Rabbit Ramblings
Nichi Bei News columnist Chizu Omori, of Oakland, California, is co-producer of the award-winning film “Rabbit in the Moon.” She can be reached at chizuomori@gmail.com. The views expressed in the preceding column are not necessarily those of the Nichi Bei News.
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: The ‘desecration of sacred ground’ at Topaz
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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I imagine many of you know the story of James Hatsuaki Wakasa, the man who a sentry killed while Wakasa was walking with his dog along the barbed wire fence […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Reuniting and continuing the fight
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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As we slowly come out from the pandemic lockdown, I’m sure that everybody is heaving a big sigh of relief and doing things that were forbidden for so long. And […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: On hopeful and precarious developments
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Since the last year has been so terrible, I haven’t written a regular column in a while. Rather than complain about things, I decided to keep quiet. But we’ve had […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: The fight continues
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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I guess we can say “Happy New Year” without feeling totally hypocritical at this time. The year that we just lived through has been so different from any that most […] READ MORE
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Rabbit Rambling: Hoping and coping
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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I’ve taken some time off from this column because it was hard for me to feel that I had something sensible to say about what we have been living through. […] READ MORE
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Rabbit Ramblings: Renewing the call to action in 2020
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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The year 2020 promises to be very eventful. Our community will be extra busy with many pilgrimages and activities planned, including a gathering in Washington, D.C. in June organized by […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Dear JAVA, where is your sense of compassion and understanding?
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Some of you probably know that the Japanese American Citizens League made a historic move at their last convention, which was held earlier this summer. They presented a resolution of […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: It’s time for ‘active resistance’
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Editor’s Note: According to news reports published in late July, plans to imprison migrant children at the Fort Sill military base in Oklahoma have been put on hold. Fort Sill, […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Hoping for an apology
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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By the time this column is published, the 2019 Japanese American Citizens League National Convention will be just underway, so I write this not knowing what happened. I am concerned […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: On processing the Crystal City pilgrimage
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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I’ve been home for a while since the March 29 to April 1 Crystal City, Texas pilgrimage and demonstration at Dilley, the largest detention center for asylum seekers in the […] READ MORE
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