Keiro to Seek Other Potential Buyers
Keiro Senior HealthCare’s president and CEO, Shawn Miyake, and chairman, Gary Kawaguchi, said that their board will seek other potential buyers now that the proposed sale of Keiro’s four facilities in...
View ArticleOrgan/Tissue Donation Champion to Be Honored on 2015 Rose Parade Float
PASADENA — Anabel Mariko Stenzel, who worked with her twin sister to educate the world about organ and tissue donation, will be remembered as a hero on Donate Life America’s Tournament of Roses parade...
View ArticleNatural Foods Pioneer Michio Kushi Dies at 88
BECKET, Mass. — Michio Kushi, macrobiotic educator, natural foods pioneer, and founder and chairman of Kushi Institute, passed away in Boston on Dec. 28. He was 88. Born in 1926 in Wakayama Prefecture,...
View ArticleCourse on ‘Managing Health Conditions’
WEST COVINA — Kawana Family Center for Healthy Living presents a lifelong learning course on “Healthier Living: Managing Health Conditions” on six Tuesdays, Jan. 13 to Feb. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 12...
View ArticleCalifornia Firm Recalls Meat Products Due to Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON – Unibright Foods Inc., a Bell Gardens establishment, is recalling approximately 48,139 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat sukiyaki beef and gingered pork products that may be contaminated with...
View ArticleA Fighter to the End
Traneka Davis, who had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, stressed the importance of having more people of color sign up as potential bone marrow donors during an A3M (Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches) event in...
View ArticleRun for a Cure
By RYOKO NAKAMURA, Rafu Japanese Staff Writer To support the Children’s Tumor Foundation, Cupid’s Undie Run, a charity event, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, at The Abby in West Hollywood. The goal...
View ArticleKeiro to Present Seminar on Chronic Kidney Disease
GARDENA — Keiro will present a free health seminar focused on issues related to chronic kidney disease at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) on Sunday, March 22, from 1 to 4 p.m....
View ArticleKeiro Offers Courses on Memory, Chronic Disease Self-Management
Self-management is the key to healthy “genki” living. In a small and lively interactive classroom environment, evidence-based programs that have been tested and proven to be effective will give you...
View ArticlePostscript to March 22 CKD Forum
By IKU KIRIYAMA Following the Chronic Kidney Disease Vitality Forum at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) on Sunday, March 22, organized by Keiro, I received emails from two friends...
View ArticleLion’s Pride
Dr. James Kurata was recently awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship, one of the highest honors from Lions Club International, by Zone Chairman Lion Trudy Nodohara of the Little Tokyo Lions Club. At left...
View ArticlePV Baptist Hosts Elder Care Seminar
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES — Are you finding that you are starting to lose your memory? What if you can’t recall what day it is after someone just told you? What are the next steps? For you or for your...
View ArticleGardena Pioneer Project Hosts Health Seminar on June 7
GARDENA — On Sunday, June 7, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Gardena Pioneer Project will present an educational seminar on heart health and managing your prescription medications at the Ken Nakaoka Community...
View ArticlePacifica Companies in Escrow to Acquire Keiro Facilities
Keiro Senior HealthCare, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of senior life through four care facilities and programs to help people stay healthy at home, and Pacifica...
View ArticleMemory Loss Workshop at GVJCI This Saturday
GARDENA — Learn how memory works, the changes in memory as we age, and tips on how to maintain and improve memory at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute, 1964 W. 162nd St. in Gardena, on...
View ArticleMedical Screenings for A-Bomb Survivors in L.A., S.F.
Rafu Staff Report Medical examinations for Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors living in Southern California are being conducted by Osato Medical Clinic in Torrance. Providence Medical Institute’s Ningen...
View ArticleWorkshops on Long-Term Care, Financial Planning to Be Held in Gardena
GARDENA — A free educational workshop for Asian American seniors and their caregivers will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sept. 12, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural...
View ArticleKidney Transplant Provides a New Lease on Life
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Christine Schneider, 43, of Hermosa Beach likes to go out, see friends and do fun things with her son — things that most people take for granted. But until recently,...
View ArticlePatient, Donor to Meet at A3M Gala
A 19-year-old Filipino patient will meet his lifesaving bone marrow donor for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 26. Witness this momentous occasion at A3M’s (Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches)...
View ArticleKeiro Facilities to Be Sold for $41 Million
By NAO NAKANISHI* Rafu Japanese Staff Writer According to materials received from the California Department of Justice, the four Keiro facilities will be sold to Pacifica Companies LLC for $41 million....
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