Remembering Spark Matsunaga, and a bus stop case in Los Angeles
The death of U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga marked this issue. Readers will find coverage of the memorial service at Central…
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Remembering Senator Spark Matsunaga, who died April 15, 1990
Senator Spark M. Matsunaga of Hawaii, who died April 15 at age 73, was the subject of much of this…
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Redress verification and payments, April 1990
Redress was the main subject of this eight-page issue. Bob Bratt, director of the Office of Redress Administration, met former…
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Census outreach, redress history and a slur on PBS
The U.S. Census was the lead story. Asian American leaders, including JACL’s Paul Igasaki, raised concerns with Census Director Barbara…
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U.S.-Japan trade tensions and the 1990 JACL national convention
U.S.-Japan relations ran through this eight-page issue. Yosh Tamura previewed a panel discussion on the subject planned for the JACL…
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Redress in Congress, and a new editor for the paper
Redress and how it passed through Congress ran through this issue. Grant Ujifusa, chair of JACL-LEC’s legislative strategy, gave a…
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Redress moves forward, plus Day of Remembrance in Sacramento
Redress led the news in this eight-page issue. At two congressional hearings, the Department of Justice reaffirmed its commitment to…
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Redress help line, PSWDC awards and Hawaii’s Day of Remembrance
Redress filled the front page of this eight-page issue. The Office of Redress Administration opened a toll-free Help Line and…
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Redress paperwork help, Rep. Matsui’s account, and the Rohwer Memorial
Redress was the main news of this nine-page issue. JACL regional directors met with Robert Bratt of the Office of…
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Remarks about Cambodian immigrants and a month of chapter news
Immigrant leaders in Boston demanded an apology from gubernatorial candidate John Silber, who had called Massachusetts a “welfare magnet” for…
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Seniors honored, a Spokane newspaper and affirmative action quotas
JACL chapters and the people around them filled the front page. Twelve Olympia JACL area seniors were honored at a…
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JACL’s next legislative target: the Civil Rights Act of 1990
The Civil Rights Act of 1990 was the front-page story of this eight-page issue. The National JACL Board authorized its…
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JACL Board studies its WWII record; Bush veto on Chinese students stands
The JACL National Board met in San Francisco from Jan. 19 to 21 and took up a proposed study of…
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Legacy fund debate, redress outreach and Japan-bashing in 1990
The JACL National Board met in San Francisco from January 19 to 21, 1990, and a proposed JACL Legacy Fund…
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Matsui’s Senate plans and redress news in the January 1990 issue
Rep. Robert T. Matsui’s plan to run for the U.S. Senate in 1992 led the front page. The Sacramento Democrat,…
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Remembering Edward Ennis and a year of redress, 1989 in review
The loss of Edward J. Ennis led the issue. He strongly opposed the World War II incarceration (often called internment)…
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The 1989 holiday issue: JACL after redress
The Pacific Citizen’s 1989 holiday issue looked at what comes after redress. Following the entitlement legislation, the editorial “A Logical…
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JACL chapters and districts at work, plus Asian American community news
JACL business ran through this eight-page issue. The Central California District Council re-elected governor Dale Ikeda at its 40th annual…