August 2013
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Sen. Sanji Abe’s ‘tragic’ story, and the ‘hollow’ case for the wartime incarceration
August 22, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
This week’s chapter covers the tragic story of Sen. Sanji Abe as a way of understanding the plight of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i during World War II. People who study […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: That looks … delicious?
August 22, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
OK, the following food subject will either elicit disgust (probably the majority of readers) or set off that Pavlovian response (probably the minority of readers) since I’m sure everyone knows […] READ MORE
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S.F. Japantown Foundation announces 2013 grants
August 22, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
The San Francisco Japantown Foundation’s board of directors approved $35,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations, it announced on its Website, Aug. 21. The grants will go to the following […] READ MORE
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Building a home suited to Nikkei roots and personal tastes
August 22, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — At 8 years old, Don Inaba watched as his new home in Fresno, Calif. was constructed from the ground up. His father, Hitoshi Inaba, had been raised […] READ MORE
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Late Sen. Inouye to receive U.S. highest civil honor
August 22, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — The late Sen. Daniel Inouye, the first U.S. congressman of Japanese descent, is a posthumous recipient of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, […] READ MORE
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Pioneering pitcher Nomo honored by Dodgers
August 22, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) — Trailblazing pitcher Hideo Nomo was honored by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a pregame ceremony Aug. 10. The right-hander, who turned his back on Nippon Professional […] READ MORE
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FULL COUNT: Tanaka sent down, others performing as expected
August 8, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Following the San Francisco Giants trip to the White House on July 29, popular left fielder Kensuke Tanaka was optioned to Fresno to make room for Roger Kieschnick and Brett […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Talking Turkey
August 8, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is the first part in an ongoing series on Turkey. If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. — […] READ MORE
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Yankees honor Matsui at Yankee Stadium
August 8, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK (Kyodo) — Hideki Matsui formally ended his playing career as a New York Yankee on July 28, when the team honored him with a pre-game ceremony at Yankee […] READ MORE
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Japanese scholars searching for dispersed A-bomb health records
August 8, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Japanese scholars are trying to locate records of early research on the health impact of radiation from the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with the aim […] READ MORE
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