September 2018 – Pacific Citizen

Community News

San Jose JACL Awards 2018 Scholarships

Pictured (from left) are Gary Jio (chairperson), Sharon Uyeda (chapter co-president), Kaitlin Wong, Cristina Diaz, Ashley Yabumoto, Noah Soo-Hoo, Jillian…

P.C. EditorSeptember 28, 2018

AARP Columnists

Disrupt Everything: Study Finds Student Loan Debt Prevents Saving, Buying a Home

Ron Mori A lot of us remember the responsibility of paying off student loans and how happy we were when…

P.C. EditorSeptember 28, 2018

AARP Columnists

Reimagine Everything: Be Aware of Medicare Fraud!

Ron Mori By Ron Mori Among the steady calls of telemarketing calls that my mother receives daily, she recently told…

P.C. EditorSeptember 7, 2018

Community News

‘Yuki and Taro’ — A Free Educational Kamishibai Story

Various prints telling the story of “Yuki and Taro” that are available as part of the teaching unit. (Photos: Courtesy…

P.C. EditorSeptember 7, 2018

Features Homepage Feature In-Depth

A Story of Four Generations Comes Full Circle

Motokichi and Sato Hirahara (Photo: Courtesy of the Anaheim Public Library) The writer reflects on the importance of preserving the…

P.C. EditorSeptember 7, 2018

Columnists Legal-Ease

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: How to Qualify for Medi-Cal

Judd Matsunaga By Judd Matsunaga, Esq. Every 66 seconds, someone in the  United States develops Alzheimer’s. The disease is debilitating…

P.C. EditorSeptember 7, 2018

Aizumi Columnists

A Mother’s Take: Changing the Stories in Our Head

By Marsha Aizumi This summer, I attended a conference in San Francisco with the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance…

P.C. EditorSeptember 7, 2018

National News

License to Ill: ‘442 JAP’ Plate Drives JACLer Nuts

The car spotted in traffic bearing Kansas-issued plates reading 442 JAP. (Photo: Keith Kawamoto) Californian Sees Offensive Out-of-State Plate, Thinks…

P.C. EditorSeptember 7, 2018