Hijacked
Interior shot of the department store in Callao, Peru, owned by the grandparents of Art Shibayama, circa 1931. Foreground is…
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Robert Handa, a Third-Generation Heart Mountain Descendant, Shows Pride in His JA Heritage
Robert Handa displays the pair of awards he received from the Associated Press Television and Radio Assn. One was the…
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Paying It Forward: Generosity and Giving in Honor of the Past
An official ceremony led by the mayor of Laval-sur-Vologne, Rene L’Homme, dedicated the memorial to Yohei Sagami. Hervé and Sylvie…
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The Value of Family Reunions
Sage advice on the power of reunions and their ability to reconnect families and maintain legacies for generations to come.…
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Executive Order 9066 at 75: Will the Japanese American Experience Trump a Repeat of History?
Talk of a blanket ban on the immigration of Muslims to the U.S. and the possible creation of a Muslim…
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Feelings Remembered and Not Forgotten
The Ikeda family opens up about their personal recollections of wartime incarceration in Canada — and the silence and stigmas…
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Story Trumps Tech, Says Densho’s Tom Ikeda
Tom Ikeda, executive director of Densho, speaks at JANM on Nov. 5. Photo: George Toshio Johnston By George Toshio Johnston,…
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Pearl Harbor Commemoration Honoring the Past and Inspiring the Future
The USS Arizona Memorial, in the foreground, with the USS Missouri in the background at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photo: Pearl…
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The Statue of Liberty Means Home: The Henry Y. Arao Story
Among his many service accolades, Henry Y. Arao was awarded the Army’s Distinguished Service Cross. Photo: Courtesy of Mas Hashimoto…
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Report on the Minidoka Civil Liberties Symposium
By Diana Morita Cole, Contributor “Mass Incarceration in the Land of the Free” was the theme of the 11th annual…
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Community, Continuity Live at Sawtelle Reunion IV
The photo dispay by Randy Sakamoto is perused by Sawtelle Reunion IV attendees. By George Toshio Johnston, Contributor The commercial…
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Addressing Yellowface in Opera, Theater and Film
British actor Christopher Lee, in yellowface makeup, played the fictional “Oriental” villain Fu Manchu in several movies. One JACL Philadelphia…
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Digital Storytelling Project Announces First Five Videos
Carolyn Hoover, left, and Karen Korematsu at the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism in Washington, D.C. Hoover interviewed the…
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Return to Manzanar 71 Years Later
Shizuko Fujioka, second from left, in front of the sign outside the Manzanar National Historic Site in California, with sons…
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Dave Roberts Talks Baseball, Life, Wine and Winning
Dave Roberts, rights, answers a question posed by moderator Scott Akasaki. The Los Angeles Dodgers head coach visits JANM in…
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A Promise to Aiden
By Marsha Aizumi I woke up on Sunday, and my heart broke into a million pieces. Filling the news was…
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Honoring the History of WWII Japanese American Soldiers
Members of Ted Fujioka’s family attended the Smithsonian Exhibition, including (Front row, from left) Kerry Cababa, Grace Kunitomi, Dale Kunitomi,…
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Spam the Miracle Ham
Celebrating more than 75 years on a plate, Spam has dominated the world and taken over our dinner plates. By…