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Equality Advocate
Todd Endo Dead at 83

Incarcerated as a child, he participated in the 1963 March on Washington and ’65 Alabama marches. By P.C. Staff Todd…

P.C. EditorOctober 21, 2025

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2025 Obituaries

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P.C. EditorOctober 17, 2025

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Author, Journalist Ken Mochizuki Dies

By P.C. Staff Less than two months after the Asian American Journalists Assn. honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award…

P.C. EditorOctober 3, 2025

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Former La. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Dies

By P.C. Staff J. Bennett Johnston, who served Louisiana as a senator for 24 years, died March 25 at a…

GarrettApril 4, 2025

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Mineta Pal Sen. Alan Simpson, 93, Dies

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson and former Rep.Norm Mineta (Photo: Ray Locker) CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Alan…

GarrettApril 4, 2025

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Reporter K.W. Lee Dead at 96

Investigative journalist helped free death-row inmate, forge pan-Asian coalition. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor Subject of imperial Japan and teen…

GarrettMarch 21, 2025

JACL Obituaries

Kanji Sahara Dies; Envisioned Camp Memorial Wall

2018 JACLer of the Biennium awardee was active in Southern California Japanese community. By P.C. Staff Dr. Kanji Sahara, a…

P.C. EditorMarch 7, 2025

Community JACL News Obituaries

Karl Nobuyuki Dies

Sansei held national executive director title from 1977-80. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor Karl Nobuyuki (Photo: Facebook) Karl Katsu…

P.C. EditorFebruary 7, 2025

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Photographer Mario Reyes
Dead at 69

Recently retired Rafu Shimpo staffer spent decades documenting Los Angeles’ Japanese American community. (Editor’s note: A longer version of the…

GarrettFebruary 7, 2025

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Keith Terasaki Dead at 68

Keith Terasaki Dr. Keith Kenji Terasaki, chairman of the board of the nonprofit Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, died Dec.…

GarrettJanuary 24, 2025