Published in the Nichi Bei Times Weekly Sept. 10-16, 2009 By KATHY AOKI, Nichi Bei Times The impending closure of the Nichi Bei Times on Sept. 30 feels like a death that has occurred in my family. Although I knew this day probably would come sooner than later, it’s still hard to accept after spending half my [...]

Published in the Nichi Bei Times Weekly Sept. 10-16, 2009 By KENJI G. TAGUMA, Nichi Bei Times There I was, an inaka no ko or kid from the country, the son of a tomato farmer from the countryside of West Sacramento. A scant few days after turning 26, I was by far the youngest staff [...]

Published in the Nichi Bei Times Weekly Sept. 3-9, 2009. THE NICHI BEI CLOSING: How the Paper Incubates Leaders Over the years, we have had the privilege of having so many young and talented interns and contributing writers here at the Nichi Bei Times. Several of them are represented on this page. From the Nichi [...]