Obituary
2014 / Little Tokyo activist Nancy Kikuchi, 52, passed away
Nancy Kikuchi, active supporter of many organizations in the Japanese American community, passed away on Sept. 10, 20…
2014 / Civil right leader Yuri Kochiyama passes away at the age of 93 in Berkeley
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus releases the following statement:
Washington, D.C. June 2, 2014 – Ye…
2013 / Obituary / Masako Wada, widow of Japanese American leader Fred Wada
Masako Wada, widow of Japanese American community leader Fred Wada, passed away at home in Los Angeles on Oct. 11. She wa…
2012: Senator Inouye rests in Hawaii
The casket of Senator Daniel Inouye was flown to Honolulu, and members of the Hawaii state legislature and the public ga…
2012: Obama remembers Sen. Inouye at National Cathedral
The White House has released President Obama’s remarks at the funeral service for Senator Daniel Inouye at the Nationa…
2012: Senator Inouye’s funeral to be webcast live at 10:30 am (EST), Dec 21
Memorial service for Senator Daniel Inouye at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. will be webcast live on Frida…
2012: Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at 88
Senator Inouye’s office in Washington, D.C. has released the following statement:
Monday, December 17, 2012
United S…
2011: UCLA Japanese literature professor Michele Marra passed away. Funeral to be held on March 3, 9:30 AM in Culver City
UCLA Japanese literature professor Michael / Michele Marra passed away on February 23. He was born on September 3, 1956…
2010 / Nihonga artist Robert Crowder, 99, passed away
American-born Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist Robert Crowder passed away at his Beverly Hill’s home on Dec…
2010: Former UCLA professor Herbert Plutschow passed away in Chiba at age of 70
June, 2010 -- Japanologist Herbert E. Plutschow suddenly passed away on June 24 in Chiba, Japan at the age of 70.
An emeri…