Nisei casualties in Korea and the end of the anti-Issei laws
News of the Korean War opened this eight-page issue. The Department of Defense told the JACL Anti-Discrimination Committee that eight…
Print Issue: 1952
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Issei citizenship filing delayed and the end of California’s Alien Land Law
Citizenship and civil rights led the news in this eight-page issue. The Immigration and Naturalization Service told Issei to wait…
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Issei citizenship and the 442nd reunion plans, August 1952
The new Walter-McCarran Act and its effects on Issei and their families ran through this eight-page issue. JACL honored Rep.…
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Issei naturalization and the 442nd memorial in Bruyeres
Passage of the new immigration law, and what it meant for Issei, ran through the front page of this eight-page…
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Nisei casualties in Korea and a summer of highway tragedies
Twelve Nisei casualties in the Korean War led the front page: five soldiers listed as killed in action, one missing…
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Nisei Olympians at Helsinki and a new path to citizenship for Issei
Nisei athletes at the Helsinki Olympics filled the sports pages. Tommy Kono took the lightweight weightlifting title with a new…
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1952: JACL seeks federal job-bias action and a million-dollar endowment
JACL’s agenda in the summer of 1952 filled the front page. Abe Hagiwara told the Democratic platform committee that the…
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Nisei soldiers on T-Bone Hill and a campaign against an anti-Japanese slur
Nisei soldiers in Korea led this eight-page issue. Lt. Yale J. Kamisar of the 45th Division said Thunderbird soldiers would…
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Immigration equality and a farewell from the editor, July 1952
Mike Masaoka’s review of the 82nd Congress led this eight-page issue. He pointed to the Walter-McCarran Immigration and Naturalization Act,…
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The JACL’s 12th biennial convention and a new president, George Inagaki
The 12th biennial JACL convention in San Francisco was the main subject of this issue. George Inagaki of Venice, Calif.,…
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Korean War casualties, and Congress passes the Walter-McCarran bill
Two stories shared the front page of this eight-page issue. One was a Pacific Citizen tabulation of Nisei GI casualties…
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Evacuation claims and the JACL’s San Francisco convention
Evacuation claims and the coming JACL convention shared the front page. The National JACL Evacuation Claims Committee planned to recommend…
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Convention preparations and the Walter-McCarran bill, June 1952
The 12th JACL national convention in San Francisco was the subject most of this eight-page issue pointed toward. Close to…
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Immigration bill, evacuation claims and the 1952 JACL convention
Congress and the courts shaped the news in this eight-page issue. A White House directive reportedly told the State Department…
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Congress passes the Walter-McCarran omnibus immigration bill
The Senate’s passage of the Walter-McCarran omnibus immigration and naturalization bill on May 22 led the news. Richard Akagi reported…
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The Alien Land Law ruling and the McCarran bill: May 1952
Citizenship for the Issei and the end of California’s Alien Land Law shared the front page. Rep. John F. Shelley…