National News Stories
Young APAs Make Their Voices Heard Through Presidential Campaigns
Whether Obama or McCain supporters, APA youth are getting involved in the political process one vote at a time.
Controversial Minidoka Feedlot Proposal Still Alive
A district judge reverses the Jerome County Commissioners' decision to deny a permit for a 13,000-heifer feedlot near the Minidoka Historic Site. The three-member board must now revisit the issue.
Can Portland's Former J-Town See a Revival?
The city's ethnic enclave disappeared with the WWII evacuation. Uwajimaya, a JA-owned supermarket, is contemplating a move into the old neighborhood.
Louisiana School Officials Propose Requiring English at Graduations
Two students who spoke some Vietnamese in their commencement speeches spark the debate. APAs protest the English-only proposal.
ENTERTAINMENT
Going Psychologically Deeper with 'Passing Poston'
The documentary features four former internees who lay their souls bare to talk about their WWII experiences.
APA Olympians
U.S. Decathlete Clay Hopes for Gold Redemption U.S. Decathlete Clay Hopes for Gold Redemption
Bryan Clay's sixth grade teacher said the boy he struggled with in physical education class some 15 years ago in Hawaii was stubborn and mentally strong.
- July 4, 2008
- Does Race Play a Role in the Struggle to Save Little Tokyo?
- APA Youth Journey to Vietnam for 'A Day of Independence'
- Daughter Hopes to Fulfill Mother’s Last Wish with ‘Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story’
- June 20, 2008
- Future Archeologists Hope to Uncover Mysteries of Amache
- In L.A., He was the 'Coroner to the Stars'
- On the 20th Anniversary of Redress, JLAs are Still Fighting for Justice
- JACL Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Restore Detainees' Right to Habeas Corpus
- June 6, 2008
- Another Case of APA Amnesia?
- From France to Texas: WWII Belly Tanks from 'Lost Battalion' Saga Discovered in Vosges Mountains, Donated to U.S. Museum
- 1st Lt. Watada's Future Still a Mystery
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- May 16, 2008
- APA Groups Applaud Calif. Supreme Court's Decision to Legalize Same-Sex Marriages
- Symbol of Once-Thriving Sac'to J-town Needs Desperate Repairs
- In Immigrant Rights Movement, New Activism Meets an Old Injustice
- Bush Signs Bill Expanding Borders of Minidoka Monument
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- May 2, 2008
- Tuleans and Their Descendants Hope Bill to Preserve Segregation Site Gets Needed Attention
- This Year, APA Heritage Month May Be Overshadowed By Olympic Controversies
- Arizona Bill Would Bar Teachings Counter to Democracy
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- April 18, 2008
- With the Calif. Supreme Court's Decision, Marriage Equality May Become a Reality
- Remembering Her Parents' Fight to Do What was Right
- A Hometown Honor for Sadao Munemori?
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- April 4, 2008
- Back From a Space Station Far, Far Away
- APAs in Fairfax County, Virginia Strive to Tell Their Stories
- Fresno Parents Push for a Culturally Specific Charter School
- Dozono Hopes to Become Portland's First Minority Mayor
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- March 21, 2008
- After Criticism Waned, a Controversial Philly Steak Shop Expands
- A Full-on CRAASH at Hunter College
- Shedding Light On Little Known Hawaii Internees' Stories