PACIFIC CITIZENVol.39 No.26 Friday,December24,1954 LosAngeles,Calif. 10cpercopy

Dr.HarveyITanoofNationalCancerInstituteacceptsJACL'disti ngui sh edach i event'awardatD.C,fete

Wash i ngton

Presentationofth eNationalJACL"SpecialAwardforDis-tingui sh ed Ach i evement,"wasnadetoDr.HarveyA.Itanoduringth eWash i ngton,D.C.,JACLCh apteri nstallationban-k etatth eContinentalHotel,Dec.11.Dr.Itanoh adbeenselectedforth eJACLawardatth e13thBienni alNationalConventionmLosAngelesrecentlyforh i soutstandingdiscoveriesi n"bio-ch emi calresearch ofabnormali-ties,"wh i ch mayprovidemed-i calsciencewith a new ap-proach toh umandisease.

ofth eawardtoDr.Itanowas madebyIrak mmasak i ,JACLEasternDis-tri ctCouncilch ai rman,wh onotedth atpraise i nscienti fi cOeWs i sconservativelygiven.

Xli LillyAward..However, th e AmericanUh emi calSocietyconferredDr.Kanowith th eEli Li llyAwardm 1954saying"signi fi canceofMs work "<>n h emoglobincan.njardlybeoverestimated.Forweflrsttime,medicalscience"?saprecise,molecularinter-pretationofadisease.Ifpro-j ectedtooth erdiseases i ti sreadilyseen h owth ecourseofmedici necanbech anged."Itwas explainedth atDr.xtano developedmeth odsfori denti fyi ngapositi vecorrela-tionbetweenabnormaliti es i nnuman h emoglobincellsandnck lecellanemia.Th i sdi scov-"y.lftransferabletooth erh u-j nan diseases, would enable

and ph ysi ci ans to«ntifyandtreatmanyoth eroiseases th rough h emoglobin«oodcells.Such aprocedure,i fsuccess-nu,wouldearnforh i m con-vocationasoneofth ecandi-dates forth e NobelPrize,*ncri nch emi stryormedici ne.

'A'Studentf*mK:&k ,a.CWtfonria,gbggJJNtoctemislryat

Berk eley.During h i s senioryear,h edecidedtodevoteh i seffortsto medicalresearch .Evacuationi n 1942forcedh i mtoreceiveh i sBach elorofSci-enceDegree i nabsentia,but■wasaccordedth eUniversity'sh i gh estcommendationforh i sstraigh t"A"average i nsch o-lasticattainment. - -In1945Dr.Itanoreceivedh i sM.D. degreefrom St.LouisUniversity.Wh i lestudyingforaPh .D.atth eCaliforniaInsti-tuteofTech nology,h emadeh i si mportantdiscoveries i n bio-ch emi calresearch . Considera-ti onofabnormaliti esi nh emo-globincellsh adbeensuggestedto h i m by ProfessorLinusPauling,recipi entofth e1954NobelPrizei nch emi stry.Th e Uni tedStatesGovern-mentbecamei nterestedi nDr.Itano'sdiscoveriesandwh eni t

openedth enewClini calCenteratth e NationalInstituteofHealth i n Beth esda,Md.,Dr.Itanowasrequest:dtocontinue"lisresearch with th eNationalCancerInstituteth ere.Th e NationalJACL award"or "Disti ngui sh ed Ach i eve-ment"citesDr.Itanoforh i spioneeringwork ,wh i ch bringscredittoallpersonsofJapan-eseancestryand"anew h opetoallsufferingh umanity."

-Or.HarveyA.Itano(left)receivesJALCSpecalAwardforDisti ngui sh edAch i evementfromJSh i masak i EasternDi stri ctCouncilJALCch ai rmanduring i nstallationbanauetofWash -i ngton,D<C,JACLCh apter. —Tosh Enok i daPh oto.

NewYork ersseesh owoffili greesculpture

NewYorkWi resculptorRuth AsawaofFranciscowas h erelast

■>eek toopenh erfirstone-man.h ow offili greesculptureat\ridotGalleryonMadisonAye."ar68th St.Oneofh ercrea-i onsi salsosch eduledforexh i -biti onatth eWh i tneyMuseumnextmonth .Wi feofAlbertLanier,sh efi rstbecamei nterested i nth emediumwh en,asavolunteerwork erwith th e American-'prtdsServiceCommitteecampoutsideofMexicoCity,sh e sawch i ldren mak i ngde-i gnswith TVire. Sh eexperi-mentedwith flatdesignsfor

yearsuntilsh eturnedtoth reedimensions.Someofh erartwork ,allofth angi ng,reach esfrom th e■eili ngalmosttoth efloor.Sh ework sfromth ebottomup.Heryork migh tbecalledanappli--ationofcrpch ei i ng,exceptsh esseswires:ofbrass,;enamelledcopp«r,btack Awh i tei ronin-

i teadofth read.Sh e usesno.ooistobendandsh apeth efi xes...".-Th eI-anierah aveth reech i l-dren,JCavier,Ai k oand'Hudson.

Wh enth egentlemani nWash -i ngtontalk about1awswithteiSL.«»h opei h &tfrenot'over-look i ngth e-wi sdomteeth .

Masaok aspendstwobusydaysi nHawai i ,th reecommitteesorganized

HonoluluA two-day stop-over i nHawai i provedtobeabusyperiodforMi k eM.Masaok aenroutetoJapantoseeh owth eso-calledAsianprovisi onsofth eWalter-McCarranImmigr-ation and NationalityActof1952areoperating.Th e Ni sei lobbyistfromWash i ngton,D.C.,arrivedh erebyJapanAirLinesDec.6anddepartedDec.9forTok yo.HeplanstoreturntoWash i ngtonIntimeforth eopeningofCon-gressJan.6.His i ti nerary i nHawai i wasannouncedbyTetsuoOi,ex-ecutivesecetaryofth eHonoluluJapaneseCh amberofCom-merce.Masaok aattendedtwonoonlunch eonsandsuppersfollowedbyapublicmeetingatSotoMissi on Halland discussionswith Japaneseconsulateoffici -alsonth esecondevening.

" * *Honolulu

Th ree Hawai i ancommitteeswereformedfollowingapublic

meetingDec.8atSotoMissi onHalltoeffectlegislation i nasmanyfieldsofinterestswh enMi k eMasaok aofWash i ngton,Japanese.D.C.,spok e before some 75Committeestobeorganizedare:

I—Vested1—VestedProperty:tolooki ntoth eproblems ofth osewh oseproperties i nth e U.S.weretak enoverbyth eOfficeofAlienPropertyduringWorldWar11.2—YenDeposits:tostudy

casesofth osewh oseyende-positsi nprewarJapanesebank si nth i scountrywereseizedbyth eU.S.government,ofcertainmembersofJapaneseexpediti ousreturnfrom Japan3—FamilyReunion:toseek

meetingAmericanandJapanesefamili eslivi ngi nHawai i ,offici alsrelativetoth efore-Masaok a i snow i nJapan,goingandoth erproblems.A-mongth e laterproblemsareth eRefugeeReliefActof1953andth eWatk i nsBill(naturali-zation ofpostwarvotingstrandees).

HOUSESUBCOMMITTEEHEARINGSONEVACUATIONCLAIMSRECORDEDINBOOKFORMFORTHEFIRSTTIME

Wash i ngtonCongressionalh eari ngs h eldonth ewestcoastbyth eHouseJudici ary Subcommittee onevacuationclaimsduringAu-gustandSeptemberh ave j ustbeenprinted i nbook form,re-portedth eWash i ngton officeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeague.Reportingverbatimth etesti-monyandevidence i ntroducedduringfivedaysofpublicses-si ons,th eprinted h eari ngsarerecordedon372pagesofth e455-pagebook .An83-page appendix i n-

cludes 60 pages oi h i stori caland legislative documentationcompiled by Mi k e Masaok a,Wash i ngton JACLrepresenta-tive;adetailedbreak downofth e remaini ng evacuationclaimssuppliedbyth eDepart-mentofJustice;andareportfrom th eAmericanLaw Divi -si onofth eLibraryofCongressonth eCanadianGovernment'sJapaneseevacuationprogram.Hilli ngsBillHearings

Congressional h eari ngs onevacuationclaimswereconduc-tedbyth eHouseJudici arySub-committeeonevacuationclaimsduring i tsconsiderationofth eso-called Hilli ngs Amendmenttoexpediteth edeterminati onand paymentofremaini ngevacuationclaims.Membersofth eCommittee

were:~neps.EdgarA.Jonas,ch ai rman(R.,■".>.Th omas J.Lane (R..Mass.).PeterW.Rodino, Jr.(R.,N.J.),E.L.Forrester(D.,Ga.),Willi am E.i llei i d..NA.i andUsh erL.Bui-dick (D.,N.D.).WalterR.Lee,legislativeas-

sistanttoth eSubcommittee,and CyrilF.Brick fi eld, sub-committeecounsel,accompan-i ed Subcommitteeduring th eCaliforniah eari ngs.Publicses-sionswere h eld i nSanFran-ci scoonAug.30and31and i nLos Angeleson Sept.1, 2,and3.AllUrgePassageInall,124witnessespresent-

edtestimonyduringth eh ear-i ngs,i ncludingaUnitedStatesSenator,24 Congressmen andcandidatestoCongress,acitymayor,acountyboardofsup-

ervisor'sch ai rman,andmanyoth erpublicoffici als— allofwh omurgedpassageoflegisla-tionto expeditepaymentofevacuationclaims.Th eJACLsasth eorganiza-tionresponsibleforcongres-si onali ntroductionofth emulti-mi lli ondollarclaimsprogram,provided th e Subcommitteewith documentation on th ech ronologicaleventsofevacua-ti oi n,th elegislativeh i storyofth eJACL-endorsedevacuationclaimsprogramandth eneedforadditi onallegislation tocompletepaymentofremaini ngclaims.Mi k eMasaok a,firsttech ni calwitness during th e h eari ngs,urpedth eSubcommitteetoi ni -tiate legislation wh i ch wouldenableth eJusticeDepartmenttoadmini sterth e evacuationclaimsprogramasth e"grace"legislationwh i ch i twasi ntend-edtobe.Hefurth erpointedoutth atanumberofevacueesare*deniedcompensationunderpresenti nterpretationofth elaw.

InterneeClaimsOnesucngrouppointedoutbyMasaok aareth eso-calledi nternees,sillofwh om werelaterreleasedorparoled."Th i si sth egroupforwh i ch wemadeth especifi cplea,th ei nternedJapanesefrom th ewestcoastwh o,th rough nofaultof*th ei rown,andbyaccidentofbirth ,wascausedtosuffergreateco-nomiclosses.Now,th efellowwh owaspick edupandlaterreleased,mind you,afterex-aminati onbyeveryi ntelligenceagencyofourGovernment,h asnorecourseunderth i slegisla-tion,"Masaok atestifi ed.EdwardJ.Ennis,formerDi-rectorofth eJusticeDepart-ment'sAlien EnemyControlUnit,testifi edonth elegalas-pectsofth eclaimslawwh i chh avecauseddelaysand i nj us-ticestoth eJapaneseclaim-ants.Ennisurgedth eSubcommit-teetoacceptsometech ni calproceduralch angestoexpeditepaymentofremaini ngclaims.Hepointedoutth atmanyofth eIssei clai mantsare"peopleth atarequiteon i nyears...(forth esepeople) j usti cede-layedi sj usti cedenied.Butth i sk i ndofcomplicatedproceduresometimesresultsi nth at."JACLOffici alsTestify

NationalJACLofficersandboardmembersFrank Ch uman,SaburoKido,HaroldR.Gor-don,Th omasT.Hayash i andMinoruYasui testifi edonevac-uationclaimsproblems pecu-li artodifferentindustriesandgeograph i calareas.David McKibbi n,formerJACLlegalcounselonevacua-tionclaims,discussedlegalas-pectsofth elegislationunderconsideration,with particularemph asi sonth eapplicati onofth eAdmini strativeProceduresAct.Th i spaper-boundvolumeonth e west coast evacuationclaimsh eari ngsi sth efi rsttimeth ath eari ngsonanyevacua-tionclaimslegislationh aseverbeen printed,reported th eWash i ngtonJACLOffice.

BuddyUnodiesLosAngeles

Funeralserviceswere h eldforBuddyK.Uno,41,formerwestcoastnewspaperman,wh o

;""("..to'nKobe,h i sfath -er,GeorgeK.Uno,was i n-formedh ere.Heeditedth epre-warNew World-Sun i n SanFranciscobeforegoingtoJa-pani n1936.Hei ssurvivedbyh i swife,th reech i ldren,i nJa-pan;fath er,broth ersandsis-tersi nth eUni ted-States.

VERYTRULY

YOURS

ByHARRYHONDAIt'sCh ri sti nastimeandmanyh omeswillech o wi th h appylaugh terth i sweek end...Butth elittleTok yostoryofone.Satosh i Honta,wh ostoodonabridge ottering h i s ','life forsale'forsomei i i i ngli k e70,000yenor$195,saddenedwh ateverpre-Ch ri stmasspiri twecouldmuster...Asth epresswi resreported,Satosh i didn'tlookli k eabeggar;lieworeadarkzipperj acKet,dark pantsandamaroonneck ti e.Heh adoddj obsafterth epencilfactoryh ewaswork i ngtorwentbrok e.Hi sbroth ergotTB and h i smoth eriswidowed.Li feforh i mwasoneofi nsurmountabledebt.

Th elaborproblem i nJapancannotbe understoodwi th outfirstlook i ngatsomeofth ei n-di vi duali nstancesofsalariespaid...Onemanwork i ngi naradiostationh asanetsalaryof8,700yen(s*4),lives i nadormitorypaying5,300yenforroomandboard;th erestgoesforcloth es (500 yen),book s(100yen),tobacco(1,000 yen)andmiscellaneousi tems(1,800yen).Th ere'snoth i ngleftforrecreationorsaving...Amanwith awifeandch i ldrenwork si nasteelmi llwh ereh i smonth -lypayi s 18,000yen.Hepays13,000yenforfood;5,000onth ech i ldren,1,000 fcrutili ti es;2,000forsmok i ngand drink -i ng;2,000oncloth es;2,000onsocialevents;and 1,500formiscellaneousitems.Th atgivesh i ma9.0C0yendefici tcoveredbyh i swifewh owork soutsideth eh omeandtak i ngth ebabywith h er...Anoth erfamilyman i nHok k ai dogets11,000yen i ncluding overtime. Hepays7.C00forfood;2,500forcloth es;t800 onsocialeventsand 700 on cigarettes. Hisfamilyh asa h ardtimeandi fh esh ould getsick , i twouldfacetragedy...Ayoungmani nKyotowork si naweavingmillfor16,000yen.Heturnsover14,000tosupporth i sfam-i ly,th eresttocoverrecreationandsmok i ng.

Don'tletth eth ousandsi nth eyen-salariesfoolus...It'samysterytomanyAmericansi nJapanwh o see th e work i ngpeoplefeedth emselveson2,000yenamonth ...Itmustbere-membered,th eseconditi onsarenotfacedbyth eunsk i lledonlytoutbymanywh i te-collarwork -ers.Onetravelbureauwork ergets15,000yenamonth tosup-porth i sfamilyofth ree.Heisexpectedtodressneatly,buti fh ebuysanewsuit,i twouldcutdownth efoodbudget...Andmanywork erslabor15-16h oursaday...Th ereareex-tremecasesofagirlwh ogetsonly100yenforawh oleday'swork ,widowswith ch i ldrenonlyearningfrom4,000to7,000yenamonth ...Nearestcom-parisonImigh tsupply i sth e160yenrateforairmai lletters-fromJapan.

Iti snatural,now,towonderwh ywagesarelow inJapan...Iti nvolvesth estudyofJapanesefinances, economicsand i ncomparisonwith eco-nomicconditi onsofth eworldaaawh ole...Historically,th esystemofwork forwagescamewith th eMei j i era.Wh en70percentofth ework ersth enwerefarmers,i tcouldbefixedatalow level.Unfortunately,i th asbecomeatraditi on...Th enJapanbeingalate-com-eri n th eforeigntradefield,sh e h adtosellch eaplytowinmark ets.Beforeth ewar,sh ewasabletoexpandh ermark etwi th th eh elpofh erarmies,butth atnow h ascometoanend.Th eresulth asbeenserious in-flation...Anoi h erreason i sJapani tself.Iti sapoorcoun-tryandth egeneralpercapitai ncome i s low.With outrawmaterials,sh emustpay h i ghpricesforth emandth enexportth efini sh edarticle.Lack ofmech ani zati on and tech ni queh asaddedtoth ecostoffin-i sh i ng...Businessesneedgov-ernmentsubsidy; h ence, th escandalsofrecentyearsandth e booming1business amongrestaurants and teah ouseswh eresuch transactionsoccur.

SomeNisei maybelievei t'sourlottobetterrelationsh i psbetweenJapanand America,

Nisei -andNewJapan

By Mi k e Masaok aWASHINGTON NEWSLETTER

Duringth eabsenceofMi k eMasaok afromh i sposti nWash i ngton,th ePacifi cCiti zenre-printsh i srecentcontributi ontoth eNewJapa-neseAmericanNews(LosAngeles)i ntwoi n-stallments.—Editor.

" " V

PartOneNowth atth eNisei h avecomeofage,soto

speak ,politi cally,socially,andeconomically,wh atsh ouldbeh i satti tudetowardsth elandofh i sancestry,Japan?Sinceth i si san i ndi vi dualquestion,th ere

canbeasmanyanswersasth erearei ndi vi -dualNisei .Andth eback groundandpresentdayconcernsofeveryi ndi vi dualwillcondi-ti onth eultimatereply.Th i squestionofNisei atti tudestowardJa-

pan i soneth atwillbeask edmoreandmoreoften i nth ecoming daysandeveryNiseish ouldgivesomerealconsiderationtoth eproblem.For,wh eth erh eli k esi tornot,h ei ssti llapersonofJapaneseancestryi nth eeyesandmindsofh i sfellowciti zensofoth ernationaliti es.

"Twosch oolsofth ough tAswith everyquestion,th ereareth etwo

extremesi nth ough t.Happily,fewNisei todaywillaccepteith er

ofth eseextreme alternativesas tenable,th ough th ereisasubstantialnumberwh oar-gueth atsinceth eNi sei aresupposedtobe"100% Americans",th eysh ouldbei nterestedonlyi ncomplete"integration"i nth ei rres-pectivecommuniti es.Th i sgroupfeelsth atth eresh ouldaslittleidentifi cati onwith"th i ngsJapanese"aspossible,fearingth atsuch i denti fi cati onwillleaveth em opentoch argesofbeing h yph enatedciti zens,withquestionableandpossiblydivi dedloyalties.Such th i nk i ngasrepresentedbyth i slatter

categorywasquiteprevalenti n th eyearsi mmedi atelypriortoWorldWarIIandth ere-after,particularlysincepopularsentimenti nth i scountrytowardsJapanwasdenunciatory.With th edefeatofth emili taryandth e

subsequentoccupationandi tseffortstodemo-cratizeth epeople,anewJapanh asemerged,strugglingtoregain h eronceproudandinflu-entialplace i nth efamilyofnations.

"Postwarch anges

Moreth anamilli onUnitedStatestroopsh avepartici patedorvisi tedJapani nth ei n-terveningyearssinceAugust,1945,andmostofth emh avereturnedwith anoutspok enandoftenaggressiveadmirati onforJapan.Th egrowingth reatofworldcommunism

h asalsoi nfluencedoffici alGovernmentpolicytoivardsth enewJapan,apolicyofestablish -i ngth i sformerenemyasoneofAmerica'sprinci paldefensebastionsi nth eFarEast.Th eeventsofth emomenth avemadeJa-

panarelativelypopularcountryi nth epub-licpoll,andsoformanyNisei aneasyacqui-escensewith th epopulartrendh asfollowed.But,with outregardforth ech angi ngwh i ms

ofth epublicmind,ph i losoph i callyandfunda-mentally,wh atsh ouldbeth eattitudeofth eNi sei towardsh i sancestralland,Japan?

Oth erminori tyexperiences

Perh apsananswermaybefound i nth eexperiencesofoth ernationalitygroupsth ath ave i mmi gratedtoth eUni tedStatesandarenow i nth ei rfourth ,fi fth , andsixth ormoregenerationsi nth i sland.Almosteverysuch groupcametoth ese

sh oresforeith ergreateropportunitytoreapwealth oramoretolerantclimeforth ei rper-sonali deologies.Inth ebeginni ng,mostofth em suffered

persecutionanddiscri mi natorytreatmentofonek i ndoranoth er.But,asth ei rgroupprovedth ei rrigh ttobeaccepted i ntoth eover-allcommunitydesignatedas"America",th i sbi asandbigotrydisappearedandwasre-placedbywelcomeassimi lati on.Each ofth esegroupsbrough twith th em

fromth ei rh omelandsomeofth ecultureandth efolk waysofth ei rancestralcountryandwoveth em i ntoth efabricwh i ch th eyth em-selvesasnewAmericanswereweaving.Allofth ese i mmi grantgroups,h owever,

werealmostwith outexceptionwesternEuro-peani nback ground;andsoth eseUnitedStatesdevelopedasak i ndofunitedwestEurope i nanewworld.Intoth i slandwh erewestEuropeani nsti tu-ti onswerebasic,th evariouspeoplesofAsiai ndifferingnumbersmigrated,butloneafterth epatternofcultureh adbeenestablish edandth edominantnatureofth epopulationsettled.With ph i losoph i esseparatednotonlyby

centuriesbutalsobywaysoflivi ng,th esepeopleofth eOrient, i ncluding Japan,emi-gratedtoth ePacifi cCoast,wh eremostof

th emsettleddownforbetterorforworse.

""YellowMenace"period

Firstwelcomedandexploitedasasourceofch eaplabor,with i nafewsh ortyearsth eybe-cameth e"YellowMenace"th atth reatenedallofth ewestcoast,andparticularlyCaifornia.Th everyvirtuesofi ndustry,th ri ft, andi n-tegrityforwh i ch th eyh adoncebeenpraised,becameth ei nsi di ousreasonsforh ati ngfirstth eCh i neseandth enth eJapanese.Itwasnotenough toexcludeth em,andto

denyth em citi zensh i pbynaturalizati on i nth ei radoptedland.Itwasnotenough toenactordinancesand

statutestorestrictth ei rmovement,andtofomentprejudi ceandh atred.

Th ewesternstates h adtoconceiveandeffectuateth eali enlandlawsbywh i ch th esei mmi grantpeopleswereproh i bi tedfromown-i ngandoperatingland.Andtoimmi grantswh owerepreponderantlyfarmers, th i swasth ecrudestblowofall.Probablynogroupi nAmericanh i storyh as

beensubjectedtoth eabusesanddiscri mi -nati onth atth eali enJapanesesufferedth rough ,andyetbecauseth eywantedtomak epossibleforth ei rch i ldren—wh obyanacci-dentofbirth -were.UnitedStatesciti zens—opportuniti eswh i ch th eyk newdi dnotexisti nth ei rnativeland,th eyenduredallmannerofbigotrywith aquietcourageandpatienceth atperh apsnooth erpeoplecouldh avede-monstratedoverth edecades.By1940,i tappearedth atth eyh adsecuredth atenviablestatusforwh i ch th ey h adwork edeversince th ei rmigration h alfacenturyearlier.True,asaliensth eycontinuedtobe"in-eligi bletociti zensh i p"andth eali enlandlawswerestillonth estatutebook s.But,i nth emain,th eyh adach i evedconsiderableaccept-anceandmuch ofth ebi tternessi nth eh atredth at-wasonceleviedagainstth eJapaneseasa group i nth eearlytwentiesappearedtoh avedisi ntegrated.

"Wh atwarwrough tTh en,th ewarcame:Th eattack onPearlHarborinfuriatedth eAmericanpeople.Itprovided th elong-awaitedopportunityforth oseonth ewestcoastwh o h ad i mpati entlywaitedfora"secondch ance"tofanagainth ewh i teh eatofrace prejudi ce againstth e "YellowMenace."And i talso i ni ti atedth e unprecedented

ch ai nofeventsth atcausedallpersonsofJapaneseancestrytobeevacuatedfromth ei rh omesandassociati onsonth ePacifi cslopeand tobe i nterned i nGovernmentcamps,onlytoreturnlessth anadecadelatertoenjoyastaiusth atnonecouldh aveconceivedpriortoWorldWar11.Forbyth eendofth ewar,th eJapanese

h ad demonstratedth ei rrigh tto becalled"Americans"—onth ebattlefieldsaswellasonth e h omefront.Buteventh en,th estruggleforequalityof

acceptance and opportunity h ad notbeencompletelywon.So,i twascontinued,underth eleadersh i p

ofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague,i nth eh allsofCongressandi nth ech ambersofth eSupremeCourtofth eUnitedStates,aswellas i nth elegislaturesofth eseveralstatesandwith i nth e j uri sdi cti onofth estatecourtstoo.untilatlonglasteverystatuteth atwaseveronth ebook sdirectedagainstper-sonsofJapaneseancestryh adbeenvoided.

Equalityunderth elawTh e i mmi grantJapanesei snow abletoobtainciti zensh i pi nth ecountryofh i sadop-tion.Th eali enlandlawsnolongerdenyh i mth euseandownersh i pofland.Equalityi nandunderth elawisth elegalstatusofallpersonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUni tedStatestoday.Sociallyandeconomicallytoo,personsof

Japaneseancestryenjoyabetterstatusth aneverbefore,with afutureth ath oldsmuchpromiseforth emandth ei rposterity.Th eNi sei h aveplayedan i mportantrolei nth i stypicalAmericansagaofgaini ngac-

ceptance,anepicth atalmosteveryfirstgen-erationAmericanh ash adtoexperience,th o'perh aps i nnotsuch violent,dramatic,andtragicproportions.Andth eNi sei canbeproudofth esigni fi -

cantparth e h asplayedi nth e h i storyofh i sUni tedStates,forfew h aveaccomplish edsomuch with nolittlei nsuch ash ortti meToBeConcludedNextWeek

TOKYOTOPICS

ByTAMOTSUMURAYAMAManyJapanesewarbridesgingtoAmerica i nth efuturewillbegreatlyaidedbyanewmeth odofteach i ngatasch oolconductedbyth eAmericanRedCrossSpecialService,becauseofMaryMinamoto,JALCerfrom Portland(Ore.),wh o i sgivi ngth e"realstuffinsteadofth esocalledblueprintch atter.

Th e WarBrideSch ool

tasorigi nal-started i nok oh amatree yearsagoandcon-ducted byMrs.JaNetteJoh nstone,h ome econ-omicsteach -eratSantaHigh Sch ool,

untilh ersergeant-h usbandwasrotatedback h omelastAugust.MissMi namotois i nstructing

aclassofsome30warbridesatth eAmericanCulturalCenteri nYok oh ama.Tomak ecertaineveryth i ng i sunderstood,th eclassi sbeingh eldi nboth Eng-lish andJapanese.Amongth esubjectscoveredarebasiccook i ng,generalh ousek eepi ngAmerican style,dressandmak e-up,basicEng-lish ,American h i story, geo-graph y,religi ons,etc.Itwasrelly interesting tonoteth atwarbridesare taugh tth eysh ouldnotch ewgum i npublic.Th eJapaneselong feltgum-ch ewi ngsi gni fi cantAmericana.Maryteach esth euseofelec-tri calappliancesand h ow toeconomizesincemanyJapanesegirlsfailtoappreciateth erealmeaningof"economizi ng" i neverydaylivi ng.Wh en th e bri descompleteth ei rlessons,th eyarcprocessedforpassportsandvisasbeforecrossingth ePacifi cocean.Th us far, some 20,000Japanesegirls h ave marriedAmericanGlsandsome12,000h avesailedforth elandofth ei rdreams.Unfortunately,someCh ri sti an

leadersfromAmericaaretryingtodiscouragei nterracialmarri-agesbypointi ngoutsometragici nci dents.However,th erecordsh owsth ematimoni altiesbe-tweenth eJapanesegirlandAmericanGIaremoresuccess-fulth anoth ermarriagesi nth eStates.Ith asbeenwidelypubl-i ci zedth atJapanesewarbridesareunh appyorarebeingmis-treatedi nAmerica.Nooneat-tempts to presentth e realpictureofwarbrides i nAmerica.Ofcourse,th ereareafew unfortunate cases,butnoth i ng i ssai d ofth emanyh appymarriages.Americanh usbandsareveryk i nd toth ei rJapanesewarbrides.InJapan,Americanh us-bandsare consideredbrutal;h ence,allJapanesewarbridesaremiserableandunh appy.Iti sdi ffi culttounderstandwh yAmericanCh ri sti anleadersaretryingtodiscourageJapanesegirlsfrommarrying.,Some ofth epostwarcon-fusionh asspoiledth eJapanesegirli nth ei rattitudeandunder-standingofAmericandemoc-racy.Somegirlsth i nk i tquitefash i onableto ch ew gum mpublicorpaintupth ei rfacesli k eaKabuk i Th eatermask .Butth esewillbe i ronedoutgradually.Th etraditi onalgoodmannersofJapanese woman-h oodcanprevail.Maryi sdoinggoodw,ork i n

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Toj oi nornottojoi nAlask atoHawai i i ssh api ngupasth estateh ood i ssue.Inth elastCongress,Hawai i wantedstateh oodoni tsown

with outAlask aj oi nedto i t.Butstateh oodbecameapartisani ssneandth eAlask anbillwastiedtoth eHawai i anbill,i n

Ik i lli ngoffth ech ancesforboth .Now th e i ssue h asbeenraisedagain,

"vith th esamepartisansplit.Rop.A.L.Miller,outgoingch ai rmanof

th eHouseInteriorandInsularAffairsCom-mittee,touch edoffth ei ssuelastweek wh i le«iti ngth e i slands,wh enh esaid h ewill:k aseparatebillforHawai i anstateh ood."Wedon'twantacombinati onbill,"said

h e Nebrask aRepublican,wh o willsteptownfrom th ech ai rmansh i p i n th e nextdemocratic-controlledHouse.Millersaidh ewillrecommendth eaepa-i i nlegislationtoPresidentEisenh owerwh en h eBnd.oth erRepublicanCongressionalcommitteech ai rmenmeetwith th ePresidenti nWash i ngtonth i sweek .

li;i t twoDemocratsonMillar'scommittee,visi ti ngh ereatth esametime,disagreedwith fi i sapproach .

"Territori albillsti edtogeth erHop.Wayne N.Aspi h allofColoradosaid Mi llerwas

"speak i ngforh i mself,notth ecommittee...Ifth eystartpartisansh i pth i syearregardingth etwoterritori es,th eywillfindth emselvesh opelessly i nvolved."Alask a'sDelegatetoCongress.E.L.Bnrtlcss.saidMiller's

recommendationi s"boundtocreateviolentreaction,and i tmaymeanHawai i h asgonetoo.Forgoodorevilth etwo{Hawai i andAlask a)arei rrevocablytiedtogeth er.".Th eseremark sfromRepublicanandDemocraticmembersh ay*?afamili arringtoHawai i anears.Inth elastCongress,Democrats i nth eSenate j oi nedAlask atoHawai i .Th eRepub-licansprotested,sayingtl*emergerwoulddefeatboth terri-tories.Butth eDemocratsinsi stedth atonlyby j oi ni ngAlask ato

Hawai i ,couldth eybeassuredth atth eRepublicanswon'tpassHawai i fi rstandforgetaboutAlask a.SinceAlask a i ssupposedtobetraditi onallyDemocratic

(andth ereforecanbeexpectedtoelecttwoDemocraticSena-torstoCongress),th eDemocratsi nCongresswantedAlask atoh avestateh ood.Alask awentDemocratici nth elastelection.

Onth eoth erh and,RepublicanswantedHawai i tobecomeastatebecauseHawai i h asbeentraditi onallyRepublican.Buti nth elastelection,th eDemocratsforth efi rsttimecapturedcontrolofth eHawai i anlegislature.However,th esh i fti npoweri nHawai i h asnotch anged

th eviewsofeith erpartyastowh i ch territoryeach preferswh entak i ngupth estateh oodquestion.Th eDemocratsstillpreferAlask a,andth eRepublicansarestillforHawai i fi rst.

"OldobstaclesstillprevailAnoldobstacletostateh oodh opeswillriseagainasa

resullof'h eDemocraticmak eupofth enewCongress.Keyleadersofth eSenateandth eHouse i nth enextCon-gressareunfriendlytoHawai i anandAlask anstateh ood.Men

li k eSamRayburnofTexas,th enextHouseSpeak er,andLyn-donJnh nson.alsoofTexas,th enextSenateMajori tyLeader,Votedagainststateh oodforboth territori esi nth elastsession.Th eycomefromth eSouth ernDemocraticblocwh i ch h as

beenth emainoppositi ontostateh oodallth eseyears.Nooneexpectsth emtoh aveach angeofh eartnow.Moreli k elyth annot,th eSouth ernoppositi onwillh arpon

th eracial'i ssueagain,meaningespeciallyth eJapanese i nHawai i anpoliti cs.Th ei ncreasednumberofNisei offi ceh old-erswillprobablybepick edonforammuniti onbyth erace-con-sciousopponents.Ultimately,th estateh oodissuemaylandonth ePresident's

desk .PresidentEisenh oweri sforstateh oodforHawai i now,andforAlask alater.Th eDemocratsaretryingtoforceh i sh and,obviously,by

seek i ngtotieAlask atoHawai i soth atEisenh owermustac-ceptboth ornoneatall. "Ifth eDemocratscangetsuch a j oi ntbillpassed i nCon-gress(afterdefeatingth eSouth ernoppositi onwith i nth ei rownTank s),th eymi gh tbeabletoapplysomepressureonth eWh i teHousetograntstateh oodtoboth Hawai i andAlask aatth esametime.Wecanexpectsomefancypoliti calfootwork allaround

beforeth estateh oodcampaignh asruni tsfullcoursei nWash -i ngton.

PastPresidentHi toOk adaandPastNationa'SecretaryAliceKasai ofSaltLak eCitygreetCongressmanWalter15.JuddofMinnesota,r'tenedtoasth e"fath erofourfirstnaturali-zationbi ll'byMi k eMasaok a.Hi sovernigh tvi H was well-sch eduledwith lunch eonsanddinners,buth emanagedtomeetwith Ok i da.Mrs.Kasai andEmersonSmith ,RadioStationKALI., newscommentator,wh otaperecordedtli ■ i nterview.Th econgressmantoldSmith th ath esawth eneedforequalityotnaturalizati oni .i th eUni tedStatesasearlyas1925.

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Decentralizati onofImmigrationandNationalityServicenottoaffectciti zensh i ppensionsfromalienJapanese

Wash i ngtonIssei poUtionsforAmericanciti zensh i pwillnotbedelayedbecauseofreorganizati oni nth eImmigrationandNaturalizati onService,JusticeDepartmentof-fi ci alsassuredth eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmeri-canCiti zensLeague.Th ereorganizati onplanswilltransferth edistri ctadmini s-trativedutiesfrom th eSouth -ern Californiaarea,i ncludingLosAngelesCounty,toacom-bined di stri ct office i n SanFrancisco.Th i ssh i fti s sch ed-uled to become effective onJan.3,1955.Localofficesandservicesaretoremainunch ang-ed,th eoffici alssaid.Th eWash i ngtonJACLofficeconferredwith JusticeDepart-mentoffici alsi nch argeofth eadmini strativech ange i nordertodeterminepossibleproceduralch angesth atcouldadverselyaffectIssei naturalizati onpeti-tions.Itwaspointedoutth atbecauseofth eadvancedageofmanyIssei petiti oners,th ei rcfTfortstoacquireAmericanciti -zensh i p sh ould be expeditedwh eneverpossible.Twoph otograph ssh own i nth e"Pacifi cCiti zen"ofDec.3,1954,wereusedasexamplesofstrongIssei sentimenfsforcit-i zensh i pduringth ei rlifeti me.Th eph otograph swereoftwonear-death Issei tak i ng th ei rciti zensh i p oath s from th ei rbedsi nspecialservicesconduct-edbylocalj udgesandnatural-i zati onoffici als.

JusticeDepartmentoffici alsassuredth eWash i ngtonJACLOfficeth atIssei citi zensh i ppe-titi onsi nI.osAngelesandHa-wai i wouldnotbetransferredtoth enewcombineddistri ctof-fice i nSanFrancisco.Govern-mentoffici alsaddedth atth erewouldbenoreduction i nserv-i ceorfacili ti esi nLosAngelesandHawai i th rough th esenewch anges.Th ereorganizati onofth eIm-migration and Naturalizati onServiceofth eJusticeDepart-mentwillbedivi ded i ntofourregions:North east,South east,South westandNorth west.Th enumberofFederaldis-tri ctswillbereducedfrom 15to 11,with th eLos Angeles,Honolulu.St.Albans(Vermont)andBaltimoi e(Maryland)dis-tri ctstobeabsorbedbyoth erdi stri cts.

S.F.OfficeTh eSanFrancir.coImmigra-tionandNaturalizati onServicedistri ctoffice willsupervisefieldoffices'n:California, Hawai i , Nevada, Utah

ami Guam,Oth erdistri ctoffices i nth eSouth westRegionarelocatedinSanAntonioandElPaso,Tex-as.Distri ctofficesi nth eNorth -westRegionarelocatedi nDe-troit,Ch i cago,andSeattle.Th eDetroitOfficecoversth eareai ncluding:Indiana. Kentuck y. Mich i gan and

Oh i oTh eCh i cagoOfficecovers:Illinoi s. lowa. Kansas, Mtnnenota.

Missouri, Nebrank a, North Dak ota,South Dak otaandWisconsin.Th e SeattleDistri ctOffice

covers:Alask a. Idah o. Montana, Oregon,Wash i ngton and Wyoming.Th e South westRegionwillh avetwodistri ctofficeslocatedi n Ph i ladelph i a,and Miami ,Florida.Th i sregioncoversth estatesof:

Deleware, Distri ct o( Columbta,Maryland,New Jersey,North Carolina,Pennsylvania,Virgi ni a,WestVirgi ni a,Alabama, Ark ansas, Florida, Georgia,Loulsana, Missi ssi ppi . Puerto Kiro,South Carolina, Tennessee, and th eVirgi nIslands.Th reedistri ctofficesare i nth eNorth eastRegion,locatedatBoston,New York City,andBuffalo.Th i saren i ncludes:Connecticut, Maine, Nf&ssach usettfl,

Now Hampsh i re. Rh ode Island, NewYork andVermont.Regionalh eadquartersarelo-

catedppartfromth edistri ctof-fi ceslistedabove.Th e South -westRegionalOfficewillbelo-catedi nth eImmigrationServ-i ceBuildi ngonTerminalIslandwith MerrillR.Toole,nowDep-utyDintri ctDi rector,tobecomeDenutvRegionalCommissi oner.Th e North westh eadquarterswillbe i nSt.Paul,Minn.,withOliverS.Remington i nch arge.Th eSouth westh eadquarter*willbelocatedi nRi ch mond,Va.with PublioA.EsperdyasDep-utyRegionalCommissi oner.Burlington.Vermont,willbeth eh eadquartersforth eNorth -eastRegion.Leland W.Wil-li ams,nowDeputyDirectoratSeattle,wi llbeth eDeputyRe-gionalCommissi oner.Numberdesignationsofth econtinui ngdistri ctswillnotbech angedatth i stimetoavoidadditi onalpaoerwork ,th eoffic-i als said. Th eregionalh ead-quarterswillsuperviseth edis-tri ctswith i nth ei rregionsi nalltech ni calactivi ti es. Th eywillalsoperform allh ousek eepi ngfunctions cin-h asaccounting,personnel,procurementandrec-ordsmanagement.Th ereorgan-i zati onisprimari lytobringth efunctionsunderoneroofi neachregion,th eoffici alsdeclared.

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"Rev.JitsuoMori k awa,pastorofth e Fi rstBaptistCh urch ofCh i cago,willbeguestspeak eratth e Jan.14JACLCh aptermeetingatth eWoodrow Wilson Room,2ndfloor, 116 S. Mich i gan Aye.,with ManSabusawa,associa-te.Bulletinedi torofAmericanLibraryAssociati on,i nch arge.Th emeeting i sJoh nY.Yosh -i nn'sfinalch apterresponsibi l-i tyasprogram vice-ch ai rman.Dr.Frank Sak amoto,newIstv.p.,willtak eover1955dutiesafterth i smeeting.MissSabu-sawa accepted th e meetingch ai rmansh i pas Yosh i nowillbe attendinga conference i nAtlanticCity.NateGross,columnistforth e

Ch i cagoAmerican,recentlyde-votedacolumntoMissSabu-sawa,wh oactedas i nterpretertotwoprettyJapanAirLi neh ostesses,during th e WorldTravelFestival.

Aboutpeople..."GeorgeYoneh i ro,5822N.Broadway,formerlyofLoomis,Calif.,andagentforSenoReal-ty,recentlypassedth eIllinoi sstatebarafterbeing gradua-tedfrom Joh nMarsh allLaw.Sch ool.Hei smarriedtoKok oKi doofLosAngeles,nowsec-retaryforL.TarrsonCo.Hi sparents are i n Denver; h i sbroth erHoraceisi nth epoul-try business at Petaluma,Calif., married to Belle AnnMatsuda,andh aveaboyLane,,5.Anoth erbroth er,Dr.EarlGrant, practicesmedici neatUniversityofMinnesotaHos-pital,i smarriedtoArnaSatan-.tonofBoston,and h avetwoch i ldren:Craig,4;andScott2.Hissi sterMac ismarriedtoFrank SagaraofSun Valley,Calif., and th ey'h ave th reei ch i ldren:Harvey,5;Harley,3;andCindy,1.'.Kok o'sparentsareth eKit-

"suzeKidwofLosAngeles.Sh ei sth esisterofMrs.Sh i zuye"(Tom) Yamayosh i ofCh i cago"andth eyh avealittlegirlPa-"trici a,2.Tom isabody&fen-'dermanatRoscoeAutoRe-Jbuilders.Herbroth erYosluto■'operatesKidoGaragei nL.A.v

"Add:JennieKnutson,San-dyOlrich andPatLydilmak esupth eTh reeTunesfromBlue■IslandHigh Sch ool,wh oper--formedrecentlyatth e10th an-tniversaryJACL dinner-dance.Th eywill j oi nJudy Meyers,JudyRogersandJoyceFeh -sertoformth e"JollySix"on'MorrisB.Sach 'sAmateurHourth i s Sunday,viaCh annel7,12:30-1:30p.m.We h opeCh i -cagoCLerswillvoteforth em.

"Mrs.HatsuKitawaselec-l«tedpresidentth eCosmoClub,!awarbridesgroup..Onth ecab-j metareMrs.Tosh i k oAndrow-!sk i ,v.p.;Mrs.Ch i yek pNi i ro,j Mrs. Nobuk o linuma, sees.;

'andMrs.Yuk i Mish i ma,treas.PARLIERLAUNCH '55MEMBERSHIPDRIVE!'Parlier,Reportonth erecently h eld:Central California Di stri ct!CouncilConferencewasgivenI'byRalph Kimotoatth efi rstgeneralmeetingunderth enewcabineth eadedbyRonaldOta.!.Plansforagigantic20th an-niversary.dinnerandth e h on-,oringofth enewlynaturalizedIssei ci ti zenswereformulatedforth elatterpartofJanuary.

'Co-ch ai rmenareHarryKuboandMrs.ItoOk amura.An extensive membersh i pdrivei sbeing h eldth i smonthwith KazKomoto i nch argeofsolici ti ngmore1000Clubmem-bers.Astripedbassfish i ngderby

was h eldDec.21 atFrank 'sTractwith Frank Maruyamaasch ai rman.Underth ech ai rmansh i pofMrs,ItoOk amura,aidi nth e'alienregistrationwillbeh eldonJan.3,atth eParlierBud--dh i atCh urch .Allaliensneedingaid i nfilli ngoutth ei rforms'areaak edtobe-present.i *Atoenefttmoviewillbe h eldonJan.16with BillTsuj i i nch argeofth »attsur. .--woooea's-awdliarywillh olda

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HiroMayeda,well-k nownDi-nubafarmer,waselectedch ai r-manofth eCentralCaliforniaJACLDistri ctCouncilatth eDec:5distri ctconferenceh ereatth eHaciendaMotel.Heand h i scabinetmemberswere i nstalledatth ebanquetwith ,oth erch apteroffici alsforth e1955term i nmassceremo-niesconductedbyGeorgeInag-ak i ,NationalJACLpresident.-Onth eCCDCcabinetare:GeorgeAbe(SeJma),Istv.c;TornIk edaHteedfey),2ndv.c;Tom Nag-,amatsu (DelKey),treas.;Toy Ho-sh i k o(Fresno),sec.;Th omasToyama(Fowler), pub.;Mrs. Tostai Koda(Fresno),h i st.Ch apter presidents j oi ntlysworni ntoofficewere:Tom Umade. Selma; Dr.JamesNagatani. Delano; Tom Kamlk awa.Fowler; Hugh Kazato.Fresno;RonaldOta, Partter; Joh nson Kebo, Sanger;James Matsumara (Dinuba),MayaKak u (Lindsay),Jack Sumida (Vi-

salta.).DougYamada(Orosli,TulareCounty.

Dr.GeorgeMiyak eofFowlerwelcomeddelegatesatth econ-ference. Tom Nak amura,re-tiri ngCCDC ch ai rman,i ntro-ducednationalofficers afterth e Si erraNisei VfW Post8499presentedcolors.andatogv'-i ngofth eNationalAnth em*.►PresentingreportswereMasSatow,NationalJACLDirec-tor;George Inagak i ,FrankCh umanandSaburoKido(Pa-cifi cCiti zen), wh oalso wask eynotespeak eratth ebanquet:Dr.Ki k uoTai rawasth eabletoastmfcsteratth e banquet.]Gary Kadani led with th ePledgeofAllegiance;Rev.Ho-genFuj i moto ofth eFresnoBuddh i stCh urch rendered th ei nvocation.Anoth er h i gh li gh t of th ebanquetwasth eawardingofCCDC bowling tournamentawardsto:FowlerJACL (Tom Muk ai , FrankMaUuuk a, George Matsubara.GeorgeToyama,Rich ard Doi),2981—team;HenryKebo,680—singles;Tom Kawa-gucli i —h i gh scratch ; K.Mort-B.Ak a.-h ori .1266—doubles;Rich ardDoi.1663—allevents;Cecili aTani h ara—women'sh i gh series;MyrtleLouie—h i gh game;MlyaSasak i —-si ngles';Sach i Yamamo-

to-JoWak asa and Tosh Koda-MyrtleLouie—ti eIn doubles.Oth erpartici pantswereMrs.HelenHara,Reedley,wh oren-dered several vocals; AliceAsami,Lilli an Asami,Kanj iAsami,Reedley, i nstrumental-i sts.Tom YegoofPenryn,IstNa-ti onalJACLvice-president,awarded i mmedi atepast-presi-dentpins.Hon.B.F.Sisk ,con-gressman-electofth e12th Di s-trict,madeafewremark s.Th edanceconcludedavery

successfulbanquet,conferenceandj oi nti nstallation.

Jim Higash i presidentoffEastLosAngelesCL

EastLosAngelesJimHigash i ,of547S.Grande

Vista,activeCLerwh oco-ch ai r-ed th e 1954Ch ri stmasCh eercampaign,waselectedpresidentofth eEastLosAngelesJACLfor1955.He i sbeingassistedby:Wilbur Sato (retiri ng pres.), Istv.p.;Tami Kurose.2ndv.p.;Marth aTsujl,3rdv.p.;JanetOk i moto,treas.;Sh tzuk o Kaminak a, rec.sec.;Masak oTazol, cor. sec.;Nancy Tak amatsu.aud.;MiyoFuj i ta.h i st.;RoyYama-dera,pub.Onth eboardofgovernorsare:Sam Furuta..Edison.Lino,■Joh nW«tanabe. Ak i ra Batecwas.,MarvelMiyata, Hemy Miyata, Fumi Ish i -h aj landBUITak e*.

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Wash i ngtonNewlyelectedcabinetoffi-cersofth eWash i ngton,D.C.,JACLCh apteroffici allyaccep-tedth ei rnewdutiesfor1955duringth eInstallationBanqueth eldlastweek atth eContinen-talHoteli nWash i ngton..Th enewofficersare:'Ruth Kuroish i .pres.;Eth elFuk uj y--ama,Istv.p.;Sh i nInouye,2ndv.p.;-RoseMatsuda.cor.sec.;Tsugi Sh trot-,sh i , rec. sec.; Irene Iwata, treas.;andKatsuyoTak esh lta.del. jTh eoath ofofficewasad-mi ni steredby IraSh i masak i ,JACLEasternDistri ctCouncilch ai rmanandaformerpresi-dentofth eWash i ngton,D.C.Ch apter. Retiri ng presidentJoh nKatsiLpresentedth epre-sidi nggaveltoMissKuroish i .Illustratingth e continui ng

needoflocalch apteractivi ti es'toprovidecommunityservices'forpersonsofJapaneseances-try,TadMasaok stofth eWash -i ngton JACLoffice discussedh owanumberofch aptersh aveprovMed local communiti es'.with -services th atwerenototh erwi seavailable.Hepointedoutth atpersonsofJapaneseancestryh avefoundth atspe-ci alrepresentationofth ei ri n-teresti snecessaryi nWash i ng-ton.Inasimi larcomparison,JACL ch apters can providespecialrepresentationi n localcommuniti esforth eprotectionofallpersonsofJapanesean-cestry,h esai d.Th e ch apterquartet,Yoh oSumida,CarolTsuda,EdMito-maandJoh nKatsu,sangth eJACL Hymn,completing-th ebanquetprogram.Co-ch ai rmenofsemi-formalbanquet-ball,were Myk e Kosobayash i andSabHasegawa.

GILROYJACLELECTSJOEOBATAPRESIDENT

GilroyJoeObatawaselectedpresi-dentofth eGi lroyXAX2*.afci ts.Dec..6meeting.Assisti ng,h i m.are:

Yosh i k aw..Ntv.p.;3txk Mai-k »no,:2ndv.p.;Joh i rRk nanoto.3rdv.p.:RobertKlsh lmunutreas.;Peeey."temp»*ntme.;,-IdaJWd;i cpr?.

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SanFranciscoJACL:Th efi -nal 1954 membersh i p countstoodat659,accordingtoHisa-sh i Tani,ch ai rman.Solici ta-tionk i tsforth e1955dri vearebeingprepared.Agoalof700members and 45 Th ousandClubberswasset....SonomaCountyJACL:JimOtani's 20%-lb.striped basswasth ewinni ngcatch atth erecentch apterfish i ngderbyatSuisun,declaredch ai rmanJamesMiyano.Oth erwinnerswere:RljAi oUyeda,IR\<:AHiert-ptamura.15;andEdKuwaok a.3ttlbs.Fresno.JACL:Th espaciousYosemiteRoomofth e,Hacien-daMotelh asbeenreservedforth eannualch apterNewYear'sMigh tdance,Jan.1,accordingto Seich i Mi k ami ,ch ai rman.Th esemi-formalaffairstartsat9p.m.with Jack Martin'sor-ch estra.Assisti ngare:Tom.Salts, Robert Vabunn. gen.arr.:Paulo Tak ah ash i .orcfa.:Ch i coTalra.Sumi Murash i ma.tick ets; Mi k eIwatsubo, entertainment; Nami Hi ra-bayash i ,pub.

SanFranciscoJACL:Twoeventswoundupth i syear'sac-tivi ti esforth eWomen'sAux-i li ary.ACh ri stmaspartywash eldDec.4at1830SutterSt.,with 75present.Sumi TJtsumiandSawaeFuk umori wereco-ch ai rmen,assisted"by".'AmeyAizawa, JoyceBnometo,Mar-

Die Sh i ßL'zumi, Marth a T.suk i yama.DaisyUyeda;Tnm Hosh i yama,Tak eoUtsumi and'FredOb*ya»h i*Th ree days later,electionswere h eldwith Sumi Utsomielected ch ai rman,succeedingoutgoing pro-tern ch ai rmanHaru Hedani.<sth erare:■■ J; &-Sawae Fuk umori, v.c.;Yo Hiron-ak a,rec. sec.;Miyuk l_ Aoyama.cor.sec.; Margie Sh i gezumt, treas.;VtNak ano, pub.;and-Amey Aizawa,serv.Mile-Hi JACL!Tosh i oAncTo,

"TJgetsu"benefitch ai rman,an-nouncedanetprofitof5100'wasrealized"fromtaesaleofsome200 ti ck ets.Promotingth ebenefitwere:Floyd Kosh i o, Ft.Litplph ;JamesKanemoto, LongmontrTak Teravak l.SanrMatsumoto andth ePacifi c Mer-cantile,Cq..Denver; K. Tak euch l.TDBh lk qRing.Tumi Yftje,yarr>'G.Matoba, HarrySak ata, DavidOmlya,Nonak aBarberandKojlma's.INewslettersReceived:Stock -ton,SanFrancisco,Cleveland,Ch i cago, JA Journal(TwinCi ti es).Omah aJACL:Frank Tamai,

ch apterpresident,announcedth eOmah aJACLersh avestart-edth ei r1955membersh i pdriveenth usi asti cally. Th ey i ntendtopassth ei r1954rollof97members.Itwasnotedth atth erearelessth an.90personsofJapaneseancestry i n th eOmah aarea,butth ech apterh asalwaysh adnearlyormoreth an100members-each year.Rich mond-ElCerrito■JACL:Th e1955membersbip.gdriwe,4sunderwaywith Tosh ,Nabetai nch argeofboosting.th epresent110.tataLtoabigh :offftQ,'JAai wrti ui i ler'ouractivi ti es,ourprimarygoalswinh eKfbyth eli i t.ftdm HWfiyaagl&,"de-i caredrch a»t«-president-Ji j n

Kimoto."Forth i s,we%feeWev+eryone's h elp.''Ch apterfee i *$3.50perperson,$6percouplfK(Ch apterfeesvarywith eactych apter.—Editor.)Onth emem|bersh i pcommitteeare: JEICerrito—Tosh andKimi Adach J.TedTanak a; Cutting—BuddyNak agawa.SumlSasak i , EddieHitomfMartinez—Hannah Yasudj.-_aMJ|Oh ye.Dr.Tbtpasa':Eaa»-««cUi»«fHts.—Sei Kami.Vi oletandJimK£moto; Rich mond Annex-MarvinUratsu.GraceHtfa.Bui Ak ag.Issei—Yuh ei Osh i ma, MaruoFuJUfSanPablo—GeorgeSugi h ara. ;|

Mile-Hi Dec.31dinner-danceatAlbanyHotelsel

Denver'Y.Terasak i ,formerpresidentofth elocalJACLch apterandnowth i rdNaf1Vice-President,wasnamedastoastmasterofth eannualMile-Hi JACL.Rec-ogniti ons Dinnertobe"'h ra(ldNewYear'sEve,D*c.31;atth eAlbanyHotel. W 7 -Joh nSak ayama,first;vice-presidentforprogram-,.wrtl"j>eth egeneralch ai rmanforUwdinner-dance,wh i ch j will.cgyi-menceat6:30pan.Dick Ya-nasewillh andletick ets,wh i chwillbefIUpercouplefor-th edi nneranddance,or's3.so'perplateforth edinner,and55ptercoupleforth eInauguralBalli nth eCattwdraMloon*-ofth eAlbanyHotel,from9:30p.m.,with MaxKatch em'aorch estra,afive-piecebandwith Marvineasth evocah st. fKfWttflTrueYasui wasnameddin-nerch ai rman,assistedh y: -MayKurok l, DorisM»Uutnoto.,Kat>v

Sak ayama.Fumttape,tlmmceUy-eda.,RoseFuJisaW. ;;1'-'"Ch ai rman Sak ayama''ait-nonneedth atth edi nned'"ptb-gramwillfeatureTom-Masa-mori asvocalist,i naugurationofth enew1965Mi le-Hi JACLofficers,andci tati onatoJAC?<-ersandNisei wh oh av per-formedoutstanding«ecvict>3,on\beh alfofth eJapaneseAnd-eancommunityi nth i sarea.-

InstallationofSaltLak eJACLandJr.JACLofficersbyMa-yorEarlJ.Glade(extremerigh t)h i gh li gh tedarecentdin-ner-danceatElGauch eInn.Inth eph otoare(lefttorigh t)Mrs.MaureaTerash i ma, h i st.;Mrs.RaeFuj i moto,treas.;

1!lrs.JeanKonish i ,rec.sec;HowellUJifusa,Istv.-oh mn.;RupertHach j ya,pres.lSh i *Kanegae,Jr.JACLpres.;IlatsumiMitsunaga,v.-ch mn.;TobySunata,rec.sec.;Yuri Sh i ba,pi i b,;MaryTak i taandFrank Uj i fusa,social.—Terash i maPh oto.

Berk eleyJACLelectsBenFuk utomepresidentTh eBerk eley,JAOU j tectl

BenFuk utbrneasprSifcrentforth ecomma:year.Assisti ngam:Tadash l Nak amur*. ».p.: Mtf*K>

Nak ai lma, trcas.;MissNobuUratsa.rec. sec.; Mrs.Kath leen .Date, cotj-sec."'*" 'M

Th eboardofgovernors$composederf: -i]Buddy Mamiya,'Paul>fYamamot*Rich ard Yamash i ro (newly elertottAlbert Kosak ura, Sh o Sa<o.Fi-an*Vamasak i , GeorgeYasuk <vW-4 j

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1 'PfA C?I3p.ilfC > CITIZEN4 December*W54,

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r; Seattlei j Inmyopini on,th emostbeautifulpartofth eUni tedStates4Bth ePacifi cNorth west,wh i ch Istillcallmyh ome.AcloseSecondmigh tbeth eSanFranciscobayarea.However,forgreennessandperpetualch angi ngbeauty,Ith i nk th ePuget:g6ufKi~areasurpassesanyplacei nwh i ch Ih aveli vedorvisi ted,spa*i ncludesLosAngeles,Ch i cagoandth eeastcoast.

rF-:Itwaswith greatpleasureth atIacceptedth eassignment"fe'yisi tth ePacifi cNorth westbyattendingth ePacifi cNorth -Slfest-JACL.Distri ctCouncilmeetingasaJACLstaffrepre-sentative.

Th eeveningbeforeth eDi stri ctCouncilmeetingonSatur-i tay,~Deci Hi Ih adth eprivi legeofattendingadinnerpartyat3JjeresidenceofConsulYosh i k awaofJapan,wh oarrivedre-scent-lyi nSeattle.ManySeattleNisei leaderswerealsoguestsWfth egraciousconsulandMrs.Yosh i k awa.

Sapph i repinstoth reePNWers>« *S~ Th e'PNWDCmeetingwash eldonSunday,Dec.12,i nFife,"jwftj ch i sfi vemilesnorth ofTacoma.Becauseofi nclementfeath eranddistance,onlyfourofth esevench apterswererep-bjfeSfcnled,meetingunderth ech ai rmansh i pofDr.MATTHEWSMASIIQKAofPortland,Ore.Presentwereth ePortland,Gresh -*£m-troufdale,-SeattleandPuyallupValleych apters.Oneofth e"h i gh li gh tsofth emeetingwasth eapprovalofth epresentation'of'th e"'JACLSapph i rePi ntoth reerecipi ents:GEORGEA'ZUMANOofPortland,HENRYKATOofGresh am-Troutdale,:and'fOJVtTAKEMURAofPuyallupValley.Allth reeh avelong"beej i pi llarsofth ei rch aptersandth eDi stri ctCouncil.

"Th e-Pacifi cNorth westDi stri ctCouncilconsistsofsevench apterssprawledoutoverah ugegeograph i calareacoveringOitconr/mdWash i ngton.Duringth ewintermonth s,travelingbjreai &ecomesquiteaproblem.Sinceth ePacifi cNorth west,alth ough oneofourlargestareas,h asneverh adastaffperson;i l&newaysi th astoeenneglecteddespitei tsh i gh potentialOfmenbersh i p. ?

Followingth eDi stri ctCouncilmeeting,asanoth erph ase,'6'fmyassignment,Ivisi tedth eColumbiaBasinandSpok aneCh apters i neasternWash i ngton.EDYAMAMOTOofth efor-merch apterandaJACIstalwartwasmyh osti nMosesLak e,..wh i neh erunsamotel.Imetwith membersofth eColumbia■JBawtnch apterandrepresentativesfromQuincy(40milesnorth -west)onTuesday,Dec.14.Th i sch apteri sth enewestgroupandlook sforwardtogreatergrowth i n1055.Ispenttwodays,"'Dec.-15-16,i nSpok ane,wh ere-th ech apteri ssupportedmostly■t>y"th 'eeffortsofanticleusofTh ousandClubmembersh eaded"'Ry'j j lAJlßYKADOYA,ch ai rman. " "

/,.'i'rF©Jtpwiag'&tHiHi ermeetingonWednesday,Dec.15,i nSpo*"jßafte,"weadjowrwtdtoth eh eaneofDr.MARKKONDOforanj j fi formaTnetfUng-OnTh ursday,Dec.IS,FRAKfcHISAYAMA,T»i 'oldfriendfrom Seattledays,i nth eearly30s,drovemearoundtomeetoth ercommunityleaders._ -w.<r'efc&?.'"■ '":

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:TfcePacifi cNorth westch aptersi ngeneralh avecertaindi ffi cultiesbecauseofdistance i nattendingdistri ctcouncilmeeting'sandbecauseofth elack ofacoordinati ngoffice;neverth eless,th i sareawasth ebirth placeofth eJACL,andth eloyaltyandfaith fulnessofJACLersh eresti llredeemourfaithlath ededicati onandi ndustryofourmembers.

Jj i i -Vf'ntatweek end(Dec.18-19)Ilook forwardtovisi ti ngth ePortland,Gresbam-TrputdaleandMid-Columbiach aptersi n■"GtiegDn i andstoppingi nYak i maCounty,Wash i ngton,wh i chh asth elargestpopulationofJapaneseAmericansi nth atareaBut'with outaJACLch apten'..Asia i n :..".■■ "■ ...- '.; .

Kanemi OnoelectedpresidentofSonomaCountyCLbyboardexecutives

SebastopolKanemi Ono,prominentor-ch ardi standath leteofGoldRidgeRoad,,waselectedtoth epresidencyofth eSonomaCoJACLforth e1955termbyth eexecutiveboard.Inordertoexpeditemattersth e officerswillbeassistedbyanexecutiveboard i n a constituti onalch angemadeatth ei rDecembermeeting.Assisti ngOnoforth ecomingyearwillbeth efollow-i ngofficers:Mlyo Masaok a, Istv.p.;Sam Mi-

yano. 2nd v.p.;Hirosh i Tanigui ch i ,"*ri! v.p.;HarrySuglyama.rec. sec"fum Muk ai da, cor.sec.;Mi k eYosh i -mura.tieas.; Tak Kamcok a. socialcnr.;TomSh i mazu.ath leti cmgr.;andFi ank Oda.off.del.Th efollowingmembersalsowereelectedtoth eexecutiveboard:RiyuoUyeda,JamesMiyano,FrankKobayai h l, Raymond Moi i ta.IwazoHamamoto.HenrySh i mi zu.Joh n Hi r-ook a,Roy Yamamoto, Joh Arish i ta,EdwinOh k i andEdKawaok a.Board membersHamamotoandYamamotoarenewlyna-turalizedIssei ci ti zenmembers.Atth erecentmeetingavery

compreh ensi vefinancialreportofNationalandDistri ctCoun-

cilJACLwasgivenbyoffici aldelegateFrank Oda.Th eSanFranciscoPlanforch apterquo-taswasth orough lydiscussed.Th e members unanimouslyvotedtosupportth i splan.Inanefforttomeetth elocalch apterquota th e membersvotedtoretainth e$.2member-sh i pfeewith th efinancialneedsofth elocalch aptertobemetfromoth ersources.Inordertoreach th egoalof170membersJACLmembersh i pwillbere-quiredonallfutureactivi ti essponsoredbyth egroup,i twasannouncedbyout-goingpresi-dentRiyuoUyeda.Forth epurposeofentrench -mentonexpenditures i twasvotedtocombine th ei nstalla-

tionofnewofficerswith th edi nnertoh onorallIssei grant-edciti zensh i ponJan.22atth eMemorialHallwith HenrySh i mi zu i nch argeofarrange-ments.Th edi nnerwillbeapotluck affair.

Speak stoOptimi stsSaltLak eCity

RobertMuk ai ,graduatestu-dentatth eUni v.ofUtah ,ad-dressedth elocalOptimi stsonth e"Impressionsofan'Amer-i canofJapaneseDescent:Dec.7,1941,untilDec.7,1945."

SAMKAIRE-ELECTEDNEWYORKPRESIDENT

NewYorkSamKai wasre-electedNewYork JACLch apterpresidentatth eannualDecembermeet-i ng.Installationceremoniesaresch eduledJan.7 atSuyeh i roRestaurant.Oth ercabinetof-fi cersare:Mi k eSuzuk i ,v.p.;TomieMorh lzuk i ,

sec.; Tomio Enoch ty, treas.;YumiSaito, pub.;Marie Kuri h ara, memb.ch mn.Th e ch apterby-laws alsowereamendedtoh oldelectionsInNovember,i nstallationi nDe-cember,with newofficersas-sumingth ei rdutiesi nJanuary.Th e$3dinnerwi llfeatureth etraditi onalJapaneseNewYearmenu.MissRi ck i Suzuk i ,MO.3-5799,i si nch argeofreserva-tions.

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ToyseKato,presidentofth eBen Lomond(Ogrden) JACLch apterandIDCbowling:tournamentch ai rman,awardsInter-mountainDi stri ctCouncilTravelingtroph ytoCh ok eMoritaofDawnNoodlewomen'steamfrom SaltLak eCity,womenteamevrntwinner.Th eSaltLak eJALC.h avi ngsponsoredth reewinni ngwomenteamsi nth epast,retiresth etroph y.

NCk eglersprepforJanuarymeet

SanFranciscoOfficersandresponsibi li ti esforth eannualNorth ernCali-forniaNi sei BowlingTourna-menttobeh eldatth eDown-townBowlonJan.15-16werenamedatarecentmeetingofth eS.F.Ni sei BowlingAssoci-ati onTournament,sponsors.Tournament Ch ai rman HiAk agi namedSmok yTodaassecretary-treasurer,i nch argeofentriesandsch edulingwillbeHiroFuj i motoandMitsMura-k ami ,andGusFuj i motoandGeorgeNaganumawilltak ecareofth escoretabulations.Sinceth eTournamentwillbeh eldunderth emoralsupportsanctions ofth c AmericanBowling Congress,JACLmembersh i pwillberequiredofallpartici pants.Th erewillalsobewomen'seventsunderth emoralsanctionofth eWomen'sIntel-nationalBowlingCongress.Deadlineforentrieswillbemidni gh t,Jan.5.Entryblank swillbesentout,butteamsandi ndi vi dualswish i ngtopartici -patemayrequestentryblank sfrom Ch ai rmanHi Ak agi ,c/oDowntown Bowl,Jones andEddyStreets,SanFrancisco.

Idah obowlerh ospi tali zedafterautoaccident

Fayette,Idah oHeizi Yasuda,amongth etoprdah oNi sei bowlers,wash ospi t-i li zedforseriouseye i nj uri esi fteran automobileaccidenth reeweek endsago.Hewas?nroutetoPortlandtopartici -pate,i nth eOregonNisei tour-namentwh enth eaccidentoc-curred.Reportsi ndi catedoctorsaretryingtosaveoneeyeseriouslydamaged i nth ewreck .

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sponsorsofth eSak uras,enter-ed i n th e SanFrancisco BayAreabask etballleague.Insur-ancecoveringth eyoungplay-ers i sbeingpaidbyth ech ap-ter,i twasannouncedbyRiyuoUyeda,president.

Clevelandferngolfers~ ClevelandJaneHabarah eadsth eFem-wayGolfClub h erefor1955.Fi fteenwomengolfersformth eorganizati on.Oth erofficersare:Ki i ch Nak ash top,sec:KavOh mura,treat,i Fumi Sh i ma, SetsNak ash i ge,Tosh ) Kadowak i , tournarm'nt:Doro-th yKawasak i , socialeh mn.,and h i st.

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Leadersh i pdevelopmenth aslongbeen anunrecognizedforteofth eJACL.Th esimpleprocessofaJACLerservingatermofofficewith ach apter,especiallyasapresident,nearlyalwaysdevelopsth oseundiscoveredattributeswh i ch mak eforleadersh i p.Poise,courtesy,self-confidence,goodjudgmenton

decisi ons,organizati onalplanning,abili tytowork wi th oth ersandto h aveoth ersworkwi th h i m aresomeofth equaliti esth atSeesh arpenedi nth i svolunteerexperienceofself.i mprovement.

Wh i le serving-th ecommunity th rough !JACLh egainsth erespectofh i sfellowmen*Ofcourse,th i sgoesforth edi staffride,too.We'regladtoseeth esystem work i ngout

th i swaybecauseth erei snoth i ngelsei nth awayofcompensationorreward forth ereft?ponsiblech apterofficer.Atlsasth ecomMoutofi tabetterman,andth ecommunity■benefited.

To h elpbuildleadersh i pandprovideorganizati onalItnow-

"i nth eframework ofJACL'spublicserviceph i losoph y,th ePacifi cSouth westDistri ctCouncilconductedaCh apttrClini cearlierth i syeari nSantaMonica'sCh aseHotel,h ostedbyth eWestL.A.andVenice-Culverch apters,with JDTLA'sprexyDAVEYOKOZEKIascoordinator-moderator-ch ai rman.

Sosuccessfulandenth usi asti callyreceivedwasth i sclini cth ati twasvotedtobeanannualPSWDCevent.

Th e secondannualPSWDC Ch apterClini c, th uswillbeh eldonSunday,Feb.13,and h ostedbyth eEastL.A.ch apteratth eInternationalInstitutei nBoyleHeigh ts.WILBURSATO,1954ELApresident,willbe th e "c-m-c"th i stimewi th h i sch apterleadersprovidi ng committeepersonnel.

Aswasth ecaseforCCNo.1,th emorningsessionofth eall-dayclini cwi llcoverJACLback ground,h i story,admini stra-tionandoth erorganizati ondetailsnormallynottoowellk nownamongrecentJACLerswh i ch mak eupalargepartofnewch apterofficers.Th eafternoonsessionwillemph asi zech apter-levelproblemssuch asprogramming,membersh i p,financing,publicrelations,meetingtech ni quesandth eli k e.

Weenjoyedsi tti ngi nwi th th eELAofficersatth eh omeofprexySatolastweek tomapoutaprogram-agendaforth eforth comi ngclini c.Wilbur,h i swifeROSSandh ersister,BETIYOSHIDAplayed h oststopresident-electJIMHIGASHI.queenJANETOKIMOTO.TAMIKUROSE, NANCYTAKAMATSU,FRED TAKATA,MARGE MOTOWAKI. GEORGE WATA-NABE,MIOFUJITA,SAM FURUTA,LINDAITO,ROYYA-MADERA.Much groundwascoveredand th erefresh mentsweregood,too.

PCHolidayIssuevolunteersJACL'slimi tedstaffandbudgetrequiresi ttorelyh eavi ly

onvolunteerstocarryalargeloadofth emanpoweri tsprojectscallsfor.Andth esamegoesforth ePC.Th eneatlyrolledcopyofth ePCHolidayIssuewh i ch youprobablyreceivedwith th eDeCj 10i ssuewaswrappedbyoneofth eJACLvolsand h ereth eyare:JIMHIGASHI,LINDAITO,MASKAKIBA.JOHNandGEORGEWATANABE,NANCYTAKAMATSU, MIO FU-JITA,AIKO WAKAMIYA,BEBE HORIUCHI, LOIS OHXO,JANETOKIMOTO,GRACE ANDO,KIMITASHIMA, I.INDAITO,SHIZKAMINAKA,BETIYOSHIDA, TOMIUYKTAKE,MASAKO TAZOI,RUBYKOYAMA, JOEKOMURO andROYYAMADERA,allofEastL.A.JACL; MARYFUKUSHIMA,TOSH AKASAKI, JUNE WAKASA, NANCY SHIMOOKA,SADIEMORE,AMYTANAKAandBARBARAAKIYAMAofth eSh arvelles;RUBYKOYAMA, TAEMURAKAMI.JANETKUBO,FUJIKO IKEDAandJUNEIWASAKIofth eVandas;andoth erSh i k yomembersFLO WADA(Pasadena)andTUTYATA(SWLA).Helping editorHondawith proof-reading werePETER

TAKEUCHI,BROTHERTHEOPHANEWALSH,HAJINOUYE,FUMISHIMADA, RUBYOKUBO,JOEKIMandRUTH YAM-AZAKI.

" " "Ch ri stmasCh eerresponse h eartyAnoth erterrifi cvolunteerprojecti sth eClubServiceBureau

sponsoredbyth eJACLcoordinati ngcouncilandth eregionaloffice.VIRGINIAKAWASAKIandJIM HIGASHIareco<ch ai rman.Iti sanactivi tydesignedtoserveth emoreth an200,nisei andsansei clubsandorganizati onsth rough coordinati on,i nformation, counselling,projectreferrals, programming,andsuch oth erservicesaspossible.,Th e JACL-CSB'sbiggesteventi s th eannualCh ri stmasCh eerprogramtoaidth eh undredsofi ndi gentJapanesefamili es.i nLosAngelesCounty,mostofth em onreliefwith th eL.A.BureauofPublicAssistance.Th i syear'sresponse h assetanewrecordwith nearly.

$2,500 received i nvoluntarycontributi onsandth ousandsorcannedgoods,toysandcloth i ngwh i ch werepack agedandde-;li vered,again,byCSBvolunteercrews.Duringth epastfiveyearsofourEllaydomici le,we'veseen

such volunteersbecomestaunch JACLersandwelook forwardtoagrowingactivemembersh i pbuiltonth esefutureleaders.\

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LOS ANGELES NEWSLETTER

4 RevMaeno,16,sonofMr.andMrs.Joh nMaeno,h asprovedth atyoudon'th avetoh avealotofNisei supportersi nsch ooltogainastudentbodyoffice.Ifyouh avequalityandarepopu-laramongyourclassmates,you.goti tmade.Th e HermosaBeach -bornyouth ,and alone Japanese

AmericanatEagleRock High Sch ool,wasch osenpresidentofth eAssociatedCtudentBodyaftergaini ngamajori tyoverh i stwoopponents.Hewoni nth eprimari es i nanelectionwh i ch waseventabbedasacloser

Intak i ngoffice,Reyalsobecameth efirstNisei to h eadth estudentbody.Heplanstoenrollateith erPomonaorOcci-dentalupongraduationnextsummerandfol-lowin h i sfath er'sfootstepsasabarrister.

"Th espiri tofCh ri stmaswasabundantlysh aredi n h omesoflessfortunateJapanese

Americansth i sweek asth eseventh annualCh ri stmasCh eerprojectunderth esponsorsh i pofClubServiceBureaucametoasuccessfulconclusion..Twodayspriortodistri buti onofmonetarygifts,staples,cannedfoodsandtoys,th ecash raisedwas$2,419.22—anall-timeh i gh forcontributi ons.Everybitofth edonationwastoh avebeenpassedoutto

th erecipi entsbyWednesdaynigh t,accordingtoJim Higash iandVirgi ni aKawasak i ,co-ch ai rmenforth e1954program.Arecord-break i ng$194.81wasraisedatth efourth an-

nualbenefitboxlunch socialh eldbymembersofth eSouth westLosAngelesJACLonDec.11.Th emoney,turnedovertoCh ri stmasCh eer—plusoth er

after-deadlinedonations—h elpedtosurpassth e$2,000goalbyalmost$500.

We h aveacertainamountofpersonalattach menttoth eprojectfori twasi n1948th atSamIsh i k awa,th enSo.Calif.JACL.regionaldirector,andMrs.MaryIsh i k awaTak euch i ofMiyak oHotel,wh ereCh eerh eadquartersi slocated,andYoursTrulygaveah elpi ngh and i nanefforttobringsomecomforttoth oselessblessedatth attime.Wecollected$434.40,somefoodbask ets,andalotoftoys.Insubsequentyears,with TatsKush i daasgeneralch ai r-

manandMrs.SueTak i motoJoeascommitteech ai rman,th eannualcampaigngrew i ntremendousstrides:$730 i n1949;$1573.48i n1950;$1445.58i n1951;$943.92i n1952(nosetcom-mitteework edth atyear);and$1903.73i n1953.

i tTh eWoodworth Land,Inc.,ownersofL.i'lTok i o'smostmodem medicalcenter,"celebrated"i tsfirstyeari nbusi nesswith adeclareddivi dendofth reepercentto i tsstock h olders.TaulWatanabe,generalmanagerwh owaspromotedas

ch ai rmanofth eboardofdirectorsfor1955,saidth ata35percenti ncrease i nassetswasalsorealized.Meantime,th eelected'55officersareDr.FredFuj i k awa,

pres.;Dr.GeorgeAbe,sec;andJoseph LoPresti,treas.Onth eboardofdirectorsareDr.GeorgeKambara.Dr.GeorgeBaba,Dr.Tadash i Fuj i moto;andAttorneyKenj i Ito,wh owasre-tainedlegaladviserforanoth eryear.Th ememberspurch asedasupergasstationi nSouth Gate

duringth eyearasanoth eri nvestmentventure.Along-rangedfinancingprogramh asalsobeenarrangedwith th eSumitomoBank h ere,Watanabedeclared.

SCHOOLTEACHERLENDSJAPANESEDOLLSTOSHOW

SaltLak eCityDan Valentine,dailycol-umnistof"Noth i ngSerious"i nth eSaltLak eTribune,re-cently h andeda "valentine"toMrs.JeanetteMisak a,RosePark Sch oolteach er,wh oownsavaluablecollectionofnativeJapanesedolls.Regarded as one ofth efi nesti nth ewest,sh egraci-ously offeredtosh are h ervaluablecollectionofdollswith oth erSaltLak ers,wh i chwereondisplayatth epubliclibraryh ere.

BoygolfersorganizeCleveland

Atameetingofth eFairwayGolfClub,th efollowingcabi-netofth eClevelandBoys'GolfClubwaselected:Jiro Habara, pres.;Mas Kimura,sec;Bob Nak agawa,treas.;Joh nSh i ma, Sh i g Sak ai , George Uch i -miya,JoeyKumagai,Hi Ori k uch i ,and Tom Yok oyama,tournamentcommittee; Mm Iwasak i , soci al; andHarryKak u,h i stori an;JoeKado-wak i ,adv.

VITALSTATISTICS

Birth sONTARIO,ORE.

KAWAKAMI-Nov.26;aboytoth eIsao Kawak ami s, Weiser.MURATA—Nov.20,a girltoth eTom Muratas, Fruitland.TAKAMI—Nov.23,a boy to th eHarryTak ami s.

RICHMONDNABETA—Nov.24,a boyto th eTosh i roNabetas.

EngagementsITO-HIURA — Tak ak otoUoyd,both ofWatsonville, Nov.26.

WeddingsOKIMOTO-NAKASHIMA— Nov.13,Roy,Walled Lak e, Mi ch ., andMi k i , Toronto, Canada.HATASAKA-MATSUSHITA— Nov.27,Dr.Harry,Brigh ton,Colo.,andSadak o, Kansas City.KITABAYASHI-ANDO — Sam S.,SanJose,andRuri, Martinez.YANO-INOUYE — Nov.14.Sh i ro.Weiser, Idah o, andMiyak o,On-tario, Ore.KONISHI-URIU — Nov.20.Ich i ro,Mosswood, andJean,Ontario.Ore.MURATA-HASABE— Nov.23,Joh nandYuri k o, both ofOntario.Ore.

h owever,th atduringth ewaryearsmanyCh i -neseAmericanactorsdeclinedtoplayanti-Nisei roles,th ough oth ers,li k eSenYungandRich ardLoo,portrayedth eNi sei subversivescreatedbyth efi cti onwritersofHollywoodLoo,h owever,laterportrayedTanak a.th e442nd CombatTeam veteran,i nTh e SteelHelmetand h e gaveth epartofth i sNiseih eroaconvinci ngreading.SteelHelmetalsoi ssh owi ngth esedaysontelevisi on.Pi cturesli k eSamurai andLet'sGetTough ,

anoth erfi lmaboutth eBlack DragonSocietywith aNewYork back ground,arei ncludedi npack agedealrentalstoTVstations.Th esta-tionsusuallydonotscreenth esepicturesbe-foreth eyaresh owntoth eh omeaudienco.

ui i uuoni navetneninenorth epersonneltodoth atk i ndofaj ob.Ifth eJACL i stoplayany k i nd ofa

watch dogroleoveroldfilmsreleasedtoTV,wh ere th esalesto televisi onareconsum-mated.Onceth efilms,li k eSamurai andLet'sth e j obmustbeconcentratedi nHollywoodGetTough ,gooutto i ndi vi dualstatior.s,i t'stoolatetocallth emback .Di scretionalsomustbeexercisedi nth at

th ewatch dogrolebeleash edtoth eextentth ati tdoesnotviolateth atfinelinebetweenth eprotectionofaminori ty'sligh tsandgoodnameandoutrigh tcensorsh i p.It'stoobadth atTVstationswh i ch play

ah orrorli k eSamurai can'tbeask edtograntequaltimetoapictureli k eGoforBrok e!Th esagaofth e 442nd CombatTeam wasproducedbyMGM and issti llowner!byth estudio.Th ere'slittlech anceth ati teverwillbosoldtoTV.

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EDITORIALS

Russia-Japan

Russiandouble-talk undi dth eproposalsofth eSovietforeign mini sterth e pastweek afterth enewgovern-mentofPremierIch i roHa-toyama wasestablish ed i nJapan.,Moscow di dn'tlose any-timetosuggesttoJapanth atpeacefulco-existence,suchasbeingmaintai nedbetweenth eSovietsandth eCh i nesewith i tsdifferentsocialsys-tems,couldpromoteabusi-nessrelationsh i pandatth esametimepermit-Japantok eep i tstieswith th eWes-ternnations.Radio Moscow also told

th eJapaneseofaprospectofnegotiati ngaformalpeacetreatyalongwith afascinat-i ngexplanationth atth ere-centRedCh i na-SovietRussiaalliancewasagainstaggres-sion.Th i sapproach h asmuch

meaning.BecauseofRedCh i na'streatmentover13Americanprisoners,th eRus-siansfearfurth ertigh teni ngoftraderestricti onsagainstRedCh i na.Andi fJapancanbelured i ntobecomingatradingnationwith RedCh i -na,i tmeetswi th th ei rdesiretogetawiderfieldoftradewith non-Communistna-tions.Experts h avepointedoutth eacuteneedofcon-sumergoodsbyth eRus-si ans.IfJapandoestrade,i tmaypush JapanclosertoRussiaandawayfrom th eUni tedStates.TradewithRedCh i nawouldalsobepro-fitable.Onth eoth erh and,th e

samedayth esameforeignmini ster warned Franceagainstratifyi ngth etreatyenablingWestGermanytoestablish an armedforce.Th eRedswanttodenyth emth erigh tofself-defense.Th eRedli neh andedth e

JapanesemayaffectpersonsofJapaneseancestryi nth eUnitedStates.Wh enJapanfough tCzaristRussiafiftyyears ago,popularsenti-ments-werewith th eunder-dpg Japanese.Since th attime,i tdeterioratedonlytoberebornth rough th esacri-fi ceofNisei lives i nWorldWar11.Wemaybewrongtoh oldth i sopini on,butoneneverpredictsth eeffectsofmass h ysteria i tJapansh ouldbew.eanedawayfromth ewesternorbitoTnations.AndJapan'wouldbenaivetath i nk peacefulcoexistencewith ,th eRed orbitwould'meanmutualbenefits.Yet,look i ngatJapantodayeco-nomically,we can under;:standth ei rpligh t.Butun-lessth enewgovernmenti sfi rm i ni tsprinci pleofstick ;i ngwith th eWestern na-.tions,th esincerityofwork -,i ngoutth ei rproblemswouldbelack i ng.

AngelsofMercy

By BillHosok awa

Denver

Formostofus,th emellownessandgoodch eerth atweassociatewith Ch ri stmascomesonlyonceayear.Someth i ngaboutth eseasonarousesadormantspiri tofpeaceonearth ,goodwilltomen,andsowesmileandwaxgenerousandacth umanforawh i le. Andth enwegorigh tback toscowlingandsnap-ping andcuttingcompetiti veth roatsuntilanoth erCh ri stmasseasonrollsaround.

Gottoth i nk i ngaboutth esenastyoldh abi tsth eoth erdaywh enImetagroupofladiestowh omeverydayi sCh ri stmas.Th erei snoparticularseasonofbeinggoodforth em,because th ei rentire*li vesarededicatedtoselflessserviceforoth ers.Th esewomenareth enunsofth eDomini -

canSistersofth eSick Poor.Th erearesevenofth esenunsi nDenver.Fourareregisterednursesand th eoth ersarepracticalnurses.Everymorningth eystartoutonth ei rroundswith foodandmedici netocallonth esi ck andpoor,tobringcomfortandprofessionalnurs-i ngcaretoth osewh ocannotatfordtopayfori t. Alldaylongth eywork i nth emi dstofpain,misery,squalorand tragedy.Some-wh ereth eygainth espiri tualstrength tobech eerful,tobe k i ndandsmili ngeventh oughth ei rh eartsmaybebreak i ngandth ei rbodiesrebellingfromweariness.Th eyare,i ndeed,angelsofmercy.

Th ere'snoparticularNisei angletoth eseparagraph soth erth anth atsomewh ere,some-ti me,Nisei andIssei patientsmusth avebeenh elpedandgivencomfortbyth enunsofth i sorder.Atth i sti meofyearwh enth ereissomuch stressplacedonmateriali sm,i ti sre-fresh i ngandi nspi ri ngtomeetsuch dedicatedpersons,womenwh orarelyth i nk ofth em-selvesi nth ei rdevotiontoth ewelfareofoth -ers.

"Been reading abouth ow uranium i saringi ng rich estoth edeserttribesofth eAmericanSouth west.Someofth etribes,li k e

FROM THEFRYING PAN

th eNavajos,arecollectingh andsomeroyaltiesfororebeingminedonreservationland.Oth -ers,li k eth eAcomasandZunis,h avebeenpaidtensofth ousandsofdollarsj ustforpermitti ngexplorationcompaniestoprospectontriballands.Ifuraniumsh ouldbefound,th ey'llsh arei nth at,too.Th ereseemstobeastrongmeasureof

poetic j usti cei nwealth beingdiscoveredonth edesertreservations.Ifyou'veevertraveledth rough NewMexicoandArizona,youk nowh owparch edanddesolateth ecountryi s.Li ve-stock j ustaboutwearth emselvesouttryingtofindenough forage.Agriculture i si mpos-siblewith outcostlyi rri gati onprojects.Th i swastelandwassetasideforth eIndians—nodoubtbecausenooneelsewantedi t—wh eni tcametimetoconfineth eRedmantoreserva-tions.

Th esamek i ndof"generosity"took placei nmanyofth eoth erwesternstateswh erereservationsweresetup.Buti nOk lah oma,th elandcontainedoil.Certaintribeswh i chwerebanish edtoth eseoi l-ri ch areas—longbefore anyone k new th erewasoil—waxedwealth y.Toasmallerextentth i swastrueinWyoming.Andnow i nth eSouth westanele-mentfarmorevaluableth anoili sbeingdis-coveredi nth edesertwh i ch wasgiventoth eIndiansbecause i twasn'tgoodforanyth i ngelse.

"Strictlyun-Ch ri stmasyisth i sreportonth elatestexperienceofCarlIwasak i ,Lifemagazine'sadventurousboyph otograph er.Hej ustgotback fromtak i ngpicturesofafor-biddenIndianpeyoteceremonyonth eNavajoreservation i nArizona.Peyote i sasligh tlynarcoticproductofatypeofcactus,allegedlygivesth eusergloriousvisi ons,andwh i leout-lawed,i susedi nreligi ousrituals.Carlh adtogoth rough th eentireceremony,consumepeyotetogeth erwith th edevout."Worstex-perienceI'veeverh ad,"h esays.It'squiteun-li k elyth atIwasak i willbecomeapeynotead-dict.

Anti-Ni sei Movies

By Larry Taj i riVAGARIES

Denverv-.Televisi on,i ni tadesperatesearch fOrpro-

grammaterial,h asreopenedaPandora'sboxofanti-Japaneseandanti-Ni sei -propaganda.-Th ereferencei stoHollywoodmotionpicturesmadei nth ePearlHarborperiodj anddesignedto i nci tepopularfeelingagainstpersonsofJapaneseancestry,i ncludingth oseresidenti n-th eseUnitedStates.Severaloldfilms,madeadecadeandmore

ago,h avebeenresurrectedfrom th emovievaultsandarecurrentlyplayingth eTVcir-cuit,attaini ngafarwideraudienceth anwasattractedorigi nallyto th esepictures.Th emajorstudios,ofcourse,h avenotreleasedth ei rpicturestoTVtoanyextent,,'so.rtiafcyoth erfilmsofth e1941-44periodwh i ch pre-sentedadistortedviewofth eJapaneseAmer-i canpopulationremaintobesoldtoTV.Sincei tnowappearsi nevi tableth atmost

ofth esefi lmswillappearonTV,i twouldbepertinentth atsomeactionbetak ensoth atth eseci nematicexamplesofsinceremisgui d-ance,aswellascallousdeceit,arenot"per-mittedtoperpetrateth ei rfraudonth evastTVaudience.Asofnow,i tappearsth atth eJACL i sth eonlyagencycapableofperform-i ngth i sfunction!Oneofth elatestfilmstobereleasedto

TVwh i ch libelsth eloyaltyofJapaneseAmer-i cans i sash oddypseudo-documentarytitledSamurai.Th i sh atefi lmwasscreenedonDen-ver'sKOA-TV's AcademyTh eateron th enigh tofDec.11,andh asbeensh ownbymoreth anascoreofTVstationsi noth erpartsofth ecountry.ProducedbyBen MindenberganddirectedbyRaymondCannon,Samuraideli neatesapreposterousstorywh i ch h asnoparalleli nreallife.IttellsaboutKenich i ,ayoungboywh oi srescuedfromth edebrisofTok yoandadoptedbyanAmericanmissi on-arycoupleafterth egreatearth quak eof1923.InSamurai,th eAmericanfqsterparents

bringth eyoungJapaneseboytoSanFran-ci sco«wh ereh ecomesunderth ei nfluenceofaSh i ntopriestwh oi mbuesh i mwi th th ewar--riorspiri tofBush i do.OutwardlyposingasanAmericani zed i ndi vi dual,th eyoungJapa-nesedevelopsi ntoarabidNipponesenation-ali stwh oplotstodestroyth everyArn*riefca.nationwh i ebh asgiven h i m succor.Keiri efafcbecomesamodern artist,wh oseabstract

"painti ngsareactuallymapsofth eCaliforniacoastline.Mask i ngh i ssubversivetendenciesunder h i sartisti c disgui se,h evi si tsJapanwh ere h econferswith leaders,accordingtoth efilm,ofth eBlack DragonSociety.Th eBlack Dragons.appointh i m.''governorofCali-fornia"andh ereturnstoh i sadoptedlandtocarryouth i smi ssi onoftreason.Th eh atefilm,Samurai,continuesbyde-

taili ngth eplansofKenich i andth eSh i ntopriesttoraiseanarmyofTraitors i nCali-.forniawh owillrisetodestroycommunica-tions,roadsandbridgesonth edayth ewarstarts.Th esewould-befffth columnistsarearmed,accordingtoth epicture,byexplosivesbrough ti nbyJapanesefish i ngboatsoperat-i ngoutofCaliforniah arbors.Th earmsare■th encach edonJapanese-operatedtruck farmsi nth estate,wh ereth eyareh i ddeni ncratesofvegetables,and i nth efalsebottomsofboxesoffish .

Inh i streasonouszeal,Kenech i i ssh ownk i lli ng th e k i ndlymissi onary couple wh orai sed h i m wh enth eylearnofh i splot(anearlierscenesh ows h i m murderingawh i tegirlwh oresistsh i sadvances).Hei si nformedofth ei mpendingattack onPearlHarbor,buti sappreh endedandfinallysh ottodeath be-foreh ecangeth i sploti ntomotion.Th erei s,ofcourse,nosinglegrainoftruthi nth etaleof"treach erydetailedi nSamurai.

Filmed i nHollywoodi n1943,andreleased i n1944,th epicturewasmadeatatimewh enth etruth alreadywask nown,andallofth euglyrumorsaboutallegedJapaneseAmericandisloyaltywereprovedfalse.Th ereleaseofth efi lmcoinci dedwith th elastdesperateat-temptofrace-baitersi nCaliforniatofore-stallth ereturnofJapaneseAmericanevac-ueestoth ecoastalzone.Samurai wasproducedbyCavalcadePro-

ductions,ach eapi ndependentcompany,wh i chwasunabletofindanaudience,andtwth ea-terstoplayth epicturei n1944.Th efi lmfea-turesmostlyunk nownplayers, i ncli ßUngasizablecastofCh i neseAmericans*h dap-parentlyconsentedtoappeari nttfeBeliefi twouldbeapatrioti cact.Th efeaturedplayersarePaulFungandLuk eCh ai CafcJCqnj i lStan*th esubversivepriest.Itnh wi tfcJfirt'l'MHIi f*

MINORITY

N«w-XorWEigh typercentofc»n«rtpresidentsandstudentsopposedi scri mi nati onwh i ch barsstu-dents from membersh i p i nsch oolfraterniti esorsororiti esbecauseofraceorreligi on,asurveyof125leadingcolleges"anduniversiti esrecently'reivealed.Th eelimi nati onofth i aph ase ofdiscri mi nati on h agbeengrowing-gteadilysinceth eendofWorldWar11.Amh enstwasth eleaderi n1946.

" " »"!U t<■"_-Tv ■« Seattle.

Joh nE.Prim i sbelievedtobeth efi rstNegro j udge'toub«appointedtoth eKingCountymunici pal bench . Born!andraisedi nSeattle,h eWasgradu-atedfrom th eUniv.ofWash -i ngtonLawSch ooli n1927,aftdwasdeputyprosecutingattor-neyofKing Countybetween1943-1951. \. . .

GrandRapid*,Mich ,jSegregation ofNegro'an<|wh i tetenantsi nlow-renth ous-i ngprojectswasadmitted-.by*th eBenton HarborHousingCommissi oni nreplytoapui ifiledbyth eNAACPLegal:Deifense and Educational.Fund,Inc.,ofOct.18.

DECADEAGO

Dec.23,194* :"*■'.<;;.-..;■

Armyrevok esWestCoastex-clusionorder;proclamationrej istoresri gh tofevacuee'rtore-turntoh omesafterJan.2.

** * *JACL president(Sabi i 'rlKido) declares Nisei loyaltyvindi catedas exclusionorderlifted;willopenofficesi nSai jFrancisco.*""'-■I

SupremeCourtrules i nMil*suyeEndocaseloyal■citi zencannotbedetained;validi tyc'farmyevacuationorderuph eldbytribunali nKorematsuCaskdecisi on.

* " "Gov.Warrenurgesciti zens!complywith decisi on,supportsrigh tsofJapaneseAmericans.

* " "HoodRiverLegionPostmzfreplacesomeNisei names;over-look i ngnameofNisei i nerasing16oth ers.WRA assistantdi-rector(Cozzens)ch argesHoodRi verpostbetrayedLegionanddesecratedgraveofUnk nownSoldiers.

* " *GardenaVFWpostrefusestdli stnameofdeadNisei h ero(Pfc.Kiyosh i Muranaga).

« " "ExpandedrelocationeffortbyWRAi nEastseenbyIck es.

* * "EdSullivan, N.Y.columnist,censuresHoodRivedAmericanLegion. . , .Willi am Fuk uda family;(fath erof"Janet,JACLqueen),firstevacueestoreturnto!OrangeCounty.

FresnoCountyandMontereyCattlemen's Associati ons dermandpermanentexclusiongtJapaneseAmericansfromWesCoast.

CALENDAR

Dec. 24 (Friday)Downtown L..A.—Ch ri stmas partyformembersh i p,Mi yak o Confer*enceRoom.3-6:30 p.m. ." ■

Dec.31(Friday)"SanMateo—NewYear'sEvedance,Sacramento—NewYear'sEvedance,MasonicTemple.San Francisco—New Year's Ev«dance, PalaceHotel."Denver—NewYear'sEvedance,.Al-bany Hotel.Albuquerque—lnstallationparty.

Jan.1(Saturday)Fresno—New Year'sdance, Yose-mi teRoom, HaciendaMotelv",■<,■Parlier—Form Filli ngService, Pat*lierBuddh i stCh urch , 7:30p.m. _

Jan.7 (Friday);.:'f.New York — InstaUation Bw>qu«;Sueh i ros Restaurant.'

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