December 2013
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FULL COUNT: Giants, Athletics prep for spring
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Spring Training begins in late-February and the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s are actively making roster changes that impact Japanese and JA players. In search of an everyday left-fielder […] READ MORE
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For LGBT Asians, changes back home offer hope
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK — For Clara Yoon, there was never any question in her mind about helping her daughter when she came out as transgender in 2010. Yoon, who is Korean […] READ MORE
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For LGBT Asians, cultural barriers to marriage remain after DOMA
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK – When Jason Tseng first met his boyfriend at a support group meeting for gay Asian and Pacific Islander men in New York, he never would have guessed […] READ MORE
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SJSU president appoints ex-judge to lead panel to probe alleged campus hate crimes
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE (Bay City News) — The president of San Jose State University announced Dec. 5 that a former judge would lead a task force to look into hate crimes […] READ MORE
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Manzanar Committee launches petition to oppose Owens Valley Solar Ranch Project
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES – The Manzanar Committee announced that it has launched an online petition drive calling on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to halt its efforts to […] READ MORE
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The question of Shin-Nisei and Japanese American identity: Exploring Nikkei history at the Nikkei Youth Conference and creating models of Nikkei activism
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
On Nov. 16, I had the great pleasure to attend the Nikkei Youth Conference at the Berkeley Methodist United Church. I first heard about plans for the conference at the […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Underground dining
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Several weeks ago, the Mrs. splurged for my birthday dinner with a trip to Vintage Cave restaurant hidden in the former warehouse of Shirokiya at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. […] READ MORE
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MIS veterans recall wartime hysteria and their military exploits
December 19, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Several veterans who served in the Military Intelligence Service spoke about their wartime experiences on the 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor at the Military Intelligence Service Historic […] READ MORE
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The M.I.S.: We looked like the enemy, but we were Americans at heart
December 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
By MAJOR GEN. (Retired) ARTHUR ISHIMOTO (Editor’s Note: The following was the keynote presentation at the Nov. 11 opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center.) I was a […] READ MORE
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Inouye posthumously receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
December 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — The late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye was one of 16 people to receive the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov. 20 at a ceremony in the East Room […] READ MORE
