Community – Pacific Citizen

Community JACL News

NY/SC Hosts Spring Retreat

JACL youth meet to increase engagement and cultivate leadership and mentorship opportunities. By NY/SC This year, the NY/SC was excited…

GarrettMay 1, 2026

Community entertainment JACL News

Gardena Valley JCI Is
Site of Concert With Effron, Atreo

GLA JACL, Intercollegiate Nikkei Council Co-Sponsor May 30 Concert The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of JACL is co-sponsoring a live…

P.C. EditorApril 27, 2026

Community News

Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant Award Winners Announced

The 2026 recipients are Dan Bui Kubota and Dianne Chevez Hernandez. The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee and the…

GarrettApril 17, 2026

Community JACL News

W-SC JACL
Participates in No Kings Rally

Members of the Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL chapter attended the “No Kings Rally” on Feb. 28 at the Watsonville City Plaza.…

GarrettApril 17, 2026

Community News

JAMP Makes Transition Into New Chapter

The nonprofit will now function as an all-volunteer organization. SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages, a nonprofit dedicated…

GarrettApril 17, 2026

Community News

Honoring a Legacy of Courage

“Contested Narratives: History, Politics & Community Action” featured moderator Cherstin M. Lyon (far right) and panelists (from left) Erica Naito-Campbell,…

GarrettApril 17, 2026

Community News

News Briefs

Kami, Minamitani, Yamauchi Are DTLA JACL, JWSSC’s Women of the Year The Downtown Los Angeles JACL chapter and the Japanese…

GarrettApril 17, 2026

Community News

News Briefs

California Woman Who Embezzled Instant Ramen Maker in Hot Water The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Huntington Beach,…

GarrettApril 3, 2026

Community entertainment News

‘Ponyo’ Swims to Academy Museum

Los Angeles exhibition of 2008 Studio Ghibli anime to continue through January 2027. Ponyo runs atop ocean waves (Photos: George…

GarrettApril 3, 2026

Community JACL News

The Final Day

Marysville DOR speakers included (from left) Jan Morrill, Jim Tanimoto, Wayne Merrill Collins and Helen Hannan Parra (Photo: Steven Sasaki/@sasaki.photography)…

GarrettApril 3, 2026