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    RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: Uncle Hiro
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: Uncle Hiro

    Recently the last of the Nisei generation in the Morimizu clan passed away at 95. Kei Morimizu was the younger brother of Hiro. His...
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    THROUGH THE FIRE: Japanese American Museum of San Jose — ‘Resistance to Internment’
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 5 min

    THROUGH THE FIRE: Japanese American Museum of San Jose — ‘Resistance to Internment’

    (Published Oct. 23, 2019) My husband and I just returned from a two-week trek to the Bay Area to visit family and friends. One of the...
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    J-TOWN BEAT: Tears, Ukulele and Family Reunions
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    J-TOWN BEAT: Tears, Ukulele and Family Reunions

    (Published Nov. 2, 2019) Last Friday, I was fortunate to be a very small part of the continuation of an emotional journey. Terry Weber...
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    THROUGH THE FIRE: Easy Lies from the Head that Wears the Crown
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    THROUGH THE FIRE: Easy Lies from the Head that Wears the Crown

    I was taught in school that we should be truthful and honest. We were taught about young George Washington confessing he chopped down the...
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    BOOK REVIEW: How Lack of Intense Anti-Japanese Sentiment Created Less Ethnic Cohesion Among New York
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    BOOK REVIEW: How Lack of Intense Anti-Japanese Sentiment Created Less Ethnic Cohesion Among New York

    By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor “Distant Islands: The Japanese American Community in New York City, 1876-1930s” by Daniel H. Inouye...
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    VOX POPULI: Remembering a Committed Artist
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Nov 9, 2019
    • 4 min

    VOX POPULI: Remembering a Committed Artist

    Hiroshi Kashiwagi plays a Nisei veteran in “Kikan: The Homecoming.” By KERWIN BERK Deeply saddened by the news that Hiroshi Kashiwagi...
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    J-TOWN BEAT: The Importance of Supermarkets
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Oct 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    J-TOWN BEAT: The Importance of Supermarkets

    In Gardena, besides having some of the best down-home Japanese food in Los Angeles, we are blessed with quite a few supermarkets, each...
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    THE WARREN REPORT: All I Really Need to Know…
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Oct 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    THE WARREN REPORT: All I Really Need to Know…

    After picking up Harlee, my granddaughter, she recounted what she had learned that day in kindergarten. She told Lisa and me about...
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    RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: The Live Oak Park Tennis Crew
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Oct 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: The Live Oak Park Tennis Crew

    In his later years, my father-in-law Lew Abe would routinely say to us, “Don’t get old!” as he confronted his many physical ailments....
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    THROUGH THE FIRE: Zatoichi – The Blind Swordsman
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    THROUGH THE FIRE: Zatoichi – The Blind Swordsman

    I’ve always liked Zatoichi movies. When I retired from the Little Tokyo Service Center about 7 years ago, I found I had more time to...
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    J-TOWN BEAT: The View from Little Tokyo
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 5 min

    J-TOWN BEAT: The View from Little Tokyo

    After Juli Yoshinaga was announced as the 2019 Nisei Week Queen, many of us at the Aratani Theatre turned to thoughts of her grandfather,...
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    To All the Meals I’ve Loved Before
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 6 min

    To All the Meals I’ve Loved Before

    Botanica serves seared Japanese sweet potatoes, carmelized on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside, served with a verdant salsa...
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    Statement of Hirabayashi, Yasui and Korematsu Families and Coram Nobis Legal Teams in Support of Res
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    Statement of Hirabayashi, Yasui and Korematsu Families and Coram Nobis Legal Teams in Support of Res

    The children of Minoru Yasui, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Fred Korematsu, and their coram nobis legal teams, support proposed Resolution R-3:...
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    An Open Letter to the JACL National Council and JACL Membership
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    An Open Letter to the JACL National Council and JACL Membership

    Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) voices its support for the resolution of reconciliation and apology that will be presented at...
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    Resolution of Apology to Tule Lake Resisters Is a No-No Win for JACL
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 29, 2019
    • 6 min

    Resolution of Apology to Tule Lake Resisters Is a No-No Win for JACL

    By GERALD H. YAMADA At the Japanese American Citizens League National Convention that will soon convene in Salt Lake City, one of the...
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    Obon in the Northern Alps
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    Obon in the Northern Alps

    By VELINA HASU HOUSTON The bus ride to Togamura was endless. Up and up into the Japanese Northern alps it traveled, its passengers all...
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    Obon Dancing Goodbye
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Obon Dancing Goodbye

    It was hot, the sunlight as bright and sharp as a knife. The first time I danced Bon-odori, I shouldered my way into the crowd circling...
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    What Obon Season Means to Me
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    What Obon Season Means to Me

    I am a Japanese American Sansei who grew up in Seattle, Washington. My family was active in the Seattle Buddhist Church, and the one...
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    Sights, Scents and Spirit
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Sights, Scents and Spirit

    (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) By CATHY UCHIDA For many Americans, Memorial Day signifies the beginning of summer, ushered in by the...
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    Helping the Lives of Others
    Rafu Shimpo
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Helping the Lives of Others

    By EMI EASTMAN When I was five, I wanted to be an artist and spent my days using children’s art kits to paint pictures of dogs. Then I...
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