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Galaxy Stars Thrill Fans in Little Tokyo
The L.A. Galaxy’s two Japan-born stars paid a visit to Little Tokyo on May 26, a day after a thrilling come-from-behind win over Houston Dynamo FC a day earlier. More than 200 fans lined up outside the Japangeles store in the Japanese Village Plaza, to meet defenders Maya Yoshida and Miki Yamane, who signed autographs…
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Downtown LA
4th & Central Opponents Seek More Affordable Units
By ELLEN ENDORafu Shimpo At a meeting held May 26, leaders of the Little Tokyo Against Gentrification (LTAG) coalition outlined demands they are seeking from developers of the planned $2…
Inaugural Nikkei Wine Summit at JACCC
Join the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and Japanese American winemakers, proprietors, and wine professionals of the Nikkei Wine & Vine Group at the inaugural Nikkei Wine…
Sakamoto, Watanabe Named UCLA Dept. of Social Welfare’s Alumni of the Year
UCLA Luskin Social Welfare invites all alumni to a reception and short program honoring the 2024 Joseph A. Nunn Social Welfare Alumni of the Year: Yasuko Sakamoto, MSW…
Three Noted Actors to Present Imagine Little Tokyo’s Winning Stories
Three noted actors, including Japan Academy Film Prize winner Ayumi Ito, will present winning stories at the upcoming celebration of the 11th annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story…
South Bay
Short But Sweet: Screening of ‘Digital Histories’ Films at Gardena Valley JCI
GARDENA — In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute and Visual Communications presented a screening of short films and a panel discussion with the filmmakers on…
‘Showa Alley’ Brings Traditional Japanese Street Food to GVJCI
By KATHEE YAMAMOTORafu Contributor GARDENA — “The Shokudo” video series, inspired by the Netflix series “Midnight Diner,” premiered during the pandemic, created by Michael Murata, Jon Kenzo Okeya and…
Nisei Memorial VFW Post 1961 to Hold Memorial Day Service at GVJCI
The Gardena Nisei Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1961 will hold its annual Memorial Day service honoring all deceased post members who served in defense of our…
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute to Screen Shorts by AAPI Filmmakers – May 18
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute and Visual Communications will present a screening of short films and panel discussion on Saturday, May…
West LA
Tritia Toyota’s ‘Intimate Strangers’ and Our Contemporary Nikkei Community
The social hall of the West Los Angeles Buddhist Church was filled to capacity on March 3rd for a panel presentation on Tritia Toyota’s newly published work “Intimate Strangers: Shin…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Tritia Toyota’s ‘Intimate Strangers’ and Our Contemporary Nikkei Community
By MARY UYEMATSU KAO The social hall of the West Los Angeles Buddhist Church was filled to capacity on March 3rd for a panel presentation on Tritia Toyota’s…
Toyota: Women Lead Recent Wave of Japanese Migration to U.S.
By GWEN MURANAKA, RAFU SENIOR EDITOR A bustling Japanese Institute of Sawtelle is an example of the ways the Japanese American community has evolved with the migration of…
Book Talk on ‘Shin Issei Women and Contemporary JA Community’
A book talk and signing with Tritia Toyota, author of “Intimate Strangers: Shin Issei Women and Contemporary Japanese American Community, 1980-2020” (Temple University Press), will be held on…
Obituary
Shirley Mikami
November 7, 1947 – May 8, 2024 Shirley S. Mikami passed away after a brave fight against cancer on May 8, 2024, at home…
Bob Suzuki, 88; Former Cal Poly Pomona President
Remembered as “visionary leader” and “one of the most gifted minds on multicultural education.” Bob Suzuki’s childhood experiences with discrimination and his desire to…
Takako Yamashiro
A funeral service for Takako Yamashiro, 91-year-old, California-born Nisei, who passed away on May 6, 2024, was held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at…
Geoffry Akio Arai
June 18, 1934 – May 3, 2024 Geoffry Akio Arai, 89-year-old, Los Angeles-born, resident of Porter Ranch, peacefully passed away on May 3, 2024. …
Mariko Mari Okumoto
Sept. 2, 1952 — May 10, 2024 Mariko Mari Okumoto, 71-year-old Sansei, passed away on May 10, 2024, at a board and care home…