Pacific Citizen Columnists
For the past seven years, we've been a nation that has been governed by fear, reminded constantly by our leadership that we live with the threat of terrorism and terrorists among us, a fact exacerbated by our unprecedented pre-emptive war policy.
As I write this, it is the eve of Election Day.
"Not that I am old enough to say this," I said to my boyfriend, "but isn't this one of the wackiest election seasons in recent history?"
WITH SO MUCH political play about Alaska the past several months, plus getting a photograph with Japanese characters inscribed on a wooden pole at the cemetery in Skagway for, no doubt, a sourdough who died sometime in 1900, invites us to spin some tales of Issei pioneers of Alaska. The photo came from Mas and Marcia Hashimoto of Watsonville after their recent cruise to Alaska.
Hello, my name is Peter and I do not own a car.
Okay, living in Manhattan, maybe that is not such a huge confession. Living in a large metropolitan area illuminates the best and worst of living a green lifestyle.
- For the Record Archives
- Endgame
- Liberty and Justice … for Whom?
- Time to Pass the Mantel
- A Historic Return
- Quo Vadis?
- My Life with Ernest Weiner
- A Hallmark Achievement
- Empty Promises … Once Again
- Celebrating a Landmark Achievement
- Judge Mukasey, a White House Candidate
- NASCAR: A Barometer of America
- The Watada Issue, Once Again
- The Grassroots Machinery
- The Abuse of NSLs
- A Racist Immigration Proposal
- Memoirs of a Non-Geisha Archives
- The Present
- All-Japanese Girl
- Littler Tokyo
- Slow Down, Shut Up
- The Peace and Quiet of Yasukuni Shrine
- Japan's Favorite Past Time
- Racial Neurotics
- Root Finding
- Teaching 101
- It's Raining Mochi
- It's a Wander-ful Life
- An Extended Visit
- Sawtelle Junkie
- The Bright Future of JA Youth
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- Very Truly Yours Archives
- Asians in Ireland, a Most 'Visible' Minority
- My Favorite Color 'Live' on Emerald Isle
- What Did I Think of the Salt Lake City Convention?
- Daze in Denver - Astonishing Amache
- The Loving Case, Bill Marutani and Hapa Identity
- A Treasure: 'Memorial Book of Japanese Families in U.S.A.'
- Where Past National JACL Conventions Have Been
- Are We at Another Crossroad: A Different Name
- Our Third Encounter With 'PC'
- In Closing — Bill Hosokawa's 'Out of the Frying Pan'
- Timelines for Little Tokyo and Tie-Ins
- Sizing up PANA After 25 Years: The 'North-South Fever'
- My Summer Reading: 'MIS Nisei Linguists' (Part Two)
- My Summer Reading: 'MIS Nisei Linguists' (Part One)
- Nikkei Expressions, Flourishing or Forgotten
- Pete's Editorial Cartoons Began Here 50 Years Ago
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- The Shigeki Shake Down Archives
- The Fountain of Youth
- Mind Matters
- Independents
- Theory of Relativity
- What Does America Idolize?
- Oba-mania!
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- A Broad View Archives
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