Vol. 54, No. 2, January 12, 1962. 4 pages. View this issue
A reprinted Honolulu Star-Bulletin editorial opened this four-page issue. It urged Americans to forget the wartime evacuation of Japanese Americans, and the Pacific Citizen set it on the front page to argue the opposite: that remembering is how prejudice is kept from turning on another group. In his column Living with JACL, Saburo Kido looked back at the days after Pearl Harbor, the JACL’s role in that crisis and the need for vigilance in protecting civil rights. Mike Masaoka’s Washington Newsletter reported on Japanese concern over trade and the cotton textile agreement with the United States.
Also inside: Bill Hosokawa’s column on Americanization, comparing the third-generation American Jewish experience with questions facing Nisei, and Jim Higashi’s notes on chapter meetings and membership drives in Southern California. Chapter news covers Akira Ohno ending his second term as West Los Angeles president, James Yamasaki’s election in Orange County, and a Christmas Cheer drive in Southwest Los Angeles that passed its goal.
What’s in this issue
Incarceration & Redress
- Let’s Forget It, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Pacific Citizen reprints a Honolulu Star-Bulletin editorial urging Americans to forget the wartime evacuation of Japanese Americans. The paper argues that remembering the evacuation is necessary so that prejudice does not repeat against another group.
Commentary
- Washington Newsletter: Japanese leaders more concerned over Japan trade, by Mike Masaoka, page 1. Masaoka reports on Japanese trade concerns and the cotton textile agreement with the United States. He notes that Japan’s exports have been favorable to the U.S. for years and that other nations now hold a larger share of the market.
- Living with JACL: After Pearl Harbor, by Saburo Kido, page 2. Kido reflects on the evacuation of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor and the JACL’s role during that crisis. He discusses the failures of public relations and the need for vigilance in protecting civil rights.
- Freewheeling on the Freeways, by Jim Higashi, page 2. Higashi writes about PSW District Council activities, including upcoming chapter meetings and installations. He reports on membership development efforts across Southern California chapters.
- From the Frying Pan: Americanization, by Bill Hosokawa, page 3. Hosokawa draws parallels between the Americanization of third-generation American Jews and similar questions facing Nisei. He describes survey findings on Jewish identity, affiliation, and assimilation trends.
Community
- Shokichi Tabuchi dies at 86, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Pioneer Delta-area Nisei Shokichi Tabuchi, a Stockton community leader, died at his home. He had been gravely ill for two months and was active in community and farm organizations.
- Dr. Rusch honored on Japan TV program, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Dr. Paul Rusch was honored on a Japanese television program on Christmas Day, his birthday. He is the founder of the Kirorato Educational Exchange and has been active in dairy improvement in Japan.
- Akira Ohno ends second term as West L.A. chapter president, by Mrs. Mary Istzika, page 3. Akira Ohno completed his second term as West Los Angeles JACL chapter president. The chapter’s program for 1962 was outlined along with its activities.
- James Yamasaki, newcomer to council, to be installed Orange County JACL, by P.C. Staff, page 4. James Yamasaki was elected president of the Orange County JACL chapter and will be installed at an upcoming meeting. His election reflects the chapter’s growing membership.
- Southwest L.A. JACL Christmas Cheer goal oversubscribed, by P.C. Staff, page 4. The Southwest Los Angeles JACL Christmas Cheer drive exceeded its goal, and a chapter dance netted $400. Members and volunteers were recognized for their contributions.
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