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Fri, Jan 6 2012

Furutani Endorsed by Union, Newspaper, Former Councilmember

Furutani Endorsed by Union, Newspaper, Former Councilmember

Also tagged: 15th City Council District, antonio villaraigosa, bernard parks, CAL POLY POMONA, DENNIS ZINE, Eric Garcetti, Herb Wesson Jr., ILWU Local 13, James Preston Allen, Joe Buscaino, Joe Cortez, jose huizar, Los Angeles City Council, Michael Woo, Mitchell Englander, Paul Koretz, Random Lengths newspaper, Richard Riordan, tom labonge, warren furutani

Assemblymember Warren Furutani (D-Long Beach), a candidate for Los Angeles City Council, has announced endorsements from a labor union, a newspaper and a former city councilmember. Furutani and LAPD Officer...

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Mon, Aug 8 2011

THE PRIDE OF PACOIMA: Six Japanese Americans Depicted in City Hall Courtyard Mural

THE PRIDE OF PACOIMA: Six Japanese Americans Depicted in City Hall Courtyard Mural

Also tagged: 1984 Olympics, Anthony Davis, Berry Tamura, Bobby Chacon, Charles White, Danny Trejo, Frank Del Omo, George Lopez, Ignacio Gomez, Jacob Vargas, Mary Oda, Mitsuo Usui, Nancy Avery, Neighborhood City Hall, Pacoima, Richard Alarcon, Richie Valenx, San Fernando Valley, san fernando valley japanese american community center, San Fernando Valley Judo Club, Sanbo Sakaguchi, Seigo Murakami, Sen. Alex Padilla, Tom Ikuta

The mural honors the founders of the San Feranando Valley Japanese American Community Center and the San Fernando Valley Judo Club, along with two local doctors. By PATRICIA E. TAKAYAMA The newly opened...

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Mon, Jun 20 2011

Metro to Discuss Environmental Studies for Regional Connector

Metro to Discuss Environmental Studies for Regional Connector

Also tagged: Angel's Flight, Bunker Hill, Central Library, Coburn School of Music, Disney Hall, janm, light rail, little tokyo, metro, MTA, regional connector, Union Station, Yellow Line

Rendering of a Regional Connector station under Second Street. (Metro) CITY NEWS SERVICE Metro officials plan to unveil the almost-final environmental studies for a proposed downtown train tunnel to connect...

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Fri, May 27 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Admission a Fitting End to Heritage Month

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Admission a Fitting End to Heritage Month

Also tagged: 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Charles Fahy, Come See the Paradise, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, coram nobis, Department of Justice, Donald Verrilli Jr., Farewell to Manzanar, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, habeas corpus, J. Edgar Hoover, John Dower, MARTIN LUTHER KING, medal of honor, Minoru Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, Neal Katyal, New York Times, Office of Naval Intelligence, Peter Irons, President Clinton, President Franklin Roosevelt, Presidential Medal of Freedom, rosa parks, solicitor general, Supreme Court

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 26, 2011.) === Front page news in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times with the headline: “U.S. official cites misconduct in Japanese...

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Fri, May 27 2011

Nisei Attorney Chuman Publishes Memoir

Nisei Attorney Chuman Publishes Memoir

Also tagged: AACP, Adlai Stevenson, arthur hansen, Bamboo People, Consulate General of Japan, coram nobis, dale minami, daniel inouye, Estes Kefauver, Frank Chuman, Frank Kurihara, JACL National Convention, James Mitsumori, Japanese American Democratic Club, JCCCNC, JFK, lane hirabayashi, manzanar, Meri-Jane Yokoe, redress movement, Taunya Lovell Banks, toyo miyatake, UCLA Alumni Association

Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts (center) with members of the Japanese American Democratic Club on Sept. 19, 1956, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Pictured with him are (from left) Frank Chuman,...

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Wed, Mar 30 2011

Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA Establishes Care for Japan

Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA Establishes Care for Japan

Also tagged: CANPAN, Care for Japan, Japan Save the Children, Kobe earthquake, mid-Niigata earthquake, Mikuni oil spill, New York Times, Noto Peninsula earthquake, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, The Nippon Foundation, tsunami, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post

WASHINGTON (PRNewswire) — For decades, Japan has been at the forefront of efforts to reach out to stricken nations suffering natural disasters around the world. Now facing its biggest postwar reconstruction...

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Sat, Apr 24 2010

Success the Japanese Way

Success the Japanese Way

Also tagged: Anthony Razo, baseball, Evan Longoria, ichiro suzuki, Jared Weaver, Jeff Yamaguchi, Kirk Singer, Lakewood High School, Lancers, Long Beach Poly, Long Beach State, Max Yamaguchi, pitching, rafu shimpo, Spud O'Neal

Jeff Yamaguchi is the staff ace, best hitter and co-captain of the Lakewood High School Lancers who lead the Moore League with a 20-3 record. (Photos by JORDAN IKEDA/Rafu Shimpo) By JORDAN IKEDA Sports...

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Thu, Dec 10 2009

J-Slanted: Winter Meetings

J-Slanted: Winter Meetings

Also tagged: A's, Angels, Athletics, Bob Geren, Bobby Abreu, Brandon Webb, Chad Billingsly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago White Sox, ChiSox, Chone Figgins, Curtis Granderson, Dan Evans, Dan Haren, dodgers, Edwin Jackson, Frank McCourt, Hideki Matsui, ichiro suzuki, James Loney, Jamie McCourt, Japan, Joe Torre, jonathan broxton, Ken Griffey Jr., Kurt Suzuki, leadoff, major league baseball, mariners, Mark Teahen, matt kemp, Ned Colletti, new york yankees, Orlando Hudson, Paul DePodesta, rafu shimpo, Randy Wolf, Russell Martin, Safeco

By JORDAN IKEDA Sports Editor The Yankees made official the acquisition of center-fielder Curtis Granderson yesterday, making a return to the Bronx an even more unlikely scenario for 2009 World Series...

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Fri, Aug 14 2009

Superheroes in the War Propaganda

Superheroes in the War Propaganda

Also tagged: batman, skirball cultural center, superman

Unfortunately, we missed the whole thing, but the Los Angeles Times recently reported on the “ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950” exhibition, which closed last week...

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