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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…

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…

Keeping the Aloha Spirit Alive

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Go for Broke National Education Center Holds Annual Gala. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor Thanks to regulars like chef Roy…

Watsonville-Santa Cruz Recognizes Tom Graves

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By Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL member Tom Graves was recently awarded an honorary doctor of arts degree by his…

News Briefs

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WNBA Names Nakase Valkyries Head Coach; UCLA Reappoints Osako WNBA expansion team Golden State Valkyries on Oct. 10 named Natalie…

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

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…

JACL to White House: Cease Funding Israel’s Military on Humanitarian Grounds

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By P.C. Staff The JACL on Thursday issued a statement urging the White House to suspend American military funding to…

Grant Ujifusa, JACL Redress Strategist, Dies at 82

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Co-editor of ‘Almanac of American Politics’ helped guide redress bill to finish line. By P.C. Staff Grant Ujifusa Grant Ujifusa,…

JACL Rejects Comparison of Jan. 6 Berserkers to Incarcerated Japanese Americans

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Ex-President downplays insurrection, questions why convicted rioters are ‘still being held’. The Japanese American Citizens League today refuted statements made…

JACL Issues Statement Condemning Trump’s ‘Operation Aurora’

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Organization instead endorses Neighbors Not Enemies Act. The Japanese American Citizens League on Tuesday publicly denounced former President Trump’s recent…