September 2021
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Veteran actor Clyde Kusatsu brings JA history to Netflix’s hit series ‘Never Have I Ever’
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
The racial consciousness of the “Me Too” movement and the current era of diversity, equity and inclusion has led to an explosion of movies and television shows that feature Asian […] READ MORE
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Third Culture Bakery donates thousands of safety kits to combat anti-Asian hate
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
In March, after a white gunman shot eight people, including six women of Asian descent in Atlanta, Berkeley, Calif.-based Third Culture Bakery co-owners Wenter Shyu and Sam Butarbutar started an […] READ MORE
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Statement from the Topaz Museum Board
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
September 17, 2021 In April 1943, James Wakasa was shot and killed by a military guard as he walked his dog inside the fence of the Topaz concentration camp. The […] READ MORE
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For SFO’s ‘Fidelio’ director, the Beethoven opera is personal
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Matthew Ozawa sees a vital beacon of hope for the downtrodden in the opera’s dramatic arc from oppression to liberation Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in San Francisco Classical […] READ MORE
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May S. Murata
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
MURATA, MAY passed away peacefully at home in Corte Madera, CA at the age of 93. May was best known as the owner of May’s Coffee Shop in San Francisco’s […] READ MORE
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Ethnically ambiguous
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Sometimes it is hard to fully grasp that you have been living on an island until moments after you have left its gravitational pull. Last week, I watched as the […] READ MORE
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SJ: Police conclude year-long investigation with arrests of three suspects for multiple robberies and hate crimes
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A year-long multi-jurisdictional investigation involving a criminal team of robbers targeting victims of Asian descent has culminated with the arrest of three suspects, a San Jose […] READ MORE
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MUFG to sell most of American unit Union Bank to U.S. Bancorp
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Sept. 21 it will sell most of its American banking unit MUFG Union Bank to U.S. Bancorp in a deal worth around […] READ MORE
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JACS grant update and request for help
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
The Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program (Public Law 109-441) was established to preserve and interpret the United States confinement sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War […] READ MORE
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Mixed Asian creators and stories on center stage
September 30, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
With the demographic of mixed and multiracial Asians growing, and the push to see ever-greater diversity and inclusion in the media, mixed Asians have finally begun making their way onto […] READ MORE
