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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…

Berkeley JACL Awards Scholarship, Pioneer and Youth Leadership Awards

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Recognized by the Berkeley JACL are (seated, from left) Kaz Mori, Cynthia Lee, Nina Takahashi and Kaitlyn Yasumura and (standing,…

Cincinnati and Dayton JACL Chapters Hold Installation Dinner

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Betsy Sato (far right) of the Cincinnati JACL swears in (from left) Lindsey Brashear (Cincinnati treasurer), Christine Lucas (Dayton), Kurt…

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

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…

The Vincent Chin Institute Officially Launches

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Helen Zia (center) announces the launch of the Vincent Chin Institute on April 26 in Washington, D.C. Zia, the VCI’s…

PBS Makes ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Available for Free

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The version of “Free Chol Soo Lee” that appeared on PBS’ “Independent Lens” and is currently streaming includes the option…

Memorial Day Service to Be Held at Arlington National Cemetery

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The 75th annual event will also include a gravesite visit and placing of a floral arrangement at nearly 220 identified…

JACL Saddened by School Shooting in Nashville

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JACL is deeply saddened by the shooting on March 27 at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., which took…

Author Seeks Descendants of Issei for Book

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Veteran L.A. Times journalist makes an appeal to the Japanese American community. By P.C. Staff Paul Richter Writer Paul Richter…