ColumnistsExecutive DirectorJACL From the Executive Director: COVID-19 Has Reaffirmed the Need for Universal Broadband David Inoue Like many American families, mine was upended by the measures taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. With…P.C. EditorJune 17, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Honoring the Memory of Our Past Leaders David Inoue As we continue to reel as a nation, first from the COVID pandemic and now what seems to…P.C. EditorJune 5, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: History Repeats Itself David Inoue On May 18, Vincent Chin would have turned 65. Ten days earlier, on May 8, Ahmaud Arbery would…P.C. EditorMay 22, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: ‘You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means’ David Inoue As our family has been in lockdown, we have been watching a lot of movies. This week, we…P.C. EditorMay 8, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: We Can’t Stand on the Shoulders of Others Without Reaching Back to Help Everyone Up David Inoue NASCAR driver Kyle Larson recently made headlines for using a racial slur while playing a video game that…P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Lean on Me David Inoue It is almost inescapable that Asian Americans are being targeted in multiple ways because of misplaced blame for…P.C. EditorApril 3, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Call It a ‘Chinese Virus,’ But It Reveals Who We Are as Americans David Inoue President Donald Trump and others have been emphatic in their use of the term “Chinese Virus” despite the…P.C. EditorMarch 20, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive DirectorNational From the Executive Director: COVID-19 to Xenophobia: What Would a Reasonable Response Be? David Inoue One of the most-troubling aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the hatred directed towards those of us…P.C. EditorMarch 17, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: The Time for Internet Privacy Legislation Is Long Overdue David Inoue This past year, the Japanese American Citizens League celebrated its 90th anniversary. In about one-third of that time,…P.C. EditorFebruary 25, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Editor: JACL’s Mission Binds Us Together David Inoue Last month, Japanese Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, known for frequently putting his foot in his…P.C. EditorFebruary 21, 2020