LOS ANGELES — A new video and photography exhibit describing the dark days in May 1942 when the United States government carried out the mass removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast — including thousands from Los Angeles — is now on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Little […]
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JANM exhibit uses augmented reality to visit WWII-era round-up of Little Tokyo Nikkei
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Teachers respond to fire in S.F.’s Western Addition
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Cecily Ina-Lee stood in the recess yard at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood May 13 when a colleague told her smoke was rising from an apartment complex behind the school. The Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program teacher quickly dialed 911. Ina-Lee ran toward the building, located at 10 Inca Lane, “to […]
Exhibit promotes ‘accepting’ Queer Nikkei in S.F.’s JA community
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
In December 2021, Elena Nielsen, a Japanese American Citizens League San Francisco chapter board member and Japantown Rainbow Coalition member, approached Tomo Hirai to help solicit support for the JACL’s LGBTQ Pride flag raising project. It will celebrate Pride next month in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza. In asking for support from the National Japanese […]
THE HEART OF KANJI: Practice seeing the good side
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
良 (Yoi) means “good.” The top lines indicates a box and the lines below indicate measuring something correctly. 方 (Ho) means “direction.” This word indicates a small boat heading in a certain direction. 見 (Miru) means “look or see.” This word represents the human eye. 練習 (Renshu) means “learn or practice.” The left side of […]
California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. — A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church on May 15, killing one person and injuring several others before being stopped and hog-tied by parishioners in what a sheriff’s official called an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery.” One person was fatally shot and four others […]
Peace march held in Okinawa ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
NAHA, Japan — A peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced was held May 14 in the southern island prefecture, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan. For the first time since taking office in October last year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited […]
Ohtani powers Angels to victory on Nichi Bei Day
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Nichi Bei Foundation held its annual Nichi Bei Day with the Oakland A’s on May 15. The A’s hosted the Los Angeles Angels at the Oakland Coliseum, and the game featured the reigning American League MVP for the Angels, Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani has marveled fans as a two-way star in the Major Leagues as […]
Girlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DALLAS — The girlfriend of a man arrested May 17 in a shooting that wounded three women of Asian descent in a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown told police that he has delusions that Asian Americans are trying to harm him, an arrest warrant affidavit states. Jeremy Smith faces three charges of aggravated assault with […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The ABCs of alcohol
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Since my cocktail videos are appearing in the monthly “Nichi Bei Café” segments on YouTube, I thought this might be a good opportunity to rehash things I may have discussed in the past, as these cocktail videos typically run no more than five minutes, not nearly enough time to discuss individual liquors on their own. […]
San Francisco celebrates Asian heritage through community bonds
May 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
After a virtual celebration in 2020 and an outdoor celebration in 2021, the 2022 Asian Pacific American Heritage Awards returned to the Herbst Theater in San Francisco’s Civic Center May 4 under the theme of “forging community bonds.” Performers from the Samoan Community Development Center led a Samoan warrior chant to open the ceremony emceed […]
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