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Thu, Sep 22 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: The ‘Ifs’ and ‘Ands’ of the Postal System

Also tagged: george yoshinaga, horse, horse's mouth, jacl, Maggie Ishino, Pacific Citizen, republican, restaurants, santa monica, Sei Fujii, SHIN NICHIBEI, so bay, South Bay, USPS, west coast, WESTSIDE

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 20, 2011.) === If all the talk about the U.S. Postal Service closing down hundreds of offices, many in the L.A. area, and canceling Saturday...

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Thu, Aug 25 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Councilman Ron Ikejiri

Also tagged: ASIAN AMERICANS, Atami, bacon sakatani, Channel 22, Gardena City Council, george yoshinaga, heart mountain, Keiichi Ikeda, RON IKEJIRI, Tommy Uyeda, warren furutani, Willie Kai

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 23, 2011.) === A frequently heard or spoken adage is “Timing is everything.” Well, I guess that’s one I can use in this piece I am...

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Thu, Jul 28 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Dodgers and Japanese Players

Also tagged: ai miyazato, BOB'S OKAZUYA, dodgers, GARDENA VFW, GEORGE WAKIJI, HAROLD KOBATA, hiroki kuroda, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Kenjinkai, ichiro suzuki, JACL CONVENTION, JON FOREMAN, L.A. DODGERS, los angeles dodgers, Montebello, New York Times, Pacific Citizen, Star Advertiser

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 26, 2011.) === I’ll open with a letter today because it refers to something I wrote that needs a little correction. It was sent to me...

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Thu, May 12 2011

Seeking Help in Support of History

Also tagged: Carole Fujita, Chris Tashima, Jeffrey Gee Chin, Keiko Agena, Lil Tokyo Reporter movie, Little Tokyo Historical Society

This early publicity still from "Lil Tokyo Reporter" furnished by Toyo Miyatake Studios shows Tashima as Sei Fujii, founder of the Kashu Mainichi. The Little Tokyo Historical Society, a volunteer...

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Wed, Dec 8 2010

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

Also tagged: ATOMIC CAFE, CSULB, DUANE EBATA, gardena, gwen muranaka, HOKUBEI, j-town, jaccc, janm, japantown, JAPSS, JUDY NISHIMOTO, kenji taguma, KORAKU, KOURAKU, LB STATE, little tokyo, Long Beach State, ltsc, MEGUMI OSUMI, naomi hirahara, NEW PEOPLE, NEW YORK NICHIBEI, NEWSPAPERS, NICHI BEI, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, NIKKEI WEST, NORCAL, Pacific Citizen, Prince of Darkness, publishing, ROCKY JIHO, sakura crossing, san francisco, SENOR FISH, South Bay, Suehiro, TOKYO KAIKAN, TOZAI TIMES, URASHIMA TARO, UTAH NIPPO, Vincent Chin, WALTER MONDALE, weller court

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,...

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Tue, Oct 13 2009

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara, My Dear Friend, Hiro Hishiki

Also tagged: alisa lynch, deven kushi, george yoshinaga, hiroshi hishiki, las vegas, LPGA, manzanar

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA === Over the years in pounding out two columns a week, I developed a habit of sitting on my front porch, chewing on my cigar, trying to develop ideas about what to write about in my...

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Wed, Sep 9 2009

OBITUARY: Kunitsugu, 84; Longtime J-Town Volunteer

Also tagged: crossroads, frances hashimoto, george yoshinaga, jaccc, katsumi kats kunitsugu, little tokyo business association, nisei week

Katsumi "Kats" Kunitsugu Katsumi “Kats” Kunitsugu, a longtime volunteer and leader in Little Tokyo, passed away on Aug. 25 following a brief illness. She was 84. Whether at Nisei Week or...

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Tag Archives: kashu mainichi

HORSE’S MOUTH: The ‘Ifs’ and ‘Ands’ of the Postal System

HORSE’S MOUTH: Thank You, Councilman Ron Ikejiri

HORSE’S MOUTH: The Dodgers and Japanese Players

Seeking Help in Support of History

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

HORSE’S MOUTH: Sayonara, My Dear Friend, Hiro Hishiki

OBITUARY: Kunitsugu, 84; Longtime J-Town Volunteer

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