THROUGH THE FIRE: Are We Japanese Americans Racists?
By SHARON YAMATO As we confront the raging racial divide that is plaguing our country…
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OG-SAN: Breaking Down ACA 5
By WARREN FURUTANI On June 10, 2020, the California Assembly overwhelmingly voted for ACA 5,…
THROUGH THE FIRE: These Un-Presidented Times — Black Lives Matter
By MARY UYEMATSU KAO The biggest immunity that has developed since the pandemic just might…
SENIOR MOMENTS: Black Lives Matter — We Get It
By PHIL SHIGEKUNI Of course, black lives matter. With the rest of our country we…
EAST WIND: I Can’t Breathe
By MIYA IWATAKI Our lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and the new…
J-TOWN BEAT: Fight On Against Racism
By GWEN MURANAKA Torrance, California. If there is one city in America synonymous with Japanese…
VOX POPULI: A Common History
By JONATHAN VAN HARMELEN These past few weeks further underscore that we live in extraordinary…
J-TOWN BEAT: Taking Flight After the Tumult
By GWEN MURANAKA A bird taking flight. Little Tokyo is a small neighborhood of artists…
VIEW FROM HERE: We Are Not Alone
By DELPHINE HIRASUNA Since California ordered everyone to “shelter in place” in late March, my…
OG-SAN: We Need to Be Better
By WARREN FURUTANI In August of 1955 Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Mississippi. Emmett…
This Moment: to Think, to Act, to Love
OCHAZUKE By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS These people are my parents. Perhaps they’re a lot like…
THROUGH THE FIRE: The General
By BILL WATANABE War was declared! America had to get ready to fight a mighty…