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By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor BISHOP — The Bishop (Inyo County) City Council passed a resolution on April 8, rescinding three...

WASHINGTON — The National JACL issued the following statement on March 28: “The Japanese American Citizens League objects to the addition...

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...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who has become the face of President Trump’s hardline immigration push,...

Venice Community Housing YouthBuild cleaned up the VJAMM on March 15. (Photo by Phyllis Hayashibara) By PHYLLIS HAYASHIBARA The Venice...

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...

The California Secretary of State Building. Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced the renaming of the building complex in honor of...

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

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement on March 24 after the release of Attorney General Bill Barr’s...

Volunteers fold cranes at the Far East Lounge in Little Tokyo on March 16. Nikkei Progressives (NP) invites members of the Japanese...

Undersheriff Tim Murakami with Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Timothy Murakami took over as second-in-command at the Los Angeles County...

Former State Treasurer John Chiang announced on March 15 that he has launched the Elect AAPI Political Action Committee “to build a more...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and National JACL Executive Director David Inoue discuss the urgency of sustaining JACS grant funding and the...

Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) and his wife, Hiroko Higuchi, showed their support for the local Muslim American community at...

JACL Executive Director David Inoue speaks at a CAIR press conference in Washington, D.C. (NBC News) WASHINGTON — JACL Executive Director...

Filmmaker Jon Osaki (center) with attorney Dale Minami, a member of Fred Korematsu’s legal team, and Lani Miyazaki, daughter of the late...

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...

Flag detail was conducted by Boy Scout Troop 683. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer GARDENA — “Alternative Facts” — those used to...

JACSC leadership on Capitol Hill for congressional visits. From left: Prentiss Uchida, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF), former...

Tom Brokaw at the grand opening of Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in 2011, with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman...