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2008 National Conference Photo Guestbook

online exhibition

A laptop webcam was used to capture lo-res photos of some of the people who stopped by the Discover Nikkei table at the "Whose America? Who's American? Diversity, …

Jul 200819

Lost Battalion Symposium in Texas

Conference/Presentation

bokinaka

United States
Texas
Austin

community
28 May 2008

La Vida Sake: Supporters sip for the Little Tokyo Service Center

Bobby Okinaka

Normally automobiles and alcoholic beverages don’t mix, but at the “La Vida Sake” fundraiser event, the cars were parked and the sake helped raise money for the Little Tokyo Service Center.

May 200817

Jul 200827

Photographic exhibition honoring Nisei veterans

Exhibition

bokinaka

United States
California
Salinas

identity
15 May 2008

Their Pride - Filmmaker documents the story of Black Japanese in Georgia

Yohei Suzuki is a 30-year old documentary filmmaker based in New York, NY. In 2006, he produced and directed Our Pride: The Spirits of Black Japanese in Georgia, a documentary about families where the father is Black and the mother is Japanese and their children are both. The story touches …

May 200816

Japanese Heritage Night at Giants game, May 16

Community Event

bokinaka

United States
California

May 20088

Japanese in Tijuana documentary screening at UCLA on May 8

Film & Other Media

bokinaka

United States
California
Los Angeles

May 20085

The Killing of a Chinese Cookie - film screening

Film & Other Media

bokinaka

United States
California
Los Angeles

Apr 200819

Sumo Grand Prix - Amateur sumo in Little Tokyo on April 19

Sports & Recreation

bokinaka

United States
California
Los Angeles

2008 Cherry Blossom Festival in Little Tokyo

online exhibition

bokinaka

On a beautiful spring Saturday, people from all over Los Angeles came out to Little Tokyo to enjoy live music, shopping and eating at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. This …