The 1976 holiday issue: where Japanese Americans were headed
Where Japanese Americans were headed was the theme of this 104-page holiday issue. Mine Okubo wrote that the trend was…
Print Issue: 1976
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The Bakke decision and what it meant for minority admissions
The Bakke decision ran through this four-page issue. On the front page, Judge Robert M. Takasugi argued that Bakke wounded…
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Bakke and what it means: Judge Takasugi’s analysis, December 1976
The Bakke case ran across the front page and into page 2 of this four-page issue. Judge Robert M. Takasugi…
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Looking back at the relocation revival, and Wendy Yoshimura’s trial
A commentary by Dennis Ogawa and Glen Grant opened this four-page issue. They wrote that renewed national attention to the…
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Iva Toguri’s pardon petition and JACL district news
Iva Toguri d’Aquino’s petition for a presidential pardon was a main story of this four-page issue. She delivered it at…
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Volunteerism, the Iva Toguri pardon petition and a Nisei retirement conference
Volunteers carried the work of JACL in this four-page issue. Don Hayashi’s front-page column credited them for the campaign to…
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Election 1976: Hayakawa, Mineta and Nisei candidates across the West
The November 1976 elections filled this four-page issue. S.I. Hayakawa narrowly defeated incumbent John Tunney in California’s U.S. Senate race,…
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Iva Toguri’s pardon petition and the Wendy Yoshimura trial, 1976
A pardon for Iva Toguri was the subject at the top of this four-page issue. The Committee for Iva Toguri…
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Topaz monument dedicated and a Little Tokyo community center takes shape
A monument at the site of the Topaz camp was dedicated on October 9 in Delta, Utah, and the story…
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JACL answers a candidate’s remark on the wartime incarceration
The JACL disagreed publicly with a Senate candidate’s October 12 statement that called the wartime incarceration a blessing in disguise.…
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The search for a JACL National Director, and a visit to Topaz
The search for a new JACL National Director was the lead news of this six-page issue. The application deadline was…
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Topaz monument dedication and the push for retirement credit
A monument and bronze plaques honoring the former Topaz War Relocation Center were set for dedication at the Delta, Utah…
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Tribute to Senator Hiram Fong and the Tazuko Artemik custody case
The JACL honored retiring U.S. Senator Hiram Fong with a resolution of appreciation from its 24th Biennial National Convention, and…
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David Ushio leaves JACL to join the Carter campaign
David Ushio resigned as JACL national director to join the Carter campaign, and Don Hayashi was named acting director. Harry…
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Viking Mars intern, Midwest JACL dues and a proposed Awakened America day
A college intern at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena led the front page. Phil Sakimoto answered public questions about…
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The 1976 Senate vote ending the law behind the Japanese American evacuation
The Senate passed, by voice vote, a bill ending the national state of emergency and repealing obsolete statutes, including Section…