Mabel Imai Tomita: How One Family Was Ripped Apart at Tule Lake
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA Mabel Imai Tomita did not meet her biological mother until the age of 36. Events at the Tule Lake Segregation Center had ripped her family apart. Before the United States entered...
View ArticleAssemblymember Yamada’s Statement on Napa Earthquake
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) issued the following statement on Aug. 25 regarding the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred five miles northwest of American Canyon on Aug. 24:...
View ArticleSan Marino Teen Attains Eagle Rank
Boy Scout Troop 355 member Matthew Ryan Hideo Wong, 17, recently received the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Scouting program. Matthew is a senior at San Marino High School and a member...
View ArticleArmy Parade Field to Be Dedicated to Inouye
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The parade field adjacent to the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Ga. will be named for the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The parade field is the site...
View ArticleRETIREMENT TIPS: Inversion — The Corporate Tax Scam
By ALAN KONDO, CFP, CLU Lately, there has been a lot of attention focused on inversion. This is the corporate strategy to move operations out of the U.S. in order to take advantage of lower tax rates...
View ArticleKokoro Corps Training at LTSC
The Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) is offering a 12-hour training program this fall for Kokoro Corps, a volunteer program for those interested in serving the Japanese American community in Little...
View ArticleGrandparents Day at JAMsj
SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose, 535 N. Fifth St. in San Jose Japantown, will observe National Grandparents Day on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. JAMsj and Lotus Preschool...
View Article‘City Girls’ Book Reception at Gardena Valley JCI
GARDENA — The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) and the Bridge: JCI Heritage Center will host Professor Valerie Matsumoto as she presents her new book “City Girls: the Nisei Social...
View ArticleHiroshima Kenjin Kai Establishes Relief Fund for Landslide Victims
Hiroshima Kenjin Kai of Southern California has formally joined the efforts of Hiroshima Prefecture and various Hiroshima-based NGOs and NPOs in the effort to raise funds in support of the victims of...
View Article50-inning Game in Japan Highlights Discussion on Pitch Limits
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Sports Editor In July, the Japan High School Baseball Federation sent a questionnaire to the teams at some 4,000 schools, to gauge opinion on a proposal to place limits on...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: A Mt. Fuji Climber’s Experience
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Aug. 19, 2014) A friend called me the other day and asked if I was planning to attend the Heart Mountain reunion slated for next month. I’m not sure why but I assumed the...
View ArticleImperial Valley Reunion Luncheon Reminder
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Imperial Valley cohorts, past and present, are reminded the 2014 (and possibly final) Reunion Luncheon will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Quiet Cannon restaurant at Montebello...
View ArticleCAAMFest Returning to San Jose
SAN JOSE – The Center for Asian American Media announces the return of CAAMFest San Jose, taking place Sept. 4 to 7. CAAMFest San Jose brings the innovative sprit and forward thinking of CAAM’s annual...
View ArticleFrom Little Rock to Tule Lake
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA Among the participants of the 2014 Tule Lake Pilgrimage was Minnijean Brown-Trickey. She is one of what the media dubbed the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students...
View ArticleJenny Yang Appointed EEOC Chair
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday announced that President Obama has named Vice Chair Jenny R. Yang as chair of the EEOC. Yang, whose term expires July 1, 2017,...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: ‘Oh-Bah-Keh-Sama’ Returns With a Vengeance
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO I’ve been told the Japanese character “Oh” is an honorific, as in “Oh”-shogatsu (New Year), “Oh”-matsuri (festival), “Oh”-medeto (congratulations), “Oh”- miyage (gift). I’m sure...
View Article南加三重県人会ピクニック：４世代そろい親睦深める
南加三重県人会（太田勉会長、会員約１２０家族）は24日、ブエナパークの公園で恒例のサマーピクニックを催した。青空の下、集まった来賓や会員はバーベキュー、エンターテインメント、ミニ運動会を堪能し、世代を超えた交流を満喫した。...
View ArticleGovernor Approves Yamada’s ‘Dining with Dogs’ Legislation
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Mariko Yamada’s (D-Davis) Assembly Bill 1965, allowing dogs on restaurant patios, was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Aug. 21. The bill will give restaurants the option to...
View ArticleGardena Buddhist Church to Screen ‘Lil Tokyo Reporter’
GARDENA — A free screening of the award-winning “Lil Tokyo Reporter” film will be held at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St. in Gardena, on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 11:30 a.m. The short film tells...
View Article“Omotenashi” at Assisted Living
By RYOKO NAKAMURA RAFU JAPANESE STAFF WRITER “At first, I was skeptical about moving into an assisted living home, but I’m now happy with the personal care, activities, and delicious Japanese cuisine...
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