A county JACL leader’s death and the push for Issei naturalization
Sumiko Kato, 27, a nurse and president of the Southern Alameda County JACL chapter, was killed in a collision with…
Print Issue: 1954
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Dore Schary and the McCarran-Walter Act anniversary
Plans for the national JACL convention in Los Angeles led this 8-page issue. Dore Schary, the MGM executive who produced…
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Issei naturalization and the 5-F case, April 1954
Naturalization for Issei was the main subject of this eight-page issue. The Denver office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service…
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Immigration under the 1952 law and citizenship for Issei, 1954
Immigration and citizenship ran through this eight-page issue. The front page reported that 2,489 Japanese nationals entered the United States…
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Citizenship for Nisei voters in Japan and the Hawaii statehood fight
Two political fights shared the front page of this eight-page issue. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sen. Arthur V. Watkins’s…
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Statehood debate, Issei citizenship and the Nisei in 1954
The Senate’s resumed debate on Hawaii-Alaska statehood led the news, with opponents pressing for commonwealth status instead. Mike Masaoka reported…
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A new history of the 100th Infantry and Issei citizenship classes
A forthcoming history of the 100th Infantry Battalion led this eight-page issue. Lawrence Nakatsuka reported that Club 100 was taking…
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Harry Matoba’s citizenship and the fight over Hawaii statehood
Harry G. Matoba was sworn in as a citizen in Denver after a federal judge ruled that his World War…
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Bowling champions, Issei naturalization and Hawaii statehood
The 1954 National JACL bowling tournament in Chicago led the front page, with Fred Fujita reporting the new champions and…
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Evacuation claims awards and Issei citizenship, March 1954
Money owed to Japanese Americans after the wartime forced removal led the news. Sixteen claims adjudicated by the Dept. of…
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Issei win the right to become citizens, February 1954
Citizenship for Issei was the news of this eight-page issue. The Attorney General told the INS to go ahead with…
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Bowling queen, vested claims and the end of the JACL-ADC
Plans for the National JACL bowling classic in Chicago opened this 1954 issue, with Miss Marji Kikuchi crowned Miss JACL…
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Yen deposit claims, Issei naturalization and Hawaii leadership in 1954
Legislation touching Issei and Nisei lives ran through the news. For the second time, a bill to dismiss yen deposit…
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Social security for Issei abroad and the 1954 JACL convention
Proposed social security legislation took the front page of this eight-page issue. The JACL Washington Office studied the Curtis bill,…
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Evacuation claims, chapter elections and Tom Yego’s fair board post
Compensation for wartime losses led the news. Rep. Patrick Hillings, at JACL’s request, offered claimants a three-way choice to settle…
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Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska, and Nisei gains in 1954
Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska led the news. The Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee approved the two bills as…