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Thu, Dec 15 2011

A True Game Changer

Also tagged: Glen Yamashita, J. Morey, Mikey Kinoshita, nau, OCSA, seyo, VFW, yonsei

This late-1970s photo provided by the Nisei Athletic Union shows Glen Yamashita, wearing number 8, with his Orange County teammates. By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu Sports Editor The evening of Dec. 6 was,...

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Tue, Dec 6 2011

Last Strum, Aloha

Also tagged: Bill Tapia, Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole, Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele

Bill Tapia, seen in this still from the 2004 documentary “To You Sweetheart, Aloha,” helped to revive interest in the ukulele, almost a century after he had first taken up the instrument. (Courtesy...

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Mon, Nov 14 2011

A Cool Quarter Century

Also tagged: Baskin Robbins, Georgia Mizutani, ice cream la puente

Georgia Mizutani celebrated her Baskin-Robbins store’s 25th anniversary by giving away free ice cream on Oct. 28. The franchise first opened in LaPuente on Oct. 30, 1986. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu...

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Fri, Oct 21 2011

New Baseball Tournament Seeks to Spread Love of the Game

Also tagged: Akira Sato, Asian Adult Amateur Baseball Classic, Los Angeles Korean American Baseball League, Mike Gin, Southern California Japanese Baseball League, Teadogs

Announcing the inaugural Asian Adult Amateur Baseball Classic Wednesday at the Far East Cafe were, from left, Richard Lee, Mike Gin, Kevin Park and Akira Sato. The event kicks off next weekend at San Marino...

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Fri, Oct 14 2011

Bold Start for ‘Game Over’

Also tagged: Hai Truong, Honda Ruckus, Rucksters, Sonny Truong, Temple City Power Sports, Tony Lac

The 2011 Honda Ruckus, tricked out by Rucksters Customs of Arcadia, sits at Temple City Power Sports after its unveiling on Thursday. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) In the world of scooters,...

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Thu, Sep 15 2011

Kanda’s Lush, Satisfying ‘Days’

Also tagged: al schmitt, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, Great American Songbook, Hiromi Kanda, Music Gate, nat king cole, Yusuke Hoguchi

Hiromi Kanda’s latest album, “Days Of Yesterday,” pairs the singer with a 50-piece orchestra for some classics from the Great American Songbook. (Brigitte Lacombe/Music Gate) By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS Rafu...

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Fri, Sep 2 2011

Linkin Park, B’z Team Up for Japan Relief

Also tagged: B'z, Chester Bennington, Koshi inaba, linkin park, Mayan Theatre, mike shinoda, Save the Children USA, Tak Matsumoto

Save the Children USA president Samuel Connor, left, shows a Japanese-style school backpack as an example of the kinds of needed supplies his organization is sending to victims of the March earthquake...

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Wed, Aug 24 2011

Time to Let a Spark Fly

Also tagged: F.O.R., Jamie Hagiya, los angeles sparks, OCO basketball, USC Women of Troy, WNBA, yonsei

With her year on the 2010 Nisei Week Court finished, Jamie Hagiya’s focus is now on the ultimate basketball goal: earning a position on the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Above, Hagiya pauses on First...

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Mon, Aug 22 2011

Win, Plates, Show

Also tagged: Matt Stonie, Nisei Week Gyoza, Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas, The Black Widow

Matt Stonie, left, Sonya Thomas and Pat Bertoletti stuff their mouths Saturday, during the 2011 World Gyoza Eating Championship, held as part of Nisei Week’s Competition Day at the JACCC in Little Tokyo....

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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd, Ai wa Katsu, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Ajuku Girls, akemi kikumura yano, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alpha Takahashi, Amber Akemi Piatt, Aomori Prefecture, Awa Odori Tokushima Ren, Bombu Taiko, Boy Scout Troop 379, Cathy Fujimoto, Centenary United Methodist Church, Chikara Taiko, chogi higa, congressional gold medal, CRA LA, Dave Yamamoto, David Yamahata, Emi Hojoen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Eugene Toshio Murakami, Florence Nagano, Fukushima Prefecture, Fumi Akutagawa, Garfield High School JROTC, Gary Yamauchi, General Public Ondo Dancers, Gina Hiraizumi, Grateful Crane Ensemble, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Queen Jennifer Sur, hayahiko takase, Iwate Prefecture, jaccc, Jane Yamamoto, janm, Jay Birata, JBA, JCCSC, Jessica Makiko Kanai, Karen Yamamoto, Kay A Yamaguchi, kazari, Kazuo Ikeda, Keizo Ray Suio, Ken Miyoshi, Kenjinkai Kyogikai, Kikuta Kai, Kimi Evans, Koichi Kinoshita, LA Kimono Club, LAPD, Leann Fumiko Fujinami, Little Tokyo Cosplayers, Los Angeles Elementary School, Louis K. Ito, LTBA Frances Hashimoto, Martha Estrada, Masako Rodriguez, Melissa Ayumi Nishimura, Michi Renee Lew, Mike Kamimoto, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, Mirai Nagasu, MIS, Miss Kimono LA, Miss Korea Southern California Joanne Ryu, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Shirley Zhang, Mitsuhiro Bando, Miyagi Prefecture, Miyuki Matsunaga, Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association, Nagoya City Assembly, Nanka Fukuoka Kenjinkai Taiko Club, Nebuga Festival, nikkei games, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai/Hoshun Kai, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, Nisei Week Car Show, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week Queen Lani Nishiyama, Nobuyuki Baba, Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Jeddie Kawahatsu, Pure 02, Rafu Mitsumi Kai, Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Rev. Paul Nagano, Rissho Kosei Kai, rodney kageyama, San Fernando Japanese School, san fernando valley japanese american community center, sandra sakamoto, Seattle Japanese Community Queen Frderica Mackert, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Stan Sakai, tamlyn tomita, Tammie Kanda, Tanabata Festival, terry hara, Tommy Lasorda, toshio handa, Toyota Motors, Tracy Kato-Kiriyama, Tuesday Night Project, Usagi Yojimbo, yoshihito yonezawa, Yoshinori Kawaguchi, Yusuke Shindo

The 2011 Nisei Week Court waves to the crowds on Second Street from atop the American Airlines float on Sunday during the 71st annual Nisei Week Grand Parade. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. Yamamoto Rafu...

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Tag Archives: Mikey Hirano Culross

A True Game Changer

Last Strum, Aloha

A Cool Quarter Century

New Baseball Tournament Seeks to Spread Love of the Game

Bold Start for ‘Game Over’

Kanda’s Lush, Satisfying ‘Days’

Linkin Park, B’z Team Up for Japan Relief

Time to Let a Spark Fly

Win, Plates, Show

Grand Procession

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