Jackie Chan’s new cartoon, Bob Bratt’s farewell and the Wen Ho Lee case
Jackie Chan’s animated series, “Jackie Chan Adventures,” led the September 8, 2000 issue, with Guy Aoki of the Media Action…
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Wen Ho Lee’s bail, the 80/20 endorsement and a wartime labor suit
Politics and civil rights ran through this eight-page issue. The 80/20 Initiative endorsed Al Gore at a meeting in Universal…
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Soccer star Ryan Futagaki and the 2000 Democratic convention
Ryan Arnold Futagaki, a UCLA soccer player known for his karate kick celebration, was the cover story of this eight-page…
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Hate crime vigil for Joseph Ileto and APAs at the 2000 DNC
A candlelight vigil in Los Angeles honoring Joseph Ileto and other hate crime victims led this eight-page issue. Tracy Uba…
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Bill Lann Lee’s recess appointment and the Masaoka memorial debate
President Clinton’s recess appointment of Bill Lann Lee as assistant attorney general for civil rights led this 8-page issue. The…
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Norman Mineta sworn in as Secretary of Commerce, and the 2000 convention
Norman Y. Mineta was sworn in as the 33rd Secretary of Commerce by Vice President Al Gore on July 25,…
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Norman Mineta joins the Cabinet, and Jamie Storr of the L.A. Kings
Norman Mineta was confirmed unanimously by the Senate and sworn in as U.S. secretary of commerce. The Pacific Citizen reported…
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JACL apologizes to WWII draft resisters; Masaoka memorial debate
The JACL’s 36th Biennial National Council, meeting on July 1, adopted a resolution acknowledging the 315 Japanese Americans who resisted…
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The 36th JACL national convention in Monterey, 2000
The close of the 36th JACL biennial convention in Monterey filled this eight-page issue. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno keynoted…
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The 2000 JACL convention: an apology to the resisters of conscience
The 36th biennial JACL national convention in Monterey filled most of this eight-page issue. Martha Nakagawa reported that the national…
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Medals of Honor, a Cabinet bid and scholarship season
Recognition ran through the news in this eight-page issue. Twenty-two Asian Pacific American World War II veterans were awarded the…
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A suitcase for the JACL archives, and news from the chapters
A battered suitcase led the news. National JACL received it from the family of the late Kazuki Lyle Kurisaki Sr.,…
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Wen Ho Lee and the Day of Outrage, plus the Monterey convention
Dr. Wen Ho Lee’s case led the news. On June 8, Asian Pacific Americans in 12 cities held a national…
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Wen Ho Lee, a Philadelphia Chinatown stadium fight, and a Nevada column
Racial profiling and community defense ran through this eight-page issue. Tracy Uba reported that Philadelphia’s Mayor John Street chose a…
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The Wen Ho Lee case, a state redress fund and the Masaoka memorial
The case of Wen Ho Lee, the former Los Alamos scientist facing a 59-count federal indictment, led this issue. Martha…
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A California human relations commission bill and hate mail in Seattle
A proposed California commission and a hate-mail case led the news. The brother of slain postal worker Joseph Ileto joined…
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Medal of Honor awardees, new redress legislation and JACL candidates
The White House announced 21 Asian Pacific American World War II veterans who will receive the Medal of Honor, including…
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Medals of Honor for 20 Nisei soldiers and the push to save the camps
Two stories shared the front page of this eight-page issue. Kristine Minami reported that twenty Japanese American World War II…