Vol. 116, No. 2, January 15, 1993. 12 pages. View this issue
Janice Ugaki of Blackfoot, Idaho, won a Rhodes scholarship and will begin studies at Oxford in the fall. Gwen Muranaka’s front-page story followed her from the Pocatello-Blackfoot chapter of the JACL to Harvard Law School, and she plans a doctorate in comparative politics focused on U.S.-Japan relations. The issue also said goodbye to Henry “Horizontal Hank” Gosho, a combat interpreter with Merrill’s Marauders who died at 71. Clifford Uyeda wrote the news report, and columns by Bill Hosokawa and Harry Honda recalled his service in Burma.
Other front-page stories covered the National Parks Service plan to make Manzanar a national historic site, Jaime Yoshiyama’s election as president of Peru’s constituent congress, and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi’s professional debut. Inside, Karen K. Narasaki wrote about the incoming Clinton Administration, and JACL announced its Washington, D.C. internship program, with applications due Feb. 15.
What’s in this issue
Community
- Even at Oxford She’ll Remember Her Idaho Roots, by Gwen Muranaka, page 1. Janice Ugaki of Blackfoot, Idaho, a JACL family member, won a Rhodes scholarship and will study at Oxford after graduating from Harvard Law School studies. She credits her close-knit Pocatello-Blackfoot JACL chapter for support and plans to pursue a doctorate in comparative politics focusing on U.S.-Japan relations.
Military & Veterans
- War Hero Henry Gosho Dies at 71, by Clifford Uyeda, page 1. Henry ‘Horizontal Hank’ Gosho, a retired State Department intelligence specialist and MIS combat interpreter with Merrill’s Marauders, died Dec. 28 of cancer at his Belmont home. He was celebrated for his wartime exploits in Burma and later service with JACL and the MIS Club of Northern California.
National
- Asian Man Is Victim of Gay-Bashing, by P.C. Staff, page 1. An Asian man was severely beaten in a suspected gay-bashing incident in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Jan. 9, leaving him in critical condition. Orange County prosecutors are considering hate crime charges against 18-year-old suspect Jeff Michael Raines, who is being held on $250,000 bail.
- New Leader of Peru’s Congress, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Jaime Yoshiyama, a leader of the Cambio 90 coalition supporting Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, was elected president of the 80-member Democratic Constituent Congress on Dec. 20. The body has a mandate to rewrite Peru’s constitution following Fujimori’s dissolution of the previous parliament.
- Teen Admits to Role in Murders, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Alessandro ‘Alex’ Garcia, 17, pleaded guilty to nine counts of murder and burglary for his role in the 1991 killing of nine people at a Thai Buddhist temple near Phoenix, in a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Garcia implicated 18-year-old Johnathan Doody as the triggerman and exonerated four Tucson men previously arrested in the case.
- This Voter Gives Pause to Officials, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Los Angeles County election officials discovered that a three-year-old boy, and even a dog, were registered to vote in the Nov. 3 elections amid a scandal involving paid campaign workers submitting fraudulent voter registrations. The irregularities are under investigation by the district attorney’s office.
Sports
- Kristi’s a Hit On and Off the Ice, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi made a successful television professional debut at the World Professional Figure Skating Championship in Landover, Md. She is expected to earn an estimated $1 million from endorsements and ice show contracts in 1992-93, including commercials and a planned doll line.
Incarceration & Redress
- Manzanar Plan Now Underway, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The National Parks Service is developing a plan to create Manzanar as a national historic site, with a $9,000 challenge cost-share grant involving Japanese American landscape architects. Congress approved $1.1 million to build a replacement facility in exchange for the site’s former high school auditorium, which will become a visitors’ center.
Commentary
- Farewell Hank, by Bill Hosokawa, page 8. Columnist Bill Hosokawa pays tribute to Henry ‘Horizontal Hank’ Gosho, recounting his wartime service with Merrill’s Marauders in Burma and his later career with the State Department and U.S. Information Agency in Tokyo. Hosokawa reflects on Gosho’s distinguished service in both war and peace.
- The Stories He Could Tell, by Harry Honda, page 8. Editor emeritus Harry Honda shares anecdotes from Henry Gosho’s wartime experiences with Merrill’s Marauders in Burma, including his propaganda broadcasts mocking Japanese soldiers and his reputation for surviving close calls with enemy fire. The piece also touches on the broader legacy of the 14 Nisei MIS linguists who served with the Marauders.
- Transitions, by Karen K. Narasaki, page 8. JACL’s Washington representative discusses the lack of Asian Pacific American nominees in the incoming Clinton Administration’s cabinet despite the President-elect’s diversity pledges. She calls for greater encouragement of Asian Pacific Americans to pursue public service and highlights JACL’s efforts to identify candidates for appointments and judicial positions.
JACL
- JACL D.C. Internships Offered, by P.C. Staff, page 10. JACL is accepting applications for its Eastern District Internship Program, placing a college or graduate student in JACL’s Washington, D.C. office for three-month periods with a $1,100 stipend. Qualified candidates must be JACL members or children of members with at least a B average, and applications are due Feb. 15.
Obituaries
- Personally Speaking: Transition, The Arts, Dentistry, by P.C. Staff, page 12. Three Japanese Americans were among 326 participants invited to the Clinton-Gore economic conference in Little Rock, including Ruth Ono, Beth Renge, and Glen Fukushima. Choreographer June Watanabe received a national fellowship to study in Japan, and Dr. John T. Sanda was inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.
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