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Conviction in killing of Rohnert Park custom guitar maker Sakashita
October 7, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A Sonoma County jury on Sept. 28 convicted Joshua Begley of all charges in connection with the stabbing murder of Rohnert Park custom guitar maker Taku […] READ MORE
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Journey Back to Topaz: Former inmates take pilgrimage to former Central Utah concentration camp
September 30, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Although May Saito Takashima was only 9 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked, that Sunday is seared into her memory. “That’s when I became a ‘Jap’ overnight,” said Takashima, […] READ MORE
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Going back to ‘Ground Zero’ called Topaz
September 30, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
This past August, Ken Yoshida went back to Topaz, Utah, where, in 1944, an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent picked him up. “The FBI agent came inside our barrack because […] READ MORE
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Nisei hibakusha reflects upon wartime experience during Topaz pilgrimage
September 30, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
To recognize the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jack Dairiki, a Nisei hibakusha on the Topaz pilgrimage bus, shared his experiences. When Dairiki was in […] READ MORE
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Fishing Through History – Bell Shimada, a man, a seamount, a boat
September 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The fisheries survey vessel (FSV) Bell M. Shimada, a research fishing vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, was commissioned on […] READ MORE
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Journey Back to Topaz – Former inmates take pilgrimage to former Central Utah concentration camp
September 23, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The 2010 Topaz/Central Utah Pilgrimage attracted participants as far away as Tom Kurihara from Virginia, to local Utahns, but the majority came from California via Toru Saito’s Topaz Bus. Former […] READ MORE
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‘UNDERCOUNTED’ Asian Americans continue to face barriers to being accurately represented by Census data
June 3, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Every 10 years, the United States Census Bureau sets out to gather information about the country’s population with a short questionnaire. Americans were encouraged to send their forms back by […] READ MORE
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Supporters of Japanese culture across the nation recognized with Kunsho medals
June 3, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In the May 27 issue, the Nichi Bei Weekly published information about Kunsho medal recipients named by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. Kunsho medals have been simultaneously […] READ MORE
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NPS awards $2.9 million in grants to preserve confinement sites
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded 23 grants totaling $2.9 million to help preserve and interpret historic locations where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. […] READ MORE
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Bill to establish ‘Fred Korematsu Day’ passes Assembly Education Committee
May 20, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
SACRAMENTO — Legislation that would recognize Jan. 30 as “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution” passed the California state Assembly Education Committee on May 5. Jan. 30 […] READ MORE
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