Vol. 60, No. 2, January 8, 1965. 4 pages. View this issue
New chapter leadership was the main news of this four-page issue. Profiles introduced Jeff Hiroshi, a longtime president of the Delano JACL and a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Mary Kumeko Yumaki, who held many offices over 20 years in Pasadena. Matsuko Nakada took over as Omaha JACL president, Ted Ikemoto was re-elected in Salinas Valley, Don Tanche was installed for Mile-Hi in Denver, and Midori Watanabe was named to lead Hollywood. Sonoma County planned its 27th installation dinner with national vice president Yone Satoda as speaker.
Elsewhere on the front page, Mike Masaoka wrote his Washington Newsletter and reported on the end of the bracero program and what it meant for California growers. A Santa Ana judge upheld Proposition 14 in a rental case, and Nisei took part in the 1965 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
What’s in this issue
Community
- Delano JACL President Jeff Hiroshi Profiled, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Jeff Hiroshi has served as Delano JACL president multiple times and is a longtime leader in the chapter. He is a foreman for an agricultural firm and was an Army veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
- Omaha JACL Names New President Matsuko Nakada, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Mrs. Matsuko Nakada, a tailoring instructor, will serve the second half of a two-year term as Omaha JACL president. Her chapter plans to strengthen public relations and support national JACL programs.
- Pasadena JACL Officer Profile: Mary Kumeko Yumaki, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Mary Kumeko Yumaki has held numerous chapter offices over 20 years in Pasadena JACL. She was evacuated during the war to Tulare and Gila River relocation centers.
- Sonoma County JACL Installation Set with Yone Satoda as Speaker, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Sonoma County JACL will hold its 27th installation dinner on January 9 with national JACL vice president Yone Satoda as speaker. Chapter awards and a 1965 calendar will also be presented.
- Salinas Valley JACL Re-elects Ikemoto, by James Tanda, page 1. Ted Ikemoto was re-elected to a second term as Salinas Valley JACL president by the chapter board. Marie Kondo was elected recording secretary at the same meeting.
- Don Tanche Installed as Mile-Hi JACL President, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Don Tanche was installed as Denver’s Mile-Hi JACL president for the coming year at a New Year’s Eve event. The chapter held its installation festivities at the Brown Palace.
- Nisei Beauties, Flower Growers, Float Decorators Participate in Rose Parade, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Nisei participants, flower growers, and float decorators contributed to the 1965 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Several Nisei-decorated entries appeared, and a Chinese substitute float took the place of a Yokohama-themed entry.
- Midori Watanabe Named Hollywood JACL President, by P.C. Staff, page 1. School teacher Midori Watanabe will lead the Hollywood JACL chapter in 1965. She succeeds Mrs. Charles Kamayatsu, and installation is scheduled for February 1.
National
- Prop. 14 Upheld in Santa Ana Rental Case, by P.C. Staff, page 1. A Santa Ana superior court judge denied a Black postman’s claim of housing discrimination, upholding Proposition 14. The ruling found that the state’s Unruh Act did not apply to the property rental at issue.
- California Braceros No Longer Available as Growers Uncertain About Future, by Mike Masaoka, page 1. The bracero program expired at midnight on New Year’s Eve, leaving California growers without foreign farm labor. Growers expressed uncertainty about meeting labor needs under new federal wage and hiring rules.
Commentary
- Washington Newsletter, by Mike Masaoka, page 1. Mike Masaoka reports on President Johnson’s New Year goals for civil rights and his treatment of Japan as an ally. Masaoka also describes his meetings in Tokyo with Prime Minister Sato and other Japanese political leaders.
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