October 2014
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Alexander Weiss, who discovered Angel Island carvings, dies
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Alexander Weiss, the former California park ranger who made a landmark discovery of poems carved in the walls of the abandoned former Immigration Station on Angel Island in the early […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Documentary on Roosevelts glosses over wartime injustice
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
It was with great anticipation that I watched Ken Burns’ new documentary called “The Roosevelts, a Personal History.” Burns has become the TV chronicler of American history, the one who […] READ MORE
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C(API)TOL CORRESPONDENT: AAPIs again face tough election tests in 2014
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The growing influence of Asian American Pacific Islanders in politics naturally leads into more difficult election year contests. AAPI candidates are in some of the most contested races in California […] READ MORE
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Historic pilgrimage reconnects Japanese American community to Angel Island immigration station
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
At the turn of the 20th century, the United States Immigration Station at Angel Island served as a primary entry point into the mainland United States, particularly for immigrants from […] READ MORE
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FULL COUNT: Ishikawa and Guthrie make World Series history
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The 2014 Fall Classic offered the Japanese American community a chance to see a few of their own on baseball’s biggest stage and witness a brief piece of history. With […] READ MORE
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Sumi Haru, leading advocate of actors of color, dies
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists issued a statement on the passing of national board member and former interim Screen Actors Guild President Sumi […] READ MORE
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High numbers of California’s Asian American voters still undecided
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Many Asian American voters are undecided on key candidate races and ballot measures in the lead-up to the Nov. 4 election, according to a new analysis by the Field Poll’s […] READ MORE
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Political parties ignore API vote at their peril
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
In Orange County, California, home to Little Saigon and the largest Vietnamese American population outside of Vietnam, a whopping 19 Vietnamese American candidates are vying for 20 open seats this […] READ MORE
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10 indicted in Bay Area human trafficking and brothel ring
October 30, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted 10 people who allegedly ran a network of 40 brothels throughout the Bay Area employing women trafficked primarily from Asian countries, […] READ MORE
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Nichi Bei celebrates five-year milestone
October 16, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The Nichi Bei Foundation, publisher of the nonprofit community newspaper Nichi Bei Weekly and presenter of the Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival, held its Fifth Anniversary Celebration Oct. […] READ MORE
