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. 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. 60, No. 10 (March 5, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-10)

Selected article titles: "1st Civil Rights Bill Passed in State of Utah" (p.1), "Home-Owners near Farm Labor Camp Protest Skid-Row Recruits" (p.1), "Wyoming Governor Signs Act Repealing Miscegenation Law" (p.1), "Immigration Testimony" (p.2), "First California Gray Whale Captured Alive for Sea World by Nisei Commercial Whaler, Considered Top U.S. Sharpshooter" (p.3), "Hawaii's Reapportionment Task Toughened by …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 10 (September 2, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-35)

Select article titles: "Civil Rights bill fight seen in Senate, JACL push vital" (p. 1); "U.S. Indian-Nisei dialogue started" (p. 1); "Issei sociological survey completed" (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 16 (April 22, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-16)

Select article titles: "Dr. Sonoda named to human rights advisory group" (p. 1); "Tacoma Issei donate to SJR 20 fund" (p. 1); "Legislative Reapportionment" (p. 2); "Nat'l 442nd vet directory planned" (p. 3).

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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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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 10 (March 9, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-10)

Selected article titles: "Statewide Idaho Campaign Launched to Remove Anti-Oriental Voting Law" (p.1), "June 1 Target Date Set for Issei Story Financial Drive" (p.1-2), "Atmospheric Nuclear Testing" (p.1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 2 (January 12, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-2)

Selected article titles: "Japanese Leaders More Concerned Over Shabby U.S. Treatment of Japan Trade" (p.1), "Seattle City Council Turns Down Proposal to Prohibit Housing Ban" (p.1), "Nisei in Hawaii Losing Political Grip, Says Inouye" (p.1), "After Pearl Harbor" (p.2), "Li'l Tokyo Issei Cited for Goodwill Push" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 5 (August 3, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-31)

Selected article titles: "JACL-Nisei Can Be Helpful in Building Community of Free Asia" (p.1), "Minoru Yamasaki Humbly Accepts 1961-62 'Nisei of Biennium' Honors" (p.1), "Issei Testimonial" (p.3), "Chuman Keynotes Opening Ceremonies; Finds 'Bridge' Still Uncompleted" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 4 (July 27, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-30)

Selected article titles: "Gov. Brown Vows to Make Appeal to JFK on Japanese Evacuees Tax Claim" (p.1), "Myer Lauds Calm Attitude of Issei in Convention Tribute" (p.1), "The Portuguese of Hawaii, Once Classified Separately in Census, Preferred by Sugar Planters Because of Philosophy" (p.1-2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 2 (January 11, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-2)

Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: JACL Legislative Aim Reviewed as New 88th Congress Opens" (pp. 1-2), "Carnegie Foundation Endows $90,000 for Teaching Japanese in U.S. High Schools" (p. 1), "Issei History Unlike Nenkan" (p. 2), and "Judge Orders Stop to Recounting of Votes in Election Won by Nisei Canadian" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No. 17 (October 21, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-43)

Select article titles: "Kennedy or Nixon will inherit responsibility to make return of vested property; 20 million voters may be swayed by stand" (p.1 ); "Report on the Issei Aging" (p.6)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No.23 (December 2, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-49)

Select article titles: "President Invites JACL to White House Conference on Aging, to Push for Low-Cost or Rent Housing" (p.1); "Oldest Japanese Christian church in American celebrates 75th anniversary" (p.2); "Calif. Attorney general to fight policy of 'whites only' in golf pro association" (p. 3); "Issei pioneer who retouched photographs of every President since Wilson succumbs" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No. 18 (October 28, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-44)

Select article titles: "'Issei Story' research begins" (p. 1); "West Point's first Nisei graduate now depty dist. Att'y" (p. 3); "Oakland attorney Mas Yonemura admitted to practice before Supreme Court" (p.8)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 14 (October 6, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-40)

Selected article titles: "Fair Housing Law Ruled Invalid" (p. 1), "Japan Movie Studio to Film Struggles of Issei Immigrants on Hawaii Plantations" (p. 1), "Step-Up of Minority Hiring in Industry Viewed as Answer to Soviet Propaganda" (p. 2), and "U.S.-Japan Forging Stronger Links in Joint Economic, Cultural Affairs" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 20 (November 17, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-46)

Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: Nisei Judges" (p. 1), "PC Letterbox: Wanted: Issei Folklore" (p. 2), and "Biographer of Manjiro Nakahama, First Japanese Ever to Visit U.S. (in 1841) Fascinated by Hometown of Subject in Shikoku" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 7 (August 18, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-33)

Selected article titles: "Column Left: Nisei Week Festival' (p. 1), "Four More Contribute $1,000 Each to Issei Story; General Push Later" (p. 1), "New San Francisco Japanese Consul Gen'l. Welcomed 'Home' at Community Function' (p. 2), and "'Panel of Americans' Discuss Role of Collegians Before NC-WNDC" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 18 (November 3, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-44)

Selected article titles: "Americans 'Turning Soft,' Says 442nd Hero Congressman Inouye" (p. 1), "Nationwide Campaign Opens for JACL Issei Story Project" (pp. 1, 4), "American-Japanese Relations Aspire to New Plateau as Cabinet Members of Both Governments Confer at Fujiyama Resort Town" (p. 1), and "Vancouver Columnist Views 'Jap' as 'Friendly,' but Nisei Rebuts to the Contrary" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 6 (August 11, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-32)

Selected article titles: "JACL Urges Vested Property Bill Be Reported by House" (p. 1), "Northwest Picture: 12th Seafair Sails into Sunset" (p. 2), and "PSWDC Delegates Hear Progress Report of Issei Story Project, Simple Questionnaires for Issei Made Available" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 5 (August 4, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-31)

Selected article titles: "Column Left: Issei Story Data" (p. 1), "Issei Story Project Moving Along All Fronts" (p. 1), and "Los Angeles Newsletter: Nisei Week Is Here!" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 21 (November 24, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-47)

Selected article titles: "42 Restaurants Along Hwy. 40 Ends Race Bias" (pp. 1, 3), "150 Fresno Area Issei Honored by JACL, Hear Yoshimura Report on 'Issei Story'" (p. 1), "'How Much Nipponese Culture Should We Teach Children?' Revives Memories of Roaring '20 Days of Yesler Way Hall" (p. 3), and "Adopted Children from Japan Picking Up …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 11 (March 17, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-11)

Selected article titles: "Vagaries: 'Issei Story' Prospects" (p. 1) and "Two Tourney Records Broken at San Jose" (pp. 1, 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 11 (September 15, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-37)

Selected article titles: "Five More $1,000 Contributions Given to 'Issei Story;' General Drive Coming" (p. 1), "New State Laws Trimming Racial Discrimination in Housing Effective This Month in New York and Massachusetts" (p. 2), "Inequality of Opportunities by Negroes Reason for Evidence of Their Inferiority in Intelligence with Whites" (p. 3), and "1000 Paper Cranes Presented …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 2 (January 13, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-2)

Selected article titles: "Masaoka-JACL Relationship Changed, on Retainer Setup" (p. 1) and "Puyallup Finishes Issei Story Assignment No. 1: Initial Phase of Gathering Resource Material Proves Fascinating to CLers" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 17 (October 27, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-43)

Selected article titles: "Canada Leader Defends Wartime Nisei Evacuation" (p. 1), "National Park Status for Rohwer Asked" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Freedom in Employment" (p. 1), and "Issei Story Project: Who, What, Why, How?" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 19 (May 12, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-19)

Selected article titles: "'Issei Story' One of the Most Important Tasks: Wakamatsu" (p. 1), "Evacuee Groups Resettled in Chicago, Los Angeles Seek Gov't Aid to Remove Japanese Graves from Rowher; Others Disagree" (pp. 1, 3), and "3 Waves of Issei Settled in Omaha: 1st Came as Strikebreakers, 2nd as Businessmen, and 3rd as Evacuees from West …

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