J-TOWN BEAT: Let’s Hear It for the Girls!
By GWEN MURANAKA If you have a special girl in your life — a daughter, granddaughter, wife, mom or auntie — this would be a great time to do something fun for them. Tuesday, March 3, is Girls’ Day or...
View ArticleJACL Applauds Inclusion of Honouliuli into National Park System
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League applauds President Barack Obama’s Feb. 19 designation of Honouliuli as a national historic monument. The site, located in a gulch in central Oahu, was...
View ArticleTorrance Cherry Blossom Festival Set for March 15
TORRANCE — The City of Torrance invites the community to celebrate the first signs of spring under the blooming cherry blossom trees as the fourth annual Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival on Sunday,...
View ArticleNanci Nishimura Reappointed to Commission on Judicial Performance
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown on Feb. 25 announced the reappointment of Nanci Nishimura, 61, of San Mateo to the California Commission on Judicial Performance, where she has served since 2011....
View ArticleJANM to Screen ‘Reiko’s Hina Dolls’
“Reiko’s Hina Dolls” will be screened at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo, on Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m. Directed by Komaki Matsui and written by Yumiko...
View ArticleSuyama Project Discussion/Presentation on March 7
SAN FRANCISCO — The UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s Suyama Project will be introduced to the Bay Area on Saturday, March, 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of...
View Articleスキッドロウ： ＬＡＰＤ警官が男性射殺
ロサンゼルス・ダウンタウンのスキッドロウ地区で１日、男性がロサンゼルス市警察（ＬＡＰＤ）の警官に撃たれ死亡する事件が発生した。現場にいた目撃者がその一部始終を携帯電話の録画機能で捉えており、動画はインターネット上に投稿された。 事件は同日正午頃、スキッドロウ地区にあるホームレス緊急一時宿泊施設「ユニオン・レスキュー・ミッション」（545 S. San Pedro...
View Article‘Tohoku Tomo’ Screening at New People Cinema
SAN FRANCISCO — A benefit screening of “Tohoku Tomo” will be held on Tuesday, March 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at New People Cinema, 1746 Post St. in San Francisco Japantown. “Tohoku Tomo” is a story...
View Articleスキッドロウ射殺事件：警官の拳銃つかみ発砲
ロサンゼルス・ダウンダウンのスキッドロウ地区で１日、男性がロサンゼルス市警察（ＬＡＰＤ）の警官に撃たれ死亡した事件を受け、ＬＡＰＤのチャーリー・ベック本部長は２日に行われた記者会見で、男性が警官の拳銃をつかんだため警官は発砲したと発表した。 事件の一部始終は、その場にいた目撃者アンソニー・ブラックバーンさんが携帯電話で撮影しており、動画はフェイスブックに投稿され波紋をよんだ。...
View Article3/11 Commemoration at JCCCNC
SAN FRANCISCO — “Remember-Remember-Revive,” a commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan, will be held on Wednesday, March 11, from...
View Articleメトロリンク脱線事故：運転士の男性死亡
ベンチュラ郡オックスナード市で先月２４日に発生したメトロリンク脱線事故で、負傷者の一人だった列車の運転士が死亡した。 死亡したのはグレン・スティールさん（６２）。事故後で病院に搬送され、治療を続けていたが、３日未明、入院していた病院で死亡した。 メトロリンクによるとスティールさんは４０年以上鉄道産業に携わり、メトロリンクの運転士の中でもっとも勤続年数が長かったという。...
View Article小笠原流煎茶道南加総支部：初煎会と親睦会を開催
小笠原流煎茶道南加総支部（山口弘会長）は２月１５日、初煎会と親睦会をトーレンス市のミヤコ・ハイブリッドホテルで開催した。日系コミュニティーの代表者や関係者などおよそ50人が集う中、玉露の香り豊かな味わいを堪能し、当地の煎茶道の発展を願った。...
View Article2nd Annual Akabeko Project at Pasadena JCI
PASADENA — A painting workshop and fundraiser to support the victims of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster will be held on Sunday, March 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Pasadena Japanese Cultural...
View ArticleParty Time in the Valley
By CHRISTINE INOUYE Having celebrated our 60th anniversary in November of 2014, Valley Japanese Community Center, located in Sun Valley, recently celebrated our 61st annual Shinnenkai or New Year’s...
View ArticleSakura Festival at PV Garden
The cherry blossom trees at South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula are already looking spectacular, and this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the garden will be celebrating their beauty...
View ArticleWCBT’s ‘Oldies Five-O’ on March 28
WEST COVINA — West Covina Buddhist Temple presents “Yo! It’s Oldies Five-O!” on Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m. at the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, 1203 W. Puente Ave., West Covina....
View ArticleＬＡ市議選：ホゼ・ウイザー市議ら当選
１５議席中７議席を決めるロサンゼルス市議会選の投票が３日に行われ、現職のポール・クレコリアン市議（２区）、ナリー・マルティネス市議（６区）、ハーブ・ウエッソン市議（１０区）、ミッチェル・イングランダー市議（１２区）、ホゼ・ウイザー市議（１４区）、ＮＰＯ代表のマルケス・ハリス・ドーソン氏（８区）らが当選を果たした。 市議選は、偶数の選挙区（２、４、６、８、１０、１２、１４）が改選された。...
View ArticleKohno Among Most Promising Multicultural Students of 2015
Remi Kohno, a senior at Chaminade University and San Marino High School graduate, was chosen to participate in the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) Most Promising Multicultural Students (MPMS)...
View ArticlePride and Humanity
By RYOKO NAKAMURA, Rafu Japanese Staff Writer MONTEBELLO — Hard work, trust, dedication, caring, and humanity are the words to describe Nikkei gardeners who helped build the foundation of today’s...
View ArticleKizuna’s College Internship: Applications Due March 13
Calling all college students! Interested in a paid summer internship in Los Angeles focused on gaining hands-on work experience in the Japanese American community? Check out Kizuna’s Nikkei Community...
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