September 2019
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Exhibit at JANM celebrates emergence of APA consciousness
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — “At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America,” a multi-media exhibit celebrating the emergence of a politically defined Asian Pacific American consciousness and identity, is now […] READ MORE
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Hugh Macbeth Jr., advocate of Japanese Americans, dies at 100
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Hugh Macbeth Jr, who died Sept. 14, 2019 at the age of 100, was an extraordinary figure, both in who he was and in what he represented. On a personal […] READ MORE
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FAST PITCH: Five more to watch
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Here are five more athletes of Asian descent to watch. Ashima Shiraishi, rock climber, USAAlready one of the premier rock climbers in the world at just 18, Shiraishi has been […] READ MORE
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Hiroshima survivor trees planted at S.F.’s Japanese Tea Garden
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Two saplings, descendants of ginkgo biloba trees that survived the 1945 nuclear blast over Hiroshima, were planted Sept. 20 at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. The trees […] READ MORE
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Glendale, Calif. ‘comfort woman’ statue vandalized again
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — A controversial statue in Southern California depicting a hanbok-wearing Korean girl who symbolizes the so-called “comfort women” forced to serve in brothels during Japanese colonization has been […] READ MORE
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Hundreds of Nikkei gather in S.F. for biennial international conference
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
More than 250 Nikkei from around the world gathered in San Francisco Sept. 20-22 for COPANI XX San Francisco, an international conference focusing on people of Japanese descent living in […] READ MORE
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S.F. Rec and Park Commission approves renaming Julius Kahn Playground
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission on Sept. 19 voted unanimously to rename a park whose previous namesake was a local congressman who was instrumental in extending a racist […] READ MORE
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OPINION: Donald Trump: a disruptive president
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Traditionally, American presidents have governed with dignity and a strong sense of national purpose and international responsibility. Since his election in 2016, however, Donald Trump has debased the dignity and […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The Tastemaker Series
September 26, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
I usually don’t write about major restaurant chains. Especially since I imposed a personal ban on them years ago and swore I would never patronize them again. But time passes […] READ MORE
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S.F. Park Commission committee recommends new name for Julius Kahn Playground
September 12, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
A San Francisco parks commission committee recommended Sept. 5 a new name for Julius Kahn Playground, park department officials said. The operations committee for the San Francisco Recreation and Park […] READ MORE
