The Manzanar plaque, the JARP collection and a slur on license plates
A debate over the bronze plaque at Manzanar ran through the editorial pages. An editorial defended its wording on the…
Print Issue: 1973
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Seattle’s mayoral race and retirement credits for incarcerees
A Seattle City Council President, Liem Eng Tuai, announced his run for mayor, and the front page followed his campaign…
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A JACL research archive goes to UCLA, and a Manzanar pilgrimage
Documents gathered over a decade by JACL members for the Japanese American Research Project were headed for the special collections…
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Why JAYs? Youth, clubs and a Rohwer pilgrimage in 1973
Henry T. Tanaka, National JACL President, opened the issue by asking why the Japanese American Youth program matters and why…
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JACL’s operational plan and a critique of the YWCA’s imperative
A national plan for JACL and a sharp critique of another organization shared the front page. National President Henry T.…
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Budget cuts, camp art and Manzanar’s plaque in the April 1973 issue
Proposed federal budget cuts to education, day care, legal services, health and housing led the issue. National JACL President Henry…
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A Chicago center for Issei, and a Nisei railroad worker’s long wait
A visit to Chicago opened the front page of this four-page issue. JACL National President Henry T. Tanaka described the…
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New JACL headquarters plans and regional offices expand
Plans for JACL’s own home in San Francisco led this six-page issue. Harry K. Honda reported from Portland that the…
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JACL leaders meet in Fresno and Portland, plus Inouye on busing
JACL business filled the front page. National President Henry T. Tanaka wrote about the first California Tri-District Meeting in Fresno,…
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Fresno’s Tri-District Meeting and a JACL under review, 1973
JACL’s own business filled much of this six-page issue. Delegates from California’s 60 chapters gathered in Fresno for the first…
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JACL weighs Pan-Asianism and a Hilton boycott
JACL’s debates over its direction filled this issue. National President Henry T. Tanaka reported that chapters had sent only four…
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Manzanar pilgrimage plans and a Sansei question for JACL
Plans for the next Manzanar pilgrimage opened this six-page issue: the Manzanar Committee was preparing a trip to the site…
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Plans for a new JACL building and the 1973 budget
Chapters voted 57 for, 7 against and 29 not voting to approve a new JACL headquarters building in San Francisco,…
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The end of the Vietnam war and the Nikkei servicemen it cost
The Vietnam cease-fire of Jan. 23 shaped this issue. A front-page list named 61 Japanese American servicemen killed in Southeast…
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JACL’s future directions and the Hilton dispute, 1973
JACL’s course for the years ahead led the issue. National President Henry T. Tanaka addressed the Cleveland chapter’s installation dinner…
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A new JACL executive director and a federal grant for the Issei
David E. Ushio, 27, officially became National Executive Director of JACL on Jan. 1, succeeding Masao W. Satow. Another front-page…