UCLA, Loyola Study Examines Asian Voting in City Elections

A study released on May 31 by UCLA and Loyola Marymount University found that while Asian Americans are the third-largest racial group in Los Angeles, their numbers haven’t necessarily translated into power and growth in electoral politics that the population growth would suggest. The findings were released at a press conference at the Japanese American…

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RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: On Writing …

By BILL YEE As a part of retirement or semi-retirement, one of my goals was to write a column. The focus of the column would be somewhat like what Charles McCabe, “The Fearless Spectator,” did for The…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Our Histories and Communities Overlap

Dear Editor: The letter published on May 13, 2023 titled “Questioning J-Town Support for Third Street Boundaries” contained some factual inaccuracies, and as a directly named party of the letter, I would like to correct the record…

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VOX POPULI: Hijacked at Manzanar!

By MO NISHIDA Strong words, you might think. Maybe you’ll think again after reading this. Manzanar has a very important place in my heart. Back in the late ’60s, when our movement was first developing, we were…

VOX POPULI: Through Fire and Ash, 3/30/2011

By BRENTON MORI A fundraiser at Little Tokyo’s 2nd Street Jazz in April 2011 gave me the opportunity to write and recite a spoken-word piece entitled “Through Fire and Ash,” intended to be my tribute to the…

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Harold Yoshizumi

Harold Yoshizumi (88) of Pearl City, Hawaii, resident of Monterey Park, Calif., passed away on March 24, 2023. Preceded in death by his wife,…

Miyoko Fujimori

December 23, 1932 – May 2, 2023 Miyoko was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 23, 1932, to Masaru and Mikiye Hiyake. She was…

Kenji Frank Uyetake

Funeral services for the late Kenji Frank Uyetake, 78-year-old, Arkansas-born, resident of Seal Beach, who passed away peacefully on May 22, 2023, will be…

Claire Sekiguchi

October 4, 1938 — May 18, 2023 Claire Sekiguchi, beloved wife, devoted mother, and accomplished professional, passed away on May 18, 2023, at the…

May Nomura Arakawa

May Nomura Arakawa (91), born on May 8, 1932, in Sacramento, Calif., a resident of Woodland Hills, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2023.…

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