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Thu, May 17 2012

Obama Speaks at 18th Annual APAICS Gala in D.C.

Also tagged: API American Public Affairs Association, ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, asian pacific american institute for congressional studies, BarbaraLee, Bobby Scott, C.C. Yin, CAPAC, Dalip Singh Saund, Deepa Iyer, Denny Chin, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Eni Faleomavaega, FLOYD MORI, Gloria Chan, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, health care reform, jacl, Jacqueline Nguyen, Jim Park, Judy Chu, KAREN NARASAKI, konrad ng, Madeleine Bordallo, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Mike Honda, model minority, Mzzie Hirono, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, norman mineta, PATSY MINK, President Barack Obama, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Robert Underwood, Susan Jin Davis, Vincent Chin, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Xavier Becerra

President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after delivering the keynote address at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ 18th annual gala dinner in Washington, D.C.,...

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Sun, May 13 2012

APA Legislators Pleased by Obama’s Support of Gay Marriage

Also tagged: civil unions, Congressional LGBT Caucus, Daniel Akaka, Defense of Marriage Act, Dianne Feinstein, Don't Ask Don't Tell, gay marriage, george takei, Judy Chu, Leland Yee, mazie hirono, Mike Honda, obama, Respect for Marriage Act, same-sex marriage, Ted Lieu, Uniting American Families Act

President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's "Good Morning America" in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 9. (Official White House photo by Pete...

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Thu, May 10 2012

A Lifetime of Achievement

Also tagged: Acaciawood School, allegiance musical, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, bill watanabe, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, DANNY YAMAMOTO, David Mas Masumoto, Deni Mineta, Emily Rangel, Emma Chen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Farewell to Manzanar, Frank Buckley, Fujisankei Communications International, george takei, George W. Bush, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, gordon yamate, greg kimura, i.k. ishimatsu, Irene Hirano Inouye, janm, japanese american national museum, jeanne wakatsuki houston, John Korty, Keisaburo Koda, Ken Watanabe, Masashi Oka, Mitchell Maki, Nancy Matsui, NHK, nikiko masumoto, Noemi Quinones, norman mineta, Paul Nakauchi, Rachel Kuai, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTT NAGATANI, taiji miyagawa, Takuro Arai, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Tracey Doi, union bank, wayne kanemoto, yasushi koyama, Yosh Uchida

Norman Mineta receives a kiss from his wife, Deni, at the JANM gala last Saturday. At left is Yosh Uchida, one of Mineta’s mentors. At right is Gordon Yamate, chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees....

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Thu, May 3 2012

Pelosi Salutes Vets at Bay Area CGM Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th infantry battallion, 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, barbara boxer, Brandon Quan, brig. gen. james cook, Bryan Yagi, congressional gold medal, Darryl Abantao, Doris Matsui, Eric Shinseki, Golden Gate Nisei Memorial VFW Post 9879, Hiroshi Inomata, Jason Chooey, JCCCNC, military intelligence service, MIS, Nancy Pelosi, nisei soldiers, NJAHS, norman mineta, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Omar Doi, Rev. Ronald Kobata, Richard Kishimoto, Robert Handa, San Francisco Nikkei Lions, Senior Appreciation Brunch, Stanley Kamiya, WWII

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Brig. Gen. James Cook of the U.S. Army Reserve pose with 100th/442nd and MIS veterans after the medal ceremony. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu...

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Tue, Apr 24 2012

Sonoma County JACL Honors Congressional Gold Medal Awardees

Also tagged: congressional gold medal, Frank Masuoka, minobu furuta, Nisei veterans, shiro nakano, Sonoma County, Sonoma County JACL, ted ito

Santa Rosa Rep. Lynn Woolsey visits with (from left) T/Sgt. Shiro Nakano (MIS), Pfc Minobu Furuta (442nd), Capt. Frank Masuoka (MIS), and S/Sgt. Ted Ito (442nd). SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Twenty-five Sonoma...

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Fri, Apr 6 2012

Director Suzuki to Show New MIS Film in U.S., Japan

Also tagged: 442: Live with Honor Die with Dignity, Asahiya Gardena, Asahiya Sawtelle, Asahiya Torrance, BCA Buddhist Bookstore, Books & Cafe, Camera 3 Cinema, Castro Theatre, Colleen Hanabusa, congressional gold medal, Daniel Akaka, Gaslamp Stadium, George Ariyoshi, GRANT ICHIKAWA, Harry Akune, Harry Fukuhara, Ichiro Fujisaki, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, Johnny Masuda, Junichi Suzuki, Kinokuniya Costa Mesa, Kinokuniya Little Tokyo, Kinokuniya San Francisco, Kinokuniya San Jose, Kitaro, Laemmle NoHo 7, lane nishikawa, Marvin Uratsu, Masahide Ota, mazie hirono, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, Mitsuwa Santa Monica, Nikkei Traditions San Jose, nishi hongwanji, norman mineta, Sanseido Costa Mesa, Sanseido San Diego, Sanseido Torrance, Silicon Valley JACL, Takejiro Higa, tamlyn tomita, TED TSUKIYAMA, Thomas Sakamoto, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5/Starplex Cinemas

Filmmakers attended a shinnenkai held by Southern California MIS veterans and their families. Stephen Haller of the National Park Service is interviewed at the Presidio of San Francisco, site of...

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Thu, Mar 29 2012

JACL, OCA Host 2012 Leadership Summit

Also tagged: Bruce Yamashita, EDC JACL, FLOYD MORI, IDC JACL, JACL-OCA D.C. Leadership Summit, Leslie Moe-Kaiser, Mark Keam, MDC JACL, NCWNP JACL, OCA National, PNW JACL, psw jacl, Stacy Matsuura, State Farm, Tina Tchen

WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), in partnership with OCA National (Organization of Chinese Americans), hosted a successful JACL/OCA D.C. Leadership Summit from March 10 to 13...

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Thu, Mar 29 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442: Live with Honor, 442nd regimental combat team, 99 Years of Love: Japanese Americans, Come See the Paradise, Die with Dignity, Gaslamp 15, Irene Hirano Inouye, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Junichi Suzuki, Kizuna, Laemmle's Noho 7, lane nishikawa, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, nishi hongwanji, norman mineta, Paul Terasaki, tamlyn tomita, toyo miyatake, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 29, 2012.) === Movie director Junichi Suzuki’s final installment of his Japanese American trilogy will arrive in theaters next...

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Wed, Mar 14 2012

Statement by Sen. Inouye on One-Year Anniversary of 3/11 in Japan

Also tagged: 311, Irene Hirano Inouye, mazie hirono, Tomodachi Initiative, tsunami, U.S.-Japan Council

WASHINGTON — Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement on March 9: “One year ago a horrific earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, triggering a nuclear disaster and...

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Tue, Mar 13 2012

WWII Army Air Corps Gunner Ogata Dies at 92

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, 451st Bomb Group, 726th Squadron, Army Air Corps, ben kuroki, Camp Brant, Civilian Pilot Training Program, Col. Bob Kan, Congressional Medal of Honor, herbert ginoza, Japanese Americans in Vietnam War, John Matsumoto, Kenjalin Ogata, Kenje Ogata, Magyarkeszi Hungary, military intelligence service, Strong-Carter Dental Clinic, University of Illinois College of Dentistry, Wilma Reiff, Yukio Kishi

Flight crew of the 726th Squadron, 451st Bomb Group. Kenje Ogata is second from right in the back row. STERLING, Ill. — Kenje Ogata, 92, one of five Nisei known to have served in the U.S. Army Air Corps...

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Tag Archives: daniel inouye

Obama Speaks at 18th Annual APAICS Gala in D.C.

APA Legislators Pleased by Obama’s Support of Gay Marriage

A Lifetime of Achievement

Pelosi Salutes Vets at Bay Area CGM Ceremony

Sonoma County JACL Honors Congressional Gold Medal Awardees

Director Suzuki to Show New MIS Film in U.S., Japan

JACL, OCA Host 2012 Leadership Summit

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

Statement by Sen. Inouye on One-Year Anniversary of 3/11 in Japan

WWII Army Air Corps Gunner Ogata Dies at 92

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