HORSE’S MOUTH: I’m Glad I’m Not a Pig or a Cow
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (Published April 11, 2015) It’s a good thing my wife is around to remind me when it’s Sunday or Wednesday. Those are the days when I pound out my column and those are the days when...
View ArticleGrand Opening
The weekend before last, SGI-USA opened its newest community center in North Hollywood. The two-day opening was heavily attended by its membership. The center is designated the SGI-USA San Fernando...
View Articleアイスクリームからリステリア菌：マグロでサルモネラ菌感染も
テキサス州ブレンハム市に拠点をおくブルー・ベル・クリーマリーズ（Blue Bell Creameries）社のアイスクリーム製品からリステリア菌が検出され、同社は２０日、全商品の自主回収を開始した。 リコールの対象となっているのは、同社が展開しているアイスクリームやフローズンヨーグルト、シャーベットなどの冷凍菓子商品。...
View Articleビジネスワイド：小東京で伝統引き継ぐ【下】
ダブルツリー・バイ・ヒルトン宴会場担当部長 柚原章さん 日系コミュニティーのさまざまな催しの会場として多くの人に親しまれているホテル「ダブルツリー・バイ・ヒルトン」。同ホテル総支配人のジョー・クーさんと、宴会場担当部長の柚原章さんに同ホテルと日系社会とのつながりなどを聞く後編。今回はニューオータニ時代からホテルの移り変わりを見てきた柚原さんに話を聞いた。【取材＝吉田純子】 移り変わりとともに...
View Article‘Navigate Networking’ at JANM
The JACL National Youth/Student Council and Japanese American National Museum will present “Navigate Networking” with Vanna Novak on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at JANM, 100 N....
View ArticleLocal Authors at Charlie’s Coffee House
SOUTH PASADENA — A local author book-signing will be held Wednesday, April 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Charlie’s Coffee House, 266 Monterey Rd., Suite A, South Pasadena. Featured authors are Koji Steven...
View Articleデービッド新城さん：「ダンスの楽しさ知って」
ガーデナにある「デービッド・新城ダンスクラブ」が今年、創立30周年を迎えた。ボールルームダンスブームが来ては去りを繰り返す中、長年にわたり多くの日系人に愛され続けてきた同クラブ。今月で67歳を迎え、なおも現役ダンサーの新城さんに30年間を振り返ってもらった。 【取材・写真＝中村良子】...
View ArticleMAGGIE’S MEOW: The Japanese Language
By MAGGIE ISHINO I believe the Japanese language is one of the most difficult yet most beautiful of all the languages in the world. It is a language that is syllabic, precise and yet complicated in...
View ArticleA Rather Unexpected Career in Film
By MICHI TANIOKA, Special to The Rafu The new filmmaking class for seniors was going to begin the next day. My first excuse several weeks prior was that I didn’t have a story to tell. One day before...
View ArticleCongrats to RS12!
By RYOKO NAKAMURA, Rafu Japanese Staff Writer “Through this program, not only did I meet wonderful people and make great friends, but I was also able to learn so much about Japanese American culture,...
View ArticleTHROUGH THE FIRE: Love in the Dark
By BILL WATANABE It is dark when I begin my morning walk around Silverlake. Everything is quiet and still — the air is clear and cool, stars are shining, and the world seems at peace with itself. I...
View ArticleBartlett Calls for Judge’s Resignation
SANTA ANA — Orange County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Lisa Bartlett called for the resignation of Orange County Superior Court Judge Marc Kelly, who minimized the sentencing of Kevin Jonas...
View ArticleGardena Gardeners Get Their Due
GARDENA — During the 50th anniversary of the Gardena Mayme Dear Library celebration on April 15, the Gardena Valley Friends of the Library recognized the contributions of the Gardena Valley Gardeners...
View Articleアシカの赤ちゃん連れ去り事件：報奨金かけ犯人逮捕へ
ロサンゼルス国際空港（ＬＡＸ）の西、プラヤ・デル・レイにあるドックウェイラー・ステート・ビーチで１９日、アシカの赤ちゃんが何者かに連れ去られ、「動物の倫理的扱いを求める人々の会（ＰＥＴＡ）」は２２日、５０００ドルの報奨金をかけ、犯人逮捕につながる情報を求めている。 ロサンゼルス郡シェリフ局によると、１９日午前３時半頃、２０代半ばと見られる男性２人と女性２人がビーチでアシカの赤ちゃんを連れ去った。...
View Articleビバリーヒルズ市議会：３６％の節水計画承認
カリフォルニア州の深刻な水不足問題を受け、高級住宅地として知られるビバリーヒルズ市で２１日、３６％の節水計画が同市議会により承認された。今後、同市ではプールの使用のほか、芝生の水まきの日数も制限されることになる。...
View ArticleHanamatsuri Returns
Orange County Buddhist Church’s annual Hanamatsuri and Bazaar, which commemorates the birth of the historical Buddha (April 8), took place April 11 and 12 in Anaheim. The event was not held last year...
View Article‘Twinsters’ Tells of Family Bonds Beyond What’s Online
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Arts & Entertainment If one intended purpose of the Internet is to bring together those long separated by space and time, then this story is confirmation of success....
View ArticleKorematsu Institute Completes Transition, Begins New Phase
SAN FRANCISCO — Karen Korematsu, daughter of the late Fred Korematsu and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute in San Francisco, issued the following statement on April 23. =*= In May...
View ArticleIzumitani Short ‘The Other Side’ Screens Tonight at LAAPFF
“The Other Side,” from director Akiko Izumitani, will screen tonight as part of a short film showcase in the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival, at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at the Japanese American...
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