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Thu, Jan 5 2012

Top News Stories of 2011

Top News Stories of 2011

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd rct, Adan Peralta, al muratsuchi, Alan Garcia Perez, alan simpson, alexandra wallace, Ann Curry, antonio villaraigosa, API Legislative Caucus, Aratani Foundation, Atsushi Yamagami, Ayano Tokumasu, Backpack Bandit, Battle of Hong Kong, Berry Tamura, Bob Valentine, Brian Matayoshi, Budokan sports facility, Charles Fahy, Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal, Chinese Exclusion Act, chris aihara, Cody Tadai, congressional gold medal, CRAIG ISHII, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Hanabusa, daniel inouye, Danny Chen, David Wu, Don Lee, Dr. T. Glenn Webb, edward chen, Edwin Lee, Ehime Maru, Eli Lilly, Emiko Okuyama, Eric Shinseki, Erika Mariko Olsen, Esther Kumasaka, Farewell to Manzanar, First Street Viaduct, FLOYD MORI, Fort Missoula, Fox Sports, France's Legion of Honor, Fred Korematsu Day, Fresno Assembly Center, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Fukushima reactor, Gardena Municipal Bus Lines, GARY MURAKAMI, Gavin Newsom, Gene Block, Genshitsu Sen, George Kiriyama Adult School, george takei, Ginichi Ohira, Goodwin Liu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Granada Hills Charter High School Academic Decathlon team, Gregory Totten, Harry Lew, Hastings College of the Law, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Interpretive Learning Center, Helen Kawagoe, hideko oyama, Hiroshima medical visit, Hitomi Tsuyuki, Holly Fujie, Irene Hirano Inouye, isao hirai, Ishibashi ranch, J.D. Hokoyama, jaccc plaza, Jack Tanaka, Jackie Hoang, jacl, James Stotler, Janice Hahn, janm, japanese american leadership delegation, Jean Quan, Jeanie Nishime, Jeff Adachi, Jenny Oropeza, Jeremy Yamaguchi, Jerry Brown, jian hong li, Jim Zumwalt, Joe Buscaino, Joe Louie Kurihara, Jon Peters, Jon Takasugi, Judy Chu, Jun Niimi, junichi ihara, Kay A Yamaguchi, Keiko Fujimori, Keiro Senior HealthCare, Kelly Shimizu, Ken Salazar, Kimberly Kimiko Nizato, Kizuna, Koichi Wakata, Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens, Lance Ito, LAPD Medal of Honor, LAPD Purple Heart, Lee Baca, Lee Ikegami, Leslie Yee, Lillian Kawasaki, Linda Akutagawa, Linda Lingle, Lindsay Hawker, LORNA ONIZUKA, LTSC Community Development Corporation, Mack Makoto Miyazaki, Maki Hiroyuki Miyahara, March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Margaret Abe-Koga, Marine Corps, Mark Takano, Mary Hayashi, Mary Oda, Marylyn Matayoshi, Masakazu Jack Fujimoto, Masao Tamura, masi oka, Matsuo Usui, mazie hirono, Michael Hennessey, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, MIS Historic Learning Center, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Nagasaki, naoto kan, National Language Teacher of the Year, national park service, National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee, Neal Katyal, Niagara Falls, Nishimoto Trading, NJAHS, Norhide Ushirozako, norman mineta, Norman Schureman, obama, Occupy L.A., Occupy Oakland, Ollanta Humala, Pacoima Neighborhood City Hall, Pamela Kawasaki, Pasadena HRC, Paul Fong, Paul MIyamoto, Paul Tanaka, Poston Elementary School, Power of Words resolution, Presidio Trust, Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, Randy and Eiko Tadai, Raymond Odierno, redistricting, RIKI HIGASHIDA, Riverside, robert takasugi, RODNEY KOBAYASHI, Ron Loveridge, Russ Yamada, RUSSELL TAKASUGI, Ruth Asawa, San Francisco School of the Arts, Sanbo Sakaguchi, Santa Rosa Junior College, Seguro Murakami, sendai, Shelly Morita, Shinyei Rocky Matayoshi, Sisters of Manzanar, SOJI KASHIWAGI, SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER, Steve Okamoto, Steven Ronald Honma, STUART TAIRA, TATSUYA ICHIHASHI, Ted Lieu, The College Experiment, Today Show, TOM BROKAW, Tom Ikuta, Toyo Miyatake Way, UBS Realty, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Uoki Sakai, USS Arizona Memorial, Vault XXI Lounge, Venice Japanese American Memorial Marker, Wanda Higaki, warren furutani, Warren Tsurumoto, weller court, YASUSHI MIKUNI, yellowstone national park, Yo Azama, Yoshihiko Noda, YOSHIYA WATANABE, Yukari Miyamae, Zyprexa

JANUARY Jan. 3: Jean Quan is sworn in as mayor of Oakland, becoming the first Asian American woman to take the helm of a major U.S. city. She would later be criticized for her handling of the Occupy Oakland...

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Thu, Dec 22 2011

Aihara Looks Back at Career at JACCC

Aihara Looks Back at Career at JACCC

Also tagged: Armstrong Theatre, Asian for Miracle Marrow Matches, Bando Tamasaburo, bill watanabe, California Japanese American Leadership Council, chibi k fun run, children's day, chris aihara, CSULB, Doug Aihara, earl burns miller japanese garden, HIROKAZU KOSAKA, Isamu Noguchi, J.D. Hokoyama, jaccc, JACCC Garden Room, jaccc plaza, James Irvine Garden, janm, Japan America Theatre, Jero, Jerry Yoshitomi, Kazuo Ohno, Kizuna, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, little tokyo community council, little tokyo service center, Lloyd Inui, Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, Nikkei 2000, Nikkei Community Internship, North American Taiko Conference, on the veranda, Oshogatsu Festival, Patti Koltnow, regional connector, Robert Hori, Sun Building, The Colburn School, UCLA Nikkei Student Union, visual communications

The garden refurbishment was among the projects completed during Chris Aihara’s tenure as executive director of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. (J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K....

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Thu, Nov 17 2011

JANM Associate Curator Steps Down

JANM Associate Curator Steps Down

Also tagged: CLEMENT HANAMI, Heyday Books, Hirasaki National Resource Center, janm, PATRICIA WAKIDA, Toward Justice for All

Patricia Wakida Patricia Wakida has stepped down as the associate curator of history at the Japanese American National Museum, effective Nov. 15. Wakida joined the museum in February 2010 in a grant-funded...

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Sun, Oct 30 2011

LTSC Executive Director Watanabe Announces Retirement

LTSC Executive Director Watanabe Announces Retirement

Also tagged: alan nishio, bill watanabe, chris aihara, Evelyn Yoshimura, jaccc, janm, Kathy Masaoka, little tokyo, little tokyo service center, Yasuko Sakamoto

Bill Watanabe Bill Watanabe, the founder of the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) and executive director for the past 31 years, announced his plan to retire, effective June 30, 2012. “When Bill...

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Mon, Oct 17 2011

JANM to Screen ‘Farewell to Manzanar’

JANM to Screen ‘Farewell to Manzanar’

Also tagged: clyde kusatsu, Dori Takeshita, Farewell to Manzanar, FRANK ABE, Gretchen Corbett, Hiro Narita, James Houston, james saito, janm, jeanne wakatsuki houston, John Korty, little tokyo, Lou Frizzell, Mako, Momo Yashima, Nobu McCarthy, Pat Morita, Paul Chihara, Seth Sakai, Yuki Shimoda

The late Nobu McCarthy stars as Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's mother, Misa, in "Farewell to Manzanar." “Farewell to Manzanar,” a 1976 made-for-TV movie, will be shown on Sunday, Oct. 23,...

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Thu, Sep 8 2011

Sugihara Film Screening Raises Funds for Japan Relief

Sugihara Film Screening Raises Funds for Japan Relief

Also tagged: arts, Chiune Sugihara, Conspiracy of Kindness, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, Diane Estelle Vicari, disaster relief, film, go for broke national education center, higashi honganji, Hiroki Sugihara, Holocaust, janm, Japan Earthquake, junichi ihara, Ken Watanabe, little tokyo community council, movies, NORIAKI ITO, Oskar Schindler, Robert Kirk, Roz Wolfe, skirball cultural center, tateuchi democracy forum, tohoku, U.S.-Japan Council, Unite for Japan

Event organizer June Aochi Berk and filmmaker Diane Estelle Vicari at the “Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness” screening. (J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer === A screening...

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Sat, Sep 3 2011

The Next Chapter

The Next Chapter

Also tagged: clyde kusatsu, daniel inouye, Farewell to Manzanar, gordon yamate, Irene Hirano Inouye, issei, janm, japanese american national museum, jeanne wakatsuki houston, miyoko oshima, morris & berger, MUSEUM, Nancy Araki, nisei

Akemi Kikumura Yano, outgoing CEO and president of the Japanese American National Museum, talks about her future during an interview on Tuesday with The Rafu. She says her plans include more writing, research,...

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Thu, Sep 1 2011

SENIOR MOMENTS: Nisei Week 2011

SENIOR MOMENTS: Nisei Week 2011

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, dance, EMI HINO, j-town, MARION HIROTO, NCRR, nisei week, Nisei Week 2011, nisei week parade, odori, ondo, PARADE, PAUL NAGANO, teramachi, Tommy Lasorda, wimpy, wimpy hiroto

By Phil Shigekuni (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 27, 2011.) === It’s been a number of years since Marion and I have attended a Nisei Week Parade. It was a little tough sitting in our...

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Thu, Aug 18 2011

Royal Gathering

Royal Gathering

Also tagged: horse, janm, nisei week court, Nisei Week reunion, Queens' Reunion

Nisei Week queens held their annual reunion on Sunday at the Tateuchi National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Bottom row, from left: Tamlyn Tomita, Carol Kunitsugu Itatani, France Yanai Wong,...

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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

Grand Procession

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd, Ai wa Katsu, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Ajuku Girls, 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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