Next on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, June 2, 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...
top of page
Search
Rafu Shimpo
May 29, 20192 min read
‘Always Be My Maybe’ Playing at Los Feliz Theatre
Randall Park and Ali Wong in a scene from “Always Be My Maybe,” which they co-wrote. (Netflix) “Always Be My Maybe,” a romantic comedy...
2 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 28, 20194 min read
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Launches Keystone Initiative for Permanent APA Gallery
The pale-blue dress worn by Constance Wu in “Crazy Rich Asians” was displayed during the gala. Marchesa donated the dress, featured in a...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 27, 20192 min read
Trump Proclaims AAPI Heritage Month
WASHINGTON — President Trump on April 30 issued the following proclamation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. =*= The...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 25, 20192 min read
SFVJACC Awards Four Scholarships
Skye Kita, Bing Lau III, Allison Yamada, and Kellie Ogimachi This year, the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center...
1 view0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 25, 20191 min read
JCYC’s Ono Hawaiian BBQ Fundraiser
COLMA — A fundraiser for Japanese Community Youth Council will be held on Monday, May 27, at Ono Hawaiian BBQ, 970 Serramonte Blvd.,...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 25, 20191 min read
Atsuko Okatsuka’s Birthday Album Recording
Featuring Daniel Franzese and Baron Vaughn. Okatsuka’s grandma will serve up dumplings before both shows. Okatsuka was recently named a...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20193 min read
J-TOWN BEAT: Do Good, Feel Good
By GWEN MURANAKA Nancy Kikuchi would have been happy to see so many folks out there on Saturday doing the thing she loved: volunteering...
1 view0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20195 min read
‘Home Is Little Tokyo’ Mural Rededicated
From left: The family of Sergio Diaz, Steve Nagano, David Ono, Brian Kito with Nancy Kikuchi’s parents, Takao Suzuki, Tony Osumi. By J.K....
2 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20193 min read
David Henry Hwang’s ‘M. Butterfly’ at South Coast Repertory
Lucas Verbrugghe as Rene Gallimard and Jake Manabat as Song Liling in “M. Butterfly. (Photo by Jordan Kubat) COSTA MESA — “M. Butterfly”...
2 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20191 min read
Pasadena BBQ Matsuri on June 1
PASADENA — The Pasadena BBQ Matsuri, presented by the Miss Pasadena JCI Committee and Pasadena Nikkei Seniors, will be held on Saturday,...
1 view0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 24, 20192 min read
A Portrait of Patriotism
Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Fullerton) recognizes Maille Uyehara, winner of the 39th Congressional District Art Competition, on May 3. Maille...
12 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20192 min read
Muratsuchi Bill Would Adopt Scooter Safety Rules
E-scooters parked on Judge John Aiso Street in Little Tokyo. (Photo by Nancy Uyemura) Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s (D-Torrance)...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20191 min read
Memorial Day Observance at SFVJACC
Following the service, a light dinner will be served in SFVJACC’s Dr. Sanbo Sakaguchi Hall. For more information, email loisokui@aol.com....
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20192 min read
CAPAC Observes National API HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
WASHINGTON — To observe National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 17), members of the Congressional Asian Pacific...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20192 min read
Anaheim to Have Its First Japan Fair on Center Street Promenade
Members of Daion Taiko from Orange County Buddhist Church, in Anaheim will help open the Anaheim Japan Fair on May 25. (Photo Courtesy of...
2 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20193 min read
‘At First Light’ Dawns at JANM
Visual Communications staffers Eddie Wong, Robert A. Nakamura, and Alan Kondo line up a shot, Los Angeles, circa 1972. (Visual...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20192 min read
CAPAC Observes AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
The date coincides with the birthday of Vincent Chin, whose brutal murder in 1982 sparked national outrage and led to the pan-ethnic AAPI...
0 views0 comments
Rafu Shimpo
May 23, 20191 min read
60th Annual Memorial Day Service at Woodlawn Cemetery
Above and below: Participants in last year’s service. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) Since 1959, this special memorial service has been...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page