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JACL Applauds House Passage of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act

JACL applauds the bipartisan passage of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act and, as with the Senate companion bill, the inclusion…

P.C. EditorMay 19, 2021

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Olympian Kokumai Tapped as Virtual Guest for Biden’s Address

Rep. Porter Invites Karateka Following Verbal Harassment Incident IRVINE, Calif. — Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) announced that she has invited…

P.C. EditorApril 28, 2021

National News

Senate OKs Bill to Fight Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on April 22 overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate…

P.C. EditorApril 23, 2021

JACL National News

JACL Issues Statement Following Derek Chauvin Verdict

On Tuesday, April 20, Derek Chauvin, a former officer employed by the Minneapolis Police Department, was found guilty on all…

P.C. EditorApril 21, 2021

National News

Woman Fatally Stabbed While Walking Dogs in ‘Random’ Attack

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A 64-year-old Asian woman has been fatally stabbed while walking her dogs in what police in…

P.C. EditorApril 5, 2021

National News

DOJ prosecutor, L.A. FBI Field Office Chief Denounce Racism Toward AAPIs

LOS ANGELES – With a call to the public to report hate crimes to law enforcement authorities, Acting United States…

P.C. EditorMarch 23, 2021

National News

Ga. Police Seek Motive in Attacks That Kill 8, 6 of Whom Were Asian Women

ATLANTA — A White gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area…

P.C. EditorMarch 16, 2021

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JACL Reflects on 10th Anniversary of Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami

Ten years ago today, the unthinkable happened when a magnitude nine earthquake generated an over 100-foot wall of water that…

P.C. EditorMarch 12, 2021

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Biden Condemns Violence Against Asian Americans in Address

By P.C. Staff In his first national address since taking office, President Biden on Thursday included comments condemning the surge…

P.C. EditorMarch 11, 2021

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NHK World-Japan Airing Programs to Mark 10th Anniversary of 2011 Earthquake

Internationally renowned actor Ken Watanabe views the devastation in Japan following the March 11, 2011 earthquake. (Photo: NHK World-Japan) Two-Month…

P.C. EditorMarch 10, 2021