The Pacific Citizen
Vol. 15 No. 27
December 8, 1942
Eight Nisei Evacuees Enlisted in U.S. Army at Height of Disturbance at Poston Center. Project Director Seeks to Return Disrupted Civil Administration at Poston to Loyal Evacuees; All Positions Declared Vacant
The World at Press-Time
Manzanar J.C. Will Hold Classes Soon
Story of the Week. Nisei Soldier Fights for Democracy on Pacific Front
[Illegible], Believed Japanese, Dead in S.F. Mystery
Ration Rules Observed in WRA Centers. Food Purchases by Evacuees Affected by New U.S. Regulations
107 Evacuees, First Contingent From Hawaii, Relocated at Jerome Center in Arkansas. Old Women, Children Volunteered for Removal From Crowded Islands
California State Official Thanks JACL for Wire
JACL Reiterates December 7 Denunciation of Military Japan. Expressions of Confidence in WRA, Greetings to Nisei Soldiers, Modifications of 'Enemy' Status of Parents Among Resolutions Passed
Judicial Commission Picked at Granada
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Delay in Processing Cases Against Nisei Civil Service Workers Told Assemblyman. Dismissal Trials Sought Against State Employees Of Japanese Ancestry
Remove Curb On Wages Of Farm Labor. Agricultural Workers Get Preferred Status Under Byrnes Order
Youths Lodged in County Jail After Assault at Granada
Manzanar Seeks Name for Shoyu
Sgt. Ike Masaoka Weds Sumi Andow Idaho Ceremony
U.S. Citizens Arrested in Shanghai Area. Americans Had Asked For Repatriation, Hull Forecasts Delays
Evacuee Workers Will Over Public Opinion in Idaho Town. Youths Maui Tojo's Effigy After Preston Scrap Drive Parade
Tule Lake to Start Poultry Production
Thanksgiving Celery Sent to Topaz by Salt Lake Farmers
Utah Group Opposes Sale of Farm Land. West Jordan Meeting Gets Reaction on Evacuee Farmers
Boise Valley JACL Hears Confab Report
Timely Topics by Saburo Kido
Resettlement is a Magic Word
Public Relations Work of Evacuees
Lack of Finances Stumbling Block
Furlough Suggested To Find Employment
Topaz to Purchase 500 Head of Cattle
Yamamotos, Inouyes Found Most Numerous in Wyoming
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50 Evacuees To Work for N.P. Railroad. Permission Obtained To Use Japanese in Eastern Washington
Nisei Soldiers' Names Inscribed on Honor Roll
Services of Scout Troop at Portland Center Wins Citation
75 Volunteer as Blood Donors at Granada Center
Army Camouflage Net Project Placed on Private Contract. Prevailing Wage Rate Seen for Citizens on Vital War Production
Disturbance at Poston... Newspaper Editorials Reflect Opinions on Recent Incident
Volunteer Red Cross Knitters Making Tule Lake Sweaters
Heart Mountain High Staff Issues Paper
Community Christmas Drive Seeks Gifts for 40,000 Children in Relocation Camps. Nisei Soldiers at Camp Crowder Insure Gifts for 400 with Contribution; Speed In Sending Packages Urged by Committee
Merritt Takes Manzanar Post. Prominent California Official Succeeds Kimball at Center
Hospital at Rivers Opened Recently with Dedication Ceremony
New JACL Department To Handle Problems Of Resettlement
Embroidery Pieces From Heart Mountain Will Be Exhibited
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Pacific Citizen Staff
Editorial: Nisei Background
December 7, 1942
Test Case Reactions
Nisei USA by Larry Tajiri
From the Multnomah Jail... Min Yasui Tells of Unshaken Faith in American Democracy
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The Lancer by Tad Uyeno: Resettlement Problem Confronts Evacuees
From the Frying Pan by Bill Hosokawa: Conversation Aboard a Trans-Country Bus
A Japanese American on Dec. 7... How a Nisei Soldier Felt That Day When Nippon's Warlords Attacked the United States
Close Quotes
Vagaries
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Calling All Chapters! By Teiko Ishida
Evacuees Fed in War Relocation Centers on 45 Cents a Day. Problems of Feeding 110,000 People Daily Told by War Relocation Authority; Seek to Make Projects Self-Sufficin in Food Requirements
Santa Anita Team Beats Stockton At Rohwer Center
Topaz Students Will Name Own Schools
Ann Nisei Says: Christmas Gifts For the Woman IN Your Life
Granadans to Teach at Navy School. Selected from 100 Applicants at WRA Center in Colorado
Caucasian Children Attend School at Center in Topaz
Work Progressing On Hog Farm at Topaz WRA Center
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Sacramento Paper Comments of Challenge on Nisei Votes. Ballots of Evacuated Citizens Allowed to Stand by Officials
Wyoming WRA Group to Get More Freedom. Daytime Privileges of Entire Center Area Promised Evacuees
Crowd Cleans Out Coffee Supply at Manzanar Canteen
Oriental Dancer Introduces New Dance Form to New York. Husband, Yuji Ito, Now Writing Book on Music of Far East
Topaz Library Opens Doors for Center Readers
Vital Statistics
School Construction Will Start Soon At Granada Center
Washington Letter: Strategic Bases Gained by African Offensive
Prep Team Defeats Visiting Granadans
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Evacuation of Nisei Creates Problem for Movie Studios. Hollywood Worried Over Lack of Actors to Portray Japanese Villains; Oriental Types In Great Demand in World's Cinema Capital
Yasui Letters (Cont.)
Fire Destroys Sake Brewery In San Jose. Mysterious Fire May Have been Set by Arsonist, Says Chief
Marie Nomura Weds Everett Kuramoto
Chico State Students Undertake Project
Nisei Editor Reviews Own Reactions for Sugar Beet Work. Caldwell Merchants Send Bus for Nisei Furlough Workers
Youth Held at Manzanar. 16-Year-Old Youth Held as Suspect in Center's Anti-Police Activity
Kuramoto, Kubo Elected to Head Tule Lake Co-op