The 2012 holiday issue: a year in review and Nisei veterans honored
Looking back on 2012 was the thread of this 72-page holiday issue. Allison Haramoto, the interim executive editor, reflected on…
Print Issue: 2012
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Sergio Romo’s parade shirt and the new AAPI members of Congress
Sergio Romo’s T-shirt at the Giants’ World Series parade, reading ‘I Just Look Illegal,’ made the front page. In his…
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Redress anniversary plans, JACL’s critics, and a veteran’s last vote
Plans for the 2013 National JACL Convention in Washington, D.C. led the news. The July 24-26 gathering will mark the…
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Readers on incarceration history, a Dymally tribute, and living legends
Readers and columnists looked back at the World War II incarceration (often called internment) and what it still asks of…
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The 2012 JACL National Scholarship winners and their essays on civil rights
The 2012 JACL National Scholarship winners were the subject of this 16-page special issue. Jason Chang reported that the program…
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A JACL board meeting, MasterChef’s winner and cosplay in Denver
The JACL national board’s meeting in San Francisco led the September 21, 2012 issue. Nalea J. Ko reported on technology…
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V3 conference, the JACL budget and a Salt Lake ad woman
Asian American bloggers and journalists gathered at the V3 Conference in Los Angeles, and George Toshio Johnston reported on how…
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The 2012 JACL convention in Bellevue: new president, new awards
The 2012 JACL national convention in Bellevue, Wash., filled most of this issue. Nalea J. Ko reported that David Lin…
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A proposed fence at Tule Lake, comfort women and Vincent Chin
A proposed eight-foot fence at the Tule Lake airport in Modoc County, California, drew protest from Japanese American organizations, who…
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The Food Issue: chefs, food trucks and the Power of Words
Food was the subject of this 16-page issue. Christine McFadden profiled Paul Qui, the Top Chef: Texas winner who also…
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Asian American Studies, a Nebraska pastor and the Seattle convention
Asian American identity ran through this 15-page issue, on campuses and on screen. Christine Fukushima wrote about students at Purdue,…
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Topaz Museum, JACL budget cuts and the HIV/AIDS series
The Topaz Museum’s search for land and a new home headlined this issue. Christine McFadden reported that the museum had…
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The 2012 Extraordinary APAs special issue: profiles of Asian Pacific Americans
Profiles of Asian Pacific Americans filled this 20-page special issue. Nalea J. Ko wrote about animator Willie Ito, who spent…
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Poston’s mothers, the Los Angeles riots, and the Power of Words debate
Poston and the language of the camps ran through this issue. Christine McFadden reported on Marlene Shigekawa’s documentary about mothers…
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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…
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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…