Redistricting, Japantown and the Gold Medals: April 2012
Redistricting and community voice ran through this 16-page issue. Nalea J. Ko reported on how San Francisco’s Japanese American and…
Category: Issue archive
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Jeremy Lin, Congressional Gold Medals and JACL’s new national director
Reaction to Jeremy Lin ran through the March 16, 2012 issue. John Tateishi wrote about the racist commentary around his…
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A new JACL national director, and Day of Remembrance in 2012
Priscilla Ouchida of Sacramento was named the new JACL national director, as announced by National President David Kawamoto, and the…
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Asian Americans and HIV/AIDS, plus Day of Remembrance and a hazing verdict
The stigma of HIV/AIDS in Asian Pacific American communities led the news. Nalea J. Ko’s feature followed a woman named…
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The death of Pvt. Danny Chen, and Day of Remembrance season
The case of Pvt. Danny Chen led this issue. Nalea J. Ko reported on Asian American advocates, including JACL and…
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Forecast 2012: JACL leaders look ahead
JACL’s leaders took stock of the past year and looked ahead to 2012. National President David Kawamoto wrote about the…
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The 2011 holiday issue: The Camps, from assembly centers to pilgrimage
The camps were the subject of the 2011 holiday issue, in a theme Executive Editor Caroline Aoyagi-Stom titled “Liberty Lost…
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Congressional Gold Medal honors Japanese American WWII veterans
Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service…
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Congressional Gold Medal for Japanese American WWII veterans
Japanese American veterans of World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal at a Washington, D.C. ceremony on Nov. 2,…
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Heart Mountain photos, citizenship drives and tiger parenting
Frank and George Hirahara’s photographs of Heart Mountain were the front-page story of this 16-page issue. Nalea J. Ko wrote…
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Student struggles and the E-Verify debate, with a sports gala
Money and opportunity ran through the news pages. Nalea J. Ko reported on the Legal Workforce Act, which would require…
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The 2011 youth issue: DREAM Act and JACL scholarship winners
Young Asian Americans were the subject of this 16-page issue. The cover took up Asian Americans and the DREAM Act,…
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Sept. 11 ten years on, the Heart Mountain museum and Sei Fujii on film
Ten years after Sept. 11, JACL’s friendship with Muslim American communities was the subject of an In-Depth story by Christine…
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Heart Mountain’s new center opens, and readers debate camp terminology
The opening of the Heart Mountain interpretive learning center in Wyoming led the news, with a grand opening set for…
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The Power of Words debate and the 2011 JACL convention
The words used to describe the World War II incarceration (often called internment) ran through this issue. Celia Sekijima wrote…
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The 2011 JACL national convention: Power of Words and a budget deficit
The 2011 JACL national convention filled most of this 16-page issue. The national council voted 55-17 on an emergency resolution…
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JACL’s future and the words we use for the WWII camps
Questions about the JACL’s own future ran through this issue. Patricia Takayama wrote an open letter asking whether staff departures…
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A school’s namesake, the Power of Words debate and a federal admission
Emily Isakari, 14, led a project to teach students at George Y. Komure Elementary School about the Nisei veteran for…