August 2012
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CREATING PRACTICAL ART FOR THE HOME: Arakawa, a Bay Area original potter
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Thomas Arakawa brings a Japanese influence and aesthetic to his pottery, yet he has no formal training from a pottery master in Japan. The 38-year-old ceramics artist was primarily taught […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Manzanar and more in Lone Pine
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
The annual pilgrimage to the Manzanar National Historic Site takes place during the last weekend of April. This coincides with the opening of trout season that so many Nikkei look […] READ MORE
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Creating a sustainable Japanese garden
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Interested in installing a Japanese garden, and don’t know the first thing to do? Or perhaps you appreciate Japanese aesthetics, but want to make a more eco-conscious decision to conserve […] READ MORE
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Homegrown in an urban garden
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
When I was a young kid growing up in my Ohio hometown, I remember how hard my grandfather worked in the garden — shoveling, hoeing, weeding and watering. On a […] READ MORE
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Tule Lake, the consequences
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: On Aug. 2, the National Park Service (NPS) held a meeting at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo with community stakeholders about planning the Tule Lake […] READ MORE
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Former inmates break ground for museum to remember Topaz camp
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
DELTA, Utah — On Sept. 11, 1942, in an arid desert area 16 miles northwest of Delta, the Topaz concentration camp opened in the wake of World War II. The […] READ MORE
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Composting isn’t a waste
August 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Compost makes me think about life’s basics. Compost is decomposed (waste) plant matter. It’s in the dirt under our feet. We wouldn’t be alive, of course, if the soil couldn’t […] READ MORE
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Professionalism and talent at Nichi Bei
August 9, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Note: This letter was sent in response to the July 12, 2012 issue of the Nichi Bei Weekly. Dear Editor, The cover photo of me and my son, Harrison, is […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Chizuko Shimada
August 9, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
SHIMADA, CHIZUKO, 90, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2012. Resident of San Francisco. Born in Stockton, Calif. on May 13, 1922, but raised in Sacramento. She was preceded in […] READ MORE
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THE HEART OF KANJI: Life and death
August 9, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
生 (sei) means “life or live,” and consists of two parts. The bottom part is soil or ground and the top line represents a new plant. Because of the soil […] READ MORE
