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Save Japantown!

The “Picnic at the Plaza” program has helped generate nearly 70 percent of Japantown restaurant revenue since its start in…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020

JACL National News

Full-Steam Ahead for JACL National as 2021 Approaches

The organization meets virtually as it discusses organizational plans for the new year. By P.C. Staff Although still not able…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020

National News

JANM Windows Smashed by Vandal

This photo shows one of the two vandalized windows at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. (Pacific Citizen…

P.C. EditorNovember 18, 2020

Community News

Sharing History Abroad

The Japanese American incarceration experience reaches Josai International University in Japan. By Ray Locker, Contributor Being a Japanese American often…

P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020

Community News

The Story of the 442nd Patch

The symbol of the decorated Army unit was designed by Mitchie M. Miyamoto. By Mas Hashimoto, Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL The…

P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020

Community News

Korean War Vet Min Tonai’s Memorable Memoir

The L.A. native uses the quarantine to record experiences for posterity. By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor, Digital and Social…

P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020

National News

Matsui Introduces the Japanese American Confinement Education Act

The bipartisan legislation seeks to permanently reauthorize the JACS program. WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced on Oct. 21 the Japanese American…

P.C. EditorOctober 23, 2020

Community News

Finding Community: A Space for Jewish Nikkei and their Families

By Matthew Weisbly, JACL Daniel K. Inouye Fellow Weisbly I am a Japanese, Chinese, Jewish American. If you want to…

P.C. EditorOctober 23, 2020

Community News

JACSC Holds First Virtual Education Conference

Among the weekend’s highlights, the consortium also builds membership and momentum for JACS reauthorization. By Ray Locker, Contributor (Clockwise from…

P.C. EditorOctober 23, 2020

National News

JANM Named One of ‘America’s Cultural Treasures’

The museum also receives a $5.5 million grant over four years from the Ford Foundation. LOS ANGELES — The Japanese…

P.C. EditorOctober 23, 2020