 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Community Articles |
|
| JANM’s ‘Life Interrupted’ DVD Awarded Outstanding Film The Arkansas camp reunion film won a 2007 Silver Telly Award. |
| Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 |
|
| Rev. Richard Nozaki, 68, Passes Nozaki’s popular local eatery Reikai’s Kitchen closed after his sudden passing. |
| Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007 |
|
| San Diego Play to Tell Story of ‘Dear Miss Breed’ Librarian’s correspondence with children sent to camps is the basis for inspiration. |
| Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007 |
|
| Bill Fujioka to Become L.A. County Chief Executive Officer on July 23 William T. Fujioka, former city administrative officer for the City of Los Angeles, will become chief executive officer of the County of Los Angeles on Monday, July 23. |
| Sunday, July 22, 2007 |
|
| 5 Golden Eagles Boy Scout Troop 719 members join list of highest-ranking scouts. |
| Saturday, July 7, 2007 |
|
| JACS Establishes Nakamura Arts Fund $295,000 donation to support individual artists and arts organizations. |
| Saturday, June 23, 2007 |
|
| Camp Musubi Now Accepting Applications for Summer Program Camp Musubi is now accepting applications for the summer program. |
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 |
|
| ‘Pilgrimage’ Documentary Wins Award at VC FilmFest Short film on Manzanar Pilgrimage wins for cinematic technique and vision. |
| Saturday, June 2, 2007 |
|
| A Night of Glitz and Glamour UCLA was abuzz with excitement on Wednesday night as celebrities like Daniel Dae Kim of ABC’s “Lost,” Carrie Ann Inaba of “Dancing With the Stars,” and action superstar Chow Yun Fat gathered for the 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards. |
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 |
|
| A Legacy on the Stage and Screen Colleagues pay tribute to the late actor Mako at VC FilmFest. |
| Saturday, May 12, 2007 |
|
| TV Stars Honored at East West Players 41st Anniversary Gala Actors Daniel Dae Kim and Masi Oka are among those honored. |
| Saturday, May 12, 2007 |
|
| JACCC’s Family FunFest to Celebrate Children’s Day May 12 Festival is a free fun-filled day for families across Southern California. |
| Saturday, April 28, 2007 |
|
| SEJSCC To Host Annual Recognition Dinner The Southeast Japanese School and Community Center will host their annual Recognition Dinner and Awards Night on Saturday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m., 14615 Gridley Rd., in Norwalk. |
| Saturday, April 21, 2007 |
|
| Nisei Week Festival to be Held Aug. 18-25 Large crowds visit Little Tokyo for 6th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. |
| Saturday, April 14, 2007 |
|
| Little Tokyo Welcomes Cherry Blossom Fest Large crowds visit Little Tokyo for 6th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. |
| Monday, April 9, 2007 |
|
| JAO Gives New Life to an Old Tradition Chris Wong, 17, wins speech contest on “My biggest challenge.” |
| Monday, April 9, 2007 |
|
| APALC to Launch Inaugural Asian Book Festival The Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California will launch the Asian Pacific American Book Festival, the first festival of its kind focusing on the literary contributions of writers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, on Saturday, May 12, at the Japanese American National Museum. |
| Tuesday, March. 24, 2007 |
|
| Go For Broke Leader Ted Ohira Passes Veteran helped rescue Lost Battalion during WWII. |
| Tuesday, March. 13, 2007 |
|
| Cherry Blossom Fest Seeks Nominees for George Kiriyama Education Award Award recognizes leaders in excellence in teaching, community involvement. |
| Saturday, March 3, 2007 |
|
| Gardena Valley Baptist to Unveil West Wing Gardena Valley Baptist Church invites the community to see its new West Wing at an informal Open House on Saturday March 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 3, 2007 |
|
| Nisei Week Queen & Court Program Participants Sought by So. California Community Sponsors Japanese American Women 19-25 seeking community involvement, friendship, personal growth, travel and unique experience encouraged to apply. |
| Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 |
|
| 4th Annual Orchid Festival to be Held Feb. 23-25 Orchid lovers, enthusiasts, and admirers rejoice! The City of Cerritos will hold its 4th Annual Orchid Festival Feb. 23, 24 and 25, in the Skyline Room of the Cerritos library, located at 10825 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos. |
| Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007 |
|
| Entrepreneur Recounts the Story of His Life Shigeo Takayama, 90, discusses his life spent bridging Japan and U.S. cultures. |
| Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 |
|
| VJCC Rings in the New Year Annual Shinnen Enkai and Keiro Kai draws large crowd at Venice JCC. |
| Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 |
|
| NCRR and AAVVO to Co-Sponsor Anti-War March in Little Tokyo to Support Watada and other Resisters Watada’s mother and wife of another military resister to speak at the event. |
| Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 |
|
| Works in Progress Explore Executive Order 9066 Feb. 19 is the 65th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. |
| Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 |
|
| October Coloring Contest Winners! Find the latest coloring contest winners. |
| Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 |
|
| Asian Americans Less Likely to Seek Social Support Researchers say factors include emphasis on maintaining harmony with the social group. |
| Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 |
|
| New Year’s in Little Tokyo Check the New Year's event listing. |
| Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 |
|
| Harry Kubo, Founder of Nisei Farmers League, Dies at 83 Farmer known as an outspoken advocate of the rights of growers. |
| Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 |
|
| ‘Jive Bomber’s Christmas’ Returns to JANM Swing-era music, holiday classics featured in musical drama set in WWII camp. |
| Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006 |
|
| October Coloring Contest Winners! Find the latest coloring contest winners. |
| Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 |
|
| Keiro Launches New Institute Institute for Healthy Aging to reach out to JA elderly by promoting education and building social networks. |
| Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 |
|
| Dog Show Comes to Long Beach Nobuyuki and Irene Hadeishi of Gardena are among dog owners competing at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. |
| Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 |
|
| LTSC to Offer E-Commerce Workshop Have you ever thought about doing business on the Internet? Get a head start on 2007 by gaining some knowledge now about doing business on-line. |
| Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 |
|
| Manzanar Guard Tower Awarded Governor’s Historic Preservation Award The reconstruction of the Manzanar Guard Tower project has been selected to receive a California Governor’s 2006 Historic Preservation Award. |
| Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 |
|
| EWP’s ‘Surfing DNA’ is Long on Talent Jodi Long is the product of a show business pedigree. Her Chinese-Scottish father and Japanese American mother were vaudevillians who appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show at a time when it was rare to see Asian faces on television. |
| Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 |
|
| Patients Eye Life Without Glasses JA ophthalmologists lead in correcting vision impairments. |
| Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 |
|
| ‘Ansel Adams at Manzanar’ Features Vintage Prints of life in Camp The exhibition opens Nov. 11 at the JANM through Feb. 18. |
| Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 |
|
| Culture, Arts Highlight Japan Expo Japan Expo, now in its 27th year, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 19 , 10 am. to 6 pm. at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall K. |
| Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006 |
|
| JA War Vets Tour Santa Anita Stables With a light drizzle and rain threatening, 80 persons joined the Japanese American Korean War Veterans’ tour of the Santa Anita Race Track stables on Oct. 15, where during World War II, 19,000 Japanese Americans were temporarily detained before being shipped to more-permanent detention camps in the inland U.S. |
| Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 |
|
| Editors Discuss Past, Present, and Future of JA Newspapers Editors of Bay Area vernaculars to hold discussion on Nov. 4. |
| Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 |
|
| VC Seeks Artists for Digital Media Fellowship Visual Communications seeks Asian Pacific American media artists for their “Armed with a Camera” fellowship. |
| Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 |
|
| Lane Hirabayashi Named UCLA’s First Professor of JA Internment, Redress UCLA faculty members and community leaders celebrated the appointment on Saturday of scholar Lane Ryo Hirabayashi as the first George and Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress, and Community. |
| Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 |
|
| Experts Suggest Path to End Chronic Homelessness Councilmember Jan Perry says key to problem is permanent, supportive housing. |
| Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 |
|
| Calling all Sushi Chefs: JRA Plans Contest Japanese Food Festival to take place on Oct. 29 at New Otani. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 |
|
| Cornerstone Theater to Showcase ‘Farewell to Manzanar’ Adapted by Cynthia Gates Fujikawa, the play will be performed at JANM through Nov. 16 to Dec. 3. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 |
|
| Father of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada to Speak in Southland Next Month Reception to be held at JACCC in Little Tokyo on Oct. 7 |
| Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006 |
|
| JAKWV Hosts Tour of Santa Anita Stables Tour to include visit to stables, horse receiving barn and jockeys’ quarters. |
| Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 |
|
| L.A. Mayor to Lead 15-Day Trade Mission to Asia Villaraigosa embarks next month with delegation of business and civic leaders to Japan, Korea and China. |
| Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 |
|
| Elderly Celebrated for Keiro-No-Hi Keiro Retirement Home recognizes 22 residents who are over 90 years old at a special day luncheon. |
| Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 |
|
| August Coloring Contest Winners! Find the latest coloring contest winners. |
| Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 |
|
| Sawtelle’s Yamaguchi Property Up for Sale Sawtelle’s cherished gift shop is back on the market, according to owners Jack and Henry Yamaguchi. |
| Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 |
|
| Deadline Nearing for JACL Singles Convention The 11th National JACL Singles Convention is less than two months away. It will be held Oct. 27-29 at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. |
| Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 |
|
| Little Tokyo Library Resists High-Rise Plan Library spokesperson raises concerns over noise, dust and parking. |
| Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 |
|
| Friends Salute Ex-LADOT Executive: ‘Gambatte, James!’ James Okazaki saluted for 34 years of service at L.A. Department of Transportation. |
| Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 |
|
| July Coloring Contest Winners Find July's coloring contest winners. |
| Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 |
|
| Pacific Asia Museum Celebrates Debut of Japanese Art Gallery Pacific Asia Museum is hosting a Festival of Japanese Art and Style, a month-long series of experiences designed to connect visitors to the rich variety of Japanese cultural traditions and art forms. |
| Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 |
|
| Yuichi Hibi’s Photo Exhibit to be Held in Los Angeles “Imprint,” the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles of New York-based Japanese photographer will be held at Michael Dawson Gallery. |
| Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 |
|
| Down the Hatch 100-pound Sonya Thomas wows Nisei Week spectators by eating 210 gyoza in just 10 minutes–and she came in second place. |
| Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 |
|
| Ondo Concludes 66th Nisei Week Festivities Madame Fujima Kansuma pays emotional tribute to late Japanese dance instructors. |
| Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 |
|
| Application Now Available for 2006 OCJAA Japanese Cultural Scholarships The Orange County Japanese American Associaiton (OCJAA) is now accepting the 5th annual Koich Nerio Japanese Cultural Scholarships. |
| Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 |
|
| Nisei Week, Tofu Festival Draw Thousands Iron Chef Morimoto, ondo dancing among highlights of annual J-Town events. |
| Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 |
|
| Nisei Week Fetes 2006 Award Winners About 180 people attended the 66th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Awards Dinner Monday at The New Otani Hotel in Little Tokyo. |
| Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 |
|
| How Does Your Business Grow? Annual Asian Small Business Expo runs Sept. 30 |
| Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 |
|
| A Royal Sisterhood Nisei Week Queens gather for luncheon at Japanese American National Museum. |
| Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 |
|
| JCHI to Hold 16th Annual Scholarship Luncheon Health non-profit offers scholarship to bilingual nursing students. |
| Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 |
|
| Extended Shelf Life Though she has officially retired, Yoshiko Solomon will be filling in occasionally at the Little Tokyo Library. |
| Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 |
|
| Playing the Hot Hand Yosh Nakano wins the first Intercontinental Poker Championship. |
| Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 |
|
| Color is King at Nisei Week Fashion Show Designer Tadashi Shoji raised the curtain Saturday on his new fall collection in conjunction with the 66th annual Nisei Week Festival. |
| Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 |
|
| Favorable Exchange Rate Two Japanese students are on a month-long sister city visit to Pasadena. |
| Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 |
|
| Royal Host Every year, the Nisei Week Committee selects a new president to oversee the numerous activities and events held during the two-week Nisei Week festival. This year the committee welcomes Michelle Suzuki, the first president who has also worn a tiara as a Nisei Week Court member. |
| Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 |
|
| A Little More Culture When its warm out–and that has certainly been the case lately–nothing hits the spot like a nice cool treat. But a new shop in the Japanese Village Plaza has a product that goes beyond simply frosty refreshment. |
| Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 |
|
| New Perspectives on U.S.-Japan Relations The complex relationship between Japanese Americans and Japan was the topic of a symposium on July 21, sponsored by the Japanese American National Museum and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. |
| Saturday, July 29, 2006 |
|
| Little Princes and Princesses Kids take centerstage at annual Nisei Week Baby Pageant at the JACCC plaza. |
| Saturday, July 29, 2006 |
|
| Free Financial Education and Planning Event to be Held Aug. 4 One-on-one financial advice is available in Japanese. |
| Saturday, July 29, 2006 |
|
| Personal Essay: A Meeting at Tule Lake Two-day workshop to be held in Little Tokyo Aug. 19-20. |
| Saturday, July 22, 2006 |
|
| Go For Broke to Hold Teacher Training Workshop Two-day workshop to be held in Little Tokyo Aug. 19-20. |
| Saturday, July 22, 2006 |
|
| Little Tokyo Gets in Step Ondo practice begins for the 66th annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival. |
| Saturday, July 22, 2006 |
|
| Beating the Heat Local community centers offer air-conditioned refuge from summer weather. |
| Saturday, July 22, 2006 |
|
| Little Tokyo Library to Hold Book Fair Aug. 19-20 Little Tokyo Branch Library will hold a Book Fair Aug. 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on San Pedro Street between First and Second streets, during Nisei Week. |
| Saturday, July 15, 2006 |
|
| Judges Revealed for Nisei Week Baby Pageant Eight judges for the 2006 Nisei Week Festival Baby Pageant on Saturday, July 22 were announced by show chairman Rodney Kageyama this week. |
| Saturday, July 15, 2006 |
|
| Little Tokyo Takes it to the Streets Nisei Week Japanese Festival’s annual ondo practice begins July 18. |
| Saturday, July 15, 2006 |
|
| Art Exhibit Explores Links Between Asian, Latino Cultures Clement Hanami’s lowrider rickshaw is now on exhibit at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. |
| Saturday, July 8, 2006 |
|
| City Permit Denied for Rooftop Neptune Bar Concerns by local residents among reasons cited by zoning analyst. |
| Saturday, July 8, 2006 |
|
| War Monument to Dedicated to Miyamura Gallup, New Mexico to honor Hershey Miyamura and veterans of all wars on Aug. 19. |
| Saturday, July 8, 2006 |
|
| Big Drum Exhibit Travels to Oregon JANM exhibit follows the development of taiko drumming in the U.S. |
| Saturday, July 1, 2006 |
|
| Rhythm of the Beat The nationally and internationally renowned TAIKOPROJECT along with sister groups Bombu Taiko, Kitsune Taiko and UCLA’s Yukai Daiko will be joining together for their first major collaborative production, “TAIKOPROJECT: Rhythmic Relations 2006.” |
| Saturday, July 1, 2006 |
|
| Free Homeowner and Renter Claim Assistance Offered Free homeowner and renter claim assistance is being offered July 3 to 31 by the Langley Senior Center, 400 W. Emerson Ave., Monterey Park, to qualified person, 62 years or older, or blind or disabled with total income in 2005 of under $39,699. |
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 |
|
| Applications Being Accepted for 2006 NW Baby Pageant All participants ages 1 - 6 to receive Toyo Miyatake photo, fingerprinting ID, goodie bag, crafts and more. |
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 |
|
| Community Leaders Discuss State of California’s J-Towns Viz Media plans to build “J-Pop Center” on Hokubei Mainichi building grounds. |
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 |
|
| Perry Against Neptune Rooftop Bar Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry, announced on Tuesday that she will oppose the granting of a conditional use permit that would allow a rooftop cocktail lounge/bar in the Little Tokyo/Arts District Zoning. |
| Friday, June 16, 2006 |
|
| Nisei Week to Hold Fashion Show Aug. 5 Internationally recognized fashion designer Tadashi will bring his newest collection to the Los Angeles Downtown Marriott on Saturday, Aug. 5, for the 2006 Nisei Week Fashion Show and Luncheon, it was announced by show chairperson Nikki Kodama. |
| Friday, June 16, 2006 |
|
| We Are Hapa New photo exhibit at JANM explores ideas of identity and ethnicity. |
| Saturday, June 10, 2006 |
|
| Memorial Service for Sue Embrey to be Held June 17 The family of Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, will hold a memorial service Saturday, June 17, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Higashi Hongwangji Buddhist Temple, 505 E. Third St., Los Angeles. |
| Saturday, June 10, 2006 |
|
More Past Stories |
|
| ≫Go For Broke Marks 7th Anniversary (Saturday, June 10, 2006) |
| ≫All-Veterans Reunion to be Held in Little Tokyo Feb. 16-18 (Saturday, June 3, 2006) |
| ≫JCHI Scholarship Available for Nursing Students (Saturday, June 3, 2006) |
| ≫Amache Gains Nat’l Historic Landmark Status (Thursday, June 1, 2006) |
| ≫Kabuki Performer Bando Mitsugoro to Lecture June 4 (Saturday, May 27, 2006) |
| ≫Miyata Donates $1 Million to UCLA Dentistry School (Saturday, May 20, 2006) |
| ≫EWP to Host Asian American Theater Conference (Saturday, May 13, 2006) |
| ≫Marukai Corp. Fined for Sale of Unregistered Japanese Pesticides (Saturday, May 13, 2006) |
| ≫Gila Internees Hold Final Reunion (Saturday, May 13, 2006) |
| ≫KCET Honors Frances Hashimoto for Asian Pacific Heritage Month (Saturday, May 6, 2006) |
| ≫State OKs $1 Million for Veterans’ Center (Friday, April 28, 2006) |
| ≫Go For Broke Seeks Veterans for Oral History Interviews (Saturday, April 22 , 2006) |
| ≫Furutani Opens Campaign HQ (Saturday, April 15 , 2006) |
| ≫Bus Chartered for Manzanar Pilgrimage from Little Tokyo on April 29 (Tuesday, March 21, 2006) |
| ≫Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Fest. Set for April 22, 23 (Sunday, March 19, 2006) |
| ≫Terasakis Donate $4 Million to UCLA Japanese Studies Center (Friday Feb. 17, 2006) |
| ≫Benefit Screening of ‘Citizen Tanouye’ to be Held March 19 in Anaheim (Friday Feb. 17, 2006) |
| ≫Nisei Strawberry Farmers ( Monday, Jan. 16, 2006) |
|