Vol. 44, No. 9, March 1, 1957. 8 pages. View this issue
The leadership of local JACL chapters was the main subject on the front page. National JACL President Roy M. Nishikawa wrote an open letter to newly elected chapter presidents, telling them the strength of the national organization rests on the initiative of its chapters. Nearby, the paper reported that Albany, California, was ready for the 11th annual National JACL Bowling Tournament, and that the Salt Lake JACL would discuss hosting the 1958 national convention.
Other pages follow Nisei in public life and the arts. Bill Hosokawa and Yosh Taguchi wrote columns, and Larry S. Tajiri profiled the painter Eddie Terada and reported news from Hollywood. Mike Masaoka reviewed the President’s immigration message, and the Salt Lake JACL backed a civil rights bill before the Utah Legislature. Judge John F. Aiso spoke at a Nisei veterans banquet in Gardena.
What’s in this issue
JACL
- Open Letter to ’57 Chapter Presidents, by Roy M. Nishikawa, page 1. National JACL President Roy M. Nishikawa congratulates newly elected chapter presidents on their responsibilities. He emphasizes that the strength of the national organization depends on the leadership and initiative of local chapters.
Community
- Albany (Calif.) Primed for 11th C.L. Keg Classic, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The 11th annual National JACL Bowling Tournament opens next week in Albany, California, with 104 teams registered. The schedule spans six days, with a dinner-dance at the Claremont Hotel and awards to follow.
- Salt Lake to Vote on Hosting National JACL Convention in 1958, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Salt Lake JACL will discuss whether to host the 1958 national JACL convention at a meeting before a Membership Victory dance. Expressions of support and opposition are being invited from the general membership.
- Ex-Reno Chapter Head to Star as ‘Sakini’, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Oscar Fujii, former Reno JACL president, will play the role of the Okinawan interpreter Sakini in the Reno Little Theater production of ‘Teahouse of the August Moon.’ The play opens Monday night.
- Noted Oregonians Honored for Wartime Service to Nisei, JACL, by P.C. Staff, page 1. JACL presented scrolls of appreciation to three Oregonians who served as national JACL sponsors during the war years. The honors were presented at a Portland and Gresham-Troutdale chapter installation banquet.
- Bill Hosokawa Promoted to Post’s Exec. News Ed, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Bill Hosokawa, editor of the Denver Post Empire magazine, was named executive news editor of the Denver Post. He will be in direct charge of newsgathering and daily make-up of the paper.
- No. Calif. Japanese Americans Launch $5,900 Campaign for Immigration Museum, by P.C. Staff, page 1. JACL, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, and Nichibei Kai will lead a fund drive to make Japanese Americans a founders’ group for the American Museum of Immigration. Pamphlets will be mailed with a March 31 deadline.
- Utah High Court Judge Speaker at Issei Fete, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Justice J. Allan Crockett of the Utah Supreme Court was guest speaker at the fifth annual dinner honoring recently naturalized Issei. The Salt Lake JACL has honored new citizens since passage of the McCarran Act.
- Salt Lake JACL Supports Civil Rights Bill Pending Before Utah Legislature, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The Salt Lake JACL backs HB 87, a civil rights bill introduced by Rep. Adam M. Duncan that would prohibit discrimination in public accommodations. Duncan says the bill is likely to die in committee despite broad support from several groups.
- Japan Air Lines Adds Fifth Trans-Pacific Flight, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Japan Air Lines will increase its San Francisco to Tokyo service from four to five weekly flights starting April 5. Ten extra sections will be added during the cherry blossom season.
- Harold Gordon Featured in Chicago Daily News Article During Brotherhood Week, by Mary Kroncke, page 5. Chicago attorney Harold Gordon, a WWII veteran who fought Japan, has spent a decade defending Japanese aliens and Japanese Americans. He helped secure citizenship for many Issei after the 1952 Walter-McCarran Act removed racial bars.
Arts & Entertainment
- Shonien ‘Red Carp’, JACL ‘Pinwheel’ on L.A. Museum Exhibit, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Two pieces of commercial art by Nisei designers, the Shonien ‘Red Carp’ poster by Arnold Fujita and the JACL convention ‘Pinwheel’ by Hisashi Tani, were selected for the Los Angeles Art Directors Club exhibit. Both works will be displayed at the State Museum of Science and Industry until March 27.
- Muralist Terada, by Larry S. Tajiri, page 3. Tajiri profiles painter and illustrator Eddie Terada, a San Francisco-born artist who has worked in Japan since 1935 and is traveling the world. Terada plans to teach at the California Academy of Fine Arts next year.
- Vagaries: Film Row Notes, by Larry S. Tajiri, page 3. This column reports on Nisei in Hollywood, including Academy Award nominations for Paramount art director Albert Nozaki and Miiko Taka’s role opposite Marlon Brando in Sayonara. Director Joshua Logan praises Taka’s performance.
Commentary
- From the Frying Pan, by Bill Hosokawa, page 2. Hosokawa recounts a search for a Noh mask that led to a letter from cinematographer Toge Fujihira in the Belgian Congo. He also shares anecdotes about Fujihira’s African adventures and notes Paris fashions borrowing Japanese themes.
- Nisei Reputation Aided by Efforts of a Canadian Nisei, by Yosh Taguchi, page 2. Taguchi argues against the idea that Nisei should abandon their Japanese identity and intermarry, defending the value of Japanese Canadian community ties. He contends that cultural heritage is a subjective quality that persists among Nisei.
- Very Truly Yours: Gripe with TV, by Harry K. Honda, page 5. Honda highlights a letter complaining that anti-Japanese war films on television foster hatred in children and notes JACL efforts to remove such films. He also describes a technical repair that kept the paper on schedule.
- Immigration, by Mike Masaoka, page 8. Masaoka reviews the President’s 2957 immigration message and identifies provisions JACL supports, including updated quota formulas and admission of adopted orphans. He also notes opposition to limits on private bills and judicial review.
Military & Veterans
- Nisei Stake Today, by Henry Mori, page 6. Municipal Court Judge John F. Aiso addressed a Nisei Veterans of Foreign Wars banquet and challenged Nisei to continue working for full integration. He warned against selfish special-interest pressure that could harm the broader national good.
Obituaries
- Judge John F. Aiso Honors Veterans, by P.C. Staff, page 6. Veterans gathered for the seventh annual national Nisei VFW convention honored leaders in the community. The banquet closed the three-day convention in Gardena.
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