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Wed, Mar 21 2012

OCHAZUKE: Political Theater and an Apology from USC

Also tagged: community political commentary, discrimination, EO 9066, gender politics, grace yoo, gwen muranaka, jan perry, Joe Buscaino, jon kaji, jose huizar, KAC, nisei honoroary degrees, political power, race politics, redistricting, rufus b. von kelinsmid, warren furutani, WWII

By GWEN MURANAKA It was a dispiriting spectacle of political theater at City Hall on Friday. Twenty years after the L.A. Riots set this city ablaze and laid bare racial animosities and economic disparities...

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Tue, Mar 20 2012

Nisei Students to Receive Honorary Degrees from USC

Also tagged: AB 37, C.L. Max Nikias, California Community Colleges, california state university, Grace Shiba, honorary degrees, Honorary Nisei Student Scholarship, jonathan kaji, Rod Nakamoto, Scott Mory, Tad Ochiai, Trojam family, university of california, USC Alumni Association, USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association, warren furutani

The University of Southern California will award honorary degrees to Japanese American former students who were interned during World War II. President C.L. Max Nikias will confer the honorary baccalaureate...

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Thu, Feb 23 2012

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: A Treasure Trove for UCLA & Me

Also tagged: 442nd, akemi kikumura yano, Columnists, dan inouye, Densho, HEATHER HARADA, Hershey Miyamura, JA Living Legacy, janm, keiro retirement home, MUSIC STREAMING, PANDORA, PERSONAL ESSAYS, Republicans, sharon yamato, Susan Uyemura, THE CROSSROADS, UCLA, Veterans, VETS, wimpy hiroto, WWII

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 22, 2012.) === The call came from Sharon Yamato, a Rafu compatriot. She wanted to know if I would be interested in being interviewed by...

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Thu, Jan 26 2012

Assembly Candidate Chau Endorsed by Democratic Party

Also tagged: 49th Assembly District, California Democratic Party, Ed Chau, IBM, John Tran, Judy Chu, Los Angeles Superior Court, Luis Ayala, Mike Eng, Montebello School Board

Ed Chau MONTEREY PARK — Rep. Judy Chu (D-El Monte) and Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) have congratulated school board member Ed Chau, Democratic candidate for the 49th Assembly District, on...

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Sat, Jan 21 2012

Portion of Gardena Freeway Renamed for World War II Hero

Also tagged: 7th Infantry, Arlington National Cemetery, Artena, bill clinton, Company H, Daniel Akaka, Distinguished Service Cross, Edward J. Schlossman, Gardena Freeway, Harriet Davila, lausd, medal of honor, Peary Middle School, Roderick Wright, Rudolph B. Davila, Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, Vosges Mountains

CITY NEWS SERVICE CARSON — The stretch of the westbound Gardena (91) Freeway that runs through Carson was renamed the Rudolph B. Davila Memorial Freeway on Friday in honor of a World War II Medal of...

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Thu, Sep 22 2011

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: You’ve Got Your Opinion, I’ve Got Squat

Also tagged: aging, alumni, ATHLETIC, CR2S, DMV, la times, los angeles, MOUNT WASHINGTON, UCLA, wimpy, wimpy hiroto

By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Sept. 21, 2011.) === CR2S has an opinion on the whole palette of public concerns (re: Social Security, Palestine, economy, Irvine 11, joblessness,...

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Tue, Aug 23 2011

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 berkeley, uc davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, union bank, 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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Thu, Jul 28 2011

VOX POPULI: Cultural Insensitivity at Little Tokyo Design Week

Also tagged: DESIGN WEEK, janm, Little Tokyo Design Week, Mottainai, nisei, PALM OIL, RICE, USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, vox populi

By J. Nunokawa (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 28, 2011.) === If anyone managed to “get” the message of the Food Futures Pod by the USC School of Architecture, please kindly share it with...

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Fri, Jul 15 2011

JAVA Awards Eight Scholarships to High School Students

Also tagged: April Nishikawa, Cal Tech, Calvin Ninomiya, Carli Komoto, Col. Phillip Sunao Ishio, Douglas Ishio, Edgar Wakayama, Emily Ichikawa, Harvard, James Ryan, Japanese American Veterans Association, Jenny Yim, Joseph Ichiuji, Kiyoko Tsuboi Taubkin, Maj. Orville Shirey, Mary Kozono, Natalie Okahara, Ranger Grant Hirabayashi, Ray Murakami, Scripps College, Shari Kuroyama, Stephanie Fong, Sue Okubo, Teru Kamikawa Matsui, UCLA

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Dr. Ray Murakami, scholarship chair, announced the names of eight high school seniors who were awarded scholarships from the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) to universities...

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Wed, Jul 6 2011

Class of ’76: How Are Gardena High Grads Doing 35 Years Later?

Also tagged: Alice Sasaki, Anderson School of Management, Arlene Fukai, Arlene Nakayama Sakahara, Art Center, Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Bill Cooper, Bob Otsu, Brian Oki, Bridgette Berry, Christine Kuida, Class of 1976, CNN, Craig Kishiyama, CSULB, Design West, Diane Fujino, Don Greathouse, Doug Tanji, Ellen Matsumoto, Ellen Rodrigues Pomella, Ernie Muraoka, Gardena City Council, Gardena High School, Goldman Sachs, Greg Sasaki, Helen Hayase, Howard Lazar, Indiana University, Irene Hirano, James Sakakura, Jane Kobayashi, janm, Julie Ito, Karen Watai, Ken Yonemura, Kent Nozaki, Kozie Kanemaru, KWA Leadership Consulting, Lance Izumi, lausd, Lori Nishimura, Lura Wallace, Marlyn Rikimaru, Mary Ann Takemoto, Mas Okui, Mildred Shimabukuro, mit, Mohicans, Morava & Oliver Design Office, Neil Caliman, New York Times, Pacific Research Institute, Panthers, Pat Minatogawa, Paul Tanaka, Peary Junior High School, Peary Middle School, Phebe Arlen, Phebe Nishimoto, Randy Taketa, Roger Yamashiro, Seattle Times, Silicon Valley, STAR TREK, Steve Higashi, Terry Tang, U.S. Bicentennial, UC Irvine, UCLA, Waiting for Superman, Warren Hockenbary, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

Originally published in the Graduation Issue, June 28, 2011 Detail of 1976 class photo. Front row: J.K. Yamamoto (second from left), Brian Oki (center) and Lance Izumi (right). Second row (from left):...

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Tag Archives: USC

OCHAZUKE: Political Theater and an Apology from USC

Nisei Students to Receive Honorary Degrees from USC

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: A Treasure Trove for UCLA & Me

Assembly Candidate Chau Endorsed by Democratic Party

Portion of Gardena Freeway Renamed for World War II Hero

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: You’ve Got Your Opinion, I’ve Got Squat

Nikkei Community Internship Wraps Up 10th Year

VOX POPULI: Cultural Insensitivity at Little Tokyo Design Week

JAVA Awards Eight Scholarships to High School Students

Class of ’76: How Are Gardena High Grads Doing 35 Years Later?

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