The 2006 holiday issue: written by Asian Pacific American youth
Young writers filled this holiday issue from cover to cover. Executive editor Caroline Y. Aoyagi-Stom explained in her column that…
Print Issue: 2006
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The 2006 midterms and the Watada debate inside JACL
APA candidates and voters were the lead story after the 2006 elections. Lynda Lin reported that Mazie Hirono won in…
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Interracial marriage and the Miyagawa love story, plus Watada letters
The love story of Dick Miyagawa and Marion Smithback ran across the front page and page 12. Lynda Lin told…
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Ehren Watada’s case, the Moe Gang and voting rights
The case of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada ran through this 12-page issue. He faced a possible court martial in January…
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Watada, a racial slur in Minnesota and a JACL headquarters debate
The JACL national board and the case of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada shaped much of this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi-Stom…
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Five years after 9/11, and a look at the 2006 JACL scholarship winners
Five years after September 11, the issue looked at how the attacks changed life for Muslim Americans, with Rasha Madkour…
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Lt. Ehren Watada and a community divided, plus 2006 scholarship winners
The case of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, who refused to deploy to Iraq, ran through much of this 12-page issue.…
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Anti-immigrant billboards, Lt. Watada and a Fresno dentist in Iraq
Immigration and the Iraq war ran through the front page. Caroline Aoyagi-Stom reported on the ‘Stop the Invasion’ billboards spreading…
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Ehren Watada, a late-life identity shift and immigrant families
Lt. Ehren Watada was the lead story. Executive Editor Caroline Aoyagi-Stom interviewed him just after the U.S. Army officially charged…
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Lt. Ehren Watada charged: JACL and Honolulu chapter respond
Army charges against First Lt. Ehren Watada, who refused deployment to Iraq, led this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi-Stom reported that…
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JACL’s 2006 convention: new board, Tateishi resigns, Watada refuses
The JACL national convention in Chandler, Arizona, shaped this 12-page issue. The council elected the 2006-2008 national board, with Larry…
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Lt. Ehren Watada’s refusal to deploy divides the JA community
Ist Lt. Ehren Watada’s decision to refuse deployment to Iraq was the main story of this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi-Stom…
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Kabuki, the Senate immigration bill and Camp Amache’s landmark status
Ken Kanesaka’s path into kabuki led this 12-page issue. Lynda Lin told how the 25-year-old from Huntington Beach, Calif., trained…
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Memorial Day veterans, and tracing Japanese American roots
Two veterans from two different wars told their stories for Memorial Day. Lynda Lin interviewed Nisei veteran Toke Yoshihashi, who…
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Immigration rallies, domestic spying and the passing of Hank Tanaka
Immigration and civil rights ran through the May 5, 2006 issue. The JACL signed onto amicus briefs challenging the Bush…
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Saving Building 640, the MIS language school, and Mitsuye Endo’s passing
Preserving the story of the Military Intelligence Service was the lead subject of this 12-page issue. Caroline Aoyagi-Stom reported on…