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Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

Nichi Bei News contributing writer Soji Kashiwagi writes from Pasadena, Calif. A native of San Francisco, Soji has been the executive director/playwright of the Los Angeles-based Grateful Crane Ensemble since 2001. His plays and other written works focus on the telling of the Japanese American story.
  • Community News

    Rare blood disorder can’t stop Nikkei teen from championship run

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Jun 25, 2026
    Rare blood disorder can’t stop Nikkei teen from championship run

    Gambaru (verb) Definition: To persevere, to stand firm, to do one’s absolute best, or to persist through difficulty until a goal is achieved. For two-sport, high school star Sei Nagashima, […] READ MORE

  • Film and Television

    Film about the Tule Lake Jail to premiere at Films of Remembrance

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Feb 5, 2026
    Film about the Tule Lake Jail to premiere at Films of Remembrance

    In the Tule Lake chapter of Michi Weglyn’s landmark 1976 book, “Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America’s Concentration Camps,” there’s a black and white photo of a young […] READ MORE

  • Commentary

    Grateful Crane brings joy, hope and goodwill to disaster survivors in Japan

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Jan 22, 2026
    Grateful Crane brings joy, hope and goodwill to disaster survivors in Japan

    For a 60-something woman living in temporary housing in Noto Hanto, Japan, tears began to flow as she heard a certain song we were singing. She immediately left the room […] READ MORE

  • Film and Television

    ‘Rental Family’: A love letter to loneliness and human connection

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Dec 4, 2025
    ‘Rental Family’: A love letter to loneliness and human connection

    How can it be that in a huge city like Tokyo so many of its 37 million residents feel lonely and disconnected from each other and society at large? According […] READ MORE

  • National News

    National Day of Action held to support NPS

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Aug 28, 2025
    National Day of Action held to support NPS

    LOS ANGELES — An unexpected summer shower could not dampen the spirits of more than 500 Japanese Americans, friends and allies who gathered at the National Day of Action held […] READ MORE

  • National News

    Cruising Nikkei-style

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Aug 14, 2025
    Cruising Nikkei-style

    PASADENA, Calif. — If it’s true that what you drive says a lot about you, then “Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community” speaks volumes about Japanese Americans, […] READ MORE

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    New chapter for JA National Museum

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Jul 17, 2025

    LOS ANGELES — Now, more than ever, the Japanese American National Museum needs to exist to tell the Japanese American story truthfully and without erasure, according to its core leaders […] READ MORE

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    Robert Nakamura, the ‘Godfather of Asian American media,’ dies at 88

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Jul 3, 2025
    Robert Nakamura, the ‘Godfather of Asian American media,’ dies at 88

    Robert A. Nakamura, known as the “Godfather of Asian American media,” passed away on June 11, 2025 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 88. Affectionately known as “Bob,” Nakamura […] READ MORE

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    Newly launched Website shines light on WWII assembly centers

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    May 22, 2025
    Newly launched Website shines light on WWII assembly centers

    LOS ANGELES — When you scroll down the Forced Assembly Centers Website (https://forcedassemblycenters.com) and click on “Santa Anita,” you’ll see a video clip of 92-year-old Nisei June Aochi Berk coming […] READ MORE

  • Film and Television

    Reconciling with the WWII incarceration through art

    Soji Kashiwagi, Nichi Bei News

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    Feb 13, 2025
    Reconciling with the WWII incarceration through art

    From dance to poetry to animation and more, the Films of Remembrance short film program, “Artistic Interpretations,” has something for everyone. Short Narrative Dazzles with Dancing In the 1930s and […] READ MORE

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