Immigration bills and a new JACL executive director
Immigration and welfare legislation led the news. The Congressional Asian Pacific, Black and Hispanic caucuses issued a joint statement against…
Category: Issue archive
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Matsui on new Asian American leadership after Mineta’s exit
New political leadership was the main subject of the October 20, 1995 issue. Rep. Robert Matsui, speaking in Little Tokyo…
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Patsy Mink, Redress updates and a retrial in Idaho
Patsy Takemoto Mink was elected chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, succeeding Norman Mineta, and the front page…
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Norman Mineta leaves Congress: reactions and the redress legacy
Norman Mineta’s resignation from Congress after more than 20 years to join Lockheed Martin ran through much of this 12-page…
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Remembering the war, 50 years on, and the Troy Shiozawa trial
Fifty years after the formal end of World War II, Japanese American veterans looked back on their service. Col. Young…
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Resignations from the JACL board and the affirmative action debate
Three resignations from the JACL board led the August 18, 1995 issue. Trisha Murakawa, Ruth Mizobe and Craig Minami submitted…
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Affirmative action and the JACL tri-district conference in Albuquerque
Affirmative action led the news. After the University of California Board of Regents voted on July 20 to end it…
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Affirmative action and JACL’s membership push in the summer of 1995
JACL’s role in the national debate over affirmative action led this issue. President Denny Yasuhara joined about 20 representatives of…
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Racial slurs, an apology in Spokane and the Wang acquittal
Racial slurs ran through the front page of this 12-page issue. The Spokane County and Washington State Democratic Central Committees…
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Highway dedicated to the MIS, and JACL fights immigration cuts
A memorial highway for the Military Intelligence Service was dedicated in Simi Valley, Calif., on June 10, and the front…
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JACL turmoil, racist caricatures, and Peru’s PANA convention
Racist imagery and its critics ran through this 12-page issue. JACL protested the caricatures of Judge Lance Ito in the…
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Nikkei judges on family incarceration, and JACL’s money troubles
Five Japanese American judges, including Lance Ito, who presided over the O.J. Simpson trial, spoke about how the World War…
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Militia charges against Japan, immigrant benefits and JACL’s crossroads
A militia leader’s claim that Japan was behind the Oklahoma City bombing led the news, with a response from JACL…
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Welfare bill, the O.J. trial and a JACL in financial turmoil
A welfare reform bill that would cut federal aid to most lawful immigrants led the news, along with remarks during…
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JACL’s financial crisis, draft resisters and the Gila River reunion
JACL’s financial and leadership disputes ran through this 20-page issue. Reports by Cynthia Campbell and Helen McIntire and by Scott…
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Redress education funding at risk, and racist fliers on campus
Funding for the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund was in doubt as this issue went to press. Congressman Robert T.…
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JACL staff transition and the Gila River reunion
Changes at JACL headquarters were the main news of the March 3, 1995 issue. Bill Yoshino, acting national director, met…
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JACL budget cuts, a recalled cartoon and a Voting Rights task force
JACL’s finances and staffing filled much of this 12-page issue. Headquarters staff chose not to reapply for revised positions and…