Letters
Our readers share their thoughts via their letters to the editor. Letters should be no more than 300 words long.
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LETTERS: Sobering Seventy-Five
Jane Muramoto Yung, San Francisco
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Dear Editor, Can you hold your breath for one minute, 15 seconds?Seventy-five seconds. One second for every year since atomic bombs were detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Ask yourself: Are […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: California vs. Japan on COVID-19
George Nakano, Former California State Assemblyman
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Dear Editor, As of July 20, 2020, California had 7,851 COVID-19 deaths and Japan had 988 deaths. That is a ratio of 7.9 to 1 and the ratio has been […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Two responses to racism
Jane Muramoto Yung
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Dear Editor, “Everyman is me. I am his brother. No man is my enemy. I am everyman and he is in and of me. This is my faith, my strength, […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: MIS veteran’s son responds Tule Lake apology
Mike Namba
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Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent in response to a column that appeared in the Oct. 24, 2019 issue of the Nichi Bei Weekly (“RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Dear JAVA, where […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Concerns about conditions in S.F.’s J-Town
Nikki Childs
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Hello, after taking several tours of Japantown and the Peace Plaza, I am very concerned with the condition of the town. The Pagoda itself is rusting and has severe gaps […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: JAs say injustices ‘must never happen again’
Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Carolyn Kuroda Fernandez and Diane Ames
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Dear Editor, We join with 40 other Jodo Shinshu Buddhists, the Jodo Shinshu being a school of Buddhism whose adherents in this country are largely Japanese American. Many of us […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Rename the Embarcadero Plaza after Yori Wada
Pat Shiono
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Rename the Embarcadero Plaza after Yori Wada Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent in response to an article that appeared in the Nov. 23, 2017 issue of the Nichi […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: The Tule Lake issues
Stanley N. Kanzaki
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The National Park Service (NPS) has recently held hearings concerning the Tule Lake Segregation Center issue in several cities. In view of this, there are two issues which need to be […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: In support of the Issei Commemorative Garden
Patty Wada, JACL Regional Director, Northern California-Western Nevada-Pacific District
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Dear Editor, The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) joins others in support of the Issei Commemorative Garden. This garden, to be created at the site of the Cottage Row Mini-Park, […] READ MORE
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LETTERS: Digging deeper
Lewis Kawahara, Mill Valley, Calif.
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Dear Editor, This is a response to the article entitled “Golden Nursery of San Mateo celebrates its 40th year of blossoming business” by Jasmine Yamanaka (Aug. 18-31, 2016; p. 9). […] READ MORE
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