Community Focus – Dr. Satoru Izutsu Awarded Imperial Decoration
Dr. Satoru Izutsu, recently retired vice dean and director of admissions for the University of Hawai‘i’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, was presented The Order of the Rising Sun, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, by the Government of Japan. Consul General of Japan Koichi Ito made the presentation....
Your Social Security – Rosie the Riveter: Working Women’s Icon
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY By Jane Yamamoto-Burigsay
Ryan’s Table – Sometimes Aging is a Good Thing
RYAN'S TABLE BY Ryan Tatsumoto When I look in the mirror every morning and spot another white hair in my goatee, or notice that the hair atop my head looks a bit thinner, or when I wake up with body aches from unknown causes, I always chalk it up to the unwanted consequences of aging.....
Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation Recital
WHO/WHAT: The Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation will present its annual maizome, or recital, showcasing the accomplishments of the students over the past year. The program will feature 24 dance and nagauta (long song) shamisen...
The Pacific War as Seen by Nisei Soldiers of the MIS
WHO/WHAT: The UH Manoa Library and the UHM Center for Okinawan Studies will present a public talk focusing on the Pacific War from the perspective of the Nisei soldiers who served there with the...
Historical Fiction – “Picture Bride, A Family Saga”
HISTORICAL FICTION By Michael G. Malaghan Chapter 118 “These local jigaboos will never convict one of their own,” spat Grace Fortescue. “The judge will order one retrial after another until poor Thalia can’t take it anymore and those animals will get off scot-free.” Grace held court in the shade of the Moana Hotel’s giant banyan....