November 2015
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Geary BRT meeting draws criticism, as pedestrian bridge demolition debate ensues
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Frustrations peaked during the San Francisco County Transit Authority’s open house-format meeting Nov. 5, focused on the Geary Bus Rapid Transit’s draft environmental impact report and statement. Held at the […] READ MORE
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Life with ‘Dr. Ken’ Suzy Nakamura discusses her new ABC sitcom
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Suzy Nakamura is a veteran of many sitcoms, but her current series, “Dr. Ken,” marks the first time that two shows about Asian American families have aired at the same […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Who gets to tell the Japanese American incarceration story?
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
What are the meanings to be found in our camp experience? And why am I puzzling over such a deep question, and why now? It’s because I am involved in […] READ MORE
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Community-style gift picks
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
With the holidays upon us, we’re hoping to help you save some time as you shop for those on your shopping list. Our Holiday Shopping Guide offers unique and creative […] READ MORE
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‘Mori’ Tanimoto, Tule Lake Block 42 resister, dies
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Mamoru “Mori” Tanimoto, one of about 35 men from Block 42 of the Tule Lake concentration camp who had been arrested for refusing to register for the controversial loyalty questionnaire, […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Ho ho ho, the mistletoe
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Growing up in the 50th, the Tatsumoto ohana (family) didn’t really get into the holiday season. For starters, to get into the spirit, it needs to be cold. Like, Seattle […] READ MORE
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Civil rights icon Yasui to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama named civil rights icon Minoru Yasui and 16 other people as recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a statement issued Nov. 16 said. The […] READ MORE
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U.S. designates WWII nuke projects sites as nat’l park
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — The United States on Nov. 10 designated three sites related to its nuclear weapons program in the 1940s as a national park, stepping up preparations to open it […] READ MORE
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Sale of Keiro Senior HealthCare upsets many in SoCal Nikkei community
November 5, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES —When Keiro Senior HealthCare, the nation’s largest nonprofit health care organization for Japanese Americans, announced the sale of its facilities to a for-profit real estate company, many concerned […] READ MORE
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Tanforan memorial proposed
November 5, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno was converted into the Tanforan Assembly Center in April 1942. At the height of what the government ultimately concluded as “race […] READ MORE
