April 2013
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Seattle Nikkei community welcomes Mariners’ Iwakuma
April 18, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
SEATTLE — The local Japanese American community turned out April 14 to welcome the Mariners’ number-two starter, Hisashi Iwakuma, to Seattle. Nearly 200 people filled the main hall of the […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: George “Masao” Hiromoto
April 18, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Hiromoto, George “Masao,” 91, born June 27, 1921, George “Masao” Hiromoto, a life long resident and farmer from Clarksburg, Calif. passed peacefully while visiting Maui, Hawaii on March 31, 2013. […] READ MORE
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‘IF YOU DON’T SPEAK UP, WHO ELSE WILL?’:
April 18, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This article from April 2012 is reprinted with permission from KoreAm Journal (http://iamkoream.com/april-issue-k-w-lee-challenges-the-grandchildren-of-the-la-riots). Twenty springs ago this month, for three days and nights South Central L.A. and the […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Let that wine breathe
April 18, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
So you finally received that new shipment of Cabernet Sauvignon from your favorite winery (2010). You’ve been waiting six months for the shipment to arrive, and now that it’s in […] READ MORE
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Japanese American confinement site grants announced
April 18, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced 10 grants totaling more than $1.4 million to help preserve and interpret the World War II confinement sites where Japanese […] READ MORE
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Kelly Yuka Walton crowned 2013 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen
April 18, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Kelly Yuka Walton, an eighth-grade math teacher who grew up in San Francisco, was crowned the 2013 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen April 13 during the annual Queen Program, held […] READ MORE
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Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Special Issues
Finding rare books, inner peace at Forest Books
April 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Situated in the Buchanan Mall (Osaka Way) just a few stores away from Sutter Street is Forest Books, where the books are rare and the zendo floats. A 40-year zen […] READ MORE
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THE BEAUTY OF BRUSHSTROKES: Akie Karahashi and the art of shodo
April 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Akie Karahashi, a Bay Area Japanese language and shodo teacher, organizes a display of select works of calligraphy at the festival. Karahashi talks about her passion for the art and […] READ MORE
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OMOTESENKE: The appreciation of tea
April 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
It is customary when greeting guests to first serve tea in typical Japanese custom. This longtime tradition of Japanese etiquette and culture is, at its core, an artform that concentrates […] READ MORE
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Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Japanese Culture Guide, News, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Special Issues
TRANSFORMING TRASH INTO TREASURES: Sogetsu ikebana as a means of expression
April 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
When people use the phrase “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure,” it often refers to someone’s desire to collect unusual items. For an ikebanist, however, this trash can make […] READ MORE
