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USPS Announces Go for Broke Stamp for 2021

Stamp Our Story led a years-long grassroots effort to honor the Nisei soldiers who fought during WWII. Recognizing the heroic…

P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020

Features In-Depth JACL National

The NY/SC: Overcoming Adversities, Embracing the Future

JACL’s National Youth/Student Council consists of students and young professional leaders representing their peers on the district and national levels…

P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020

Community Features In-Depth News

A Garden for All Generations

Individuals recognized by the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Orange County Japanese Garden…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020

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Save Japantown!

The “Picnic at the Plaza” program has helped generate nearly 70 percent of Japantown restaurant revenue since its start in…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020

JACL National News

Full-Steam Ahead for JACL National as 2021 Approaches

The organization meets virtually as it discusses organizational plans for the new year. By P.C. Staff Although still not able…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020

National News

JANM Windows Smashed by Vandal

This photo shows one of the two vandalized windows at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. (Pacific Citizen…

P.C. EditorNovember 18, 2020

Community News

Sharing History Abroad

The Japanese American incarceration experience reaches Josai International University in Japan. By Ray Locker, Contributor Being a Japanese American often…

P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020

Community News

The Story of the 442nd Patch

The symbol of the decorated Army unit was designed by Mitchie M. Miyamoto. By Mas Hashimoto, Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL The…

P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020

Community News

Korean War Vet Min Tonai’s Memorable Memoir

The L.A. native uses the quarantine to record experiences for posterity. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor, Digital and Social…

P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020

National News

Matsui Introduces the Japanese American Confinement Education Act

The bipartisan legislation seeks to permanently reauthorize the JACS program. WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced on Oct. 21 the Japanese American…

P.C. EditorOctober 23, 2020