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GFBNEC Launches New Livestream Series Aimed at Younger Generations

‘Living the Nisei Dream’ Focuses on WWII Soldiers’ Legacy LOS ANGELES — Go for Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) will…

P.C. EditorFebruary 24, 2021

JACL National News

JACL Concerned by the Initiation of Mass Incarceration of Children at Carrizo Springs, Texas

On Feb. 23, the Washington Post reported that the Biden administration has reopened the temporary immigrant concentration camp at Carrizo…

P.C. EditorFebruary 24, 2021

JACL National News

JACL Statement on Day of Remembrance

Today marks the 79th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for…

P.C. EditorFebruary 19, 2021

JACL National News

JACL 2021 National Convention Announcement

Due to the ongoing safety issues presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, the JACL National Board has decided to postpone a…

P.C. EditorFebruary 19, 2021

JACL National News

JACL Applauds House Hearing on HR 40

HR40 Would Form Commission to Study African American Reparations Today the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil…

P.C. EditorFebruary 17, 2021

Community JACL News

JACL Legacy Fund Grants 2021 Program Announcement

The JACL Legacy Fund Grants Committee is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 2021 Legacy Fund…

P.C. EditorFebruary 5, 2021

Community News

Opposition to Plans for Former Keiro Sites Remain as Feb. 1 Deadline Arrives

Actor Tamlyn Tomita, clad in PPE gear, makes a defiant and impassioned speech to keep Pacifica Cos. LLC from possibly…

P.C. EditorJanuary 31, 2021

Community News

Vandals Hit S.F.’s J-town, L.A.’s Little Tokyo

This photo shows the extent of the damage to one of the cherry trees planted in San Francisco’s Japantown. (Photo:…

P.C. EditorJanuary 21, 2021

National News Obituaries

December Deaths of Ochi, Imura Leave 2020 on Down Note

Lives Remembered for Achievements, Lasting Legacies By P.C. Staff 2020 was a year that saw several barrier-breaking Nikkei women die…

P.C. EditorJanuary 15, 2021

JACL National News Politics

JACL to Biden: Why No Asian American Cabinet Appointees?

On Thursday, President-elect Biden announced his final Cabinet appointments, including key senior appointments to the Department of Justice. We celebrate…

P.C. EditorJanuary 8, 2021