THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE JACL June 14-27, 2019

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Temple Square is home to the world’s largest Mormon temple and is the most-visited site in Utah, attracting an estimated 3 million-5 million visitors each year, more than at all five of the state’s beautiful national parks. Celebrating 90 Years PHOTO: ALEX HIRAI WWW.PACIFICCITIZEN.ORG #3344 / VOL. 168, No. 10 ISSN: 0030-8579 2 June 14-27, 2019 NATIONAL

HOW TO REACH US JACL ANNOUNCES 2019 Email: [email protected] Online: www.pacificcitizen.org Tel: (213) 620-1767 Mail: 123 Ellison S. Onizuka St., Suite 313 NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S Los Angeles, CA 90012 STAFF Executive Editor AWARD RECIPIENTS Allison Haramoto Senior Editor Digital & Social Media Wat Misaka and Arlene Inouye will be George Johnston Business Manager honored at the organization’s upcoming Susan Yokoyama Production Artist National Convention. Marie Samonte WASHINGTON, D.C. — of Japan. He returned to play Circulation Eva Ting JACL is pleased to announce its for the University of Utah, and 2019 President’s Award hono- his team went on to win the PHOTO: UTLA The Pacific Citizen newspaper rees, Wataru “Wat” Misaka and 1947 NIT tournament. Arlene Inouye led the (ISSN: 0030-8579) is published semi-monthly (except once in Arlene Inouye. “The two honorees In the championship game, LAUSD Teachers Union PHOTO: WATMISAKA.COM December and January) by the this year represent tremendous Misaka led the team by holding through a strike and Japanese American Citizens leadership that extends beyond the University of Kentucky’s leader Wat Misaka is the first person ultimate settlement earlier League, Pacific Citizen, 123 Ellison this year. S. Onizuka St., Suite 313 Japanese American community,” and National Player of the Year of color to play in the NBA. Los Angeles, CA 90012 said Jeffrey Moy, JACL national to one point. Periodical postage paid at L.A., CA president. Misaka was drafted by the POSTMASTER: Send address changes to National JACL, 1765 Misaka and Inouye will be re- New York Knicks in 1947 and and activist, Inouye has also ser- teacher contract negotiations Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94115 cognized at the organization’s played point guard for the team ved on the California Federation won significant advancements for JACL President: Jeffrey Moy Sayonara Banquet on Aug. 3 during the 1947-48 season. of Teachers Executive Council, strengthening public education for Executive Director: David Inoue during its National Convention, After his tenure with the Knicks, the Asian Pacific American La- all students served by the school P.C. EDITORIAL BOARD which runs July 31-Aug. 4 at the he returned to Utah to become an bor Alliance Executive Board, the district,” he concluded. Rob Buscher, chairperson; Ron Little America Hotel. engineer, and in 1999, he was in- California Teachers Associati- Founded in 1929, JACL is the Kuramoto, MDC; Marcia Chung, Misaka is an Asian American ducted into the Utah Sports Hall on Pacific Asian American Cau- oldest and largest Asian Ameri- CCDC; Nancy Ukai, NCWNPDC; Sheldon Arakaki, PNWDC; Kayla trailblazer in sports, as he was the of Fame. cus and the National Education can civil rights organization in the Watanabe, IDC; John Saito Jr., first person of color to play in the JACL also honors Inouye, sec- Association Asian Pacific Islander U.S. JACL monitors and responds PSWDC; Juli Yoshinaga, Youth Rep. National Basketball Assn. retary of United Teachers Los Caucus as the California director. to issues that enhance or threaten SUBSCRIBE Misaka, who was born on Dec. 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writing the stories, producing and directing CULTURAL ADVOCACY IS ALSO KEY the shows. It even includes procurement — what vendors moment where a classmate said her curry rice Asian Americans — watching one of these are the companies using? We do this because looked and smelled like poop. It took a while shows could be someone’s only interaction representation matters across the board, par- before she wanted to take curry to school in with an Asian American. ticularly in media. Representation is out there her lunch again. Often in civil rights advocacy, we think of for millions of viewers to see, or not. By David Inoue, In recent years, we have seen this topic the major marches or court actions as being A realistic portrayal of an Asian American JACL Executive Director addressed in shows revolving around Asian the most important work that we do. It is cer- character can do much to break down stereo- characters. The first episode of the ABC tainly often the most visible. However, cultural types for someone who has never actually met ood plays a significant part in our lives. comedy “Fresh Off the Boat” highlighted advocacy is also an important part of what we someone Asian American before. Or, it can Obviously, we need it to survive. The the protagonist character’s desire to bring need to do as a community. reinforce those stereotypes if we allow such advent of celebrity chefs has brought Lunchables to school like everyone else, instead The turnout for 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians” portrayals. Feven greater attention to food, particularly of the noodles packed by his mother. from the Asian American community was That doesn’t mean that a character always Asian food, with the Japanese TV show “Iron The new Netflix feature “Always Be My unprecedented. It helped that the film had has to be “good.” There are plenty of Asian Chef” leading the way just a few years ago. Maybe” also has a discussion about the lunch broad appeal to non-Asian moviegoers, but the Americans who are not good people, but those Yet, we also face the challenges of Asian food box issue, though I will not say anything about support from the Asian American community portrayals should not rely upon stereotypes to seen as exotic and perhaps even disgusting. that one in case there are those who have not was overwhelming and noticed by the major convey negative character traits. During this year’s season of ABC’s “The seen the movie yet. Hollywood studios. Hopefully, as we see an ever-increasing Bachelor,” female contestants were treated to Where this is all connected is in the inter- We often clamor for greater Asian American presence of Asian Americans and our perso- a meal featuring the most exotic examples of section of how Asian American lifestyles are representation in the media, whether in movies nal stories on the screen, we won’t continue Singaporean cuisine possible, not the typical portrayed in the media. or on TV. Now that attention is shifting to stre- to have the lunch box moments that seem so foods that tourists might try out of a hawker Programs such as “Fresh Off the Boat,” aming channel services such as Amazon and common to many of us from our childhood. stall, but what would elicit the biggest reactions “Always Be My Maybe” and last year’s NBC Netflix. Hopefully with the increasing channels Maybe for my daughter’s children, of disgust from the women. show “I Feel Bad” feature Asian American available, there will be more opportunities for curry rice for lunch will be as normal as a For many, this probably elicits memories of casts that help to normalize the presence of Asian American representation. bologna sandwich. So, as you read this issue’s various lunch box moments from childhood, or Asian Americans in the average American JACL partners with the major networks to feature celebrating Utah’s delicious food, be perhaps even from the office where peers turn living room. discuss issues of diversity across their full reminded that our culture and how it is seen up their noses at what might be in our lunch. Not every place is like Los Angeles or San portfolio of business. It’s not just the faces in by others is very much a part of our struggle A few years ago, my daughter had such a Francisco, cities with large concentrations of front of the cameras, but also those behind, for civil rights. n NIKKEI VOICE ‘ALWAYS BE MY BABY’ IS A CRAZY GREAT ASIAN AMERICAN MOVIE — THANKS TO ‘FRESH OFF THE BOAT’ By Gil Asakawa and pleasures that are coming soon to a theater, television or mobile screen near you can trace razy Rich Asians” was such a surpri- their roots back to 2015, when ABC debuted sing success to Hollywood’s power “Fresh Off the Boat.” “Always Be My brokers last year that its ripple That’s the sitcom starring a Chinese American Maybe” stars ‘Ceffects have included some other film and TV family in 1990s suburban Florida, where the Randall Park projects featuring Asian Americans and dad runs an all-American steakhouse and the and Ali Wong. Pacific Islanders. mom writes murder mysteries. It was originally But it would be a mistake to say that “CRA” loosely based on the memoir of celebrity chef broke the dam and allowed the flood of AAPI Eddie Huang, who almost immediately declared projects to come to our big, small and tiny that the show was phony and not edgy enough. handheld screens. Other AAPI-focused movies Duh — this is network television, dude, what opened last year, too, including John Cho’s did you expect? had with co-star Henry Golding — made the in a rappy rock band circa mid-1990s. excellent cyber-thriller “Searching” and the However, Huang is still credited as producer, movie really shine. Wong is Sasha Tran, a driven Vietnamese sweet teen love story “To All the Boys I’ve but the show’s creator and producer, Nahnatch- Also spinning off “Fresh,” Park wrote the American celebrity chef who’s back in S.F. Loved Before” starring Lana Condor, which ka Khan, has kept it going now for five seasons, romantic comedy “Always Be My Maybe” to open a new hip restaurant. The two were is on Netflix. thanks to a stellar cast that stars Constance Wu with co-star Wong and Mike Golamco. “Fresh” neighbors as kids, and inseparable . . . until “Always Be My Maybe,” a new movie also on as Jessica Huang, Park as Louis Huang and creator and showrunner Khan directed “Al- they have sex and Marcus doesn’t handle it Netflix that dropped last month, is a wonderful, Hudson Yang as their oldest son, the chef-to- ways Be My Maybe,” and the production has a well. The film is about their off, then almost entertaining rom-com that’s easier for us to be Eddie. The show balances Asian cultural comfortable, familiar feel like the old blanket on, then on-again romance, told with great identify with (who can really identify with the touches (the grump, blunt grandmother and you toss over yourself while watching TV on humor and cultural insights. fabulously wealthy society of Singapore?), and the overachieving younger sons — Eddie is a cold night. For instance, the two visit a Chinese restaurant it wasn’t sparked by “CRA” — “Always Be the slacker of the bunch) with story-lines that The chemistry is so natural and believable for dim sum and Sasha notes how snooty the My Maybe,” as co-star and co-writer Randall keep non-Asians watching. between Park and Wong that the story makes staff always was to them when they were young. Park pointed out in a recent NPR interview, Without “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Crazy Rich instant sense, especially to Asian American But Marcus speaks in Chinese to a passing had finished filming and was starting post- Asians” may not have been made into a movie, viewers but to non-Asian audiences as well. server, and he gets free dumplings. He taught production when “Crazy Rich Asians” was even though the novel it is based on was a best Park plays Marcus Kim, a Korean Ameri- himself Chinese, he says, to get better service. released last summer. seller. Wu was cast fresh off “Fresh Off the can guy in San Francisco who’s been a little If anything, “Always Be My Maybe” and the Boat” for “Crazy Rich Asians, and let’s face adrift all his life, working with his dad in an plethora of other AAPI Hollywood treasures it, she — and the rom-com chemistry she air conditioning/heating business and playing » See BABY on page 9 4 June 14-27, 2019 COMMUNITY CALIFORNIA CIVIL LIBERTIES PROJECTS ANNOUNCED Thirty-one California projects on civil liberty issues are funded — signing of Executive Order 9066 approved $1 million in onetime fun- on Feb. 19, 1942, which put more ding for the program in the 2016-17 from the Japanese American WWII experience to present day. than 120,000 Japanese Americans fiscal year. With legislators such as into relocation camps for more than Assembly members Ting and Al SACRAMENTO — The Cali- and results of the past two years of decisions for Japanese Americans 18 months. Muratsuchi supporting the program, fornia State Library has awarded funding for this program are avai- during World War II; multiple docu- When the state legislature created Brown included $3 million in the $998,850.25 for 31 projects through lable online for all to use and learn mentaries and podcasts from public the California Civil Liberties Public 2017-18 budget to continue funding the California Civil Liberties Public from,” Lucas concluded. broadcasting organizations and non- Education program in 1998, it said through June 30, 2020. Education program. Grantees from The current round of grants is the profits; performing and visual arts the program’s purpose was “to spon- Legislation in 2017 by Muratsuchi, across the state will create unique second of a series funded through programming; and teachers’ guides sor public educational activities and AB 417, clarified administrative de- educational projects — from opera a three-year one-time allocation of and lesson suggestions with primary development of educational materials tails, established an advisory board to podcasts, documentaries to virtual $3 million in the budget approved source materials and articles. to ensure that the events surrounding and encouraged projects that pro- reality — that involve multiple cul- in June 2017. Funding will continue Applicants applied for either sta- the exclusion, forced removal and in- vide information about civil rights tural communities and age groups. through June 30, 2020, and the State tewide/regional grants in education, ternment of civilians and permanent violations or civil liberties injusti- “Fear and bigotry were the root Library expects to offer one more public media or preservation with a resident aliens of Japanese ancestry ces perpetrated on the basis of an cause of internment in World War opportunity for applicants in late maximum request of $100,000, or will be remembered so that the cau- individual’s race, national origin, II. Both are still around,” said Greg fall or early winter of 2019. community grants in a wide range ses and circumstance of this and immigration status, religion, gender Lucas, California’s state librarian. Previous projects funded by the of formats and a maximum request similar events may be illuminated or sexual orientation, as well as the “Better understanding past mistakes program can serve as educational of $30,000. and understood.” internment of Japanese Americans and connecting them with current tools — in classrooms or in commu- Prior to WWII, California was The program received funding of during WWII. events helps make sure we remember nities — to celebrate May as Asian home to more Japanese Americans as high as $1 million annually from we’re always stronger together. Pacific American Heritage Month. than any other state. In the wake 1998-2011; funding was elimina- Further details about the “Civil Liberties projects can play Among past projects funded through of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor ted on July 1, 2011. At the request program can be found at an active role in meaningful learning the program are an interactive onli- in Hawaii, wartime hysteria led to of Assemblyman Phil Ting of San https://www.library.ca.gov/grants/ and discussion about the issues — ne experience of the hardships and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Francisco, Governor Jerry Brown civil-liberties/.

CALIFORNIA CIVIL LIBERTIES GRANTS RECIPIENTS TULE LAKE COMMITTEE THE ABAS LAW FOUNDATION The organization will create an NICHI BEI FOUNDATION Community Project $30,000 AMERICAN HOLIDAY TRAVEL Community Project $10,000 educational package on the Man- Community Project $15,000 The Tule Lake Committee will Staged readings of Jeanne zanar Guayule Rubber project. “Films of Remembrance” is a educate a team of docents to 2019 TOUR SCHEDULE Sakata’s acclaimed one-man daylong showcase of films re- communicate with participants play “Hold These Truths.” HERITAGE FUTURE/1888 CENTER lated to the Japanese American of the pilgrimages and other Grandparents-Grandchildren Japan Tour I (Ernest Hida). Waitlist . . . June 17-27 Community Project $23,500 incarceration experience. frequent visitors to the site about Grandparents-Grandchildren Japan Tour II (Ernest Hida). Waitlist . . .July 1-11 ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS A 2019 Heritage Future/1888 issues surrounding civil liberties. Tokyo, Hakone/Atami, Hiroshima, Kyoto CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE Center five-part Creative + Cul- NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS Alaska Land & Cruise Tour (Elaine Ishida)...... July 16-28 SURVIVAL tural Podcast. Community Project $10,000 VALLEY PUBLIC TELEVISION, DBA Fairbanks, Denali National Park, Talkeetna, Anchorage, Hubbard Glacier, Community Project $10,000 A documentary telling the story of VALLEYPBS — KVPT Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver, Seattle. JAPANESE AMERICAN Public Media $50,000 This project emphasizes how lan- San Francisco’s Japanese immi- Hokkaido Summer Holiday Tour (Ernest Hida)...... July 17-29 guage in particular is impacted NATIONAL MUSEUM grant women and their creation of “Unbroken Honor” (working Chitose, Furano, Asahikawa, Rishiri Island, Wakkanai, Sapporo, Otaru, by cultural suppression. Community Project $30,000 the 1830 Sutter Street Japanese title) is the next installment in JANM will conduct Phase II YWCA building. the “Silent Sacrifice” story. Lake Toya, Hakodate, Tokyo THE AJA PROJECT of the Stanley Hayami Diary Western Mediterranean Holiday Cruise (Carol Hida)...... Aug 18-31 Community Project $21,997.25 Project. NIKKEI FEDERATION VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS Rome, Gibraltar, Malaga, Barcelona, Provence, Monte Carlo, Monaco, This project will relate the in- Community Project $14,400 MEDIA Florence/Pisa. Holland America Line ternment of Japanese American KALW SAN FRANCISCO UNI- “Kagoshima 9066 Westridge: Community Project $29,950 Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore Holiday Tour (Elaine Ishida)...... Sep 22-29 citizens during WWII to present- FIED SCHOOL DISTRICT The Life and Art of J. T. Sata” “America’s Concentration Jackson Hole, Yellowstone National Park, Sheridan, Mt. Rushmore. Public Media $20,000 day injustices. follows the journey of an Issei Camps, Revisited” will enable Japan Autumn Countryside Holiday Tour (Ernest Hida ...... Oct 17-28 KALW proposes a series of live immigrant artist into America’s Visual Communications to reac- Tokyo, Sado Island, Kanazawa, Shirakawago, Amanohashidate, Tottori, API CULTURAL CENTER panel discussions to expand pub- internment camps and finally to tivate its mobile photographic Matsue, Tamatsukuri Onsen, Kobe. Community Project $10,000 lic understanding of the history the campus of an exclusive girls’ exhibit created in 1970, popularly A series of free multi- of Japanese American detention. school in Pasadena, Calif. known as the “Cubes Exhibit.” Kenya Wildlife Safari Holiday Tour (Carol Hida) Waitlist ...... Oct 9-21 disciplinary programs to Nairobi, Amboseli-Nakuru Lake-Masai Mara National Parks, Mt. Kenya educate the public about KIZUNA LITTLE TOKYO POSTON COMMUNITY ALLIANCE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS Safari Club, Sweetwaters Tented Camp, Jane Goodall Chimpanze Sanctuary. the Japanese American WWII Community Project $20,000 Community Project $15,000 MEDIA Kyushu-Shikoku Holiday Tour (Ernest Hida)...... Nov 10-22 experience. Kizuna’s “From Generation to “Poston Live: It’s Lessons and Community Project $30,000 Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Beppu, Matsuyama, Kochi, Generation” Media Project is Multicultural Legacy” includes “All That Remains” is a feature- Takamatsu, Shodo Island, Tokushima. CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC aimed at a youth audience. a short-form narrative film and length documentary examining UNIVERSITY, POMONA a research booklet. the incarceration of Japanese 2020 TOUR SCHEDULE PREVIEW Preservation $51,064 L.A. THEATRE WORKS Americans during WWII and HOKKAIDO SNOW FESTIVAL HOLIDAY TOUR Public Media $78,839 THE REGENTS OF THE The “Landscapes of Promise” the racial profiling and detention (Ernest Hida) ...... Feb 2-12 L.A. Theatre Works will com- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA project seeks to preserve, inter- of Muslim Americans after 9/11. HAWAII 3-ISLAND HOLIDAY TOUR pret and disseminate the history mission, produce and broadcast Community Project $30,000 The film considers these events a new play about the 40-year (Carol Hida) ...... Mar 3-11 of the Tule Lake War Relocation An open access online digital by using original audio inter- CUBA HOLIDAY TOUR Center and concentration camp. pursuit of justice for three Ja- exhibition and accompanying views with survivors over footage panese Americans who defied (Elaine Ishida) ...... Mar 10-17 high school curriculum on the of their lives today, personal JAPAN SPRING COUNTRYSIDE HOLIDAY TOUR CALIFORNIA STATE the Internment Order. work of former internee and objects, photos and documents (Ernest Hida)...... Apr 2-14 UNIVERSITY DOMINGUEZ HILLS civil rights icon Yuri Kochiyama. as tangible remains of trauma. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND HOLIDAY TOUR Preservation $86,310 LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY (Ernest Hida)...... May Community Project $30,000 SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS The project is digitizing and TULIP FESTIVAL & GREAT LAKES ADVENTURE TOUR Students will learn about the Community Project $29,500 MEDIA cataloging more than 5,000 items (Carol Hida)...... May 7-15 violations of civil liberties Public Media $100,000 on Japanese Americans during San Diego REP will present 24 GRANDPARENTS-GRANDCHILDREN JAPAN TOUR the mid-20th century/WWII era. throughout history and their performances of “Hold These “Third Act” is an hourlong do- impact today. (Ernest Hida)...... Jun 21-Jul 1 Truths” by Jeanne Sakata, a play cumentary that illustrates the CANADIAN ROCKIES-GLACIER NATIONAL PARK TOUR DENSHO inspired by the life of Gordon legacy of remembrance and the (Carol Hida) ...... Jul 28-Aug 3 Community Project $30,000 MONTEREY PENINSULA JACL Hirabayashi. ongoing process of recovery Public Media $66,273 KENYA WILDLIFE SAFARI HOLIDAY TOUR Densho Encyclopedia will add 65 from the WWII exclusion and (Carol Hida)...... Sep The Monterey Peninsula JACL SAN JOSE TAIKO GROUP new articles specific to Californi- detention of Japanese Americans. CLASSICAL JAPAN HOLIDAY TOUR will create a documentary telling Community Project $30,000 an Japanese Americans affected (Ernest Hida)...... Oct the story of Japanese Americans YUBA SUTTER REGIONAL ARTS by Executive Order 9066. San Jose Taiko will produce a OKINAWA HOLIDAY TOUR returning home at the end of COUNCIL four-city tour of its cutting-edge (Ernest Hida) ...... Nov FRED T. KOREMATSU INSTITUTE WWII. “Swingposium.” Community Project $30,000 Education $20,000 The Yuba Sutter Arts Council For more information and reservations, please contact: NEW VILLAGE ARTS, INC. The Korematsu Institute will TRITON MUSEUM OF ART will create an ongoing project AMERICAN HOLIDAY TRAVEL conduct a statewide communi- Community Project $15,000 Community Project $24,982 titled “The Faces of Internment,” 312 E. 1st Street, Suite 240 * Los Angeles, CA 90012 cation campaign. New Village Arts will mount a The Triton Museum of Art will comprised of three public instal- Tel: (213) 625-2232 * Email: [email protected] full production of “The Desert present a series of two art exhi- lations that memorialize key FRIENDS OF MANZANAR Rock Garden,” a play by Roy bitions and corollary education aspects of the evacuation of Japa- Ernest or Carol Hida Education $37,035 Sekigahama. programs. nese Americans during WWII. n Elaine Ishida (Tel: 714-269-4534) NATIONAL/COMMUNITY June 14-27, 2019 5 SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI MEETS WITH API COUNCIL MEMBERS peaker Nancy Pelosi met with During Pelosi’s visit, the council held discus- members of the API Council at JACL sions on areas of concern including housing, national headquarters in San Francisco health and human services. Son May 13. The API Council was formed “in response The API Council, led by co-chairs Jon Osaki to the lack of racial and economic justice and and Sarah Wan, is dedicated to bringing Asian equality for underserved APIs in San Francis- and Pacific Islander communities together to co. Through coalition development, research address the needs of API residents of the city and advocacy over the past five years, the API and county of San Francisco. Council has protected and grown resources at San Francisco JACL participates in the the city-budget appropriations level for un- API Council’s 40-member coalition, which derserved API communities by $1 million-$3 advocates for equitable policies and resources House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (center) is pictured with members of the API million per year to support core services along on behalf of the 250,000 API residents in the Council, including co-chair Sarah Wan (left center) and co-chair Jon Osaki with API constituency engagement.” n Bay Area. (right center). ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE HELD IN BAY AREA emorial Day services at Golden Gate mittee, who highlighted the 75th anniversary every assignment. Some of the families in National Cemetery in San Bruno, of the liberation of Bruyères and Biffontaine Bruyères even ‘adopted’ a Nisei buried in the Calif., were held on May 27. by the 442nd RCT. U.S. cemetery in Epinal and would clean up MThe annual observance, co-sponsored by “My focus was on my personal experiences a particular gravesite, take a photo and send the Golden Gate Nisei Memorial Post #9879 visiting Bruyères in mid-October 2015. Gero- it to the soldier’s family. I also learned that VFW and the JACL NCWNP District Council me Villain, along with his daughter, Tiffany once a year, a white rose is placed on all of and its chapters, was attended by chapter rep- (12 years old at that time), provided me with the gravesites in that U.S. cemetery. resentatives from San Francisco JACL, Placer a most informative walk through their town, “Those two and a half days in Bruyères are County JACL, San Mateo JACL, Sonoma highlighting house-to-house combat that the the most memorable of my travels overse- Taking part in the Memorial Day County JACL and Eden Township JACL, in 100th and 442nd confronted as the German as,” Marutani concluded. “The people from services at Golden Gate National addition to numerous guests. troops were ordered to make a ‘last stand’ Bruyères who have a history in the town Cemetery in San Bruno were (from Post #9879 Commander Glenn Akagi de- against the Allied forces from entering Ger- when the 100th/442nd liberated their left) Chaplin Chris Doi, Greg Maru- livered the service’s opening welcome, and many, not far from Bruyères,” said Marutani town still revere and appreciate the Nisei tani, Post #9879 Chaplin Omar Doi Chaplain Chris Doi presented the invocation. to the Pacific Citizen. “The walk in the Vosges soldiers who liberated them from German and Post #9879 Commander Glenn In addition, Post #9879 Chaplain Omar Doi Mountains that the Nisei soldiers took toward occupation.” n Akagi. read the Honor Roll and performed “Taps” rescuing the Texas Lost Battalion had me on the bugle, while Amy Teragawa gave imagining what it must have been like. . . . the introduction of Gold Star parents and With over 800 casualties to rescue around veterans’ wives. 200, there is no wonder many saw the Nisei This year’s keynote speaker was Greg Maru- soldiers as cannon fodder, yet it needs to be tani, chair of JACL’s National Education Com- noted that the 100th/442nd accomplished

JACL Convention Set to Offer Several Film Screenings he upcoming JACL National Conven- Min Yasui film. The story of the life and tion is set to offer conventiongoers career of Sec. Norman Y. Mineta is captured several entertainment options, among in the film, which has been shown on PBS. Tthem the opportunity to view some outstan- Sec. Mineta and the producers of the film ding films relevant to the JACL. are expected to be in attendance. There will be films shown during the day At night on Aug. 2 during the optional for boosters. And for those not partaking in youth event at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, the optional events and excursions away from to which all are invited, there will be seve- the Little America Hotel convention venue, ral films shown at the hotel. Two of Lane screenings will be held during the evenings Nishikawa’s films will be featured. The first on Aug. 1 and 2 for those choosing to stay is “Our Lost Years,” a new documentary at the hotel. on the incarceration of 120,000 persons of On the evening of Aug. 1, there will be a Japanese heritage. Nishikawa interviewed showing of the film “Never Give Up: Min many people for the film, and he will be on Yasui and the Fight for Justice.” The one- hand to sell DVD’s, which will benefit the hour film will be followed with a Q & A at San Diego JACL chapter. which Holly Yasui, Min Yasui’s daughter, and The second film is titled “Only the Brave,” Peggy Nagae, the lead attorney in his case, which documents the Japanese American will participate. Min Yasui was a practicing 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team, attorney at the onset of World War II. He which was ordered to rescue the “Lost Battali- purposely broke the curfew placed upon on” from Texas. They suffered 800 casualties Japanese Americans as he was testing the while rescuing 211 Texans. The film stars constitutionality of the ruling. Yasui spent Tamlyn Tomita and Lane Nishikawa. his life working for civil rights. SEE YOU AT THE JACL 2019 “Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An CONVENTION IN SALT LAKE CITY! American Story” will be shown after the — JACL Convention Committee 6 June 14-27, 2019 IN-DEPTH

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WELCOME TO THE The Natural History Museum of Utah ‘CROSSROADS OF THE WEST’ TRAX Salt Lake City, home to this year’s JACL National Convention, offers a vibrant city scene and breathtaking sites for all to enjoy.

By 2019 JACL National Convention opportunity to see and try them Committee all while at convention. Please note that distances are from the Little America Hotel, our host elcome to Salt Lake City! PHOTO: WIKICOMMONS We hope that while you are here hotel. Enjoy! for the 2019 JACL National THINGS TO SEE AND DO WConvention, you’ll also take the time to Temple Square (0.8 miles) heat. On the plaza, kids love to play in the visit and explore our beautiful and vibrant Temple Square (located at 50 N. Temple) outdoor water fountains synchronized to city that we call home. is set in the heart of the city. Although it music. Salt Lake City is not a large metropolitan is a religious site, owned by the Church of The UTA TRAX Green or Blue Line area, but it offers a unique blend of nature Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many visit will get you there, or you can drive. There and urban living. The Wasatch Mountains its 10-acre grounds simply for its sheer beau- is a free one-hour parking garage on the provide a beautiful backdrop for down- ty. If you have the chance, walking through premises. town Salt Lake and the surrounding area. Temple Square at night or in the daytime is City Creek Center (0.9 miles) People of all different backgrounds call this sure to be a breathtaking experience. City Creek Center Shopping Mall city their home. Indeed, Salt Lake is growing Located within the grounds is the Salt (located at 50 E. Main St.), found in the heart rapidly — in fact, it’s the fastest-growing Lake Temple, the largest Mormon temp- of downtown Salt Lake City, is the most city in the country, adding around 400,000 le in the world. Nearly 3 million-5 million modern and popular mall in the Valley. residents in the past decade alone. As the visitors come here each year, making it Apple, Coach, Michael Kors, Lululemon, city grows, so, too, does the cultural diversity the most popular attraction in the state, Nordstrom and Tiffany & Co. are but of the people living here. drawing more crowds than all five national a sampling of the stores at this premier Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah, as state parks (Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol shopping center in Utah. well as the most populous city in the state. Reef, Canyonlands, Zion) combined. Among popular eateries are Blue Prior to the 19th century, the Salt Lake Val- Admission is free, and tours are available Lemon, Brio Tuscan Cafe, Cheesecake ley had been home to numerous indigenous daily in more than 40 languages. You can Factory, Johnny Rockets, Nordstrom’s Café tribes for thousands of years, including the book a tour online or download a free plan- and Texas de Brazil Churrascaria. Salt Lake Ute tribe, from which the state gets its name. ning guide at http://www.templesquare.com/ City Creek is situated just south of Temple Temple The first Westerners to settle in the valley tour/. Square. We recommend you take the UTA were Mormon pioneers, who sought to estab- In addition, the world-famous Mormon TRAX Blue Line to get here. lish a community in which they could practice Tabernacle Choir holds an hourlong practice The National History Museum of Utah their religion without persecution or threat of on Thursday evenings, which is open to the and Utah Museum of Fine Arts (4.0 miles) violence. It would take some time, but even- public. Both of these museums are located on

PHOTOS: WIKICOMMONS PHOTOS: tually, Utah achieved statehood in 1896, with Temple Square is located in-between South the campus of the University of Utah. The Salt Lake City serving as the capitol. and North Temple, on Main Street. There is Natural History Museum (located at 301 Salt Lake City has a rich cultural history a UTA TRAX station on Main Street to the S. Wakara Way) is a great way for visitors and is home to diverse communities. As the east of the Little America Hotel, where you to appreciate the rich, natural history of the city and state rapidly grow, both are beco- can take the Blue Line north all the way to Valley and the state. Be sure to check out ming popular travel destinations. Salt Lake the City Creek station — and you will have its latest exhibition, “Yellowstone: Invisible City is made up of a variety of neighbor- arrived at your destination! Boundaries,” which will be open during hoods — the avenues to the north, the East The Gateway (1.5 miles) your convention stay. bench and Sugarhouse in the south. All of The Gateway (located at 400 W. 100 Meanwhile, the Utah Museum of Fine these neighborhoods are growing fast and South) is a large, open-air retail mall Arts (located at 410 S. Campus Center Dr.) provide snapshots into life in the city. connected to the old Union Pacific Railroad provides a look into the cultural and visual We look forward to those coming to Salt station. Gateway is home to Dave and Bus- arts aspects of the city. There is free parking Lake City for the 2019 JACL National Con- ters, Megaplex Theaters, Wiseguys Comedy for the Natural History Museum, but not for Salt Lake vention. We hope your time in Salt Lake Club and shopping stores including Bath & the Museum of Fine Arts. Temple City is memorable — we are proud of our Body Works, Rocky Mountain Chocolate We recommend driving to both locations. East Side home, our heritage, our history. Factory and the Walking Company. However, you can take the UTA TRAX Center During your stay, we’ve put together places For those with children, Discovery Gate- Red Line to the University of Utah campus Spire of interest and our most popular picks for the way and the Clark Planetarium are perfect and use the campus shuttle or walk to both best food in town — we hope you’ll have the places for kids to explore indoors, out of the locations from the school. IN-DEPTH June 14-27, 2019 7

Market Street Grill Caputo’s Market and Deli

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Downtown Farmer’s Market (0.7 miles) ning trails to those for the (located The Downtown Farmer’s Market most advanced, all offer a Freshly made at Pioneer Park at 300 W. 300 South) is one close-up look at the natu- sushi at Takashi of the longest-running and largest markets ral beauty of the state. of its kind in the country. Nearly 10,000 For more information on patrons, sometimes as many as 15,000, come hiking and biking trails in The Bayou each week during the summer. Salt Lake City, visit https:// Chedda Burger (located at 26 E. 600 A mix of vendors from more than 100 utah.com/hiking/salt-lake. South), is right around the corner. Pretty farms and ranches come from as far away South) is a little out of the way, but it is Bird (located at 146 Regent St.) focuses on PLACES TO EAT as 250 miles of Salt Lake City to bring cus- one of our favorite Japanese restaurants in Nashville-style fried-chicken sandwiches There are various fast-food restaurants tomers the best and freshest fruits, vegetab- town! Koyo has been a family owned and platters. For those looking for some in the vicinity of downtown, but if you are les, home-baked bread and pastries, crafts, and operated restaurant since 1976, and it of the very best sandwiches, choose the looking for somewhere to sit down and hang honey, candles and much more. serves traditional and modern Japanese Robin’s Nest (located at 311 S. Main St.). out, the following are our top picks. During the summer, the market is open on cuisine. Koyo is about a 15-minute drive And last but certainly not least, R & R BBQ Bruges Waffles and Frites (0.7 miles) Saturday mornings from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and from Little America, but it is well worth the (located at 307 W. 600 South) is a local Bruges (located at 336 W. 300 South) Tuesday evenings from 4 p.m.-dusk. distance to get there. favorite for delicious beef brisket, ribs, offers authentic Belgian waffles and cuisi- Market Street Grill (0.4 miles) BARS AND NIGHTLIFE chicken and more! ne. Bruges is also a cheap, delicious option Market Street Grill (located at 48 W. Mar- Contrary to many people’s perception, for those who don’t want to spend a lot on ket St.) is one of the most recognizable res- VISIT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH! Utah is not a dry state. Salt Lake City has For those who have extra time, we encou- dining out. The space is a little small, but taurants in the city. Although it offers a wide a vibrant nightlife. There are various bars rage you to extend your stay and visit the there are numerous seating options around range of cuisines, it is most well known for scattered throughout the Valley, though southern reaches of the state. Depending on the restaurant. Bruges is located right next its fresh seafood. Prices can be fairly expen- most are concentrated in the downtown where you go, the drive will be around three- door to Caputo’s. Again, we recommend that sive, but the food is amazing and well worth area. Many of the bars are within walking four hours. Utah boasts five National Parks. you either walk or drive. it. We recommend walking, as there is not distance of each other, which makes experi- The most popular destinations in Southern Caputo’s Market and Deli (0.7 miles) much free parking around the restaurant. encing the city’s nightlife much easier than and Central Utah are Arches National Park, Caputo’s (located at 308 W. 300 South) is Takashi (0.4 miles) in other cities. Goblin Valley National Park and Zion Na- an Italian deli offering a variety of specialty Takashi (located at 18 W. Market St.) is a One of our favorite bars is within walking tional Park. Some of Utah’s most-famous sandwiches. Along with the deli, Caputo’s is sushi bar that serves a variety of signature distance of the convention venue — the tourist destinations are in this area, and the also a market that specializes in European rolls and sake. Along with sushi, Takashi Bayou (located at 645 S. State St.) is a Cajun trip is certainly worth it! cuisine and groceries. There is a multitude offers a wide selection of modern Japanese restaurant featuring more than 400 beers, We are looking forward to welcoming of free and paid parking around Caputo’s. dishes. Takashi is very close to Market Street including local brews. you all to Utah next month. Don’t forget to We recommend driving to get there, though Grill, and it is recommended that you walk Purgatory is also within walking distance register for the 2019 National Convention! it is not a tremendously long walk if you are due to limited free parking. (located at 62 E. 700 South), and it featu- Early Bird Registration ends June 20. Please feeling up to it. And here’s a few other delectable dining res a cool vibe and great burgers. Additio- visit https://www.convention2019.jacl.org/ Koyo (7.3 miles) options nearby: nally, there are a multitude of nearby bars This restaurant (located at 2275 E. 3300 for more information. See you all there! n and clubs located on the TRAX Line or walking distance on Main Street in between 100 South and 400 South. Some great spots are the Beer- STACI TOJI, ESQ. hive, Good Grammar, Gracies, the Green Pig, Whiskey Street and White Horse. 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PHOTOS: COURTESY OF NAOMI PRIMEAU, ARIZONA CAPITOL MUSEUM he Smithsonian Traveling with Gila River and Poston camp exhibit “Righting a Wrong: archeological artifacts on loan Japanese Americans and from the JACL Arizona chapter. TWorld War II” completed its run The exhibit’s presence also created recently in Phoenix, Ariz. The ex- opportunities for Arizona-specific hibit, which opened on Jan. 26 and companion programming. closed on April 7, kicked off its “Righting a Wrong” held a public national tour in the Grand Cany- unveiling on Jan. 30, a date recogni- on state through a majority spon- zed as Civil Rights Day throughout sorship by the Japanese American the state. The designation celebrated Citizens League Arizona chapter. the life and legacy of civil rights Others who helped bring the ex- pioneer Fred T. Korematsu on what hibit to Arizona included the Asian would have been his 100th birth- Eunice Kurisu (pictured second from left) and her family Pacific American Studies, School of day. His daughter, Karen Korematsu, traveled from Nevada to view the Arizona exhibit. On April Social Transformation at Arizona attended the event as a special guest 20, 1944, Eunice married Jim Kurisu while incarcerated in State University; the Arizona Asian of honor. Jerome, Ark. Her wedding photo and marriage license are Midori Hall was born at the Chamber of Commerce in memory Throughout its 10-week run in part of the exhibit. of Dr. Ted Namba; and the Arizona Arizona, the exhibit served as the Gila River incarceration site. Capitol Museum Guild & Dee Steen. backdrop for several cultural and The “Righting a Wrong” exhibit educational events, such as its Reunification — Past and Present” shared their thoughts on the Japanese prejudice, hysteria based on fear- traces the story of unjust incarcera- official opening on Feb. 19 to mark with wartime incarceree Marian American wartime incarceration, its mongering, failure of political lea- tion of people of Japanese ancestry the Japanese American Day of Tadano Shee and immigrant ad- impact on identity and intergenera- dership — we need to step up as during World War II through heart- Remembrance. vocate Ellie Hutchison tional trauma and how it speaks to community members to say, ‘Not wrenching personal stories, fasci- Several educational and cultural • “Oral History Day” workshops on current events. again,’” Cheung concluded. nating documents, stunning photo- programs were offered to the public recording family stories and archi- “The incarceration of Japanese The next stops for “Righting a graphs and engaging interactives. as well. These events were made ving materials on family history Americans is an important part Wrong” are the Wright Museum of Embracing themes that are as rele- possible through a grant provided led by Nancy Godoy of American history that should World War II in Wolfeboro, N.H. vant today as they were 75 years ago, by the ASU Asian Pacific American • “Gila River Cleanup —Visit and never be forgotten,” said Donna (thru July 7) and the Stearns History the exhibition takes a deep look at Studies and included: Program at the Museum,” which Cheung, JACL Arizona chapter Museum in St. Cloud, Minn. (Oct. immigration, prejudice, civil rights, • “Baseball Behind Barbed Wire” was well-attended by out-of-state president. 26-Jan. 5, 2020). heroism and what it means to be an with baseball historian and author guests, students from elementary Cheung said the exhibit serves as American. Underlying these themes, Bill Staples Jr. to graduate schools and Arizona an important reminder that we have To learn more about this exhibit, the broader question emerges: What • “For the Sake of the Children,” a JACL community members. a responsibility to make sure that our visit the official website at https:// kind of nation do we want the U.S. movie screening and discussion The exhibit and companion pro- nation does not repeat the mistakes americanhistory.si.edu/righting- to be? with filmmaker Marlene Shigekawa grams created an environment in of the past. wrong-japanese-americans-and- The national exhibit was localized • “Federal Family Separation and which people from all walks of life “If we see those social forces, world-war-ii.

and softball scholarships to Minot State University in North Dakota. Gil Asakawa Honored as FLORIN JACL CELEBRATES Outside of school, DeGuzman attended Jan Ken Po Gakko, a LAURYN DEGUZMAN Japanese culture summer pro- a 2019 Asian American gram and has returned to help as a mendation and personal interview. teacher assistant for the past four DeGuzman graduated recently years. She is also a member of the Heroes of Colorado from Cosumnes Oaks High School Junior Young Buddhist Associa- in the Elk Grove School District, tion at the Sacramento Buddhist ACL Mile High Chapter President Gil Asakawa was recognized as a where she carried a 4.2 GPA. Church and has worked as an office 2019 Asian American Heroes of Colorado during a luncheon banquet While maintaining her academic assistant at Nishio and Yamada at Empress Seafood Restaurant in Denver on May 18. record, she participated in track Optometry. JNow in its 11th year, the event celebrated Asian Pacific American and field, softball, National Honors In his letter of recommendati- Heritage Month by recogni- Society, California Scholarship on, Michael Thomas, DeGuzman’s zing deserving members of Foundation and the Polynesian, softball coach, wrote: “ . . . Lau- the Asian American commu- Filipino, Triathlon and Photo clubs. ryn has been an integral player on nity who positively promote She also has studied Japanese at AAPI success. Pictured is Florin JACL my travel softball team for the past her high school during her academic five years. She has been a proven In addition to his JACL Scholarship recipient career, including Japanese 4 Honors. duties, Asakawa (pictured Lauren DeGuzman. leader and was instrumental in us Through this class, DeGuzman has winning a National Champion- at right, far left) currently not only learned the language but ship in 2018. . . . I would describe serves as a student media he Florin Sacramento Valley also Japanese history and culture, manager at the University Japanese American Citizens Lauryn as a quiet leader. You may which will be useful on a family not always hear her, but her actions of Colorado at Boulder and League proudly announces trip to Japan this summer. content consultant, as well Tthe selection of Lauryn DeGuzman speak volumes. She is the player Her scholastic honors included who will show up early and stay as a published author and as its 2019 scholarship recipient. Academic Accolades (3.75+ GPA), former board chair of the Selection criteria included academics late to make sure everything is Student Athlete Award freshman- done. . .” Pacific Citizen Editorial and scholastic honors; extracurricu- senior years and a nomination this Board. lar activities including leadership Florin SV JACL congratulates year to the All Academics softball DeGuzman; her parents, Cindy Also honored during positions, community involvement, game in the Colorado Fireworks the event were Dr. Faye work history and Japanese cultural and Victor DeGuzman; and grand- Softball Tournament. mother, Aileen Nishio, on her many Caronan, Tarika Cefkin, activities; JACL involvement; and Based on her strong academic Dr. Rachele Espiritu, community service as shown in the achievements and wish her well as achievements and softball abilities, she embarks on the next chapter of Roger Liu and Dr. Robin written application, letter of recom- n DeGuzman has earned academic her life. n Yasui. COMMUNITY/COMMENTARY June 14-27, 2019 9

PHOTO: COURTESY OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES Nisei soldiers of the 522nd BABY » continued from page 3 training at Camp Shelby, Miss. The highlights include cameos Buteau, who’s Haitian and Jamaican). by two stars who appear as Sasha’s Even Marcus’s bandmates include boyfriends. Daniel Dae Kim is her Karan Soni, who is India-born and beau at the beginning, a more famous Charlyne Yi in a too-small part. restaurateur who is full of himself. You forget because the underlying And the one getting all the press is love story is sweet and engrossing, Keanu Reeves, who plays himself and it’s not about ethnicity, even GFBNEC CENTER TO HOST A in a hilarious series of scenes as though Asian cultural values color Sasha’s newest boyfriend. He wrote so much of the screen. or improvised many of his lines, and Because it’s on Netflix, “Always NEW MICROEXHIBITION it’s a testament to his classiness that Be My Maybe” is easy to watch over he could come off his role as an and over again — and it’s worth the at First Street and Central Avenue assassin of assassins in the “John watching, because each time you’ll ‘FIRE FOR EFFECT: JOURNEY OF THE in Little Tokyo. Wick” saga and do this star turn so catch another subtle touch of culture, 522nd FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION’ This exhibition is free with effortlessly. or another funny bit that you missed admission to GFBNEC’s “Defining Plus, Reeves is Chinese-Hawaiian before. It’s an endlessly satisfying LOS ANGELES — Go For Broke some satellite camps of the Dachau Courage” exhibition. The “Defining and European, so his casting is the film, the result of a tipping point that National Education Center on May Concentration Camp. Courage” exhibition is pay-what-you- perfect cultural icing on the cake. may have been symbolized by “Crazy 28 announced a new microexhibition “Go for Broke” was the motto wish. Students and teachers enter for This movie didn’t need a white movie Rich Asians” but really started five “Fire for Effect: Journey of the of the 442nd RCT, a segregated free, courtesy of a generous grant star as a savior. It’s a proudly Asian years ago with “Fresh Off the Boat.” 522nd Field Artillery Battalion,” Army unit composed of Japanese from the Aratani Foundation. American cast film from start to which will be on display thru Aug. Americans from Hawaii and the Operating hours are Tuesday, finish. Gil Asakawa is a former chair of 25. The exhibit will chronicle mainland. The term was Hawaiian Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m.- That’s what’s so great about “Always the Pacific Citizen Editorial Board the contributions of the Japanese slang for “shooting the works,” or 5 p.m.; Thursdays 2-8 p.m.; and Be My Maybe” — it’s so good and and author of “Being Japanese American World War II unit that risking everything for the big win Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.- funny and smart that you forget that American” (Second Edition, Stone earned the reputation as one of the in gambling — as the Nisei soldiers 6 p.m. Closed on Monday. it’s almost an all-AAPI cast (Sasha’s Bridge Press, 2015). He blogs at quickest and most effective artillery did while fighting in the field in GFBNEC is a nonprofit friend Veronica is played by Michelle www.nikkeiview.com. units in the European Theater. WWII and facing prejudice at home organization that educates the public The 522nd Field Artillery in the U.S. on the valor of Japanese American Battalion was activated in 1943 as Images from the Susumu Ito and veterans of World War II and their part of the famed 442nd Regimental Fred Yasukochi Collections from contributions to democracy. Founded Combat Team and served as fire the Japanese American National in 1989, GFBNEC maintains the support during key moments in the Museum will be on view, along Go For Broke Monument and European Theater, including the with images from the 442nd Legacy the interactive Defining Courage battle at Hill 140, the liberation of Center. exhibition in downtown Los Angeles, Bruyères and the rescue of the 141st “Fire for Effect: Journey of the as well as extensive oral histories Infantry Regiment’s “Lost Battalion.” 522nd Field Artillery Battalion” will and archives, education and training It then split from the 442nd RCT be held within GFBNEC’s “Defining programs and other initiatives. and supported various infantry Courage” exhibition, located in the divisions to break the Siegfried historic Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist For more information, please Line, also liberating survivors from Temple on the west side of the plaza visit www.goforbroke.org.

VOLUNTEERS INVITED TO JOIN PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY PROJECT AT MANZANAR INDEPENDENCE, CA — Volunteer positions are available daily, including the weekend. Manzanar’s award-winning to anyone age 15 and over who is Volunteers may work any number public archeology program provides physically able to work outdoors and of days or hours, but a full day or exceptional opportunities to learn participate in moderately strenuous multiple days are preferred. Please about the past and helps preserve activity. bring water, lunch, snacks, work the site and its stories for the future. Volunteers will be digging with gloves and be sure to wear sunscreen, From July 3-8, volunteers will have shovels and small hand tools, a hat and sturdy boots. the unique opportunity to assist raking, hauling rocks, operating wheel Please also bring any necessary the National Park Service in unco- barrows, screening sediments to medications. Though no volunteers vering and stabilizing Manzanar’s retrieve artifacts and taking notes or have ever been stung by bees, be historic Children’s Village area. filling out forms and labels. sure to bring an EpiPen if you are The Children’s Village was home Previous archeological experience allergic to them. to 101 children and the only orphana- is helpful, but not necessary. Most of Advance sign-up is required, as this ge in the 10 camps where the U.S. the work is physically demanding, project is limited to 25 participants government incarcerated more than but there will be a variety of tasks per day. 120,000 Japanese Americans. each day to suit different interests Manzanar National Historic Site Nearly half of these children had and energy levels. Volunteers simp- is located at 5001 Highway 395, six been brought from West Coast in- ly need an interest in history and a miles south of Independence and stitutions and foster homes. Others willingness to get dirty. nine miles north of Lone Pine, Calif. were temporarily separated from The work will be conducted families when their parents were outdoors, regardless of weather. For more information and/or to arrested or became ill, and some were Volunteers will meet with Cultu- sign up, please contact Manzanar infants born out of wedlock. These ral Resources Manager Jeff Burton Community Volunteer Ambassa- children were nurtured by a dedicated in the Manzanar Visitor Center dor Fatima Khan at fatima_khan@ Japanese American staff and others, parking lot at 7:15 a.m. The work partner.nps.gov or call (760) 878- becoming a unique wartime family. will be conducted until 3:15 p.m. 2194, ext. 3313. 10 June 14-27, 2019 CALENDAR A NATIONAL GUIDE TO NOTABLE COMMUNITY EVENTS stories throughout California based guidance. Her use of fabric, limbs 45255 W. 10 Mile Road on Densho interviews with those and cord express the fluidity of the Price: Free who returned. ancestral connection between past This exhibit tells the story of Japanese Info: Visit www.janm.org and and present. Americans in Detroit, drawing on oral to register, visit https://9644p. Info: Visit http://www.oregonnikkei. histories conducted by the Detroit blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/ org/exhibits.htm. JACL chapter, as well as archival pho- CALENDAR tickets?tab=2&txobjid=004c495c- Mountain View Buddhist Temple Obon tographs and documents. From the Mountain View, CA 797d-4b20-b8d1-634c955e1de0. Ford Motor Co. to WWII, the murder NATIONAL July 20, 4-10 p.m.; July 21, Noon-9 p.m. of Vincent Chin and Japanese-Arab Mountain View Buddhist Temple Nishi Hongwanji 2019 Obon CCDC American solidarity in the wake of 575 N. Shoreline Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 9/11, this exhibit sheds light on a The 2019 JACL National Convention Elder Law Seminar Featuring Judd Price: Free July 13-14 little-known but critical piece of U.S. Salt Lake City, UT Matsunaga July 31-Aug. 4 This two-day event features Obon 815 E. First St. history. Price: Free Clovis, CA Info: http://exiledtomotown.org. Little America Hotel dancing, Japanese and American June 29; 9:30 a.m. Don’t miss this year’s festival honoring 500 Main St. foods, carnival games for the family, United Japanese Christian Church departed loved ones and celebrating Minnesota’s Secret Language School Save the date: Join JACL at its an- cultural exhibits, a bookstore, flower 136 N. Villa Ave. Japanese culture. Featuring game Photo Display nual National Convention in Salt Lake shop, children’s crafts, taiko perfor- Price: Free mances and much more. This Obon booths, Japanese food including teri- St. Paul, MN City! Registration is now open! Don’t Fresno Betsuin, Central California features Maui-style Bon Dancing, a yaki beef and chicken, udon noodles, Thru Sept. 2 miss this opportunity to connect with Nikkei Foundation and the UJCC are simpler, communal dance celebra- sushi, snow cones and much more, Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center JACLers from across the country as proud to sponsor attorney Judd Mat- tion with a come-as-you-are attitude this event is one of Los Angeles’ big- 200 Tower Ave. the organization continues its civil sunaga from Elder Law in Torrance, and dances brought over from Maui. gest summer events, culminating in Price: Free (admission to photo ex- rights advocacy mission. Calif., who will be presenting a free Info: Visit www.jacl.org. Info: Visit https://www.japanese- the traditional Obon odori dance on hibit, presentation and opening recep- city.com/calendar/events/index. Saturday and Sunday nights. law seminar. Lunch will be provided at tion); Free admission to historic site for php?eID=34558. Info: Visit https://www.google.com/se- no charge. Reservations are required JACL members; discounted admis- arch?client=safari&rls=en&q=Nishi+Ho for lunch ordering. sion of $6 for non-JACL members. Info: To RSVP, call (559) 322-0701 Midori Kai Arts & Crafts Boutique nwanji+Obon+2019&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF Regular exhibit hours are Tues.-Fri. NCWNP or email [email protected]. For Mountain View, CA -8&ibp=htl;events&rciv=evn&sa=X&ve (10 a.m.-4 p.m.); Sat./Sun. (10 a.m.- questions, please contact Marcia Chung Chiura Obata: An American Modern Sept. 14; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. d=2ahUKEwiv54fs_OniAhVC_J4KHXIsC 5 p.m.); closed on Mondays except at (559) 273-0397. Sacramento, CA Mountain View Buddhist Temple Gym K8Q5bwDMAB6BAgJEAY#fpstate=tldet Labor Day (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) June 23-Sept. 25 575 N. Shoreline Blvd. ail&htidocid=kv_V1NykFPJy7a8QJpA8- View photographs and narratives Crocker Art Museum Price: Free A%3D%3D&htivrt=events. telling the remarkable story of the 216 O St. It’s never too early to get a jump-start Japanese American men and women Price: Free for members; Adults $12; IDC on holiday shopping! This event will ‘At First Light: The Dawning of Asian who trained as linguists at the Military Seniors/Students/Military $8; Youth: feature many talented and creative Pacific America’ 47th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Intelligence Service Language School $6 artisans, including handcrafted jew- Los Angeles, CA Denver, CO at Camp Savage and Fort Snelling Born in Japan, Chiura Obata emi- elry, clothing, pottery, Asian foods, Thru Oct. 20 June 22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; June 23, during World War II. grated to the U.S. in 1903 and began live entertainment and much more. JANM 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: Visit mnhs.org/fortsnelling/ a seven-decade career that saw him All proceeds benefit nonprofit organi- 100 Central Ave. Sakura Square activities/calendar/7024. emerging as a leading figure in the zations, including the Asian Pacific This multimedia exhibition explores 1947 Lawrence St. Northern California art scene and as Islander Leadership Institute, Asian and celebrates the emergence of Price: Free an influential educator. This exhibi- Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, Japa- a politically defined Asian Pacific Co-presented by the Tri-State/Denver tion offers more than 100 paintings, nese American Museum-San Jose American consciousness and iden- Buddhist Temple and Sakura Foun- EDC drawings, prints and personal items tity. A co-production between Visual and Yu Ai Kai-Keiro Kai Program. dation, the festival is a celebration The Second Annual Quincy Family from the artist, many of which have Info: Visit www.midorikai.com or Communications and JANM, this of Japanese/Japanese American Fun Fair never been on public display. They email Phyllis Osaki at posaki@ exhibition serves as a reminder — as culture, heritage and community. The Quincy, MA range from the artist’s early formal gsmanagement.com or Marsha Baird well as a call to action — of what can festival will feature dancers, singers, June 29 studies as a student in Japan to the at [email protected]. be accomplished when people unite musicians, martial arts and visual Cavanagh Stadium California landscapes for which he as a community with commitment. art demonstrations, as well as 40- is most recognized. Info: Visit www.janm.org. Birch St. plus vendors selling crafts, jewelry, Price: Free clothing and more. Venture inside the Paul Kitagaki Book Signing and Sponsored by the Boston Chinatown PSW Temple for delicious Japanese food Neighborhood Center in Quincy, this Prerelease Sale Info: Visit www.cherryblossom VJCC Summer Fest event brings children and families Berkeley, CA PNW denver.org or email staceys@ Venice, CA together for an afternoon of out- June 30; 2-4 p.m. sakurafoundation.org. Berkeley Methodist United Church June 22, Noon-9 p.m.; June 23, Seattle Night Market: Asia door summer fun and entertainment. 1710 Carleton St. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Seattle, WA Activities include arts and crafts, Paul Kitagaki Jr., Pulitzer Prize-win- Venice Japanese Community Center June 22; 4-10 p.m. family competitions, a bouncy house, ning photojournalist has recently 12448 Braddock Dr. South Lake Union Saturday Market MDC petting zoo and much more! completed a 13-year journey to pho- Price: Free 139 Ninth Ave. N Info: Visit https://bcnc.net/upcoming- tograph and interview Japanese and This year’s Summer Fest celebrates Price: Free Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in events/quincy-fair. Japanese American survivors of Venice’s deep-rooted, decades-old This Night Market series features Japanese Art the American concentration camps Japanese American community with street food, makers and imports Cleveland, OH Royal Celebrations: Japanese of WWII. His exhibition “Gambatte! cultural exhibitions, great foods such inspired by global night markets Thru June 30 Prints and Postcards Legacy of an Enduring Spirit” is now as teriyaki chicken, Spam musubi and throughout Asia. Explore and dis- The Cleveland Museum of Art Boston, MA on tour. Kitagaki will be in attendance sushi, as well as live music provided cover the best this city has to offer. The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Thru Sept. 15 to talk about his new book “Behind by acoustic band Endless Summer. This event is family-friendly and is Foundation Exhibition Hall Museum of Fine Arts Barbed Wire,” which documents his Don’t miss this must-attend event free and open to the public. A beer 11150 East Boulevard 465 Huntington Ave. research about the Japanese survi- for the entire family! garden and moonlight cinema series Price: Members are free; As Japan welcomes a new emperor, vors. Refreshments will be provided. Info: Visit vjcc.com, email office@ will be provided by Seattle Outdoor Nonmembers $10; $8 Seniors and the MFA offers an exhibit of prints, vjcc.com or call (310) 822-8885. Cinema. Students; $5 Children 6-17. postcards and illustrated books from San Jose Buddhist Temple Obon Info: Visit https://www.evensi.us/ The veneration of deities called its collections that depict important San Jose, CA Returning to California: Post-Camp seattle-night-market-asia/299781506. kami has been a central feature of events in the Japanese imperial family July 13, Noon-10 p.m.; July 14, Stories Japanese culture for many centuries. from 1868-present. Noon-8 p.m. Los Angeles, CA Allie Takahashi: ‘Uranai’ This exhibition introduces works Info: Visit https://www.mfa.org/ n San Jose Buddhist Temple June 29; 2-4 p.m. Portland, OR exemplifying kami worship from the exhibitions/royal-celebrations. 640 N. Fifth St. JANM Thru July 7 Heian period (794-1185) through the Price: Free 100 N. Central Ave. Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Edo period (1615-1868). It takes a This family event features authentic Price: Discussion included with 121 N.W. Second Ave. thematic approach to understanding Japanese food, entertainment and museum admission Price: $5 Adults/$3 Students and sen- the artworks created to celebrate the ADVERTISE HERE traditional Japanese folk dancing. Regarded as “worse than camp” by iors; Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endow- world of kami. This exhibition will be In addition, if you enjoy sushi, udon, many Nikkei, the immediate post- ment are free. presented in two rotations: Rotation Events in the calendar corn, beef and carnival games and incarceration period is often over- Allie Takahashi, an artist and tatooer 1 runs thru May 19; rotation 2 runs section are listed based crafts, this is the event for you! Also, looked in Japanese American history. based in Oakland, Calif., uses the from May 23-June 30. on space availability. this event features the largest Obon Join JANM’s Collection Manager visual language of ukiyo-e (Edo- Info: Visit http://www.clevelandart. Place a ‘Spotlight’ ad with dance celebration on the West Coast, Kristen Hayashi and Densho Content period Japanese woodblock prints) org/exhibitions/shinto-discovery- photos of your event for welcoming more than 1,000 dancers Director Brian Niiya as they discuss to evoke dynamics of intergenera- divine-japanese-art. maximum exposure. nightly over the two-day event. aspects of this time period. Hayashi tional trauma and healing, specifi- Info: Visit https://www.japanese- will talk about the unique situation of cally in the context of the Japanese ‘Exiled to Motown Exhibit’ FOR MORE INFO: city.com/calendar/events/index. Japanese Americans in Los Ange- American experience. Uranai refers Novi, MI [email protected] to the process of looking behind the php?eID=34727. les during the post-war years, and Thru July 29 (213) 620-1767 Niiya will provide an overview of the curtain of the visible world for divine Novi Public Library OBITUARIES June 14-27, 2019 11

Hiroko; sisters, Miwa (Art Smalley) Nakagawa and Yuri Nakagawa (Sil- vano) Anastasi; he is also survived by 4 nieces..

daughter, Patricia (Ken) Tadano; before his family was incarcerated at siblings, Rieko Yoshikawa, Takeko the Heart Mountain WRA Center in Ishiyama and Yasuo (Kyoko) Hori; WY; he is survived by his wife, Lynn; he is also survived by many nieces, siblings, David, Michael and Chiyo nephews and other relatives. Lacy; he is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Suzuki, Andrew, 69, Santa Ana, CA, April 14; he is survived by his wife, Denise; son, Austin; sister, Ruthann; he is also survived by many cousins, Bustamante-Inahara, Susan, 89, Naruko, Joann Barbara, 71, Moor- nieces and nephews. Hayward, CA, April 13; she was park, CA, March 30; she was prede- predeceased by her siblings, Celia ceased by her husband, Kenji; and Tadakuma, Fumiko, 87, Los Angeles, Ruiz, Rachel Lopez and Frank Busta- sister, Wanda; she is survived by her CA, March 28; she was predeceased mante; husbands, Yosh Inahara and daughters, Kim Naruko-Stewart (Matt) by her sister, Dorothy “Yo” Hata; she Jack Sarente; she is survived by her and Kristin Naruko (Michel); father, is survived by her husband, Ray; son, children, Rebecca, Lucille, Clarice Inahara, Susan, 89, San Jose, CA, Robert; and step-mother, Joyce; gc: 7. Michael (Laura) Tadakuma; she is Sarente and Gary Inahara; sisters, April 13; she was predeceased by also survived by 3 nieces and many Mary Rincon, Esther Bustamante her husband, Yosh; siblings, Rachel, Kudo, Michael, 66, San Diego, CA, other relatives. and Vivian Navarro. Cecilia and Francisco; she is survived March 20; he is survived by his sib- by her children, Rebecca, Lucille, lings, Tim (Laura), Sandi (Randy) Takai, Akio Tony, 91, North Fujita, May Misao, 98, Montebello, Clarice and Gary; sisters, Mary, Es- Strong and Gail (Jim) Montgom- Ridgeville, OH, March 19; an Army CA, April 3; she is survived by her ther and Vivian; many grandchildren, ery; he is also survived by aunts, veteran, he was predeceased by his son, Wayne Fujita. great-grandchildren and great-great uncles, cousins, nephews, a niece wife, Shirley; and son, Michael; he is grandchildren; she is also survived by and friends. survived by his daughter, Stephanie Fujita, Osamu ‘Sam,’ 73, Fullerton, many nieces and nephews. (Mark) Wernet; brother, Masao Takai; CA, Jan. 26; he is survived by his Kuwada, Alice, 93, San Jose, CA, gc: 2. wife, Sunhwa “Miwa” Fujita; first wife, March 29; during WWII, her family Akiko Fujita; daughters, Laura Fujita and she were incarcerated at the Uota, Satoshi, 86, Los Angeles, and Jennifer (Darren) Sentani; gc: 2. Gila River WRA Center in AZ; she CA, March 18; he is survived by his was predeceased by her husband, wife, Michiko; children, Judy (Kelly) Fukubayashi, Yoshi Yoshihiko, 81, Paul; siblings, Takeo (Frank), Noboru Ogawa, Elsie Ikuko, 93, Arlington Higashi and Clifford; sisters, Teruko Riverside, CA, March 20; he is sur- (Dick) and Johnny; she is survived by Heights, IL, March 31; she was pre- Takemoto and Yuriko Ondo; he is vived by his sons, Ben (Michelle), Ted her children, Jerry, Wayne, Robert, deceased by her husband, George; also survived by nieces, nephews and James (Colleen) Fukubayashi; Mary Ann and Patrick; gc: 9; ggc: 3. and siblings, Yuriko Jyoko and Albert and other relatives. he is also survived by many nieces, Takeshi Yamamoto; she is survived nephews and other relatives; gc: 3. Masunaga, Fumiye, 94, Los Angeles, by her children, Sharon (Bruce Bank) CA, March 13; she was predeceased Ogawa and Michael (Sunandita Hori, Hiroshi, 99, Los Angeles, CA, by her husband, Mark Mamoru; she Banerji) Ogawa; gc: 3. March 5; he was predeceased by Kishiyama, Art, 76, Los Angeles, CA, is survived by her children, Akira his wife, June; he is survived by his April 17; during WWII, he was born at (Rachel), Elaine (Michael) Shikuma, Shibata, Shingo William, 76, Lake- the Pomona Assembly Center in CA Wayne (Lynn) and Janet (Robert wood, CA, Feb. 20; he was born in TRIBUTE Kuwahara) Masunaga; gc: 4; ggc: 2. 1942 while his family was incarcerated at the Santa Anita Assembly Center KIYOKO SATO DEKKER Mikawa, Florence Tomiko, 76, in Arcadia, CA; he was predeceased March 9; she was predeceased by by his brother, Robert; he is survived her siblings, Gladys Sanae Tanimitsu Kiyoko Sato Dekker, age 90, of by his wife, Keiko; children, Aileen, and Francis Tatsumi Mikawa; she Zeeland, Mich., died peacefully on Mitchell (Cynthia) and Katrina; gc: 2. is survived by her brothers, Daniel, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Kiyoko was Soon (Chang) and Douglas Mikawa; Uyeda, Bruce, 66, Fresno, CA, April born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Shimane, Edith Kazuko, 88, Los An- brother-in-law, Wilfred Tanimitsu; she 8; he is survived by his wife, Rachel; She came to the U.S. in 1952 as a geles, CA, March 26; she is survived is also survived by nephews, a niece mother, Mary; daughters, Devan war bride. She attended UCLA for by her sisters, Nellie Ishibashi, Kiyo and many relatives and friends. Uyeda and Corey (Kyle) Hammack; nursing from 1952-55. She worked Tawa and Keiko Ono; brother-in-law, he is also survived by many nephews, for Herman Miller as a Japanese Shiro Ono; sisters-in-law, Helene Nagano, Rev. Paul Makoto, 98, Al- nieces and cousins. translator and retired in 1992. She Shimane and Chiye Shimane; she hambra, CA, April 13; he is survived is survived by her children, Tony is also survived by many nieces, by his wife, Florence; children, Jim, Yamasaki, Yukio ‘Yuki,’ 86, and Patty, Kiyoi and Jim (Craig), nephews and cousins. Steve (Patty Ito) and Janet (Mitch Gardena, CA, Feb. 7; he is survived Dan and Brenda, Melody and Werth) Nagano; brother, Jack; gc: 1. by his wife, Yoshiko “Yoshi”; son, Jim (Carter), John and Tina. She Sudo, Bill, 75, Seattle, WA, Feb. 22; Brian Yukio (Jennifer Schutzman); has 14 grandchildren and 9 great- he is survived by his wife, Sanae; Nakagawa, Timothy Taro, 49, Tor- he is also survived by nieces, grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Aug. 16 at the children, Steven (Katja), Shawn and rance, CA, March 11; he is survived Sandie Salema (Mike); sister; Mary nephews and other relatives; Western Theological Union in Holland Mich. [email protected] n by his parents, George and Emma Fujii (Michael); gc: 4. gc: 2. 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