OPINION: Gov. Newsom Could Make History for Local News Outlets Nationwide
By David Pham, American Community MediaSeptember 11, 2026 Sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk is AB 2222, the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act (Community NEWS Act). The bill...
View ArticleUCLA School of Dentistry Eulogizes Dr. Henry Takei
The UCLA School of Dentistry released the following statement on Aug. 3. The UCLA School of Dentistry mourns the passing of Distinguished Clinical Professor Emeritus of Periodontics Henry H. Takei,...
View ArticleRETIREMENT TIPS: Fed Policy and the Stock Market
By AKEMI KONDO DALVI, CPA/PFS, CFP Day traders are obsessed with the Federal Reserve Board and more specifically the Fed Funds Rate and related announcements. That’s because day traders speculate on...
View ArticleIT PAYS TO KNOW: Miracle of Miracles
By JUDD MATSUNAGA, ESQ. A hundred years ago, reaching 100 years old would be considered a miracle. Not anymore. According to the Pew Research Center’s January 2024 analysis of Census Bureau...
View ArticleEast West Players Remembers Former Board Chair Randall Tamura
East West Players in Los Angeles on Sept. 1 posted the following tribute to Randall Tamura, who passed away on Aug. 28 at the age of 74: “The EWP family is deeply saddened to share the passing of...
View ArticleWorld Peace Sunday Documentary Screening
Downey United Methodist Church invites you to observe World Peace Sunday with a private screening of the NHK World Japan documentary “Silenced Witness: Nagasaki in the Eyes of a U.S. Combat Artist” on...
View ArticleKansha Pasadena to Host All Pasadena and SGV Nikkei Reunion
Kansha Pasadena will host an All Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley Nikkei Reunion on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Almansor Court, 700 S. Almansor St. in Alhambra, bringing together generations of Japanese...
View ArticleDirector Hiro Murai Wins Emmy for ‘Widow’s Bay’
Rafu Wire Service and Staff Reports The 78th Emmy Awards were presented on Sept. 14 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live, with Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” collecting six awards that night and 14 overall,...
View ArticleGLA JACL Concert Benefits Youth Programs
The Greater Los Angeles JACL and Intercollegiate Nikkei Council recently presented a concert with Hana Effron and Travis Atreo at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. Opening remarks were...
View ArticleHonoring the Wisdom,Culture, and Legacy of Okinawan Elders
On Sept. 6, a couple hundred members of the Okinawa Association of America gathered at the Ken Miller Recreation Center in Torrance to celebrate their elders at the annual Senior Appreciation Day....
View ArticleLittle Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services to Recognize Three Community Leaders
Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services will celebrate 50 years of providing congregate and in-home meal delivery and other vital support services to vulnerable seniors in Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights...
View ArticleJapan Film Festival L.A. This Weekend in Hollywood
The Japan Film Festival Los Angeles will be held from Sept. 18 to 20 at the Hang on to the Dream Theatre, 1625 N. Las Palmas Ave. in Hollywood, and Japan House Los Angeles, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in...
View ArticleGVJCI to Present Immersive Cultural Event Inspired by Showa Era Aesthetics
The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI), 1964 W. 162nd St. in Gardena, will present “Showa Alley by the Shokudo” on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 2 to 9 p.m. This event celebrates Japanese and...
View ArticleWings & Swings Claim Nikkei Games Softball Crown
The 2026 Nikkei Games Co-ed softball tournament was held Aug. 29-30 at El Dorado Park in Long Beach, with six high-spirited teams taking part. Wings & Swings survived some close games – including a...
View ArticleRAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: Books, Magazines and Newspapers
By BILL YEE In the digital age I mourn the loss of books, magazines, and newspapers. Books are still around. But many people now read books using their Kindle or iPad. There’s nothing like falling...
View Article‘Music of the Mind’ Traces Decades of Yoko Ono’s Career
“Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind” will be on view through Oct. 11 at The Broad, 221 S. Grand Ave. in Downtown Los Angeles. The exhibition traces more than seven decades of Ono’s groundbreaking career, from...
View Article‘When You’re Smiling: Screenings on Intergenerational Impact of Incarceration’
On Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a special daylong film program at the Japanese American National Museum’s Democracy Center, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo, will examine Sansei...
View ArticleEmmys Presented in Technical Categories
Rafu Wire Service and Staff Reports The 78th Emmy Awards began Sept. 5 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE with the presentation of 49 awards for reality, nonfiction and variety programming and mainly...
View Article60 Years of Sulu
Sept. 8 marked the 60th anniversary of the original “Star Trek,” which premiered on NBC on that date in 1966 and ran for three seasons. George Takei, who played helmsman Hikaru Sulu, said in a social...
View ArticleAnime Expo Selects LANSCA as 2026 Charity Auction Beneficiary
One of the world’s largest celebrations of Japanese pop culture became an extraordinary platform for international friendship this summer as the Los Angeles–Nagoya Sister City Affiliation (LANSCA) was...
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