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After Past Presidents Endorse Ariz.’s SB 1301, Nat’l JACL Clarifies Stance The National JACL released a statement June 17 regarding…

Sacramento JACL Awards 2025 Scholarships

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Pictured (from left) are Sacramento JACL chapter scholarship recipients Eden Engelhardt, Remy Tanamachi, Madeline Sugimoto, Luka Davis, William DeAnda and…

JANM: Defiance on Display in L.A.

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Museum raises $1.2 million with ‘We will not be scrubbed’ message. By Ellen Endo, P.C. Contributor Japanese American National Museum Board…

News Briefs

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Judge Sentences Former Giradi Keese CFO Christoper Kamon to 10 Years United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton on April…

Four Years Later, Spa Shootings Are Remembered

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Top photo, from left: Mitchell Matsumura; Marina Shwe Lwin Shyan; Dr. Ethan Huynh; Christina Ku; Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.); Dr.…

Arts & Entertainment News

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…

Trauma, Eventual Healing Explored in ‘The Volunteer’

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The effect of war trauma on Bruce Nakashima is the subject of “The Volunteer.” (Photos: Courtesy of David Brodie) Must-see…

‘Removed by Force’ to Screen at 2 JACL Events

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The documentary “Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawaiʻi’s Japanese Americans During World II” will be screened at two Los…

National News

NCAPA Responds to Trump’s First 100 Days

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  Report, webinar push back against anti-immigrant, anti-DEI actions, neglect of due process norms. By George Toshio Johnston, P.C. Senior Editor…

JACL Acknowledges Apology by Wyo. Politician

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State Rep. John Winter calls Heart Mountain Interpretive Center ‘Jap camp.’ By P.C. Staff Following an apology from a member…

JACL Denounces Latest Trump Administration Actions

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Anti-immigrant ‘attacks’ and raids, new travel ban, withdrawal of protected status for Nepalese all draw ire. By P.C. Staff The…

JACL Shocked by Slayings of 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers

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WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League released a statement on May 23 expressing its dismay regarding the May 21…

JACL Celebrates, Recommits to Reparations Support

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WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League recently took part in two major African American reparations events in the nation’s…

JACL NY/SC Condemns Int’l Student Visa Revocations

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Students call Trump’s executive order ‘blatant attempt’ to intimidate foreign students. By P.C. Staff The National Youth/Student Council of the…