September 2020
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FINDING YOUR NIKKEI ROOTS: Where are you really from?
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
This column is all about teaching Nikkei to find their roots. For many of you, those roots are ethnically, racially or culturally mixed. Perhaps you are a Japanese American married […] READ MORE
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The Megumi Nishikura Story: Filming the distant dance of multiracial Japanese identity
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
To many in Japan, Megumi Nishikura doesn’t look like a Megumi. “People would assume that I was fully Japanese and when I would go meet them in-person they would do […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The mixed plate
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
The mixed plate is a classic staple here in the 50th, one you’ll find at every local drive-in. It basically consists of two scoops of rice, one scoop of macaroni […] READ MORE
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San Francisco J-Town merchants fear end to eviction moratorium
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Story update: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Sept. 23 to extend the commercial eviction moratorium through March 31, 2021. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said later that day […] READ MORE
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Osaka gives voice to victims of racial injustice at U.S. Open
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK — Over two weeks, Naomi Osaka used her platform as a world-famous athlete to draw attention to the racial injustice and systematic police brutality that has resulted in […] READ MORE
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Eddie Moriguchi, CPA and head of various nonprofits, dies
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Eddie Moriguchi, a longtime San Francisco Japantown CPA and leader of various community-based nonprofit organizations, passed away Sept. 7, 2020 due to a heart attack. He was 91. Moriguchi, a […] READ MORE
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Civil rights advocate, JA organizer, Chizu Iiyama dies
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Chizu Iiyama, 98, died peacefully of natural causes Aug. 26, 2020 at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Richmond, Calif. She was one of the few remaining Nisei who could speak firsthand […] READ MORE
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Michael Satoshi Kagehiro
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
KAGEHIRO, MICHAEL SATOSHI, 73, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, CA. He is survived by Karen (Nakai), his wife of 51 years; brother, […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Shigeru “Shig” Tokiwa
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Shigeru “Shig” Tokiwa March 31, 1929 – Sept. 3, 2020 TOKIWA, “SHIG” SHIGERU passed away at home at the age of 91 years old. He is survived by his wife […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Etsuko (Yoshida) Date
September 24, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Etsuko (Yoshida) Date May 14, 1921 – Aug. 29 2020 DATE, ETSUKO (YOSHIDA), age 99, passed away peacefully on August 29 2020 in Washington near her daughter Carolyn and family. […] READ MORE
