The H.R. 442 hearing and the redress fight in Congress
The Civil Liberties Act of 1985, H.R. 442, was the subject of the front page. Grayce Uyehara reported on the…
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Redress bill H.R. 442 gains a co-sponsor ahead of the April 28 hearing
Redress was the lead story of this issue. Rep. Matthew McHugh (D-N.Y.) became a co-sponsor of House bill H.R. 442,…
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Redress, a coram nobis hearing and community honors in April 1986
The Pacific Citizen’s April 25, 1986 issue led with Gov. George Deukmejian honoring four Los Angeles Japanese American organizations at…
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Redress bill H.R. 442 gains a co-sponsor before its April 28 hearing
The front page carried news that West Virginia congressman Harley Staggers had agreed to co-sponsor redress bill H.R. 442, bringing…
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Redress payments to ex-school clerks and a UCLA study of Asian Pacific voters
Washington Gov. Booth Gardner signed HB 1415 and the front page reported the result: local governments could now pay compensation…
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Redress, a National Geographic article and a tribute to John Tateishi
The front page carried news about the push for redress. Rep. Robert Matsui circulated the National Geographic article “Japanese Americans:…
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Redress hearings set for April 28, and death sentences for two Korean students
The front page of this issue carried Robert Shimabukuro’s report on two former Western Illinois University students sentenced to death…
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FDR’s racial views, redress support and Little Tokyo evictions
The front page carried a report on a new biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Ted Morgan, which quotes columns…
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Redress, Day of Remembrance events and the “Jpn.” bill
Redress ran through the front page and much of the issue. Rep. Norman Mineta said the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget concerns were…
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Day of Remembrance in Little Tokyo and the push for H.R. 442
The front page carried the Day of Remembrance program held in Little Tokyo on Feb. 23, where more than 400…
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Day of Remembrance, 1986: Berkeley compensation and a court-challenge panel
The front page of this February 28, 1986 issue carried Day of Remembrance stories. Bess Fujimoto Yasukochi received $5,000 and…
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Hirabayashi’s conviction overturned, and a century-old Seattle expulsion recalled
The Pacific Citizen reported on U.S. District Judge Donald Voorhees’s ruling that overturned Gordon Hirabayashi’s wartime conviction, finding the government…
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Hirabayashi conviction reversed: the court finds government misconduct
The front page carried the news from Seattle: U.S. District Court Judge Donald Voorhees reversed Gordon Hirabayashi’s conviction for violating…
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Remembering astronaut Ellison Onizuka, and the push for redress
The front page of this issue turned to the Challenger disaster and the death of astronaut Ellison Onizuka. A Hawaii…
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Challenger and Onizuka, a slur at USTR, and a redress lawsuit revived
The space shuttle Challenger disaster, which killed astronaut Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka and six other crew members, led the front…
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Redress hearing set and four Nikkei legislators urge lobbying
The front page reported on the push for redress. At a Pacific Southwest District dinner in Los Angeles, Sens. Daniel…
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A 522nd veteran at the Wiesenthal Center, and a Day of Remembrance proclaimed
Clarence Matsumura of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion spoke at the Simon Wiesenthal Center about the unit’s role in liberating…
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Redress lobbying and a Heart Mountain monument, January 1986
Redress filled much of this 24-page issue. The front page announced a January 17 kick-off dinner for the JACL Legislative…