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High Spirits in Long Beach

High Spirits in Long Beach

More than 100 people gathered around the drum tower and danced folk songs, including “One Plus One Ondo” and “Coal Miners’ Song” at the Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center’s carnival on June... 

Noodles: Weekend Ondo

Noodles: Weekend Ondo

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Valley JACC Hosts Obon Festival

Valley JACC Hosts Obon Festival

Members of the Valley Japanese Community Center invite the public to their annual Obon Festival, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27. Valley Japanese Community Center will host their... 

Manzanar Pilgrimage Set for April 24

Manzanar Pilgrimage Set for April 24

An interdenominational ceremony at the Manzanar cemetery is performed during the annual pilgrimage. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) “Civil Rights: Unfinished Busi­ness” is the theme for the 41st annual... 

Final Dance for Nisei Week

Final Dance for Nisei Week

Madame Sanjo Kangiku, Nisei Week Queen Dana Fujiko Heatherton and the Nisei Week Court lead dancers during the community ondo on First Street in Little Tokyo on Sunday. The ondo was part of the closing... 

Nisei Week Ends This Weekend

Nisei Week Ends This Weekend

The 2009 Nisei Week will end with the closing ceremony and the street ondo dancing on Sunday, Aug. 23 in Little Tokyo. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Don’t miss the final opportunity to participate... 

OCHAZUKE: A Toe-Tapping Good Time

OCHAZUKE: A Toe-Tapping Good Time

By Samantha Masunaga Rafu Staff Intern === My resume in dancing is not extensive. I have about two years of experience, the result of a combination ballet-tap-jazz class when I was four and five. After... 

Ondo Practice – Nisei Week

Ondo Practice – Nisei Week

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Practice Begins for Nisei Week Ondo

Practice Begins for Nisei Week Ondo

Madame Sanjo Kangiku leads dancers in the first dance practice on Tuesday night in Little Tokyo for the Nisei Week public ondo. Practices will be held every Tuesday and Friday night until Aug. 7. (Photos... 

Street Dancing & Closing Ceremonies Pt. 2

Street Dancing & Closing Ceremonies Pt. 2

Nisei Week 2008-The public Ondo brings the 68th Nisei Week Festivities to a close, where the choreographers are publicly recognized and presented with a bouquet of flowers and a certificate of thanks.... 

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