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National JACL Convention Set for July 5 to 8 in Bellevue, Washington

The annual national JACL convention has been set and this year’s event will take place July 5 to 8 in Bellevue, Washington at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. With the theme, “Inform, Transform, Perform: Embracing JACL in an era of transformation,” the event is being sponsored by the Seattle chapter with support from the Lake Washingt...Read More

Veteran JACLer Frank Sakamoto Wins Prestigious Minoru Yasui Award in Denver

Frank Sakamoto, a member of JACL since 1948 and a board member of the Mile-Hi chapter since he moved to Denver in 1995, has been named the March recipient of the Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award (MYCVA). The honor is given to individuals in the Denver area every month, with a luncheon each December to pay tribute to the year's winners and...Read More

Milwaukee Mayor Presents City Proclamations to Nisei WWII Vets

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made a special visit to the Wisconsin JACL’s recent inaugural luncheon to honor local Nisei World War II veterans who recently received the Congressional Gold Medal. The local Nisei veterans were honored for their heroics during WWII. Members of the 442nd Regiment and 100th Battalion were the most decorated unit i...Read More

JACL Announces Power of Words Committee

National JACL recently announced the members of the Power of Words Committee, which is comprised of various JACLers from the seven districts. The Power of Words initiative is a movement to ensure the use of accurate terminology for the Japanese American World War II experience. The goal of the initiative is to recommend that inaccurate misnomers an...Read More

The Wright Brothers and JACL

This News Year’s Day I was inspired when visiting the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Both Wilbur and Orville Wright went against the wisdom of the day and maintained a commitment to accomplish what most thought to be absolutely impossible. They had setbacks, but they knew that their objectives were attainable. They co...Read More