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Selma’s 50th anniv. march inspires JACL resolution to study African American...
The 50th anniversary march on Selma, Ala. last year included participation by the JACL and other organizations. photo courtesy National JACL “Frederick Douglass said we should have 40 acres and a...
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Girl Scout creates patch program to raise awareness of WWII incarceration
Editor’s Note: This content was originally published on the Japanese American National Museum’s “First & Central: The JANM Blog” on January 5, 2016. Lauren Wong. photo courtesy of JANM My name is...
View ArticleReflections on Day of Remembrance: Supporting the SF ‘comfort women’ memorial...
Last year, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution to create a “comfort women” memorial. The resolution garnered broad support from both within the Japanese American...
View ArticleLETTERS: JA landscape architect leaves a lasting legacy
Editor’s Note: The following comment was posted on www.nichibei.org in response to the article entitled “Dr. Takeo Uesugi, internationally renowned Japanese landscape architect and kunsho recipient,...
View ArticleThe story of the Little Tokyo that could … and will
Diversity in Los Angeles is a core value. The city has residents from more than 140 countries who speak 86 languages. It’s full of diverse ethnic enclaves, including the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights,...
View ArticleAn open letter about Orlando from Asian American Parents Who Love Our LGBTQ Kids
We, the Asian American Parents Who Love Our LGBTQ Kids, are heartbroken about the Orlando tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families, both given and chosen, especially...
View ArticleBring back the assault weapons ban
There are moments when as a member of the ethnic press we must leverage our collective voice, to push our nation’s leaders to act in the interest of the communities we serve. This is one of those...
View Article‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ must show sensitivity toward casting
I have utter disdain for the whole whitewashing affair with “Ghost in the Shell.” Now I hear that the film’s producer has also gained the rights to remake yet another Japanese property, and I wanted to...
View ArticleHelp us grow with our Membership Drive!
There is much news about Japanese American newspapers facing difficult challenges, threatening our collective existence, given the general downturn in advertising in today’s print media and a shift to...
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San Jose Obon delivers comforting familiarity to community
BON ODORI — San Jose Taiko perfomed at the annual San Jose Obon festival, which was held in the heart of the city’s Japantown July 9-10. San Jose Obon’s Bon Odori on Saturday, July 9 reached a new...
View ArticleFour reasons why AAPIs should oppose Prop 61
Proposition 61 is opposed by a diverse coalition of organizations representing community-based health service organizations, labor unions, patient advocates, doctors, clinics, veterans, and businesses...
View ArticleTransgender Americans are terrified of Trump
Those who have seen me reporting for the paper may have noticed over the last four months that I am a transgender woman. I did not explicitly advertise this fact, given that my gender does not matter...
View ArticleCollective statement by Asian American studies scholars regarding Japanese...
December 3, 2016 (Editor’s Note: Vivian Shaw, University of Texas at Austin; Simeon Man, University of California, San Diego; A. Naomi Paik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Christen Tsuyuko...
View ArticleThere is no precedent
We must learn from the grave injustices of Manzanar and other World War II incarceration camps — not doom ourselves to repeat one of America’s darkest mistakes. Every national park site has a story to...
View ArticleTrying to regain hope in a time of fear and uncertainty
As the election polls started closing on Nov. 8, most of America was in a state of utter shock, as a presidential candidate who so easily stoked the flames of racism, sexism, xenophobia and misogyny...
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Mike Honda is our Nikkei of the Year
SPEAKING OUT — Rep. Mike Honda at the event. photo by Andy Frazer Mike Honda has had a long and storied career in public service, which started with the Peace Corps in El Salvador to his steady rise up...
View ArticleNot fit for print (Apparently in the white media establishment)
First it was letters to the Travel Section of the Los Angeles Times, followed by an op-ed piece in The New York Times. These opinion pieces distorted the real experiences of the majority of Japanese...
View ArticleNever again! No Muslim incarceration
Editor’s Note: The following commentary was originally published by the Freedom Socialist. Most people don’t know where Rohwer, Ark. or Tule Lake, Calif. are located. I do. My parents’ families were...
View ArticleOkinawa Americans demand halt of U.S. military base construction
We, people with ancestral ties to Okinawa living in the United States of America, demand the immediate halting of new U.S. military base construction at Henoko, Okinawa. This demand is presented to...
View ArticleNY DOR on the 75th anniversary of EO9066: Never again!
Editor’s Note: The following is a speech made at the 2017 New York Day of Remembrance. Imagine your family immigrated to this country. (That would include most of us). And please imagine that your...
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