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Sun, Jan 15 2012

VOX POPULI: A Letter to President Obama

VOX POPULI: A Letter to President Obama

Also tagged: 5th Amendment, Andrew Clark Arand, Andrew Sullivan, executive order 9066, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, National Defense Authorization Act, Pasadena Human Relations Commission, president Obama, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution

By SOJI KASHIWAGI January 10, 2012 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 — Dear President Obama, Before I begin,...

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Wed, Jan 4 2012

Civil Rights Icon Gordon Hirabayashi Dies at 93

Civil Rights Icon Gordon Hirabayashi Dies at 93

Also tagged: afsc, American University of Beirut, Arthur Barnett, Bill Makino, civil disobedience, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONCENTRATION CAMP, coram nobis, Coronado National Forest, Dawn's Light, Esther Hirabayashi, fred korematsu, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site, hero, INCARCERATION, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, James Hirabayashi, Jay Hirabyashi, JEANNE SAKATA, Judge Lloyd Black, lane hirabayashi, leaders, Min Yasui, Minoru Yasui, Peter Irons, Puyallup Assembly Center, quakers, Santa Catalina Mountains, seattle, STEVEN OKAZAKI, Supreme Court, Unfinished Business, University of Alberta, University of Washington, WWII, YMCA

Hirabayashi (left) is joined by fellow coram nobis plaintiffs Min Yasui and Fred Korematsu in 1983. He was the last surviving plaintiff who challenged the legality of the wartime exclusion and incarceration...

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Wed, Dec 21 2011

Sawtelle Merchants Tell Their Stories

Sawtelle Merchants Tell Their Stories

Also tagged: Aichi Hotel, Akira Toya, amache, Ben Toshiyuki, Bronzeville, Colorado Naval Academy ROTC, David Akashi, Fresno, Fujimoto Shell Station, FuRaiBo restaurant, Fusajiro and Aki Toya, George Toya, Grace Fujimoto, Hank Iwamoto, Henry Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Fujisaki, Irene Kaizuka, Jack Fujimoto, James Toya, Jerome Ark., Jim Toshiyuki, Jimmy Yamaguchi, John Tateishi, John Toshiyuki, little tokyo, Lompoc, Los Angeles High School, Louis Toshiyuki, Manny Salzman, Manual Arts High School, Maruyama's Barber Shop, Mas and Sats Nitta, Michelle Imamura, Michio Toshiyuki, Milton Inouye, MIYAKO HOTEL, Miyoko Watanabe, Mori's Dry Goods, poston, Randy Fujimoto, Robert and Tomiko Iwamoto, rohwer, Russell Yamaguchi, Safe and Save Market, Salinas Assembly Center, Salinas Japanese Town, san francisco japantown, Satsuma Gift Shop, Sawtelle Boulevard, Sawtelle Food Market, Sawtelle Stories, Sawtelle Variety Store, Stillwater Oklahoma, Taizo Toshiyuki Tensho Do Jewelry and Watch Repair, Tensho Do Drug Store, Tomiji Toshiyuki, Toya Confectionery Store, UCLA, USC Pharmacy, West Adams, West L.A. Buddhist Temple, West Los Angeles, Yamaguchi's Variety Store, Yuki Toya Sakura

By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Jack Fujimoto (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) The experiences of Japanese American merchants who established businesses on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles...

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Fri, Dec 16 2011

Chizuko Kakiuchi, Devoted Dharma School Teacher, Dies at 70

Chizuko Kakiuchi, Devoted Dharma School Teacher, Dies at 70

Also tagged: Bay District Dharma School Teachers League, Bay District Family Conference, bon-odori, Buddhist Church of San Francisco, Buddhist Churches of America, Carl Yanari, Chizuko Kakiuchi, City College of San Francisco, Dharma School Teachers League Federation, Grace Fujimoto, Gregg Nishimura, Hideo Kakiuchi, Hiroko Nishimura, Kazuo Kikuchi, Kimochi Home, Kimochi Lounge, Kimochi Odori, Mishibana Kai, Nanayo Silver, Nihon Minyo Buyo Renmei, San Francisco Department of Social Services, Shimaoka-kai, Yoshiko Fujimoto, Yuba City High school

Chizuko Kakiuchi (back row, center) at a performance by Mishibana Kai. In front of her is longtime dance instructor and friend Yoshiko Fujimoto. By JUN STINSON SAN FRANCISCO — Chizuko Kakiuchi dedicated...

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Fri, Dec 16 2011

Molly Kimura Receives Foreign Minister’s Commendation

Molly Kimura Receives Foreign Minister’s Commendation

Also tagged: Alice Tom, Buddhist Church of Sacramento, Buddhist Women's Association, Chikuzen biwa, Clifford Kimura, Dharma school, Florin JACL, Foreign Minister's Commendation, Hiroko Tsuda, Hiroshi Inomata, Ikenobo ikebana, Japanese American Archival Collection, Kazuo Kimura, Koso Nodohara, Lynn Kurahara, Marielle Tsukamoto, Mary Ann Miyao, Marysville High School, Matsuyama-Sacramento Sister City Corporation, Molly Kimura, nishi hongwanji, Northern California Buddhist Sunday School Teachers League, Ralph Sugimoto, Sacramento Chapter Ikebana International, Sacramento Hiroshima Nikkejin-kai, Sacramento Ikenobo Tachibana Club, Sacramento Senator Lions Club, Sacramento State University, sunae, Susanne Sharpneck, Sylvia Kimura, uc davis, Virginia Uchida, Yoshikawa sand painting, Yuba City

From left: Virginia Uchida, Koso Nodohara, Molly Kimura, Mary Ann Miyao, Lynn Kurihara, and Ralph Sugimoto. (Photo by Jun Stinson) By JUN STINSON SAN FRANCISCO — Molly Miyako Kimura has without a doubt,...

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Fri, Dec 9 2011

‘Passing Down the Legacy’ Sneak Preview Available

‘Passing Down the Legacy’ Sneak Preview Available

Also tagged: Alex Margonlin, American Muslim, Bridging Communities Program, JACL Northern California-Western Nevada-Pacific District, JACL Pacific Northwest District, JACL Pacific Southwest District, Jessica Kyo, Mackenzie Walker, manzanar, Marissa Kitazawa, Minidoka, National JACL, national park service, Passing Down the Legacy, Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program, Yuka Ogino

Marissa Kitazawa SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced that a new video, “Bridging Communities, Passing Down the Legacy,” will be released this month. The video documents...

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Thu, Dec 1 2011

THROUGH THE FIRE: Pledging Allegiance

THROUGH THE FIRE: Pledging Allegiance

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, DOROTHEA LANGE, ENTERTAINERS, entertainment, george takei, INTERNMENT CAMP, Lorenzo Thione, PERFORMING ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, sharon yamato, theater

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Nov. 30, 2011.) === As schoolchildren, we learned at an early age to hold our right hands over our hearts and recite those familiar words out loud,...

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Fri, Nov 11 2011

Poston Site Recommended for Historic Landmark Designation

Poston Site Recommended for Historic Landmark Designation

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMPS, FLOYD MORI, manzanar, Marlene Shigekawa, Minidoka, National Historic Landmark, National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee, poston, Warren Maruyama

From left: Warren Maruyama, Marlene Shigekawa and Floyd Mori testified before the committee. WASHINGTON — The National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee met Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C. to...

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Thu, Oct 27 2011

A New Beginning for ‘Farewell to Manzanar’

A New Beginning for ‘Farewell to Manzanar’

Also tagged: Akemi Kikumura, American Pastime, Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Chris Komai, CICELY TYSON, clyde kusatsu, Come See the Paradise, CONCENTRATION CAMP, Dori Takeshita, east west players, Farewell to Manzanar, frank chin, Hiro Narita, If Tomorrow Comes, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, James Houston, janm, jeanne wakatsuki houston, John Korty, Lawson Inada, Mako, manzanar, Maria Kwong, Midway, Minidoka, Mitsu Yashima, Momo Yashima, NBC Universal, Nobu McCarthy, Pat Morita, Paul Chihara, Richard Hashimoto, Robert Kinoshita, Shawn Wong, Snow Falling on Cedars, Taro Yashima, Wendy Shiba, WWII, Yuki Shimoda

From left: Actor Clyde Kusatsu, composer Paul Chihara, actress Momo Yashima, director John Korty. (J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu Staff Writer === Two screenings of “Farewell to...

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Wed, Oct 5 2011

Symposium on Terminology of JA WWII Experience

Symposium on Terminology of JA WWII Experience

Also tagged: CONCENTRATION CAMP, Don Hata, Edison Uno, George and Sakaye Aratani Professorship, jacl, Japanese American National Library, JCCCNC, KAREN ISHIZUKA, lane hirabayashi, MAKO NAKAGAWA, Neil Gotanda, Power of Words, relocation center, Roger Daniels, Tetsuden Kashima, Tule Lake Committee, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, union bank

The late civil rights activist Edison Uno with a California Registered Historical Landmark plaque describing Tule Lake as a "concentration camp." It was placed by the State Department of Parks...

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