The 2004 holiday issue: Passion
Passion was the theme of this 120-page holiday issue, and writers took it in many directions. Lynda Lin wrote about…
Print Issue: 2004
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Eric Shinseki and the Go For Broke dinner, plus the 2004 elections
Former Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki was the subject of the front page, after he spoke at the Go…
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A JACL budget deficit and the fight for Salt Lake’s Japantown
A projected budget deficit at JACL and a threat to Utah’s Japantown shared the front page. Lynda Lin reported that…
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Same-sex marriage, slurs and a Texas road: October 2004
Same-sex marriage and Asian Pacific American families led this 12-page issue. Lynda Lin’s cover feature followed LGBT couples who faced…
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Kristina Wong, Michelle Malkin’s book and the Jerome and Rohwer camps
A profile of performer Kristina Wong, creator of bigbadchinesemama.com, led the issue, written by Lynda Lin. Alongside it, JACL Executive…
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Michelle Malkin’s internment book and the community’s response
Michelle Malkin’s book defending the World War II incarceration (often called internment) ran through this issue. JACL Executive Director John…
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Holly Hoopii, the Buddha Bar and a tribute to Clifford Uyeda
Holly Hoopii, the only female Asian Pacific American on the U.S. Bowling Team, was the cover story, with a longer…
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The 2004 JACL national convention in Honolulu
The JACL national convention in Honolulu, held August 10 to 15, filled this 12-page issue. Matthew Kelley, founder of the…
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Place names and radio slurs, plus Olympic athletes to watch
A racial slur in public life ran through the front page of this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported that Jefferson…
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A slur on a Texas road sign, a coach’s phrase, and a revived cartoon
The word “Jap” ran through this 12-page issue. John Tateishi, JACL’s executive director, wrote about Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells…
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Hawaii on TV, a thank you to readers, and the road to the JACL convention
New television shows set in Hawaii, including FOX’s ‘North Shore,’ the WB’s ‘Rocky Point’ and NBC’s ‘Hawaii,’ drew criticism on…
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Racial slurs on Texas roads, and tributes to Reagan and Judge Marutani
A racial slur in public life ran through this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi reported on Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells’…
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Harlemm Lee, the Patriot Act and a Tule Lake pilgrimage preview
Harlemm Lee, the 36-year-old Chinese/Filipino American who won NBC’s “Fame,” was the subject of the cover story by Caroline Aoyagi,…
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Names, a yo-yo champion and a changed White House AAPI order
Names ran through the front page of this 12-page issue. Lynda Lin profiled 22-year-old world champion yo-yo player Hironori Mii,…
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Matchmaking stereotypes, a staged hate crime, and Arkansas camp history
Internet matchmaking services that market Asian women to American men were the subject of the lead story, by Caroline Aoyagi,…
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Vandalism in Little Tokyo and William Hung’s fame, April 2004
Vandalism in Little Tokyo and the debate over William Hung were the main stories of this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi…