Print Issue: 2020

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Community

San Jose JACL Sponsors a Virtual Pilgrimage to Manzanar

By Madison Tamaichi

May 22, 2020

By Madison Tamaichi Change. It’s inevitable. As Americans enter into the second month of sheltering-in-place orders, people have learned how…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: No More Gaman!

By Ron Kuramoto

May 22, 2020

Our JACL-Wisconsin chapter recently received an email stating (in part): “I am a third-generation Japanese American (living) here in Los…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 Reports Caregivers in Poorer Health, Feeling Financial Strain

By Ron Mori

May 22, 2020

A new study from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP finds that the number of family caregivers in the…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: History Repeats Itself

By David Inoue

May 22, 2020

On May 18, Vincent Chin would have turned 65. Ten days earlier, on May 8, Ahmaud Arbery would have turned…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: Visiting Relatives in a Nursing Home

By Judd Matsunaga

May 22, 2020

Are you concerned about a family member at a nursing home? How can you not be??? While over one-third of the COVID-19…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Healing Heartbreak

By Marsha Aizumi

May 22, 2020

There is a new book out by Glennon Doyle called “Untamed.” In the book, the author says, “The thing that…
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National

JACL’s Inoue Urges Judge to Free Detained Families

By JACL National

May 20, 2020

In a statement streamed via Facebook Live, JACL Executive Director David Inoue today called on Judge James Boasberg to release…
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Arts & Entertainment

PBS’ ‘Asian Americans’ Is a Binge-Worthy Gift in Trying Times

By P.C. Staff

May 14, 2020

The five-hourlong docuseries looks back while mapping hope for the future. By P.C. Staff Recent news reports of Asians in…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Processing Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Elizabeth A. Carter, Erwin Tan

May 8, 2020

Grief is the normal and natural reaction to a loss of all kinds, including job loss, illness or death. COVID-19,…
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Features

Patience & Patients: Who Was That Masked Man?

By P.C. Staff

May 8, 2020

Dr. Gene Dorio, who is president of the Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults and an assemblyman to the…
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Features

Poker Pro Wagers on Glutathione for Health

By P.C. Staff

May 8, 2020

Joe and Tomiko Nakano flank their son Yosh Nakano, a professional poker player who touts dietary supplement Cellgevity as a…
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Features

Pandemic Hits Utah Couple Hard

By P.C. Staff

May 8, 2020

Michael, Katie, Lori and Chuck Townsend. Chuck contracted COVID-19 in March. (Photo: Photo by Kathie Roman) Chuck and Lori Townsend…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: ‘You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means’

By David Inoue

May 8, 2020

As our family has been in lockdown, we have been watching a lot of movies. This week, we saw the…
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Asakawa

Nikkei Voice: Food for Thought — and Sheltering at Home

By Gil Asakawa

May 8, 2020

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to eat. I’m a foodie. I love restaurants (I’m opinionated about them,…
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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

By Bill Yoshino

May 8, 2020

Dear Editor, I loved Lillian Kimura. I loved her passion for pursuing social justice. As an ardent advocate of the Women’s Rights…
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JACL

JACL Extends Legacy Fund Grants Program Application Deadline

By P.C. Staff

May 8, 2020

Legacy Fund Grants Committee Co-Chairs Roberta Barton and Toshi Abe announced recently that the application deadline for the Legacy Fund…
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