By John Sammon. Doug Uchikura traveled the world through his job with Chevron seeking sources of energy and some of the places where he lived you may never have heard of…for example Ashgabat in the ...

Jim Morita a concentration camp survivor of World War II was old enough at the time to see the impact imprisonment made on the inmates. The heartbreak among the older prisoners was evident. “I could ...

A newly ordained minister for the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) said the faith remains a vibrant part of Northern California communities because of its inclusionary nature and the active outreach ...

By John Sammon. Yoshio Taylor will tell you and he’s told his students that to be a sculpture artist takes a special resolve all its own. “I used to tell my students, ‘yeah it’s great to have artworks ...

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Sadako (Kai) Ikeda of San Jose, CA was born on July 16, 1926 in Santa Cruz, CA and passed away peacefully on September 9, 2023. She was the second child of Tsumoru and Yaeko Kai, from Hiroshima, Japan ...

Christine Keiko Iwahashi passed away July 16 at the age of 58 after a long and hard fought battle with cancer. Chris was born Oct. 15, 1955 in San Francisco and was raised/grew up in ...

By John Sammon. The Japanese women who met and married American servicemen on occupation duty in Japan after the close of World War II faced duel heartbreaks, ostracized by their own countrymen, and ...

By John Sammon — Sansei (third generation American born) Japanese Americans often have prior family histories that have been blacked out; their Nisei (second generation) parents who were imprisoned by ...

By Jonathan van Harmelen. The study of relations between Chinese and Japanese Americans during WWII is a small yet growing field. Although both immigrant communities shared experiences of racial ...

By Andy Yamashita Contributing writer Watch a Chicago Bulls game and try to find Jeff Tanaka. On gameday he’ll be sitting courtside, but he’s not one of the myriad of celebrity fans in the vein ...

Emeryville — Bryn Imagire has the rare opportunity and artistic ability to transform what begins simply as an idea, a conception, into an animation art form bringing characters to life that delight ...