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Thu, May 17 2012

Obama Speaks at 18th Annual APAICS Gala in D.C.

Also tagged: API American Public Affairs Association, ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, asian pacific american institute for congressional studies, BarbaraLee, Bobby Scott, C.C. Yin, CAPAC, Dalip Singh Saund, daniel inouye, Deepa Iyer, Denny Chin, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Eni Faleomavaega, FLOYD MORI, Gloria Chan, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, health care reform, jacl, Jacqueline Nguyen, Jim Park, Judy Chu, KAREN NARASAKI, konrad ng, Madeleine Bordallo, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Mike Honda, model minority, Mzzie Hirono, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, PATSY MINK, President Barack Obama, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Robert Underwood, Susan Jin Davis, Vincent Chin, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Xavier Becerra

President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after delivering the keynote address at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ 18th annual gala dinner in Washington, D.C.,...

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Tue, May 15 2012

HORSE’S MOUTH: Population of Filipinos in Vegas Has Doubled

Also tagged: gambling, humor, Japanese language, las vegas, letters from readers, retirement

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA LAS VEGAS — Ah, what a good feeling to start a column with a Las Vegas dateline. This has been one of the longest spans away from my favorite place to visit. How do I keep track of...

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Sat, May 12 2012

全米日系人博物館：ノーマン・ミネタ氏を表彰

Also tagged: 9/11, Clinton, Farewell to Manzanar, Gala, George W. Bush, gordon yamate, greg kimura, janm, NHK, San Jose, Yosh Uchida, アイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエ, アメリカを守った男, クリントン政権, グレッグ・キムラ館長, ゲイラディナー, ゴードン・ヤマテ, ジェーン・ピットマンの生涯, ジョン・コーティー, ジーン・ワカツキ・ヒューストン, ダニエル・イノウエ, ノーマン・ミネタ, ハートマウンテン, フジサンケイ・コミュニケーションズ・インターナショナル, ブッシュ政権, マンザナールよさらば, ユニオンバンク, ヨシ・ウチダ, 全米日系人博物館, 収容所, 同時テロ, 国府田敬三郎, 岡昌志, 渡辺謙アメリカを行く, 連邦運輸長官

ＪＡＮＭの最高名誉勲章を贈られ、謝辞を述べるミネタ氏ＪＡＮＭのキムラ館長から祝福されるミネタ氏（右から２人目）　全米日系人博物館（ＪＡＮＭ）は５日、運営資金集めのイベントとして、オークションと日系社会の発展に貢献した人を表彰するゲイラディナーをＬＡライブのＪＷマリオットホテルで催した。 ...

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Thu, May 10 2012

A Lifetime of Achievement

Also tagged: Acaciawood School, allegiance musical, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, bill watanabe, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, daniel inouye, DANNY YAMAMOTO, David Mas Masumoto, Deni Mineta, Emily Rangel, Emma Chen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Farewell to Manzanar, Frank Buckley, Fujisankei Communications International, george takei, George W. Bush, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, gordon yamate, greg kimura, i.k. ishimatsu, Irene Hirano Inouye, janm, japanese american national museum, jeanne wakatsuki houston, John Korty, Keisaburo Koda, Ken Watanabe, Masashi Oka, Mitchell Maki, Nancy Matsui, NHK, nikiko masumoto, Noemi Quinones, Paul Nakauchi, Rachel Kuai, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTT NAGATANI, taiji miyagawa, Takuro Arai, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Tracey Doi, union bank, wayne kanemoto, yasushi koyama, Yosh Uchida

Norman Mineta receives a kiss from his wife, Deni, at the JANM gala last Saturday. At left is Yosh Uchida, one of Mineta’s mentors. At right is Gordon Yamate, chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees....

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Thu, May 3 2012

Pelosi Salutes Vets at Bay Area CGM Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th infantry battallion, 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, barbara boxer, Brandon Quan, brig. gen. james cook, Bryan Yagi, congressional gold medal, daniel inouye, Darryl Abantao, Doris Matsui, Eric Shinseki, Golden Gate Nisei Memorial VFW Post 9879, Hiroshi Inomata, Jason Chooey, JCCCNC, military intelligence service, MIS, Nancy Pelosi, nisei soldiers, NJAHS, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Omar Doi, Rev. Ronald Kobata, Richard Kishimoto, Robert Handa, San Francisco Nikkei Lions, Senior Appreciation Brunch, Stanley Kamiya, WWII

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Brig. Gen. James Cook of the U.S. Army Reserve pose with 100th/442nd and MIS veterans after the medal ceremony. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu...

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Fri, Apr 20 2012

Congressional Candidate Chen Earns Endorsement from Mineta

Also tagged: 39th Congressional District, America's Opportunity Fund, Democratic Party, Hacienda Heights school board, Jay Chen

Small business owner Jay Chen, a candidate for Congress, announced Tuesday that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and his leadership PAC, America’s Opportunity Fund, are backing...

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Fri, Apr 6 2012

Director Suzuki to Show New MIS Film in U.S., Japan

Also tagged: 442: Live with Honor Die with Dignity, Asahiya Gardena, Asahiya Sawtelle, Asahiya Torrance, BCA Buddhist Bookstore, Books & Cafe, Camera 3 Cinema, Castro Theatre, Colleen Hanabusa, congressional gold medal, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, Gaslamp Stadium, George Ariyoshi, GRANT ICHIKAWA, Harry Akune, Harry Fukuhara, Ichiro Fujisaki, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, Johnny Masuda, Junichi Suzuki, Kinokuniya Costa Mesa, Kinokuniya Little Tokyo, Kinokuniya San Francisco, Kinokuniya San Jose, Kitaro, Laemmle NoHo 7, lane nishikawa, Marvin Uratsu, Masahide Ota, mazie hirono, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, Mitsuwa Santa Monica, Nikkei Traditions San Jose, nishi hongwanji, Sanseido Costa Mesa, Sanseido San Diego, Sanseido Torrance, Silicon Valley JACL, Takejiro Higa, tamlyn tomita, TED TSUKIYAMA, Thomas Sakamoto, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5/Starplex Cinemas

Filmmakers attended a shinnenkai held by Southern California MIS veterans and their families. Stephen Haller of the National Park Service is interviewed at the Presidio of San Francisco, site of...

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Thu, Mar 29 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442: Live with Honor, 442nd regimental combat team, 99 Years of Love: Japanese Americans, Come See the Paradise, daniel inouye, Die with Dignity, Gaslamp 15, Irene Hirano Inouye, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Junichi Suzuki, Kizuna, Laemmle's Noho 7, lane nishikawa, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, nishi hongwanji, Paul Terasaki, tamlyn tomita, toyo miyatake, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 29, 2012.) === Movie director Junichi Suzuki’s final installment of his Japanese American trilogy will arrive in theaters next...

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Tue, Feb 21 2012

Ancestry.com Commemorates Internment with Free Access to Databases

Also tagged: Ancestry.com, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Daniel Jones, executive order 9066, franklin roosevelt, george takei, janm, Japanese American internment, National Archives and Records Administration, Pearl Ito, Remembrance Project, santa anita racetrack, tule lake, war relocation authority

In remembrance of the 70th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which placed more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps, Ancestry.com, the world’s...

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Wed, Feb 8 2012

Korematsu Photos Unveiled at Smithsonian Gallery

Also tagged: Doris Matsui, executive order 9066, FLOYD MORI, fred korematsu, Judy Chu, KAREN KOREMATSU, Ken Korematsu, Korematsu Day, Korematsu Institute, Ling Woo Liu, Martin Sullivan, Mike Honda, national portrait gallery, Oakland, Ralph Neas, Smithsonian Institution

From left: National Portrait Gallery Director Martin Sullivan, Korematsu Institute Director Ling Woo Liu, Karen Korematsu, Rep. Doris Matsui, former Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, JACL National...

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Obama Speaks at 18th Annual APAICS Gala in D.C.

HORSE’S MOUTH: Population of Filipinos in Vegas Has Doubled

全米日系人博物館：ノーマン・ミネタ氏を表彰

A Lifetime of Achievement

Pelosi Salutes Vets at Bay Area CGM Ceremony

Congressional Candidate Chen Earns Endorsement from Mineta

Director Suzuki to Show New MIS Film in U.S., Japan

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

Ancestry.com Commemorates Internment with Free Access to Databases

Korematsu Photos Unveiled at Smithsonian Gallery

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