Columnists – Pacific Citizen

Columnists Reflections

Reflections: Birthright Citizenship Is Not a Wartime Exception

Larry Oda I was born behind barbed wire to parents the United States classified as “enemy aliens” during World War…

GarrettAugust 28, 2026

Columnists Legal-Ease

Legal Ease: Regain Your Youthful Glow!

Judd Matsunaga A lifetime ago, in the 1960s, my family would visit relatives on a regular basis. I can still…

GarrettAugust 28, 2026

Columnists Executive Director

From the Executive Director: JACL Does Not Need to Change Because It Is the Change

Lilly Simmering Throughout the executive director recruitment process, I often spoke about the research I conducted on JACL. The most…

GarrettAugust 14, 2026

Columnists Youth

Youth Perspective: The Way of the Whigs?

SebastianCarbajal Earlier this month, the Cato Institute, an American libertarian think tank, polled the public on socialism and capitalism. Fifty-three…

GarrettJuly 17, 2026

Columnists Legal-Ease

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective — Why Get a Memory Loss Evaluation?

Judd Matsunaga People call cancer the “Big C” to avoid saying the actual word. Historically, people feared the diagnosis so…

GarrettJuly 15, 2026

Columnists Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, It is time for change. As president of the South Bay chapter and an active member of the…

GarrettJuly 3, 2026

Columnists Executive Director

From the Executive Director: ‘Reigniting our Purpose and Mission’

Lilly Simmering This year’s JACL National Convention will take place at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel from July 28- Aug.…

GarrettJuly 3, 2026

Columnists JACL Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, It’s with extremely high interest that I read the commentary by Ron Ikejiri regarding the future of the…

GarrettJune 19, 2026

Columnists Executive Director JACL

From the Executive Director: Let Us Not Forget What Americans Are Capable Of

This year is significant for the United States. Not only is the nation celebrating its 250th birthday, but it is…

GarrettJune 19, 2026

Columnists Legal-Ease

Legal-Ease — An Attorney’s Perspective: Aging With Humor

Judd Matsunaga American comedian Henny Youngman was famous for his mastery of the “one-liner,” the most famous being, “Take my…

GarrettJune 5, 2026