Print Issue: 2023

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Community

Buddhahead Breakfast Club:
Pancakes, Eggs and Camaraderie

By P.C. Staff

November 3, 2023

Monthly meeting serves hearty helping of friendship, fellowship and nostalgia. By P.C. Staff On a recent Friday morning at King’s…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Veterans Advocacy Project

By Scott Tanaka

November 3, 2023

In honor of Veterans Day, I wanted to share about AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly and its Veterans Advocacy…
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Incarceration & Redress

JACSC Names Rob Buscher as Executive Director

November 3, 2023

The Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium has appointed Rob Buscher as the new executive director of the JACSC. “We have…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: October Is Cybersecurity Month

By JR Fujita

October 20, 2023

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and a time when AARP joins federal law enforcement and other partners to urge consumers…
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Arts & Entertainment

Nikkei View: Interpreting ‘Lost in Translation’ 20 Years Later

By Gil Asakawa

October 20, 2023

I get it. I understand. Traveling to someplace you’ve never been, where the culture and language is foreign to you,…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: The 3 ‘Fs’ = Feel, Felt, Found

By Marsha Aizumi

October 20, 2023

In a seminar, many years ago, I heard this concept. It has been a very effective way to handle a…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective: The Trouble With Falls

By Judd Matsunaga

October 20, 2023

Did you know that FALLS are the leading cause of accidental death in older adults? Every 15 minutes, an older…
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Community

San Diego JACL Gala Spotlights Women

By P.C. Staff

October 20, 2023

Pictured (from left) are Caroline Winn, Dr. Li-Rong “Lilly” Cheng, Lee Ann Kim, Jerrilyn Takada Malana and Wendy Urushima-Conn. (Photo:…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: What Can We Say?

By David Inoue

October 20, 2023

JACL has had a policy of nonengagement on international issues, particularly issues pertaining to Japan and Israel. The former likely…
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Features

Voices in the Wall

By Lynda Lin Grigsby

October 6, 2023

This contemporary image of the F.M. Hall building at 2700 Larimer Street in Denver shows the former site of the…
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Community

NJAHS Launches National Photo Campaign to Honor Nisei Veterans of the MIS

October 6, 2023

MIS families are urged to submit photos of their veterans to help fill a missing chapter in WWII history. SAN…
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Arts & Entertainment

Tadaima Virtual Pilgrimage Returns

By Rob Buscher

October 6, 2023

An online film festival, running from Oct. 1-28, aims to foster connection, awareness and understanding within our diverse community. By…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Making Sense of Saving Dollars and Cents

By JR Fujita

October 6, 2023

Rising costs for everyday purchases seem to be the norm these days — making it more difficult to save money,…
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Omoiyari’: A Search for Modern Harmony From Past Dissonance

By Gil Asakawa

October 6, 2023

Documentary tracks musician Kishi Bashi’s journey to understand an inherited history. By Gil Asakawa, Contributor Kaoru Ishibashi is a musician…
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Obituaries

Scientist Sam Araki Dies at 92

By P.C. Staff

September 22, 2023

Former president of Lockheed Missiles & Space Sam Araki of Saratonga, Calif., died Aug. 22. He was 92. Born Minoru…
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Obituaries

Minoru Tonai Dies at 94

By P.C. Staff

September 22, 2023

Nisei was a longtime leader in L.A.’s Japanese American community. Minoru Tonai of Woodland Hills, Calif., died on Sept. 4.…
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