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‘Preserving Incarceration Sites — Fifty Years of Healing’

Participating in the plenary session at the JACL National Convention were (from left) Ana Tanaka, Naomi Kawamura, Dan Sakura and…

GarrettAugust 28, 2026

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Arakaki Sanguine Yet Guarded

Sheldon Arakaki addresses the audience at the 2026 National JACL Convention’s Sayonara Gala, one of his first duties after being…

GarrettAugust 28, 2026

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Tule Lake Pilgrimage:
‘Resistance & Solidarity’

Frank Abe, left, moderates the panel titled “The Lim Report in the 21st Century, and What It Says to Us…

GarrettJuly 17, 2026

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Angel Island’s Ghosts Echo in Today’s Battle Over the Alien Enemies Act

Tour guide Grant Din (second from left) with (from far left) Naoko Fujii and JACL youth Kiyone Tanaka-Gacayan, Mayu Alketar-Okazaki,…

GarrettJuly 17, 2026

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The Future of Asian American Studies Arrives

The multimedia textbook ‘Foundations and Futures’ brings college-level curricula to all. By George Toshio Johnston, P.C. Senior Editor ‘There is nothing…

GarrettJuly 3, 2026

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From Walls to Wearables

Robert Vargas (left) and Edward James Olmos at the Japangeles store wearing custom jackets by Kuroyanagi (Photo: Hiroshi Kuroyanagi) …

GarrettJune 19, 2026

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Growing ‘Tiny Tokyo’

A mixed-use site with residences, a Japanese grocer and a Buddhist temple, Sakura Square is the hub of Denver’s Japanese…

GarrettJune 5, 2026

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‘The Shokudo’ Returns

The Shokudo team of (from left) Luke Uyeda, Jon Kenzo Okeya and Michael Murata began filming their cooking videos during…

GarrettMay 15, 2026

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A Prized Possession

Three-hundred-and-fifty Tohrei Gakuen freshmen and sophomore junior high school students were present for the 1936 yearbook donation presentation and 90-minute…

GarrettMay 1, 2026

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‘Lessons From Manzanar:
Vigilance Is the Price of Democracy’

Keynote speaker Dale Minami, co-founder of the law firm Minami Tamaki LLP (Photo: Matt Weisbly) The 2026 pilgrimage focuses on…

GarrettMay 1, 2026