‘To the Ends of the Earth’ is a window to a distant land
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer “To the Ends of the Earth” is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s newest feature, a U.S. premiere at the 57th New York Film Festival (NYFF) in[…]
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‘A Girl Missing’ is a captivating and suspenseful ride
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Japanese director Kôji Fukada’s “A Girl Missing” has its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 5, the[…]
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South Dakota WW II veterans are awarded France’s highest award
MITCHELL, S.D. (Aug. 26, 2019) — The Republic of France paid special tribute to three South Dakota members of the “greatest generation.” French Consul General to the Midwest Guillaume LaCroix[…]
France Honors Three WWII Veterans of South Dakota
French Consul, Chicago — (Aug. 23-24) — Guillaume Lacroix, French Consul General to the Midwest presented the French Legion of Honor medal to Kenneth Higashi, 97, of Spearfish, Orville “Bert”[…]
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Kimono Refashioned: Asian Art Museum explores impact of kimono on global fashion
San Francisco, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2018) — Kimono Refashioned is a new special exhibition at the Asian Art Museum that explores the impact of kimono on global fashion, from the Victorian era[…]
WWII comfort women speak out in Tiffany Hsiung’s ‘The Apology’
By Diana Cheng AAP Arts & Film Writer United Nations researchers report that between 1931 and 1945, the Japanese military forced an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 women and girls into[…]
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“Shoplifters” showcases Kore-eda’s masterful directing
By Diana Cheng AAP Film and Arts Writer TORONTO (Sept. 19, 2018) — Throughout his oeuvre over the past decade, prolific Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has been asking the question “What[…]
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to Hold 7th Annual Pilgrimage
Powell, Wyo. (July 20, 2018) — Each year hundreds of visitors make a ‘pilgrimage’ to the Heart Mountain National Historic Site, where 14,000 people of Japanese Ancestry – two-thirds of[…]
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Remembering Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga (1925-2018)
Los Angeles (July 20, 2018) — The Asian American Studies Center of the University of California at Los Angeles announced Friday that Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. She[…]
Maeda, Thao Worra appointed to state Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 26, 2018) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday announced the appointment of Bryan Thao Worra and the reappointment of David Maeda to the state Council on[…]
