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Eagle-Con 2021 to Honor George Takei Posted On George Takei was honored with the Snow Leopard Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asian World Film Festival in 2017. Actor, activist and Eisner winner George Takei headlines the honors at this year’s Eagle-Con, a virtual sci-fi and fantasy conference hosted by Cal State L.A. and the Art Directors Guild. This year’s Eagle-Con theme, “Possibilities Imagined Here,” celebrates diversity and addresses accessibility, underrepresentation and push...

Mar 11, 2021 Irene Hirano Inouye dedicated her life to major philanthropic and social causes in America, but perhaps her greatest legacy is her role in strengthening the U.S.-Japan relationship, including support for Tohoku’s recovery and an initiative created to benefit young people in the aftermath of the earthquake. Irene Hirano Inouye | KYODO A sansei, she served as the founding CEO and president of the Japanese American National Museum for 20 years. Her own family’s history in...

OBITUARY: Eunice Sato, 99; First Female Mayor of Long Beach Posted On Eunice Sato, the first Asian American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city, was first elected to the Long Beach City Council in 1975, eventually serving two years as mayor. RAFU STAFF REPORT LONG BEACH — Eunice N. Sato, the first Asian American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city, passed away of cardio-pulmonary arrest on Feb. 12. She was 99. Sato served as mayor of Long Beach for two years in the...

Konstantin Ishkhanov: InClassica opening night performance by Martha Argerich This April, the InClassica International Music Festival will open its doors with a grand opening concert featuring legendary Argentine-Swiss pianist, Martha Argerich 26 January 2021, 4:27pm Maria Salozobova and Martha Argerich This April, the InClassica International Music Festival will open its doors with a grand opening concert featuring legendary Argentine-Swiss pianist, Martha Argerich, and Swiss violinist, Maria ...

Jeanette Takamura CSSW connection:Jeanette Takamura served as the School of Social Work’s dean, the first woman to do so, from 2002 to 2016. She is now a professor at the School in addition to being dean emerita, teaching courses on federal policy. Path to political involvement: Though she began her career as a practicing social worker serving youth and families, Jeanette Takamura was soon called to serve in government first at the state, and then at the national, level with the goal of advan...

Dodgers mourn passing of Tommy Lasorda Share January 8th, 2021 share-square-854880 Hall of Fame Dodgers’ manager Tommy Lasorda, who spent seven decades in the Dodger organization and became one of the most memorable personalities in baseball history, passed away Thursday night the team announced. He was 93. Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home at 10:09 p.m. He was transported to the hospital with resuscitation in progress. He was pronounced dead at 10:57 p.m. Regarded ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement: “Tommy Lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has ever known. He loved life as a Dodger. His career began as a pitcher in 1949 but he is, of course, best known as the manager of two World Series champions and four pennant-winning clubs. His passion, success, charisma and sense of humor turned him into an international celebrity, a stature that he used to grow our sport. Tommy welcomed Dodger players from Mexico, the Dominican R...

Dec 24, 2020 Japan has announced that Philip M. Seng has been named a recipient of the 2020 Autumn Imperial Decorations. Seng is to receive "The Order of the Rising Sun," which is awarded to those who have made distinguished achievements in areas such as international relations and promotion of Japanese culture. Japans ministry of foreign affairs recommended Seng, former president & chief executive officer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), for his contributions to "strengthening Japan...