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The State of Multicultural JAs: Multiracial people are the fastest-growing population group, with multicultural JA leading Asian Americans
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By the numbers, the U.S. is becoming more multicultural: the decennial census saw a 276% increase in Americans who identified as two or more races, the fastest growing population group […] READ MORE
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Multiracial Miss California Kimberly Vernon vies for Miss America title
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Kimberly Vernon was shocked when she won the centennial “Miss California” pageant title June 15 at the Visalia Convention Center. Vernon, who represented Santa Clara County, will compete for the […] READ MORE
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Ten-Ichi faces imminent eviction following building sale
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Yoichi and Sachiko Amano opened Ten-Ichi in February of 1978. Located near Japantown in the neighboring Upper Fillmore area, the restaurant is two doors down from the now-shuttered Clay Theater […] READ MORE
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Newer San Jose Japantown businesses emerge out of pandemic
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SAN JOSE — Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019, several businesses in San Jose’s Japantown shuttered, opening the door for new companies to occupy those empty […] READ MORE
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Noguchi Museum bans keffiyeh, fires gallery attendants
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The Noguchi Museum in New York has been facing protests and internal strife since sending home a gallery attendant Aug. 14 for wearing a keffiyeh in solidarity with Palestinians on […] READ MORE
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Commit a hate crime: Serve no time?
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Racial animus is extremely difficult to prove, say prosecutors. Last year, 1,970 hate crimes were identified by law enforcement in California, but just 5 went to trial. A young Thai […] READ MORE
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California sisters nonprofit carrying on legacy of A-Bomb survivors
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By JAMAHL BONDS Kyodo News LOS ANGELES — For two teenage sisters, a chance meeting with an atomic-bomb survivor during a volunteer project proved to be a fateful encounter that […] READ MORE
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SF: Mayor swears in new Interim Fire Chief, Sandy Tong
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By Ruth Dusseault Bay City News Sandra “Sandy” Tong was sworn in Sept. 3 as San Francisco’s interim fire chief following the retirement of Jeanine Nicholson. A native of Chinatown, […] READ MORE
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City’s move of historic artifacts draws critics
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LOS ANGELES (City News Service) — After Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to move decades-old artifacts to the Convention Center, two groups of […] READ MORE
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Two historic California reparations bills stall out — sparing Newsom a tough political call
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By Wendy Fry, Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal CalMatters Years of effort went into making California the first state in the nation to get reparations laws to the governor’s desk […] READ MORE
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