Vol. 62, No. 1, January 7, 1966. 6 pages. View this issue
Chapter leadership and the year ahead filled the front page of this six-page January 1966 issue. The Cleveland JACL held its installation and recognition dinner and honored longtime leader Tom Sashihara. Akira Ohno outlined the Pacific Southwest District’s 1966 agenda, and Mike Masaoka previewed the Second Session of the 89th Congress. Seattle’s Human Rights Committee brought Japanese Americans and Negroes together to talk, as reported by Elmer Ogawa. Sociologist Stanford Lyman offered his analysis of the Nisei personality.
Page 2 carries Phil Hayasaka’s column on avoiding racial slurs and a report that Hawaii was expected to receive a high share of new immigrants. Shigeru Matsumoto wrote on Japanese views of U.S.-Japan relations. Bill Hosokawa’s Frying Pan and Alan Kumamoto’s youth column follow. The later pages report on Masato Doi’s and Stephen Tamura’s judicial appointments and the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program.
What’s in this issue
Community
- Cleveland JACL Honors Tom Sashihara at Installation-Recognition Dinner, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Cleveland JACL held its installation and recognition dinner, honoring longtime leader Tom Sashihara for decades of community service. Sashihara, a Los Angeles pharmacist and drug distributor, was recognized for his role in organizing Issei citizenship and evacuation claims support.
- Seattle Nisei Talk with Negroes, by Elmer Ogawa, page 1. Seattle’s Human Rights Committee organized meetings between Japanese Americans and Negroes to build communication. A Grass Roots Forum also addressed whether Orientals should become involved in civil rights.
- Tokyo Topics: Early JACL Promoter Hospitalized, by Tamotsu Murayama, page 2. Tokyo correspondent Tamotsu Murayama reports that Thomas Tomoki Takagi, an early JACL promoter, is hospitalized with a broken leg. Murayama recounts Takagi’s history of supporting Nisei causes and his wartime and postwar experiences.
- Sonoma County JACL Honors Its Dedicated Leaders, by P.C. Staff, page 5. The Sonoma County JACL pays tribute to long-serving leaders George Hamamoto, Takeshi Kameoka, James Murakami, Edwin Ohki, Pat Shimizu, and others for years of membership drives and chapter service. Their efforts have earned the chapter a respected place in the local community.
- Masato Doi Appointed to Hawaii Circuit Court, by Allan Beekman, page 6. Governor John Burns appointed Masato Doi, a former Honolulu mayoral candidate, as a First Circuit Court judge, making him the youngest circuit judge in Hawaii. The appointment is part of a staggered effort to fill nine judgeships that became vacant in 1965.
- Judge Stephen Tamura Named to New Appellate Post, by P.C. Staff, page 6. Orange County Superior Court Judge Stephen K. Tamura was appointed to Division Two of the Fourth District Court of Appeals by Governor Brown. Tamura, the son of a Japanese American farmer, previously served as assistant and deputy county counsel.
Commentary
- Looking Ahead in ’66, by Akira Ohno, page 1. PSWDC Chairman Akira Ohno outlines the district’s 1966 agenda, including the Pre-Convention Rally in Long Beach, youth activation in Southwest Los Angeles, and civil rights surveys. He stresses the goal of making the district self-supporting.
- The Nisei Personality, by Dr. Stanford Lyman, page 1. Sociologist Stanford Lyman offers a candid analysis of Nisei character, arguing that Nisei develop controlled, detached personalities shaped by authoritarian family structures and a Samurai-like ideal. He explores how this personality differs from Issei and Sansei and what it means for mental health.
- Watch Your Language, by Phil Hayasaka, page 2. Human relations columnist Phil Hayasaka urges readers to avoid racial slurs, jokes, and generalizations after a Seattle name-calling incident led to a fatal assault. He draws on Seattle Urban League guidance to suggest more sensitive language.
- Japanese Viewpoint on U.S.-Japan Relations, by Shigeru Matsumoto, page 2. Shigeru Matsumoto, managing director of International House of Japan, addresses Columbia University’s assembly on Japanese attitudes toward the Vietnam War, China, and the security treaty. He explains the strength of postwar anti-war sentiment and Japan’s desire for greater independence.
- Frying Pan, by Bill Hosokawa, page 3. Bill Hosokawa reflects on the New Year holiday, feeling guilt over comfort while servicemen fight in Vietnam. He also observes Nisei enthusiasm for ancestral food traditions and comments on the value of young Christian and JACL gatherings.
- Accent, by Alan Kumamoto, page 4. Youth director Alan Kumamoto recaps year-end visits to Central California, the Pacific Northwest, and San Diego, and previews 1966 youth initiatives including scholarship changes and a supplemental youth fund. He closes with a New Year’s resolution to write shorter columns.
- U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Science, by Carol Hasegawa, page 6. Washington correspondent Carol Hasegawa explains the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program, launched in 1962 under the National Science Foundation and Japanese agencies. The program promotes direct collaboration between American and Japanese scientists in fields including earth sciences and medicine.
National
- 2nd Session, 89th Congress, by Mike Masaoka, page 1. Washington correspondent Mike Masaoka previews the Second Session of the 89th Congress, focusing on Vietnam’s dominance and the tension between war spending and Great Society programs. He also notes leadership changes and the expanded influence of Hawaii’s Nisei delegation.
- Hawaii Expects High Immigrant Percentage, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Hawaii is expected to receive a higher share of immigrants than any state except New York under the new immigration law. Federal immigration officials cite the state’s large Asian population and visa quota backlogs from China, Japan, and the Philippines.
Military & Veterans
- Oyasato Named Hawaii Selective Service Director, by P.C. Staff, page 4. Col. Henry Y. Oyasato of Honolulu was appointed Hawaii’s State Director of Selective Service, succeeding Col. William A. Boyen. Oyasato, a 442nd veteran, was praised by Governor Burns for his military record and knowledge of Hawaii’s people.
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