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THROUGH THE FIRE By Sharon Yamato Death in the Family Friday, March 28, 2008 About three weeks ago, I got an email from my cousin Steven who asked me to call him if I happened to be in Little Tokyo so that we could have lunch. |
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THROUGH THE FIRE By Ryan Masaaki Yokota Chinaphobia and the Nikkei Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 Having just returned from a year abroad in Japan, one of the more interesting aspects that I encountered was just how active everyday citizens in Japan were in fighting for issues of peace and justice. |
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HORSE’S MOUTH By George Yoshinaga Thoughts On Taiko Entertainment Saturday, May 3, 2008 My relatives on Maui are probably going to the grocery store and asking if they have day-old bread. The answer is probably, “No, the best we can do is three or four-day-old bread.” |
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OCHAZUKE By Nao Gunji Birth of a Jock Sunday, July 22, 2007 A couple friends of mine and I are participating in a sprint triathlon race in September. It is a mini one, which consists of 0.5 miles of swimming, 10 miles of biking and 3 miles of running. |
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OCHAZUKE By Gwen Muranaka Gotta Dance Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 Everybody has phobias. Mine has always been a fear of dancing. Even as a small kid going to the Gardena Obon in the summer, I’d watch everybody else line up for “Tanko Bushi,” but I was scared to make a fool of myself. They’d all be smiling and I’d be staring down glumly at my snow cone. |
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OPEN END-O By Ellen Endo Dancing Backwards in High Heels Saturday, May 10, 2008 “We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” —Japanese proverb |
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THROUGH THE FIRE By Jennifer “Emiko” Kuida ‘Tis the Season for API Giving Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 Ah, the holidays. They come up so quickly, don’t they? It’s so hard to believe that 2007 is just a few weeks away. My husband Tony and I try to live within our means throughout the year so that we can support some of the Asian American and Pacific Islander nonprofit organizations who do such great work for the community. |
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OCHAZUKE By Mikey Hirano Culross Real Hope for the Future Sunday, June 17, 2007 As graduation ceremonies begin to fill the late spring evenings with speeches and soaring mortar boards, I’m reminded of one universal admonition. |
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THROUGH THE FIRE By Joe Soong It’s a Race! Friday, Mar. 14, 2008 There is an excitement in the air that hasn’t been felt in a long time. The two remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are locked in a hotly contested battle, with a Republican waiting to see who will ultimately emerge. |
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INTO THE NEXT STAGE By Guy Aoki With Asian Americans Like These... Who Needs Enemies? Wednesday, April 9, 2008 If the Rafu Shimpo had lived up to its mission of reporting issues of importance to the Asian American community, you would already have read about MANAA’s battle with Sony Pictures over their new film “21.” |
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OCHAZUKE By Mario G Reyes See Ya’ Later, Pop Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 July 9, 2007, 3:45 in the morning I am sitting with my mother on the sixth floor of White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights. |
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