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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 31 announced the appointment of Tad Egawa, 51, of Sacramento as general counsel at the California...

A view of the Salinas Assembly Center, 1942. SALINAS — Five Central Coast regional chapters of the Japanese American Citizens League are...

“Flower Drum Song” author C.Y. Lee with his son Jay and daughter Angela on opening night of the “Flower Drum Song” Broadway revival in...

Owner of Cafe Demitasse Bobak Roshan. (demitasse ig) By MIEKO BEYER RAFU CONTRIBUTOR Cafe Demitasse in Little Tokyo is known for its...

NEW YORK — Mystery Writers of America, which is celebrating the 210th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allen Poe, announced on Jan. 22...

From right: Karen Korematsu, daughter of Fred Korematsu and founder of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute; Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii; and...

Rafu Wire and Staff Reports The Comfort Women Justice Coalition issued the following statement on Jan. 31. “Grandma Bok-Dong Kim, a human...

鏡開きをする、ガーデナ市議会議員のロドニー・タナカさん、千葉総領事、カミヤ会長、南加県人会協議会のジョージ・ハワード副会長、ＪＡＣＣＣの暫定ＣＥＯデレン・モコさん 今年創立１１０周年を迎える北米沖縄県人会（エディー・カミヤ会長）が２０日、モンテベロのクワイエットキャノンで新...

千葉明総領事（右）から激励を受けるアカデミー賞候補者の細田監督（左）と松崎プロデューサー（中央） 映画界最高の栄誉とされる第９１回アカデミー賞（２４日授賞式、ハリウッド・ドルビーシアター）にノミネートされ、オスカー像獲得に期待が高まる注目の邦画２作品、外国語映画部門の「万引...

Mamoru Hosoda’s “Mirai” won in the Best Animated Feature category at the 46th annual Annie Awards program, held Feb. 2 at UCLA’s Royce...

“Okei was a beautiful girl,” recalled Henry Veerkamp, thinking of the young Japanese girl who journeyed to California at age 17. A...

Author Lori Tsugawa Whaley will present two discussions on Chiune Sugihara, a.k.a. “the Japanese Schindler,” and his relationship to the...

Well-known community personalities June-ko Nakagawa and Benh Nakajo are serving as co-hosts for the program, which features GenRyu Arts...

On Jan. 24, Keiro announced the recipients of its 2018 Grants Program cycle, awarding a total of nearly $250,000 in funds to support 30...

Top row (from left) Erika Olsen, Julia Tani, Dana Heatherton, Erika Hayami (Fisher) Pitcher and Ashley Honma. Bottom row (from left):...

The courtyard at Nikkei Senior Gardens in Arleta. By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo ARLETA — As Nikkei Senior Gardens prepares to mark its 10th...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Jan. 17 announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to be members of the President’s...

“I Want to Eat Your Pancreas,” a Japanese animated feature, will be shown at selected theaters on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. (subtitled)...

SAN JOSE — This Sunday, Feb. 3, on “Asian Pacific America” with Robert Handa: “College Notes” takes place March 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. at...