Pacific Rim Showcase at Newport Beach Film Fest
NEWPORT BEACH — The 16th annual Newport Beach Film Festival, which opened April 23, will continue with a Pacific Rim Showcase night on Monday, April 27, at Edwards Big Newport 6, 300 Newport Center...
View ArticleThe Sweetness of Community: Suite J-Town and the Rago Auction
By NANCY UKAI RUSSELL A firestorm of protests by Japanese Americans and others across the country forced the Rago Arts and Auction house of New Jersey last week to suspend the planned sale of artifacts...
View ArticleOka to Appear in ‘Heroes Reborn’
Masi Oka, who gained fame as Hiro Nakamura in the NBC science fiction series “Heroes,” will reprise his role in “Heroes Reborn.” In the original series, which ran from 2006 to 2010, Hiro had the...
View ArticleHollywood Figures Urge Talent Agencies to Diversify
A multi-ethnic coalition of advocacy groups is calling on Hollywood’s talent agencies to meet to discuss how they can work together to increase representation of people of color. Talent firms remain a...
View ArticleAnnual Komae Scholarships Awarded at AACCS Luncheon
ALHAMBRA — On April 19 at Almansor Court in Alhambra, the 2015 Ryo and Jean Komae Scholarships were awarded at the Afternoon of Kindness Luncheon hosted by the Asian American Christian Counseling...
View ArticleSENIOR MOMENTS: Poll of Japanese and American Views of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI In my recent column I expressed views concerning the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. My views of the bombings were largely affected by reading about and seeing pictures of...
View ArticleJ-TOWN BEAT: Treasures in the Closet
By GWEN MURANAKA Objects speak to us. They speak for their owners, for their everyday lives, their dreams, hopes and despair. Even before this controversy with the auction of Japanese American...
View Article「Get Up 8」が５月２日に募金イベント
困難な状態に直面している人に財政支援を行う非営利団体「Get Up 8」は５月２日（土）午前10時から、チャリティーイベント「アウトリガーレース」をロングビーチ・マリーンスタジアムで（5255 Paoli Way）で催す。同イベントの収益は、自動車事故で脊髄を損傷し、下半身不随になった14歳のケリー・サカグチさんに贈られ、リハビリなどの医療費に充てられる。 【中村良子、写真も】...
View ArticleINTO THE NEXT STAGE: Beautiful/Tragic Moments for the Two Asian Women in...
By GUY AOKI Last week’s episode of ”Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” was a great showcase for the two Asian American women in the cast, Ming-Na Wen and Chloe Bennet. Since the first season of the ABC...
View ArticleJABA Gala to Feature Congressman, Author, Actor
The Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) will hold its annual Installation and Awards Gala on Friday, May 1, at The Center at Cathedral Plaza in downtown Los Angeles, with a reception at 6 p.m. and...
View ArticleGovernor and Mrs. Ige to Attend White House State Dinner Honoring Japanese...
HONOLULU – At the invitation of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Hawaii Gov. David Ige and his wife, Dawn Amano-Ige, will represent the state at a White House state dinner honoring...
View ArticleTeaming Up for Kelli
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu English Editor-in-Chief Thumbs up. That simple, positive gesture is one that Kelli Sakaguchi, 14, uses often. She was just a typical Japanese American kid from Torrance who...
View Article7th Annual L.A. Tanabata Festival Set for Aug. 14-17
The seventh annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival will take place on Aug. 14 to 17 in Little Tokyo. This year’s theme is “Heart & Soul” and the giant community kazari will be unveiled on Friday,...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR: In Memory of Auntie Kimi
Dear Editor, My auntie, Kimiko (Takenaka) Kawasaki, passed on, on Thursday, April 23, at 12:30 p.m. I feel there were a couple signs by which she was letting us know that she was ready to transition....
View Article７１０ＦＷＹ：タンクローリー炎上
ベル市を通るロングビーチ・フリーウエー（＃７１０）の南方向車線フロレンス・アベニュー出口付近で２６日、８８００ガロンのガソリンを輸送していたタンクローリーが炎上した。火は黒煙とともに燃え上がり、大規模な消火活動が行われた。フリーウエーは翌２７日朝も一部区間が閉鎖され、通勤ラッシュの交通網に影響が出た。...
View Articleネパール地震：南加地区救援チーム現地へ
ネパール中部で２５日、マグニチュード（Ｍ）７・８の大地震が発生した。ネパール災害対策当局によると、死者数が４０１０人に達し、負傷者数も７５００人以上に及んでいることを受け２７日朝、南カリフォルニア地区の消防士５７人で編成された救援チームが、災害援助のため現地ヘと向かった。...
View ArticlePacific Citizen Cartoonist Hironaka Dies at 87
KETTERING, Ohio — Pete Hironaka, long-time editorial cartoonist for The Pacific Citizen, passed away on March 25 at the age of 87. The Kettering, Ohio resident was born in Sacramento, grew up in...
View Article高校時代日本留学：ＬＡ市長と「日本の家族」との絆
「ハンサムな子が来たなと思いました。まさかエリックが市長になるなんて―」。 エリックとは現ロサンゼルス市長エリック・ガーセッティー氏のことだ。同市長は高校生の時、交換留学生として日本を訪れ１カ月間滞在した。家族の一員としてひと夏を過ごし、今も「日本の家族」と呼ぶホストファミリーの吉田正二朗さん、妻・珠子さん、瀬戸春子さん（旧姓、吉田）に少年時代の市長との思い出を語ってもらった。【取材＝吉田純子】...
View Article「わが警察官人生に悔いはなし」：輝かしいキャリアに幕
約３８８万人の市民の安全を守る「ＬＡＰＤ（ロサンゼルス市警）」に３５年間勤務し、アジア系として最高位に昇格した日系３世のテリー・ハラ副本部長（５８）が３月３１日をもって退職し、輝かしいキャリアに幕を下ろした。入隊時に抱いた「公務員として、ロサンゼルス市民のために尽す」という初心を貫き、任務を遂行。「わが警察官人生に悔いはなし」という半生を振り返る。【永田 潤】 「出世の野心はまったくなし」...
View ArticleFiesta Matsuri This Sunday at JACCC
Kodomo no Hi and Día de los Niños meet at Fiesta Matsuri, a multiethnic celebration for children and families, on Sunday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Japanese American Cultural and Community...
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