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Thu, Jan 12 2012

Ed Lee Promises to Be Mayor for the 100 Percent

Also tagged: Alexandra Ramos, Anita Lee, Art Agnos, Dianne Feinstein, Frank Jordan, Gavin Newsom, Lenora Hall, Marlene Tran, Mayor Ed Lee, twitter, Willie Brown, Year of the Dragon

Ed Lee is sworn in by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (right), a former San Francisco mayor. (New America Media) NEW AMERICA MEDIA SAN FRANCISCO — Ed Lee’s inauguration on the morning of Jan. 8 marked a historic...

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Thu, Sep 8 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Missour-uh?

Also tagged: ASIAN AMERICANS, CULTURAL IDENTITY, Kaoru Watanabe, midwest, Missouri, St. Louis

By MARI NAKANO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 8, 2011.) === St. Louis, “Missour-uh,” as they say — my husband’s hometown. While of course St. Louis is not at the top of the list for...

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Thu, Jun 16 2011

VOX POPULI: No More ‘Lonely Deaths’

Also tagged: activism, activist, j-town, Japan Earthquake, JTOWN, Kobe earthquake, little tokyo, LONELY DEATHS, LTPRO, SHITAMACHI, tohoku

By MO NISHIDA When I read the lead article in the May 11 issue, “ ‘Lonely Deaths’ Feared in Tohoku’s Temporary Houses,” it brought back painful memories to me. I thought, “Man, finally some...

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Thu, Apr 28 2011

VOX POPULI: We Help Each Other

Also tagged: Cherry Blossom Festival, CONCENTRATION CAMP, CUSTOMS, GABARE, gaman, GAMBARO, GAMBARU, grateful crane, HANAMI, internment, JCCCNC, kimono, OTAGAISAMA, SHIKATA GA NAI, SOJI KASHIWAGI, WWII

By Soji Kashiwagi I’m not an expert on Japanese culture and customs, but as I observe what’s happening in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami I am confident that the country and its people will...

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Wed, Feb 16 2011

‘Valor with Honor’ an Emotional Experience for Audiences

Also tagged: 442nd, AFRICAN AMERICANS, BLACK AMERICANS, BUFFALO SOLDIERS, BURT TAKEUCHI, Chris Komai, documentary, EVENTS, film, gfbnec, go for broke, HARRY KANADA, HENRY ARAO, IVAN HOUSTON, janm, japantown, JIMMY YAMASHITA, lost battalion, MOVIE, nisei, NOB SHIMOTSUKA, ROBERT KASHIWAGI, San Jose, SCREENINGS, TOM KIZUKA, VALOR WITH HONOR, Veterans

Filmmaker Bert Takeuchi (left) chats with audience members after a screening of “Valor with Honor” at the Japanese American National Museum Feb. 5. === By J.K. YAMAMOTO Staff Writer === Rudy Tokiwa...

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Thu, Feb 3 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Curating Culture

Also tagged: BOTAN RICE CANDY, CULTURAL IDENTITY, haiku, HAORI, j-town, Japanese American identity, little tokyo, manzanar, New York, NIHONMACHI, NOGUCHI, obon, through the fire, tule lake, umeboshi

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...

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Fri, Jan 7 2011

$3 Million Budgeted for Confinement Site Grants

Also tagged: amache, arkansas, confinement sites, dumas, executive order 9066, gila river, heart mountain, Honolulu, internment, jacs, Jerome, kara miyagishima, little rock, los angeles, manzanar, mcgehee, Minidoka, national park service, NPS, pearl harbor, rohwer, seattle, Topaz, tule lake, war relocation authority

DENVER — The National Park Service (NPS) is now accepting applications for grants to preserve and interpret the U.S. confinement camps and other sites where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were...

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Wed, Dec 8 2010

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

Also tagged: ATOMIC CAFE, CSULB, DUANE EBATA, gardena, gwen muranaka, HOKUBEI, j-town, jaccc, janm, japantown, JAPSS, JUDY NISHIMOTO, kashu mainichi, kenji taguma, KORAKU, KOURAKU, LB STATE, little tokyo, Long Beach State, ltsc, MEGUMI OSUMI, naomi hirahara, NEW PEOPLE, NEW YORK NICHIBEI, NEWSPAPERS, NICHI BEI, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, NIKKEI WEST, NORCAL, Pacific Citizen, Prince of Darkness, publishing, ROCKY JIHO, sakura crossing, SENOR FISH, South Bay, Suehiro, TOKYO KAIKAN, TOZAI TIMES, URASHIMA TARO, UTAH NIPPO, Vincent Chin, WALTER MONDALE, weller court

By J.K. Yamamoto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on December 8, 2010.) === My new job at The Rafu Shimpo has brought me back to L.A. after a 23-year absence. I was born in L.A., grew up in Gardena,...

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Sat, Nov 13 2010

Plan on Table to Convert Kyoto Grand to Doubletree

Also tagged: 3D Investments, blogdowntown, Chris Komai, crestline hotels & resorts, doubletree hotel, hilton, japanese american national museum, japantown, Kyoto Grand Hotel, little tokyo, Little Tokyo Partners LP, New Otani Hotel, weller court

Kyoto Grand Hotel and Garden, the landmark Little Tokyo hotel, could soon be wearing the Doubletree nameplate. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS RAFU STAFF WRITER The Kyoto Grand...

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Thu, Oct 14 2010

Yamashita Nominated for National Book Award

Also tagged: ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE, AUTHORS, BOBBY KENNEDY, Books, CIVIL RIGHTS, FICTION, I HOTEL, JANET HEIDINGER KAFKA AWARD, KAREN TEI YAMASHITA, LIONEL SHRIVER, MAN BOOKER PRIZE, MARTIN LUTHER KING, MONICA YOUN, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, NICOLE KRAUSS, NON-FICTION, PATTI SMITH, PETER CAREY, ROBERT KENNEDY, SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN, UC SANTA CRUZ, writers

Karen Tei Yamashita’s sprawling novel “I Hotel” set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the Asian American civil rights movement was among the finalists for the National Book Award, announced on...

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Tag Archives: san francisco

Ed Lee Promises to Be Mayor for the 100 Percent

THROUGH THE FIRE: Missour-uh?

VOX POPULI: No More ‘Lonely Deaths’

VOX POPULI: We Help Each Other

‘Valor with Honor’ an Emotional Experience for Audiences

THROUGH THE FIRE: Curating Culture

$3 Million Budgeted for Confinement Site Grants

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

Plan on Table to Convert Kyoto Grand to Doubletree

Yamashita Nominated for National Book Award

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