Issei

The earliest wave of Japanese immigrants, the Issei (first generation), had a strong sense of their ethnic identity and retained the values and traditions of their country of birth. Most came to the United States as sojourners and planned to return to Japan after earning their fortunes. In addition, discriminatory laws forbade them from becoming American citizens and from exercising other basic rights, such as owning or leasing land. Since they were thus prevented from fully taking part in American life, it is not surprising that many still identified strongly with the culture of their homeland.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 11 (March 15, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-11)

Select article titles: "Fem keglers smash Nat'l CL marks" (p. 1); "Orange county builder denies Nisei home; sued for $10,000" (p. 1); "Chinese Americans feel need of national organization like JACL" (p. 1); Utah civil rights bill gets shelved" (p. 1); "$90,000 advertising TV campaign signed by Kikkoman Shoyu" (p. 2); "Youngster didn't want to go …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 7 (February 15, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-7)

Selected article titles: "Justice Dep't officals to visit West Coast to investigate claims" (p. 1); "Dr. Rusch decorated at Embassy for promoting Japanese American friendship" (p. 1); "Rev. Kano retires from active ministry among Japanese in Nebraska; helped Issei with Americanization instructions" (p. 2); "Brotherhood Week program in L.A. set" (p. 3); "JACL joins 48 Nat'l …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 20 (May 17, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-20)

Select article titles: "Permanment Stay Offered Skilled Japanese on Temporary Visa" (p. 1); "Curriculum body acts on CL protest of 'Fuzz Young' story" (p. 1); "Claims payment appropriations up for endorsment" (p. 1); "Los Angeles-born Nisei successful in transition to life in Detroit circles" (p. 1); "Calif. pension bill passes Assembly" (p. 1); "Japanese Americans Among …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 11 (September 13, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-37)

Select article titles: "JACL hails signing of civil rights bill" (p. 1); "$1.3 Million claims measure signed by Ike" (p. 1); Senate Interior Committee urges Hawaii statehood without further delaying action" (p. 1); "Cut red tape for Nisei hero" 9p. 3); "Texas would bar Negro GIs wedded to German wives" (p. 3); "Spot survey by U.S. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 25 (December 20, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-51)

The holiday issue included advertisements bought by JACL members and chapters that included personal addresses and phone numbers to better foster communications between Japanese American communities. These addresses and phone numbers have been redacted to help protect the privacy of Japanese American communities. Please contact Densho to request the original version.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 17 (October 25, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-43)

Select article titles: "Cemetery Sued. Refuses to Bury Child of Negro" (p. 1); "Supreme Court smashes another Southern attempt to block school desegregation" (p. 1); "Problem of internment of Japanese reported nil" (p. 1); "First Nisei International Convention opens in Tokyo; Kishi welcomes 500 delegates, hopes Nisei can help link nations" (p. 1); "Minority bias in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 16 (October 18, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-42)

Select article titles: "JACL in fight for right of association NAACP issue before U.S. Supreme Court to rule on basic rights of organizations" (p. 1); "Farm Laborers Being Returned, Refuse Contract" (p. 1); "Death of JACL leader Harry Miyake cited as example for Social Security benefits; family to get $200 per month" (p. 3); "Soldier-brides hear …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 26 (June 28, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-26)

Select article titles: "Administration Civil Rights Bill On Senate Calendar; Fight Looms" (p. 1); "Congress Sends Claims Pay Bill To White House" (p. 1); "Supreme Court asks for new arguments in expatriation case" (p. 1); "Gakuen dissolved, set up scholarship" (p. 1); "Protest Use Of Vested Funds For School Purposes" (p. 2); "Nisei judge warns against …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 9 (August 30, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-35)

Select article titles: "'Voting rights' bill nears approval, JACL calls for enactment by solons" (p. 1); House, Senate Approves over Million Dollars foor Claimants" (p. 1); "Teaching of English in japan Wide-open Field" (p. 2); "Housewife Urges Canada newspaper Drop use of 'Jap' in Headlines" (p. 5); "'Family Hardship' Immigration Bill O.K. By Congress Predicted" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No. 14 (September 30, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-40)

Select article titles: "White House aide cited by JACL" (p. 1); "Ambassador MacArthur II lauds Nisei for 'doing their full share' to aid U.S.-Japan" (p. 1); "10-Point Program Outlining Needs of Aging Issei Drafted for JACL" (p.8)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 4 (January 26, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-4)

Selected article titles: "National JACL Credit Union Marks 25th Yr." (p. 1), "JACL-JAL summer fellowship applicant should ask chapter" (p. 1), "Sumitomo bank official calls police in Nihongo to capture suspect forger" (p. 1), "Washington State's Nisei student body president hopes critique starts trend" (p. 1), "Nonwhites to swarm S.F. schools soon" (p. 3), "Voices from …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 7 (February 16, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-7)

Selected article titles: "JACL must bolster its rights stand or quit" (p. 1), "Become better acquainted with civic officials, Downtown L.A. CLers urged" (p. 1), "Major JACL issues for '68 confab posed at Riverside" (p. 1), "Chicago JACL backs school bussing plan" (p. 2), "Intermountain youth join adults to discuss civil rights issues" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 9 (March 1, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-9)

Selected article titles: "Nisei employers note on-the-job training program" (p. 1), "JACL placed on record in Sentate for rights bills" (p. 1), "Kido recounts his 40 years inside League" (p. 1), "Seattle newsletter survey made on central area school issue" (p. 1), "Civil Rights and the Senate" (p. 2), "San Francisco new Nihonmachi awaits formal dedication …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 20 (November 14,1969) (ddr-pc-41-46)

Select article titles: "Individual rights on expression spelled" (p. 1); "Arkansas to dedicate Rohwer WRA cemetery-war memorial" (p.1); "Ethnic language courses offered at Berkeley Hi; Nihongo oversubscribed" (p. 2); "Challenge of Issei Centennial cited" (p. 3); "Hear Black community views on achievement of Japanese Americans" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 68, No. 21 (May 23, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-21)

Select article titles: "JACL firms commemoration of Centennial" (p. 1); " Racist strategy charged in Noguchi hearing" (p. 1); "JACL to Honor Nisei War Dead of Three Wars in May 25 Service" (p. 1); "San Francisco supervisory board adopts Title II repeal resolution" (p. 3)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 68, No. 24 (June 13, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-24)

Select article titles: "Wakamatsu Colony Dedication: A Once-in-a-lifetime Inspiration" (p. 1); "Matsunaga-Holifield bill to repeal Title 2" (p. 1); "PNWDC calls young adults to attend organizational session at Hood River" (p. 1); "U.S. Supreme Court Rules on 3 Civil Rights Cases for Negroes" (p. 2); "TV Coverage of Seattle Students in Action Overdone" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 23 (December 05,1969) (ddr-pc-41-49)

Select article titles: "Central Cal DC steps up Title II repeal campaign" (p. 1); "Minn. Issei pioneers given Centennial coin" (p. 1); "New York Asians picket FBI against Hoover comments" (p.1); "Okinawa Reversion Approved" (p. 2); "Is the JACL Dead?" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 7 (August 15,1969) (ddr-pc-41-33)

Select article titles: "Support for Title II repeal mounts, Richmond joins" (p. 1); "Noguchi Case spawns tremors" (p. 1); "Wakamatsu commemorative coins to be given to all Issei, 80 and up" (p.1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 11 (September 12,1969) (ddr-pc-41-37)

Select article titles: "Nisei local dope kings arrested in weekend raid" (p. 1); "EDC-MDC Convention hailed for 'igniting individual involvement" (p. 1); "Tosh Suyematsu sworn as assistant U.S. attorney for Wyoming District" (p. 2); "Issei Occupations" (p. 4); "Racial discrimination blamed for gaps in U.S. Oriental genealogical records" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 13 (September 26,1969) (ddr-pc-41-39)

Select article titles: "Future of Japanese Ethnic churches in L.A. studied" (p. 1); "Seattle Issei Complain Lack of Police Action(p.1); "40,000 witness Japan week's civic parade" (p. 3); "Concentration Camp" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 22 (November 28,1969) (ddr-pc-41-48)

Select article titles: "Medallions, Hosokawa books presented at White House 'first'" (p. 1); "Depper appreciation of American heritage urged for new Guidelines" (p. 1); "Racist comment on Japanese by S.F. United Crusade executive protested" (p. 1); "Seattle Issei in Central Area seek help, hurt by inadequate insurance" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 9 (March 4, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-9)

Select article titles: "SJR 20 push to rid land law in Washington accelerates" (p. 1); "U.S. Supreme Court hears first Nisei argue major case: reapportionment" (p. 1); "History project: Machines taking over 'hone oru' labor" (p.1); "Repeal Anti-Alien Land Law in '66" (p. 3); "Japanese stand to gain most, says Negro attorney" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 22 (November 25, 1966) [No. 23 (December 2, 1966)] (ddr-pc-38-48)

Select article titles: "Issei documents go on display at UCLA" (p. 1); "Baishakunin marriages in Japan allows veto power" (p. 1); "Denver Nisei killed in Vietnam" (p.3); "There's no fair system to the draft" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 17 (April 29, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-17)

Select article titles: "PSWDC to cite 16 Nikkei: Role for Nisei in human rights to be detailed" (p. 1); "History Project: An 1870 item on Schnell Colony" (p.1); "U.S.-Japan Relations and Nisei" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 12 (March 25, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-12)

Select article titles: "2 documentary books on Evacuation nearly finished" (p. 1); "More Issei to be interviewed in Los Angeles" (p. 1); "Canadian Nisei student surprises university by filing for post of chancellor against fishing industry leader" (p. 3).

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