Campaign Under Way to Name Highway After Chiura Obata
Looking west to Tioga Pass from Highway 395 in Lee Vining. SACRAMENTO — An effort is under way to name a highway in California after...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 26, 20194 min read
Public Defender: Independent Review of Adachi’s Autopsy Shows Death Was Natural
Jeff Adachi SAN FRANCISCO — The Office of the Public Defender issued the following statement on Aug. 21 regarding the sudden death of San...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 26, 20193 min read
Make Love, Not #ChickenSandwichWars
It’s a clucky time to be alive, as writer Mackie Jimbo digs into Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich that has recently garnered so much...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 25, 20195 min read
二世週祭「七夕フェスティバル」：かざりとコスプレーヤーが小東京を彩る
風に揺れる七夕かざりが来場者をお出迎え かざり、コスプレー、そして折り鶴。伝統文化とポップカルチャーという両極端の世界が小東京のフェスティバルで極彩色にブレンドし、来場者を圧倒した。【長井智子】 １街からのエントランス付近に展開するアート＆クラフトのブース、２つのステージの...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 24, 20196 min read
坂本さんに旭日単光章授与：在留邦人への福祉功労で
千葉総領事（右）から「旭日単光章」の賞状を受け取る坂本さん 日本政府の令和元年（２０１９年）春の叙勲で、元ソーシャルワーカーの坂本安子さんに対する伝達式がこのほど、ハンコックパークの総領事公邸で行われ千葉明総領事から「旭日単光章」が授与された。在留邦人への福祉功労が認められ...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20192 min read
Applications Open for 2020 JA Leadership Delegation Program
The 2019 Japanese American Leadership Delegation at the Japanese American National Museum. Back row, from left: Bryce Suzuki, Kurt Osaki,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20191 min read
Reading of Gotanda’s ‘After the War’ at EWP
East West Players and Coeurage Theatre Company will present a free reading of “After the War” by Philip Kan Gotanda on Monday, Aug. 26,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20191 min read
SAVE THE DATE: ‘Irrelevant, Immaterial and Trivial’ Competition
SAN FRANCISCO — The 22nd annual “Irrelevant, Immaterial and Trivial” Team Trivia Competition will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 6 to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20191 min read
‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Screenings in August
Screenings are on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 12:55 p.m. (dubbed); Monday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. (subtitled); and Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20191 min read
American Bon Dancing at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
A joyous celebration of departed ancestors, Bon is a Japanese Buddhist festival that’s been marked for more than five centuries with a...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20192 min read
Takano Protests Proposal for Facility in Inland Empire to Detain Migrant Children
RIVERSIDE – Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) released this statement on Monday following an announcement that the General Services...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20192 min read
Panel on ‘Asian Americans on Stage and Film’ at Fountain Theatre
Tamlyn Tomita A panel entitled “Role Players: Asian Americans on Stage and Film” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 25, after the 2 p.m....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20191 min read
A Royal Tradition
The first luncheon was held at what was then the New Otani Hotel. Dr. Fred Kurata hosts the annual luncheon with catering provided by...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Dorinne Kondo and Friends to Share Excerpts from ‘Worldmaking’
The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St. in Los Angeles, is pleased to present Dorinne Kondo and friends sharing excerpts from her new book,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20193 min read
伝統絶やさずピクニック開催 ：奨学生と短期留学生を紹介
バナーを掲げて集合写真に納まる南加福岡県人会の会員ら 南加福岡県人会（宮里勝吉会長、会員数２９０人）がこのほど、夏季恒例のピクニックをラ・パルマのセントラルパークで行った。１００人以上が参加し、バーベキューやポットラックの料理を味わいながら夏の休日を楽しんだ。...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Japanese Calligraphy Performance by Koka
After the demonstration, attendees can try calligraphy themselves. Koka grew up in Tokyo and practiced calligraphy for about eight years...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 21, 20191 min read
Awards Night for Nisei Week
Middle row (from left): Eric Yoo and Justin Dunn from the Los Angeles Clippers (parade marshal), Edward Kamiya of the Okinawa Association...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 20, 20191 min read
Waggin’ at the Week
Photos by J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 20, 20191 min read
‘Asako I & II’ at Ahrya Fine Arts
In this mysterious and intoxicating pop romance, a young woman, Asako (Erika Karata), meets and falls madly in love with a drifter, Baku...
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