Community Alliance Receives Journalism Award
We are already in October. When this newspaper hits the streets on Oct. 1, Mexico will have its first female president. Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, from the same party as Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will rule the destiny of Mexico for the next six years.
Is this a preview of what could happen in our country next month? Are we finally going to have a woman as president? In reality, what is at stake in the United States is much more than that.
The mere possibility that a misogynist, insulting, lying and childish-minded man could reach the White House (again) is chilling. On Nov. 5, the vote is in favor of keeping democratic institutions standing.
Of course, Democrats are far from perfect, but it is up to us, the citizens, to advance and consolidate democracy. Nov. 5 is not just another election; it is our present and our future. Improving our democracy is a daily responsibility, and we need to improve our selection of candidates, and once they are in office, we need to make those elected officials accountable.
Many people are unhappy with our government, but we can change certain things, pressure our elected officials and continue to fight. It is a completely different ballgame if we have a dictatorship, led by a maniac without moral limits. I can tell you this because I spent many years in a country ruled by a dictatorship.
On a brighter note, I am pleased to share with our readers that the Community Alliance received a journalism award in August for two articles that I wrote.
The award, under the “Foreign Affairs” category, was presented by California Black Media and Ethnic Media Services during the Ethnic Media Conference, August 27–28, in Sacramento.
These articles are part of a series titled “The Japanese Incarceration” that we produced from October 2023 to July 2024.
The two award-winning stories, “The Other Incarcerated Japanese” and “The Kidnapping of the Naganuma Family” (both in the November 2023 issue), were printed in English and Spanish.
This award makes us proud and motivates us to continually improve and better serve our community.
Till next month.
