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Top Contributor: Modesty, even after 88 years — Louise Kashino still quietly contributes to our community

November 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Behind every good man, there is a good woman. And perhaps there is no truer case of that than Louise Kashino. While her husband Shiro Kashino was used to the spotlight, having been a high school football star and a war hero, she was used to making things work […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Community, Bronze Star, Christmas Party, Debbie Kashino, Executive Committee, Japanese American, Louise Kashino, Nisei Veterans Hall, Northwest Asian Weekly, Purple Hearts, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Seattle, Second World War, Shiro Kashino, Tish Oye, Top Contributor Modesty, Top Contributors 2014, Vol 33 No 46 | November 8 - November 14, Zachariah Bryan

Okamoto and Moriguchi awarded

September 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tosh Okamoto and Tomio Moriguchi, co-founders of Nikkei Concerns, received a Founder’s Award honor at the Nisei Veterans Hall on Sept. 15. Both united the Japanese American

Filed Under: News, Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Japanese American, Nikkei Concerns, Nisei Veterans Hall, Puget Sound, Tomio Moriguchi, Tosh Okamoto, Uwajimaya, Vol 33 No 40 | Septembe 27 - October 3

Jun-Ai producer and actress Keiko Kobayashi visits Seattle screening

April 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jun-Ai executive producer and lead actress Keiko Kobayashi visited Seattle on Saturday, March 16, attending the movie’s Seattle screening, which was hosted at the Nisei Veterans Hall. The screening attracted over 200 viewers.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, China, Chinese, Jun-Ai, Keiko Kobayashi, Monaco, Nisei Veterans Hall, Seattle, United Kingdom, United States, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5

Understanding in “Jun-Ai”

March 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Keiko Kobayashi, the star, co-writer, and co-producer of “Jun-Ai,” has an entire life mission centered around the film. As she makes clear on the film’s website, she wants to help connect people from separate and even antagonistic cultures to communicate with each other in the interest of peace. Having […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2013, Allied Forces, Andrew Hamlin, China, Chinese, Jiang Qingmin, Jun-Ai, Keiko Kobayashi, Nisei Veterans Hall, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pong Bou, Satoru Tateoka, Shaohua Zhang, South King Street, Tai Mountain, Vol 32 No 12 | March 16 - March 22, Yasutaka Kawaguchi, Zhang Shaohua

TV drama shot in Seattle a big hit in Japan

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki slaps one of his signature hits at Safeco Field to the wild cheers of Seattle fans.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Densho Executive Director Tom Ikeda, Imperial Japanese, Janice Urano, Local Japanese Americans, Nisei Veterans Hall, Safeco Field, Seattle, Sugako Hashida, TBS, TV, Tatsuya Juni, Toshi Okamoto, United States, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28, culture, poverty

Raymond Jiro Takisaki: Father, business owner, military man, and dedicated volunteer

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Takisaki had eight siblings and was living in Seattle when the United States entered World War II. His mother, Mine Takehana, died soon after she gave birth to her last child. Takisaki and his siblings were raised by their father, Tomotsu S. Takizaki (the spelling of the surname was later changed), a grocery store and antique store owner, who was born in Tokyo.

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2010, Beacon Cleaners, Blaine Memorial Methodist Church, George Kuriowa, Gonzaga Preparatory School, Japanese Americans, Jim Takisaki, Kashino Takisaki, Louise Kashino, Marion Mihara, Mine Takehana, Nisei Veterans Hall, Raymond Jiro Takisaki Father, Seattle, Tokyo, Tom Takisaki, United States, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

Japanese Americans plan WWII memorial in Seattle

May 28, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Fundraising has begun for a memorial wall in Seattle to honor Japanese Americans who were interned or served in the military during World War II.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: International District, Japanese Americans, Jay Deguchi, Nisei Veterans Committee, Nisei Veterans Hall, Seattle, Vol 28 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, WWII

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