Print Issue: 2015

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Community

Little Tokyo Dedicates Sei Fujii Memorial Lantern

By P.C. Staff

August 23, 2015

The galvanized steel monument honors the life and legacy of the community newspaper publisher and civil rights activist. By P.C.…
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National

Japanese MLB Players Hisashi Iwakuma and Ichiro Suzuki Make History

By P.C. Staff

August 22, 2015

By P.C. Staff The Seattle Mariner’s Hisashi Iwakuma was named the American League Player of the Week on Aug. 17…
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Community

Two OC Teens Tragically Killed by a Falling Tree Branch in Yosemite

By P.C. Staff

August 20, 2015

By P.C. Staff Two Orange County Asian American teenagers were tragically killed on Aug. 14 in Yosemite National Park by…
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National

Asian Americans at Big Companies Changing Immigration Misconceptions

By P.C. Staff

August 19, 2015

By P.C. Staff Google joins the list of top tech companies that now have Asian Americans as their CEOs .…
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National

18 Million Voter Registration Campaign Launches

By P.C. Staff

August 18, 2015

By P.C. Staff A new voting project, VoterVOX, is underway to help Asian Americans be better represented in the voting…
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Community

Sara Hutter Crowned Nisei Week Queen During 75th Annual Coronation Ball

By P.C. Staff

August 17, 2015

Sara Kuniko Hutter, 22, of Los Alamitos, Calif., was crowned the 75th Nisei Week queen on Aug. 15 at the…
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JACL

JACL Inouye Fellow Donates Afghanistan Uniform to Smithsonian

By JACL National

August 16, 2015

Shimizu (far right) was stationed at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar, Afghanistan, for the duration of his assignment. Photo:…
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Community

National Trust for Historic Preservation Awards Poston Community Alliance

By P.C. Staff

August 15, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Poston Community Alliance was awarded a $10,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from…
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JACL

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2015 Masanori ‘Mashi’ Murakami Scholarships

August 14, 2015

By P.C. Staff The San Francisco Japanese American Citizens League announces that applications are now being accepted for the 2015…
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Asakawa

Ramen Is Japanese Comfort Food, and It’s Becoming American Comfort Food, Too

By Gil Asakawa

August 11, 2015

By Gil Asakawa I grew up in Japan when I was a kid, and I have vivid memories of bowls…
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National

Japan Marks 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing

By Associated Press

August 10, 2015

By Associated Press HIROSHIMA, JAPAN — Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6…
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Incarceration & Redress

JACL Secures NEH Grant for $165,831 to Educate Teachers About Incarceration

By P.C. Staff

August 10, 2015

By JACL National Staff National JACL has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct…
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Community

Little Tokyo Celebrates 75th Nisei Week Anniversary

By P.C. Staff

August 9, 2015

By P.C. Staff Celebrations are in full swing throughout August as Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo celebrates the 75th anniversary of…
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Arts & Entertainment

Seattle Community History is Alive Onstage at ‘An America Dream’

August 8, 2015

(From left) Nina Yoshida Nelsen, mezzo-soprano; Adam Lau, bass; and Hae Ji Chang, soprano, singing in the summer 2014 workshop…
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Community

Takahashi Youth Fellows Visit Japan

August 8, 2015

Participating in this year’s Takahashi Youth Ambassador Fellowship Program are (back row, from left) Toshio Kanazawa, Pierce Cavanaugh, Courtney Koyama,…
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In-Depth

The Trail to Minidoka Pilgrimage

By Stephen Kitajo

August 7, 2015

Photo by Ryan Kozu The annual Minidoka Pilgrimage preserves and remembers incarceration for future generations. By Stephen Kitajo, Contributor The…
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