September 2012
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Pledging ‘Allegiance’: New musical doesn’t hide from controversy
September 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
A chance encounter in a New York theater between actor George Takei and producer Lorenzo Thione — who was with composer Jay Kuo — led to the development and production […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Dick Jiro Kobashigawa
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
KOBASHIGAWA, DICK JIRO, 97, passed away peacefully at home in San Francisco on Aug. 29, 2012. A Kibei Nisei born in Phoenix, Ariz. on Nov. 4, 1914, he grew up […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Dan Uchimoto
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
UCHIMOTO, DAN, 90, of Richmond, Calif. died peacefully at his home Aug. 23, 2012. Dan was born Oct. 9, 1921, grew up in Suisun Valley, Calif. and attended Armijo High […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Yo Hironaka
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Hironaka, Yo, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2012, in San Francisco. Yo grew up in San Francisco and spent most of her adult life as a San Francisco resident. […] READ MORE
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Exhibit focuses on Heinlenville, San Jose’s last Chinatown
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose will unveil a new exhibit, “Common Ground: Chinatown and Japantown, San Jose,” on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. The […] READ MORE
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The evolving face of San Jose and the South Bay
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Last year, the University of Maryland and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) published a report that looks at the education, employment and cultural makeup of Japanese American populations throughout […] READ MORE
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DNC message to Asian Americans: Go vote
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Asian Americans can be a force to reckon with only if a majority of them exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election, according to Asian […] READ MORE
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Bay Area activists rally to defend Aoki in light of recent FBI informant allegations
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
On Aug. 20, the legacy of Nikkei activist and educator Richard Aoki, the former field marshal of the Black Panther Party, was suddenly thrown into question when the Center for […] READ MORE
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Open letter about ‘Allegiance’
September 20, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
The play “Allegiance” opened in San Diego, Calif. on Sept. 19. The producers of the play have received criticism about a pre-opening version of the play and they may have […] READ MORE
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THE HEART OF KANJI: Thank you very much 1,000 times a day
September 6, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
一 (ichi) means “one,” which represents a form of one finger. 日(nichi) means day, which represents the form of the sun. 千 (sen) means “thousand,” which consists of two parts. […] READ MORE
