VOX POPULI: JACL Apology to Tule Lake Resisters
By YUKIO KAWARATANI NOTE: We became a “No-No” family because my mother, with tears in…
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THROUGH THE FIRE: Retribution, Justice and the Central Park Five
BY BRETT FUJIOKA Retributive social justice rarely arrives in a lifetime, but it appears that…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Still Moving Mountains
By MARY UYEMATSU KAO I used to hear in academia that historical events are usually…
JACL and the Campaign for Redress
By LOUISE SAKAMOTO A panel of former JACL officials, co-sponsored by the Greater L.A. JACL…
LET IT GROW: Cultivating Future Farms in Miyagi Prefecture
By KARA CHU (Published June 15, 2019) “The earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear incident have…
Mixed Emotions of a Mixed Little Tokyo
By NANCY UYEMURA There’s a new 7-11 with more things than you can imagine. Nearby…
THROUGH THE FIRE: Sorry, Mom
By BILL WATANABE My mother arrived from Japan in 1932 as an 18-year-old picture bride…
Kizuna: The Bonds of Friendship
By KARA CHU (Published June 8, 2019) Ever since the horrifying 2011 Tohoku earthquake and…
IMAGINE LITTLE TOKYO SHORT STORY CONTEST WINNER (JAPANESE): Ben & Akiko
By NAOKO OKADA Following is the 2019 winner of the Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story…
More Work to Be Done on Neighborhood Council
To Whom It May Concern: I will be running for a second term to serve…
J-TOWN BEAT: Do Good, Feel Good
By GWEN MURANAKA Nancy Kikuchi would have been happy to see so many folks out…
J-TOWN BEAT: Impermanence, Memory and Manzanar
By GWEN MURANAKA How does a story evolve after those who experienced it are long…