Print Issue: 2015

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Commentary & Opinions

My Country: Heroes of Our Time

By Rhianna Taniguchi

February 24, 2015

By Rhianna Taniguchi There are few people I distinguish as heroic. When I met Daniel Nguyen and the Mary Queen…
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JACL

Collaboration Remains Key Focus of National JACL in 2015

By P.C. Staff

February 24, 2015

The JACL National Board convened at its headquarters in San Francisco on Feb. 7. Photo by Susan Yokoyama National President…
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Aizumi

What Change Are You Creating?

By Marsha Aizumi

February 24, 2015

By Marsha Aizumi For the past five years, my son, Aiden, his wife, Mary, and I have been attending a…
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Community

Dates Set for 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

February 24, 2015

Banners representing each of the 10 World War II American concentration camps, along with the Crystal City Internment Camp and…
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Incarceration & Redress

Honouliuli Internment Camp Designated as a National Historic Monument

February 24, 2015

A view of Honouliuli Camp looking into the gulch in Central Oahu. Honouliuli was the largest and longest-used World War…
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Community

Emily Murase Elected President of the San Francisco Board of Education

February 24, 2015

By P.C. Staff SAN FRANCISCO — Emily Murase was unanimously elected president of the San Francisco Board of Education on…
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National

Asian Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Honorees

February 24, 2015

By P.C. Staff SEATTLE — The Asian Hall of Fame, which “honors distinguished individuals of Asian Pacific descent whose personal…
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Community

Technology Entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki Partners With AARP on a New Web Series

February 24, 2015

By P.C. Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. — Technology entrepreneur-writer Guy Kawasaki has teamed up with AARP for a new web series…
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Community

Education Matters: JACL New Mexico Holds Teacher Training Workshop

February 24, 2015

New Mexico workshop participants included (from left) Greg Marutani, Esther Churchwell, Victor Yamada, Jennifer Yazawa, Sharon Ishii-Jordan, Nikki Nojima Louis…
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Obituaries

Sugai, Frances S.

February 20, 2015

Sugai, Frances S., 85, Chicago, IL; Feb 11; she was predeceased by her husband, Ray; siblings, Mary, Thomas, Lily, Joe,…
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National

JACL Disappointed with Texas Ruling on Immigration

February 18, 2015

By JACL Staff Washington, D.C. – The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the largest and oldest Asian American civil rights…
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Commentary & Opinions

My Country: Rules of Engagement

By Ariane Taguchi

February 10, 2015

Build culturally competent networks by speaking up By Rhianna Taniguchi ‘NO MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TO FEAR FOR HER SON’S LIFE…
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Arts & Entertainment

Taiko Concert to Benefit Pilgrimage to Minidoka Incarceration Camp in Idaho

By P.C. Staff

February 10, 2015

By P.C. Staff SEATTLE — The Minidoka Pilgrimage and Seattle University are proud to present the Day of Remembrance 2015…
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Community

Protecting the Viewshed of Manzanar

By P.C. Staff

February 10, 2015

Manzanar Committee renews its call on Inyo County to protect Manzanar and the Owens Valley from large-scale renewable energy development.…
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Commentary & Opinions

Outside the Courtroom

By Kota Mizutani

February 10, 2015

By Kota Mizutani “It is important for us to study the Korematsu case, not only to understand its historical significance,…
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit’ Opens in Sacramento

By P.C. Staff

February 10, 2015

Photo courtesy of Pail Kitagaki Jr. A new exhibit featuring historic photographs by Dorothea Lange and contemporary images by photojournalist…
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