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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, daniel inouye, Defense of Marriage Act, Dianne Feinstein, Don't Ask Don't Tell, gay marriage, 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, daniel inouye, DANNY YAMAMOTO, David Mas Masumoto, Deni Mineta, Emily Rangel, Emma Chen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Farewell to Manzanar, Frank Buckley, Fujisankei Communications International, 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, Mar 22 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: You’ve Got to Be Kidding

Also tagged: american idol, Aubrey O'Day, Celebrity Apprentice, Columnists, DONALD TRUMP, entertainment, guy aoki, Heejun Han, into the next stage, itns, JESSICA SANCHEZ, JOHN RUBY, Mina Shum, MINH DUC NGUYEN, PORTER LYNN, sandra oh, Tia Carrere, Trojans, USC, USC FILM SCHOOL, Vietnamese

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Mar. 22, 2012.) === This column’s title applies to at least three different situations. In 1994, Chinese Canadian Mina Shum wrote and directed a film...

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Thu, Mar 8 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: George Takei Out on “Celebrity Apprentice”

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, american idol, Arsenio Hall, B.D. Wong, BETH BEHRS, Celebrity Apprentice, Cherry Jones, Cheryl Tiegs, Clay Aiken, David Cassidy, DONALD TRUMP, guy aoki, Heejun Han, Ivanka Trump, janm, Jason Isaacs, Jason O'Meara, Jimmy Iovine, KAT DENNINGS, Kevin Spicer, Lisa Lampanelli, Lou Ferrigno, MATTHEW MOY, NBC Awake, Philip Phillips, Richie Cowboy Law, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Terra Nova, THE APPRENTICE, Tia Carrere, Tim Chiou, Victoria Goti

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Mar. 8, 2012.) === Sometimes, I don‘t know why I bother: The last three seasons, I watched Donald Trump’s reality show for someone in particular...

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Tue, Mar 6 2012

Takei Joins Cast of Prop 8 Play

Also tagged: "8", American Foundation for Equal Rights, Brad Altman, Brad Pitt, Broadway Impact, Chad Griffin, Christine Lahti, David Blankenhorn, David Boies, Dustin Lance Black, George Clooney, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, Jane Lynch, Jeff Zarrillo, Kris Perry, Maggie Gallagher, Martin Sheen, Matt Bomer, Matthew Morrison, Paul Katami, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, Proposition 8, Rob Reiner, Rory O'Malley, Sandy Stier, Theodore B. Olson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Vaughn Walker

George Takei joined an all-star cast Saturday at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles for the West Coast premiere of “8,” a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge...

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Tue, Feb 28 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: Jackpot Produces One Million Dollars!

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, crime, david ono, Day of Remembrance, DOR, gambling, gas prices, george yoshinaga, humor, Jeremy Lin, jk yamamoto, natalie nakase, santa anita, tsunami, women, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Originally printed in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 28, 2012 We are all familiar with the phrase “There are two sides to every story.” Unfortunately, in many cases, only one side gets...

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Tue, Feb 28 2012

Takei Honors Parents, Civil Rights Lawyer Through Remembrance Project

Also tagged: CIVIL RIGHTS, EO 9066, janm remembrance project, jk yamamoto, WWII

By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer George Takei’s involvement in the Japanese American National Museum’s new Remembrance Project is a personal matter. The actor and activist, a long-time trustee of...

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Tue, Feb 21 2012

Ancestry.com Commemorates Internment with Free Access to Databases

Also tagged: Ancestry.com, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Daniel Jones, executive order 9066, franklin roosevelt, janm, Japanese American internment, National Archives and Records Administration, norman mineta, Pearl Ito, Remembrance Project, santa anita racetrack, tule lake, war relocation authority

In remembrance of the 70th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which placed more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps, Ancestry.com, the world’s...

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Thu, Feb 2 2012

SENIOR MOMENTS: Reflections on Masaoka’s Book and the John and Ken Show

Also tagged: Allegiance, bill hosokawa, BROADWAY, jacl, MICHAEL MASAOKA, mike masaoka, military, PERFORMING ARTS, PLAY, TALK RADIO, theater, THEATRE, THEY CALL ME MOSES MASAOKA, UCLA, WWII

By Phil Shigekuni (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Jan. 28, 2012.) === A recent article in The Rafu Shimpo announced a proposed Broadway play entitled “Allegiance,” featuring George Takei,...

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Thu, Jan 26 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: A New Korean American Super Hero—The Ray

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Celebrity Apprentice, Chanti, Darius Williams, David Kim, DC Comics, Deathstroke, GLEE, guy aoki, HAN LEE, Happy Terrill, Harry Shum Jr., Jamal Ingle, JENNA USHKOWITZ, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jungle Action, Justice League of America, Justice Society of America, Justin Gray, Lucien Gates, Luke Cage Hero for Hire, MATTHEW MOY, Michael Patrick King, MIKE CHANG, Nina Tassler, Power Man, Ray Palmer, Ray Terrill, Rich Perrotta, Rob, RYAN CHOI, Ryan Murphy, Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu, sun gun, Teen Titans, the Atom, the Black Panther, the New Atom, the Ray, Tia Carrere, Tim Goodman, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, Xombi

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Jan. 26, 2012.) === Despite their popularity across all races, comic book superheroes have been 90 percent white dating back to their invention in the...

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Tag Archives: george takei

APA Legislators Pleased by Obama’s Support of Gay Marriage

A Lifetime of Achievement

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: You’ve Got to Be Kidding

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: George Takei Out on “Celebrity Apprentice”

Takei Joins Cast of Prop 8 Play

HORSE’S MOUTH: Jackpot Produces One Million Dollars!

Takei Honors Parents, Civil Rights Lawyer Through Remembrance Project

Ancestry.com Commemorates Internment with Free Access to Databases

SENIOR MOMENTS: Reflections on Masaoka’s Book and the John and Ken Show

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: A New Korean American Super Hero—The Ray

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