Iranians in America, JACL’s response, and the Nisei viewed in print
JACL’s response to the Iranian situation led this eight-page issue. Karl Nobuyuki, JACL national spokesman, said Japanese Americans had suffered…
Print Issue: 1979
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Internment commission bills and the Iranian crisis, December 1979
Support for a Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians ran through this eight-page issue. Rep. Norman Mineta spoke…
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Anti-Iranian hostility and the memory of Pearl Harbor, 1979
The Iran hostage crisis drew sharp comparisons to the wartime treatment of Japanese Americans in this 8-page issue. The front…
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Redress plans and a JACL statement on the Iranian crisis
Redress and the Iranian hostage crisis shared the front page. JACL declared that it deplored mob actions against Iranian visitors…
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NHK’s ‘Story of America’ and a Seattle election win for Lloyd Hara
A four-part NHK-TV drama, “Amerika Monogatari (Story of America),” led this eight-page issue. Mas Manbo reported from Tokyo that the…
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A JACL television series and growing support for the internment commission bill
Plans for a five-part television series on Japanese American history led the news. The JACL aimed to produce visual essays…
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Redress bills gain co-sponsors, plus a $4 million credit union
Support for the redress commission bills S. 1647 and HR 3499 was a main thread of this 8-page issue. The…
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A recall in Carson, a canceled Minidoka pilgrimage, and a tribute to Harry Honda
Local politics, immigration and the paper’s own 50th year shared the front page. Carson Mayor Pro-tem Sak Yamamoto and councilman…
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Redress bill support grows, and the PC marks its 50th year
Redress led the news. Majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas introduced the internment commission bill into the Congressional Record, and…
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The 1979 introduction of the wartime incarceration commission bill
Redress legislation led the news. HR 5499, a bill to create a Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians,…
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Redress study bill gains 112 House co-authors, plus the South Bronx
The redress study bill drew the biggest news in this eight-page issue. The House version of the JACL-backed measure was…
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Redress bill in the House and a golden anniversary ahead
Redress was the main business of this eight-page issue. House leaders agreed to introduce a counterpart to S. 1647, which…
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Redress study bill S. 1647 wins its first city support
Redress led the news in this eight-page issue. The Marina City Council became the first civic body to pass a…
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Minidoka dedicated, and the redress debate in JACL
The dedication of the Minidoka Relocation Center site as a U.S. Historic Place led this issue. About 500 people gathered…
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A Terminal Island film project and the redress debate
A film about Terminal Island dominated the front page. The JACL and the California Council for the Humanities approved the…
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Redress bill S 1647 gains backers; an Oregon Sansei leads Girls Nation
Redress was the main business of this 8-page issue from August 31, 1979. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed…