Print Issue: 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

Janice Mirikitani, Poet, San Francisco Church Leader, Dies

By Associated Press

August 20, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Janice Mirikitani, a beloved San Francisco poet laureate who together with her husband ran the city’s…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: AARP Sounds Alarm on Covid Vaccination Rates for Nursing Home Staff

By Ron Mori

August 6, 2021

The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home Covid-19 Dashboard incorporates new data on vaccination rates among staff and residents, as…
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JACL

Young Professionals Caucus Hosts Debut Programming at JACL Convention

By JACL Young Professionals Caucus

August 6, 2021

Participants share their thoughts and reflections after hosting inaugural convention conversations. By Young Professionals Caucus At this year’s virtual JACL…
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Features

Bob Matsumoto Will Never Stop Asking, ‘What’s the Big Idea?’

By Lynda Lin Grigsby

August 6, 2021

“Remembrance,” shown behind Bob Matsumoto, is a symbol of the loss of freedom and dignity of the Japanese American community.…
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Community

NY/SC Panel Explores the Roots of Healing

By P.C. Staff

August 6, 2021

Matsumoto mulls the modern muddled mess of mindfulness. By P.C. Staff Can something once confined to an ethnic culture that…
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Community

Preservation of Historic Harada House in Riverside Ensured With State Support

August 6, 2021

A $7 million state budget allocation will help restore the National Historic Landmark. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A $7 million state…
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Community

House Passes Amache National Historic Site Bill

August 6, 2021

The bill, which has strong bipartisan support, now heads to the Senate in its quest to make Amache part of…
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Asakawa

A Pronunciation Guide for Japanese Words Including panko, udon, sake, anime and karaoke

By Gil Asakawa

August 6, 2021

I originally wrote this article as a blog post in 2009, and it’s been the most popular post on my…
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National

Olympic Volunteers Strive to Tell Their Earthquake Stories

By Associated Press

August 6, 2021

RIFU, Japan (AP) — Atsuhi Muramatsu’s handmade flyers are the size of a business card, written in several languages. “Welcome…
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Community

P.C. Reveals Duckworth Book Drawing Winner

August 6, 2021

Contained in the article “Memoir Illuminates Duckworth’s Tragedies, Triumphs” (Pacific Citizen, May 21-June 4, 2021, issue) was a note that…
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Commentary & Opinions

Redefining Infrastructure for a Changing World

By David Inoue

August 6, 2021

I remember in grade school history classes learning about the New Deal and how many of our modern road systems…
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Community

JACL Welcomes New Daniel K. Inouye Fellow Alex Shinkawa

By JACL National

August 6, 2021

By JACL National JACL is excited to welcome Alex Shinkawa as the new Daniel K. Inouye Fellow. Shinkawa, a resident…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease An Attorney’s Perspective: HOW TO BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT

By Judd Matsunaga

July 23, 2021

Summer is here. Are you ready for the next heatwave? According to the Climate Science Special Report, not only have…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Now It Is Time to Act

By David Inoue

July 23, 2021

It was a long time coming, nearly five hours to be exact. We knew things wouldn’t be easy conducting convention…
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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

By Gerald Yamada

July 23, 2021

Dear Editor, Setting the Record Straight: JACL Hypocrisy? In the Pacific Citizen issue No. 3390 (P.C., July 2-22, 2021, issue),…
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Incarceration & Redress

JACL Announces the Launch of the Centennial Education Fund Campaign

By JACL National

July 16, 2021

[Editor’s note: The following statement was issued by JACL Executive Director David Inoue and VP Planning and Development David Lin…
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