A NEW ERA THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE JACL Priscilla Ouchida is named as the new JACL national director JAPAN EARTHQUAKE pg 3 One Year Later AP PHOTO/KYODO NEWS) Actress Tia Carrere brings the Hawaiian heat to Trump’s boardroom. pg 9 >> << pg 5 Carl Iwasaki’s illustrious photography career chronicles U.S. history. # 3184 / VOL. 154, No. 4 ISSN: 0030-8579 WWW.PACIFICCITIZEN.ORG MARCH 02 - MARCH 15, 2012 2 MAR. 2-15, 2012 LETTERS/NATIONAL PACIFIC CITIZEN PACIFIC CITIZEN PRISCILLA OUCHIDA NAMED NEW JACL NATIONAL DIRECTOR HOW to REACH US E-mail:
[email protected] Online: www.pacificcitizen.org JACL National President David Kawamoto and the national Tel: (213) 620-1767 board are pleased to announce the selection of Priscilla Ou- Fax: (213) 620-1768 chida of Sacramento as the new national director of the JACL. Mail: 250 E. First Street, Suite 301 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Ouchida has a long history with the JACL. She has served the organization in many volunteer capacities, including an Staff Executive Editor elected term as the organization’s national vice president of Caroline Y. Aoyagi-Stom general operations. Professionally, she worked as the chief of Assistant Editor staff, legislative director for California State legislators in Sac- Lynda Lin ramento. “The national JACL board conducted an extensive search Reporter Nalea J. Ko and screened many applicants for our national director posi- tion,” said Kawamoto. Business Manager Staci Hisayasu “We are very pleased with the prior JACL leadership and the passion for our organization that Priscilla brings. We look Circulation Eva Lau-Ting forward to having her continue to work with the JACL in this new capacity.