Redress becomes an entitlement: Bush signs the 1989 appropriations bill
Redress became an entitlement program in this issue. The front page reported that President George Bush signed the Commerce, State,…
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Redress bill nears signing, and a San Francisco benefit for earthquake relief
Redress ran through this issue. On the front page, JACL’s Pacific Southwest District Council and the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations…
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Redress funding reaches President Bush, plus anti-Asian violence
Redress was the main news of this eight-page issue. President Bush received the appropriations bill that includes $500 million in…
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Redress funding delayed, plus anti-Asian violence and a disco discrimination claim
The front page carried news of Asian American students who said they were denied entry to the Florentine Gardens nightclub…
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Congress passes redress funding, and a Bay Area earthquake
Congress passed redress entitlement funding on the front page of this issue. The Senate approved by voice vote a conference…
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Redress becomes an entitlement, and JACL on HCR 147
Redress led the news. A Senate-House conference committee approved making payments a permanent federal entitlement starting in fiscal year 1991,…
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Senate vote on redress payments, and a JACL board prepares for convention
Redress led this eight-page issue. The Senate voted 74-22 to make redress payments an entitlement program beginning in fiscal 1991,…
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Racial hatred, mixed identity and a Nikkei photo exhibit
Racial hatred ran through the front page. California Attorney General John Van de Kamp issued a report confirming that the…
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Redress becomes an entitlement in the Senate, and an anti-Asian letter in San Mateo
The Senate approved Sen. Daniel Inouye’s proposal to make redress payments a federal entitlement beginning in fiscal 1991, passing it…
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A four-page issue: California’s Asian group counts and redress funding
A California bill requiring state agencies to count Asian and Pacific Islander groups separately led the front page. Assemblyman Richard…
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Redress funding fights and a library’s 4,200 pages of testimony
Redress ran through the front page of this eight-page issue. The Japanese American Library in San Francisco received a $5,000…
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JACL Singles Convention and the fight over redress funding
A record crowd of over 400 people from 10 states gathered at the Torrance Marriott for the fourth National JACL…
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Redress notices begin, and the draft resisters speak
Redress moved from law to action in this issue. Rep. Norman Y. Mineta announced that the Office of Redress Administration…
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Redress, Tule Lake and Amache, and an Osaka family’s fight against racism
The Pacific Citizen’s front page led with the Arita family of Osaka, whose notes, videotapes and journals from a 17-day…
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Redress payments, the Raleigh killing and a camp exhibit in Little Tokyo
Redress ran through this 12-page issue. The front page reported that the Office of Redress Administration had adopted a series…
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Monument to three Japanese sailors, and the fight over redress funding
The front page carried the dedication of a monument at Fort Vancouver, Washington, to the three shipwrecked Japanese sailors who…
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The fifth PANA convention opens in Little Tokyo, and redress funding rises
The fifth Pan American Nikkei Association convention opened July 20 in Little Tokyo, and the front page carried Harry K.…
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Redress regulations and a rally debate, July 1989
Redress was the main subject of this issue. On the front page, JACL-LEC strategy chair Grant Ujifusa said a public…