Print Issue: 2017

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JACL Identifies Strategic Plan as Means to Secure Organization’s Longevity

By P.C. Staff

November 3, 2017

The National Board convenes in San Francisco to re-energize its efforts to show people why they should be a JACL…
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AARP

Disrupt Everything: Recognizing Veterans’ Entrepreneurial Spirit

By Ron Mori

November 3, 2017

By Ron Mori November is always a month that reminds me of all the things that I need to be…
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Commentary & Opinions

Youth Perspective: Speech and Social Change

By Kenji Kuramitsu

November 3, 2017

By Kenji Kuramitsu, JACL NY/SC Representative I recently returned from the JACL’s fall National Board meeting, held in our San…
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Asakawa

Nikkei Voice: A Salute to Our JA Veterans

By Gil Asakawa

November 3, 2017

By Gil Asakawa When the word “veterans” comes up in conversations within the Japanese American community, I suspect most of…
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Features

JACL Calls Foul on MLB Decision

By P.C. Staff

November 1, 2017

JACL National President Gary Mayeda reacts to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to defer punishment for Houston Astros…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Are You Prepared to Care?

By Ron Mori

October 20, 2017

By Ron Mori I recently had a conversation with my mom that was unlike any other conversation that I have…
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Arts & Entertainment

JACL Legacy Fund Grant Supports the Japanese American Showcase at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

By Rob Buscher

October 20, 2017

By Rob Buscher, Contributor From silent film actor Sessue Hayakawa to James Beard Award-winning chef Nobuo Fukuda and everything in…
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Features

JACL and the FDR Presidential Library — A Tie That Many May Have Never Known

By Patti Hirahara

October 20, 2017

Japanese American Internment section is part of the FDR Library’s permanent exhibition. (Photo: Patti Hirahara) ‘Images of Internment: The Incarceration…
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Features

A Secret Darkroom: How a Father and Son Documented Life in Heart Mountain, Wyo.

By Patti Hirahara

October 20, 2017

George Hirahara, with the help of his teenaged son Frank, built a six-foot darkroom and miniature photo studio under their…
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Community

API Contingent — Including JACL — Attends ‘No Muslim Ban Ever’ Vigil in San Francisco

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2017

More than 200 people gathered in attendance at the “No Muslim Ban Ever” candlelight vigil, which was held on Oct.…
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Arts & Entertainment

Twin Cities JACL Co-Sponsors Panel Discussion on ‘Art, Identity and Community’

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2017

The Twin Cities JACL and Historic Fort Snelling co-sponsored an artists’ panel titled “Art, Identity and Community” on Sept. 23…
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National

Thieves Targeting Spam in Hawaii

By Associated Press

October 20, 2017

HONOLULU — Cans of Spam have become a common item that is being stolen from Honolulu stores and…
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National

Asian American State Legislators Meet With Japanese Government and Business Leaders

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six state-elected officials from diverse Asian American backgrounds and regions traveled recently to Japan as part of…
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Community

Sonoma State President’s Home Burns Down in the Northern California Wildfires

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2017

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The home belonging to Sonoma State University President Judy K. Sakaki and her husband, Patrick McCallum,…
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Community

California Governor Signs AB 360 to Provide Legal Aid for Veterans

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2017

TORRANCE, Calif. — Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s (D-Torrance) Assembly Bill (AB) 360 on Oct. 5.…
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Community

Floyd Mori Announces Retirement from APAICS

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After five years as president and CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Floyd…
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