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Thu, Aug 26 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

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By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 25, 2010.) === It’s been great to see J-town bustling with Nisei Week activity during the past few weeks. Tanabatas, booths selling Asian...

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Sat, Aug 7 2010

Interfaith Service Remembers Bombing Victims

Interfaith Service Remembers Bombing Victims

Also tagged: Centenary United Methodist Church, higashi honganji, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Memorial Service, japanese american cultural and community center, Jodo Shinshu, john roos, little tokyo, Montebello Women's Congregation, Nagasaki, Nikkei Interfaith Group, origami paper cranes, president Obama, Rev. Haruyoshi Fujimoto, Rev. Marilyn Omerick, Rev. Mark M. Nakagawa, Senshin Buddhist Temple, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, United Nations General Secretary

Rev. Kiyoshi Igawa of Konko Church of Whittier-Rose Hill performs a Shinto purification rite during the interfaith service held at the JACCC Plaza on Friday marking the 65th anniversary of the bombings...

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