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Fri, Jan 20 2012

JANM Names G.W. Kimura as New CEO

JANM Names G.W. Kimura as New CEO

Also tagged: alaska pacific university, gordon yamate, gw kimura, hapa, janm, norman mineta

The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles announced Friday the hiring of G.W. (Greg) Kimura, Ph.D., as its new chief executive officer. The appointment concludes an...

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Tue, Aug 9 2011

Museum’s Summer Festival to Feature Tea Tastings, Concert, Family Activities

Museum’s Summer Festival to Feature Tea Tastings, Concert, Family Activities

Also tagged: Abe Lagrimas Jr., Ayagoromo, California Hotel, Chado Tea Room, Dennis Ogawa, Derek Nakamoto, James Norwood Pratt, janm, John Blink, Kaoru Watanabe, Kodo Arts Sphere America, Labbit, Los Angeles Tanabata Festival, Los Angeles Tea Festival, mike shinoda, nisei week, Ruthie's Origami Corner, Stan Sakai, tateuchi democracy forum, Usagi Yojimbo, YEAR OF THE RABBIT, Yoko Fujimoto

Singer Yoko Fujimoto and composer Derek Nakamoto will present "Ayagoromo." The Japanese American National Museum celebrates its 13th annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard with the Los Angeles...

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Sun, Jun 19 2011

Mixed Race: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Mixed Race: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Also tagged: Afrodeutsche, Amy Hill, Ariko Ikehara, Bliss, Christine Iijima Hall, Curtiss Takada Rooks, Cynthia Nakashima, Elena Creef, George Kitahara Kich, Hapa Japan Conference, janm, Loving v. Virginia, Marie Hara, Michael Thornton, Mitzi Uehara Carter, MIXED ROOTS, Nora Okja Keller, Philip Tajitsu Nash, Rika Houston, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, Teresa Kay Williams-Leon, UC Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies, Velina Has Houston

Setsuko Takechi Houston and Lemo Houston, Kamakura, Japan, 1956. by VELINA HASU HOUSTON Recently I was honored with a Loving Award from the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival (held June 11-12...

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Wed, Jun 8 2011

Multiracial Americans to Celebrate Stories of Mixed Experience

Multiracial Americans to Celebrate Stories of Mixed Experience

Also tagged: Angela Nissel, census, Danzy Senna, Fanshen Cox, Heidi Durrow, Hines Ward, James McBride, jan perry, janm, Loving Day, Loving Prize, Loving v. Virginia, Maria P. P. Root, Marie Mockett, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Mixed Chicks Chat, MIXED ROOTS, multiracial Americans, Nina Revoyr, obama, Paul Spickard, Sarah Culberson, Susan Straight, Target Free Family Day, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Velina Hasu Houston

Playwright Velina Hasu Houston ("Tea") will receive the Loving Prize. Multiracial Americans, the country’s largest growing community, will celebrate stories of the mixed experience at the fourth...

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Fri, May 6 2011

Asian American Literary Review to Hold Symposium at JANM

Asian American Literary Review to Hold Symposium at JANM

Also tagged: AAJA, Asian American Literary Review, Asian Arts Initiative, Audrey Magazine, Brian Ascalon Roley, Calypso Editions, Coffee House Press, Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, Gerald Maa, GIANT ROBOT, Hiromi Ito, Hyphen Magazine, International Center for Writing and Translation, janm, Jeffrey Angles, Joy Kogawa, Kaya Press, Larry Shinagawa, Lawrence-Minh Bui Davis, Obasan, Philippiine Expressions Bookshop, Poets & Writers Inc., R. Zamora Linmark, Ray Hsu, Reese Okyong Kwon, Rishi Reddi, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, USC Asian American Studies Program, Viet Nguyen

Hiromi Ito (Photo by Jeffrey Angles) Nine accomplished writers will be featured at the daylong celebration, “8 + 1: A Symposium: Voice from the Asian American Literary Review,” set for Saturday,...

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Mon, May 2 2011

‘Ladder’ Connects Granddaughter with Grandmother

‘Ladder’ Connects Granddaughter with Grandmother

Also tagged: Ann Dunham, Barack Obama, indonesia, janm, konrad ng, Ladder to the Moon, Lisa Sasaki, Lolo Soetoro, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Yuyi Morales

Maya Soetoro-Ng, accompanied by her 2-year-old daughter Savita, reads excerpts from her book. (Photos by Mario Reyes/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Maya Soetoro-Ng, President...

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Wed, Jan 5 2011

Oh the Places We Go

Oh the Places We Go

Also tagged: Community, california nisei college diploma project, DIPLOMA PROJECT, ECONOMY, Food, janm, JAPAN AMERICA THEATER, Japan America Theatre, JAT, jvp, little tokyo, MANJU, Mirai Nagasu, mochi, New Year, nikkei center, nisei college diploma project, nisei diploma, osechi, oshogatsu, OZONI, PERSONAL ESSAYS, rose parade, RYOKO OHNISHI, Save the Rafu, UCLA, UNEMPLOYMENT, yagura, YEAR OF THE RABBIT

By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR IN CHIEF === If you’re like me, Oshogatsu is a time get in the car and hit the road. If you were up late toasting in 2011, then you’d better set your alarm early....

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Thu, Aug 19 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 100th/442nd Veterans Association, 1st Battalion 185th Armored Support Detachment, 442nd regimental combat team, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alhambra City Councilmember Gary Yamauchi, Arisa Hiroi, Awa Odori, Bobby Umemoto, Bombu Taiko, brian kito, Bryan Takeda, Chantel lee, chris aihara, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Cosplayers, Councilmember Jan Perry, Daisuke Ban, Deputy Mayor Masao Yamada, dirck morgan, Dow-Ning Kuo, Dr. Akemi Kikumura-Yano, Fujima Kansuma Dance School, Fusako Kanai, Genchi Minyo Ikuta Kai, Grand Marshal Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Festival Queen, Hayato Tamura, Hideo Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kawabe, jaccc, janm, Japan Business Association, japanese american cultural and community center, japanese american national museum, jordan ikeda, Jung So-ra, Junwo Kim Yamashita, Kanya Sanjo V Dance Company, Kikaider, Kikuta Kai, knott's berry farm, KOS Korean Dance Institute, Kosuke Okamoto, L.A. Beat, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, Madame Fujima Kansuma, Marissa Machida, michael antonovich, Mirai Nagasu, Miss Chinatown Los Angeles, Miss Kimino LA, Miss Korea Los Angeles, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Montebello-Ashiya Sister Cities, Nebuta Festival, Nikkei Federation, nikkei games, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, nisei week foundation, Nisei Week Pioneer, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Ohayashi Troop, Okinawa Association of America Geino-Bu, Rafu Mutsumikai, rafu shimpo, Rissho Kosei Kai, Singapore Airlines, Snoopy, Tanabata Festival, The Ajuku Girls, Vietnam Veterans, Yoshie Okada, Yuichi Okura

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Wed, Aug 18 2010

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Also tagged: Ajuku Girls, aki the akita, Art Nakane, Centenary United Methodist Church, Charlie Brown, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Councilmember Jan Perry, Dana Heatherton, Hapa Project, japanese village plaza, jiichans, Kanako Mikami, Katsushi, kimono, Lani Kume Nishiyama, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, little tokyo, Mirai Nagasu, Nebuta Festival, nikkei, Nisei Week Festival, obachans, Olympics, Snoopy, Supervisor Michael Antonovich, taiko, weller court, yukata

The 2010 Nisei Week Court wave to the crowd during the Nisei Week Parade held Sunday afternoon in Little Tokyo. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By RYOKO ONISHI & JORDAN IKEDA RAFU STAFF WRITERS The...

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Fri, Jun 4 2010

Multiracial Festival at JANM This Weekend

Multiracial Festival at JANM This Weekend

Also tagged: Amy Hill, Amy Hodgepodge, biracial, Frank Buckley, hapa, heritage, janm, japanese american national museum, Kevin Knotts, Maya Soetoro-Ng, mixed race, Museums, Nancy Brown, obama, Teri LaFlesh

Maya Soetoro-Ng Multiracial Americans, the country’s largest growing community, will celebrate stories of the Mixed experience at the 3rd Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, June 12-June...

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