Carter signs the commission bill, and JACL’s 1980 convention
President Jimmy Carter signed the Wartime Relocation and Internment Commission bill, S.1647, into law on July 31, and the front…
Print Issue: 1980
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Congress passes the commission redress bill, and JACL gathers in San Francisco
The front page carried the news that the Senate accepted the House version of the commission redress bill, which the…
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The July 1980 issue: the redress commission bill and the JACL convention
The redress commission bill and the coming JACL convention in San Francisco ran through this issue. The front page reported…
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Redress bill advances toward the House floor; JACL prepares for its 50th convention
Redress was the main subject of this 12-page issue. The Pacific Citizen reported that the House Judiciary Committee voted 16-0…
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Charles Kamayatsu remembered, plus the JACL convention ahead
The front page of this issue remembered Charles Kamayatsu, the Nisei pioneer and Little Tokyo fixture who died June 17,…
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Redress bill clears House subcommittee, JACL director resigns
The front page of this issue carried two stories about JACL. A joint statement from National JACL said Karl Nobuyuki’s…
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Redress hearings and a resignation at JACL headquarters
Redress and a leadership question at JACL headquarters shared the front page. A House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony June 2…
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Karl Nobuyuki’s resignation dispute and the push for redress
The front page of the June 6, 1980 Pacific Citizen carried National JACL Director Karl Nobuyuki’s statement that he had…
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Nobuyuki resigns as JACL national director; Senate passes S1647
The front page carried the resignation of Karl Nobuyuki as JACL national director, effective June 1. President Clifford Uyeda cited…
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Redress bill advances, plus Homicide Hal Hoshino and the Manzanar Pilgrimage
The front page told the story of Harold “Homicide Hal” Hoshino, a Nisei featherweight boxer known for his knockout punch,…
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Redress bill clears Senate committee; Gov. Brown draws protest
Redress led the news in this eight-page issue. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee voted 11-0 to send S1647, the JACL-backed…
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Bette Uda honored, and the race for National JACL president
The front page of this issue honored Bette Uda of Homedale, Idaho, a city council member and longtime Boise Valley…
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JACL’s proposed budget, the Enomoto firing and the push for redress
The front page carried the JACL National Board’s proposed $782,770 budget for FY 1981, with individual national dues rising to…
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Enomoto’s refusal to leave his post, and the redress commission bill
Jerry Enomoto, California’s director of corrections, refused to step down after Gov. Brown named Ruth Rushen to replace him, and…
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JACL redress strategy, California elections and the Hayakawa remark
The JACL’s push for redress ran through this issue. The National Committee for Redress met in San Francisco to plan…
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Chol Soo Lee’s ruling and the Lowry redress bill, 1980
The front page carried the news that the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento had unanimously upheld a judge’s…