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Another honor has been bestowed on Oregon-born attorney Minoru Yasui. Yasui’s lifelong commitment to civil rights, democracy and justice for all…
Since 1960, the Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation (LANSCA) has been bringing young people from Los Angeles and Nagoya together through…
By JUDD MATSUNAGA, ESQ. When we were kids, falling and tumbling were a daily occurrence. Possibly because Mom bought us shoes that were two size…
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announced Aug. 21 that it will reopen its newly renovated Pavilion on Jan. 23, 2027. The transforme…
By DARCY FUKUNAGA I am the living extension of history. Now, you may be thinking, “Huh? Darcy… isn’t your teenage mind getting just a liiiiittle…
By BILL WATANABE The writer in the biblical Book of Psalms, Chapter 10, cries to God about the rampant wickedness of violent men who believe the…
NAGASAKI — The following is the full text of the Nagasaki Peace Declaration read on Aug. 9 by Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki at a ceremony to mark…
HIROSHIMA — The following is the full text of the Peace Declaration read on Aug. 6 by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui at a ceremony to mark 81 yea…
L.A. Nebuta began when an authentic Aomori Nebuta float first appeared in the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in August 2007. The 17-foot-tall Nebu…
The 18th annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival is set for Aug. 15 to 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the entrance of Japanese American Cultural…
On Saturday, Aug. 22, Shotokan Karate fighters from across the nation will convene in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo District to compete in the olde…
The fate of modern dance pioneer Michio Ito (1892-1961), who was sent to Japan on the exchange ship Gripsholm in 1943, is the subject of a new a…
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Tuesday’s Google Doodle celebrated Nisei short-story author Hisaye Yamamoto, among the first…
A military police officer was suspended last week over his confrontation with Japanese American protesters at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, according t…
PASADENA — Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) and culinary pioneer Roy Yamaguchi, founder of Roy’s Restaurant, will host an exclusi…