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Thu, May 10 2012

A Lifetime of Achievement

Also tagged: Acaciawood School, allegiance musical, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, bill watanabe, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, daniel inouye, DANNY YAMAMOTO, David Mas Masumoto, Deni Mineta, Emily Rangel, Emma Chen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Farewell to Manzanar, Frank Buckley, Fujisankei Communications International, george takei, George W. Bush, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, gordon yamate, greg kimura, i.k. ishimatsu, Irene Hirano Inouye, janm, jeanne wakatsuki houston, John Korty, Keisaburo Koda, Ken Watanabe, Masashi Oka, Mitchell Maki, Nancy Matsui, NHK, nikiko masumoto, Noemi Quinones, norman mineta, Paul Nakauchi, Rachel Kuai, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTT NAGATANI, taiji miyagawa, Takuro Arai, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Tracey Doi, union bank, wayne kanemoto, yasushi koyama, Yosh Uchida

Norman Mineta receives a kiss from his wife, Deni, at the JANM gala last Saturday. At left is Yosh Uchida, one of Mineta’s mentors. At right is Gordon Yamate, chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees....

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Thu, May 10 2012

With a Little Help from His Friends

Also tagged: akira boch, echo park, film, gena hamamoto, janm, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, music, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the crumbles

Teresa Michelle Lee and Katie Hipol star as aspiring rockers Elisa and Darla in "The Crumbles," which will be showing Friday, May 11 at the Directors Guild of America as part of the Los Angeles...

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Sat, May 5 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Miraculous Motorcycle

Also tagged: 3/11 tsunami, aging, Bay Area, Benihana, Crystal City, dodgers, gambling, Harley-Davidson, Horse racing, humor, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, las vegas, letters from readers, Magic Johnson, Sports, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Over the years I’ve been called a lot of things, but I have never been labeled as a “celebrity.” However, I guess that streak has been snapped by a letter from a reader who signed...

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Tue, Mar 13 2012

In Little Tokyo, Prayers for Tohoku

Also tagged: candlelight vigil, Los Angeles Buddhist Church Federation, nishi hongwanji buddhist temple, Tohoku earthquake

Photos by MARIO G. REYES At precisely 2:46 p.m. on Sunday, the bell in the courtyard of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple tolled in remembrance of the victims of last year’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and...

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Tue, Mar 6 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: Too Young to Really Know About Camp Days

Also tagged: bill shishido, camp, EM KATO YAMADA, female sumo, HAROLD KOBATA, heart mountain, humor, kula revolving sushi, photos, sumo, sushi, WWII, YAKUZA

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA If I mentioned the name Bill Shishido in my column and called him a “friend,” and he read such a statement, he might have a tough time sleeping tonight. However, I have to congratulate...

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Fri, Feb 24 2012

Defending Civil Liberties 70 Years Later

Also tagged: Day of Remembrance, DOR, janm, jk yamamoto

Robin Toma of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission asked the audience to join hands and stand up for justice during the annual Day of Remembrance program on Saturday. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu...

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Sat, Feb 18 2012

Little Tokyo Concerns Raised at Metro Committee

Also tagged: Chris Komai, diane dubois, diego cardoso, eir/eis, gwen muranaka, japanese village plaza, little tokyo community council, LTCC, metro regional connector

Yukio Kawaratani addresses the Metro Planning and Programming Committee. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA Rafu English Editor in Chief Diane DuBois The concerns of Little Tokyo over the impact...

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Sat, Sep 3 2011

The Next Chapter

Also tagged: akemi kikumura yano, clyde kusatsu, daniel inouye, Farewell to Manzanar, gordon yamate, Irene Hirano Inouye, issei, janm, jeanne wakatsuki houston, miyoko oshima, morris & berger, MUSEUM, Nancy Araki, nisei

Akemi Kikumura Yano, outgoing CEO and president of the Japanese American National Museum, talks about her future during an interview on Tuesday with The Rafu. She says her plans include more writing, research,...

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Thu, Jul 7 2011

Connecting on the Connector

Also tagged: community meeting, little tokyo, metro, regional connector

Dolores Roybal Saltarelli, project manager for Metro, presented an update on the Regional Connector project at the Japanese American National Museum on Wednesday, one of three community meetings that...

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Sat, Jul 2 2011

Kikumura Yano Stepping Down as JANM CEO

Also tagged: akemi kikumura yano, gordon yamate, imls, janm, national medal for museum and library service

The Japanese American National Museum Board of Trustees announced on Friday that President and Chief Executive Officer Akemi Kikumura Yano, Ph.D., has decided to step down from her current position. Akemi...

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Tag Archives: japanese american national museum

A Lifetime of Achievement

With a Little Help from His Friends

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Miraculous Motorcycle

In Little Tokyo, Prayers for Tohoku

HORSE’S MOUTH: Too Young to Really Know About Camp Days

Defending Civil Liberties 70 Years Later

Little Tokyo Concerns Raised at Metro Committee

The Next Chapter

Connecting on the Connector

Kikumura Yano Stepping Down as JANM CEO

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