Monthly Archives: May 2009

Mocking Godzilla and celebrating sushi

Posted on May 27, 2009 | Leave a comment

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 Game Show” is back and the contestants have been announced.

Sustainable sushi? It’s happening.

Texas celebrates the contributions of Asian Americans.

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Posted in Entertainment, Food, Japanese American internment, Japanese Americans, Science

Bon Dance Special in stores now

Posted on May 18, 2009 | Leave a comment

Summertime is right around the corner and that means one thing: Bon Dance season. Be sure to head to the newsstands to get updated on all the temple schedules and happenings . . .

Former Cherry Blossom Queen turned triathlete recalls her experience at Japan’s exclusive Miyako Strongman Triathlon . . .

And Herald editor Karleen Chinen explains how the life of former World War II veteran Eiro Yamada lives on through a scholarship fund . . .

Plus, columns by Sanford K. Okura, Shara Yuki Enay, Chris Pearce and much, much more.

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Friday bullets

Posted on May 15, 2009 | Leave a comment

The University of Puget Sound awards 36 honorary degrees to Japanese Americans who were forced to leave college during World War II.

Japanese Americans celebrate Armed Forces Day in Torrance, Calif.

From the UCLA Newsroom: “Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, a UCLA professor of Asian American studies, and Kenichiro Shimada, a University of Maryland librarian, shed light on the role institutional photography played in promoting this wartime resettlement process.”