JACLer, Activist Iiyama, 98, Dies
Chizu Iiyama, a lifelong civil rights and Japanese American community activist, has died. She was 98. Iiyama In an email…
P.C. EditorSeptember 3, 2020
JACL Supports SPLC’s Leadership in Anti-Hate Work
Since 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has worked as a nonprofit organization to provide legal services in civil…
P.C. EditorSeptember 2, 2020
USPS Releases New Stamps Designed by JA Artist
Lettering artist Dana Tanamachi puts her artistic ‘stamp’ on a new commemorative set honoring the importance of gratitude. Thank you.…
P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
Indiana University Apologizes for Japanese American Ban
Enacted during WWII, the college also will commission a plaque and organize an event to share the history of JAs.…
P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
A Secret No More
Classmates Bill Higuchi and Setsuko Saito sit next to each in the center of the front row in the photograph…
P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
More Than a Mushroom Cloud
Kathleen Burkinshaw (left) and her daughter, Sara, holding a banner Sara made for Ribbon International 2020 (Photo: Courtesy of Kathleen…
P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
JACL Concludes Virtual Elections in Place of National Convention
By JACL National The JACL concluded two weeks of virtual proceedings in place of an in-person National Convention to elect…
P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
