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JACL Legacy Fund Grants 2021 Program Announcement

The JACL Legacy Fund Grants Committee is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for 2021 Legacy Fund…

P.C. EditorFebruary 5, 2021

Community News

Opposition to Plans for Former Keiro Sites Remain as Feb. 1 Deadline Arrives

Actor Tamlyn Tomita, clad in PPE gear, makes a defiant and impassioned speech to keep Pacifica Cos. LLC from possibly…

P.C. EditorJanuary 31, 2021

Community News

Vandals Hit S.F.’s J-town, L.A.’s Little Tokyo

This photo shows the extent of the damage to one of the cherry trees planted in San Francisco’s Japantown. (Photo:…

P.C. EditorJanuary 21, 2021

National News Obituaries

December Deaths of Ochi, Imura Leave 2020 on Down Note

Lives Remembered for Achievements, Lasting Legacies By P.C. Staff 2020 was a year that saw several barrier-breaking Nikkei women die…

P.C. EditorJanuary 15, 2021

JACL National News Politics

JACL to Biden: Why No Asian American Cabinet Appointees?

On Thursday, President-elect Biden announced his final Cabinet appointments, including key senior appointments to the Department of Justice. We celebrate…

P.C. EditorJanuary 8, 2021

National News

JACL Statement on Capitol Insurrection

Today we have seen the culmination of months of seditious rhetoric from the president and his supporters. For too long…

P.C. EditorJanuary 6, 2021

National News

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Announces Mineta Simpson Institute

The new center will be built in honor of the two lifelong friends to memorialize their years of dedicated political…

P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020

National News

USPS Announces Go for Broke Stamp for 2021

Stamp Our Story led a years-long grassroots effort to honor the Nisei soldiers who fought during WWII. Recognizing the heroic…

P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020

Features In-Depth JACL National

The NY/SC: Overcoming Adversities, Embracing the Future

JACL’s National Youth/Student Council consists of students and young professional leaders representing their peers on the district and national levels…

P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020

Community Features In-Depth News

A Garden for All Generations

Individuals recognized by the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Orange County Japanese Garden…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020