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Thu, Mar 8 2012

Fresno-area Vets Honored at CGM Ceremony

Fresno-area Vets Honored at CGM Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, barbara boxer, Boy Scout Troop 199, Clovis Veterans Memorial Building, Clovis Veterans Memorial District, Congressional Medal of Honor, Dale and Debbie Ikeda, David Kawamoto, executive order 9066, George Takata, Girl Scout Troop 305, Howard Watkins, Joint Services Honor Command, Marcia Chung, military intelligence service, Nisei Farmers League, obama, PG&E, Rev. Akiko Miyake-Stoner, Rev. Kurt Rye, Robert Yano, Sun-Maid Growers, VFW Sierra Nisei Post 8499, Wells Fargo

Nisei veterans stand at attention during the flag ceremony. (Photo by Howard Watkins) The veterans are given a standing ovation. JACL Central California District Governor Marcia Chung is front and center;...

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Mon, Feb 13 2012

Hawaii Supreme Court Justice to Keynote JABA Gala

Hawaii Supreme Court Justice to Keynote JABA Gala

Also tagged: 29th Congressional District, congressional gold medal, Hawaii Supreme Court, JABA Educational Foundation, Japanese American Bar Association, Mika Todd, omni hotel, Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, Rep. Adam Schiff, Sabrina Shizue McKenna, Sandra Day O'Connor, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Title IX, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

The Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) announced that its annual Installation and Awards Gala will feature Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Shizue McKenna as keynote speaker and Rep. Adam Schiff...

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Wed, Feb 8 2012

Candidate’s Ad Slammed for Racial Stereotypes

Candidate’s Ad Slammed for Racial Stereotypes

Also tagged: Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, Asian Stereotypes, Blake Hounshell, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Debbie Spend-It-Now, Debbie Stabenow, jacl, Judy Chu, King Solomon Baptist Church, Mariko Yamada, Mike Murphy, Organization of Chinese Americans, Pete Hoekstra, Pete Spend-It-Not, Rev. Charles Williams II, Vincent Chin

RAFU STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS LANSING, Mich.- A U.S. Senate candidate is being called upon to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact...

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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, akemi kikumura yano, 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, 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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Fri, Dec 23 2011

Inouye Endorses Congressional Candidate Takano

Inouye Endorses Congressional Candidate Takano

Also tagged: 41st Congressional District, Jerry Brown, Mark Takano, obama, Rialto Unified School District, Riverside Community College District

RIVERSIDE – Mark Takano’s campaign for Congress announced the endorsement of Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) on Dec. 16. Inouye is the first U.S. senator to publicly endorse in the race for California’s...

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Wed, Dec 21 2011

Inouye’s Statement on End of Iraq War

Inouye’s Statement on End of Iraq War

Also tagged: Al-Qaeda, Daniel Akaka, George W. Bush, Iraq War, weapons of mass destruction

WASHINGTON — Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued this statement Dec. 15 following the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq: “Nearly nine years ago I voted against sending American troops to Iraq....

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Wed, Dec 14 2011

JACL Opposes Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens

JACL Opposes Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens

Also tagged: ACLU, Armed Forces Committee, Carl Levin, David Petraeus, FLOYD MORI, indefinite detention, jacl, John Brennan, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Lisa Monaco, National Defense Authorization Act, Non-Detention Act of 1971, obama

WASHINGTON — Floyd Mori, JACL’s national executive director, issued the following action alert to JACL members and supporters on Monday. “Just over a week ago, the Senate passed the National Defense...

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Wed, Dec 7 2011

Hawaii’s Representatives Remember Pearl Harbor

Hawaii’s Representatives Remember Pearl Harbor

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Colleen Hanabusa, Daniel Akaka, mazie hirono, National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, pearl harbor, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, USS Utah

WASHINGTON — Members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack on Wednesday. Following are their statements. • Sen. Daniel Inouye: Seventy...

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Fri, Nov 18 2011

Amidst Trade Talks, Commitment to U.S.-Japan Relations Remains Vital

Amidst Trade Talks, Commitment to U.S.-Japan Relations Remains Vital

Also tagged: APEC 2011, APEC Hawaii Host Committee, Bishop Museum, Colleen Hanabusa, Great East Japan Earthquake, hillary clinton, Ichiro Fujisaki, Irene Hirano Inouye, Japan Self-Defense Forces, John Bryson, Koichiro Gemba, mazie hirono, METI, Neil Abercrombie, obama, Operation Tomodachi, PACOM, Peter Carlisle, Ron Kirk, Tomodachi Initiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-Japan Council, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, Yoshihiko Noda, Yukio Edano

From left: U.S.-Japan Council President Irene Hirano Inouye, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. HONOLULU — The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC)...

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Mon, Nov 14 2011

Shinseki: ‘From My Generation to Yours, We Thank You’

Shinseki: ‘From My Generation to Yours, We Thank You’

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, Ann Curry, Antonio Taguba, Army chief of staff, barbara boxer, Barney Hajiro, BRONZE STAR, Christine Sato-Yamazaki, Congressional Medal of Honor, Daniel Akaka, Dave Kawagoye, Deni Mineta, Distinguished Service Cross, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, Eric Shinseki, FLOYD MORI, Gen. Joe Peterson, Gen. Joseph F. Peterson, george sakato, George Washington, Gerald Yamada, go for broke, H. Charles McBarron, Harry Harris, Hershey Miyamura, Irene Hirano Inouye, Irene Mori, Isoroku Yamamoto, Jack Kunitomi, Jason Kamiya, Kaoru Moto, kiyoshi muranaga, Kuwashi Edward Iwataki, lost battalion, medal of honor, Merrill's Marauders, Mike Honda, Mike Linnington, military intelligence service, Millie Akaka, NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, norman mineta, One Puka Puka, pearl harbor, Presidential Unit Citation, purple heart, Robert Kuroda, Robert Sato, rose ochi, Sachi Koto, sadao munemori, Silver Star, Terry Shima, Tom Bostick, Tony Taguba, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and other speakers could be seen on monitors around the huge banquet room. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) WASHINGTON — Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

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