Bob Hope’s apology for a racial slur, and JACL’s work with other Asian groups
Comedian Bob Hope apologized through his public relations director for using a racial slur in a joke at the national…
Print Issue: 1973
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Sen. Dan Inouye and a Watergate lawyer’s slur
The slur directed at Sen. Dan Inouye during the Watergate hearings dominated this six-page issue. The front page described how…
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A $250,000 JACL building and a racial slur aimed at Senator Inouye
JACL’s plan for a national headquarters building led this issue. The National Board recommended raising the building fund goal from…
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The fight against an anti-Japanese slur, and a remark about Sen. Inouye
A racial slur ran through the front page and the commentary of this six-page issue. JACL President Henry T. Tanaka…
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Congress, civil rights and a new JACL chapter in Utah
Federal legislation and civil rights concerns filled the front page of this six-page issue. JACL national president Henry T. Tanaka…
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JACL’s gerontology dispute and a bill to recall slur license plates
JACL National President Henry Tanaka opened this six-page issue by explaining why the National Board withdrew its proposal to the…
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Aliens and the law, and a JACL history workshop kit
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling that states cannot bar aliens from practicing law led this six-page issue. The…
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A JACL president on Asian American coalitions and the gerontology grant
JACL President Henry Tanaka led the issue with his view that Asian American coalitions, the JACL among them, will become…
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Paul T. Bannai’s election to the California Assembly
Voters in Los Angeles County’s 67th Assembly District elected Gardena councilman Paul T. Bannai in the June 26 special election,…
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Offensive license plates and the Pan-Asian resolution dispute
A racial slur on a personalized license plate and a dispute over JACL’s Pan-Asian resolution were the main subjects of…
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Gerontology Project debate and Asian American common needs
JACL’s Social Gerontology Project was the subject of the front-page column by National JACL President Henry K. Tanaka, written ahead…
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Asian American coalitions, elder housing and a teacher’s retirement credit
Housing for the elderly and the push for Asian American coalitions led this six-page issue. An ad hoc committee in…
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Youth in JACL, civil rights and a Memorial Day tribute
Youth work in JACL opened this issue. National JACL President Henry T. Tanaka reported on the National Youth Coordinating Council’s…
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Regional priorities, Watergate and Little Tokyo senior housing
JACL’s regional needs led the June 1, 1973 issue. National President Henry T. Tanaka looked back at the discontinued Community…
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The Manzanar plaque and the debate over its wording
The wording of the new historical plaque at Manzanar dominated this six-page issue. National JACL President Henry T. Tanaka answered…
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Dr. Edward Hashimoto, the “Irish” anatomy professor, and JACL news
A profile of Dr. Edward Ichiro Hashimoto, a Salt Lake City anatomy professor known for his humor and storytelling, led…