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L.A. Tanabata Festival Restarts for 2022
The story of the Los Angeles Tanabata Festival has involved so many people and organizations volunteering their time, their creativity, and energy — yet it all started with one man […]
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Biden to Award Medal of Honor to Soldiers Who Fought in Vietnam
WASHINGTON — The White House announced on June 27 that President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. Scheduled […]
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Deputy DAs: Gascón’s Refusal to Prosecute Leads to More Asian Crime Victims
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA), which represents over 800 deputy district attorneys who work for Los Angeles County, issued the following statement on June 29. =*= George Gascón’s […]
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Rep. Chu Arrested at D.C. Demonstration
WASHINGTON — Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) was among dozens of people arrested Thursday during a demonstration in support of abortion rights. The protest was in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning […]
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Guns in Paradise: Ruling Could Undo Strict Hawaii Carry Law
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU — Megan Kau takes occasional weeklong hunting trips to the Hawaiian island of Lanai, where she enjoys watching the sunrise and hearing the […]
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Crunchyroll Premieres ‘My Hero Academia’ OVAs at Anime Expo
By HIKARU ITO Crunchyroll hosted the North American premiere of the My Hero Academia OVAs or original video animations on Friday during Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. […]
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Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Invites Muskego-Norway School Board for Visit
POWELL, Wyo. — The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, which operates a museum on the site of one of the 10 incarceration camps that held Japanese Americans during World War II, […]
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Little Tokyo Historical Society Hosts First Panel at Anime Expo
By HIKARU ITO The Little Tokyo Historical Society hosted their first-ever panel at Anime Expo on July 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In a panel titled “LTHS Dynamism […]
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Dean Keisuke Sugano
March 18, 1931 – June 10, 2022 Dean K. Sugano, 91-year-old, Gering, Nebraska-born resident of Culver City, peacefully passed away at his residence on June 10, 2022. He was predeceased […]
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Irene Kuwaki-Chuman
A Celebration of Life service for the late Irene Kuwaki-Chuman, 67-year-old, Japan-born, resident of Alhambra, who passed away on June 8, 2022, will be held on Saturday, July 16, 10:30 […]
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Michiko Kakimoto
Michiko Kakimoto was born in Okinawa, Japan. She was a longtime resident of Gardena, Calif. and passed away on May 24, 2022, at the age of 90. She is survived […]
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Daniel Osamu Ikemoto
Daniel Osamu Ikemoto of Alhambra, Calif., died June 15, 2022, at the age of 92. Daniel was born June 6, 1930, in Los Angeles, Calif. He is survived by his […]