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Maggie

OCHAZUKE
By Maggie Ishino
Where Is My Heart?

Saturday, May 19, 2007

When ex­treme warm weather prevails as it often does in Los Angeles, I feel a great pang of homesickness for the beautiful city by the Golden Gate—San Francisco. I have such nostalgic memories of this city and reminisce about the good times and wonderful friends I left behind.

THROUGH THE FIRE
By Sharon Yamato
Death in the Family
Friday, March 28, 2008

About three weeks ago, I got an email from my cous­in Steven who asked me to call him if I happened to be in Little Tokyo so that we could have lunch.
Hirano

CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE
By W T Wimpy Hiroto
FDR’s 9066 Was My 90210

Friday, April 18, 2008

I often lament liberties taken by re­visionist historians. The knee-jerk reac­tion of old-timers is always: “I was there, you weren’t,” followed by the lame challenge of “How can you know what it was if you weren’t born yet?” Meticulous research is the answer.

OCHAZUKE
By Alex Herbach
From My Family to Yours: Happy ChrismaShogaNukkah!

Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008

Everyone’s holiday presents have subtext.

THROUGH THE FIRE
By Ryan Masaaki Yokota
Chinaphobia and the Nikkei

Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008

Having just returned from a year abroad in Japan, one of the more interesting aspects that I en­countered was just how active everyday citizens in Japan were in fighting for is­sues of peace and justice.
Yoshinaga HORSE’S MOUTH 
By George Yoshinaga
Thoughts On Taiko Entertainment
Saturday, May 3, 2008

My rela­tives on Maui are probably going to the grocery store and asking if they have day-old bread. The answer is probably, “No, the best we can do is three or four-day-old bread.”
Nao OCHAZUKE
By Nao Gunji
Birth of a Jock

Sunday, July 22, 2007

A couple friends of mine and I are participating in a sprint tri­athlon race in September. It is a mini one, which consists of 0.5 miles of swimming, 10 miles of biking and 3 miles of running.
Muranaka OCHAZUKE
By Gwen Muranaka
Gotta Dance

Monday, Sept. 10, 2007

Everybody has phobias. Mine has always been a fear of dancing. Even as a small kid going to the Gardena Obon in the summer, I’d watch everybody else line up for “Tanko Bushi,” but I was scared to make a fool of myself. They’d all be smiling and I’d be staring down glumly at my snow cone.
OPEN END-O
By Ellen Endo
A King, A Prince, and A Dinner

Friday, April 11, 2008

“The nation is sick; trouble is in the land, confusion all around...But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.”—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
Kuida THROUGH THE FIRE
By Jennifer “Emiko” Kuida
‘Tis the Season for API Giving

Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006

Ah, the holidays. They come up so quickly, don’t they? It’s so hard to believe that 2007 is just a few weeks away.  My husband Tony and I try to live within our means throughout the year so that we can support some of the Asian American and Pacific Islander nonprofit organizations who do such great work for the community. 
Mikey OCHAZUKE
By Mikey Hirano Culross
Real Hope for the Future

Sunday, June 17, 2007

As gradua­tion ceremonies begin to fill the late spring eve­nings with speeches and soaring mortar boards, I’m reminded of one universal admonition.
Soong THROUGH THE FIRE
By Joe Soong
It’s a Race!

Friday, Mar. 14, 2008

There is an ex­citement in the air that hasn’t been felt in a long time. The two remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are locked in a hotly contested battle, with a Republican waiting to see who will ultimately emerge.
INTO THE NEXT STAGE
By Guy Aoki
With Asian Americans Like These... Who Needs Enemies?

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

If the Rafu Shimpo had lived up to its mission of reporting issues of importance to the Asian American community, you would already have read about MANAA’s battle with Sony Pictures over their new film “21.”
Reyes OCHAZUKE
By Mario G Reyes
See Ya’ Later, Pop
Monday, Sept. 10, 2007

July  9, 2007, 3:45 in the morning
I am sitting with my mother on the sixth floor of White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights.
Hosokawa ANYTHING THAT COMES TO MIND
By Bill Hosokawa
Topside Problems

Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007

As some readers of this column (there are a few, I’m told) know, the conductor a few weeks ago changed his return address from Colorado to a rural part of the State of Washington.
THROUGH THE FIRE
By Mari Nakano
Preserving Our Connections
Saturday, April 26, 2008

I don’t know why my great grandparents came to Amer­ica. And I heard some relatives on my mother’s side tried to immigrate to Hawai’i but we don’t know what happened to them.
Yonemoto KEYS TO FITNESS 
By Sheila Yonemoto, PT
Diet, Exercise and Sleep

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006

Diet: To understand what a good diet is, educate yourself about nutrition. I have read several different books and looked for common advice. I also determine what works for me. For example, I know I need to eat a specific combination of different types of foods to feel satisfied and energetic.


   

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