Nisei of the Biennium nominations and the Keep Nihonmachi policy
Nominations for JACL honors and offices led this four-page issue. The deadline for JACLer and Nisei of the Biennium nominations…
Print Issue: 1962
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The Issei Story fund and the Supreme Court on apportionment
A fund for the Issei Story project was the news close to home in this four-page issue. JACL acknowledged contributions…
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Expo ’62 rent-gougers, the Seattle biennial and Nisei news
Visitors heading to Seattle for Expo ’62 were the lead concern of this four-page issue. Eimer Ogawa reported that the…
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JACL board duties, a simpler quota formula and a Nisei Week parade
Running JACL well was the subject of this four-page issue. A front-page column, “By the Board,” urged members to choose…
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Washington visit, Freedom Riders and fears of another evacuation
A Japanese American visit to the nation’s capital opened this four-page issue, which Mike Masaoka covered in his Washington Newsletter.…
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A call to fund the Japanese History Project, and a push for fairer immigration law
Funding for the JACL Japanese History Project led this four-page issue. Chairman Shig Wakamatsu urged Nisei families and chapters to…
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Issei pioneers honored and a Midwest theme for 1962
The Midwest District Council chose “Our Heritage and New Horizons” as its theme for the biennium, and the Pacific Southwest…
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JACL bowling records fall in Salt Lake City, and Sacramento gets the 1964 Kegfest
Bowling led the news in this four-page issue. Four JACL bowling marks were broken at the national tournament in Salt…
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Idaho’s campaign to repeal its alien land law
A statewide financial drive in Idaho led the news. The Idaho Falls JACL set a June 1 target for removing…
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A bigger Nisei Week and Frank Chuman’s open letter
A call for a bigger, more colorful Nisei Week Festival led this four-page issue. National JACL President Frank Chuman published…
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Noguchi honored, and JACL looks to new frontiers
Isamu Noguchi’s election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters led this four-page issue. The honor is limited to…
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A National JACL Youth Commission takes shape
Plans for a National JACL Youth Commission led this four-page issue. A story by the Board described how the National…
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Immigration reform, a wartime look back and Seattle convention plans
Forty groups urged repeal of the national origins quota formula in immigration law, and a statement was expected to go…
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Idaho’s vote on its anti-Oriental voting law, and Harry Takagi’s appointment
Idaho voters were expected to repeal a provision in the state constitution that barred naturalized citizens of Japanese or Mongolian…
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A new JACL youth commission and a push against anti-Nisei films
Youth work and public image shared the front page of this four-page issue. A National JACL Youth Commission was formed,…
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Youth goals, a Supreme Court film case and a Nisei fruit director, 1962
The National JACL Youth Commission set out its objectives for youth programming in this four-page January 1962 issue, naming public…