fJ3!DE $8.7 million campaign opens for WDC memorial Pacific Citizen Established 1929 Natiooal PuWIcotton of the Japanese Ameilcan Citizens League (JACL) $1 -SO poripoM (U.S., Con.) / $2.30 (Japan Ak), *>2831 / Vol. 12

FBI’s role firinp Issei, Nisei, railroaders, miners found BYHICHIWEOLVN line, 1^, keep in mind that FDR FY^he inordinate power wielded • I by—J.^Edgar Hoover, who X. ruled ova- the FBI for nearly SSiSSE fifty years, is legeiKlary. If there was poitation networks, sixh as mines one man in pditical life that even and railroads Franklin Delano Roosevelt feared, Thank, to Andrew B. Rnmdl, a it was Hoover. The President fie- ^uate«n^atAj^St^ quently typoaBo d -Hoorer ’s superi­ Univeraity who wrrte hie Maater-e or, Attorney General Frands Bid­ dle, and dealt direedy with the FBI chief. Hoover could be counted on to act dedsiveiy, to resort to police- Fing^nting seen as state tactics, unfettered by constitu ­ QBlay«4Alatf TOTtfkT ulUZenSnipnifi-annnhin tional conscience. Certainly. Hoo- 'Ws agenta-in-the-^dd knew bet- Ar than to TTiafc-p potentially co ntru- veraial Aariairaiw or to taka aCtiOR ‘SHOULONOTBEFOnCul IttT—The National Japanese AnteticanMemonal in Vteshihglon, to be just without first oonsulting “the chief" north of the Capitol, ■strikes the right tone, ’the IVashjj^/^headSneintcinedinitsstoiywiththispic-i Whatever the situation. Hoover

tuie above, and added it was’a good start.’See story page 7 was in total control. When atralttafing tha atgnifirawra of World War II dnnsnents Aat ex­ OCTOBER: NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH pose the FBI qr Hoover as players, I antininmigration meaaurea, aooord- bdieve there is'a need to focus a moment on the foreefiil, uncompro ­ National advocacy seen as urgent mising character of Mr. Hoover. As we race against the Redrew dead- in Asiqn American community BY CAROLINE AOYAGi there was something terrfljy wrong ed health adv^'te not only for the 100^2-MIS Foundation on nt, bettor wi& her bo^y an^sbe continued to AA pommunity but for all minority fidt her piiyiciaTta until addition* and low-inoome group^ demanding I aei Susan Shi^^wa found ^^teste were performed...... In the end, better education and inreased ac ­ schedule toward meeting ^i .1.^ the Itw on h« breast-ahe iW oonoems were justiSetL at age cess to healthcare services. She is GARDENA—There was a mo ­ knew she hlid a om etWhg to worry 34 Shinagawa was diagnosed with Foundation currently one of NAWHCs Breast ment of jubilation this pest we^ chair CoL Young about £veh a negativ e mamrno* an early stage of breast cancer, Cancer Project co-trainers and is (Sept 26) when the 100442-MIS gram did hothing to allay her coo- ‘'Ihat year, with the Oak Kim, ret, the chair of the Asian Padfic Is­ WWII Memorial Foundation explained, oans. , haid foci th^ my dortore did not lander Advisory Committee of the learned it had readied the halfway Shinagawa wanted more tests to seriously annWhing i “We're on adied- California Department of Health in raising the $2.5 nullinw ule—for the b^dc^ -U^ her doctors and nuiBes was happeni^W inUi my lAAljr, WOD Saa ADVOCACY/page 6 fiind-raising goal. Foundation ezee- groundbreaking her she was became an activiat ” utive director Debra Nishinaka- She was too young to have breast in the spring, said Shinagawa during the Second Immediate action for Skdton announced. unveiling in Oc­ cancer, they said. No one in her Biennial National Asian Women ’s Contributing to the “pant" were femily had ever been remaining Redress tober, 1998, and Health Organization ’s Conference the Aug. 26 screening of Beyond in the devidop- with the disease and besides, at Loe Angeke ’ Regal Bihmore Ho ­ Brocks Flrsstons “Asian American women dont get applicants urged Barbed Wire, the Sfiminute docu ­ ment d th^ edu­ tel on May 30-31. She was one of mentary by MAC-AVA Motion Pic- cational portion of the project with InaaA cancer. ’’ theq)eakOTatthework8h(^ “Re- LOS ANGELES-The PSWDC titre Pi^uctions of Monterey, the - such new partners as the CSU- Aoan American women don't get search. Outreach, and Advocscy: A □ «yA JACL Civil Rights Caucus this State l^tslature's approval of Sacraibento Japanese American breast cancer. How many times had National Plan fjf Action Against week called for National JACL to $^,000to fiuid the Foundation's she beard that?Afow months earli-. Ardiival Collection. ” , Breast and Cervical Cancer in the |vess fcH* redress for certain per- educational ak H tl^ ­ er the instructor at her healtfa care > Nishinaka-Skdton reminded “a Aaan American Communi^. ’’ BODS, i.e., Latin Japaneae Ameri­ thusiastic reqxnse of 500 at the sum of$1.25 milhon must be raised dess had said the same thing. And for the past six yearn Sima- cans, UjS. railroad workers and Sept 21 Festival in the Garden. Sm FOUNDATK>N/page 7 Still, Shinagawa was convinced gawa has continued to be a dedicat- others who were not induded as the Civil libertiee Act expiree on Aug. 10.1996. DA says ‘no evidence ’ of bias by Il seems dear that the support of a nationally recognized dvil ri^ts Denny ’s against Syracuse students organization such as the JACL BY CAROUNE AOYAGI sult of theirethnicorigin." {See P.C. would greatly help all of the efforts pireentiy be^ made ^ thoee pr^ AMMwREdier Sept 5-18,1997) A LMOST five months after a TheAiail 11 Inddezit viously mentitmed," Phil Shigdomi, /\ group of mostly Asian and The Syracuse Univerei^ students, member of the Caucus, dedared. X ^Asian American students al- three Japanese, tlvee Asian Ammcan, "Hme is of the essence. We urge leg^ they were discriminated ‘ and one White friend, say they entered President Helen Kawagoe and the against ait a Syracuse, New York, the Denny’s on April 11 and had been ' National Board to do what is necee- Denny’s and assaulted in the waiting is long tune when they noticed saiy to se^ justice for the remain- 1, ■ *. I several groups of White peo^ being ing World War 0 victims of our gov ­ restaurant ’s parking lot by a large seated ihead of them. When they cbm- group of White males, the Onemda- ernment The LEG was formed to p]»in«H to the luBtees, lK* students al- provide loU^dng and other maarw ga County District Attorney ’s Office 1^, they were told to leave and were . says the incident never happened. eecorted out of the restaurant by two se­ of support for Redress. National Fcdlowing a lengthy criminal in- curity guards who are'also ofMu^ JACL and LEG should ik DO less for vestigaticHi, a report rdeased in Onondaga CouoQr sheriff d^iutica. our coenpatriots still in the fray." (Back row from left); Gordon Tokumatsu, David Kawamoto. Assembly ­ early September Ity the office of Dis­ . Once in the parking kit, the students Other members of the Caucus man Mike Honda. Assemblyman Nao Ihkasugi. Carol Kawamoto, Helan trict Attorney WiUiMn Fitzpatrick say, a gro^ of appradmat^ 20 White are: Kawagoe, A1 Muratsuchi, (front row from left): Robin Mori^Ha, Dr. Roy stated there was “no evidence that males came out the restaurant shouts Kea looujre, Craig Osald. oo-chairs; Nishikawa. Alice Nishikawa, Stewart Kwoh. ing racial shirs and proceeded to as ­ Rod OBriima, Vwe-Gaeernor PSWDC; the were sault them. When aome of the students Kent Kawai, PSWDC Youth Rep.; Ake- against by Benny’s, by ffie dqwtiee, Sm DENNY’S/pag* 7 mi Knight; Mike Matauda; George «-that tbqr were assaulted as a re­ Ogawa: Rtn Shimogudii; Xuan Vu. ■ Support for youth ip PSW Little known story of Evacuation, of district not talk, but $15,000 BY CAROUNE AOYAGI Al Muratsuchi. That maanA get ­ Italian Americans in WWII untplds Miinirerarif ting young Asian Americans, inter­ ’TORRANCE, Cahf.-'nie Padfic ested in hmwning more politically SAN FRANCISCO—Ip the with a measure introduced in Coo- affiK^ in some wi^ because of Southwest District of JACL is active and in taki^ ewer JACL.” words OQ three downtown mosui- grras Italian f Pearl Harbor, when German, Ital ­ putting'its money where its mouth The roaney raised at the event meats in HtUfoui^ Calif-, where c6n fhmiKivt were uprooted, f ian and Japan-born reaidentB, then is. will be used by the District to re­ the Sacramento flows into -•boata seized, and that curfews Hwwriffari as "enemy alidia,* were Instead of just enmplAining about cruit and train young Asian Ameri­ San Frandsoo Bay waters, are bits amounted to house arrest anA questiooed by the JACLIb agiiw membenhip and lack cana to become the future leaders of of Italian American history, one re­ 'iTiA Pltt^bu^g eiffiibit, laundiad FBI. of young Isbdefdup. the PSW Dis­ JACL and the larger community. lating the Isecret stories* cf the dis­ in 1994, inchidee ^hdbgrephs of [About 6,000 laaei, or 12.5 per- trict is giving a^^mmmately The biennial National JACL ruption of familieB of Italian origin, Italian American men ready to cent of the group, .were appre ­ $16,(XX). proceeds from its awards YouthStudent Cooferenoe and the iiir^ riw> intenunant of West board a train for an Army indudaon hended in the fii^ we^ of the war. dinaa-attfaelbRBDoeMarrioaHo- Vwlf iBliij 1 ooofareooee in Wsshing- Coast Japaneae Americans. (Tintor and theri a picture of a sec­ In alL about 16,000, of whom were tri on Sept 20. tMTsids the fime^ toD, D C., and Saoamento are just And ttiis werit, an odiibit, Una ond groiq>— a fiunily being moved L200 Ge i'iiuin Tfjiliwn tMiTTwn - of youth programs. some of the oeganimtion ’s youth de- Storiea Segreta—A aecref story, their Iv/riMi Stranded Ity the war, were arrested “J^CL retngnizes that we, m vriopn whidi has already ^ipsared m 21 Ihe legialation, called the wdl as the lar^ oommunity, need “It [aupporting youth] is sosne- catiee, aomrding to UC Berkalty Wartime NUation of Italian Ameri­ MlvEd- a new generation of lesdsnhto to thing pe^ talk about, ” aaid na ­ En^ish instructor Law reDoe can Civil Uberties Act, apys that , pnvfe. or make sure that what hanpanad tional youthbtiident council chair Stasi, made its debut in Wadung- more than 600,000 Itafism-born im- sssstai,,.. during WWn will never hs^pen Hiromi Udia, “but this way the ton. D.C., 29 in nnryunrtion ' iTiigwinff «TMi tiieir famiK — irere Sm frAUAN/|Mg« 5 again, ” said PSW Regional Director SmYOUTH/^ iB9»3 pAcinc cmzEH; ocr s-ie. iw7

Pew. 11 a.jn., (gratis. k«h ndiidecD. Ocl. SAN FRANCISCO Whispend SAences: lA OeterRjon Canps. 50 tl—lOlptfonall Nifo Noiima Louis produc- Swi. Oct S—Panel; 'Asian Pacific American Years Later, Minne^rolis Public Lforary. 300 ■ Eifwowemwrt »foe Derhooatic Party,' 2-4 Nicollet Man. call 612/630-6230 fot houri. litm. Breakmg the SifonCt, from Seatle, noon p rJTjAaHeadquarsm, 176S Su6er St. far- . NISB442A4C omwcTcouNOi 17USMHrSM«Swtand«a.O>94m mer sufI iigryfoeTs of the DNC on panel- I ajn., author Ken Sat Oct 11—Fall session. Cactus PHes JKl M«a* HdM K»«#9e folendar Casfr».fodq»CNNev. Info: Yas Tokiu. 801/487- Sat Oct 2S—Kefro-no4ii Health Fae.9 am.- Us. Heroes, 4567 (w). V 1 pm., Christ OnAedPiesbysenan Church, co- Passage to Freedom; Oa. 25, 1 pm. audior WCATELtO-tlAOaOOT orinaiors: Yto Haonaka 41S/751-1267. Carl Stuan David fceda. Hhar the Scarecrow Satd ATTIf^nON; Oeuils indicjled wi* ^NOTES' Mon. Oct 13—Nikki Nt^ima LoOrs perfor ­ Matsushima 415/566-7593, Emily Mwase Nov. 1. 1 pm. Donna Nagala. Ph D., associ- are usually published witfi a Calerrdar er«y u mance, Breakir^ the SBerice, 7 30 p.m., Boise 415/346-7870 ale professor ol psychofogy, Univ. of Michigan. the outset. TIME-VALUE rs ihe chieEronsidera- Sute Univeruty. Info Micki Kawakami SANK>SC ce liort (») Late chartges. Moaitaln Plains ^ 208/234-1654. NOTE—A Sunday On. 12 Sat Oct IB-Casmo night fundraner. Oesads: wndeshop is beinc planned at Bone. cUssroom -i»aft/29S-1250 Pacific Citizen Eastern ^ MilE41t visits also pUrwiea at iocal hrgl>schools at both SANYlAAtEO Sal Oct 16—Panel; 'Asian Americans: iMtew Swi Oct S—Anmial Cemrmmdy Piawc, 11 ftjbMM MiMwnMy exnpi onct ui DecRi4>Fi fHtlAOaPHtA 6oiseandOuno Perils, Model Mirsority, Honorary Whiles. Penodcak rDOH Paid at Morwfry Paft CA and SaC Od 11—Sen«x Ciliw**' dwppinfrouting SNAKE Rival VAUEY a m -2 p m mfo 1ACL Offfoe 415/343-2793. Transdional Capiulists. Inlemjliarwu Spiesf* 9 at adtfiuOMl (MiLy offices. 10 Yaohan Plata, Fort Lee, N.|.; prdw at Tue. Oct 14—Nkki Nojima louts prrta- NOTE—Games fat all ages, priaes Home S Jt^Spm Pacific T«ne a.m.-ooon. 1900 Hadan St, Denver; RSVP by STOCKTON PathmarV Shopnm Comb , City Aw_ rtHa.. ■ mance. Breaking foe Silence. 7:30 pm.. Fow 7 CifirfiOde. »to / a m first tee oHr mfo Cal MatSumoTO fttoner (vacant} Ffi Oct l7-^-ChB|6ef appllcaiion deatifrte Sun. Oct 12—General meeting, Lama Linda 209/931 1826, frm Tommaga 209/477-5921. laiBrawihB: Harry >l Honda Sal. Ian. 10,1996 —New Year's Patty, t^lie Community Cenier, Albuquerque; info: foe frsr al Ur Cary Kanemura 209/368-2545. Richard AMi«a«i*or. Caroline Shimabdcuro. chair. Ando, 505/292-1858. SaL Feb. 14—Membenhip meeting, lames Yoshikawa 209/463-6060, led Yoneda • loko Fuji!. S. Rwh v.Hashimaio. Bob Hnau. Fn.-S«ai. Oct 17-1^-lACl/Rio Grande Fall #206, seaofo S-BItM. 209/478-0374. NOTE—fatw*ive . closeB-lo- ILawano, chair. Ma Honda. Mas tonvi. Milw Hdr^Haomi Caper bo V classic in the Atmquerque area. 50BA»4tBai8ClJ9fWRC3forrBnxCTh. Sat. March 26—Insullaiion-Gradualion Re- the pin, learn compelilian being ConsideTed. Kashiwahn. Bill tcashrowi. Willw Mvumoa Santa Arsa course, Oa. 17, noon; Co^i Lake cognition demer tee priaes 8 Iwich. > MasacAa. Bill Maucimou. Fred Ostuma. course, Oa. 18, 11 a.m.; Ursiv of New Mexico NC-WfS^Paciric Ed Ss«u«.Ceor|e Wakiji WASH1NCTON, D.C champfonship oxne.-Oa. 19, 8J0 am. AnJwru. Harry K. Honda Sat Oct. 16—AnntMl Keiro Kat Poiluck NATIONAL BOARD Central CaBfornIa HwM. lem Lrm RSVP by Sept 25, Randy Shisau. 2821 Cuervo Dirmer, S-8 pm.. -Bradley HiMs Prwbyterian Sat-Sim No*. 1S-16—Naixmal Board rned- NE. Abuquerque. NM 67110. 5(K/B83-12S0. Church. 6601 Bradley Blvd, Btfhesda; info: ing. National Headquarters. NOTE—Friday NOTE-Optional play, IsleU Lakes dowse. lily Okua______. NOTE—Performances by meetings (tl called!, 1-l0pm,Satun$ay9 am., Mon. Oa. 20.8 am Asis a traditional Midwesi- - Nadonal Diiccwr do 'not...... Washoigion Tbho Koto Society, Or. Nonko ctmclude by noon Sunday; sufT reoeal recom ­ Pacific Southwest )ACl policy We reserverelher (he nghi to edn arucles Sakai HtaAer, vocalat mended for Thursday, Nov. 13. 1 pm. -Ntma" i■ addeadhnr■ Friday b^oie ( from 14 10 49 andages from 32 lot DISTRICT COUNOl S«.-Sim. fm. 24-25, 199 6 National Board adds. Oct 31-Nov 2—Otsna conversion dMes.. Mkhwest______meeting. San Francisco. Sui. Dec 14—Chnsmas party. Loma Uida Las Vegas JACL hods. Sat-Stmv March 26-29 —National-Board meet ­ CLfVHAND Commwiity Omer. ______, ARIZONA ing. San FrWisco. (•) New ad*e » P.O. Box 17061. Eudid. OH 1996. fan. S-Fcb. 19-Smifosonian ktailu- Wed. hdLl—National Board meeting, 44117, \foice mail 1556-2277), email— cleve- intepmountain ______lion’s traveling exhibit' 'A Mote Perfea iand«}ad.otg NATLIACL 1000 CLUB Union,' Phoenix Pvfolir Lforary. years-$SS. 3 jreeH-SBO. payable Ssav .OcL 5—Annual commmity pforwe. 10 <•) Fri-Sun, Oct 16-12—SOlh Anniversary VB4TURA COUNTY Adtbcwnal postage per year-foreign am.-6 pjn.. Funsace Run Park (Akron Metro 1000 Club celebraiion. IRecepfion. regivaiion Sun. Oct S-Cuhurat Heniage Day. 3-6 pm.. a:Ui. I . . Park. onTowmend Rc., Richfield, west ot Rie Cafrurillo Community Cenier, 1605 E. EsMpe. (/.S UO.(Sii>iect to cK«igc without nonce ) Thu. Od. 9; Cactus Poe's Casino, Fear, 1901 Hears Ave.; mfo; Civil Ri^ 21). SunwTut Coirty. info; fohnOchi 216/442- Burnley St.. Info: Carolyn Mormrshi 805/496- |ack#oi. Nev, hotel reservations a0(VB21- Committee. SKV527-7688. NOTE-The ..I, II., s:National Presdeni. Helen 6133. 8520. NOTE—N*w performing ailiSS mclude 1102. lACL rate $50 p/mght. mfo; Hid Seniors gmfo meets on 2nd and 4th Saturdays Kawagoe. VP General Operations, fochard Uno. VP (•) Sat No*. 1—Annual Hpiday Fair. 3-0 pwi^ foe Kinnara Taiko, Uido Uapanese sword). Hasegawa. Idaho Falk 208/529-1525 ai North BeAeley Senfof Center. 1901 Hears Public Affairs, ion fuiimoio. VP Planning and , Eudid Central Middle School. 20701 Euclid fudoand dance Free fapanesr food Ustmg. NOTE—Alert HxJ Hasegawa for airport shuttle Ave.. info: Terry YamashiU SIQ/23M131 or OevefopinenL Cary Mayeda. VP Merebeisivp. Karetv- Ave. Nr Chardon Rd.; mfo: SetsNakashige 842- ctose-up demonstration of tea cerenxDny, ex ­ service from Twin Falls to Jackpot or Seichi liane Shtsa; Secretar>FTreasurer. David HayasN; 0443. Su7i Ulbnan 390-2003 Taauko WlMe 5UVS28-1S24. Hayashida 208/466-7226 for banportaiion hibits pi kebana. bonsai, surnie brush pamt- NaborsalYoudiCounciICKaii.HirDiniUcha^NauonaloudiCouncilOi- — ------i twinCITIK RENO Youth Representative. Nicole inouye, legal Counsel. ' TwINCmB from Borse. GOLFERS—Tee-ofh: H am fn.; mgTlGmekomi dolls and Koi ■ Tue. Oct 21— Board Meeting Sun. Oct 19 —Hallowe'en polli^. info.: MAe Yamab. OiMrid Covwnars: nNCWNP,CwnP, AUn 9 a m. Sat. SPECIAL: Late program addtions: Throt«hNo*. 29 —Photo exl^. loan Myers' Cynthia Lu.chapKr pres 702/827-6385T Nishi: CCOC. Grace Kinwo; fVa/.DavidUwamolo: Oct 10—Minidoka pilgrimage from Caaus PNW. Terewe Yamada. IOC. Yasuo Tokiu. mOC. foanne Kumagai: MF>OC. Einilie Kutsuma; E.OC. _Thorrusv Kometani fadficOlimiEtftoriai Beard: 213/ 625-0414x?79.Cynfoia Endo. RSVP by Chair. Mae TakahasN; EOC.Oyde Nnhmuca; MOC. £^408/294-2505. - I aMMLNTY oa 8. Patricia i Oper. CCOC Deborah tkeda. PSW.', Sam Tlwough Mwdi IS. 1996— LIFE Magaaine's Shmoguchi: NCWNP. Kirm Yoihmo: PNW, '%5ion ur^i^ished photographs of Han^ Mieth and Sat Oct 11—Panel.; 'The Other Side of Tokyo Sat Oct 2S—.'Creative Writers Workfoop Owada; IOC Silvarta Waunabe. f^OC. Or Frans Otto l^gel, 'The Heart MourtaAStonr,* Tue- .Rose: The lapanese American Voices of Senes,' author Sesshu Foster. 2-4 pmzVNM. Sakamoto: NYSC. Keily Wicker V Calendap WWIl.' 1-3 pm.. lANM. 369 £ la St , 369 £ )«SI; RSVP by Oa. 15-AAWW LA. Sun 11 a.m.-4 pm.. Santa Clara hinivetvty's lACl NatioMl tlriBigimrr l76S/Suner Street San de Saisset Museum, info: 408/5M-4S28: 213/625-0414x279, Cynthia Endo. Hotline. 213/960-1615 nciKO. CA 941 I^TeUalSI 9^3-5225; Fan: 141 SI Sat Oct 11—Comrt: fan Takamatsu. Van Throu^ No*. 14-ExNUt 'Pacifre Oer- 931-4671. e-mail hq*>ad.org foatiimal Oirea.or. NOTE—Mamoru InotQie, Los Catos, goes! cu ­ Heiben Yamaniihi. Buunesi Manager; Oyde . The Mdwest rator; SPECIAL: VWd. Oa 22. 7 p.m, writer, Ciibwn winner. Marsee Auditonum. El Cammo lures.* muhidtscMfr'^ry program, tradriiorul Membership Admmniraux. Donna OMn; Admmi teacher Grace Schaufa's dide-leauie, 'The College. 16007 Crenshaw Btvd.. Torrance. and contemporary arts of lapan. Torrance lrattwA«wantt>irdrt Howard, Book k eepe r. Eunice(•wicr I >OEVEUtt40______. Compassronate Eye: the Photography Uniirt Arts, mfo; (310) 329-5345 or 1-800- Cuhural Arts Call^. loslyn Fine Arts Gallery. KanekoB RegionalOBkes. F^dicNo^i»e MDmricL>i^ '’ Sun.c.- . Oct e.5—Conwnunity picnic. Funace Run Lives of Hansel Mieth‘ and"'iHagel.'dtOno Hagel.* deSais- 832nARTS 3320 Cfvic Cenier Drive, Tue.-Fri nocm-5 Oireaor KareriYoshnomi. 67|iSoutt)«ckion Street I Reservation Brushwood Shelter (Ssmwnil Coun- set Museum. Sat Oet 11—Sage Un«ed Mefoodra Women p.m.. Sal. 1-5 p.m Info; 310/618-6340 BICM^ Tel (2067623-5086. Fa> fall rommage sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.. Sage UMC, NOTE: Sun. Oa. 5. artist's demon- mail: pnw6)a^l.org.: Admims SAN MATEO Mon. Oct 27—11th annual *Seniors on foe 1850 W Heilman Am. Afoatrfora; info Sada siraiion. noon-1 pm.; Sat. Oa. 11 artists' re ­ Move' conference. Airport Hihon Info: lACL Mayeda626aS7-0190. ception.- 2-4 pm.. NaginaU Charter Club, Intermountain ______Office, 415/343 2793. Sot. Oct 12—Fred fsamu WBda 90lh bmhday music, poetry: Thu Oa. 16, Tiber sculpture 72Jt:e-marl.m#)acl.oigBNcirthemCa)ilomu Sat. Nov. 8 —lAQ Corean Cenier Seniors date celebration and apprec iation. <>jiet Cannon, dernonst mion, 7-9 pm.; Sal. Oct t8. koto POCATELLO WesKm Nevad^>act(v DinnaDireoor PartyWadi al Heru Hall, UC Berkeley, pianist fan Naka- 901 N. Via San Ctemenie, Montebello, player Jime Kuramao & Friends. 8 pm 1765 Suoer Seeei San francisca CA 94115. Tel Sal.-Tue., Oct 11-14—*Bieakmg the Silence* 213/724-4500. Sponsors: Keiro ServKes. Tickats: 3KV7BI-7171; Mon. Nov. 3. mulbdts- 14151 921-5225. fax: <415! 931-4671; e-mail presenudons (see |ACL (Ulendar above) malsu reciul ______' Wakayama Kei^in-Kai. PANA US A. lapanese ciplmary art foOwe. demnstraiion^ 7-9 ncwnpfoacl.orgBCentralCalifarniaDiftrM^DirKior SALT LAKE CITY ChamfKroi Mon. Nov. 10, p« g lecMe. demcxi. Patricia Ttai. 1713 lulare Sneer #131, Fresno, CA Sat oa. 2S—Sesquicmlenoial Asian Ameri ­ Centrd CaWornia 93731: Tel: 009) 486-6815/6616. Fax. (2091 486- Thu. Oct ...... ation 7-9 pm. can Achievement Awards lianquec 7 pm., FRESNO 68 17:e-mail ccdB>ad.(MgB WashmgionLACl office. Awards (Sinner, 5:30 p.m.. Beverly Hihon Ho­ Thra^ NOK>30— Exha>il ■ Sumo US A., Hilton Hotel. 150 W. 500 So., info: lames lun Rrpretcn(alive Bob Sakaimva. 1001 Connecticui Sat-Sun., Oct 16-19 —Sentmeoal fotfney ill. tel, info: 213/933 0945; NQTE-Angela Oh, wtem^ foe Grand Tradmon. |ANM. 369 E. Avereie SuW 704.WasNnglon. DC. 20036; Tel 801/538-8612. NOTE—Checb ($300 per) 7 pm. Sal; 1:30 p.m . Si«i; United lapanese Esq, keyixxe speaker last. 213/625 0414. <2021 2|ict240; fax: (202) 296-8082; e-mai) payable to “Oflice of Asian Affairs.' Stale of Ofoflian OHxch, irao: 209/322-0701. NOTE— Thu. Oct 16—Readmgs; 'fresh off foe Page VB4TURA COUNTY dc«>act& a Pacdic Souihweu OisincL D.iecior: Utah OAA. 324 South St.. SlC. UT 84114. \tocalifl Sue Okabe with tany Honda QuiOet Series.* writers of David Henry Hwang's Sat Oct 4-^4apanese American National Al...... Ml IIN.244S SanPerfro5ceel.#507. Los UV1NCSTON-MBKED Ar«etes.$ik 90012; Td: (213) 626-4471:la> 1213) frrstitule m open mike ertimg. |AF4M. 369 E. 1st Museum reception for Assemblyman Nao Pacific Northwest SaL No*. 1—Fun Ihp by 626-42^ e-mail psv>#|acl.ore; Admimsiralive Si , 213/625-0414x279. Cynthia Endo. Takasugi and actor George Takei. 1 ;30d pm.. PORTLAND Pace Kimoto 209/394-24 ______ats.aar<|^ SaiH Sat. Oct 18 —Workshop Learn to fashion cre ­ Courtyard of Vfrntura Coimty MuseuM at Hrs-. Sat & S»m_, OO. 11-12—first and only tfc- ations with mauhii (paper sinng).1-3 pm. lory and An. I (X) £. Main St.. Ventura, info: play: colleaKX) of race tsurus Oapanese crarws) Sekithern Cai______POStiftRSTBt: Send adefress changes to; lANM. 369 £. 1st St. 625-0414x279. Cyndwa Lewis Abe B05/6B4-2467; Ken , Nakano in varied applications, 10 am.-4 pjn..Portland LOS ANGELES Endo. 818^ -0876. Kay Kakimao Willh 80S/662- lAQ fbliorul Headquarters. 1765 Sutler Japanese Carden Pavilion. Info: Harue Sat. oa. 4—Ondekoza-lapanese Demon Sat Oct 18-Readmgs: 'After Hours Book 6893, Fred Yasukochi BOV 642-5647. lANM St.,SanFrancisco,094115. Ninomiya, 503/289-9607. Drummers. Marsee Auditarium. D Camino Party and Reception,' Dale forotani-preserts 80IV461-5266. NOTE—Wnlura County lAQ College, 16007 Crerehaw Blvd . United Arts, *Toyoiomi Bladn,' second pan of frifogy, 7-9 rs cosponsoring proeram. ______Northern Cal info: 31EV329-5345. p.m.4ANM. 369 E 1st St, 213/625-0414x279. OAKLAND Sat Oct ^ Aki Matsuri. 1-9 pm., ESCV- Note —Kishin Oako taiko performance. Nevada Sat. oa. 18 —Intergenerational conference, lACC 120S W Puente, VWsi Oivina; mfo: (R) SaL Oct 16—Maruanar Hospital reunion, ^UkS VEGAS 'Nikkei CorTvnunii: Where do we go from 626^WS66. 11 am.-4 pm . New Oiani Had. 120 S Los Wei.oa. IS—JapanAmerica Sociery qfNe ­ here/*. Buddhist Oiurch of Oakbnd. 825 Oct 4-Nov. 3»-£xhibic 'Kenjiro Nomura: An Angeles St 213/629-1200; sign-s<> 31(^391- vada film senes on l^san, 6-7 pm..Mfoa If youhovemoved, l^son St., regh. by Oa. 10. Info: lASEB Artist’s View of the lapanese Areiericart 2388. 31CV397-7925 or Maruanar Hosp Re ­ Charleaon Library Lecture Hall, 6301 W.s Uapanese American Services of foe East Bay) Internment,' lANM, 369 E. 1st St, 213/625- union. 12306 StarrwocxJ Ot. Los Angdes CA ptecee s^.inioiinatkxi to: . Charleston Blvd near Toney Pine* !>., f» S1 (V848-3S60. NOTE—Prof. Ted Jitodaifacili- 0414x279. Cynthia Endd. t40TE—Opening 90066. ch^. RSVP frilo: -70M52-0277. NOTE— paneltsis Larry H. Shmegawa. Ph.O., day speakers.Sai. Oa. 4, 1-3 pm., Nomira's Sat Od. 16—lapanese American Historical Next dMn:Od. 22 at CUrk County Lforary. ' son Ceorgg, Minidoka schoUr Ed Suguro and Society of So Calif. Tih annual Henuge 1401 E.FIarrwngo Rd.; Nov. 19 al Sprt^ Valley Ron Chu. Wing Luke Musewn. Awaiw dmoer, Torrance Marriott Hotd: inra: Stn. Oct S—2-4 pm.. Mdeo. 'Doubles: lapan Library, 4200 S. lone* Blvd. sou* of FUmingO Sun. Oa. 5—Nisei Widowed Groub re Iku Kiriyama 31Q/324-2875. NOTE- SaaFtandsoo, CA 94115 and America's IrMrcukural Chikken,' |ANM. 2-4:30 p.m., info; Elsie Uyeda Chung Honorees: Richard Kaisuda, NCRR; Dr. Tak 369 £. Isi St.. 213/625-0414x279, Cynfoia Fri-Sorv, No«.,7-9—Second Annual Japan (115/221-0268. Tels thara 415/221-4568 or Susuki. Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches; Festival: Oudoa Per formance* . 5:30-9 pm. >Uons ot your PC Kay Yamamoto 510/444-3914. Endo. lapanese American Optimisls; Friends of Liale Sun. Oa. 5 lapanese Flower Arranging. Fremonl Street E:^wrierKe: Taiko Drum Fn.. 6- Wed. Oct 8-4apan Society of Northern Calif ■ Tokyo Library; Gardena Valley Gardeners Assn; Shofu methods, 'Autumn Leaves & 7 30 p m. Green Valley Town Ceruer; Culiaal gala fund-raising dmner, i p.m.. RRz-Carflon eSU Fullerton Oral Hiaory. flowers'; 2-3 pm.. New Olani Hotel exfubffs Sat.& Sun., 11 am.-4 pm.. Fashion Hotel. 600 Slockion at Cali^ia, RSVP $17$ Sat Oct 18-Fnends of Little Tokyo Bunch Rendezvous Lounjee, la and Lbs Angefos Sts. Show Mall; Traditional Pertorn^ per, 415/986-4383. >K3TE—Former Lixary luncheOD, IIJO am.. Centenary Und- bilo: YbkoSugi 213/253-9295 Festival Sal.&Sun., 1-4 p.m.,m.. MCM-GnMCM^and; Minister Knchi Miyauwa to receive ISNC’s ed Melhodisl choch. 3rd & Central, iido: Tomi Gateball 'fourrtament Sun.. 6 am.-3 p.m.. Award of Honor. Thu. Oct 9— *AT4T Eaa wea Players New Yonemao, 626/359-2789. NpTE—Guest Sunset Paik; Fnervlship Parade Sal, 1-3 pm. Sat Oct 25—Kimochi Inc.'s annual Sansei Voices Miers Gallery Series,' Ilfo new play Dale Futuiani. author of Death m Ldlle Lat Vegas Blvd info: Japan-America Soefoty of P.&SAVE Live *97, Grand Ballroom Hyatt Regency. San reading, Eugenie Chan's 'Rancho Pande.' Nev., 252-0277 .______- Francisco Ecobarcadero; info: 415^31-2294 lANM. 369 E. la Si., 213/625-0414x279, Sat Oct IB-Sat No*. 22—Exhfoii. 'Eloquent N OTE-l;jACL-sporMOred CyrMhia Encfo. Line: lapanese Calligraphy in foe I990's.' Fri Oct 10-^Uance of Vtitomen Enlrepeneuis Arizona______Sat Oct 25-Keiro-no-Hi Health Day, 9 am - Mon.-Fn. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.. Laband Art Gallery. I pm.. Christ United Presbyterian Church, Second Annual Awards Ceremony, Breakfaa, Loyola Marymounl University, 7900 Loyola PHOENIX info: Yo Hironaka 415/751-1267, Gail Matsu- Fashion Show, 7:30-10 a m., Nordarom. Bhd.: info. 310038288(3. NOTE—Reception Wed Oct 29 —Third Amuat Asian Expo, shima 415566-7S93.*Emily Murase 41 S/346- Westside Pavibon. Wbsnvood at Pico; foto; Oa. 18. 3;30-5-.30 p.m.. dermnstrauam ^ 20 ffooerfrx Oic Plaza Nortt-info: 49%4980657. 7870, Maria Itaifoour 310/641-9110, e-mail calligrapher* Nov. 22. afternoon. Coraii^ m 19M: Sm s 'MAare Per- Thrai^ Oct 31—Premiere; Nikkei Musk- www.foieMefaorg . Note —honowe Rose Ochi, (R) Fri-Sun, Oct 2826-55* Year PoSon I tea Union' travel erfoibit. Jan. S-Fc$•ftA. 19. Local mdiers Reminiscing fri Swing Tune. Herbs! camp reuriion. Torrance Marriofl Hael: for reg ­ committee jnformation. info: Amy Williarm, Exhibition Hall. The Presidio. Main Post; info: SO. Oct 11—Workfoop: Kids and adults leaiv istration forms, call: Shiz Tanalu-Fuiimao ffooenix P»£k Library. 1221 N. Central Ave.. NIAHS, 415/431-5007. taOTE—The NJAHS 10 make origami floors. JANM, 369-C. 1st Slo 714/540-4969, Mary Kinoshiu-Higashi Phoenix. AZ 85004. 602/262-7939. ■ - unUI ' annual members & board riMting My 16-20. membodilp' Thra^ No*. 9 —lapanese American Korean stfosotpdon War Vfrierans Memorial exhbit; lF am.-5 rates are rlerbs Memaiiorul Exhi­ raised Small kid time Gwen Muranaka bition Hall. Presidio of San Francisco, info: adequately, N(AHS, 415/431-5007. NOTE—VMeran's Day and to help - recepinn ^rmed Nov. 8. bring P.C. . SAN K>SE back to a wed dy ptfoifoatlon! Please send Sat oa. 4—NaiiotuI lapanese American His­ rs TA*4fcCi<>««i-S.TriM«r | j your tax deductible donations to: P.C. SAVE. torical Society's first annual men 8 %*omen 7 Cupanbi Clrdc. Monterey Park. CA 91755 golf loierument 11 am., Summitpoirle golf OailBcalfrMi: None of the cooufoutSow wa* course. 1500 Country Ckib Or, Milpitas; info; «•«* IMcnded 10 iMMBt staff peiMnncl. NIAHS, T855 Folsom St, San Francisco CA 94103. . ■ ' □ S20 O SSO a SIOO a More Wed Oct 15—Seniors' fhi Sha Chnk. 8 10:30 am.. >\i-Ai Kai Conenaiity Cenier, S88 N. 4fo St.. 3rd flow, fofe: Anthony Chung w Robert Escatcega. 408/2982505. a Sat Oct 16—YV-Ai Kai FunforaisirM Golf ■ Townafoenc, Riverside Golf Cotne. II am, dinner 4fo St. Bowl. 1441 N. 4fo St.; frdo; Yb- Ai Kai 408/2982505 ORyMfrZIP Sw. Hm. 2—Nisei Widowed CroxB meeiine, 2-4:30 pm, 5S816fo Am. infe; Qsie Uye* 41Sj221-0266. TO* foara. 41S/22H StQgor more »#u|yo« foe Pacffic Canon wiB re- 4566. Kay Yamamoto, 5KV4483914. Tufc-li^ No»c88-Yu-Ai lil/Senfor Service trip lo Tips Vegas, frifo; Anihorry (3wn# _ m PACIFIC CmZEK. OCT. 3-16.1997 s The oouDcil proposed ackling a The council still needs to adect a Impromptu JACL youth council summit sectioD on recruiting youth and keynote speaker and a possible'vi- Audents to the ChaptCT Preadent ’s sion award redf^t (or the Hancfixnk. “We’d like to add a sec­ youth/student lund&eon. They airs upcoming issues, programs & needs tion on what worked and what did- agreed that the keynote igwnkpr n\ work, ^ where to get started, ” needs to be sesneoDe who can at ­ aaidUeha. Revising the yout^stu- tract a wide audienoe; an individ- . BYCAROUNEAOYAGJ membership, coosidenng the recent dent membership brochure is an ­ ual who ’s aC interest not only to the AMMMEdkv awarding of more than $80,000 in other project the coundl . {dans to JA community but to the larger^ LOS ANGELfiS—When the Na ­ national JACL wnnitai adxilarships work on. ccHnmunity, who's relevant to bcitb tional JACL Youth/Student Coundl to high school gr^uates, coUe^ 'Ihae's than a j^ac^emain- JACL mpinTAigr g and rKHi-members, wants to hcAd a meeting or have a anH graduate Stu- ing before the national convention and Bo meon e vAio can s^kak to discussicxi with its members from dente. They thiit many only in Philaddphia the is youth. The council agreed to obtain across the United States, their bud­ jean JACL to qualify fir the adxdar- organizing several events, indud- biografdiies cm the possible choices get ^ctates that phone conf erences shipB and do not remain members ing the Min Yasui Meniori^ Ora ­ for keynote speaker and award re- are the norm. once the mcmey has been awarded. torical Cmnpetiticm and the dpi^t to Tnalro final-dedsions But when many rrf* them discov ­ Suzanne .Samki reemUyaent out youth/student lunc9)eon. at a later date. ered they would be in LosAngdes more than 80 letters to past schol ­ The coundl agreed that they Whether to bold separate youth for the recent Pacific Southwest arship winners from her chapter to want to attral not only local but workshops or to integrate youth in Distiict’s Awards' Dinner, they used see if they would be willing to cnce naticM^ youth as weU as JACL the regular workshops during the ■the (qipartunity to bold a rare Na ­ again stipport JACL. She received - membem~aod non-manberk to the convention was disaisaed. Tl^^ tional TOuth/S^ent Council Plan ­ SiSHSSi •only two respcHises, she said, ancT eonferenoe. But they also realized still need to be dedded, speakere ning Summit youth oo-rep , and the ■»» PSWD <»- both individuals-were Dwcommit- the difiEicuIfy in getting youth to at ­ selected, and ^krangonents made & on Sept. 21, various council tal: tend an event during summer va ­ for rooms aird equi|Mnfflt Thai st^- and youth members met at the Tbr- who beem than tenn. m Novemben Pa- “You have to use them as a re­ cation months. gesuid that one possiUlity is an in­ Marriott Hotel to talk about trio. Ihai. CC Racional Diraator, source, ” said Amy Matsumoto of the Possible topics far the Min Yasui ternship and fellowahip workshop Kuee and current prefects, the re­ sdiolarship redpients. “You cant Oratorical Competition were dis­ where variems AA organizatiems maining biennium, rw>»t year ’s just give than money and they cussed and a fin^ four were select­ frtxn the area would be invited to national JACL convention in ^emt give back sesn^ung in re­ ed; Media and the portrayal c^AAs, speak to the youth. Phil^elphia. turn.” multicultural issues and the 2000 The next youth/student council It was an opportunity to *under- The youth council discussed^the Census, bate crimes and race rela ­ meeting will Lake place on Nov. 9 stand where we [the youth council) need fiir JACL to in touch ' tions,- and youth leadership. are coming fiom and to be on the past awardee even if they li same page, ” said national youth dele^tion'e briptnLoa the area for various college aru) youth^student council representa ­ Angdea waa madTpoaaible Stroup universities. Sfholarship winners RomtwJACLstafr tive Nicole Inouye. “We have to should also be reqa ired to follow up have good lines of communication with the organization. Deirdre By Karen Yoshitomi, PNW regional director because ultimately we all want the Howard, national stafi^)er8on in same goals. ” charge of a Hmini«ttoring aehnlftr . lant a ptodudive aource ^ youth ships, said she’s curraitly loddng Deodine nears for 1997J:egacy into develo|hig a JACL schedarship alumni assexaation. Rjncj ^crits^ipplicxitforis The current'biennium is the first time the national youth/student ■HE National JACL Legacy made avaSabte for programs and ac­ council has been given a spedfic' Fimd Grants Ccxnmittee re ­ tivities which are consistent with the line-item in the natio^ JACL bud­ cently annourvsed the com ­ goals of the JA(X TIvs year rrearly get, said 'IW, the national stafier in mencement of the 1997 Legacy Fund $21,000 is aval^ for cistrtxtton diarge of ywth programs. Current­ Grants Program. Application forms through the Grants Program. In addi­ ly, of the ini^ ^,200 set aside for are now avaiable by request through tion. the maximum amouit for a sri- the youth council for 1997, $5,000 the JACL Pacific Northwest regional gk grant has been increased from remains. office in Seattle. $2,500 to $3,000. Last year. 15 The coundl discussed several The Legacy Fund was established grants were awarded totalrig youth projects that could best use ri 1990 as a perpetual erriowment $10,700. the money. The District Youth^tu- • from vtrhich the earnings have been Projects which received finding irv dent Handbook that had originally used to implem^ JACL's missior^ duded: youth leadership devefop- been put togetho- by Wicher and purpose, and biennial Program for merk conferences; video and film pro­ Matsui of PNWD needs to be up­ Action. The purpose of the Grants jects; and historicai projects which fo­ date^ said Udia. The handbook Program is to encour^ and assist cused on the Japanese American ex- provides general infonnation for chapters and/or districts in carrying pehence in the Untied States, inctud- the district youth reps inducting out the organizatior>al goals set forth ing the documentation of oral histo­ by the National Coirai. Members ofthe JACLyouth coundl meet for an impromptu meeting after the past youth activities ai^ past youth ries.- The grant application review com­ PSWDC Awards Omer at the Torrance Marriot! Hotel council resolutions. Every year, 10 percerk of the inter ­ est earned by the Legacy Fund is mittee is comprised of a representa ­ tive from each dstricL Gaiy Mayeda, National Vice President for Planrwtg arid Oeveiopmenl wi be this year ’s Support for youth in PSW district not just talk Corhreitee Chairperson. Proposals for ttk Legacy Rjnd (Continued from page 1) fliA noofi th» community ixit to who are beginning to pay atten ­ abandon making pnKtiml oontribu- Grafts must be oonsislent wtt\ the [PSW] district is actually ddng tion. Ka Nagao, 19, and Brian JACL Program tor Action. Appica- everitandcontinuaddividen*.- tions. We need to let people know Ikeda, 20, recaiUy joined JACL; something to attract youth to tiohs must indude detaied informa­ JACL. The Niad are B=aing on 80 we'w thht AAs know how to do things their first evait was the National tion with regard to the local stale, pre^Kriy, he said. “It’s impevtant to JACLYoutl^StudentConferaice at “Its important for the districts and'or natknal impicaliorts or impad and membere d* JACL to take that a^a:5 voice our droice joif pditical candi- UC Irvine last June. This Novan- of the project descrik local chap- vho ’s been a member since 1936. dates] throu^ our contributions. ’ ber they become the new youth go- first st^,* she said. They need to ter/dstrid needs; and provide a bud­ “make the youth realize that vdiat “Who else will take over JACLr« Stewart Kwoh said, *We have.to represcintatives fiw the RSW get and timeline, induding a detaied He added, ^The legacy we Waiit to look at ^bic (rampaigt' frind-raisiiig they’re saying means something. ” trict, plan for the irriplerneri Uition of the More than 400 people, both leave is a strrmg and viable JACL scandal] as a tranpeyary set-back. ” T joined JACL because I was al ­ project (Grants are not awarded to Not cmly for the next decade but for AAs need to move forward, he ways locking for an c^portunity to young and old, attended tl^ awards capital proieas. \. dinner apfBopriately ”Re- aevoal decades. ” urged, for there’s stiU much work to join the community, ”-said Nagao ' Appicabons are avzytable through Aagpmhiymftn ThkaSU^ P«4wT' are going to carry tionally and IcKally, he said, noting and they want to support the National J^CL President Helen Completed appication s should be Kawagoe was joined by several na ­ on the torch. I cant,think of any ­ that many o[ the existing AA civil yoimger leaders,' said Nagao. “By sent to the Legacy Fund Grants thing more important that JACL rights organizatiems are painfully giving us money they’re showing tional board manbers and staff in- Convnittee, c/o JACL Padfic North­ • duding vice prestdeot of member­ can do. ” understaffed. Th«ek also a need us support ” for the AA community to work in “A kt of what JACL has done west Regiot^ Office, 671 S. Jackson ship Karen-liane Shiba, youthktu- St, Stole 206, Seattle. WA 96104. dent coundl rqrreeentative Niode Ihrou^KKit the evening, vari ­ oory unction with the larga* commu ­ and is rdaiuiing to do, I don't want Applications must be received or ous speakers and guests encour ­ nity, he said. “We need to reach out to see it dying, ”said Dceda, who ’s in Inouye, Northern Cahfomia-West* - postmarked by Friday. Oct 17.1997. em Nevada-Pacific'Govenror Alan aged young AAs to become mote po- to non-Asiahs anJ get them inter­ his fourth year at Cal State Uni­ Nishi, national administrative as­ liticaUy active and to consider pur­ ested in our issues.” versity, Fullerton. “As youth we sistant Drirdre Howard, and Cen­ suing careers in politics. They But this disoMeidfi ‘of youth need .to take the initiative to con ­ tfutiuBlt lta ^ n^ani! d- tral ftnlifhmifl Regional Director . stztesed the need for increased AA and the need forthar inoeased in- tinue the work, ” he said. “So why Patricia Thai. representation, even thou^ the volvement in JACL and main ­ not start now?’ ■ DMddnf ter ' ipplleations: Emceed by KNBC-TV rtews re- cuirert campaign finance hearings stream pchtics has beer a tc^ of poTto- Gordon TUcumatsu, the Dis­ and the resulting media coverage cemversation for many years,- noted trict honored Dr. Roy and Alice that has failed to distinguish be­ PSWD Governor David Kawamoto. Utahn remarks on 'Beyond Barbed Wire' Nishikawa for their romhined 110 tween the few Asians who are. al ­ He recalled that as a youth, his fo- youth conference SAN FTIANCISCO—The local years of JACL service, Stewart leged of wnmgdoing and the larger ther, a Nisa, would tell him that be JA(X chapter hoated the reception - ' SALT LAKE OTY—Ml Olympus Kw(^ president and executive di­ AA ganmunity has left many AAs and bther young JAs needed to take and benefit screening tfas wedk (Oct JAaYoulhSludent members fexsri rector of theAsian Padfic American with a distaste for political partici-/ ova-, the kaderahip of JACL. Now 2) of the acclaimed documentary, the 4th Biermial JACL Natk>rtal L^al Center erf* Southern Califir-. he £nds that he too is looking to ­ "Beyond Barbed Wire.* at the Katxig nia, received the dvU rights award, ' Those who^ done wroi^ need wards the younger generatitms. Youth/Stuckrrt Corference erk>y^. Theater. Vforxfy Tokuda d KRON-TV as more than 100 studerHs convened and the cor porate award was pven *' to be punished,” said Thkasugi, but Tm ikA getting any ycRinga, ” said amcead. to American F»pnBw«Financial Ad­ AAs shouldn't let the current cam ­ Kawamoto, “and we need the Yon- at the UC Irvine campus June 20-22. The fikn reootoils the World War II *Coming f^ an area Mriere Asian visors, Inc. Assemblymen Mike paign discourage sa and Goeei to get invedved. ” unit of Japanese Americans who Anrerkan faces are somewhat Honda (23rd District) and Nao fiom taking part in the electoral But even now, a ejueetioD that be fou^ to prove foeir kyaiy earning scarce, it was a rery ixiique eiqieri- Thkasugi (37tii District), the only pnnees. TVe should continue to re­ cemtinues toik asked is, “Do we still nea^ 10,0(XI Puple Hearts to be­ ence to interact vMth a lar^ gr^ of AA b in the California State Legisla ­ main politically active at all levds need JACL?” and it^s disap poi nting, come the most decorated in Amerv Asian American young people in (xre ture, gave the keynote addressee. of poiitics,- be said. “We should be sai(( Kawamoto. With the AAcom ­ can mifiary htslory. These stories be- setting.* remartted Todd Tokta. *Therek less vdrita hiur here (for even more spurred to take part ” munity facing various issues like. ^ with the bombing of Pearl Harbor ei^e-epeners for many were the event), and lhatfs a good sign, ” Tts not foir for people to target anti-affinnative action initiatives and contiriue through Italy and such topics as “Asians and PoKcs' said Assemblyman Honda who our cnznmunities because of and a rise in emti-^sian hate France, buldrig to the courageous stereotypes, ideritrbes, cpmbalirrg spoke with the/hct/ic Citizen. Sup­ we loc^ like,” said Honda. T think crimes, the need for orgahizatiais rescue of foe Texas "Lost Battafion*’in racism, and irttemmenl at the work ­ porting the younger generatioos “is weVe learned a kt from the ind- such as'JAC^ is not oi^ rdevant, Norfoem France ... told by foe men a' good place to put our moo^. We denL” He encouraged AAs to re­ butesesotiaL shops and even in irnpromptu dscus- who saw T»yofxJ the barbed wire ” to have a kt of bright API youth in our main politically active and sUnono d . And there ai^ i }AA youth siorts during breaks^ ■ a better America. ■ PACIFIC CmZEN. OCT S-I6.1997 Two Orange County graduates Rudy Tokiwa retells impact of appointed latest Masaoka Fund r* a Nisei GIs to boost Redress Congressional fellows BY STEPHANIE LAI ington, first-hand eapprienres with Bill mMrn.Pw«cCttnn intemmoit and the war were need­ lowshf) Fund is to encourage pcAiic N SepL 11-13, the -Nfaicee of ed in Qiecddng to oongress about service, granting awards to educate Marutani . I I Japanese American Redieea the need for redress. He went to tdl or bain rec|)ients for leader^ in V-/ Conference ’ took pteCS at the story of tire 442nd, the only all- piffc-e^rvice. the UCLA Sunset VU)^ Ckmfer- Japanese American r^imental Sugir^ received his BA In Ibe aging of ence Center. PeracmalitieB of the so- combat team in WWn and also the Fuhd Coogres* June 1996 and called "Redress! most hi^y decorated unit fiir its siooal FeOow since then has the Nisei H^rfFame- size in U5. Military history, with awards for the assisted in the sembled there in­ nearly 9,500 Purple Hearts, seven 1997-1996 twm. development of a Hungarian A mong PUBUCATIONS cluded Rudy Presidential Unit Citations, 57 Dis- The arvKxmce- that rve been receiving is one Tbkiwa, of Sun­ . tinguished Service awards, and one ment was made 7W^church in Bu> IX thktrvel nyvale, Calif, a| Congressional Medal of Honor. by Dr. H. Thomas dspesi. He also XXentitled‘ ‘ 1 ‘“100th/442nd News- participated at letter." Consisting c( 16 or so pages, it veteran of the I 'Ibkiwa has made a total of six Tamaki. chair ­ 442n^ aiui con-| lobbying trips to Washington. He is man of the Fund United Nations is a well done publication witi^ its neat a founduig membo-of Go For Broke ___ refugee carr^ layout, editing, subject matter, consistr gressional lobby-l ■Scotr wiir 1st in the firs Inc., which i serve his fellow- sualno Tm helping to estate bits of infonnation lish a church as­ ■elsewhere. Anyone National Coali- __ shp in the office tion for Redress of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaa) sistance program. w[» ^ ever —^ re^- ^ ^ beginning in the fal oM 997 aiKl Waiyi hto graduM from Fountain VEtiey ^.C. wartime e:qieriences, inteminent, wl serve hers in the crflice of Sen. Hig^ School, CaH., in 1992 and was Ibkiwa apoke on Aea^ day andiedresa. Daniel K. Ak^ (D-Hawai), be^ voted Student of the Year, was a Na­ ticular-ertkle should aj^jear, and of the conference about his eipen- B^rre passage dfthe Civil Liber­ nhg in the spring of 1996, ’ said tional Merit finalst and merrber of the making it all come out knows encea in the war and the redr^ ty Act of 1988, he secured French Tamaki. *We are pleased to have se ­ varsity tennis te»n. that it invtdves a lot of energy, plan ­ nent "I think th^ were the redress sx^>port fran Bruyeres in lected two Qutstandng appicarils for Tse received her BA Degree in ning and commitment ones who gave the most," Tbkiwa the form of 4,000 letters fit>m this year. ’ U : May 1997, was active with the Asian My hat ’s off to the editor the mused, on the impact of the 442nd, thankful townspeople who had Sugino is a con4aude gradu^ erf American Students Association at •Newsletter.’ 100th Battalion, and MIS efforts in been liberated from Nazi ccntrolhy Harvard Univoreity i^rere he rnajored Smith and was a Getty Ir^em ai the the redress movement All of the or ­ the 442nd. in Government, an^se is a gradjate Japanese American Cultural and I WAS . NOT a member of the ganizations that argued for redress Ifis ro drcsB money was used to n Eng^ Lttigua^ and Uterature of Community Center. Los Angeles, dur­ 44^id, even thou^ I was trained as used the examine of these men’s tokp------faribili » cf soldim wbo died in Smith Cotege. They wi serve ap­ ing foe summer of 1996. She was an in&ntiymaD: My rifle company (a selfless loyalty to .the United States '-4He 442nd to Europe to show then proximately three and one half also involved with the Five Colege miTiwt hj>g of timnees fiom mid-Amer­ to discredit the justificaticm of the what their bravery had accom ­ months, each receiving a stipend of (Amherst HarrpsNre, Mourt Holyoke, ica) was rapdly shipped out to Eurc^ intemmoit plished. T)d3wa has truly made an $7,500 from the Fixxl Smith, and University of Massachu- to be^) in &e emtainment of the G-­ Tbkiwa told a beart-wrendung impact in the redress movemmt, as The Felowship Fund honors the setts-Aisherst) Students Associ ation. mans who had launched a formidable story of the death of a fellow soldier have all the men of the 442nd, and late Mike M. Masaoka for a Hetime of - Pioneer N^toy, Mass. She is a gradu­ counterattack in the winter of ’44 in who was a Japanese student stay ­ continues to do so. ■ outstandng pUilic service promoting ate of High School. Santa Ana, what was known as "The Battle of the ing in America when the war broke justice, ervi lights and human d^iity. CaB., and was sakjtatohan of her Bulge.' Instead of heading for Eurcpe out who died in the war. After that Stephanie Lai has oondxided her The major gc^ of the Masaoka FeF graduathg class. ■ with my fdlow infantry trainees, I w^ he asked for the audience to say a reporting intemsh^ at thee Pacifkracifu. diverted to Ft Snelling b^inV prayer for the boys of the 442nd Citizen and cortvnenced herer ffesh-‘ nKoths of training in niAor\, [Japan- who didn't come home. Ttumyeiaral UCLAihispastiarrtxmtk. TV newscaster Jim Hattori a 'hit' ese language). In that basic Tbkiwa______is a_ very echve______member We’ve asked her to. report on n^w training company, there wai^aaother of the redTMS movement In the*^ Asian American affairs and tidies at FremontJACL grad luncheon Nikkei name (rf* ‘Yoshio Minami. ’ NCRRlobitying^trip to Wash- on the Internet. FREMONT. CaB.—Fremont JAa gan as a reporter trainer at KGTV, All the o&er members of our in&ntry held Ms annual GraduatiotySchdar- San Diego upon graduation from training company were Euro-Xmeri- ship Umcheon at Castle Restau ­ use. He had jobs at Spokane and cans, all taller tbaaYo^ or L On kng rant May 18. Invfted were foe gradu­ Houston and a stint as a CBS cone- training marches, Yo^ and( I were ates. but also for this occasion. eS sponderrf from 1988 to 1996. and aware that our non-Nikkei graining past schoiarsh^ winners since 1967, covered fo^ Parmma Invasion, Exxon companuxis were trying to setia gruel ­ when foe first award'was made. Vtedez ol spi. NASA Shuttle Mis­ Those who fived too far a dstance or sion. Persian GuH War and foe Kobe ing pace to test bow 1^ our (sbcfft) who had other commitments submil­ Earthquake. 1^ would hold up to theirs. Yosh led brief summaries of their fives to Active with Asian American Jour- ^ust have also grown up on a fium; date and were placed in an atxjm nafists Association, Hattori was gra­ neither of us Nikkei foltered. Yosh and dmiated. As erpected, there cious and accommodating signing shipped out with the infantry ooiapa- vrere enyieefs. computer speciafets. autographs and posing for pidures ny beaded for Eurc^ Over ^ years, nretfcaldocfoiB, dentists, optornelrists, with graduates and others eager to Fve wandered whatever haiqiened to marketing speciafists and managers, be srupped with a celebrity. him (Yodi: Ifyou see this arid remem- tmf This ' year's scholarships aod owners of consulting firms and busi­ - her me firm our basic txaining in 1944 nesses etc. avirardees were; Masutaro lOtani at Camp Robrnson, Arkansas, Td sure - One of the most imeresting letters Scholarship-Erin YamasNta; Jo­ like to bear from you.) came from KO^ Productions, which seph Kalo Scholarship-Tn)Ofoy Na­ specfofiZBs n ptotljdng surfng videos, gs^ SumtiomoBankSchofoshp — GETTING BACK to the 442nd Diablo Valley JACL scholarship winners (from left) are X)amon Horn. Jennier Nakai; Union Bank of Caitor-. Shelly Aono. Katherine Vo and Francisco ’Frank' deia Rama Jr. aocordhg to Gal Torrila, schotarshfo newdetter of July 1997. At page 15 chairpet^ Jamas Hattori, weekend nia Scholarship —Jennifer Nakai; rqinnted a letter -from the De- anchor and wee k day reporter tor San Frank Kasama Scholarship —Royoe Diablo Valley JACL awaips new Frmco's KHON-TV4, spoke of Ns Mori; Tom Kkayama Scholarshp — r at Los Angeles. The letter re­ 4 background and erqperiences. He be ­ RefoaFii.a ported on tiie outomte of a medical Geo. Fujioka Memorial'scholarship survty involving some 64 veterans, presumably fellows fimn the 442nd, PLEASANT HILL, CaW.—The Speci8l.$500 award. Dr. YosNye George S. Fupoka memorial scholar ­ Togasaki Endowment Fund Scholar- average age 68 years old. Geriatric slv—Karfherine Vo, Oaikidnd. soph-' I ail proUem fodings: 8% mood problems, ship. adniriistered by the Diablo Val­ ley JACL, was recerdy awarded to omore pre-med biology major at 9% memory problems, 5% under-ac ­ Damon Horn, Contra Costa Colege USF. Nameff among the T)est and tive thyrmd, 20% with risk fectors for honor student ^who wi attend UC brighlest in foe Class of 200(r by tite osteopensis, 67% elevated cholesterol, Berkeley to pursue a degree in envi- USF AlumN .Maga^; her famly 8% diabetes, and 10% hi^ Uood ronifiental engfoeering. A volunteer moved from Vietnam in 1991; she. pressure. Iha^s quite an assortprent calculus tutor and judo instructor, he graduated «1 with a 4.0 GPA in her Tm an (unwilling) subscriber to a few resides in Pfode. Olher'scholarsh^ class of 220 students at OeUend TnftlwtiPK (HI this list, but thanks to gfmdees honored at the annual Tech Hi^ School Health and Bio­ modem medical care theyVe , chapter scholardiip banquet at Pacif ­ science Academy. pretty mtich keprf under some s^- ic Fresh Restaixant were: $1,000 JAa Chapter scholarship blaixeofcontrtiL $1,000 Dr. Yoshiye TogasaW En­ — ShEiy Aono. gaduale of North- Thii^ could always be weroe. dowment Fund Scholarship — Fran­ gate Hi^ Walnut Creek, enters UC cisco deia Rama Jr, a *93 UC Davis Berkeley iNs fsi. She exceled in . I DONT KNOW if there are cer­ graduate in genetics, wi be a junior academics, sports (varsiy dnfog. ju­ tain aging patterns that are peculiar this fall in the Bachelor of Science in nior varsity besketitel and sofbel), to the Nffti whott present beahH may Nursing program a! University of San erdracurricular activities and corrvnu- have be& formulated by a diet di^ Francisco. The award was estab- ntiy service (Concord Obon, Tafco ' nmilflT to other Americans. Many of fehed in 1993 for a student in a Bay Drum). ■ us Nisei were raised on comparativdy Area colege or iriversity planning a aevelond JACL honors scholars ^tartan diets, consuming seasoilal heath science career and who has Four minority elderty produce growing on the form —nin^' demonstrated leadership and in­ CLEVELAND-rOn Sunday. SCO of Ridwrd and Ruth Ford, and June23, Cleve^ JACLbdd its gnodaon of Shig Igaradii, wiQ jrttmrl (carrots), mame (peas)jhgo-rmo (pi^- volvement in school and commuriity groi^) councils organize I aWlafwt PrtKiwimHy myjing Qnnnnl liinz-Karw i at toes), to-ma-to can guess on this activities. UM ANGELES-?^ Natkmal SKtimnn Restaurant to r»>wnp«i» in Crimmal Justiee; Danid Ifono, aoo of one) as .well as (Aher vegetables not Asian Pacific Center on Aging has Gary and Mary Lou Yano, wiB msicr in HAi year ’s twgh aoeount^ at tlw Unmnityof Atoao. censuroed by the gei»ral American South Boy JACL received fundizigfrGoitbe W.K: Kel­ graduates. public, sudr as fitki foutterbur), gofnh logg Foendatioo for a three-year Previous schedarship recipient Egostma iuhid boasted Danid .Andow won the annual Jonathan Sakai described his four (burdock), noffo (fermented beans), /u- community organizing fsttiect, *A $1,000 scl^T^iR award tor acad ­ nyu (fomented to-fti). This simple TORRANCE^The Kichi Egastwa Voice For Mmority Elderly,’ a ocA- emic GOGUnuhity ID- years of gt laborative |«jectinvrfving the Na- the UniveirBity of Akron. His sister foe, free of saturate fets and chol» Memorial Schotarshfo Fund has re ­ votveoMnL An honor aodety/toem- Heather, kuft year ’s winner; was as ­ terol, supported kxigevity. The inafoi- ceived a lar^ donation of $38,112 tinnal Hfoiamc Couodl on Aging, ber graduating at Eastlakti Nirth sistant editor (dthe college itewqre- al wealth subsequently ei\joyed by the from IcNo Egashira, signffica nay in- National i&oundi on Blat^ Aged, Scho(4, now at Clevdand per at Baldwin-Wall^, axrd may Ifisei opened the doan to the rkk the endowment Egashira wtvt tlM> National l»vk«w* rvainril on Univenity. he m^ots in engi- be in the fidd of social work or the perpe^ scholBisNp Aging. nasring and burinoss administre- fixxk imdid the benefits of those tion. Moat proud of Danid are hjs danee thersqiy. eenlier simple fere . ■ award program in 1967 for students *Thia is uigentty nee^ \ieiar Fniw spofo of his freab- in foe sciences, in memory of Ns as anlss

. From Ihe Frying Pan Time capsule burial marks By Bill Hosokawa '

The men who knew Utah JAcentennial finale I anniverBary of intjTTkntwini the right buttons to hit I Peeoe Gardens. ” I Hazd Harrison, cfaairpefsan of A SIDE from its many ob- big backers of Soviet dissidents I tfasjnternatiaaal Peace Garden, i I extended the welcon>e.*IbdNagsta. l\ vious values, the recait and asked: "Human ri£^te in producer of the Utah JA Hfe^ X ^Voices of Japanese Am­ Russia, what about bereT ' I Book, recounted the eveota that led erican Redress Conferepce at In other cases, LQifusa I. ap to final diapter —*ha Time UCLA provided ^ very impor ­ shrewdly linked Redress w^ I fVhpanla h^iftal Vaa TVJrita gwJm tant insight into the way the Jewish interest in Israel and behalfafthe Ji^ Lou Tfe^spoke Washington power structure managed to connect &e caa^ I on behalf of Govanor Leav^ and needs to be utilized—manipu ­ tutional rights of Japanese I Tbrry Nagata made atknowiedg- lated might, not be too strong a Americans -with the ri^t to life word —to prwno te^ particular movement With yeoman sup­ Members of the Jai cause. port from Norm Mineta, Bob >mn mgnmiinity gpSDt OODSdeCaUe effort preparing the Japanese In this case it was redress for Matsui, Dan Inouye and others. Peace Garden for the event Japtanese Americans for mis­ Redress was approved by Ciibts msoii£rf^UCLAau- In six moikha. Tbd Nagata put to ­ was Iftrgp et most successful past Tbe time had coma for belp^ dience naive about the way gether a history book containing of the ethnic programs edebrating finm someone, who kiiew how things reaDy work in Washing- photos, narratives, and text rfthe the State CentenniaL The time cap­ Maaazp SMba. a 9& yw-oM Issei. Washingtim works. Ihat person ton. "Am j-telling you the red JA stoty in Utah.' The centennial sule burial is ooe of the events of was the most santw ollDnJng the was Grant Ujifusa Who under­ stmyT’be asked. Thai be invit­ oelefaratico was the biggest, most the Mormon ode- bme capsiie burial carernony. He stood Washington, inside and ed the skeptics to write to the snccoesfiil event by a minority bratioQ, /wniT^nvyatin g the ar ­ came to Utah around 1918 wid woried on a farm at ttw Kennecod out, and wh6 could open doors political and administration group in Utah ’s yeaNong program rival of the Mormon pioneers into to ^wwiTTw»TTww^tte its Ac­ Copper Mrie. tiirou^ his work as oo^tor cf leaders he K«d frwtHnr>«H mv< the Salt Lake VaUey. and tiie SOtfa ask. tually, the genem of t^ his^ the much-respected "Almanac bode was an Issd appreciation ban ­ American Politics. ’' Strpet demonstrations and quet hdd 30 years eaiiier in which ■ In his report at the UCLA con ­ lett^^Witing rmmfmigrdi have ^y was commiserating with Tbd ference, Ujifusa tidd how he was their place in the American sys­ that it was unfortimate tlmt as the able to bring conservative de­ tem. But what makes thi^ ments and liberal elements of happai, Ujifusa made dear, is gnvemmait together by citing careful pudiing of sensitive but- the 4th Amendment to the Con ­ tems t^ scales. One of stitution. liboal or conserva­ us, not an electal offidal, had tive, the power brokers had to the know-how to push the ri^t agree that it had been a bum buttons. idea for the governm^t to.strip Japanese Americans of their Hosokawa is Ihe former aflona/ ri^ts, that action having been director of the Denv^.PosL His columns has appeared 'reguia/ly in 4:^ r detailed starkly in the CMtimis; si(Ki’6 report. Then he cornered the Pacific atieen since 1942.

■ k * Lou Tong, direclor of the Utah Of- JA. TRIE CAPSULE-Oudge Raiymond Uno^left). and piaque dedTier Ted fice of Asian Affairs, speaks on behal Nagato txAl ttie headstone ” which wl dKi^i^ the tirne capsule burial site of Utah's Governor Leavitt. at the Japanese sectkxi of the Irttematkjinal Peace Gardea Evdeuation of Italian Americans in WWII (Contiruied from page 1) yecus but never became a dti»L He couldnt even visit his son ’s teined went to the WRA can^ or North Beach restauraift- were rejoined by tbeir at Italian a«vt Japanese ljv> Crystal City, Tbxas.] ing adjacent to the Alameda Naval Nearly 2,000 pec^ in Phtefauig Air Station a^ Coast Guard fiscih- were "tnyustly harmed from theu* ty had to move out. homes, work and comm unities” b^ Then San Franciaoo Maygr Ange ­ cause, they were *enemy lo Roeai. of Italian deaoeiri, ^ied on aliens* gnH to abwnAnn theST tbe Army to lock up all the Japan­ bomes on the waterfront and other ese but fevered Attorney General CAROUSEL PRESENTATIONS-^^ris. Dorattiy Andamon (h^). presents one restricted areas «*fwt KmI to main ­ Tbe relocation was widespread, Eaii .Wanen^ promise not to con ­ of six drie carousels to Terry Nagala of tie Sdl Lde Chepter. Marion Hori tain two bomes until the ban was but it hit Htofouig partioilaity demn wholesale of German (M)ispre6idenfoftheWasatchFrortNorthChapter.Onthewalis1heprDcla- hard because of its large Italian and Italian Awmatif Rnaai malkn by 0^ Governor Leevitt recognizing the. 1996 JA Centenniaf Progfarrt One of six difi^^en, now vice American community of 2,000 in a "I am also Strong of the oonridtion laeddent of the Pittaburg Histori ­ total population of 7,000. M^ wen that Japanese wiM> are American American Express underwrites slide cal Sodety.'^Roee Scudero was 12 in the UB. leg^ and had bved dtiienB should be sid9ected to a year# old when she bad to leave ben for years. more detailed and aD-enoompasa- program of Utah J A Centennial history town with her mother for nine Until Harbor, then was lit­ ing inveatigation." Befor e tbe TUan SALT LAKE CITy—Hoyd Mori written by American Eipioss Pub­ nvwtha from Fdnazy Octo ­ tle or no ooncern over the foyalty of Committee invratigating the Evac ­ of the Mt. Olympus Chapta first lic AffiBirs Office for the State of ber when the ban was hfiad. "I don't Germans or Italians. Tbo^dtriiiuig uation that was eibout to come, be used the alid ee in a pcesentation of Utah. Dorothy Anderson, manager want an apology or money. But the American Legion Ibst was named ideaded'for Italian ahens. {The the JA Ifistocy Book Ppqiect at the of publicibc affiunaffiiiirs for American &- govemment should admowledge after an Itaban American, David Thiaw f^fwnmittaa nlSad the FNWDGTDC Bi-Distzkt meriang press, presaited six carousds of what happened, ” tnlH on Annrtri- Solan, tbe only soldier fitxn town of Gennan and Italian "anti-Axis in Seattle on July 20.^ The images slides to the three JACLdiaptas in atad Preas reporter. who was killed in action in World refugees on tile Weet Coast... tbe show hi^iB^ of the Utah JA Utah: Wasatch Front North, Salt DeStaai was also told about Ron- Warl. praoeas of hecoening citizens bw Centennial History BocA, which Lake Mt Ob^n^ius. ■ na TVwato of Mon^oay, who Jo$ DiMaggio, haaAeJFe fezned been lengthened in the caae of eoB- Tbd Ni^ata oompleted in a whirl- The Wides may be borrowed fiom learned she had lost a sod and a "Yankee Cbpper,” born in near- my ahens since tile war."} —NK ■ wind six in the first half of any of the Utah chapters and from nephew at Pearl Harbor and the ^ 'Martinez aiKi raised in San - 1996. the National JACL Credit Unkn. next day was erdensd from tier' Franciaco where his fother, (More in Hoaokawa's in The cost oftfae slides was under- —Yaslbkitam home, DiStan has amassed aeons Giuseppe, was a fisherman for SO' laatiesuej PACIFIC CITIZEN. OCT S-16.1—7 OCTOBER: NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH F^BI’s role firing Issei National advoeacy seen as urgent railroaders, miners found »d from pag0 1) better than to rci>uke the FBI in Asian American community cUefs arbitrary style. Already, Haover ’s puUic and media image (Continued from page 1) with breast cancer should try to balkxRied larger than life; he made learn as much as they can about , Americans feel safe and protected. Services’ Breast Cancer Early De­ the cancer and the various treat- woriceiB. The woc*«88ault against Japan­ tection Prograrn. m«it pptifxis that are available to Fumie gK4mt>Ai of Sacramento ese railroad woricera ooc uirad in Shinagawa is the API cancer them, said Shinagawa. Afid, al- discoveredi Rusedl’s thesis wluli“ Tdpruaty 1942, m devastating mfl survivor rejxeeentatiye member thou^ it’s difficult, seeking put searching fiH-infonnation related to itaiy d^fe continued to moi^ and chair of the Canoa- Survivor ­ other women who are going the Southern padSc Railroad ’s dis- upon Allied fercee in the Pacific ship Task Force a( the lnteicultur- throu^ the same thing and talk ­ missaFaf her fe^er and data that Theater. During one of the darkest al Cancer Coundl, and is on the ing atout it can be helpful. ‘That might hdp prove the rigidly con- weeks of the war.'President Jefiers board of directors of the Brefot was the best thing 1 ever did," she (DarKST Fund. She is also ah Amer­ tndled nature of her famitys subse­ of the Union Pacife: Railroad capit ­ skid. quent Relaxed internment' in ulated to the "Yelldw Peril" fear and ican Cancer Society-certified BuL unfortunately, Shinagawa Reno', Nevada. We owe much to Ms. hysteria of his wtskers who be­ Breast Health Facilitator and a continues to see a reluctance to Shimada and Mr. Russell for bring ­ longed to the Brotherhood of Loco­ member of the UC3SD Thriver ’s talk abotJt cancer in the AA oom ­ ing to l^t what I consider some motive Engineers. The railroad Networic. munity. “Cancer is still considered 'smoking gun" documents, long fxwsident seemin^y requested and For five yeerp Shinagawa had Susan Shinagawa al NAWHO's to be a contagions or fetal disease,' sou^t those Russdl refers to as got the "green light" to lay off bera fine of breast cancer until she second biennial conference in Los she said, "so they’re afraid to talk "tile fergott en victims." He does not Japanese wrakers from Hoover on had a recurrence esriier this year. Angeles. about it because they dent want to I the Office ofRedress Ad- February 11. and subsequently She’s currently undergoing chemo ­ be ostracized. ” rates than White wmoen living in la's (ORAi) sweeping as ­ from Attorney General Biddle. A therapy for leiAoraeitingeal card- “Naie of them talk about iti^jen- the aarw comimmitiRB, she said. sumption that the government letter fium Jeffers to Commanding nomatomi.. a cancer rf the cere­ ly," said Shinagawa referring to the Cancer has already become the play^ no nde in the layoff. Based General, Seventh Corps Area, dat ­ brospinal fluid. AA women she’s met wboVre been cause of death for AA on ccmsiderBUe research, his con- ed February 11, 1942, stated: "I "My prognosis is not a good one," diagno^ with breast cancer. Even women, said Shinagawa. And as duaion is that "the federal govern ­ with Mr. Hoover of the FBI she said. Her doctors have her rnother has a difficult time her only 10 months to two yeera to the AA community coatinuee to ment wsB, in part, responsible for and subsequently talked with At­ talking about her dau^ter ’e breast the ttiamijiiMl of most of them." Ex­ torney General Biddle and ... I was live and she’s already readied nioe^. grow at phenonenal retee, and as members get o\da and become cancer with friends. But, she said, cerpts from documents uncovered given to understand that they saw months. But T never give \jp hope," *T thoU^t it was very iljnjxxtant to by Russo's pioneering research no otgection. ” On F^nuary 13, the she said. *Tm gong to be the other more culturally assimilated, the in- /ddenoee of breast cancer are going talk about it" .t speak volumes: Union Pacific Rmlrtsad ffi^ every statistic that lives, kmga-. fm too Shiiwgawa reoentiy odebrat- to ocotiniie to increase, she said. Deownhw 8, IMl^dioutes 60m a last cme of its Japanese wca^^, af- feistyto go that easily." ed her fiixt year d* marriage to Rob Thus, better training programs for meeting of the White Pine County fecting men wcskia^s fer east as And although the harsh treat ­ Noebeig and cuiTCTtlylivra in San CouDcU of Defense held that evening ments have made walking difficult, health pro&eaionals who work with Wy^ng and Nebraska. Diego with her husband and step- show that "»»"«■ workers in Ruth, Neva ­ Within that harrowing week, all finting her to use a cane, aixi she’s the AA oommunity and increased da, a wynpany towD owoed by Nevada dau^ter Claire. western railroads fidlowed the lead not at all happy that the government funding fix ’ can^ re­ Couolidated Copfw, had iotzoduced a ^ has successfully maintained of the Union Pacific (at about the chemotherapy has alM caused her search become vital. immediate 000- Women need to be theirown beet a positive attitude throughout her fioenwot of Japanese ftilow worken un­ same time—February 19, 1942, to gain 35 pounds, Shinagawa ’s ef­ health advocates, said Shinagawa. ordeal with breast cancer and its der gusnL A call to Nevada Govonor FDR struck back at aU "Jape" ck»- forts in cancer advocacy haven't di recurrence but she admitted that tniniHhffri Her goal remains the She bdievee stirm^y that breast Edward CarviUe and the FBI brought er to home with Executive Order the only thing she hates about dy­ same: to deliver the message that sdf-examinations should begin in news that the Japanese were to stop 9066). Private compeniee were fi­ ing young is “going before your par ­ work iramediatah'. ’.^ AA women can get keast cancer hi^ school. Wx- is heSaro the House and Senate ap- UB. even for as few as ten yrars Share Secured 6.5% ppr^ ixopriations committees consider ­ umeots reveal that some of these work- had an 80 percrtit hitter *4inrw^ a[ Other Secured 12.5% 06 os were, in feet, American born, but au- ing bills by the State, Justice and develc^xng breast canca* than new­ thoritiee made little distinctio o among (Commerce departments, staff at ­ ly airirad immigrants. And Ameri­ White Pine County 'Jape * torney Jayne Park at the National can-born AA women, with at least Deenber 19,1B41-A letter to Mr. Asian Pacific American Legal Gon- Try our new Telephone Teller Beem from H. M. Peterson discloses one grandparent also bom in the sortiiim pointed out this past wedt . We^ had hitter breast cancer that Mr. Gray (Kezmeoott attorney) had (Sept. 15). 24 hr, 800.498.5225 ben! 363.5225 talked to 'FBI representative (Oben) this morning about our Italian aliens A proviauxi in . the bills requires/ wls> have bm here many years in our INS, rather then local provisos, to Cdll me'Indkm’ Join the Nationol UCL Credit Union. Coll, fox or moil the service and who had taken out first pa­ 'conduct all fingerprinting services Snndori Bala was boro in India, a iflforfflotion helo«. We will tend membership informotion. pers far natursliiation “ Olsen ooun- ■' eSsetive Oct 1. 1997. NAPALC Roman Catholic Tkmiliaa by faith from eeled that if such Italian aliens "had hopes the proviaon is removed. Bangalote and amoog two other mimri- ‘ made no statenents in support of the Cmtinued funding of INS staff! ties, the Goons aixl An^Indians. In raneria aha is ralUH "j&kBt Indian," a Axis nations or against the United whidi eiqpired Se^ 30. is also a distinctioo from "West Indian* and States, it would be wise to put them partoftbe bill. An extension to Oct back to work, "but this would not apply "Amczican Indian* that'stems from toJapar^’ (en^ihaais added). 23 is mistake that Columbus made. For sake Fbgerprintand FBlbadcground The unfeir government tactics ofdariQ', she preKribes those fivm In­ diecks are conducted to sissure the dia be known as "Indians," Amakan In-, and practices expo sed in theee doc ­ apphrant has five years dootinu- diaru M-Tird Nataons" (those in Cana­ uments were typical <£ the callous, / ^ NationaUACL ous reaidenoe, can speak, sufikient da are so titled), and thow cdled West dearly radst wartime treatment RngKah, foowB good moral charac ­ itvllana oT from the West Indies as C St oil UNION meted out to the Japaneae and they ter and no serious crime on reooed. •Carfebfens"-E8fi may not have pleased the U.S. At- ro 1721 / SIC. nweci 10 / SOI 3sseo4o / loo 5444120/su oei S21-2101 tomty General But Biddle knew PACIFIC CITIZEN ( T r D A says ‘no evidence ’ of bias by Denny ’s against Syracuse students J.A. Memorial Foundation (ContiniMd from page 1) of seven at thg time and those tried to'^ the security guards to mter- were seated ahead of them wee voe ax^ he^ their fiieods, they re­ amaBer parties of two and fiwr. launches campaign for$8.7 fused. The assault ceased only when The district attoro^s office also two Black individuab eaww» out of the oaoduded that there is oat enough lestauiant and intervened. By then, two evideooe to punue assault charges, million by end of '99 studods were be^te unamsdous. that several witness aocounls'ofthe to ^ The security guards have said they incident i»-the peridng .lot were ■r-TJASHINGTON. D.C.-On site approved by for the long overdue. It did not step in to help the students be­ %/%/ the eve of a nationwide monumqpt 'tmly alxait what oommemorative art Jihmild cause they thought it was better to call to ho nrut UDreU- aUe and that the iqjuriee the stu- V T fund-raising drive, the Na ­ fiom the Capitd, will revert to the do— teach by touching deep feehngB for up and wait for pdtoe officeia to government. about the world we live in." arrive. doits report ed *were not serious tional Japemeee American Memori ­ enou^ to amstitute a crime.* al Foundation project received ring ­ "Our goal is a sizdde sum,” Chio- Buddefs design concept, devd- Hie report the District At^ gkji said, *1nit we have made a nm- oped with a group of leading Nisei tomef 8 Office contradicts the find­ Hiis decision was made e%^ ing aidorsement from the Washing ­ thou^ two of the'students poaitive- ton Post, one of the ooirntrys nhirt ' rung start, with a cxmtributian of airhitects induihng Hideo Sasaki. ings of an independent federal Civ­ $500,000firm Geoge Aratani, Los Qyo Obata and Nob Nakamura, il Ri^ts Monitor. Sharon ly idpnrifi«M< one of the influential newspapers. Christopher as being in­ A oomprffinsive story by staff Apgelee businesBBnan «nd pb ' features a curving pathway with a Haitoiann, t^t was released in threpist In addition. Shirt)Shi stone wall on one side and reflect­ August In the monitor ’s report it volved in the incident And War- writer Bwyamin Fot^ said of the . node htmaAlf hAM admitted to being Memorial which will record the .Normbrook, jn., dvk leads ’, ion the other. %v^ that the Denny’s employ ­ has bd^ rmae rou^y $2M,000 into the wall will be a es h°^* ’*^ ‘***^"^*" “^**^ flgwinst the involved in the assault Ihe DA's Japanese American strug^e to- wfBfy it did not Twv mrxiwl overoome irduati» in the Midwest area, is penonally brief history of Japanese Ameri­ group of students and several rec- idedg^ $100,000. Chii^ buai- cans, an account of their travail and ommendationa were made indud- chmging Wamoch because it was *^nii8 impnrtftnt American story nrt dear whidi student he hit shciuld not be fo rgutt en-^wt onty nessmsTi Herbert Stem is also their nHrTTMrtj* triumph. ing firing the manager, not rehiring pledging $100,000. The Ihamas Fcagey wrote: "Another m^jor d- ^ two aecuri^ guards, reph- Ihe dvil-ri^itB lawsuit filed by because of the tiagic ooos o quences the students’ attorney Elizabeth for those diiecdy afieded. but also Masuda Foundedion in Chicago ement of the design is a pocJ of wa ­ ffimding the hoeteas and giving aQ the law firm of Masuda, Funai, ter with rougb-bewn rocks protrud ­ of Syracuse Denny's enqdoyees OuYang of the New York-baaed because itcan serve as a potent re- Aainn Atriatwin T of Amer­ various restaurant employees, ican otizens. A nyin«ttTwmt in tb^ match the . amounts raised in the gins of this immigrant population ... ney's office says the students waited Midwest on a ooefor-two beau.* like water flows over tto edge, and only about twoity minutes at 2:40 Onondaga County, and the Onon ­ nation ’s costal is an ideal meai^ to daga Cmmty Sheriff’s Department this end." JACL President Hden Kawagoe there are bemhes nearby from am nnApril 11,theDonnalwait^ 1, "Large donations are wdoome, which visitors can chnfamiplate tiie period for this usually busy period is still pend^. Federal authorities Foege/s story eippeared on Sept are »v»wiiwifig g prdiminary re­ 20 under a headline that said "A we are also eneburagiDg broad gentle waterfall and the place arkd at Denny’s restaurants. Several This is an o its many meeeages.* * Denny's staff also said there were view to detennine whether a dvil Place to Reflect on a Civil \Wong.' rights investigation is needed. ■ and "Japanese American Memorial ty of a lifetime for evoy Brtmxe baMalief pands by DO taUee available to seat a group Han Strikes the Right Note." It was American to have a part in a i . Nina Akamu, a wodd-renerwDed pegged to a publk meeting on the kal event ‘Die National JACL has artist, depicting the Japanm JA National Museum ’s annual Commisskm of Fine Arts, which re­ already thi» memorial. ” American experience will be pert of views all Washington monument The fund drive within thejgener- the wall. Anotha-center of interest al Japanese American ooinmUnity will be a symbolk statue, also by fall dinner honorees selected Fofgey reported that the Com- is ecKdiaired of S^ Francisoo at- . Akamu, of two bronze craikee en­ LOS ANGELES-^fBC-TVs lb- she won two Emmy awards. missko made some suggi'etinrin far tom^' Creasey Nakagawa, former twined, one reaching towar d the Shejoined NBC News in Junecf revising the design submitted by, natioiud president of JACL, farm sl^ and the other stnig^iDg to es­ day* news andMT Ann Curry, 1997 capes barbed wire entan^cment Van Clibum International Piano 1990 and was an NBC Chicago cor- architect Davis Buc^dey and gave operator Bob Sakata, in Brighton, reapoodent before becoming the an ­ the project its ‘deddration of ap- Colo., and Seattle busineesman Porgey observed that tike statue Competition OiM. Medalist Jon. and a propoeed bell, a sleikder alu ­ Kakamatou, and Kenwood chor of the "NBC News at Sunrise" Ibmio Moriguchi, aasisted by local U^SA^c. win be honored for their early morning news show firom *nu8 is a'maift fivward." de- minum tube in a metal sheath, _ by the Japanese im to 1996. iH'liiarch 1997, she dared Mdm Chiogkji, a retired NJAMF is a 501(cX3) organiza- within a limited spete may cause nurnad the news anchor fin* the rear admiral in the Navy Reserve twi »nH oontributions cpiafify as "ooniusioo* and "synibalk conflict* ______1 National Muaeum at its But, be said, "thM m lalative annual feU dinner^on Saturday, vTbday-show. and Washingtan busiDessman who tax gifts. ~ Nakamatsu, a fanner hi^ school is fHairman of the National Japan­ Chioi^ enphaMasd that the quibblee in idatioc to ‘me overall Nov. 15, at ffie Coiti^Plaza Hotd. importazkce of tins urkdatakmg." 'Hie>din^8 theme is *BuildiDg teacher who taught German for aiz ese American Memcaial Founda ­ . Foundation is not buildiDg a war memorial buta monument to reoog- Peter Okada, Kirkland. Wash., is 'New ’Da^tiooc Recognizing Japan­ years in Sunnyv^ surprised the tion (NJAMF), a nonprofit grenq) expeais by beocaningjt^ the third finned to make the memorial a re­ oize the contribution of all J^»d - chairmaD of the Memorial Facilities ese Amkican Excellence," with- eae Amerkans to the greatneas of a Standing Committee. William HDurry Nakamatsu beco ming American to ever win the gold ality. The memorial was first prrh poe^ by Go For fooke, an organi ­ nation that can admit its errors and Hoeokawa is charged the first ^pients of the Museum’s Ttwvtal at the Van Clibum con^ieti- mg tim ixiscriptioo for the memori- Awards for ExoeUenoe. Copocate tion and the first in 16 years. The zation of Nisei veterans, and move to oorrect them. only participant who hadnt studied NJAMF was chartered in 1995 to The design,* Forgty wrote, “still aL Leadership Awards are to be pre­ needs some work but the idea be­ Information: NJAMF. 2446 M sented to Mikasa and to Kenwood at a musk anservatory or even ma- carry on its work. jesed in musk in coUe^ Nakamat ­ Chio^edi Mdd a nationwide dri­ hind it is exemplaiy. Ibis is a com ­ Street, N.W.. Suite 250. Wadring- Ui?A for their support of the memorative monument whose tinoe ton, D C. 20037. 202/961-8845, fax, Japanese American community. su still has the same pi^ teacher ve begins on Oct 1 to raise $8.7 mil- who began instructing him wben be licKL The sum must be in hand by has arrived ... It is not an unneces­ 202/861-8848 Cherry Ibutsumida Curry is seen by milliens of sary mancrial. lb the contrary, it is is the executive director. ■ Americans as news anchor on the was just six years old. the end of 1999 or the triangular *Tbday* show and as a substitute Sdected by a jury of experts, host Sie is also a daytime anchor Nakamatsu was a crowned fevorite ‘Bigotiy Watch ’joins for MSNBC cable outlet and some ­ at the competition held in Fort 10(M42-MIS Foundation on schedule times as an anchcR' for the Sunday Worth, Ibxas. He will be featured in Asian American plea edition of NBC Ni^Uy News. She a new documentary about the Van began her career in Oregon and Clibum competition titled "Haying Washington —Leaders of five at the with Fire," which will air on PBS giTHqK, the National Coofiereikce (of angelee, where stations in October. ■ Chri^ans and Jews], Anti- Defamation League, National Council of La Raza, Natimal Urban League and Leadership Education for Asian -Padfics (LEIAP) have ngned a "statement of Bigotry TELESERVICES Watch* in suppert the unprece­ dented complaint filed with the Convenientandsafe banking serviceby UB'. Commission on Civil Rights Sept 11 by national Asian F^cific ^h-Button Telephone from your home American 'organizations and three individuals (aoe P.C., Sept 15). or office '24 hours a day, everyday. Serving as a "wake-^ call to all' ARDBff SUPPORTERS--Hokirig Ihes c»tgkates <)f apprecialion for sip- who fadieve in the Fi^ Ankend- pert of the Go Fck Broke MoTHjrnerit aire (frorri left) DananVlfeirTgloa. FifBstone • Tramfcr money between Union Bank of California (UBOO meaty” the statement said, "Segre ­ Vneyards; Los Angeies Deputy Mayor Wftam Violante; AssernWyman Nao accounts. gating any group and aedcing to ex- Assenttyman Mice Honda; CoL Young O. Kin; David Kim. An- dude them from partidpatioD in • sheuser Busch; George W»anAin, AT4T, andJapanese Consul Gen- • Pay UBOC loans or credit cards. the political life of our country is erdShotaroYacN. to aD the guarantees that • Pav various credit cards . . (Continued from page 1) lated the Foundation ’s undertaking protect each of us." (depamnenl stores. ga»line. MastetCaid. Visa caid issued along with corparate ^onaors An- Jr. prakkot & CEO. by othets). over the next seven months. ’ beuser Busch and AT&T. Keeping Over 950 attended the Sacra ­ the program on schedule was mas ­ the Natkoal CooCaeaoe; Abrabain H FoaoDan, pstkosl director, ADL Raul • Unlily payments. ■ mento premiere ofAyond Barbed terful oncee (3eorge Ibkei. Yi^uirTe, pewident & (!£0. La Rasa; mre, event (hair Gecni^ (Bd of the Areenfolymen Nao Ibkasugi of Hu«h B. Price; praidait & CEO. Urban • Verify deposits or cheeks paid. eSU-Sacramento JAAC reported. Venture and Mike Honda of San I^^k; and^D. Hoknyama. peewit i KXOA-FM broadcaster Ibm Joee and other civk and'businees • Stop payments. Nakashima and KXTV news an- leaders eloqumtly implored the *As Bigotry Watch, a ooUabora- (horwomkn Sharon Ito shared poffi- SuralBy afternoon crowd under a tido of human relations arid civil • Information abouj UBOCs various services. um duties. Ihe film combines his­ huge circus«ae tent before mund)- righto to toric footage with more than 50 in- . fag on a spread prepared by Wolf ­ fighiing bigotry wfaereva- k rears • Yoo'can designate payments of money trensfer dates, up to 90 tei^ews with Nisei veterans and gang Puck% ObaCfaine to faring up and to promoting mi^wwa Twiinp days in advance. So. you don't have to wony when you are their families (see Aug. 1-14 PC.). ffieir dream doeer to reality. respect among all, we upecpiiv- traveling ' < At the Festival of the Gardens in Entertaining during lunch were ocally seaport thoae pooking re­ Van Nuys, state Assemblj^nan kotoiste firm Yoko Awaya Muak dress far ^ Asian oomniunity,* the Bro^ Hrestooe of Santa Bubara. Conservatory, followed by a 45- Call the nearest UBOC branch or statement aaid aikd urkderlmed as prodaimed. *niis is a htstork day, minute optics by Hiroshima, the an initiative of national vokee for Teleservices at because socm, tfaeee men (the Niaei Asian American jazz contempo ­ an indusve 21st Cent^. soldier) will again be a part of a new raries. "We call on all Amerkans tp oom- 1-800-532-7976 history. Ibe Go For ’ Brake monu ­ The Festival conduded with mit themadvee to treating one an­ forAnore information ment will memorialize the syinbd- Japanese artists — Fivima Kan- other with reflect, to infimring iam of their sacrifices ... Their lima troupe, Ifaiko drums, tbdr bkowle^ about those ^flfcr- • You must register for payment or adiievBmmto win be made a part of MatsutoyaSatD minyo group, ociga- eDtfremtikemsdvesatkdtopiatici- - money transfer the gr^ story of Amerka,* . n^and sumi-e by Jane and Yoko paring in the Preaidenft ndnial • Payment cannotrbe m^e unless you Los Angites Mayor Richard Rkr- Shibata — perfo rming throu^kout ooDversatkon on raoe,* the state- have sufficient funds in your account dan and Couneflwoman Rita Wal- the fiacre Japeneae Garden bdiind ment added.! ten have endorM and congratu ­ the Sepulveda DamJi PACinc cmzEN. oct . a-is. i

VaiyTiuly Yolbs By Harry Honda Who were the pioneer MISeis from the comps?

f I 'IHERETS more to be ttdd served in India, including Ari- I about the 6,000 lin> ZOTia JACLer Mas^i Inoshita, ^ guists who served in were introduced. And Mas was /WWITs Military Intelligence among the first 29 Nisei to vol ­ Service — somrtimes called unteer for Camp Savage from the Yankee Samurai, the Un- Gila River Relocation Center . sung Hatres, the MlSers, our in Novemb^, 1942. A member Nisei GIs of the Paofic The­ of tills group, Col. Harry Fuku- ater — and it appeared that hara (ret) manages to gather the MIS-Rocky Mountain Re- them at MIS reuniUucii nokuchi ’s JohnAisoandMIS Fairmount Cemetery was tice visited on them by the intern­ line. (1988), ez-Tbnninal Islander The Go For Broke Memument is ‘Pm/Kcdl hig hlighte d with prayers by ment And below that, the story on Min Kara of New York volun- the ccMifererKe with the young peo ­ the only monument wife a mes­ Seattle, fl&ah. Rev. Kanya Okamoto of the teered and left Postcm on Nov. ple saying they could not rd^ to sage that meets the needs of the Denver/Tri-State Ruddhist Nikkei community, pin[An«iring 20 und^ cover of darkness. what happened during Werid War Tbmples and retired Methodist its theme d’honoring the Nisei sol ­ “Only ei^t of us enlisted fir>m n. ‘Every member bring..' churchman/WWII veteran A lot of voy worthwhile pmijecta dier by listing 15,000 of them by America ’s largest concentra- Rev. Roy Katayama. The were fimded by the Clivil Libotiee name, indudi^ special recognition As your JA(X Membership De- ti(Mi camp due to strike actitm JACL side to this is that the Public Bducatiem Fund, (CLPEF). to those 800 who did not retiim v^opment (hair, Fm asking that at that time " Joe Harrington ’s home. every member bring in a monber Mile-Hi ChaptCT started the The ifiain of the fimd, as I un­ Yankee Samurai (1979) carries derstand it is to promote an under­ They are the true patriots and (EMBM). annual Memorial Day service berw in our dvil ri^ts sfrug^es of the eight names: standing of what bappoaed to If we want to be a very reliable in 1946 and the monument World War R, as atterfed to by ^Roy Ibkai told how he, James Japanese Americana, during Werid Organization-we must have commit ­ was raised some years later. Sasano. Yumvi (Jimmy) Higa^ (one ­ War II Certainly, we need to edu- President TVuman when he ment of eaproved was) certainly a difficult adjust- orado, served with tiie British $25,000for thisparticular pro ­ ment. Altbot^ wc are tmafaie to 7ment for my mother, who was boro print all thalettsic we reeeive, 14th Army in India. posal ■ and rai^ in Bdevue, WaA ... My we sptmdate the intereet. and Four veterans who had fetfaer was pruspezuus: a new auto ­ viem of theae who take the time mobile. the growing femily. respect to tend ua their > pacific CmZKN. OCT. 3-16.1997 Voices BY AKEMI KAYLENG Incident at Alice Griffith Mr. Toad's ride lurks in (The lead artide in the San Mateo J\CL Newslettef, Kokom. ol September, 1997.) BY KATE MOTOYAMA equi^ My students have- strong U.S. Supreme Court ’s landmark J^JOSTOST erf my students (at the opimcinsopimons on this issue, «ventb«ventbougt 1896 ckxisian. In foeee panlM CBS- I the Magic Kingdom College ofSan Mateo) have they may i»t think that diacrimi m, the courts held that Blades and _Ariap8 could be barred from "wfaite- Samuel and Mididle isdeetiilike in > never endured foe pain erf nation evo- haniens to them, per- outhem California. The Hia-rimmatiniw —nr go they rlaim annally a pftahing ^ - aofyi^foools. Gong Lum was un- its firozen perfection, like a still pho ­ ^ 1950b. Samuel and Michefle At foe same time,! have aoroe times , Most paiticulariy, ^ this fe auocessfiil in integrating Mfeafe- are living the American tograph in a magazipe. There is no been in the cocqiany of these sante where foe JACL Chirriculum Pro- - aipi% Jim Crow schools. That was to Etream. house, in that exclu­ true life in a photo. Now real, vis­ studoits when they are malign^ ha ppm is 1954 with Bnou^n o. sive nei^ibcnhood l^t years re­ ceral gut life is Ineaking throu^ far beii^ young, bufeted by sexist Board of Education moved from the Japantown their like the diseased flesh under comment^, subjected to homopho ­ SSSrSS The Alice Griffith Incident childhood, looks like a photograph Midkdk’s makeup. We're on Mr. bic remarks, or iiyured by racism. troubles me bemwwe there is com ­ in one of those interior decorating ’Ibad's Ride at Di6ne3dand, jerku^ And wnmptimpw they are foe ones rnfSin)! and AsianB mon catw on the part of Blades and magazinee. The various textures idly throu^ blacked corrid^ who need to intenugate limited have much in common despite so- Asians. We are not the same, eitber, are skillfully plpyed together to cre­ feding buraii^ steam and sinister ways of construing foe werid. dal scientist Harry Ktaaa's obasr- and there has been a oemtested his­ ate that look of viAitd interest, chills, aware weVe going throu^ Marty of my students do init offer tory between our cnmmtinitiBS. On strikingly bolding your attention, an awful lot of something, but with resistance to discriminatary intmt, the cither band, our struggles have while remaining in harmony with no oomprehoisimi of what the bdl word, or action. This is why I was History teaches us that against helped to doDoexatize America, and the supporting accessories. How did that aomething i& Then suddenly! moved by Asian residentB'ads of re- many are the instances erf mutual they adiieve that lovely effect? It We know! A bogeyman h^itB up the sistaime in San Franasco ’s Alice aid and assistance: must be the ooMK^Ihatis ri^ the ride with blinding fury. Then he's (Griffith public housing project. • In 1927, Lemcm Lee Sing, a 68- colors. Ihe coksB are an ip the same gone. We are still. We are back in These individuals have .come frir- yaoTsAiH Chinese laundryman in &Bn^reven tbou^ of different in- that fitnen perfection of that {droio ward to aedc relief firan what is, in thrir view, an cs^|oing history erf tensitieB. What a kr^y house. in the interior decorating magazine. at ComeU Uni>^ty, states in his Southern California. The racial attadcs. The San Francisco Afiiom American child be found And what lovely people. Samuel Housing Authority has been trying intrigu% essay, Is YellowBlack or sleeping in the haOways. 1990b, almost the year 2000. and MicheUe (fbnnerty Saburo and without success to integrate the White?: *l%foare a history of Eu­ • In 1869, foe first Japanese set­ Misao) are dressed to perfection in Da^ a Sansei-Yonsd, just got prajeds since the 1980s. ropean ceJom^tion, deedemization, tlers arrived in C^alffimia and es- . the season ’s contemporary fashions. iwh fiom visiting his grandpar ­ The Padfk Otaen (Aug. 1-14) and independ^ ... We share a' taMiwhwd foe Wakamatsu Tha and Fm- Rfunuel, an dpgantiy cut Ital ­ ents. He always gets a chuckle out f'^ortedthatAaan Lew Caucus at- histesy of oppre ssion in the United Silk Farm Cokmy near Sacremen- ian smlt om* a cashmere pullover. of the old folks. They will never be ton^ (3en Fqpoka is repre^tij^ States, successively serving as to. Among the aojoumers was Ma- The “iook ediich says casual, yft like him, a guy who could just as^ a dozen victims erf racial vkrfenoe, slave and cheap labor, as peojple ex- stimizu Kunkiosuke, who married . ready for serious business. wdl be An^. Th^ are di&rdRr inducting six Vietnamese femilies duded and absorbed, as victims of an African American woman, raised Michelle is charming in her silk tu­ and will alwr^ ask about things who have repeatedly requested mnh rule and Jim Craw." a family, and operated a fish store nic and pant set, elegwUy finished which Dave just doesn't consider transfers from the predom inan tly Blany coolies died while being fbr^any years. [Ed. Note: She was off with gold mounted peaiis. very in^xrtant Still, they are his black housing project Previously, in transperrted aaoss the Pacific, as the^u^ter erf a Freedman (freed They’re all ready to go to the endearing Nisd grandparents, and 1993, F^ioka belp^ femilies sue did many Africans in foe Mii^e slave) fefoer and a Blackfoot Indian M.D.’s convention, gliding down peo|de .like them have something to the bousmg autbenity for failing to Passage. Ifthese laborers made it to mother. — S O. WUiford, Los Ang­ Jhose dite nei^iborhood streets in do with his reasons for being an ao protect them. The PC noted: “Inc^ the Americas, they were sold in les Times, March 30,1970.] their beige Cadillac. Samuel tivist in a communis going thiou^ ras e Hoe Pang, 25-year-cdd mother open market, ’ shackled with chains, • In 1916, a Filipino baixl played worked very hard, and todaX'is rhftnging tllDeS. of two duklrsi, repented that while ^ b^ten and often killed. Many under the baton erf African Ameri­ - Unlike Saburo and Misao, Dave she was pr^nant ofoer remdents at .times, migrant'Asian labcxers were can Walter Loving at the Chief of Surgery at our local h^- the devdopmrat repeateclty threw San Francisco Panama-Pacific In­ tal. Mididl^ too. is ^ sort of knows two very inpxntant things. run out of town and their camps, set We can only forward aai^ rocks and bottles at her, cafeng her up by necessity outside of. the ternational Exposition. woridly person who'^iiKls other Chink’and Chinere bitch’.”fet, the towns, were burned and destroyed. Against this cemtext, it is unfor ­ highly educated professionals enr as we are able,to, in ways we fed Son Jose Mercury News also re­ tunate that foe Alice Griffith Inci­ oamfrntdde And, we have to One interesting case is the Califor ­ chanting. She ho^ an MBA fixim^ ported a residents reaction that nia Supreme Court's ruling in The dent polarizes Black and Asian Stanford, and while ^ *jo,B BU-.... «penly adtaowledge “one Asian family exaggerated People vs. George W. HaU. where be­ American ccHnmunitiee. Wtfaout pervising subprdinat^ at that fe- are part erf any trennbn process, claims erfracism in order to be eligi ­ cause of established precedent detractiz^ fitnn foe seriousness of mous corporation^ their levdcrfedu- and air oc^ feelings about those ble for housing risewhere." whoeby “no black or mulatto per­ the alleg^ hste crimes or foe cour ­ cation coiild never match hers. problems. City officials have differing opin ­ son or Indian, shall be allowed to age erf the resideDts who took ac- Except they aren't going. Samud Saburo and Misao did too much, ions as to whether foe inridents give evidence in fevor of, or against, ticn, I hc^ we remember that his­ faruaqudy hniahes tite aside, too fast, blindly grablrfng up a qualify as hate crimes. Supervisor a whfte man" Asians likewise could tory, economics and poetics shape with the kind erf intensify which White An^ way of life which did Amos Brown who hrid a barbecue not testify in a court of law. The our communities ’experience. ■ says, that “trivial, silly" to^ is re­ not fed ri^t for them. Ih^ re­ for DouUe Rock residents to discuss Chinese testinxmy was thus inad- Motayama is professor of speech ally quije substantial. Michelle fused to admit they were having foe alleged incidents stated, mis^^ and Hall ’s conviction was communication and director of the shows her feelings mcne. Human some , very understandable ac^just- "There’s no racial cieavage out revereecL Mentoring Projea at the CoU^ of anguish is cracking fissures in the moil-'problems, and denied every­ there whataoever." He added, "Ift a The outoonte erf aixifoer ruling, SanMateo.Sheisanaedivemvnber lacquered perfection erf her fece. thing. The outside world saw that problem d crime.* Fqjkka, how ­ the caae of Gong Lum v. Rice, was d the chapter axhairing a picnic “We just cant onrifllize with them,” charming and impressive couple. ever, "The housing authorities based on the ^separate but ecpial ’ this Sunday with a Hawaiian continue to steerAsian femilies into she says, like the u^y girl who got Saburo and Misao were living cm doctrine of P/cssy.u Ferguson, the touch. that hdl ride through blackened these same developments without an invitatiem to foe party thrown by making ' any chan^ to inqnoVe the popular high achod kids. The corridors, interrupt^ by their Call for artists: Public art at Pte Place MaiteC SeatBe brushed aside problems bursting f^nytity»« ... The result is that ugly giri so wistfully wants to be- AsiaM are denied ecpial access to out screaming, *You cannot deny to hCMVV Issei farniers of PadfR Northwest lcmg,beapartcrfthdrvmrid ...but puhbe bedsing.* tributicKM of the Japanese Ameri­ die kiiows foeir glamour will inake usr When foe hdl ride did calm SEATTLE-Alongwitha Hie AUcx Griffith Incident os- tium of mganizatiens individu­ can .fermers and their subsequent her contrasting inferiority Coo down, fodr hesne was as edd and tsDBbly makes me think erf my stu­ desolate as a d^iertinent store dia- als, Pike Haoe MaiketJ>uhbc De- painful to bear. Midielle's feelings dents and their lack —in their vehi^ent Authority, and Wing showed, like chemical stains cm the |rfay. Thafo what happens when J experience with discrimi- SSrfucate resid^and^tore you farce youredf to do foings you Luke Aaan Museum, finir JACL ihoto studio C^oafy her anporation I am reminded erf ctiacus- chaptm — Seattle,' Lake Washing ­ tan sn»nd tbs nation and tbs shot for in fodr report to aren't ready fer, and deny there’s skms we have had on affirmative ton, Puyallup VaDey, and White the stodfoolden. anything wrung. action, particulaify as applM to River VhUey — will cammissian a The.American Ekeam home erf* Saburo and Misao were our be- foe Asbm American oommun^ in pubUc artwcok commemorating roee of the fifties. Tbday we know thecootested area erf admisskm to Japanese American fermere to be America’s ‘melting ^t’ better. Our true leaders are pec^e (San FTanciaco ’s) Lowell Hi^ located at historic Pike Place Mar^ JACl* Exanqide of the linguistic legacy like Dave,^wbo are so much more Schoed or UC Berkeley. For a proqiectus, writeto: Seattle In foese-araas crfcRir lived experi­ of fop Dutch is foe American ex­ sensitive and wise. ■ Tbday Pike Place is foe center- JACL, cfo Janice Yee, 2538 S. Eddy ence, is reoDgnition of race cr eth­ of Seattle^ history of com- St. Seattle, WA 98108; or e-mail: pression, nitwit, Dutch for *T dont nicity discriminatory? How do we know ”-/inietu7fet AncFthd:Santa Akemi ’s d strange blend cf hyper- meree and tourism. Eadi year, nine Public_Art_in_the_Pike An^ and old world Japanese. assess foe of existmg dis­ mitikwi peofde rf»«“ fozou^ the _FTace_Maiketi^imo.com or call Claus, from Sinter Klnas.-J.L. crimination and aehieve.gioup level Dillard, American Talk. I - C1997 Akayfaoc. Inc. market many unaware of foe coo- Jill Be{^ 206/528-7488JI CLPEF plans National Day of Remembrance in 1998 . . . bring people. . out* firxn all -a.parts r of a C5 WASHINGTON—Tbn yeare af- President Franklin RooeevelL "Days of Remerolxance are now recognized as tradition, observed foe country to Wsshinctoo, D C., ter the signing of foe Civil liberties TTie Board of the Civfl libertiee (.«.ondldightiD* Public Fund on July 14 wherever Japanese Americans next Fdmiazy," says Cynthia Sako- Act frf 1988. Japanere Americans da Aoott of Chicago, JACL foapter ancTfriends are planniig to gather . asked fcr pidJictomment on plans live," says Frank Abe, an organic devdf^ ity an advisory cammit- of fo^ fi^ Day (rfRoneiirfiraim in presidrat ‘We want to hear from in foe Nation ’s costal fix- a ‘Na ­ our own «nmnnmitieg OC how this tional Day of Remembrance." tee drawn fimn residaitB of Wash ­ Seat^ "WeVe woo redress. Now ington. D.C., New York, Chicago. we need to make sure people event, ahn nld be staged." "Next year will mark foe lOfo an- Tbs CLPEF Board was also ask- DOR activitiee. mversaiyoffoepessageoffoeG^iv- Seattie. and Cahfixnia. Among foe member wfay. Wsriungton, D.C., fe whae natio^ poUcy is made, aoi ir« fir public comment to fi-ame foe il liberties Act of 1988," says ^brainstonmng" ideas discussed at program fir "A National Day of Re- ■CLPEF Board VieedJbak Susan foe June 28th meeting; that ’s where we need to get our (1) A cermnony or event whidi in- meesage acroas. ” X melnbrenoe.* ‘Ibeprogremfetenta- Hayase. "Because Congress man­ tivriy scheduled to be at the dat^ the CLPEF to educate the "It would be wonderful if we puUic about foe lessons learned (2)Reoom!kmc!foBS»ere. lo ftTTMxl SO that Mmilar events OSV- frcjects being funded Ity the oties Public Education Fund, 1730 CLPES^an^ er happen again. , h has been used "We shared many szedent ideas K Strwt, NW. Suite 410. Whshiag- as a time far healing wounds suf­ (5) Production of a public service tan. D C. 20006; fex 202/ 653-2815, ■fttMa iwwwnxint fo be aired on na- at this nieeting, but now we need to fered firom the iaraance of Eneu- wTonc umafl rlpr»Bwwidner attnef tive Order 9066 promulgated Ity ticnal media oetworks. bear what kind of event would PACmC CITIZEN. OCT 3-16.1 Wg7 « LA.>Nikkei to celebrate 90tti P.C. Bookshelf JA(X joins 3-year gala to celebrate'caflSOmia' birfbday of Fred Wada • Gandtnre! (1982), a collection of SACRAMENTO—As the §tate 8tori« about the 1,500 Hawaiian of California begins to celebrate ibe 'father of Keiro-Home' • Carol Van Valkenburg. Ak Nikkei ~who were interned during 150th annivers^ (1998-2000) of LOS ^GELES—Philanthm- tidpate In CKympe-rdated activi ­ Alien Place: Uie Fort Mueoula, WWII. statehood, an list of 59 oi^- fut, epatis fisham^ cofoununity ties, which rgilminntfxl in having MonL, Detention Camp I94J-44 Sub^uently, other Japanese nizations on the Council of Asiazi leader and Olympic ^dignitary— the 1964 Games in Tbkyo. His in­ (1995). Pictonal Histories have visited Missoula to pay their Padfic Islanders Tbgether for Ac­ Fred Isamu Wada, 90, ia aD of these ternational fed tO Publishing Co.. 713 S. 3rd St respects at those gravesites, tive Leadership (CAPITAL) and a and best known locally to many as bis a^xuntment, to the Los Angdes West Missoula. MT 69801, ing the wife ot Ambassador to th^ parti^ list of individuals of the Cal-* the “father of Hartmr Commission. He was paper, 117pp, photos, US. Tbkakazu Kuriyama in Octo ­ ifcxnia Asian Pacific American Ex­ the Japanese named to the Organizing Cmnmit- append^ $10.95. ber 1994. Sbe was grateful that perience (CAPE) are raising funds Retirement tee for the 1984 Los Angeles their employer, the Northern Paaf- io commemorate their contribu ­ Hocm .’ He Gaines. Thirst of all, our thanks to i$ Railroad, fulfilled the immi­ tions of the past, present and fu­ born Sept. 16, In 1971, be resigned from the A Homer Yasui rf Portland foe grants' wishes and etdied their ture, during the Statehood Sesqui- 1907, in BeU- Harbo' Commisskm to pursue bis sending the P.C. Archives a cppjy of tombstones in Japanese. oentennfal. inghwm^ Wi^yk interest to formulate a ctonmunity- this book after its mention in one o( In the afterword. Van Valken- Amoi^ the 59 organizations and orphaned wide piovement to provide hospitd- Bill Hosokawa ’s columns last year. burg cammects, ‘What the evi­ along with the Sacramento Bee, are at twdye. He ization, nursing and retirement fa ­ For the appendix, the author dence (of US. treatment of the Is­ National JACL, Florin JACL and has lived here cilities ftH- semes' Japanese Ameri­ photocc^^ eight pages of names-' sei detainees] does show is that Sacramento JACL. Nikkei mem­ the past 50 cans. TWo inddaits, forranost in his (we counted 386) at Japanese who many were arrested because the bers with CAPE indudd; years. mind, were recalled; while in Brazil were detained at Fort Missoula government thought they were the Dr. Richard Ikada. Frank Iritani. Due to his extensive ties to so during an Olympics mission, be durii^ WWn. The list was dedassi- most influential memb^ of the RaiKlall Ishida. Gene Itqgswa. . Brian fied in 1985. While she leaves to Japanese community in the states. Masunaga.. Ray Nakamoto, Dr. Eileen many. ^ be hondred at a had se^ how Jewish immigr ants Otsqji, Stuart Sato. Audrey Ikuruda, special blOkday party Oct 12 at the were caring for their aging popula ­ speculation the significance of these The United States goveniment names, many Nisei may recognize had, in effect, made success a Hach Yasumura. Quiet Cannon at the Mont^iello tion through housing and m^cal CAPEs first “CeldjrAsian Gala" —golf course. Iwsted by: services, and his bout with cancer this as d 'roster of Issei community crime." —HKH ■ ' Keiro Semces, Wakayama Keo* leaders who woe arrested as dan ­ set for Thursday. Sept 25—a din­ surg^, which gave him insight for ner and program at the Hyatt Re­ jinkai, Nanka Ket^iokai Kyogikai (fed­ a kmg-term nureing facility sensi­ gerous enemy aliens 1^ the FBI eration of Japaz«»e prefectural assoda- New INS. employment gency in downtown Sacramento — tive to the cultural needs of the ag- soon after Dw. 7 and shif^wd to laundies the project that will cul­ tioDs), PANA-USA, and Japanese Issd. western Montana. It behoove fami ­ cWdTias holograms Chandler of Commeroe of Southern Cal ­ lies and fiiends of these Issei to minate with an original music^ in ifornia; George Aratani, Tbm Kohtani, ' nor Fred Wada ’s name ap- SAN )fRANCISCO—m Im- the spirit of Rodgos & Hammer- Ibmio !to, Ncvitoshi Kanai, Ichiro C. at the Museo Amano in the learn mwe about the group and of migration and Naturalization Ser: the times through AnAlienPlace. stein portraying the legacy^ of Ihkeda and Akemi Miyake, cddiration district of Lima, oh a vice (INS) recently intreduced a Asians in C^ifomia over the past co^baira. huge wall map of Peru showing tbe^ There were 24 priests interned at new Employment Authorization Missoula who received permission 150 ye^. complemented by a-mul- Wada, who spent his .youth in sites where the Issei pioneeHftnano Document 1-766, beii^ issued to ti-media presentation, displays, ar ­ Jap^ established a produce coop ­ found and presaved weavings and from the camp commander in the those who are authoriaed to work winter of 1943-44 to hold Buddhist tifacts anid photographs. erative for Issei fennere in prewar ceramics of various andent cul­ temporarily in the United States. Confirmed guests attending the Oakland and rather than accept tures. One of Wada ’s game fish fiom services at gravesites just found by The new card has securi^ the Hawaiian group, for 50 Japa­ $100 dinner indude George Tbkei, imprisonment in a relocation oen- Peru, the dorado, is stuffed and ty and quality control features to Pat Suzuki, fonner UC Berkeley tar, he, his wife Masako, and three adorns one wall at Keiro Home, nese railroad workers who had died prevent any fiilse reproduction. It in the 1900s and were buried at the ChaiKellor Chang-Un Tien, Soon childroj —Grace, Fred and Maiy (call 213^80-7512 to verif>- where it conla^ holograms, a number and Tbk Oh, Lina Fat, Alec Mapa. Lau ­ (Edwin came later> —led 130 other hangs now.] dty cemetery. "They burned incense bar-coqe that is in bas-relief from at each ^ve. Their tears felj. not ren Tbm and Sesquicentennial Japanese Americans before the Wada was a member of the 1961 the surface, and microprinting Ckinunissioner Beulah Quo. March 29, 1942, deadlinVlo volun ­ group that purchased the Japanese for the youi^ men who had died words and titles. without having th^ dreams real ­ Information and RSVP: BCA De­ tarily relocate idlaiid to Keetley Hospital-T^hen in Boyle Heij^ts— The new look of the document sign, 73424 Folsom Blvd., Suite C. (Wasatch County), Utah, for the du­ after which it was sold to acquire ized, but in gratefi^ess that the should not present any compbea- town residmts had cared for the Sacramento. CA 95826; 91»381. ration to raise "^od for victory," as City \1ew. Hospital (cuirently the tions for new employees, the Asian 2888. ■ his bam roof proclaimed in^^ let­ Keiro NurSing Home] above Lin­ graves for so many years, and espe­ Law C^aucus indicated. ■ ters. (Not all to establish the Mony coln Paik. In 1969, along with co- cially now, knowing the rihnic ori ­ were fenners, inci<^tally. i^adhg founder George Aratani, he spear ­ gin of those buri^." The quotes them were mter^nts, auto me­ headed the fund-raising campaign were reprinted fiom Patsy Saiki ’s ALOHA PLUMBING ED SATO chanics' carpentera, electricians, for3r Reiro^iro Nursing Home. ' both Uc. *440840 Plumbing & Heating plumbos, phamadsts, four nurses putting up their homes as odlateral —SINCE 1922 — RemoOelandRepairs.WaterHealers and four gardener^.) to 00-sign a note for the $5(X),000 Cellist Yamakoshi 777 Junipero Serra Dr. Furnaces. Garbage Dtsposais After the wef, be re-est^lished necessary to complete the proje^ performs in Spain Serving Lot Angelet. Gardtnt his produce business in Los Angelee Minami Keiro Nursing Home San Gabriel. CA 91776 BARCELONA, Spain —CcUist (213) 2834)016 (213) 321 «)0, 2»-7000.733^)557 and was instrumental in sponsor ­ was opened in Gardena in 1973, fol- Brian Yamakoshi performed at the ing a Japanese swim team starring Icrwed by purchase of the Jewish Pablo Casals Museum here on Aug. HiroiKishin Funibashi in 1949 in Home for the Aged in 1974. present 20 in a memorial concert for the late competition with 01ym{nans. They pite of the Japane« Retirement Yoritoyo Inoue, cellist and father of SOUP TO SUSHI also performed in Latin America, ’'Home and Interinediate Care Facil ­ composer-pianist Akira Inoue of (a spociU coOtetor of (ivonto lacipts} Carac their record-setting feats bocxting ity, under expert n^o^tions of Japan. New Deluxe 3-Ring the morale of Jap^ese in the FVed Wada to complete his vision of Brian, the son of the late Noby Americas. Wada continued to par- ‘TJmbrE^ Care." and Aya Yamakoshi of Chicago, po*- Binder Cookbiook With .§|^rac For infonnation for the Oct 12 fixmed with Inoue and a group of Over 600 Recipes celelwaticm starting at 11:30 a m ^ other ediists. BothSrian Aldra hponose Chams call Kesro Services Public Affeirs, have played in aisemUes in Tbltyo. $18 (plus $3handling) Japeneso Names Casualty 213/980-7512. —HKH.M Italy, T\misia, and at Peter Gab- .>bpaneseFandy Crests Assn. rid’s Real WftUin Eit^aad.■ Wesley United HelhocBst Women 12534 ViHayVnrSL COMPLETEINSURANCE S66N.SthSt. San Jose, CA9S112 Girim&ov«,CA8284S PROTECTION (714)840^ Aihara Insurance Agency, inc. 250 E. Ifl SL. Los Angelas 90012 SUteTDO (213)6209625 Uct0o(osa (Granada Taad. S2, Lna Angifes. Yamaguma | wigti f, he was in exodlent heal th. Berkel^ and a f Feb. 1997, ChrysW Clly. Team* fpfik Kia i7>0TTOng waOcS fi)]. Hto). 4 gc. is n graduate off Itogawa. Oaorga YBsWfoe gu, tt. Ryuto.8tattye.92.SktoWb.Aup.zg; for initiating i lowed the Dodgers and Angels Thriock High. I Aug. 27; I Aic»»«em, aurvWed by sons llaaarti. the Mother of baseball games. ^ was among tunivad by wdalwh. daughtora Jadda Takaali. daugltori Mtttoo. SateMm, 6 the Year JACL A golf buff with three bde>in-one . six or seven Ni­ Kastor. Lynria Fun*e, Lsapha GoM, brelhara Harvay. Fnni^ siator Aldko Na- ^ mSSm. TsiawfL 83, Oteton d.Auo. I u,n c b e o n, Shota under his belt (1935. 1958, sei women who 22; aurvtved by son MasaktoA dtej^ttari wtu<^ has ^ 1960), active .with Omote Senke fini«Kn>t a oa- I ^*taMsald. Kazue ’^Tanehe ’, 7k Santo Yuko NaMo. Funtoo Sakahwio. Atstoo come a Little (tea oerenxmy) Damon Kai, and fvw>al training I Monica. SapL 7; Sal Laka Ciiy4>om. sur­ Hiftoi.Sgc. Ibkyo tradi> world travder/after retirement in adKMl at use vived by son Greg, daugitors Jarvioe Ya* I. Larry 75, Lm Ve- tion. 1976, be was predeomaed by Mat* to assist at vari- 1______^^naucN. CynM Knoamschiid. 7 gc.. gre. SapL 4; HonohAHbom. svvivBd by A banker all cfhis life, he began sue. his wife of 66 yeere, and son brcOOfs Iwao Ol, Ftifk). Minofu. lirterv wile HMako. brotwri Jew (Ua Angttn. ous Japanese Kwiwystiu (1SS») NyoMii (Sou9i Sm Oabttel). in 1^0 m Hoocdulu with Yoko ­ Keiyi. who drowned in 1949while TaunAo hwSilii; Mtouo Suganolo. breti- Methodist er-in-law Kiyoshi Komalsu. Ttetela. Ytoto, 82. OMtowor9v SifiL hama Spede Bank and retired in attenqiting to save his duprfaes, Ifiiki (Kuwahma) being Karaaawa. Sua Suyake, 7S. ling 4; Bnxlatk*-bcyn, awtred by hutomd 1975 as aeniar vice preeident of the in Hawaii. He is survived by ai igrww^ to the ivnwnim. Beach, SapL 7; HwtoRFbom, sunired Tadtedii Tad. eons Edward, Brtan. dw^ ■ tera Batty Tartoca. Haiwi Ntetonura. 6 -daughters Ibshiko Aoki (New and to Los Angles in the 193QS. by sons Robert, Gary, 2 gc.. bradws Yoi^ FumDco Potter tlVitmga), Hachiro. Dick UtfzmU. sWere Malau gc; 1 ggc, btottwr Maaaio Ifiiiano. Evacuated to Amadre, she Tattodwte, Aiaidta, 71. Loa Angataa. Sudco Nakajmma (F^erton), -and her fThaviaa rdocated Suakawa, Uma Okamolo. Katotunata, HIroaM. 75, CariMl. SapL 7; aurvhwd by huatwnd ToMto. ate- ei^t grandchildren and fivegreat* to Denver. Sept. 1; surrved by wile Tontoo. sons tera Satato KAoKti. Fi^fca UMywna. g wmA4>ndrm< | ^ Resettling after tire war in Los wityna. Bruce. Stedm hremoto (Japan) Angdes, the Kamayatsus operated Maniyarea, Fuft 91. Aiamada Cowty. Tgrlgctea Yuld. 102. San Jo8e.-SteiL 1; Aug. 26; aunived by daufytors May lOy Okayamabom. aurvired by aona Or. Sal- Roy Takeno, 84, a lifelong journalist Qirir lunch .counter busmees oppo ­ auo. Or. Kanp. daugMari Yotetoo Ma- site Los Angdes City Hall od M^ otani (Foator Cty). Judy Ogala (San DENVER—A h&long Nisei jour* wartime wHnt thA Man- Lorenzo), sons Frank (Hayward). RkMrd terto. Toyota) NakanWH (Jte«n).gc. St tin 1962 when the enti^ nalist and world travder, Roy H. (Newport News. to.). 10 gc.. 5 ggc., pra- Tosaya. UMate IbiMo. Loa Angatea; was taken over to build Cify Saanabom.awvtaadby wto Mne, 3 gc, Tbkeno'literal^ died with his boots ' by Ixaband Joe Iwao. East , FuiiAto.'74, Sw) Frmaco. 3 gK.. aisiar-lntow M«6a Toaaya. m," bis filends miH after learning The Kamayatsus were JACL , Aug. 27; Kauai. HawasOom. survived by ToaNko. 84. ^attoiy. SapL 5; be had ooUapaed last wedc (Sept Berketoy4iom. navKwd by aona Tomio. from 1930, having at sons Teteuro. Roger, Alwi. daugitor JO 23) while walking along Lariiner Johe. iSgc. Takashi. ToaMo. Joe, daugbtem Ittyofco- first convention in Seattle, Stred near 18th Street to meet his MIyaiBura. Dan ToaMo, 62, Torrwna; Stwriz^ )^rtko Ywradx.. FFumfco Tauda. she being a Spokane booster. Th^r e gc. 2'ggc. wife, Sumie. Medics on the scene Sapt 3; Sacramentobom, sunwad by joined the f^dfic Citizen staff in wto Mar)orie. dau^ilatsCandace (Noftt- ^%M£^kanichL78.Aug.UcMdcKi 21;SanPa- were unabfe^to assist as he suc­ 1963, Chazke as advertising mair- ridga), Debra (Torrance), 2 gc., braiwr dro-bom WWII Army vateran, former cumbed at the hospital Eij^ty-four pratedani ol Ogden JACL. krte pretedant ager and Yuki as orculation num- RaWf (Los Angelas). ^ years old, he had bear in foiling Meftoka,\»ireahl (Hank), 64. San of the tntormountain JACL Thousand ager. She alpo served as Hollywood health. Final rites were bdd Oct 2 Franobco, Aug. 26; aurv4vad by wMa CkJb. aurvivad by wde Susan Shiztoo. JA(Xpresident in 1965. A master sons Oortod (Ogden). Jay (Merc er la- at the Fairmount Cemetery *Glenda, chIdPen Gno. Soria Mm^. 1 d* the Sogrtsu flower arrangement gc.. parent Matsu Motwka, stilngs Dale. to)d. Wash.), daughter Ju6aUchida(Mia- Chapel. scfaod azKi a Bankei enthusiast, her Masahire. YosMto Ide. Funiio Mlya- soula. McnL). 4 gc. in Fresno on May 24,1913, Uanaka, SMgato LMan. 88, C^>af1i- talent was often darweased in the kawa. Hirdto Okumura. he was a graduate of Redondo NagM, Toitoya Batty. 82. El Monle. no, Aug. 28. surtevad by aor» ttauo, Kan- PC. Offipe with tdossoms from her BeadJHigh School and in 1936 "SSffSSfSS."?. Aug. 27; Rireraida-bom. survived by son F PaU. 7 gc, 8 ggc, tebings MakolD home gardetL Yuld re- M. Donald. 5 gc. 3 ggc. brothers Jamas. Kadoteni. Sadato Kubo, Haruo Kadotani, the^.C in 1986. Btt no. stster Dorothy Shundo. pradacaBsad by husband SMgaru by Charies (1980), Nakayama, John S, 76, Oakland. Uno. Robert MaaRyeahL 52. Morano Aug. 22: Befkeley-bom VAfVII army veter ­ VaBey, Sept. 1; Ntm>D« bom. survNad by surviving are dau^ta- Aiko Abe wife Joyce, mottwr ToyoRb Uno. btottwr Sandberg, 2 gc, 2 gge, sister May an. survived by son David (Maryland), Ichinphe c^nce daughter Suzsrvw (Oakland) Richard Masao, tattwr-in-tew Maianobu San Jose Nikkei survives Sakaguchi, sister-in-law Florice Naea, Haako Kay. 70. West Loa An­ Nato. tester-irv-tew June Nato. group in 28fri season Kuwahara. —HKH ■ geles. Aug. 31; Santa Morica-bom. sur­ Walarwba. Ctytea Katouo. 60, Car- Alaska floatplane crash vived by sons Ted Tetsuo. Ken. Mke. acm. Aug. 27; Fiaano-borrL aurvived by NEfr YORK—Saeko Ichinihe Znmpidniji, Tokyo daughters Teito Matsumolo. CtiaM Into. mother Tauruye Watanabe (Carson), Dance Co. is projectiiie “Part II: 77if SAN JOSE—Only one of four Said to be founded by Kobo-Daishi Funiko Larson, it gc. brodier Susunu brothers Donate (WBminglon), Ronald This ifCeryi: for thtdr 1997-98 sea- buddies. Brian Aoki, 34, 51 3*4343. Ext. Y-1317 HAMAKATAGnU WHEELING, m -Harna Katagiri, nee Hatsuteiita. 79. beloved wife of Manunwto 8 Mteton tor Al Cwnateriaa Joe, passed away on l\ies.. Sept 16. She was bom in Wapato, WA She was morewestay the loving Brother of Gail (San «ilJU Frandsoi). Nancy CVemon) Beck of KUSHTTAMA SEKMHA EVERGRS1 Tile Gas Company Although our it MORTUARY bushiess s raprdh-changing evetyriay, rie sleadfasd)-rernain irue » our values KUBOTA NIKKn Uke providing each and ever/one of our customers .idi safe, reUable service II MORTUARY d« Iowa rnrnpelili^re nnes And beiiig omnilled and hivolved in dre oommuoilies taheie^^ WhaTmflianti 911 VENICE BLVD. K have die piivilege 10 work and lire Laiaitlts.CA 9aci2 2^^. LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 n (213) 749-1449 P6. 213'626^1 SHT“ KHByM»).Fratow CtotSiWuwCi>iiwi6wp«reii»r Fa213'Slt-27S1 H.SiiBita.V.PjCa.A Oueng Otani HoM & Ciarden won the lat ­ LOS ANGELES-TIk Filipino MacArthur. HONOLULU—TWd Afiican Am­ Ma, 45, d* Arcadia, was iixlicted Vsterans Equity boll (HR 836) has Ihee wee 142,000 Phffippine est rtnind .of its four-year battle with seven others Aug. 12 on one erican students pictured with an w^ Local 11 of the HoM Emjdoy- nwihiitt»¥< .supptHi ^ Asian Pacific Scouts who fini^t the Japaneae accompanying racial slur in the coimt of conspiracy and 70 counts American oc^anizatiaDS, it was an­ during WWIUmder the UE,. Rag ees and ResUurant Employees of mail fraud. He been charged 1997 yearbook of Kalaheo Hi^ Union whqi AdmmistrativeSrfiw nounced this past week (Sept 22) and were entitled to benefits given School in Windward Oahu filed a earlier with a test-cheating scOm by Bin WatezUbe, director little to othe foreign-bom veterans who Jtdge 'nmotfay D. Nelson, who pre­ conducted betwe^ June 1993 arid multi-million dollar > lawsuit sided over a Naticsial Laixir Rela ­ Ibkyo Service Center, reported served under the U^. Flag- against the state education and October 1996 for the Graduate the bill has 167 cosponsors in the French, Japanese, Italian, German tions Board trial, ruled the hotel Management Admissions Tfest, school officials Aug. 6 in'the U^. has not conunitted unfair labor House asrof Sept 9. and othe Allied vetarens. But in DistrictCourt«tbeHono/ulu Adver-, (Jiwduate Record Exam, arid Tto of "V/e are steadily reaching the 1946, the beztefits were rescinded practices. English as a Foreign Language. hser reported. Local 11 daimed that three magic number of 216 (one ova- for Filipino veterans except for Mjdes Saixlen Jr, Rottyn Wade Kobayashi allegedly had paid baU}. sufBcient to force the House tb» who had died,;«^ere maiined, cleaning women, 16*year veterans experts to take the tests in New and another (not a party in the ofthe hotel, were-fir^ in 1995 be­ Cofnznittte on Veterans Afibirs to r separated for j^ysical disability. suit) were aUowed to appear in the York and phone the correct an­ hold a hearing on the bill," he ex- HR o)-autto|rf Ity Re^ yeaibotA. . .with ...... the------capt^:Hlcp cause of iavdvement in union-ac ­ swers to Los Angeles. 1116 answers fiained in ^ipealing for support Boyamm Gilman (R-N.Y.) and Bob ™gg feet'I like hog m<^ W1 tivities. The hotd said they were werethen placed in code on petidls Wheiwda tenninated for time-card infrac ­ Tbe Rhpino veterans, who wee FUnar(D^.)hasbe™l3.^ KTg.4^?m^da,got da dutlinz that were issued to students who promised military benefits for ser^ mg m the House committee chaired tions. Local 11 officials said they had been flcrwn to Los Angdes to (sicr •' plan to appeal the decision in vice since July. 26,, 1941, by both by Rep. Bob Stunqi (R-Ariz). Both students are no lon^ at take the tests, the investigators Presidents______Rooeevelt______and Ihiman, The. Senate companion Ml S. Kalaheo, each ae^ $14 milliore and Bangkok Thailand. 2 SPACES REMAM Japanese DEC 03 San Antonio Christmas-4 Days •IMeito- 91099 -RivarwMk Hotel. Gandtet & Carolers CnOee. LBJ Ranch. Alamo, Fleata Te»s« more TOYO DEC 10 Branson Christmas-9 Days-10 Meals. 91111 -MAa&Shoii PRIhmNG CO. 1998 PREVIEW MAR 09 Australia A New Zealand- 16 Day-26 Meals- 94296- 309 So. San Pedro St Csims, Barrier Reef. 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Branson/Ozark Christmas Tour 11/28-12/03 - BAY Sakurai $1,079 OCT 12 Hokkaido A Tohoku -11 Days-23 Meals-934M OCT 19 OrwffMMi-11 Deys-26Meels-933M 1998 GBBDP TOORS OCT 29 Okinawa Kyushu Shikoku -11 Day. 26 Meats-93496 1. Special Voyage to Antartica 02/05-02/18 T. Kanegai Fr $5,119 **Ear1y bird savings - call for 1998 brochure" 2. Super China Tour & Hong Kong 03/17-03/30 M8J Kobayashi $2,395 3. Ja^n C^rry Blossom Tour 03/30-04/07' R. Ishii $2,895 4. C(^>per Cartyon Adventure 03/22-04A31 Y. Sato $1,799 ALL TOURS MCLUDE - flights, transfers, porterage, hotels, slghtisaing. 5. Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom 04/01-04/11 T. Kanegai $1,699 bps A taxes, touring by motorcoach «>d MOST MEALS. 6. Georgia/S. CJarolina/Myrtle Bch 04/25-05/02 $1,599 7. Mackinac IslandA'ulip Festival 05/05-05/14 G. Kanegai $1,999 8. (oalapagos islarxl/Cnjtse May P. Murakawa $3,495 9. . C^an^an Rockies Tram Tour os'ie-os^s T. Kanegai $1,799 KOKUSAI INTERNATIONAL TRAVEU WC. 9a. New Mexico/C^artsbad Cavern May R&NTakeda 10. Japan Satsuki Ura-Nihon Tour ■ 05/18-06/27 R. Ishii .$2,995 11. - Ozark/Branson Show Tour * 05/19-05/27 $1,395 11a. Special China/Yangtze River Cruise/HKG 06/02-06/17 Y.Salo $2,795 Japan Basic Tour 06/22-07/01 R. Ishii $2,895 r : 13. Grand Tour of Europe 06/23-07/11 J&M Kobayashi $2,975 Non Me mben ReobesM 14. Nova Scotia & New England Coast 06/27-07/08 B&Y Sakurai $1,949 (3el aH the news .1^1 15. Alaska Land & Cruise 06/25^)7/06 • HMochiaitd $2,875 SUBSCRIBE TO THE 16. Hawafi 4 Island Cruise EarVSp. 07/04-07/12 T.Ker^ Fr $2,100 PACIFIC CmZEN 16a. ■ AJA Vets Hawaii Convention 07/02-07/06 ___ 1yr7$30 17. Scandinavian Tour 07/09-07/23 / Y. Sato $2,895 __ 2yra/$55 18. Alaska Salmon/Halibut fishing 07/11-07/$9 <3&P Murakawa $2,650 __ ^SyrsVSSO 19. 09/21-09/30 R. Isha $3,265 20. Japan Ura-Nihon tour '' 10/05-10/14 G. Mu^wa $2,895 Alow 6 «*eeki for edOrass chengss A new subttiiptlons to begin. r!.i- 21. Branson & Nashville Tour 10/17-10/24 H. 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