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Choode Without Borders trip

vkm — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:00 -0700

There's a great four-part series about the trip to Cuba by Choode (brothers and sisters) Without Borders by Lesley Chinen on Discover Nikkei:

Meeting Cubanchu "Cousins" - Worldwide Uchinanchu Join Cuba’s Okinawans in Celebrating Their Centennial

百年史別巻『目で見るブラジル日本移民の百年』

yn — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:37:54 -0700

この写真展の元となった写真集については、下記のページをご覧ください。
http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/node/2399

ブラジル日本移民100周年記念写真展

yn — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:43:28 -0700

「日伯交流年ブラジル日本移民百周年記念写真展 ― 新世界に渡った日本人―」

２月１０日から日本の約１００カ所で、独立行政法人国際協力機構（ＪＩＣＡ）とブラジル日本移民百周年記念協会（上原幸啓理事長）が共催する形で、百周年を記念した日本移民の巡回写真展が始まっています。

詳しくはこちらをご参照下さい。
http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/node/2400

sakoda family

vkm — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:22:00 -0700

I've heard about rhis story and had heard a little about Jimmy Sakoda, but it was really interesting learning about him as a person. Actually, the most surprising discovery was when I recognized who his wife is. A year ago I wouldn't have, but at the end of last year we interviewed her for the Museum Store Online. It was a really interesting story. She shared some memories of growing
up in Little Tokyo. The article is also on Discover Nikkei: "Stories from Little Tokyo: The Woman in the Picture"

great story!

vkm — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:39:50 -0700

Thanks for sharing that article! I had never heard of him. It's great how they're honoring him and how much he has been appreciated. It's pretty incredible that the only person to be guaranteed a job for life that the Wrigleys included in the deal was him.

I recently watched the Dodgers' 50th anniversary in Los Angeles game on TV and it's had me reminiscing about baseball lately. I never knew that a JA was the clubhouse manager for the team!

nanasei

vkm — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:52:33 -0700

Wow! That's pretty amazing. I've heard of some rokusei before, but I don't think I've heard of any nanasei yet.

Do you know much about your great great great grandfather?

書評

yn — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:24:00 -0700

この本の書評がコミュニティ・フォーラムの記事セクションにアップされました。
書評　『南北アメリカの日系文化』（神田　稔）

Zenimura elected to Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals

vkm — Wed, 24 May 2006 11:33:36 -0700

Wow! Kenichi Zenimura was elected into the Shrine of Eternals, collecting more votes by its members than Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, and Dizzy Dean.

Here are some excerpts from the release...

Josh Gibson, Fernando Valenzuela, and Kenichi Zenimura received the highest number of votes in balloting conducted in the month of April by the membership of the Baseball Reliquary. The three electees will be formally inducted into the Shrine of the Eternals in a public ceremony on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California.
Of the fifty eligible candidates on the 2006 ballot, Josh Gibson received the highest voting percentage, being named on 38% of the ballots returned, followed by Fernando Valenzuela with 32% and Kenichi Zenimura with 32%. Runners-up in this year’s election included Yogi Berra (31%), Casey Stengel (31%), Effa Manley (25%), Bill Buckner (23%), Dizzy Dean (23%), Pete Gray (23%), Rube Foster (21%), Ted Giannoulas (21%), Bill James (21%), and J.R. Richard (21%).

Often called the “father of Japanese-American baseball,” KENICHI ZENIMURA (1900-1968) was a pioneering player, coach, manager, and organizer whose contributions and influence spanned the Pacific. Born in Hiroshima, Zenimura acquired a passion for the game in his youth and, after moving to Fresno, California in 1920, he founded the Fresno Athletic Club, a Japanese-American baseball team that lasted more than fifty years and attained national recognition. Despite being only five feet tall and weighing 100 pounds, Zenimura was an intense competitor as a shortstop and catcher, and he organized goodwill tours of Japanese-American teams to Japan in the 1920s and ‘30s. During World War II, the Zenimura family was sent to internment camps in Fresno and Gila River, Arizona, where under Kenichi’s guidance, baseball fields were constructed and teams and leagues were formed behind barbed wire. Huge crowds flocked to the games and baseball was credited with bonding wartime internees, giving them a sense of normalcy and community pride. The late actor Pat Morita, a former Gila River internee, said Zenimura left an indelible mark on that fraternal community in the desert by showing “that with effort and persistence, you can overcome the harshness of adversity.” Zenimura returned to Fresno after the war, where he continued playing (he caught his last game at age fifty-five) and coaching until his death in 1968.

Read the entire article...

home movies as historical records

DMo — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:31:55 -0800

It's not every day that someone's home movies are considered historically significant by the Library of Congress. But this perhaps underscores the point that every individual's story has potential value that should not be underestimated. Every life has meaning.

in memoriam...

vkm — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:39:19 -0800

I was suprised this past Sunday morning when I saw that the broadcast of ABC New's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' included Dave Tatsuno in the 'In Memoriam' segment.

Tatsuno obituary in Los Angeles Times

jbower — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:22:00 -0800

The Los Angeles Times published its Dave Tatsuno's obituary on February 16.

Topaz home movie footage

vkm — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:48:32 -0800

I saw the Topaz documentary years ago, and more recently watched the footage that was included in the National Museum's Something Strong Within video.

It's one thing to read the facts about the WWII camps, but to actually see footage just makes it so much more real to me. I'm so grateful that he and others took the risk to film what it was like in camp.

Asian American Justice Center & AAJA Demand Apology

vkm — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:15:16 -0800

I was forwarded an email that included the article above. It also included a link to the clip. I just can't get over how insulting it is, particularly given the strides that Asians and Asian Americans have made in entertainment recently. I'm just so disgusted right now. Below is the rest of what was in the forwarded message:

Here is the Adam Corolla clip with the "Ching Chongs" and the Asian Excellence Awards

DOWNLOAD THE LETTER FROM KAREN NARASAKI OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER

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THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS SENT BY AAJA NATIONAL PRESIDENT ESTHER WU to Joel Hollander, chairman and chief executive officer of CBS Radio, and Dana McClintock, senior vice president of CBS Communications, on January 27, 2006:

Dear Mr. Hollander and Mr. McClintock:

I am writing to complain about the racist segment that aired on Adam Carolla's radio show on Jan. 24.

The show was aired through CBS Radio's 97.1 Free FM (KLSX-FM) in Los Angeles. During the broadcast, Carolla made derogatory remarks about the Asian Excellence Awards, a program that paid tribute to Asian Americans in the media who have made a difference, including the late actor Pat Morita.

Carolla and his radio crew mocked the awards presentation, which was conducted in English. They repeated chants of "ching chong, ching chong" as part of a pretend interview of the Asian American presenters and honorees. The attempt at humor was crude, offensive and inexcusable.

Carolla's childish actions not only demean the work of Asian American actors, directors and producers, but they also insult a large segment of the American population - many of whom listen to your network, sponsor your programs and work for your company. His broadcast perpetuates the stereotype of Asians as non-English speaking foreigners. It belittles all Americans of foreign descent. Carolla has done your company a great disservice.

As president of the Asian American Journalists Association, an organization representing more than 2,000 print, online, television and radio journalists in the United States and in Asia, I have had to deal with many cases of racism in the media. This happens to be one of the most blatant.

Adam Carolla owes everyone associated with the Asian Excellence Awards and the public an apology.

Esther Wu
AAJA National President

Correction for Pat Morita's Memorial

lanikkei — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:13:04 -0800

A correction to Pat Morita's memorial will be posted in the Rafu Shimpo. Be advised this Memorial is not open to the public.

To boldly go...

sigrid — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:44:20 -0700

Well, since George made his bold statement, I might as well come out, too: I have been a "Trekkie" since I was a child in the late 60s and early 70s!

I remember Star Trek, along with Sesame Street, being the first TV shows to feature diverse casts -- and both of them included other "species"! Although Sulu was not portrayed as a gay character on Star Trek, I think the gay community has assumed and accepted Sulu/Takei to be a member of their community "family" for a while now.

Takei has been a pioneer among Asian actors, which is significant since there have historically been few opportunities and good roles for Asian actors. His professional career and his support for the Japanese American community make him an admirable role model, in my eyes. His recent public admission proves that he is courageous as well.

For more information about Takei see his website: http://www.georgetakei.com

There is information and links regarding the Nikkei and Asian Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered community at:

http://www.discovernikkei.org/wiki/index.php/FamilyGenderSexuality#Gay.2C_Lesbian.2C_Bisexual.2C_Transgender