7th Annual CBA Conference: ‘Career Secrets Every Asian American Should Know’
SAN FRANCISCO — René Shimada Siegel, 1982 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen, will be the keynote speaker at Cherry Blossom Alumnae’s seventh Annual CBA Conference on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m....
View ArticleStory of ‘Six Weddings and a Dress’ to Be Told at Bridal Show
ARCADIA — The White Satin Wedding Show, to be held Sunday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Santa Anita Racetrack Clubhouse, 285 W. Huntington Dr. in Arcadia, will include “Six Weddings and a...
View ArticleGo For Broke Story to Be Theme of Alhambra’s Rose Parade Float
ALHAMBRA — “Inspiring Stories” — the theme of the 126th Tournament of Roses Parade in 2015 – is just what the City of Alhambra is focusing on as it enters its 87th float entry into the Tournament of...
View Article加州ドライバーに新法：自転車追越しに３フィート
加州でこのほど、ドライバーを対象とした新しい法律が施行された。 新法は、車を走行中に自転車を追い越す場合、自転車と車の間に最低３フィートあけなければならないというもの。何らかの理由で３フィートあけられない場合は、安全な速度まで減速することが義務づけられる。違反者には罰金３５ドルが科せられ、危険な追越しにより事故を起こした場合、罰金は２２０ドルになる。...
View ArticleＬＡ市：「生活の質」違反者に罰金
ロサンゼルス市議会はこのほど、犬に綱（リーシュ）を付けずに散歩することや公共の場での排尿行為、また公道に廃品投棄、公共の場での飲酒や花火の使用、禁煙エリアでの喫煙などといった「生活の質」に対する違反者に罰金を科すことができる条例を承認。ロサンゼルスのエリック・ガーセッティー市長の署名を経て、施行される。 試験的に始まったプログラム「Administrative Citation...
View ArticleGo For Broke Marks 25 Years
Celebrating its 25-year anniversary this year, Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) will hold its Evening of Aloha Gala Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 27, at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel &...
View ArticleDept. of Transportation Announces $22 Million in Funds for Metro Improvements
U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez was in Los Angeles on Sept. 13 to announce that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been awarded two TIGER...
View ArticleJANM Program to Focus on Min Yasui
“The Life and Times of Minoru Yasui” will be presented on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo. Yasui was a young Nisei attorney...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Supervisor Antonovich Speaks Up
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Aug. 30, 2014) Yeah, the reason I don’t make it to Vegas anymore is not only that I can’t drive that far. At my age, I guess medical reasons are a better excuse. I have...
View ArticleMAGGIE’S MEOW: Kindness Is a Blessing
By MAGGIE ISHINO One never knows what will happen in a new day. A day may be such a wonderful one and another day might be a difficult one. I was walking toward the trash bin in the alley one morning...
View ArticleJapanese Woodblock Prints Come to Riverside Art Museum
RIVERSIDE – The Riverside Art Museum (RAM) presents “Genji’s World in Japanese Woodblock Prints,” running until Jan. 11, 2015, with a free, open-to-the-public Fall Exhibition Celebration on Friday,...
View ArticleA Century of Blessings
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu English Editor-in-Chief CLAREMONT — Rev. George Aki celebrated his 100th birthday on Sept. 13 with a gathering of more than 100 family and friends at Pilgrim Place, a community...
View Articleぴーぷる：ミカエラ・カイさん
「フラメンコは、自分の感情や内面をさらけ出すことで表現するダンス。感情を押し殺して育った日本人にとって最初は難しく感じるが、一度その壁を打ち破ると、今まで秘めていたクリエーティビティーが働き出し、視野が一気に広がるんです」 フラメンコに魅了され１４年。ためらいを感じず感情を表現できるまでに、５年はかかった。しかし今では、そのあふれ出る感情、内面、表現力の虜になった。...
View Article楽しみながら脳を刺激
「これは何ですか」。楕円形の木の小板２枚をひもでとじた楽器を前に、エレジーノ・かつ子さんは不思議そうな顔で質問する。「これはね、カスタネットという打楽器で、ひもを親指にかけて、手のひらと指で挟みながら叩いて音を出すものなんですよ」。日本人フランメンコダンサー、安藤みちよさんが優しく説明すると、かつ子さんは器用に指を動かしながら奇麗な音色を奏でる。...
View ArticleMan Accused of Killing Fellow Gym-goer
Rafu Wire and Staff Reports SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A local man has been arrested for a fatal beating that took place at a gym in full view of customers. On Sept. 17 at about 9:30 p.m., the South San...
View Article‘Sansei Live’ Set for Oct. 18
SAN FRANCISCO — Kimochi Inc. will present its annual fundraiser, “Sansei Live,” on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post St. (at Laguna) in San Francisco...
View ArticleSumo Exhibition in S.F. Japantown
SAN FRANCISCO — The Japan Center Malls and the Japantown Merchants Association invite the public to the third annual Sumo Champions Exhibition in the Japantown Peace Plaza, Post and Buchanan streets,...
View ArticleNichi Bei Weekly’s 5th Anniversary Celebration
SAN FRANCISCO — “Drive for Five,” the fifth anniversary celebration of the Nichi Bei Foundation and the Nichi Bei Weekly, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Japanese Culutral and...
View ArticleFox Commentator: JA Internment Helped U.S. Win War
The Japanese American Citizens League is protesting a statement on a Fox News Channel show that America’s successful prosecution of World War II was attributable to Japanese American incarceration....
View ArticleNational JACL to Honor ‘Champions of Diversity’
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League will host its annual National JACL Gala Awards Dinner, “A Salute to Champions,” on Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. This...
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