ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Racism Isn’t Always Obviously Intentional, But Taking Responsibility Is David Inoue Every Feb. 19, we take time to recall this as the day in 1942 that President Franklin D.…P.C. EditorFebruary 5, 2021
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: From One Moment in Time to Our Next David Inoue 2020 has been one for the ages. February seemed pretty normal with JACL chapters across the country holding…P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Something Everyone Can Give Thanks For David Inoue The original Japanese American Confinement Sites Program was signed into law in December 2006 with strong bipartisan support.…P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Recognizing Sacrifice David Inoue In the wake of a contentious election, and even four years, perhaps the holiday we most needed was…P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: The Power of Names David Inoue It’s a story nearly all of us who have non-European names share. My experience was in seventh grade,…P.C. EditorOctober 22, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Public Health Should Bring Public Wealth David Inoue Growing up, I always wanted to be a doctor. I had no idea what public health was. When…P.C. EditorOctober 9, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: We Shall Overcome David Inoue The Pacific Citizen’s annual Scholarship Special Issue is intended to be a celebration, recognizing the accomplishments of the…P.C. EditorSeptember 25, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: By the Content of Their Character David Inoue Just a few weeks ago, I went down to the Lincoln Memorial with my son to represent JACL…P.C. EditorSeptember 11, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: What If Jacob Blake’s Life Mattered as Much as Kyle Rittenhouse’s? David Inoue In response to the shooting of three people, two fatally, by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha, Wis., Police Chief…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From The Executive Director: The Sky Really Is Falling David Inoue I’m sure you’ve heard this exhortation several times already this year. It’s part of the Census Bureau’s campaign…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020