Holiday Cheer at JANM
The next Target Free Family Saturday will be held on Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. (at First Street) in Little Tokyo. Generously sponsored...
View Article‘Aloha Kalikimaka’ at the Aratani
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center presents “Soon It Will Be Christmas — Aloha Kalikimaka” on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m. at the Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St. in Little Tokyo....
View ArticleKids’ Oshogatsu Workshop at JACCC
Enjoy a one-day workshop while learning about the symbols and festivities surrounding Oshogatsu or Japanese New Year on Monday, Dec. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Japanese American Cultural and...
View ArticleFirst JA on OC Board of Supervisors Sworn In
SANTA ANA — Lisa Bartlett was sworn in last week to the District 5 seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, becoming the first Japanese American to serve on the board. She posted the following...
View ArticleCalling All Submissions: Basketball Season Is Here and I Have a Migraine
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Sports Editor Well, basketball season is under way, and you know what that means: Gyaaaaaaaah! I suppose I ought to be more than pleased; a player of Japanese heritage on a...
View ArticleＬＡ市長： 耐震強化計画を提案
ロサンゼルスのエリック・ガーセッティー市長は８日、大地震に備えた耐震安全性に関する計画を提案した。ロサンゼルスで大地震が発生した場合、倒壊の恐れがある建物を補強するよう建物の所有者に呼び掛ける内容となっている。...
View ArticleNJAHS Hosts Exhibit of Rohwer Camp Photographs at Presidio of S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO — The National Japanese American Historical Society is hosting “The Art of Injustice: 1945 Photographs of Rohwer Japanese American Internment Camp by Paul Faris” through Jan. 4 at the...
View ArticleL.A. Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Karate Kid’
VAN NUYS — Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitchell Englander of the 12th District on Dec. 5 recognized the 30th anniversary of the release of “The Karate Kid” during a City Council meeting at Van Nuys...
View ArticleShogun Santa 2.0 Sighted in Little Tokyo
He made his initial appearance in November 1986 as the star of the Little Tokyo’s Children of the World Parade, and now the Japanese American community’s version of the beloved Christmas patriarch is...
View ArticleSachi Hamai Named Interim CEO of L.A. County
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Sachi A. Hamai to serve as interim chief executive officer on Dec. 2, effective immediately. Additionally, the board called for the...
View ArticleFamily Seeking Kidney Donor, Funds
Rafu Staff Report Family, friends and even strangers are rallying to support Christine Schneider, who recently lost her husband and is in need of a kidney transplant. She is raising the couple’s...
View ArticleJake Shimabukuro Screening, Performance at JANM
The Japanese American National Museum, Angry Asian Man, First Pond Entertainment, and Visual Communications present a special holiday screening of “Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings” on Sunday,...
View ArticleOno Presents Exhibition of Lennon’s Artwork
WEST HOLLYWOOD — Yoko Ono and Adopt the Arts invite you to experience the art of John Lennon at Legacy Fine Art, 101 N. Robertson Blvd. (at Alden) in West Hollywood. Dates and times: Friday, Dec. 12,...
View Article‘The Dam Keeper’ Gets Annie Nomination for Best Short Subject
“The Dam Keeper” from Bay Area-based Tonko House LLC is one of eight nominees for best animated short subject in the 42nd Annie Awards, which will be presented Jan. 31 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Directed by...
View ArticleKitaro Lands His 16th Grammy Nomination
Another Grammy nomination has been landed by the founder of the New Age genre, Kitaro. The Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist has received his 16th Grammy nomination for a project recorded with a...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: Please Forgive Mark Wahlberg So He Can Sell More Hamburgers
By GUY AOKI Over the years, I’ve analyzed the degree to which the press acknowledges the past crimes of celebrities. Are they obligated to remind us of drug arrests, assault charges, even murders? The...
View ArticleUnited Methodists Bring Holiday Cheer to DTLA
United Methodist Church constituencies from two ethnic and cultural communities will bring the spirit of Christmas to Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 13. The Chinatown Children’s Choir, composed...
View ArticleAlarcon’s Message to JA Community
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcon recently issued the following message addressed to Nancy Oda of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition and to the entire Japanese American...
View ArticlePasadena Limelight
Director Ken Ochiai (right) and producer Ko Mori attended screenings of their film “Uzumasa Limelight” on Saturday at Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 in Pasadena. Set at Kyoto’s Uzumasa Studios, the movie marks...
View ArticleRETIREMENT SECRETS: Projected Severe Flu Season Impacts Alzheimer’s Individuals
By KARL KIM, CFP, CLTC Over the years, in having seen many individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia, a general rule of thumb has developed. While an individual may have not gotten substantially worse...
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