Protests against ‘Year of the Dragon’ and a redress push
Asian American groups across the country protested the film ‘Year of the Dragon,’ and the Pacific Citizen made it the…
Print Issue: 1985
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 40, and a Nisei veterans’ reunion
The front page of this issue was given to the 40th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. J.K.…
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Asian American media makers meet at UCLA, and redress letters
Asian American film, video and radio makers gathered at UCLA for the National Asian American Telecommunications Assn. conference, held July…
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Redress groups meet in a joint ‘summit,’ and Nisei Week and Nihonmachi fairs preview
The front page carried news of a redress “summit meeting” on July 13 at JACL National Headquarters in San Francisco,…
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Redress and the Redress Fund, plus Asian American firsts in politics
Irene Natividad of New York became the first Asian American to head the National Women’s Political Caucus, and the front…
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JACL backs the Civil Rights Restoration Act, and redress fundraising
The front page carried JACL’s endorsement of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985, announced at a Washington rally on…
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Hirabayashi coram nobis trial: witnesses fault the government’s case
The front page turned to the reopened Hirabayashi case. J.K. Yamamoto reported that witnesses Jack Herzig and Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga said…
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The Hirabayashi retrial in Seattle, and the push for redress
The Gordon Hirabayashi retrial in Seattle was the lead story of this eight-page issue. Stan Shikuma reported on government witnesses…
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The Hirabayashi coram nobis trial opens in Seattle
The opening of Gordon Hirabayashi’s coram nobis trial in Seattle led this issue. Stan Shikuma reported that his attorneys charged…
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Racial violence in Boston, a recalled Manzanar exhibit, and the redress push
Racial violence in Boston led this issue of the Pacific Citizen. The front page reported on two recent incidents involving…
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Mike Woo’s election and the JACL Board’s redress and Japan debates
Mike Woo became the first Asian American elected to the Los Angeles city council, defeating incumbent Peggy Stevenson in a…
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The 1985 redress lobbying drive and a White House briefing for Asian Pacific women
The Pacific Citizen reported on two efforts this issue: the Legislative Education Committee’s plan to win congressional votes on redress,…
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Manzanar, Hirabayashi’s coram nobis brief and dual citizenship
The front page carried a mix of civil rights and community news. Rep. Norman Mineta and Rep. Don Edwards protested…
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Nisei servicemen’s reunion, the Liu case and a redress board meeting
The front page carried a story from the final reunion of the 1800th Army Engineer General Service Battalion, where retired…
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Honoring Asian American astronauts, and the redress fight in 1985
The Pacific Citizen’s front page opened with the nation’s three Asian American astronauts, Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka, Dr. Taylor Wang…
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Manzanar named a National Historic Landmark; Hirabayashi hearing set
The front page carried two stories from the Japanese American incarceration and redress record. At the 16th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage,…