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California Woman Who Embezzled Instant Ramen Maker in Hot Water The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Huntington Beach,…

‘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…

The Final Day

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Marysville DOR speakers included (from left) Jan Morrill, Jim Tanimoto, Wayne Merrill Collins and Helen Hannan Parra  (Photo: Steven Sasaki/@sasaki.photography)…

‘Burn Order’ Discussion Welcomes a Special Guest

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MS Now’s Rachel Maddow joins a JA community event in Denver to discuss her new audio series. By Gil Asakawa,…

Twenty-Eight Years of Remembrance

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Tak and Carol Furumoto (center) with (from left) Ben De Guzman, D.C. Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs;…

Arts & Entertainment News

‘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…

Inside the Outside In Theatre

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The Outside In Theatre is located in Highland Park, Calif. (Photo: Athena Asklipadis) Co-founded by Tamlyn Tomita and Daniel Blinkoff,…

Academy Museum
Presents Short Films for DOR

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Posters on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures outside the Ted Mann Theater for “Resettlement: Chicago Story” and…

Nikkei Voice: Does ‘Rental Family’ Represent the Voices of Japanese Americans?

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  Gil Asakawa I really love the new movie “Rental Family,” which stars Brendan Fraser as a fading expat American…

National News

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…

JACL National Board Makes Cuts

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The organization undergoes another round of staff layoffs. By JACL National On Feb. 15, the JACL National Board made the…