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Early memories of growing up in San Francisco's Japantown
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 2 (July 12, 1957)
Select article titles: "House group recommends temp'y farm labor plan be continued: 'No ill effects' on domestic labor market recorded" (p. 1); "JACL Campaign Against Anti-Nisei Films on TV Circularized by NARBT" (p. 1); "Small Claims Court Hears Civil Right Cases" (p. 1); "$86,550 damage suit filed in traffic death …
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Selected article titles: "Nisei hopes for U.S.-Japan ties told to new envoy Masaoka confers with MacArthur II, newly U.S. ambassador to Japan" (p. 1); "See boost in Japan quota of immigrants" (p. 1); "Masaoka to speak at Philadelphia fete" (p. 1); "JACL urges early enactment of civil rights bill this …
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Select article titles: "Racial Hate Groups Stepping Up Activities in West Coast Cities" (p. 1); "Severe repercussions feared by newsman over present U.S. policy with Japan" (p. 2); "Purpose of amici briefs filed by 14 organizations to aid NAACP accomplished" (p. 8); "$55,000 Vested Funds Returned to New Yorkers" (p. …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 21 (May 24, 1957)
Select article titles: "Hearings on temporary Japanese farm labor program completed in Washington; Labor Dep't, labor groups and JACL testifies" (p. 1); "Min Yasui's father dies in Portland, was 70" (p. 1); "JACL-COJAEC lists names of awardees ready to be paid by next appropriation measure; more names to appear" (p. …
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