Reflections – Pacific Citizen

Columnists Reflections

By Kathy Masaoka, Matthew Weisbly, Matt Marumoto and Katie Masano Hill Recently, a federal court heard arguments in a case…

GarrettFebruary 6, 2026

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

GarrettJanuary 23, 2026

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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

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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

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Kenji Kuramitsu I last wrote to you in January 2024, as Gaza lay under a genocidal siege sponsored by our…

GarrettOctober 17, 2025

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Yerin Lee History is written by the victors. The stories of the conquered are buried beneath their monuments. Columbus is…

GarrettSeptember 19, 2025

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Katie Masano Hill On July 27, 1942, Toshio Kobata and Hirota Isomura were murdered by a U.S. Army guard while…

GarrettSeptember 5, 2025

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‘The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe.’ — James Baldwin Maya Tali Japanese…

GarrettAugust 22, 2025