Gil Asakawa
Journalist at Freelance
Copywriter, journalist, blogger, online content, social media, author & speaker on AAPI topics. Cultural communications consultant, subject matter expert.
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2 months ago |
pacificcitizen.org | Gil Asakawa
Pictured at a JANM VIP reception (from left) are Carelife’sRichard Miyazato, actor George Takei, Sue Miyazato, Hiroshi Nakamoto and Brad Takei. (Photo: Courtesy of Richard Miyazato)By Gil Asakawa, P.C. ContributorRichard Miyazato is in his early 50s, but he has been on a personal journey to provide elder care for more than 15 years.
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2 months ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
Sometimes, history is hidden in the forgotten flashes of fleeting images caught by a camera. That’s how two Colorado sleuths found the proof that Filipino cowboys were part of the hugely popular Buffalo Bill's Wild West, William F. Cody's extravaganza that traveled the world over a century ago. Yumi Janairo Roth and David Emmanuel are both educators at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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2 months ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
The Black American West Museum & Heritage Center, located in a home that was once the office of Dr. Justina Ford, Denver's first African American doctor, dedicated a garden in her name on January 24, her birthday. Ford graduated from Chicago’s Hering Medical College in 1899 and practiced briefly in Alabama before coming to Denver in 1902; she specialized in gynecology, pediatrics and obstetrics.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
pacificcitizen.org | Gil Asakawa
Kokuho Rose Heirloom Rice (Photo: Gil Asakawa)By Gil Asakawa, P.C. ContributorRobin Koda is eager to take visitors, including a reporter and a documentary film crew from the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, through the history-filled land of Koda Farms, the iconic farm that was started 97 years ago by her grandfather, Keisaburo Koda.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
nichibei.org | Gil Asakawa
Namiko Hirasawa Chen, better known as just Nami, is the go-to source for many foodies around the world who want to cook Japanese food at home. She was born in Japan and raised helping her mother cook meals, so she was a natural home chef. Her informative Website, Just One Cookbook (www.justonecookbook.com), launched in 2011, is the most popular online resource for Japanese food and cooking, with hundreds of recipes for everything from soups and sauces to sukiyaki and desserts.
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Not just the usual noodles: Food writer Jonathan Shikes of the Denver Post has a roundup of restaurants in the area that serve "weird" ramen, and the list includes some of my favorite legit ramen shops, including Osaka Ramen, Tokio and Ramen Star. https://t.co/qses3naDd4
The Japanese American story, told in an engaging graphic novel: "But, Where Are You REALLY From?" is an exquisitely produced and thoughtfully written graphic novel designed to appeal to students of all ages. https://t.co/BDNK163lkj https://t.co/8FnPFL2gSj
Would you do it? John Daub of Only In Japan tried out a new service tourists can use to reduce the amount of clothes, and therefore, luggage, they take to visit. Any Wear, Anywhere, lets you RENT clothes for your trips and they'll be at your destinations https://t.co/Pbabtkbs0v