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Tadashi (Tad) Sekigahama
August 15, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
SEKIGAHAMA, TADASHI (TAD) passed away peacefully at home in El Dorado Hills, CA on July 13, 2024. Tad came from an immigrant farming family and was the second of six […] READ MORE
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John Chisato Tsukamoto
August 1, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
TSUKAMOTO, JOHN CHISATO was born on Oct. 30, 1938 to Thomas Tamotsu and Tsugie Murase Tsukamoto in San Francisco, California. He passed away peacefully on June 29, 2024. John spent […] READ MORE
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Violet “Vi” Tanaka
August 1, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
April, 1927 – July, 2024 TANAKA, VIOLET “VI” passed away peacefully in July 2024 at the age of 97 in Los Angeles. After being interned at Tule Lake during WWII, […] READ MORE
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Keiko Hirabayashi-Quan
August 1, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
HIRABAYASHI-QUAN, KEIKO of San Bruno, CA, 93, passed away on March 24, 2024. In loving memory of Keiko (Kay) Hirabayashi-Quan. Kay was born in San Jose, CA. When Kay was […] READ MORE
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U.S. Judo legend ‘Yosh’ Uchida dies at 104
July 4, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida, the legendary coach who helped make San Jose State University a collegiate powerhouse in judo for decades, died on June 27, 2024. He was 104. He was […] READ MORE
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Barbara Fumiko Kobayashi
July 4, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
KOBAYASHI, BARBARA, who was affectionately known as Miko in her family, was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Crenshaw neighborhood. She was the third daughter of Sadao […] READ MORE
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Glenn Osaki
June 6, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Glenn Osaki OSAKI, GLENN was born and raised in San Francisco, a proud City Boy. He loved the San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors. He was a S.F. Giants […] READ MORE
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Takashi Theodore Yoneda
June 6, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Takashi Theodore Yoneda We are deeply saddened to report that T. TED YONEDA passed away on Thursday, May 16th. Ted was fondly known as Teddy Bear to many of his […] READ MORE
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Scholar Gary Y. Okihiro passes away
May 23, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Gary Y. Okihiro, considered “a leading scholar in Asian American and ethnic studies,” passed away on May 20 in New Haven, Conn., Duke University Press said in a statement. He […] READ MORE
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Mike Watanabe, Asian American Drug Abuse Program’s former president and CEO, dies
May 23, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Mike Norio Watanabe, who was affiliated with the Asian American Drug Abuse Program for 46 years, passed away peacefully in his home in the Crenshaw District in Los Angeles on […] READ MORE
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