Chris Komai

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Chris Komai es un escritor independiente y especialista en relaciones comunitarias, quien ha estado involucrado en Little Tokyo durante cuatro décadas. Fue Oficial de Información Pública del Museo Nacional Japonés Americano por más de 21 años, donde manejó la publicidad para los eventos especiales, exhibiciones y programas públicos de la organización. Antes de eso, Komai trabajó para el diario japonés-estadounidense The Rafu Shimpo durante 18 años como escritor deportivo, editor deportivo y editor en idioma inglés. Además, Komai es miembro de la Junta del Consejo Comunitario de Little Tokyo y de la Junta de la Asociación de Seguridad Pública de Little Tokyo. Ha sido miembro de la Junta Sindical de Atletismo Nisei del Sur de California para las ligas de básquet y béisbol durante 30 años. Obtuvo el grado de bachiller en idioma inglés de la Universidad de California en Riverside.

Última actualización en abril de 2014

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Will Ireton Uses Analytics, Trackman to Help Dodger Players Improve Their Performances

Por Chris Komai
18 Oct 2023

What becomes clear after meeting Will Ireton is that there is more to him than meets the eye. Much more. In his eighth year as part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and in his second as the Performance Operations Manager, Will’s career path included playing minor league baseball for the Texas Rangers, helping to organize the Philippines’ national team for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2015 and acting as the translator for one-time Dodger starting pitcher Kenta Maeda from 2016-2018. It was during that stint that Dodger President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman …

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Stephen Nelson Makes History as New Dodgers Announcer

Por Chris Komai
20 Sep 2023

Stephen Nelson has always had a strong interest in history, but because of his new position as a broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he is making history this year. Nelson, whose mother is Japanese American, is the first Asian American to work as a play-by-play announcer for a Major League Baseball team. He was hired by SportNet LA earlier this year to broadcast over 50 home and road games when the Dodgers’ primary announcer Joe Davis is unavailable. Stephen, who grew up in Huntington Beach and graduated from Marina High School, views his new position from a historic perspective. …

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Pacific Bridges' Innovative Approach to Financial Services

Por Chris Komai
14 Mar 2023

As a Japanese American Sansei who has trudged through every practical definition of senior citizenship, I am gratified to have been able to witness the greater acceptance of things unique to our community. While the first step in fighting institutional discrimination has been legislative and judicial, the next phase to overcome is the societal bias against our cultural traditions. As with many Sansei, I felt some embarrassment as a kid when my hakujin friends found out my family ate raw fish with hashi. Today, Japanese fare, especially sushi, is considered one of the great cuisines, and who …

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Crónicas Nikkei #11—¡Itadakimasu 3! Comida, Familia y Comunidad Nikkei

JANM Sashimi Potluck Lunches: Extended A Pre-WWII Tradition

Por Chris Komai
4 Oct 2022

Most people appreciate that anyone who works for a reputable nonprofit organization is unlikely to get rich. But the intangible rewards for those who feel the satisfaction of helping to fulfill a worthwhile mission often surpass the limited monetary compensation. And if you’re lucky, you might gain access to tangible benefits unique to the Japanese American nonprofit community. As someone who worked for the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) for over 20 years, I witnessed a series of remarkable summer Nikkei grassroots benefits: the sashimi lunches. While potlucks including fresh…

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Appreciating Wat Misaka

Por Chris Komai
7 Feb 2022

Appropriately, as the National Basketball Association (NBA) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it included Wat Misaka as an important figure in its history. This might seem remarkable since Wataru “Wat” Misaka’s playing career consisted of only three games with the New York Knickerbockers. But Misaka’s mere presence on a roster in 1947 made him the first person of color to play in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the predecessor to NBA, in the same calendar year that Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball. Historically, because America’s long…