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Trump Meets Japan’s New Prime Minister During Asia Trip, Inks Deals In one of her first major tasks as Japan’s…

NY/SC Announces Art Contest

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The JACL’s National Youth/Student Council has announced an art contest aimed at young people. According to NY/SC Chair Remy Kageyama,…

News Briefs

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Sanae Takaichi Poised to Become Japan’s 1st Female Prime Minister Described as a staunch conservative and China hawk, the 64-year-old…

GFBNEC Ties Past to the Present

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‘Evening of Aloha’ contrasts today’s challenges to Nisei vets’ service, success of redress. GFBNEC President and CEO Mitch Maki (Photo:…

Ten Years Later:
Keiro Plans New Facility

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Announcement for new board-and-care home made at Keiro no Hi. By Ellen Endo, P.C. Contributor Keiro President and CEO Beverly…

Arts & Entertainment News

‘SNL’s’ Leo Yoshimura Gets Close-Up

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Leo Akira Yoshimura and Nobuko Miyamoto during the Fireside Chat held July 19 at the JACL National Convention in New…

Post-‘Crazy Rich Asians,’
a Pair of Rom-Coms Arrive

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‘Worth the Wait’ and ‘Meet Cute in Manhattan’ give Asian American flavor on a beloved genre. By Paul Goodman, P.C. Contributor…

Miyamoto’s Reel & Real Life in Review

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Nobuko Miyamoto, in her own words, views herself as an “artivist.” (Photo: Nobuko Miyamoto, courtesy of nobukomiyamoto.org) A documentary film…

‘Third Act’: From Father to Son to Father

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Young Bob Nakamura  (Photo: Robert A. Nakamura. Courtesy of  “Third Act,”  Copyright  © Robert A. Nakamura) Second-gen filmmaker Tad Nakamura…

National News

‘Sacred Sites’ Webinar
Slated for Nov. 3

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Conservation advocate Dan Sakura, Japanese American Citizens League Norman Y. Mineta Policy Fellow Katie Masano Hill and Asian and Pacific…

JACL OK With AEA Ruling

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Calls rejection of Trump’s use of 1798 law ‘far from perfect’; prefers repeal. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens…

National, Chicago JACL Oppose Immigration Raids

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Operation Midway Blitz already has claimed one life and injury to an ICE officer. By P.C. Staff On the same…

JACL Selects Interim Executive Director

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National President Larry Oda touts Saki Mori’s wealth of knowledge, experience. By P.C. Staff Mori Japanese American Citizens League National…

JACL: ICE’s Fort Bliss Detention Center a ‘Disgrace’

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The Japanese American Citizens League issued a statement Aug. 28 that called the federal government’s new detention center operated by Immigration…

JACL Denounces Border Patrol Presence at Gov. Newsom Event

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‘Outrage’ over ‘attempt to intimidate’ Calif. governor’s news conference at JANM. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League issued…