March 2020
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Famed judo coach Yosh Uchida to celebrate 100th birthday
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Yoshihiro Uchida, the legendary coach who helped make San Jose State University a collegiate powerhouse in judo for decades, will celebrate his 100th birthday on April 1. He had hoped […] READ MORE
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L.A.’s Japanese Community Pioneer Center founded out of necessity
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The Japanese Community Pioneer Center was established out of necessity, to serve older Japanese Americans who had endured decades of racial discrimination and had re-established their lives […] READ MORE
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A teahouse meant to be, in the Penryn countryside
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
When Sumie Ward arrived in Los Angeles in 1959, she had no idea she would eventually become a meiyo shihan (distinguished master) in the Urasenke tradition of Japanese tea ceremony. […] READ MORE
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FOR THE COMMUNITY: Melody Takata’s three decades of teaching Japanese arts
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Melody Takata has been drumming taiko for around four decades, starting in Los Angeles as a high school student with L.A. Matsuri Taiko before moving to Tokyo for a year […] READ MORE
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Sakura Kokumai’s Olympic quest to represent USA’s karate team
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Sakura Kokumai, the seven-time United States karate national champion, listens to music to help her relax and eats lots of rice to “give (her) that power” before a competition. However, […] READ MORE
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High school graduate pursues professional taiko dream with Japan’s Kodo
March 28, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Ren Zoshi recalled the first time she saw Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble perform as a 9-year-old child. “That first performance, I think, I just couldn’t forget the sound, the […] READ MORE
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Website to document anti-Asian hate crimes in wake of Covid-19
March 26, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
On a busy San Francisco street in the broad light of day, Yuanyuan Zhu was harassed and spit on by a stranger simply for being Asian in the midst of […] READ MORE
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Outreach efforts underway to reach Asian population in census count
March 26, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
With the country’s decennial effort to count every single person living in the United States set to kick off in earnest, one of its fastest growing racial groups — Asian […] READ MORE
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Navigating the new normal
March 26, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
We were faced with a new uncertainty following Bay Area-wide shelter-in-place orders imposed upon us on March 17. That was followed by a statewide order just two days later. States […] READ MORE
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The Gochiso Gourmet: Vermicular for me
March 26, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Vermicular: adjective 1. like a worm in form or movement or 2. of, denoting, or caused by intestinal worms. When I first Googled the name, that was the exact definition, […] READ MORE
