August 1942: Santa Anita unrest, new camps, and the Nisei vote
Life inside the incarceration camps and assembly centers filled this eight-page issue. Two hundred military police were sent into the…
Print Issue: 1942
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August 1942: Manzanar Nisei petition for combat duty
Manzanar was the lead story of this eight-page issue. Roy Nash, director of the Manzanar relocation project, told a San…
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Leaving the camps: the WRA permit program in 1942
Plans for Japanese Americans to leave the camps and take jobs outside the Western Defense Command led this issue. Mike…
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Hawaii’s ‘fifth column’ disproved, and Nisei rights tested in court
Rumors of Japanese American sabotage in Hawaii were examined and dismissed in this eight-page issue. Robert J. Casey of the…
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Nisei soldiers train for combat as camps open across the West
More than a thousand Nisei soldiers, mostly from Hawaii, were training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, as an all-Nisei combat unit…
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The Native Sons’ voting suit thrown out, and evacuation under debate
A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed the Native Sons’ suit to remove Japanese Americans from voter rolls, citing Supreme…
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Citizenship under attack: the 1942 fight over Nisei rights
Nisei citizenship was the central fight of this eight-page issue. In a San Francisco federal court, former California Attorney General…
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Dillon S. Myer takes over the WRA, and Manzanar under scrutiny
Leadership at the War Relocation Authority changed in this issue. Milton Eisenhower was appointed deputy director of the new Office…
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June 1942: Stimson on citizens’ rights, and the camps to come
War Secretary Henry L. Stimson assured JACL representatives that interference with the liberties of evacuated citizens would be held to…
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June 1942: Midway, relocation centers and a canceled draft
Two stories ran side by side in this eight-page issue: the naval battle for Midway, reported as a major American…
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June 1942: Evacuation orders, voting rights suits and Nisei loyalty
The forced removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast was the news of this eight-page June 1942 issue. The…
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The JACL’s response as forced removal from the West Coast neared
Forced removal from the Pacific Coast was the subject of nearly every page of this six-page issue. National President Saburo…
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Preparing for evacuation orders and a National Council in Oakland
Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals faced new government restrictions in February 1942, and this eight-page issue followed them closely. Federal…
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January 1942: Japanese Americans pledge loyalty after Pearl Harbor
Japanese Americans were shaping their response to the war in this 16-page issue. Chapters and councils announced pledges of service…