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Fri, Oct 28 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: My Experience with Yakuza

HORSE’S MOUTH: My Experience with Yakuza

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, education, GANGSTERS, hawaii, heart mountain, INTERNMENT CAMP, janm, las vegas, YAKUZA

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 22, 2011) === While nearly 70 years have passed since Japanese Americans were forced into camps during World War II, there are still a lot...

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Thu, Oct 20 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: Regarding the Penny Slot

HORSE’S MOUTH: Regarding the Penny Slot

Also tagged: DAVID WATANABE, FISHING, gambling, horse, L.A. Times, las vegas, Lee Baca, MAE KIMURA, Paul Tanaka, pearl harbor, SIERRAS, steve lopez, TED TSUKIYAMA, Vegas, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 18, 2011) === The opening segment of today’s chatter might sound a bit fishy. That’s because it’s about fishing. Reader David Watanabe...

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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

Grand Procession

Also tagged: 100th battalion, Ai wa Katsu, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Ajuku Girls, akemi kikumura yano, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alpha Takahashi, Amber Akemi Piatt, Aomori Prefecture, Awa Odori Tokushima Ren, Bombu Taiko, Boy Scout Troop 379, Cathy Fujimoto, Centenary United Methodist Church, Chikara Taiko, chogi higa, congressional gold medal, CRA LA, Dave Yamamoto, David Yamahata, Emi Hojoen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Eugene Toshio Murakami, Florence Nagano, Fukushima Prefecture, Fumi Akutagawa, Garfield High School JROTC, Gary Yamauchi, General Public Ondo Dancers, Gina Hiraizumi, Grateful Crane Ensemble, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Queen Jennifer Sur, hayahiko takase, Iwate Prefecture, jaccc, Jane Yamamoto, janm, Jay Birata, JBA, JCCSC, Jessica Makiko Kanai, Karen Yamamoto, Kay A Yamaguchi, kazari, Kazuo Ikeda, Keizo Ray Suio, Ken Miyoshi, Kenjinkai Kyogikai, Kikuta Kai, Kimi Evans, Koichi Kinoshita, LA Kimono Club, LAPD, Leann Fumiko Fujinami, Little Tokyo Cosplayers, Los Angeles Elementary School, Louis K. Ito, LTBA Frances Hashimoto, Martha Estrada, Masako Rodriguez, Melissa Ayumi Nishimura, Michi Renee Lew, Mike Kamimoto, Mikey Hirano Culross, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, Mirai Nagasu, MIS, Miss Kimono LA, Miss Korea Southern California Joanne Ryu, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Shirley Zhang, Mitsuhiro Bando, Miyagi Prefecture, Miyuki Matsunaga, Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association, Nagoya City Assembly, Nanka Fukuoka Kenjinkai Taiko Club, Nebuga Festival, nikkei games, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai/Hoshun Kai, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, Nisei Week Car Show, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week Queen Lani Nishiyama, Nobuyuki Baba, Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Jeddie Kawahatsu, Pure 02, Rafu Mitsumi Kai, Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Rev. Paul Nagano, Rissho Kosei Kai, rodney kageyama, San Fernando Japanese School, san fernando valley japanese american community center, sandra sakamoto, Seattle Japanese Community Queen Frderica Mackert, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Stan Sakai, tamlyn tomita, Tammie Kanda, Tanabata Festival, terry hara, Tommy Lasorda, toshio handa, Toyota Motors, Tracy Kato-Kiriyama, Tuesday Night Project, Usagi Yojimbo, yoshihito yonezawa, Yoshinori Kawaguchi, Yusuke Shindo

The 2011 Nisei Week Court waves to the crowds on Second Street from atop the American Airlines float on Sunday during the 71st annual Nisei Week Grand Parade. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. Yamamoto Rafu...

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Tue, Aug 16 2011

Erika Mariko Olsen Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Erika Mariko Olsen Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Also tagged: Amber Piatt, CSULB, Erika Mariko Olsen, gardena, Gwen Gibson, Jessica Kanai, Judith Hill, Kay Yamaguchi, Leeann Fujinami, marisa kosugi, Melissa Nishimura, Michi Lew, Mimi Yang, Miss Tomodachi, Nikkei Student Union, nisei week, Nisei Week 2011, nisei week court, nisei week queen, NSU, Pasadena Ambassador Auditorium, Paul Olsen, Rieko Olsen

Olsen, center, is joined by the 2011 Nisei Week Court, from left, Melissa Nishimura, Amber Piatt, Mimi Yang, Kay Yamaguchi, Leeann Fujinami, Michi Lew and Jessica Kanai. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By...

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Thu, Aug 11 2011

Swimming Towards 100

Swimming Towards 100

Also tagged: ALHAMBRA, COOL NAMES, gfbnec, go for broke, jaccc, JANET MIYAKE, nisei week, nisei week parade, OCEAN MIYAKE, San Gabriel Valley, santa monica, WESTSIDE, WESTSIDERS, WWII

Ocean Miyake celebrates his 100th birthday at a party at the Go For Broke National Education Center in Torrance on Monday. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === A large turnout of friends and families of former...

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Tue, Aug 9 2011

Asian American Film Retrospective in Nihonmachi

Asian American Film Retrospective in Nihonmachi

Also tagged: 2000 Dragons, BURT TAKEUCHI, Cats of Mirikitani, Chizu Omoroi, Community Initiatives, Curtis Choy, Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World, Emiko Omori, International Hotel, Jimmy Mirikitani, Linda Hattendorf, Manilatown, Michael Arago, Nichi Bei Foundation, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, Nihonmachi Asian American Film Retrospecive, Nihonmachi Street Fair, Peter Yamamoto, rabbit in the moon, san francisco japantown, Silencio, Sundance Film Festival, The Fall of the I-Hotel, VALOR WITH HONOR, Viz Cinema

Emiko Omori The Nihonmachi Asian American Film Retrospective, featuring a selection of award-winning classics and new films, will be held on the weekend of Aug. 13-14, with screenings beginning from 2...

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Thu, Jul 21 2011

Trenton Tanioka Awarded Iwasaki Scholarship

Trenton Tanioka Awarded Iwasaki Scholarship

Also tagged: Allison Coombs, Barbara Ige, Bill Wada, Boy Scout Troop 578, CSU Fullerton, Japanese American Living Legacy, John F. Kennedy High School La Palma, Junwo Jim Yamashita, Kazuo Masuda VFW Post, military intelligence service, Natalia Yamashiro-Chogyoji, Nikkei Writers Guild, Nisei Veterans Council Seattle, Nolan Minoru Jimbo, Orange County Buddhist Church, SHARON TANI, Susan Uyemura, Teri and Art Iwasaki Scholarship, Trenton Tanioka, Tufts University, UC Irvine, University of Washington

Trenton Tanioka receives the Teri and Art Iwasaki Scholarship. He is joined by, from left, Sharon Tani, father Kevin Tanioka, brother Ty, mother Joanne, and Susan Uyemura. Japanese American Living Legacy...

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Thu, Jun 9 2011

Matayoshi to Be Inducted in Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes

Matayoshi to Be Inducted in Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes

Also tagged: SHINYEI MATAYOSHI

WASHINGTON – Technical Sergeant Shinyei Rocky Matayoshi will be inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes on Tuesday as a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism...

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Wed, Jun 8 2011

Mr. Kashiwagi Goes to Washington

Mr. Kashiwagi Goes to Washington

Also tagged: 1800th Military Battalion, Bryan Jung, Heart Mountain draft resisters, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Lincoln Memorial, LOYALTY QUESTIONNAIRE, MARTIN LUTHER KING, MIS, Nina Kahori Fallenbaum, No-no Boy, obama, Sankofa, SOJI KASHIWAGI, tule lake, Tule Lake Pilgrimage, WHITE HOUSE, White House Office of Community Engagement

Outside the West Wing of the White House: (front row, from left) Anne Francis, Sadako and Hiroshi Kashiwagi; (back row) Nina Kahori Fallenbaum and Soji Kashiwagi. (Photo by Bryan Jung) By SOJI KASHIWAGI,...

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Wed, May 25 2011

A Long Time Coming

A Long Time Coming

Also tagged: Charles Miyada, David Masuoka, Don Miyada, Dr. Glenn Fujiura, Erlinda Martinez, Frank Masao Masuda, Fresno Assembly Center, George J. Higashi, Gladys Tsutaye Otsuka, Irene Yoshioka, Janice Munemitsu, Jerome, Kazuo Sato, Kiyoshi Elden Minato, Kokoro Assisted Living, Margaret Funakoshi Masuoka, Mary Ayako Watanuki, Michi Miyada, Michiko Yamada, Migaki Nakamura, Minoru Otsu, MIS, Mitsuko Ochi, Paul Murata, poston, Rakumi Sasaki, Santa Ana College, Shizuko Ikeda, Steve Murakami, Steve Murata, Sunao Murakami, Tom Hitoshi Nagamatsu, Tommy Tamio Furukawa, USC, Violet Fumiko Nagamatsu, William Noboru Kobayashi

Seated, from right, Michi Miyada, Don Miyada, Irene Yoshioka, Margaret Masuoka, Kazuo Sato, Frank Masao Masuda and Tommy Tamio Furukawa; standing, from right, Steve Murakami, Dr. Glenn Fujiura, Janice...

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