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Obama Speaks at 18th Annual APAICS Gala in D.C.

Obama Speaks at 18th Annual APAICS Gala in D.C.

President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after delivering the keynote address at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ 18th annual gala dinner in Washington, D.C.,... 

‘Conscience’ Comes to L.A.

‘Conscience’ Comes to L.A.

Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo The DVD release of “Conscience and the Constitution” was celebrated Saturday at the Japanese American National Museum. In addition to a screening of the documentary... 

JACL Praises Obama for Stance on Gay Marriage

JACL Praises Obama for Stance on Gay Marriage

WASHINGTON —  The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) praised President Barack Obama for his historic stance as the first sitting president to recognize the rights of same-sex couples to marry. The... 

DVD Release of Resisters Film at JANM on Saturday

DVD Release of Resisters Film at JANM on Saturday

Mits Koshiyama (center, looking down) was 19 years old when this photo was taken on June 12, 1944, the first day of the trial of the Heart Mountain draft resisters in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, Wyo. Producer/director... 

Former National JACL President Murakami Dies at 85

Former National JACL President Murakami Dies at 85

SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders and members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) were saddened by the passing of James Fumio Murakami, past JACL national president, on April 28. He was 85. James Murakami Murakami,... 

Hirabayashi to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Hirabayashi to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON — The late Gordon Hirabayashi was among 13 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom named by President Barack Obama on Thursday. The Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian... 

APA Groups Slam Barry’s Anti-Asian Comments

APA Groups Slam Barry’s Anti-Asian Comments

WASHINGTON — National Asian Pacific American civil rights organizations are urging Washington, D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry — already under fire for an earlier incident — to apologize for comments... 

2012 Women of the Year Announced

2012 Women of the Year Announced

The Downtown Los Angeles Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California have selected five exemplary Japanese American community leaders for... 

SENIOR MOMENTS: A Letter to Horse

SENIOR MOMENTS: A Letter to Horse

Dear George , In case you might be wondering why I am writing to you, let me tell you up front: This is my attempt to keep you writing your Rafu column.  I do not agree with a lot of what you write, but... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: Makino Opens Restaurant in Irvine

HORSE’S MOUTH: Makino Opens Restaurant in Irvine

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Those of you who visit Las Vegas are familiar with the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Makino’s “happened in Vegas” with two restaurants, but this past week,... 

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