ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: History Repeats Itself David Inoue On May 18, Vincent Chin would have turned 65. Ten days earlier, on May 8, Ahmaud Arbery would…P.C. EditorMay 22, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: ‘You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means’ David Inoue As our family has been in lockdown, we have been watching a lot of movies. This week, we…P.C. EditorMay 8, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: We Can’t Stand on the Shoulders of Others Without Reaching Back to Help Everyone Up David Inoue NASCAR driver Kyle Larson recently made headlines for using a racial slur while playing a video game that…P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Lean on Me David Inoue It is almost inescapable that Asian Americans are being targeted in multiple ways because of misplaced blame for…P.C. EditorApril 3, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Call It a ‘Chinese Virus,’ But It Reveals Who We Are as Americans David Inoue President Donald Trump and others have been emphatic in their use of the term “Chinese Virus” despite the…P.C. EditorMarch 20, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive DirectorNational From the Executive Director: COVID-19 to Xenophobia: What Would a Reasonable Response Be? David Inoue One of the most-troubling aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the hatred directed towards those of us…P.C. EditorMarch 17, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: The Time for Internet Privacy Legislation Is Long Overdue David Inoue This past year, the Japanese American Citizens League celebrated its 90th anniversary. In about one-third of that time,…P.C. EditorFebruary 25, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Editor: JACL’s Mission Binds Us Together David Inoue Last month, Japanese Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, known for frequently putting his foot in his…P.C. EditorFebruary 21, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Keep Calm, Wash Your Hands — and Don’t Be Racist David Inoue With as little as we know about the novel coronavirus, it is justifiable to be a little terrified.…P.C. EditorFebruary 7, 2020
ColumnistsExecutive Director From the Executive Director: Looking Back and Forward David Inoue As we come to the close of 2019, we look back on 90 years of JACL. When founded,…P.C. EditorDecember 20, 2019