It's such a cliche to point out that Japan is a contrast of old and new traditional and modern, but the comparison keeps coming up because it's true, and is a part of the country's cultural DNA. It would be a surprise not to see some people -- women, men, old, young, children -- dressed in traditional kimono at...
Here are complete day-by-day photo albums of our trip to Japan on Facebook (you don't need a Facebook account to see them, but you'll need to log in to Facebook to share or post a comment). Many of the photos (like the food shots, for instance) will be included in individual blog posts. DAY 1 - Flight to Japan, arrive in...
I recently returned from a fantastic trip to Japan, with my wife Erin Yoshimura and my mom. We flew first to Sapporo in the northern island of Hokkaido, where one of my uncles lives, and then traveled to Nemuro, my mom's hometown on the easternmost tip of Hokkaido, where another uncle lives. Then we flew down to Tokyo for a...
If you don't know who Anna May Wong was, she was an Asian American pioneer in Hollywood who deserves wider recognition. Filmmaker Yunah Hong has produced a one-hour documentary about Wong, "Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words" that's been screened at the Busan International Film Festival in Korea, and at festivals across the US and Canada. The film was...
It was great to see the Nisei heroes of the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team receive Congressional Gold Medals on Nov. 2 in Washington DC (watch the C-Span feed of the ceremony), and the media coverage of the long-overdue honor and recognition of these men's patriotic achievements over 60 years ago. Of all the media coverage, though, hats off...
Last week an over-eager reporter for WCCO, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis, aired a "gotcha" investigative piece about a local puppy mill that had apparently shipped dogs to a meat shop in New York City's Chinatown, where the intrepid reporter, James Schugel, got a clerk to say on the record that they do indeed sell dog as food. The only problem...
Here are several reasons to attend this Friday's very cool "Language of the Journey - Through the Eyes of Artists" fundraiser for the Asian Pacific Development Center. First, the project is a showcase of artists at Metro State College's Department of Art, led by professor Carlos Fresquez, one of Denver's most talented veteran painters and muralists. The art reception includes over...
[caption id="attachment_3824" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="My father took this photo sometime in the 1950s when he was stationed in Japan with the US Army."][/caption] I panicked a couple of weeks ago when reports circulated that the Japanese government, in an effort to increase tourism, was going to give away 10,000 free trips. Then I was relieved to learn that though the Japan...
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“A must-read book that will delight you with its humor and amuse you with its insights; for non-Asian, a must-read book if you’re curious about what makes Japanese Americans tick.”
— John Tateishi, National Executive Director, Japanese American Citizens League
