Podcasts Recount WWII JA Incarceration
MN NOW’s six-part podcast “Burn Order” explores the parallels between today and last century’s mass incarceration of ethnic Japanese, including…
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With New Mural,
Torrance Says ‘Play Ball!’The latest Robert Vargas mural featuring members of the Los Angeles Dodgers was unveiled on the DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance…
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Inside the Outside In Theatre
The Outside In Theatre is located in Highland Park, Calif. (Photo: Athena Asklipadis) Co-founded by Tamlyn Tomita and Daniel Blinkoff,…
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Day of Remembrance 2026
A folded crane with the words “End Racism” and “Stop Asian Hate” on display during the S.F. DOR observance event…
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Kakehashi Is More Than a Bridge: Part II
Kakehashi participants (from left) Jillian Stineman, Nanami Lillie, Megan Arakaki, Stella Saame and Annika Tamaki pose at the statue of…
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Kakehashi Is More Than a Bridge
Kakehashi participant Nicole Saito stayed at the Morii family ryokan in Yuki Town. (Photo: Courtesy of Nicole Saito) One participant…
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From Coronado to Santa Fe
The stone memorial (Photos: Courtesy of Dan Mayeda) A JACLer traces the path of his ‘enemy alien’ grandfather. By Dan…
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Expert Re-Revisits Immigration
Hiroshi Motomura, the UCLA School of Law’s Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law, displays his new book “Borders and…
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JACL Faces Its Hardest Question Yet
Bacon Sakatani (front row, center, dressed in a white jacket) is pictured here as a member of the Heart Mountain…
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A Family Connection
Pictured at the 2025 JACL National Convention (from left) are Brian Shimomura, Floyd Shimomura, EDC Gov. Paul Uyehara and National…
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Japanese Americans
Still Love Bowling After
Decades of Organized LeaguesBruce Sunada in action on the lanes. (Photos: Courtesy of Gil Asakawa) By Gil Asakawa, P.C. Contributor Japanese Americans love bowling.…
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JOC Is the Go-to Site for Japanese Food . . . and More
Namiko Hirasawa Chen has been sharing and creating “foolproof Japanese home-cooked” recipes for people around the world for the past…
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The Final, Final Journey of Haruo Inai
1st Lt. Jake Hearen hands Sonoe Inai a folded American flag to honor her late husband, 100th Battalion veteran Haruo…
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Sitting Bull Would Have Been a Renunciant
A ceremonial podium in front of the second memorial wall, containing a unified timeline of Native American and Japanese American…
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‘The Great American
Gunshow’ RevisitedMakoto Hirano uses miniature objects to recall specific details related to each of the 50 interviewees. (Photos: Johanna Austin) Lead…
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‘Cruising J-Town’
“Cruising J-Town” commemorates 110 years of participation in and contributions to California’s car culture by members of the Japanese American…
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Peace Begins With Us
Three children pray at the Cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Park on Aug. 12, 80 years after the bombing of Hiroshima…
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Imagine No Alien Enemies Act
“Never Again: The Fight to Repeal the Alien Enemies Act” plenary panelists Naoko Fujii and Mike Honda (Photo: George Toshio…