Renunciants, Florida’s alien land laws and the Poston story
Bill Nishimura’s account of the war years led the issue. One of about 5,589 Nisei and Kibei renunciants who gave…
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JACL finances and the INS special registration, January 2003
JACL’s money troubles led this 16-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported on a special meeting of the national board’s executive committee,…
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The 2002 holiday issue: Japantowns and ethnic enclaves
Ethnic enclaves were the subject of this 120-page holiday issue, with contributors writing about the neighborhoods that shaped them. Bill…
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A West Coast port lockout, the 2002 elections and Navy language teachers
A 10-day lockout of 29 West Coast ports and its toll on Asian Pacific American business owners led this 12-page…
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Midterm races, the ‘Kung Fool’ costume and the Pledge of Allegiance vote
Politics and protest ran through the November 1, 2002 issue. Martha Nakagawa reported on Stan Matsunaka’s tight race for Colorado’s…
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A bulldozer in Utah, a war vote, and JACL’s money worries
Mary Waki Kawakami, 89, and her husband Charlie, 99, both longtime JACLers, faced a bulldozer on their American Fork, Utah…
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Low turnout at the PSWD dinner, and the death of Rep. Patsy Mink
A smaller than usual crowd at the 2002 JACL Pacific Southwest District Awards Dinner in Torrance led the issue. Tracy…
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JACL’s financial crisis and the first anniversary of 9/11
JACL’s money troubles and the first anniversary of September 11 ran through this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported that the…
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Nisei baseball turns 50, and the Smithsonian revises its exhibit
The California Nisei AA Baseball Tournament marked its 50th anniversary, and Tracy Uba’s front-page story followed founders and longtime players…
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Marking Sept. 11: the holiday debate and JACL’s finances
Whether the first anniversary of Sept. 11 should become a holiday was the question on the front page. Martha Nakagawa…
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Gov. Davis and APA voters, a civil rights call, and the Topaz monument
California’s race for governor led the issue. As Gov. Gray Davis’ lead over Bill Simon Jr. narrowed, Martha Nakagawa reported…
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Teaching children about Manzanar, plus the fight to keep J-Towns
Ways to teach children about the Japanese American incarceration (often called internment) led the news. Tony Osumi offered ten suggestions,…
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The 2002 JACL national convention in Las Vegas
The national convention in Las Vegas, June 25-30, filled this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported on civil rights attorney Morris…
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Alien land laws, Nisei diplomas and a top U.S. diver
Kimiko Hirai Soldati, the top female diver in the U.S., led the front page in a profile by Tracy Uba,…
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Gay Asian American activism and the JACL draft resister debate
A new book by Eric Wat on the history of gay Asian American organizing in Los Angeles led the June…
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JACL apologizes to the Nisei resisters of conscience
On May 11, 2002, the JACL held a public ceremony in San Francisco to apologize to the Nisei resisters of…
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Re-creating the incarceration, and the JACL road to Las Vegas
In Watsonville, Calif., three dozen participants re-enacted the 1942 evacuation of Japanese Americans, boarding a vintage bus and tagging their…
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Draft resisters, a Las Vegas convention and a ban on ‘Oriental’
Plans for the JACL’s 37th biennial convention in Las Vegas shared the front page with a debate over WWII draft…