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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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Sun, Jul 31 2011

No More ‘Law & Order’ in L.A.

No More ‘Law & Order’ in L.A.

Also tagged: Alana de la Garza, Alfred Molina, B.D. Wong, Corey Stoll, Criminal Intent, Dr. George Huang, Law & Order: Los Angeles, Miwako Nishizawa, Rachel Ticotin, Skeet Ulrich, Special Victims Unit, Terrance Howard

NBC recently announced that it has canceled “Law & Order: Los Angeles” after only one season. Tamlyn Tomita Actress Tamlyn Tomita had a recurring role as Coroner Miwako Nishizawa, appearing in...

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Fri, Jul 15 2011

Etsu Masaoka Remembered at JACL Convention

Etsu Masaoka Remembered at JACL Convention

Also tagged: Etsu Mineta Masaoka, Frank Chuman, GEORGE INAGAKI, heart mountain, JACL Gala, JACL National Convention, Michelle Amano, mike masaoka, norman mineta, Richard Amano, Thomas Yatabe

By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Etsu Masaoka Etsu Mineta Masaoka, a long-time JACL member and widow of one of its early leaders, was remembered at the 2011 JACL National Convention, held over the weekend...

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Thu, Jul 7 2011

Cities Helping Cities

Cities Helping Cities

Also tagged: Asian Pacific Lunar New Year Festival, brian kito, chogi higa, Cities Helping Cities, City of Riverside, Ernest Hida, Junko Yonezawa, Kenjinkai Kyogikai, Lalit Acharya, Little Tokyo Koban, Los Angeles Tanabata Festival, Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation, May Davis, Mayor Emiko Okuyama, Mayor Ron Loveridge, RICHARD FUKUHARA, SCI SoCAl, sendai, Sister Cities International, yoshihito yonezawa

Shige Higashi Front (left to right): Brian Kito and Richard Fukuhara. Standing: May Lynn Davis, Junko Yonezawa, Yoshihito Yonezawa, Lalit Acharya, Tamlyn Tomita, Chogi Higa, and Ernest Hida. By RICHARD...

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Tue, Jun 28 2011

Benefit Event Helps to Mend Japan

Benefit Event Helps to Mend Japan

Also tagged: asia america symphony, Bloomingdale's, Bob Yari, Catherine An, Crustacean, CSULA, David Hinnebusch, David Ryan Harris, DJ Prema, Franz Garcia-Chon, Hannah An, Helene An, Hope for Sendai, House of An, jaccc plaza, Jacqueline An, James Kyson Lee, Jeff Solorio, Julia Ling, kelly hu, kesennuma, koshin taiko, Larry Collins, lisa ling, Los Angeles County Fire Department USAR, Mario Sepulveda, masako unoura tanaka, Melissa George, MintCastle, Miss Asia, Miyagi Prefecture, MoZella, NHK, On the Mend 4 Japan, One Hope Wine, sendai, Suehiro Kimono, Sumera Rokita, Susan Hirasuna, TED TANAKA, Thanh Long, Tiato Restaurant, Toki Doki, Wakahisa-kai, Yumi Mizui

Koshin Taiko performs. Tsunami survivor Masako Unoura-Tanaka hugs Larry Collins of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's USAR Task Force. SANTA MONICA — “On the Mend 4 Japan,” a benefit held...

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Mon, May 9 2011

The End of the ‘Universe’

The End of the ‘Universe’

Also tagged: Alexis Cruz, Atlantis, Camille Wray, Col. David Telford, Cpl. Barnes, Dr. Lisa Park, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Spence, Leanne Adachi, Lexa Doig, Linda Ko, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mark Dacascos, Ming-Na, Ming-Na Wen, Ralph Lazo, Reiko Aylesworth, SG-1, Stand Up for Justice, Stargate Universe

The cast of "SGU" (from left): Jamil Walker Smith, Ming-Na, Louis Ferreira, Elyse Levesque, Robert Carlyle, Brian J. Smith, Alaina Huffman, David Blue, and Lou Diamond Phillips. The Monday, May...

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