June 2011
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Searching for a wartime photo of Crystal City DOJ camp
June 30, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
The German American Internee Coalition is trying to locate the original hard copy of a photo that was taken at the Crystal City, Texas Department of Justice camp during World […] READ MORE
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Honda introduces POW bill
June 30, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Honda (D-San Jose) introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring U.S. veterans who were held as prisoners of war during World War II, according to a statement his […] READ MORE
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National Park Service to award $2.9 million in JA Confinement Site grants
June 30, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service will award 24 grants that total $2.9 million to preserve and interpret sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the U.S. government during World […] READ MORE
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COURTING DREAMS: Los Angeles City Council grants Little Tokyo sports complex final approval
June 30, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) inched closer to its goal of building a recreation center in the Japanese American community when the City of Los Angeles […] READ MORE
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Shirley Fong-Torres, San Francisco Chinatown’s culinary queen, dies at 64
June 30, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Shirley Fong-Torres, renowned San Franciscan travel writer and chef, passed away at the age of 64 after a bout with leukemia. She was hospitalized in April for treatment and was […] READ MORE
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Tweets to cheer disaster victims find way into books
June 27, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — When the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan on March 11 and knocked out telephone lines, Twitter was flooded with messages trying to reach people affected, including expressions of encouragement, […] READ MORE
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Nominations being accepted for Okamoto volunteer and leadership awards
June 27, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
The committee for the 2011 Kay Okamoto Volunteer Award and Takeo Okamoto Leadership Award announced on June 16 that they are now accepting nominations for two awards to recognize individuals […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: The ‘joy, challenges and essence of being a hapa’
June 27, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Note: The following letter was sent in response to the “In Mixed Company: Multiracial academics, advocates and artists gather for Hapa Japan Conference” article that was published in the May […] READ MORE
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Japanese government honors Sen. Daniel Inouye
June 27, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
The Japanese government announced on June 18 that U.S. Sen. Daniel Ken Inouye (D-Hawai‘i) will receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, the highest level of […] READ MORE
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THE HEART OF KANJI: True Revival
June 27, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
真 (Makoto or Shin) means “true or truth,” and forms a person’s head and face facing down, to indicate a person’s death. When a person dies, he or she doesn’t […] READ MORE
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