June 2020
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DISSENT: A call for solidarity with Black-led fights for liberation
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Policing is not a neutral institution. It protects the interests of those who have societal power, often at the expense of those who lack such power. We know this from […] READ MORE
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NEW GENERATION, NEW NEEDS: Senior organizations on serving Sansei
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Sansei as Seniors“I feel like the Sansei generation are really savvy, and they know they have a lot of different options,” Diane Wong, executive director of J-Sei in Emeryville, Calif., […] READ MORE
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Activism and Ministry: Rev. Michael Yoshii plans retirement
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
The Rev. Michael Yoshii will retire at the end of the month after having spent 32 years serving as the Buena Vista United Methodist Church’s pastor. The 67-year-old spent most […] READ MORE
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Mourning from a distance comes at a cost: patience
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
The coronavirus pandemic has endangered the lives of millions worldwide, putting the elderly, in particular, at risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website, eight out of […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Honoring the ancestors
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
I pen this column having just returned from our annual sojourn during Memorial Day weekend taking Mom to various cemeteries to place flowers at the resting places of dear relatives. […] READ MORE
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE: The lesson I learned at a Black Lives Matter Peace March in Osaka
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
On June 7, I participated in a Black Lives Matter Peace March in Osaka. The event was boosted by a retweet from tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, for which she took […] READ MORE
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The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great: The origins of the JACL’s advocacy for gay and lesbian rights
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
This year marks the 14th year that I have commemorated LGBT History Month with a reflection on the important but oft-unremarked presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people […] READ MORE
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If you have relatives in a nursing home during pandemic, get them out, advise experts
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
The COVID 19 pandemic has laid bare the plight of U.S. seniors, who have been disproportionately infected and killed by the disease. Eight out of 10 COVID deaths in the […] READ MORE
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Kansen Chu in hot water over racially-charged remarks
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Assemblymember Kansen Chu is facing backlash for racially charged remarks made to a Chinese language newspaper. Chu last week raised eyebrows when he abstained from voting on Assembly Constitutional Amendment […] READ MORE
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One injured in senior complex fire: Cause under investigation
June 18, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
One person was injured the evening of June 13 in a fire that was contained to the sixth floor of a senior housing complex at 1880 Pine St. near Japantown, […] READ MORE
