politics
19 Oct 2012

Patsy Takemoto Mink and Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments

Bob Moriguchi

2012 is the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX in 1972 giving women equal opportunity in education and sports in most colleges and universities. There have been numerous articles recently written about the successes of women athletes because of Title IX. However, nothing has been noted about the …

migration
6 Jun 2008

The Story of Ibo no Ito Somen

Bob Moriguchi

In the recent May advertising newsletter received from Marukai, the Japanese supermarket chain in Southern California, there was a full page ad for Ibo No Ito Somen, titled, “Japan’s Best Selling Somen for 120 years.” It further explained what it is, what it is made of, how it is made, …