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Nikkei’s search for blood stem cell donor hampered by the pandemic
December 17, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Kazumi Schmidgall enjoys playing the piano, hiking and kickboxing. The Shin-Issei high school math teacher had such an active and healthy life, she could hardly believe it when she was […] READ MORE
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Artist and activist traci kato-kiriyama overcomes breast cancer
October 22, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — traci kato-kiriyama, director and co-founder of Tuesday Night Project, which presents Tuesday Night Café, the longest-running Asian American-produced public arts series in the country, was extremely busy […] READ MORE
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ELUSIVE DREAMS: Proud hapa finds marrow match but loses cancer battle
May 23, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
After enduring a year’s worth of treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Paul Ota decided to fly home to the Bay Area to pick up his universal passport. A universal passport is […] READ MORE
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Taking a Stand: Despite battling cancer, Sen. Hirono shines in national spotlight
January 1, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: Mazie Hirono made history in 2012, when she became the first elected female senator from Hawai‘i, the first Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, the first […] READ MORE
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DUAL BATTLES: Mountain View City Councilwoman fought cancer during campaign
October 26, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Mountain View City Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga discovered her competitive streak while practicing kendo as a middle schooler. “I’m of the belief that the best offense is a strong defense,” she […] READ MORE
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Bone marrow match needed to help save reverend’s life
August 3, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese American bone marrow donors are needed to potentially save the life of the Rev. Shuichi “Thomas” Kurai, who was diagnosed with T-cell leukemia-lymphoma in January. As is the case […] READ MORE
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Breast cancer rates among Asian Americans on rise
April 27, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Unlike other ethnic groups, Asian Americans experienced an increase in breast cancer rates over the last 15 years, according to researchers at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC). Breast […] READ MORE
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Mixed-heritage Japanese Americans seek bone marrow matches
October 27, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Last January, Paul Ota felt a pain in his chest. Maybe, he thought, he had pulled a muscle at the gym. Upon visiting his doctor, though, Ota was diagnosed with […] READ MORE
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Cancer survivor celebrates ‘new found freedom’
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Earlier this month, 10-year-old Baylor Nihei Fredrickson’s family received some long-anticipated news: the cancer survivor learned that he could discontinue taking his medications and no longer had to follow numerous multiple […] READ MORE
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Overcoming adversity with tenacity: Cancer survivor Patricia Fujii, 84, lives life to its fullest
October 29, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Despite winning eight gold medals in this year’s Idaho Senior Games, 84-year-old Patricia Fujii does not consider herself an athlete. According to the octogenarian sprinter, the difference between her and […] READ MORE
