Aimee Eng Running for Oakland School Board
OAKLAND — Aimee Sueko Eng is running for the District 2 seat on the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education in the Nov. 4 election. Her opponent is William Ghirardelli IV, founder and CEO of...
View ArticleGovernor Urges Voters to Re-elect Muratsuchi
TORRANCE — Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday headlined an event, along with California State Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins, in support of Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi. The rally, which took place at...
View Article郡参事会：ＬＡ武道館に１００万ドルの助成金
総額２３００万ドルをかけ、リトル東京サービスセンター（ＬＴＳＣ）が小東京に建設予定の多目的スポーツ複合施設「ロサンゼルス武道館」（237～249 Los Angeles St.）事業に、ロサンゼルス郡参事会から１００万ドルの助成金が支給されることになった。ＬＴＳＣ地域開発局がこのほど、発表した。...
View ArticleSawtelle Is Alive and Well
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Sawtelle Reunion III was held Oct. 19 at West L.A. Buddhist Church with more than 150 people in attendance. Reunion committee member Jack Fujimoto said the event,...
View ArticleCrowning Moment
Richard L. Chinen, Tournament of Roses president, crowns 2015 Rose Queen Madison Elaine Triplett on Oct. 21. Triplett is a student at Marshall Fundamental High School in Pasadena. She and her court...
View ArticleCreative Ways to Dye
Artist and instructor Setsuko Hayashi (front row, second from left) and her students presented a textile dye art exhibition on Oct. 25 and 26 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (Maryknoll) in Los...
View ArticleKudos to the Cube
The Japanese American National Museum President’s Award was presented Oct. 24 to artist Nicole Maloney, whose “Out of Many One” (OOMO) Cube is the beginning of her personal global movement to create...
View ArticleRare 1927 Film Footage of Ruth, Gehrig and JA Baseball All-Stars Discovered
FRESNO — The Nisei Baseball Research Project, a non-profit organization founded to preserve the history of Japanese American baseball, announced Oct. 28 the public release of rare, never-before-seen...
View ArticleTanaka Releases New Commercial
Former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, who is running for Los Angeles County sheriff in the Nov. 4 election, has released a new commercial focusing on public safety. “Every citizen from the Antelope Valley...
View ArticleJAO Hosts Children’s Halloween Party
The Japanese American Optimist Club (JAO) held its annual Children’s Halloween Party at L.A. Elementary School in Koreatown on Oct. 25. Led by co-chairs Kari Tani and Ryan Taketomo, JAO members and...
View ArticleLittle-Known Poston Strike, Suyama Endowment Focus of Nov. 22 Program at...
GARDENA — A month before the rioting at the Manzanar War Relocation Authority camp in 1942, there was an even larger blowup at the Poston (Colorado River) WRA camp. Minoru “Min” Tajii will share his...
View ArticleA Voice for APIs with Disabilities
Asian and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California’s first annual awards gala, held Oct. 25 at the historic Cicada Restaurant in Los Angeles, was a sold-out event. Pictured from left: Mark...
View ArticleSue Wakamoto-Lee Running for Dublin City Council
DUBLIN — Sue Wakamoto-Lee is a candidate for one of two openings on the Dublin City Council in the Nov. 4 election. Wakamoto-Lee, who ran unsuccessfully for the council in 2002, is now competing with...
View ArticleLittle Tokyo Leaders Hold Reception for Muratsuchi
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer A reception supporting the re-election of Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) was held Oct. 28 at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little...
View ArticleProp A Funding Awarded to LTSC’s Budokan Project
On Oct. 7, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1 million grant award proposed by Supervisor Gloria Molina for the Budokan of Los Angeles (BoLA) project. The funding will be utilized...
View ArticleLance Nishihira Running for New Haven USD Board
UNION CITY — Lance Nishihira is one of four candidates for two New Haven Unified School District board seats in the Nov. 4 election. Incumbents Sarabjit Cheema and Linda Canlas are seeking re-election;...
View ArticleA Happy Soccer Home for Ishizaki
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Sports Editor CARSON.–A generation ago, the idea of a top-drawer soccer player coming over from Europe to play in the U.S. – where we refer to a completely different sport...
View ArticleCrabby Sunday
All bibbed up and ready to dine are David Teragawa (left) and Gerald Fukui, lending their support to the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s Crab Fest on Oct. 25 at Nishi Hongwanji’s main...
View ArticleKaren Lentz Running for Brisbane Elementary School Board
BRISBANE — Karen Akiko Lentz is one of four candidates for three seats on the Brisbane Elementary School District Board in the Nov. 4 election. Also running are incumbent Leonel Tingin, vice president...
View Article‘Hidden Legacy’ Screening in Riverside
RIVERSIDE — The Artswalk Film Series continues with the documentary “Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts in the World War II Internment Camps” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 and 7:45 p.m. at...
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