March 2017
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Japanese Latin Americans receive favorable hearing; ruling may not come for years
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — Isamu Carlos “Art” Shibayama and the Campaign for Justice: Redress Now for Japanese Latin Americans! delegation appeared to have received a favorable hearing before the Inter-American Commission on […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Betty Shimoda
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
SHIMODA, BETTY, 89, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2017 in Sebastopol, Calif. surrounded by her family. She was born Hiroko Kojima on January 5, 1928 in Osaka, Japan. She […] READ MORE
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U.S. top court dismisses appeal over ‘comfort women’ statue in Calif
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 27 rejected an appeal filed by Japanese Americans seeking removal of a statue in California symbolizing women who were forced […] READ MORE
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AB 491, to educate public about Japanese American incarceration, passes committee
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
TORRANCE, Calif. — Assembly Bill 491, legislation introduced by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi that would allocate $3 million in grants to the State Library to educate Californians about the World War […] READ MORE
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Japanese Americans speak up for Muslim Americans
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — “A monetary sum and words alone cannot restore lost years or erase painful memories. Neither can they fully convey our nation’s resolve to rectify injustice and […] READ MORE
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THE HEART OF KANJI: Life of flower
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
花 (Hana) means “flower.” The top indicates a plant. The left side below the plant indicates a person, and the right side indicates the person who is upside down in the […] READ MORE
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Retired light-rail dispatcher killed by VTA bus near San Jose’s Japantown
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — A retired light-rail dispatcher for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was killed by a VTA bus near San Jose’s Japantown on the evening of March 23, […] READ MORE
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Raising hope and awareness for mixed-race bone marrow matches
March 30, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
As a multiracial American (Japanese-Okinawan, Mexican, and German), I’ve always thought of my mixed-ness as a unique part of my identity. Recently though, I’ve learned that this attribute is a […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Frank Akira Iwama
March 16, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
IWAMA, FRANK AKIRA, 75, a pioneering Asian American lawyer who successfully represented the Japanese American Citizens League in the effort to obtain redress from the United States government for wrongful […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Billy Kazuyoshi Hatano
March 16, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
HATANO, BILLY KAZUYOSHI, 86, passed away with his family by his side on March 6, 2017 in Sacramento, from a heart-related ailment. A 1949 graduate of Roseville High School, Billy […] READ MORE
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