Vol. 57, No. 11, September 13, 1963. 4 pages. View this issue
The August 28 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the main subject of this four-page issue. Mike Masaoka assessed its possible impact on civil rights legislation and described it as an orderly, dignified show of racial and religious solidarity. Larry Tajiri wrote about the JACL delegation that marched, arguing that the Nisei marched for everyone’s rights, not just their own. H. Quintus Sakai criticized the Orange County JACL’s decision to reject a human relations council and urged JACL to act collectively.
Elsewhere, Kaz Horita of Philadelphia was elected chairman of the Eastern District Council at the EDC-MDC convention, succeeding John Yoshino. Honolulu councilman Masato Doi was expected to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor, and Dave Tatsuno was appointed to San Jose’s new airport commission. The Japanese History Project total reached $217,063.97.
What’s in this issue
National
- Great March on Washington Evaluation, by Mike Masaoka, page 1. The August 28 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is assessed for its possible impact on civil rights legislation. The march is described as a unified display of racial and religious solidarity with an orderly, dignified character.
- Naf’l credit union continues share savings program, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The National JACL Credit Union announced a second share-savings incentive running June 28, 1963 to January 25, 1964. Members receive drawing tickets for each $5 deposited, and the credit union anticipates adding $100,000 in assets.
Community
- Ethnic factors may hurt first Nisei candidate for Honolulu mayor’s post, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Honolulu city councilman Masato Doi is expected to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor, which would make him the first Nisei to run for the position. Some Democrats fear his ethnicity could hurt his chances.
- Negroes need training to qualify for jobs as well as equal opportunity, Nisei told, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Negro civic leader Jefferson A. Beaver told a Nikkei Lions Club meeting that San Francisco Negroes face subtle job and housing discrimination. He stressed that job training is needed alongside equal opportunity.
- San Jose City Council appoints Dave Tatsuno to airport commission, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Businessman and YMCA leader Dave M. Tatsuno was appointed to the newly created San Jose airport commission. He previously served four years on the Chamber of Commerce airport committee.
- Ex-Coachella Valley JACL president among dead in California crash, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Ben Sakamoto and his mother Yone were killed in a head-on collision near Indio, and Ben’s wife and children were critically injured. Ben was a past president of the Coachella Valley JACL.
- Sunday Nisei named assistant IRS district director, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Noboru D. Yamada of Seattle was named assistant district director of the Internal Revenue Service there. He previously served as assistant to the San Francisco district director and has 10 years with IRS.
- UCLA’s 71 languages, by P.C. Staff, page 1. UCLA’s Oriental Language Department is adding Tagalog to its curriculum, bringing the university’s total to 71 foreign languages.
- Two Chapters Share Commendation, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Two JACL chapters were recognized at the EDC-MDC convention. Details of the commendation are only partly legible in the OCR text.
- Negroes need training to qualify for jobs as well as equal opportunity, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Jefferson A. Beaver addressed the Nikkei Lions Club on Negro history and discrimination in San Francisco. He argued that job training is essential alongside equal opportunity.
JACL
- Japanese History Project total reaches $217,063, by P.C. Staff, page 1. National JACL Headquarters reported $2,874.28 in new contributions, mostly from the Twin Cities Chapter, raising the Japanese History Project total to $217,063.97. Donors are listed by name.
- Kaz Horita of Philadelphia to chair EDC, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Kaz Horita, a past Philadelphia JACL president, was elected chairman of the Eastern District Council for the coming biennium at the EDC-MDC convention. He succeeds John Yoshino of Washington, D.C.
Military & Veterans
- JACL delegation marched in Washington for civil rights, by Larry Tajiri, page 3. Larry Tajiri reflects on JACL’s participation in the August 28 March on Washington and argues that civil rights benefits all minority Americans. He stresses that the Nisei marched for everyone’s rights, not just their own.
Commentary
- Social Problems Need Collective Action, by H. Quintus Sakai, page 4. The author criticizes the Orange County JACL decision to reject a human relations council and argues that civil rights problems require collective, not individual, action. He urges JACL to serve as a vehicle for that effort.
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