The 1984 holiday issue: the Kibei, plus the Hawaii convention
The Pacific Citizen’s annual holiday issue for 1984 centered on the Kibei, the Nisei who were sent to Japan for…
Print Issue: 1984
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Redress, Little Tokyo’s future and a film renamed at Rep. Matsui’s request
The front page of this eight-page issue carried news on several fronts. At the request of U.S. Rep. Robert Matsui,…
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Redress gains city support, and the Pearl Harbor myth is revisited
Redress led the front page. The National League of Cities, whose members include 15,000 municipalities, passed a resolution calling for…
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Civil rights after Reagan’s reelection, and the push for redress
Civil rights and redress ran through the front page and the editorial pages. Concern grew among minority groups after President…
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Nikkei election wins and a slur dropped from TV Guide listings
Election results opened the November 23, 1984 issue. A roundup showed Japanese Americans winning city council, state legislature and county…
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Election results, redress and the Nikkei vote, November 1984
The Pacific Citizen led with the Nov. 6 elections and what they meant for Asian Americans. Reps. Robert Matsui and…
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Inouye on the 1984 campaign trail, and the 442nd RCT remembered
Sen. Daniel Inouye campaigned in Los Angeles for the Mondale-Ferraro ticket five days before the 1984 presidential election, and the…
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The 1984 election and Asian Pacific voters, with redress on the ballot
The 1984 election ran through this issue. The front page followed campaign stops: Sen. Ted Kennedy before Asian Pacific Democrats…
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Radiation survivors, anti-Asian violence and a JACL election season
The front page carried the First Radiation Survivors Congress in San Francisco, where Brenda Paik Sunoo of East West reported…
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Prop. 38 and bilingual ballots, plus a JACL brief in the NCJAR suit
California’s Proposition 38 led the front page. Former senator S.I. Hayakawa backed the measure, which would put the state on…
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Redress bills die with the 98th Congress, and Manzanar is nominated
The Pacific Citizen reported that redress bills HR 4110 and S 2116 died as the 98th Congress ended, after gaining…
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Redress backed by California attorneys and the New York assembly
Redress led the front page. The State Bar of California Conference of Delegates passed two resolutions supporting monetary compensation for…
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Redress hearings, the Vincent Chin sentencing and a post-convention JACL
The front page carried the sentencing of Ronald Ebens to 25 years in prison for violating Vincent Chin’s civil rights,…
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Redress hearings on HR 4110 and a principal praised by President Reagan
A Sansei principal and the redress debate shared the front page. Jon Takasugi reported on Francis Nakano, whose work at…
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Los Angeles pays and apologizes to Japanese American city workers fired in 1942
The front page carried a Los Angeles ceremony on Sept. 5 at City Hall, where 22 recipients received $5,000 checks…
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Redress hearing testimony and the 1984 Republican convention
The Senate redress hearing in Los Angeles ran through this issue. Former internees, including George Takei, Kiyoshi Sonoda and Mary…