Dance Program to Honor Yuri Kochiyama
OAKLAND — dNaga, in association with the Oakland Public Library and Danspace, presents “Pieces of Freedom: A Tribute to Yuri Kochiyama” on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. at Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El...
View ArticleJAMsj Winter Boutique on Saturday
SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose’s Winter Boutique is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at San Jose Buddhist Temple Betsuin, 640 N. 5th St. in Japantown. Admission is...
View ArticleGhostly Good Fun
The third annual Halloween Odori/Ondo Costume Party, held Oct. 25 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo, featured trick-or-treating, a costume parade, games, food, and three public dance...
View ArticleMuratsuchi: Wait Until Final Count
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), who ran for re-election against Republican David Hadley in Tuesday’s election, issued the following statement on Wednesday: “It has been an honor representing...
View ArticleMurase, Adachi Re-elected in San Francisco
Rafu Staff Report Several Japanese Americans and other Asian Americans were candidates in the Bay Area’s Nov. 4 elections. Following are some of the results: • Emily Murase, vice president of the San...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: What Happens Now That Ensign/Keiro Is Kaput?
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO “I don’t know squat” is the crude but straightforward answer I give to anyone who asks the hot button question, “What’s going on at Keiro?” CR2S is not a NSA wannabe nor a...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: JANM — From Hello Kitty to ‘Farewell to Manzanar’
By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON I had the opportunity to chat with Maria Kwong, the Japanese American National Museum’s director of retail enterprises, to get an update on an item exclusive to the museum’s...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: Introducing ‘Dave-san’
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Oct. 18, 2014) There are a lot of things we begin to neglect so we age. One of them is getting a haircut. I guess I don’t realize what I look like as my hair begins to...
View ArticleApplications Now Open for Aratani CARE Endowment Grant
UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center announces that the 2014 Aratani CARE grant applications will be accepted for review until Dec. 12. Awards will be announced during the winter quarter, 2015, and...
View ArticleYee, Chiang Among Successful Statewide Candidates
Although Democrats suffered serious losses across the country in Tuesday’s election, Asian American Democratic office-holders in California fared well in statewide races. • Republican Neel Kashkari,...
View Article‘Heavenly Horses’ at Bowers Museum
SANTA ANA — “Heavenly Horses: Two Thousand Years of Chinese and Japanese Equine Art” is on view at the Bowers Museum through Feb. 22, 2015. The horse’s impact on both Chinese and Japanese culture...
View Article‘I’m Proud of You, Toku.’
By RYOKO NAKAMURA, Rafu Japanese Staff Writer Sgt. Paul Tokuzo Nakamura, deployed with the 437th Medical Company (ground ambulance) to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait in January 2003, was killed south of...
View ArticleNWA’s 35th and Final Christmas Luncheon on Dec. 13
Nikkei Widowed Association will be celebrating the 2014 holiday season with friends and family at its annual Christmas luncheon on Saturday, Dec. 13. As it has in the past, the NWA will hold its party...
View ArticleTanaka Loses Sheriff’s Race by Wide Margin
Rafu Staff and Wire Reports Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell won the race for Los Angeles County sheriff on Tuesday by a 3-to-1 margin against former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka. As of Friday, the...
View ArticleResults for APA Candidates in Washington State
Several Asian American candidates ran in Washington state’s elections on Nov. 4. Following are the results: • Democrat Shari Song ran for state senator in Legislative District 30 (King and Pearce...
View ArticleFung Loses to Raimondo in Rhode Island Gubernatorial Race
Rafu Wire and Staff Reports PROVIDENCE — Democrat Gina Raimondo has defeated Republican Allan Fung to become the first woman elected Rhode Island governor despite being snubbed by some prominent labor...
View ArticleJACCC’s Aratani Theatre Unveils New Bose Sound System
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center celebrates the unveiling of its newly custom-designed Bose Sound System at the Aratani Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. The event features...
View Article10th Anniversary Screening of ‘Saving Face’
A 10th anniversary screening of the romantic comedy/drama “Saving Face” will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo....
View ArticleCongress Gets 2 New APA Members; Most Incumbents Re-elected
Rafu Staff Report Most of the Asian Pacific American members of Congress were re-elected in the Nov. 4 elections and two new members were added. • Newcomer Mark Takai was elected to represent Hawaii’s...
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