THROUGH THE FIRE: To Better Serve and Protect
By BILL WATANABE Ever since the death of George Floyd at the hands of the…
Browsing: Columnists
OG-SAN: Seat at the Table
By WARREN FURUTANI Just prior to the Democratic National Convention, there was a flurry of…
RAMBLINGS FROM THE SON OF A PAPER SON: Linda Fujioka
By BILL YEE In these uncertain times when there are a global pandemic, nationwide protests,…
Finding Sunshine Among Shadows: The Unknown History of Wartime Disabled Japanese Americans
By JONATHAN VAN HARMELEN On Aug. 13, 1943, Japanese Americans at the Tule Lake concentration…
Growing Up Sansei in L.A.
By KAREN TEI YAMASHITA My sister and I grew up in a series of Japanese…
OG-SAN: Proposition 16: ‘Reset’
By WARREN FURUTANI As an adjective, “affirmative” means being supportive, hopeful or encouraging. It indicates…
SENIOR MOMENTS: Proud Boys
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI When one of the white members of Proud Boys who was interviewed…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Keiro, Where Art Thou? (or Why Have You Abandoned the Elders in the Former Keiro Facilities?)
By MARY UYEMATSU KAO At a Sept. 10 virtual meeting of the Boyle Heights Neighborhood…
AAJA, SAJA Issue Guidance on Coverage of Kamala Harris and Her Racial Identity
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) urge contextualized…
OG-SAN: Natto
By WARREN FURUTANI During this “stay at home” period I have been watching YouTube more…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Searching for Clues in the Wayne Collins Story
By SHARON YAMATO It makes sense that during this time of raging racial unrest, COVID19…
VOX POPULI: Fletcher Bowron — Not in His Name
By STEVE NAGANO Few Los Angeles Japanese Americans know of Mayor Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968), fewer…