The 1997 holiday issue: Nisei history, redress and multiracial families
Japanese American history in the 1940s ran through much of the 137-page holiday issue of December 1997. Harry K. Honda…
Print Issue: 1997
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Hate crimes, Bill Lann Lee and JACL’s push for members
The White House Conference on Hate Crimes and the stalled nomination of Bill Lann Lee ran through this 12-page issue.…
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Save the Dream march, a ballplayer’s memories, and redress deadlines
Asian community members joined Rev. Jesse Jackson and civic leaders including Lori Fujimoto at a Sacramento press conference for the…
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Racist remarks, a Rohnert Park claim and mixed heritage identity
Racism and how Asian Americans answered it ran through the front page. A Colma, Calif. car salesman was fired after…
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Breast cancer awareness, redress claims and two WWII memorials
Breast cancer awareness opened the October 3, 1997 issue. Caroline Aoyagi told the story of Susan Shinagawa, who was diagnosed…
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Redress remembered: the 1997 UCLA conference and a scapegoating fight
Redress was the main subject of this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported on the “Voices of JA Redress” conference at…
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Redress claims, the JACL Legacy Fund and the Minidoka campsite
Redress and its unfinished business ran through this 16-page issue. National JACL asked chapters to support the claim of Japanese…
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JACL’s Program for Action and the push for redress stories
JACL’s direction at mid-term was the main subject. National JACL President Helen Kawagoe reviewed the Program for Action after her…
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Manzanar funding, Anaheim diplomas and the redress debate
Manzanar led the August 1, 1997 issue. The Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved $310,000 for the Manzanar National Historic Site,…
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JACL’s multiracial census policy and long-denied MIS honors
The JACL National Board of Directors voted unanimously on July 8 to adopt a policy position on the multiracial category…
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Youth, redress and a Seattle conference: the July 4, 1997 issue
Young people in JACL were the main subject. Caroline Aoyagi reported from the fourth biennial National Youth/Student Conference at UC…
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JACL membership, scholarships and the 1997 Tri-District Conference
JACL’s growth and direction were the main subject of this 12-page issue. At the Tri-District Conference in Las Vegas, President…
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Welfare reform and the elderly Issei, plus CLPEF grants
Welfare reform and its toll on elderly Issei ran through this 12-page issue. Albert Y. Muratsuchi urged readers to press…
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Manzanar, Peru’s Nikkei and MIS Language School honors
The Manzanar Pilgrimage opened this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported that close to 500 people attended the 28th annual gathering,…
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Mixed-race census category, redress rulings and Amache memorial
Whether the next Census should add a “Multiracial” category led the front page, with testimony before a House subcommittee chaired…
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Census categories, Proposition 209 and a memorial for Washington, D.C.
Race and how it is counted ran through this 12-page issue. Harry K. Honda reported that a decision on a…