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JABA: The Trailblazers of the Japanese American Community
On July 15, 2022, the Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) hosted its 45th Annual Installation …
Lana Kobayashi • July 29, 2022
Nikkei Community Internship: An Internship of a Lifetime
I vividly remember the night that I called my friend from my school’s Nikkei Student Union ab…
Laura Kato • Oct. 1, 2021
The JABA Legacy Project: Patricia Kinaga—Attorney, Activist, and Mother Who Has Given a Voice to Those Who Don’t Have One
On July 24, 2021, I had the privilege of interviewing Ms. Patricia Kinaga: an attorney, activist,…
Laura Kato • Sept. 14, 2021
The Experience of an NCI Intern During a World Pandemic
Everyone can agree that 2020 is a year of unprecedented circumstances. With COVID-19 forcing the wo…
Matthew Saito • Sept. 7, 2020
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Chiyoko Sakamoto, a Trailblazer and Innovator of the Nikkei Community
Chiyoko Sakamoto was an innovator in her day, and a trailblazer for the Nikkei community. Sakamot…
Matthew Saito • Aug. 31, 2020
The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 2
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After law school, Yamamoto began working for legal aid and eventually worked …
Matthew Saito • Aug. 17, 2020
The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 1
“What we do for money will support us, what we do for free will define us."
– Mia Ya…
Matthew Saito • Aug. 16, 2020
The Nikkei Community Internship: Strengthening the Future of the Three Remaining Japantowns
It is incredible to imagine that there had been a staggering 43 Japantowns throughout the nation at…
Sakura Kato • Aug. 11, 2014
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California Japanese American Community Leadership Council
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Wallace Tashima
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California Japanese American Community Leadership Council
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Fred J. Fujioka
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Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
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kizuna (phrase)
law
Little Tokyo
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Wallace Tashima
Judge A. Wallace Tashima: A Judge Who Looks Like Us
Living in the bleak barracks of a WWII concentration camp, the young Judge A. Wallace Tashima could…
Sakura Kato • Aug. 6, 2014
Judge Fred J. Fujioka: Honoring our Past and Empowering our Future - Part 2
Read Part 1 >>Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling Over the 17 years that he practiced as an att…
Sakura Kato • July 30, 2014