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JACL Announces Support for Investigation Into Kei-Ai

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PSWD Gov. Ryan Yoshikawa (left) awaits his turn to announce the JACL’s support to “increase the investigation into Kei-Ai.” (Photo:…

Keiro and AARP Serve Up Caregiving Advice Over Lunch

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The discussion offers tips on providing the best possible care for a loved one and offers thought-provoking questions about the…

Downtown L.A. JACL, JWSSC Honor Four Nikkei Women

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George Kita and Joyce Chinn flank the Women of the Year honorees with their award declarations. (Photo: George Toshio Johnston)…

Lincoln County Historical Museum Opens New Exhibit

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The ‘Japanese of Lincoln County’ exhibit opens in North Platte, Neb., honoring the lives and contributions of Japanese Americans in…

Venice-Area Community Regroups at VJAMM

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Warren Furutani speaks at the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument on April 20 at the intersection of Lincoln and Venice…

Arts & Entertainment News

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominates at SAG Awards

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(AP) The unlikely awards season juggernaut “Everything Everywhere All at Once” marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on…

‘Momentous’: Asian Americans Laud Anna Mae Wong’s U.S. Quarter

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(AP) More than 60 years after Anna Mae Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on…

Paul Goodman’s Reel Life Triumph

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This family photo that appears in the background in “No No Girl” was, according to director Paul Goodman, a “proud…

‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?’ Returns to PBS

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The much-honored documentary still packs a wallop. By P.C. Staff Within a year of the June 23, 1983, death of…

National News

Unfolding History

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Actress-activist Tamlyn Tomita (far right) led an all-woman cast reading of “Question 27, Question 28.” (Photo: Gil Asakawa) Two readings…

Creating Change

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An inspirational week at JACL’s National Convention reignites conversations about how to keep the nearly 100-year-old civil rights organization at…

Wildfires Burn Parts of Maui, Including Historic Tourist Town

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(AP) The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 10 revealed a wasteland of…

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a…

JACL Disappointed by Affirmative Action Decision

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The Japanese American Citizens League is dismayed by the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the use of race as a…

JACL Calls for Congress to Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban

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Two hundred and ten. That is the number of mass shootings that have occurred across the country this year according…