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Thu, May 10 2012

A Lifetime of Achievement

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, japanese american national museum, jeanne wakatsuki houston, John Korty, Keisaburo Koda, 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, Sep 15 2011

SENIOR MOMENTS: 9/11 — Before and After

SENIOR MOMENTS: 9/11 — Before and After

Also tagged: 9/11, Al and Jane Nakatani, Arcadia High School, ground zero mosque, Hawaii Department of Education, heart mountain, Honor Thy Children, jacl, janm, Kristel Yoneda, Manzanar Pilgrimage, Marsha Aizumi, Middle East, MUSLIM AMERICANS, NCRR, Norm Mineta, Phil Shigekuni, RACISM, RAMADAN, Redress, Senshin Buddhist, Temecula

By Phil Shigekuni === (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 15, 2011.) === I read now and then how certain minority groups cast themselves as victims, presumably so that they can make majority...

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Thu, Sep 8 2011

Sugihara Film Screening Raises Funds for Japan Relief

Sugihara Film Screening Raises Funds for Japan Relief

Also tagged: akemi kikumura yano, arts, Chiune Sugihara, Conspiracy of Kindness, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, Diane Estelle Vicari, disaster relief, film, go for broke national education center, higashi honganji, Hiroki Sugihara, Holocaust, janm, Japan Earthquake, junichi ihara, little tokyo community council, movies, NORIAKI ITO, Oskar Schindler, Robert Kirk, Roz Wolfe, skirball cultural center, tateuchi democracy forum, tohoku, U.S.-Japan Council, Unite for Japan

Event organizer June Aochi Berk and filmmaker Diane Estelle Vicari at the “Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness” screening. (J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer === A screening...

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Tue, May 10 2011

Celebrities ‘Unite for Japan’

Celebrities ‘Unite for Japan’

Also tagged: Aisha Tyler, Aloha Initiative, Amaury Nolasco, Apolo Ohno, Ayako Fujitani, Ben Affleck, Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron, Cillian Murphy, clint eastwood, Cobie Smulders, eBay, Ellen DeGeneres, Entrepreneurial Training for Innovative Communities, Global Giving, Hideki Matsui, International Medical Corps, Jake Shimabukuro, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, Japan NPO Center, Japan Society, JEN, Jennifer Morrison, John Legend, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Jonah Hill, Julian McMahon, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Letters to Tohoku, Maggie Q, Mark Wahlberg, masi oka, MATT DAMON, Mercy Corps, Mikael Hafstrom, Muramasa Kudo, Paula Abdul, Peace Winds, Philp Seymour Hoffman, Richard Lewis, ROB MARSHALL, Robert Patrick, Sharon Lawrence, Socks for Japan, Songs for Japan, Steph Song, Tokyo Volunteer Network for Disaster Relief, Unite for Japan, WILLIAM SHATNER, Zac Brown, Zoe Saldana

Some of the top names in entertainment are urging continued support for earthquake/tsunami victims through videos and a new website, Unite for Japan (www.uniteforjapan.org). Unite for Japan does not collect...

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Thu, Sep 2 2010

Heart Mountain Center Set to Open in 2011

Heart Mountain Center Set to Open in 2011

Also tagged: alan simpson, ANN SIMPSON, bacon sakatani, BERKELEY, CAROLYN TAKESHITA, CODY, CYNTHIA LUMMIS, DAVID REETZ, heart mountain, HEART MOUNTAIN INTERPRETIVE L, HMWF, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, Interpretive Learning Center, janm, KATHLEEN SAITO YUILLE, KAZUAKI KUBO, NHK, nisei, norman mineta, RAYMOND UNO, ROBERTA UNO, SHIRLEY ANN HIGUCHI, STEVEN OKAZAKI, UCLA, wyoming

Gathered for the Heart Mountain celebration last month are Norman Mineta, left, Ann Simpson, Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson (ret), Ford Foundation program officer Roberta Uno, and...

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Thu, Jul 15 2010

The Part Was His from the ‘Inception’

The Part Was His from the ‘Inception’

Also tagged: Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan, Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Last Samurai

Saito, played by Ken Watanabe (center) speaks with Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), left, and Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) in “Inception,” the new film from “Batman Begins” director Christopher Nolan....

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