August 2010
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OBITUARY: Franz Schurmann
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Franz Schurmann, the foremost scholar of communist China during the Cold War, an early opponent of the U.S. war in Indochina, and the co-founder of Pacific News Service, died at […] READ MORE
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New film portrays 442 with honor, dignity
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
World War II is the defining period of Japanese American history. There’s the concentration camps, the resisters, the no-no boys and, of course, the 442nd and 100th infantries. Anyone with […] READ MORE
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‘Distillations’ exhibit captures Japanese American identity
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
“Distillation: Meditations on the Japanese American Experience” opened last week at John F. Kennedy University’s Arts & Consciousness Gallery in Berkeley. It offers a unique portrayal of Japanese American identity […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The incredible edible egg
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
What came first, the chicken or the egg? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the chicken unless you subscribe to the theory of Spontaneous Generation, where a rock shaped like a […] READ MORE
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Daphne Kwok now Obama’s ‘Eyes and Ears’ of the Asian American Community
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
President Obama has picked Daphne Kwok of San Francisco to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a job that carries the responsibility of “being the […] READ MORE
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JET alums rally to save group’s funding from chopping block
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
NEW YORK — More than 40 former Japan Exchange and Teaching Program alumni from across the United States recently holed themselves up in a Manhattan hotel to figure out how […] READ MORE
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Legislature sends Korematsu Day bill to governor’s desk
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SACRAMENTO — The California state Legislature on Aug. 24 passed Assembly Bill 1775, which would establish Jan. 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. The bill […] READ MORE
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Commentary: Three generations visit former Granada camp
August 19, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Recently in July I visited the Amache (formally known as Granada) internment camp in Granada, Colo., along with 12 other family members. We represented three generations (Sansei, Yonsei and Gosei) […] READ MORE
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‘The Harimaya Bridge’ spans generations, cultures and the Pacific
August 19, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Through most of the film “The Harimaya Bridge,” protagonist Daniel Holder wears a sullen, stone-faced stare, communicating profound distaste for his surroundings. He simmers with hostility while tromping around Japan, […] READ MORE
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Author of ‘Kau Kau’ book on cuisine of Hawai‘i speaks in SF’s Japantown
August 19, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
On Aug. 8, more than 150 people gathered at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) in San Francisco’s Japantown to hear Arnold Hiura, author of “Kau […] READ MORE
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