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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20182 min read
Yoshie Sakai’s ‘Koko’s Love’ at Verge Center for the Arts
An immersive video installation with a high school dance theme, “Koko’s Love” explores the ongoing saga of one Japanese American family...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20182 min read
Yayoi Kusama Documentary Now Playing at Nuart
Now 88, Yayoi Kusama is the top-selling female artist in the world. “Kusama — Infinity,” a documentary about the life and art of Yayoi...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20181 min read
Midori Kai Arts and Crafts Boutique on Saturday
Midori Kai Grant Chairperson Pam Yoshida (left) and former Midori Kai President June Sakamoto (right) with representatives of the 2017...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20181 min read
‘And Then They Came for Us’ to Be Screened at Santa Monica, Solano Colleges
Dorothea Lange’s photos of the wartime uprooting and detention of Japanese Americans are featured in “And Then They Came for Us.” SANTA...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 20181 min read
Hapa Writers in Conversation at JANM
Jamie Ford and Velina Hasu Houston On Saturday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. in conjunction with the Japanese American National Museum’s “hapa.me —...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 6, 20184 min read
そうめん流しや盆踊り、日本文化満喫:90周年に向け、気運高まる
七夕飾りの前で記念撮影する100人以上の学園関係者 来年90周年を迎えるボイルハイツの羅府中央学園がこのほど、恒例の夏祭りを開催した。学園関係者約130人が、弓削ロバート会長をはじめとするPTAメンバーと保護者、教師らの準備したバーベキュー、かき氷、たこ焼きなどを楽しみ、そ...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 6, 20185 min read
Jeffrey Ozawa: Not Just a Cook
Jeffrey Ozawa, one of the founders of Tenzo, a multifaceted company that provides catering services and has an online shop of kitchen...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 6, 20183 min read
Applicants Sought for NorCal Cherry Blossom Queen Program
2018 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Nicole Tachiki and her court rode in the Nisei Week Grand Parade in Los Angeles last month....
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 6, 20181 min read
Outdoor Japanese Film Screenings at The Source
BUENA PARK — The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents a series of outdoor film screenings every Friday in September at 8 p.m. at The...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20181 min read
20th Anniversary Screening of ‘Perfect Blue’
This groundbreaking and rarely screened first film from legendary director Satoshi Kon (“Paprika”) returns in a brand-new digital...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20188 min read
Hirono Speaks Out Against Kavanaugh at Start of Confirmation Hearings
Sen. Mazie Hirono speaks during the first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings. WASHINGTON – Sen. Mazie K. Hirono...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20181 min read
San Diego JACL Gala to Mark 30th Anniversary of Civil Liberties Act
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Japanese American Citizens League is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the signing of H.R. 442, the Civil...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20184 min read
Japan House L.A. Celebrates Grand Opening
Foreign Minister Taro Kono, Japan House Los Angeles President Yuko Kaifu and actor George Takei attend the Japan House Los Angeles grand...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20181 min read
Japantown Neighborhood Association Meeting on Sept. 19
Agenda items include: • Updates on crime and prevention from San Jose Police Department’s Japantown liaison. • Updates from Mindy Nguyen,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20183 min read
南加詩吟連盟:二世週祭吟詠大会を開催
構成吟を披露した各流派の吟士たち 詩吟6流派で組織されている南カリフォルニア詩吟連盟(前田龍水理事長=観水流米国錦友吟詩会)主催による二世週祭吟詠大会が8月26日、モンテベロ市のクワイエットキャノンで開催された。各流派の吟士およそ100人が参加し、日頃の練習の成果を披露。構...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20181 min read
2018 Kizuna Showdown Is Coming
Everyone’s favorite fun-filled event is back and better than ever. Come join your friends at Kizuna for a night featuring a huge list of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 5, 20183 min read
Investors Sought for Fund to Preserve Little Tokyo
Bill Watanabe speaks at the first public meeting for the Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund on Aug. 25 at the JACCC. (GWEN MURANAKA/Rafu...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Farm Walk for Childhood Cancer at Tanaka Farms
IRVINE — The fourth annual Farm Walk for Childhood Cancer will take place on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Tanaka Farms,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20182 min read
JANM Collections Manager Selected for Smithsonian Visiting Professionals Program
Kristen Hayashi Kristen Hayashi, the collections manager at the Japanese American National Museum, has been selected for the Smithsonian...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20181 min read
It’s Bingo and Teriyaki Time!
Ryan Okabe (left) and Kei Teramoto grill teriyaki chicken for the Maryknoll Karate Club’s annual fundraiser. (Photo courtesy of Maryknoll...
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