Print Issue: 2023

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Peace on Your Wings’:
Hawaii to L.A. to Hiroshima

By P.C. Staff

December 15, 2023

A moving musical adaptation conveys the story of Sadako Sasaki. By P.C. Staff The story of diarist Anne Frank’s untimely…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease/An Attorney’s Perspective: Great Gift Ideas for Seniors

By Judd Matsunaga

December 15, 2023

I was delighted to receive an email from Executive Editor Allison Haramoto stating that this year’s theme for Pacific Citizen’s…
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Community

NY/SC: Connecting Across the Country

December 15, 2023

Prompt: What have you worked on and accomplished in 2023? Mika Chan (She/Her), National Youth Chair, and Claire Inouye (She/Her),…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: AARP’s connect2affect

By Scott Tanaka

December 15, 2023

The end of the year brings about gatherings with family and friends, work parties and for my local JACL chapter,…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Celebrating Connections

By David Inoue

December 15, 2023

Our holiday and annual giving theme always looks for a positive, celebratory and fun theme to bring our JACL community…
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Community

Asian Hall of Fame Holds 19th Ceremony in Los Angeles

By P.C. Staff

December 15, 2023

Asian Americans, Asians are honored for their achievements and contributions to society. By P.C. Staff In its second iteration since…
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Arts & Entertainment

A Song for You

By Lynda Lin Grigsby

November 17, 2023

With ‘Omoiyari,’ Kishi Bashi gives a soundtrack to the incarceration experience and raises the question: Is there such a thing…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Planning for Retirement

By JR Fujita

November 17, 2023

Perhaps you’ve worked 30-50 years and are thinking about retiring soon — or maybe, like me, you’re looking to retire…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Inspiration in D.C.

By Marsha Aizumi

November 17, 2023

Last month, I was so fortunate to be in Washington, D.C., attending the PFLAG National Convention. PFLAG is the first…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease/An Attorney’s Perspective: Time to Get Out of the Market?

By Judd Matsunaga

November 17, 2023

If you’re a senior, most likely you have done it. With the price of everything going up, many of you…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Cheaters Never Win — or Do They?

By David Inoue

November 17, 2023

As anyone knows me, I love to refer to the Houston baseball team as the Asterisks due to their widespread…
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JACL

National Board Puts Legacy Fund Under Microscope

By P.C. Staff

November 17, 2023

Feedback from statement on 6-year-old’s slaying also gets scrutiny. By P.C. Staff SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese American Citizens League…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: David Akira Itami — A Kibei Tragedy

By Beverley Driver Eddy

November 3, 2023

Itami is pictured (back row, third from left) with members of the Operational Intelligence Section at Camp Ritchie. Bringing to…
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Arts & Entertainment

Arizona Animator Draws on Family Lore for Project

By P.C. Staff

November 3, 2023

An image from “Purple Heart for Effect” depicting Masatsugu Uyeda as a member of the 442nd Regiment during WWII. (Image:…
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Community

GFBNEC Rolls Dice on Its Future

By P.C. Staff

November 3, 2023

In the foreground (from left) are Tokuji Yoshihashi (100th Battalion), Yoshio Nakamura (442nd) and Ed Nakamura (MIS). The trio of…
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Features

Norio’s Story

By Jao’Torey Johnson

November 3, 2023

Norio Uyematsu stands in front of a U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture. On…
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