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Basketball Coach Natalie Nakase Named Associated Press WNBA Coach of the Year


Golden State Valkyries Head Coach Natalie Nakase was named the Associated Press WNBA Coach of the Year on September 12,…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/10/15/ WWII Camp Wall Fundraiser to feature Hiroshima Trio Concert and After Party/Dance with Sounds of Kokoro at Torrance Cultural Arts Center Oct. 15


Torrance – The WWII Camp Wall and the City of Torrance are holding a fundraising event at the Torrance Cultural Arts Cent…

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Bon Odori
2025/06/28/ Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute hosts annual MATSURI Fundraiser : Maga Matsuri Drawing for Dodgers Tickets at 6:30PM

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
2025 GVJCI MATSURI Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025 f…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/05/24/ Japanese American Memorial Day Service held in Little Tokyo


The Veterans Memorial Court Alliance (VMCA) together with co-sponsors Go For Broke National Education Center, Japan…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/04/26/ 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage held with theme “Truth, Justice, and Democracy”


The 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage will take place on April 26, 2025, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, with the…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/03/18/ Activists invoke WWII internment Japanese Americans, others battle Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act, Torrance Daily Breeze reports

By Allyson Vergara
avergara@scng.com
Southern California News Group
Torrance Daily Breeze (March 23, 2025)
“Never a…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/02/22-23/ World Premiere of “The Camp: An Opera in Two Acts” at Aratani Theatre on Feb. 22, 23, March 1, 2


A new opera about an American family wrongfully imprisoned in 1942 and the power of collective resistance to injustice…

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Los Angeles Wildfires' Impact
For Japanese Americans displaced by war and now wildfire, roots remain elusive, The Guardian US Edition reports

Altadena, California, Feb. 10, 2025 (The Guardian U.S.) - Families whose homes burned in the LA fires recall second wor…

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Community
Annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance held at Nishi Hongwanji Temple on Saturday, Feb. 15

The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance was held at Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, 815 East First Street, Los A…

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2023 Maui Wildfires Relief
2023/9/9: Los Angeles: Japanese American community supports Maui Fire Relief by presenting stage show “Defining Courage” at Marsee Auditorium, Torrance, Sat. Sept. 9, 7PM

In order to support Maui Fire Relief, numerous Japanese American organizations in Los Angeles co-present stage show “…

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2023 May / Japanese American Event Listing

Annual Memorial Day Service to honor all Japanese American Veterans
Saturday, May 27, 11:00 a.m. at the Japanese Ameri…

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Koreisha Senior Care
(Statement) Koreisha Senior Care and Advocacy strongly objects to a plan of converting a senior care facility to a general use in Boyle Heights

Koreisha Senior Care and Advocacy
P.O. Box 1691, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Position Statement
On September 10th and Sept…

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