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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 28, 20191 min read
Coming-of-Age Drama ‘A Silent Voice’ Coming to Theaters
Monday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. (subtitled) Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. (dubbed) After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shoko...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 26, 20191 min read
Next on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, Jan. 27, on “Asian Pacific America,” hosted by Robert Handa: Watch or set your DVR: 5:30 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, 6...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 25, 20191 min read
‘Then They Came for Me’ at the Presidio
Photo of Japanese American “evacuees” taken by Dorothea Lange in Centerville, Calif. on May 9, 1942. SAN FRANCISCO — “Then They Came for...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 25, 20192 min read
Supreme Court Allows Transgender Military Service Ban to Go Forward
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump’s transgender military ban to go into effect as the appeals process...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20193 min read
‘Shoplifters,’ ‘Mirai’ Nominated for Oscars; ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Shut Out
There was Asian and Asian Pacific American representation among nominees for the 91st Academy Awards, announced Tuesday, but “Crazy Rich...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20192 min read
Go For Broke Monument Places 2nd in National Trust’s Online Poll
The staff of the Go For Broke National Education Center in front of the Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo. The Go For Broke Monument...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20191 min read
Federal Court Blocks Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
WASHINGTON – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) on Jan. 15 released the following statement...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20193 min read
‘Koko’s Neighborhood,’ New Video Exhibit by Yoshie Sakai, to Open at CSUDH
The exhibition is Sakai’s fourth installment of her ongoing video project “Koko’s Love,” which explores the everyday anxieties, fears,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20191 min read
Governor Appoints Genevieve Shiroma to Public Utilities Commission
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 22 announced the appointment of Genevieve Shiroma, 64, of Sacramento to the California Public...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20192 min read
Former Councilmember Declares Candidacy for L.A. County Supervisor
Jan Perry, former Los Angeles city councilmember for the 9th District, on Jan. 17 declared her candidacy for the 2nd District seat on the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 24, 20191 min read
JFLA to Screen ‘Yoko the Cherry Blossom’
Based on an inspiring true story, the film chronicles the life of Masaaki Takaoka, a high school teacher in rural Japan during World War...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 23, 20191 min read
Little Tokyo Parkinson’s Group to Meet
Keiko Ikeda The Little Tokyo Parkinson’s Support Group at Union Church will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 am. to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 23, 20191 min read
Hirono Remains Top Democrat on Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) was reappointed to serve as the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Seapower...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 23, 20192 min read
Amblin to Produce Mystery Series Based on ‘Rashomon’
Toshiro Mifune and Machiko Kyo in a scene from Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon.” Amblin Television announced Dec. 18 that it has optioned the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 22, 20193 min read
Tuna Canyon Day of Remembrance at City Hall
From left: Kay Oda, James Okazaki, Takashi Okazaki, Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, Nancy Oda, Councilmember David Ryu, Kanji Sahara,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 22, 20192 min read
CALJS to Host Seminar for Japanese Teachers
The California Association of Japanese Language Schools (CAJLS) conducts an annual workshop and seminar to improve and develop teaching...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 21, 20191 min read
‘Before They Were Heroes’ at California Museum
Featuring more than 200 photographs and negatives taken by Susumu “Sus” Ito (1919-2015), “Before They Were Heroes” documents Ito’s tour...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 21, 20191 min read
JAMA Extends Deadline for Scholarships
The Japanese American Medical Association (JAMA), a professional organization of physicians and surgeons in Los Angeles, is offering...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 21, 20191 min read
‘Dance the Night Away’ for Visual Communications
The dance will benefit VC’s artist programs such as the Armed with a Camera Fellowship, C3: Conference for Creative Content, Digital...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jan 21, 20191 min read
‘Musical Elements of Kabuki Theater’ at UCLA
“Sights and Sounds of the Floating World: Musical Elements of the Kabuki Theater,” a lecture and performance by Nakamura Gankyo, will...
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