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The Short but Sweet Political Career of George E. Outland—Part 1

As part of my ongoing study of the ways in which Congress shaped the lives of Japanese Americans in…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 11, 2024

California governments Japanese American Citizens League politics Santa Barbara (Calif.) United States United States Congress World War II World War II camps

Healing Ceremony Held after Sadako Sasaki Statue is Stolen from Peace Park in Seattle

It was a terrible feeling to wake up in mid-July 2024 and read that the statue of Sadako Sasaki in …

Tamiko Nimura • Nov. 10, 2024

atomic bomb Buddhism communities Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture historic sites history Japan Japanese American Citizens League memorials religions Sadako Sasaki Seattle Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Tsuru for Solidarity (organization) United States Washington

A Seven-Year Dream Realized: The Remembrance Gallery at the Washington State Fairgrounds

Nestled underneath the grandstands at the Washington State Fairgrounds, across from the regionally …

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 3, 2024

concentration camps Japanese American Citizens League monuments Puyallup temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States Washington Washington, D.C. World War II camps

Hikotaro Yamada—The Mystery Veteran Rediscovered

While working on the forthcoming Cruising J-Town exhibition, I came upon the photo of a WWI veteran…

Oliver Wang • Aug. 1, 2024

armed forces California Japanese American Citizens League retired military personnel Santa Anita temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States veterans World War II camps

Utah Judicial Giant Raymond Uno Has Died at 93

Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. Raymond Sonj…

Pacific Citizen • April 9, 2024

armed forces GI Bill Japanese American Citizens League judges Korean war Military Intelligence Service obituaries Raymond Uno retired military personnel Salt Lake City United States U.S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 Utah veterans World War II

Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo feted Sugi…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

California citizenship discrimination education Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp interpersonal relations Japanese American Citizens League lobbying Los Angeles Pomona temporary detention center teachers teaching temporary detention centers United States World War II camps Wyoming

Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1

One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

California citizenship discrimination education interpersonal relations Japanese American Citizens League lobbying Los Angeles teachers teaching United States

The Legacy of Isamu Tashiro: Nisei from Hawaii in Chicago

Chapter 3—For Young Nisei and Their Future

Read Part 2 >> Inspiring Young Nisei One of Tashiro’s most important concerns was the future of …

Takako Day • Dec. 24, 2023

Chicago generations Hawai'i Illinois Isamu Tashiro Japanese American Citizens League Nisei United States

Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Vini Taguchi, A Civil Engineer for Social Justice—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Joining the JACL The Kakehashi program was Vini’s first experience where all the…

Esther Newman • July 28, 2022

civil engineers equality identity Japanese American Citizens League justice Kakehashi Project law Minnesota North Carolina social justice United States Vinicius Taguchi

Mari Sabusawa Michener: Supporter of the Arts

Read Part 1 >> Following their wedding, James and Mari Michener went on an extended honeymoon in…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 28, 2021

activism civil rights communities James A. Michner Japanese American Citizens League philanthropy social action

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