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Thu, Dec 15 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: I Gotta Have My Natto

Also tagged: casino, Chinese wisdom, Em Yamada, Food, gambling, gwen muranaka, Harold Fujimoto, iku kiriyama, Japanese food, las vegas, nisei week, Nisei Week 1953, nisei week queen, Paul Takahashi

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 13, 2011) === The sky is falling. The sky is falling. The sky is falling. Well, actually my friends are falling. A column or two back, I...

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Thu, Sep 1 2011

VOX POPULI: The Warmth of the Community

Also tagged: Chiba, CHISATO ITO, DTLA, GREG CHINN, j-town, JOYCE CHINN, Kashiwa, little tokyo, mark nakagawa, MUSASHI UNIVERSITY, nebuta, nisei week

Chisato Ito joins Rev. Mark Nakagawa and the Nisei Week Court. She came from Tokyo to volunteer with the festival. === By CHISATO ITO === I’m a college student from Japan. In January, I...

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Thu, Aug 18 2011

Royal Gathering

Also tagged: akemi kikumura yano, horse, janm, Nisei Week reunion, Queens' Reunion

Nisei Week queens held their annual reunion on Sunday at the Tateuchi National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Bottom row, from left: Tamlyn Tomita, Carol Kunitsugu Itatani, France Yanai Wong,...

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Tue, Aug 16 2011

Erika Mariko Olsen Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Also tagged: 442nd, Amber Piatt, CSULB, Erika Mariko Olsen, gardena, Gwen Gibson, Jessica Kanai, Judith Hill, Kay Yamaguchi, Leeann Fujinami, marisa kosugi, Melissa Nishimura, Michi Lew, Mimi Yang, Miss Tomodachi, Nikkei Student Union, nisei week, Nisei Week 2011, nisei week queen, NSU, Pasadena Ambassador Auditorium, Paul Olsen, Rieko Olsen

Olsen, center, is joined by the 2011 Nisei Week Court, from left, Melissa Nishimura, Amber Piatt, Mimi Yang, Kay Yamaguchi, Leeann Fujinami, Michi Lew and Jessica Kanai. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By...

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Thu, Aug 11 2011

Behind the Scenes

Also tagged: Amber Piatt, Bando Hirokaori, Ei Yamaguchi, helen ota, Hitoshi Sameshina, Jessica Kanai, Kay Yamaguchi, Leeann Fujinami, mark nakagawa, Mary Karatsu, Melissa Nishimura, Michi Lew, Mimi Yang, nisei week, Sally Hamamoto, Sue Okabe

Aileen Inagaki, left, and Loryce Hashimoto help one of the Nisei Week candidates with her obi sash.(MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR IN CHIEF It is well into...

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Thu, Sep 2 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: My Japanese American Identity: Everything But the Kitchen Sink

Also tagged: Sports, Columnists, culture, ethnicity, Food, gardena, janm, Japanese American identity, Joey Furutani, personal essay, RACE

By JOEY T. FURUTANI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 1, 2010.) === My parents were insistent on having my brother and I experience things outside of our comfort zone. Due to their involvement...

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Thu, Aug 26 2010

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Nisei Week When Nisei Reigned

Also tagged: CENTURY CITY, CHINATOWN, Em Yamada, FAITH HIGURASHI, FAR EAST CAFE, FAR EAST CHOP SUEY, hollywood, HOLMBY HILLS, IMPERIAL GARDENS, jacl, jao, JUNE AOCHI HELEN FUNAI AKEMI TANI, LITTLE TOKYO BUSINESSES, MAN JEN LOW, MONTEREY PARK, nisei week, Nisei Week 2010, nisei week parade, nishi hongwanji buddhist temple, rose parade, ROSE QUEEN, SAN KWO LOW, South Pasadena, wimpy, YAMATO RESTAURANT

By W.T. Wimpy Hiroto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 25, 2010.) === The curtain was drawn on the 2010 version of Nisei Week last Sunday with the traditional Li’l Tokio parade. I’m told...

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Thu, Aug 19 2010

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, Mirai Nagasu, Nancy Matsui, nanka kenjinkai kyogikai, Nikkei Federation, nisei week, Nisei Week 2010, nisei week awards dinner, 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

Nisei Week Coronation 2010

Also tagged: Brynn Akemi Nakamoto, California Girls, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, david ono, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, Gardena Evening Optimist, jaccc, Jamie Joyce Hagiya, Japan America Theatre, Katy Perry, Kelli Toshiye Teragawa, Lani Kume Nishiyama, Lauren Terumi Weber, Nisei Week Coronation 2010, nisei week queen, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, pasadena japanese cultural institute, rafu shimpo, san fernando valley japanese american community center, tamlyn tomita, The Loft Hawaiian Restaurant, venice japanese community center, West LA Japanese American Citizens League

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Mon, Aug 9 2010

Simply the Best

Also tagged: Aratani Japan America Theatre, Brynn Akemi Nakamoto, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, Coronation, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, FIA Insurance Services, Free Arts for Abused Children, Gardena Evening Optimist, Inc., Jamie Joyce Hagiya, japanese american historical society of southern california, japanese american national museum, Japanese Restaurant Association of America, Kellie Toshiye Teragawa, Lani Kume Nishiyama, Lauren Terumi Weber, LTRoots, Nisei Week Japanese Festival, nisei week queen, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, pasadena japanese cultural institute, San Diego State University, San Fernando Valley Holiness Church, San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center and Coordinating Council, The Loft Hawaiian Restaurant, UCLA, USC, venice japanese community center, Wayne Dvorak Acting Studio, West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League

The 2010 Nisei Week Court is, back row, from left, Brynn Nakamoto, Jamie Hagiya, Lauren Weber, Lani Nishiyama; front row, from left, Christy Sakamoto, Reiko Yokomizo, Kelli Teragawa. The 2010 Nisei Week...

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Tag Archives: nisei week court

HORSE’S MOUTH: I Gotta Have My Natto

VOX POPULI: The Warmth of the Community

Royal Gathering

Erika Mariko Olsen Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Behind the Scenes

THROUGH THE FIRE: My Japanese American Identity: Everything But the Kitchen Sink

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Nisei Week When Nisei Reigned

Appreciating Experience and Youth

Nisei Week Coronation 2010

Simply the Best

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