http://gillers.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by gil asakawa en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:23:35 GMT 2010-01-06T19:23:35Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977515484 Folks, I've been away from Gather, because I've been postong on my own blog at nikkeiview.com. But I thought some of you might want to click over and read my latest, about Betty James and the . . . Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:53:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977515484 gil asakawa 2008-11-23T17:53:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977255076 Hot stuff: Orochon Ramen lets you choose your level of heat. I opted for #3 and it was pretty damned warm. When Erin and I were in LA last month, we ate dinner with her cousin Lisa . . . Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:41:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977255076 gil asakawa 2008-02-10T23:41:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247855 Erin and I went out to eat tonight at Thai Basil , a very popular restaurant in southeast Denver. We had eaten there a couple of weeks ago with friends and enjoyed the food, so we decided to give it a . . . Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:35:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247855 gil asakawa 2008-02-03T04:35:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247173 When Erin and I traveled to Hawai'i last September, we spent several days at the home of my cousin Laura McHugh and her husband John, in Mililani, northwest of Honolulu. I didn't write about it . . . Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:42:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247173 gil asakawa 2008-02-02T07:42:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229205 Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro and Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan in "Bones." The best thing about DVDs is the opportunity to fall in love with television . . . Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:32:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977229205 gil asakawa 2008-01-14T06:32:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191691 In the U.S., snack food manufacturers in recent years have become creative, and come up with a variety of flavor combinations beyond the old barbecue-flavor potato chips or the nacho cheese flavored . . . Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:57:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191691 gil asakawa 2007-12-01T17:57:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181153 Members of the Grateful Crane Ensemble's "Moonlight Serenaders" in "The Camp Dance: The Music & The Memories," include (front row) Keiko Kawashima and Jason . . . Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:47:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181153 gil asakawa 2007-11-19T03:47:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180924 Bill Hosokawa in 2005, sitting next to a caricature at the Denver Press Club Bill Hosokawa died of natural causes at age 92 in Sequim, Washington, where he lived with his daughter. . . . Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:01:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180924 gil asakawa 2007-11-18T23:01:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977147297 Sat. Sept. 22 It's our last day in Honolulu, but we're now slowing down. It's jam-packed, with a trip to the fabled Flea Market that Erin has been raving about since we've been planning . . . Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:40:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977147297 gil asakawa 2007-10-14T20:40:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977147242 Friday, Sept. 21 Another big food day. We're eating our way across Oahu. It was also a day of hunting history. We began the day with Richela, who joined us in a drive downtown to the Japanese Cultural . . . Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:21:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977147242 gil asakawa 2007-10-14T19:21:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977133286 Thursday, Sept. 20 This was a food and friendship day. We got up and had a leisurely morning, hanging around Richela's condo. Then Erin and I drove past downtown to meet up with Bill Rose, one of . . . Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:54:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977133286 gil asakawa 2007-10-01T03:54:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977129632 Wednesday, Sept. 19 It was sad leaving Laura and John's in Mililani – it's a beautiful and comfortable home, and they were so gracious and generous, it felt like we've known them all . . . Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:19:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977129632 gil asakawa 2007-09-27T21:19:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977126558 Tuesday, Sept. 18 We spent the day with Regine, Laura's twin sister, and the evening with Laura and John. She lives just a few minutes away in the older section of Mililani, land of rusty dirt. She . . . Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:14:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977126558 gil asakawa 2007-09-24T13:14:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124140 Monday, Sept. 17 This day was one of discovery about my family. It began with my cousin Aileen Moriwake guiding us to the apartment of my Aunt Mary Asakawa and my cousin Keith, who's probably around . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:55:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124140 gil asakawa 2007-09-21T18:55:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123174 Sunday, Sept. 16 The Hanzawa-Sakuma family reunion was a Sunday brunch, held at a restaurant on Shafter Army Base in Honolulu. Because she was one of the organizing committee members, Laura had to get . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:41:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123174 gil asakawa 2007-09-21T03:41:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977120834 Saturday, September 15 Yesterday was a long day, and a preview of today's reunion. We started with the relaxed morning of papaya and conversation with Laura, but eventually moved on to the day's . . . Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:54:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977120834 gil asakawa 2007-09-18T18:54:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977118239 It's great to feel so welcomed. Erin and I arrived late yesterday afternoon at Honolulu Airport and called up Regina Shimomura, a cousin I'd never met. She's the twin sister of Laura McHugh, . . . Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:39:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977118239 gil asakawa 2007-09-15T21:39:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051016 Two news items worth noting, although one is kinda old already: First Burger King has announced that in Hawaii, they're selling a new item, a Spam Platter -- two slices of Spam nestled between white . . . Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:52:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051016 gil asakawa 2007-07-09T05:52:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051012 For most people -- but I think especially for Japanese Americans, who tend to come from very defined communities bound together by geographic roots, generational branchings and, for many, the shared trauma . . . Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:44:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051012 gil asakawa 2007-07-09T05:44:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977040889 We spent some time at the Sakura Matsuri, or Cherry Blossom Festival, in downtown Denver's Sakura Square this past weekend. It was a good chance to catch up with old friends and we ended up filling . . . Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:06:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977040889 gil asakawa 2007-06-27T05:06:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977040885 Way back in May, I didn't write about it, but I should have. In one week during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the character played by Masi Oka in the terrific series "Heroes" helped . . . Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:00:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977040885 gil asakawa 2007-06-27T05:00:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977035311 Interesting exercise in nostalgia with irony: KCUV-FM in Denver is celebrating the official kickoff of summer by recreating the sound of Denver's FM radio from 1967, complete with news items, radio . . . Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:39:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977035311 gil asakawa 2007-06-21T12:39:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976965692 I don't watch "American Idol" ("Dancing with the Stars" is enough reality TV for me), but I've been mildly curious about this 17-year-old kid, Sanjaya Malakar, who managed to . . . Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:01:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976965692 gil asakawa 2007-04-22T22:01:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963123 It's silly, and I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but Erin and I are addicted to "Dancing with the Stars" this season. We hadn't watched it at all in the past, but began tuning . . . Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:47:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963123 gil asakawa 2007-04-19T17:47:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963105 There's a fascinating discussion going around in the e-mail list for New York chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. It began the day that news of the Virginia Tech shootings broke, . . . Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:19:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963105 gil asakawa 2007-04-19T17:19:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976953674 My friend Leland and I have been busking on Boulder, Colorado's pedestrian Pearl Street Mall, since 1984. We cover a mix of folk, rock, singer-songwriter stuff, and a lot of unexpected things, including . . . Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:39:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976953674 gil asakawa 2007-04-09T18:39:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976903007 I dunno about you, but I find it fascinating that Prince played the Super Bowl halftime show tonight. It’s good to see him again, and damn, he looks good and he’s hot, ripping up the guitar . . . Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:34:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976903007 gil asakawa 2007-02-05T02:34:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902695 Here's a thought-provoking essay from the NYT about Joe Biden's use of the word "articulate" last week to describe Barack Obama (free registration required). <blockquote>When whites . . . Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:03:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902695 gil asakawa 2007-02-04T16:03:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976898145 Although a small label had unsuccessfully released some singles in 1963, most American rock and roll fans were introduced to a new band from England via Capitol Records’ 1964 album, "Meet the . . . Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:18:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976898145 gil asakawa 2007-01-30T04:18:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976895640 One of the cool things about traveling to LA is getting to watch KDOC, a local station that unearths old TV shows and airs them. For some reason, whenever I'm in town I get to tune in to old episodes . . . Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:40:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976895640 gil asakawa 2007-01-27T05:40:43Z