リトル東京コミュニティプロファイル - 2010
2010 年春、ディスカバー・ニッケイは、オクシデンタル大学のモーガン・ピテルカ教授と、同教授の「日本愛:東洋主義、ナショナリズム、トランスナショナリズム」セミナーの受講生と提携し、有意義な地域ベースの記録プロジェクトに取り組みました。学生たちはリトル東京で長年営業している 5 つの企業のオーナーにインタビューし、10 の記事を書き、ニッケイ アルバムに 5 つのアルバムを作成しました。記事は毎週月曜日に 1 つずつ掲載されます。
このプロジェクトは、2009 年のリトル東京コミュニティ プロファイル シリーズの続編です。
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The Tsunami of Little Tokyo - An Interview with Mr. Akimoto of Frying Fish Restaurant
2010年6月28日 • ケント・タロウ・トノヅカ
Editor’s note: Discover Nikkei is an archive of stories representing different communities, voices, and perspectives. The following article presents the opinions of a Little Tokyo business owner and does not represent the views of Discover Nikkei and the Japanese American National Museum. Discover Nikkei publishes these stories as a way to share different perspectives expressed within the community.“You cannot hold a tsunami by yourself.” These are the words of Mr. Akimoto as he ponders the future of Little Tokyo. His …
The Renaissance of the Rafu Shimpo after WWII
2010年6月21日 • ベデット・フィリップ
Following the events of World War II, Akira Komai, with the help of three other businessmen, helped the Rafu Shimpo newspaper restart on January 1, 1946. After the bank refused to give funding to the project, three of Komai’s friends offered their savings to restore the newspaper to its former glory. The existence of the Rafu Shimpo after World War II was especially significant for friends and relatives divided by the Japanese internment camps. The newspaper provided valuable information to …
Mitsuru Grill: Feel Good Fusion
2010年6月14日 • ジョナサン・ガートレル
Mitsuru Sushi & Grill is a cozy restaurant located by 1st Street and San Pedro of Little Tokyo. Its atmosphere projects an air of unassuming invitation. The main store window displays an amazing and colorful array of plastic sushi pieces, organized in the manner in which they may be ordered and prepared. In the very front of the restaurant is a simple sushi bar where one has complete visual access to witness the traditional manner of making sushi. The restaurant …
A Lasting Commitment: Rafu Bussan Inc.
2010年6月7日 • カトリーナ・セン
It is hard to miss this wonderful gem of Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo District. With its big orange sign shaped like a fan and wide storefront windows to match, Rafu Bussan Inc. stands out as a landmark in the neighborhood. The front window displays a wide collection of Japanese import products—from books, to dolls, ceramics, chopsticks, earthenware, and vases—a selection which exemplifies the diversity of this 7,000 square foot store at the heart of Little Tokyo. Rafu Bussan holds one …
America’s First Ramen Noodle Restaurant is Los Angeles’ Best Midnight Snack
2010年5月31日 • アレクサンダー・ラローズ
Koraku Japanese Restaurant opened in 1976 on 2nd Street in Little Tokyo and was the first Japanese ramen noodle restaurant in the United States. Although one notices several other ramen establishments in the area, some of which insist that they were the first ramen restaurant in America, Koraku’s proprietor, Mr. Hiroshi Yamauchi, hastily sets the record straight whenever the question arises. Mr. Yamauchi, who arrived in the United States in 1976 to study English, spent only ten years in the United …
Frying Fish: In for the Long Haul
2010年5月24日 • デービッド・ミンゲス
As a young man, Sadahiko Akimoto met his wife Yuko when she emigrated from Japan to the U.S. after college because his mother and uncle told him that Yuko was the one he should marry. Once married, Yuko Akimoto experienced a difficult cultural adjustment, and became frustrated with feeling foreign in her new home. When the time came to start a business, Sadahiko and Yuko turned to Japanese food distribution, and started a ramen business, which was sold after only …