Bonsai Fest at Bowers Museum
SANTA ANA — Bowers Museum and Kofu Bonsai Kai will present Bonsai Fest from Sept. 23 to 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at the museum, 2002 N. Main St. in Santa Ana. A bonsai and suiseki display will...
View Article$3 Million Budgeted for 7th year of NPS’ JA Confinement Sites Grant Program
DENVER — The National Park Service is now accepting applications for grants to preserve and interpret the U.S. confinement sites and other locations where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Bare Hands vs. Rubber Gloves
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Aug. 26, 2014) If you are reading this, it means the third time was the charm. The first page I was typing was nearly completed when the computer went blank, so I started...
View ArticleThe Karate Kid Turns 30
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Miyagi Sensei would have been pleased. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of “The Karate Kid,” cast and crew members from the 1984 box-office hit gathered to...
View Article‘Oita’s Art Moment’ at JACCC
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St. in Little Tokyo, will present “Oita’s Art Moment” from Sept. 20 to Oct. 19. For the first time in the U.S., JACCC and Tai...
View ArticleMAAC Charity Golf Tournament Is a Winner
MORAGA — The 15th annual Moraga Asian American Club Charity Golf Tournament was held Sept. 14 at Chuck Corica Golf Complex with funds going to typhoon relief in the Philippines and Girls Incorporated...
View Article‘Big Steps for Little Friends’ in Golden Gate Park
SAN FRANCISCO — Nihonmachi Little Friends (NLF) will hold its second “Big Steps for Little Friends” 5K run and walkathon on Sunday, Oct. 12, at Lindley Meadows in Golden Gate Park. Proceeds from this...
View ArticleEl Teatro Campesino Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Revival of ‘Valley of...
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA — El Teatro Campesino kicks off its celebration of its 50th year with “Valley of the Heart: A Kabuki Corrido,” a work-in-progress written and directed by Founding Artistic Director...
View ArticleAngel City Jazz Festival to Feature Toshiko Akiyoshi
The 2014 Angel City Jazz Festival will be held Sept. 19 to 28 at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre), The Blue Whale, the Aratani Theatre, and...
View ArticleReturn to Stars Hollow
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Netflix will start streaming all seven seasons of “Gilmore Girls” starting Oct. 1, giving fans a much-needed fix and giving the uninitiated a chance to see what all...
View ArticleNikkei Civil Rights Activist Identified
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League announced Tuesday that Stephen Kiyoshi Kuromiya has been identified as the Nikkei activist who was beaten by sheriff’s deputies in 1965 during violent...
View ArticleMaj. Gen. Mashiko Retires from U.S. Air Force
CHANTILLY, Va. – Air Force Major General Susan K. Mashiko was honored for contributions she made to the U.S. Air Force and the intelligence community during her 34-year career in a retirement ceremony...
View ArticleGardena Valley JCI Presents Pathways to Professions
GARDENA — Pathways to Professions is a Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute program to help guide students in high school and college on their chosen career paths, or to get you to start thinking...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Most Recent Scam
Dear Editor: I recently received several calls from the supposed “Treasury Department” from a Lisa Alwood with the Treasury Department Criminal Investigations, Washington, D.C., phone number...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: You’re Not Necessarily Narcissistic If You Love ‘Selfie’
By GUY AOKI There’s a lot of excitement building for the 2014-2015 television season with Asian Americans featured prominently in “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Selfie” (both ABC) and “Stalker” (CBS) joining...
View ArticleOCHAZUKE: I Am Hello Kitty
By GWEN MURANAKA Hello Kitty is not a cat, nor is she a little girl. She is in fact, a 40ish woman with a little paunch wearing a little too much make up, with a skirt that is a little too high, who is...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Random Reflections of a Reunion to Remember
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO The fact that CR2S was involved in a reunion gathering of former Imperial Valley residents is really not of public import or interest. As a matter of fact, Heart Mountain folks...
View ArticleKRAFTY KORNER: Too Hot to Shop?
By GAIL MIYASAKI Not . . . All the more reason to head for spots with cooling A/C! Shoppers, it’s that time again. The fall/winter Asian arts and crafts scene is gearing up for an adventurous and...
View ArticleCellist, Dancer to Headline Fall Festival at First Presbyterian Church
ALTADENA — First Presbyterian Church of Altadena, which is composed of primarily Japanese and Asian members, invites the community to its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 3 to 8 p.m....
View ArticlePainting a Local Perspective of Los Angeles
Artist Barbara A. Thomason will begin a series of appearances this weekend in support of her new collection of paintings, “100 Not So Famous Views of L.A.” Thomason will be on hand at Angel City...
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