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The historic overturning of the Korematsu vs. the United States Supreme Court decision took place with very little fanfare or broad...

I was walking the halls of the State Capitol last week, working with a coalition called “College for All” and trying to get the...

When I went to the movies last weekend to see “Captain Marvel,” I was looking forward to watching a dynamic superheroine take over the...

By PHIL SHIGEKUNI Marion and I attended the JACL Redress Panel held March 10 at Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance. Moderated by...

Several months ago, a group of former descendants and supporters of the WWII camp at Crystal City began organizing a pilgrimage to the...

In Abraham Lincoln’s immortal Gettysburg Address, he stated that America was: “a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the...

In the late 1970s there was a civil rights case involving a Korean immigrant named Chol Soo Lee (CSL). He was charged with and convicted...

Even though my parents were incarcerated at Poston, Arizona, I’ve developed a strange attachment to Heart Mountain after working on two...

Asahi Garage, owned and operated by Fred M. Tada and K.N. Namba, was located at 318 E. Second St. in Little Tokyo. By J.K. YAMAMOTO My...

“WE WILL GAMAN NO MORE!” — Yuji Ichioka, testifying at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings in L.A....

The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) recently held a celebration of California’s 100 Asian Pacific Islander...

There are some annoyances to spending most days in Little Tokyo: the traffic, the constant construction, the overflow of hipsters and...

Every night after getting the kids off to bed, I get a couple of hours to myself to watch some television in peace and quiet. Usually, I...

“Tales of Clamor” challenges audience members to ask what it takes to collectively speak out and create social change amid racial...

The teachers’ strike this last week was a victory for public education. Of course, there were important pay issues at hand, but the...

Tonindeye Ryono Mariscal and Kosijo Ryono Mariscal joined Los Angeles Unified School District teachers protesting at Gil Garcetti...

For over 70 years, former Tule Lake resisters have been stigmatized for their difficult decisions of protest during World War II and have...

During WWII, my grandfather and his family were forcibly removed from their home in San Francisco and sent to the internment camps. A...

A story that is over 70 years strong. A story that has been passed down from historic WWII Japanese American heroes to their...

When you like something, it’s natural to learn as much as you can about it. Readers who admire “No-No Boy” by John Okada (1957) will...