Asian American jazz and Tatsu Aoki
Ever wanted to hear Taiko drumming with tradition Jazz sounds? Then Tatsu Aoki is your man.
Aoki is a renowned Chicago bassist with over 100 albums to his name. Last weekend, Aoki performed his brand...
Six decades later, internees receive college degrees
If you happened to read Kevin Kawamoto's internment piece on the plight of undergraduate AJAs in our current issue, this story might interest you.
According to Molly Rosbach of the University of Washington's Daily, UW...
Like White on Rice
Former internees are helping decide how internment life should be presented to the public at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Speaking of internment, a granddaughter of a former internee asks some difficult questions on Minnesota...
Ehren Watada in the news again
If you support his cause, you might want to check out the commentary he wrote in the Pacific Citizen by clicking here.
If you don't, by all means, forget this post ever happened.
Mr. Big, Afro Samurai and sheep
A list of nearly 6,000 Japanese military personnel who passed away in U.S. custody during WWII has been discovered.
What's an Afro Samurai? The answer: an animated adventure that represents both U.S. and Japanese pop...
Friday bullets
Japanese Americans celebrate the hiring of new Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, Major League Baseball's first Asian American manager.
FoxNews.com relives the bloody World War II battle for the tiny atoll, Tarawa.
Leslie Kitashima-Gray's The Pink Dress,...
Marriages, Japantown, and a charter school
Livonia, Mich. is ready to open a Japanese American charter school in September.
Asian Americans are enlisting in the U.S. army at a "remarkable rate."
The Japanese government awards businessman Junki Yoshida with its Foreign Minister’s...
21: racist or just entertainment?
Here's a common scenario: It's a Saturday night and you're at the movie theater, trying to decide which flick to see. You browse through the listings, look for something interesting and buy your ticket....
Monday bullets
Never forgetting a day that lived in infamy.
Big, big news for retired general Eric Shinseki.
The debate rages on: red meat vs. soy.
Young Japanese American professionals try to reconnect with their culture in California.
A former...
Tuesday bullets
Get ready for an interview with Dr. Jack Fujimoto, the first Japanese American college president in the mainland United States.
Unlike their counterparts in America, Japanese politicians are wary of harnessing the full power of...
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