Columns
Our columnists touch on all-things Japanese America.
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Norman Thomas and the Defense of Japanese
GREG ROBINSON Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), leader and perennial presidential candidate of the Socialist Party, distinguished himself by his tireless defense of the human rights of Japanese Americans during World War II. […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: A White Wine for All Palates
Ryan Tatsumoto, The Gochiso Gourmet
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I’m not sure if there’s still this wine backlash going on; ABC or “Anything But Chardonnay,” or this rejection of Chardonnay by up-and-coming wine enthusiasts. It may have started when […] READ MORE
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PARTING SHOTS: THE WAYWARD CAREER OF THE G-WORD: ‘G.O.O.K is a four-letter word’
K.W. Lee, Nichi Bei Weekly columnist
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In this day and age of Political Correctness, you seldom hear the G-word uttered in our public or even private conversations. It’s frowned upon at any public discourse, especially among […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Understanding the queer heritage of Japanese Americans
Greg Robinson, Nichi Bei Weekly columnist
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Back in 2007, not long after I started writing my historical column “The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great”? in the Nichi Bei Times, I established an annual tradition of […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Old Bon Odori, new food
Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei Weekly columnist
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The Hawai‘i Obon season has already started in remote locations on the Big Island and will start on the rest of the islands next weekend. What once was traditionally a […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: It’s plain no rain in Spain
The Kaeru Kid, Nichi Bei Weekly columnist
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Your reward this month for being a reader of this column is information on how to receive a free week’s vacation with lodging and all meals paid at a four-star […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Cooking with sour wine
Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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No, this is not the wine in Mylar bags sold in cardboard boxes. That wine was meant to taste that way. This is the product that comes from wine (or […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Buchanan YMCA Secretary Lincoln Kanai’s “courage against injustice” of World War II
Greg Robinson, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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In the annals of Japanese American history, a great deal of attention has been justly devoted to the four wartime “internment cases,” in which individual Nisei Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, Fred […] READ MORE
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THE HEART OF KANJI: Be Ready
Rev. Masato Kawahatsu, Nichi Bei Weekly
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The kanji character 用 (yo) means “to be able, useful” and consists of two parts. A vertical center line represents a nail. All other lines represent pieces of wood. The pieces […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The graying of America
Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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I know “The Graying of America” sounds like a PBS documentary. Indeed, we are aging (especially the population of Baby Boomers) at a rapid pace, partly due to technological advances […] READ MORE
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