March 2014
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Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen candidates introduced
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Nichi Bei Weekly Report Five young Japanese American women were introduced as candidates for the 2014 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen at a press conference held March 15 at the […] READ MORE
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FULL COUNT: Rex rights USF hoops into postseason
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Distractions and criticism have plagued USF’s basketball program during the six-year tenure of head coach Rex Walters, reaching its peak earlier this season when starting point guard Cody Doolin left […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Noboru (Nobi) Hanyu
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
HANYU, NOBORU (NOBI), 97, passed away on March 3, 2014 before his 98th birthday. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years. He had no children but […] READ MORE
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Japan marks three years since quake-tsunami disasters, nuclear crisis
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan marked the third anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami on March 11 with prayers for more than 18,000 people who died or remain missing […] READ MORE
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Takahashi Market a 108-year-old institution
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The San Mateo, Calif.-based family owned and operated Takahashi Market has been serving the San Francisco Bay Area for four generations. The Nichi Bei Weekly caught up with owner Gene […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The melting pot
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
I recently attended a friend’s first grandson’s baby luau. What’s a baby luau, you ask? The island tradition to throw a party on a child’s first birthday initially started within […] READ MORE
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‘Films of Remembrance’ explores layers of WWII Nikkei experience
March 20, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
With a fresh call to renew dedication to civil rights through the Bay Area Day of Remembrance a day earlier, a series of films screened at the New People Cinema […] READ MORE
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Sole Jerome Nisei draft resister dies
March 6, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Joe Atsumi Asa Yamakido (1922- 2014), the only World War II Japanese American draft resister from the Jerome concentration camp, passed away Feb. 21, surrounded by family. Yamakido was the […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Dora Sato
March 6, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
SATO, DORA, 94, passed away peacefully at home. She will be deeply missed by her sons Dennis (Susie) Sato, Kenneth (Helen) Sato, and Seichi Sato, her grandson Ross (Amy) Sato, […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: May Kimura
March 6, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
KIMURA, MAY, 83, passed away on Feb. 11, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Ben Kimura; daughters Rochelle (Rick) Dumlao, Debbie (Tony) Alvarez, and Marcia Kimura; grandchildren, Brandon and […] READ MORE
