Print Issue: 2021

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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Where to Start, But When Will This End?

By David Inoue

March 19, 2021

It has been a year since the Covid-19 pandemic first initiated increases in hatred toward Asian communities and individuals in…
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Community

Ga. Police Seek Motive in Attacks That Kill 8, 6 of Whom Were Asian Women

March 16, 2021

ATLANTA — A White gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area…
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Community

JACL Promotes Program Director and We’re Hiring!

By Gil Asakawa

March 12, 2021

JACL is pleased to announce the promotion of Phillip Ozaki to program director — membership and fund development. Ozaki has…
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National

Biden Condemns Violence Against Asian Americans in Address

By P.C. Staff

March 11, 2021

By P.C. Staff In his first national address since taking office, President Biden on Thursday included comments condemning the surge…
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Community

Eunice Sato, Former Long Beach Mayor, Dies at 99

By P.C. Staff

March 5, 2021

By P.C. Staff Eunice N. Sato, whose many accomplishments included serving as mayor of Long Beach, Calif., from 1980-82, being…
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National

Covid-19 Claims Lives of Three Asian American Journalists

By P.C. Staff

March 5, 2021

David Ibata, Corky Lee and Jimmy Lee succumb to the virus that has ravaged on for more than a year.…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: No Magic Bullet Exists to Stop Hate, But There Is a Growing Response

By Ron Wakabayashi

March 5, 2021

(Editor’s Note: The following, lightly edited, was originally posted by the author on his Facebook feed and is reprinted with…
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Asakawa

Nikkei Voice : Remembering Denver’s Chinatown Roots in the Midst of Renewed Anti-Asian Hate

By Gil Asakawa

March 5, 2021

Hate crimes against Asians are on the rise. Again. And this time, there’s a difference: The “mainstream” media, from newspapers…
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Community

MVBT Member Ellen Kamei Chosen as Mountain View Mayor

By Jon Kawamoto

March 5, 2021

She becomes the first Buddhist to lead the city. Her family has long ties with the temple and BCA. By…
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Features

Sansei Recount Their Awakenings to the Reality of the Japanese American Incarceration

By Ray Locker

March 5, 2021

Panelists participate in several events to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. By Ray Locker,…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Oh the Places You’ll Go (If You Don’t Do Anything to Get ‘Canceled’)

By David Inoue

March 5, 2021

On March 2, the 117th anniversary of Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday, the estate charged with preserving his legacy announced it…
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Community

GVJCI Features Multiday DOR

By P.C. Staff

March 5, 2021

The Feb. 27 closing event focuses on the ‘Campu’ podcast and an update on the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: AARP Expands Resources for Veteran and Military Family Caregivers With Release of New Financial Workbook

By Ron Mori

March 5, 2021

AARP and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced recently that the new Respite Relief Program for Military and Veteran Caregivers is…
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Community

Manzanar Committee Holds DOR Program

By P.C. Staff

March 5, 2021

The virtual event ties together national events that have occurred within the pandemic as well as a dialogue sparking hope…
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Incarceration & Redress

JACL Statement on Day of Remembrance

By P.C. Staff

February 19, 2021

[Editor’s note: The following statement was issued by JACL Executive Director David Inoue and Public Affairs VP Sarah Baker and…
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Features

The JA Community Brings Hope for Paul

By Athena Mari Asklipiadis

February 19, 2021

Paul Goodman’s journey to find a bone marrow donor has been well-documented in efforts to raise awareness for thousands of…
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