Nisei

The Nisei (second generation) felt the pull of two cultures. American born, attending public schools, and influenced by American popular culture, they shared the same idols, favorite songs and sports heroes as most other children of their generation. Wanting to fit in, many Nisei with Japanese first names dropped them for Western ones that their non-Japanese friends could easily pronounce. Yet, most grew up in Japanese neighborhoods, and their parents taught them the customs and values of the old country.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 5 (August 01,1969) (ddr-pc-41-31)

Select article titles: "Tex. Nisei Greets Astronauts of Apollo XI" (p. 1); "Hate mail shows 'Yellow Peril' still feared" (p. 1); "Chief Justice Warren still pursued to apologize for his role in Evacuation" (p. 1); "'Nisei: The Quiet Americans': Controversy Goes to Publisher" (p. 4); "Most Unusual Family: Momiyamas" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 12 (September 19,1969) (ddr-pc-41-38)

Select article titles: " 'Quiet American' Controversy: Boycott threat called censorship" (p. 1); "Job discrimination, especially in promotion of Nisei, JACL survey" (p. 1);"Rep. Moss tells Sacramento JACLers Congress will pass Title II repeal" (p. 4); "Jobs & Bias: Nisei quiet" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 24 (December 12,1969) (ddr-pc-41-50)

Select article titles: "Arkansas honors Nisei at Rohwer" (p. 1); "Inouye bill reported out of committee" (p. 1); "Anti-Oriental bias in civil service probed" (p. 1); "Hayajawa tells Fresno audience S.F. State will remain peaceful" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 7 (August 12, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-32)

Select article titles: "Li'l Tokio brightens up for Nisei Week" (p. 1); "Anti-riot mood compared with Evacuation era" (p. 1); "Nat'l JACL program attractive to 21-35 age group under study" (p. 1); "In-depth research, future History plans summarized" (p.3); "San Diego Convention Minutes" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 14 (April 8, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-14)

Select article titles: "De facto segregation in Richmond schools hit" (p. 1); "New Civil Rights Weapon" (p. 2); "Nisei-led Huck Finn outing cited as American democracy in action" (p.3); "A Sansei's Heritage" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 15 (October 7, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-40)

Select article titles: "Nisei G-2 exploits in WW2 still classified: Mashbir" (p. 1); "De facto segregation in L.A. schools charged by United Civil Righters" (p. 1); "White and Negro vs. Orientals" (p.1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 14 (September 30, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-39)

Select article titles: "Study of Nisei attitudes on American political practices now underway" (p. 1); "House repeals cooly trade laws" (p.1); "Anti-Semitism still a simmering sore" (p. 3); "6 Nisei join silent picket of women in front of Chicago realty board" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 25 (December 16, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-50)

Select article titles: "Issei urged to save documents" (p. 1); "Bill Marutani going South again to work in civil rights cases, Satow says" (p. 1); "Nisei for Home Visits sought" (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 12 (September 16, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-37)

Select article titles: "Gen. Willoughby to address MIS veteran reunion" (p. 1); "Issei, Nisei Image in Japan Valuable, Says Professor" (p. 1); "Chicago Nisei Drum & Bugle Corps Ambassadors create goodwill on tour" (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 23 (June 10, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-23)

Select article titles: "EDC asks $15,000 budget to boost civil rights aims" (p. 1); "Extensive celebration of 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawaii planned for 1968 by Islanders" (p. 1); "Nisei Republican views the Negro" (p. 3); "Another Nisei GI Killed in Vietnam" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 22 (May 29, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-22)

Selected article titles: "Treaty Merchants Charge State Bias against Students" (p.1), "Honolulu Realtors Support Civl Rights Bill Objectives" (p.1), "Negro Equality Fight Likened to Problem Once Facing Nise" (p.1-2), "Supreme Court Tells Prince Edward Cty. to Reopen Schools" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 23 (June 5, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-23)

Selected article titles: "Dirksen Amendments Specified for Civil Rights Bill Disclosed" (p.1), "Nisei Church Council Supports Campaign against Initiative" (p.1) "Iowan Senator Looms as Key GOP Figure Opposing Civil Rights Bill" (p.1-2), "Mumbo Jumbo of Quotas" (p.2), "Public Service and Politics" (p.2), "Ann Arbor Judge Invalidates City Fair Housing Law" (p.3), "Hibakusha Attend Arlington Ceremonies" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 12 (March 20, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-12)

Selected article titles: "JACL Seeks Clarification on Civil Rights Bill and Buddhists" (p.1-2), "Interest Grows for PSW-JACL Medical Plan" (p.1), "Tanforan Track Sold for Housing" (p.1), "Nisei in U.S. Civil Service Continues to Rise" (p.3), "Non-Welfare Slate Dropped by JASC" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 5 (January 31, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-5)

Selected article titles: "Tell Your Congressman to Approve Committee-Version of Civil Rights Bill Now!" (p.1-2), "Japanese in L.A. Confined by Race Discrimination" (p.1), "Nisei Urged to Be in Forefront Fighting Bias" (p.1, 3), "Initiative to Nullify Rumford Act Likely to Qualify as over 644,000 Sign" (p.1-2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 17 (April 24, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-17)

Selected article titles: "'Pointless' Tactics of Concern to Civil Rights Proponents" (p.1-2), "Buddhists Rights Not Affected by Atheist Amendment" (p.1), "Canada to Revise Immigration Policy" (p.1), "Notice to Claimants of Yen Certificates" (p.2), "Carnegie Grant to Japanese History Project Draws Mexican American Comment" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 21 (May 22, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-21)

Selected article titles: "Realtor against Initiative Addresses PSWDC, Explains Cal. Fair Housing" (p.1, 4), "100th Infantry Regains Old Name" (p.1), "Naturalized Issei Permanently Residing in Japan Aided by Rule" (p.1), "Community Affairs Seminar to Be Organized" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 8 (August 21, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-34)

Selected article titles: "Campaign to Defeat Prop. 14 Stepped Up by Nisei Groups" (p.1), "Residential Integration in North and South Gaining Steady Support, Researchers Find" (p.1), "Registration Month" (p.2), "Nisei Given More Credit than Deserved" (p.2), "State Democrats Deplore CREA Action to Kill Fair Housing" (p.3), "Negro Realty Men Petition Supreme Court on Suit Charging L.A. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 22 (November 27, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-48)

Selected article titles: "Hospital Money Plan Endorsed by Chicago JACL for Members; Enrollment Period Underway, Seek 250 Acceptable Applications" (p.1), "Hawaii GI Vote Issue Placed before U.S. Supreme Court" (p.1), "Warn against Racial Stereotypes in Books" (p.1), "Prop. 14 Called Part of Nation-Wide Plan to Roll Back Social Progress of Past Years" (p.1), "Issei History Seen …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 14 (October 1, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-40)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Civil Rights Agencies Target of Streamlining" (p.1), "Sen. Kuchel Praises Nisei in California during Debate on Immigration Bill, Enters JACL Letter in Congressional Record(p.1, 5), "Week-Long Debate in Senate Deletes Racism in Immigration" (p.1, 3), "200 Naturalized Issei Celebrate Decade of Citizenship at Downtwon L.A. JACL Fete" (p.1), "Senate Immigration Bill" (p.2), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 8 (August 20, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-34)

Selected article titles: "Los Angeles Riot Heaps Nisei Business with $1 Million Loss" (p.1), "Orange County Nisei Protest Filming of Nisei Traitor Story" (p.1, 3), "Agenda for Youth Delegates Announced" (p.1), "House Immigration Bill" (p.2), "History Project: Issei Innkeepers of Seattle" (p.3, 5), "Nisei Progress in Brazil Recorded" (p.3), "Open Housing Resolution Ok'd by Seattle JACL" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 26 (December 24-31, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-52)

Selected article titles: "For Equality In and Under the Law" (p.A1, A3), "Immigration: Abolish Quota System over Five-Year Period" (p.A5-A6), "Japanese Resent Stigma of 1924 Exclusion Act" (p.A8, A10), "Dr. Steve Abe: Psychologist Compares Nisei-Sansei Teenage Relationship" (p.B3-B5, B23), "The Enemy at Guadlcanal" (p.B6, B10, B18), "The Road through the Pasture"(p.B20). The holiday issue included advertisements …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 21 (November 19, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-47)

Selected article titles: "JACL Civil Rights Policy Accented: Matsunaga, Okura Appointed Heads of New Project"(p.1), "Nisei Challenged to Succeed in Cultural Field as Bridge for Amity" (p.1, 3), "Mortuary Case May Be Ended by Judge's Rule" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 7 (February 12, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-7)

Selected article titles: "Warren's 1942 Stand Demanding Evacuation Hit" (p.1), "Agricultural Exploits of Early Day Issei in San Luis Obispo, Watsonville, Role in Monterey Fishing Told History Project" (p.1, 4), "Great Lack of Communication between Nisei and Sansei Note by Psychologists" (p.1), "Utah Governor Signs Mixed Marriage Bill" (p.1), "'Nisei: the Pride and the Shame'" (p.2, …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 1 (January 7, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-1)

Select article titles: "The Nisei Personality" (p. 1); "Seattle Nisei talk with Negroes" (p. 1); :Japanese viewpoint on U.S. - Japan relations expressed" (p. 2); "442nd Veteran Appointed New Selective Service Director" (p. 4); "Discussion of new immigration law centers on individual labor certificate" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 15 (April 13, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-15)

Selected article titles: "'Japanese History' Project Fund Drive Passes 47 pct. Mark of $100,000 Goal" (p.1-2), Urban League Statistics Confirm High Ratio of Nisei Scholarship, Award Winners" (p.1), "Traditional Japanese Customs for Aged Reversed by Postwar Occupation, Retirement at 55 Not as Pleasurable for Many" (p.2), "Issei Pioneers-Yokoyama and Takimoto Recalled as Mentors of Nisei Movement" …

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