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SENIOR MOMENTS: Nisei Week 2011

SENIOR MOMENTS: Nisei Week 2011

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... 

Royal Gathering

Royal Gathering

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,... 

Grand Procession

Grand Procession

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... 

Kikumura Yano Stepping Down as JANM CEO

Kikumura Yano Stepping Down as JANM CEO

The Japanese American National Museum Board of Trustees announced on Friday that President and Chief Executive Officer Akemi Kikumura Yano, Ph.D., has decided to step down from her current position. Akemi... 

Little Tokyo Design Week – July 14-17

Little Tokyo Design Week – July 14-17

Contact: Midori Mizuhara info@ltdesignweek.com 323.378.6780     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EXPLORE THE “NEW URBAN LIFESTYLE” AND GLIMPSE INTO THE CITY OF THE FUTURE ATLITTLE TOKYO DESIGN WEEK... 

‘State of Japanese America’ Conference Next Weekend

‘State of Japanese America’ Conference Next Weekend

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and CJACLC (California Japanese American Community Leadership Council) are convening a one-day conference on “The State of Japanese America: 2011” on Saturday,... 

JA National Museum Part of Blue Star Program

JA National Museum Part of Blue Star Program

The Japanese American National Museum has announced that it will join with over 1,300 other museums across America to become a Blue Star Museum, and will provide free admission to U.S. active duty military... 

‘Fighting for Democracy’ Traveling Exhibition to Be Installed at JANM

‘Fighting for Democracy’ Traveling Exhibition to Be Installed at JANM

Students work together to understand and tell the stories of individuals featured in "Fighting for Democracy: Who Is the 'We’ in ‘We, the People’?” The Japanese American National Museum... 

JANM Statement on Devastation in Japan

JANM Statement on Devastation in Japan

Akemi Kikumura Yano, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, issued the following statement on Saturday: “On behalf of the Boards of Trustees and Governors, staff,... 

JANM Celebrates IMLS Medal

JANM Celebrates IMLS Medal

From left, Akemi Kikumura-Yano, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, Gordon Yamate, chair of the JANM Board of Trustees, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Consul General Junichi Ihara,... 

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