Craig Shimizu Named 2014-15 Inouye Fellow
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League announced Sept. 29 that Craig Shimizu has been selected as the 2014-15 Daniel K. Inouye Fellow. Shimizu is a fourth-generation Japanese American and...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A Model of Courage and Integrity
Editor, Thank you for your article identifying Stephen Kiyoshi Kuromiya as the Sansei civil rights activist at Montgomery in 1965. Especially as we are residents of Monrovia, it is heartening to know...
View Article榧本流：錦龍会が秋季吟詠大会
今年創立10周年を迎えた榧本流米国錦龍吟詠会（後藤穣叡会長）は９月28日、「秋季吟詠大会」を西羅府仏教会の社交ホールで催した。会員は、年内最後の大会とあり、日々の練習の成果を最大限に発揮するとともに、普段あまり聞く機会のない他支部の師範や会員、また他流派の吟士の吟に耳を傾けた。...
View ArticleKEYS TO FITNESS: Improving Pain Tolerance, Getting Better Sleep, and More
By SHEILA YONEMOTO, P.T. Many years ago while working at the UCLA Pain Management Center, they recommended an amino acid, L-tryptophan, to help reduce pain and improve sleep. Since then, I have...
View ArticleTani Takes GFB Audience Out of This World
By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer Former astronaut Daniel Tani’s talk about his four months aboard the International Space Station was the highlight of the Go For Broke National Education Center’s...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Meeting Old Friends at Events
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Sept. 16, 2014) As I mentioned in my previous column, this past weekend was scheduled to be a rather busy one. However, it didn’t turn out as I figured it might. I had...
View ArticleVOX POPULI: My Opposition to a New War
By MO NISHIDA I want my voice/opinion to be loud and clear. I oppose this new war venture in Syria. The excuses to go into another country for their resources are clearly unconstitutional. This...
View ArticleJACL Supports Marriage Equality Lawsuit
WASHINGTON — JACL has signed on to an amicus curiae brief in De Leon et al. v. Perry, a federal lawsuit pending in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that challenges the ban on same-sex marriage and...
View ArticleTsukemen to Give Benefit Concert
ARCADIA — The Aurora Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation presents Tsukemen in concert on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center, 188 Campus Dr., Arcadia. Tsukemen is a...
View ArticleEric Sunada Running for Alhambra City Council
ALHAMBRA — Aerospace engineer Eric Sunada is running for the District 1 seat on the Alhambra City Council in the Nov. 4 election, challenging incumbent Stephen Sham. A product of the California public...
View Article裏千家淡交会ＯＣ郡協会が２５周年記念
創立２５周年を迎えた茶道裏千家淡交会オレンジカウンティ協会（半田俊夫会長、小泉宗由幹事長）は９月２８日、ニューポートビーチのマリアットホテルで記念式典を催し、来賓の堀之内秀久・在ロサンゼルス日本総領事ら参加者１３６人が、四半世紀におよぶ節目を盛大に祝った。記念茶会では２席を披露し、会員一同が初心に帰り、より一層精進することを誓った。...
View ArticleSmile to the Sound of Castanets
By RYOKO NAKAMURA RAFU JAPANESE STAFF WRITER “What are these?” Looking at a pair of shell-shaped pieces of wood, joined on one edge by a string, Katsuko Elegino asked with a mystified look. “These are...
View ArticleMineta, Other Current and Former San Jose Leaders Rally Behind Fong
SAN JOSE — With just four weeks before the Nov. 4 general election, Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-Cupertino) announced Oct. 3 that former White House Cabinet secretary and former San Jose mayor Norman Y....
View ArticleJACL Responds to Fox Commentator’s Apology
On Sept. 22, Fox News aired an episode of ‘Cashin’ In’ that included a segment on profiling, during which guest panelist Jonathan Hoenig stated, “The last war this country won, we put Japanese...
View ArticleTalk on ‘Four Immigrants Manga’ at Mechanics’ Institute
SAN FRANCISCO — “The Four Immigrants Manga: A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924” will be discussed by Frederik Schodt and Peter Goodman on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Mechanics’...
View ArticleA Flare for the Dramatic
Aquarium of the Pacific’s Scarium of the Pacific Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 25–26 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Discover the creatures lurking in the depths in a spooktacular educational Halloween event for the whole...
View ArticleJapanese Ghost Stories and More at Little Tokyo Library
Continuing the celebration of the 130th anniversary of Little Tokyo, the Little Tokyo Historical Society and the Little Tokyo Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library will be presenting “Japanese Ghost...
View ArticlePlaywright Kubota, Actor Kanekoa to Speak at Westchester Library
Meet renowned Hawaiian playwright Gary Kubota and actor Moronai Kanekoa at a special reading and reception on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Westchester-Loyola Village Branch of the Los...
View ArticleWesley Aki Matsuri This Saturday
SAN JOSE — Wesley United Methodist Church will present the 82nd Wesley Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival) on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the coming of...
View ArticleSAPFF Presents Night of Fright
SACRAMENTO — Get ready for a night of fright on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Guild Theater, 2828 35th St., when the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival presents “Slate 2.0.” SAPFF will spotlight Asian...
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