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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 29, 20182 min read
Grateful Crane to Present Free Concerts for Nikkei Caregivers
Giving Nikkei caregivers a much-needed break from their caregiving duties is the purpose behind “Back in the Day,” a series of special...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Muratsuchi Supports Boycott of Terranea Resort
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) on Oct. 22 released a statement on the boycott of Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes by...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 29, 20187 min read
JA Confinement Sites Consortium Convenes at JANM
JACS Consortium members in front of JANM’s Tateuchi Democracy Forum in Little Tokyo. (Photo by Brian Liesinger) By JULIE ABO, Heart...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 26, 20183 min read
Friday Night (and Saturday morning) Fireworks
Dodger fan Koji (left) and his pals rejoice as Max Muncy’s game-winning home run clears the wall in the 18th inning in the wee hours of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 26, 20181 min read
This Week on ‘Asian Pacific America’
SAN JOSE — This Sunday, Oct. 28, 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
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Individuals and Groups Sign On to Support Little Tokyo Community Investment Fund
Attendees at a Little Tokyo Community Investment Fund presentation at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute last month. (J.K....
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Little Tokyo/Skid Row-Kyo Cultural Community Halloween Ondo Costume Party at Centenary
This year’s free event, an indoors, “rain or shine” event, is for all ages and all are welcome to attend. It will start off with the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20183 min read
Furutani, Ryu Laud Efforts to Preserve Historic Sites
The house of Rafu publisher H.T. Komai on 37th Street is among structures being considered for historic context in a study by the Los...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20187 min read
In Livid Color
Clockwise from top left: Tim Chiou, Parvesh Cheena, Julia Cho and Emily Kuroda play the dysfunctional Donnellys in “Two Mile Hollow.”...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20182 min read
Hansen’s ‘Barbed Voices’ Explores Resistance in the Camps
The content of the envelope was to be disclosed at a later date that Hansen deemed appropriate. Hansen has now considered this the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20181 min read
Gardena Valley JCI Hosts Obake Night
Make your very own Totoro origami at Obake Night. GARDENA — Trick or treat! Come to Obake Night on Friday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20183 min read
Haunted Little Tokyo: Scaring Up a New J-Town
From left: Mariko Lochridge, Kristin Fukushima, Michael Francesconi, Matthew Glaser, James Choi, Tetsu Shiota, Kisa Ito and Sophia Kunito...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20181 min read
‘Yonsei Eyes’ to Be Screened at ESGVJCC
Filmmaker Jon Osaki at a screening of “Yonsei Eyes” at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute in June. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20182 min read
Grateful Crane to Present ‘Growing Up Sansei’ at GVJCI
Playwright Soji Kashiwagi (left) and the cast of “Garage Door Opener” — Dian Kobayashi, Ping Wu, Shaun Shimoda, Haruye Ioka and Kurt...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20182 min read
Poet Mitsuye Yamada to Read New Work at JAWS Exhibition
Mitsuye Yamada in 2002. (Densho Digital Repository) Mitsuye Yamada, Japanese American activist, essayist, poet of Minidoka, and former...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 25, 20183 min read
LA Daikuが秋の演奏会:11月10日、LADTで
11月10日に秋の演奏会を開くLA Daikuのメンバー 結成10年の節目を迎えた日系混声合唱団「LA Daiku(棚野泰全代表)」は、11月10日(土)午後2時から、 秋の演奏会をロサンゼルス・ダウンタウンのコルバーン・スクール(200 South Grand...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20185 min read
Report: Hate Crimes in L.A. County Continue to Climb
LACCHR Executive Director Robin Toma The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) on Oct. 18 released its annual account...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Public Tribute to Rev. Kurai at Sozenji
Tom Kurai MONTEBELLO — A loving tribute to Rev Shuichi Thomas Kurai (Dec. 24, 1947-June 29, 2018) will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Three Showings of ‘Spirited Away’
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Meeting on Japantown Peace Plaza Vision Plan
The plan is a community-driven process for the future of Japantown’s central public space that builds on the site’s legacy. Come see...
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