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California chief justice won’t seek a second 12-year term
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court’s chief justice said July 27 that she will not seek a second 12-year term in November and will conclude her current term of office on January 1. The announcement by Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye will give Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, his third opportunity to appoint […]
New Nikkei head of Legal Services for Children hopes to help families in need
Working with youth has always been a priority for Cathy Sakimura, a Sansei lawyer from Hawai‘i. In her new position as executive director of Legal Services for Children, she leads the San Francisco-based nonprofit, which represents children and families with children, ensuring their access to education and stable living situations. The center also represents clients […]
Daly City: Asian American man robbed, pistol-whipped
DALY CITY, Calif. — A 69-year-old Asian American man was robbed and pistol-whipped in Daly City on July 28, an attack the city’s mayor called “truly shocking.” The robbery was reported around 4:30 p.m. July 28 in the 1300 block of Skyline Drive, where the victim reported being robbed of his watch and then struck […]
Producer Janet Yang elected president of film academy
NEW YORK — Producer Janet Yang has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group’s board of governors announced Aug. 2, making her the first Asian American to lead the film academy. Yang, the 66-year-old producer of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” becomes the […]
Survey polls Asian American voters on economy, gun control, education, vote choice and more
WASHINGTON — Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, AAPI Data and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC released their biannual report measuring Asian American sentiment and attitudes on the issues “top of mind” in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections, the organizations said in a statement July 25. The organizations surveyed 1,610 registered Asian American […]
In Sports
10-year-old Japanese golfer closing in on 12th sponsor
EL CAJON, Calif. — Miroku Suto of Japan looks like a professional golfer with logos of 11 sponsors splashed across her polo shirt, cap, bag and even her belt. Her parents say the deals are worth in the mid-six figures annually, with some contracts for 10 years. A 12th sponsorship is waiting when she returns […]
In Travel
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Last September, Rev. Ken Yamada, the former minister of Berkeley Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, and Rev. Jerry Hirano, minister of Salt Lake City Buddhist Temple, spent 36 days driving through the 48 contiguous states in an RV, racking up more than 13,000 miles. To view […]
In Books
The Fukuhara family caught between two sides
MIDNIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds By Pamela Rotner Sakamoto (New York: Harper, 2016, 464 pp., $29.99, hardback) At our vacation residence in the small San Luis Obispo County community of Los Osos, Calif., my wife and I have a delightful neighbor who is genuinely a “voracious reader.†By […]
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