Hirabayashi, Korematsu and Yasui file suits to overturn wartime convictions
The front page carried news that Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu and Min Yasui had each filed petitions to overturn their…
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Redress reaches San Francisco city workers, plus JACL installations
San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein signed an ordinance granting reparations for salary losses to city employees of Japanese ancestry who…
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Coram nobis petitions and redress news, January 1983
Fred Korematsu, Min Yasui and Gordon Hirabayashi announced plans to seek reversals of their World War II Supreme Court cases,…
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Bigotry, redress and JACL installations in early 1983
A report released Jan. 11 by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights led the front page, warning that violence and…
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Immigration bill, redress and a 1983 start for JACL
The Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill led the news after it died in the lame-duck House session in December, with Sen. Simpson…
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The 1982 holiday issue: The Year in Pictures
The Pacific Citizen’s 1982 holiday issue carried a year-end photo review on its cover, “The Year in Pictures.” In an…
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Redress and the CWRIC report: Hayakawa, Matsui and Dymally
The Pacific Citizen opened this issue with redress. Sen. S.I. Hayakawa spoke against financial reparations on the Senate floor on…
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JACL’s long-range plan, hate crime law and safety of Asians in America
The December 10, 1982 issue carried the news of a Japanese tourist, Kazumi Miura, who died a year after being…
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Redress funding and a call to former state workers
Redress ran through this 12-page issue. The front page carried Assemblyman Patrick Johnston’s final call to find Japanese Americans fired…
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Immigration reform and a redress recommendation: November 1982
Two subjects led the front page. Peter Imamura reported from Los Angeles on Rep. Romano Mazzoli, co-sponsor with Sen. Alan…
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A Census Bureau denial and the Heart Mountain memorial, 1982
The Census Bureau’s denial of a charge made in John Toland’s book “Infamy” led the November 19, 1982 issue. Director…
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A new Japantown center campaign, plus Hiroshima and redress news
The front page carried news of a $3-million campaign for a multi-service community center in San Francisco’s Japantown, led by…
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Gardena rescinds its 1942 evacuation resolution
A city council reversed itself forty years later. On the front page, Gardena Mayor Pro Tem Mas Fukai, a Nisei…
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Coroner Noguchi’s case nears final arguments, and a call to support coram nobis
The front page followed the case of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the Los Angeles County coroner defending his record before the…
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JACL board meeting, Contra Costa redress and the Tokyo quake
The JACL National Board met in San Francisco on Oct. 8 to 10, and its decisions filled the middle of…
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Honda in Ohio, the PC’s 53rd anniversary and redress pledges
The front page followed Honda’s new auto assembly plant near Marysville, Ohio, where residents faced doubled sewer rates and a…
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How census data was used against Nikkei, and the Nisei Week queen debate
The front page carried Raymond Okamura’s report on historian John Toland’s book ‘Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath,’ which says…
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Farm labor and the Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill, plus a new editor
The front page turned to the Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill and what it could mean for California farms. Harry Kubo of…