April 2010
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City, Community Leaders Convene Over Racial Tensions
April 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
(Bay City News Service) — A series of recent highly publicized crimes in San Francisco involving Chinese victims have heightened tensions between the Asian and black communities, prompting city leaders […] READ MORE
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Wartime Nikkei Students Still Being Sought for Honorary Degrees from Universities, Colleges
April 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The California Nisei College Diploma Project is still looking to identify Nikkei who are eligible to benefit from Assembly Bill 37 (AB 37). More than 2,500 students of Japanese descent […] READ MORE
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THE JOY OF STICKY SOY: Organic Megumi Natto Launches in California
April 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
With its signature stringiness and distinct, pungent smell, natto is a Japanese food made of soybeans that are soaked, steamed and finally, fermented. Usually only found in sushi restaurants and […] READ MORE
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Nikkei Dogs a Hit at Matsuri
April 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SAN JOSE — There’s a new dog in town. No, it’s not top dog. No it’s not Der Wienerschnitzel. No, it’s not a hot dog. It’s the “Nikkei Dog” created […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY:Matao “MATT” Shigio
April 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SHIGIO, MATAO “MATT,” passed away peacefully on April 18, 2010 with devoted family members by his side. Matao was born in San Francisco on June 17, 1923 to Shichitaro and […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Misao Murakawa
April 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
MURAKAWA, MISAO, passed away on March 27, 2010 at the age of 95. Born in Watsonville, Calif., on March 20, 1915, she sailed to Japan with her parents and 4 […] READ MORE
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Overcoming Osteoporosis
April 22, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Masaye Mitsunaga accidentally fell and injured her lower back while getting out of bed one morning last May. The Sunnyvale woman, then 97, was believed to have […] READ MORE
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Osteoporosis Higher Among Asian American Women
April 22, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Asian American women are at higher risk for osteoporosis, national statistics show. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, about 20 percent of Asian American women older than age 50 are […] READ MORE
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43rd Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
April 22, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
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Man Beaten in Downtown Oakland Attack Dies
April 22, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
OAKLAND (Bay City News Service) — The wife of a 59-year-old San Francisco man who died April 20 following a brutal attack in Oakland last week remembered her husband as […] READ MORE
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