From the Executive Director: Education Opens Doors — Hold Them Open
Education is deeply valued in Asian American communities. How many of us have bonded over jokes about just how much…
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From the Executive Director: Twenty-Five Years of Remembrance
This year, our nation marks 25 years since the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, which took the lives of…
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From the Executive Director: JACL Does Not Need to Change Because It Is the Change
Throughout the executive director recruitment process, I often spoke about the research I conducted on JACL. The most common refrain…
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From the Executive Director: ‘Reigniting our Purpose and Mission’
This year’s JACL National Convention will take place at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel from July 28- Aug. 2. Our…
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From the Executive Director: Let Us Not Forget What Americans Are Capable Of
This year is significant for the United States. Not only is the nation celebrating its 250th birthday, but it is…
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From the Executive Director: Painful Changes to Preserve JACL
By David InoueAs we entered 2025, we realized we needed to address a significant and increasingly regular gap in our budget. It…
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From the Executive Director: ‘Voices in Unity’
By David InoueIt’s almost cliché now for JACL conventions. You can almost count on seeing the words “unity” or “community” someplace in…
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From the Executive Director: Why Reparations Matters Now
By David InoueThis past week was a historic rally in support of national reparations. While the mood at the rally was one…
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From the Executive Director: Not Just One Month to Remember Our Heritage
By David InoueThe month of May has long come to be a time to celebrate our Asian and, more recently, our Native…
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From the Executive Director: In the Room Where It Happens
By David InoueIn case you aren’t familiar with being “In the room where it happens,” I must say you are even more…
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From the Executive Director: Another Page From Our History Living in the Present
By David InoueThis past January, a long-overdue oversight was partially rectified. Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi was recognized by President Joseph Biden with the…
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From the Executive Director: Reality Bites
By David InoueIf you’re not familiar with the movie “Reality Bites,” it was a mostly forgettable movie set in the early to…
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From the Executive Director: The Law Doesn’t Always State the Obvious
By David InoueThis past month, many of us across the country and even around the world observed a Day of Remembrance to…
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From the Executive Director: You Still Have Power to Make a Difference
By David InoueWe are just over three weeks into the second Trump administration, and many seem overwhelmed by the flood of executive…
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From the Executive Director: Why JACL?
By David InoueIt’s the end of the year when every charity is seeking your support. My mailbox is full of end-of-year appeals…
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From the Executive Director: We All Share the Feeling of Fear Now
By David InoueFor many people, approximately half the voting population, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, was an incredibly traumatic experience. President-elect Donald Trump…
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From the Executive Director: Love Your Neighbor
By David InoueIt’s been a pretty hateful few weeks from the news cycle. Constant messages against immigrants, whether it be the anti-Haitian…
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From the Executive Director: Colleges and Affirmative Action, Not Quite the Results We Expected
By David InoueFor most students, the school year is well underway, with some already preparing for their first sets of exams. For…