Obituaries – Page 5 – Pacific Citizen

Community JACL News Obituaries

Lillian Kimura, 91, also served the YWCA at the national level. By P.C. Staff Lillian Chiyeko Kimura, who served as…

P.C. EditorApril 27, 2020

Community JACL News Obituaries

Kawagoe also left a legacy with the City of Carson in California. By P.C. Staff Helen S. Kawagoe, whose years…

P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020

National News Obituaries

She was the founding leader of the Japanese American National Museum and the U.S.-Japan Council. By P.C. Staff Irene Hirano…

P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020

News Obituaries

Misaka (Dec. 21, 1923-Nov. 20, 2019) Misaka, 95, the Utah-born Nisei and the first nonwhite and first Asian American professional…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019

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Kashiwagi (Nov. 8, 1922-Oct. 29, 2019) Kashiwagi, 96, of San Francisco, died just days short of his 97th birthday. The…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019

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Matsubayashi (March 28, 1970-Sept. 4, 2019) Matsubayashi, 49, a longtime staff member of the Little Tokyo Service Center who rose…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019

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Marutani (March 14, 1947-Nov. 27, 2019) Marutani, 72, had a long history with the JACL, culminating with the presentation of…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019

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Kajihara (March 12, 1928-Dec. 3, 2019) Kajihara, 91, a resident of Camarillo, Calif., was born in Oyster Bay, Wash., to…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019

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Bannai (July 4, 1920-Sept. 14, 2019) Bannai, 99, served in the California Assembly from 1973-80 and was the first Japanese…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019

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Adachi (Aug. 29, 1959-Feb. 22, 2019) Adachi, 59, was at the time of his death serving as San Francisco’s public…

P.C. EditorDecember 23, 2019