From the Executive Director: Is There No Accountability?
We have all heard the cries about the threat of misinformation and disinformation gone rampant. But exactly what is meant…
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From the Executive Director: ‘When I Needed You’
By David InoueGrowing up in the 1980s, as any JACL staff who has had the misfortune of riding in the car when…
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From the Executive Director: Faster, Higher, Stronger?
By David InoueIt was interesting watching the Olympics split between the first half while in the United States and the second half…
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From the Executive Director: Not the Lessons Expected From Convention
By David InoueAs National Council drew to a close this year, there was a sense of calm that we had successfully navigated…
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From the Executive Director: How Do We Find Our Way in the Chaos?
By David InoueThe past few weeks have been challenging for many of us as Americans. A series of sometimes baffling Supreme Court…
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From the Executive Director: Looking Into the Future, the 2024 Convention and Beyond
We’re coming up not only on convention, but also on the first of two presidential debates. The political parties have…
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From the Executive Director: An Asian American Heritage Month for Americans Only?
By David InoueIn somewhat of a surprise, the Senate brought back the topic of immigration reform resurrecting the bipartisan immigration bill that…
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From the Executive Director: See You in Philly!
By David InoueFour years ago, we were in the midst of a worldwide pandemic but also planning for the 2024 elections. Already…
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From the Executive Director: Protest Is as Normal a Part of College as Instant Ramen
By David InoueIn the past year as my kids have taken a liking to Shin Ramyun and Cup Noodles, we have more…
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From the Executive Director: Celebrating Women, Celebrating Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi
March was officially Women’s History Month. Among the celebrations that took place was the release of the Patsy Takemoto Mink…
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From the Executive Director: All Americans Should Have Access to Affordable Internet Service
By David InoueAs we all know, one of the impacts of Covid was the rise in awareness of the importance of internet…
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From the Executive Director: I Watched Shane Gillis on ‘SNL’ So You Don’t Have to
By David InoueIt has been five years since “Saturday Night Live” made headlines for the addition of Bowen Yang as the first…
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From the Executive Director: It’s Not Always a Big Game
By David InoueOnce a year, it seems even the casual observer who never follows sports otherwise suddenly wants to watch “The Game.”…
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From the Executive Director: Celebrating Connections
By David InoueOur holiday and annual giving theme always looks for a positive, celebratory and fun theme to bring our JACL community…
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From the Executive Director: Cheaters Never Win — or Do They?
By David InoueAs anyone knows me, I love to refer to the Houston baseball team as the Asterisks due to their widespread…
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From the Executive Director: What Can We Say?
By David InoueJACL has had a policy of nonengagement on international issues, particularly issues pertaining to Japan and Israel. The former likely…
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From the Executive Director: Winning the Battle, But Losing the War
By David InoueIt’s the time of year we recognize the achievements of our annual national scholarship winners. This year was as competitive…
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From the Executive Director: Never Forget?
By David InoueIt has now been 22 years since the Sept. 11 attacks horrified and then brought together what was then a…