HORSE’S MOUTH: Fascinating Facts About Japan
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published Feb. 24, 2015) Needless to say, I was warmed by the many letters I received from readers when I decided to forget about retiring and continue writing my column. One of...
View ArticleConfessions of a Baby Boomer
By BILL YEE Horse’s possible retirement prompted these additional observations from me the other day. I had a Spanish teacher at Lowell High School in San Francisco who would devote a day to having a...
View Article色鮮やかな蘭並ぶ：気候変化乗り越え、美しさ健在
ガーデナ・シンビジウム・クラブ（ギャリー・ケンネル会長、会員約１５０人）は２月28日と３月１日の２日間にわたり、「シンビジウム（蘭）展および即売会」をガーデナのケン中岡会館で催した。連日朝から多くの人が訪れ、会場いっぱいに広がる香りを楽しみながら、色鮮やかな蘭を堪能した。...
View ArticleJANM Keeps Hello Kitty on View for Additional Month
“Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty,” the Japanese American National Museum’s hit exhibition celebrating the iconic Sanrio character’s 40th anniversary, has been extended for one month...
View ArticleReading of ‘Iyakan Blues’ at JANM
The Japanese American National Museum will host East West Players’ reading of “Iyakan Blues (Crier for Hire),” written by Giovanni Ortega and directed by Tim Dang, on Thursday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleShadows for Peace Forum at Chapman, JANM
Two forums will be held next week examining the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the impact on the survivors. “Shadows for Peace, for the Sake of the Children: The Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
View Articleサウスロサンゼルス：ＬＡＰＤ警官撃たれ負傷
サウスロサンゼルス地区で１５日、ロサンゼルス市警察（ＬＡＰＤ）の警官２人が何者かに銃撃される事件が発生した。当局は警官を狙った犯行の可能性もあるとみて調査を進めている。 事件は同日午前５時４５分頃に発生。警官が覆面パトカーで同地区の６５街とブロードウエーの交差点付近を巡回中、犯人グループがパトカーの中にいた警官めがけて発砲してきたという。...
View ArticleHinamatsuri at GVJCI
GARDENA — Hinamatsuri, or Girls’ Day, is celebrated in Japan on March 3. This year, however, the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute will hold its Girls’ Day celebration on Saturday, March 28,...
View ArticleToda Joins LBJCC as Associate Director of PR, Marketing
LONG BEACH — Long Beach City College has named Stacey Ann Fong Toda as the new associate director of public relations and marketing, Long Beach Community College District Superintendent-President Eloy...
View ArticleＬＡＰＤ警官逮捕： 密入国あっせんの疑いで
ロサンゼルス市警察（ＬＡＰＤ）の警官が米・メキシコ国境付近で、密入国あっせんの容疑で逮捕された事件で、警官の名前など詳細が公表された。 逮捕されたのはハリウッド署に所属するカルロス・クリエル・ケサーダ・ジュニア容疑者（３４）と同乗者の女性アンジェリカ・ゴディネス（３１）容疑者。...
View ArticleGardena Pioneer Project Celebrates New Year
GARDENA — On Feb. 9, the Gardena Pioneer Project (GPP) celebrated the new year with a festive luncheon at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. While 300 senior citizen members enjoyed a...
View ArticleWest Covina Cherry Blossom Fest Is This Saturday
WEST COVINA — On Saturday, March 21, from noon to 6 p.m., the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center and the City of West Covina will host the annual West Covina Cherry Blossom Festival....
View ArticleMAGGIE’S MEOW: The Newspaper
By MAGGIE ISHINO The newspaper, I have discovered, has more use than to just read and/or be educated or learn the activities of the world, community, etc. I have recently discovered some things that I...
View ArticleTHROUGH THE FIRE: Confessions of a Media Junkie
By SHARON YAMATO My name is Sharon, and I’m a mediaholic. Using Webster’s definition of media, that means I’m addicted to all “agencies of mass communication,” such as television, radio, newspapers and...
View ArticleSending Love to Nippon
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer The fourth annual Love to Nippon, a commemoration of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, was held March 8 at the...
View Article‘Laugh for Lives’ to Benefit Donor Program
SAN FRANCISCO — “Laugh for Lives” will return on Friday, March 20, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St. in San Francisco. Featured comedians this year are Kevin Shea, Jenny Yang,...
View ArticleOld People Rule!
Timescape Arts presented a workshop production of the new musical “Old People Play” from March 13 to 15 at the Rosenthal Theater/Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles, with a full house for all four shows....
View ArticleHORSE’S MOUTH: An Enjoyable Sunday in Gardena
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published March 3, 2015) There was a time when I pounded out my column when Sundays could be one my busiest days. Not so anymore. Usually Sunday is a day when I take things easy,...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Let’s Share a Thought or Two or Maybe Not
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO What better feeling is there than doing something good, without being concerned about reward or recognition? Answer: Nada. Unfortunately I don’t have an appropriate follow-up but...
View ArticleDay of Remembrance for Chol Soo Lee
A Day of Remembrance for Chol Soo Lee will be held on Saturday, March 21, at 3 p.m. at the Advancing Justice-LA Community Room, 1145 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Lee, a Korean immigrant, was wrongfully...
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