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Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove, the largest in the state, is
Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove, the largest in the state, is a stopping point for thousands of butterflies that migrate from Canada to Mexico and...

Throwback Thursday: I am not a conspiracy theorist. I am far, far
Throwback Thursday: I am not a conspiracy theorist. I am far, far away from being a conspiracy theorist. But it doesnt mean that there wasnt a real c...

Being at a special screening of this film based on a true story of
Being at a special screening of this film based on a true story of San Jose Mercury reporter Gary Webb brought back many memories of the mid-1990s whe...

A post by Naomi Hirahara piqued my interest in an Okinawan rapper
A post by Naomi Hirahara piqued my interest in an Okinawan rapper named Akiko Urasaki who goes by Awich. According to blogger Jamilah King, Akiko was ...

I was saddened to learn of the passing of my classmate and best
I was saddened to learn of the passing of my classmate and best friend in high school, Ray Yabu, in Phoenix, AZ, on March 12, 2014. Although I had pla...

It was an honor to spend some time with eminent, long-time leaders
It was an honor to spend some time with eminent, long-time leaders in the field of aging: Donna Yee, CEO of Asian Community Center in Sacramento (star...

Excerpted from DiscoverNikkei The summer of ‘63. Fundamental
Excerpted from DiscoverNikkei The summer of ‘63. Fundamental political and social changes swept across our nation. Civil rights battles overflowed ...