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Hope, Boundless: The Universe of Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama with recent works in Tokyo in 2016. (Photo: Tomoaki Makino, courtesy of the artist. © Yayoi Kusama) ‘Yayoi…

P.C. EditorDecember 15, 2017

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Shutterbug Sato Captures Vets’ ‘Go For Broke Spirit’ in New Book

The dust jacket for ”The Go for Broke Spirit: Portraits of Courage," the new coffee-table book by Shane Sato containing…

P.C. EditorNovember 3, 2017

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JACL Legacy Fund Grant Supports the Japanese American Showcase at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

By Rob Buscher, Contributor From silent film actor Sessue Hayakawa to James Beard Award-winning chef Nobuo Fukuda and everything in…

P.C. EditorOctober 20, 2017

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AAPI Media Depictions: Change Comes Slowly

From left: Rick Shiomi, Makoto Harada and Kathryn Tolbert. By P.C. Staff In 1919’s “Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man…

P.C. EditorAugust 18, 2017

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The Untold Story of Asian Americans in Early Hollywood

Sessue Hayakawa starred in 1919's ”His Debt,” which was produced by his Haworth Pictures Corp. Early Asian American actors persevered…

P.C. EditorAugust 18, 2017

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On Air With the JACL

JACL National President Gary Mayeda and TV host Robert Handa on the set of "Asian Pacific America With Robert Handa,"…

P.C. EditorAugust 18, 2017

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Two Seattle Broadcast Journalists Win AAJA National Award

Director Ryan Yamamoto and producer Suzanne Phan were honored by the AAJA for their work on the documentary “Arnold Knows…

P.C. EditorAugust 4, 2017

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A Master of the Arts

A 2013 Guthrie Theater presentation of Mu Performing Arts production of playwright Rick Shiomi’s “Yellow Fever.” Now approaching the fifth…

P.C. EditorJuly 6, 2017

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‘Bronzeville, Little Tokyo’

Customers and shopkeepers interact in Little Tokyo/Bronzeville. Community Intersections are revisited at the 33rd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.…

P.C. EditorJune 2, 2017

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Yuji Okumoto’s Kona Kitchen Is a Family Affair Actor-Restaurateur Keeps a Lot on His Plate

Okumoto Family, from left: Yuji, Mari, Emi, Keilee and Angie. In 2002, Hollywood’s animated feature “Lilo & Stitch” taught the…

P.C. EditorApril 21, 2017