The 1965 holiday issue: ending racial bars in immigration law
The 1965 amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act were the subject of this 48-page holiday issue. Mike Masaoka wrote…
Print Issue: 1965
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Immigration red tape, the Watts report and a JACL chapter honored
Immigration led the front page of this four-page issue. A new labor clearance requirement could keep the doors tight for…
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The 1965 immigration law and a Japanese ambassador’s praise for Nisei
The new 1965 immigration law ran through this issue. Mike Masaoka explained its preference categories for relatives of US citizens…
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Vietnam casualties, chapter news and a land law fight in Washington
News from Japanese American communities across the West filled this four-page issue. A report named Jimmy D. Nakayama of Idaho…
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Civil rights, the Vietnam debate and the 1966 San Diego convention
Civil rights led this six-page issue. The U.S. Civil Rights Commission urged new laws and better enforcement against violence and…
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Shift in U.S.-Japan relations? Mike Masaoka’s Washington newsletter
Mike Masaoka’s Washington newsletter led this four-page issue, looking at possible changes in U.S.-Japan relations as Japan’s economy grew and…
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Civil rights, a welcome home for Kumeo Yoshinari, and SJR 20
Civil rights ran through the front page of this six-page issue. Dr. George Hara, president of the Portland chapter, described…
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Moynihan’s family report, Issei honored in Canada, and a Chicago temple
A Labor Department report by Daniel P. Moynihan on the state of Negro family life in America led the front…
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The 442nd’s rescue of the Lost Texas Battalion, 21 years on
The 21st anniversary of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team’s rescue of the Lost Texas Battalion opened this six-page issue. A…
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A farewell to the Bragdons, and the last evacuation claims
Cincinnati JACL and Hawaii Club members said goodbye to Marshall and Elisabeth Bragdon, who had worked for intergroup relations and…
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Civil rights, Issei history and the new immigration law, 1965
Civil rights and community history shared the front page of this six-page issue. Leaders of Mexican American organizations in Los…
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Repealing Asian immigration quotas: the 1965 reform debate
Immigration reform led this four-page issue. The Pacific Northwest District Council was preparing for another attempt at repealing the Asian…
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Immigration reform debate in the Senate and civil rights news, 1965
The Senate’s week-long debate on the immigration bill led this six-page issue. Senator Kuchel praised Japanese Americans in California and…
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Immigration bill passes the Senate, and a JACL convention in Philadelphia
The U.S. Senate passed the Administration’s immigration bill 76-18, eliminating race as a prerequisite for immigration for the first time…
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Press change, a TV documentary and the immigration bill, 1965
The Pacific Citizen told readers about a change coming to its own pages: starting in October it would move to…
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Reno meeting, Watts and a Philadelphia JACL convention
A joint Eastern-Midwestern District Council convention in Philadelphia led this four-page issue. Delegates considered proposals for JACL expansion at the…