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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…

Little Tokyo Towers: Still Standing

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The “Portraits of Little Tokyo Towers” mural illustrated by Shizu Saldamando memorializes the four organizations — Los Angeles Buddhist Church…

‘Showtime 2024’: AADAP Sings Praises for 3

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(From left) AADAP board member Mike Yoshiba, award recipient Trisha Murakawa and event 
co-host Jennifer Paz (Photo: George Toshio Johnston)…

2nd JA West Point Grad
Glenn Matsumoto Dies at 95

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By P.C. Staff Glenn Matsumoto(Photo: Courtesy of the Matsumoto Family) Retired Army Col. Glenn Kenge Matsumoto died at the Shell…

Twin Cities Chapter Reinstates Tradition to Honor Japanese American Veterans

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Gen. Paul M. Nakasone (fifth from left) at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with program planning committee members (from left) Sally…

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

White House Honors Mitsuye Endo
With Presidential Citizens Medal

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JACL hails the announcement; organization backed her Supreme Court case in 1944. By P.C. Staff WASHINGTON — The White House…

JACL Dismayed After BLM
Greenlights Lava Ridge Wind Farm

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By P.C. Staff Following the Bureau of Land Management’s recent issuance of its Record of Decision authorizing LS Power to…

JACL Lauds Election of Rep. Meng as CAPAC Chair

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N.Y. Congressmember succeeds Rep. Chu, who becomes chair emerita. Following the Dec. 4 announcement by the Congressional Asian Pacific American…

Numerous AAPI Candidates Win 
Senate and House Seats in Congress

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Donald Trump prevails over Vice President Kamala Harris, who was seeking to become the first woman and Asian American president…

JACL Alarmed by WSJ’s Report on Nat’l Archives’ Shogan

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Article reveals plans to ‘de-emphasize’ such historical events as Japanese American incarceration. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League…

JACL Cheers Biden’s Apology to Native Americans

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By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens League issued a statement in support of President Biden’s Friday visit to Arizona’s…