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JACL Urges Participation in National Day of Action

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Japanese American community orgs to rally at 5 sites to support NPCA’ s push to protect national parks. By P.C.…

2025 Legacy Fund Grants Now Available

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Are you a chapter in good standing and thinking about furthering the mission and fulfilling the vision of the JACL?…

83rd Nisei Week Reveals 2025 Festival Lineup

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Celebration for honorees, award winners, next queen runs Aug. 9-17. The Nisei Week Foundation has released details about its upcoming…

News Brief

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Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670 Awarded All-American Honors The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has bestowed…

AAPI Equity Alliance Assembles in Little Tokyo

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Speakers and supporters gather for this group photo at the June 26 news conference held at the outdoor plaza of…

Arts & Entertainment News

Miyamoto’s Reel & Real Life in Review

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Nobuko Miyamoto, in her own words, views herself as an “artivist.” (Photo: Nobuko Miyamoto, courtesy of nobukomiyamoto.org) A documentary film…

‘Third Act’: From Father to Son to Father

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Young Bob Nakamura  (Photo: Robert A. Nakamura. Courtesy of  “Third Act,”  Copyright  © Robert A. Nakamura) Second-gen filmmaker Tad Nakamura…

Trauma, Eventual Healing Explored in ‘The Volunteer’

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The effect of war trauma on Bruce Nakashima is the subject of “The Volunteer.” (Photos: Courtesy of David Brodie) Must-see…

‘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…

National News

JACL Denounces Border Patrol Presence at Gov. Newsom Event

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‘Outrage’ over ‘attempt to intimidate’ Calif. governor’s news conference at JANM. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League issued…

News Briefs

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DOJ Announces Arrests of 2 Chinese Nationals for Illegal Chip Exports Chuan Geng, 28, of Pasadena, Calif., and Shiwei Yang,…

JACL National Board Acts in Albuquerque

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Pictured during the National Board meeting are (from left) President Larry Oda, Secretary/Treasurer Jonathan Okamoto and Legal Counsel 
Ken Massey.…

JACL Marks 80 Years Since U.S. Atom Bombing of 2 Japanese Cities

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Statement reflects on civilian casualties, urges nuclear disarmament. By P.C. Staff The National JACL issued a statement today, eight decades…

JACL, David Inoue Part Ways

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By P.C. Staff A statement from JACL National President Larry Oda issued today announced the departure of David Inoue as…

JACL Award Honorees Announced

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Art Director Leo Akira Yoshimura and USC’s Dr. Carol Folt set to receive awards at the organization’s upcoming National Convention.…