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Minnesota Hosts Opening Reception and Panel Discussion for ‘Roger Shimomura: Mistaken Identity’

From left: Karen Tanaka Lucas, Carolyn Nayematsu, Gordon Nakagawa, Jehra Patrick, Ruthann Godollei, Cheryl Hirata-Dulas, Sally Sudo and Janet Carlson.…

P.C. EditorApril 21, 2017

Community News

JACL Appoints Interim Executive Director Stephanie Nitahara

Stephanie Nitahara The Japanese American Citizens League announces the appointment of Stephanie Nitahara as interim executive director, effective April 3.…

P.C. EditorApril 21, 2017

Community News

Twin Cities Chapter Participates in Panel on Japanese American Incarceration

Twin Cities JACL members Gordon Nakagawa, Hannah Semba, Sally Sudo and John Matsunaga participated on April 11 in a program,…

P.C. EditorApril 21, 2017

Community

Alan Nishio to Receive the 2017 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award

The longtime activist and recognized leader will be honored for his wide-ranging impact in the Japanese American community. Alan Nishio…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 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

Community News

The 15th Annual Minidoka Pilgrimage Dates Set for July 6-9

Participants at the 2016 Minidoka Pilgrimage gather for a group photo. The 15th annual pilgrimage takes place July 6-9. (Photo:…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017

National News

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

Community News

Puyallup Assembly Center to Be Recognized on 75th Anniversary

This postcard for the 75th anniversary of the Puyallup Assembly Center contrasts how “Camp Harmony” looked in 1942 vs. the…

P.C. EditorApril 7, 2017

Community News

CSUDH Receives Grant to Preserve Photographs Documenting Japanese American Life in Los Angeles

Ninomiya Studio shot this photo of Los Angeles' Rose Shrimp Co. sometime during the 1950s. The $39,200 archival grant from…

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