June 2013
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Nichi Bei president receives Consul General Award
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
BERKELEY, Calif. — Nichi Bei Foundation President Kenji G. Taguma was presented the Consul General Award by Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Hiroshi Inomata last month. The award […] READ MORE
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NPS to hold meetings to create plan for Tule Lake
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
TULELAKE, Calif. — The National Park Service will hold public workshops to create a “national dialogue” about Tule Lake’s future. The conversations will result in a General Management Plan to […] READ MORE
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Hawai‘i governor establishes ‘Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day’
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
HONOLULU — Hawai‘i Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill June 7 establishing Jan. 30 each year as “Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day.” While it’s not a state holiday, “the […] READ MORE
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Minorities face more subtle housing discrimination, HUD finds
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — While the “blatant acts of housing discrimination” that minorities face has continued to decline in the U.S., “more subtle forms of housing denial” continue, states a U.S. Department […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Alice Kimiko Hayashi
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
HAYASHI, ALICE KIMIKO of Sacramento went to her next life peacefully June 13, 2013 at the age of 100. She was the second daughter of three girls born to the […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Interpreting Tule Lake
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
I would like to urge all of the readers of the Nichi Bei Weekly to participate in the National Park Service’s plans to create and develop a historical site at […] READ MORE
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S.F. Board of Supervisors condemns Hashimoto’s remarks about WWII brothels
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
OSAKA (Kyodo) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has adopted a resolution condemning Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto’s remarks about Japan’s wartime system of military brothels, Osaka city officials said […] READ MORE
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Shirakawa sentencing delays, pleads not guilty in fake mailer case
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE (Bay City News) — Former Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa pleaded not guilty June 7 to allegedly impersonating a political candidate in an unusual hearing in which […] READ MORE
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‘BECAUSE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE’: Triathlete Kelly Miyahara hopes to participate in Ironman championship to honor late friend
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
People have many reasons why they participate in the Ironman World Championship triathlon, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. Some people may […] READ MORE
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Sorry John Curtas, but use of the racial slur ‘Jap’ is not acceptable, even as an abbreviation
June 27, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — When are people going to learn tha(t) slurs, epithets and otherwise derogatory language targeting any group based on their ethnicity, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation are unacceptable? […] READ MORE
