February 2017 – Pacific Citizen

Community News

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and the 25th anniversary of the Manzanar National Historic Site,…

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Features In-Depth

A photo of the author’s maternal grandmother, Asako, prior to moving to the U.S. from Japan. By Rob Buscher, Contributor…

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Features In-Depth

From left: Mary Murakami, Carolyn Hoover, Takashi Hoshizaki, Connor Yu, Sam Mihara, Reed Leventis, Shig Yabu, Halle Sousa and…

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The Army jacket worn by Junwo ”Jimmy” Yamashita when he was a member of the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team.…

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Columnists

The funeral of Katsumi Yamada, taken in 1943 at the WRA Center near Jerome, Ark. Katsumi’s father, Ted Yamada, is…

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By Gary Mayeda, JACL National President At an exclusive event at the Smithsonian Museum of American History on Feb. 16…

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National News

NCWNP District Gov. Carol Kawase reads an official proclamation from her district to Bill Yoshino in recognition of his more…

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AARP Columnists

By Ron Mori The old course of life where your “retirement” years meant slowing down until you stopped altogether —…

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Columnists Legal-Ease

By Staci Yamashita-Iida, Esq. For the past few months, my fiancé and I have spent our weekends house hunting. When…

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Asakawa Columnists

By Gil Asakawa I’m proud to be on my second stint as the Pacific Citizen’s Editorial Board Chair — I…

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