Las Vegas believes in the expression “imitation is the greatest form of flattery,” with all the tribute acts copying the originals and all the casinos themed after other famous locales. Well, the same mentality must exist in Texas. Did you know that there is a miniature replica of the Beijing Forbidden City in the Texas […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Nichi Bei Helps Keep Community Connected
January 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We’re heading into a brave new world where a mighty effort is being made to keep Asian American journalism alive. I refer to the valiant battle to keep the Nichi Bei Weekly in publication and reach out to our increasingly spread out and fragmented community. And yet, many, if not most of us, would very […]
PARTING SHOTS: Ranko Yamada, Catalyst of the Free Chol Soo Lee Movement
January 1, 2010 by 1 Comment
CATALYST OF A MOVEMENT (Left to right): Ranko Yamada, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi and journalist K.W. Lee at a 2002 reunion. photo courtesy of K.W. Lee It doesn’t take a village or a celebrity to launch a movement. It takes only a person. In the 1950s, it took a humble, tired bus rider, Mama […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The Popping Duo
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Hey, with the entry of the Year of the Tiger, it’s only appropriate to pop a couple of corks from bottles of Champagne. Nothing says celebration more than Champagne, or in the words of Napoleon, “In victory, you deserve it; in defeat, you need it.” And it doesn’t specifically have to be from the French […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: The Community Needs this Forum
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
As the year winds down, I can’t help but feel that time passes so quickly when you get older. Since we Americans are facing so many issues and challenges, 2010 is going to be another year filled with turmoil and uncertainty. One of my New Year’s hopes is that the Nichi Bei Weekly manages to […]
THE KAERU KID: Long Way to Kau Kau
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
My favorite Nichi Bei columnist is Ryan Tatsumoto, the Gochiso Gourmet, because I am an unrepentant foodie. He writes in an interesting way and always presents some new nugget of information. A golden opportunity to meet him presented itself when I was given a very cheap airfare to Hawai‘i. For first time visitors to O‘ahu, […]
C(API)TOL CORRESPONDENT: New Year Ushers New Frontier for APIs in Politics
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The New Year always brings new challenges and triumphs. A decade ago, assemblymembers George Nakano, Wilma Chan and Carol Liu established the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. Today, the caucus has grown to 11 members and three constitutional officers. Over the last 10 years, the API community has worked successfully to recruit and elect qualified […]
FANTASTIC VOYAGE: Japan’s 2009 at a Glance
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A new political party in power, another World Baseball Classic title, a Japanese movie winning an Oscar, the yen soaring to the highest yen-to-dollar rate in decades, North Korea continuing its nuclear tests, and Obama making his first trip to Japan as president. These are some of the biggest events of the past year in […]
THE KAERU KID: Long Way to Kau Kau
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
My favorite Nichi Bei columnist is Ryan Tatsumoto, the Gochiso Gourmet, because I am an unrepentant foodie. He writes in an interesting way and always presents some new nugget of information. A golden opportunity to meet him presented itself when I was given a very cheap airfare to Hawai‘i. For first time visitors to O‘ahu, […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Community Needs this Forum
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
As the year winds down, I can’t help but feel that time passes so quickly when you get older. Since we Americans are facing so many issues and challenges, 2010 is going to be another year filled with turmoil and uncertainty. One of my New Year’s hopes is that the Nichi Bei Weekly manages to […]
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