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Posted inStop Asian Hate

Bronzeville: The Rise and Fall of Little Tokyo’s Black Community

by Rafu Contributor 03/22/202303/22/2023

By Dr. HILLARY JENKS, Rafu Shimpo Contributor By the early 1920s, the area we call Little Tokyo was the established social and commercial center of immigrant Japanese communities who fished, farmed, and sold produce across Southern California. It housed a multiethnic population in its 30-odd hotels and rooming houses – per the 1940 census, the […]

Posted inFood and Drink

All Hail the Champ: Wagyu Sausage Pizza a Prime Example of Food Collabs Done Right

by Hikaru Ito 01/16/202301/17/2023
Posted inArts & Culture

New Year’s Day Brings Hopping Good Time

by Rafu Reports 01/06/202301/06/2023
Posted inCrime

Police Investigating Alleged Assault of BID Officers on Aiso Street

by Rafu Reports 12/24/202212/27/2022
Posted inCommunity

Go Little Tokyo for the Holidays

by Rafu Shimpo 12/21/202212/21/2022
Posted inCommunity

Jolly Holiday in Little Tokyo

by Rafu Reports 12/20/202212/21/2022
Posted inHistory

In Search of Home: A History of Ethnic Enclaves

by Rafu Contributor 11/04/202212/31/2022
Posted inCommunity

80th Nisei Week Japanese Festival Ondo and Closing Ceremony Aug. 18

by Rafu Reports 08/08/202208/08/2022
Posted inCommunity

Nisei Week’s Inspiration Award Honorees: Steve and Patty Nagano, Bill Watanabe

by Rafu Reports 08/08/202208/08/2022
Posted inCommunity

Japanese Kimono, Collectibles Featured at Nisei Week Bazaar Aug. 13-14

by Rafu Reports 08/08/202208/08/2022
Posted inCommunity

Terri Hokoda: The Face of Postwar Nisei Week

by Rafu Reports 08/08/202208/08/2022
Posted inCommunity

Mochi and Community Spirit: Fugetsu-Do Recognized with Frances K. Hashimoto Award

by Rafu Reports 08/08/202208/08/2022

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