Columnists – Pacific Citizen

Asakawa Columnists

Gil Asakawa Akemashite Omedetou! As the interim chair of the Pacific Citizen’s Editorial Board, I want to wish a Happy…

GarrettFebruary 6, 2026

Columnists Legal-Ease

Judd Matsunaga Happy New Year!!! One positive part about the new year is making your New Year’s resolution. If you…

GarrettJanuary 23, 2026

Columnists Reflections

Ron Ijekiri Growing up in the 1950s, we watched and learned first-hand that the Issei and Nisei never felt entitled.…

GarrettJanuary 23, 2026

Columnists Guest Columnist

By Dr. Paula Fujiwara and  Matthew Kojima As an ethnic group that has historically faced barriers to medical care and…

GarrettDecember 19, 2025

Columnists Legal-Ease

Judd Matsunaga Anti-Japanese sentiment against Japanese American citizens in the U.S. would peak during World War II, after the surprise…

GarrettDecember 19, 2025

Asakawa Columnists entertainment

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

GarrettDecember 19, 2025

Columnists Reflections

Reflections on Pearl Harbor and the Aftermath of the Alien Enemies Act Katie Masano Hill I began my journey as…

GarrettDecember 19, 2025

Columnists Reflections

Reflections on Pearl Harbor and the Aftermath of the Alien Enemies Act Matthew Marumoto Eighty-four years ago, the world changed…

GarrettDecember 19, 2025

Columnists JACL Reflections

By Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong, Executive Director, Japanese American Museum of Oregon August marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of…

GarrettDecember 19, 2025

Columnists Reflections

Siddhi Karthikeya As an American-born child of non-Japanese immigrants, I grew up watching my parents navigate a country that promised…

GarrettNovember 14, 2025