Print Issue: 2019

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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: Executive Order 9066: Need for Accountability

By Gerald Yamada

April 26, 2019

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942, authorizing the military to  evacuate persons of Japanese…
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Features

Three Rising Suns in Salt Lake City

By Ray Locker

April 26, 2019

A group photo from the 88th and 60th birthday celebrations of Dr. William Higuchi and Shirley Ann Higuchi, respectively, at…
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Arts & Entertainment

Japan Fair Set for Anaheim

April 26, 2019

The city will have its first Japan Fair on May 25 on the Center Street Promenade ANAHEIM, Calif. — For…
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JACL

JACSC Partners With JACL for 2019 National Convention

April 26, 2019

The consortium members will participate in various panels as part of its advocacy and action work for groups and organizations.…
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Incarceration & Redress

A Brief Historical Look at the JACSC

By JACL National Convention Committee

April 26, 2019

The consortium is set to participate in the upcoming JACL National Convention By 2019 JACL Convention Committee The upcoming JACL…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: Use It or Lose It

By Judd Matsunaga

April 26, 2019

Scientists all over the world agree that memory disorders and age-related brain decline is not an inevitable part of aging.…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Stories

By Marsha Aizumi

April 26, 2019

The inspiration for my columns comes from the people I meet, the experiences I have, but mainly from things that…
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Commentary & Opinions

The P.C. Serves as Our Oral History

April 26, 2019

The Pacific Citizen cover for its Dec. 22, 1945, issue featured a depressingly familiar sight for the newspaper’s readers at…
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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

By Terry Ishihara

April 26, 2019

Dear Editor, I am a member of JACL and subscribe to a hard copy of the Pacific Citizen. I am…
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National

Registration for JACL National Convention Now Open

By Devon Matsumoto

April 5, 2019

By Devon Matsumoto, JACL Salt Lake City Co-President, Convention Planning Committee The Utah chapters of the JACL are  excited to…
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Arts & Entertainment

Being Buddhist Before Buddhism Was Cool

By P.C. Staff

April 5, 2019

Duncan Ryūken Williams points to a photograph of Rev. Shinjo Nagatomi conducting a Buddhist service at Manzanar during World War…
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National

Golfers Wanted for the 2019 JACL National Convention

By P.C. Staff

April 5, 2019

The JACL has held golf tournaments off and on over the years in conjunction with its National Conventions. Although it…
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Community

Anaheim High School Seniors Preserve the Japanese American Legacy of their Alumni

By Patti Hirahara

April 5, 2019

As part of their internship work for the Anaheim Heritage Center, four students uncover a history that will forever be…
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Community

Manzanar Pilgrimage Set to Honor Jim Matsuoka

By P.C. Staff

April 5, 2019

The longtime community activist will receive the Manzanar Committee’s  2019 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. LOS ANGELES — Longtime community…
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Arts & Entertainment

Nikkei Voice: Why Is Marie Kondo So Popular?

By Gil Asakawa

April 5, 2019

I’ve been following the worldwide career of Marie Kondo with bemusement since her first book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: The Loyalty Question

By David Inoue

April 5, 2019

In JACL’s formal statement for this year’s Day of Remembrance, we made the broad assertion, “We remember that  Japanese Americans…
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