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‘Kikan — The Homecoming’ retraces a San Francisco Nikkei tale
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Japanese American filmmaker Kerwin Berk plans to premiere his latest film “Kikan – the Homecoming” Aug. 18 in San Francisco’s Japantown. Set in the 1940s, Berk tells the story of Jimmy Ibata (Ryan Takemiya), a Japanese American soldier returning to America after fighting in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. “Kikan” features a multi-generational… READ MORE
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‘LIFE ITSELF IS OUR TREASURE’: Remembering the Battle of Okinawa
ERICA REDER, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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On April 1, 1945, 75,000 American troops landed at Hagushi Bay, on the west coast of Okinawa. Eighty-two days of fighting followed in what became known as the “Typhoon of […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Kiyoshi Okamoto, an unsung hero of the camp resistance movement
Chizu Omori, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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It was a solemn and moving ceremony in a Buddhist church last month, the funeral for Frank Emi. At 94, his time had come, and so a steadfast American patriot […] READ MORE
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Making mochi in Sao Paulo
ERICA REDER, Special to the Nichi Bei Weekly
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On Dec. 31 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, preparations for the New Year are well under way. Speakers have been set up along the city’s main avenue for countdown festivities, and […] READ MORE
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Dance master promotes Okinawan culture in the Bay Area
AYAKO MIE Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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Noriyoshi Arakaki has been going back to his birthplace of Okinawa almost every year for the last 32 years since he moved to Hayward, Calif., where he owns a gardening […] READ MORE
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