It has been 32 years since the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association began sending a team of physicians to the United States every two years to conduct medical examinations on those of Japanese and Korean descent who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagaski in 1945. More than 200,000 people died in the atomic bombings […]
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Hibakusha Victims Express Gratitude Following Japanese Doctors’ Biennial Visit
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
APIS LIVING WITH HIV: Suffering, Stigma and Survival
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
In the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, “Miss E†talks about being an HIV-positive Asian American. “I was at death’s door when I was diagnosed. Of course it’s devastating to find out you have AIDS,†she said. Miss E has the kind of remarkable life you could base a movie on. Her Japanese mother died […]
Video of Police Using Taser and Baton on Asian Exchange Student Prompts Investigation
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE (Bay City News) — A criminal investigation has begun into the actions of four San Jose police officers, two of whom were captured on a cell phone camera using a baton and a Taser stun gun last month on a 20-year-old Vietnamese exchange student at San Jose State University. Police Sgt. Ronnie Lopez […]
Jojima Opts Out of Contract
October 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SEATTLE (Kyodo) — Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima is opting out of the final two years of his three-year, $24 million contract and will return to Japanese baseball, the club said Oct. 19. Jojima, the only Japanese-born catcher who has played in the major leagues, has decided to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract […]
SFSU College of Ethnic Studies Honors Jim Hirabayashi
October 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
San Francisco State University’s (SFSU) College of Ethnic Studies hosted an international conference to delve into issues at the heart of the new national dialogue on race that has emerged since the United States elected its first African American president. James A. Hirabayashi, Ph.D., who was the first dean of the College of Ethnic Studies, […]
A-Bomb Survivors in America Examined by Hiroshima Doctors
September 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) — Atomic-bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, now living in North America, received health checks from a group of Japanese doctors Sept. 19 at a suburban Los Angeles hospital. The medical delegation, consisting of physicians and administrative personnel commissioned by the Japanese government and Hiroshima prefectural government, conducted medical exams including interviews, […]
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