Print Issue: 2024

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JACL National Convention Gets It Done

By P.C. Staff

July 26, 2024

The National Council passes resolutions, makes CBL changes and elects a new National Board in Philly. By P.C. Staff By…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything:Your Vote Matters

By Scott Tanaka

July 26, 2024

This past week, I had the opportunity to join many of you at this year’s JACL National Convention in Philadelphia!…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take :Coming Home, Celebration and Community Okaeri Matsuri

By Marsha Aizumi

July 26, 2024

On June 29, the Terasaki Budokan was a place of celebration, connecting with others and seeing faces of joy. It…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease An Attorney’s Perspective:Americans Are Living Longer

By Judd Matsunaga

July 26, 2024

I have two goals in life. My first goal is to live to be 100 years old. My second goal…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: Not the Lessons Expected From Convention

By David Inoue

July 26, 2024

As National Council drew to a close this year, there was a sense of calm that we had successfully navigated…
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JACL

Analysis: Harris Headlines Historic Presidential Town Hall

By George Toshio Johnston

July 26, 2024

Veep’s speech coincides with the JACL National Convention in Philadelphia. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor Let’s face it: On…
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Arts & Entertainment

No Joke —Coalition Pressures
Offending Comedian

By P.C. Staff

July 5, 2024

Netflix, Budweiser urged to stop rewarding slur-slinger Shane Gillis. By P.C. Staff (Editor’s note: A version of this story that…
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Community

Sacramento JACL Holds Japan Day Event

By P.C. Staff

July 5, 2024

The Sacramento JACL held a Japan Day event on June 23 that showcased cultural demonstrations including microwave mochi making by…
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Community

JWSCC, DTLA JACL Honor Five JA Women

By P.C. Staff

July 5, 2024

Kawasaki, Lew, Nagata, Nodohara and Shirota are spotlighted as JWSSC marks 120 years. By P.C. Staff Having marked its 120th…
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Arts & Entertainment

‘The Nakashima Process’

By Emily Murase

July 5, 2024

An archival image of George Nakashima with his daughter, Mira (Photo: Courtesy of the George Nakashima Foundation for Peace) A…
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Community

Japanese Hall Opens at Museum of the Plains

By Stephen W. Kay

July 5, 2024

The Gering, Neb., project is dedicated to the Japanese American community and its future generations. By Stephen W. Kay, Contributor…
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Community of Images’

By Rob Buscher

July 5, 2024

The special exhibition opens in Philadelphia amid the sudden closure of University of the Arts. By Rob Buscher,Contributor A special…
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Community

Sacramento JACL Awards Scholarship

By P.C. Staff

July 5, 2024

The chapter presents awards to five area students  for their outstanding achievements. The Sacramento JACL chapter held a scholarship awards…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: How Do We Find Our  Way in the Chaos?

By David Inoue

July 5, 2024

The past few weeks have been challenging for many of us as Americans. A series of sometimes baffling Supreme Court…
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Commentary & Opinions

Preserving Our Heritage: Support the Pacific Citizen

By Remy Kageyama

July 5, 2024

In our fast-paced world where cultures blend and personal stories often get lost in the noise, the importance of preserving…
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Incarceration & Redress

JACL Objects to BLM’s Lava Ridge Wind Farm FEIS

By P.C. Staff

June 21, 2024

Claim: Minidoka site’s ‘solemnity’ would be harmed despite halving of project’s size. By P.C. Staff In reaction to the Bureau…
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