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Fri, Apr 6 2012

Director Suzuki to Show New MIS Film in U.S., Japan

Director Suzuki to Show New MIS Film in U.S., Japan

Also tagged: 442: Live with Honor Die with Dignity, Asahiya Gardena, Asahiya Sawtelle, Asahiya Torrance, BCA Buddhist Bookstore, Books & Cafe, Camera 3 Cinema, Castro Theatre, Colleen Hanabusa, congressional gold medal, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, Gaslamp Stadium, George Ariyoshi, GRANT ICHIKAWA, Harry Akune, Harry Fukuhara, Ichiro Fujisaki, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, Johnny Masuda, Junichi Suzuki, Kinokuniya Costa Mesa, Kinokuniya Little Tokyo, Kinokuniya San Francisco, Kinokuniya San Jose, Kitaro, Laemmle NoHo 7, lane nishikawa, Marvin Uratsu, Masahide Ota, mazie hirono, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, Mitsuwa Santa Monica, Nikkei Traditions San Jose, nishi hongwanji, norman mineta, Sanseido Costa Mesa, Sanseido San Diego, Sanseido Torrance, Silicon Valley JACL, Takejiro Higa, TED TSUKIYAMA, Thomas Sakamoto, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5/Starplex Cinemas

Filmmakers attended a shinnenkai held by Southern California MIS veterans and their families. Stephen Haller of the National Park Service is interviewed at the Presidio of San Francisco, site of...

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Fri, Mar 30 2012

‘Face of the Future’ Readings at East West Players

‘Face of the Future’ Readings at East West Players

Also tagged: A Nice Indian Boy, Bach Hoang, Christmas in Hanoi, Christopher Goodson, Daniel Dugan, David Henry Hwang Theater, east west players, Eddie Borey, Elizabeth Liang, Face of the Future, francois chau, Gita Reddy, james Irvine Foundation, jeff liu, Joseph Kim, Karthik Srinivasan, Kyle Gundlach, Lauren Yee, Lina Patel, Lynn Arthurs, Mdhuri Shekar, Nico Raineau, Pia Shah, Pramod Kumar, Puja Mohindra, Tim Dang, Tohoru Masmune

Standing, from left: Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang, East West Players Board Chair Lynn Arthurs, and first place winner Eddie Borey. Seated, from left: Honorable mention recipient Lina Patel, third...

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Thu, Mar 29 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442: Live with Honor, 442nd regimental combat team, 99 Years of Love: Japanese Americans, Come See the Paradise, daniel inouye, Die with Dignity, Gaslamp 15, Irene Hirano Inouye, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Junichi Suzuki, Kizuna, Laemmle's Noho 7, lane nishikawa, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, nishi hongwanji, norman mineta, Paul Terasaki, toyo miyatake, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 29, 2012.) === Movie director Junichi Suzuki’s final installment of his Japanese American trilogy will arrive in theaters next...

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Sat, Mar 17 2012

SENIOR MOMENTS: Quake/Tsunami Fundraiser in the Valley

SENIOR MOMENTS: Quake/Tsunami Fundraiser in the Valley

Also tagged: Amber Piatt, chatsworth west united methodist church, Chiba, Felipe Fuentes, hideka chiba, jenna matsushita, Jun Niimi, koichi saichi, loco voco and the fujazz band, matsuri taiko, michael takeshita, miyagi kenjinkai, Miyagi Prefecture, Nancy Oda, orphans of the 2011 tsunami, rev. ruy mizuki, san fernando buddhist hongwanji, san fernando valley community center, yoshihito yonezawa, yuko aoyama

By PHIL SHIGEKUNI On Saturday, March 10, the San Fernando Valley Community Center, led by its board, sponsored a fundraiser — a day short of the one year anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan....

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Mon, Feb 27 2012

SFV JACC to Commemorate Japan Disaster

SFV JACC to Commemorate Japan Disaster

Also tagged: Amber Piatt, Ame ni mo makezu, Chatsworth West United Methodist, Chiba Restaurant, Dr. Sanbo Sakaguchi Hall, erin yokomizo, Felipe Fuentes, Fukushima Prefecture, Holiness Church, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, Japanese Language Institute, Jun Niimi, L.A. County Fire Department, Mitsuko and Shig Chiba, Miyagi Prefecture, Nancy Oda, Pastor Roland Hazama, Pastor Ruy Mizuki, Rev. Paul Iwata, san fernando valley japanese american community center, SFV Athletics, SFV Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, SFV JACL, SFV Judo, SFV Meiji Club, Sunrise Foursquare Church, Tadao Okui, tohoku, yonsei basketball association, Yoshihiro Murai, Yuhei Sato

PACOIMA — The San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center, 12953 Branford St., Pacoima, will gather on Saturday, March 10, at 1 p.m. to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake...

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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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