The 1978 holiday issue: Nisei linguists and the case for redress
The Nisei who served as linguists in the Pacific War led this 104-page issue. Joseph Harrington’s cover story, “Yankee Samurai,”…
Print Issue: 1978
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Nikkei and assimilation: a sociologist’s warning of ‘ethnic suicide’
A University of Maryland sociologist, Dr. Darrel Montero, was the lead story of this 12-page issue. After studying 4,012 Japanese…
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Asian community funding, redress and Little Tokyo in 1978
Asian and Pacific American organizations in Los Angeles sought $500,000 from United Way for a multi-service center, the lead story…
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Camp Harmony remembered: a Day of Remembrance at Puyallup
Camp Harmony was the subject of this 12-page issue. Over 3,000 people traveled to the Puyallup fairgrounds on Nov. 25…
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Camp Harmony remembered, and a debate over what is ‘wrong’ with JACL
Seattle’s Mayor Charles Royer and the City Council proclaimed November 25 a Day of Remembrance for Camp Harmony, the World…
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Two Nikkei elected to Congress from California, and the redress campaign
California sent two Japanese Americans to the U.S. House in the 1978 election, and Harry Honda’s front-page report led this…
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Redress in the news, and a close look at ethnicity and mental health
Redress ran through the front page and the pages after it. Former national JACL president Henry T. Tanaka commended a…
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A Day of Remembrance at Camp Harmony, and a British ruling on a slur
A planned Day of Remembrance in Seattle led the news. On Nov. 25, Japanese American families would re-enact the 1942…
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Washington’s revived alien land law, and a push for redress
A proposal in the state of Washington to bring back an anti-alien land law led this 12-page issue. The measure…
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Asian American studies, JACL member services and redress debate
A new Asian American studies course at Washington State University led the front page, with a full minor program planned…
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Three Americans: Hirabayashi, Yasui and Korematsu in 1978
Bill Marutani’s East Wind column on the front page looked at the Supreme Court cases of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui…
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Hawaii’s governor race and the redress campaign, October 1978
Hawaii’s Democratic primary for governor led the news. George Ariyoshi, the only Nikkei governor in the U.S., and Honolulu Mayor…
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A discrimination lawsuit against WSU and the redress debate
A federal lawsuit led the front page. Five students and the Spokane JACL sued Washington State University, charging discrimination against…
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JACL’s redress campaign enters its second phase
Redress led the news as JACL’s campaign moved into its second phase. The National JACL Committee on Redress, chaired by…
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Redress at $25,000: JACL’s proposal and the debate it started
Redress was the main subject of this 12-page issue. JACL delegates had adopted a proposal at the Salt Lake City…
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A paternity test from UCLA, and two Nisei columns on changing roles at home
A blood test developed by Dr. Paul Terasaki, a UCLA professor of surgery, led this eight-page issue. It was being…