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Wed, May 23 2012

Bruce Lee Honored in D.C.

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From left: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Shannon Lee of the Bruce Lee Foundation, Rep. Mike Honda and Ernest Beynard of Meridian Hill Strategies. (JACL photo) WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose), other... 

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Wed, May 23 2012
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CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Anyone Want to Argue Life Isn’t Good?

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By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO There’s something cool about hitting the red power button on my TV remote and coming up a Frank Sinatra* ballad instead of a Dodger double play, although Vin Scully is just as memorable. ... 

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Wed, May 23 2012

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: The Path to Citizenship

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By MARK YOSHIDA American citizenship is the most valuable status our nation bestows, with U.S. citizens enjoying the highest level of rights, privileges, and freedoms guaranteed by our country. For foreign-born... 

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Wed, May 23 2012

Terry Shima Retiring as JAVA Executive Director

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WASHINGTON — Terry Shima has announced his retirement as executive director of the Japanese American Veterans Association. In his letter of retirement, Shima said, “After eight years as executive... 

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Wed, May 23 2012
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PHOTOS: Bargain Hunting

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Photos by MARIO G. REYES Rafu Photo Editor Bidders browse to place bids on items during the silent auction held last Saturday as part of Faith United Methodist Church's annual Matsuri of Faith in... 

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Wed, May 23 2012
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Patricia Kinaga Receives Cal’s Haas Public Service Award

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BERKELEY — Patricia Kinaga was awarded the prestigious Peter E. Haas Public Service Award from the University of California by Berkeley’s Chancellor Robert Birgeneau on April 30. This award is bestowed... 

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Wed, May 23 2012
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Boxer Endorses Takano for Congress

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RIVERSIDE — The Mark Takano campaign announced Thursday that he has received the endorsement of Sen. Barbara Boxer, one of California’s most respected public officials. Mark Takano “Mark Takano is... 

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Wed, May 23 2012

VOX POPULI: The Sensible Nobility of Failure (Kedakaki Shisonji)

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By JUN KAWASAKI Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune (1159-1189) is lauded in Japanese history for his brilliant military career that culminated in defeating the Heiji (or Taira — an offspring descendent of Japan’s... 

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Wed, May 23 2012
Vietnam veteran Dennis Maruki places a flower beside the name of Douglas Harvard Yuki, who was killed in action on Sept. 28, 1970 in South Vietnam. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo)

2012 JA Memorial Day Service at JACCC

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Min Tonai, president of the Japanese American Korean War Veterans (JAKWV), and co-chairs Sam Shimoguchi and Ken Hayashi announced that the annual Memorial Day service for all Japanese Americans who gave... 

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Wed, May 23 2012

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Shedding Light on the Redress Era

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Dear Editor, This is in response to Grant Ujifusa’s May 15 Letter to the Editor. As someone who was at the Manzanar Pilgrimage, I wanted to clarify that what Professor Mitch Maki said was that President... 

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