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Nikkei celebrate at ‘Queer O-bon’
July 6, 2023 by Akira Olivia Kumamoto, Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — On June 19, Okaeri, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ Nikkei, held their first “Queer O-bon” at the Terasaki Budokan in the city’s Little Tokyo. Colorful origami […] READ MORE
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Fifty+ years in the dance circle: Fumiye Nancy Shibata
June 22, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by BCA Wheel of Dharma. Fumiye Nancy Shibata studied with Mitsusa Bando, established the tradition of coordinating dances in the Buddhist Churches of […] READ MORE
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Summer is fun time for Southern California Bon Odori junkies
June 20, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Summer is a joyful season for many thousands of Southern California Nikkei as they participate in numerous traditional Buddhist Obon observances — as well as non-Buddhist summer […] READ MORE
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Bon Odori is a tradition even far from the West Coast
June 20, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese Americans who don’t live on the West Coast joke that you can go to a different Bon Odori every weekend in California, and dance away your summer. Not so […] READ MORE
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San Jose Obon delivers comforting familiarity to community
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
This year’s Obon festival in San Jose’s Japantown, which took place July 9 and July 10, was the same as it is every year: parking was nearly impossible to find, […] READ MORE
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