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Mon, May 7 2012

PHOTOS: 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

Also tagged: Japanese, 43rd annual manzanar pilgrimage, CAIR, CONCENTRATION CAMP, council general jun niimi, desert, interned, inyo county, japanese american, manzanar, MARY NOMURA, Minidoka, mitch maki, rower, song bird, Topaz, tule lake

Photos by MARIO G. REYES The 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 28 drew a diverse crowd to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066. In 49 photographs, Rafu Shimpo Photo Editor Mario...

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Tue, Apr 10 2012

Santa Ana College Book of the Year Events to Focus on Internment

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Carol Tomiko Miura, Day of Remembrance, Donald Hata, Erlinda Martinez, executive order 9066, fred korematsu, Fred Tani, gila river, Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford, Karl Tani, Motokane family, Nealley Library, Norman Fujimoto, Phillips Hall, Santa Ana College Book of the Year, Sumiko Ida Fujimoto, Thomas Fujita-Rony, Topaz Utah, tule lake, Yolanda Garcia

SANTA ANA – Students, staff, and faculty members across the Santa Ana College (SAC) campus have been reading the college’s 2011-2012 Book of the Year, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and...

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Wed, Apr 4 2012

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Concentration Camp Tar Pits

Also tagged: bill hosokawa, camp, fred korematsu, MEMORIES, sam hayakawa, school in camp, WWII

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Executive Order 9066 was more than a mere number. It transformed the lives of a hundred thousand West Coast Japanese and Japanese Americans. It was a monumental American hegira that...

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Fri, Feb 17 2012

Day of Remembrance in Salinas

Also tagged: Aggie Idemoto, Aki Awaya Okuno, Bob Oka, California Historical Monument and Memorial Garden, Day of Remembrance, executive order 9066, Gilroy JACL, Jack Matsuoka, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, Lily Kawafuchi, Monterey Peninsula JACL, Salinas Assembly Center, Salinas Community Center, Salinas Rodeo Grounds, Salinas Valley JACL, San Benito County JACL, Sherwood Gardens, Steinbeck Institute of Arts and Culture, storyteller Megumi, Sus Ikeda, war relocation authority, Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL

SALINAS — “Rodeo Roundup,” a presentation by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj), will be featured at the Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 1:30 p.m. at the Steinbeck Institute...

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Thu, Feb 16 2012

Day of Remembrance Presentation Planned at State Capitol; Nisei Cartoonist to Be Honored for Educating Kids About Camp

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd rct, ACR 104, API Legislative Caucus, Asian American Curriculum Project, bill clinton, California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, California State Assembly, Camp II Block 211, Carol Liu, Civil Liberties Act of 1988, congressional gold medal, Das Williams, Day of Remembrance, Emi Young, executive order 9066, Fiona Ma, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, hokubei mainichi, Jack Matsuoka, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, Leland Yee, Luis Alejo, Mariko Yamada, Mary Hayashi, medal of honor, Mike Eng, military intelligence service, Min Yasui, obama, Richard Pan, ronald reagan, Speaker John Perez, storyteller Megumi, Ted Lieu, warren furutani, Watsonville

Jack Matsuoka's book for young readers about the camp experience. SACRAMENTO — The California State Assembly is scheduled to declare a Day of Remembrance during its Friday session in order to increase...

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Wed, Dec 21 2011

Sawtelle Merchants Tell Their Stories

Also tagged: Aichi Hotel, Akira Toya, amache, Ben Toshiyuki, Bronzeville, Colorado Naval Academy ROTC, David Akashi, Fresno, Fujimoto Shell Station, FuRaiBo restaurant, Fusajiro and Aki Toya, George Toya, Grace Fujimoto, Hank Iwamoto, Henry Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Fujisaki, Irene Kaizuka, Jack Fujimoto, James Toya, Jerome Ark., Jim Toshiyuki, Jimmy Yamaguchi, John Tateishi, John Toshiyuki, little tokyo, Lompoc, Los Angeles High School, Louis Toshiyuki, Manny Salzman, Manual Arts High School, Maruyama's Barber Shop, Mas and Sats Nitta, Michelle Imamura, Michio Toshiyuki, Milton Inouye, MIYAKO HOTEL, Miyoko Watanabe, Mori's Dry Goods, Randy Fujimoto, Robert and Tomiko Iwamoto, rohwer, Russell Yamaguchi, Safe and Save Market, Salinas Assembly Center, Salinas Japanese Town, san francisco japantown, Satsuma Gift Shop, Sawtelle Boulevard, Sawtelle Food Market, Sawtelle Stories, Sawtelle Variety Store, Stillwater Oklahoma, Taizo Toshiyuki Tensho Do Jewelry and Watch Repair, Tensho Do Drug Store, Tomiji Toshiyuki, Toya Confectionery Store, tule lake, UCLA, USC Pharmacy, West Adams, West L.A. Buddhist Temple, West Los Angeles, Yamaguchi's Variety Store, Yuki Toya Sakura

By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Jack Fujimoto (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) The experiences of Japanese American merchants who established businesses on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles...

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Fri, Nov 18 2011

‘Camp Days’ Exhibition Closes Dec. 30

Also tagged: Camp Days 1942-1945, Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz, george takei, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, SAN JOSE JAPANTOWN

"Being locked up behind barbed wire, with armed guards, made me feel sad — like maybe I wasn't really a good American," writes artist Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz. SAN JOSE — The Japanese...

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Fri, Nov 11 2011

Poston Site Recommended for Historic Landmark Designation

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMPS, FLOYD MORI, manzanar, Marlene Shigekawa, Minidoka, National Historic Landmark, National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee, tule lake, Warren Maruyama

From left: Warren Maruyama, Marlene Shigekawa and Floyd Mori testified before the committee. WASHINGTON — The National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee met Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C. to...

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Thu, Oct 20 2011

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Reflections Into the Past

Also tagged: Boyle Heights, City View Hospital, CR2S, EDWIN HIROTO, j-town, JOSEPH SHINODA, Keiro, LINCOLN PARK, little tokyo, LUIS AIHARA, PERSONAL ESSAYS, retirement home, wimpy, wimpy hiroto

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 19, 2011.) === Had reason to permit myself to revive memories of the past — occurring quite often lately — last Saturday after the...

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Tue, Oct 18 2011

Defense Attorney/Rights Activist Mia Yamamoto Receives Human Relations Award

Also tagged: Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association, C. Thomas Aylesbury, Cal State L.A., Daniel Ballin, don knabe, Gloria Lockhart, Gloria Molina, John Anson Ford Human Relations Award, Joint Committee for Interracial Progress, Jonnie Owens, Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, LGBTQ, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Mary Louise Longoria, Mia Yamamoto, michael antonovich, Michael Yamamoto, National Coming Out Day, Ramona Ripston, Robin Toma, Sergio Paz, Susanne Cumming, The Bricks, transgender, UCLA, Yvonne Braithwaite Burke Courage Award, zev yaroslavsky

From left: Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission President Sergio Paz; honoree Mia F. Yamamoto; Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas; Human Relations Commission Executive Director Robin...

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Tag Archives: poston

PHOTOS: 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

Santa Ana College Book of the Year Events to Focus on Internment

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Concentration Camp Tar Pits

Day of Remembrance in Salinas

Day of Remembrance Presentation Planned at State Capitol; Nisei Cartoonist to Be Honored for Educating Kids About Camp

Sawtelle Merchants Tell Their Stories

‘Camp Days’ Exhibition Closes Dec. 30

Poston Site Recommended for Historic Landmark Designation

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Reflections Into the Past

Defense Attorney/Rights Activist Mia Yamamoto Receives Human Relations Award

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