THE RAFU MARKET

The two-day bazaar and arts festival, which is the major fundraiser for the temple, will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 21,...

Brian Asawa (Photo by Marco Borggreve) Brian Asawa, a celebrated countertenor and non-degreed USC alumnus, died on April 18 after a long...

Title and Deed transferred to the church, Oct 14, 1950. By action of the conference, the name was changed to Buena Vista Methodist Church...

Naomi Hirahara (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) SAN MATEO — In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Naomi Hirahara will speak...

SAN MATEO — College of San Mateo’s Ethnic Studies Department presents the seventh annual Asian Pacific American Film Festival on Friday,...

The 2016 Cherry Blossom Court was introduced to the public on April 10 in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza. From left: Princess...

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) adjourned the State Assembly’s April 4 session in memory of noted scholar Don...

Kase Program participants serve as interns at Japanese American community organizations. SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese Cultural and...

While imprisoned at Poston, Ariz., Sadao Oka, a farmer from Salinas, joined a bird-carving group and learned to sketch a bird outline on...

SAN FRANCISCO — Renowned attorney and community activist Garrick Sherman Lew passed away on March 19 due to complications arising from...

SAN FRANCISCO — Join the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California on Tuesday, May 10, at 7:15 p.m. to cheer on the...

Front row, from left: Rep. Jackie Speier, Kimochi Board President Paul Chin, Lawrence Cappel, board chairman of the Peninsula Health Care...

Mariko Yamada By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Former Assemblymember Mariko Yamada’s (D-Davis) campaign for State Senate, launched a...

OAKLAND — Japanese American Woman Alumnae of UC Berkeley will hold their annual get-together on Saturday, April 9, at Yoshi’s Oakland,...

SACRAMENTO — The Florin Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League on March 16 sent the following letter to the Board of Trustees...

SAN JOSE — “Tadaima,” a Japanese American gathering of LGBTQQ and allies, will be held Saturday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. at San...

Jack Soo SAN FRANCISCO — A screening of “You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story,” co-presented by the Asian Art Museum, will take place...

Front row, from left: Breana Mayumi Inoshita, Kona Melissa Kawai, Nicole Kiyomi Harada. Back row, from left: Samantha Beth Tsukiji,...

BERKELEY — On the last day of the Asian Pacific Islanders Issues Series (APIISERIES) 2016 Conference, author Karen L. Ishizuka will give...

A screen grab from Glen Kumamoto’s video of the Feb. 25 CIF playoff game between McClatchy High (dark uniforms) and host Oak Ridge shows...