Print Issue: 2016

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Arts & Entertainment

Addressing Yellowface in Opera, Theater and Film

By Rob Buscher

October 21, 2016

British actor Christopher Lee, in yellowface makeup, played the fictional “Oriental” villain Fu Manchu in several movies. One JACL Philadelphia…
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AARP

Are the Risks of Not Getting a Flu Shot Worth It?

By Ron Mori

October 21, 2016

By Ron Mori There’s an old joke that if you ask your local druggist, “What is your favorite season?” —…
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Commentary & Opinions

Art Is a Powerful Avenue of Expression for All People

By Matthew Ormseth

October 21, 2016

By Matthew Ormseth A poet by the name of George Oppen once wrote, “There are situations which cannot honorably be…
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Commentary & Opinions

Medi-Cal FAQs

By Staci Yamashita-Iida

October 21, 2016

By Staci Yamashita-Iida, Esq. Medicare, Medicaid, Medi-Cal. If you’re approaching the age of 65, these terms may have started to…
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Commentary & Opinions

Is Automation Really the Way of the Future?

By Matthew Ormseth

October 7, 2016

By Matthew Ormseth You order a coffee from this thing with wheels and a touchscreen, and it comes back a…
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Community

National Youth/Student Council Holds Fall Retreat

By JACL National

October 7, 2016

LOS ANGELES — JACL’s National Youth/Student Council successfully held its 2016 fall retreat Sept. 9-11 in Los Angeles. Traveling from…
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Asakawa

We Have Two Years for the Pacific Citizen to Evolve — and We Need Your Help!

By Gil Asakawa

October 7, 2016

By Gil Asakawa I’m baaaack … as the P.C.’s Editorial Board Chair.  So, what does that mean, both for me…
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Features

Digital Storytelling Project Announces First Five Videos

October 7, 2016

Carolyn Hoover, left, and Karen Korematsu at the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism in Washington, D.C. Hoover interviewed the…
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Arts & Entertainment

Pain and Ink: Pricking Politicians Produces Pulitzers for Cartoonist Michael Ramirez

October 7, 2016

The impact of his drawings is what made Pulitzer Prize- winning political cartoonist Michael Ramirez fall in love with his…
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Incarceration & Redress

JANM Begins Work on NPS-Funded Grants

By P.C. Staff

September 23, 2016

LOS ANGELES — Utilizing a total of more than $115,000 from two National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites grants…
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Incarceration & Redress

JACL Completes Successful Workshops for Teachers

September 9, 2016

“I feel really privileged to have participated in it,” said one of the teachers in commenting on JACL’s recent workshops…
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Aizumi

Wisdom From Portland

By Marsha Aizumi

September 9, 2016

By Marsha Aizumi I recently received a very kind note from a Portland JACL member named Herb. In his note,…
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Commentary & Opinions

Deputizing Journalists, En Masse

September 9, 2016

By Matthew Ormseth It’s a cliché, but it’s true — anyone with a smartphone is a journalist nowadays. You can…
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Features

Return to Manzanar 71 Years Later

By Chris Komai

September 9, 2016

Shizuko Fujioka, second from left, in front of the sign outside the Manzanar National Historic Site in California, with sons…
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Community

Manzanar Volunteers Recognized With National Award

By P.C. Staff

August 26, 2016

Volunteers Ann and Saburo Sasaki with National Parks Service Director Jon Jarvis on Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C. Photo: National…
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Community

A Strong Bond Continues

By Charles James

August 26, 2016

Decades following World War II, 200 guests attend the 71st Manzanar Reunion in Las Vegas. By Charles James, Contributor It…
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