June 2010
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PARTING SHOTS: THE WAYWARD CAREER OF THE G-WORD: ‘G.O.O.K is a four-letter word’
June 24, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In this day and age of Political Correctness, you seldom hear the G-word uttered in our public or even private conversations. It’s frowned upon at any public discourse, especially among […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Anne Yamasaki
June 24, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Anne S. Yamasaki, a noted calligrapher and volunteer for several organizations both within and outside of the Japanese American community, passed away from pneumonia on May 16, 2010. She had […] READ MORE
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Lt. Watada and the Nisei military resisters
June 24, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The new documentary, “Lt. Watada,” by Academy Award-winning director Freida Lee Mock, does a great job in explaining why U.S. Army First Lt. Ehren Watada refused to deploy to Iraq. […] READ MORE
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Japantown plan timeline ‘on track’ as city allocates new staff
June 24, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The most recent Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan (BNP) community meeting was held June 16 at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) in San Francisco’s Japantown. The […] READ MORE
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NEVER TOO LATE: A pillar of community, Isao Fujimoto receives Ph.D. at age 76
June 24, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Isao Fujimoto is quite possibly one of the most positive community activists you can meet. Both his passion for the community and his humble hope to further the understanding of […] READ MORE
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Multicultural group brainstorms memorial idea for tribal history, WWII DOJ camp
June 17, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
BISMARCK, N.D.— The United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) hosted more than 50 people from 15 states to discuss an appropriate memorial commemorating the various World War II Department of Justice […] READ MORE
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Honoring our ancestors in the Tenrikyo religious tradition
June 17, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Obon is of course a part of the Buddhist tradition, but it is also a part of the annual calendar for many Japanese because it resonates with something very important […] READ MORE
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Southern California Obon season lasts from June through August
June 17, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
LOS ANGELES — Summer is festival season for Buddhists and non-Buddhists in the Japanese American community. There are numerous traditional Buddhist Obon festivals and non-Buddhist Nikkei summer celebrations all over […] READ MORE
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Eastern Perspective: From Buddhism to journalism and back to Buddhism, Higashi Honganji minister still ‘seeking truth’
June 17, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Kenneth Tadao Yamada had been a student of Buddhism in the 1980s, until he found his calling in the world of journalism — another form of “truth-seeking,” as he says. […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Understanding the queer heritage of Japanese Americans
June 17, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Back in 2007, not long after I started writing my historical column “The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great”? in the Nichi Bei Times, I established an annual tradition of […] READ MORE
