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LA police probe fire, vandalism at Japanese Buddhist temple
LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating a vandalism and fire at a Buddhist temple in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles. Surveillance video caught a man jumping the security fences at the… [more ... ]
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Jeremy Lin experienced racism on court
Warriors G League guard Jeremy Lin shared on social media that he experienced an act of racism on the court. Golden State coach Steve Kerr said he will support Lin and denounced any discriminatory act that caused… [more ... ]
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Eunice Sato, Long Beach’s first female mayor, dies at 99
Sato, who was also the first Asian American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city, died from cardiopulmonary arrest on Feb. 12. Eunice N. Sato, the first female mayor of Long Beach who… [more ... ]
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In ‘Minari,’ harvesting an American dream
NEW YORK (AP) — The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung’s Arkansas-set family drama, “Minari,” land is something more than a setting. It’s a future. It’s… [more ... ]
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Osaka wins Australian, stays perfect in Slam finals
MELBOURNE, Australia — As Naomi Osaka strode through the Champion’s Walk leading to the court for the Australian Open final — headphones on her ears, racket bag strapped to her back — she reached out her… [more ... ]
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Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday Championship
BRADENTON, Fla. — The plan was for PGA champion Collin Morikawa to wear a red shirt with his black pants Feb. 28 to show support for Tiger Woods as he recovers from career-threatening leg injuries from a car crash. The… [more ... ]
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Japan braces for aftershocks as M7.3 quake injures over 150
February 18, 2021 By Kyodo News Service
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Japan’s northeastern region braced for aftershocks Feb. 14 following an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 overnight that injured more than 150 people, cut power and water, and disrupted bullet train services, with some residents looking weary as they tidied up the mess in their homes and shops. No deaths were attributed to the […]

Meet the Sansei researcher exploring the intergenerational impacts of Japanese American incarceration
February 18, 2021 By Densho
Editor’s Note: This interview was originally posted at https://densho.org/sansei-researcher-exploring-intergenerational-impacts-japanese-american-incarceration. Once a taboo topic, the impacts of WWII incarceration on Japanese Americans who lived through it are well-documented and widely acknowledged today. Donna K. Nagata, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan and the daughter of camp survivors, started studying these impacts in the early […]
COVID-19 vaccines questions & answers
February 18, 2021 By Dali Fan, M.D., Ph.D., Health science clinical professor, cardiovascular medicine, UC Davis Health
Q. Doesn’t the vaccines ave side effects? Is it dangerous? A. COVID-19 vaccines are safe, about as safe as any other vaccine and much safer than almost all common medicine. There can be some minor side effects after vaccination, such as a mild fever or sore arm. Mild symptoms are normal and a sign that […]
Attacks on older Asians stoke fear as Lunar New Year begins
February 18, 2021 By AP
OAKLAND, Calif. — Police have stepped up their patrols and volunteers are increasing their street presence after several violent attacks on older Asians stoked fear in San Francisco Bay Area Chinatowns and subdued the celebratory mood leading up to Lunar New Year. City officials also have visited Chinatowns in San Francisco and Oakland this week […]
Oakland: Money coming to help rebuild Vietnamese community center damaged in fire
February 18, 2021 By Bay City News Service
OAKLAND, Calif. — Money is coming to rebuild a cultural community center in Oakland that was badly damaged in an early morning fire Feb. 6. Nearly $110,000 had been raised as of Feb. 17 to rebuild the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay, which provides, among other services, 30,000 to 40,000 meals a […]

Historic Wintersburg preservation effort gains community support
March 29, 2018 By TAKESHI NAKAYAMA, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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LA police probe fire, vandalism at Japanese Buddhist temple
LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating a vandalism and fire at a Buddhist temple in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles. Surveillance video caught a man jumping the security fences at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple on the night of Feb. 25, smashing a 12-foot-high glass window with a rock, yanking a pair […]
Japan braces for aftershocks as M7.3 quake injures over 150
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Japan’s northeastern region braced for aftershocks Feb. 14 following an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 overnight that injured more than 150 people, cut power and water, and disrupted bullet train services, with some residents looking weary as they tidied up the mess in their homes and shops. No deaths were attributed to the […]
Oakland and SF communities rally for unity after attacks on Asian Americans
Community organizers in Oakland and San Francisco rallied for unity over the weekend, after a surge of violence in recent weeks against Asian Americans in the Bay Area. Oakland’s Chinatown, where Lunar New Year was being celebrated Feb. 13, has been a particular hotspot for incidents. On Jan. 31, a 91-year-old was sent to the […]
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Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday Championship
BRADENTON, Fla. — The plan was for PGA champion Collin Morikawa to wear a red shirt with his black pants Feb. 28 to show support for Tiger Woods as he recovers from career-threatening leg injuries from a car crash. The clothes shipped to him never arrived, so Morikawa did the next best thing at the […]
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Book Reviews of Inconsequence: Doctor and Daughter
All I have time to do these days are book reviews. Well, the quake also put a damper on the anime industry, and I’m not so up for writing about stuff, anyway. And thus I come to #3 of Book Reviews of Inconsequence. Today, I’ll write about something with a Nikkei angle. 猟奇博士と生贄娘ドクター&ドーター (Bizarre Scientist […]
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