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KRAFTY KORNER: A Seasonal Change

KRAFTY KORNER: A Seasonal Change

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... 

3, 2, 1 … Liftoff

3, 2, 1 … Liftoff

Isao Hirai, president of the Scale Model Company, oversees the model’s removal. He will be refurbishing the replica that he built more than 20 years ago as a tribute to the late astronaut Ellison Onizuka.... 

Super Taiko Trio to Perform in JACCC Concert on March 5

Super Taiko Trio to Perform in JACCC Concert on March 5

Hiroyuki Hayashida, a former member of Kodo, will be among the performers on March 5 at the JACCC. === The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center will present two of Japan’s most critically... 

THROUGH THE FIRE: Curating Culture

THROUGH THE FIRE: Curating Culture

By MARI NAKANO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on February 3, 2011.) === Two haori hang between my dresses and long coat. A patched-up Noguchi lamp sits crookedly on the nightstand. My mother-in-law’s... 

Onizuka Monument to Be Refurbished

Onizuka Monument to Be Refurbished

By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu staff writer === Ellison Onizuka/Challenger monument in Little Tokyo. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Jan. 28 marked the 25th anniversary of the accident that took the lives of Ellison... 

JANM Celebrates IMLS Medal

JANM Celebrates IMLS Medal

From left, Akemi Kikumura-Yano, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, Gordon Yamate, chair of the JANM Board of Trustees, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Consul General Junichi Ihara,... 

Survival of the Illest

Survival of the Illest

A large crowd gathers on Second Street in Little Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 11, in anticipation of the grand opening of Illest, a new clothing store that is occupying the former Kimura Photomart space. Eager... 

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

By J.K. Yamamoto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on December 8, 2010.) === My new job at The Rafu Shimpo has brought me back to L.A. after a 23-year absence. I was born in L.A., grew up in Gardena,... 

When Love is a ‘Crime’

When Love is a ‘Crime’

Sisters Babe Botrelle (Maya Erskine, left), Meg Magrath (Kimiko Gelman, center), and Lenny Magrath (Elizabeth Liang, right) share a light-hearted moment after looking at their family photo album, in “Crimes... 

Woori Supermarket Opens in Little Tokyo

Woori Supermarket Opens in Little Tokyo

Officials cut the ribbon during the grand opening of Woori Market Little Tokyo on Thursday, among the officials include Byoungyong Min, president of Woori Market, Councilmember Jan Perry, Japanese Consul... 

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