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Post-ICE Raid, Hyundai to Continue With Plans to Spend $2.7 Bil in Ga. In the aftermath of the Sept. 4…

Longstanding Little Tokyo Restaurant Closes

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Pictured (from left) are Jenni Kuida, Tony Osumi and Maiya Kuida-Osumi as they enjoy their visit to Mitsuru Sushi &…

News Briefs

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Judge Rules Trump’s Use of National Guard Violated Posse Comitatus Act Weeks after President Trump — without the consent of…

Assembling for Action

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Pictured speakers from the Los Angeles Day of Action (clockwise from upper left) are Ann Burroughs, Dennis Arguelles, Glen Kitayama,…

AAJA Honors Outstanding Members

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This slide of Ken Mochizuki was displayed for the audience attending the AAJA Convention’s galawhen he was presented the Lifetime…

Arts & Entertainment News

‘SNL’s’ Leo Yoshimura Gets Close-Up

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Leo Akira Yoshimura and Nobuko Miyamoto during the Fireside Chat held July 19 at the JACL National Convention in New…

Post-‘Crazy Rich Asians,’
a Pair of Rom-Coms Arrive

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‘Worth the Wait’ and ‘Meet Cute in Manhattan’ give Asian American flavor on a beloved genre. By Paul Goodman, P.C. Contributor…

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…

National News

JACL OK With AEA Ruling

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Calls rejection of Trump’s use of 1798 law ‘far from perfect’; prefers repeal. By P.C. Staff The Japanese American Citizens…

National, Chicago JACL Oppose Immigration Raids

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Operation Midway Blitz already has claimed one life and injury to an ICE officer. By P.C. Staff On the same…

JACL Selects Interim Executive Director

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National President Larry Oda touts Saki Mori’s wealth of knowledge, experience. By P.C. Staff Mori Japanese American Citizens League National…

JACL: ICE’s Fort Bliss Detention Center a ‘Disgrace’

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The Japanese American Citizens League issued a statement Aug. 28 that called the federal government’s new detention center operated by Immigration…

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,…