Revenge of the Ninja, tea in Vermont, and an internment grant
Internment sites get some help from a National Park Service grant.
Celebrating with a Japanese tea ceremony in Vermont.
Barrett Rainey, a semi-retired journalist, remembers the internment years - and hopes to remind everyone that we...
Wednesday bullets
An in-depth story from Jean Hopfensperger of the Star Tribune about a special volunteer who is bridging the gap between St. Paul, Minn. and Japan.
A diminutive Hawaii-born tea master teaches students the beauty of...
Fred Korematsu Day, Magic Valley, and 99 Years
Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day.
Nearly a decade later, Japanese Americans continue to explore the parallels between the racial fallout from the 9/11 attacks and Executive Order 9066.
Remembering the Japanese American experience in Magic Valley before...
2016 Okinawan Festival – Music, Dance, and Much More!
9 a.m.
RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Jane Kaneshiro and Bonnie Miyashiro, Co-chairs; Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai; Bonnie Miyashiro Soho Kai; Toma Toyoko Sokyoku Kai; Kaya Hatsuko Sokyoku Kai;
Yamashiro Yoneko Sokyoku Kenkyu Kai; Yasuko...
Beetles and baseball and more
Japanese American veterans take a moment to remember those who served America.
There's a rumor out that Ken Watanabe - who starred in The Last Samurai - will be directing a movie on the 442nd...
Music – Swept Away By The Music of Bruce Hamada
Music is the Bassist/Vocalist’s Passion Alan Suemori Special to The Hawai‘i Herald “The very thought of you, makes my heart sing, like an April breeze on the wings of spring . . .” It is dinner hour at “53 by the Sea,” the upscale bistro overlooking Waikïkï, and Bruce Hamada’s voice is floating ethereally across....
Community Focus – Hakuoh University Handbell Choir Visit Hawaii
Students from Hakuoh University’s Handbell Choir made their 27th goodwill visit to Hawai‘i to share their music. The choir was founded 30 years ago, in 1988, by Professor Hirotaka Arai, who continues to direct the choir. The choir has the capacity to ring seven octaves of handbells and has a wide-ranging repertoire of music. Hakuoh....
Tuesday bullets
The question that American automakers desperately want answered: Can they top their Japanese competition?
An interesting movie premise: Earthquakes suck every country under the ocean . . . except Japan.
A former prisoner in a...
The 29th Annual Okinawan Festival
This weekend is the 29th Okinawan Festival. Due to popular demand, here is the schedule of the festivities:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2011 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Yoneko Yamashiro Edmondson,...
The unlikely rise of George Takei
Exploring the "effortless cool" of George Takei.
A new exhibition in Virgina highlights the internment experience through arts and crafts.
California's Haru Matsuri celebration turns 50.
Good news for the soon-to-be-built Heart Mountain Interpretive Center.
The Rafu Shimpo's...
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