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Much Mahalos
Storytelling Sensation Kathy Collins—How one “short Japanese girl” could still do acting
Growing up in rural upcountry Maui, Kathy Collins [maiden name Yogi], 67, always had one fascinatio…
Lee A. Tonouchi • June 6, 2024
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Never Been Better: Author Leanne Toshiko Simpson Uses Romantic Comedy to Explore Mental Illness
TORONTO — Author Leanne Toshiko Simpson’s offbeat and big-hearted romantic comedy, Never Been Bette…
Kelly Fleck • May 14, 2024
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In the Beginning There Was Cold Tofu
I am lucky enough to know two talented, bright, and big-hearted women—Denice Kumagai and Marilyn …
Sharon Yamato • April 17, 2024
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Kim Weiskopf: Comedy Writer
The late television writer/producer Norman Lear, who died in 2023 at the age of 101, has been celeb…
Greg Robinson • Feb. 2, 2024
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Kenny Kusaka’s Calling—How he chose stand-up comedy as his service
Leilehua class of 2013 grad, Kenny Kusaka wuz getting lotta leading roles in da Local theatre scene…
Lee A. Tonouchi • Dec. 5, 2023
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"Infinity and Chashu Ramen": An Interview With Filmmaker Kerwin Berk
Two spirits are roaming through San Francisco’s Japantown. They’re charged with setting the univers…
Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 29, 2014
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APA Spotlight
Helen H. Ota, Artistic Director, Cold Tofu
Helen H. Ota is the Artistic Director of COLD TOFU, the nation’s premier Asian American comedy impr…
Koji Steven Sakai • Oct. 13, 2011
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #4608 Years Old: "Cro-Magnon Comedy..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…
Neal Yamamoto • July 30, 2011
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The People I've Slept With: The Movie
When Quentin Lee (director/producer), Stanley Yung (producer), Karin Anna Cheung (the star), and I …
Koji Steven Sakai • April 15, 2010
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