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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Luncheon Gathering of Royalty
Front row, from left: Tracy Isawa Ahn ’83; Tish Okabe Kato ’85; Jamie Mizuhara Sakamoto ’02; Lauren Kinkade Wong ’01; Nikki Kodama ’04;...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Supporting Fukushima
The program also included a taiko performance by Maceo Hernandez, the releasing of doves, and a moment of silence (pictured above) at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20183 min read
EWP Night Market to Honor Ridley-Thomas, Watanabe
East West Players (EWP), the nation’s longest-running professional theater of color and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 31, 20183 min read
Medal-Earning Soldier Becomes Citizen; Faced Deportation After Honorable Discharge
Yea Ji Sea takes the oath of citizenship. (KTLA) Army Specialist Yea Ji Sea, who was honorably discharged earlier this month after four...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 31, 20181 min read
Sanrio Leaving South San Francisco
Blow-out warehouse sales will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Sept. 22. The office will close on Dec....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 31, 20182 min read
Two Singers Say Their Farewells at Recital
Voice teacher Lisa Joe (fourth from left) sings the praises of voice students and assistants the Morihara Sisters (Masako Nakane and Sumi...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 31, 20184 min read
JACL Calls on MLB to Fully Address Anti-Asian Attitudes
San Francisco Giants pitcher Derek Holland (right) used a mock Asian accent and bowed repeatedly during an appearance with the team’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 31, 20181 min read
66th California State AA Nisei Baseball Tournament Schedule
The 66th Nisei Athletic Union’s California State AA Nisei Baseball Tournament will be played this coming weekend, Sept. 1-3, at fields...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20184 min read
His Monstrous Love
Lifelong collector Mark Nagata’s studio is filled with Japanese kaiju and heroes. (Photo by Gary Van Der Steur) Hundreds of contemporary...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20183 min read
Muratsuchi Observes 30th Anniversary of Civil Liberties Act at State Capitol
From right: Dale Shimasaki, CEO of Strategic Education Services in Sacramento, with son Lance and wife Ann Thuy Shimasaki, director of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20182 min read
Nikkei Angel Island Pilgrimage on Oct. 13
The New Ensemble performs at the Nikkei Angel Island Pilgrimage, which had over 300 attendees. (Angel Island Immigration Station...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20182 min read
OBITUARY: Susan Watanabe, Writer and Political/Community Activist Leader
Susan Elizabeth Watanabe, a television writer, community leader and political activist, passed away on Aug. 25 of a brain tumor, it was...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20185 min read
熊本の「くまモン」が初訪米:二世週祭で誘致PR:日系社会にしあわせ振りまく
街頭音頭に参加し、子どもたちと踊る浴衣姿のくまモン 熊本市と南加熊本県人会(沖田義邦会長)、熊本支援グループ「Love For Kumamoto in LA, together stand for Japan!」(安藤みちよ代表)はこのほど、熊本地震からの復興支援と観光誘致...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 30, 20182 min read
HBO’s New Japanese Crime Drama Worthy of Its Title
Yuko Takeuchi stars as a brash, unconventional private eye in the crime drama “Miss Sherlock,” available in the U.S. beginning Saturday....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20182 min read
OBITUARY: Toru Miyoshi, Member of Santa Maria City Council, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisor
Toru Miyoshi, second from right, served on the Santa Maria City Council and Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for a total of 20...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20181 min read
‘Alone Across the Pacific’ at WLA UMC
Ichikawa (“An Actor’s Revenge,” “The Burmese Harp,” “Fires on the Plain,” “The Makioka Sisters,” “Tokyo Olympiad”) tells the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20181 min read
Bidding Aloha to Styles of Hawaii
Linda Uyeda (right) owner of Styles of Hawaii, is joined by her family, (from left) Kevin Ajimine, Michelle Ajimine, Brian Ajimine and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20185 min read
THROUGH THE FIRE: Minidoka on My Mind
By SHARON YAMATO I never knew much about Minidoka except that it was one of the ten incarceration sites. Unlike Manzanar, Poston and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20182 min read
Crisis Helpline Worker Retires After 29 Years of Service
Former LTSC Social Services Director Yasuko Sakamoto (middle) and former LTSC Executive Director Bill Watanabe (right) present a gift...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20181 min read
Federal Judge Denies Tule Lake Committee’s TRO Motion
(Google Maps) SACRAMENTO — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on Aug. 27 issued an 18-page order denying,...
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