the centers Buchanan Mall received $5 million for a much-needed makeover.

perhaps more editorial cartoonist approach.Muranaka explained that cartooning is sometimes able to communicate visually what it may take a profusion of words to convey:I mean I think cartooning is such a direct thing.

The more you do it the better you get.and cross-cultural living that will resonate with readers of all ages.I was always one of those kids who liked to draw … and I just kept doing it and doing it.

Beyond providing a way to laugh about shared experiences.she has found that it has already been well-received by perhaps the harshest of book critics — children.

As any parent who has ever picked up a storybook soon learns.

To both kids and those who are kids-at-heart.Rafu Shimpo Senior Editor Gwen Muranaka (center) is presented with the Distinguished Journalist Award during an Oct.

past president Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins.The Rafu Shimpo worked to provide a perspective of Asian Americans.

former Rafu Shimpo English editor and grandson of pre-war publisher Toyosaku Komai.television viewers as host of morning news programs on Fox11 and KTLA5;Paul Glickman.