‘Historic Wintersburg’ Author to Speak at JANM
Mary Adams Urashima will discuss her book “Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach” on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo....
View ArticleCalligraphy Exhibit at JACCC
“The Calligraphy of Ito Bokuseki” is on view at the George J. Doizaki Gallery of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St. in Little Tokyo. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to...
View ArticleRep. Chu Praises Retiring L.A. County CEO Fujioka
WASHINGTON – Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) and other members of Congress representing Southern California will recognize Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer William “Bill” Fujioka with a...
View ArticleThank You, Carr Family
By SUSIE LING California history has two faces. The racism that put Japanese Americans behind barbed wire in World War II and segregated African Americans, Jews, and Latinos for decades seems...
View Articleジョン・金井さんが出版：「ニッポン語ふかぼり読本」
ロサンゼルス在住のジョン・金井さんが執筆した「そうだったのか！ ニッポン語ふかぼり読本」がこのほど、知玄舎から電子書籍として発売された。海外にいるからこそ分かる日本語への興味と関心から生まれた、普段は気付かない日本語の奥深さをつづっている。...
View ArticleAlene Shimazu Named to Dept. of Corrections Post
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown on Nov. 4 announced the appointment of Alene Shimazu, 52, of Sacramento as director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of...
View ArticleLieu Elected as Democratic Freshman Class President
U.S. Representative-Elect Ted Lieu has been elected president of the Democratic Freshman Class of the 114th Congress. “I am deeply honored to be elected by my colleagues as class president, and look...
View ArticleSharing Boyle Heights Stories
The Boyle Heights History Day, co-sponsored by the Boyle Heights Historical Society and the Little Tokyo Historical Society, and held at the historic Breed Street Shul on Nov. 8, was well attended by a...
View Article‘Moon’ Rises in J-Town
Artist Katie Yamasaki (second from right) was on hand for the official dedication of her mural “Moon Beholders” at the Japanese American National Museum on Nov. 19. She is joined by (from left) Tanner...
View ArticleAPA Legal Group to Aid Immigrants Impacted by Executive Order
After years of advocacy led by undocumented immigrants, President Barack Obama on Friday announced executive actions that potentially will provide nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants, including...
View ArticleJACL Responds to Obama’s Immigration Order
WASHINGTON — The National JACL issued the following statement on Friday. • The Japanese American Citizens League, the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States,...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Google
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO I’ve been thinking (oops, call out the National Guard again, hide the women and children, fill the moat with water and dial 911) . . . The Ebola scare that caused such national...
View ArticleHistoric S.J. Japantown Book Launch
SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose’s official launch of “San Jose Japantown: A Journey” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 1 p.m. at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 650 N. 5th...
View ArticleSENIOR MOMENTS: Okaeri — a Welcome Home at JANM
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI For the past several months I have served on a committee preparing for an LGBTQ gathering that was held at the JA National Museum last Saturday. I have never worked with a group as...
View ArticleA Future in Mountaineering
After a junior season largely wiped out by injury, Wednesday’s ceremony at Mark Keppel High School must have felt especially sweet for Lauren Saiki. Saiki was among the high school student athletes...
View ArticleRep. Duckworth Has a Baby
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after being elected to a second term, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) gave birth to her first child. “My husband Bryan and I are thrilled to announce that we are the proud parents...
View Article‘A Day That I Will Always Remember’
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry, who represented Little Tokyo for more than a decade, received Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays,...
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: The Great Nisei Reunion Concert
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Nov. 1, 2014) Seventy years ago, when we were all locked up in relocation camps, if someone asked you, “What’s his cell number?” you would probably respond, “Gee, I...
View ArticleHirono Applauds Obama Immigration Order
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), the only immigrant serving in the U.S. Senate, released a statement Friday supporting President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration enforcement....
View ArticleAn Evening of Comedy, Magic and Music
GARDENA — “An Evening of Aloha” will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 29, at from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Happa Restaurant, 1641 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. in Gardena. Don’t miss a fun-filled evening of comedy,...
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