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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

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, Mikey Hirano Culross, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, 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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Wed, Jan 5 2011

Oh the Places We Go

Oh the Places We Go

Also tagged: california nisei college diploma project, Community News, DIPLOMA PROJECT, ECONOMY, Food, janm, JAPAN AMERICA THEATER, Japan America Theatre, JAT, jvp, kip fulbeck, little tokyo, MANJU, 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, kip fulbeck, 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, 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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Thu, Aug 19 2010

Appreciating Experience and Youth

Appreciating Experience and Youth

Also tagged: Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Bryan Takeda, brynn nakamoto, Chrisy Sakamoto, erin yokomizo, jaccc, Jamie Hagiya, JBA, junichi ihara, Kelli Teragawa, Kyoto Grand Hotel, kyoto grand hotel and garden, Lani Nishiyama, Larry Haramoto, lauren weber, LTBA, Nancy Matsui, nanka kenjinkai kyogikai, Nikkei Federation, nisei week, Nisei Week 2010, nisei week awards dinner, nisei week court, nisei week queen, Peggy Tom, Rising Stars, Sandy Sakamoto, tamlyn tomita, Yuichi Okura

Nisei Week Award recipients and marshals were honored on Monday; front row from left, Larry Haramoto, Peggy Tom, Nancy Matsui, Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Mirai Nagasu and Bryan Takeda; second row, from left,...

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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, kip fulbeck, Lani Kume Nishiyama, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, little tokyo, 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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Mon, Aug 9 2010

Pride of the Community

Pride of the Community

Also tagged: 70th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival, Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Crystal City Relocation Center, Grand Marshal, Grand Parade, little tokyo, nagoya, nebuta, nisei week queen, Olympics, Parade marshal

This year marks the 70th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival celebration with its Grand Parade as one of the main attractions to hit the streets of Little Tokyo, Sunday, August 15, starting at 5:30 p.m....

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Fri, Mar 19 2010

Otsukare sama (good job), Mirai-san!

Otsukare sama (good job), Mirai-san!

Also tagged: Chrsita Fassi, El Segundo, Evan Lysacek, Frank Carrol, ISU World Figure Skating Championships, Italy, rafu shimpo, Ruka Maeda, Toyota Sports Center, Turin

Mirai Nagasu, middle, poses with Ruka Maeda, 10, left and Cassidy Shiori Idenoshita, 7, right, at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo on March 9. (JUN NAGATA/Rafu Shimpo) By RYOKO ONISHI Rafu Staff...

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Wed, Feb 24 2010

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Also tagged: Amalie Benjamin, Apolo Ohno, Beth Harris, Bob Nightingale, Bobby Abreu, Boston Globe, Carrie Muskat, Daisuke Matsuzaka, dodgers, Harvard, Hideki Matsui, hiroki kuroda, ichiro suzuki, Japan, Jennifer Graham, Jeremy Lin, Jerrie Lee, Kosuke Fukudome, Lorenzo Benet, los angeles, los angeles angels of anaheim, Lyle Spencer, Milton Bradley, MLB.com, palo alto, People Magazine, Rachael Flatt, Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, USA Today, Vancouver Olympics

This week marks the second week of the Winter Olympics as well as the first week in which MLB players are arriving to camp. The culmination of four years of work and the beginning of a new season all rolled...

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