Obituaries
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Scholar Gary Y. Okihiro passes away
Gary Y. Okihiro, considered “a leading scholar in Asian American and ethnic studies,” passed away on May 20 in New Haven, Conn., Duke University Press said in a statement. He […] READ MORE
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Mike Watanabe, Asian American Drug Abuse Program’s former president and CEO, dies
Mike Norio Watanabe, who was affiliated with the Asian American Drug Abuse Program for 46 years, passed away peacefully in his home in the Crenshaw District in Los Angeles on […] READ MORE
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OBITUARY: Joe Morimoto
MORIMOTO, JOE passed away on March 6, at the age of 84. Born in Stockton, CA, Joe and his family navigated the challenges of being relocated during World War II, […] READ MORE
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Nisei artist Hisako Terasaki dies
LOS ANGELES — The Japanese American National Museum issued a statement mourning the recent passing of Nisei artist Hisako Terasaki. “Born to Shuichi and Chizu Sumioka, she and her sister, […] READ MORE
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Sakaye Aratani of the Aratani Family Foundation dies
LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum issued a statement mourning the March 18, 2024 passing of Sakaye Aratani. Aratani was raised in Gardena, Calif. After Japan bombed Pearl […] READ MORE
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Penny Chieko Morimoto
April 11, 1941 – February 23, 2024 MORIMOTO, PENNY CHIEKO (82) of Monte Sereno, California, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2024, with her children by her side. Born Peni […] READ MORE
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Edith Sadako Watanabe
WATANABE, EDITH SADAKO passed away peacefully on March 5, 2023, just a few months shy of her 100th birthday. She was born on July 12, 1923 in San Francisco to […] READ MORE
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William H. Muranishi
MURANISHI JR., WILLIAM “BILLY” HITOSHI of Berkeley, CA entered into the eternal rest on October 13, 2023. He was a good and considerate friend to all who knew him. Billy […] READ MORE
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Remembering Rich Saito
Rich Saito, a respected San Jose Japantown community member and retired San Jose Police Department lieutenant, passed away March 14. “Rich is gone too soon and is being missed by […] READ MORE
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Utah Judge Raymond Uno, whose life took him from a Japanese American concentration camp to the state bench, dies at 93
The Ogden native served in World War II, was a civil rights activist going back to the early 1960s, and remained active in Utah’s Japanese American community throughout his life. […] READ MORE
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