Nikkei Chicago / 日系シカゴ
Documenting the untold stories of Nikkei (Japanese American) Chicago シカゴにおける日系人に関する記事のサイト
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This page will serve as a resource linking to external mainstream media sources that have featured stories related to the Nikkei (Japanese American) community in Chicago, the Chicagoland area, and Illinois. Links to Chicago Shimpo stories are not listed below but can be located here: http://www.chicagoshimpo.com. Links here do not necessarily mean endorsements of content, and are strictly to collate available online sources for reference. Links are listed in reverse chronological order.
August 13, 2017 – WBEZ Curious City – What happened to Chicago’s Japanese neighborhood?
• http://interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/chicago-japanese-neighborhood/
July 26, 2017 – Chicago Tribune – Photo Exhibit Examines Detention of Japanese-Americans During World War II
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-0727-then-they-came-for-me-20171010-story.html
July 21, 2017 – WBEZ Worldview – Weekend Passport: Japanese Internment Exhibition
July 20, 2017 – CAN TV – Then They Came for Me
• http://cantv.org/watch-now/then-they-came-for-me/
July 12, 2017 – Chicago Reader – Everyone in Chicago should see ‘Then They Came for Me’
July 12, 2017 – BBC News – Japanese-American internment: ‘They came for me’
• http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-40534574/japanese-american-internment-they-came-for-me
July 5, 2017 – Chicago Sun-Times – Chicago gallery exhibit explores WWII Japanese internment camps in US
July 5, 2017 – Windy City Times – Alphawood Gallery debuts internment exhibition
• http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Alphawood-Gallery-debuts-internment-exhibition/59702.html
June 29, 2017 – DNA Info – World War II Japanese Internment Subject Of Alphawood Exhibit
June 29, 2017 – Chicago Magazine – 10 Things to Do This Week in Chicago
• http://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/June-2017/Ten-Fun-Things-to-Do-This-Week-in-Chicago/
March 17, 2016 – Chicago Tribune – Storyteller shares Japanese Culture at Botanic Garden
March 16, 2016 – Medill Reports Chicago – Illinois primary results highlight rising political power of Asian Americans
February 29, 2016 – Chicago Tribune – Bombing survivor Tsuyako Liebmann, active in Buddhist community, dies at 89
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-tsuyako-liebmann-obituary-20160229-story.html
February 24, 2016 – Medill Reports Chicago – Japanese Americans commemorate the 74th anniversary of World War II internment
February 11, 2016 – Chicago Tribune – Thodos Dance presents new works in ‘Chicago Revealed’
January 5, 2016 – Chicago Tribune – Dancer Sono Osato inspires Thodos’ new ‘Journey’
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-thodos-dance-preview-ent-0106-20160105-column.html
December 22, 2015 – Oak Park.com – Where life leads us: Family history exerts a powerfull pull
• http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/12-22-2015/Where-life-leads-us/
December 8, 2015 – OakPark.com – Japanese war diary could find its way home: Solving a 70-year-old mystery
• http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/12-8-2015/Japanese-war-diary-could-find-its-way-home/
October 15, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Joni Ishida, ran Japanese restaurant in Chicago, dies at 84
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-joni-ishida-obituary-met-20151015-story.html
October 11, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Sam Ozaki, World War II veteran and CPS principal, dies at 90
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sam-ozaki-obituary-met-20151011-story.html
October 5, 2015 – Chicago Sun-Times – War hero Sam Saburo Ozaki, Chicago’s 1st Asian-American principal, dead at 90
August 27, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Chicago rediscovers long-lost art from World’s Columbian Exposition
July 22, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Thousands turn out for Arlington Heights’ Japan Day celebration
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-arh-arlington-park-japan-day-tl-0723-20150721-story.html
June 18, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Filmmaker wins grant for movie about internment of Japanese Americans
June 15, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Yoko Ono sheds no light on new art piece in Jackson Park
May 19, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – 2015 is Chicago’s Year of Ramen
May 16, 2015 – The Japan Times – Anime Oasis of the Midwest Flourishes
• http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/05/16/general/anime-oasis-midwest-flourishes
May 13, 2015 – Rafu Shimpo – Schatz Recommends Mitsuye Endo for Presidential Medal of Freedom; Fought against internment camps while incarcerated.
• http://www.rafu.com/2015/05/schatz-recommends-mitsuye-endo-for-presidential-medal-of-freedom/
May 13, 2015 – The State Journal-Register – Springfield Native Kazuko Golden’s Short Film Lands Showing at Cannes
• http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150513/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/150519818/?Start=1
May 5, 2015 – Chicago Sun-Times – Rauner Cuts Could Throw Chicagoans Into the Streets; Op-ed by Julie Morita
• http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/7/71/579540/rauner-cuts-throw-chicagoans-streets
April 27, 2015 – WBEZ Chicago Public Radio’s The Afternoon Shift – Preserving the Memory of Lakeview’s Japanese Community
• https://soundcloud.com/afternoonshiftwbez/preserving-the-memory-of-lakeviews-japanese-community
April 20, 2015 – Chicago Tribune/Pioneer Press – Northbrook Woman Shares Story of Japanese Internment Camp
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-nbs-internment-tl-0423-20150420-story.html
April 15, 2015 – Chicago Tribune/Pioneer Press – Morton Grove Woman Recounts Family’s Time in WWII Internment Camps
April 5, 2015 – CBS Sports – A Bar Crawl Through Cubs History: The Best Stories Come From Bars, and Nisei Lounge, Wrigleyville’s Oldest Tavern, Has Quite a Tale to Tell.
• http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/feature/25137635/a-bar-crawl-through-cubs-history
April 2, 2015 – The Chicago Monitor – Muslim and Japanese American Youth Engage History of Japanese Internment
March 20, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Ramen Takeya, Sister Restaurant to Wasabi, to Open in West Loop
March 18, 2015 – Chicago Sun-Times – George Suyeoka, Prolific Artist Who Witnessed Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 89
August 22, 2014 – New York Times – American’s Star Power Unrivaled in Japan
August 7, 2014 – Japan Times – Nagasaki A-bomb photos scrapped in Chicago, donors saddened
August 1, 2014 – San Francisco Chronicle – Memorial set for ex-Ill. Commerce Chairman Manshio
• http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Memorial-set-for-ex-Ill-Commerce-Chairman-Manshio-5663163.php
July 31, 2014 – Chicago Sun-Times – Seiko Nakashima: Scientist earned top Japanese cultural award
July 1, 2014 – Chicago Tribune – Julie Morita, Chief Medical Officer, Chicago Department of Public Health
May 26, 2014 – Springfield News-Leader – Art tells story of Arkansas WWII camps
April 17, 2014 – National Endowment for the Arts – Writer and Spoken-Word Performer: David Mura uses his considerable talents as a poet, novelist, memoirist and performer to explore what it means to be Japanese-American
• http://arts.gov/audio/david-mura
April 1, 2014 – Chicago Sun-Times – Held in Japanese-American internment camp, fought for U.S. as part of famed 442nd Army combat team; Omar Kaihatsu
March 14, 2014 – Chicago Tribune – Irish, Japanese musicians ‘forge a new path’
March 8, 2014 – Chicago Sun-Times – Japanese, Irish musicians collaborate Sunday
February 24, 2014 – DNAinfo Chicago – Frank’s Jewelry Closes Shop After Nearly 66 Years in Chicago
February 5, 2014 – Chicago Tribune – The Cheap Eater: Wasabi in Logan Square
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/food/ct-wasabi-cheap-eater-20140207-20140207-11-story.html
August 4, 2013 – Chicago Sun-Times – Why is Josina Morita running for reclamation board? ‘I care about water’
June 3, 2013 – Fox 32 News – Local Japanese Americans hope stories of internment inspire justice
May 28, 2013 – Fox 32 News – Life after internment: Japanese Americans make a life in Chicago after WWII
April 20, 2013 – Crain’s Chicago Business – One man’s dream: A revitalized Jackson Park
April 19, 2013 – DNAinfo Chicago – HumanThread Regroups at Bridgeport Art Center
• http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130419/bridgeport/humanthread-regroups-at-bridgeport-art-center
November 29, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – Chiye Tomihiro, 1924-2012: WWII internment camp survivor became an activist
November 29, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – Asian-American jazz takes a moment in the spotlight
November 6, 2012 – Chicago Sun-Times – Bill Kurtis reflects on the end of a retail – and radio – era
October 9, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – Scholars fix gaze on changing racial landscape; DePaul conference to explore the growing reality of a mixed-race world
September 21, 2012 – Daily Herald – Lori Yokoyama: Candidate Profile – State’s Attorney, Cook County (Republican)
• http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120918/submitted/309189942/
September 5, 2012 – Chicago Sun-Times – Nisei Lounge last true Wrigleyville bar
July 15, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – Thanks, Tokyo Joe, and those lousy gunshots
June 3, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – College Freshman at Age 9, Medical Degree at 21: Sho Yano this week will become the youngest student to get an M.D. from the U. of C.
May 18, 2012 – Pacific Citizen – Chicago Honors Japanese American WWII Veterans: In total, 43 Nisei veterans were honored for their heroics during WWII.
• http://www.pacificcitizen.org/news/community/chicago-honors-japanese-american-wwii-veterans
May 3, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – Japanese-American woman who was forced into an internment camp at 16 recalls time in custody
April 20, 2012 – Pacific Citizen – Lessons Learned
• http://www.pacificcitizen.org/columnists/john-tateishi/lessons-learned
December 22, 2011 – Chicago Reader – Fred Sasaki, the poetry promoter
December 4, 2011 – Chicago Tribune – Pearl Harbor attack galvanizes city
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-per-flash-pearlharbor-1204-20111205-story.html
November 3, 2011 – Chicago Tribune – Japanese-American soldier fought for country that locked him up: Congress honors soldiers with medal, but veteran’s bitterness lingers
July 27, 2011 – Vision Monday – Services Planned for Dr. Newton K. (Uyesugi) Wesley, 93, Contact Lens Pioneer
April 1, 2011 – WBEZ 91.5 – Second wave of Japanese relief efforts involve arts, traditions
March 18, 2011 – Fox 32 News – Japanese-Americans Join Quake Relief
• http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/17799677/japanese-americans-join-quake-relief
March 15, 2011 – WBEZ 91.5 – Chicago’s Japanese community organizes relief effort, shares stories
March 14, 2011 – Chicago Sun-Times – Local student worries about family in Japan
• http://www.suntimes.com/4300807-417/local-student-worries-about-family-in-japan.html#.U4KxnGBOXIU
March 14, 2011 – CBS 2 Chicago – Chicago Japanese-Americans Pray For Loved Ones
• http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/03/14/chicago-japanese-americans-pray-for-loved-ones/
March 11, 2011 – Fox 32 News – Japanese-Chicagoans Try to Reach Family in Japan After Disaster
March 11, 2011 – CBS 2 Chicago – Chicagoan Caught In Middle Of Japanese Earthquake; Meanwhile, Chicago Area Japanese Americans Worry
• http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/03/11/chicagoan-caught-in-middle-of-japanese-earthquake/
March 11, 2011 – WBEZ 91.5 – Chicago-area groups mobilize to aid Japanese quake victims
• http://www.wbez.org/story/aid/chicago-area-groups-mobilize-aid-japanese-quake-victims
February 2, 2011 – Windy City Times – Elections ’11: 46th Ward – Emily Stewart
• http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=30395
January 11, 2011 – Chicago Sun-Times – Candidate for Alderman, 46th Ward: Emily Stewart
• http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/questionnaires/3291988-418/story.html
January 11, 2011 – Chicago Sun-Times – Candidate for Alderman, 4th Ward: Lori S. Yokoyama
• http://www.suntimes.com/news/3292144-464/chicago-council-ward-member-mayor.html
November 21, 2010 – Chicago Tribune – William Hohri, 83; led battle for redress after being interned at Manzanar
• http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/la-me-william-hohri-20101121-story.html#page=1
August 20, 2010 – WBEZ 91.5 – How I Wound Up Here, by musician Steve Hashimoto
• http://www.wbez.org/aobejas/2010/08/how-i-wound-up-here-by-musician-steve-hashimoto/32746
August 1, 2010 – Chicago Sun-Times – X Japan: They’re huge (really), and they’re (finally) coming to the U.S.
• http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/music/x-japan-theyre-huge-really-and/
June 18, 2010 – Chicago Tribune – Tadao Takano: 1926-2010; Longtime professor, graphic artist at UIC
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-18/news/chi-tadao-takano_1_uic-morris-barazani-sister
May 14, 2010 – Chicago Tribune – 70 years later Japanese-American internees from Naperville and Palatine to be honored: Ikue Itami, of Palatine, and her brother, Bob Imon, of Naperville, will receive honorary degrees from UCLA
December 21, 2009 – Chicago Tribune – University makes amends to WWII Japanese-American students: University of California, Davis, apologizes to students forced to leave when Americans of Japanese ancestry were being placed in internment camps
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-12-21/news/0912200185_1_internment-japanese-wwii
June 19, 2009 – Pacific Citizen – Cook County’s First APA Judge Was a Community Advocate
• http://www.pacificcitizen.org/node/367
June 8, 2009 – Chicago Tribune – Sandra Otaka, 1952-2009: 1st Asian-American Elected a Cook County Judge
April 2, 2009 – Chicago Reader – The Silent Minority: Jazz musician Tatsu Aoki is making a documentary film about the experience of Chicago’s nisei, many of whom settled here after the internment camps of World War II
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-silent-minority/Content?oid=1098596
December 26, 2008 – Japan Times – ‘Tokyo Joe: Mafia o Utta Otoko’
• http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2008/12/26/films/film-reviews/tokyo-joe-mafia-o-utta-otoko
November 16, 2008 – ABC Local – Chicago’s first lady of sushi and family honored: The corner of Wells and Schiller will be renamed in honor of Marion Konishi, the founder of Kamehachi, Chicago’s first sushi bar.
• http://abclocal.go.com/story?section=resources&id=6506466
May 29, 2008 – Chicago Tribune – Cubs plan to fight T-shirt sellers’ lawsuit
May 16, 2008 – Chicago Tribune – Cubs can’t stop all sales of offensive Kosuke Fukudome T-shirt
April 2, 2008 – MLB.com – Kawano leaves clubhouse after 65 years: Cubs to bid farewell to Kawano
• http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/2481925/
February 23, 2008 – Chicago Tribune – Thomas S. Teraji: 1919 ~ 2008: Teacher helped guide CPS; Besides serving as an administrator during troubled times in Chicago, he did much to improve the lives of Japanese-Americans
February 15, 2008 – Pacific Citizen – Chicago Cubs Unveil an Ad Campaign Featuring Fukudome and Militaristic Rising Sun Flag: Although the ads were an attempt to showcase their international players, the offensive image is getting more attention.
December 3, 2007 – Chicago Tribune – Music, dance, marketplace highlight JASC holiday festival
January 31, 2007 – Chicago Tribune – Yoji Ozaki: 1922 – 2007: Japanese historical group founder; Founder of Japanese-American groups nurtured his culture and kept alive the history of internment camps during World War II
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-01-31/news/0701310057_1_japanese-asian-american-historical
October 21, 2006 – WBEZ 91.5 – Different Drummers: Heartbeat of Mother Earth and Rolling Thunder of Identity
September 28, 2006 – Chicago Tribune – Iva Toguri: 1916 – 2006: Alleged ‘Tokyo Rose’ of WWII: Longtime Chicagoan ran Asian gift shop on Belmont Avenue
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-09-28/news/0609280156_1_tokyo-rose-iva-toguri-radio-tokyo
September 28, 2006 – BBC News – Death ends the myth of Tokyo Rose
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5389722.stm
July 14, 2006 – Chicago Tribune – Japanese Fest Offers Bridge to Ancestors: At Obon, the living get a chance to reconnect with memories of those who have died
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-07-14/news/0607140222_1_obon-japanese-dance
June 8, 2006 – Chicago Tribune – Mob’s Eto dies long after surviving hit
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-06-08/news/0606080233_1_games-and-books-gambling-charge-fbi
April 25, 2006 – Chicago Tribune – Mitsuye Tsutsumi, 1920-2006: Helped end internment in U.S.; Japanese-American woman protested the legality of the World War II relocation camps and eventually the Supreme Court agreed with her argument
March 28, 2006 – Chicago Tribune – All-stars give lesson in gentle martial art
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-03-28/news/0603280243_1_jigoro-kano-jujitsu-sake
October 15, 2005 – Chicago Tribune – Where Iguchi Reigns: Thanks to the second baseman and, before him, Shingo Takatsu, the team has new fans in the northwest suburbs
June 7 2005 – Chicago Tribune – Henry K. Okamura, 81: Received highest U.S. judo black belt
April 17, 2005 – Chicago Tribune – Minorities share lessons with Chicago teachers: Japanese-American, Muslim tell how rights can be at risk in crisis
February 17, 2005 – Chicago Reader – Hats Off to Harry: How one determined Japanese-American man galvanized Park Forest to integrate.
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/hats-off-to-harry/Content?oid=918050
February 7, 2005 – Chicago Tribune – Sato, Eddie Hirofumi
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-02-07/news/0502070013_1_wwii-japanese-americans-dear-friend
October 14, 2004 – Illinois Times – Life Interrupted
• http://illinoistimes.com/article-1504-life-interrupted.html
August 22, 2004 – Chicago Tribune – A market for culture: For area Japanese-Americans, an Arlington Heights mall stocks plenty of Asian sights, sounds and flavors
June 18, 2004 – Chicago Tribune – Tadashi Ted Uchimoto, 86; Leader in Chicago’s Japanese community
March 4, 2004 – Chicago Tribune – Dillon Myer: Our father of forced assimilation
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-03-04/features/0403040048_1_internment-wra-dispersal
December 28, 2003 – Chicago Tribune – Simply smashing: While building biceps, rice pounding strengthens a New Year’s tradition in Japanese-American families
August 7, 2003 – Chicago Reader – The Outsider: Actress Cheryl Hamada finds her way through a jungle of stereotypes
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-outsider/Content?oid=912841
February 20, 2003 – Chicago Tribune – Internment history
November 8, 2002 – Chicago Tribune – Natto has fermented taste that sweat socks it to ya
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-11-08/entertainment/0211080441_1_natto-beans-soy
January 2, 2002 – Chicago Tribune – Rev. Seiichi Michael Yasutake, 81; Episcopal priest, Chicago activist
September 23, 2001 – Chicago Tribune – Support urged for Arab-Americans: WW II camps still haunt memories
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-09-23/news/0109230444_1_arab-americans-internment-ww-ii
July 7, 2001 – Chicago Tribune – Fumio Toyoda, 53: Promoter of Aikido, founder of Japanese Culture Center in city
June 13, 2001 – Chicago Tribune – Mary Koga, Photographer and activist for Japanese-Americans
April 19, 2001 – Chicago Reader – Four Strings and a Cloud of Dust: Tradition lives in the music of the Na Kupuna Ukulele Club
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/four-strings-and-a-cloud-of-dust/Content?oid=905158
June 2, 2000 – Chicago Tribune – Shigeo Wakamatsu, Activist Who Aided WWII Internees
April 10, 2000 – Chicago Tribune – Park Is Now His Forever: Favorite Picnic Spot Renamed For Slain Shopkeeper
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-04-10/news/0004100129_1_shopkeeper-general-store-lunch
April 5, 2000 – Chicago Tribune – Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose: Opened 1st Buddhist Temple in Chicago
February 17, 2000 – Chicago Reader – Restaurant Tours: Sunshine Cafe rises from the East
November 10, 1999 – Chicago Tribune – Japan Rolls Out Red Carpet To Greet Chicago Students
August 6, 1999 – Chicago Tribune – Betty F. Hasegawa, 81, Nurse, Generous Hostess
June 10, 1999 – Chicago Reader – Men on the Street: The everyday art of two extraordinary photographers: Marvin Newman and Yasuhiro Ishimoto
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/men-on-the-street/Content?oid=899434
March 1, 1999 – Chicago Tribune – Suppliers And Buyers Trade Roles: Japanese, American Firms Come Together
February 26, 1999 – Chicago Tribune – Ex-internee Gives Pupils A Stark History Lesson: Japanese-American Recalls Life In Camp During World War II
September 24, 1998 – Chicago Reader – Team Player: The Cubs’ equipment manager, Yosh joined the team ten years before Ernie Banks did.
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/team-player/Content?oid=897371
September 11, 1998 – Chicago Tribune – Redress To WWII Internees Completed
January 19, 1997 – Chicago Tribune – Interned Recall Life In Camps: Japanese-Americans Face Past In Exhibit
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-01-19/news/9701190071_1_internment-japanese-americans-camp
December 13, 1996 – Chicago Tribune – Nisei Lounge Much the Same, with New Patrons
January 31, 1996 – Chicago Tribune – Far East in the Northwest: Suburban Shops Deliver the Splendors of Japan’s Delicate Cuisine
October 29, 1995 – Chicago Tribune – Struggling To Keep Its Relevance; Assimilation Is Bad News At This Paper
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-10-29/news/9510290415_1_japanese-language-fifty-years-camp
September 27, 1995 – Chicago Tribune – On The Money
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-09-27/news/9509270003_1_harry-caray-eyes-shape
September 21, 1995 – Chicago Tribune – Caray Controversy
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-09-21/news/9509210091_1_slant-eyed-harry-caray-asians
August 14, 1995 – New York Times – War Legacy: Japanese-American Diaspora
• http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/14/us/war-legacy-japanese-american-diaspora.html
June 1, 1995 – Chicago Reader – Chi Lives: Aiko Nakane’s passion for paper
• http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chi-lives-aiko-nakanes-passion-for-paper/Content?oid=887624
May 8, 1995 – The Baltimore Sun – For Japanese-Americans, new roots in a farm town
February 16, 1995 – Chicago Tribune – War Stories: Exhibit Showcases A Century Of Japanese-American Women’s Struggles And Successes
January 8, 1995 – Chicago Tribune – A Look Back: Japanese American Women Connect Through The Years
December 9, 1994 – Chicago Tribune – At Sanko, They Stay Well-Versed in Karaoke
December 23, 1993 – Chicago Tribune – History Her Way: Revisionist’s Defense Of Japanese Internment Reopens Old Wounds
August 17, 1993 – Chicago Tribune – Fellow Americans
May 9, 1993 – Chicago Tribune – Art From Ashes: Mariko Ventura-Flood Merges A Past And A Future
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-05-09/features/9305090017_1_raku-japanese-buddhist-temple
April 12, 1993 – Chicago Tribune – Tokyo’s All-American Media Darling: Dave Spector A Product For The ’90s: Made In The U.S. And Sold In Japan
April 4, 1993 – Chicago Tribune – Trade Center Has Global Ambitions-in The Midwest
February 20, 1992 – Chicago Tribune – 3 Japanese-Americans Look Back On The Day That Changed Their Lives
December 3, 1991 – Chicago Tribune – Eto Tells Of Payoffs To Mobsters
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-12-03/news/9104190062_1_chicago-mob-street-taxes-gambling
November 15, 1991 – Chicago Tribune – New Supermarket Serves Up Authentic Slice of Japan: For a majority of the Midwesterners who wander into the new 60,000-square-foot Yaohan Plaza, which opened this week in Arlington Heights, the experience is a bit like a crash course in cross-cultural awareness.
August 26, 1990 – Chicago Tribune – 5 Is A Lucky Number At This Family Picnic
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-08-26/news/9003110794_1_quintuplets-parents-family-picnic
June 28, 1990 – Chicago Reader – Dance Notes: Teaching the Traditions of Nihon Buyo
October 19, 1989 – Chicago Reader – Body Work: the martial art that gives no offense
July 19, 1989 – Chicago Tribune – Japanese-American
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-07-19/news/8902180619_1_evacuation-karl-r-bendetsen-japanese
July 14, 1989 – Chicago Tribune – Not Just for Kicks – For Real-life Karate Kids, the Master Provides An Exercise In Tranquility
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-07-14/features/8902170502_1_karate-master-art-and-life-ages
December 5, 1988 – Chicago Tribune – Martial Arts Training Gives Bond Trader Leg Up In The Pits
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-12-05/business/8802220500_1_jujitsu-trader-martial-arts
October 21, 1988 – Pioneering Art Shows Unique Expression
August 5, 1988 – Chicago Tribune – U.S. Offers Apology To Heal The Hurt Of Japanese-Americans’ Internment
February 4, 1988 – Chicago Tribune – Do-it-yourself Buffet of Sushi Can Be Set Up in Your Home: Sada Hatanaka, co-owner of Star Market, 3349 N. Clark St., has been setting up do-it-yourself sushi buffets in her home for years.
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-02-04/entertainment/8803270736_1_sushi-nori-soy-sauce
February 4, 1988 – Chicago Tribune – Harmony for the eye, Food for the Soul: Japan’s Artful Cuisine is on the Rise – At the 35-year-old Star Market, for example, owner Howard Hatanaka has expanded the grocery’s stock in the last 10 years to satisfy the steadily increasing number of Western customers.
October 14, 1958 – The Miami News – ‘Spyglass Murder’ Solved By Nisei (Chicago Detective Anthony Muranaka)
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