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Thu, Dec 22 2011

City Officials Reopen First Street Bridge

Also tagged: ARTS DISTRICT, Boyle Heights, DTLA, First St., First Street Viaduct, gold line, jan perry, jose huizar, JTOWN, little tokyo, MTA, MTA Gold Line, public transportation, TRAFFIC

Councilmembers Jan Perry and Jose Huizar stand with transportation officials in front of Los Angeles’ historic First Street Viaduct, which formally reopened on Tuesday. (Los Angeles Department of Public...

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Thu, Dec 1 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Yo Takagaki!

Also tagged: BABE NOMURA, Christmas, dodger stadium, dodgers, JAR, JTOWN, Judi Takagaki, KEIRO NURSING HOME, little tokyo, mlb, nisei, Norm Mineta, Pak Hye Won, Poncie Ponce, republican, RNC, ronald reagan, S.I. HAYAKAWA, SAM YORTY

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 22, 2011) === This past week was a tough one. On Sunday, I lost my best friend, Babe Nomura. Then on Thursday, I was informed by Judi Takagaki...

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Thu, Oct 27 2011

Protesting the Occupy LA Movement

Also tagged: activism, activists, API, Asian American, DTLA, janm, JTOWN, little tokyo, los angeles, OCCUPY LA, OCCUPY WALL ST, OCCUPY WALL STREET, Protest, WALL STREET

Protesters march into the Occupy LA encampment on the south lawn of City Hall on Friday night. Besides adding their support for the 99 percent movement, the Asian Pacific Islanders wanted to draw attention...

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Thu, Oct 20 2011

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Reflections Into the Past

Also tagged: Boyle Heights, City View Hospital, CR2S, EDWIN HIROTO, JOSEPH SHINODA, Keiro, LINCOLN PARK, little tokyo, LUIS AIHARA, PERSONAL ESSAYS, poston, retirement home, wimpy, wimpy hiroto

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 19, 2011.) === Had reason to permit myself to revive memories of the past — occurring quite often lately — last Saturday after the...

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Thu, Sep 1 2011

VOX POPULI: The Warmth of the Community

Also tagged: Chiba, CHISATO ITO, DTLA, GREG CHINN, JOYCE CHINN, Kashiwa, little tokyo, mark nakagawa, MUSASHI UNIVERSITY, nebuta, nisei week, nisei week court

Chisato Ito joins Rev. Mark Nakagawa and the Nisei Week Court. She came from Tokyo to volunteer with the festival. === By CHISATO ITO === I’m a college student from Japan. In January, I...

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Thu, Sep 1 2011

SENIOR MOMENTS: Nisei Week 2011

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, akemi kikumura yano, dance, EMI HINO, MARION HIROTO, NCRR, nisei week, Nisei Week 2011, nisei week parade, odori, ondo, PARADE, PAUL NAGANO, teramachi, Tommy Lasorda, wimpy, wimpy hiroto

By Phil Shigekuni (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 27, 2011.) === It’s been a number of years since Marion and I have attended a Nisei Week Parade. It was a little tough sitting in our...

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Thu, Aug 25 2011

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Dear Eric

Also tagged: Boyle Heights, Columnists, CR2S, ELLA FITZGERALD, Keiro, little tokyo

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 24, 2011.) === How is it up there? Was part-way through this visitation when it dawned on me that you people up there know everything...

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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, iku kiriyama, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, 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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Thu, Jun 16 2011

VOX POPULI: No More ‘Lonely Deaths’

Also tagged: activism, activist, Japan Earthquake, JTOWN, Kobe earthquake, little tokyo, LONELY DEATHS, LTPRO, san francisco, SHITAMACHI, tohoku

By MO NISHIDA When I read the lead article in the May 11 issue, “ ‘Lonely Deaths’ Feared in Tohoku’s Temporary Houses,” it brought back painful memories to me. I thought, “Man, finally some...

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Thu, Mar 31 2011

KRAFTY KORNER: A Seasonal Change

Also tagged: AAS, disaster relief, DONATIONS, earthquake, Japan Earthquake, JAS, so-phis, sophis, tsunami, UNICEF

By Gail Miyasaki Rafu Craft Editor === Spring arrived royally with blasts of chilly temperatures, snow and rainfall up and down the Cali coastline. Alas, the weather gal predicts sunshine this week. Patience...

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Tag Archives: j-town

City Officials Reopen First Street Bridge

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Yo Takagaki!

Protesting the Occupy LA Movement

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Reflections Into the Past

VOX POPULI: The Warmth of the Community

SENIOR MOMENTS: Nisei Week 2011

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Dear Eric

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

VOX POPULI: No More ‘Lonely Deaths’

KRAFTY KORNER: A Seasonal Change

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