The 1989 holiday issue: JACL after redress
The Pacific Citizen’s 1989 holiday issue looked at what comes after redress. Following the entitlement legislation, the editorial “A Logical…
Print Issue: 1989
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JACL chapters and districts at work, plus Asian American community news
JACL business ran through this eight-page issue. The Central California District Council re-elected governor Dale Ikeda at its 40th annual…
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Redress becomes an entitlement: Bush signs the 1989 appropriations bill
Redress became an entitlement program in this issue. The front page reported that President George Bush signed the Commerce, State,…
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Redress bill nears signing, and a San Francisco benefit for earthquake relief
Redress ran through this issue. On the front page, JACL’s Pacific Southwest District Council and the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations…
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Redress funding reaches President Bush, plus anti-Asian violence
Redress was the main news of this eight-page issue. President Bush received the appropriations bill that includes $500 million in…
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Redress funding delayed, plus anti-Asian violence and a disco discrimination claim
The front page carried news of Asian American students who said they were denied entry to the Florentine Gardens nightclub…
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Congress passes redress funding, and a Bay Area earthquake
Congress passed redress entitlement funding on the front page of this issue. The Senate approved by voice vote a conference…
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Redress becomes an entitlement, and JACL on HCR 147
Redress led the news. A Senate-House conference committee approved making payments a permanent federal entitlement starting in fiscal year 1991,…
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Senate vote on redress payments, and a JACL board prepares for convention
Redress led this eight-page issue. The Senate voted 74-22 to make redress payments an entitlement program beginning in fiscal 1991,…
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Racial hatred, mixed identity and a Nikkei photo exhibit
Racial hatred ran through the front page. California Attorney General John Van de Kamp issued a report confirming that the…
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Redress becomes an entitlement in the Senate, and an anti-Asian letter in San Mateo
The Senate approved Sen. Daniel Inouye’s proposal to make redress payments a federal entitlement beginning in fiscal 1991, passing it…
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A four-page issue: California’s Asian group counts and redress funding
A California bill requiring state agencies to count Asian and Pacific Islander groups separately led the front page. Assemblyman Richard…
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Redress funding fights and a library’s 4,200 pages of testimony
Redress ran through the front page of this eight-page issue. The Japanese American Library in San Francisco received a $5,000…
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JACL Singles Convention and the fight over redress funding
A record crowd of over 400 people from 10 states gathered at the Torrance Marriott for the fourth National JACL…
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Redress notices begin, and the draft resisters speak
Redress moved from law to action in this issue. Rep. Norman Y. Mineta announced that the Office of Redress Administration…
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Redress, Tule Lake and Amache, and an Osaka family’s fight against racism
The Pacific Citizen’s front page led with the Arita family of Osaka, whose notes, videotapes and journals from a 17-day…