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VOX POPULI: An Apology for Tule Lake Resisters
By YUKIO KAWARATANI For over 70 years, former Tule Lake resisters have been stigmatized for…
Go For Broke Visual Arts Contest: First Place, College
Okage Same De (Photography) During WWII, my grandfather and his family were forcibly removed from…
Go For Broke Visual Arts Contest: First Place, High School
A Story for Generation (Drawing) A story that is over 70 years strong. A story…
BOOK REVIEW: Insightful Analysis of the ‘Great JA Novel’
By GERALD SATO When you like something, it’s natural to learn as much as you…
VOX POPULI: Japanese Imperial War Flag Should Be Removed from RFK School in Koreatown
By DAVID MONKAWA The L.A. Unified School District changed their mind about removing a controversial…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Holiday Musings and Another Year-End Review
By SHARON YAMATO Now that Christmas is behind us, what better time to join the…
VOX POPULI: There Is No Such Thing as Well-Intentioned Racism
By JAMIE MORISHIMA Far too often, people have used good intentions to excuse themselves from…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Where Everyone Knows Your Name
By BILL WATANABE There are a couple of restaurants in Little Tokyo where people who…
VOX POPULI: It’s Happening Again
By KANJI SAHARA The following speech was given before the South Coast Interfaith Council on…
J-TOWN BEAT: Otagaisama and Saying Goodbye
By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Editor-in-Chief This has not been a good week here in Little…
VOX POPULI: A Statement by Diasporic Okinawans in Support of Gov. Tamaki
On Oct. 31, 2018, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki reached out to Uchinānchu (ethnic Okinawans) in…