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Thu, Oct 27 2011

Protesting the Occupy LA Movement

Also tagged: activism, activists, API, DTLA, j-town, janm, JTOWN, little tokyo, los angeles, OCCUPY LA, OCCUPY WALL ST, OCCUPY WALL STREET, Protest, WALL STREET

Protesters march into the Occupy LA encampment on the south lawn of City Hall on Friday night. Besides adding their support for the 99 percent movement, the Asian Pacific Islanders wanted to draw attention...

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Thu, Jul 14 2011

2011 Nikkei Games Get Under Way This Saturday

Also tagged: 3-on-3, 4-on-4 coed, Budo tournament, CSULB, Games for the Generations, ja, japanese american, jesse james, judo, karate, kendo, nikkei games, Nisei Relays, nisei week, OCNCC, OCO, Pyramid, youth basketball

The Games for the Generations – the Nikkei Games kick off Saturday with youth baseball at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center. The annual summer event will include a variety of sports, played at venues...

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Thu, Jul 7 2011

HORSE: A Female President in the USA

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Elderly Drivers, Grad Issue, Horse racing, KOREAN AMERICANS, KTown, nisei week, NYC, Republicans, Sarah Palin, SENIOR CITIZENS

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 2, 2011.) === Before I pound out another word, I have to pause here to congratulate the English staff of the Rafu for putting out another...

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Thu, Dec 9 2010

Part Asian, Not Hapa

Also tagged: Anime, ethnicity, Food, hapa, janm, Mia Monnier, mixed race, PERSONAL ESSAYS, RACE, SOUTHBAY, YELLOW POWER

By Mia Nakaji Monnier === My mother is Japanese from Osaka; my father, American from a small town in western Oregon. There’s a word for people like me, used especially on the West Coast and popularized...

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Thu, Jul 22 2010

Putting On a Clinic

Also tagged: Aimee Machida, Alhambra High School, Cindy Dyo, Coast Produce, Dana Heatherton, F.I.A. Insurance, Gary Yamauchi, Jamie Hagiya, japanese american, Marisa Tamaru, marissa ishii, nisei week court, nisei week queen, Pasadena Bruins, Pasadena Cultural Institute's Girls Cultural and Basketball Clinic, Philip Ito, PJCI, Ron Dyo, Tri Star Vending, USC, Vice Mayor City of Alhambra, Whitney Itano

Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute’s Girls Cultural and Basketball Clinic participants and coaches gather together for a group photo on Saturday, July 17 at Alhambra High School. Former USC guard...

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Thu, Jul 22 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Reflections on ‘The Last Airbender’ Controversy

Also tagged: Airbender, Airbender protest, Archie Panjabi, Christine Baranski, entertainment, ethnic media, ethnicity, guy aoki, Jackie Chan, Jada Smith, Jaden Smith, Karate Kid, Korean Resource Center, M. Night Shyamalan, MANAA, Mindy Kaling, RACE, racebending, Shyamalan, summer movies, The Karate Kid, the Last Airbender, The Office, whitewash, Will Smith

At the protest, children from the Korean Resource Center. By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 15, 2010.) === On any Web site across this country, create any blog about race and it’ll...

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Fri, Mar 19 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

Also tagged: Japanese, Angel Berroa, Chan Ho Park, Chien-Ming Wang, Chin-lung Hu, Chinese Professional League, Cleveland Indians, Detroit, dodgers, ERA, Fu-Te Ni, Gradzy Sizemore, Hideki Matsui, Hong-Chih Kuo, ichiro suzuki, Jason Schmidt, Jon Broxton, Manny Ramirez, new york yankees, Phillies, pitcher, Rafael Furcal, rafu shimpo, relief, Shin Soo-Choo, shortstop, tigers, Washington Nationals, Yankees, yips

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor In this third and final installment of Rafu’s MLB Preview, we take a look at the Taiwanese and Korean players in the league. For those who missed the Japanese players...

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Wed, Mar 17 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 2: Asian Americans

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Aubrey Huff, CY Young, Don Wakamatsu, ERA, Eric Chavez, Filipino, Flyin Hawaiian, ichiro suzuki, japanese american, Jason Bartlett, Jason Giambi, Ken Griffey Jr., Kevin Kouzmanoff, Kurt Suzuki, Matt Holiday, NLCS, Oakland Athletics, OBP, OPS, Orlando Cabrera, philadelphia phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, rafu shimpo, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Marienrs, Shane Victorino, Shutouts, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Lincecum, Travis Ishikawa, WHIP

By Jordan Ikeda Part two of this three part series previewing Major League Baseball’s upcoming season focuses on the Asian American players. If you missed part one, check it out here. Jason Bartlett...

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Tag Archives: Asian American

Protesting the Occupy LA Movement

2011 Nikkei Games Get Under Way This Saturday

HORSE: A Female President in the USA

Part Asian, Not Hapa

Putting On a Clinic

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Reflections on ‘The Last Airbender’ Controversy

MLB Preview Pt. 3: Korean and Taiwanese Players

MLB Preview Pt. 2: Asian Americans

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