JACL youth programs, chapter installations and Mike Masaoka on the 1966 elections

Vol. 63, No. 23, December 2, 1966. 6 pages. View this issue

JACL’s youth work and chapter life filled this six-page issue. National President Jerry Enomoto thanked the West Los Angeles JACL Auxiliary for a $1,000 gift to the youth program, and the Jr. JACL School Partnership Project passed its $1,000 goal with $1,112.50 from 27 junior chapters. Several chapters named their 1967 leaders, including Elmer Uchida in West Los Angeles and Harry Tanabe in Eden Township. Mike Masaoka’s column looked at the 1966 elections and what they meant for the 90th Congress, and Bill Hosokawa profiled Denver dress designer Mary Hanami Takahashi.

Elsewhere in the issue, UCLA planned a December exhibit of Issei documents and photographs. A special report credited Nisei linguists in ATIS and AIB for their intelligence work in the Pacific War. Norman Ishimoto reported on a national conference about the draft, and Kaz Horita wrote about the work of the National Planning Commission. Editor Harry Honda asked readers for wartime vignettes for the Holiday Issue.

What’s in this issue

Commentary

• Enomoto—Bonanza!, by Jerry Enomoto, page 1. National President Jerry Enomoto praises the West Los Angeles JACL Auxiliary for a $1,000 donation to the youth program. He also recommends the book America’s Concentration Camps by Capt. Allan Bosworth to JACL members.
• Elections ’66, by Mike Masaoka, page 2. Masaoka analyzes the 1966 elections and their effect on the 90th Congress. He predicts a Dixiecrat-Republican coalition may hold the balance of power on controversial issues.
• Catching Up With the Nisei, by Bill Hosokawa, page 3. Hosokawa profiles Mary Hanami Takahashi, a Denver dress designer who overcame hardship to gain recognition. He also notes the medical work of Dr. Symon Satow in India and the disparity in airline fares to Tokyo.
• There’s no fair system to the draft, by Norman Ishimoto, page 4. Ishimoto reports on a National Conference on the Draft in Washington that examined alternatives to conscription. He notes that students need class rank information from colleges to qualify for 2-S deferments.
• Denver Nisei killed in Vietnam, by P.C. Staff, page 5. Marine Pfc. Wesley Shimoda of Commerce City, Colorado, was killed in action in Da Nang, South Vietnam on November 15. He had enlisted in April and was sent to Vietnam the previous October.
• Planning Ahead, by Kaz Horita, page 5. Horita, chairman of the National Planning Commission, reflects on the Commission’s work and its challenges. He argues that JACL should retain its diversity of activities while safeguarding its successful current programs.
• Jumping on JACL, by Kats Kunitsugu, page 6. Kunitsugu responds to a suggestion by Rev. William Shinto that JACL avoid controversy and stick to social activities. He traces JACL’s membership struggles, especially in Southern California.
• Personal Vignettes, by Harry K. Honda, page 6. Editor Harry Honda invites readers to submit personal wartime evacuation vignettes for the Holiday Issue. He notes the editorial staff preparations for the 48-page issue.
• Dear Harry, by Murray Sprung, page 6. Sprung writes about Hotei-San, the laughing god of good fortune, and his popularity among collectors. He explains the symbolism of the Seven Gods of Luck.

Community

• Milwaukee JACL grosses $5,000 at Holiday Folk Fair, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Milwaukee JACL booth at the Holiday Folk Fair grossed over $5,000 for the Nov. 18-20 event. The booth featured Japanese foods and crafts and won a third-prize award donated to charities.
• Tad Ikemoto to head ’67 Nisei Week board, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Tad Ikemoto was named chairman of the 1967 Nisei Week Festival Board. The Coronation Ball will be sponsored by the Japanese American Optimist Club on August 12.
• Eden Township to swear in H. Tanabe, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Eden Township JACL will install Harry Tanabe as its 1967 chapter president at a dinner in Hayward. Assemblyman Carlos Bee will be the guest speaker.
• Elmer Uchida starts 3rd term as WLA prexy, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Elmer Uchida began his third term as West Los Angeles JACL president at the Nov. 20 installation dinner. Steve Yagi received the Community Service Award and Miss Tsurutani won the chapter scholarship.
• Mass installation planned in L.A., by P.C. Staff, page 1. Seven PSWDC chapters will hold a joint installation dinner-dance on January 7 in Burbank. Tickets are $7 for dinner and dance and $2 for the dance only.
• D.C. men staff chowmein dinner as $600 netted, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The D.C. Chapter’s chow mein dinner on Nov. 12 grossed about $950 and netted $575-600 for the chapter. It was the first event staffed entirely by men.
• Lorraine Sakota new chairman of Intermountain DYC, by Sharyn Mizuta, page 1. Lorraine Sakota of Rexburg was elected chairman of the Intermountain District Youth Council at its quarterly meeting in Idaho Falls. Other officers were also elected and felt-tip pen sales were approved as a fund-raiser.
• Sansei wanted by Sigma Chi frat at Oregon State, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Oregon State University alumni of Sigma Chi approved Eugene Okino of Gresham for initiation despite an objection from a San Diego alumnus. The interfraternity council endorsed the chapter’s position.
• Christmas Cheer total: $1,237, by P.C. Staff, page 4. Contributions to the 1966 Los Angeles Christmas Cheer drive reached $1,237 in the most recent week. The campaign aimed for a $2,500 goal.
• Montana teenagers, by P.C. Staff, page 4. Leslie Satake and Nancy Willey of Deer Lodge, Montana, raised funds to build water reservoirs in a South Vietnamese village in memory of Capt. Ned Loscuito. They distributed a memorial booklet and raised $70.
• Prospects of Philadelphia Jrs. measured, by P.C. Staff, page 4. Roy Ikeda reports on prospects for forming a Junior JACL chapter in Philadelphia. He says there is leadership and member potential among the roughly 22 eligible youth.
• Charmes booming for active Yule season schedule, by P.C. Staff, page 4. The Venice-Culver JACL Charmes girls club held its installation and planned Christmas activities including a children’s party and carolling. The group also purchased toys for hospitals.
• Pacific Southwest youth set for imaginative ’67 program, by P.C. Staff, page 4. The Pacific Southwest District Youth Council met at Disneyland Hotel and planned its 1967 calendar of service, sport, and social activities. The council also set a deadline of December 31 for the School Partnership contributions.
• Youth program for CCDC confab starts Dec. 3, by P.C. Staff, page 5. The Central California District Council convention will include a youth session, fashion show, and banquet on December 3-4 in Fresno. National officers and youth leaders will speak at the events.

Obituaries

• Mrs. Nawa Munemori, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Mrs. Nawa Munemori, 80, of Long Beach died November 17. She was the mother of Pfc. Sadao Munemori, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient of the 442nd.

National

• Baishakunin marriages in Japan allows veto power, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Robert O. Blood, a University of Michigan sociologist, examines modern arranged and love-match marriages in Japan in a new book. He finds that arranged marriages now give younger people veto power.
• Mayor’s task force to study how to avoid riots formed, by P.C. Staff, page 1. San Francisco Mayor John Shelley formed a Task Force to address employment, health, and recreation issues following recent unrest. Several Japanese Americans including Will Taukamoto and Fred Hoshiyama were invited to serve.
• Mainland Friends of Patsy & Sparky gratified with their re-election, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Congressmen Spark Matsunaga and Patsy Mink were re-elected by wide margins in Hawaii. Mainland campaign contributions, however, fell well below expectations.

Incarceration & Redress

• Issei documents go on display at UCLA, by P.C. Staff, page 1. UCLA’s Graduate Research Library will exhibit Issei documents, photographs, and artifacts during December. The exhibit was organized by the Japanese American Research Project which JACL helped finance.

JACL

• JACL national bowling tourney entry deadline set: Jan. 23, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Entry deadline for the National JACL bowling tournament at Holiday Bowl is January 23. New eligibility rules require both previous-year and current JACL membership.
• Jr. JACL School Partnership Project goal surpassed, by P.C. Staff, page 4. The National Jr. JACL School Partnership Project exceeded its $1,000 goal with $1,112.50 from 27 junior chapters. Charmes and the Chanels were leading PSWDYC contributors.

Military & Veterans

• MacArthur’s Memoirs on Intelligence, by P.C. Staff, page 3. A special section of the Department of Defense’s MacArthur reports honors Japanese American translators in ATIS and AIB. The documentary credits Nisei linguists with key intelligence contributions in the Pacific War.

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