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THROUGH THE FIRE: White-Washing Anime’s Real Problem

By BRETT FUJIOKA We’ve heard the same story before. Hollywood’s racist. They ruin good ideas and “white-wash” everything. For once, it isn’t exactly about an Asian work, but it’s the same argument... 

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CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Abide With Me—At Least With Someone

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Abide with me. I have a hunch someone way more important and deserving originated that command/request/adage. Just goes to show the depth of my current problema/dilemma/perplexity ... 

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HORSE’S MOUTH: Saturday Night at the Marroitt

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA I was invited to the Japanese American National Museum dinner this past Saturday evening at the Marriott Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. No, not as a member of the press. That rarely... 

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VOX POPULI: Could the L.A. Riots Happen Again?

Stewart Kwoh By STEWART KWOH April 29 marked the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles civil unrest — or Sa-I-Gu (Korean for 4-29) — the day in 1992 that community outrage erupted hours after a jury’s... 

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J-SLANTED: Opportunity Knocks

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Contributor After giving up five runs during the first two innings of his first MLB career start, it certainly didn’t appear that Yu Darvish was ready for the spotlight. But hasty... 

MAGGIE’S MEOW: My Thoughts on Washington, D.C.

By MAGGIE ISHINO As I have fond memories of San Francisco, my memories of Washington, D.C., are just as fond, having lived there from 1944 to 1947. I relocated to Washington, D.C., from Poston, Arizona,... 

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SENIOR MOMENTS: Pastor Melvin Fujikawa and Marsha Aizumi

By PHIL SHIGEKUNI On Friday, April 20, a group of Melvin’s friends and other supporters met at the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Health Center on Olympic. Asian Pacific Islander Equality LA hosted... 

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HORSE’S MOUTH: The Miraculous Motorcycle

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Over the years I’ve been called a lot of things, but I have never been labeled as a “celebrity.” However, I guess that streak has been snapped by a letter from a reader who signed... 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: USC’s Glass Ceiling and Nisei Degrees

Dear USC President Nikias: I am writing to you to request immediate action by the board to allow for the issuance of posthumous honorary degrees to the former Nisei USC students. Additionally, we request... 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: To the USC President: Sharing the Community’s Concerns

Dear USC President Nikias, Without due process of law, during World War II, the U.S. government forcibly removed people of Japanese ancestry. Among those affected were college students who were taken away... 

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