Nancy Kikuchi, active supporter of many organizations in the Japanese American community, passed away on Sept. 10, 2014. She was 52. Kikuchi was involved with Koban (Little Tokyo Public Safety Association), the Tofu Festival, Nisei Week, the Japanese Restaurant Association,…
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus releases the following statement: Washington, D.C. June 2, 2014 – Yesterday, Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese American civil rights activist, passed away in Berkeley, California at the age of 93. Members of the Congressional Asian…
Masako Wada, widow of Japanese American community leader Fred Wada, passed away at home in Los Angeles on Oct. 11. She was 100-year-old. Masako Wada was born as Masako Tabata in Utah on March 13, 1913. She was married to…
The casket of Senator Daniel Inouye was flown to Honolulu, and members of the Hawaii state legislature and the public gathered at the Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda in the evening of Dec 22 to pay their final respects to the…
The White House has released President Obama’s remarks at the funeral service for Senator Daniel Inouye at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Dec 21. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release…
Memorial service for Senator Daniel Inouye at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. will be webcast live on Friday, Dec 21 at 10:30 am (EST) www.nationalcathedral.org At a memorial service for Senator Daniel Inouye, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde,…
Senator Inouye’s office in Washington, D.C. has released the following statement: Monday, December 17, 2012 United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye, World War II veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and Hawaii’s senior Senator, passed away from respiratory complications at 5:01…
UCLA Japanese literature professor Michael / Michele Marra passed away on February 23. He was born on September 3, 1956. He was 54-year-old. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 9:30 am at Risen Christ Chapel, Holy…
June, 2010 — Japanologist Herbert E. Plutschow suddenly passed away on June 24 in Chiba, Japan at the age of 70. An emeritus professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Herbert Plutschow spent 32 years at UCLA, teaching…