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California Nisei Seek $50,000 to Give U.S. Gun

Japanese Americans in the Santa Ana area started a drive to purchase a $50,000 anti-aircraft gun

He Looks Like a Japanese Boy But Is an American Underneath

Fred Yasunaga recounted the difficulties of looking like the Japanese enemy yet being an American in his prize-winning essay in Scholastic magazine.

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The Miyako restaurant in New York City reopened with pictures of the owner in an American army uniform plastered all over the walls.

Alien Travel Tickets May Be Allowed

Japanese aliens were being allowed to buy commuter tickets on the ferries as long they produced a letter of identification signed by the Assistant U. S. Attorney General Gerald Shuklin.

Gunman Shoots Druggist, Flees

A Japanese American druggist was shot by a gunman at his pharmacy at 14th and Yesler. It was revealed that the gunman felt that the druggist had been rude to his wife when she came to the drug store.

'West Side Story' Gets New Twist

The Northwest Asian American Theatre will be doing a production of "West Side Story" performed at Nippon Kan Theatre. It features an Asian American story with the Chinatown/International District as a background.

Museum and forest service to study early Chinese settlers

Dale Hom, staff from the Forest Service, talks about an idea for a tour of Chinese American history around the Pacific Northwest. Includes University of Idaho research.