PERSONAL ESSAY: Investing in Our Community
By IKU KIRIYAMA On Sunday, Sept. 2, after attending the “Celebration of Life” at JANM…
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THROUGH THE FIRE: Minidoka on My Mind
By SHARON YAMATO I never knew much about Minidoka except that it was one of…
Rich Satisfaction
By DARRELL MIHO, Special to The Rafu If you’re Asian and you’re breathing, then you’ve…
PERSONAL ESSAY: Remembering Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga
By IKU KIRIYAMA I was so saddened to hear of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga’s passing. To…
EAST WIND: NCRR Brightens Up a Dismal Summer
By MIYA IWATAKI It was a slightly overcast Saturday afternoon, but it felt like the…
VOX POPULI: Zero Tolerance for Racist Policies
Los Angeles’ Nikkei Progressives and the San Francisco Bay Area’s Nikkei Resisters condemn the Trump…
VOX POPULI: We Will Never Stop Fighting
By DONALD K. TAMAKI The Minami Tamaki law firm has a long history of fighting…
VOX POPULI: Scott Brunton, You Owe George Takei an Apology
By GUY AOKI As a columnist who covered the Scott Brunton/George Takei controversy in my…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Saying Good-Bye to a Nisei Warrior and a Nisei Saint
By SHARON YAMATO In the past few weeks, we lost two Nisei giants. On the…
VOX POPULI: Antonio Villaraigosa and Asian Americans
By GEORGE NAKANO Antonio Villaraigosa is the only gubernatorial candidate to demonstrate leadership to the…
An Open Letter to the Japanese American Basketball Community
By CAMRYN HAMAGUCHI Dear JA Basketball Community: Isn’t it crazy how far we’ve come? To…
‘Allegiance’ and the Persistence of Little Tokyo
Last opportunity to see the musical as it finishes its Los Angeles run this weekend.…