The Kawakita case, TV war films and the alien land law, 1961
The Kawakita case ran through this four-page issue. Mike Masaoka set out the National JACL Board’s policy statement, that it…
Print Issue: 1961
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The Kawakita treason case and a landmark JACL Board meeting
The Kawakita treason case ran through this issue. After a National JACL Board meeting of nearly 25 hours in Los…
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A proposed history of the Issei, and JACL’s response to a new equal employment order
A proposed definitive history of the Issei, the immigrants of Japanese ancestry in the United States, led the front page.…
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A grocery store wall falls on JACL members in Salt Lake City
A freak accident in Salt Lake City led the March 10, 1961 issue. The wall of the Family Market, owned…
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A 1961 issue on JACL’s anti-communist stance, Li’l Tokio and civil rights
The JACL’s policy statement against communism ran on the front page, reaffirming its 1954 position and its opposition to guilt-by-association…
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A Lechner resolution fight, chapter elections and a Cable Act history
The Lechner resolution drew the most attention in this four-page issue. Elmer Ogawa wrote about the Assembly Rules Committee hearing,…
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1961 National JACL Bowling Tournament comes to San Jose
A record 174 teams, 126 men’s and 48 women’s, were set to bowl in San Jose from March 6 to…
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Chapter news, a Colorado alien law fight and Dillon Myer’s Cuban post
Chapter and community affairs filled this four-page issue. On the front page, Minoru Yasui reported on an effort to amend…
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Credit union dividends, a ten-point JACL program and an echo from wartime
JACL business and policy led this four-page issue. The National JACL Credit Union declared a 4½ percent dividend for 1960…
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The loss of Walter Tsukamoto, and Kennedy’s inauguration
The death of Colonel Walter T. Tsukamoto filled much of this four-page issue. A former national JACL president and Army…
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Kennedy takes office, and JACL turns to housing bias and aging
John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the youngest elected President in history, and Mike Masaoka’s Washington Newsletter on the…
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Idaho’s anti-Oriental law, Mike Masaoka’s new role and a bowling tournament
A change in Mike Masaoka’s place at JACL led the news. Under a two-year agreement effective January 1, 1961, he…
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A new editorial policy and delivery to every JACL household
The first issue of 1961 marked a change in the paper itself. National President Frank Chuman announced a new editorial…