Equality in naturalization: the Judd bill and a Penn denial
Citizenship for Issei was the main subject of this 8-page issue. Rep. Francis Walter introduced a resolution on May 10…
Print Issue: 1949
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Covenants, Tokyo Rose trial and Issei citizenship, 1949
Civil rights ran through this eight-page issue. The Supreme Court declined to hear a Maryland case, leaving in place its…
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Seattle’s Nisei war memorial and the push for Issei citizenship
A granite monument to Nisei war dead was the picture on the front page. Seattle’s Nisei War Memorial, inscribed with…
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The Judd bill and a blind Nisei veteran’s new guide dog
Yoshinao Omiya, a blind veteran of the 100th Infantry Battalion, led the front page. He flew from Honolulu to Morristown,…
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Citizenship restored to Tule Lake renunciants, and Nisei heroes come home
A federal judge’s ruling led the April 16, 1949 issue. Judge Louis E. Goodman signed a judgment restoring citizenship to…
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April 1949: evacuee claims funding, the Judd bill and returning strandees
Claims for wartime losses were at the center of this eight-page issue. The House Appropriations Committee approved $1,200,000 to pay…
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A Denver cemetery refuses a Nisei soldier, and Oregon strikes down its alien land law
A Denver cemetery’s refusal to bury a Nisei soldier led this issue. Crown Hill Cemetery turned away the family of…
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Tule Lake renunciants regain citizenship; the Judd bill stalls
A federal court ruling led the issue. Judge Louis E. Goodman ruled on March 21 that 4,394 former Tule Lake…
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Cemetery burials, the Judd bill and evacuation claims in March 1949
The burial of Nisei soldiers killed in the war ran through this eight-page issue. A Denver cemetery refused to bury…
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California’s Alien Land Law, Nisei claims and the Judd bill
The end of enforcement of California’s Alien Land law was the lead story of this eight-page issue. The state Department…
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The House passes the Judd bill on equality in naturalization
The House of Representatives passed the Judd bill on March 1, 1949, and the news ran through this eight-page issue.…
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Nisei in Hawaii’s legislature and the push for naturalization and claims
Twelve Nisei serving in the Hawaii Territorial Legislature led the front page, with Lawrence Nakatsuka profiling their occupations and political…
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1949: burial of Nisei veterans and the push to repeal exclusion
Chicago cemeteries that refused to bury Nisei war dead were the subject at the top of this eight-page issue. A…
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Property claims and Issei naturalization in the news, February 1949
Two Japanese American causes ran through this eight-page issue. The Senate passed a bill letting the Attorney General pay up…
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Hawaii’s Senate president and the push for Issei citizenship
Two stories led this eight-page issue. In Hawaii, Wilfred C. Tsukiyama, a Honolulu attorney, was chosen by the Republican caucus…
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Evacuation claims and Issei citizenship, January 1949
Evacuation claims led the news. JACL officials met in Los Angeles on Jan. 21 and 22 and reported that Japanese…