Years ago, I was at a Las Vegas show when comedian George Wallace asked a mid-70-ish Nisei woman to stand up as he “worked the crowd.” She gladly stood up, and as he gently placed his hand on her ...

Walter Koenig, who played navigator Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek,” died from natural causes at his home in North Hollywood on Oct. 25 at the age of 90. Koenig, who also played Chekov in ...

On Oct. 17, the Greater Los Angeles JACL hosted a Get Out the Vote table at the “No Kings” rally outside Torrance City Hall. It was a nonpartisan campaign to help people register to vote. Then JACL ...

WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Oct. 13: “JACL stands with Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and her family after federal agents searched her D.C. home ...

Judges on the Nov. 3 ballot under state judicial positions include the following: Mark K. Hanasono, associate justice, Court of Appeal, 2nd District, Division 3 In May 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu Sports Editor For the first time in the 30-year history of the Women’s National Basketball ...

Lively and lighthearted Hazel Tokumi was born in Wailuku, Maui ninety-nine years ago. It was there that she graduated from Baldwin High School and married a very kind and handsome “local boy,” Larry ...

Andrea Yamasaki, who represents Trustee Area 1 on the Orange Unified Board of Education, is seeking re-election on Nov. 3. According to her campaign website, Yamasaki first became involved in ...