Print Issue: 2022

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A Mother’s Take: The Importance of Being Seen

By Marsha Aizumi

October 21, 2022

I am an activist mother because I want those in our LGBTQ+ community to be seen, heard and understood. I…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: Repeal or Repeat: The Rallying Cry to Repeal the Xenophobic Law Used to Incarcerate Japanese During WWII

By Austin Hideo Eng

October 21, 2022

By Austin Hideo Eng As we mark the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, most of us have forgotten that…
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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

October 21, 2022

Dear Editor, In a recent commentary (Pacific Citizen, Sept. 9-22), David Inoue wrote that the Wakasa Monument, in spirit, “belongs”…
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National

Japan Eager to Welcome Tourists From Abroad Amid Cheap Yen

By Associated Press

October 21, 2022

TOKYO (AP) — It’s hard to tell from his serious demeanor, but Akky International Corp. Chief Executive Hideyuki Abe can…
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Community

George and Sakaye Aratani ‘Community Advancement Research Endowment’ Award Applications Now Open

By P.C. Staff

October 7, 2022

UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center is pleased to announce that the 2022-23 Aratani CARE Award applications are now being accepted…
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Community

Utah Farming Community Commemorates Its 80th Anniversary

By May Kitagawa

October 7, 2022

Family and friends of the self-evacuation colony of Keetley, Utah, gathered recently for an 80th anniversary reunion. The Keetley Farm…
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Community

JANM Hosts Meet and Greet With New Densho Executive Director

By Ashley Bucher

October 7, 2022

The town hall-style event welcomes Naomi Ostwald-Kawamura while sending well wishes to retiring founder Tom Ikeda. By Ashley Bucher, JACL…
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Features

This Book Is Ready to Console Your Soul

By Lynda Lin Grigsby

October 7, 2022

Barbara Takei makes her mark in the Ireichō honoring her mother and grandmother with Rev. Duncan Williams looking on. (Photo:…
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Incarceration & Redress

Japanese Americans Revisit Redress to Reparations Task Force

By P.C. Staff

October 7, 2022

Trio give background, perspective in a bid to inform African American reparations. By P.C. Staff According to the Office of…
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Community

AADAP Pauses to Reflect as Mission Continues

By P.C. Staff

October 7, 2022

Drug counseling nonprofit marks its 50th year as drugs still kill teens. By P.C. Staff Past and present collided in…
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Commentary & Opinions

Fellows Corner: We Must Do More to Mend Our Country’s Broken Immigration System

By Bridget Keaveney

October 7, 2022

By Bridget Keaveney, JACL Norman Y. Mineta Policy Fellow So, how was it? How was the trip?” My mind goes…
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Arts & Entertainment

University of Utah Honors Ted Nagata

By Floyd Mori

October 7, 2022

The well-known graphic artist was honored with the College of Fine Arts’ Legacy Award. By Floyd Mori Longtime Salt Lake…
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Arts & Entertainment

Paul Goodman’s Reel Life Triumph

By George Toshio Johnston

September 22, 2022

This family photo that appears in the background in “No No Girl” was, according to director Paul Goodman, a “proud…
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Community

Densho Announces New Executive Director

By P.C. Staff

September 22, 2022

Naomi Ostwald-Kawamura will take over the reins from Tom Ikeda, founding executive director. SEATTLE — Longtime educator, scholar and nonprofit…
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Community

Preserving a Proud Legacy for All to See

By Job Vigil

September 22, 2022

Takeshi Okamoto to be featured in a new museum exhibit on the history of Japanese Americans in Lincoln County, Neb.…
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Community

A Century of Nisei Fishing

By Emily Murase

September 22, 2022

For more than 100 years, the San Francisco Fishing Club has been providing a deep connection to the community through…
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