Earthquake relief, redress payments and the JACL budget debate
Relief for victims of the Kobe earthquake ran through this 12-page issue. A telethon hosted by George Takei, Amy Hill…
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Sugihara tributes and the fight over JACL finances
A tribute to Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara led the front page. Jewish and Japanese American communities in Sacramento, San Francisco…
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A staff downsizing at JACL and the 442nd’s Bruyeres anniversary
A financial crisis at JACL was the main news of this 16-page issue. President Denny T. Yasuhara explained why the…
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The 1994 holiday issue: JACL’s budget crisis and chapter life
JACL’s money troubles ran through the news in this December 1994 issue. Cherry Kinoshita, chair of the Pacific Citizen Editorial…
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JACL’s budget crisis, the Sacramento firebomb retrial and Proposition 187
A budget crisis at the Japanese American Citizens League ran through this 16-page issue. Committee reports put the 1995 deficit…
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Igasaki at the EEOC, JACL’s money troubles and the Bruyeres anniversary
Paul Igasaki’s Senate confirmation as vice chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission led the October 1994 issue. JACL’s own…
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Racist remarks in Arizona and a fight over the paper’s future
Racism and a struggle over JACL’s own house shared the front page. Gwen Muranaka reported that Dave Moss, a Democratic…
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The 1994 JACL convention: a new president and a monthly paper
The JACL national convention in Salt Lake City filled the August 1994 issue. Denny Yasuhara of the Spokane Chapter was…
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Redress education funds, a canceled issue and the JACL convention
Congress approved money for the first time to educate the public about the history and constitutional issues behind the World…
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July 1994: Jerry Enomoto’s confirmation and a JACL at odds over the PC
Jerry Enomoto’s confirmation as U.S. Marshal of the Eastern District of California led the issue. The full Senate approved him…
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JACL election platforms, the Lim Report and same-sex marriage debate
The 1994 JACL National Convention in Salt Lake City, set for early August, framed much of this 12-page issue. Candidates…
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JACL’s same-sex marriage debate and a $5 million redress education fund
JACL’s National Board vote on same-sex marriage filled most of this eight-page issue. Commentary from Bill Hosokawa, William Kaneko, Neal…
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JACL’s same-sex marriage vote and the debate that followed
The National Board’s decision to endorse same-sex marriage ran through most of this 8-page issue. The front page reported that…
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Lim Report plenary vote and the D-Day anniversary of the 442nd
The JACL National Board voted unanimously on May 22 to hold a plenary session at the Salt Lake City convention…
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The JACL board votes on same-sex marriage and a PC lawsuit settlement
The JACL National Board’s vote on same-sex marriage ran through this eight-page issue. The board voted 10-3, with 2 abstentions,…
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Reiko Obata’s firing over ‘Zoot Suit’ and JACL’s 1994 candidates
A San Diego-area teacher’s fight to keep her job led this eight-page issue. Reiko Obata was ousted after planning to…
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Redress education fund, a ‘Zoot Suit’ dispute and same-sex marriage
Money for the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund led the news. Rep. Harold Rogers questioned the Clinton Administration’s $5 million…
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Nixon and the Nikkei, plus a debate over same-sex marriage in the JACL
Harry K. Honda looked back at Richard Nixon’s long ties to Japanese Americans and the JACL, with a companion chronology…