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The Internment vote was rescinded, which for some is a big deal. Of course it does nothing to pay back additional sums for losses, etc. Yes imagine, houses, cars, possessions were all lost and taken by others… For 110,000 folks, you just can’t pay that back correctly – even for those who are still alive. Yet, this is righting a wrong even if it’s 70 years later. “In January 1942, the then-supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to urge President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proceed with the internment, saying it was difficult “if not impossible to distinguish between loyal and disloyal Japanese aliens.”” (LA Times – Rescinded)
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George Takei in Little Tokyo with a group of Boy Scouts. What a cool guy and I can see the jokes take off from here. Taken from George Takei’s FB page.
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GAME OVER VIDEO GAME CULTURE ART EXHIBITION JUNE 2 – JUNE 27, 2012 Artists include: Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana Serrano, Andrice Arp, Aska Iida, Bradford Lynn, Brian Luong, Bryan Wong, Bubi Au Yeung, Cam Floyd, Carlos Donjuan, Christopher Chan, Cory Schmitz, David Horvath, Devin McGrath, Elizabeth Ito, Elliot Brown, Eric Broers, Erin Althea, Gabe Gonzales, Gary Musgrave, Grant Reynolds, Heidi Woan, James Chong, James Kochalka, Jarrett Quon, Jay Horinouchi, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah La Torre, Jeremy Tinder, Jeremyville, Jeromy Velasco, Jesse Balmer, Jesse Fillingham, Jesse LeDoux, Jesse Moynihan, Jesse Reklaw, Jesse Tise, Jiyoung Moon, John Lau, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kio Griffith, Kwanchai Moriya, Lawrence Yang, Linda Kim, Louise Chen, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Maiko Kanno, Mare Odomo, Mari Inukai, Mark Ingram, Martin Hsu, Matt Furie, Meatbun, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Patrick Kyle, Peter Kato, Philip Koscak, Renee French, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Sarah Lee, Sean Chao, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Sidney Pink, Silvio Porretta, Stasia Burrington, Stephanie Kubo, Theo Ellsworth, Tru Nguyen, Yejin Oh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yumi Sakugawa and more. AARTING: BLANKIEDESIGNER SER. 1 FIGURE Blankie is a great new blind box figure series from aarting. 12 different figures designed by artists from around the world. UGLYDOLL: CERAMICSALT & PEPPER SHAKER The head detaches via magnet to use the pepper shaker. His head is the salt and body the pepper. ANIMAL MARCHING BANDNOTECARD SET Such a playful, cute notecard set from illustrator Junzo Terada. SUPER IAM8BITART BOOK SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired By Classic Video Games of the ’80s. GAMA-GO:YETI SUBURBS T-SHIRT The suburbs are encroaching on Yeti’s habitat. UGLYDOLL:OX T-SHIRT Ox is the best. Simple one character design. LILLIPUT:WIND-UP TIN ROBOT The design of the robot and its packaging is very nostalgic of mid-century toys! WIND-UPSPACE ROBOT His eyes and mouth light up as he treks through the land. UGLYDOLL DAVID HORVATH By ERIC NAKAMURA We’ve covered Uglydoll over the years and watched it grow – even working on events such as Uglycon – a convention based on Uglydoll. In this podcast with David, we cover topics such as Uglydoll’s growth, character creation, the film, what’s next, and more. It’s a podcast that’s over 45 minutes in length and if you’re into creating anything, this is a must listen. >> MEI MELANCON By ERIC NAKAMURA You saw her for too short of a moment as Psylocke. She was the jilted “Hello Moto” bride. Recently she was Jamie Chen on The L Word. In over 100 commercials and assorted roles alongside of her modeling career, I catch up with Mei Melancon at Giant Robot 2 on a recent morning for a podcast. We cover topics that begin with her appearances in high profile commercials, X-Men, L-Word, relationships, and her little known upbringing in a commune in Japan. >> GIANT ROBOT: GAME OVER EXHIBITION PHOTOS By ERIC NAKAMURA Thanks for the visit to Game Over at Giant Robot. The exhibition features 140 pieces of art from nearly 80 artists. The opening reception on...
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People have heard over and over that this crab once fell and crushed people. It’s like a urban myth. It’s something you’ll see in Osaka for some reason. They give an hour by hour list of things to do. Some of it sounds familiar, and some isn’t. But you can just take a short train to Kyoto and blow all this off which might be the best call of all. (NY times – 36 Hours in Osaka)
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If you are a third-, fourth- or fifth-generation Japanese American, it is likely your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents spent World War II behind the barbed wire of American concentration camps. Although these so-called “war relocation authority centers” were shuttered nearly 70 years ago, to this day they still serve as a historical touchstone, so profound was their impact on Japanese America. Politicians, jurists, academics and activists have written speeches, scholarly papers and analyses of this dark chapter of U.S. history. But sometimes lost in all the high-falutin’ words is the fact that 110,000 people lived through this indignity. But now, thanks to the efforts of Crafted Knowledge, a San Diego-based internet public domain media development agency, and project supporters and contributors, everyone from former camp inmates themselves to relatives generations removed can track inmates as they were first taken from their homes on the West Coast and put into temporary “assembly centers” before being loaded on buses and trains headed for concentration camps in desolated areas of America. Some Japanese Americans, drawn by curiosity to the inmate database, have commented that the search process and the data received stirred up memories of the camps for those who experienced them, and sparked conversation and contemplation among those who’ve only read about the WWII experiences of their ancestors. [Crafted Knowledge ~ WW2 Japanese American Relocation Camp Internee Directory] [National Archives ~ Personal Justice Denied (U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Final Report and Recommendation] [Wikipedia ~ Japanese American Internment]
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