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Normale Ansicht

George Ariyoshi, 100, America’s First Governor of Asian Descent, Dies

20. April 2026 um 22:49
A Democrat, he served three terms as Hawaii’s governor (1974-86), rising out of a tough district of Honolulu. He tried to diversify an economy heavily dependent on tourism.

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George R. Ariyoshi speaking in Honolulu in 1977, during his first term as Hawaii’s governor. His election upended a tradition of white and Republican control in the state.

At a World War II Internment Camp, History Blows Away Wind Energy

12. April 2026 um 10:02
A coalition of the descendants of a Japanese American internment camp and Trump-aligned wind power opponents helped kill an Idaho wind farm, but A.I.-driven energy demand keeps rising.

Remembering WW2 Camps, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

30. November 2025 um 10:00
Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.

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Nicole Suzuki, left, and Amy Oba drive around the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles looking for immigration agents.
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