Vol. 56, No. 3, January 18, 1963. 4 pages. View this issue
The money behind JACL’s future was the subject of this four-page issue. Kumeo Yoshinari urged Nisei to fulfill the goal of a $1 million National JACL Endowment Fund for the Sansei, with a history of the fund’s investment policy and its trust arrangement with Bank of America. Dr. George Miyake looked at how chapter dues relate to National JACL budget quotas and proposed life membership categories to ease heavy assessments. Dr. Takao made the same case in a column on insuring the organization’s future.
Elsewhere, the paper covered President Kennedy’s third State of the Union message and the new Congress. Tad Fujita wrote about the Issei history project, and Dr. Scott Miyakawa was scheduled for several chapter speeches. Chapter news included Detroit preparing to host the 1964 National JACL Convention, Tad Ono’s re-election in San Francisco, and a lengthy quota formula debate by the Eastern District Council.
What’s in this issue
JACL
- Fulfillment of Endowment Fund goal for Sansei urged, by Kumeo Yoshinari, page 1. National JACL Endowment Fund goal of $1 million is urged, with a history of the fund’s investment policy and trust arrangement with Bank of America. The article calls for new life membership categories to strengthen the fund and ensure the organization’s future.
Commentary
- Subsidy to quota assessments: an examination of chapter financing, by Dr. George Miyake, page 1. Dr. Miyake examines the relationship between chapter dues and National JACL budget quotas and proposes life membership categories as a way to relieve heavy assessments. He argues that both the National organization and chapters would benefit from a more financially secure structure.
- Insurance for future JACL, by Dr. Takao, page 4. The writer urges Nisei to support the JACL Endowment Fund through life membership so that the organization’s future is secured. He frames this as a responsibility to the Sansei generation.
National
- Kennedy’s State of the Union message and the Congress, by P.C. Staff, page 2. President Kennedy’s third State of the Union message focused on tax reductions and revisions, with broad references to foreign policy and civil rights. The article also covers the new Congress, including the first Americans of Japanese ancestry seated in both House and Senate.
Community
- The Issei Story: a project worth supporting, by Tad Fujita, page 2. Tad Fujita describes the JACL’s Issei history project and recounts the community contributions of the pioneer generation in Berkeley. He calls for recognition of the Issei while they are still living.
- Dr. Miyakawa slated for several speeches, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Dr. Scott Miyakawa, director of the JACL Japanese History Project at UCLA, is scheduled to speak at several chapter events. The article lists upcoming engagements and installation dinners.
- Detroit JACLers to host 1964 convention site, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Detroit chapter is preparing to host the 1964 National JACL Convention and has announced its installation dinner-dance. Local chapter officers outlined the convention plans and fundraising progress.
- Tad Ono re-elected by San Franciscans, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Tad Ono was re-elected San Francisco JACL chapter president at the initial board meeting. The chapter will hold a formal installation dinner the following Friday.
- Quota formula evokes lengthy discussion, by Kaz Horita, page 4. The Eastern District Council debated a chapter quota formula for National JACL budget allocations and considered the treatment of 1000 Club members. Dr. Watanabe’s plan for a centralized membership structure was discussed as the group moved toward a decision.
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