May 2010
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For UCLA Nisei, ‘a dream deferred has now been achieved’
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
LOS ANGELES — For 48 Japanese American students whose dream of acquiring an education at UCLA was cut short in February 1942, more than two months after Japan’s attack on […] READ MORE
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SF State honors Nikkei with honorary degrees
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Nineteen students of Japanese descent were among those honored at San Francisco State University’s (SFSU) 109th commencement held on May 22 at Cox Stadium. More than 8,000 students — including […] READ MORE
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Wartime Sacramento Jr. College students return for commencement
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SACRAMENTO — After almost 70 years of waiting, former Sacramento Junior College students and their next of kin completed some unfinished business at Sacramento City College. Representing the 224 Nisei that […] READ MORE
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Hatoyama unveils base move within Okinawa, offers apology
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
NAHA, Japan — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on May 23 unveiled for the first time his government’s plan to relocate a U.S. Marine base within Okinawa and apologized for his […] READ MORE
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Fifth annual Florin Manzanar Pilgrimage A vital journey into understanding
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
A Pakistani American high school student from the city of Elk Grove, an adult education teacher from Berkeley, a World War II Military Intelligence Service veteran from Merced, a Nisei […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Buchanan YMCA Secretary Lincoln Kanai’s “courage against injustice” of World War II
May 27, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In the annals of Japanese American history, a great deal of attention has been justly devoted to the four wartime “internment cases,” in which individual Nisei Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, Fred […] READ MORE
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Multiracial: At home in the world
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Growing up multiethnic (a mixture of Japanese, Filipino and Spanish blood) on three continents (Asia, Europe and the U.S.) means that I feel at home in many environments; or rather, […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Kinji Shibuya
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SLAM! Wrestling Kinji Shibuya, who died May 3 at the age of 88, once described his move from wrestling to acting in realistic terms that also applied to his 25 […] READ MORE
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Virtual Museum Showcases Items from Manzanar
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the National Park Service (NPS) has launched a “Virtual Museum” highlighting more than 200 items from Manzanar National Historic Site’s museum collection. […] READ MORE
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Stanford’s Multiracial Marvel, Kawika Shoji
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
As the son of a volleyball legend, the bar for excellence has been set high for Kawika Shoji, who, on May 5, was named the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association […] READ MORE
