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San Jose Panel to Address Scapegoating, Hate-Mongering
The event will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Chruch, 566 N. 5th St. (near Jackson) in San Jose...

Rafu Shimpo
Jan 4, 20161 min read


Brown Appoints Akiyama to Caltrans Post
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown on Dec. 4 announced the appointment of George Akiyama, 50, of Sacramento as chief information officer at...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 29, 20151 min read


Christine Hironaka Promoted at CalRecycle
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown on Nov. 10 announced the appointment of Christine Hironaka, 28, of Piedmont as assistant director for...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 29, 20151 min read


Woman Missing in San Mateo County
SAN MATEO — The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office issued the following notice on Monday. = * = Katsuko Frank On Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 21, 20151 min read


Geary BRT Meeting Draws Criticism as Pedestrian Bridge Demolition Debate Ensues
The Geary BRT project proposes the elimination of one lane in each direction going under the Fillmore Street underpass and the...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 21, 20155 min read


Books About Incarceration of JAs Donated to S.F. School District
From left: Nob Fukuda, Somao Ochi, SFUSD Board President Emily Murase, SFUSD Superintendent Richard Carranza. SAN FRANCISCO — At a recent...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 11, 20152 min read



Rafu Shimpo
Dec 9, 20150 min read


Open House Meetings on Proposed Topaz Museum Exhibit Text
The Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah. SAN FRANCISCO — Exhibit text on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Topaz...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 9, 20152 min read


YMCA and JA Community Leader Fred Hoshiyama Passes at 100
At his 100th birthday celebration in 2014 at JANM, Fred Hoshiyama receives a lifetime achievement award from Rodney Chin, executive...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 8, 20156 min read


Kimochi’s Silver Bells Set for Dec. 12
Get plenty of holidays shopping done at this free one-day event featuring handcrafted items made by more than 90 talented Asian and...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 30, 20151 min read



Rafu Shimpo
Nov 27, 20150 min read


Documentary Looks at Internment of Alaskan JAs
Directed by Greg Chaney, “The Empty Chair” is a unique documentary about how Japanese Americans from Juneau, Alaska were sent to prison...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 24, 20151 min read


Sacramento Groups Denounce Scapegoating of Syrian Refugees
Andy Noguchi, co-president of Florin JACL, with Basim El-Karra, executive director of CAIR-SV. (Photo by Brandon Miyasaki) SACRAMENTO...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 23, 20153 min read


Campaign Launched to Install Tanforan Memorial
The audience at the kickoff event included former internees and their families. SAN BRUNO — The Tanforan Assembly Center Memorial...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 17, 20152 min read


‘To Be Takei’ Coming to San Jose
George Takei, currently starring in the Broadway musical “Allegiance,” is probably most widely known for his role as Sulu in the...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 17, 20151 min read


‘Aloha by the Bay’ This Saturday
SAN FRANCISCO — Aloha. One small word with many meanings: love, peace, goodbye, hello. Like the Nihonmachi Street Fair, which has been...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 16, 20153 min read


Pioneering Florist Yoshimi Shibata Dies at 99
Nichi Bei Weekly SAN JOSE — Florist Yoshimi “Shimi” Shibata passed away peacefully in his sleep at home with his family Oct. 31, a...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 14, 20153 min read


Mori Tanimoto, Part of Block 42 Protest at Tule Lake, Dies at 95
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor Mamoru “Mori” Tanimoto, one of about 35 men from Block 42 at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center who...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 12, 20157 min read


Tribute to Nikkei Vets at MIS Historic Learning Center
Opening ceremony, co-sponsored by the Presidio Trust, will take place at 10 a.m. at the MIS Historic Learning Center. Museum open house...

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 9, 20151 min read


JAs Among Winners, Losers in Tuesday’s Election
Rafu Staff Report Some of the local races in Tuesday’s election involved Nikkei candidates. Following are results from around California....

Rafu Shimpo
Nov 7, 20153 min read
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