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Thu, Sep 2 2010

Heart Mountain Center Set to Open in 2011

Heart Mountain Center Set to Open in 2011

Also tagged: alan simpson, ANN SIMPSON, bacon sakatani, BERKELEY, CAROLYN TAKESHITA, CODY, CYNTHIA LUMMIS, DAVID REETZ, heart mountain, HEART MOUNTAIN INTERPRETIVE L, HMWF, internment, INTERNMENT CAMP, Interpretive Learning Center, janm, KATHLEEN SAITO YUILLE, KAZUAKI KUBO, Ken Watanabe, NHK, nisei, norman mineta, RAYMOND UNO, ROBERTA UNO, SHIRLEY ANN HIGUCHI, STEVEN OKAZAKI, wyoming

Gathered for the Heart Mountain celebration last month are Norman Mineta, left, Ann Simpson, Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson (ret), Ford Foundation program officer Roberta Uno, and...

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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, Tanabata Festival

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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Mon, Aug 9 2010

Simply the Best

Simply the Best

Also tagged: Aratani Japan America Theatre, Brynn Akemi Nakamoto, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, Coronation, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, FIA Insurance Services, Free Arts for Abused Children, Gardena Evening Optimist, Inc., Jamie Joyce Hagiya, japanese american historical society of southern california, japanese american national museum, Japanese Restaurant Association of America, Kellie Toshiye Teragawa, Lani Kume Nishiyama, Lauren Terumi Weber, LTRoots, nisei week court, Nisei Week Japanese Festival, nisei week queen, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, pasadena japanese cultural institute, San Diego State University, San Fernando Valley Holiness Church, San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center and Coordinating Council, The Loft Hawaiian Restaurant, USC, venice japanese community center, Wayne Dvorak Acting Studio, West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League

The 2010 Nisei Week Court is, back row, from left, Brynn Nakamoto, Jamie Hagiya, Lauren Weber, Lani Nishiyama; front row, from left, Christy Sakamoto, Reiko Yokomizo, Kelli Teragawa. The 2010 Nisei Week...

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Thu, Jul 22 2010

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Please Close the Door

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Please Close the Door

Also tagged: aging, Cedars-Sinai, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, hospital, wimpy, Yuri Ogawa

By W.T. Wimpy Hiroto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 21, 2010.) === [Am beginning to wonder if that dreaded affliction known by so many different names has finally caught up with me. To...

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Sat, Jul 3 2010

Ready for Some Major Kicks

Ready for Some Major Kicks

Also tagged: 442nd, Amobi Okugo, Brian Perk, cal state dominguez hills, Chivas USA, David Estrada, Edison Academy, Edson Buddle, Hokkaido, home depot center, Joe Flanagan, John Hackworth, Jorge Salcedo, kyle nakazawa, Kyushu, Landon Donovan, Luis Suarez, Major League Soccer, manzanar, Michael Stephens, MIS, MLS, ncaa, New York Times Magazine, Oliver Award, Philadelphia Union, Ryan Futagaki, soccer, Under-17 National team, world cup, WWII

Philadelphia Union’s Kyle Nakazawa (13), keeps the ball away from FC Dallas midfielder Daniel Hernandez during a regular season match on May 15 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The teams ended...

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Sat, Jun 19 2010

UCLA Dedicates Terasaki Life Sciences Building

UCLA Dedicates Terasaki Life Sciences Building

Also tagged: $50 million, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute's Heart Transplant Program, cell biology, Chancellor Block, Dr. Jon Kobashigawa, Etsuko Price, Geffen School of Medicine, Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, japanese american, neuroscience, nisei, Paul Teraskaki, Ronald Doizaki, Terasaki Life Science Building, UCLA HLA laboratory, UCLA International Institute, UCLA Kidney Transplant Registry, Victoria Sork

Paul Terasaki and UCLA Chancellor Gene Block cut the ribbon on the new Terasaki Life Sciences Building on Sunday at UCLA. They are joined by, from right, Victoria Sork, dean of Life Sciences, and members...

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Wed, Jun 9 2010

The Coach

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, Conrad Burke, Edward Takahashi, jao, john wooden, Kenny Booker, Koyasan Boy Scout Troop 379, LA AThletic Club, military intelligence service, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Pyramid of Success, richard banton, Swen Nater, tetsu tanimoto

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden pictured with Edward Takahashi. By Edward Takahashi In 2004, a group of the present and former scouts of Koyasan Boy Scout Troop 379 gathered to plan for the...

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Sat, May 29 2010

Quakers Support of Nikkei to be Recognized

Quakers Support of Nikkei to be Recognized

Also tagged: afsc, american friends service committee, bill hosokawa, esther nishio, japanese american national museum, jean hibino, joe franko, lane hirabayashi, nikkei for civil rights and redress, nisei, quakers, william marutani

Bill Hosokawa and his family depicted in 1943 while incarcerated in the Heart Mountain concentration camp during World War II. A special public program, “Quakers: Friends of the Japanese American...

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Thu, May 27 2010

OCHAZUKE: Why Not, USC?

OCHAZUKE: Why Not, USC?

Also tagged: Aki Miyamoto, Cal State, csudh, EO 9066, executive order 9066, gila river, graduation, Honorary Degree, japanese american, Jewish, jewish journal, Julia Taniguchi Uriu, nisei, nisei diploma, Rufus Von Kleinsmid, Sigma Phi Omega, sorority, steve sample, USC, WWII

By GWEN MURANAKA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 27, 2010.) === This graduation season has been truly inspiring with the awarding of hundreds of honorary degrees to the Nisei whose educations...

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Wed, May 19 2010

A ‘Shew’ In for Success

A ‘Shew’ In for Success

Also tagged: CIF, CIF Southern Section finals, Karen Shew, Kiersten Shew, La Serna High School, Lancers, Olympics, rafu shimpo

Kiersten Shew holds up her first place CIF medal in the 100 backstroke at her house in Whittier. By JORDAN IKEDA RAFU SPORTS EDITOR Kiersten Shew has only been swimming competitively for three years,...

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