commentary
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LETTERS: San Francisco’s Japantown and Boy Scouts Troop 58
September 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei News
Many experiences of the past are stored in our minds. Being able to “recall and relive the past” is a precious and emotional experience when it comes our way. An […] READ MORE
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Commentary: Three generations visit former Granada camp
August 19, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Recently in July I visited the Amache (formally known as Granada) internment camp in Granada, Colo., along with 12 other family members. We represented three generations (Sansei, Yonsei and Gosei) […] READ MORE
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Opinion: The firing of Don Wakamatsu
August 12, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In the end, I’m just sad the Mariners felt they had to fire manager Don Wakamatsu. I wanted to believe the front office saddled him with a roster of players who just […] READ MORE
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For a more queer-friendly Japanese America
July 29, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
This past May, a friend who volunteers for a Japanese-language bilingual program at a San Francisco public school faced harassment by another Japanese language teacher in the faculty lounge for […] READ MORE
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COMMENTARY: Spam Musubi and the Gift of Service
April 22, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In last week’s issue (April 15, 2010, “Cherry Blossom Festival Gets Under Way,”) we reported that when the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival’s outdoor events were canceled on April 11, […] READ MORE
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My Life as a Crusader
December 24, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
I am Ruth Shigeko Ishizaki (formerly Hirose) and I was born and raised on our family’s 80 acres of orange groves in Richgrove, California in the southern San Joaquin Valley, […] READ MORE
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Nisei Commencement Honors Our Parents and Grandparents, and UC
December 10, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
The following is an excerpt of Patrick Hayashi’s prepared remarks made Dec. 4 at the Nisei honorary degree ceremony at the Robertson Auditorium at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay […] READ MORE
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The Nakazawa Redwood
October 29, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
There is a redwood. Rather inconspicuous in the backyard of an ordinary residence in south Berkeley. It is an inconspicuous as the man who planted it some 70 years ago. […] READ MORE
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Race Relations in the Neighborhood
October 22, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
When I first came to California I was warned to be careful about certain neighborhoods. I didn’t know what it meant until I heard about a tourist being robbed on […] READ MORE
