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
A article on racial identity and adoption.
An interesting look at speaking the Japanese language by Akemi Johnson, a part-Japanese Fulbright scholar.
How internment led to the creation of a Buddhist temple in Ontario, Oregon.
Japanese Americans...
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...
Friday bullets: Looking back on WWII
Moosup, Conn.'s V-J Day Parade: Patriotic or offensive?
A Japanese American WWII bomber crew veteran looks back on the bombing missions he made over Japan.
Recreating the Japanese internment trial for a younger generation.
A Japanese American...
Oregon AJA shows students the sounds of Hawai`i
Here's a neat story by the Register-Guard's Mark Brown about a Japanese American musician - 52-year-old Los Angeles transplant Maggie Matoba - who is bringing a little bit of Hawai`i to one lucky Oregon...
Tuesday bullets
Nancy Pelosi, who is next in line to the Presidency after Vice-President Dick Cheney, becomes the highest ranking U.S. figure to visit the atom bomb site at Hiroshima.
A Fresno Japanese American carries on his...
Remembering a pioneer Japanese American journalist
You may not be familiar with the name, but for many Japanese American journalists in America - myself included - Bill Hosokawa was a pioneer.
Born in Seattle in 1915, Hosokawa continually defied widespread prejudice...
Teriyaki Boyz and imitation crab, plus Mario
Ginza's famous Kabuki-za theater is headed for a huge, possibly controversial, transformation.
The Japanese rap supergroup, Teriyaki Boyz, which includes Japanese American emcee Wise, traces their rise to international recognition.
Not so great news for Mario...
Medal of Honor recipient Shizuya Hayashi passes away
Shizuya Hayashi, who received the Medal of Honor in 2000, passed away on Wednesday morning.
Hayashi was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II, when he charged towards German positions,...
Stubborn Twig and Billy Bat
A photograph exhibit featuring the works of Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange at the University of Utah centers on Japanese American internment.
Japanese American triplets are part of a renewed focus on the fertility industry.
An...
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