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National News

JACL Expresses Ire at Interior Sec’y Zinke

WASHINGTON — The National JACL said it was dismayed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s patronizing attitude when he greeted Rep.…

P.C. EditorMarch 21, 2018

National News

Paul A. Gagnon Prize Awarded to Educator Sam Mihara

Sam Mihara The former Boeing rocket scientist is recognized for his contributions as a public speaker on the incarceration experience…

P.C. EditorMarch 9, 2018

Community News

Manzanar Committee Decries Efforts to Derail Creation of Memorial at the Actual Former Site of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station

An overlay of Tuna Canyon from L.A. City archives LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee reiterated its support on Feb.…

P.C. EditorMarch 9, 2018

Community JACL News

Portland JACL Celebrates 90 Years of Service

Pictured (from left) are Portland JACL’s Marleen Wallingford, Heidi Tolentino, Setsy Larouche, Jean Yamamoto, Chip Larouche, Susan Leedham, Chris Lee…

P.C. EditorMarch 9, 2018

Community News

A Place to Note Contributions of Japanese Pioneers Here

By Yakima Herald-Republic Editorial Board Eight years ago, the Yakima Valley Museum chronicled the forced relocation of more than 1,000…

P.C. EditorMarch 9, 2018

Community News

Manzanar Committee Calls on Huntington Beach City Council to Act to Preserve, Protect Historic Wintersburg

LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee calls on the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to act to preserve…

P.C. EditorFebruary 23, 2018

Community JACL News Obituaries

JACL Mourns the Passing of John Yasumoto: A Visionary Leader in the JA Community

By JACL National John Yasumoto’s leadership in the JACL extends back more than 60 years. In 1958, Yasumoto was the…

P.C. EditorFebruary 23, 2018

National News

March 10 Program Recognizes Those Who Battled World War II ‘Fake News’

While President Trump may have popularized the term, “fake news,” the late Nisei journalist Jimmie Omura and the draft resisters…

P.C. EditorFebruary 23, 2018

JACL National News

FY2019 Budget Proposal Eliminates Funding for Japanese American History Preservation

President Donald Trump’s new budget proposal could mean the end to the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants program. By National…

P.C. EditorFebruary 23, 2018

Community JACL News

JACL’s NY/SC Slates March 10 MDC Youth Summit

The National Youth/Student Council of the Japanese American Citizens League will be holding a youth summit in conjunction with the…

P.C. EditorFebruary 13, 2018