The 1996 JACL convention and the welfare bill’s impact on legal immigrants
The August 16, 1996 issue followed two stories at once. In San Jose, Helen Kawagoe of the Gardena Valley Chapter…
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Manzanar’s future, immigrant welfare cuts and the San Jose convention
The future of Manzanar led this 12-page issue. At its fifth quarterly meeting, the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission…
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Redress rules, convention plans and the JACL budget debate
Redress and the coming JACL national convention filled this 12-page issue. The Office of Redress Administration reported that its draft…
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Hapas and JACL, the Manzanar site bill, and convention plans
Greg Mayeda asked whether JACL’s vision of the future includes hapas, arguing that rising intermarriage is changing the Japanese American…
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Race-hate forum, Manzanar bill and redress education in 1996
Race and civil rights ran through this 12-page issue. The Sonoma County JACL chapter planned a June 29 forum on…
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Candidates, budgets and redress in the run-up to the 1996 JACL convention
The coming JACL convention in San Jose, Aug. 6-11, shaped much of this 12-page issue. Sami Nakazono of the Mile-Hi…
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A hate crime charge in Tustin, and a new astronaut
A murder case in Tustin, Calif., led this issue. Gunnar Lindberg, accused of killing Vietnamese American Thien Minh Ly, will…
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A new JACL representative in Washington, and the Redress education fund
H. Robert Sakaniwa, 32, became JACL’s full-time Washington, D.C. representative on April 1, and the front page carried a long…
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Redress education board, JACL budgets and the 1996 convention
The Civil Liberties Act and the JACL’s own finances ran through this 12-page issue. Don Nakanishi, a member of the…
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Family immigration, AP community growth and new JACL leaders
Immigration led the news in this 12-page issue. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-4 for an amendment by Sens. Kennedy,…
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JACL youth conference, convention plans and a Manzanar bill
The JACL National Youth/Student Conference led this 12-page issue. Held Feb. 23-24 in San Francisco, it drew about 100 attendees…
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JACL’s response to the California Civil Rights Initiative
The California Civil Rights Initiative drew a sharp response from the JACL in this issue. National President Denny Yasuhara and…
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San Jose Japantown and the 1996 JACL convention
San Jose’s Japantown, host of the 1996 JACL National Convention, led this 12-page issue. Michelle Lau wrote that the neighborhood…
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A Novato hate crime case, the redress education board, and Matsui on JACL
A suspect in a Novato, Calif., stabbing was declared mentally competent to stand trial, and the Marin Chapter, JACL, pressed…
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The Florin Chapter turns 60, and JACL looks at its finances
The Florin Chapter, JACL, marked its 60th anniversary with a tribute that raised $75,000 for the CSU Sacramento Archives Endowment…
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A new JACL national director and the Troy Shiozawa case
Herbert Yamanishi, the new JACL National Director, introduced himself to members across three pages. An interview described his Idaho upbringing…
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Multiracial identity and JACL’s future: the December 1995 holiday issue
Being of mixed heritage was the subject of much of this 120-page holiday issue. Maria P.P. Root offered a “Bill…
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Eastern District Council meets as JACL weighs its budget and its future
The Eastern District Council’s meeting in New York ran through much of this issue. Gwen Muranaka reported on the district’s…