Vietnamese crabbers in Texas and the Redress case, August 1979
Tensions between Vietnamese refugees and local crabbers in Seadrift and Fulton, Texas, led this eight-page issue. Ann Atterberry reported on…
Print Issue: 1979
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Redress, a Minidoka dedication and a Day of Remembrance bill
Redress and the memory of the World War II incarceration (often called internment) ran through this 8-page issue. Up to…
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Redress bill S. 1647 and the case for a commission
Redress led the news in this eight-page issue. Six senators, Inouye, Matsunaga, Hayakawa, Cranston, Church and McClure, co-sponsored S. 1647,…
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Minidoka dedication, redress debate and a jury verdict in Honolulu
Plans for a dedication ceremony at the former Minidoka War Relocation Center near Twin Falls, Idaho, led the front page.…
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The plight of Vietnamese boat people, and redress news
Vietnamese boat people were the main subject of this 12-page issue. President Carter pledged to use Navy ships and planes…
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Redress commission vote and Mineta on the Nisei MIS
Redress led the news in this 8-page issue. JACL chapters voted by a 5 to 1 margin to back the…
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A trademark dropped, and Hayakawa’s remarks on the camps answered
A company gave up its “Yellow Peril” trademark after protests from Asian American groups. Telecommunications Publishing disclosed that it was…
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The Weber ruling, the redress ballot and a $267,000 scholarship gift
The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss Brian Weber’s reverse discrimination suit led this 8-page issue, with JACL and Washington JACL…
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Redress, Executive Order 9066 and the fight for opportunity, 1979
Redress and the memory of the wartime incarceration ran through this eight-page issue. Congressman Norman Mineta reflected on his own…
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Bilingual ballots, the 1980 census and a new JACL dues structure
Senator S.I. Hayakawa’s call to repeal bilingual ballot requirements ran on the front page and again on page 5, where…
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Redress and a Nikkei mayor in Rochester, Minnesota
Redress was the main subject of this June 1979 issue. The JACL National Board voted 13 to 1 to approve…
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Redress funding, Tule Lake plaque, and a class action win
JACL’s work on redress ran through this 12-page issue. The National JACL Board met at headquarters and asked chapters to…
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Redress and a commission: JACL debates its path in 1979
Redress was the question running through this 12-page issue. Bill Hosokawa argued in a column that Japanese Americans held in…
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Tule Lake monument and the redress commission debate
A stone monument at the Tule Lake camp site was nearing completion ahead of its May 27 dedication, and the…
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Redress, a Pilgrimage Postponed, and Hayakawa’s Reply
Redress was the main subject of the front page. Senator Hayakawa answered an open letter about the JACL redress campaign…
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Heritage Week, the redress ad and Nisei in the war
Asian Pacific American Heritage Week was the lead story of this 12-page issue. Nearly 400 Asian American leaders and members…