Mr. Paul Takeo Bannai, the first Japanese American elected to the California State Legislature, passed away at 99 years of age on September 14, 2019. Mr. Bannai represented the 53rd Assembly District for four terms from 1972 through 1980. Mr. Bannai was born in Colorado in 1920 to Japanese immigrants Sakui and Shino Bannai, and […]
Japan-born Hayahiko Takase, architect by profession and a cultural treasure within the Japanese American community in Los Angeles, passed away on Dec. 27, 2018 at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. He was 88 years old. Takase was the conceptual architect for the Terasaki Budokan Project in Little Tokyo. Born in Tokyo in […]
Forwarded for the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies at UCLA We are saddened to share the passing of our longtime supporter and friend, Dr. Paul Terasaki. Dr. Terasaki was born in Los Angeles in 1929. He spent three high school years during World War II interned with his family and other Japanese Americans in the […]
Renowned landscape architect – Japanese garden designer Dr. Takeo Uesugi passed away at 75 Renowned landscape architect – Japanese garden designer Dr. Takeo Uesugi passed away at the age of 75 on Jan. 26. Dr. Uesugi, professor emeritus of California State Polytechnic University Pomona and Japan’s government medal recipient, had designed and overseen major projects […]
*Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 6 at 2:00pm at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, 1008 11th Street, Santa Monica, California 90403. *A memorial service is planned for Sunday, March 6, 2016 at UCLA Royce Hall starting at 11:00am. World renowned scientist and benefactor for Japanese American community, Dr. Paul […]
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, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, the Japan […]
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 Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements: Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair: “Yesterday, […]
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 Fred Isamu Wada, a businessman and Japanese American community leader, whose life with Masako was […]
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 late senator. On Dec 23 at 10 am, the final memorial service for Senator Inouye […]