Print Issue: 2018

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Arts & Entertainment

Film Takes Center Stage at the 2018 JACL Convention

By Rob Buscher

June 15, 2018

Title card for “Relocation, Arkansas,” which will screen during National JACL Convention in Philadelphia. Documentary films ‘highlight a multitude of…
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Community

13 a Good Omen for K.W. Lee Center for Leadership

By George Toshio Johnston

June 15, 2018

Journalist K.W. Lee and Ranko Yamada are reunited for the first time in some 40 years. (Photo: George Toshio Johnston)…
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Features

A Tale of Two Lees

By George Toshio Johnston

June 15, 2018

For a slaying he didn’t commit, Chol Soo Lee went to prison. While imprisoned, he killed a fellow inmate, claiming…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Courage, Compassion and Connection

By Marsha Aizumi

June 15, 2018

By Marsha Aizumi [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast month, I had an experience that both made me stop and evaluate what it means to…
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Commentary & Opinions

From The Executive Director: Resistance and Reconciliation

By David Inoue

June 15, 2018

By David Inoue, JACL Executive Director [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the rear-view mirror, one of the most…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Study on 2018 Travel Trends

By Ron Mori

June 1, 2018

By Ron Mori [dropcap]P[/dropcap]ura vida. I heard it throughout my recent family trip to Costa Rica. By the second day,…
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Features

Preserving Honor

By Kristen Taketa

June 1, 2018

Zinfandel grapes seen in the Mikami Vineyards in October 2012. (Photo: Jason Mikami) For Jason Mikami, his Mikami Vineyards produces…
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Features

Philadelphia: City of Neighborhoods

By Rob Buscher

June 1, 2018

William Penn statue atop Philadelphia’s City Hall. (Photo: B. Krist/Visit Philadelphia) JACL National Convention attendees have endless sights and food…
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Features

The Man Who Would Be
Chicken King

By George Toshio Johnston

June 1, 2018

Albert Okura gets ready to eat some of his Juan Pollo chicken at the San Bernardino branch of his restaurant…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective What Happens If … Part II

By Staci Yamashita-Iida

June 1, 2018

By Staci Yamashita-Iida, Esq. [dropcap]A[/dropcap] few months ago, I wrote an article titled, “What Happens If …” which was a…
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Asakawa

Nikkei Voice: Traveling to Japan With a Loved One Who Has Dementia

By Gil Asakawa

June 1, 2018

By Gil Asakawa [dropcap]M[/dropcap]y mom has suffered from worsening dementia for years, and when my brothers and I saw increasing…
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Farewell to Manzanar’ at 45: Homecoming for Houston

By George Toshio Johnston

May 18, 2018

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, with daughter Corinne Houston, displays the proclamation presented to her on May 12 by the city of…
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Community

The Poston Pilgrimage Ensures Its Legacy Lives On

By Roberta Barton

May 18, 2018

Hundreds of pilgrims gather to reflect and remember in the Arizona desert. By Roberta Barton, CCDC Governor Old friendships were…
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Community

Jerome and Rohwer Revisited

By Nancy Ukai

May 18, 2018

Jerome survivors gather around the Jerome memorial obelisk. (Photo: Kimiko Marr) Ninety-four people from 16 states visit Arkansas in a…
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Community

Berkeley JACL Awards Scholarships and Honors Pioneer Recipient Lee Nakamura

By P.C. Staff

May 18, 2018

The Berkeley JACL held its awards luncheon on April 29 to recognize its scholarship recipients and Pioneer Award honoree. Seated…
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Community

JACL Board Convenes to Prepare for Next Biennium cycle

By P.C. Staff

May 18, 2018

By P.C. Staff Despite the monumental business of preparing itself for the next biennium cycle, which includes presenting a proposed…
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