Print Issue: 2015

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Commentary & Opinions

Why Poverty Is the Worst Form of Oppression . . . and Why We Should Start Giving a $hit

By Rhianna Taniguchi

August 6, 2015

By Rhianna Taniguchi Money is power — at least that’s what they say. In America, it is clear that race,…
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Community

Solar Energy Projects Delayed Indefinitely

August 6, 2015

A unified, grass-roots effort is credited with gaining an indefinite hold on industrial-scale solar projects threatening Manzanar and the Owens…
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Community

A Million Dollars Tastes a Little Like Truffle Fries

August 5, 2015

Lay’s ‘Do Us a Flavor’ finalist Angie Fu is in the running to win $1 million as the first Asian…
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Obituaries

Tamaki, Dr. Hitoshi Thomas

July 30, 2015

Dr. Hitoshi Thomas Tamaki of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., passed away on July 3, 2015, at his residence. He was 97…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: So Proud to Be a JACL Member

By Marsha Aizumi

July 30, 2015

By Marsha Aizumi A trumpet sound signals a text showing up on my phone. It was Wednesday morning, July 15,…
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Commentary & Opinions

JACL NYSC Celebrates HR 40

By Nicole Gaddie

July 29, 2015

By Nicole Gaddie, NY/SC Chair An idea flourished in the minds of two JACL National Youth Council members as they…
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JACL

National Convention Highlights

By P.C. Staff

July 28, 2015

(From left) David Kawamoto, Matthew Farrells, Brandon Mita, Carol Kawamoto, Toshi Abe, Jeanette Misaka, David Unruhe, Michelle Amano, David Lin,…
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Community

West L.A. JACL Announces Scholarship Winners

By P.C. Staff

July 24, 2015

By P.C. Staff The West Los Angeles chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League announced its scholarship winners recently. Noah…
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Arts & Entertainment

Harnessing Technology For Good At V3

By Connie K. Ho

July 23, 2015

No topic was off boundaries during the digital media conference. By Connie K. Ho, Contributor From smart phones to Oculus…
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Community

‘Asian Pacific America’ With Robert Handa

By Patti Hirahara

July 21, 2015

Featured on “Asian Pacific America With Robert Handa” was a segment on the documentary “Hidden Legacy — Japanese Traditional Performing…
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Features

Civil War Retold and Remembered

By Tiffany Ujiiye

July 20, 2015

Corp. Joseph Pierce. Photo: Michael J. Mcafee The National Parks Service along with historians and researchers uncovers surprising new API…
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Commentary & Opinions

Zessar Query Prompts Further Discussion for the NEC

By P.C. Staff

July 18, 2015

By Education Matters While on a trip to San Francisco recently, Mr. Bill Zessar stopped by JACL headquarters to share…
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Commentary & Opinions

Commentary: The Holocaust and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans in WWII

By Bill Zessar

July 16, 2015

By Bill Zessar Should teaching about the Holocaust be followed by teaching about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII?…
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Asakawa

Nikkei Voice: Mile High JACL Chapter is on a roll, and I’m proud

By Gil Asakawa

July 14, 2015

By Gil Asakawa If you’ve managed to skip over Marsha Aizumi’s eloquent and often moving columns in the Pacific Citizen,…
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Arts & Entertainment

Bringing the Stories of Tule Lake to the Stage

By Connie K. Ho

July 10, 2015

Angelina Rangel (center) performs in “Tulelake” at the Complex as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Presented at the Hollywood…
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Obituaries

Sakai, Alice

July 9, 2015

Alice Sakai was born Alice Haruko Wake in Reedley California on December 27, 1918. She, along with five sisters and…
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