The Hawaii Herald

Manzanar groundbreaking, Whisper House, and Reading the Walls

January 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

From the Great Kanto Earthquake to internment, 91-year-old Henry “Seisen” Mittwer, a Japanese-American Buddhist priest, author, ikebana and ceramic artist, reflects on life.

A Japanese American tennis pro becomes part of Australian Open history.

Over 100 Nisei are recognized by UC Berkeley as alumni.

California’s Riverside Metropolitan Museum showcases an exhibition on the tribulations of a Japanese American family in “Reading the Walls: The Struggle of the Haradas,” now through the end of January.

The groundbreaking date for the Manzanar barracks is set for Feb. 13.

“Whisper House,” a play about World War II takes the stage in San Diego.

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McDonald’s, Sushican, and Matsuzaka

January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A little bit of Hawaii and a little bit of Japan in San Francisco.

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune asks: Should Pasadena City College award degrees to former students who were sent to internment camps during World War II?

Meaty news for McDonald’s lovers in Japan.

And speaking of food . . . anyone up for some “Sushican?“

Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has bad news for his employers.

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New Year’s Edition on sale now

January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Happy new year Hawaii Herald readers! Our annual New Year’s issue, which features three sections and one insert, is on sale now!

Inside you’ll learn about New Year’s traditions such as displaying kadomatsu and eating osechi ryori . . .

Also, find out which talented youngsters won the annual nengajo (New Year’s card) contest, sponsored by the Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese . . .

Read about the rest of our 2009 AJA Pioneers:
Sae Tachikawa
Shunzo Sakamaki
Robert Murakami
Katsuro Miho
Noburo Miyake
Yoichi Hata
Chinyei Kinjo
Sunao Tamura
Taro Higa
Francis Zanami

Plus, new columns by Ala Iwasaki, who will be writing about sustainability, and Brian Sato, who will have a photo column with us. And, as always, much, much more.

The Herald is available at Borders Books and Music in Kaneohe, Waikele Center and Victoria Ward Center; Best Sellers in downtown Honolulu; Shirokiya; the Kahala, Kaimuki, McCully, Waimalu and Waipahu Times Super Markets; and the Hawaii Hochi Office building located at:

917 Kokea St.
Honolulu, HI 96817

We can also be reached by phone at 808-845-2255.

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Dan the Automator and mochitsuki in Michigan

January 7, 2010 · 1 Comment

The Rafu Shimpo celebrates the performances of Asian and Asian American athletes in 2009.

An alarming trend concerning Asian American students and suicide.

If you happen to be in the Great Lakes State, you might want to head down to the University of Michigan this Saturday to make some mochi.

The popular SXSW music festival announced that Japanese American hip-hop artist Dan the Automator will be on the bill.

Placer County dedicated a monument to the soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team earlier last month.

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Sin Nombre, Momotaro, and the Far East Movement

December 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

San Joaquin County’s Japanese American residents are shocked to find out that they were secretly investigated during World War II . . .

. . . but many universities are trying to make amends for their actions during the war.

Jazz meets Momotaro.

Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre is named one of the best movies of the year by the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

The hard-fought rise of the Far East Movement.

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A World War II-themed post

December 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Looking back at how classic comic books portrayed interment.

In 2010, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will display arts and crafts made by Japanese Americans during World War II.

The Turlock assembly center gets memorialized.

A look into the Heart Mountain interpretation center.

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Food, college degrees, and a little Deerhoof

December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The news articles, two college degrees, two intriguing stories.

The city of Roseville erects a monument to honor local Japanese Americans who fought in World War II (with audio).

Linda Yee, a Sedona resident, talks about internment at a local middle school.

The “Sundays with Marlena” crew explains how food can bring people of different ethnicities and backgrounds together.

Satomi Matsuzaki, a Japanese American singer for the eccentric San Francisco-based band known as Deerhoof, describes what it is like to play at the ten-year-anniversary of the popular All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival.

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