Monthly Archives: December 2010

N.Y. Times obit for Frank Emi

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Frank Abe

Calling Frank Emi “defiant,” the New York Times takes note. Reprinted in the San Francisco Chronicle. The phrase he heard among the detainees was “Shikata ga nai” – it can’t be helped … For Mr. Emi, the mantra became “No … Continue reading →

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At Frank Emi’s memorial service

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Frank Abe

Frank Emi was buried Friday at Evergreen Cemetery in East Los Angeles. He comes to rest just several hundred yards from the paupers’ grave where the founder of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee, Kiyoshi Okamoto, is interrred. Together they … Continue reading →

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Rafu Shimpo obit for Frank Emi

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Frank Abe

Martha Nakagawa has published a thorough remembrance of the life of Frank Emi in today’s Rafu Shimpo newspaper. I will be attending the memorial service this Friday in Los Angeles and hope to meet you all there. Heart Mountain resister … Continue reading →

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Frank Emi issuing a challenge to JACL

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Frank Abe

Frank Emi’s funeral will be held on Friday, Dec. 10 at 10:00 am, at the Nichiren Temple, 2801 Fourth Street, in Boyle Heights. Thanks to Martha Nakagawa for the tip. Here’s another video clip from the forthcoming DVD, Frank Emi … Continue reading →

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In memoriam: Frank Emi

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Frank Abe

These are the words I have long dreaded having to write: Frank Emi died today. We’ve lost a giant. That’s him in the poster above, standing squarely with his arms crossed, defying the government and our own Japanese American leadership, … Continue reading →

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