Vol. 63, No. 3, July 15, 1966. 6 pages. View this issue
San Diego was getting ready for the 19th Biennial National JACL Convention, set for July 25-30 at the El Cortez Hotel, and much of this six-page issue pointed toward it. Tad Imoto reported on the motor pool, baby sitting service and message center for arriving delegates, and Connie Yamaguchi invited readers to come for the city’s weather and the youth delegates’ events. Mike Masaoka’s Washington Newsletter previewed the banquet, the Kido testimonial and the campaign to repeal the Washington State Anti-Alien Land Law.
Other pages carried Rev. Roy Sano’s challenge to the community and Bill Hosokawa’s column on wartime letters to Pacific Northwest newspapers. Phil Hayasaka reviewed Who Speaks for the Negro?, and Harry K. Honda wrote on the Black Power debate. Local news included the Dr. Nobe scholarship won by Richard Kiyoshi Kiyomoto, two Cortez JACL scholarships, and Seattle’s Seafair queen.
What’s in this issue
Community
- San Diegans await rush of conventioners, by BY TAD IMOTO, page 1. San Diego committees have finalized convention programs and arranged motor pool transportation, baby sitting service, and a message center for arriving delegates. KOGO-TV also planned a documentary on the Issei-Nisei-Sansei story during the convention.
- Bikini weather beckons, by BY CONNIE YAMAGUCHI, page 1. The writer invites readers to San Diego for the JACL convention, describing the city as a resort destination. The article also outlines the youth delegates’ events and dress requirements for the week.
- Young adults take over Seafair, by Elmer Ogawa, page 3. Diane Tanaka was crowned Seattle’s Japanese community Seafair queen at the Swedish Club, with a court of four princesses. The event was run entirely by younger adults rather than the JACL-supervised older generation.
- Brazil refuses entry of Japanese girls seeking husbands on basis of photo, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Brazilian authorities refused entry to six Japanese women who planned to marry Japanese men they had only met through photographs. Officials said Brazilians do not consider marriage without meeting in person.
- Cortez JACL awards two $100 scholarships, by P.C. Staff, page 4. Paul Asai and Dennis Yotsuya, both Livingston High graduates, were named winners of the Cortez JACL scholarships. Twenty-seven area graduates were honored at a beach party held at Sea Cliff State Park.
JACL
- Eden Township to host NC-WNDC 3rd quarterly, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Eden Township Chapter will host the Northern California-Western Nevada District Council quarterly session on Aug. 14 in Hayward. The meeting will include reports from the 19th Biennial National Convention and a film on the history of African Americans.
- Reedley genetics graduate wins Dr. Nobe scholarship, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Richard Kiyoshi Kiyomoto of Reedley was named recipient of the $500 JACL graduate scholarship in memory of Dr. Mutsumi Nobe. The article describes Dr. Nobe’s career and the scholarship’s purpose for graduate study in the sciences and engineering.
Commentary
- Rev. Sano’s Challenge: Do You Open Doors?, by REV. ROY SANO, page 1. Rev. Roy Sano urges the Japanese American community to honor Nisei who make room for newcomers rather than only those who gain acceptance. He argues that broadening acceptance and confronting self-image and complacency would make the community’s position more secure.
- Washington Newsletter: JACL Convention, by Mike Masaoka, page 2. Mike Masaoka previews the 19th Biennial JACL Convention in San Diego, highlighting the banquet, the Kido testimonial, and the first open day for official delegates. He also discusses civil rights challenges and the Washington State Anti-Alien Land Law repeal campaign on the November ballot.
- From the Frying Pan, by Bill Hosokawa, page 3. Bill Hosokawa reflects on color blindness and reports on a Japanese claim of a cure, then recalls wartime letters to Pacific Northwest newspapers that reveal racist attitudes toward Nisei. He draws parallels to present-day race-mongering against Negroes.
- Human Relations: Who Speaks for the Negro?, by Phil Hayasaka, page 4. Phil Hayasaka reviews Robert Penn Warren’s book Who Speaks for the Negro?, which uses interviews to explore identity, moods, and dilemmas in the civil rights movement. He connects the book’s discussion of identity to the Sansei search for their own identity.
- Don’t Confuse Me With Facts, page 4. A column on human relations and community identity, reflecting on whether Japanese Americans have truly gained acceptance. The author questions whether the community has become complacent in its success.
- Ye Editor’s Desk: Black Power and civil rights, by Harry K. Honda, page 6. The editorial discusses the divisive Black Power slogan debated at the NAACP and CORE conventions and reactions from King, Humphrey, and others. It concludes that Americans should avoid a division between white power and black power in pursuing equality.
- Letter: American Indian problems, by Ed La Plante, page 6. A reader and half Ojibwa-Chippewa Indian responds to Mike Masaoka’s earlier article on American Indian problems. He argues that Indian conservation practices offer lessons that modern society has failed to follow.
National
- Isle Buddhists junk peace trip to Vietnam, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Hawaii Young Buddhist Association has abandoned plans for a peace mission to South Vietnam, according to its executive secretary Mineo Yamagata. Rep. Spark Matsunaga had suggested the group might seek Buddhist unity in Vietnam.
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