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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 court, 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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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 court, 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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Mon, Aug 1 2011

Hot Dog Eating Champ Headlines World Gyoza Eating Championship

Also tagged: Badlands Booker, Bob Shoudt, Chikara Omine, Chop Suey Cafe, Cory Hayashi, damon wells, day-lee foods, Erik Denmark, jaccc, Joe Chestnut, kevin ross, little tokyo, Major League Eating, Matt Stonie, Michelle Lesco, Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Women's Hot Dog Eating Coontest, nisei week, potstickers, Shawn Kirby, Sonya The Black Widow Thomas, Stephanie Torres, Tim Brown, World Gyoza Eating Championship, Yasir Salem, Zojirushi

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas (from www.sonyatheblackwidow.com) On Saturday, Aug. 20, the 71st annual Los Angeles Nisei Week Japanese Festival will host the fifth annual Day-Lee Foods World...

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Thu, Jun 9 2011

A Night of ‘Kokoro’ and ‘Ai’

Also tagged: Carol Tanita, CARRY ON, dance, EARTHQUAKE RELIEF, ESGVJCC, fundraiser, Glenn Nishida, Kokoro, Lauren Kinkade, Michael Chung, Sansei, Steven Santiago, Wayne Horino, Wayne Nagao, West Covina, yonsei

Fundraiser attendees hit the dance floor at ESGVJCC. (J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer === A benefit dance held May 28 at the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community...

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Thu, Feb 24 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: Doctors and Medications

Also tagged: ACASHI, baseball, CHERRY BLOSSOM QUEEN, DIABETES, Em Yamada, Godzilla, Hideki Matsui, sushi

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on February 23, 2011.) === Well, they may have to change the name of a Japanese restaurant in Studio City. Right now, it’s called the “A Ca-Shi”...

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Tue, Dec 7 2010

60 Years of Sweetness

Also tagged: disneyland, gardena, hawaii, King's Hawaiian, King's Hawaiian Bread, Lani Nishiyama, LOCAL PLACE, Mark Taira, nisei week, PORTUGUESE, ROBERT TAIRA, South Bay, Torrance, VAN DE KAMP'S

Hawaiian sweet bread is mass produced in the King’s Hawaiian bakery facility in Torrance. === By J.K. YAMAMOTO RAFU STAFF WRITER === The familiar packaging of King's Hawaiian Sweet Rolls. King’s...

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Fri, Aug 27 2010

Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Contest

Also tagged: ben monson, Brynn Nakamato, christy sakamoto, Day-Lee Gyoza, Erik "The Red" Denmark, erin yokomizo, gyoza eating contest, Hayato Tamura, joey chestnut, Kellie Teragawa, kevin ross, LA Nisei Week Gyoza Eating World Championship, Lani Nishiyama, lauren weber, Major League Eating, Nicole Masuda, nisei week, nisei week foundation

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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 court, 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 court, 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

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, Mirai Nagasu, nagoya, nebuta, 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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Tag Archives: nisei week queen

HORSE’S MOUTH: I Gotta Have My Natto

Erika Mariko Olsen Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Hot Dog Eating Champ Headlines World Gyoza Eating Championship

A Night of ‘Kokoro’ and ‘Ai’

HORSE’S MOUTH: Doctors and Medications

60 Years of Sweetness

Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Contest

Appreciating Experience and Youth

Nisei Week Coronation 2010

Pride of the Community

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