The 1960 holiday issue: JACL year in review, Issei stories and chapter reports
The year’s end brought a look back at what JACL had done and who had done it. Mike M. Masaoka…
Print Issue: 1960
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Alien land law defeat in Washington, and a Nisei fair manager
Washington State’s vote on the alien land law led the news. Certified results showed the SJR 4 measure to repeal…
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Chapter elections and civil rights, December 1960
Chapter leadership took up much of this eight-page issue. Mikio Uchiyama of Fowler was elected chairman of the Central California…
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A JACL membership drive and a coming four-page Pacific Citizen
Membership was the main subject of this eight-page issue. A new JACL leaflet, “Group Insurance for Security Through Unity,” went…
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Washington’s alien land law vote and the Nisei-Negro ‘rift’ editorial
A defeated ballot measure and a disputed editorial shaped this eight-page issue. Washington voters turned down SJR 4, which sought…
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Chapter news and the 1960 election: Idaho’s Issei vote and PC with Membership
The 1960 election and its aftermath ran through this eight-page issue. Mike Masaoka reviewed the results and called the defeat…
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Washington’s alien land law repeal fails at the polls
Voters in Washington State rejected the repeal of the state’s anti-alien land law in November 1960, and the front page…
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JACL’s civil rights work and a national president’s goals, 1960
JACL’s place in civil rights ran through this eight-page issue. National President Frank Chuman wrote about his first four months…
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Voting, Issei recognition and the ‘Issei Story’ project
The November 1960 election ran through this eight-page issue. On the front page, President Eisenhower urged a record turnout on…
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Election season in Japan and in Japanese American communities
The stabbing of Japan’s Socialist Party chairman Asanuma during a televised speech led the front page, with an editorial on…
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Civil rights questions for candidates, and a Hawaii primary
Civil rights ran through the front page of this eight-page issue. The Supreme Court agreed to review whether a private…
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The 1961 membership drive and a final push to repeal Washington’s alien land law
JACL chapters began their earliest-ever membership campaign for 1961, and the issue was built around it. H.H. called it an…
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Nixon and Kennedy on television, and JACL honors the Issei
The first televised debate between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy opened this issue, with a front-page editorial arguing that the…
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Fall 1960: the Crown Prince’s U.S. tour and JACL’s membership push
Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko of Japan began a two-week tour of the United States as guests of President…
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Voter guidance, judicial appointments and the Washington alien land law repeal
California’s November 8 ballot led this eight-page issue. P.C. Staff reported on the weighty set of state propositions, including a…
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Repealing Washington’s Anti-Alien Land Law, and the Issei Story project
Washington’s Anti-Alien Land Law was the central cause in this eight-page issue. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson’s Senate floor address urged…