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Tue, Jul 19 2011

OCHAZUKE: Calling a Slut a Slut

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, arnold schwarzenegger, CONCENTRATION CAMP, george yoshinaga, guy aoki, jacl, James Bond, relocation center, slut, SlutWalk

By GWEN MURANAKA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 16, 2011.) === With respect to Guy Aoki, Asian women do not want to, nor should they be called sluts. Guy’s column “Is It OK for Asian...

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Thu, May 12 2011

Authors’ Afternoon

Also tagged: Amy Kato, Amy Uyematsu, Author Artist Faire, Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz, CYNTHIA KADOHATA, Dale Ann Sato, Don Hata, Eiko Masuyama, Glenn Omatsu, heart mountain, JAHSSC, Janet Mitsui Brown, Janice Yen, John Esaki, Kaori Tanegashima, KAREN ISHIZUKA, Kathy Masaoka, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, Kay Ochi, Kimberly Kaleigh Komatsu, manzanar, Mary Higuchi, MARY NOMURA, Mas Arai, Mikio Sankey, naomi hirahara, Ralph Lazo, Roy Sakamoto, Ruby Tabata, sharon yamato, Shig Yabu, Stan Terasaki, Sunny Seki, Suzy Katsuda, Torrance Public Library, traci kato-kiriyama, VALERIE MATSUMOTO, wakako yamauchi, Willie Ito, Yasuko Sakamoto

Kaori Tanegashima, whose memoir, “Daughter of a Gun,” covers her childhood in Japanese-occupied China and her struggles in Japan and America. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) TORRANCE — The Japanese American...

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Thu, Apr 28 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Journalists Ponder Past, Future of Nikkei Newspapers

Also tagged: AKEMI YANO, Buddhist Churches of America, CULTURAL NEWS, Darryl Mori, DEMOCRACY CENTER, GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON, GIL ASAKAWA, gwen muranaka, hokubei mainichi, J.K. Yamamoto, janm, Jeffrey Kimoto, kenji taguma, Manzanar Free Press, Mikey Culross, NEWSPAPERS, Nichi Bei Foundation, nichi bei times, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, NIKKEI WEST, NikkeiNation, Pacific Citizen, PANEL, publishing, rafu shimpo, Rocky Mountain Jiho, Rocky Shimpo, Save the Rafu Committee, Shige Higashi, UTAH NIPPO, Wheel of Dharma

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on April 28, 2011.) === There once was a time when, according to Japanese American National Museum CEO and President Akemi Kikumura Yano, if...

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Thu, Apr 21 2011

Artists to Share Work at JAHSSC Author/Artist Faire

Also tagged: Author and Artist Fair, CAMP DAYS, CHIZ SUGITA DEQUERIROZ, crafts, HISTORICAL SOCIETY, internment, JAHSSC, Janet Mitsui Brown, ltsc, Mary Higuchi, MARY NOMURA, oshogatsu, Torrance

Quilter Ruby Tabata will conduct demonstrations on using Japanese materials at the JAHSSC Author/Artist Faire on May 7. === Returning and new artists will be sharing their work at the Japanese American...

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Wed, Apr 13 2011

Encore for JAHSSC Author/Artist Faire

Also tagged: Amy Uyematsu, Barbara Balzadua, Chiz Judy Sugita de Queiroz, CYNTHIA KADOHATA, Dana Vinke, Janet Mitsui Brown, japanese american historical society of southern california, Kaleigh and Kimberly Komatsu, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, Mikio Sankey, Shig Yabu, Stan Terasaaki, Sunny Seki, Torrance Public Library, Willie Ito

TORRANCE — The Author/Artist Faire sponsored last year by the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California was such an overwhelming success that the board of the JAHSSC has set an encore...

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Fri, Feb 11 2011

Kiriyama Adult School Dedicated

Also tagged: ADULT SCHOOL, CAREER, carson, DEDICATION, ED MORRIS, education, gardena, GEORGE KIRIYAMA, Korean War, lausd, RON IKEJIRI, USAF

Members of George Kiriyama’s family, including wife Iku (fourth from right), celebrate the dedication of the George Kiriyama Community Adult School in Gardena on Friday. Kiriyama, who passed away in...

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Thu, Oct 28 2010

VOX POPULI: Clueless Like Me? Educate Yourself to Protect Your Savings

Also tagged: FINANCES, INVESTING, INVESTMENTS, IRA, MONEY, SAVINGS, vox populi

By IKU KIRIYAMA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on October 28, 2010.) === Nisei put faith in the basic honesty of people they deal with. That’s how they grew up with their Issei parents. You trusted...

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Thu, Sep 30 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: Connecting to Community

Also tagged: BARBARA TAKEI, CLEMENT HANAMI, Community News, CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION, eric muller, FRANK ABE, George Nakano, Harry Honda, HEART MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION, internment, JAHSSC, janm, JENNI KUIDA, JIM MATSUOKA, lane hirabayashi, little tokyo, MICHI WEGLYN, NANKA NIKKEI VOICES, nikkei, PERSONAL ESSAYS, sharon yamato, Stanley Kanzaki, through the fire, Tony Osumi, tule lake, UCLA, VALERIE MATSUMOTO

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 30 2010) == In the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend several community events that reminded me how nice it is to be a JA....

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Thu, Jul 1 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: Nothing Like Old Friends

Also tagged: casinos, echo park farmers market, eggs, Family Music Festival, gambling, gardena, golf, King's, King's Hawaiian Bread, Koda Brothers, Mark Taira, Michelle Wie, mike antonovich, mina harigae, nisei, pachinko, pachislos, San Dimas, San Jose, scams, seniors, South Bay

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on June 29, 2010) === When the phrase “old friend” is used, it usually refers to a person one has known for many years. For the Nisei generation,...

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Thu, Apr 1 2010

“Save the Rafu” Town Hall Forum Update

Also tagged: KOMAI, Rafu Forum, Save the Rafu

By IKU KIRIYAMA At the end of the rainy day on January 17, I promised the nearly 100 supporters of the Rafu who had gathered at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute that there would be a follow-up...

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Tag Archives: iku kiriyama

OCHAZUKE: Calling a Slut a Slut

Authors’ Afternoon

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Journalists Ponder Past, Future of Nikkei Newspapers

Artists to Share Work at JAHSSC Author/Artist Faire

Encore for JAHSSC Author/Artist Faire

Kiriyama Adult School Dedicated

VOX POPULI: Clueless Like Me? Educate Yourself to Protect Your Savings

THROUGH THE FIRE: Connecting to Community

HORSE’S MOUTH: Nothing Like Old Friends

“Save the Rafu” Town Hall Forum Update

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