CommunityNews P.C. Staffer Honored by L.A. Press Club The Los Angeles Press Club has awarded the Pacific Citizen a pair of awards at its 62nd SoCal Journalism Awards.…P.C. EditorSeptember 11, 2020
CommunityNews JAVA Awards $25,000 in Scholarships The organization announces 13 winners of its annual scholarship program for 2020. WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Veterans Assn. announced…P.C. EditorSeptember 11, 2020
CommunityNews Protest and Prayer Christian Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders show up for Black lives. By Athena Mari Asklipiadis, Contributor “A Vigil of Love…P.C. EditorSeptember 11, 2020
CommunityJACLNewsObituaries JACLer, Activist Iiyama, 98, Dies Chizu Iiyama, a lifelong civil rights and Japanese American community activist, has died. She was 98. Iiyama In an email…P.C. EditorSeptember 3, 2020
CommunityNews Indiana University Apologizes for Japanese American Ban Enacted during WWII, the college also will commission a plaque and organize an event to share the history of JAs.…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
CommunityJACLNews JACL Legacy Fund Grants Committee Announces 2020 Funding Recipients By Toshi Abe, EDC, and Roberta Barton, CCDC,Legacy Fund Grants Committee Chairs The JACL Legacy Fund Grants Committee is pleased…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
CommunityJACLNews Staying the Course The JACL held its national board meeting virtually in place of its annual convention on Aug. 15. In an unprecedented…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
CommunityNews ‘Community Treasure’ Tomio Moriguchi Named 2020 First Citizen BELLEVUE, WASH. — When Tomio Moriguchi retired as chairman and CEO of Uwajimaya at the end of 2017, Jim Wajone,…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020
CommunityJACLNews Venice-West L.A. JACL Announces Scholarship Winners The Venice-West Los Angeles chapter of the JACL announced its scholarship winners recently. Kaycee Kyoko Ching, a second-year medical student,…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020
CommunityJACLNews W-SC JACL Honors Hiroshima Anniversary The chapter participates in a socially distanced ceremony at the Watsonville Buddhist Temple. By W-SC JACL Pictured (from left) at…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020