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Tue, May 8 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: Saturday Night at the Marroitt

Also tagged: australia, casinos, Food, gambling, Horse racing, humor, janm, koalas, taul building, Taul Watanabe, travel, wal-mart, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA I was invited to the Japanese American National Museum dinner this past Saturday evening at the Marriott Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. No, not as a member of the press. That rarely...

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Tue, May 8 2012

Happiness Is Dancing

Also tagged: ann arase, barbara yanase, dance, gardena valley nisei club, gardena valley nisei club japan night, harold shishido, jack koga, john matsuda

The Gardena Valley Nisei Club on a trip to Hawaii in September 1972. Top row, from left: Aki Muranaka, Mark Yamamoto, Ed Yamamoto, Steve Noguchi, Gene Matsuda, John Matsuda, Bob Tarumoto. Middle row, from...

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Wed, Apr 25 2012

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Over Is Better Than Six Feet Under

Also tagged: adult children, aging, family, parents, retirement, Sansei

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Ain’t this a switch. Figuring out a column heading before deciding what the week’s subject is going to be. Kinda like the proverbial cart before the horse; running out of hair...

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Wed, Apr 18 2012

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Is It Not Time to Talk of Many (Other) Things?

Also tagged: camp, fred korematsu, matthew shimura, max schnell, WWII

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO FBI, FDR, ACLU, JACL, WRA. I’ll bet you’re preparing yourself for yet another commentary on The Evacuation, a dissection of the cap letter organizations that so influenced our...

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Tue, Apr 10 2012

SCNAU – 2012 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – Quarterfinal Results

Also tagged: 2Hard2Guard, A Major, A Minor, akira komai memorial playoffs, Amadeus, bell hs, Big Dogs, Cubs, entourage, gardena hs, HD Black, hollywood dodgers, Marina Tigers, Mavericks, Mortar Forkers, MU Strokers, nau, nikkei, nisei athletic union, No-Names, Quarterfinals, Quicksilver, Results, SB Quicksilver, SCNAU, Tigers Red, Westside Tigers, yohos

The Akira Komai Memorial NAU Playoffs began on March 31-April 1 and continued on Easter Sunday, April 8. In Aye Major, the favored teams advanced, but in Aye Minor, the top three picks were all knocked...

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Thu, Mar 1 2012

With Gratitude to Kaz Masuda, the Hero of Fountain Valley

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, bob matsui, Cherry Kinoshita, Denny Yasuhara, Fountain Valley, GRANT UJIFUSA, Grayce Uyehara, kaz masuda, Redress, Rudy Tokiwa, shigeyuki hiroki

By GRANT UJIFUSA Following is a speech given on Jan. 26 in New York by Ujifusa, recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays for his contribution to the preserving and promoting history...

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Thu, Feb 23 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: Natto vs. Cheese

Also tagged: Antonovich, BOB'S OKAZUYA, Bob's Okazuya Hawaiian Restaurant, Chris Komai, Day of Remembrance, DOR, EO 9066, george yoshinaga, heart mountain, horse, horse's mouth, Jack Kunitomi, janm, michael antonovich, mike antonovich, Norm Mineta, providence little company of mary medical center, Robin Toma, San Jose, Torrance, UC SANTA CRUZ, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 22, 2012) === This past Saturday, out of curiosity, I decided to attend the Day of Remembrance celebration at the Japanese American National...

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Tue, Feb 14 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: It’s About Luck in Vegas

Also tagged: bananas, camp, gambling, george yoshinaga, horse's mouth, Matsuhisa, Sansei, Vegas, yonsei

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 14, 2012) Thank goodness for the cell phone. If it weren’t for the cell phone, last Saturday’s issue of the Rafu would have been without...

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Thu, Jan 12 2012

SENIOR MOMENTS: With Gratitude to the Nisei Generation

Also tagged: AARP, ESTATE PLANNING, FINANCES, FINANCIAL, Laurie Shigekuni, MARION SHIGEKUNI, Phil Shigekuni, PROBATE, retirement, RETIREMENT PLANNING

By LAURIE SHIGEKUNI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Jan. 12, 2012.) === Happy New Year to the readers of the Rafu Shimpo. I’m the estate planning lawyer daughter who my father, Phil Shigekuni,...

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Thu, Dec 8 2011

Indelible Memories of a Fateful Day

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Asian Americans for Action, crusaders, Dec. 7 1941, Densho, diane tanaka, EO 9066, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, fred korematsu, General DeWitt, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Harlem, internment, Japanese Evacuation, manzanar, Min Yasu, pearl harbor, Redress, Triple-A, WRA, YURI KOCHIYAMA

Civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama is interviewed for the Densho oral history archives. === By DIANE TANAKA RAFU CONTRIBUTOR === The lives of Japanese Americans would forever be changed following Dec....

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Tag Archives: nisei

HORSE’S MOUTH: Saturday Night at the Marroitt

Happiness Is Dancing

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Over Is Better Than Six Feet Under

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Is It Not Time to Talk of Many (Other) Things?

SCNAU – 2012 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – Quarterfinal Results

With Gratitude to Kaz Masuda, the Hero of Fountain Valley

HORSE’S MOUTH: Natto vs. Cheese

HORSE’S MOUTH: It’s About Luck in Vegas

SENIOR MOMENTS: With Gratitude to the Nisei Generation

Indelible Memories of a Fateful Day

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SCNAU – 2012 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – A Plus/AA Semifinal Results

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SCNAU – 2012 AKIRA KOMAI MEMORIAL PLAYOFFS – A MINOR/A MAJOR SO. CAL FINAL RESULTS

SCNAU – 2012 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – Semifinal Results

SCNAU – 2012 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – Quarterfinal Results

SCNAU – 2012 Akira Komai Memorial Playoffs – 1st Round Results

SCNAU – Week 10 Scores

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