SLC Confab: JACL Apologizes
to All Tule Lake Incarcerees
The JACL National Council votes in favor of adopting an amended version of Resolution 3 at the 50th National JACL…
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SLC Confab: JACL Apologizes
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Heart Mountain Revisited
Alan Simpson and Norman Mineta meet with former NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw (right) for an interview for a story that…
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Akashi-Kama
Red weave Noragi from Akashi-Kama. Kakehashi Project alum Alec Nakashima designs his new sustainable clothing collection with direct inspiration from…
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Olympics: Kokumai Is U.S. Karate’s Best Hope to Not Leave Empty-Handed
Sakura Kokumai displays her prowess as a world-class karate kata competitor. (Photo: Xavier Servolle) The L.A. County-based karateka presses the…
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L.A. Life: Part III
The Kingi family, from left: Elaine, Robert, Kim, Ronnie, Ricky and Rick. (Photo: Athena Mari Asklipiadis) Kingi’s Kajukenbo: A multigenerational,…
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L.A. Life: Part II
Tak Kikuchi (bottom right), Dennis Kikuchi (top right) and staff. (Photo: Courtesy of Tak Kikuchi) Taks’s: From hashbrowns to hardware,…
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Preserving Salt Lake City’s Historic Japantown
Intermountain Buddhist Church cabinet members, circa 1935, in Salt Lake City. Community efforts are needed to help keep Japantown Street…
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Welcome to the ‘Crossroads of the West’
Salt Lake City, home to the Salt Lake Temple, will host the 2019 JACL National Convention. Salt Lake City, home…
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Living in South L.A. Today as a Japanese American
Tak’s Hardware on Jefferson Boulevard in South Los Angeles is a vestige of a once-vibrant Japanese American community that resided…
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MIS, 442nd Double–Play Coming to Los Angeles
George Takei and Rachel Michiko Whitney co-star in “American,” which is part of a double-bill with “Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo…
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The Manzanar Pilgrimage: A Sacred Event
Michelle Miyatake Kuruma assists Shinto priest Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki during the interfaith ceremony at the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimmage, held…
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Norman Mineta’s Legacy Chronicled on PBS
Norman Mineta is the subject of a documentary that chronicles his remarkable life and achievements. (Photo: Jackie Lovato) The documentary…
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Three Rising Suns in Salt Lake City
A group photo from the 88th and 60th birthday celebrations of Dr. William Higuchi and Shirley Ann Higuchi, respectively, at…
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Being Buddhist Before Buddhism Was Cool
Duncan Ryūken Williams points to a photograph of Rev. Shinjo Nagatomi conducting a Buddhist service at Manzanar during World War…
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Did You Know? Everything About JA History in Utah
Salt Lake City’s Japanese Church of Christ Red Cross volunteers are pictured in 1923. (Photo: Courtesy of the JCC) Set…
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Not All Bridges Are Created Equally
View from the scenic train in Aizu. (Photo: Rob Buscher) Having just returned from Japan as a chaperone for Kakehashi…
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A Success Made in Anaheim
AUHSD Superintendent Michael Matsuda in his office. On display on the wall is his mother’s Anaheim High School graduation photo,…
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Mystery No-No More: New Book Explores John Okada’s Life, Lost Works
Co-editor Frank Abe, left, holds up an older copy of John Okada’s seminal novel “No-No Boy” during the Feb. 2…