.Single Copies Due to !be increase in traosieDt 2nd ~ (newspaper) rates. requests for extra Wasalch Fronl North 980 news staff. UC Berkeley Chancel• Ren Breck of Marin County will Columbio Bosin 32 Sequo,o 1.050 Orange County 650 Tolol , $1 .094 Greshorn·Troutdale Solono County 593 Pon Asian lor Michael 1. Heyman, chief law sit as "conunissioners" during SO Mtn·Plains the practice redress hearing. loke Wash,nglon Sonomo County 1.861 Posadeno clerk under Oller Justice Earl Mid·CollMTIbio Siockion 2.425 Prog Weslside 100 Disl Council 570 Portland 400 Tri.VolllY 35 R,yerside 150 Arltonsos Vly In Palo Alto, representatives of 750 Ft. luplon Puyollup Volley 266 WOlSO<1yllle 3,445 Son DiOVO eight groups on the Peninsula will Houslon $eoNI. 2,341 Wisl Volley 352 Son Femondo Vly SOO Mile.High 625 Yori Wada to chair present an educational foru.{D on TOlolo$ 3, 139 Tolol. $ 32,558 Son Gobriel Vly Hew Mexico redress and sign up witnesses for Son luis Obispo No Cal-WNev, Pac Central Calif Dmoho S3S S.F redress forum the CWRIC hearings at Cubberly Dlsi COU"1til 800 Dlsi CouncIl $ 1.400 Sonlo Borbaro to $4000 (previously $2000) SonIO Moria 108 500 lUIS Vol ley SAN FRANCISC~Moderated High Theater June 13, 7:JO.1O p.rn. Alomedo $ 1610 CloYIS 145 400 Toiol. $1.730 The [11m, "Guilty by Reason of OOllono 644 S.loooco by Yori Wada, chaired by Nikki B.rlteley 400 Fowler 144 Soulh Boy Race," and Iiloto exhibit of E.O. Conlro Cosio 1.353 F 2 70S Midwest Bridges, a Forum on Redress/Re• CortlZ 200 resno , Soulheast Culturol ChICago 6,500 paratioos will be held Saturday, 9066 will be reviewed after pre• Diablo Volley 199 Porller 1, 180 Ven lc:e-{ul.tr Cinc iMO l1 1S9 VenllJro County INSURED June 27, 2 pm, at the Quist Unit• sentatioos by: Eden Towns/up 300 Reedley Cleyeland 200 ed Presbyterian Olurch, Sutter at Scheduled panelists Rep. Nor• Flor,n 50 Songer 1.776 Wesll.A. 1,000 Doyton 200 Fremonl 900 Selma 1,651 lWLA Auxy) I,S OO Dolroll 211 Uiguna Street man Mineta, Jim Shizuru, Peter Wilshire Ida, BAAR attorney Lorrie Ban• French Camp 1.990 Tulore County 2,461 IS7 HoosIer 1.934 SAVINGS Oarificatioo is expected from Gilroy 150 r0101 . $ 12. 106 '010), $6,061 Milwaukee 138 nai, Min Yasui of Denver. Peter to any amount (previously $40,000) spokesmen for the JACL Commit• Golden Goto 135 Pacific Southwest NOTE. From fund roiser. SI. louis 228 tee 00 Redress, National Council Nakahara is emcee. Tateishi will HonolulU 'American Teslimonlol ' in Twin C,ll.. 68 1 005 D,sl CouncIl 280 los ~Ie sl $69,983. Tolo), $9.636 for Japanese American Redress be among resource people during Japon 'Arizona NATIONAL JACL CREDIT UNION and Natimal Coalition for Redress the QJ A period. liy·Merced 181 Corson Intermountain Eastern Now over $4.5 million In assets 1Reparatioos, who will present On the .Penin.su1a Redress Com• locll. 300 Coachella Vly Boi .. Voll ey Now Englcnl mittee are members of the: Moron C...,ty 260 DownlOwn l A Idaho Falls Now York SOO their views. MotysYilie 400 EoSIl.A. .. MI . Olympus Philodtlpluo 200 Car Loons low rotes on new & used The Committee 00 Pre-Retire• Aldersgate United Methodist Monlerey Pnsio 3,700 Gordtno Vly Olurch' Mid-Peninsula Landscape Pocotello.Blackfool SeobrooIt 200 ment and San Francisco Center G~ DoItIand 200 Grt Posodtno Soh lake City 114 Wcwungloo. D.C. 376 Signature Loans up to S3000 · for Japanese American Studies ABl., Mountain View Plocor County 300 Hollywood 250 Toiol. $1 ,276 are co-spoosors. The SFCJAS Cen• Buddhist Temple, Palo Alto Bud• Reno 702 Irnpenol Vly Nole. These ore O,stncl and Chop let( col• • 10 QUALIFIED BOIlIlOWERS Soc,...... ,lo 1, 100 lected conlribiltions. Privote and business con• ter Players' will perfonn "A Ques• dhist Temple, San Jose JACL. San Sol" VoI'- 441 los Vovos PO 1721 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 (801) 355-8040 tIIOS . ~J lolin ArntrItan tributions (of $5,071.68) w~t directly to Norl tim of T""allY," a ooe-act drama Mateo JACL, Sequoia JACL. Tri• San &.nilo County 75 long IIt«h Ho/1)or by ~ KaWwagi. /I District City Assn. Son Francisco 3.806 Morino 166 HQ ore not included in Ihe OOov.'iglns. Friday, June 12, 19811 PAaFIC CITlZEN-3 PETER IMAMURA public the accowtt of how a have suffered more than dent Ruby Schaar said it best: not gonna go. wrong had been committed others, and just what the ap• :'10'erybody ~ ~o.feel that "Redress is just the ending against innocent persons, propriate remedy should be this lS the most SignifIcant and of our 'life's play'-without a Curtain Call which has yet to be corrected will probably be disputed for important thing in their life at 'smash' ending-it will have The disagreements of the some time, even after the this moment Otherwise, it's failed" 'The stage is now set for the tions within the Japanese past among Japanese Ameri• hearings are over. first hearing of the C0mmis• American commWlity over cans over redress must not However, the principles in• ~riJtlDCiHtWJIiDliBtWJti1DlIlJg sion on Wartime Relocation this whole matter, with criti• cloud the real purpose of these volved here are of a greater and Intenunent of Civilians cisms abolmding. But now it's hearings, nor should they for• concern for now, and all citi• Vacation Time! and an important issue coo• time to leave all that behind; get whom these hearings are zens of this country will have Come to LA. and Attend ceming all Americans will be cooperation will be necessary for. the Issei, Nise~ Sansei and to be told that this issue con• brought forth: What is the ex• to set the record straight Aleuts who had lost something cerns them just as much as it Japanese Cooking Classes tent of the government's pow• The significance of these so important to everyone in does the Japanese Americans. Lunch & Supper Will Be Served ers over its citizens' rigbt$ hearings may draw the me• this COWltry-their freedom New York Olapter Presi- 1. Basi~ (4 Sessions): during times of international dia's attention to the issue, This may all sound like a lot . July 18 (Sat) & July 19 (Sun): . ~ even if only for a short time. of patriotic ballyhoo, but after cnses. 10 a.m.-Noon, 2-4 p.m. There ~ been much dis• The Nikkei organizations in• all, that's what this whole mat• Seminary sets up • sension among individuals volved will have the responsi• ter is really all about Dr. Mayberry Chair Cost: 5100.00 2. Sushi (4 Sessions): and various redress organiza- bility of telling the American Some fonner evacuees may LOS ANGELES-Memorial gifts July 2S (Sat) & July 26 (Sun): ~~~~~~~~=~ 10 a.m.-Noon, 2-4 p.m. nary, Uty Line & Lancaster Ave. . Cost: 5120.00 Philadelphia, Pa191S1 from west Fly infrom Nebraska! It's Worth It!!! coast J~ru!~ Americans are ex- pected1D-grntitude for his work ------during the prewar and war years Application Form: VACATION TIME COOKING CLASSES here and. frequent visits at Man- zanar and Poston. Name ...... Maybeny, who died at age 93 Address ...... : ...... last Nov. 10, was eXecutive secre- tary of the local Baptist City Mis- ...... sion Society, befriending Japanese Enclosed: 0 $100 - Base; 0 $120 - Sushi Americans when most others did not He was a founding trustee of the seminary in 1925 and contin- ued to serve on the board till his • Please mail your fee to: Matao Uwate death # 110 N. San Pedro St, Los Angeles, Ca 90012
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Akamatsu, Mira Mesa Hi; Ricbard Ed• awards. Highlighting the event was Dr. ward Chuman, 5 of MIM Hideo Chuman, Nancy Yuki ~ Marina High, Harvey Itano, professor at UC-8an Kearney Hi; Hamah Kiyoka FUkiage, d $150 California Flrst Bank-Fremont Ifference ... Diego - the 1980 Nisei of the Bieni• of RevIM Shinichi F\Jkiage, Patrick Hen• award. ry Hi; Tracy Yosbikatsu Higuchi, 5 of Teny Yoshioka, San Lorenzo High, urn JACL, wOO spoke of the sacri• $150 Sumitomo Bank-south1and Branch fices made by Issei parents who MJM George Higuchi, Chula Vista, Hi; Jamie Einilre, 5 of MJM Evan Kil• Nishimwa and Matt Ogata. most Japanese Americans were gore, Bonita Vista Hi; Kevin Wesley K0- overqualified for their jobs which bayashi, 5 of MJM Frank Kobayashi, Eight Riverside youth were available at that time. How• Kearney Hi; Alan Takesbi ~ s of win local sholarships ever he noted that with the in• Mrs. Ty MShinjuku Gyoen National Garden. A band was playing in Masaaki Hironaka, San Diego :)alt Lake :vly husband couldn't believe it "Happy?" one area while thousands of guests strolled through the JAG.. president, and James Urata, uty My husband said we could no longer afford to Then he became suspicious, another Nisei male garden admiring the cherry blossoms - especially the fonnerly of San Diego and now a school administrator in San Ber• keep both our son and the dog. One had to go. characteristic. "are you sure you gave the right willowy Shidare-zakura; thousands of others gathered to nardino, should be praised for He said the choice would be mine. As in most message?" He doubts the integrity of my lan• greet Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki while thousands more their courage and leadership in ex• Nisei families, the disagreeable decisions al• guage. A fault he associates with my inability to posing what seems to be a Japa• mingled near the refreshment stands. student~t ways fall to the wife. This explains the infallible spell words correctly. nese family racket ~ince I was later infonned that guests invited were VIPs, (PC, May 22, 1981). image of Nisei males. they don't make About then, our son appeared from the lower particularly from the diplomatic corps. There were some Thanks to them it has finally decisions, no mistakes mar their perfect per• chambers of our house. FOIUlerly known as the 90 to 100 COlDltries represented that day, reflecting the been revealed that Japanese stu• fonnance. Pretty sneaky. guest area, but in recent years converted to his dents may be paying for room and I asked for time to think about it After all, it kingdom "Thanks, dad," our son said nmnber of embassies in Japan and attested to by the board during their stay in Califor• magnificent aITay of beautifully designed, brightly col• was a bit more important than deciding be• My husband, who is not shy about accepting nia-nxm and board provided tween two brands of coffee or two kinds of pies. free by volunteer host families. appreciation, particularly from his know-it-all ored native dresses and wUfonns worn by guests. But in "Concentrate," my husband encouraged. He the crowd, one could still easily single out the rich, beauti• We have been a host family son, beamed. It didn't matter that he didn't have three times the last five years. The realizes the lapsing nature of my mind And yet ful kimonos with its exquisite and very feminine ob~ the foggiest notion of what he was being three fums that sponsored our stu• has the audacity to entrust decisions to me. 'This thanked for. He soon learned. His money would which acoonted the beauty of traditional Japanese dress. dents are not, like the one accused is reflected in the haphazard course of our do• help make the purchase of our son's condomi• The ~uku garden was yet another example of Japa• by Hironaka and Urata, based in mestic affairs. 1b.i.rty-five seconds later, I Connecticut nium possible. Along with a washer, dryer, bar nese tradition and beauty: the immaculately manicured Girl No. 1 stayed with us 14 reached a decision '''The kid will have to go and and several other incidental items. grounds, shrubs and bonsai trees; the wooden bridges mooths. Her program paid us $100 the dog can stay." Our SOD is established in the first home of his crossing man-made lakes with every rock, boulder and a month. The briefing she got in "TIlat's a brilliant choice," my husband said I own. He comes back often to see us. Some• possibly every pebble set in place for a special meaning. Japan about San Diego was so poor almost blushed, so rarely do I receive such times, he asks for strange things, like salt and that she came without sweater or The land, water, and animate objects, the trees and flattery. More often it is, "How can you be so pepper, on a recent visit We really aren't sur• jacket 1\vo sweaters were air• stupid?" shru~separate mailed her from her Japanese prised. Friends had warned us that aH children and significant entities--.all seemed I'll tell Nicholas he can stay and you tell Alan made, grown, planted and arranged to complement and home at a P-OStage cost of $100. visit regularly to shop in their parents' homes. Boy was with us two weeks. His he has to leave," my husband said They avoid stores as much as possible. blend into a hannanious whole and projected a true sense program gave him two hours of Since Nicholas was sitting on my lap, all UO of tranquility, hannony and peace. conversatiooal English daily and pounds and more of him, I said, "Nicholas, you Before Alan left, we told him to take what• • • • group-rate tours to museums, the get to stay." The dog expressed his appreciation ever art objects and paintings he wanted. All San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and the by smiling. Then. he exposed his fangs. Nicho• our possessions will eventually be his. So there As I stood in the quiet of that setting, looking on at the beach. guests conversing and mingling, the simile was inescaIr las likes to play the intimidation game, oc• is no need to defer the giving. Tonight, he came I asked him, "How much is your oy to select another piece. Afterwards, I re• able: a multitude of people in myriad costumes and colors daday paying for your stay here?" casionally. "~you membered. when I left home. My mother let me representing diversity of cultures and different nations, (One nice HaklQin lady told me .. I've already told Nicholas," I said go that she never asks this of her select whatever kitchen utensils I needed. 1 yet each person of individual worth and significance cell Alan" guest-students because it destroys "Now, that's what I mean about you," my recall how careful I was in making the selec• completing and canmWlicating, portraying a global Wlity the wannth of the relationship). husband said. "You can't follow instructions at tion, taking only what was duplicated. I used of joy, hannonyand peace (an idyllic multi-nation and a The boy answered so many th0u• what I took for many years. Those already sand yen. I told him that he must all. I give you a simple directive and you mess it microcosm). It was a vision that postscripted another lID• be off by a factor of ten. "No," he up. I'm supposed to tell Nicholas. ~ you go tell worn, utilitarian pieces. But then, it was after forgetable day and provided a promise of hope. # said, '625,000 yeo ($2500) is right" Alan" Nisei males are never couriers of bad Gila and my family was barely beginning to Girl No.2 said it cost her parents news. That's why they many. They require make a new home. In mentioning the bent pans GUESTS CORNER: about $3200 for her six weeks in wives to do all their dirty work. and scratched spoons, I acknowledge the self• San Diego. Boy's program paid us "What did he say?" my husband asked after I denial of a generation largely extinct And hope gasoline mileage; Girl No. 2'5 pro• that in our way, by helping our son, we continue gram was canpletely voluntary had delivered the message to our son. "Was he Poston I, Block 46 on our part. upset?" a tradition that has conuibuted to thesurvival of Not Japanese citizens are the Japanese American family.. # Henry Mori, who tad to write the "lAIs Angeles Newsletter" in the PC all "No, he was very happy about.it" rich executives. Some Japanese years ago, still conducts "Making the Deadline" at his home base, the the contemponuy style. Review• Rafu Shimpo EngI.isb section..-H.H. parents could be sacrificing to WLA offers lunch . . send their children to American Bookshelf ers have praised this graphic .ka• for a once-in-a-lifetime education• leidoscope which illustrates the for Nikkei seniors By HENRY MORI al experience. It makes me mad to • Genius of design ways Japanese traditioo and de• A reunion is a reunion, is a reunion as the late poetess Ger• think that these good persons may Shennan E. Lee, director of the sign has been adapted to modem LOS ANGELES-A nutrition pt:O• trude Stein might have said it in her time. be being cheated Oeveland Museum of Art, ex• industrial society and down to lei• gram is available· for West LA. Nikkei senior citizens 60 years or Last Saturday night, I attended one of those noisy, frolicking It is unfortunate that these pro• plains why so much Japanese art sure activities. The book comple• looks different from Chinese mented the 1980 exhibit of Japa• older every Monday, Wednesday and festive parties, sponsored by the fonner wartime irunates of grams could be a racket. A wann so relationship does grow; tears are art in another distinctive Kodan• nese objects in their social and cul• and Friday at the West LA. Bud• Camp L Block 46 of the Colorado River Relocation Center. shed and goodbyes are sad and sha volume, TIlE GENIU OF JA• tw-al context at the Victoria and dhist allUm, 2003 Corinth Ave. For the uninitiated, the hastily constructed tar-papered bar• prolonged at departure time. For PANESE DESIGN ($39.50, 200p, AJbert Museum in London. Special Japanese Food will be racks in the middle of the desert in Poston, Arizona, early in evidence I refer you to Joe Oya• 31 color plates, 800 b&w). He cites Side by side, these make a stun• served, and the cost is 6S cents per person. For infonnation Mrs. spring of kept West Coast residents behind barbed ma' effusive, long article that ap• specific features of Japanese de• ning pair of unique Japanese art can 1942 10,000 Kanegai at (213) 820-3S92. wire fences in the name of national safety. Camps I and II had peared in the Oct 10, 1980, PC SIgll and the discipline and tradi• and des.ign.-H.H. tions infusing every-day Japanese additiooal SOOO and 3000, respectively. about Mr. Oyama's experience as a host family. life through the centuries in such ill me Pacific (ltizeb My family, and scores of others, were part of that Block 46 NAOMI KASHlWABARA fields as painting , textiles, lac• 35 Years Ago contingent San Diego, Ca. querware, metalware and garden June 1~ 1946 often U . ~ . -bom ; single Issei men I've discovered among many things that camp reunions are design This showpiece (9x12 inch June 4-JAG.. backs San Fran- still d portabl not for the oldtimers to sit aroWld recalling the distasteful past • A Happy Advertiser pages) contains a collection of 443 cisco City Housmg' Authority pro- June ll-F'our Watsonvill Issei Dear Harry, family crests arranged in order of (Frank K Hiura. MIM Satoru Kok• but rather to wiOless the positive achievements of the younger the objects rather than by name. posal for noo-segregation in vet- ka, Yoshio Nagase) granted flrSt generation since the end of World War II. I want to take this opportWlity to tell you how pleased we at JADE In the same vein last year, Ko• ei:~~d RCf awarded ~~:-s in May, Nichi- I was greatly impressed, chatting with those who back in those are with the results from the ads dansha published JAPAN STYLE dreary four years of confinement were still in their subteens or ($14.95, 1SOpp,67 full color plates, 7th Presidential Unit Citation for Jun 13-LA. uperior urt we have run in the Pacific Citizen. w~tem running armmd mess halls in their training pants. Your paper is easily one of the 41 b&wH panoramic insight to cracking anchor of Nazi' Judg Henry Willis declares anti• IlU\iority of them today has done pretty well with their best of its type and our results Japanese aesthetics, especially in Glthic Line defenses in Italy APlil alien fishing law invalid in Torno The 1945; expected to retwn home by T~lr~h~~h; n,t"l la end prove your readership to be atten• lives, professioos, businessmen, community leaders and the like. mid~uly for deactivation cere- ed~l94s ~ ~eroai tive and responsive. Again, JADE congratulates you One of them is a federal judge. Please feel free to use us as a monies. fishing licenses to "aliens inel.igi- It flatters me when a few of them approach me to say, "Don't and I look forward to our next pet'• June 8-Immigratioo director ble to citizenship" cited unoonsti• reference. We will be only too hap• sona! meeting. in San Francisco orders deporta- you remember me? I'm so-and-so." They jokingly give me three py to provide testimony about the EDWARD T. FOSTER tion stay of 400 Issei and their fam- tutional and denial of equal pro- minutes to COOle up with a name. Pacific Citizen's ability to produce JADE Magazine ily members, wives and children _tecn_·oo_of_the---:~la~w;-s.--;---::-::~::------~onn~~-~_~&d-.L.~~ business. Los Angeles Oginwd 00 Not .... ------~,JWOO~~l/PA~CcnnzEN~ FROM THE FRYING PAN: by Bill Hosokawa • A phone call from Roy Uno of Santa Ana, CaJif., sheds further light on the subject and may solve a puzzling More details on Nisei at Ft. McClellan discrepancy which has to do with the -size of the Nisei Denver, Colo. of Japanese parentage, are doing the coaching. To date, contingent at Fort McOellan. Morrissey found reference Bit by bit, new infortnation continues the Anny has seven such teams at ground forces installa• to a company of Nisei troops-ISO to 200 men-the other ·to arrive in response to a request from tions, with three more SCheduled to go into operation by reports are of small teams of around a dozen men. - David Morrissey of the Anniston (Ala) Aug. 1 ... Uno recalls that in June of 1944 he was one of a group Star for details about a company of Ni- "The Nisei coaching troops use weapons captured of graduates from the language school who was sent to sei stationed at Fort McClellan during from the enemy; they speak Japanese in the maneuvers, Fort McClellan for eight weeks of combat training. There . I l World War II. Documents say these move in the short, half-trot of the Japanese soldiers and he found a company of Japanese Americans, more than soldiers were assigned "to familiarize American troops wear enemy uniforms. The Nisei are volunteers for the half of whom were Kibei who had been inducted before with the fighting style and methods of the Japanese training team jobs. The Army felt that it could not order Pearl Haroor. Apparently the Army didn't know what to soldier." these American citizens to play the distasteful role of so do with them. This company of Nisei lived under primi• A nwnber of Nisei in letters to this colwnn recalled hated an enemy. Daily, a Nisei stands before outdoor tive conditions, Uno remembers, and were extremely that they either saw, or were members of, small teams of classes while an officer points at him and expounds: proud soldiers. They had set all sorts of endurance and G Is assigned to masquerade as Japanese soldiers to train 'There is a Japanese rifleman) your enemy. He is tricky, speed march records, handled combat exercises flaw• American troops. These recollections are substantiated he is murderous. Watch him. Learn his methods care• lessly and otherwise were demonstrating their worth as by an Associated Press story that Richard K. Hayashi of fully.' ... tough, dedicated American fighting men Uno heard that Stockton, Calif., dug out of his files and sent along. He "Most of the special military intelligence training units not long afteIWard these men were sent to join the 442nd came across the release while Research and Liaison Of• are made up of about two white officers, at least one of Regimental Combat Team in Italy. ficer at Fort Snelling, where the Military Intelligence them with Pacific experience, several white enlisted men ::)0 it begins to look as though historians might have Language School was based, and thoughtfully squirreled and a dozen or so Nisei soldiers. The American-born been confused between a group of combat troops being it away. Japanese in the unit here, most of them from the West held in cold storage in 1944 simply becaUse they were The story, filed from Fort George G. Meade, Md, is Coast. were given a special training course at Fort Snel• Japanese Americans, and some specialists who came dated July 26,1945. It says "Military intelligence training ling, Minn., then transferred to a Maryland camp for along a year or so later to perlorrnan odious but import• units which include in their personnel Nisei, Americans special intelligence training unit instruction ... ant duty. End of report. # EAST WIND: by BiD Marvtani mother, she would keep touring the stores long after I had mentally and physically given up. I guess, however, that it is a matter of interest: for if it were on a fishing or hunting trip, the Strolling, Sex and Sumi-masen frau would give up early even as I was just getting warmed up. Aillade1phia OUT IN LAX any movement appears to be by motor, at least TIlEY SAY TIIATwalking is a good fonn there was no way that it would be otherwise. Call if iji or what• from what I have observed. Thus, although I may think it not• of exercise. And since my partirular job ever it was that our Issei parents instilled in us, we not only kept out-of-the-ordinary to take a stroll from J-Town down to the tends to be somewhat sedentary, I seek to up but put up the challenge to continue the pace. Full field pack, center city shopping area, and have often done so, at times take full advantage of the necessity of am- steel helmet and the 9.S pound Garand title and all. Any other several times in one day, the local denizens may react with ~, ~ bulating by quickening the pace, usually Nisei would have done no less. horror at the thought • somewhat above the cadence learned as an SINCE mOSE DAYS of youth and gung-ho energy, time has EARLIER TIllS SPRING, as a host to some guests from the infantryman. If memory serves me correctly, I believe the invoked its inevitable toll We lug around more avoirdupois Los Angeles area, I forgot about these two standards and took stride was to be 30 inches per step. Indeed, whenever feasible, compounded by less energy with which to do it Somehow, our guests on a ''walking tour" of Philadelphia By the day's end rather than taking the elevators in City Hall, I try to use the steps Nature seems to be unfair in this regard, but that's the way it is they were "bushed". On reflection, though, we must allow for the both ascending and descaufing. Running. By the time I reach with all of us, I'm afraid Today we fight the losing battle-of-the• three-hour time lag under which the Angelenos were laboring. bulge. the third floor, the breathing comes heavy and the fourth level Whenever we go from here to LAX, we "gain" three hours, ready finds me panting for air. The sixth is a marathon challenge. NO DOUBT NOT unlike all you other married men out there, I to retire to our hotel room while the Angelenos assure us that the DURING BASIC TRAINING in Camp Robinson (Arkansas), find walking arOlmd on a shopping tour particularly tiring . .. evening is yet young. And they wonder whether we Easterners on the field hikes, my company members from Arkansas, Ken• while the wife seems to have an inexhaustible source of impetus need an extra shot of Geritol or whatever it is that is supposed to tucky, etc. would pick up the pace with their long strides .. .just to keep going while ogling this 'n that I suspect this is a distinct put the spring of youth into a tired body. So I guess what we need to see if this son4-Issei could keep up. I can assure you that female trait because even when accompanying my then-aged is a mutual understanding of swni-masen. SPEAKING OUT: .MOSHI--MOSHI: by Jin Konomi Indian treaties and Depth and Sublety of Shibumi redress Two or three seasons ago there was a fa• on cotton outer gannents. Silk became the standard material for the yumoji (waist cloth) of the women of the rich classes. ~eir By MARSHAIJ.. M. SUMIDA shion world phenOOlenon so startlingly bi• zarre that even l-an old man rusticating in toiletry and accessories became more and more expeIlSlve, The Conunission approach to "Redress" reminds one of an old the cross-Bay boonieS of El Cerrito-could though inconspicuous. Indian story ... not help observing: designer and maker The trend came to a sudden end in 1842. Mizuno Tadakuni, Once upon a time, a Politician was invited to give a speech on names conspicuously emblawned on appa• newly appointed to head the administratioo, launched his cele• an Indian Reservation in the desert. rels and accessories. Cardin and St Laurent on neckties and brated refonn. Under the harshly enforced program of austeri• The Politician spoke on the many past Indian Treaty violations shirt cuffs, Klein and Bill Blass on jeans duffs, Ralph Lauren an ty all luxuries and nearly all popular commercial entertainments and the long overdue ''monetary redress". He made an eloquent jacket breasts, and so on. I was scandalized Who wears these were banned. The refonn was a failure, but its effect an the presentatim---promises were made on top of promises and he things? And is this their idea of chic, dandyism? nation was devastating. Thousands of workers, especially crafts• spoke on and on and on!!! . men and tradesmen, were thrown out of work. Countless small When he finished an Old Indian followed with a few words Ul Mercifully the designers and makers were made to see the shops were forced to close. Edo was like a ghost town. his own language. Whereupon all the Indians stood and silently error of their judgment By mid-season the disgusting fad was 1bis episoQe is the most classical illustration of the ages old drifted away. dead. But it started me thinking on taste and related matters, political irooy: the cure is often worse than the malady. It makes Bewildered the Politician who expected applause and a round shibwni, especially...... me wonder if Mr. Reagan can avoid the dilemma of cheers, asked his interpreter, ''What did you say?" The earliest recognition of shiburm as a distInct, and Signifi- With money to waste and nothing to waste it 00, the wealthy "Sir" I say '''There were many dark clouds in the sky, the wind cant, quality of taste probably occurred in the 16th century chanin and their women resorted to a subterfuge. They started will surely blow, loud thunder will be heard, and lightning will Sakai, that \D1ique city-state that came the closest Japanese the fad of fake brummagems----such as combs and hairpins of strike the IIlOWltain tops ... But, I say, "The rain no come!' " parallel to the Hanseatic League cities of ~e 13th-14~ ~turies. the banned tortoise shell and ivory lacquered over so as to look An aficionado, or probably master, of TeaLSlll, appraISIng a new TIlE RAIN MAY COME like cheap goods, and plain loddng jewel boxes with layers. of shipment of tea paraphernalia from China, picks up a cup and B~t The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a special gold dust under lacquer coating, and so on. only the very ':"Ich goes into a rapture. ''What color!" he sighs, "How exquisitely could indulge in such a fashion. Eventually It degenerated Ulto 1978 act of Congress concerning claims by the Sioux Indians shibui!" From then on shibui is an "in-word" in the tea society of meaningless absurdity. originating from an 1877 treaty. . the city. . The legislation allows the Indians a procedure for making Sakai created a brilliant culture that marked an epoch Ul But there were healthy developments, too. One instance is claims for property taken by the U.S. Govenunent for treaty Japan's cultural history. But its tradition of shibwni did not ex- the sudden popularity of the tsr.onugi. violations. It does not provide for an outright payment of money A product of the peasants' moonlight industry in the slack tend beyond the naITOW world of teel:. . for any claims. It requires individuals to bring claims on a case In Edo shibumi devel~ed as the final sublimate of dand}'lSffi. season, this fabric was woven of threads taken from cull cocoons by case basis before an appropriate court But it was not a spmtaneous development It was more or less or spun from floss. It had long been held in disdain by the rich as The 1978 act, however, did waive certain government de• forced on the chonin. much for its humble origin as for its lack of the usual silk sheen fenses that would have made it almost impossible and finan• Through greater part of the city's history fashion was one of and its rustic looking, knobby texture. Now, for the first time, its cially burdensome for individual Indians to file and expect to the few areas where the chonin could be cOOlpletely themselves rugged feel began to be appreciated. Its quiet, unobvious lustre win claims going back to lSn. and give free rein to their repressed spontan~ity. J:Iere th~y came to be widely recognized as shibui. The Supreme Court upheld the right to monetary compensa• could not mly hold their own against the samrm but Ul~ulge Ul All this, again, came to an abrupt end two years later. Mizuno tion at this late date. It further recognized that Congress by law the secret satisfaction of showing up the latter's louti.sbness. was removed from office, and the refonn was abandoned. The could "recognize a moral debt and compensation for the viola• Reflecting their growing affluence, their taste ~evitably ten~ed major factor in his downfall was the discontent of the bureau• tion of the treaty without any legal claims if it was appropriate to to be flamboyant and expensive, oftt:Jl to the POUlt of vu!ganty: cracy with the retrenclunent policy, and the hostility of the do so. It in effect made it possible for Congress to set ru:ty gold toothpicks, smoking pipes with bowl and bit of gold, gold shogun's harem on which he tried to enforce austerity. appropriate remedy to rectify SOOle of the wrongs through l~ studs on setta (leather zori) and so on. Though Edo recovered some of its fonner gaiety, times had lation It made it possible to avoid a long drawn out Court actIon . . .. changed. There was a deep foreboding of the political uphea~ for redress. For some reason the swnptuary laws, otherwise nitpicking, which would come in less than a quarter century. The cJwrun The rain has not yet fallen, but it is on the way. # was uncharacteristically lenient regarding the chonin's dress. fashion had lost its characteristic exuberance and flamboyance. Condnued from Prevloua Pqe Except in cases of too bold display, govemm~t ;crrety int~ But through the ups and downs of 200 years, it had gained one added dimension. It was the newly recognizedshibwni that added 35 "\ears Ago was the fll'St of some 50 escheat fered. It was surfeit with excesses of bad taste WIthin the chorun 10 1bePldflc (ldzm cases flied by state against Nisei community rather than the fear of official disapproval that kept depth and subtlety to Japanese taste for all the ages to follow. June l3-Cali.f. supreme court landowners.) the chanin fashions within bounds. One expression of such re• PS: 1be above conIBins quite a bit of speculatioo by yours truly. I am hears arguments 00 Oyama alien JWle 14-First cootingent of Ft. neither historian nor student of f~ But 1 thought somebody sboukl land test case; counsel AI.. Wirin straint, and also disgust with the extreme bad taste shown by Snelling MISLS cadre and stu• some profligates, was reverse ostentation. The ~es ?f. the start digging Into the subject I am willing to stick my neck out, and 8I"'gUeS state law designed as racist dents establish new school at Pre• what's more, I will be only too happy to be get straigbt.~.K. # legislatioo against Japanese. (Case sidioof Mooterey. day took to wearing silk undergannents, and puttUlg silk linings 6-PACIFIC UI1ZEN I Friday, JuDe 12, 1981 Seabrook to host EDC meeting June 20 BRIDGrn>N. N.J.-seabrook JACL JU1, w~ JACL !C as a Bill Okuda, 23- SUMMARY (~Dec. 3t.1!8) River City. and Tanuny (sen, McClat• DrPaul Sakagurbi'. Active (Previous total) ...... 1,134 chy; Frances Matsunami Memorial• :*****************************************. Pasadena: ~Mack M Yamaguchi. Total this report ...... •... 93 Laurie Nakahira, Bw-bank. Philadelphia· :z8..Sucunu (Sim) EDdo, U- ClnTEnt total ...... '-...... 1~? Books from the Pacific Citizen Sumiko KOOayasbj, 3O-Jad< K 07awa'. This list supersedes all prevIous listings .. Portland: U-Dr Katsumi James Naka• date. Thlrty-fi_ Yea .. in the ~Inv P~n, b~ .Bill ~awo . Selections R£CENT AiRIVA1S Sacramenro: 4-Dr Had1i Kawakami, 'Zl• ~t=J~g from his populor colUllVl In the PacifIC CItizen WIth new background East to Americ:a: A History of the Japanese in the Unit.d States. Percy T MaBj', 24-Dr Masa R Seto, materiol and 0 ruming commentary. By Robert Wilson _ Bill Hosokawa. The ~oited book underfaken l-Gera1d K Takabara. o $10.95 postpaid, hardcover. as a JACl project in 1963. concise history down to 1979; Anchor to • Salt Lake City: 32-Roy TadIiki P.C. 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Co 900 12 SI00.00 IDd owr-MJM HiroIihi (to City ______State _____ Zlp ___ (Rwuung Springs). version out-ol·print) $6.25 postpaid, safttover. Tota1lo J.>ate: ...... slS,OU.OO o Friday, June 12, 19811 PAaFlC ClTIZEN-7 Important papers, reports before Nat'l JACL board meeting
ASIAN PACDi'lCAMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK other Asian Pacific American educators and leaders, discussed the block grant programs as envisioned by Bell as well as bilingual vocatiooal COMMEMORATIVE SfAMP education and continued fimding of the federally insured student loan • Washington Office Report President Reagan proclaimed AsianlPacific American Herit• program. Roo.lkeJns Wadliogtoo OfTJCe repoI1 of May 20, effectively sum• age Week, 1981 to be observed from May 4 to May 10, 1981 to Despite the early call by President Reagan to dismantle the Dept of marizes bis a:tivities since tbe 19fI) Cooveotioo and particularly since recognize the rontributions, culture and heritage of the Asian! Education, it would appear that the business of educating America will tbe last NatmalIbIrd meeting held !&'It February.-Ed. Pacific American community. require the continued direction by a cabinet-level Secretary to maintain The 1981 observance marks the third proclamation of Asian the unifonn implementation of "restoring" educational curriculwn and Pacific American Heritage Week. teaching methods to state and community control COMMISSION ON WARTIME RELOCATION FUture meetings with the Secretary will be conducted as part of an Bruce Shimizu of the JACL Headquarters staff brought to the on-going attempt by the Dept of Education toward the development of AND INTERNMENT OFCIVnJANS attention of the JACL Washington Office the recommendation open communication. UPDATE-The Washingtoo JACL Office has been in contact of having the U.S. Postal Service ,i sue a stamp honoring the (Secretary Bell, educator and former commissioner of the Utah edu• with the Olairperson of the Commissioo 00 Wartime Relocation Week. Communications with Assistant Postmaster General, cational system, is well acquainted with the JACL and its activities and internment of Qvilians (CWRIC), Joan Z. Bernstein, as well Gordon C. Morison, suggest that issuance of a stamp would be through the programs of theJACL in Utah.) as the executive director Paul Barmai, and others regarding the considered by the Postal Service, however, -it would appear that EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE - On May 18, the Dept of Education held an Education Roundtable featuring eight superintendents of educa• Commission. a national campaign by the Asian Pacific American community Commissioner Bernstein spoke at the Tri-District JACL Con• tion and four PTA presidents from JapaIL The discussion reviewed the and the Congress, with Presidential support, would be necessary issue of ''Discipline, Moral Values and Achievement in Japanese and ference held April 4-5, 1981 in Los Angeles. to design and create a stamp for this occasion. (Note: Design and American High Schools - A Qmlparative Perspective". The JACL At this point, the CWRIC Olair, and Vice Olair Rep. Daniel production schedules require 18 months to two years for com• Washington Office was a guest observer at the roundtable. Lungren (R-calif.) are reviewing various staffing requirements, memorative stamps to be issued.) The JACL may wish to engage in the sponsoring of similar forums and as well as the projected hearing schedule, locations and dates, The National Board may wish to adopt a resolution to direct visitations by Japanese educators to the United States, to discuss issues of mutual concern and ultimately have local chapters sponsor exchange with the newly appointed Director, Paul Bannai. the staff to pursue this matter and seek the issuance of an upon programs with Japanese high school-aged students in limited or long HEARING DATES AND SITES-Based our best infor• appropriate stamp by 1983 or 1984. [The Board so directed.• term education programs. mation, it would appear that the CWRlC cannot complete its Ed] Inasrnuch as JACL president Dr. Tsujimura bas visited Japan in an work within the time allowed by the Act, (pL 96-317) then an • • • official JACL capacity, it would be appropriate to consider the devel• extension of time would be necessary, through Congressional VOTING RIGlITS ACf opment of mutually acceptable programs to enhance the role of Japanese action. Congressiooal hearings began on May 6, 1981 for the Voting Rights Act Americans in U.S.-Japan relations. The area of educational exchange One of the primary factors in the detennination of the nwnber extension bill and are scheduled to continue until the end of June. may be the best method to pursue this important matter. of hearings and the nwnber of Commissioners at each hearing is The Voting Rights Act of 1965, renewed in 1970 and 1975, abolished 2nd EAST COAST ASIAN EDUCATION CONFERENCE-The JACL Washington Office was invited to speak on "Lobbying and Political based 00 the amOWlt of appropriated funds the CWRlC has to literacy tests and required changes in election laws that discriminated against an individual's civil rights. 1his act without a new mandate from Education" before the Asian Education Conference beld on May 8-9 in undertake its duties. Congress will expire in August, 1982. Washington. Other topic areas included parental training and involve• At this time, $1,000,000 has been appropriated, although $1.5 The JACL Washington Office, in view of the long-standing support of ment, bilingual education, ESL, Indo-Olinese refugee education and million has been authorized by Congress. Given the backdrop of the JACL in civil rights issues, will monitor the progress of this bill social services fOl" Asian Americans. the present financial "belt tightening" attitude in Washingtpn, it through Congress and extend support wherever possible. MINIMUM COMPETENCY TFSfING-From July 8-10 in Washing• would appear that additional fWlds for CWRIC is Wllikely (al• . . . ton, the Dept of Education's Natiooal Institute of Educational (Testing) though still feasible). LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGlITS will sponsor a hearing on minimwn competency testing and its potential Balanced between the time and budgetary constraints, the The LCCR celebrated its 31st Annual Meeting during April effects OIl a national standard. This controversial issue has brought 29-30, in Washington, D.C. The JACL was a charter member of nation-wide debate to the "necessity" of uniform minimwn competency Corrunission will have to detennine the nwnber of hearings and testing standards. The JACL Washington Office has been invited to the the costs associated therewith. the LCCR in 1950, and currently serves on the Executive Com• hearing and will report to tlte JACL National Director the argwnents and Needs Assessment-Prior to the hearings, it is expected that mittee. The Conference presently has over 152 member organi• issues presented at the bearing. . CWRIC will undertake a ''needs assessment" of the specific zations. TEACHER RIGHTS-The NEA held its 19th annual conference on areas which it will investigate, and thereby, set the stage for its LCCR, in rnany--respects, faces the same problems which the human and civil rights in education in Washington from Feb. 27 to Mar. L staffing requirements and the timetable for research comple• JACL faces, specifically seeking younger leadership and setting Various issues of age, sex and employment discrimination were ad• dressed as well as concerns of minority displacement and the physically tion, and the timing of hearings. up the successful transition of the political and-legislative ex• pertise required in the changing social and political arena of handicapped. Staffing-Due to budgetary constraints, it would appear that The JACL Washington Office was invited to speak on the minority/ its professiooal staff will nwnber approximately 7 to 9 full-time Washington, D.C. nonminority perspectives of social change, which was delivered on the individuals. In addition to an Executive Director, assistants, • • • opening day. administrators and a clerical support staff, it could be expected PRIMEMINISfER FUKUDA EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE - Since early 1980, the JACL that CWRIC will have professional research contracts with vari• Attended the Smithsonian fnstitute dinner reception for former Japa• Washington Office bas served on the working committee for affirmative nese Prime Minister Takeo fukuda at the National Portrait Gallery. ous consultants and possibly institutions to assist in its fact• action for the National ARTS Award Program of the Educational Testing Conferred with the members of the Japanese Embassy diplomatic Service (ETS). According to the Ford Foundatim, this Princeton (N.J.} finding duties. corps regarding the continued development of Japan~United Illtes based program is designed "to advance the artistic development of Commission-Sponsored Consultati~ The JACL has recom• relations. talented teenagers". The ETS last year created the Arts Recognition and mended to CWRIC that it may wish to undertake special consul• Talent Search (ARTS) program/national arts awards, a nation-wide c0m• tations on specific t~ics in respect to the Relocation and Intern• JAPAN - U.S. FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION petition (which) will be run annually for youths who show promise in ment experience during World War n. For example, consul• In early May. the Washington Representative called on Francis B. music, dance, theater, visual arts and writing. Tenny, Executive Director of the Commission to continue the exchange Competition is open to 17 and 18 years olds; eventually, the age range tationson: will be from 16 to 19. This year some 3,600 applicants competed for 70 top I-The impact the relocation and internment had on the socio• of views and thoughts regarding the role of Japanese Americans in the programs and projects of the Japan-U.S. Friendship CJ}lDmisson. awards of $1,(0) each. Professional and college scholarships are also economic, psychology and health of the subject group(s); A separate report to the Clair of the International Relations Commit• available to winners; still others are invited to work with professiooal 2-The legal and constitutional law implications of the intern• tee and the National Director bas been made regarding areas of truijor orchestras, dance and theater companies and master teachers. The Ford ment; interest to the JACL concern Foundation recently granted $257,032 to help the program encourage ~Ascertaining the property loss of those relocated and in• minoritv and h., Paul Abe (Seq). 44G-MIIrty Taysna (s.:), 52.05; Nann Vee jikamJ (SM), Jamie Nlshijima (SJ). Z1D-Paul Daijo (SPA), no lime; 8a8n Yano SO-Kevin Cloy (Fnn), 7.52; Derik TlIk$mi (Sac), Ryan Wong (s.:). SP--F IIwda (Sac). 23'11 'h"; UlW"B V8l1l&• JACL Midwest Office, S41S N. Oark St, Qricago, ill 60640. (Tri-C), Ryan 0kaWna 0NV). (Tri-G; Darrin TslijiJnocD (Fnn~ 8ID-Mike HenoI (SFA), 2:1231; Stewart moto (Tri-Cl, Yuke Hata (Tri-C). 44G-David FUkuda (SFA), 57.26; Bruce /G. lOO-Derik ~ (friO, lOS \DI!W 0isbI (S./), Jcm HabIra (Tri). 44O~a.ca.SUJ; SanJ Se- • Enclosed is $ for __ copy/copies of Levine's 120 HH--Tcm IWwD ; Kevin Cloy (fnn). - Mallilftl (SFA). 440 Re!ay-West Valley, SI.74; SIll Mateo. 4.40 ReI.u,y-San Mateo, 1:07.15; Trl-Oty; Fre- quoia ''The Japanese American Community", Hane(SJ). . "S" ~ty . ~---- 3JO I..ow&-Marty Toyama (Sec). 39.61; Ryan mont Name ______DIVISIONS 440 Relay-San Jose, 5923; Lodi. San Matoo. Wong (Sac). WOMEN'S SO-C~ Mochlda (SM>, 7.m ; Uooe Y8l1l&• Ad~ ______"A" MiIo-Km T~ (L), 4:56.24; Mike Htmon moto (SFA), Michelle Sasaki (L). 110 Ww--8everiee 'I'IIa':bmkD (SM), 17.9 (SFA), Ridt Tenhanl0NV). lOO-Uane YIPlImOOl(SFA). 13.26; MldlclIe City/State/ZIP ______(dM); Pandora Lee (0:), AI), FUture BusilleSS ifornia ScboIarsb.ip Federation Ath• leaders« America, and ~ astaff mem• enians. KatheriJe also pat1icipates in ber « the EpitqIh newspaper, Centaur Japanese folk daDcing and is a musician aeaIive writing magazine, and Pegasus, in the Gardena. High ScboIi Man:bing school yearbook. and Stage BaI:xk Mika is a violinist with the FJ Camino She has voIwreered at the Van Ness YOUIb SyJ:npxny, Santa Oara youth Nursery ScboIi aod KindergaJ1m and Sympbooy, District Hcnlr Sympbony, worked at Nabas Dqmttnent Store as All Stare Hmor On::be.sb:a, String On:b• well as with TRW as a(MESA) Thtor. estnt, and a ~ in Solo and ED• semble Festivak Her talenIs are not Mitsuyuki YOoemu.ra limited to just the violin as she plays the Memorial Scholarship flute for the Homestead Marc:hing BImd, the piImo at the Stare Music a& BRYAN CEDRIC WRIGIIT, of veotim and recBved natimal and in• Petaluma, Calif., is the son of Ger• tematimaI awards at the Piaoo Teach• ald and Eiko Wright. Ranked No.3 ers Guild Au:Iitioos ~ well as Ihe SQ• in his class rL 318 at Casa Grande natina MedaL • High School with a GPA of 3.89, In additim to her IIW1Y sdJoIastic ac• Bryan plans to attend either the tivities, Mika bE been inwIved in the Massachusetts Institute of Tech• Wf:5t VaHey JIIIJIII)eSe SdIooI, Junior AchieYemem asa vice-presidEnt and the nology or the California Institute Friends « the JapInese OJIturai Center of Teclmology in the Fall, major• ing in FJectrical Engineering. at Foochill CoIlf8e. VICTOR KENNETH DEAN KlLGOAE KUBO MONMA Bryan has received Achievement Mr. & Mrs. Takasbi Awards in Mechanical Drawing, Alge• Moriuchi Scholarship bra, Band, &:igIi.sb, Biology, Olemistty, Amy bas been srudying the violin sectioo leader playing the guitar and be of 4.00, Kenneth plans to attend American literature, FrendI and Goo ROGER HIDEO NOZAKI, of La since the age « four and became the also performed with a rodl band. Sooth Park Japanese Com• Stanford University in the Fall merry as well as SeIvire Awards as a Grange, m, is the soo of Mr. and student of Emanuel ZetIin of the Univ. cL In addition. Kent volunteered at a nln'• munity of Seattle pursuing a pre-medical education l..aboratm:y Assistant and in lnstrume• ntal Music. He received the Award cL Mrs. Michio B. Nozaki Ranked WaWngtm at the age « seven At the sing heme, participated on Ihe wrestling Scholarship I Science Certificate. Mark is a NatXnal Merit F1nalist, list• more Steering Committees and !he perf partiCIpated Optimist Youth Appreciaooo A\vard. California Polyteclmic State Univ., man dicapped >tudentll and a teacher's aide at While in school. Ken W&'l active as in his class of 244 at Great Neck in athletics at Terra Nova. 00 the football a :.-ummer school speech class. Gayle, San Luis Obispo, in th fall, ma• South High School with a GPA of team as 5pecJal Teams' CapIBin, the bas• tudent Body President. Commissiooer joring in Computer 'en Aiko Susanna Tashiro while attending school, also worked as a of Boys, Junior Class Council .member, 3.7 in Hooors classes, Ken~ plans ketball team as the capUlin. Most Val· waitress at ~'wenson's lce<.'ream Parlor. Patrick received a N tional lerit Hiratsuka Memorial uable Player and All League Player, and <:SF president, Boys' Fecleraoon Prell' Letter of Commendation, National Fo• to enter Harvard in the fall III pur• dent Key Club presidenl, in the lnter• Scholarship suit of a Business educatioo. the tracl< team ~ nip.1e jump champion. Col Walter T. Tsukamoto rensi League Degree of Merit. Honor. club' Cwncil, Ullin Club, Ski Club, Pep Excellence and Distinction, Gilroy Elks Kent is a Natiooa1 Ment Letter of Outside of his scholastic IlCtivities, AMY HlRAGA, of Seattle, Glenn was involved in the commwuty as Memorial Scholarship Club, on the gymnastics team and on the Cub Morgan Hill Teenagerofth Year. Wash. is the daughter of Noburo CanmendatJon recipient, and has chem.isIIy ream M~ served as student represenl3tive to !he head of the Counselling & Thtonal Sel'• KENNETII MIKIO KUBO, of won the Hill Lons' Oub Speech and shyoko Hiraga Amy is a 1980 Ken has been involved in the 011.10 Contest, the San Martin Lions' Cub Board of Education. Class Representa• vice and the Pacifica Boys' Oub Out• Sacramento, Calif., is the son of Gakuen Japanese School as the student Sptx.'Ch ConIeSI and the Bank of Amer• graduate of Lakeside High School tive, Math president/captain, standini Support Award winner. He &Is> Edwin and Alice Kubo. Ranked Team body president, in the Canmunily ou!h ica Scienc..: aOO Math Plaque. H is &Is> and currently enrolled at the Univ. reporter' on the Southerner SfBff mem• worked as an assistant to a landscape No. 1 in his class of S98 at John F. oontraCtor, litudent rutor and has Council basketball and baseball leagues, of Cincinnati, College of Conserva• ber of Exit JJ and editDr in chieC of The Kennedy High School with a GPA and as a volunteer with !he Red Croos. COlltinued on Next I'II8'e tory of Music. Root. With the Slate &nd. he served ~ worired with conputers. l~A~C~/~,~~~l------support groups are consider• must be aware that the SCHOLARSHIP ing the fonnation of an Asian "climate is changing (for the coalition to fight such racism worse)" again due to the auto ICoDtlaued from Premu Pqe Greece" and that she was the references at least had in politics. import issue, the influx of a memberd the Natimal Hooor SOciety Hopkins University in the Fall, "raised" and spent her "entire been "borderline." md in the Srmta Oara County Youth rwijoring in Biology with hopes of Takei said that there is a Southeast Asian immigrants career" in the district, which "We don't agree with state• Hall d f'Ime. becoming a physician specializing "message" to Asian Amer• and some of the successes of In school. Paaidt was active as the stretches from the Hollywood ments that we were insen• in Trawna SurRerY. icans resulting from this the later generations of Asian Junicr Oass presideIIt, Student Body Victor a Merit let• F~ received Natima1 area to the Pasadena Freeway. sitive, but we understand President, Califomia SdIoIarsbip ter d Canmen:IaIim. SdIool Achieve• election, that comII'lunities Americans. # eratian ute Member, live Oak eumc• Woo actually would have them," Pryor told the Times. ~ ment Awards in Ell8lisb. Math. Science uhun Canmi11I!e Student and Social Scieoce, and he was named a been a newcomer to the poli• ''We (at Butcher and Forde) tive, lDl in the live Oak Big Bl"OIher.r Harvard Prize Book f1nalist and Elk's tical circles of the district, plan to manage both minority Big Sisters Cub md the Science Cub. Sansei stabbed for peddling bad dope Gub Teenagerd the Mmdl. having been a deputy and and noo-minority candidates He was also III the debate team. an In• VictDr bas been involved in scbool ac• LOS ANG~OOn Takeuchi, 22, died of stab wounds JWle 1 at his terscJ!o!asric Student Qqress paI1ici• tivities as student body president. class legislative aide to state sen• in the future, and we are very, borne in the Hollywood area while his mother, Midori, was hospitalized pant. InterscboIastic Model United N. president, student coogress class repre• ator David Roberti in Sacra• very sensitive about the is• for several stab wounds inflicted by two Asian suspec~ now in custody. tims panjcipmt, IIIIIlWDOer' for live sentative, JleMII8Per editor, yearbook Oak Varsity basketball, stWent orpni• mento since 1971. However, sue." Investigators said the incident was due to "bad cocaine" sold by the dead ~ editor, Principal Guidance Council Sansei who had no previous police record to the pair. zer for the live Oak UNICEF drive, rep• chainnan. ScbooI Site Council student Stevenson charged Woo as The Times reported that ~ The pair was apprehended when the youth who was injured in the row re:seotaIive to the Morpn Hill representative SId the Canmunicatioos being a carpetbagger and neutral political stategists are District Grade Level CmfJguratial sought medical attention at Queen of Angels Hospital and implicated Committee student representative. He stressed a subtle racial issue concerned over this trend of Group, FecIeratim of Teachers, a Nor• has also been active in the Interact Gub, Kevin Wong, 23, as his accomplice. Mrs. Takeuchi was injured when she man Mineta canpaign volunteer, Mor• Service Oub and the RillosqJhy GI!'" in her campaign literature: tactics, and have urged a pub• went to his room to investigate the commotion. # gan Hill Fwr1h d July Run volunteer "We can't let a,small min0- lic di.scusSioo of and worked as a courtesy derk at Nob it Hill Foods. Collegiate Awards rity from outside our com• Although Woo could not be Koyasan's 379 scouts win field day JAa.. Scholar munity force Michael Woo reached for comment, his fa• LOS ANGELES-Over 200 Boy Scou~ from local area Nikkei troops National JA n"t~AAs ------Friday, June 12, 1981/ PACIFICCITIZEN--ll Oregon ilonors Military Nationwide Business Army Nisei general retires • tine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Professional Directory Yoshiko Uchida IT. MEADE, Md-Brig. Gen. ce=~=~ BS. Island, N.C. II Your business card place In each issue E GENE, 0 Yoshik Uchida Kanamin r<_ here for 25 weeks at $25 per three lines. U re.- 0 ,Theodore S. e, r u >3' degree at the United States Air • Awards Each aclditionalline: $6 per 25-week per- recognized for her books for child- Army chief of staff since April Force Academy's 27th graduation 'T'he 1981 Hazlett Memorial iod. Large 14-pt typeoounts as two lines. ren, will be ' recognized by the 1979, received the highest decora- ceremony at the Academy. As a Awards for Excellence in the Arts Univ. of Oregon at its JWle 14 com- tion a soldier can receive during cadet, he lettered twice in wrest- in Pennsylvania May 5 honored mencement exercises for helping peacetime, the Distinguished Ser- ling. Head wrestling coach Mijor artist George NaJcashima, one of ASAHIINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL to bring about a greater Wlder- vice Medal, during a retirement R Wayne Baughman says "Tom is the three JAs honored at the 1980 U.S.A., Japan, Warldwid. standing of the Japanese Ameri- ceremony in his honor May 29. a dedicated and selfless leader. I Air-5eo-land-Car-Hatel JAa.. Biennium. During the arts 1111 WOlympic Blvd, 1A9OOIS can culture and especially the Kanamine is one of two Japa- am confident he will make an out- awards ceremony, author James 623~ 125/29. Call Joe or Gladys story of Japanese American fami- nese American generals .in the standing officer and pilot and look A. Micbeoer, who is also a 1000 lies that were evacuated from U.S. Army, the other being Brig. forward to serving with him in the FLOWER VIEW GARDENS #2 Oub Life Member, was presented N_ Otani Hotel, 110 S Los Ang.l.s their homes during World War II. Gen. Allen Kenji 000, Deputy Air Force." Lt. Kuramata is the son the Distinguished Pennsylvania los Ang.... 90012 Art 110 Jr The Berkeley writer will re- General and Executive Director of of Dr. and Mrs. AkiraKuramataof Artist Award. Citywid. Delivery (213) 620-0808 ceive the University's Distin- the Military Postal Service in Covina, Calif. 1"'"1______NISEI FLORIST guished Service Award. Author of Washington. Marine Pfc. Gary T ..Sato, son of Class.-f.-ed Ad In the Heart of littl. Tokyo more than 20 books, including Born in Los Angeles, Kanamine, George K and F\nniko Sato of 446 E 2nd SI : 628-5606 "Journey to Topaz" and "Journey 51, received a commission in the Sacramento, was designated ho- Classified Rate is 12e a word. $3 minimum Fred Moriguchi M.mb.r: T.I.flora Home", which docwnent the in- Military R>lice Corps through the nonnan of his training Wlit during per issue. Because of Ihe low lale. paymenl ternment camp experiences of Univ. of Nebraska's Rare pro- graduation ceremonies at the Ma- with order IS (equested. A 3% discounl if same Nisei Travel - WW2, is also placing her manu- gram, where he earned a BA in copy luns four limes. 1344 W ISSth SI, Gord.na 90247 (213) 327-511 0 scripts in the Univ. of Oregon U- criminal psycOOlogy and sociqlogy Buddhist studies ANNOUNCEMENT braxy's Special Collections. # in 1951 and a law degree in 1954. BERKElEY, Ca-Two week THE PAINT SHOPPE . ed . d SEEKING Whereabouts - leoko Si- laMancha C.nter, IIII N Harbor • Politics He was assJgll to acnve uty summer program for young Bud- geta or friends. Please write Sarah Fullerton, Co /714-526-0116 with the S09th Military Police Bat- dhists, ages 15-19, will be offered Coacher, 1401 Rock SI., Pine Bluff, The San Francisco Nihorunachi talion in Gennany in 1955 and also u.s. Armt Phot> by the Institute of Buddhist Stud- Ark., 71602. CUSTOM MADE FUTON ~ Political Assn. elected SCeUa served at Fl:. Riley, Ks., Uijongbu, Brig. Gen. 1heOOore Kanamine ies, 2717 Haste St, Berkeley 9470<1 1---'-B=-:U':':S::':':IN~ES==-S-O-PPO-RTU--N-fTY-- (213) 243-2754 fa (She SUZUKI FUTON MfG. president for 1981. was a Korea and with a military advi- (415) 849-2383, starting Aug. 21------__ onetime JAa.. Headquarters staff sory group in 'Thailand. Army Provost· Marsha! and con- Rev. 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I CoatlDaed fram ...8 Cheers to us who are still around! >1' ~ ModD(SM),3l26; Maricm• relied on the pictures printed in the souvenir booklet the dinner yama CL.l, JemiCer McriIIudJi (SM). conunittee had provided each of the celebrant to catch the 44G--St1wITluIoda. (Seq). 1:153); Darla1e N"1Shijima (S./); 1'nKley lJ}'SI(Ii (~) . resemblance of the individuals from their youthful photos. I..J..-.Jemi(er Mw¥ICbi (SM).l2'!Wo"; Alene To me, they ~ very much ''the kids from block 46." COME, CRUISE WITH US ... KaIeiIo (SJ), A f\UiImwa (SJ). HJ-..&ari YosbiIwa(~).3'6" It was also gratifying to meet again with a few Issei pioneers Caribbean Cruise who were able to make their presence at the gala event Time SUpport Our AdvertIsers takes the toll of all of us. Imagine, the Nisei today are much older on the MIS Song of Norway* than when they (the Issei) were booted into camps with the rest Oct. 10, 1981 Sailing of the American citizens. $1335.00 per person total, including roundtrip air LAX/MIAMI/ LAX Orange Cty. keeps Relays title If the old adage that ''man is the product of his environment" is and 7 days on the Song of Norway. Based on outside staterooms SANTA ANA, Ca-ODe of the lar• 1HXlALT true, all of us during that period of time were put through many with lower beds on "G" main deck. Visiting Puerto Plata, Domi• gest gatherings of participants so (8" Under~ &ImdI (P). as; Scoct nican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, U .S. Virgin Harada (00. 16.7; Daniel Yarrwnoto (OC). and spectators (close to 800 over 100 (8 & Under)-Sa:ltt Harada (OC), 16.7; Hwang has yet another play, Islands. • Norway Registry. all) frolicked at Santa Ana College Dwg Masuda (ElA), Daniel YIm8I1l()(O (00. Fourth Hwang play "Family Devotions," set for a SWD• For further informotion ond reservotions, coli: ~ June 7 for the 30th annual PSWOC so (9" 10)--Gellrgie SaIcunII (WIA), 7.4 (New mer opening \Blder the aegis of ewDI); Vidor 0n00 (YO, Kirru Tamwa (OC). CHRISTINE at 624-2866 Nisei Relays. Interest was high debuts at Stanford J~h Papp and the New York 440 Relay (9& 10}-OrangeCoulty,I:OS.l & since the fU"Sl: three places qual• ~Tsuyoshi 0I-IlIIDeI ADuioe (G), 2:11.8; Bruce Ho• graduate now attending Yale, seruor Clnzens a VlSOry COWlC (G), Nonnan HamarnIID (00. riguchi, (WIA); Richard Kaku (WlA,). 8ID-AIIm .bit (00. I.:SIIA; GIem Masuda ~Ted VIIIIB1IDID (00. ~"; Richard ,III1I1I1I1I11UIIIIIUlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"""III"II"""IIII""IIIIIII""1II1II1I1I1I1II111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 • QUick check in and chec k out. (G), JOOo AnIla(LV~ F\Jkuhara (EU), Alvin f\Jruike (G). 330 lH-Kal 'flIkImoIo (00. 41.6; Ira HaIa SP-Michaei MiIana (ElA), 46'8'h"; Norm PSWDC~Aa.. • Complimentary breakfast dunng your (WlA), Russ MiyaDro (00. HiraIa (G), Doug Masuda (ElA). Sponsored Tour PV-Miki KuboIa (yO 13'6"; geven Kuboca SQ..-.Geaoge Wq (Wl.A), 5.8; Richard fU. er:1tlre stay ... Amencan or Jopanese. (Yo, Gemsl Mi2urali (SFV). kuhara (ElA), Andrew Kumasaka (G). W-Byrm 0IC1N (ElA), 21'8'4"; Grnnt Uba 440 ReIIIy-Gardeoa (Norm HIraIa, Mas First Nisei Pan American • Late chec kout .up to 6 PM Without charge. (D.A). Norm HamIImocD (00. FUkai,AIvin FUn*e, Andrew KimasIka), 49.5- l00-Byroo 0IC1N (ElA), 10.1; Owanoe 0Ia 44G-Daruel. A5himine (G). 57J}; Bruce Ho• (00. Fnc:b Mcrmo (OC). rigudu(WLA). • No charges or obligation for jOining. 44()...... (lIen MormIoo>(EU),SZ.3;Tommy JHyatt Hotel, CIIY tour, transfers, meals and SOCial events at site of the SP-Tosb 'I'akaysDa (00. 47"h ~; Ke\ii Sa• TOll-FREE 800-223-2094 sbige (yO, RusseJJ MiyaDro (00. saki (WLA), Mike Tahara (G)' Convention. Immediate reservations urged. Convention participation is limited. TJ.-Gnmr Uba (ElA), • 440 ~ardena51.3 , 0nI1ge County. ert Sbinma (ElA),ROOen. N H.mway (00. IBl-Oebra Masuda (G), 2:305; Stacey No• II!~~~~mll·~_------_-_----_------J , _ __ _ wut.e An . ... PV-Kevin Masuda(YC), ICY. zaki (G), KlmikD Andry (00. ~ UlIIfIIIOO) (WlA), 4:483; DIm l00-Beverly Cal (OC), 11.6; Leslie Sai1D AsbimiDe(G), BryanI'UnmolD(OO. (G), Came SaIIo (G). SP-Keooedl KitaJi(p),42'2'h"; Archie~ W-Beverly Cal (OC) 17'6"; Diana N"1Shi OUR 1981 ESCORTED TOURS (ElA). (OC), Kay MaISUbara (00. lOO--S1eve ~ (EU), 10.8; GII:m HJ.-Kim Tanabe (OC), 4'10" ; Diana Nishi U~(WIA). 1981 WLAJACL Babaoka(ElA), Ted (00. Karen Noguchi (G). JAPAN SUMMER TOUR (11-day Main tour + Kyushu Exy) JUNE 29th 44G-DIIrTdl Milo (ElA), 56.3; Rdet Sbi SP-Kim Tanabe (OC), 30'9114"; Erin Higashi n:ma (ElA), Jodi Kanesu (WlA). (G), KdIy Okamura (OC). 70 HH-Robert HaIbaway (OC), 9.9; Slews 44G-Uwra IshiIaIwa (OC), 60.7; MaiJe N".. Travel Program JAPAN AUTUMN ADVENTURE TOUR (Tokyo /Hakone l MaIsubara (OC), KfIlt Ishio (WIA). shim (OC), Karen Noguclu (G). Opened to all Bonafide JACL members and family only. Fu ji Lakes/Karu izawa/T akayamalMatsumoto/Kanazawal 22G-GIsD RBaIB*a(ElA),13.6;SteveSbi Mile ReIay-Ganleoa 4:21.8; ~ County. mabara (ElA), Mmtt Yakogawa (OC). Katayamazu/Kyoto + Kyushu Ext) ...... OCT . 15th TJ-.aartc KaIay;Ina (ELA), 4I.Y1lY'; lal Ku WOI\mIrS "9" rasbiI!Ie (yO, Steve MoIbara (OC). W-Sbaron Wada(OC), 14'81A"; Candioe Ka• L.A. - TOKYO $726 Round Trip Mil&-Marc l1Ineo:IIlD (WlA), 4:483; DIm suyama (G), Audrey HaIa (G). INCLUDES $20 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FAR EAST TOUR (Japan/Hong Kong/Bangkok/Singapore) . .NOV . 6th HJ.-KimlIto ArKlrey (OC), 41";Kris ~ AsbimiDe (G), Bryan I'UnmoID (00. OPTIONAL STOPOVER IN HONOLULU. ADDITIONAL $28.04 Mile ReIay-East1..o& AogeIes.3:SS2; Onqe moto (OC), Slaran Ma&Il1lIllI (G). For full information/brochure: County, West 1..0& Angeles. 100-SIacey Ogawa (G), 121; Karen Kawada (OC), VIC!OnaMilmara(P). MfNS"C' SO--SIKey ()pwa (G), 60S (New eYeIII); Ka• W-Lyle 0Ia (OC), l8'3-Y."; KeWl I'eter3m ren Kawada (OC), Gail KaIo (G) (OC), ROOen. 0Ia (00. 22O-VICIIlna Mil:uhara (p), 27.4; Karen Ka• Fit. 3; May 9 " May 30 Spring Tour HJ-Cary Hmda(OC),S2"; Layne NakIBn TRAVEL SERVICE wada (OC), Stacey Ogawa (G). Dlr: Yuki Salo, 1933 Federal Ave., LA 90025 ...... 479- 81 24 (OC), KfIl Tamura (00. 440 ReIay-GardenaSS.4. OnI1geCounty. 441 O'Farrell Street '(415) 474·3900 l00-41e 0Ia (00. 10.8; KDe Yamshiro(G) 44G-Vidoria Milmara (p), 1:03.0; SIl8I'CIl Fit. 4; Jun. 14" July 11 Kevin Peter.m (00. MaoiImmi (G),lBlae Nakamwa .$~I!..fl:i"clsco, Ca. 94102 S6-LyIe 0Ia (OC), 5.8; RImie MaaumIIl Fit. 5; Jun. 20 - July 11 Summer Tour W'OI\nNS"C" Dir. Charles Nishikawa, 11673 MissiSSippi Ave., LA 90025 .. .479-71.33 (G), SesI Tlmabe (fl.A). HJ.-Loree YIm8IJIUI'8 (G), 3'9"; Kat!ue 22O-KiDe V.....-o (G),24S; Kevin Peter• Honda (00. Fit. 6: July 18 - Aug. 17 (") = DI (OC), Jarod Ikeda (00. l00-Gail Hamadli (G), 13.6; Denice KanelTaipeI/Hong Kong ~3 GIem KaIeiIo (00. ~oe §. TSUlUIB (00, 7.3; Keny Cabubo For reservations, mall $176 as partial payment with coupon blliow. Make check i enO == SI-01IIgHaadl(G),6l, 1:1»3; laIIey IIwra Onqe 0uIIy 636, Gardena 41.6. East 1..0& West------LA JACL Flight, c/o Roy Takeda ~ (}U), Dwg NamId(G). 1 ~ 240, Pa!adma 94. Venloe CUlver 82, 1702 Wellesley Ava., Los Angeles, CA 90025 .. 440 ReIay~ OuIIy, 57.6; VIIIice• Ws [.(II ~ 70, UIs Vee- 4, San Fer• ( <~ ruw.r,~ IWldo Valley 4. Please reserve __ seat(s) for your Flight No. ~~ I I agree to Ihe condllions of Ihe contract and brochures. Flighl schedules are @lw Calendar subject 10 change. t Q.~ U ~ Q. en~ I e JUNE