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From the Nichi Bei Times Weekly April 5, 2007   In this Nichi Bei Times exclusive, Dr. Greg Robinson, author of “By the Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans,” examines little-known but prominent Japanese Americans.

By GREG ROBINSON
Nichi Bei Times Contributor

In this video:

Abhay Ahluwalia, Alice Wang, Bernadette Sy, Chelsea Reba, Chloe Lewis, Derik Kim, Eddy Hong, Ellie Terrell, Francesca C, Francis Tanglao-Aguas (videos), Genice Phillips, Jasper Ul, Kalyani Phansalkar, Katelin Lee, Michael Paik, Monica Ariana, Monika Bernotas, Stephanie Demaree

-from Keith Kamisugi

Captain James Yee

When director Nathan Adolfson and I were casting for Junior in PURPLE's first production at the premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's New Play Marathon at UCLA, little did we know that we would touch so much of the sci-fi genre when we cast a shy low key actor who could morph into a hip hop spouting trash mouthed momma's boy the audience would fall in love with. Bodie is now world famous for his role in "Battlestar Galactica," which I have to confess I have never seen. Of course I am proud of his work on this successful tv show.

"The Filipino American Student Association at William and Mary & The Filipino-American Center at Old Dominion University present:

TORTURE ON TRIAL: General Taguba Speaks

When a politician runs on a specific agenda such as family values, anti-abortion and the like, which are very personal and private issues for the electorate; is it ethical if not "fair" for them to request privacy when their personal conduct goes against their very own agendas?

With all due respect to all of us with memberships in PTA (and maybe some who have been on City Councils and Mayors) but working as a community organizer in a depressed community with shut down factories ain't really a picnic. Working as a community organizer means doing all the nitty gritty work that elected officials need to be doing but without an official mandate and therefore no resources to support that work with. Organizing a community means going to the people who need help without waiting for them in air conditioned City Council meetings.