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January 27, 2015

Sukiyaki and a Japanese Garden’s Dream

Dave Kenney’s book shares the Normandale Japanese Garden’s history as the garden’s committee announces its second annual festival. By Tiffany Ujiiye, Assistant...
October 27, 2014

Harvesting History at the Opening Ceremony of ‘Uprooted’

(From left) A photo taken by Russell Lee of Anne Morishita (Enoki), Nancy Morishita, Dorothy Iwasaki, Rose Iwasaki (Sorenson) and Kay Morishita (Yamaguchi) blowing bubbles at the...
October 24, 2014

An Animated Life

Willie Ito giving a fan an autograph with ‘Lady and Tramp’ at the San Diego Comic Con International where he received the Inkpot Award. Photo by Tiffany Ujiiye Willie...
October 23, 2014

The Soles of J-Town

Fancy footwear at RIF, Jason Markk and DunkxChange are putting Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo in the sneaker game. By Tiffany Ujiiye, Assistant Editor Little Tokyo in downtown...

January 27, 2015 • Community, News •

A Rocky and Slanted Battle

(From left) Slant’s Simon Tam, Tyler Chen, Ken Shima and Will Moore. Photo by Cospix.net Rock band ‘The...
January 27, 2015 • Community, News •

Longtime Anchor Ann Curry Leaves NBC News After 25 Years

By P.C. Staff NEW YORK — Longtime NBC news anchor and correspondent Ann Curry is leaving her job at the network to...
January 27, 2015 • Community, News •

Little Tokyo Community Council Unveils the Final Design for the Budokan Project

A design rendering of the completed Budokan project. Photo: Lincoln Brown Illustration LTSC discusses its plans to...
December 11, 2014 • Community, News •

AAJA Call for Future Journalists in Annual Scholarship Comeptition

By P.C. Staff The Asian American Journalist Association’s Los Angeles Chapter opened its annual scholarship...
November 19, 2014 • Community, News •

2014 Aratani Community Advancement Research Endowment Grant Applications Opened

By P.C. Staff LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center is pleased to...

October 24, 2014 •
An Animated Life
October 24, 2014 •
Shining a Light on Peace and Harmony
October 24, 2014 •
‘Drunk History’: Daniel Inouye’s Heroism Told With Tequila

January 27, 2015 • National, News •

City of Alhambra’s “Go for Broke” Rose Parade Float Honors Congressional Gold...

The city of Alhambra’s 2015 Rose Parade float entry, titled “Go for Broke,” paid tribute to the men who served in the highly...

January 28, 2015 • Obituaries •

Yoshina, James Yukio

Yoshina, James Yukio, 84, Culver City, CA; January 6; he is survived by his wife, Margaret; daughters, Colleen (Frank)Mattoon, Jeanne (Dan)...
January 28, 2015 • Obituaries •

Yoshikawa, Steve Senkichi

Yoshikawa, Steve Senkichi, 81, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; January 6; he is survived by his son, Tak (Kerry)Yoshikawa; sister, Emie...
January 28, 2015 • Obituaries •

Yonemitsu, Akitaka

Yonemitsu, Akitaka, 74, Los Angeles, CA; January 14; he is survived by his wife, Miyoko; children, Mike, Ken (Satoko) and Junichi...

‘Games for the Generations’

October 27, 2014 •
A Driving Force

October 23, 2014 •

January 27, 2015 • Asakawa, Columnists •

What Are Words Worth: Hapa, Hafu or Mixed-Race?

By Gil Asakawa I’ve just finished writing revisions for a new edition of my book, “Being Japanese American: A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei,...
November 19, 2014 • Asakawa, Columnists •

For JAs, Going to Japan Is Like Going Home

By Gil Asakawa I just returned from a two-week trip to Japan with my wife and in-laws, and I’m reminded once again that Japanese...

October 24, 2014 • Columnists, Tateishi •

My Final Column

By John Tateishi I’ve been writing articles for the P.C.(ITAL) for a lot of years. I first began with a column in 1978 after being...
October 24, 2014 • Columnists, Tateishi •

Whose Legacy is it Anyway?

By John Tateishi In the years after the war, the word hapa was not yet part of the Japanese American lexicon, although we were familiar...

October 20, 2014 • Columnists, Yoshino •

The Miami Dolphins, Roughing the Trainer

By Bill Yoshino , JACL Midwest Director The case of Jonathan Martin, a former member of the Miami Dolphins football team, has been and...
October 17, 2014 • Yoshino •

The J-word and Other Indignities

By Bill Yoshino Last year at this time, the editor of the Chicago Shimpo told me about an exhibit on World War II at the Chicago History...

Sukiyaki and a Japanese Garden’s Dream

Harvesting History at the Opening Ceremony of ‘Uprooted’

An Animated Life

The Soles of J-Town

Community News

A Rocky and Slanted Battle

Longtime Anchor Ann Curry Leaves NBC News After 25 Years

Little Tokyo Community Council Unveils the Final Design for the Budokan Project

AAJA Call for Future Journalists in Annual Scholarship Comeptition

2014 Aratani Community Advancement Research Endowment Grant Applications Opened

Entertainment

An Animated Life

Shining a Light on Peace and Harmony

‘Drunk History’: Daniel Inouye’s Heroism Told With Tequila

National News

City of Alhambra’s “Go for Broke” Rose Parade Float Honors Congressional Gold...

Obituaries

Yoshina, James Yukio

Yoshikawa, Steve Senkichi

Yonemitsu, Akitaka

Sports

‘Games for the Generations’

A Driving Force

Columnist: Asakawa

What Are Words Worth: Hapa, Hafu or Mixed-Race?

For JAs, Going to Japan Is Like Going Home

Columnist: Tateishi

My Final Column

Whose Legacy is it Anyway?

Columnist: Yoshino

The Miami Dolphins, Roughing the Trainer

The J-word and Other Indignities

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