Reagan signs H.R. 442, and the JACL elects a new president
President Reagan signed H.R. 442 on Aug. 10, apologizing for the World War II incarceration (often called internment) of Japanese…
Print Issue: 1988
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Redress bill clears the Senate as JACL gathers in Seattle
The Senate gave final approval to H.R. 442 by unanimous voice vote on July 27, and the August 5, 1988…
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Redress bill nears final passage as JACL prepares for its Seattle convention
The redress bill, H.R. 442, led the front page. The conference report was distributed to the ten conference committee members…
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A JACL resolution on its wartime errors, and redress nearing signature
The front page carried a resolution from the Golden Gate Chapter, presented by George Johnston’s report at the NCWNP District…
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Redress eligibility still unresolved, and plans for a 1993 veterans celebration
Eligibility criteria for H.R. 442 remained the main open question on the front page. A Senate Conference Committee staff meeting…
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Redress bills still in conference committee, June 1988
Redress was the story of this 12-page issue. Despite reports of an agreement, JACL-LEC’s Grant Ujifusa and a Judiciary Committee…
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Redress awaits the president’s signature; JACL candidates step forward
Redress and the coming JACL election shared this issue. On the front page, Vice President George Bush endorsed redress legislation…
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JACL budget, redress countdown and a HUD study that left out Asians
A HUD plan to leave Asian Americans out of a major housing discrimination study led the front page. Congressman Robert…
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Voter registration, college admissions and the redress bill in conference
Voter registration led the front page. Rita Takahashi reported on a Washington conference and a Commission on Civil Rights press…
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The NCJAR lawsuit setback and the Nakanishi case at UCLA
The Pacific Citizen reported that a federal appeals court voted 2-1 on May 11 to affirm the 1984 dismissal of…
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Redress bills in conference: what ‘eligibility’ would mean
The front page followed the redress legislation as S. 1009 and H.R. 442 went to conference. Rep. Barney Frank met…
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The Senate passes redress bill S. 1009, and JACL looks ahead
Redress and the Civil Liberties Act drew most of the front page. S. 1009 passed the Senate 69-27 on April…
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Senate passes redress bill: $1.3 billion for WW2 evacuees
Redress dominated the news after the Senate approved S. 1009 by a vote of 69 to 27. Page one reported…
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Redress in the Senate and the 1988 Democratic campaigns
Redress was the thread through the front page of this issue. The Pacific Citizen reported on a Los Angeles forum…
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Redress bill stalled in the Senate, plus Asian American candidates in local elections
The front page of this issue led with local elections in Southern California, where Dr. Judy Chu led the field…
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Mineta leads the override of the Civil Rights Restoration Act veto
Rep. Norman Mineta led the March 22 House fight to override President Reagan’s veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act,…