Noted Geriatrics Physician to Speak on Diabetes in JA Community
Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD, AGSF, Veterans Affairs geriatrics physician and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, will be speaking on “Diabetes in the Japanese American...
View ArticleAG-Mandated Community Advisory Board Announces 12 Members
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu English Editor-in-Chief Representatives serving on the Community Advisory Board (CAB), a 12-member body mandated by the California Attorney General’s Office in conjunction with...
View ArticlePERSONAL ESSAY: What You Need to Know to Hopefully Avoid CKD and Dialysis
By IKU KIRIYAMA Last March, I shared my personal experiences at a forum on chronic kidney disease (CKD) at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) with Kaiser nephrologist Dr. Dean...
View ArticleKeiro Launches New Grants Program to Support Older Adults, Caregivers
Keiro on Aug. 30 announced the launch of a new Grants Program, an important component of its programs to support older adults and caregivers in the Japanese American and Japanese community. In its...
View ArticleMedicare Seminar Hosted by Gardena Pioneer Project
GARDENA — The Gardena Pioneer Project will present an educational seminar on Medicare featuring Edward Kamiya, president of Kamiya Insurance Agency, on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Ken...
View ArticleESGVJCC to Hold 5th Annual Health Fair
WEST COVINA — State Sen. Dr. Ed Hernandez and East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center (ESGVJCC) will present their fifth annual Family Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....
View ArticleLittle Tokyo Community Health Fair on Nov. 5
This year’s Little Tokyo Community Health Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Union Church of Los Angeles in Little Tokyo, located at 401 E. Third St. at San Pedro Street. It will begin at...
View Article25 Years of Miracles
LONG BEACH — Jenny Hirata, who was just nine when she was diagnosed with leukemia, listened as her fellow taiko drummers in Kishin Daiko performed at the A3M Starlight Gala in Long Beach on Oct. 15....
View ArticleVOX POPULI: Visions for Keiro’s Millions
By DAVID WATANABE, Koreisha Senior Care and Advocacy On Oct. 15, about 250 members of the community attended a public forum hosted by Koreisha Senior Care and Advocacy (KSCA) at Centenary United...
View ArticleDancing for Miracles
Orange Coast Optimist Club presented “Dancing for Miracles V,” a benefit for Asians for Miracle Matches (A3M), on Nov. 12 at Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim. The event included line dancing...
View ArticleTrump Names Seema Verma to Medicare/Medicaid Post
Donald Trump’s transition team announced Nov. 29 that Seema Verma has been selected to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NPR reports. Verma, a healthcare consultant,...
View ArticleLeona Hiraoka Named President/CEO of Keiro
The Keiro Board of Directors announced Wednesday the appointment of Leona Hiraoka as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Shawn Miyake, who stepped down last year...
View ArticleJACL Concerned by Order to Repeal ACA
WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is concerned by the recent executive order that confirms the Trump Administration’s policy “to seek the prompt repeal of the Patient Protection...
View ArticleFormer Japanese Hospital Named L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument
In November 2016, the former Japanese Hospital, located at 101 S. Fickett St. in Boyle Heights, became one of Los Angeles’ newest historic-cultural monuments (HCM). Members of the Little Tokyo...
View ArticleJapanese Hospital: Keeping the Community Healthy
Beginning in the late 19th century, boosters of Los Angeles touted the region’s sunshine and mild climate as a place for health-seekers. Yet residents of ethnic enclaves in Los Angeles were often...
View ArticleProtesters Urge Pacifica Not to Raise Rents
Koreisha Senior Care & Advocacy (formerly the Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro) protested on Jan. 28 outside the Courtyard Marriott in Century City, urging Pacifica Companies not to increase rents...
View Article11-Year-Old Girl Gets a New Heart for Valentine’s Day
Makana Kadoguchi of Gardena is one of the many patients who received Valentine’s Day cards at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. But last Monday night, she received something even more special — a new...
View ArticleKoreisha Protests at Keiro HQ
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu English Editor-in-Chief “Kaese, kaese, nana sen man! (Give back, give back the $70 million!)” A group of approximately 100 protesters from Koreisha Senior Care and Advocacy...
View ArticlePERSONAL ESSAY: CAM Forum #2 Set for April 2
By IKU KIRIYAMA On a rainy Sunday, March 9, 2016, 216 people attended the Complementary Alternative Medicine Forum. It was very well received with excellent presenters commenting on acupuncture,...
View ArticleMuratsuchi Advances Bill on Culturally Sensitive Senior Health Care
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 651, authored by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), passed the Assembly Health Committee on March 28 on a bipartisan vote of 11-1. This bill strengthens the state...
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