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To-fun for all as Soy and Tofu Festival makes comeback
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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After two years of dormancy due to the pandemic, the Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival returned July 2 to where it all began to hold its festival on San […] READ MORE
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Supervising ministers feel burden from shortage
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Nationwide, more than 60 churches and temples affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America serve thousands of adherents to the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, but with many of its […] READ MORE
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Teachers respond to fire in S.F.’s Western Addition
DEREK TAHARA, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Cecily Ina-Lee stood in the recess yard at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood May 13 when a colleague told her smoke was rising from an […] READ MORE
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Fighting back against anti-Asian hate
DEREK TAHARA, Nichi Bei Weekly
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After being a victim of what she described as an anti-Asian verbal incident in August 2020 in Los Angeles that went viral online, Hong Lee decided to take action for […] READ MORE
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Queen Stephanie Misa Doi and court embark on year-long JA journey
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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The AMC Kabuki 8 in San Francisco’s Japantown was packed for the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program April 9, signaling a return to form for the annual […] READ MORE
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Pioneering NYC taiko group Soh Daiko continues to transform itself
ANGELA KIMI HICKMAN, Nichi Bei Weekly
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It’s another snowy Saturday afternoon in New York, but this has not kept members of taiko group Soh Daiko from holding their normal practice. As the days relentlessly beat toward […] READ MORE
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Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Special Issues
The roots of California bonsai, the Issei and Nisei artists of yesteryear
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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The art of bonsai has contended with a number of challenges throughout the years. Unlike other works of art, bonsai plants are alive and continue growing even after the artist […] READ MORE
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Arts & Entertainment, Community News, News, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Special Issues
Ikebana showcases nature’s beauty
DEREK TAHARA, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Ikebana can help one see nature with a different perspective, particularly as practitioners bring beauty into their homes, said Thanh Nguyen, president of the Ikebana Teachers Federation. Ikebana can teach […] READ MORE
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Mental health program helps AAPI youth
DEREK TAHARA, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Last November, Changing Tides created CT Stream, a free Little Tokyo Service Center therapy program aimed at providing assistance for Asian American and Pacific Islander youth experiencing mental health issues. […] READ MORE
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Mark Matsuno, Hollywood graphic designer and artist, dies at 69
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Not many people knew Mark Matsuno by name, but his lifetime of work has touched countless people without them ever noticing. The San Francisco-native, born March 24, 1952, moved down […] READ MORE
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