In an effort to curb what they are calling President Donald Trump’s “unbridled executive power,” Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Ilhan Omar have reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, S. 193 and H.R. 630. The legislation would entirely repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Defacement of Japanese American mural a “gutpunch”
In the wee hours, sometime between Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan. 20, vandals destroyed a historic Wing Luke Museum mural in Nihonmachi Alley, splashing black paint across the artwork depicting Japanese American history.
Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion
Helena Pagano’s great-grandfather was the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea, closer to Russia than North America.
JACL denounces Trump’s comparison of jailed Capitol rioters to Japanese incarceration during World War II
Former President Donald Trump compared the people jailed on charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to the more than 120,000 people of Japanese origin incarcerated on U.S. soil during World War II last week.
Hiroshima to Hope
More than 1,000 gathered at Green Lake in Seattle for the annual “Hiroshima to Hope” gathering on Aug. 6.
WWII veteran William L. Chin celebrates 99th birthday
Friday, June 28, 2024 marks the 99th birthday of William L. Chin—a World War II veteran and founding member of Cathay Post 186.
Japanese American WWII prisoners find their voice in new book
“silence fell one evening
after talk of war
around fireside”
WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict.
Day of Remembrance in Tacoma
The Washington State History Museum will host the 7th Annual Japanese American Day of Remembrance on May 16.
Seattle proclamation recognizes Day of Remembrance for Japanese Americans
Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka spearheaded the introduction of a proclamation to honor the Day of Remembrance for the Japanese American Incarceration last month.