Pacific Citizen Columnists
In July, the JACL returns to Salt Lake City for its convention. It's a historic return, one which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act.
Kimitsu is a slow city.
I live in a neighborhood of Kimitsu that seems to be composed solely of old people. They are old people mostly tending rice farms and vegetable plots. Growing vegetables, I imagine, is something that cannot be rushed.
For the Nikkei over the Fourth of July holidays in Denver, Colorado, the question was - "Whose America? Who's American?," the theme of JANM's conference.
Recently, my cousin (and roommate) and I were having a debate about opposites. The debate hinged on the premise of relative versus absolute.
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