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

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Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi to Run for Superintendent of Public Instruction The four-term Democrat who represented  Los Angeles County’s South Bay…

DTLA JACL, JWSSC Announce 2025 Women of the Year

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LOS ANGELES — The Downtown Los Angeles JACL chapter and the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California have revealed this…

DTLA JACL, JWSSC Announce 2025 Women of the Year

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The Downtown Los Angeles JACL Chapter and the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California have revealed this year’s Women of…

Ventura County Installation Focuses on Culture

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Guest speaker David Yoshitomi shares his paternal family’s history as guest speaker during the 2025 Ventura County JACL installation luncheon…

Arts & Entertainment News

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…

Giddyup, ‘Tokyo Cowboy’ — It’s Worth the Ride

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Arata Iura plays Japanese salaryman Hideki Sakai in “Tokyo Cowboy,” a new independent film directed by Marc Marriott and co-starring…

JACLers Get a Preview of a Documentary About the Organization

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“League of Dreams” filmmaker Lane Nishikawa introduces the film at the recent JACL National Convention in Philadelphia. (Photo: Gil Asakawa)…

National News

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IMF, BEA Reports: Calif. Now World’s 4th Largest Economy, Passing Japan Recently released data from the International Monetary Fund and…

JACL Scoffs at Jan. 6 Insurrection Remark

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By P.C. Staff Following recent written remarks by Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin that described…

JACL Retorts After Trump Deports

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Japanese American Citizens League: Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ‘Unlawful’ By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League issued…

Army Restores 442nd Webpage

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Move comes after JACL expresses dismay at erasure of ‘heroic legacy.’ By P.C. Staff A day after the Japanese American…

JACL Wary of
Threats to Education Dept.

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Organization expresses alarm over reduction in force announcement. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League issued a statement today…

JACL Joins Lawsuit to Halt DOGE

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Suit Filed by Campaign Legal Center Also Representing OCA, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists By P.C. Staff The Japanese…