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JANM Develops Lesson Plans for ‘Instructions to All Persons’ Exhibition

Exterior of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo. LOS ANGELES — The Japanese American National Museum…

P.C. EditorMay 21, 2017

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Go for Broke National Education Center Awarded $193,080 Grant

Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities will be used to digitize 800 Nisei veterans’ oral histories from the…

P.C. EditorMay 5, 2017

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Tule Lake Committee Refiles Lawsuit

The committee is seeking an environmental and WWII historic resources review of the Tule Lake concentration camp site. The Tule…

P.C. EditorApril 21, 2017

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Japanese Latin American Delegation Receives Favorable Hearing

Art Shibayama testifies in Washington, D.C., however, a ruling may not come for several years. By Martha Nakagawa, Contributor Isamu…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017

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Assembly Bill 491 Passes Assembly Education Committee Unanimously

AB 491 establishes $3 million in grants for education on Japanese American incarceration. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi’s…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017

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JACL Announces 2017 JACL Convention

The Japanese American Citizens League will host its 48th annual National Convention, “Our Story: Resilience, Remembrance, Resolve,” in Washington, D.C.,…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017

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Jeff Morita Assists Veterans in Obtaining High French Medal

National Order of the Legion of Honor Medal HONOLULU — Jeff Morita, a retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class and…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017

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NPS: D.C. Cherry Trees Start Bloom Period

The cherry trees located along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., are expected to be in full bloom the weekend…

P.C. EditorMarch 24, 2017

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Ann Burroughs Named President and CEO of JANM

Ann Burroughs LOS ANGELES — The board of trustees of the Japanese American National Museum announced March 24 that Ann…

P.C. EditorMarch 24, 2017

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Japanese Latin American Abductee to Testify Before International Commission

Art Shibayama, who was profiled in the Feb. 10, 2017, issue of the Pacific Citizen, will finally get a hearing…

P.C. EditorMarch 10, 2017