,. NAT'L JACL SCHOLARSHIPS .. CHAPTERS FACE APRIL 1S DEADLINE o•• ..•• TO SELECT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ..•• SAN FRANCISCO - Se\'en- dent during the 1036-38 bl• teen awards amounting to 55.- enniwn. fD 400 for 1973 h.igh scbool grad- 8 years-Or. Taka.hi Tor. 1ft uates continuing on to college mj 'Memorial. two at $250 are to be presented through each, from Mrs. Hisako Tera- By HENRY T. TANAKA the National JACL scholar- mi of Sacramento In memory National JACL P re ident sh.ip prOgl·am. of her late husband who was VOL. 76 NO. 9 FRIDAY, III ARCH 9, 1973 aubaertpUon l\..Ite Per Year 12 CENTS the t u.s. sa. B'orelen 58.50 A year ago. I met Tom Local area chapters are to D tUUrsc BIsseki tlo earn a Ph"t' nominate their most qualified . a er e e~' an d taug Hibino, a native Connecti- candidate April 15. National mathematics at SI. Thomas cut Sansei and recent Headquarters will acknow- ~l~le::din ~~ ':"'1~~~ ~1c~~ graduate of Oberlin Col- ledge by submitting a form- bI lege, who presently is co· al application to the candi- ~~r byC h ~I:';,o:ed O~;t~,~~, ~~d ordinator of the newlv es· date. who must meet an April wife ilfari onetime J\IDC gov- MATSUNAGA BILL T · D· · M · d tablished Asian American 30 deadline. The candidate emor • should remit with transcript 7 years _ Gongoro Naka. FOR PEACE DEPT. rl- Istrlct eetlng raws Program at Oberlin Col· of grades .and letters of rec- mura Memorial, one at S400, lege. 1 also met a group of ommendation. from a trust establl.hed by Oberlin students who or· The announcement of IIfrs. Hisaye Nakamura of Los awards will be made in 1\lay. Angeles, in memory or her Nominations are open to pioneer Issei leader husband. R ~I~,~~~~~,( ; ~D Ober lin College those of Japauese ancestry 6 year u.mitomo Bank of and family members JA- CallJ. cholarshlps. two at 160 JACLers to Fresno ot CLers. The scholarsh.ips are $500 each, with preference to Senat e; C ha nce for ganized lhe college Asian not open to candidates who students in business, finance, American Alliance. Some reeei\"e 0 t b e r scholarships economics trade or account• Passage Favora ble By DARRY K. HONDA housing. That JACL stays youth to consider other mean. the hospital •. open-minded on these i!!SUes 01 llveUhood now by study• of the students are active w h i c h stipulate deductions ing. FRESNO, Calif. - Tbe ftrst Panel 3: Membership JACLers. from such awards of amounts 5 years-Kcl1jl Kasni ~le ~ WASHINGTON - Legisla• is a vigorous sign for the 01'- ing the trades and protesslon. received from other scholar- morial. one at 500. from a Tri-Dlstrict Meeting involving ganizalion, Kubota sald. Harry lida of Salinas and Dr. J ames Nagatani 01 Del• I wa impressed by the Uon to establish a cabinet• the 60 chapters In Californla sh.ips. trust account [rom the es• level U.S. Department 01 Unofficial support was also Robert Takahashi of San Luis ano JACL moderated the next thoughtful planning thal tate of the late Kenji Kasai here this past weekend at the panel on JACL membersblp Procedure Peace W 3!' re-introduced Feb. Townehouse distinguished it• observed lor a JACL legis- Obispo, both non-I'!""ers, as preceded the establish· of San Francisco. lalive advocate in Sacramen- pane~sts, stated thell' concern activities, alded by Tom SbI• 27 b)' Rep. Spark Matsunaga self on many counts. gekuni 01 Gardena Valley, ment of the Program, and Candidates are not to be 3 rea outh Park Japa- (D-Ha wali), who said that the to, but from a practical as C1t1z.ens ~d observers ot named for a particular schol• Dse Community of "'ea ttle Over 160 delegates regis• standpoint, it may be the the farming Sltuatlon in their SeUcbl Otow of Placer Coun• asked Tom to send me a end ot the war in Vietnam tered including 50 from Sou• ty and Tom Sblmasakl ot Tul• arship with.in the 17, the Scholarship, one a t 500. from may have a favorable impact o'nd:":~'ied report which I could s hare chapters were reminded. a trust account to J ACL. thern CalifOrnia, 40 !rom Nor• JAll will be Im- The Asian American Pro- reach an agreement as. two Francisco. na). political scene and legislation tive !Ieed to include ~ ~=~~ inw~~~: ~u:-~ gram at Oberlin was designed members of the Comnuttee to open the Tri-Districl Meet- Amencans at all declslon- to the general concept and there-• to give the entire College the flew to Sacramento !-" early trip set Mar. 31 making levels if Career Edu- fore that the onlv way to pre ... opportunity to leam about February to meet mth staff inkuroto"i touched upon the cat;ion is to. be responsive to ~ityan~~~ti~ ~W;l:';n~ g Asian. in America, to meet members of .the Dept. of Parks bills dealing with federal ser• Asian Amencan concerns. and implementation of ~ the needs of Asian American and Recreation. A tentatlvely• Progressive Westside JACL board vice credit for time in evacu• LOS ANGELES - Deadline Ross Harano delivered a . ... some A.sIaD AmerIcan eIh- stUdents from different back- agreed upon text was evolved. ation camps in Sen. Inouye's is March 26 tor those who position paper on the final de-- nJce communities were not rep. wounds. and to. per hap s . The Manzanar Committee S 121 and Rep. Gubser's HR \\;sb to join the annual Pio• r~~th!t :¥aep::~ere.n~ ~ neer Project-sponsored "Ba• liberations of the Japanese e,-entualIy become a midwest also credited the involvement action viewed as mass resignation 3424. and Social Security cre• American caucus. He spoke of caucus believes that an minority center for Asian American of the Asian American com• dit for those working in the nami" (flower viewing) ex• tbe invidious consequences of communJtiS share certaiD basic Studies. munity during this critical camps in Gubser's HR 3429. cursion to take place Satur• the. mel~g .P:Ot theory for ~:Je~ efu.~tt~n~ ~t tt When left to self-selection. juncture in tuming the tide LOS ANGELES - The Pro- when ,ts mcmbersh.ip counts Iwama UI·ged JACL to ex• day, March 31. raClal mmonties who can addition. each of the individual the Asian American student to Iavor preserving the body gresslve Westside JACL board are nil and the name of the press views in the state leg• rssei [rom Los Angeles and never become part of an minority communities also. have popUlation, even more so than of the original text as pro- issued a so-caJled "statement chapter is later omitted islature while Tanaka, [rom Orange counties are invited t.Q American mainstream based problems which are of particu.l.a.r the rest of the student body, posed by the Manzanar Com- 01 dissolution" of its chapter Progressive Westside was the floor, said political educa• take part in this year's trip upon assimilation. concern to them; tends to reinforce the "suc- nuttee. Feb. 20 on grounds that the founded in 1948 as the South• Uon must also be stressed. wh.ich will stop at Fort Te• The tinal day was devoted Continued on Nc:rl Page ce .... m)·th. Reeognizing the The response dW'ing the views of the board and those west LA JACL and the ftrst Through this, a commitment jon for luncb and then go on < need to break down this stere- past two months in the form of National are in complete in the PSWDC to enroil over can be galned to betler push to Antelope Valley, wbere otype as part of the educa- 01 lelters and petitions to the disagreement. 1.000 members in the mid• for funds. Tanaka held tbls wildflowers are in bloom. tiona! process, acth'e recruit- Historical Landmarks Reg- Mrs. Tomi Obta, 1972 chap- 1950s. Tbe chapter was re• as the policy be would Uke A nominal fee of 50 cents menf efforts were begun to istration Conunittee was im- ter president, in releasing the named in 1966. is required per person lo help Unruh tree-planting program in L.A. attract more Asian Americans pressive. The creation of ad statement to the Pacific Citi- At th~ re<:ent national JACJL to I ~:~ e. further urged J A• cover the costs of transporta• from all ~eographic, economic, hoc l\{anzanar Committees in Zt bene chanad pte tOr ,th"ase diPSSbWDandinC, gsabiyd ~~~.en~o~o~~~~ ~~~Ya~~ ~ne CL back AB 173 (Assembly• tion and insurance. and social backgrounds to cre- San Francisco. Chicago and dlrection J ACL would take. It man Miller) specifying non• OVer 1,000 persons - lUling ate a group more rep~ta - New York was equally im. action of its board. was es:...enUally a con8fct between discrimination policy be fol• 25 chartered buses - enjoyed to reduce smog coordinated by Nisei ti\'e of the College has lnsti- portant. PS'\VDC officials, however, tho~ who strc~ed a grass-roots. lowed on the part of liquor last year's Banami. ~ted a J?l"0&ra:m 1? give spe- The proposed text tor the construed the statement as :~~~~~ o~::;a~~bi~~ auia~ licensees. Sign-ups are being accept- LOS ANGELES _ A Japan• eon at the Golden Dragon ~~~~~~~~~~~IO~~C~!J~ ~ ~~"Sgn!~~~ o~~ b~;-r~ffi~:i; ~~~e~ o~ C~;U:le b~~rth::ia ~~ Kubota spoke briefly on the ed by the following individ- ese American arcbltect leads Restaurant sponsored by the plaque is as follows: alien land law, larm labor Asian American Civic Action u~~ d .na _ Ml'II. Furutani. 664. a group of Los Angeles citi- Asian l\1ANZ ANAR ~t~th ~:b~~:~!~g~~ tl~e~~ and restrictive covenants In ~ttack Amedcan applicants. about. to tenninate rather 8118 Mrs. Mayko Tarumoto 329 ~ z.eDS which is putting into ac- Conunittee, the mayor On a more formal basis. the A ~ it result of the hysteria Ul than deactivation of the chap- would be controlled and coopted 4931 1 tion J ess Unruh's proposal to ed those who claim it was the ~i: . ~r1~~~ 'j~~~~ar a ~ ~ ~hu~r:.r ft~ce~n~e~~r~:' J!~~ ~laDaka cit)"s job to curb pollution in Asia House cultural program 0:( p ter which bas had about 200 Colonies for aged.people Lon. B.... h-Mrs. 431· begin a massive tree-plant- and the East Asian Studies cestry were rntemed Sn reloca members in recent years. nbe American community. rath• ~~ rtl e Tokyo _ Send. _c:ard ing program to he I p figbt So. Californla. department allow for the tion centers b ~' Executive Order Board members are not em- er than dealing with them. The USmog control is the work ~~2. ~t~~~nJat':tante~ ~ ~ 1 ;;n d~fd~d TOKYO _ Many prefectures "'ith name. address and phone smog. study of both East Asian cul- 9066. issued on February 19, powered to dissolve a chapter, in J apan are compet.ing with ~:er ~v~~a.m~ T~~U~~!! The group is packaging of the county and wbile we tures and their adapted cul- Maruanar. bounded by barbed it was pointed out by PS' VDC to take the latter TO ad. one another in inviting the es· 9003t. You may only S'ign.up your~ thousands of seedling pine would not Uke to be abusive tures in the United States. wire and guard toweM>, wa5 the Gov. Helen Kawagoc. The We believe that an essential contributors to tbe foul air, p tablishment of Government- self and one other person. trees and providing them to J\p 1~':g reac~n I ~ithan t~:CbAs ' a~ange !!,~ ~~p m~j~N~et!t~~rrieri : National Board retains the condition for the continued exls financed ~olonies ot elderJy m~.:rJe orC~~~ &'k~ze cii~) everyone in Los Angeles who the final say-so belongs to 'can Stud,es center at can eltizens authority to revoke 01' sus- tence of any chapter is that It people. Thll'ty-four out of the 728-t740 tday). Dick lsawa (714)- is ,viJling to plant them, an• ofllclals in t hat branch ot Amer, ~~dlca~~:..eu~nswl~~ ~ eP~ f l~~~ government," Yorty told an Ma Y suUeredu~cefh::e th inj d co~cen h mill: pend the charter or a chapter, count.ry's 47 prefectures have 523-4457 ce\fe.) nounced project coordinator UCLA has been proposed.. abon she added. organJaztJon, The board of ProP already expressed their inten- San Gabriel - David Ito at 444- George Shinno. audience of over 50. st)::~e ~~~r ~e= s~ = ~:~c;'m:~ nr:..~ L ~n~~; ~A CL ~~~\~e t 1 Ve~:unCehna~ te !f ~l ~ 9~est 820~ Yorty, Uke other candidates a The Constitution fur- tion to oUer sites .for 10 such L.A. _ Toy Kanega.J., These seedlings, wrapped in wbo had previously appeared ~~~ ~~P~~~ v !~~~ ~w~h;~!~ ~~~hn~b; ~~ert~~nJ.·e ~~ tfo~ colonies to be bwlt over the 1133 (days) , Bruee Kawazoye 399'. plastic bags, a.re now avail- ('d part of th(' Program at Plaque placed by the State !)ep nw e::x~t~ei~gb~t.;):: ' e::a::rs::.. _____..:206::::9....:; (e:.:.\·::e):.:.. ______able at various regional head- before an AACAC luncheon, Oberli n, At present the Cen- partment of Parks and ReereaUon be10re it is "deactivated". JACL has decided to take. - quarters of Jess Unruh tor did not speak on any new tel' has been cataloguing the ~~~1io~n'rth t~e hi:: Only formal notice or deacti- We be1ie~le that the cho.fce o't platform, sbould he be re• resources available in the Col- AmerJc.n Citinns League. vation can be n ~ted in t ~ e ~:~Je ,",up at the Asia n American Pro- ber of the Nu:luren Sboshu [or a number of yean; and 'iipss p DuriIlg the Feb, 2a Iunch- cilman. Renew Your Membership repre- ~rrlpntly hPHP'\-e5 tht"' li)7~ ",p~c:rm will hp hie: hP~ ypt. A ,j LETTERS Bon voyage to West Memphis, Ark . • William Marulan; Ed itor a happy man: Thought tlll ~ "a." would best l·xprcs.,..; wha t this couplc went th rough, I think people . hould :East H t.::-':RY T, 'lASARA Pr~~ldrn ' KAY NAKAG1RJ B04lrd Chalrnu," know that these things stiU Ken Yamaguchi IL\ RR\ K HONDA, tdltor happcn, CHIY IC TOMIHIRO lJ h, u lrt R ~ 'lr e~t' lIt.;ll h f'" Chic_g o B y J{ !\T ' K NI'fSUGU P ~\\'O(-Eln ;\"Oj~iI"kd, NC·WNDC-Tom ,1t:o.an8~a, ("COt: f",cd ~lalnlc hl Willd H lra~ulla, PSWOC-Kf'n Uttyal'hl IDe -Yuki Harada, '1PoC BtU Ka hu Hosek,w .. , '-loC-Jof Tanaka. EOC-Kar O"hlkl New Ol'lc a n~ De_ .. ~t om and Dad. Los Angel •• Se:cond-clOI5' pUl'-tltstr p,Hd at L..('I~ An"c1r!', Calif Sub~crlptlon RAl(' ~ Last Sunday I had a chance payablt' In ad\ BnC'f" US Sli a X('3r, S115(\ for ,wo v('nrc; For('}~n I can't belJc\'c that WP OIl e , M a ,\'f"'Elr I t-da. ~ o;;f"t\'lrt', U S ~II e"l;tr:\ Ofor H!Br AirmAil tn'tcc. ~ctua ll y back in our own httle 10 chat with a happy man . t' S ~nd CanOida Sl~ t' 'Ira prr \"C'aT JAoan ...hla, E1.lI"oPt', '018 t''Xtra n i ~ h t1nal- e He is 52 yeal's old, .. gre• PhiladelphIa ~'~mbf'ro;;hlD ~tlbscrlptlon apartment alter the pf"r \'('ar .....'50 of ,J ,\("L Our for onf'-year of the Inst three ." cars. I cer• ga rious man wlth it sunnv dis• A TOP A SOAP BOX N t'\\- 41nd ('IDlnlon~ ~ ,,"PTel'l"tod b~' ('ulumnl I. r~('t'pt fllr J "('I. ,lufT tHinly had to come to lerlll~ position, hc practiced 'opto• \I.'rilt'l , do not I1('C\· ...... ltlh' r(,"('(;1 .'ACt. policy . . Philadelphia With reality in ~l hurry \V hC'11 metry in Pasadena for 1 h e ContTnuTng to comment on Ihe J ACL scene this I monied Takeshl, I l hou~ ht past 20 year ~ Friday, ~ I arc h 9 1973 h me aroun.d Ihis column addresses itself to national 2- we might cncounter some UI1- In years past when t used ple By K. Patrick Okura Bx«utlve Anlstant to the Director, NtMB JACL·PC RENEWALS Rockville, Md When Renewing Your Membership When Dr. Bertram S. Brown became Direclor of the National Institute of Mental. Health In 1970, his first official • Use Full NalDO. Nickname (il previously used) act was to announce that children's mental health would be and middle name requested. (There are 13 George the number one priority for NIMH. One of the compelling Nakamuras in our files; one chapter has two reasons for my accepting the position ot be In/! Dr. Brown's George Nakamuras.) executive assistant was my • Use Same Addr .... It is confusing to find address long standing interest In the of home used one year, the.n business address the mental bealth of children. Ing him Into satisfy in!! the following year. If address has changed since the For the next four or five dreams of his parents. When a child feels loved for him• 1972 membership, specify that address is "new". articles I would like to talk Check 'Reoewal' Box. This indicates 1972 J ACL about some Of the facts on self, whether he Is good or the mentol health of children. bad, he has the streDl(th and Think of someone worth saving for. membership. Otherwise, person must check "New" . . . the moUvation to discover box on membership card. (JACL membership in and achieve his potentialities 1971 or earlier Is not a renewal for PC purpose,.) There are no easy formulas knOwing that he does so with tor rearing mentally. healthy approval and encouragement. Whether your dreams are for yourself o r others, we can help you achieve them. children and parents should If a child f""ls he must live We know that some savers want something to build on ••. while others want not be misled Into believing up to the expectation or ~~~ r ~~ \~:~~ r ~ ~: qu ~ r ~ d ~ o d !~~ t s : ny Change 01 there are. In the pl'ocess of Iii III others. regardless of his own something to fall back on. So, we offer a v ariety of customized savings programs, '.'.i'.: Address. Advance notice of move will avoid inter- 1!lil reaehinll maturity. Ihere may unique individuality. he be• be ~rusion, anxiet:v, and l:: ruption or service as Newspapers, ,e:encrally are j!lns to hate hlmsel( and to which include certificates, passbook accounts and the convenient Hi nol {or warded to a new address. (This will also I !!l'OWlll~ paino {or both chil• see him«tr as unlovable for dren and their parcnts. No check-a-month income plans. Savers are entitled to twenty-one ,:: reduce the number of irate subscribers. who may I beinl( unable to pl.ase his have notilled the Post Office but neglected to teil , oy.Iem or chlld-re.rin!! will parents without stifling his m provtde predictable results. own needs. special customer services, which will save you time and money. 'i1 the Pacific Citizen but complain aHerward.) I But there are a few hasic A third crucial {actor Is Ihe foetors that seem to play a de/!ree to which the total And that's worth thinking about t oo. III Student Member Subscriptions I very Important part In help• community environment ~eem.3 Inll chlldren /!rOW well Hi • J AY. Jr. JACL and SIuden• .! 1IIember. are entlUed I. to be U(or'l or "against" chU• the Pacific CItizen upon remittance at the current The fint is the emotional dren. If • child has serious Hi !i .tale of their parents - de• problems in his own environ• insured savings rates !!i JACL member rate of $3.50 per year Address of !i /!ree to which they have had ment h~ can develop very ::: student away from home i.s welcome. ill ~itlve experienc('s in grow.. well as a human being i! he ing up. When parents have not is made to feel valued and Ii! Multiple Families at One Address I'il had happy chlldhoods they are important at school. on the ·il • everal la mUle. may live at the same address. In ,I likely to be uneasy about the playground. and In his neiAh• 5~ % 5% such cases. the only PC-per-household polley I. il'l prospect of providing a happy borhood. On the other hand. 6% 5%% 3·~rolllh Certificate Account:. Pa"book Aeoounta Ili 2 ~ Yc.ar Certificate A«:ouub I ·Year Certifieat..e Aceounu Cunent annual rate. walved; but a clarification must be noted on the home life for their children. no maHer ho\!~· warm and lov• with minimum st,OOO Balance. with minimum $500 aalante. !nlCfut compounded dailY, !l, ! I with minimum $5.000 B.la.nce. Annu.a1 yield 5.39% Some parents find themselves in~ one's experience may be Armual yield 6.1IS;'5 Annual yield 5.92% paid day in to daY out iii MembershIp Card sent to National Headquarten. 1! completely helpless to deal \\ithln a family. If the ncl.o:h• Annu&1 yidd 5.13% .:: In with a child and his demands. borhood, the school. the city. PC Subscription Not Desired !ill They mquenUy blame (hem• or the Nation doesn't care !ll .elves when they faU to find what happens to individuals I • Whil e ever1 J AC L household can be a PC oub- I the happine<.< ther cxpected children may suffer. . iii scriber. some do not desire the paper and can Ii in the "ideal" family. But Some countrics tell children Hi check the box on the Membenhip Card accordlng- 'I careful thought. the courage that they are their most Im• Iy. (Yet there have been tragic instances where to change, and the wisdom to portant a'I: he prnmulJ!'a1f"d b ... J em'i,ion an arm of the J ACL in California which The Kyoto-Nara regIon i.5 about 1,000 )'ea" old The Household Agency located at the omCt" of F.ducatlOn ilnd am' undoubtedly the most inter• .etling of these classic slyled the Old Impel'ial Palace zapped the packed room at River ide with laughter other ;li!l'n(':o.' :ldmlnl~l!'rlnt! Ih4" nught be aklll to a Political Aelton CommIttee. esting area of J apa n tor any• temples in a most tranquil Ground in the heart of Kyo· ('aret"r £ducat-ion program to t'n• was hI reference to the Ni el women in .JACL who ure that minority II!TOUOOl: olr4" one who wants to learn about garden was beautiful beyond to. would be mothering him" herever he goes as "them provided eaual oDportunttie~ In Japnese history. religion, ar ~ description \Vhat amazed us IS that it old ladles' For ure, it'll take a man WIth an yen thl" Car(>f'r Education PTOrram NCWNDC ITEMS- The NCWNDC has gone on rec· chHeclUre. a nd handicrafts 'We \;sited t h e temple ill is \'er,)' difficult (or the or• that ludt'nts from poor ord at Its Feb, 11 se sion s upporting the B a~' Area and to experience !'ome of the three different seasons and it dinar,)' J apanesc citizen to get for humor to weather a JACL storm. . .11 10\\ incomf' f.lmlllf'!i bf' pro• 'jded with ~~('ia l o;;lioend.. ant! Community JACL's Asian Law Caucus Inc.'s efforts to customs and traditions of old was interesting to see how the permjssion to see these tW f') That Pasadena in tallation wa omething else· allowanct''I: ... 0 that Ih,.," will ont Japan. In one ~e n 5 e K ~-o to ~s garden's mood changed with \'ilJa~ and have up to a si x• "P~ obtain 2,500 from National .T ACL to conli nue their Dr Ken YamaguchI. who renotlnces ecular life as a be df'nled equal ('duration.,1 not typical of J apan, smce It the seasons, 10 the fa\'orit~ month wait. There were oc• partunftfe" becau"t' of their f"CO- work of providing Legal Aid to Asians in need. An longtime optometri t to study for the Buddhist mllll '· nomic a1u'" does retain i t s "old ness" tourist seasons, Spring a n d easions when Arne ric a n try, emceed Ihe dinner in Ihe inimitable style butub· that thr A lim Amt'l"lt'an addItional $2,500 will be requested as the need arises whereas the rest of J apan is Fall, these temples we r e friends dropped in to see us elhmr' fToUP!' whl('h Wf'r(, not on revIew of Ih e project experiences of the Asian Law qwte modern or becomjng so. somewhat 0\ errun with tour- that we were a ble to obtain dued b, the deciSIon to completely find himself Late ~deauiltrh' rf"prp<;en1ed ill tid .. Ists who number some 15,000.- permission fo r entry that day, Ct)n(erence "hould bf' .«i\'t.'11 ~n Caucus Inc This request stems from the resolution In 0 u l' temple·and shrine• \'ocaltoll stich as Dr 1
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