Print Issue: 2024

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Commentary & Opinions

Letter to the Editor

By Gerald Yamada

June 7, 2024

Dear Editor, A letter in P.C. issue 3453 (May 24-June 6, 2024) asks JACL to fulfill the obligations created by…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: The Pacific Citizen Needs Your Support!

By Ron Kuramoto

June 7, 2024

Throughout the United States, the month of May has been widely recognized as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This…
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In-Depth

Biden Takes Stage at ‘Asian Prom’

By Gil Asakawa

May 24, 2024

POTUS name checks Mineta as APAICS celebrates its 30th anniversary. By Gil Asakawa, P.C. Contributor WASHINGTON — Prom is a…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Fulfilling the Dreams of AAPI Veterans

By Tom Wagenlander

May 24, 2024

Wish of a Lifetime from AARP grants life-changing wishes to older adults. With May being both AAPI Heritage Month and…
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Features

School Is Renamed for Harada Family

By George Toshio Johnston

May 24, 2024

The Riverside Unified School District honors Issei immigrants and their descendants. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor This fall when…
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National

News Briefs

By P.C. Staff

May 24, 2024

East West Players Announces Lily Tung Crystal as New Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal will become the next artistic director…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Light in the Presence of Darkness

By Marsha Aizumi

May 24, 2024

Tonight, I was stopped in the hall of my condominium complex by a neighbor. We do not know each other…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal-Ease: An Attorney’s Perspective — Old and Senile?

By Judd Matsunaga

May 24, 2024

If you’re lucky enough, you’ll live a long life and grow old. Getting old is not an option. If you…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: An Asian American Heritage Month for Americans Only?

By David Inoue

May 24, 2024

In somewhat of a surprise, the Senate brought back the topic of immigration reform resurrecting the bipartisan immigration bill that…
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Commentary & Opinions

Letters to the Editor

By Nancy Kyoko Oda, Yukio Kawaratani

May 24, 2024

Dear Editor, The JACL has unfairly led the JA community to stigmatize and thereby harm Tule Lake Resisters for all…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: Spring Campaign and Why the P.C. Matters

By Rob Buscher

May 24, 2024

The P.C.’s Spring Campaign is now underway with a fundraising goal of $25,000 to support the general operations of our…
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Arts & Entertainment

New Book Gives Guidance on College Gauntlet

By Alan Oda

May 24, 2024

Author Anna Esaki-Smith provides another meaning to ‘the old college try’ trope. By Alan Oda, P.C. Contributor Trying to find…
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National

A Proclamation on AANHPI Heritage Month 2024

By Joseph R. Biden Jr.

May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON — This month, we celebrate the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, whose ingenuity, grit and perseverance…
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JACL

JACL National Board Faces Difficult Decisions ahead of July Confab

By P.C. Staff

May 10, 2024

A sizable budget deficit and calls for a statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict chief among issues facing the organization. By…
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Ten Times Better’ Spotlights Forgotten Star

By Gil Asakawa

May 10, 2024

George Lee, circa the early 1950s, shows off his athleticism and flexibility for a divertissement called “Tea” that was part…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Tech Dialogues: Basics of the Cloud

By Ryan Kawamoto

May 10, 2024

Summer memories like visiting family, soaking up the sun or dancing at upcoming Obon festivals can be wonderful moments to…
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