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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20172 min read
‘Right of Passage’ to Screen at Gardena JCI on Sept. 23
The National Coalition for Redress and Reparations, one of the groups interviewed for “Right of Passage,” takes a photo during their...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 15, 20172 min read
United Methodists Denounce End of DACA Program
Bishop Grant Hagiya joins a gathering of religious and multiethnic leaders on Sept. 8 at La Plaza United Methodist Church in Los Angeles....
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 13, 20174 min read
Rep. Hanabusa Running for Governor of Hawaii
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (KITV) HONOLULU — Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) formally announced on Sept. 1 that she is running for governor...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 11, 20172 min read
Controversial Energy Dept. Official Resigns
HONOLULU – Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on Sept. 1 released the following...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 10, 20178 min read
Jesse Jackson Visits Little Tokyo to Discuss Coalition-Building
Rev. Jesse Jackson chats with a gathering of Japanese American community activists at the JACCC. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K....
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 7, 201715 min read
APA Leaders Speak Out Against Trump’s Move to End DACA
WASHINGTON — Asian Pacific American members of Congress and civil rights organizations are speaking out against the Trump...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 6, 20171 min read
JA, Muslim American Communities to Show Solidarity in Venice
Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed and Warren Furutani On Sunday, Sept. 10, “1000 Cranes: Solidarity, Vigilance and Peace” will be held from 1:30 to 3...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 4, 20178 min read
JACL Joins AAPI Coalition in Support of DACA
Sen. Mazie Hirono, flanked by Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin and Clare Hanusz of the Hawaii Coalition for Civil Rights, speaks on the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 1, 20172 min read
JACL Condemns Trump’s Pardon of Arpaio
The Japanese American Citizens League condemned President Trump’s pardoning of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the following...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Manzanar Committee Denounces Trump’s Pardon of Arpaio
On Aug. 28, the Manzanar Committee denounced President Donald Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio, former sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 28, 20172 min read
Hirono, Cantwell Renew Call for Federal Response to Hate Crimes
HONOLULU – Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) wrote to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Aug. 16, urging him...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 26, 20172 min read
Arizona GOP Slammed for Using Photo from Old Sitcom
The cast of “All-American Girl”: Margaret Cho (front, center) with (from left) J.B. Quon, Amy Hill, BD Wong, Jodi Long and Clyde Kusatsu....
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 25, 20173 min read
Campaign Kickoff for School Board Candidate
CERRITOS — A campaign kickoff for H. Ernie Nishii’s election to the ABC Unified School District Board will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 25, 20172 min read
Hawaii Rep. Fukumoto Attributes Hate Message to Political Climate Under Trump
HONOLULU — State Rep. Beth Fukumoto, who recently changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, is no stranger to hate mail,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 23, 20175 min read
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: No Question — Our President Must Leave Office
(Published Aug. 19, 2017) Over the weekend, news reports allowed the nation and the world to bear witness to the despicable side of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 18, 20172 min read
EDITORIAL: Sacred Spaces and Moments to Reflect Upon Who We Are
Left: Japanese Americans board buses in front of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on First Street in Little Tokyo in 1942. (Photo by Jack...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 18, 20172 min read
‘A Failure of Political Leadership’
The following statement was issued Tuesday by Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress and Nikkei Progressives. =*= After the violence in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 16, 20171 min read
JANM Statement on Violence and Racism in Charlottesville
The Los Angeles-based Japanese American National Museum on Monday denounced the violence that took place over the weekend in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20173 min read
Little Tokyo Reacts as Metro Plans New Rail Line
A Metro map shows proposed routes of the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor Project. A plan to build a new 20-mile light rail...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 15, 20178 min read
Civil Rights Groups Condemn Racism, Xenophobia, and Terrorism in Charlottesville
On Aug. 12, the Manzanar Committee, sponsors of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk programs, repudiated the violence,...
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