House votes to make Manzanar a national historic site
The House of Representatives passed a bill by Rep. Mel Levine making Manzanar a national historic site, to be guided…
Category: Issue archive
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A coalition meeting, a Manzanar water dispute and redress funds
Coalition building and redress were the main subjects of this eight-page issue. JACL met with the American Jewish Committee and…
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Pearl Harbor anniversary plans and Asian American employment
JACL planning for the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor led the issue. National director Bill Yoshino outlined a strategy that…
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Redress aid, campus racism and hate crimes bills in 1991
Civil rights and redress ran through this eight-page issue. A California appeals court ruled unanimously for a plaintiff who accused…
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Redress workshops, minority health funding and a Poston reunion
Redress and health policy shared the front page of this 12-page issue. The Office of Redress Administration scheduled one-on-one assistance…
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Preserving the camp sites: Manzanar and landmark bills, May 1991
Efforts to preserve the sites of the World War II incarceration (often called internment) led this 12-page issue. Congressman George…
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Redress payments, a police promotion dispute and chapter news
Redress was the main subject of this eight-page issue. JACL-LEC board members, including Cressey Nakagawa and Jerry Enomoto, toured the…
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JACL’s new Civil Rights Committee sets its agenda
JACL’s Civil Rights Committee held its first meeting in San Francisco on April 27 and set priorities that included anti-Asian…
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Federal indictment in the Ming Hai Loo case, and the JACL redress video
A federal grand jury in Raleigh indicted Robert and Lloyd Piche on civil rights charges in the death of Ming…
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A video on the Japanese American evacuation, and a split over it
A video on the Japanese American evacuation experience, titled ‘Without Due Process,’ led this issue. Richard Suenaga reported from Sacramento,…
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Reopened EEOC case, a walk for peace, and books on camp life
A discrimination case by a Nikkei employee against the Veterans Department was reopened by the EEOC, which found the case…
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Keith Umemoto’s Assembly campaign and a hate crimes bill
Keith Umemoto, a 35-year-old Sansei running for the 46th Assembly District seat, was the subject of a two-part Pacific Citizen…
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Asian Americans in college admissions, and Nikkei in Peru
Discrimination against Asian Americans in college admissions led the news. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and 35 House members reintroduced a resolution…
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Anti-Asian violence and the 1990 Census, March 1991
A JACL district conference in Visalia, Calif., led the March 29, 1991 issue. Members of the PSW district looked at…
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JACL director Bill Yoshino resigns; Oscar picks and the Rodney King beating
JACL National Director Bill Yoshino announced at the national board meeting that he will step down in July. He said…
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California bill to protect redress money, and a profile of Jude Narita
A California bill meant to shield Japanese American redress payments from state claims led the news. Introduced in the State…
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California’s census gains, redress workshops and an Oscar nomination
The 1990 census shaped the front page. Harry K. Honda reported that Latino and Asian populations grew significantly in California…
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Relief for Peru, and a farewell to attorney James Purcell
Aid for Peru led this eight-page issue. Harry K. Honda reported that First Lady Susan Fujimori and Peruvian Nikkei leaders…