Gary Iwamoto
‘In Defense of Civil Rights’ Honors Beginning of U.S. Asian American Movement
Photo caption: “In Defense of Civil Rights: The 40-Year History of the Asian Law Caucus” by Sam Cacas (Smashwords Edition, 2012). by Sam Cacas
In the early 1970s, in the days of the “Asian Movement”...
Op-Ed: We’re Better Off with Comprehensive Gun Safety Laws
Photo Caption: On Jan. 16th, President Obama wrote 20 executive actions to curb gun violence comprehensively. Photo credit: Reuters.
Whenever there is a mass shooting at a school, a movie theater, a shopping mall, or...
25 Years Later: Reflecting on the Landmark Hirabayashi/Korematsu Case
The Hirabayashi “coram nobis” case is a landmark civil rights case which exposed the racial prejudice of government officials in promulgating military orders which led to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War...
Gordon Hirabayashi Passes Away
Gordon Hirabayashi passed away at the age of 93 in Edmonton, Alberta on New Year’s Day. Hirabayashi, who taught sociology at the University of Alberta for many years, is best known as one of...
Introduction to API Training Manual
These social gains weren’t handed to us. We organized. We formed groups. We formed coalitions. We marched. We demonstrated.
I grew up in the 1960s. It was an exciting and turbulent time. Nationally, the country...
Sugiyama Speaks to the IE First About Leaving the CCA
The year was 1979. Jimmy Carter was President, disco was king, and 29 year-old Alan Sugiyama established the Center for Career Alternatives (CCA). And now, after thirty-one years as the Executive Director and the...
Sugiyama Speaks to the IE First About Leaving the CCA
The year was 1979. Jimmy Carter was President, disco was king, and 29 year-old Alan Sugiyama established the Center for Career Alternatives (CCA). And now, after thirty-one years as the Executive Director and the...
Lifetime Achievement Award – Sharon Maeda
Sharon Maeda is the epitome of a community activist — passionate, outspoken, politically savvy, and tenacious. Her life has been a series of change of address cards — born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; growing up...
Lifetime Achievement Award – Sharon Maeda
Sharon Maeda is the epitome of a community activist — passionate, outspoken, politically savvy, and tenacious. Her life has been a series of change of address cards — born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; growing up...
The Neighborhood’s Oldest Agency Looks Back on 40 Years of Service
On September 19, 2009, the Inter*im Community Development Association (Inter*im CDA) will celebrate its 40th Anniversary at the Waterfront Marriot. Formally incorporated in 1969 as the International District Improvement Association, Inter*im is the...
