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Monthly Archives: July 2009

2009 Nisei Week Baby Show

2009 Nisei Week Baby Show

The 2009 Nisei Week Baby Show was held on July 25 at the JACCC Plaza. Kids in three age groups were selected with the following results:   Tiny Tots Princess... 

Nisei Week Baby Show 2009

Nisei Week Baby Show 2009

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Drawing Raven Reviews

Drawing Raven Reviews

By Jordan Ikeda RAFU SPORTS EDITOR === Nisei Haruki Nakamura plays back-up safety and special teams for the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League. Nakamura is heading into his second season... 

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Located at Central and First streets, a mural three years in the planning and execution by some 500 community individuals is the colorful, 16 by 40-foot work entitled “Home is Little Tokyo,” depicting... 

Made His Day

Made His Day

Clint Eastwood chats with Japanese Consul General Junichi Ihara Wednesday, July 22 at the consul general’s residence, after the actor-director was bestowed with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays... 

INTO THE NEXT STAGE

INTO THE NEXT STAGE

By Guy Aoki === Throughout his campaign to win the Democratic primary and then the White House, Barrack Obama rarely referred to himself as a black man. When he gave his victory speech in Iowa repeating,... 

THROUGH THE FIRE

THROUGH THE FIRE

By Sharon Yamato === With the California state budget mired in controversy over its deficit of $26.3 billion, it’s sad to see many State-funded programs facing the chopping block. There are more than... 

Sun Spots

Sun Spots

Will be posting a weekly blog with links to interesting stories related to Japanese/Japanese American and Asians playing in professional sports. This week, with all the Daisuke Matsuzaka hoopla, thought... 

Noodles: Get Up and Dance

Noodles: Get Up and Dance

Nothing typifies the Japanese American community spirit more than the obon dancing of summer. Young and old gather in a circle to honor those who have gone ahead — a joyous spectacle of color, music... 

Fifty Years of Dancing

Fifty Years of Dancing

Dancers participate in the bon odori at Higashi Honganji’s Obon festival in Little Tokyo on Saturday. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By SAMANTHA MASUNAGA RAFU STAFF INTERN === As a faithful obon-goer... 

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