Gil Asakawa By Gil Asakawa Day of Remembrance has grown to be a significant date not just on the Japanese…
P.C. EditorMarch 23, 2018
By Gil Asakawa We live in tumultuous — and, possibly, perilous — times. Our government and society at large is…
P.C. EditorDecember 15, 2017
By Gil Asakawa When the word “veterans” comes up in conversations within the Japanese American community, I suspect most of…
P.C. EditorNovember 3, 2017
By Gil Asakawa All the recent controversy over “whitewashing” — Hollywood’s habit of casting white people in Asian roles —…
P.C. EditorSeptember 8, 2017
By Gil Asakawa The recent 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima went by quietly on American news (in part…
P.C. EditorAugust 18, 2017
By Gil Asakawa The historical story of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II is still not well-known in…
P.C. EditorJuly 21, 2017
By Gil Asakawa I wasn’t surprised that anti-Japanese sentiments were expressed when Takuma Sato, a Japanese driver, won the Indianapolis…
P.C. EditorJune 2, 2017
By Gil Asakawa Many Japanese Americans I know don’t pay much attention to Japan, which I think is a pity.…
P.C. EditorMay 19, 2017
By Gil Asakawa One of the great benefits of today’s social media — and why I urge everyone, young and…
P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017
