1943: Hawaii volunteers for the nisei combat team

Vol. 16, No. 10, March 11, 1943. 8 pages. View this issue

Nearly ten thousand volunteers in Hawaii led the news. The War Department announced that figure for the army’s new Japanese American combat team, about 40 percent of eligible men of Japanese ancestry. Camps joined in: Minidoka reported 301 volunteers, and Heart Mountain sent its own. Saburo Kido’s column looked at jobs opening outside the camps, while Larry Tajiri’s “Nisei USA” carried a letter from a soldier friend in North Africa. Editorials took up the Tenney committee’s hearings on Hawaii and what Hawaii’s trust in its Japanese residents had achieved.

In Phoenix, Senator Chandler held hearings on a bill to return the relocation centers to army control. Elsewhere in the eight pages: anti-alien bills in Utah, Oregon and Arkansas, the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in the Native Sons case, Red Cross drives in the camps, and an Associated Press report from Granada by Leif Erickson. Mike Masaoka’s planned Denver meeting also appeared.

What’s in this issue

National

• Hawaii Nisei Volunteers Near Ten Thousand, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The War Department announced that nearly 10,000 Japanese American volunteers from Hawaii had signed up for the army’s new combat team, representing about 40 percent of eligible males. Selective service boards were swamped with applicants, and leaders and volunteers expressed enthusiasm about proving their loyalty to the United States.
• Sen. Chandler Holds Hearings In Phoenix on Bill to Return Relocation Centers to Military, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Senator A. B. Chandler of Kentucky conducted a public hearing in Phoenix on conflicting views over handling 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, with Arizona’s governor warning the state cannot assimilate more evacuees. Witnesses testified on camp conditions, loyalty questions, and a congressional bill to transfer relocation centers to army control.
• Japan Wants Loyal Japanese Americans, Says Sen. Chandler, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Senator Chandler declared at the Phoenix hearing that the Japanese government wants loyal Japanese Americans returned to Japan but does not want disloyal ones. He added sardonically that Japan would probably want to machine-gun loyal Japanese Americans if they were expatriated.
• Utah Senate Gets New Bill Against Aliens, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The Utah state senate introduced a modified anti-alien property bill as a substitute after Governor Maw vetoed the original Hopkin bill, which affected aliens of Chinese, Filipino and Hindu nationality as well. The new bill would permit alien Japanese to lease land one year at a time.
• Torrance Legion Opposes Recruiting Of Nisei Volunteers, by P.C. Staff, page 2. The Torrance Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted a resolution opposing military authorities’ plan to recruit and train interned Japanese Americans for army service. Commander George H. Bradford said the post would forward objections to the VFW county council in Los Angeles.
• Portland Group Opposes Bill To Deport Nisei, by P.C. Staff, page 2. The Portland Council of Churches sent letters to Multnomah county legislators urging opposition to a senate memorial that would petition Congress to strip citizenship from American-born persons of Japanese ancestry. The council called the measure un-Christian and un-American, and the motion passed unanimously without debate.
• CBS Broadcast Considers Nisei Problem in U.S., by P.C. Staff, page 2. Carey McWilliams and Dr. Allen Hunter argued against deporting Japanese Americans after the war in a KNX radio forum, defending nisei rights on constitutional grounds, while John Lechner and Clyde Shoemaker argued the opposing view. Hunter cited statements from Secretary Stimson, a Honolulu police chief, and Governor Warren attesting to nisei loyalty and absence of sabotage.
• Evacuee Labor Urged for California Valley Harvests, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Sacramento farmer Frank King advocated bringing evacuees of Japanese ancestry back to work in Sacramento valley farms, noting many are skilled farmers who would welcome the chance to earn money. King argued there was no reason for capable evacuees to remain idle in relocation centers.
• Salt Lake Newspaper Lauds Governor’s Veto of Alien Bill, by P.C. Staff, page 2. The Deseret News praised Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw for vetoing SB 5, a bill barring aliens ineligible for citizenship from owning or leasing land, noting the bill would have prevented alien Topaz residents from doing farm work. The editorial said the bill was passed under strong emotions and was full of legal problems.
• China Watches U.S. Treatment Of Evacuees, Declares O’Brien, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Robert W. O’Brien, former WRA educational consultant, said China is closely watching American treatment of Japanese residents as an indicator of postwar policies. He described visiting relocation camps and witnessing residents’ eagerness to join the war effort through the new combat team.
• Ex-Gov. Sprague’s Newspaper Opposes Move to Deport Nisei, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The Oregon Statesman, edited by former governor Charles A. Sprague, opposed mass deportation of Japanese Americans as uncreditable to American standards and instead advocated speeding up WRA’s dispersal efforts. The editorial argued that many Japanese Americans are loyal and that scattering the population would reduce local friction.
• Secretary Knox Hints Desire For Evacuation, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Navy Secretary Knox told a House appropriations committee he would welcome large-scale evacuation of Japanese ancestry persons from Hawaii, describing Oahu as ‘nothing but a fortress.’ He said labor shortages meant Japanese workers were still being used in defense activities despite his preference for removal.
• Arkansas Gazette Opposes Law Prohibiting Nisei Ownership, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The Arkansas Gazette editorialized that the state legislature has no power to prohibit citizens of Japanese ancestry from owning land, citing constitutional protections for citizens regardless of ancestry. The Williams bill, signed by Governor Adkins, barred land purchase or extended rental by anyone of Japanese descent.
• Japan Government Rejects U.S. Plan To Exchange Nationals, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The State Department announced that Japan rejected an American proposal for a second exchange of nationals set for April 1, though the way remained open for future repatriations. No further details were given.
• Press at Cradle to Grave, by P.C. Staff, page 5. A news roundup column covers President Roosevelt’s proposed social security plan, Puerto Rico self-governance reforms, Madame Chiang Kai-shek’s postponed travel due to illness, a major Allied naval victory in the Battle of Bismarck Sea, and underground resistance uprisings in France, Yugoslavia, and Belgium against Nazi occupation.
• Court Records Formal Opinion On Regan Case, by P.C. Staff, page 7. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals formally entered its rejection of the Native Sons of the Golden West suit to cancel citizenship of American-born Japanese, affirming the district court’s dismissal based on the Fourteenth Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The case involved numerous attorneys including JACL counsel and the ACLU as friends of the court.
• Hood River Editorial Blames Tule Lake Affair on ‘Mistake’, by P.C. Staff, page 7. The Hood River News editorialized that disturbances at Tule Lake stemmed from mistaken policies now being corrected, describing troublemakers who resisted registration and camp routine. The editorial expressed hope for the segregation of loyal nisei from disloyal elements.
• Tenney Committee Investigates Nisei War Workers in Hawaii, by P.C. Staff, page 8. State Senator Jack Tenney’s legislative committee on un-American activities heard testimony about American Japanese working on military installations in Hawaii for the Rohl-Connolly Corporation. Dr. John R. Lechner also testified warning against ‘softening-up’ propaganda and criticizing the return of Japanese Americans to universities and military enlistment.
• Court Upholds Evacuee Right In Wage Case, by P.C. Staff, page 8. A Los Angeles superior court jury awarded $10,000 to a Jerome relocation center resident, Mr. Tabata, in his suit to recover wages entrusted to his deceased former employer. Evacuee attorney John Maeno was given special permission to travel to Los Angeles to appear in the case.

Incarceration & Redress

• Heart Mountain Alien Buys $3000 In War Bonds, by P.C. Staff, page 1. An anonymous alien evacuee at Heart Mountain purchased $3,000 in war bonds, an amount so large it broke the center post office. Half the sum had to be obtained from a bank in Cody, Wyoming.
• Abandon Iowa Hostel Plans For Evacuees, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The War Relocation Authority dropped plans to send evacuees to a hostel in West Branch, Iowa, after opposition from American Legion posts, though Iowa farmers elsewhere could still obtain evacuee help. The American Friends Committee had planned to bring proven loyal nisei evacuees to Iowa to interview for farm jobs.
• Details of Plan to Return 200 Evacuees to Former Homes In Arizona Left in WRA Hands, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Following revision of military zone boundaries in Arizona, the army said the return of 200 persons of Japanese ancestry to their former homes was entirely in WRA hands. The new boundaries moved the exclusion zone’s northern edge south, placing Phoenix and the Gila River and Poston relocation centers outside the prohibited area.
• Topaz Receives Hawaii Group, by P.C. Staff, page 2. A group of 230 Hawaiian residents of Japanese ancestry, including 165 men, arrived at the Topaz relocation center and were housed in Block 1. These were the first arrivals to Topaz from Hawaii under a program meant to demonstrate the government’s attitude toward loyal persons of Japanese ancestry.
• Bainbridge Island Evacuees Transferred To Minidoka Center, by P.C. Staff, page 2. One hundred ninety-three residents of Bainbridge Island, Washington, arrived at the Minidoka relocation center after transfer from Manzanar. Their arrival boosted Hunt’s population to 9,393, the highest in the center’s history.
• Wakayama Case Dismissed by Federal Court, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus filed by Ernest Wakayama and his wife challenging military exclusion orders were dismissed at their own request so they could transfer to the Rohwer relocation center to join family. Another habeas corpus petition on behalf of a different Japanese American was announced soon to be filed.
• Dr. Yatabe Attacked by Gang At Jerome Relocation Center, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Dr. T. T. Yatabe, past national JACL president, was attacked and beaten by a gang of ten unidentified men at the Jerome relocation center dental clinic. A similar attack had occurred shortly before on Rev. Yamasaki, former pastor of a Los Angeles Japanese Episcopal Church.
• New JACL Leaflet Presents Work, Organization Aims, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Ten thousand copies of a leaflet titled ‘What We’re Fighting For’ were issued by JACL national headquarters, written by Mike Masaoka, detailing the organization’s fight against anti-American activity targeting Japanese Americans. Copies were made available to chapters upon request with a stamped envelope.
• Nisei Inductees May Visit Centers Inside Military Zone, by P.C. Staff, page 7. The Western Defense Command announced plans allowing nisei army inductees to visit relocation centers and other locations in evacuated Pacific Coast areas without escorts, provided they submit required information in advance. WRA director D.S. Myer noted this fits with past leave policy developments toward reestablishing normal living for evacuees.

JACL

• Mike Masaoka Will Leave for Public Meeting in Denver, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Mike Masaoka, national JACL secretary awaiting army induction, planned to leave Salt Lake City for Denver to address a public meeting of Japanese Americans on March 14. Joe Masaoka was already in Denver making arrangements for the meeting.
• Ogden Citizens Hear JACL Leaders, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Saburo Kido, national JACL president, and Hito Okada, national treasurer, spoke at the Ogden JACL chapter meeting on March 9 to an audience of nearly 100. The meeting was organized through the chapter’s efforts.

Community

• Nisei Girl in Washington To Wed Navy Petty Officer, by P.C. Staff, page 1. A romance that began when Mitsuko Hirata and Robert Rustad were interned together in Tokyo will culminate in marriage next month. Miss Hirata, a Seattle native and University of Washington graduate, now works with the OWI’s foreign language division in Washington, D.C.
• Nisei Evacuee Arrested After Return to San Francisco, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Morris Eugene Suyetomi, who had previously been removed to Topaz, was arrested again by FBI agents after returning to San Francisco where he had taken a warehouseman job. He admitted he knew he was violating exclusion orders but preferred San Francisco to Salt Lake City.
• Arizona Couple Visits in El Paso, by P.C. Staff, page 2. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sato and their baby daughter of Mesa, Arizona visited El Paso as guests of Corps Technician Tom Kasai and his wife. Sato, a former Los Angeles Bussei leader, had voluntarily evacuated to Mesa to farm.
• Kenneth Murase Gets Second Prize in Temple Essay Contest, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Kenneth Murase, a Temple University student who came from the Poston relocation center, won second prize in a school-wide essay contest on ‘What Are We Fighting For?’ His essay was published in the Temple newspaper.
• 2400 Japanese Hawaiians File to Anglicize Given Names, by P.C. Staff, page 3. About 2400 persons of Japanese descent in Hawaii filed petitions to Anglicize their names in the past year, an unprecedented number of name-change decrees. The trend was partly attributed to the army recognizing only given names on birth certificates or legally changed names.
• Defense Counsel Named for Evacuee Charged With Slaying, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The Pinal County Superior Court named Stanley Samuelson as defense counsel for Joe Tsugawa, a Gila River evacuee accused of the hammer slaying of a neighbor, Jinkichi Bitao. Trial was set for April 12 with a not guilty plea entered.
• Evacuees Arrested At Tule Lake Given Prison Sentences, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Twelve evacuees from Tule Lake were sentenced by Superior Judge A. K. Wylie on rioting charges stemming from a recent disturbance. Four received six months with three suspended, and others received four months with half suspended.
• Alleged Ringleader Sent to San Francisco For Hearing on Case, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Junichi Nimura, accused of being a ringleader in a Tule Lake disturbance on Feb. 22, was brought to Sacramento en route to San Francisco for hearing. He had been held in Klamath Falls county jail in the custody of a U.S. marshal.
• Amache Representatives Attend Kansas City YMCA Meeting, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Masao Satow and Jimmie Yamanaka attended the annual West Central area YMCA conference in Kansas City representing Amache. The meeting was reported by camp sources.
• From the Frying Pan: Evacuees Do Their Bit for Red Cross, by Bill Hosokawa, page 5. Hosokawa describes how four Hawaiian nisei musicians and a former UCLA yell leader performed on a small Wyoming radio station to raise Red Cross donations, raising $116 over two broadcasts. The piece highlights community goodwill shown by listeners, including dedications to Heart Mountain boys heading to the army.
• Calling All Chapters!, by P.C. Staff, page 6. A roundup of JACL chapter news items including a donation from Ross N. Kusian, Pocatello chapter’s payment of its IDC quota, job placement services for evacuees seeking leave clearance, and the new JACL brochure ‘What We’re Fighting For’ now available for distribution.
• An Nisei Says: Center Wedding Impressive Rite, by Ra’Lovely, page 6. A column offers detailed etiquette advice for planning simple yet impressive weddings within relocation centers, covering decorations, bride’s attire, and reception planning given wartime rationing constraints. The author emphasizes simplicity and good taste over elaborate ceremonies.
• Pocatello Chapter Holds Monthly Meet, by P.C. Staff, page 6. The Pocatello JACL chapter held its regular monthly meeting on March 5, led by President Paul Okamura, electing Novo Kato as vice-president and John Kaneko as secretary. Melvin Yamashita and Mose Tsukamoto were appointed to lead subscription and new membership drives respectively.
• Red Cross Drive Begins at Hunt, by P.C. Staff, page 6. A community-wide Red Cross War Fund campaign began at the Minidoka relocation center, divided into three geographical groups for competition. Funds raised over $200 would go to the national organization while $200 would maintain a local Red Cross chapter.
• Tribute Given Teacher in Pacific Rural Press, by P.C. Staff, page 6. The Pacific Rural Press paid tribute to issei Frank A. Matsuyama, a yawara (martial arts) teacher who overcame disability to train police and citizens, and relocated his school to Denver after evacuation. Matsuyama has given two sons to the army and said all Japanese Americans must serve their country in some way.
• U. of Minnesota Seeks Teachers In Japanese, by P.C. Staff, page 6. The University of Minnesota sought teachers for contemplated Japanese language classes, aiming to communicate with men and women having teaching experience in the subject. The initiative aimed to train students for positions and possible enlistment in the army language school at Savage, Minnesota.
• Japanese Classes Start at Granada, by P.C. Staff, page 7. Granada center planned to institute Japanese language classes for citizens interested in qualifying for positions or possible enlistment in the army language school at Savage, Minnesota. Issei interested in teaching could apply as assistants.
• Vital Statistics, by P.C. Staff, page 7. This section lists births, deaths, and marriages recorded across various relocation centers including Heart Mountain, Jerome, Tule Lake, Granada, Poston, Manzanar, Rohwer, Gila River, and Minidoka during February and early March 1943.
• Topaz Dining Hall Honored By ‘E’ Award, by P.C. Staff, page 7. Dining Hall 37 at Topaz received the first ‘E’ pennant awarded at the center for efficient kitchen work, in a formal ceremony attended by project officials. The award, patterned after war plant efficiency flags, was based on food quality, distribution honesty, cleanliness, and crew morale.
• YWCA Maps Program Of Evacuee Work, by P.C. Staff, page 7. Esther Briestmeister, field secretary of the National Board YWCA, resumed work with YWCA groups in relocation centers after staff conferences drafted 1943 plans emphasizing resettlement support for girls and women. The Denver office includes associates focused on evacuee programs.
• Tule Lake Posters Advertise WSSF, by P.C. Staff, page 8. Twenty posters made by Tule Lake students advertising the World Student Service Fund are circulating in Pacific Coast colleges, with another displayed at the WSSF office in New York. Topaz students also contributed posters for the campaign.
• Ottawa Decision Permits Employment Of Evacuee Group, by P.C. Staff, page 8. Canada’s Munitions Department announced an order-in-council permitting Canadians of Japanese ancestry to work in the logging industry on British Columbia provincial crown lands. The order was expected to make available 4,000 loggers of Japanese ancestry in the southern interior region.
• Two Evacuees File Suit to End Agreement, by P.C. Staff, page 8. Attorney Fred A. Shaeffer filed suit on behalf of evacuees Noboru Iriyama and Nobuo Hiramatsu seeking to terminate a trust agreement with four Santa Barbara county residents managing their properties and assets. The suit charges mismanagement of assets including $125,000 in cash and significant accounts receivable.
• Topaz Installs New Traffic Regulations, by P.C. Staff, page 8. The Topaz City Community Council approved temporary traffic ordinances setting a 20 mph speed limit on main roads, 10 mph on curves, and 10 mph in school zones. Chairman Tsune Baba announced the new regulations this week.
• Yellowstone JACL Completes Red Cross War Fund Drive, by P.C. Staff, page 8. The Yellowstone JACL chapter in Rexburg completed its $300 Red Cross War Fund quota within two days through a house-to-house canvass led by chapter president Mecheo Yamagata. The drive was highly complimented by the local Red Cross chairman J.E. Cushman.
• Food Ration Requirements To Get Food Via Washington, by P.C. Staff, page 8. The Office of Price Administration announced that food rationing for War Relocation Authority centers would be administered centrally from Washington rather than through local boards due to rapid population fluctuations. The WRA will receive certificates for rationed items and distribute them to centers via ration checks.
• Salt Lake Ceremony Unites Shigeki Ushio And Momoko Tateoka, by P.C. Staff, page 8. Momoko Tateoka and Shigeki Ushio were married in Salt Lake City on March 6, with Eiko Tsukamoto attending the bride and James Ushio serving as best man. The groom, a University of Utah graduate, is executive chairman of the Salt Lake City JACL chapter.

Military & Veterans

• Two Volunteer For Combat Unit From Davis Chapter, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Two members of the Davis County JACL chapter, Kozo Yamane and John Nakaishi, volunteered for the nisei combat unit and were honored at the chapter’s last meeting. The Davis chapter had already met its IDC quota and was conducting a Red Cross War Fund drive.
• Look Out, Tojo! Private Tojo Joins U.S. Army, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Rufus Tojo of Heart Mountain volunteered for the nisei combat unit along with five pals from the fire department. The volunteers included Isawo Tabata, Thomas Kinago, Osa Hattori, and Frank Sugihara.
• WRA Reports 301 Evacuees Volunteer for Combat Service At Minidoka Relocation Center, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The War Relocation Authority announced that 301 Americans of Japanese ancestry at Minidoka, representing 19 percent of eligible males, volunteered for combat duty, including married men and aliens. WAAC recruiting officers were also visiting centers to inform about potential enlistment of nisei women.
• Captain Kinoshita Called Up by Army, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Captain Robert S. Kinoshita of the U.S. Army Medical Corps Reserve left Heart Mountain to report to Fort Warren, Wyoming. He had been a member of the hospital staff until ordered to his physical examination.
• Tsukamoto Is Ordered to Active Duty, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Walter Tsukamoto, past national JACL president and reserve army captain, was ordered to active duty and left for Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for induction. He resigned as JACL counsel in the Regan Native Sons case and expressed pride in serving his country.
• WAAC Lieutenant Pays Hunt Visit, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Lt. Margaret [name cut off] visited the Minidoka center at Hunt as part of WAAC recruiting efforts among Japanese American women. Officials were gauging interest in volunteering among nisei women.

Commentary

• Timely Topics: Jobs Plentiful Outside Centers, by Saburo Kido, page 2. Kido’s column discusses the growing availability of jobs for relocation center residents resettling outside camps, citing examples in Nevada and Utah, and also condemns anti-nisei legislative bills as damaging to morale. He also discusses the War Department’s decision to allow nisei volunteers as timely for the Native Sons citizenship court case.
• The Tenney Inquisition, by P.C. Staff, page 4. An editorial criticizes the Tenney ‘Little Dies’ committee of the California legislature for investigating vague and unsubstantiated charges against Japanese Americans in Hawaii, calling it an attempt to smear nisei with suspicion. The piece cites statements from Governor Warren and federal officials affirming no sabotage occurred among Japanese Americans before or after Pearl Harbor.
• Hawaii Comes Through, by P.C. Staff, page 4. An editorial contrasts Hawaii’s wholehearted integration and use of Japanese Americans in defense efforts with California’s exclusionary policies driven by fear and native fascism. It argues Hawaii strengthened its defense by including its Japanese population while California weakened itself by rejecting similar cooperation.
• The Red Cross Bag, by P.C. Staff, page 4. A short editorial notes the Red Cross War Fund campaign underway in the relocation centers, highlighting prior Red Cross services offered to residents such as first aid classes and sweater knitting. The piece expresses confidence that Japanese Americans will again oversubscribe their quotas as in previous drives.
• Nisei USA: A Letter from North Africa, by Larry Tajiri, page 4. Columnist Larry Tajiri reflects on the disappearance of Little Tokyos and their replacement by relocation centers, interweaving memories of a nisei soldier friend, Sgt. Paul Sakai, now serving in North Africa. He reminisces about living in New York City as a time when racial identity mattered less, and expresses hope that America will overcome the forces of native fascism opposing nisei reassimilation.
• The Copy Desk, by P.C. Staff, page 4. A compilation of short items from camp newspapers, including an editorial from the Rohwer Outpost about evacuation breaking down social and economic barriers, and a note on the Minidoka Irrigator joining the ranks of twice-weekly relocation center papers. It also includes reflections from former Heart Mountain residents on the camaraderie found there.
• Washington Letter: The Shape of the Post-War Free World, by Peter Wood, page 5. This column examines wartime speeches by Allied leaders including Sumner Welles, Queen Wilhelmina, President Roosevelt, Vice President Wallace, and Chinese officials regarding visions for postwar international cooperation and self-governance. The piece highlights themes of freedom, unity, and the need to begin building international order even amid war.
• Galen Fisher Urges Nisei to Volunteer for Military Service, by P.C. Staff, page 6. Dr. Galen M. Fisher, former executive secretary of the Northern California Committee on Fair Play, wrote an open letter urging evacuees to cooperate fully with registration and the new combat unit despite past grievances. He warned that refusal would damage public opinion and undermine fair play advocacy groups working on nisei’s behalf.
• Vagaries: Jumped Gun, WAAC Recruiting, In Congress, by Teiko Ishida, page 6. This gossip-style column reports on Hawaiian nisei volunteering early for the combat team, WAAC recruiting visits to relocation centers, and congressional opposition to Japanese American causes from southern representatives. It also notes Gordon Hirabayashi’s visits to Minidoka and Heart Mountain and bills opposing pottery production at Heart Mountain.

Arts & Entertainment

• Nisei Evacuees May Produce Million Feet of Army Nets Daily, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Japanese American workers at the Gila River relocation center’s camouflage net project may soon produce one million square feet of netting daily, according to the Los Angeles Sunday Examiner. The netting, produced entirely by American citizen evacuees, is shipped to allied forces worldwide.

In-Depth

• Future of Japanese in America Rests in Nisei Hands, Writes A.P. Man After Granada Visit, by Leif Erickson (Associated Press), page 5. AP writer Leif Erickson reports from the Granada relocation center that nisei residents want to prove themselves as ‘Americans in America’ and are eager to join the war effort through the new combat team. The article describes camp conditions, generational disagreements between issei and nisei, and debate over proposed army control of the centers.
• Hawaii in Print: Magazine Articles Tell of Nisei, by Robert R. Tsuda, page 5. Tsuda summarizes two Asia magazine articles about Hawaii’s wartime treatment of its Japanese ancestry residents, focusing on the island of Kauai and the territory as a whole. The articles describe a policy of trust and inclusion that strengthened rather than weakened Hawaii’s democratic character.

Sports

• Annual Arizona Nisei Cage Tourney Starts In Peoria High Gym, by P.C. Staff, page 8. The Arizona Esquires defeated the Bombers 38-29 and the Blue Devils upset the Mesa All-Stars 33-26 in the opening games of the first annual Esquire basketball tournament at Peoria High School gymnasium. Lindy Okabayashi and Joe Tradano led scoring for the Esquires.

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