Paul Goodman Undergoes Bone Marrow Transplant
An update on Paul Goodman, a Yonsei filmmaker and Orange County Buddhist Church member who has been searching for a compatible bone marrow donor, was posted on May 21 by his mother, Bonnie Goodman....
View ArticleAADAP Announces Change in Leadership
By PAULINA HONG After 46 years at the Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc. (AADAP), Dr. Michael “Mike” Watanabe will be stepping down as president and CEO and passing on the mantle to current...
View ArticleKansha Obon Set to Thank SOS, ICF Supporters
Attention will be focused this Saturday, June 12, on the hundreds of family members, volunteers, elected officials, and other supporters who came together to save the Japanese American community’s most...
View ArticleNew ICF Eviction Fight Readied
By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo Despite a looming eviction deadline for Sakura Gardens Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) seniors, supporters are preparing for a new round of challenges, it was learned during...
View ArticleEvictions Stalled; Pacifica Must Reissue Eviction Notices Due to Code Violations
On June 15, Sakura (formerly Keiro) Intermediate Care Facility Administrator Beverly Ito announced that new 60-day notices must be reissued, and the original July 20 planned closure date must be...
View ArticleMatsui Praises SCOTUS Ruling Upholding Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) issued the following statement on Thursday on the Supreme Court’s ruling in California v. Texas, the lawsuit backed by Republican states and the former...
View ArticleBill That Would Stop Evictions at Sakura ICF Passes Through Senate Health...
SACRAMENTO — In a bipartisan 10-0 vote, AB 279 sailed through the California Senate Health Committee on June 23. The bill is now headed to the Appropriations Committee, and then for a full vote on the...
View ArticleCSULB Administrator Mary Ann Takemoto Retiring
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Dr. Mary Ann Takemoto, who has spent 16 of her 32 years in higher education as a leader in various capacities at CSU Long Beach, is retiring. In a recent message to...
View ArticleSupport Needed for AB 279
Save Our Seniors Network invites concerned individuals to sign letters to their California state senator to approve AB 279 at the following locations: Saturday, July 3, from 12 to 5 p.m. at Frances...
View ArticleKeiro and JACCC to Virtually Host 4th Annual Keiro no Hi Festival
Keiro and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) will co-host the fourth annual Keiro no Hi Festival, in honor of the Japanese national holiday, in a virtual format on Saturday,...
View ArticleLet’s Get Back in the Budokan — Vaccinate All Youth 12+
By RYAN LEE, Director, Terasaki Budokan The long-awaited grand opening of the Terasaki Budokan was set for June 2020 after over 25 years of community planning, dreaming and envisioning. No one could...
View ArticleNaomi Osaka: ‘It’s O.K. to Not Be O.K.’
Tennis star Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from the French Open to tend to her mental health, appears on the cover of the latest issue of Time magazine. The headline: “It’s O.K. to Not Be O.K.” Osaka, who...
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