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From Peru to California, a community remembers Japanese Latin American activist
February 2, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
On her 87th birthday, Libia Hideko Yamamoto passed away after a long bout with illness. Born Dec. 3, 1935 in Chiclayo, Peru, she was one of more than 2,264 Japanese […] READ MORE
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Executive director change at Densho signals new generation of JA leadership
September 15, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
When Tom Ikeda got together with a small group of volunteers in 1996 to start Densho, he was considered a young upstart within the Japanese American community. Now, 26 years […] READ MORE
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San Jose JA political icon remembered in hometown memorial
June 23, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stuart Mineta recounted as a child becoming frustrated with his attempt to draw a model airplane, so he asked his father to draw it for him. […] READ MORE
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Los Angeles Day of Remembrance stresses collective action for justice
March 3, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance, commemorating the Feb. 19, 1942 signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which authorized the forcible removal […] READ MORE
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‘Reparations’ explores struggle to atone for slavery
February 17, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
In Jon Osaki’s film, “Reparations,” Blacks and Asian Americans address the four-century struggle to atone for slavery in the U.S., and discuss the critical role that solidarity between communities plays […] READ MORE
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Phase 2 of Japanese American redress has begun
February 17, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
Phase 2 of the historic Japanese American campaign for redress is underway. The signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which many of you supported, (thank you!) gave redress […] READ MORE
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Day of Remembrance: An invented tradition for the community
February 3, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
The Day of Remembrance was created in Seattle, at the Puyallup Fairgrounds, on Thanksgiving weekend of 1978. Days of Remembrance have now become a tradition to mark the anniversary of […] READ MORE
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Exploring the Black American path toward redress
April 15, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
“In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War there was a set of promises made to the formerly enslaved, including the promise of land and that Black folks would have […] READ MORE
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Bay Area Day of Remembrance calls for reparations for African Americans
March 4, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Reparations for African Americans took center stage at the annual Bay Area Day of Remembrance program held online by the Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium under the theme: “Abolition! […] READ MORE
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Film dives into the life of iconic researcher and activist Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga
February 18, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Filmmaker Janice Tanaka realized that, despite Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga’s profound impact on U.S. history, there were no films focused specifically on the Nisei activist and researcher. However, a family connection […] READ MORE
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