July 2016
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OBITUARY: Gary Morio Toji
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
TOJI, GARY MORIO, 93, passed away on June 29, 2016 at the Chaparral House in Berkeley. Gary was born in Oakland, California on April 20, 1923 and was a lifelong […] READ MORE
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Monster hunters descend upon California’s Japantowns with ‘Pokemon Go’
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Since the July 6 release of the “Pokemon Go” app for the iOS and Android devices, millions of users have downloaded the game to catch the popular Japanese video game […] READ MORE
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Asian Americans create resources to aid discussions on anti-black violence
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Philando Divall Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop July 6 by St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez in Falcon Heights, a suburb of Saint Paul, Minn. While […] READ MORE
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‘Star Trek Beyond’ identifies Sulu as gay
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
The Australian Herald Sun reported July 7 that John Cho, who portrays Hikaru Sulu in the reboot of the “Star Trek” films, revealed that his character is gay, a decision […] READ MORE
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Author pays forward Japanese American legacy of resistance
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
RELOCATING AUTHORITY: Japanese Americans Writing to Redress Mass Incarceration By Mira Shimabukuro (Boulder, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, 2015, 248 pp., $26.95, paperback; $21.95, Ebook) In his essay for a […] READ MORE
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More art of gaman
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
ALL THAT REMAINS: The Legacy of the World War II Japanese American Internment Camps By Delphine Hirasuna (San Francisco: Delphine Hirasuna, 2016, 64 pp., $20, paperback) Available at the San […] READ MORE
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Cancer survivor celebrates ‘new found freedom’
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Earlier this month, 10-year-old Baylor Nihei Fredrickson’s family received some long-anticipated news: the cancer survivor learned that he could discontinue taking his medications and no longer had to follow numerous multiple […] READ MORE
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Japantown, African American voices come together in volume
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
STANDING STRONG! FILLMORE & JAPANTOWN Voices from Write Now! Fillmore and Write Now! Japantown Edited by Shizue Seigel (San Francisco: Pease Press, 2016. 140 pp. $17.95, paperback) To order, visit: […] READ MORE
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Scholars showcase future of diverse Nikkei community
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
PAN-JAPAN: The International Journal of the Japanese Diaspora: Special Issue: CONJECTURING COMMUNITIES: Ebbs and Flows of Japanese America Edited by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi (Normal, Ill.: Illinois State University, 2016, $12.50; […] READ MORE
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‘Monumental’ research on Manzanar
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
REFLECTING ON WWII, MANZANAR, AND THE WRA By Arthur L. Williams (Victoria, B.C.: FriesenPress, 2014, 256 pp., $17.99, paperback) Manzanar occupies a special place in my consciousness and conscience. I […] READ MORE
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