Print Issue: 2018

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AARP

Disrupt Everything: Study Finds Student Loan Debt Prevents Saving, Buying a Home

By Ron Mori

September 28, 2018

A lot of us remember the responsibility of paying off student loans and how happy we were when that debt…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Be Aware of Medicare Fraud!

By Ron Mori

September 7, 2018

By Ron Mori Among the steady calls of telemarketing calls that my mother receives daily, she recently told me about…
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Community

‘Yuki and Taro’ — A Free Educational Kamishibai Story

September 7, 2018

The teaching unit, created by three former teachers from the Sonoma County JACL, is available to educate others on the…
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Features

A Story of Four Generations Comes Full Circle

By Patti Hirahara

September 7, 2018

Motokichi and Sato Hirahara (Photo: Courtesy of the Anaheim Public Library) The writer reflects on the importance of preserving the…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: How to Qualify for Medi-Cal

By Judd Matsunaga

September 7, 2018

By Judd Matsunaga, Esq. Every 66 seconds, someone in the  United States develops Alzheimer’s. The disease is debilitating and deadly.…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Changing the Stories in Our Head

By Marsha Aizumi

September 7, 2018

By Marsha Aizumi This summer, I attended a conference in San Francisco with the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance…
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Community

NPS Awards $1.5 Million in Grants for Preservation of JA Confinement Sites

By P.C. Staff

September 7, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Park Service has awarded more than $1.5 million in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants, the…
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In-Depth

License to Ill: ‘442 JAP’ Plate Drives JACLer Nuts

By P.C. Staff

September 7, 2018

Californian Sees Offensive Out-of-State Plate, Thinks ‘You’re Not in Kansas Anymore’ By P.C. Staff Keith Kawamoto couldn’t believe his eyes.…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: AARP Panelists Shared Stories at the JACL Convention to ‘Prepare to Care’

By Scott Tanaka

August 24, 2018

By Scott Tanaka, MSW I’m a member and board member of the Washington, D.C., chapter of JACL, so I had…
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Community

Seabrook JACL Conducts Annual Awards Luncheon

By P.C. Staff

August 24, 2018

The Seabrook Chapter of the JACL held a luncheon at the Ramada Inn in Vineland, N.J., on June 24 to…
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Features

Reclaiming Our Histories at the 2018 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage

By Rob Buscher

August 24, 2018

JACL’s David Inoue (second from left) with members of the Heart Mountain Pilgrimage committee and guests Sec. Norm Mineta and…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: What Is In-Home Supportive Services?

By Judd Matsunaga

August 24, 2018

By Judd Matsunaga, Esq. [dropcap]I[/dropcap] want to start off with some good news! People in America today can expect to…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: 100 Cranes for Heart Mountain

By April Buscher

August 24, 2018

By April Buscher [dropcap]A[/dropcap]ug. 6 seems like a good time to explain why I brought 100 paper cranes to Heart…
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Community

Hailstorm Causes Damage to Amache

By P.C. Staff

August 24, 2018

Additional repairs are still needed for several structures at the historical site. Following a severe hailstorm that hit Amache and…
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In-Depth

Remembering H.R. 442 on its 30th anniversary

By P.C. Staff

August 24, 2018

On Aug. 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which granted redress of…
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Incarceration & Redress

Herzig-Yoshinaga, 93, Dies

By George Toshio Johnston

August 3, 2018

Researcher and Activist Played Vital Role in Redress, Coram Nobis Cases By George Toshio Johnston, P.C. Senior Editor, Digital &…
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