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The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has received a $10.4 million gift to establish the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship, which will promote democracy, leadership, diversity, and community empowerment. The fellowship will facilitate dialogue and cooperation between early to mid-career leaders from Japan drawn from…

LOS ANGELES, CA — California authorities said Friday they have not ruled out that a hate crime was committed in the death of a pro-Israel demonstrator following a confrontation with a college professor, whose lawyer says video footage will clear his client.Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said his office charged Loay Abdelfattah…

After a special screening of the recently released comedy Easter Sunday on Thursday, USC School of Dramatic Arts Assistant Professor Rodney To asked an audience of more than 200 students to raise their hand if they had ever seen a Filipino family at the center of a major studio-backed feature film before. (Image/Universal Pictures) Not a…

More than 50 delegates, led by Archbishop Taishin Imagawa, made the journey from Koyasan, Japan to join in the festivities.By TOMOKO NAGAI, Rafu Staff Writer The Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin, a Shingon Buddhist Temple located in Little Tokyo, marked its 110th anniversary in North America with a grand celebration on Oct. 15, featuring a…

Actor Anne Heche has been hospitalized after she crashed her car and caused a home to catch fire in Mar Vista on Friday.The Los Angeles Fire Department reported a car crash in the 1700 block of South Walgrove Avenue before 11 a.m. on Friday. A post on the Fire Department’s official Twitter account said one person, who was critically injured,…

The City Council voted to prohibit parking of recreational vehicles between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. along several streets in West and South Los Angeles. The Council voted 11-2 to support two separate but related resolutions to enact a city law, regulating parking of oversize vehicles. Council members Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses…

Early on the morning of Oct. 12, David Mays woke up in the Chevrolet he had been living in for two years, knowing this day would be different.L.A. Safe Parking had been a blessing, providing a covered space in a downtown garage, with on-site security and access to a bathroom. That was better than sleeping on the street with one eye open.But…

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A Los Angeles City Council meeting erupted into chaos on Tuesday, with a public speaker climbing over a bench and onto the council floor to confront council President Nury Martinez, prompting police to fill the chamber.Officers apprehended a second member of the public on the council floor moments later, while activists screamed at police and at…