Death… Or Rebirth?
Community Forum on the Japanese American Press
Sunday, Dec. 6
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
1840 Sutter St., SF’s Japantown.
Be a part of a MOVEMENT to HELP SAVE THE COMMUNITY PRESS
The New Nichi Bei Weekly: Sacramento Community Forum and Fundraiser
Sunday, November 15
2 to 4 p.m.
Asian Community Center
7375 Park City Drive, Sacramento, CA
(off Greenhaven Drive by I-5 & Florin Road Exit West)
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伝統の日系紙、歴史に幕 米加州、ネット普及で
10/26/2009 (more…)
Published in the Nichi Bei Times Weekly Sept. 10-16, 2009
The End of This Nichi Bei Chapter
By KENJI G. TAGUMA
Nichi Bei Times
There I was, an inaka no ko or kid from the country, the son of a tomato farmer from the countryside of West Sacramento. A scant few days after turning 26, I was by far the youngest staff member, taking helm of the English section of what is perhaps the most storied community institution.
I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Before making the trek, I called Dr. Clifford Uyeda, a good friend of mine, to ask him about the Nichi Bei Times. “I don’t think anyone can do anything with that paper,” he warned.
Today’s headline news may come as a shock to many, particularly given the relative success, popularity and visibility of the Nichi Bei Times, and particularly this groundbreaking Nichi Bei Times Weekly. What many of you may not see or understand is that we also have a thrice-weekly Japanese-language edition, too.
We have, probably, the most talented and enthusiastic staff that we have ever had — in both sections, English and Japanese — who continue to impress me on a daily basis.
I have been blessed with being charged to maintain a historical legacy that I feel is unsurpassed — from the Nichi Bei Shimbun founded in 1899 by legendary newspaperman Kyutaro Abiko, to the postwar Nichi Bei Times, whose main founder Shichinosuke Asano utilized our pages to raise awareness and funds for postwar relief to a war-devastated Japan.
Their legacy, and the work of countless other unknown soldiers along the way who committed themselves to community service, have fueled us each and every day.
