JACL’s 50-year story and the 1982 Gardena convention
The 1982 National JACL Convention in Gardena led the front page. Delegates were promised a “Day in Gardena” on Aug.…
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Convention plans, the Sumitomo case and 100 years of Chinese exclusion
Preparations for the 27th biennial JACL National Convention in Gardena, Aug. 10-13, led the front page, as information packets went…
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Redress and the fired California state workers, May 1982
Redress ran through this 12-page issue. The front page reported that the JACL National Committee for Redress, as co-sponsor of…
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San Francisco’s Cherry Blossom Festival and a county fight over Thomas Noguchi
San Francisco’s 15th annual Cherry Blossom Festival parade, held April 18, led the front page. An estimated 100,000 people watched…
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Redress, camp reunions and an Abernathy mission to Tokyo
The front page of this April 1982 issue carried Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s trip to Tokyo, where he asked Japanese companies…
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Student relocation grant, coram nobis and the Noguchi suspension
The front page carried news of the first annual grant from the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund, awarded to the…
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Trade friction with Japan and the push for redress lobbying
Trade friction between the United States and Japan led the April 9, 1982 issue. The front page reported that a…
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Redress, nuclear testimony and a tribute to Shig Wakamatsu
Redress ran through this 12-page issue. Robert F. Drinan, a member of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of…
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Redress, a camp reunion and a 501(c)4 lobbying arm for JACL
Redress led the Pacific Citizen of March 26, 1982. President Reagan signed the bill giving the Commission on Wartime Relocation…
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Dr. Thomas Noguchi and the county coroner dispute, plus redress news
The Pacific Citizen gave its front page and several inside pages to the controversy over Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the Los…
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Inouye defends Sen. Williams; redress debate and Salinas Valley JACL’s 50 years
Sen. Daniel Inouye led the front page, defending New Jersey Sen. Harrison Williams against expulsion over the Abscam allegations. Inouye…
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Redress and the JACL Legal and Education Fund
Redress was the main business of this eight-page issue. Harry Honda reported that the National JACL Board, meeting in San…
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Immigration raids in Little Tokyo and a three-year redress plan
The Pacific Citizen opened this issue with the Immigration and Naturalization Service raids in Little Tokyo and the uncertainty behind…
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The 40th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and a Day of Remembrance
Executive Order 9066 was signed on Feb. 19, 1942, and the Pacific Citizen marked the 40th anniversary on that date…
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INS raids in Little Tokyo and the redress debate, 1982
Immigration raids in Little Tokyo led the front page. Writer Peter Imamura reported on the Immigration and Naturalization Service arrests…
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Redress, Mike Masaoka’s recovery and a busy month for JACL chapters
The front page opened with Ron Ikejiri’s Washington Wrap-Up column on Mike Masaoka, who was recovering from heart surgery while…
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JACL’s long-range goals, and a Voting Rights Act push
The front page carried an opinion piece by John J. Tani and James A. Isono on a JACL in transition,…
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JACL nominations, redress testimony and a Medfly dispute with Japan
The front page opened the call for JACL national officers for the 1982-84 biennium: president, four vice presidents and secretary-treasurer,…