Hawaii’s reapportionment ruling and plans to honor the Issei
A court order on reapportionment in Hawaii led the news, blocking the legislature and raising the question of race in…
Print Issue: 1965
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JACL women, a repeal push and a district council in 1965
JACL members and their work filled this four-page issue. Kumeo A. Yeshinari wrote about a dinner that honored friends who…
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Farm labor, the JACL-CDS plan and the Walter Memorial Fund
Migratory farm labor ran through the front page of this six-page issue. Senator Daniel Inouye sponsored bills on migratory farm…
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Youth director named, and chapter membership hits record highs
Alan F. Kumamoto of Hollywood JACL was named National JACL youth director by National Director Masao Satow, effective May 1.…
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A memorial fund drive and civil rights news, April 1965
JACL district councils and chapters were urged to push the Walter memorial fund drive in the lead story by Allan…
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Civil rights marches, JACL chapter news and a berry growers’ bust
Civil rights led the commentary in this four-page issue. A front-page column notes that at least six Japanese Americans were…
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Selma, voting rights and the JACL’s response, 1965
The murder of Viola Liuzzo in Alabama and the push for voting rights ran through this four-page issue. William Marutani’s…
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JACL and the 1965 voting rights march in Alabama
The Selma-to-Montgomery march shaped this six-page issue. Mike Masaoka, writing from Washington, asked how JACL could best meet the challenge…
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Selma and the farm worker request: news of March 19, 1965
Police violence in Selma, Alabama, drew a response from Japanese American readers in this six-page issue. EDC chapters telegraphed the…
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Cherry Blossom queens, a San Jose Japanese garden and JACL membership drives
Beauty contestants from Los Angeles were greeted in Honolulu on the front page, where Cherry Blossom Festival queen candidates were…
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Youth, unity and new civil rights laws in early 1965
JACL National President Kumeo Yoshinari used his column to urge more youth participation and unity in the organization, with adult…
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Remembering Larry Tajiri, and the Yamato colonies of the San Joaquin Valley
Larry Tajiri, the longtime Pacific Citizen editor and journalist, died on Feb. 12, and this six-page issue paid tribute to…
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Remembering Larry Tajiri, and the fair housing debate
The death of Larry Tajiri, the former Pacific Citizen editor and Denver Post drama editor, shaped this six-page issue. Ralph…
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Earl Warren’s 1942 stand on the forced removal draws fire in 1965
A resolution from the California Young Republicans convention was the lead story of this four-page issue. It attacked Chief Justice…
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JACL chapter news, a health plan and immigration reform, 1965
Chapter life and member services filled this four-page issue. The Cal-Neva JACL Health Plan opened its initial enrollment period through…
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Repealing Wyoming’s anti-miscegenation law, and the JACL Board at work
Wyoming’s 1913 anti-miscegenation statute was the issue’s leading news story. The legislature passed a bill to repeal it and sent…