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  2. Nisei Week - Wikipedia

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    Nisei Week (二世週祭, Nisei-shū Matsuri) is an annual festival celebrating Japanese American (JA) culture and history in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Nisei means 2nd generation in Japanese, describing the first American born Japanese, a group which the seven-day festival was originally meant to attract. Though named for the Nisei generation ...

  3. Little Tokyo, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Little Tokyo is still a cultural focal point for Los Angeles's Japanese American population. [21] It is mainly a work, cultural, religious, restaurant and shopping district, because Japanese Americans today are likely to live in nearby cities such as Torrance, Gardena, and Monterey Park, as well as the Sawtelle district in the Westside of Los ...

  4. COMDEX - Wikipedia

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    COMDEX (an abbreviation of COMputer Dealers' EXhibition) was a computer expo trade show held in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, United States, each November from 1979 to 2003. It was one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, usually second only to the German CeBIT, and one of the largest trade shows in any industry sector. COMDEX ...

  5. Zenshuji Soto Misson - Wikipedia

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    In 1922, a few years after attending the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, Rev. Hosen Isobe established the Zenshuji Soto Mission [3] in a Los Angeles apartment. Anti-immigration laws at that time made it extremely difficult for people of Japanese descent to purchase land in the United States.

  6. Nishiyamato Academy of California - Wikipedia

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    NAC offers MEXT Curriculum Guideline-based curriculum mainly for the children of Japanese expatriates living in Los Angeles metropolitan area. Classes are held from Monday to Friday, with the first period of the day beginning at 8:30 AM and the last period ending at 3 PM for the kindergarten, 3:15 PM / 4:15 PM / 5 PM for the elementary school ...

  7. ‘Alcohol gene’ could predict how cocktails may affect you ...

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    If you have an inherited intolerance to alcohol, a mutated gene could be the culprit. An at-home DNA test could detect whether you have the mutation, but doctors say there could be some drawbacks.

  8. Category:Japanese-American culture in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Japanese Americans in Los Angeles, California. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

  9. LA EigaFest - Wikipedia

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    The festival was founded by festival director Hayato Mitsuishi [3] who is also the Co-Founder and President of the Japan Film Society. LA EigaFest was first held at the Chinese Theatre in 2011. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was then held at the Egyptian Theatre in 2012, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 2013, [ 8 ] and 2014 [ 9 ] and L.A. LIVE - Regal Cinemas in 2015.