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Thu, May 17 2012

Project Kokoro to Sponsor NNV: The JA Family Reading/Panel

Also tagged: bill watanabe, gwen muranaka, japanese american historical society, NANKA NIKKEI VOICES, Orange County Buddhist Church, Project Kokoro, Roy Sakamoto, Samantha Masunaga, yosh nishimoto

Project Kokoro and the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California are co-sponsoring a reading and panel of writers of Nanka Nikkei Voices: The Japanese American Family on Sunday, June...

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Tue, Jan 31 2012

New Year, New President for JCCSC

Also tagged: alan nishio, Almansor Court, Ashinaga, bill watanabe, budokan of los angeles, Carl Kawata, Community Organization Recognition Award, Damrong Kraikruan, EARTHQUAKE RELIEF, frances hashimoto, George Nakano, Grace Serizawa, Grace Shiba, GREG CHINN, Harry Honda, Haruo Takehana, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hisamori Iwashita, Howard Miyoshi, jaccc, janm, japanese american historical society of southern california, japanese chamber of commerce of southern california, Japanese Community Pioneer Center, japanese women's society of southern california, JCCSC Spirit Award, Joyce Wakano Chinn, Jun Niimi, Kimiyo Ige, Kitty Sankey, kyodo system, little tokyo service center, Los Angeles Japanese Association, Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation, Marie Masumoto, mark nakagawa, Masami Yamazaki, Masao Okamoto, Molly Serizawa, nanka kenjinkai kyogikai, Nanka Nihon Minyo Kyokai, NANKA NIKKEI VOICES, nisei week, Roy Sakamoto, Toshiko Handa, toshio handa, Yoshiharu Hamano, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Yoshio Aoki, Yuriko Takehana

By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California installed a new president and recognized an organization and three individuals for community service at its annual...

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Mon, Dec 26 2011

MEN OF THE YEAR: AAJA Calendar Highlights Broadcasters

Also tagged: AAJA, Anish Shroff, Archith Seshadri, Chris Jose, Christopher Nguyen, Dinah Eng, Dreams to Dust: Americans Interned, Fox Toledo, Frank Buckley, GEORGE KIRIYAMA, Howard Chen, japanese american historical society of southern california, Kathy Chow, Kenny Choi, Lloyd LaCuesta, Men of Broadcast calendar, Mike Inouye, NBC Bay Area, Oscar Grant, Owen Lei, Randall Yip, Rob Mayeda, Sean Dobie, Shwn Chitnis, Stanton Tang, Toan Lam

George Kiriyama appears on the cover of the "Men of Broadcast" calendar. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer The votes are in and the calendar is out — the Asian American Journalists Association’s...

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Thu, Dec 15 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: I Gotta Have My Natto

Also tagged: casino, Chinese wisdom, Em Yamada, Food, gambling, gwen muranaka, Harold Fujimoto, Japanese food, las vegas, nisei week, Nisei Week 1953, nisei week court, nisei week queen, Paul Takahashi

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 13, 2011) === The sky is falling. The sky is falling. The sky is falling. Well, actually my friends are falling. A column or two back, I...

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Thu, Dec 8 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: December 7

Also tagged: poem, poetry, through the fire, traci kato-kiriyama

By traci kato-kiriyama (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 7, 2011.) === That fierce mother of mine was all of ninety pounds in her early twenties while etching English and Nihongo lessons...

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Tue, Oct 11 2011

Intergenerational Conference on ‘Legacy of JA Activism’

Also tagged: Aaron Hamachi, alan nishio, Albert Quach, Aratani CARE grant, Ashley Honma, Cyndi Tando, Evelyn Yoshimura, Glenn Omatsu, janm, japanese american historical society of southern california, Kathy Masaoka, Kei Nagao, Kevin Machino, Mark Masaoka, Matt Ichinose, nisei, redress movement, Sansei, Sean Miura, Tony sumi, traci kato-kiriyama, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Nikkei Student Union, yonsei

“Legacy of Japanese American Activism” is an intergenerational conference of Nikkei activists to discuss critical community issues and to take action around these issues. The conference will be held...

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Thu, Sep 22 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: ‘LGBT(JA)Q’

Also tagged: 9/11, activism, activist, Arab Americans, artist, bisexual, educator, gay rights, grass-roots, grassroots, Harold Kameya, heterosexual, JAHSSC, lesbian, lgbt, MUSLIM AMERICANS, PFLAG, Phil Shigekuni, through the fire

By traci kato-kiriyama (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 22, 2011.) === “Senior Moments” writer Phil Shigekuni recently phoned my mom with a kind of courtesy that I consider “really JA.” He...

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Fri, Sep 16 2011

Glenn Omatsu to Receive Kiriyama Education Award

Also tagged: Asian Americans: The Movement and the Moment, Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, Edith Chen, EOP, Faculty Mentor Program, George Kiriyama Educational Excellence Award, Glenn Omatsu, japanese american historical society of southern california, Kiyo Fukumoto, little tokyo, pasadena city college, Steve Louie, Teaching About Asian Pacific Americans, traci kato-kiriyama, UCLA

Glenn Omatsu (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) The George Kiriyama Educational Excellence Award committee of the Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California has announced Glenn Omatsu as the 2011 honoree. The...

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Thu, Aug 4 2011

SENIOR MOMENTS: Hotbed of Discontent

Also tagged: ACLU, CONCENTRATION CAMP, George H. W. Bush, INCARCERATION, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, jacl, JAHSSC, JERRY ENOMOTO, karl nobuyuki, Martha Nakagawa, mike masaoka, Nancy Gohata, no-no, pearl harbor, Phil Shigekuni, relocation, SOJI KASHIWAGI, tule lake, WWII

By Phil Shigekuni (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 30, 2011.) === Have you ever wondered why Tule Lake was chosen by President Bush in 2008 as a World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument? ...

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Thu, Jul 21 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: OH NO! No Social Security Checks in August

Also tagged: ASSEMBLY CENTER, Barack Obama, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, DENNY'S, DTLA, EATING DISORDERS, gwen muranaka, HAROLD KOBATA, HOKUBEI, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, j-town, jacl, JACL CONVENTION, las vegas, little tokyo, NICHIBEI, OBESITY, RETIRED MAS, travel

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 16, 2011.) === One of my favorite activities is getting together for breakfast with English Section Editor Gwen Muranaka and friend Iku Kiriyama. No,...

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Tag Archives: iku kiriyama

Project Kokoro to Sponsor NNV: The JA Family Reading/Panel

New Year, New President for JCCSC

MEN OF THE YEAR: AAJA Calendar Highlights Broadcasters

HORSE’S MOUTH: I Gotta Have My Natto

THROUGH THE FIRE: December 7

Intergenerational Conference on ‘Legacy of JA Activism’

THROUGH THE FIRE: ‘LGBT(JA)Q’

Glenn Omatsu to Receive Kiriyama Education Award

SENIOR MOMENTS: Hotbed of Discontent

HORSE’S MOUTH: OH NO! No Social Security Checks in August

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