Features – Pacific Citizen

1st Lt. Jake Hearen hands Sonoe Inai a folded American flag to honor her late husband, 100th Battalion veteran Haruo…

GarrettOctober 31, 2025

A ceremonial podium in front of the second memorial wall, containing a unified timeline of Native American and Japanese American…

GarrettOctober 17, 2025

“Cruising J-Town” commemorates 110 years of participation in and contributions to California’s car culture by members of the Japanese American…

GarrettSeptember 5, 2025

Features In-Depth

The annual festival highlights its meaningful purpose — it’s all about community, legacy, culture and resilience. Bon odori commences with…

GarrettAugust 22, 2025

Three children pray at the Cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Park on Aug. 12, 80 years after the bombing of Hiroshima…

GarrettAugust 22, 2025

“Never Again: The Fight to Repeal the Alien Enemies Act” plenary panelists Naoko Fujii and Mike Honda (Photo: George Toshio…

GarrettAugust 8, 2025

Michelle Sakazaki of Kazumi Wines (Photo: Courtesy of the Sakazaki Family) Michelle Kazumi Sakazaki honors more than a century of…

GarrettJuly 18, 2025

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A new documentary and book examine the impact, challenges faced by the groundbreaking medical examiner. By Gil Asakawa, P.C. Contributor Poster…

GarrettJuly 18, 2025

The Monterey Peninsula Flag inside JANM’s main hall. Made in the 1930s, the flag is set to undergo a complete…

GarrettJuly 4, 2025

Features In-Depth

“Legacy of JACL” panel participants (from left) Alice Yang, Jonathan van Harmelen, Chizu Omori, Lisa Doi and David Inoue (Photo:…

GarrettJuly 4, 2025