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4th & Central Opponents Hit Obstacle

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L.A. City Planning Commission unanimous in vote to move forward. By P.C. Staff At an Oct. 9 meeting where key…

30th Anniversary ‘Picture Bride’ Screening Set for Dec. 14

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Greater LA Chapter JACL co-sponsors fundraising tribute to director Kayo Hatta for Pacific Citizen. The Repertory Screenings Forum and Greater…

News Briefs

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Trump Meets Japan’s New Prime Minister During Asia Trip, Inks Deals In one of her first major tasks as Japan’s…

Birthday Party for the Ages

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The Tappettes salute Yosh Nakamura. (Photos: George Toshio Johnston) The community unites to celebrate the centennial of WWII vet Yosh…

NY/SC Announces Art Contest

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The JACL’s National Youth/Student Council has announced an art contest aimed at young people. According to NY/SC Chair Remy Kageyama,…

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

David Lin, Wife Jean,
ID’d in Sept. Double-Homicide

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David Lin, seen in this Pacific Citizen file photo, circa 2012. He was the first non-Nikkei to serve as JACL…

‘Sacred Sites’ Webinar
Slated for Nov. 3

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Conservation advocate Dan Sakura, Japanese American Citizens League Norman Y. Mineta Policy Fellow Katie Masano Hill and Asian and Pacific…

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…