ColumnistsYouth Youth Perspective: My JACL Convention Experience Was Eye-Opening By Brandon Yee I am truly grateful to have been selected as a youth representative of the Philadelphia Chapter to…P.C. EditorAugust 27, 2015
ColumnistsYouth Why Poverty Is the Worst Form of Oppression . . . and Why We Should Start Giving a $hit By Rhianna Taniguchi Money is power — at least that’s what they say. In America, it is clear that race,…P.C. EditorAugust 6, 2015
ColumnistsYouth Mike Masaoka: JACL Origins, JA Identity By Grant Ujifusa JACL honored Masaoka’s contributions to the field of civil and human rights during its Sayonara Banquet at…P.C. EditorJuly 30, 2015
ColumnistsYouth JACL NYSC Celebrates HR 40 By Nicole Gaddie, NY/SC Chair An idea flourished in the minds of two JACL National Youth Council members as they…P.C. EditorJuly 29, 2015
ColumnistsYouth Commentary: The Holocaust and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans in WWII By Bill Zessar Should teaching about the Holocaust be followed by teaching about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII?…P.C. EditorJuly 16, 2015
ColumnistsYouth The NYSC: Why HR 40 Matters to Japanese Americans By Ryan Kenji Kuramitsu ‘There is a saying in Japanese culture, ‘kodomo no tame ni,’ which means, ‘for the sake…P.C. EditorJune 23, 2015
ColumnistsYouth Sansei Stories: Brunch at Post & Beam The following story was generously contributed by the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute’s Sansei Stories weekly workshop and Janet Mitsui…P.C. EditorJune 10, 2015
ColumnistsYouth My Country: Be Prepared By Rhianna Taniguchi The Girl Scouts’ motto, “Always Be Prepared,” is a good tenet for all Americans to follow, especially…P.C. EditorJune 10, 2015
ColumnistsYouth My Country: Family Matters The only reason I know my grandfather’s mon (family crest) is because it is on his grave marker. He died…P.C. EditorApril 30, 2015
ColumnistsYouth Three Unmissable Books That Can Help Us Honor Our Past By Ryan Kenji Kuramitsu ‘It was books,” wrote social critic James Baldwin, “that taught me that the things that tormented…P.C. EditorApril 30, 2015