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If there is an elder statesman on Jackson Street in the heart of San Jose s Japantown, it s hands down the Kogura Company gift shop. It s occupied the same storefront since 1934 where Kohei Kogura moved it from its original 1928 location a few blocks away.
Not only does the shop boast the title of oldest store in San Jose s Japantown it s considered the oldest to occupy its original location in any Japantown in the U.S. Unlike the days when it supplied appliances to the Japanese community, these days its shelves are stocked with colorful Japanese vases, dolls, sake sets and rice cookers.
‘It’s important to have someone who looks like you’: Orange County epidemiologist shares experience on pandemic frontlines
Alvina Chu explains representation builds stronger community
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Alvina Chu calls herself a disease detective.
Working with the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, the epidemiologist has been tracking the virus and determining the next moves in the fight against COVID-19.
Chu said she has had life-long interest in science building up to this moment. Both of her parents are physicians from Hong Kong.
Dr. Raul Pino, the health department’s director said she has been key as the Orange County navigated the coronavirus pandemic over the past year.
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Demonstrators this spring have come together in Boston and across the country to bring awareness to a rising wave of violence against Asian-Americans. On Saturday, a number of artists took their turn in Copley Square to make their voices heard in a special way. With art, you can convey that with passion and love and even if there’s aggression in the music, you’re not abusing somebody, you’re not calling somebody out, said Anoushka Kota, a vocalist who performed at the Saturday s rally. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
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