YATABE, JOSEPH, age 87, born June 8, 1923 in Sebastopol, Calif., passed away on March 13, 2011. Survived by his wife of 60 years, Ayako, sons Steve (Cathy), Mike and Dave (Debbie) and daughter, Darlene (Marvin) Wong. Also leaves 7 grandchildren, Eric, Stephanie and Jessica Yatabe, Melissa and Melanie Wong, Jennifer and Keith Yatabe, and [...]
YONSEI RAPPERS ON A HIP-HOP JOURNEY: ScoJourners claim their history and connect across borders through rap
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s not easy being independent these days. All the harder if you are a group of hip-hop artists committed to musical integrity in an era of the corporatized, cookie-cutter music. Even tougher when you are Asian Americans, meaning you don’t exactly fit the mold of the generic rapper. But galvanized by a love for the [...]
Ways you can help survivors in Northern Japan (a partial list)
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United States Bakesale for Japan Saturday, April 2 A number of professional and amateur bakers, cooks, artists, artisans, and musicians from around the nation, and in Toronto, will offer their Bakesale for Japan event, featuring baked goods by professional and amateur bakers alike. The bake sale, which takes place Saturday, April 2, aims to raise [...]
THE KAERU KID: N’awlins is alive and well
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A recent visit to one of my favorite cities brought back some wonderful memories as well as a full tummy. With great pleasure, I report that New Orleans is alive and well and recovering nicely from Hurricane Katrina. The French Quarter and nearby environs don’t even appear to have been affected, since it was situated [...]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Closely watched owls
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JET teachers in Miyagi say they won’t leave
March 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
SENDAI, Japan — Many foreign teachers have decided to stay in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas worst hit by the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami, despite adversities wrought by the disaster and worried families back home urging their immediate return amid radiation fears. For some, a strong sense of attachment to their adopted [...]
Will Japan treat its foreigners better after the earthquake?
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Soon after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Northern Japan on March 11, Haruki Eda, a Korean Japanese man living in the United States, posted a blog for Eclipse Rising, a U.S.-based organization that works to support and fundraise for Japan’s Korean community. “This havoc will no doubt transform Japanese society,” writes Eda, “but in which direction?” His is [...]
THE HEART OF KANJI: Dream
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夢 (Yume) means “dream or future vision.” This character consists of three parts. The top part of this character represents an eyelash and eye. The middle part represents a blanket to cover a person’s face. The bottom part represents the moon at evening. Most of us think of the word “dream” as what we see [...]
Junji Ito’s Gyo to become an anime
March 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. Little boys are made of snips and snails and puppy-dog tails. Junji Ito is made of Maggots and offal and kitty-cats. I discovered Junji Ito as a young high schooler browsing Borders. It was there I discovered the magic of “Uzumaki,” a few years [...]
SF: JETAANC screening of “The Subscription List”
March 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The JETAANC will host a special screening of the kabuki classic, “The Subscription List” (Kanjincho), one of the most popular kabuki plays of all time, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter St. in SF’s Japantown. Based on the Noh play, “Ataka,” “The Subscription List” recounts General [...]
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