A Day on the Farm
IRVINE — Tanaka Farms in Irvine hosted their annual Walk the Farm last Saturday. Over 2,000 walkers enjoyed sampling fresh vegetables and fruits as they toured the farm. This year, the event raised...
View ArticleSENIOR MOMENTS: Growing Older
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI I liked Bill Watanabe’s column the other day when he talked about getting a device that counted the steps he made in a day. In all I read every day there is lot being said about...
View ArticleCROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Benign Public Bonkers Over Keiro Situation
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Interest in the proposed sale of Keiro Senior HealthCare to Pacifica Companies has gone from benign to bonkers! The unexpected reaction to last week’s column (“Why No Wails of...
View ArticlePaul Terasaki Gives an Additional $1 million to UCLA Japanese Studies Center
Renowned scientist Paul Ichiro Terasaki, professor emeritus of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and longtime UCLA benefactor, has given an additional $1 million to the UCLA Paul...
View ArticleIntroducing Sustainable Little Tokyo
By CHRIS KOMAI As someone who has spent most of his adult life working in Little Tokyo (my 40+ years were divided almost equally between The Rafu Shimpo and the Japanese American National Museum), I...
View ArticleJ-Town Representation
Chris Komai speaks following his election as chairman of the Little Tokyo Community Council on June 23 at the Japanese American National Museum. Komai writes about a future vision for Little Tokyo in a...
View ArticleNishi Temple to Hold Obon Festival
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will hold its annual Obon Festival on Saturday, July 11, from 3 to 10 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, from 2:30 to 9 p.m. The highlight of the Obon festivities will be the...
View ArticleEphemeral Life
By RYOKO NAKAMURA, Rafu Japanese Staff Writer TORRANCE — “Unlike the carpenter’s work that lasts long generation after generation, my work isn’t very durable. Because it is so ephemeral, I offer only...
View Article‘Metamorphosis of Japan After the War’ Closes July 11
“Metamorphosis of Japan After the War” ends its run at the WLAC Art Gallery at West Los Angeles College, 9000 Overland Ave. in Los Angeles, on July 11. Exhibition hours are Tuesday through Saturday...
View Articleダライ・ラマ１４世：アナハイムで８０歳の記念式典に参加
チベット仏教最高指導者ダライ・ラマ１４世が６日に８０歳の誕生日を迎えるにあたり、記念集会に参加するため、南カリフォルニア地区を訪れた。５日にはオレンジ郡アナハイムにあるホンダセンターで誕生日を祝う式典に参加。およそ１万８千人の支持者が同氏の誕生日を祝った。 式典はダライ・ラマとの対話イベント「グローバル・コンパッション・サミット」 の一環として行われた。...
View Articleフリーウエー＃１０： カープールレーンを一部閉鎖
カリフォルニア州運輸局は、６日から８月下旬まで、橋の改修工事のため、サンバナディノフリーウエー（ＦＷＹ＃１０）のエクスプレス・レーンズ（Express Lanes）の一部を閉鎖すると発表した。 第７区のディレクター、キャリー・ボーウエン氏の話によると、エルモンテ市、ロサンゼルス郡、メトロ（ロサンゼルス郡都市圏交通局）と検討の末、工事の早期化と安全性を考慮し、閉鎖を実施することにしたという。...
View ArticleGrateful Crane’s ‘Journey to Japan’ at Huntington Library
SAN MARINO — The Grateful Crane Ensemble and the Taiko Center of Los Angeles will present a kid-friendly morning of Japanese theater and music on Saturday, July 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Huntington...
View ArticleSansei Stories Writes Again at GVJCI
GARDENA — The very popular Sansei Stories workshop will begin a new six-week session on Wednesday, July 8, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by The Bridge: JCI Heritage Center at the...
View ArticleBerkeley Obon This Saturday
BERKELEY — The annual Bon Odori will be held on Saturday, July 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Berkeley Buddhist Temple, 2121 Channing Way (near Shattuck) in Berkeley. Obon is an annual event to commemorate...
View ArticleObon Festival at Oxnard Buddhist Temple
OXNARD — Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 S. “H” St. (between 2nd and 3rd streets) in Oxnard, will hold its Obon Festival, A Gathering of Joy, on Saturday, July 11, from 1 to 9 p.m. Bon Odori will take...
View ArticleSACBC’s 53rd Annual Japanese Bazaar
UNION CITY — Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church, 32975 Alvarado Niles Rd. in Union City, will hold its 53rd annual Japanese Bazaar on Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 12,...
View ArticleTwo New Exhibitions to Open at JANM
The Japanese American National Museum will open two new exhibitions in July — one showcasing the photographs of a Japanese American World War II veteran and the other an exploration of Okinawan and...
View ArticleVOX POPULI: Anger and Appeasement in Handling of the Rago Auction
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA How many of us have expressed anger when United States history books omitted the experiences of the Japanese Americans during World War II? How did the anger evolve when writers of...
View ArticleVOX POPULI: Rago Auction — Working on a Jointly Shared Solution
By NORMAN MINETA After a relatively short period of time, though an arduous journey, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has acquired the Allen H. Eaton collection of Japanese American art and...
View ArticleFresno Betsuin’s 70th Annual Obon
FRESNO — Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple’s 70th annual Obon, “Festival of Lanterns,” will be held Saturday, July 11, at Fresno Buddhist Dharma Center, 2690 E. Alluvial in Fresno. Doors open at 2 p.m....
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