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Wed, Feb 8 2012

Korematsu’s Legacy Honored in Pasadena

Korematsu’s Legacy Honored in Pasadena

Also tagged: "Ban the Japs" Committee, ACLU, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, alan nishio, amache, Bill Bogaard, Dillon Myer, Donald Wright Auditorium, Esther Takei Nishio, Fred Korematsu Day, Friends of the American Way, George Kelly, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Herbert Nicholson, Hugh Anderson, John DeWitt, Minoru Yasui, Mitsuye Endo, National Defense Authorization Act, NCRR, pasadena city college, Pasadena City Council, pasadena junior college, Patricia Kinaga, Patriot Act, Peter Irons, SOJI KASHIWAGI, U.S. Supreme Court, Wendy Fujihara Anderson

From right: Esther Takei Nishio tells her story as Alan Nishio, Patricia Kinaga and Susie Ling listen. (Photo by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer PASADENA — The City of...

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Thu, Jan 19 2012

First Fred Korematsu Day Event in Pasadena

First Fred Korematsu Day Event in Pasadena

Also tagged: "Ban the Japs" Committee, alan nishio, amache, Bill Bogaard, Dillon Myer, Donald Wright Auditorium, Esther Takei Nishio, Fred Korematsu Day, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Min Yasui, pasadena city college, Patty Kinaga, SOJI KASHIWAGI, war relocation authority, Wendy Fujihara Anderson

Esther Takei Nishio with a photo of herself from the 1940s. (Photo by Mario G. Reyes/Rafu Shimpo) PASADENA — Pasadena’s first Fred Korematsu Day program will take place on Monday, Jan. 30, from 2 to...

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Thu, Sep 22 2011

Cherry Blossom Festival to Present Inouye, Community Treasure and Blossom Awards

Cherry Blossom Festival to Present Inouye, Community Treasure and Blossom Awards

Also tagged: Amy Hill, antonio villaraigosa, Arlene Nakamura, Arthur Nakane, Carolyn Caryton, Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California, Community Treasure Award, Craig Ihara, Cynthia Loo, Diane Bonfils, Dianne Fukawa, Dr. Gordon and Joanne Sasaki, Freda Berg Yoshioka, George Kiriyama Educational Excellence Award, Glenn Omatsu, Grateful Crane Ensemble, HUELL HOWSER, JA Living Legacy, jan perry, Janet Bennett, Japanese American Medical Association, Japon Bistro, John Chiang, Kellye Nakahara Wallett, Ken Naesaka, kimekomi dolls, Kyuka Kanesaka, little tokyo, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, manzanar committee, Nakamura Gankyo, Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress, Pasadena Arts Council, Paul Tanaka, Sakata Tojuro, Sen. Daniel Inouye Cherry Blossom Leadership Award, Shochiku Kamigata Kabuki Jyuku, Teachers Making a Difference Award, Yukari Kai

Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal has announced its 2011 honorees, who will be recognized on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 12:30 p.m. on the Blossom Stage. The festival will take place Sept. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to...

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Tue, Sep 13 2011

Teachers to Be Honored at Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal

Teachers to Be Honored at Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal

Also tagged: Akiko Agishi, Arlene Nakamura, Brightwood Elementary School, Campbell Hall High School, Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California, Craig Ihara, CSU Fullerton Asian American Studies, Cynthia Loo, Diana Ono, Diane Bonfils, Dianne Fukawa, Freda Berg Yoshioka, Fujima Seiyumi, Grace Ishihara, Janet Bennett, Katie Karl, Kimberly Ng, lausd, Lisa Chong, little tokyo, Mary Schander, Maya Soni, Mayfield Senior high School, Pasadena City College Asian American Studies, People's College of Law, Stephanie Stone, Susan Uyemura, Sylvia Karl, Teachers Making a Difference, We the People/Project Citizen

The 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal in Little Tokyo will include the presentation of the Teachers Making a Difference Awards on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 12:30 p.m. on the Blossom Stage. It is a given...

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Sat, Feb 13 2010

PCC Graduation, 68 Years Late

PCC Graduation, 68 Years Late

Also tagged: ab37, dorothy fukutaki potter, graduation, heart mountain, lisa sugimoto, nisei, pasadena, pasadena junior college, pcc, warren furutani, world war II

Triple J Club of Pasadena Junior College in 1940. There were 137 Japanese Americans at the school in 1942. By SUSIE LING When Dorothy Fukutaki Potter was handed the roster of students who attended Pasadena...

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