Gil Asakawa Akemashite Omedetou! As the interim chair of the Pacific Citizen’s Editorial Board, I want to wish a Happy…
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Gil Asakawa I really love the new movie “Rental Family,” which stars Brendan Fraser as a fading expat American…
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Gil Asakawa Japanese Americans, and Asian Americans in general, love to talk over meals, snacks, tea and other drinks. We’re…
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Gil Asakawa I just returned from a four-day mid-year retreat for the Poynter Koch Journalism and Media Fellowship at the…
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Gil Asakawa I get it. I understand. Traveling to someplace you’ve never been, where the culture and language is foreign…
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Gil Asakawa Even if you haven’t seen the opera, most people know the title “Madama Butterfly,” Giacomo Puccini’s famous work…
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Gil Asakawa We marked Memorial Day weekend with a tradition that’s held every year on the holiday, at Denver’s Fairmount…
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Gil Asakawa If you like to watch YouTube videos about Japan, especially by expats from the U.S., England, Australia and…
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Gil Asakawa When I was a kid in Japan, I don’t remember going to Hanami, or “Flower Viewing” during sakura…
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Gil Asakawa We are in a moment. An important moment for Asian American Pacific Islander and Desi representation in American…
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