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REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Mr. James Sugioka reported that the resolutions
were not yet completed. Dr. T. T. Yatabe, Chairman of the
Resolutions Committee, according to Mr. Sugioka, has promised to have them prepared before the departure of the
delegates to their respective chapters.
APPRECIATION
At this time, a standing vote of appreciation was
given to the San Francisco chapter and to Mr. Henry Tani
who have made wonderful arrangements for this emergency
meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A motion x*as made by Mr. Henry Fukuhara of the Bay
District that x*e retain the present National Officers:
Namely, President Saburo Kido; Vice-President, Ken Matsumoto;
Executive Secretary, James Sugioka: and Treasurer, Hito
Okada. This was seconded by Mr. Joe Masaoka of West Los
Angeles and passes unanimously. At this time, Mr. James
Sakamoto added that the National Council should instruct
the National Board to retain >fr. ?Tike Masaoka as National
Secretary and Field Executive.
In token of appreciation of their splendid leadership, Mr. Saburo Kido and Mr. Mike Masaoka x?ere each presented with a tx*enty-five dollar U.S. Defense Bond by Mr.
Tad Hirota on behalf of the Oakland Chapter. Thereupon
these two leaders X7ere accorded a standing vote of appreciation by the Assembly.
Mr. Yasuo Abiko of the Nichibei was warmly congratulated for his excellent publicity which made possible
much of the success of this Emergency National Council
Meeting.
THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CREED
■■"■ ' ■ ■■■ mm i- ■--■ ■ ■■ ■« . ■—■■—■■■ .. —■ - ■■!■■■■ ...
A motion was made by Mr. James Yoshinobu of Gardena
that the National Headquarters distribute the Japanese
American Creed x^ritten by Mr. Mike Masaoka to the respective
chapters to be distributed among their Caucasian friends.
It was seconded and carried by a majority.
FURTHER REPORT ON SPECIAL SESSION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Mr. Saburo Kido, in reporting on the conference with
the Alien Coordinator, Mr. Thomas C. Clark, said that the
Government x*ould like to see the welfare of the Japanese
people protected.
APPRECIATION
i1
A standing vote of appreciation was accorded to end
acknox*ledged by Mr. Ken Matsumoto and Mr. Hito Okada.
Mr. George Inagaki of Venice suggested that as a token
of appreciation to the secretarial staff a voluntary contribution be made. This collection amounted to $37.37.
WORDS OF FAREWELL
At this time, the Chair gave the past leaders an opportunity to say a few x?ords of farex»7ell.
"No matter what kind of persecution we will have to go
through, the American Flag x*ill alx7ays be our symbol to carry
on and we know that when this thing is over, x*e will be mighty and proud that we are American citizens of Japanese ancestry," said Mr. Susumu Togasaki.
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Object Description
| Title | National JACL Emergency Meeting |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1942-03-08 |
| Description | The JACL conducts an emergency meeting and records precise notes. |
| Subjects | World War II -- Japanese American Citizen League activities |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Notes |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 105 items |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Project Name | California State University Japanese American Digitization Project |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
Description
| Local ID | csufr_hfp_00054 |
| Project ID | csufr_hfp_0054 |
| Title | Sixth Session Page 5 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date Created | 1942-03-08 |
| Subjects | World War II -- Japanese American Citizen League activities |
| Type | image |
| Genre | Notes |
| Language | eng |
| Source Description | 8.50 x 13.92 in |
| Collection | Hirasuna Family Papers |
| Rights | Rights not yet transferred |
| Transcript | REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE Mr. James Sugioka reported that the resolutions were not yet completed. Dr. T. T. Yatabe, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee, according to Mr. Sugioka, has promised to have them prepared before the departure of the delegates to their respective chapters. APPRECIATION At this time, a standing vote of appreciation was given to the San Francisco chapter and to Mr. Henry Tani who have made wonderful arrangements for this emergency meeting. ELECTION OF OFFICERS A motion x*as made by Mr. Henry Fukuhara of the Bay District that x*e retain the present National Officers: Namely, President Saburo Kido; Vice-President, Ken Matsumoto; Executive Secretary, James Sugioka: and Treasurer, Hito Okada. This was seconded by Mr. Joe Masaoka of West Los Angeles and passes unanimously. At this time, Mr. James Sakamoto added that the National Council should instruct the National Board to retain >fr. ?Tike Masaoka as National Secretary and Field Executive. In token of appreciation of their splendid leadership, Mr. Saburo Kido and Mr. Mike Masaoka x?ere each presented with a tx*enty-five dollar U.S. Defense Bond by Mr. Tad Hirota on behalf of the Oakland Chapter. Thereupon these two leaders X7ere accorded a standing vote of appreciation by the Assembly. Mr. Yasuo Abiko of the Nichibei was warmly congratulated for his excellent publicity which made possible much of the success of this Emergency National Council Meeting. THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CREED ■■"■ ' ■ ■■■ mm i- ■--■ ■ ■■ ■« . ■—■■—■■■ .. —■ - ■■!■■■■ ... A motion was made by Mr. James Yoshinobu of Gardena that the National Headquarters distribute the Japanese American Creed x^ritten by Mr. Mike Masaoka to the respective chapters to be distributed among their Caucasian friends. It was seconded and carried by a majority. FURTHER REPORT ON SPECIAL SESSION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Mr. Saburo Kido, in reporting on the conference with the Alien Coordinator, Mr. Thomas C. Clark, said that the Government x*ould like to see the welfare of the Japanese people protected. APPRECIATION i1 A standing vote of appreciation was accorded to end acknox*ledged by Mr. Ken Matsumoto and Mr. Hito Okada. Mr. George Inagaki of Venice suggested that as a token of appreciation to the secretarial staff a voluntary contribution be made. This collection amounted to $37.37. WORDS OF FAREWELL At this time, the Chair gave the past leaders an opportunity to say a few x?ords of farex»7ell. "No matter what kind of persecution we will have to go through, the American Flag x*ill alx7ays be our symbol to carry on and we know that when this thing is over, x*e will be mighty and proud that we are American citizens of Japanese ancestry," said Mr. Susumu Togasaki. - Sixth Session "Pave 5 - |
