Abe Levine

Sep 27, 2024 | asamnews.com | Abe Levine

By Abe Levine(This is part of our ongoing series, Lost Kinjo- a look at the more than 40 Japanese communities that disappeared after World War II. It is supported by funding from the California Public Library Civil Liberties Project and the Takahashi Family Foundation.)Downtown San Diego in the 1940s was home to a bustling Japanese business corridor. Japanese-owned restaurants, barbershops, and a midwifery thrived alongside several other Japanese American institutions.

Aug 22, 2024 | wfdd.org | Abe Levine

Some of the top men’s tennis players in the world are duking it out this week at the Winston-Salem Open, the last professional men’s tournament before the U.S. Open. And junior tennis players are sprinting alongside them in their role as ball kids. Volunteer ball kids as young as 12 years old play a big part in making this pro-tournament happen. They’re the ones that race across the court to pick up balls out of play, and they also attend to players’ needs.

Jul 31, 2024 | wfdd.org | Abe Levine |Sheldon Ge |Daniela Perez |Daniela Pérez |Chelsea Shen

Apr 4, 2024 | asamnews.com | Abe Levine

By Abe Levine When Charles “C.F.” Seabrook faced a wartime labor shortage to power his industrial farm, he turned to incarcerated Japanese Americans. This audio story follows the journey of Tamihei Hashima and his descendants from Brawley, California to Seabrook New Jersey, pulled by opportunity and forced displacement.