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.
Celebrating valor: Chinese American WWII veterans receive Congressional Gold Medal
The National WWII Museum, in partnership with the Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project, commemorated the remarkable service of Chinese American veterans of World War II in a poignant ceremony on Saturday marking the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal.
Japanese filmmakers shine bright at 96th Oscars
Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year—and slayed.