From The Executive Director: JACL Must Represent the Full Japanese American Experience
Among the resolutions to be debated at National Council this year during the JACL National Convention is one regarding a…
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From the Executive Director: Cultural Advocacy Is Also Key
By David InoueFood plays a significant part in our lives. Obviously, we need it to survive. The advent of celebrity chefs has…
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From the Executive Director: The Loyalty Question
By David InoueIn JACL’s formal statement for this year’s Day of Remembrance, we made the broad assertion, “We remember that Japanese Americans…
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From the Executive Director: A Building Block for the Future
By David InoueBy David Inoue, JACL Executive Director The completion of the 2018 National Convention in Philadelphia brought my first year as…
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From the Executive Director: Korematsu Repeal Repeats the Same Mistake
By David InoueBy David Inoue, JACL Executive Director [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t should have been a time of celebration. In the Supreme Court’s majority decision,…
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From the Executive Director: Time to Heal
By David InoueBy David Inoue, JACL Executive Director [dropcap]E[/dropcap]arlier this month, I attended the Tule Lake Pilgrimage as one of three that…
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From The Executive Director: Resistance and Reconciliation
By David InoueBy David Inoue, JACL Executive Director [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the rear-view mirror, one of the most…
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From the Executive Director: Convention 2018: Something for Everyone
By David InoueBy David Inoue, JACL Executive Director [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hy should I go to convention? It’s a valid question. Convention is expensive to…
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From the Executive Director: Three Strikes and You’re Out!
By David InoueAs a lifelong Cubs fan, the most exciting thing of the Major League Baseball offseason was the addition of Yu…