Gary Iwamoto
Civil servant, former school board vice president Jan Kumasaka passes away at 87
Janice “Jan” Kumasaka was a tenacious, committed individual who selflessly gave her time in service to the community. She is best known for being...
Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Who was Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi? And why are Japanese American organizations, The Washington Post, her family, and others asking President Biden to recognize her...
Remembering Tony Lee: The consummate advocate
It was with a deep sense of sadness that I felt with the passing of Tony Lee who died on November 12, 2020 after...
The end of an era—Larry Gossett steps down from the King County Council
With the expiration of his last term on the King County Council, the curtain falls on Larry Gossett’s devotion to “serving the people”, a...
A 50-year history of InterIm CDA: 1969 – 2019
The International District is an urban, richly ethnic neighborhood, the long-established cultural home for Seattle’s Pan-Asian American community. It is the only neighborhood in...
Herzig-Yoshinaga, 92, Dies: Researcher and Activist Played Vital Role in Redress, Coram Nobis Cases
This obituary appeared on July 19, 2018 in the Pacific Citizen, the National Newspaper of the JACL and has been edited for space.
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga...
Remembering Shuko Y. Hara (1915-2018): “A long and productive life”
“She lived a long and productive life.” Former King County Assessor Lloyd Hara spoke lovingly of his mother, Shuko, who passed away at the...
The community’s way of saying, ‘Thanks, Denise’
The following is republished from the April 1978 issue of the International Examiner to remember Denise Louie, a young Chinese-American activist who played an...
Profile: Bob Santos is one of our community’s legends
The following is a profile of “Uncle” Bob Santos written by Gary Iwamoto for Uncle Bob’s 75th birthday in February 2009. Gary Iwamoto collaborated...
