Bishop City Council Rescinds Wartime Anti-JA Resolutions
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor BISHOP — The Bishop (Inyo County) City Council passed a resolution on April 8, rescinding three...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 15, 20193 min read
JACL: Citizenship Question Has No Place on 2020 Census
WASHINGTON — The National JACL issued the following statement on March 28: “The Japanese American Citizens League objects to the addition...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 15, 20193 min read
NAPABA Supports Introduction of NO BAN Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) on April 10 introduced the “NO BAN Act” to end the Muslim Ban and...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 12, 20193 min read
API Members of Congress Comment on Nielsen’s Departure
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who has become the face of President Trump’s hardline immigration push,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 10, 20194 min read
Speakers Announced for VJAMM Commemoration
Venice Community Housing YouthBuild cleaned up the VJAMM on March 15. (Photo by Phyllis Hayashibara) By PHYLLIS HAYASHIBARA The Venice...
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Rafu Shimpo
Apr 1, 20196 min read
Little Tokyo Vigil Responds to New Zealand Shootings
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer In response to the mosque shootings in New Zealand, Vigilant Love hosted a vigil and healing space in...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Secretary of State Building Complex Renamed in Honor of March Fong Eu
The California Secretary of State Building. Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced the renaming of the building complex in honor of...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 29, 20193 min read
THE WARREN REPORT: Women Hold Up Half the Sky (and then some!)
I was walking the halls of the State Capitol last week, working with a coalition called “College for All” and trying to get the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Hirono Statement on Attorney General’s Summary of Mueller Report
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement on March 24 after the release of Attorney General Bill Barr’s...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 25, 20192 min read
Nikkei Progressives Seeks Community Support for ‘Families Belong Together’ Project
Volunteers fold cranes at the Far East Lounge in Little Tokyo on March 16. Nikkei Progressives (NP) invites members of the Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 21, 20192 min read
Tim Murakami Named L.A. County Undersheriff
Undersheriff Tim Murakami with Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Timothy Murakami took over as second-in-command at the Los Angeles County...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Chiang Launches Elect AAPI Political Action Committee
Former State Treasurer John Chiang announced on March 15 that he has launched the Elect AAPI Political Action Committee “to build a more...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 19, 20193 min read
Coalition Turns Focus to Reauthorizing JACS Program
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and National JACL Executive Director David Inoue discuss the urgency of sustaining JACS grant funding and the...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 19, 20192 min read
API Legislative Caucus Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) and his wife, Hiroko Higuchi, showed their support for the local Muslim American community at...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 15, 20194 min read
JACL Statement on Massacre in New Zealand
JACL Executive Director David Inoue speaks at a CAIR press conference in Washington, D.C. (NBC News) WASHINGTON — JACL Executive Director...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 15, 20191 min read
‘Alternative Facts’ Screening at SFVJACC
Filmmaker Jon Osaki (center) with attorney Dale Minami, a member of Fred Korematsu’s legal team, and Lani Miyazaki, daughter of the late...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 15, 20199 min read
Gardena Day of Remembrance Addresses Today’s Immigration Issues
Panelists Dale Minami, Nicole Oshima and Traci Ishigo. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer Following is Part 2 of a report on the 2019...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 14, 20197 min read
Gardena Day of Remembrance Focuses on ‘Alternative Facts’
Flag detail was conducted by Boy Scout Troop 683. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer GARDENA — “Alternative Facts” — those used to...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 13, 20195 min read
JACS Consortium United but Seeks More Consistent Financing
JACSC leadership on Capitol Hill for congressional visits. From left: Prentiss Uchida, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF), former...
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Rafu Shimpo
Mar 11, 20191 min read
Tom Brokaw to Receive LaDonna Zall Compassionate Witness Award
Tom Brokaw at the grand opening of Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in 2011, with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman...
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