August 2021
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A rainbow of refreshment from the Aloha State
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Generations after Japanese immigrants introduced kakigori (shave ice) to Hawai‘i’s plantations, shave ice remains a favorite way to keep cool. Whether you are planning for an upcoming vacation or simply […] READ MORE
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‘Tabemasho! Let’s Eat! A History of Japanese Food in America’
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This is an edited excerpt from a book Gil Asakawa is writing for Stone Bridge Press for publication in 2022, about the history of Japanese food in America. […] READ MORE
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San Mateo’s Suruki stays busy
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
SAN MATEO, Calif. ? In the 1970s, the late Shuji Suruki started selling groceries out of his truck, driving from Sacramento, Calif. to Salinas, Calif. A decade later in 1980, […] READ MORE
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Tigers analyst Jack Morris suspended for Ohtani remarks
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
DETROIT — Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely for racist comments he made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani during the Aug. 17 game. When asked […] READ MORE
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Sacramento’s J-Town to lose longtime business as neighborhood continues to change
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Sacramento’s once thriving Japantown was devastated in the 1950s as redevelopment pushed much of the Japanese American community out of what is now downtown Sacramento. A pocket of Nikkei businesses […] READ MORE
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Osaka pledges support for Haiti earthquake relief
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
NEW YORK — Tennis star Naomi Osaka pledged her support for relief efforts in Haiti on Aug. 14 following a deadly earthquake in the Caribbean country. Osaka, whose father is […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: The ‘desecration of sacred ground’ at Topaz
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
I imagine many of you know the story of James Hatsuaki Wakasa, the man who a sentry killed while Wakasa was walking with his dog along the barbed wire fence […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Mastering the Class
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Due to the ongoing, unfortunate hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, MasterClass offered grants supporting the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Nichi Bei Weekly Editor-in-Chief Kenji G. Taguma applied for […] READ MORE
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William Isamu Mizono
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
MIZONO, WILLIAM ISAMU, beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at the age of 92, surrounded by his family on July 24, 2021 in Walnut Creek, California. […] READ MORE
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Calif.’s Asian population soars, new census data shows
August 19, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Asian population grew by 25% in the past decade, making it the fastest growing ethnic group in the nation’s most populous state, according to new data […] READ MORE
