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Gardena Valley JCI Is
Site of Concert With Effron, Atreo

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GLA JACL, Intercollegiate Nikkei Council Co-Sponsor May 30 Concert The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of JACL is co-sponsoring a live…

Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant Award Winners Announced

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The 2026 recipients are Dan Bui Kubota and Dianne Chevez Hernandez. The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee and the…

W-SC JACL
Participates in No Kings Rally

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Members of the Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL chapter attended the “No Kings Rally” on Feb. 28 at the Watsonville City Plaza.…

JAMP Makes Transition Into New Chapter

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The nonprofit will now function as an all-volunteer organization. SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages, a nonprofit dedicated…

Honoring a Legacy of Courage

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“Contested Narratives: History, Politics & Community Action” featured moderator Cherstin M. Lyon (far right) and panelists (from left) Erica Naito-Campbell,…

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Gardena Valley JCI Is
Site of Concert With Effron, Atreo

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GLA JACL, Intercollegiate Nikkei Council Co-Sponsor May 30 Concert The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of JACL is co-sponsoring a live…

Podcasts Recount WWII JA Incarceration

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MN NOW’s six-part podcast “Burn Order” explores the parallels between today and last century’s mass incarceration of ethnic Japanese, including…

‘American Pastime’ Film screening connects baseball, history and resilience in St. Louis.

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Kerry Yo Nakagawa during the “American Pastime” Q & A session following the film’s screening on March 29 photos: Courtesy…

‘Ponyo’ Swims to Academy Museum

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Los Angeles exhibition of 2008 Studio Ghibli anime to continue through January 2027. Ponyo runs atop ocean waves (Photos: George…

National News

Hawaii’s George Ariyoshi Dies at 100

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America’s First Asian American Governor Served 3 Terms HONOLULU (AP) — Former Hawaii Gov. George R. Ariyoshi — the nation’s…

JACL Chapters
Participate in ‘No Kings’ Rallies

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Members of Florin-Sacramento Valley gathered at the California state capitol building for the “No Kings” rally on March 28. (Photo:…

JACL Marks 80th
Anniversary of Tule Lake Closure

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March 20, 1946, was the end of WRA’s administration of 10 camps that held America’s ethnic Japanese. By P.C. Staff…

JACL Staff Cuts,
Latest Budget Woes Revealed

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Director of Finance and CFO Tom Fernandez (far left) makes a point during the Feb. 14-15 JACL National Board meeting…

‘I Am an American’
Traveling Exhibit Debuts

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Inside this display case are a Purple Heart Medal, a gold Star Lapel Button, Sadao Munemori’s Congressional Medal of Honor…

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84

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The front page of the May 25, 1984 Pacific Citizen shows Jesse Jackson at a campaign stop in Little Tokyo…