California drops its Alien Land Law appeal, and the Senate fights over immigration
California’s Alien Land Law was the lead story of this 8-page issue. Attorney General Edmund G. Brown decided not to…
Print Issue: 1952
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JACL protests lead TV stations to drop offensive films, and a land law ends
The JACL’s campaign against racially offensive television was the lead story. CBS and NBC, along with several local stations, pledged…
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Immigration bill, peace treaty and Nisei in Korea
The House passage of the Walter immigration bill and the end of the war with Japan filled this eight-page issue.…
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California’s Alien Land Law ruled unconstitutional
California’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s Alien Land Law, and that ruling led this issue. Chief Justice Phil Gibson…
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Alien land law struck down and evacuee claims funds restored
Two stories about Japanese Americans and the law led this issue. California’s Supreme Court ruled the 1920 Alien Land Act…
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Immigration bill and evacuation claims, April 1952
Two legislative efforts shaped the news in this eight-page issue. House Majority Floor Leader John McCormack promised that the Walter…
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Evacuation claims funding and a Nisei veteran denied a job
Money for Japanese American evacuation claims led the front page. The House Appropriations Committee recommended $745,000 for the 1953 fiscal…
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Evacuation claims money, and a California land law refund fight
Money owed to Japanese Americans for wartime losses ran through this eight-page issue. A California assembly subcommittee held back a…
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Fighting for the Walter omnibus immigration bill, March 1952
The omnibus immigration and naturalization bill drove the news in this eight-page issue. Rep. Francis Walter told JACL ADC that…
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Paying evacuation claims and the fight over naturalization equality
Money and citizenship dominated this eight-page issue. On March 13 the House approved $14.8 million to pay compromise claims for…
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Hawaii statehood, a new attorney general, and Nisei at the polls
Hawaii was the main subject of this eight-page issue. Michio Watanabe was sworn in as Territorial Attorney General on Feb.…
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Evacuation claims, the omnibus immigration bill and the Southwood case
Money for evacuation claims led the news. Holmes Baldridge, an assistant attorney general, asked a House Appropriations subcommittee for funds…
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Korean War news and civil liberties in the February 23, 1952 issue
Korean War news ran across the front page of this eight-page issue. The Department of Defense told the JACL Anti-Discrimination…
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Jackie Robinson at a JACL dinner, and the push to settle claims
Jackie Robinson was the guest speaker at the New York JACL installation dinner, where he spoke on race problems and…
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Grave markers, restored citizenship and the ADC drive
Questions of belonging ran through this eight-page issue. The Army defended replacing white crosses with flat stone markers at the…
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Immigration reform, evacuation claims and Nisei soldiers in Korea
A bill to open naturalization and immigration quotas to Japan led the news in early 1952. The Senate Judiciary Committee…