Memorial services at Arlington and the question of JACL’s future
Plans for a June 2 commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery led the four pages of this May 1963 issue. Mrs.…
Print Issue: 1963
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Civil rights and evacuation claims in the news, May 1963
Civil rights ran through this four-page issue. Oregon’s legislature passed SB 415, ending a tax dispute over the few remaining…
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How a JACL chapter stays strong: a special chapters edition
Chapters were the subject of this six-page issue. The front-page editorial, “Earmarks of a Successful Chapter,” pointed to Mt. Olympus,…
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Civil rights bills and housing bans in the April 19, 1963 issue
Civil rights ran through the front page of this four-page issue. The military housing office planned to drop landlords who…
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Remembering Ralph Merritt, the Manzanar director who aided JACL
Ralph P. Merritt, the former project director at Manzanar, died at 80, and the issue opened with an editorial and…
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Civil rights, fair housing and the repeal of Nebraska’s marriage ban
Civil rights ran through this four-page issue. The front-page editorial, “Racism in Civil Rights,” rejected the idea that only Negro…
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Civil rights and Matsunaga’s first House speech, March 1963
Civil rights ran through the March 29, 1963 issue. National JACL President Patrick Okura testified for pending civil rights legislation,…
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Whither JACL, and a week of civil rights news in 1963
An editorial titled “Whither JACL” opened this four-page issue, arguing that the organization had to move from correcting discriminatory laws…
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Budgets, bowling and civil rights in March 1963
A six-page issue weighed the organization’s money and its mission. National Treasurer Kumeo Yoshinari praised chapters for meeting the dollar…
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Subscription cut-off, civil rights and Nisei in public life, 1963
Civil rights ran through this four-page issue from March 1963. Mike Masaoka’s Washington Newsletter and a front-page analysis looked at…
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Senator Inouye and the Senate cloture debate, plus JACL’s interim board
Senator Dan Inouye of Hawaii was the subject of three stories in this four-page issue. Mike Masaoka explained why Inouye…
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A seven-point civil rights program and a Japanese American history project
Civil rights led the news in this four-page issue. Governor Edmund G. Brown proposed a seven-point program of civil rights…
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Detroit’s 1964 convention plans and the push for voting rights
Detroit’s preparations for the 1964 national convention opened this four-page issue. The newly organized Detroit JACL installed its officers at…
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The 1963 JACL board agenda and Sen. Inouye’s maiden speech
The JACL’s national leadership was preparing for the year ahead in this four-page issue. The Interim Board previewed its Los…
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Utah’s mixed marriage ban and civil rights bills, 1963
Civil rights in Utah led this four-page issue. Alice Kasai reported from Salt Lake City that the state’s antimiscegenation law…
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A $1 million Endowment Fund goal and the future of JACL
The money behind JACL’s future was the subject of this four-page issue. Kumeo Yoshinari urged Nisei to fulfill the goal…