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Us-Japan Remains a Cornerstone Alliance C OM ED IA N RA ND AL L PA RK P AG E 9 HEART MOUNTAIN IN PHOTOS APAs becoming citizens. PAGE 4 # 3177 VOL. 153, NO. 8 ISSN: 0030-8579 WWW.PACIFICCITIZEN.ORG OCT. 21-NOV. 3, 2011 2 Oct. 21-NOV. 3, 2011 COMMENTARY/COMMUNITY PACIFIC CITIZEN PACIFIC CITIZEN JACL Holds Successful 2011 National Gala HOW TO REACH US first person of color Groups that purchased tables or made E-mail: [email protected] Online: www.pacificcitizen.org to play in the NBA; significant donations were: the University of Tel: (213) 620-1767 Don Wakamatsu, the Maryland Asian American Studies Program, Fax: (213) 620-1768 first Asian Pacific JACL Eastern District Council, Washington, Mail: 250 E. First Street, Suite 301 Los Angeles, CA 90012 American to become D.C. JACL, Japanese American Veterans Staff a major league Association, Caesar’s Entertainment, Dr. Craig Executive Editor baseball manager, Uchida, John Tagami and Roberto Llames, Caroline Y. Aoyagi-Stom Cappy Harada UNITEHERE, Red Cross, Paramount, CBS, Assistant Editor (posthumously), who Larry and Anne Oda and Donna Cole. Lynda Lin contributed to diversity JACL national board members in attendance Reporter in the MLB; the Hon. included David Kawamoto, national president; Nalea J. Ko Eni Faleomavaega, Gail Sueki, vice president for general operations; a strong supporter of David Lin, vice president for membership and Business Manager (L-r) David Kawamoto, JACL national president, honoree Wat Misaka and Staci Hisayasu Floyd Mori, JACL national director. diversity; and Comcast/ services; Larry Oda, secretary treasurer; Toshi NBC, a corporate Abe, EDC district governor; Chip Larouche, Circulation Eva Lau-Ting The JACL held its fifth annual gala event partner committed to PNW district governor; and Stephanie Nitahara, Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C. diversity and support of organizations such as MDC district governor. The Pacific Citizen newspaper Norman Y. Mineta, former U.S. secretary of the JACL. Past JACL national presidents who attended (ISSN: 0030-8579) is published semi-monthly (except once in De- transportation, served as honorary chairman of AT&T and Eli Lilly were diamond-level the gala were: Oda, Lillian Kimura, and Floyd cember and January) by the Japa- the event. sponsors of the gala. Other sponsors included: Mori. nese American Citizens League, The gala, themed a “Salute to Champions,” Comcast, Southwest Airlines, AARP, Aratani “The gala has given the JACL the opportunity Pacific Citizen, 250 E. 1st Street, Suite 301, Los honors outstanding individuals who have Foundation, UPS, Norman and Deni Mineta, to honor some outstanding individuals, Angeles, CA 90012 contributed to JACL’s mission. This year, the National Education Association, U.S. Navy, members of Congress, and corporations who Periodical postage paid at L.A., CA honorees were individuals who broke barriers OHA/Office of Hawaiian Affairs, David and have contributed to diversity and have made it POSTMASTER: send address changes to National JACL, 1765 in athletics. Carol Kawamoto, Annie E. Casey Foundation, a better world for all of us and our posterity,” Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94115 Awards were presented to: Wat Misaka, the George and Nobuko Azumano and GEICO. said Mori. n JACL President: David Kawamoto National Director: Floyd Mori COMMENTARY P.C. editorial BOARD Judith Aono, chairperson; Paul Niwa, EDC; Kevin Miyazaki, MDC; JACL National Board Seeks Director Applicants Bobbi Hanada, CCDC; vacant, NC- By Gail Sueki determining the selection committee and process; WNPDC; Hugh Burleson, PNWDC; Jeff Itami, IDC; Cindi Harbottle, and JACL NAt’L DIRECTOR PSWDC; Sonya Kuki, Youth With Floyd Mori 3. Getting the word out. JOB DESCRIPTION SuBSCRIBE stepping down as The national board has the final decision in hiring Get a one-year subscription of the JACL national director the national director. Pacific Citizen newspaper at: DUTIES: www.pacificcitizen.org or call at the end of this year, The first step in this process of identifying key The national director shall (800) 966-6157 the JACL wishes Floyd skills and characteristics for the next national administer the affairs of the ADvertise well on his future director is largely complete. The factors, listed organization and shall implement To advertise in the Pacific Citizen, endeavors as we assess above, along with additional criteria from the call (800) 966-6157 or e-mail: the policies of the national council [email protected] changes that will bring personnel committee and the national board will as directed by the national board LEGAL challenges but will also form the basis of our selection focus. and shall be directly accountable No part of this publication may be bring opportunities for The second step involves the personnel committee to the national board through the reproduced without the express per- improvement. who is tasked to review candidates to make a president. mission of the Pacific Citizen. The national director shall Editorials, news and the opinions ex- To determine the key qualities needed for our recommendation to the national board. pressed by columnists other than the future national director, the national board was The personnel committee is composed of supervise the national national JACL president or national di- asked to rank certain qualities from the vice president for general headquarters and all staff rector do not necessarily reflect JACL members, with the exception of policy. Events and products advertised highest to lowest. That list was operations - chair, Pacific Citizen the editor/general manager of the in the Pacific Citizen do not carry the ‘The best implicit endorsement of the JACL or compiled and the top results were editor (Caroline Aoyagi-Stom), Pacific Citizen and Pacific Citizen the following: program planning and candidates will governor’s caucus chair (Chip this publication. We reserve the right to staff. edit articles. © 2011 management; knowledge of JACL; likely learn about LaRouche - PNW), national corporate fundraising; organizational director (Floyd Mori), staff Periodicals paid at Los Angeles, the position LOCATION: Calif and mailing office. management; personnel management; representative (Bill Yoshino - MDC and financial management including through word of regional director), three delegates- The JACL national headquarters is located in San Francisco. The budgeting and projections at-large (Judith Aono, Betsy Sato mouth, so while position may be based out of a JACL MEMBERS The priorities outlined by the the board has and Milo Yoshino), president - ex- currently existing regional office in Change of national board show a high desire officio (David Kawamoto) and been recruiting, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Address for improvement in the basic legal counsel - ex-officio (Floyd Washington, D.C. or Los Angeles. tenets of running a highly effective we are also Shimomura). If you’ve moved, organization. Towards that end, I am relying on the Finally, the last key step is COMPENSATION: please send new heading up two major components to getting the word out. Please think information to: Commensurate with qualifications membership to National JACL fulfill the road to better organizational about potential candidates who and experience. spread the word.’ 1765 Sutter St. management. may be interested in being our San Francisco, CA The first major element is future national director. The best APPLICATION PROCESS: overseeing the process of hiring our candidates will likely learn about 94115 Allow 6 weeks for next national director. The second of these areas the position through word of mouth, so while the Please send a Cv/résumé, cover letter and application to the address changes. is implementing the process of reviewing our board has been recruiting, we are also relying on the vice presiden for operations at operations via the completion of yearly reviews of membership to spread the word. [email protected]. To avoid interrup- our national director, Pacific Citizen editor and our We appreciate the support and efforts of tions in delivery, staff. I’ll write more on reviews in a future column. our members and friends. We are proud of our The application can be found on please notify your The process of hiring a national director involves accomplishments and look forward to bigger and the JACL website at www.jacl.org. postmaster to three key steps: better things in the future. n The application filing deadline is include periodicals 1. Identifying key skills and characteristics for the Nov. 14, 2011, 5 p.m. PST. in your change of next national director; Gail Sueki is the national JACL vice president for address (uSPS The JACL is an EOE. Form 3575) 2. Organizing the personnel committee and general operations. PACIFIC CITIZEN IN-DEPTH OCT. 21-NOV. 3, 2011 3 Hirahara Collection of Heart Mountain Photos Worth a Thousand Words Patti Hirahara donated what is exhibit, which will run through 2013. said to be the largest collection of “My great grandparents and my Heart Mountain photographs. grandparents are buried in Yakima,” Patti Hirahara said. “I think for them they’re happy because their possessions are brought By Nalea J. Ko back to them.” Reporter The Hirahara family took root in Yakima in 1909 when Motokichi Hirahara, Frank’s From his home in Anaheim, Calif. Tom grandfather, relocated there from Japan. Hide, 84, recalls images of everyday life George Hirahara was four years old when at Heart Mountain during World War II. his family settled in the United States. He His memories are still crisp in his mind owned and operated the Pacific Hotel, which of the time when his family — including is still standing, until the outbreak of WWII. his brother, two sisters and parents — left In Heart Mountain George Hirahara was their home in Yakima Valley, Wash. for the a member of the camp’s camera club and internment camp in Wyoming. worked as a “refrigeration man” for the The Japanese American remembers his complex. boyish joy of not having to do chores at Under the family’s barrack, George camp, playing softball games with Block Hirahara built a dark room.
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