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...
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...
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...
Sports – LENN SAKATA RETURNS TO HIS FIRST LOVE
After a Six-Year Retirement Asian American Baseball Pioneer Returns to Manage in the Minor League
Scott Baba
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
After six years in retirement, baseball veteran Lenn Sakata has returned to the sport to...
Honoring the Legacy – BRIAN NIIYA
Chronicler and Narrator of the Japanese in America Experience
Melvin Inamasu and Violet Harada
Courtesy: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Editor’s note: This bimonthly series, “Honoring the Legacy,” is a partnership between The Hawai‘i Herald and the...
Rememberance – THE LIFE OF ED IKUMA
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
With the passing of Edward Yoshio Ikuma, the lone survivor of the “original 100th Infantry Battalion,” last month, the distinguished Army unit passes into history, but its legendary...
Quick bites
Hawaii expat Jonas Otsuji is turning heads with his sushi in Utah. Curious? Hungry? Check him out here.
. . . and from one sushi chef in Utah to another in Seattle.
Remembering the legacy of...
A new trend? Honorary degrees to former Japanese American students
First it was the University of Washington, now it's the University of Oregon.
The Register-Guard writes that in early April, 19 former UO students - at least 9 of whom are still alive - will...
Mocking Godzilla and celebrating sushi
Seattle Mariners manager and Japanese American Don Wakamatsu honors his ethnic heritage.
If you like Japanese monster movies and mockumentaries, you might want to check out "Big Man Japan."
ABC's hit show "I Survived a Japanese...
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