Print Issue: 2020

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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

By Sreescanda Subramonian

August 14, 2020

Dear Editor, Grant Ujifusa claims that funding was pulled from “Right of Passage.” That is a lie! In fact, the…
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Commentary & Opinions

From The Executive Director: The Sky Really Is Falling

By David Inoue

August 14, 2020

I’m sure you’ve heard this exhortation several times already this year. It’s part of the Census Bureau’s campaign to get…
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Military & Veterans

JAVA Holds Day of Affirmation

By Japanese American Veterans Association

July 31, 2020

The inaugural ceremony hails President Truman’s tribute of the Nisei 442nd combat unit. By Japanese American Veterans Assn. Seventy-four years…
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Features

‘Transformative Solidarity’

By Michael Ishii

July 31, 2020

Ellen Somekawa and Eric Joselyn display their artistic respective signs. (Photo: Hiro Nishikawa) Tsuru for Solidarity continues its social justice…
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Features

Reflections of a Nikkei Expat in Japan

By Kristy Ishii

July 31, 2020

By Kristy Ishii, JACL Japan Chapter President As I looked out from the fourth-floor entrance of Narita International Airport’s departure…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Continue to Be Diligent

By Ron Mori

July 31, 2020

Now more than ever, it’s important for all of us to continue to take precautions and remain diligent. Older adults…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Think Globally, Act Locally

By David Inoue

July 31, 2020

In the wake of the initial Black Lives Matter protests, President Donald Trump declared that he is our “law and…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: The Epicenter of the Coronavirus

By Judd Matsunaga

July 31, 2020

In early 2020, COVID-19 hit the Earth like a comet. For seniors in nursing homes, the ground that it seared…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Sakaye Aratani — A Shining Light of Love

By Marsha Aizumi

July 31, 2020

Many of us that are doing work to bring greater visibility and voice to issues have people who quietly give…
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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

By Grant Ujifusa

July 31, 2020

Dear Editor, This is a belated response to Mr. Sreescanda Subramonian’s letter (Pacific Citizen, April 24-May 7, 2020) in which…
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Commentary & Opinions

Congressman John Lewis, a Civil Rights Icon

By Floyd Mori

July 31, 2020

By Floyd Mori One of the privileges of working on the staff of the JACL was meeting inspiring and important…
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Community

Vandals Deface Bust Honoring Frank Ogawa

By P.C. Staff

July 28, 2020

Late Oakland City Councilman Also Had Plaza Named for Him By P.C. Staff The bust of Frank Hirai Ogawa, who…
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Community

Cops Arrest Suspect for Vandalizing Japanese Restaurant

By P.C. Staff

July 17, 2020

Torrance P.D., Carson Sheriff’s Capture Man for Breaking Window By P.C. Staff [Editor’s note: This article contains updates to the…
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JACL

JACL Announces National Board Candidates for Next Biennium

By Eric Langowski

July 17, 2020

As a result of COVID-19, the organization will hold its first-ever online voting election. For the first time in JACL’s 91-year…
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In-Depth

Terasaki Budokan: Opening Tip-Off Is Getting Closer

By P.C. Staff

July 17, 2020

The grand opening of the long-gestating Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo was scheduled for June — until the COVID-19 crisis…
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Community

Rally Spotlights Racist Acts in Torrance

By P.C. Staff

July 17, 2020

Rallygoers in group photo at Wilson Park in Torrance, Calif., on July 11. (Photo: George Toshio Johnston) A spike in…
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