Perspectives
Our columnists touch on all-things Japanese America. Our readers and community members share their thoughts via their letters to the editor and commentaries.
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Stop AAPI Hate raises alarm about escalation of hate in the U.S. and echoes calls for ceasefire in Gaza
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For the past several weeks, communities across the U.S. have faced a terrifying escalation of hate in the form of harassment, threats, and violence. Countless Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and Jewish […] READ MORE
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Support our Nichi Bei Day of Giving
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Dear Friends, The Nichi Bei Foundation will enter its 15th year as an innovative nonprofit organization in 2024. We publish the nation’s leading Japanese American community newspaper while offering engaging […] READ MORE
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Introducing … a new Japanese section
KENJI G. TAGUMA, Nichi Bei News
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Today marks a historic occasion in the legacy of the Nichi Bei News, as we take a bold leap to launch a new Japanese section. As we set out to […] READ MORE
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‘Celebrating activism and community’ is theme of 50-year CANE anniversary on Aug. 19
June Hibino
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Anti-eviction protests by Japantown activists and residents to be commemorated In 1975 and 1976 in San Francisco, members of the Committee Against Nihonmachi Eviction (CANE) — tired of seeing residents […] READ MORE
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Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of Tule Lake Committee v. FAA, et al.
BARBARA TAKEI
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Earlier this month, the Tule Lake Committee lost its appeal in Tule Lake Committee v. FAA, et al. The U.S. Ninth Circuit in San Francisco affirmed the lower court’s dismissal […] READ MORE
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Activism in reporting
TOMO HIRAI
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In 2016, I penned an op-ed describing the fear many in the transgender community felt following the election of President Donald Trump. We rushed to process paperwork for gender change […] READ MORE
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Your historical immigration records are being held hostage. Again.
LINDA HARMS OKAZAKI
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The USCIS Genealogy Program has proposed an outrageous new fee hike, which will also change how some documents are provided. The fee for initiating an Index Search for an individual […] READ MORE
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David and Goliath battle over Tule Lake
Barbara Takei
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Nearly a decade has gone by in the Tule Lake Committee’s fight to stop the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) and the Tulelake community’s plan to fence off and expand the […] READ MORE
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Remembering Roger
BARBARA TAKEI
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The first book I read about Japanese American history was Roger Daniels’ book, “The Politics of Prejudice.” It was 1966, and in my research as a college freshman, it was […] READ MORE
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Praise for Topaz Museum’s Jane Beckwith
Fred M. Shinoda
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Dear Editor, The letter writer who wrote that Jane Beckwith should be replaced is way out of line. I maintain that if it wasn’t for Jane B. there probably wouldn’t even […] READ MORE
