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Thu, Aug 11 2011

Miyagishima, 83; Panavision Innovator

Also tagged: Al Mayer Sr., David Kenig, entertainment, film, gardena, Gordon E. Sawyer Award, in memoriam, John A. Bonner Medal, John Galt, John Suh, Lawrence of Arabia, Micro Panatar, movies, OBITS, Panavision, Panavision Advanced Digital Imaging, Panavision Panatar, Panavision Silent Reflex Camera, Phil Radin, Primo lens, Robert Gottschalk, Scientific and Technical Oscars, SMPTE, South Bay, Super Panatar, tak miyagishima, Terminal Island, Walter Wallin

Tak Miyagishima worked at Panavision from 1955, designing many of the company’s optics as well as the Panavision logo. (Courtesy of Panavision) === WOODLAND HILLS – Tak Miyagishima, Panavision...

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Tue, Feb 1 2011

OBITUARY: Noted Writer Hisaye Yamamoto Dies at 89

Also tagged: HISAYE YAMAMOTO, hokubei mainichi, naomi hirahara, Pacific Citizen, poetry, poston, UCLA

Hisaye Yamamoto, a pioneer in Asian American literature, passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles at the age of 89. Hisaye Yamamoto She was the author of “Seventeen Syllables,” “Yoneko’s Earthquake,”...

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Wed, Oct 27 2010

Obituary: Hompa Hongwanji Rimban Mohri, Wife Pass Away

Also tagged: Buddhism, Buddhist, Hiroshima, HOMPA HONGWANJI, little tokyo, MICHIKO MOHRI, nishi hongwanji, NISHI HONGWANJI LOS ANGELES BETSUIN, obituaries, passings, Rev. Shoki Mohri, RIMBAN MOHRI, rohwer, ROHWER RELOCATION CENTER, RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY, tateuchi democracy forum, WWII

By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR Rev. Shoki and Michiko Mohri === Rev. Shoki Mohri, former rimban of Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, passed away on Oct. 13. He was 86. He was preceded in death a week...

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Mon, Jul 26 2010

OBITUARY: Irvin Lai, 83; Longtime Leader in Chinese American Community

Also tagged: activism, activist, activists, Chinese Historical Society, Irvin Lai, MTA Gold Line, passings, Vincent Chin

Irvin Lai poses in front of the monument to Chinese immigrants at Evergreen Cemetery on March 8. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Chinese American community activist Irvin Lai passed away on July 16 at 83...

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Thu, Aug 6 2009

OBITUARY: Judge Takasugi, 78; First Nikkei on Federal Bench

Also tagged: dale minami, dee hayashi, fred korematsu, judge robert takasugi

By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR IN CHIEF === Judge Robert M. Takasugi (Courtesy of Toyo) UPDATED: Federal Judge Robert M. Takasugi, the first Japanese American appointed to the federal bench, passed...

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Tag Archives: obituary

Miyagishima, 83; Panavision Innovator

OBITUARY: Noted Writer Hisaye Yamamoto Dies at 89

Obituary: Hompa Hongwanji Rimban Mohri, Wife Pass Away

OBITUARY: Irvin Lai, 83; Longtime Leader in Chinese American Community

OBITUARY: Judge Takasugi, 78; First Nikkei on Federal Bench

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