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Diablo Summer Festival Draws a Crowd

Diablo Summer Festival Draws a Crowd

Diablo Taiko performs on the first day of the festival. Consul General Hiroshi Inomata was among the dignitaries who delivered greetings. CONCORD — Thousands attended the Diablo Japanese American Club’s... 

Gardena Buddhist Church Obon This Weekend

Gardena Buddhist Church Obon This Weekend

GARDENA — Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th St., will hold its annual Obon Carnival, one of the largest Obons in Southern California, this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 6, from 3 to 10 p.m. and Sunday,... 

BCSF’s Ginza Bazaar This Weekend

BCSF’s Ginza Bazaar This Weekend

SAN FRANCISCO — Buddhist Church of San Francisco’s annual Ginza Bazaar takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24. The bazaar offers two days of games, entertainment, Japanese food, shopping, camaraderie... 

Diablo JA Club’s Summer Festival Set for Aug. 13-14

Diablo JA Club’s Summer Festival Set for Aug. 13-14

CONCORD — The Diablo Japanese American Club’s 55th annual Summer Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, from 1 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14, from 12 to 8:30 p.m. at the Japanese American Religious... 

GenRyu Arts to Celebrate 16th Anniversary

GenRyu Arts to Celebrate 16th Anniversary

Melody Takata was congratulated by State Sen. Mark Leno at GenRyu Arts' 15th anniversary concert last year. SAN FRANCISCO — “Natsu Matsuri” (Summer Festival), GenRyu Arts’ 16th anniversary... 

OCBC Obon Festival This Weekend

OCBC Obon Festival This Weekend

The Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim, will hold its Obon festival and bazaar-carnival on July 17-18. In Japan, Obon evolved from the religious custom of honoring the deceased with... 

Great Leap Sets Workshops, Film Screenings, Dance for World Environment Day

Great Leap Sets Workshops, Film Screenings, Dance for World Environment Day

Nobuko Miyamoto of Great Leap poses with waribashi (disposable wooden chopsticks) to promote the video "BYO Chopstix." Great Leap, in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum,... 

THROUGH THE FIRE: Curating Culture

THROUGH THE FIRE: Curating Culture

By MARI NAKANO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on February 3, 2011.) === Two haori hang between my dresses and long coat. A patched-up Noguchi lamp sits crookedly on the nightstand. My mother-in-law’s... 

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 25, 2010.) === It’s been great to see J-town bustling with Nisei Week activity during the past few weeks. Tanabatas, booths selling Asian... 

Flash Mob in Little Tokyo

Flash Mob in Little Tokyo

The crowd at the opening of the Tanabata Festival joins in a flash mob rendition of "Tanko Bushi" on Friday night in Little Tokyo. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR A... 

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