AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: Building Bridges With the Muslim Community By Gil Asakawa Late last year, my wife and I were lucky enough to travel to New York City to…P.C. EditorMarch 9, 2016
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: Being JA Is a Celebration of Being American By Gil Asakawa During a recent trip to San Francisco to attend the annual conference of the Asian American Journalists…P.C. EditorAugust 24, 2015
AsakawaColumnists Ramen Is Japanese Comfort Food, and It’s Becoming American Comfort Food, Too By Gil Asakawa I grew up in Japan when I was a kid, and I have vivid memories of bowls…P.C. EditorAugust 11, 2015
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: Mile High JACL Chapter is on a roll, and I’m proud By Gil Asakawa If you’ve managed to skip over Marsha Aizumi’s eloquent and often moving columns in the Pacific Citizen,…P.C. EditorJuly 14, 2015
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voices: Cameron Crowe Apologizes — a Little — for Whitewashing ‘Aloha’ By Gil Asakawa I’ve been a fan of Cameron Crowe for a long time. When I was in high school…P.C. EditorJune 6, 2015
AsakawaColumnists Artifacts Contain Our Cultural History — That’s Why We Have to Preserve Them An aerial view of Camp Amache By Gil Asakawa Compared to crimes against humanity like the destruction of ancient relics…P.C. EditorMay 5, 2015
AsakawaColumnists Paying Tribute to Min Yasui, a Giant of Civil Rights By Gil Asakawa Min Yasui in his CCR office History evolves in strange ways. The spotlight of posterity shines bright…P.C. EditorApril 8, 2015
AsakawaColumnists Day of Remembrance Is Worth Remembering Linda Takahashi Rodriguez, Toe Sakamoto and Frank Sakamoto (standing) share stories of their internment experience at the Denver Day of…P.C. EditorApril 2, 2015
AsakawaColumnists 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…P.C. EditorJanuary 27, 2015
AsakawaColumnists For JAs, Going to Japan Is Like Going Home One of the fish sellers at Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market, trimming that morning’s tuna catch and making the freshest sashimi…P.C. EditorNovember 19, 2014