September 2011
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Nisei exclusion at Penn (Pt. 2 of 3)
September 30, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: Part of this piece was previously published as ‘Admission Denied,’ in the Pennsylvania Gazette, January-February 2000 issue. In the spring of 1944, the University of Pennsylvania’s blanket policy […] READ MORE
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JCCCNC celebrates 25 years, honors longtime community fixtures
September 29, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) celebrated its 25th year since opening at 1840 Sutter St., with a night of entertainment, auctions and Hawaiian comfort food. […] READ MORE
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Asian GOP Officials Ascend — With Little GOP Help
September 29, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Asian Republican politicians holding local offices around California want to increase their number. They met during the Republican Fall Convention in downtown Los Angeles Sept. 17 to […] READ MORE
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TOWARD RECOVERY, HEALING: Japanese relief workers visit Bay Area for workshops
September 29, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
On the week of Sept. 18, 12 employees and volunteers who are aiding various relief and reconstruction efforts in the earthquake and tsunami devastated regions of Japan came to the […] READ MORE
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A tribute to pioneers of taiko movement in U.S., PJ and Roy Hirabayashi
September 26, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
PALO ALTO, Calif. — A merry group of people enjoyed food, drinks and taiko while they reminisced with San Jose Taiko’s founders, PJ and Roy Hirabayashi, on a beautiful summer’s […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Odyssey of the Salmon
September 23, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Need to keep moving … brown bear, dart right … current getting stronger, must be a waterfall … final kick then leap … whoa, another brown bear, whew, so tired […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Nisei exclusion at Penn (Pt. 1 of 3)
September 23, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: Part of this piece was previously published as ‘Admission Denied,’ in the Pennsylvania Gazette, January-February 2000 issue. Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, was far removed from the […] READ MORE
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J-Sei celebrates 40 years of community service, evolution
September 22, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
OAKLAND, Calif. — Some 240 supporters helped to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a cherished East Bay agency on Sept. 10, taking a video tour of the agency’s past while […] READ MORE
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Two years and still going!
September 22, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
With this issue, we have officially passed our two-year mark in publication as the first nonprofit ethnic newspaper of its kind in the country. Our first edition of the Nichi […] READ MORE
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WHAT’S NEW IN JAPANTOWN: San Jose’s J-Town welcomes new businesses as longtime restaurant owner retires
September 22, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — San Jose’s Japantown is abuzz with changes. A consignment shoe store, Sole on Ice, debuted in March. A specialty hat and cap store called Headliners opened in […] READ MORE
