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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, tamlyn tomita, Tammie Kanda, 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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Thu, Aug 11 2011

Big Finish for 2011 Obon Season

Big Finish for 2011 Obon Season

Also tagged: Alan Kita, Arleen Miya, Brian Imada, Christine Lee, gardena buddhist church, Isami Taiko, Las Vegas Sangha, Mitzi Shimizu, Mottainai, nisei week, NOBUKO MIYAMOTO, Obon Carnival, Obon Jivers, Rev. Hosho Shindo, Rev. Marvin Harada, terry hara, UC Irvine Jodaiko

Gardena Buddhist Church member Alan Kita, dressed in cowboy hat and happi coat, is seemingly moved by the spirit of dance at last weekend’s Gardena Obon carnival and dance. At least 1,000 people participated...

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Sat, Jul 23 2011

Final Workshops Set for L.A. Tanabata Festival Saturday, July 30 & Aug. 6

Final Workshops Set for L.A. Tanabata Festival Saturday, July 30 & Aug. 6

Also tagged: brian kito, Little Tokyo Koban, Little Tokyo Public Safety Association, Nanka Kenjin Kai Kyogi Kai, nisei week, Tanabata kazari

Tanabata kazari on display at the second annual Tanabata Festival in 2010. Members of the media lend a hand in making the community Tanabata kazari Members from the community take a break from working...

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Thu, Aug 19 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 100th/442nd Veterans Association, 1st Battalion 185th Armored Support Detachment, 442nd regimental combat team, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alhambra City Councilmember Gary Yamauchi, Arisa Hiroi, Awa Odori, Bobby Umemoto, Bombu Taiko, brian kito, Bryan Takeda, Chantel lee, chris aihara, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Cosplayers, Councilmember Jan Perry, Daisuke Ban, Deputy Mayor Masao Yamada, dirck morgan, Dow-Ning Kuo, Dr. Akemi Kikumura-Yano, Fujima Kansuma Dance School, Fusako Kanai, Genchi Minyo Ikuta Kai, Grand Marshal Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Festival Queen, Hayato Tamura, Hideo Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kawabe, jaccc, janm, Japan Business Association, japanese american cultural and community center, japanese american national museum, jordan ikeda, Jung So-ra, Junwo Kim Yamashita, Kanya Sanjo V Dance Company, Kikaider, Kikuta Kai, kip fulbeck, knott's berry farm, KOS Korean Dance Institute, Kosuke Okamoto, L.A. Beat, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, Madame Fujima Kansuma, Marissa Machida, michael antonovich, Mirai Nagasu, Miss Chinatown Los Angeles, Miss Kimino LA, Miss Korea Los Angeles, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Montebello-Ashiya Sister Cities, Nebuta Festival, Nikkei Federation, nikkei games, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, nisei week foundation, Nisei Week Pioneer, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Ohayashi Troop, Okinawa Association of America Geino-Bu, Rafu Mutsumikai, rafu shimpo, Rissho Kosei Kai, Singapore Airlines, Snoopy, The Ajuku Girls, Vietnam Veterans, Yoshie Okada, Yuichi Okura

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Sat, Aug 14 2010

Flash Mob in Little Tokyo

Flash Mob in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: brian kito, flash mob dance, jan perry, janm, junichi ihara, marisa kosugi, minyo station, moca, nisei week, obon, taiko, tamlyn tomita, tanko bushi, yuko kaifu

The crowd at the opening of the Tanabata Festival joins in a flash mob rendition of "Tanko Bushi" on Friday night in Little Tokyo. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR A...

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Sat, Aug 14 2010

1,000 Prayers

Also tagged: brian kito, CANCER, caring bridge, carolyn uyeda, fugetsudo, huntington library, kathy ikeda, laurie lam, little tokyo, nisei week, Sadako, tanabata, UCLA

Carolyn Uyeda of San Diego and her 4-year-old grandson, Alex, look over a blue and gold Tanabata Kazari made from 1,000 paper cranes folded by nearly 100 family members of Fugetsudo, the long-time confectionary...

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Thu, Jul 29 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: Welcome Back, Corey!

HORSE’S MOUTH: Welcome Back, Corey!

Also tagged: Agoura Hills, baby boomers, boomers, Calabasas, corey nakatani, Cory Shiozaki, Em Yamada, fixed income, horseracing, internment, las vegas, little tokyo, little tokyo business, Little Tokyo Sporting Goods, manzanar, military, nisei week, nisei week queen, Oak Park, Oriental Exclusion Acts, Pioneer Luncheon, RACISM, relocation center, retirement, Veterans, Westlake Village, Woodland Hills, WWII, Yoneo Narumi

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 27, 2010) === Hopefully, I don’t begin to sound like the obituary section of the newspaper. Yes, it’s time to bid farewell to another...

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