San Francisco Coordinating Council

AN FRANCISCO COORDINATING COUNCIL

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"EMENT Pl ug This Council is to embody all groups ine |.

terested. in neconra tikes and coordinatine the activities of the Ae

Japanes(R) community in San Pramcisco. It is tc act as a clearing ~

house; a group in which the needs of the community are eondidered `i

and recommendations as to the actions to be taken will be made 4

to each member organization. However, these recommendations are

not mandatory to the inember organizations. -

VOTING: Voting whl be dependent upon the interest of those in

attendance as representatives of an orgaiized group, therefore

each member present wili be allowed one vote. The Chair is em-

powered to restrict the number of votes to be given any organiza- |

Wiorgit such representation is disproportionate to the er ae

CHAIRMEN: Permanent Chairmen - Fred Hoshiyama and Dr, Joe Goodman

There is to be rotating chairmanship within _

`aa vommdttee. itaall. Members are: Sarl Yusa, Isamu Noguchi, A

Ernie Iiyama, Rev. Kumata, Koji Murata, George "higezumi, and Mev, |

Tsukamoto. * ;

3s OF | WESS 3 Business wiil be handled by

eoumkt tees which in turn Vw report to the main group before

action is taken. However, if action must be taken immediately,

such action may be taken by the Steering Committee without re-

- the group as a whole.

EXPENSES: Incidental expenses will be left up to individual con~

tributions by means of a box to be left at the meetings.

SUCGEST

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ONS: Copy of minutes will be sent to Barrows, N

Clark to get them information on the `dase that are coming up

among the Nisei.

Any considera shion or information which this group

obtains will be sent to _ JACL for dissemination as it is better

able to. get it over to .a larger public.

# To histen action--evaluabe problems and expressians from the grerp

So that the most efficient meetings can be carried out (most ac-

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AGENDA

HRM

Constitution

`Resource Material

Expressions of other problems, additions from the rest of the

EPOUp. and

Presentation of addresses of officials to be contacted.

Neoguchi'ts Plan

Writing leetter to these Gov. groups to let them "now that

were in existence.

Relief: Existing chamels thru which relief can be obtaineds

International Institute

Fed. Sec. Sec. Agency

585 Bush Street - one |

Mothers Club of YMCA - a. S$ homes- own treasury

Catholic Group under Rev. Stock |

Emergency Relief Comn. of Tap. Assoc. is trying to

release its money *"o be ed for relief; money going

to Community Chest fund oer separate account.

2 members of Bd. Gov. of I.I. signs check for issuing

funds to the needy families. Members of the committee

that may be contacted: Rev. Goto, Henry Tani, Rev. |

Kumata, Rev. Tsukamoto, Mr. ae Lincoln Kanai,

Kimi Mukaye, Yukio Hashiguchi, Dr. Fisk, Miss Watson, -

Miss Wandling of the Community Chest. .

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SAN FRANCISCO COORDINATING COUNCIL

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This Council is to embody all groups

interested in cooperating mad coordinating the activities of the

Japanese community in San Francisco. It is to act as a clear-

ing house. On one hand, it will discuss suggestions and pro-

posals for presentation to the properly authorized body. On

the other hand, it will be the channel for dissemination of

information and recommendations for action from the properly

authorized body to each member organization. However, these

recommendations are not mandatory to the member organizations, (c)

unless hey be direet rulings from the Federal authorities.

VOTING: Bach organization will have two official delegates

and will be entitled to one vote per delegate present (i.e.

two votes per organization if both delegates are present).

OFFICERS: Officers of the Council will consist ef two chair-

men, 2 secretaries, and 4 Steering Committee of eight members

(the chairman plus seven others). Txexiskzxerxiixtaxsanvens

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LG UE HANDLING BUSINESS: Business will be handled by

committees which in turn will report to the main group before

action is taken. However, if action must be taken immediately,

such action may be taken by the Steering Committee without

ypeporting to the group as 4 whole.

RPENSES: Tncidental expenses will be left up to individual

contriputions by means of a box to be left at the meetings.

1. Need for a Coordinating Council: The right information should

be in the hands of the right officials.

Need the help of the American

groups to speak for us, therefore need our Caucasian contacts,

as an integral part of this group.

May have ideas and suggestions

but these must be acted upon --to be expressive about the ideas

held.

Follow up on any action taken

by any of the other groups to make it more forceful.

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