The 1954 JACL convention in Los Angeles and the evacuation claims hearings
The 13th biennial JACL National Convention in Los Angeles shaped this twelve-page issue. The paper expected about 1,500 delegates and…
Print Issue: 1954
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Evacuation claims hearings and the 1954 JACL convention
Evacuation claims and the coming JACL convention shaped this eight-page issue. Public hearings on the Hillings Amendment to the Japanese…
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Nisei of the Biennium nominees and the push to settle wartime claims
Thirteen nominees for the Nisei of the Biennium Award led the news in this eight-page issue. Dr. Randolph Sakada announced…
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Evacuation claims payment and the 1954 JACL convention
Payment of evacuation claims led this issue. The Senate included $113,154.51 in a supplemental appropriation bill to pay 23 claimants…
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Four weeks to the 1954 JACL convention, and an Issei naturalization push
The Los Angeles convention of Sept. 2-6 was the thread running through this 12-page issue. The front page covered the…
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Citizenship for stranded Nisei and a push to end racial limits in clubs
A new law restoring citizenship to Nisei in Japan led the news. Law 515, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Watkins at…
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Citizenship restored for stranded Nisei, and six weeks to the JACL convention
President Eisenhower signed the JACL-sponsored bill that lets Nisei who lost citizenship by voting in Japan’s postwar elections regain it…
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Nisei citizenship bill clears Congress, and the fight over claims
A bill to restore U.S. citizenship to Nisei who lost it by voting in Japan’s postwar elections cleared the Senate…
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Veterans’ pensions, evacuation claims and Issei naturalization
President Eisenhower signed a bill restoring Veterans Administration pensions to Japanese nationals in Japan who had served in the U.S.…
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Veterans benefits, Issei naturalization and Nisei voting bills in 1954
Bills in Washington drew the most attention in this 12-page issue. The Senate sent the JACL-supported bill restoring Veterans Administration…
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Evacuation claims, citizenship bills and a Miss National JACL candidate
Congress and the evacuation claims program filled the news in this eight-page issue. Mike Masaoka reported that the Senate Appropriations…
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Housing refused to two Nisei veterans in Seattle, and a Washington update
Two Nisei veterans of the 442nd Infantry Regiment were refused homes at Eastgate, a development near Seattle, and the Anti-Defamation…
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Issei naturalization and citizenship rulings in a 12-page issue
Citizenship and immigration ran through the news in this 12-page issue. Rep. Francis E. Walter accepted the Washington, D.C., JACL…
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Civil rights rulings and the 1952 immigration law’s anniversary
The Supreme Court’s rulings against segregation in public schools, colleges, theaters and recreation drew wide coverage in this eight-page issue.…
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Nisei citizenship, evacuation claims and the school segregation ruling
Congress and the Supreme Court shaped this eight-page issue. The Senate approved by voice vote a bill restoring citizenship to…
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Evacuation claims funds and Issei naturalization, May 1954
Congress had passed an appropriation of $1,560,000 for evacuation claims awards under $2,500, and the bill awaited President Eisenhower’s signature.…