Ebook: Pacific Citizens: Larry and Guyo Tajiri and Japanese American Journalism in the World War II Era

Offering a window into a critical era in Japanese American life, Pacific Citizens collects key writings of Larry S. Tajiri, a multitalented journalist, essayist, and popular culture maven. He and his wife, Guyo, who worked by his side, became leading figures in Nisei political life as the central purveyors of news for and about Japanese Americans during World War II, both those confined in government camps and others outside.

The Tajiris made the community newspaper the Pacific Citizen a forum for liberal and progressive views on politics, civil rights, and democracy, insightfully addressing issues of assimilation, multiracialism, and U.S. foreign relations. Through his editorship of the Pacific Citizen as well as in articles and columns in outside media, Larry Tajiri became the Japanese American community's most visible spokesperson, articulating a broad vision of Nisei identity to a varied audience.

In this thoughtfully framed and annotated volume, Greg Robinson interprets and examines the contributions of the Tajiris through a selection of writings, columns, editorials, and correspondence from before, during, and after the war. Pacific Citizens contextualizes the Tajiris' output, providing a telling portrait of these two dedicated journalists and serving as a reminder of the public value of the ethnic community press.|

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Series Foreword Roger Daniels Foreword Harry K. Honda Introduction: Larry and Guyo Tajiri and the Pacific Citizen Chapter One: The Early Years 1. "Sincerity/El Monte," Kashu Mainichi, June 9, 1933 3. "New Year's Day 1934," Kashu Mainichi, January 1, 1934 4. "Klieg Lights," Japanese American Courier, January 1, 1934 5. "Discriminatory Bugaboos," Kashu Mainichi, May 13, 1934 7. "As American Born Japanese View Their Role in the USA," Corpus Christi Times, March 1, 1935 8. "Inter-racial Marriage," Nichi Bei, June 24, 1935 9. "The Nisei: Queer People of the Pacific," Rafu Shimpo, December 2, 1935 11. "Japanese Farmers Suffer Losses in Cannery Strike," Rafu Shimpo, April 25, 1937 13. "The Worst Enemy," Nichi Bei, October 21, 1937 14. "Major Fighting is Over," Nichi Bei, January 1, 1938 15. "Japanese Spies," Nichi Bei, April 6, 1938 16. "State Primary Election Notes," Nichi Bei, August 28, 1938 17. "Nisei Writers and Fascism," Nichi Bei, August 18, 1939 19. "Name Unknown," Nichi Bei, October 18, 1939 20. "Lindy's New Role," Nichi Bei, August 19, 1940 21. "Race Prejudice," Nichi Bei, August 30, 1940 22. "A Nisei Writer, '41," Nichi Bei, January 1, 1941 Chapter Two: Wartime Columns and Editorials 1. "'TELEGRAM PHASE OVER!' U.S. Expects Nisei to Show Their Fealty in Action," JACD Newsletter, Dece 2. "Over 200 Japanese Held as Dangerous Aliens in New York's Ellis Island," Nichi Bei, December 31, 3. "What We Face as Citizens in the Present Crisis," Speech before United Citizens Federation, Febru 4. "Vagaries: U.S. Nisei Lack Own Folk Music," Pacific Citizen, June 4, 1942 5. "Nisei USA," Pacific Citizen, June 25, 1942 6. "Filming the Evacuation," Pacific Citizen, October 15, 1942 7. "Nisei USA," Pacific Citizen, December 17, 1942 8. "Segregating the Disloyal," Pacific Citizen, February 25, 1943 9. "The Negro and Evacuation," Pacific Citizen, March 18, 1943 10. "Mrs. Roosevelt Investigates," Pacific Citizen, April 27, 1943 11. "Relocation," Topaz Trek, June 1943 12. "Malice in Wonderland," Pacific Citizen, September 25, 1943 13. "Mr. District Attorney," Pacific Citizen, November 13, 1943 14. "The Jap Questionnaire," Pacific Citizen, December 11, 1943 15. "Racial Problems and Faith in Democracy: A Double Bond between Japanese Americans and Japanese C 16. "The Rocky Shimpo," Pacific...