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Community Volunteer Offers Skills To Enrich Lives
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the reasons San Francisco remains a cultural hub is the work of Miki N…
John Sammon • March 1, 2019
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A Seasonal Guide to Seattle/Tacoma Area Japanese American Events
Happy New Year, everyone! 2018 marked a significant milestone for me—it’s been 20 years…
Tamiko Nimura • Jan. 10, 2019
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Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Melanie Carrié: 66th CBF Queen Brings an International Perspective to Her New Role
Melanie Camille Michiko Carrié, the newly crowned Cherry Blossom Festival queen, has lived i…
Gwen Battad Ishikawa • April 25, 2018
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Exploring race and identity at the Hapa Half Heritage forum
What does it mean to be hapa? Interdisciplinary artist Paul Kikuchi has been thinking about that qu…
Bruce Rutledge • April 18, 2018
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Sakura: How Cherry Blossom Festivals took root in America
It took two attempts to bring the first gift of cherry trees to the United States from Japan. The…
Mary Adams Urashima • April 14, 2016
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Japanese culture celebrated at festivals
2015 marks the 120th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Navigation and Commerce between Brazi…
Tatiana Maebuchi • Sept. 9, 2015
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This is What It Means to Say Hanami in Seattle
Each time I’ve tried to write about hanami in Seattle, there’s something that makes me …
Tamiko Nimura • April 30, 2014