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Thu, Feb 2 2012

Jane Imamura Remembered for Her Contributions to Buddhism

Jane Imamura Remembered for Her Contributions to Buddhism

Also tagged: Allen Ginsberg, Asilomar, BCA Seminar, Berkeley Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America, Buddhist Study center, Chicago Musical College, Gary Snyder, gila river, Guadalupe Buddhist Church, Hawaii Kyodan, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Institute for Buddhist Studies, Jack Kerouac, Jane Imamura, Jodo Shinshu Center, june kuramoto, Kenny Endo, Lowie Museum of Anthropology, Pacific Seminar, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Rev. Issei Matsuura, Rev. Kanmo Imamura, Ryo Imamura, Satsuki Bazaar, Senshin Buddhist Temple, Senshin Gakuin, Shinobu Matsuura, Tulare Assembly Center, UC Berkeley Music Department

Jane Imamura BERKELEY — Jane Michiko Imamura is remembered for her warm and compassionate spirit as well as for her numerous contributions to the Berkeley Buddhist Temple, the Buddhist Churches of America,...

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Thu, Dec 29 2011

Holly Fujie Appointed to L.A. County Superior Court

Holly Fujie Appointed to L.A. County Superior Court

Also tagged: Buchalter Nemer, Holly Fujie, Jerry Brown, Judge Jerry Johnson, Kerry Bensinger, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Michael Garcia, Michael Raphael, Michelle Williams Court, Roberto Longoria, State Bar of California

Holly Fujie SACRAMENTO — Governor Jerry Brown on Dec. 27 announced the appointment of Holly J. Fujie, 56, of Los Angeles to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. An equity shareholder for Buchalter...

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Fri, Dec 23 2011

Nominations Being Accepted for Yamashita Prize

Nominations Being Accepted for Yamashita Prize

Also tagged: Center for Research on Social Change, Dr. Christine Trost, Foundations for Change: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize, Hong Kong, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, Order of the Golden Bear, UC Berkeley Alumni Association, University of Nebraska, University of San Francisco, Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Winged Helmet

Thomas I. Yamashita BERKELEY — The Foundations for Change: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding young social change activist/scholar in California. The award of $2,500 honors...

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Wed, Nov 23 2011

Yee Reminds UC/CSU Students, Faculty of Their Free Speech Rights

Yee Reminds UC/CSU Students, Faculty of Their Free Speech Rights

Also tagged: AB 2581, california state university, Dean Christopher Edley Jr., General Counsel Charles Robinson, Leland Yee, Mark Yudof, People's Park, pepper spray incident, SB 1370, uc davis, university of california, william bratton

State Sen. Leland Yee SACRAMENTO – The author of California’s law to protect student speech and press rights reminded University of California and California State University students and faculty on...

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Wed, Aug 31 2011

Goodwin Liu Confirmed to State Supreme Court

Goodwin Liu Confirmed to State Supreme Court

Also tagged: 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Carlos Moreno, Goodwin Liu, Jerry Brown, Joan Dempsey Klein, kamala harris, obama, Tani Cantil-Sakauye

SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday announced the confirmation of Goodwin Liu to the California Supreme Court. Liu will be sworn in on Thursday at noon at the State Capitol. The governor will...

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Tue, Aug 23 2011

Nikkei Community Internship Wraps Up 10th Year

Nikkei Community Internship Wraps Up 10th Year

Also tagged: alan nishio, Alex Lim UCSD, Allison Sunahara, Allison Tominaga, CAL POLY POMONA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CJACLC, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, gardena jci, Hiromi Aoyama, Hiroshi Inomata, jaccc, jacl, JACL Pacific Southwest District, janm, Jason Hata, JCCCNC, JCYC, Ken Matsueda, Konnichiwa Little Tokyo, Kyle Ichikawa, lindsey sugimoto, Lisa Mizuiri, little tokyo, LMU, ltsc, Mari Miyamoto, Maya Kochiyama, Nicholas Tasaka-Mejia, Nikkei Community Internship, Nikkei Conference, Nikkei Credit Union, NJAHS, Rachel Mock, Ryan Hata, san francisco japantown, SAN JOSE JAPANTOWN, SDSU, Southwest Airlines, Stuart Mizokami, uc davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, union bank, USC, Willamette University

Participants in the Nikkei Community Internship program join Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Hiroshi Inomata (standing, third from right) and representatives from sponsors Union Bank and Southwest...

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Fri, Aug 5 2011

JACL to Honor Rep. Faleomavaega

JACL to Honor Rep. Faleomavaega

Also tagged: 100th Battalion/442nd Infantry Regiment, A.U. Fuimaono, American Samoa, Army Reserve, BYU, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Eni Faleomavaega, FLOYD MORI, Hinanui Bambridge Cae, JACL Gala, Phillip Burton, University of Houston Law School

Rep. Eni Faleomavaega WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League will be holding its JACL Gala (A Salute to Champions) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 29. One of the honorees will be Rep. Eni Faleomavaega...

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Mon, Jul 18 2011

Riverside Community College District’s Social Justice/Civil Liberties Center to House Okubo Collection

Riverside Community College District’s Social Justice/Civil Liberties Center to House Okubo Collection

Also tagged: Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, CITIZEN 13660, Citrus Belt Savings & Loan Building, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Gregory Gray, heart mountain, janm, manzanar, Mark Takano, Miné Okubo Collection, RCC Culinary Arts Academy, RCCD Foundation, Renaissance Block, Riverside City College, Riverside Community College District, Topaz

Artist’s concept of Miné Okubo plaza level in new Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties. RIVERSIDE — On June 23, higher education, city, and community leaders celebrated...

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Thu, Jun 30 2011

$2.9 Million in JA Confinement Site Grants Announced

$2.9 Million in JA Confinement Site Grants Announced

Also tagged: amache, Arizona State University, Arkansas State University, Asian Media Access Inc., Central Arkansas Library System, Chicago Japanese American Historical Society, Colorado Preservation Inc., CyArk, Densho, Friends of Minidoka, George and Frank Hirahara, Granada, heart mountain, Honouliuli, Japanese American Confinement Sites Program, JCCH, Jonathan B. Jarvis, KEET-TV, Ken Salazar, Kooskia, LTSC Community Development Corp., manzanar committee, MIS Language School, national park service, New Mexico JACL, NJAHS, poston, Poston Community Alliance, rohwer, Rosalie Gould, Stone Ishimaru, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Idaho Moscow, war relocation authority, Washington State University Pullman, Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Friday announced that the National Park Service is awarding 24 grants totaling $2.9 million to preserve and...

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Tue, Jun 7 2011

JCCCNC Hires Ryan Kimura as Director of Programs/Community Affairs

JCCCNC Hires Ryan Kimura as Director of Programs/Community Affairs

Also tagged: Japantown Merchants Association, JCCCNC, Jennifer Hamamoto, NihonmachiROOTS, Nikkei Community Internship Program, Paul Osaki, Ryan Kimura, san francisco japantown, Yori Wada

Ryan Kimura SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) welcomes Ryan Kimura as the new director of programs and community affairs. He is the latest addition...

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