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Thu, Jan 19 2012

CSU Unveils Nisei Diploma Project Video at JANM, SDSU

CSU Unveils Nisei Diploma Project Video at JANM, SDSU

Also tagged: AB 37, Barbara Mukai, Bob Suzuki, California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, california state university, Carl Yoshimine, Colleen Bentley, CSU Board of Trustees, CSU Chancellor's Office, CSU Nisei Honorary Committee, executive order 9066, janm, June Kushino, Kim Shibata, national center for the preservation of democracy, Nisei honorary degree recipients, Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center, SDSU, Viola Midori Takeda, warren furutani

Nearly 70 years after Executive Order 9066 forced 250 California State University students to leave their campuses without completing their degrees, several former students’ stories will be brought...

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Thu, Jan 5 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 20th Annual Wise Guy Awards

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 20th Annual Wise Guy Awards

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Akira, alexandra wallace, american idol, AMY CHUA, APA Media Coalition, Aziz Ansari, Bob Oschack, Brett Ratner, Brian Matayoshi, Captain America: The First Avenger, Carrie Ann Inaba, Cashmere Mafia, Chick-fil-A, Ching Chong Ling Long Ting Tong, Christopher Markus, Combat Hospital, Dance War, David Kim, david ono, Farewell to Manzanar, Fast and Furious, Fast Five, Frances Kakugawa, Gal Gadot, GLEE, Greg Grunberg, Gren Hornet, guy aoki, Harold and Kumar, Harry Shum Jr., Hawaii Five-0, J.D. Sun, Jackie Chan, Jackson Rathbone, Jamie Chung, janm, Jason Momoa, JAY CHOU, Jay Leno, Jen Bresnan, Jennifer Lopez, jimmy wong, John Wallace, Justin Lin, Kapono, Kelvin Lee, ken jeong, Kenneth Choi, Keong Sim, Larisa Oleynik, last airbender, Lauren German, long duk dong, Lucy Liu, M. Night Shyamalan, MANAA, Maria Kwong, Marylyn Matayoshi, MATTHEW MOY, Olivia Munn, Phil Shigekuni, randy jackson, Razzies, Ryan Potter, Scotty McCreery, SETH ROGEN, Shelly Conn, Stephen McFeely, Sung Kang, Supah Ninjas, Tadanobu Sano, tamlyn tomita, Terra Nova, Terry Chen, Terry O'Quinn, The College Experiment, THIA MEGIA, TIGER MOM, Tom Sizemore, Undercover Boss, Vanessa Hudgens, wimpy hiroto, Witness American Heroes: Nisei Soldiers, yellowstone national park

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 29, 2011.) === In 2011, the biggest news on the television front was Fox’s “Terra Nova’ with multiple Asian regulars — Shelly Conn (Sri...

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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, daniel inouye, 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, 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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Wed, Jan 4 2012

Takei, Carrere Join Cast of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

Takei, Carrere Join Cast of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

Also tagged: Adam Carolla, Arsenio Hall, Aubrey O'Day, Celebrity Apprentice, Cheryl Tiegs, Clay Aiken, Dayana Mendoza, Debbie Gibson, Dee Snider, DONALD TRUMP, janm, Lisa Lampanelli, Lou Ferrigno, Mark Burnett, Michael Andretti, Patricia Velasquez, Paul Teutul Sr., Penn Jillette, Teresa Giudice, Tia Carrere, Victoria Gotti

Rafu Wire and Staff Reports Actor and activist George Takei and singer/actress Tia Carrere are among the record 18-contestant field announced Wednesday for the NBC competition series “The Celebrity Apprentice,”...

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Fri, Dec 9 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Remembering Kapoho, Hawaii’s Pompeii

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Remembering Kapoho, Hawaii’s Pompeii

Also tagged: ALZHEIMERS, disney, Frances Kakugawa, guy aoki, John Tateishi, Kapoho: Memoir of a Modern Pompeii, Pearl Harbor movie, Pele, PIDGIN, Sadame Kakugawa, Watermark Publishing

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 1, 2011.) === In March of 1990, I sat in a Disney office with JACL National Director John Tateishi reading the shooting script for the studio’s...

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Fri, Dec 2 2011

CAPE Celebrates

CAPE Celebrates

Also tagged: Adele Yoshioka, An family, Bing Chen, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, Crustacean, Daniel Dae Kim, Eric S. Garcia, Hawaii Five-0, Jusak Yang Bernhard, Justin Long, kelly hu, Leo Chu, Maggie Q, Nigahiga, NIKITA, Nina Tassler, Peter Lenkov, Roberto Orci, Ryan Higa, Sean Fujiyoshi, Supah Ninjas, tamlyn tomita, the lxd, youtube, YTF

From left: CAPE President Steve Tao, actor George Takei, “Supah Ninjas” producers Eric S. Garcia and Leo Chu, actress Kelly Hu, and CAPE Executive Director Jennifer Sanderson. (Courtesy of eye2eyephoto) From...

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Thu, Dec 1 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Pledging Allegiance

THROUGH THE FIRE: Pledging Allegiance

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, DOROTHEA LANGE, ENTERTAINERS, entertainment, INTERNMENT CAMP, Lorenzo Thione, PERFORMING ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, sharon yamato, theater, tule lake

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 30, 2011.) === As schoolchildren, we learned at an early age to hold our right hands over our hearts and recite those familiar words out loud,...

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Fri, Nov 18 2011

‘Camp Days’ Exhibition Closes Dec. 30

‘Camp Days’ Exhibition Closes Dec. 30

Also tagged: Camp Days 1942-1945, Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, poston, SAN JOSE JAPANTOWN

"Being locked up behind barbed wire, with armed guards, made me feel sad — like maybe I wasn't really a good American," writes artist Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz. SAN JOSE — The Japanese...

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Thu, Nov 17 2011

Takei Gearing Up for 2012 Premiere of ‘Allegiance’

Takei Gearing Up for 2012 Premiere of ‘Allegiance’

Also tagged: Allegiance, Carlos Reynolds, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, Gracie Dzienny, heart mountain, Hologramps, jacl, janm, Jay Kuo, Lea Salonga, Lorenzo Thione, Mike Fukunaga, Old Globe Theatre San Diego, Paul Nakauchi, Ryan Potter, Stafford Arima, Supah Ninjas, Telly Leung

By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer “Allegiance,” a musical about the internment of Japanese Americans, is on track for its premiere next year, according to actor George Takei, who will play one of...

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Thu, Oct 27 2011

Fresno State to Screen Nisei Diploma Project Video

Fresno State to Screen Nisei Diploma Project Video

Also tagged: Bob Suzuki, California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, California State Library, california state university, Colleen Bentley, CSU Chancellor's Office, CSU Fresno, Donna Rase, executive order 9066, Harold Arase, Helen Yemoto, joan otomo-corgel, john hiroshi otomo, John Otomo "Bucky" Corgel, Louise Isako Miyake, Madden Library, Nisei honorary degrees, Susan Kiyoi, Velma Yemoto, warren furutani

FRESNO — Nearly 70 years after Executive Order 9066 forced 250 California State University students to leave their campuses without completing their degrees, those students’ stories will be told...

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