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Manzanar Committee Announces 56th Annual Pilgrimage

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The 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage presentation of the camp flags (Photo: Charles James) The April 26 event will also feature…

Karl Nobuyuki Dies

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Sansei held national executive director title from 1977-80. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor Karl Nobuyuki (Photo: Facebook) Karl Katsu…

News Briefs

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Ex-Ohtani Interpreter Mizuhara Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $17 Million SANTA ANA, Calif. — Ippei Mizuhara has received a sentence of…

News Briefs

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Trump Inaugurated as 47th U.S. President On a day that American flags were still flying half-staff nationwide in mourning for…

Rafu Shimpo Cuts Back to Weekly Schedule

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121-year-old newspaper’s Muranaka, Miyasaki both resign on Nov. 1. By P.C. Staff In what may be the latest signal of…

Arts & Entertainment News

‘Removed by Force’ to Screen at 2 JACL Events

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The documentary “Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawaiʻi’s Japanese Americans During World II” will be screened at two Los…

Giddyup, ‘Tokyo Cowboy’ — It’s Worth the Ride

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Arata Iura plays Japanese salaryman Hideki Sakai in “Tokyo Cowboy,” a new independent film directed by Marc Marriott and co-starring…

JACLers Get a Preview of a Documentary About the Organization

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“League of Dreams” filmmaker Lane Nishikawa introduces the film at the recent JACL National Convention in Philadelphia. (Photo: Gil Asakawa)…

News Brief: ‘Shōgun’ Headed to Primetime Emmy Showdown With 25 Nominations

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Sept. 15 will be a big night for TV’s “Shōgun”: When the lineup for the 76th Annual Primetime Emmys were…

National News

JACL Retorts After Trump Deports

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Japanese American Citizens League: Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ‘Unlawful’ By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League today…

Army Restores 442nd Webpage

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Move comes after JACL expresses dismay at erasure of ‘heroic legacy.’ By P.C. Staff A day after the Japanese American…

JACL Wary of
Threats to Education Dept.

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Organization expresses alarm over reduction in force announcement. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League issued a statement today…

JACL Joins Lawsuit to Halt DOGE

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Suit Filed by Campaign Legal Center Also Representing OCA, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists By P.C. Staff The Japanese…

JACL Issues Statement on Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the U.S.

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By P.C. Staff Following President Trump’s March 1 executive order making English the official language of the United States and…

Ireichō Book Kicks Off National Tour

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The monument will be available to stamp as it makes its way across 
the nation. WASHINGTON — The Irei Project,…