CommunityJACLNewsObituaries JACLer, Activist Iiyama, 98, Dies Chizu Iiyama, a lifelong civil rights and Japanese American community activist, has died. She was 98. Iiyama In an email…P.C. EditorSeptember 3, 2020
JACLNationalNews JACL Supports SPLC’s Leadership in Anti-Hate Work Since 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has worked as a nonprofit organization to provide legal services in civil…P.C. EditorSeptember 2, 2020
NationalNews USPS Releases New Stamps Designed by JA Artist Lettering artist Dana Tanamachi puts her artistic ‘stamp’ on a new commemorative set honoring the importance of gratitude. Thank you.…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
CommunityNews Indiana University Apologizes for Japanese American Ban Enacted during WWII, the college also will commission a plaque and organize an event to share the history of JAs.…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
JACLNationalNews JACL Concludes Virtual Elections in Place of National Convention By JACL National The JACL concluded two weeks of virtual proceedings in place of an in-person National Convention to elect…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
CommunityJACLNews JACL Legacy Fund Grants Committee Announces 2020 Funding Recipients By Toshi Abe, EDC, and Roberta Barton, CCDC,Legacy Fund Grants Committee Chairs The JACL Legacy Fund Grants Committee is pleased…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
CommunityJACLNews Staying the Course The JACL held its national board meeting virtually in place of its annual convention on Aug. 15. In an unprecedented…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
NationalNewsObituaries UCLA Scholar Hirabayashi Dies Lane Hirabayashi was the inaugural Aratani Chair on Redress By P.C. Staff Following a battle with cancer, Lane Ryo Hirabayashi…P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020
NationalSports Morikawa Quickly Goes From College Grad to PGA Champion The recent college graduate wins the PGA Championship at age 23. Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Collin Morikawa couldn’t help…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020
CommunityNews ‘Community Treasure’ Tomio Moriguchi Named 2020 First Citizen BELLEVUE, WASH. — When Tomio Moriguchi retired as chairman and CEO of Uwajimaya at the end of 2017, Jim Wajone,…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020