Title: The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 14, 4/8/1944, (ddr-pc-16-15)
Densho ID: ddr-pc-16-15

The Pacific Citizen
Vol. 18 No. 14
April 8, 1944

War Department Announces One Nisei Killed, 13 Hurt In Recent Action In Italy

Japanese Americans Should Be Considered War Refugees, Says Washington Post Editorial. Influential Capitol Newspaper Considers Pending Korematsu, Endo Cases Involving Right of Government to Evacuate, Detain Citizens

Story of the Week: Japanese American Soldier Gets Two German Tanks

Justice Department Refused To Prosecute Number of Nisei For Violations, Says Biddle. Attorney General Explains No Action Taken in Certain Excusable Minor Violations Where No Conceivable Danger to National Security Appeared

42 Arrested For Resisting Draft at Camp. Will Face Charge Of Failure to Report For Induction Physical

Nisei Farmers Make Idle Lands Into Gardens. Report 41 Million Pounds of Vegetables Grown at Centers

First Nisei Girl From Wyoming Enlists in WAC

Chicago Nisei Donate Blood to Red Cross Bank

Fujii Pleads Not Guilty to Wartime Violation

Anniston USO Clubs Extend Invitation to Nisei Soldiers

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Majority of Eligible Nisei Voters on Mainland Expected to Use Absentee Ballots. Japanese Americans of Voting Age Urged to Check Qualification; JACL Statement Estimates 100,000 Nisei Are Potential Voters

L.A. Councilman Hits Leave for Nisei Workers. Legal Cancellation Sought in Action of Los Angeles Council

Nisei Students from Drake Take Part in Sac City Panel

Center Residents May Receive Soldiers' Dependency Benefits. WRA Director Reports Ruling of Office of Dependency Benefits

Granada to Hold Co-op Conference

Sergeant's Son Gives Money to Junior Red Cross

Promote Two Western Nisei At Camp Shelby. Upgraded to New Rank As Warrant Officers In Combat Team

Idaho Farmers Told Evacuee Labor Supply Smaller This Season

Mas Yamashita Will Head Idaho Section Of Boise Chapter

Rev. Aki Gets Commission As Combat Team Chaplain

Two Volunteers Among Inductees At Granada

Prof. Smith Hits Hypocrites In Public Life. Challenges Racists To Produce Facts of Attacks on Nisei

Japanese American Loyalty Told Members of House by Congressman From Minnesota. Rep. Judd Inserts Article by Hosokawa In Congressional Record

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Relocation Nisei Eligible for Farm Loans. FSA Advises WRA Evacuee Farmers May Apply for Assistance

Box Elder County Group Wants 'White' Land Ownership

Damage Award Given Nisei in Pasadena Suit

Heart Mountain Sends Seventy-four Nisei To Army

Camp Shelby's Nisei GI's Will Sponsor Easter Egg Hunt for Children at Jerome, Rohwer. Japanese American Soldiers Express Appreciation For Courtesies Shown Them by Residents of Two War Relocation Centers in Arkansas

Salt Lake City Mayor Denies Advocacy of Restricted Area For Japanese Americans. Mayor Glad Investigates False Messages Believed Circulated by Persons Wishing to Capitalize On Panic Selling of Property Near City Hall

Rain Storm Halts [Rohwer] Activities

Native Sons Plan National Campaign Against Evacuees

Spanish War Veteran Backs Draft for Nisei

New Jersey Assembly Acts On Protest. Asks WRA to Get Permission Before Relocating Evacuees

Dillon Myer Raps New Jersey Protest Against Evacuees as Opposing National Interest. WRA Chief Describes Complaint Based on Emotion, Prejudices

Evacuee Workers Approved for Cache County's Farms

Evacuee Girl Dances With Famous Martha Graham Group

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Pacific Citizen Staff

Editorials: The Bitter Harvest

Two Vicious Rumors

Nisei USA by Larry Tarjiri: Election Year in California

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Vagaries

Nisei USA: California Politics (Cont.)

From 'All Aboard': Children at Topaz Camp Write A Poignant Story of Evacuation

Editorial Digest

From the Frying Pan by Bill Hosokawa: The Uno Brothers Are Fighting for Democracy

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Joe Grant Masaoka's Column: Many Have Maintained Their Faith in Nisei Despite Attacks Of the Ignorant and Bigoted

Letter-Box From Our Readers

Urge Repeal Of Oriental Exclusion Act

Timely Topics by Saburo Kido: The National JACL and Its Finances

The Copy Desk: Shelby Soldier

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Just Incidentally by Dale Oka

Vital Statistics

Ann Nisei's Column: So Your Husband's In the Army!

Santa Marians Protest Return of Evacuees

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Blind Teacher Holds Classes at Manzanar

Calling All Chapters!

Dick Miyagawa Elected Captain at Wisconsin. Badger Boxing Team Honors Evacuee at Annual Dinner

Ogden Proud of Home-Town Nisei Member of Utah Team