2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (457+ words) Aaron and Marie Takahashi have established a new nonprofit organization, Hugs From Sherilyn, to honor their five-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Sherilyn Takahashi, who passed away on Dec. 9, 2025 from complications that arose from chronic lung disease and pulmonary hypertension, which resulted from the…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago   (588+ words) The City of Irvine celebrated the exceptional contributions of 52 new honorees inducted into the Wall of Recognition on June 9 at Col. Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park. The ceremony included a reception with honorees and their families at Irvine City…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (191+ words) Vista Buddhist Temple, 150 Cedar Rd., Building B, Vista, will hold its annual Obon Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, from 2 to 8 p.m. The festival will feature Bon Odori, taiko drumming, cultural demonstrations, homestyle Japanese food, local produce, plants and crafts, and…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (169+ words) Guadalupe Buddhist Church will present its 2026 Obon Festival on Sunday, July 26, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Community Center, 313 W. Tunnell St., Santa Maria. Obon festivals are held around the world in honor of ancestors who have shared their compassion…...

2+ day, 33+ min ago   (269+ words) Zenshuji Soto Mission, 123 S. Hewitt St. in L.A.’s Little Tokyo/Arts District, will hold i[ts O bon Carnival on Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, from 12 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate in Bon Odori. There will also be tea ceremony…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) Paige Okada, 74, passed away on Wednesday July 8, 2026. She was a longtime resident of Gardena, California and at one time lived in Honolulu, Hawaii where her son, Matthew Okada was born. She was predeceased by her parents, Sandie and Shigeo Okada....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (213+ words) The 2026 Obon Festival will be held at Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara, 1015 E. Montecito St., Santa Barbara, on Saturday, July 18, from 12 to 4 p.m. Obon is our annual festival of joy in which we gather and remember our deceased ancestors with gratitude and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (459+ words) Hiroshi Motomura, the Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law and the faculty co-director of the Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law, has been named part of the 2026 Class of Great Immigrants,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1176+ words) Iku Kiriyama wore many hats during her life, but her curiosity and passion for education were perhaps the common thread that connected everything. She was a beloved English and Japanese language teacher at Monroe High School, co-founder of the Japanese…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (260+ words) Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will hold their Obon Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, from 3 to 9 p.m. both days with Bon Odori at 7 p.m. Obon is a time when we gather to express our gratitude to friends and loved ones who have…...