BOB SHIMABUKURO
Opinion: American healthcare—All about money, hospitals, meds, and insurance
We go hospital with Sam. Emergency. Your faddah and me talk to the hospital man. He say, “This is serious, we can save him,...
Fo’ Real: Allegiance and a Little Sun, a Little Stew
Bear with me, as I order my thoughts, memories, anger, depression, and feelings over the last few months in order to write about my...
Column: Never Again—Eternal Vigilance
“The President has unlimited authority to issue an Executive Order to do anything. The President has to suspend due process. There has to be...
Column: About labor, about jobs, about slavery, about change
Early morning, mid-August 1963, Portland International Airport: I was stunned by the sight of haole blue-collar workers with lunch pails streaming into the airport....
Column: The greatness of America lies in its future, not in its past, Part...
“America has the worst (human rights) record in the world!”
—Zenshu Shimabukuro, … 1953, ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57, ’59—’62, when he died.
“America has the greatest...
Column: Father, Son Duel with McCarthy, McCarran
What would Dad think today? Faced with politicians, Supreme Court Justices, and a citizenry okay with the suspension of constitutional guarantees in difficult times, just as nasty as McCarthy and McCarran, I just don’t know ...
Opinion: Transforming communities with Floating Lanterns
“Floating Lanterns” is about the organizing work of Charlene Mano and the Wing Luke Museum (formerly Wing Luke Asian Museum) in revitalizing From Hiroshima to Hope (HH). HH was a remembrance ceremony for the victims of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and of violent conflicts everywhere.
Column: CLIFF Notes for Relocating Authority
Mira Shimabukuro will discuss her book, 'Relocating Authority,' in conversation with Tom Ikeda of Densho on May 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the Wing Luke Museum, 719 S. King St, Seattle, WA 98104.
Column: The greatness of America lies in its future, not in its past
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