November 2009
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UCSF Nisei Commencement Ceremony
November 29, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
On July 16, 2009, the University of California Board of Regents agreed to grant special honorary degrees to Japanese American students who were enrolled at the University of California but […] READ MORE
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‘Ukulele Strikes a Chord with San Jose Japantown Music Instructor
November 26, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
Originally trained as a computer hardware programmer, Rodney Takahashi has turned his passion for the ‘ukulele into a successful career as a music instructor. Takahashi teaches lessons at his store, […] READ MORE
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Seeking Nisei Honorees for the California Nisei College Diploma Project
November 26, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
More than 2,500 students of Japanese ancestry are estimated to have been in California colleges and universities during World War II, with the Nisei — or second-generation Japanese Americans — […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Takanishi Tamae Tufts
November 26, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
TUFTS, TAMAE TAKANISHI, 68, passed away on November 11, 2009, surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren. Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1940, she was an atomic bomb survivor and later […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Offal isn’t Awful
November 26, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines offal as: 1: the waste or by-product of a process: as a: trimmings of a hide b: the by-products of milling used especially for stock feeds c: […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Two Countries, One Island
November 26, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
I met Kenji G. Taguma, Nichi Bei editor, when he came to Las Vegas for an anime convention. I took him and his brother-in-law to dinner and wished him luck […] READ MORE
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Seven Decades Late, Japanese Americans to Get their College Diplomas
November 19, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
Prominent members of the Nikkei community gathered in San Francisco’s Japantown on Nov. 12 to address “unfinished business” and announce a statewide project to confer honorary degrees to former students […] READ MORE
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YAKYU BY THE NUMBERS: Wakamatsu Ties for Fourth in AL Manager Award
November 19, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
The odds were against Don Wakamatsu before the voting even began. Despite leading the Mariners to a 24-game turnaround in 2009, the Seattle manager really had little chance of winning […] READ MORE
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Shasta County School Adopts Anti-Bullying Policy After JA Teens Allegedly Harrassed
November 19, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
BURNEY, Calif. — Several months after the parents of two multiracial Japanese American teenagers alleged that their children were being subjected to racial slurs and a physical threat, Fall River […] READ MORE
