Yamamoto, Kazuki Takamatsu, Andrew Brandou, and Olivia De Berardinis....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20191 min read
GLA JACL Scholarship and Chapter Fundraiser Dance
The scholarship is named in memory of a chapter member who active in the redress movement in the 1980s. In addition to the introduction...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20192 min read
UNLV Mourns Loss of Its First Women’s Tennis Star, Jolene Watanabe
Former UNLV standout tennis player Jolene Watanabe with current women’s coach Kevin Cory. (Photos courtesy UNLV Athletics) LAS VEGAS...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20191 min read
Next on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, June 30, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: Airs at 5:30 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, 6 p.m. on NBC’s COZI TV...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20193 min read
日系社会で今季最初の盆踊り：踊りや茶道、和食など日系文化満喫
色とりどりの法被や浴衣、コスチュームに身を包み、音頭の曲に合わせて楽しく踊る参加者 日系社会の今季最初の盆祭りが２２、２３の両日、サンバレーにあるバレー・ジャパニーズ・コミュニティー・センター（クリスティーン・イノウエ、リサ・ハシモト・エラード両センター長）で開催された。初...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 28, 20193 min read
Kanatani Appointed First Director of UCI Institute and Museum for California Art
IRVINE — Nationally renowned museum educator, scholar and collaborative arts producer Kim Kanatani will join UC Irvine in August as the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 27, 20192 min read
Vicky Mihara Avery, Origami Artist and Business Owner, Passes
By TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly SAN FRANCISCO — Noted origami artist Vicky Mihara Avery passed away from complications of pancreatic...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 27, 20191 min read
Screenwriter Iris Yamashita to Address UCLA Extension Ceremony
UCLA Extension celebrates the accomplishments of over 2,000 graduates at the Certificate Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 28, at Royce...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 27, 20191 min read
Little Tokyo Los Angeles, San Francisco Japantown, and San Jose Japantown Joint Statement Opposing A
Collectively, our communities are outraged over the proposed use of Fort Sill in Oklahoma, a place that once imprisoned 700 Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 26, 20196 min read
Tense Moments as JA Activists Protest at Fort Sill
A military police officer confronts a group of Japanese American activists on Saturday protesting the government’s latest plan to house...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 25, 20191 min read
Ninth Annual Soy and Tofu Festival on June 29
The mission of the Soy and Tofu Festival is to educate the public about the health benefits and various uses of soy and tofu. In adhering...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 25, 20191 min read
‘Tora-san’ Film Screening at WLA UMC
The 27th entry in the long-running “Otoko wa Tsurai yo” (It’s Tough Being a Man) series stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajiro Kuruma and Keiko...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Little Tokyo-Aligned Groups Unite in Opposition to Use of Fort Sill as Detention Center
(Published June 22, 2019) The following is a joint statement from several Los Angeles-based community organizations. Representatives of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 24, 20192 min read
S.F. Attorney Dale Minami to Receive 2019 ABA Medal
The American Bar Association announced June 17 that it will honor San Francisco attorney Dale Minami, a lifelong champion of the civil...
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