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News Briefs

By P.C. Staff

August 28, 2026

Kara Chu Crowned 2026 Nisei Week Queen; Ai Kusayanagi Is First Princess Representing the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, Kara…
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Community

‘Preserving Incarceration Sites — Fifty Years of Healing’

By Gil Asakawa

August 28, 2026

The National Convention plenary session covered how preserving JA incarceration sites brought on 50 years of healing. By Gil Asakawa,…
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Commentary & Opinions

Reflections: Birthright Citizenship Is Not a Wartime Exception

By Larry Oda

August 28, 2026

I was born behind barbed wire to parents the United States classified as “enemy aliens” during World War II. Yet,…
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Features

Arakaki Sanguine Yet Guarded

By George Toshio Johnston

August 28, 2026

Sheldon Arakaki addresses the audience at the 2026 National JACL Convention’s Sayonara Gala, one of his first duties after being…
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JACL

Incredible Inspirations

By Allison Haramoto

August 28, 2026

Present at the 2026 JACL Chapter Awards Luncheon to celebrate recipients Calvin Kobayashi and the Washington, D.C., chapter are (from…
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Community

Minoru Yasui Featured in ‘Power of Words’

By P.C. Staff

August 28, 2026

His legacy is now featured in one of the signature installations at the new Obama Presidential Center Museum. PORTLAND —…
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Community

Masashi Goto Monument Rededicated in the Utah Mountains

By Floyd Mori

August 28, 2026

Three Utah JACL chapters participate in the memorial ceremony. By Floyd Mori It was a beautiful day in the mountains…
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Community

JANM Set to Reopen on Jan. 23

By JANM

August 28, 2026

Among the numerous improvements, the renovated Pavilion includes new galleries, improved exhibit spaces and a publicly accessible Hirasaki National Resource…
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Community

Honouliuli Hosts Inaugural Public Tour

By P.C. Staff

August 28, 2026

WAIPAHU, Hawaii — The Honouliuli National Historic Site recently welcomed visitors as part of its inaugural public tour, marking a…
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Commentary & Opinions

Legal Ease: Regain Your Youthful Glow!

By Judd Matsunaga

August 28, 2026

A lifetime ago, in the 1960s, my family would visit relatives on a regular basis. I can still remember on…
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JACL

Past Tense: Oda’s Historic Presidencies

By George Toshio Johnston

August 14, 2026

After 2nd 4-year stint, steadying hand leaves JACL with a stage set for revival. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor…
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News

Keeping Truman’s Promise Alive

By Robert H. Vokac

August 14, 2026

JAVA’s Seventh Annual Day of Affirmation ceremony honors the former president’s historic review of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. By…
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JACL

Arakaki Acts as JACL’s New Leader

By George Toshio Johnston

August 14, 2026

The 2026-28 JACL National Board and Executive Director Lilly Simmering. Pictured (seated, from left) are Carol Kawase, Sheldon Arakaki, Lilly…
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Community

News Briefs

August 14, 2026

Hot Fun in the Summertime Returns to Little Tokyo With 84th Nisei Week The annual Japanese cultural festival was set…
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JACL

‘JACL Is Change’

By Allison Haramoto

August 14, 2026

JACL’s Legal Counsel Ken Massey, Executive Director Lilly Simmering, National President Larry Oda and Secretary/Treasurer Jonathan Okamoto interact with delegates…
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Commentary & Opinions

From the Executive Director: JACL Does Not Need to Change Because It Is the Change

By Lilly Simmering

August 14, 2026

Throughout the executive director recruitment process, I often spoke about the research I conducted on JACL. The most common refrain…
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