Marking Camp Walerga, and the WCCA’s role in the forced removal
Plans to mark the site of Camp Walerga, the World War II assembly center near Sacramento, led the front page.…
Print Issue: 1977
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Omaha’s Nisei council candidate and the push for retirement credit
Richard Takechi, a 39-year-old Omaha jeweler, had reached the May 10 city council runoff, and Em Nakadoi reported on his…
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Senator Inouye on the draft, plus a new JACL chapter and director
Senator Daniel Inouye’s call for some form of military draft led this eight-page issue. He told a military group that…
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Shogun’s author and a debate over intermarriage and culture
Author James Clavell was announced as the Saturday luncheon speaker for the third biennial JACL Tri-District Conference in Reno, where…
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Remembering Saburo Kido, JACL’s wartime national president
The death of Saburo Kido, 74, at San Francisco led the issue. JACL’s wartime national president, he was mourned by…
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Mansfield named ambassador to Japan, and Nikkei debate reparations and intermarriage
President Carter’s choice of Mike Mansfield as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, instead of Mike Masaoka as had been…
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A reparations survey and a 1977 look at a compelling state interest
Reparations led the front page. A questionnaire from the Pacific Southwest JACL District Council’s reparations committee drew 401 responses, and…
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Hawaii growth control, a Tule Lake plaque and a new JACL director
Governor George Ariyoshi’s plan to limit population growth in Hawaii led the issue. Jerry Burris wrote that the proposals might…
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JACL Headquarters renamed the Masao W. Satow Building
JACL Headquarters in San Francisco was rededicated as the Masao W. Satow Building on March 5, 1977, and the front…
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Iva Toguri’s pardon, reparations debate and a Washington chapter installation
The pardon of Iva Toguri d’Aquino ran through the front page of this eight-page issue. TV anchorman Bill Kurtis, who…
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A Carter transition memo questions Nisei loyalty, and JACL responds
A confidential Carter-Mondale transition team memorandum, co-authored by former JACL National Director David Ushio, drew the most attention in this…
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Reparations and a search for a JACL executive director
Two JACL questions ran through this eight-page issue. The National JACL Board planned to meet March 18-20 in San Francisco…
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Jerry Enomoto on the death penalty, and Nisei retirement
Jerry Enomoto, director of the State Department of Corrections, spoke plainly at the Placer County JACL installation dinner about his…
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Hawaii’s immigration idea, a JACL tribute to Mas Satow, and redress
Gov. George Ariyoshi’s idea of a federal constitutional amendment letting states set residency rules for new arrivals led the front…
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Satow Library, Korean American fallout and rising illegal immigration
A county library in Gardena was set to be dedicated on Feb. 26 in honor of Masao W. Satow, national…
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Ford pardons Iva Toguri, and the Wendy Yoshimura verdict
President Ford’s pardon of Iva Toguri d’Aquino led the news in this eight-page issue. Attorney Wayne Collins said it was…