Exhibition Debuts in New Mexico
Roger Shimomura’s “American Infamy #3,” 2008, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 96 in. Courtesy of Kathryn Minette and Stan Biderman…
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Mourning Towers Fallen
The Twin Towers that once defined the New York City skyline were destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001. Three individuals who…
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Sixty-Three Years Later, JACL Still Marches
Members of various AAPI organizations hold signs in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Pictured (front row, from left) are Lou…
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Restoring a Legacy
An interior view of the restored Nisei War Memorial Community Center (Photos: Courtesy of the Sacramento JACL) Sacramento JACL completes the…
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Japanese American U.S. Population Interactive Map
Where do Japanese Americans live today? The Pacific Citizen’s new interactive map uses 2020-24 Census Bureau data to show the…
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JACL Slams Podcast
Tim Pool, upper left, is the namesake of the “Timcast IRL” podcast. Participating in the Aug. 14 episode were, clockwise,…
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Arakaki Sanguine Yet Guarded
Sheldon Arakaki addresses the audience at the 2026 National JACL Convention’s Sayonara Gala, one of his first duties after being…
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Incredible Inspirations
Present at the 2026 JACL Chapter Awards Luncheon to celebrate recipients Calvin Kobayashi and the Washington, D.C., chapter are (from…
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Keeping Truman’s Promise Alive
JAVA’s Seventh Annual Day of Affirmation ceremony honors the former president’s historic review of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. By…
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Arakaki Acts as JACL’s New Leader
The 2026-28 JACL National Board and Executive Director Lilly Simmering. Pictured (seated, from left) are Carol Kawase, Sheldon Arakaki, Lilly…
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‘JACL Is Change’
JACL’s Legal Counsel Ken Massey, Executive Director Lilly Simmering, National President Larry Oda and Secretary/Treasurer Jonathan Okamoto interact with delegates…
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Simmering Presents Priorities
JACL Executive Director Lilly Simmering (Photos: George Toshio Johnston) JACL’s ED lays out a lofty game plan during a breakfast…
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Angel Island’s Ghosts Echo in Today’s Battle Over the Alien Enemies Act
Tour guide Grant Din (second from left) with (from far left) Naoko Fujii and JACL youth Kiyone Tanaka-Gacayan, Mayu Alketar-Okazaki,…
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The Future of Asian American Studies Arrives
The multimedia textbook ‘Foundations and Futures’ brings college-level curricula to all. By George Toshio Johnston, P.C. Senior Editor ‘There is nothing…
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From Walls to Wearables
Robert Vargas (left) and Edward James Olmos at the Japangeles store wearing custom jackets by Kuroyanagi (Photo: Hiroshi Kuroyanagi) …
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Growing ‘Tiny Tokyo’
A mixed-use site with residences, a Japanese grocer and a Buddhist temple, Sakura Square is the hub of Denver’s Japanese…
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‘The Shokudo’ Returns
The Shokudo team of (from left) Luke Uyeda, Jon Kenzo Okeya and Michael Murata began filming their cooking videos during…
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A Prized Possession
Three-hundred-and-fifty Tohrei Gakuen freshmen and sophomore junior high school students were present for the 1936 yearbook donation presentation and 90-minute…