August 2018
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Federal Judge denies Temporary Restraining Order in Tulelake Airport sale
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Aug. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, in Sacramento, issued an 18-page order denying, without prejudice, the Tule Lake Committee’s motion […] READ MORE
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S.F. Japantown vigil opposes family separations and travel ban
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese Americans gathered on the evening of Aug. 9 in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza to convey their solidarity against the continued attacks the Trump administration orchestrates against minorities in […] READ MORE
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Son of Union City police chief arrested in Manteca assault of 71-year-old Sikh man
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
The 18-year-old son of an East Bay police chief was arrested the morning of Aug. 8 on suspicion of assaulting a 71-year-old Sikh man in a case that the Manteca […] READ MORE
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Justice Department decries, local governments praise sanctuary cities ruling
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction Aug. 1 protecting San Francisco and Santa Clara County from a presidential executive order that threatened to withhold federal funding for so-called sanctuary […] READ MORE
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Noted playwright Wakako Yamauchi dies
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Wakako Yamauchi, a pioneering Japanese American writer, poet and playwright, died at her home in Gardena, Calif, on Aug. 16, 2018. She was 93. Her first play, 1977’s “And the […] READ MORE
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NPS awards $1.5 million in grants for preservation of JA confinement sites
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service on Aug. 21 announced more than $1.5 million in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants. The money will fund “preservation, restoration, and education projects related […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Miyuki Otake
August 30, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
OTAKE, MIYUKI, 89, passed away Aug. 4. A loving wife, mother, teacher and artist, Miyuki was born in Vacaville and educated in Japan before returning to the U.S. after WWII […] READ MORE
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Obituary: Alice Etsuko (Eto) Sumida
August 29, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
SUMIDA, ALICE ETSUKO (ETO), 104, wife of the late Mark Masuo Sumida of Portland, Oregon passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, in Beaverton, Oregon. Born near San Luis Obispo […] READ MORE
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FINDING YOUR NIKKEI ROOTS: Census data helps bring family history to life
August 16, 2018 by Nichi Bei Web
Writing down your memories helps bring your family history to life. But your family history journey also requires some research. If you are looking to document the homes and addresses of your family members, the U. S. federal census is a good place to begin. READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: JA ‘godmother of redress’ was an internationally esteemed community-builder
August 16, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga, who passed away on July 18, 2018, was not a household name, even among Japanese Americans. Yet her place in history as “godmother of Japanese American redress” […] READ MORE
