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Thu, Dec 1 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Pledging Allegiance

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, DOROTHEA LANGE, ENTERTAINERS, entertainment, george takei, INTERNMENT CAMP, Lorenzo Thione, PERFORMING ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, theater, tule lake

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 30, 2011.) === As schoolchildren, we learned at an early age to hold our right hands over our hearts and recite those familiar words out loud,...

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Fri, Nov 18 2011

Hayami Documentary Premieres; Family Gives Positive Reviews

Also tagged: 442nd rct, A Flicker in Eternity, aaron yoo, Abe Ferrer, Amy Hill, Ann Kaneko, Chris Komai, Daisy Lin, Dawn Hayami, Frank Hayami, Grace Koide, heart mountain, Hedy Yudaw, janm, Joanne Oppenheim, John Esaki, Jose Acosta, Miwako Hayami, STANLEY HAYAMI, visual communications

From left: Filmmaker Sharon Yamato, actor Aaron Yoo, filmmaker Ann Kaneko, actress Amy Hill, and Dawn Hayami, daughter of Stanley Hayami's brother Frank. (Photo by Mario Reyes/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K....

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Fri, Nov 11 2011

‘A Flicker in Eternity’ to Premiere at JANM

Also tagged: 442nd rct, A Flicker in Eternity, aaron yoo, Amy Hill, Ann Kaneko, Border Crossings, CCLPEP, Daisy Lin, heart mountain, Hedy Yudaw, janm, Japanese American Community Services, Joanne Oppenheim, Jose Acosta, little tokyo, Naitonal Center for the Preservation of Democracy, Sach Hayami, visual communications, Walt Louie

Stanley Hayami and his wartime journal. Visual Communications will conclude the first season of its ongoing screening series “Border Crossings” with the world premiere of Ann Kaneko and Sharon Yamato’s...

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Thu, Nov 3 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: One Soldier’s Story

Also tagged: 442nd/100th, 44ND, Columnists, congressional gold medal, go for broke, STANLEY HAYAMI, through the fire, Veterans, VETS, WASHINGTON DC, WWII

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 3, 2011.) === With the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony being held this week honoring the 100th Infantry, 442nd RCT and MIS in Washington,...

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Thu, Sep 29 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Honoring the Nisei

Also tagged: culture, Densho, gaman, JA Legacy, through the fire, wisdom

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 29, 2011.) === I’ve heard it said by a wise old person that “old age is always 15 years older than I am,” but that boast seems to have...

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Thu, Aug 11 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Getting Along

Also tagged: CIVIL RIGHTS, Columnists, CONCENTRATION CAMP, CONFLICT, gay rights, george takei, INTERNMENT CAMP, jacl, relocation center

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 11, 2011.) === It’s been nearly 20 years since Rodney King spoke the prophetic words, “Can we get along?” Lately, there’ve been frightening...

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Thu, May 12 2011

Authors’ Afternoon

Also tagged: Amy Kato, Amy Uyematsu, Author Artist Faire, Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz, CYNTHIA KADOHATA, Dale Ann Sato, Don Hata, Eiko Masuyama, Glenn Omatsu, heart mountain, iku kiriyama, JAHSSC, Janet Mitsui Brown, Janice Yen, John Esaki, Kaori Tanegashima, KAREN ISHIZUKA, Kathy Masaoka, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, Kay Ochi, Kimberly Kaleigh Komatsu, manzanar, Mary Higuchi, MARY NOMURA, Mas Arai, Mikio Sankey, naomi hirahara, Ralph Lazo, Roy Sakamoto, Ruby Tabata, Shig Yabu, Stan Terasaki, Sunny Seki, Suzy Katsuda, Torrance Public Library, traci kato-kiriyama, VALERIE MATSUMOTO, wakako yamauchi, Willie Ito, Yasuko Sakamoto

Kaori Tanegashima, whose memoir, “Daughter of a Gun,” covers her childhood in Japanese-occupied China and her struggles in Japan and America. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) TORRANCE — The Japanese American...

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Thu, May 5 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Meaning of Life

Also tagged: Alhambra High, facebook, Gandhi, Ingmar Bergman, Keith Jarrett, Monty Python, Ted Tajima

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 4, 2011.) === Whenever I have a little time on my hands with no pressing deadlines or immediate goals, I turn into a restless slug. I lie in...

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Thu, Nov 4 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: Electronically Speaking

Also tagged: 3G NETWORK, APPLE, ART HANSEN, AZUSA ODA, BLOGGERS, BLOGGING, BRIAN NIIYA, CIVIL LIBERTIES, civil liberties public education project, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, DISCOVER NIKKEI, facebook, film, film screening, google, hawaii, INTERNET, internment, Internment camps, IPAD, IPHONE, janm, KAREN UMEMOTO, mac, michi nishiura weglyn, MICHI WEGLYN, out of infamy, PERRY COMO, SELF-PROMOTION, SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on November 3, 2010.) === It continues to amaze me how dependent I’ve become on the worldwide web and the 3G network. At home, I work on my computer...

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Thu, Sep 30 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: Connecting to Community

Also tagged: Community, BARBARA TAKEI, CLEMENT HANAMI, CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION, eric muller, FRANK ABE, George Nakano, Harry Honda, HEART MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION, iku kiriyama, internment, JAHSSC, janm, JENNI KUIDA, JIM MATSUOKA, lane hirabayashi, little tokyo, MICHI WEGLYN, NANKA NIKKEI VOICES, nikkei, PERSONAL ESSAYS, Stanley Kanzaki, through the fire, Tony Osumi, tule lake, UCLA, VALERIE MATSUMOTO

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 30 2010) == In the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend several community events that reminded me how nice it is to be a JA....

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Tag Archives: sharon yamato

THROUGH THE FIRE: Pledging Allegiance

Hayami Documentary Premieres; Family Gives Positive Reviews

‘A Flicker in Eternity’ to Premiere at JANM

THROUGH THE FIRE: One Soldier’s Story

THROUGH THE FIRE: Honoring the Nisei

THROUGH THE FIRE: Getting Along

Authors’ Afternoon

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Meaning of Life

THROUGH THE FIRE: Connecting to Community

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