January 2013
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OBITUARY: George Gengo Miyahara
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Miyahara, Gengo George, 88, passed away Jan. 13, 2012. He was born in San Francisco Mar. 1, 1924, loving husband of the late Hannah Miyahara, preceded in death by sisters […] READ MORE
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FULL COUNT: Giants sign Tanaka as WBC rosters take shape
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
On Jan. 10, the San Francisco Giants signed free agent infielder Kensuke Tanaka to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The 31-year-old left-handed hitter will compete […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Veggies and the art of dry cooking
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
OK — that was my take on “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values,” which really didn’t translate too well. Oh well! But unlike Robert Pirsig, […] READ MORE
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Japan, U.S. officials continue probe of Dreamliner battery maker
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO (Kyodo News) — Japanese and U.S. aviation authorities continued on Jan. 22 their probe into GS Yuasa Corp., the maker of lithium-ion batteries used in Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner […] READ MORE
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Calif. State Personnel Board apologizes for WWII firing of Nikkei employees
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tear-choked stories of past injustices moved the California State Personnel Board to unanimously vote to apologize for its 1942 firing of 265 employees of Japanese ancestry at […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Woody Guthrie, folk singer, songwriter and musician, and friend of Nikkei
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese Americans were not able to find many outside supporters during the early days of World War II. Even in cosmopolitan New York, Socialist party leader Norman Thomas, the only […] READ MORE
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LET’S TALK: About coping with stress
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
You may notice that some days just go along quite smoothly, and you hardly notice any emotional or physical discomfort. Other days, you may find yourself feeling agitated, irritable and […] READ MORE
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Allure of taiko drums resonating across Pacific
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
KANAZAWA, Japan — With a dream of raising traditional Japanese taiko drumming to worldwide prominence, a centuries-old maker of the instruments used in the culturally significant music form is creating […] READ MORE
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Polls show Asian Americans reflect a range of political leanings
January 24, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund published a report Jan. 17, detailing the results of a multilingual exit poll of 9,096 Asian Americans in 14 states during last […] READ MORE
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NDAA law on indefinite detention risks repeating Japanese American incarceration injustice
January 13, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
On Dec. 17, 2012, the families of Fred Korematsu, Minoru Yasui, and Gordon Hirabayashi filed an amicus brief in Hedges v. Obama, a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a […] READ MORE
