By JUDD MATSUNAGA, ESQ. Years ago, I was at a Las Vegas show when comedian George Wallace asked a mid-70-ish Nisei woman to stand up as he “worked the crowd.” She gladly stood up, and as he gently ...

By STEVE GIBSON and HEATHER NOGAMINikkei Progressives Immigration Committee The drive from Little Tokyo to Adelanto takes just under two hours, past the chaparral of the Cajon Pass and into the Joshua ...

From left, Nichelle Nicols, Brad Altman, George Takei and Walter Koenig pose for photos following the wedding of Altman and Takei at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, in the ...

WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Oct. 13: “JACL stands with Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and her family after federal agents searched her D.C. home ...

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu Sports Editor For the first time in the 30-year history of the Women’s National Basketball ...

In May 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated him for the Court of Appeal. In June 2025, the Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed Hanasono after he received an “exceptionally well ...

Funeral services for the late Yoshie Fujii, 93-year-old, Japan-born, resident of Thousand Oaks, who passed away peacefully on September 10, 2026, will be held Saturday, November 14, 11 a.m. at ...

Andrea Yamasaki, who represents Trustee Area 1 on the Orange Unified Board of Education, is seeking re-election on Nov. 3. According to her campaign website, Yamasaki first became involved in ...