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Thu, Jan 5 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 20th Annual Wise Guy Awards

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: The 20th Annual Wise Guy Awards

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Akira, alexandra wallace, american idol, AMY CHUA, APA Media Coalition, Aziz Ansari, Bob Oschack, Brett Ratner, Brian Matayoshi, Captain America: The First Avenger, Carrie Ann Inaba, Cashmere Mafia, Chick-fil-A, Ching Chong Ling Long Ting Tong, Christopher Markus, Combat Hospital, Dance War, David Kim, david ono, Farewell to Manzanar, Fast and Furious, Fast Five, Frances Kakugawa, Gal Gadot, george takei, GLEE, Greg Grunberg, Gren Hornet, guy aoki, Harold and Kumar, Harry Shum Jr., Hawaii Five-0, J.D. Sun, Jackie Chan, Jackson Rathbone, Jamie Chung, janm, Jason Momoa, JAY CHOU, Jay Leno, Jen Bresnan, Jennifer Lopez, jimmy wong, John Wallace, Justin Lin, Kapono, Kelvin Lee, ken jeong, Kenneth Choi, Keong Sim, Larisa Oleynik, last airbender, Lauren German, long duk dong, Lucy Liu, M. Night Shyamalan, MANAA, Maria Kwong, Marylyn Matayoshi, MATTHEW MOY, Olivia Munn, Phil Shigekuni, randy jackson, Razzies, Ryan Potter, Scotty McCreery, SETH ROGEN, Shelly Conn, Stephen McFeely, Sung Kang, Supah Ninjas, Tadanobu Sano, Terra Nova, Terry Chen, Terry O'Quinn, The College Experiment, THIA MEGIA, TIGER MOM, Tom Sizemore, Undercover Boss, Vanessa Hudgens, wimpy hiroto, Witness American Heroes: Nisei Soldiers, yellowstone national park

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Dec. 29, 2011.) === In 2011, the biggest news on the television front was Fox’s “Terra Nova’ with multiple Asian regulars — Shelly Conn (Sri...

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Fri, Dec 2 2011

CAPE Celebrates

CAPE Celebrates

Also tagged: Adele Yoshioka, An family, Bing Chen, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, Crustacean, Daniel Dae Kim, Eric S. Garcia, george takei, Hawaii Five-0, Jusak Yang Bernhard, Justin Long, kelly hu, Leo Chu, Maggie Q, Nigahiga, NIKITA, Nina Tassler, Peter Lenkov, Roberto Orci, Ryan Higa, Sean Fujiyoshi, Supah Ninjas, the lxd, youtube, YTF

From left: CAPE President Steve Tao, actor George Takei, “Supah Ninjas” producers Eric S. Garcia and Leo Chu, actress Kelly Hu, and CAPE Executive Director Jennifer Sanderson. (Courtesy of eye2eyephoto) From...

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Thu, Dec 1 2011

‘A Little Tokyo Christmas Goes to Las Vegas’

‘A Little Tokyo Christmas Goes to Las Vegas’

Also tagged: A Little Tokyo Christmas Goes to Las Veegas, Amy Hill, COLD TOFU, david henry hwang theatre, east west players, hereandnow, jaccc, janm, Japanese American Community Services, rodney kageyama, Timescape Arts Group, traci kato-kiriyama

Elvises will be part of the holiday show. Timescape Arts Group presents “A Little Tokyo Christmas Goes to Las Vegas” in association with East West Players, the Japanese American Cultural and Community...

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Sat, Oct 15 2011

Panel Offers Ideas on Future of JA Community

Panel Offers Ideas on Future of JA Community

Also tagged: Asian American Drug Abuse Program, bill watanabe, Camp Musubi, christy sakamoto, CRAIG ISHII, jaccc, Kizuna, LAPD, Little Italy, little tokyo, little tokyo service center, manzanar, Mark Hara, Nikkei Student Union, nisei week, Orange County Buddhist Church, Pacific Southwest District JACL, Project: Community!, terry hara, Ties That Bind, UC Irvine Tomo no Kai, UCLA

By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Suggestions on future directions for the Nikkei community were given by three leaders at the Ties That Bind conference held Oct. 1 at the Japanese American Cultural...

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Fri, Sep 30 2011

Tomita to Appear on ‘Glee’

Tomita to Appear on ‘Glee’

Also tagged: Asian F, GLEE, Harry Shum Jr., Keong Sim, MIKE CHANG

Tamlyn Tomita The next episode of the Fox series “Glee” will feature Tamlyn Tomita as the mother of Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr.). Titled “Asian F,” the episode will air on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 8...

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Mon, Sep 26 2011

Ties That Bind to Hold Conference on Future of Nikkei Community

Ties That Bind to Hold Conference on Future of Nikkei Community

Also tagged: bill watanabe, Camp Musubi, CRAIG ISHII, culture camp, jaccc, Kizuna, little tokyo, ltsc, Nikkei Community Day, terry hara, Ties That Bind, World Cafe

The Ties That Bind (TTB) Committee will hold a major Japanese American community conference entitled “Am I Japanese/American?: Define Your Place in a Framework for Action” at the Japanese American...

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Thu, Sep 8 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Sad Death on Season Finale of ‘Combat Hospital’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Sad Death on Season Finale of ‘Combat Hospital’

Also tagged: Ali Wong, Bobby Trang, Col. Marks, Combat Hospital, David Letterman, Deborah Kara Unger, Dr. Pedersen, Elias Koteas, Ellen Wong, GLEE, guy aoki, Harry Shum Jr., Joe Wong, Keong Sim, Luke Mably, Maj. Rebecca Gordon, Michelle Borth, MIKE CHANG, Simon Hill, Suzy Chao, Terry Chen, TONIGHT SHOW

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 8, 2011.) === In the preview for this week’s season finale of “Combat Hospital,” we learned that someone on the medical base at Kandahar,...

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Thu, Aug 18 2011

Driving to the Hoop

Driving to the Hoop

Also tagged: bill watanabe, budokan, hayahiko takase, Jamie Hagiya, ltsc, Scott Ito

From left, Jamie Hagiya, Hayahiko Takase, Bill Watanabe, Alan Kosaka, Scott Ito and Tamlyn Tomita celebrate the official start of Little Tokyo Service Center’s capital campaign for the Budokan of Los...

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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

Grand Procession

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd, Ai wa Katsu, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Ajuku Girls, akemi kikumura yano, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alpha Takahashi, Amber Akemi Piatt, Aomori Prefecture, Awa Odori Tokushima Ren, Bombu Taiko, Boy Scout Troop 379, Cathy Fujimoto, Centenary United Methodist Church, Chikara Taiko, chogi higa, congressional gold medal, CRA LA, Dave Yamamoto, David Yamahata, Emi Hojoen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Eugene Toshio Murakami, Florence Nagano, Fukushima Prefecture, Fumi Akutagawa, Garfield High School JROTC, Gary Yamauchi, General Public Ondo Dancers, Gina Hiraizumi, Grateful Crane Ensemble, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Queen Jennifer Sur, hayahiko takase, Iwate Prefecture, jaccc, Jane Yamamoto, janm, Jay Birata, JBA, JCCSC, Jessica Makiko Kanai, Karen Yamamoto, Kay A Yamaguchi, kazari, Kazuo Ikeda, Keizo Ray Suio, Ken Miyoshi, Kenjinkai Kyogikai, Kikuta Kai, Kimi Evans, Koichi Kinoshita, LA Kimono Club, LAPD, Leann Fumiko Fujinami, Little Tokyo Cosplayers, Los Angeles Elementary School, Louis K. Ito, LTBA Frances Hashimoto, Martha Estrada, Masako Rodriguez, Melissa Ayumi Nishimura, Michi Renee Lew, Mike Kamimoto, Mikey Hirano Culross, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, Mirai Nagasu, MIS, Miss Kimono LA, Miss Korea Southern California Joanne Ryu, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Shirley Zhang, Mitsuhiro Bando, Miyagi Prefecture, Miyuki Matsunaga, Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association, Nagoya City Assembly, Nanka Fukuoka Kenjinkai Taiko Club, Nebuga Festival, nikkei games, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai/Hoshun Kai, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, Nisei Week Car Show, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week Queen Lani Nishiyama, Nobuyuki Baba, Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Jeddie Kawahatsu, Pure 02, Rafu Mitsumi Kai, Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Rev. Paul Nagano, Rissho Kosei Kai, rodney kageyama, San Fernando Japanese School, san fernando valley japanese american community center, sandra sakamoto, Seattle Japanese Community Queen Frderica Mackert, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Stan Sakai, Tammie Kanda, Tanabata Festival, terry hara, Tommy Lasorda, toshio handa, Toyota Motors, Tracy Kato-Kiriyama, Tuesday Night Project, Usagi Yojimbo, yoshihito yonezawa, Yoshinori Kawaguchi, Yusuke Shindo

The 2011 Nisei Week Court waves to the crowds on Second Street from atop the American Airlines float on Sunday during the 71st annual Nisei Week Grand Parade. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. Yamamoto Rafu...

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Sun, Jul 31 2011

DADT Opponent Honored by JACL

DADT Opponent Honored by JACL

Also tagged: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, at&t, BP OIL SPILL, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, David Kawamoto, David Lin, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Father Vien The Nguyen, FLOYD MORI, fred korematsu, Gary Mayeda, Gulf Coast, heart mountain, Hurricane Katrina, Ichiro Fujisaki, JACL National Convention, Jerome Ark., John Chiang, John Tateishi, Joseph Cao, Judy Chu, Kim Delevett, Leslie Moe-Kaiser, lgbt, Lisa Hasegawa, Lt. Daniel Choi, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Catholic Church, Mike Honda, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, New Orleans, norman mineta, same-sex marriage, Southwest Airlines, State Farm, tule lake, UCLA, West Point, White House Initiative on AAPIs

JACL National Executive Director Floyd Mori presents an award to Lt. Daniel Choi. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer An outspoken opponent of the U.S. military’s...

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