Immigration bill votes, Japanese Canadian redress and an editor’s farewell
The House Judiciary Committee voted 15-12 to keep the second and fifth visa preference categories in the Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill,…
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The 1982 immigration bill and the fifth preference, plus JACL’s own history
The front page of this issue was about immigration. National JACL joined other Asian Pacific American organizations in urging the…
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Houston teacher’s job at stake; state worker redress law passes
A Houston art teacher was at the center of the front page. Betty Waki, a Sansei with 11 years at…
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The 1982 JACL convention: a fired Livingston teacher and redress
The front page carried the National JACL Council’s resolution, passed at its Biennial Convention, to support Mitsue Takahashi, a Livingston,…
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JACL Council backs coram nobis; convention coverage
The front page carried the news that the JACL National Council passed a resolution supporting attorneys who seek to correct…
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JACL’s convention elects Floyd Shimomura and adopts redress guidelines
Floyd Shimomura of Sacramento, 34, was elected National JACL President at the convention in Los Angeles, and the front page…
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Hiroshima’s protest of a U.S. nuclear test, and the U.S.-Japan trade strain
Hiroshima Mayor Takeshi Araki’s protest of a U.S. underground nuclear test in Nevada, made on the eve of the 37th…
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The 1982 JACL convention preview and the push for redress funding
The 27th biennial National JACL Convention, set for Aug. 10-13 at the Airport Hyatt in Los Angeles, filled the front…
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Road to the 27th Biennial Convention: Okawara, Redress and the Noguchi hearing
The 27th Biennial JACL National Convention, set for Aug. 9-13 at the Airport Hyatt in Los Angeles, shaped this issue.…
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Hosokawa’s JACL history, the Wakamatsu tribute and IBM case fallout
The front page of this issue turned to Bill Hosokawa’s new book, “JACL in Quest of Justice,” in a piece…
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U.S.-Japan trade strain after the IBM case, and redress ahead
The front page carried the IBM computer sting and what it meant for U.S.-Japan trade, with former California trade director…
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Three candidates for JACL national president, and a look ahead to the 1982 convention
Three candidates were running for National JACL President in the summer of 1982: Y. George Kodama, Lily Okura and Floyd…
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Convention preview, redress workshop and Nisei Week, July 1982
The JACL 27th Biennial National Convention in Gardena was the focus of the front page. Japan’s Ambassador Yoshio Okawara was…
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A Sacramento proposal to relocate Vietnamese refugees draws JACL protest
A Rancho Cordova homeowners group suggested relocating Indochinese refugees to military-style camps, and the Pacific Citizen put the story on…
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Honoring Shig Wakamatsu, and redress news ahead of the Gardena convention
The front page opened with a fund to honor Shig Wakamatsu, with over 300 donors by early June, for his…
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Redress and the Korematsu case: Goldberg and Rauh before the commission
Redress led the front page of this 12-page issue. Arthur Goldberg, former Supreme Court justice and a member of the…
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California primary candidates and a new JACL membership system
Asian American candidates in California’s June 8 primary led the front page. Several filed for political and judicial office, including…
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Nominees for national JACL office and the 1982 convention budget
The front page of this issue carried the ten JACLers nominated for national office ahead of the National JACL Convention…