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Annual Giving donor honor Pacific Citizen roll-page 6 National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Established 1929 ($1 .50 Postpaid U.S.) Newsstand: 25¢ #2812/VoI123, No. 10 ISSN: 0030-8579 7 Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 Nov. 15-0ec. 19, 1996 National day of remembrance Study: Most Asians Americans in Bay Area voted for Clinton, against Proposition 209 planned in D.C. Asian Americans united in their oppo sition against Proposition 209 and voted Feb.19,1997 heavily Democratic and overwhelmingly for President Clinton, according to a Plans are being developed for a National recent study. Day ofRemembrance ceremony to be held Preliminary results of the exit poll in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Feb. 19, study of more than 500 Asian Ameri 1997. "It will be the 55th anniversary of cans were released Nov. 7 by the Asian President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's sign Law Cau- ing of Executive Order 9066", said Susan cus and Hayase, vice chair of the Civil Liberties MORE REACTION TO the Na PROP 209-JACL, Califor Public Education Fund and chair of the tional National DOR Project. "It is appropriate nia Social Woprkers con Asian Pa demn passage-page4. that the Civil Liberties Public Education c i f i c Fund reflect on this day in the nation's American Capital." Legal Consortium. The poll focused on "We want everyone to know that the Civil the growing Asian immigrant communi ~ < Liberties Fund Board has made this activ Asian~ ., ties in San Francisco and Oakland. Con ... ... ity one of its major educational priorities. ducting the study were Prof. Larry . ~$p~~~Jlt . • . ., We would hope that a national ceremony Hajime Shinagawa, chair of American for Dol~ l1er{;ent declined to .$tate or voteCf .(or will educate the public about the lessons Multi-cultural Studies at Sonoma State $omeOne elsj;:l. 0', .• learned from the incarceration ofJapanese University, assisted by Prof. Timothy • tn-.$anf!ranoi$¢O, 76 ~ e P4rce-ntVote(Ho('.qlint~n " 1$'.4 ¢fqeiltvofe'9 for Dole.. Americans during World War II," added Fong of Holy Names College. an'd 9.8 percent declined ~o state or voled tor another candidate; Oakland: W,as Dale Minami, board chair. According to Angeleo Ancheta, execu hlgherin its support for Clinton. 84,5 percent vpted for Clinton, 1.2 pSf<lenl vQtedfor "People need to be reminded that the tive director of the Asian Law Caucus, Oole, al'1d'S.2 pereent ~Uned to slate orvOfetif:Of'anOther candidate. ;!> incarceration was not an act of military "The new statistics are veryteUing about , .. necessity, but was a result of racial preju See STUDY/page 12 dice, war hysteria and a failure of political leadership," noted Dale Shimasaki, execu tive director of the fund. The federal gov ernment, through the Commission on War JACL National Board meeting, Nov. 8-11, 1996 time Relocation and Internment of Civil ians, had made this finding in 1982. Con gress then adopted legislation apologizing to those who were incarcerated during World War II. This legislation was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan." New board stead-es exe Such an event would also help to publi cize and to promote local DOR events throughout the country. Currently, many Japanese American communities sponsor on JACI! s fiscal integrity local Day of Remembrance events. Some cities have used themes to focus their commemorative events such as remem By HARRY K. HONDA forward and JACL can go forward. I hear bering the role of the Nisei Veterans. Interim editor that from the younger members. I see their Other communities have used the events enthusiasm for JACL. Let's make JACL so to draw on parallels to contemporary events SAN FRANCISCO-Every major point that the young people want to take over. such as the recent mistreatment of Arab from Administration to Youth Council in They have the energy to drive to carry on ... Americans. Past keynote speakers have the JACL framework was covered at the "We (members and officers) can volun included Congressmen Robert Matsui, Jesse National JACL Board and Staff meeting teer our hand at the regional offices. We've Jackson, and Norman Mineta. chaired by National President Helen got to have the will in JACL so we can have Candle-lighting ceremonies and the Kawagoe at National Headquarters over the PC every week again . JACL can offer screening of documentaries such as the Nov. 8-10 weekend. our services. "From Hawaii to the Holocaust, A Shared Before the eight-page agenda was "Let's update JACL this biennium by Moment in History" have also been spon adopted, Kawagoe stood up and unbut pushing for coalitions. We must start plan sored by communities. Communities which toned her jacket to show the bullet-proof ning for the 1998 convention (in Philadel have sponsored local Day of Remembrance vest she was wearing-part ofthe "uniform" phia) now. activities include New York, Philadelphia, for the city officials in Carson on the move. "And we must encourage young people Seabrook, Denver, Chicago, Washington, As city clerk she was re-elected for the to run for public office as well as urge their D.C., Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Fran fourth time, her term ending in 1999. Not appointments to government offices. As for cisco, San Jose, Seattle, Portland, and only that, she smilingly wielded an over the monument in Washington, D.C. de th~ GilroylMonterey/SalinaslSan Benito/ size gavel to call the meeting to order Sat voted to the patriotism of Japanese Ameri Wa~onville area. The first Day of Remem~ urday morning. cans in World War II, we will never get brance event was sponsored by commu Prominent HELEN KAWAGOE Wlother chance. I feel good on this ... nity leaders in the Seattle area on Nov. 25, throughqut the dis A three-ring "And you can always write to me." 1978, during Thanksgiving weekend. It cussions "the bot binder with 2.5-inch was originally conceived as an event to tom line," inciden rings to hold at least help publicize the redress campaign. It tally the title to 500 sheets (a ream) JACL agenda: A to Z included a car caravan lead by National Helen Kawagoe's of paper, presented Guard buses to the Puyallup, Wash., Fair column hereafter in to each national While this rundown of Kawagoe's first grounds, the former Assembly Center the Pacific Citizen, board member and quarterly board meeting inA to Z fashion is during World War II. Participants wore was fiscal integrity: district governor a PC's quick reference tool, a full reading is replicas of the family name tags which Is it budgeted? Do during the Friday available from the National Board Mem were issued to those who were incarcer we have the money? afternoon orienta bers Handbook. In every case, the full title of ated. Activities included speakers Mako, Does it jeopardize tion, includes the the paper is included. Proceedings will be Pat Morita and elected officials, a camp art JACL's nonprofit Articles of Incorpo contained in the MiTwtes at Headquarters. exhibit, a potluck, and flag-raising cer tax-exempt ration (1937 as Prioritizing the 37 fields, as designated emony. 501(c)(3) status, amended), the let below by Herb Yamcmishi, in terms of bud Recently, the Civil Liberties Public Edu since the IRS's ter from the Inter get and funds is also contemplated. cation Fund held a meeting to seek input foray to insure that nal Revenue Service from acrossBection of Japanese American non profits are in according JACL's (1) Administration communities throughout the country deed non profits and 50 1(c)(3) status, the • On Sunday afternoon (No . 10) after which sponsor local DOR activities. Indi not otherwise? current JACL Con th Board meting had adjourned, viduals who attended the meeting in Questions of this stitution and th Yamanishi presided at a staff meeting to cluded Yuri Kochiyama of New York, sort were freely HERBERT YAMANISHI directory of officers discuss personnel policies, strat gy. v ork Frank Abe of Seattle, Marlene Tonai of raised, often before and st.aff matters plans and procedures to implement the Oakland, Sox Kitashima of San Francisco, recognition from the chair. that can be shared with chapters. Titl d CUlT nt JACL program for action. Bob Sakaniwll, JACL Washington, D.C., On that score, National Director Herb the "National JACL Board Handbook," the • P rsonnel Polici s, as l' vis d, was representative, Richard Katsuda of Los Yamanishi reminded that JACL is not a event.ual heft may soon require more than adopt.ed. Matter of leav $, major nd minor Angeles, Burt Takeuchi of San Jose, Cyn civil rights organization as advertised now a single hand t.o manipulate. violations. taffretreat., and 1 quest...,,1 on thia Sakoda Acott of Chicago, Gary Jio of on JACL's web page on Internet In the vivacious knockout styl that. was v rsations betwe n board member, and San Jose, Julie Hatta of San Francisco, (www.jacl.org) but is chartered as an edu Helen Kawago 's at the convention, h staffwer clarifi d. Matterofasalaryrange and Herb Yamanishi of San Francisco. cational organization as noted in ,JACL's cont.inued to beam in h r opening r marks fot' th P ditol'/g II "al managel' v tl. Articles of Incorporation in the Staic of to the board: l'ais d for onsid mtion. The problems of See DAY/page 12 California. "W can't liv in th past. Let's mov See AGENDA/page 5 2-Pacific Citizen, Nov. lS-Dec.19, 1996 Non-member Readers JACL calendar Get all the news and features from across the country ATTENTION: All calendar items-JACL and WISCONSIN RENO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PACIFIC CITIZEN Community- will be contained on this one page FrI.-Sun.