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Mananzar Committee Announces Legacy Award Recipient

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Ron Wakabayashi to be recognized as Manzanar Pilgrimage pioneer on April 27.  Ron Wakabayashi, former regional director, Department of Justice…

SoCal JACL Chapters Install 2024 Officers, Board Members

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San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, Riverside chapters usher in the Year of the Dragon. By P.C. Staff “Aware of the…

Utah Judicial Giant Raymond Uno Has Died at 93

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Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. By P.C. Staff Raymond S. Uno…

Ventura County JACL Annual Installation to Set for Jan. 28

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Luncheon will feature California Strawberry Festival Chair Dean Kato. Dean Kato, chair, California Strawberry Festival The Ventura County Chapter of…

NY/SC: Connecting Across the Country

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The NY/SC at the Youth Mixer it hosted at July’s National Convention (Photo: Courtesy of the NY/SC) Prompt: What have…

Arts & Entertainment News

Tadaima Virtual Pilgrimage Returns

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An online film festival, running from Oct. 1-28, aims to foster connection, awareness and understanding within our diverse community. By…

‘Omoiyari’: A Search for Modern Harmony From Past Dissonance

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Documentary tracks musician Kishi Bashi’s journey to understand an inherited history. By Gil Asakawa, Contributor Kaoru Ishibashi is a musician…

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominates at SAG Awards

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(AP) The unlikely awards season juggernaut “Everything Everywhere All at Once” marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on…

‘Momentous’: Asian Americans Laud Anna Mae Wong’s U.S. Quarter

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(AP) More than 60 years after Anna Mae Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on…

National News

NPS Welcomes Amache as National Historic Site

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It's official: Camp Amache in February received status as an national historic site and will now be under the jurisdiction…

Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Charged With Stealing $16 Million

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Days after a massive mural featuring the superstar is dedicated in Little Tokyo, his former interpreter faces federal charges. (AP)…

JACL Nominations Committee Seeking Candidates for National Board of Directors

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PHILADELPHIA — The National JACL Nominations Committee is seeking members who are interested in running for a seat on the…

National Board Puts Legacy Fund Under Microscope

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Feedback from statement on 6-year-old’s slaying also gets scrutiny. By P.C. Staff SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese American Citizens League…

JACL, Other AAPI Orgs Decry Muslim Boy’s Slaying

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The Oct. 14 Chicago-area stabbings of a boy and his mother that resulted in the boy’s death and critical injuries…

‘Our Promise’: JANM’s $65 Mil Moonshot

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An artist’s rendition of how the renovated entrance to JANM might look after renovations are completed in 2026. (Photo: Courtesy…