Hawaii’s statehood vote and MGM’s film on the 442nd
Two stories shared the front page of this eight-page issue. In Hawaii, 46 Japanese Americans were among 243 candidates running…
Print Issue: 1950
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Restoring citizenship to Tule Lake renunciants, January 1950
A new procedure to restore citizenship to Tule Lake renunciants led the news. The State and Justice Departments agreed on…
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Evacuation claims begin: the first payments, January 1950
Evacuation claims led the news in January 1950. The Attorney General’s office filed its first annual report with Congress, covering…
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Evacuation claims deadline and a JACL leader’s death, January 1950
The Jan. 3 deadline for evacuation claims was the news of this 8-page issue. The Department of Justice estimated between…