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THROUGH THE FIRE: ‘LGBT(JA)Q’

THROUGH THE FIRE: ‘LGBT(JA)Q’

By traci kato-kiriyama (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 22, 2011.) === “Senior Moments” writer Phil Shigekuni recently phoned my mom with a kind of courtesy that I consider “really JA.” He... 

VOX POPULI: No More ‘Lonely Deaths’

VOX POPULI: No More ‘Lonely Deaths’

By MO NISHIDA When I read the lead article in the May 11 issue, “ ‘Lonely Deaths’ Feared in Tohoku’s Temporary Houses,” it brought back painful memories to me. I thought, “Man, finally some... 

VOX POPULI: Lil Tokyo 4 Peace Prepares for  Annual Atomic Age Morning Ceremony

VOX POPULI: Lil Tokyo 4 Peace Prepares for Annual Atomic Age Morning Ceremony

By MO NISHIDA Community Activist === (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 19, 2010.) === The 19th annual Atomic Age Morning Ceremony will be held Saturday Aug. 21 at 8 a.m. at the foot of the... 

OBITUARY: Irvin Lai, 83; Longtime Leader in Chinese American Community

OBITUARY: Irvin Lai, 83; Longtime Leader in Chinese American Community

Irvin Lai poses in front of the monument to Chinese immigrants at Evergreen Cemetery on March 8. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Chinese American community activist Irvin Lai passed away on July 16 at 83... 

Watada Documentary to Screen in Little Tokyo

Watada Documentary to Screen in Little Tokyo

“Lt. Watada” examines the case of Ehren Watada who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006 on the grounds that the war was illegal and immoral. The Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress and the Asian American... 

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