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Japan-Louisiaha group formed Arrest made in response to Hottori tragedy
Trying to heal the wounds opened by the Oct. 17, He was shot to death when he and a friend went to in Sa,cramento 1992, shooting death of Japanese exchange student the wrong home on their way to a Halloween party. Yoshihiro Hattori is the goal of the newly formed The goal of the foundation is to honor Hattori’s Japan-Louisiana Friendship Foundation. memory by improvi^ understanding between our Dedicated to Hatton's memory, the non-profit state and Japan,* said Peter Bordeaux, president of firebombings organizationrwith sponsorship from both American Sazerac Co. *By purmiing this goal in his memory, and Japanese corporations, hopes to create more we can ease some of the pain of the tragedy and Richard Campos, 18, was ar five counts of arson and
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Qvnour tti ramaaoe of the 193(k tn elegandy raepred 2 Satoo, 8p»^ tf—tatoot. Pkbn Spniigf kndnuk CK^rtized nans. HiitcK. btnplowt with gnpUas. 1(100)237-3687- (619)320-4117 . F«: (619)323-3303 CRISSY FIELD HAN 41S S. B«l«6o U. PatoSpragi.CA 92362 p.O. p.., K^«yUl*.TM >7988 GAR—The MIS'No- rcal monument is planted in front of the site of the first MIS lan ITREES! AUCTION ITREESI PhD IM Nimcitet - *444 Stockhm Km4, Moorpwfc. CdOornlt guage schoolat Ctissy IhiBidity, November I*. I»*S1*:**A^ Reid in the Presidio of All Tree* are on leased grourid and Phil Lee Nursery rnartagemem has decided no< to 'x.^an Francisco, which renew the lease. Thousands of trees to be sold ai-nlWic Auction. Don t miss t^s opened Nov. 1.1941. opportunity to stock up on trees of all sizes and describlions. Timing is excellem lor Participating with Lt. moving trees because we are approachinEdormanql season. Deciduous trees are much easier to move during November -Tlecember January. Gen. Glynn MalloryJr., All 24* & 36* Box Tree Inventory, Pkis 1 Cal., 5 Cal. A 15 CaL Nursery Stock Plants commanding general, Inspection - 4 days • Son.. Mon.. Tues., Wed., November 14, 15, 16. 17, 1993. 6th Army, are widows 8:30 A.M. TIL 4:30 p.m. Each Day. of four Ml§ veterans: For Deuiled Brochure Contact: wm (from left) Kazuko Western 11 Auedons i * V Nishita, Terry Sato. rjO,%m9i7t Uc«12l StoddofCcAtllM FlfeQ9«m-S(9S Virginia Hotta and Esther Tanizawa m FABULOUS BEAUTIFUL PRACTICAL XSUK£M.ONO by Kty Shimizu Explores Jiponese pkUed vegcUbtes plus Podfle Rim pkUes, frvlt liqueurs and sweets. Authentic redpes simplified to wU the American Monument placed at firstMIS School site lifestyle and taste. The first book on tsukemono written In Engtlsh with A comrftemoratiVe monument dier graduates served their coun circumstances,” declared Col. Tho lavish color photos/sketches. Elxcelleni for holiday gifts. was dedicated at the site of the try valiantly in the Pacific area mas T. Sakamoto (Army, ret.) of Book size T/," X lO'/j", 112pp. Price $23 per copy. first MIS Language School at during World War II. The United Saratoga, who had witnessed the Crissy Field (Bldg. 640), R-esidio States of America owes a debt to signing of the Japanese surren • For sale in U^. at booksdlcrs/Aslan supply stores or stores can order of San Frandsco Nov. 2, with these Nisei linguists and their der on board the USS Missouri in ISBN 0.87040-910-7. speakers from the Army, Defense families which it can never repay. Tokyo Bay in September, 1945. . Or phone I (800) 788-6262 to place order. - Or for quantlty/discount orders contact Trish Weyenberg, Language Institute, National Dedicated by the Military Intelli The MIS school opened on Nov. I KodanshaAmerica, 114RflhAve, N.Y. 10011. phone(212)727-6472. ParkServices, Nisei from the first gence Service Association of 1,1941 in what was a dilapidated "l class anU dvic leaders. Permis Northern California on Nov. 1, airplane hangar and served as sion to emplace the monument 1993.“ bolh barracks, office and class was obtain^ by MIS Norcal. “Our object was to place on this room. The school was moved in 5-DAY PUBLIC AUCTION The monument reads: “This monument an educational mes May, 1942, to an abandoned CCCL. MONDAY . FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th-19th • 10 am building was the site of the first sage from the MIS, dnce we want camp at Savage, then moved two kiBCtiinwy 6 Eqolpimnt fWtoOQW by class of the Military Intelligence the future generations to under years later to Ft. Snelling, Minn., MCDONNELL DOUGLAS ■ oouglas aircraft compaky- TensnmFMiNy Service Language School, Novem stand that American dti;.en8hip Vind in summer of 1946 to the Ixxallon C-61412 W. 190th Su Torrance (Lot Angelet), Celilomle ber, 1941, - April, 1942. Eventu carries responsibilities as well as Presidio of Monterey. HUNDREDS OF MACHINE TOOLS CNC MACHINERY - TOOLROOM • PRODUCTION • STAMPING • FABRICAT1NO • ally, 6000 JapaneseAmerican sol privileges, regardless of existing —Fron^Barry Salkl HEAT TREAT - INSPECTION - LAB TEST • HUGE QUANTITY OF TOOUNG CNC: Matfimino C«mon • Tuning C«niws • Milb TOOLROOM PRODUCTION : &p I Uoof Jig Bowx; Boring Mills: (S3) Vartkal. Hortt.. Duplicaing & Produaon Mills: (32) Turm. GasraP Hums A Tmew LOhus; Rotwy Surtec* Gnn(}«(s:70v«r 40} Suriac* GnnCars: Univ.. Cantariaas. imamal « Tool A CuBar Qrindara; OvaM25_S Drtls: (SS) Sews; Rlvaian: Thraad Gnndar 4 Equlpmara Sen. Daniel Inouye salutes MIS vets STAMPMG/F~ 'ABRICATMQAVELOERS:i (19) Gap Fiama. OBI. Strai Prassas 75-Ton lo 250-Ton;-- -Prass -Braka; 1------ALEXANDRIA, Va.-One Nisei edented, but here is where those C)horale entertaining with son^ Shaat Mstal Sririnkars; (37) An:. Sm 4ABuTtWaidaa Burt Waidaa (To lues) veteran, who was 18 years old of you here took another lonely from the Big Band era and patri OPTCAL COMPARATOR A CWa: (i 2)_J 4 L U* 4 XT Oplic«t Compermore; (2) Hamal when he volunteei^for the 442nd step forward," Inouye declared. otic tunes, special presentation of MacNnas: Broabws: and later was awarded the Dis Ofthe men in the 442nd, “we had the Philippine Li^ration Medal s:RaingamSOfs ■ ^ — t w », i wm^m « ED SATO ALOHA PLUMBING Kiriura Short takes Plumbing & Heating Ue. #440840 RamoM md fiepmn. \ —SINCE 1922-t_. PHOTOMART fum»c»s,Garbag0DiaosMls 777 Juniptro S«rra Dr. Cameras & Photographic Supplies Suspett charged in listed in critical condition with S*rvinQ Q»r6»n» 8m G*brM.CA 81778 316 €. 2nd SI., Los Angeles, CA 90012 bums to 35 percent of his body, (213) 321-6ei0,293.7000, 733.0557 (213)283^»18 ai3) 6U-3968 killing of D.C. Asian but his physician predicts that all men should recover. CommanialS Industrial A suspect was arrested within The fires which burned through - At ConOtioning and Rafrigaration three weeks in the shooting death out Los Angeles, Ventura an'd "77;tT don’t knon' much Contractor of Bo Hua Cha, mother of four, Orange Coun^ caused three fa Glen T. Umemoto who ran the Louis Cleaners for 10 talities, destn^d or damaged at dbont l)iVi>wi< rauders, which fought behind Korea. A OnonttfJ ' BAJA MEXICO MIS Japanese line^ have been known Ishio also trained at Savage, (Continued from page 3) since July, 19W, when American saw action with I Corps in New iMsuspensoo JAPAN I ftficte ftefiteen to May * I>part fr».S«n Diego ♦ All- Legion magazine published Bill Guinea and then with the 6th induMve SlATS for RWer $6:^ PMsen- and help in Japan’s smooth tran Hosokawa’s story, “Our Own Army on Leyte and Luzon. He INSIDE panantf sition to democracy. He was as llhetmrld..: Japanesein the Pacific War.” noted that he has seen different Expefieacc the FANTASYFANTASYof a signed to the Osaka Military Gov- Matsumoto described one of the versions on the translation work OUT I-Japanese romiin HARLEY-DAVIDSON adveslsre ' emment when he landed in late 10 days with the Marauder’s sec WwmTspCroMlen We do custom toun wth destinabona of the famed “Z-Plan" at ATIS, it vm.ooo 01^ you desire -Wonnatioo k Reaervattom 1945. Inspecting high schools, he ond battalion on a hilltop sur- being credited to different people, Fwf HMMeMTM 1(800) 605-2272 • (303) 368-7374 ir^jected some spirit into the spir roundedby the enemy. He sneaked three Nikkei and two non-Nikkei. jav 6: Sum: 6:' Fax (303)368-4580 jGarct Gluck ^USBE.UuW«A*y. D^wf.Cdwidetir^ itless boys, introducing them to close enough at night through the “It doesn’t matter who did it,” he touch football, using balls pro jungle to eavesdrop and reported observed, “but it was the most vided by Special Services, which back where the attack was com important document translated by became known as American foot ing at dawn. The Marauders^su AXIS.” Aiki.Jo A: ‘'.•It IVl. nv ball. He spent a year of Saturdays ready, the first wave being hiT^ coaching at Toyonaka and Ikeda hard. The second wave hesitated, The plan revealed Japanese High Schools in the early 1950s. whereupon a shirtless Matsumoto naval strategy and tactics for de AIKIPOCI \TI:R In 1991, Okada was honored as got up and shouted orders in Japa- fense of the Philippines that cul oruis Axci'i i;s the “father of American football" -nese to them, “charge—susumi* minated in the U.S. aircraft to at gala ceremonies in Osaka. “I It was a heroic deed that accorded annihilate the Japanese in the never dreamed introducing touch Matsumoto the Legion of Merit “GreafMariana turkey shoot.” SAN GABRIEL VILLAGE football to bunch of kids in need of and the Ranger Hall of Fame hon The document was being carried recreation would come to this,” he ors. 'Die Marauders were the fore by the Japanese chief of staff of (213) 687-3673 235WftiiviewA%t added. ^ runners to the Arm/s special the combined fleet, whose plane SanGabrid.CA91776 forces known as the Rangers to crashed during a storm off the (213)283-5685 MIS-National Panel day. coast of southern Philippines. The (818)289-567^ guerrillasretrieved the document, MIS Hall of Famer Harry K. National panel, part II which was sentto ATIS-Brisbane. Fukuhora of San Jose moderated A Tule Lake volunteer to MIS, the first half of this session that Speaking in this session were Morimitsu believed Japanese of Japanese Phototypesetting feat^ired slides from Sheryl eastem-midwestarea MIS gradu ficers at surrender ceremonies in Narahara’s video documentary, ates Ben Obata of Springfield, which he p^cipated all under “Fifty Years of Silence,” produced Va., who spoke on ATIS to Korea; stood English while feigning ig TOYO PRINTING CO. jointly by MIS-Norcal and the reunion chair and Japanese norance. It was not BO for the U.S. National Japanese American His American Veterans Association officers, he added. torical Society, San Francisco. A president Sunao Ishio, Silver Tanabe, also a Tule Lake vol 309 So. San Pedro SL, Los Angeles 90013 Yonsei, she co-hosted the intro Spring, Md., with the 0th Army unteer to MIS, served in island (213) 626-8153 ductions with Fukuhara, who en from New Guinea to Manila; Art hopping campaigns in the Squth listed from Gila River camp, Morimitsu, Chicago, who related Pacific, and at war’s end assigned was a 1943 Savage graduate who his mission to China to discuss to watch (Sen. Tojo and other saw action in the Southwest Pa surrender protocol involving a Class A war criminals at Sugamo cific with the 41st Infantry and Chinese warload and a Japanese Prison. While U.S. propaganda across Luzon with the 31st Lifan- general; and James Tanabe, Lau depicted Tojo asehort-tempered, Gentle Technique try- ______rel, Md., of his assignment at he found him otherwise: a scholar Shiatsu Therapy Sugamo Prison whe^ 29 class A and a gentleman. He remembered MORE ON MIS-^ACL Wash war crimes defendants, including the prisoners playing Hana, ington. D.C., representative Karen General Tojo, were held. “which I didn’t know how to play" / Masayuki N. Utsumi, D.C. Narasaki gives her impressions of and Wished he could have taught Cklraonctor ______Obata, whose mother taught the MIS reunion—page 6 Japanese before the war in them poker. 682 Market St., Suite 100 111 8t. Matthews Ave., f2 , Vacaville, Calif., volunteered for As an epilogue, (^rge Koshi, Ssn Francisco, CA 94104 Denver-born Nobuo Furuiye, moderatorfor the MIS-Northwest San Mateo, CA 94401 after completing his training at MIS from Gila River in Novem (416) 644-0700 (416) 343-0700 s ber, 1942, trained at Savage and panel, called for ideas for the next Fax (415) 644-0812 Fax (416) 343-1730 S^age, went to the Attu-Kiska reunion in Seattle in 1995. As for campaign in Alaska, then to the was sent to ATIS Brisbane, Aus Central Pacific. On Iwojima with tralia, Manila and Japan. the panel, he wants to have the the 5th Marines, he and his Ma Awarded a field commission, his statements andrecollections writ ATIS-Tokyo routine, hd recalled, ten out, thus time allow for ques rine bodyguard were wounded by tions. Use of videos, slides and mortar fire in the second landing. was “getting good” but cut short wave. The bodyguard was imme when the operation shifted to memorabilia wa^also suggested. diately given Ms Purple Heart at the aid station but Furuiye only received “a document saying I NOW, ¥fHILE IT IS STILL AVAILABLE, 1I8ITED TI8E OFFEI was wounded. It took three years (while he was teaching at the TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART Presidio of Monterey) and the in OF THIS INCOMPARABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE tervention of General Larsen be fore receiving the Purple Heart He restored my faith in fellow DR. W. man and fair play.” This is a story, he added, that he' relates when EDWARDS addressing service clubs and schools about his w^^me experi DEMIMG UP TO ences in military irttelligence. Gilroy native Roy Uyehata, now LIVE A N D IN PERSON 3 YEARS of Cupertino, an April, 1941, SIMPLE draftee and al942 Savage gradu The liviniaing legend, who was ate, began by saying there were INTEREST too many stories to tell about his responsilsible for the Jt^anese days at Bougainville,' including k industrial miracle, shares POWs who wanted to know how with you the summing up of to get off the island for fear of his evolving wisdom on how ' being recaptured by the Japa nese. It took several days to have to manage succesfoUy today them transferred to the rear ar and into the 21st century. eas for further interrogation. He also was a guest last year of Na- \- tiona] Geographic Society, which covered the 50th anruversary of W. Edwarids Deming's the first Marine landing at famous four-day seminar Guadalcanal. Nobuo Kishiue of Hanford, 5%VAPR Calif., a 1943 S^age graduate, MANAGEMENT TODAY AND LMlEVCAtS XE«,(AIS JR participated in three landings with the first Marineein the Cen TOMORROW: UrrL ^ tral Pacific at Makin, Saipan and SIHrit SIMHE on Okinawa. While the Japanese How it Must Change had many Korean laborers at Saipan who had no useful infor mation, the documents which were ;■ NOV. 16-19 DEC. 7-10 Join the Nfltiono] JACL Cre,dit Union. Cotl us or fill out the retrieved kept the Nisei MIS team I RITZ-CARLTON UNIVERSAL CITY information below. We will send membership information. on for two months. Of the Banzai attack in Saipan where 5,000 j HUNTINGTON HOTEL HILTON Japanese were killed, Kishiue said I Pasadena Universal City Home______a it was more like “mass suicide.” Roy Matsumoto of Berkeley, I S1295 per person (Group rates available) Address/Cify/Stote/Zip, who was installed to the Ranger Hall of Fame last June, had en- __ 3 from Jerome CONTACT OUALITV ENHANCEMENT SEMINARS, ItJC. fserved with dis- LOS ANGELES CA 0) MionalJACl ^th Mernll’s Maraud CREDIT U.N 10 N. ers which had reopened the 1,000- Phono (600) 574-b544or (310) 824-S623* Fax (310)824-7170 mile Burma Road. The exploits of PO BO* 1721 ysic. UMII 8H10 / 801 T^-BOTO / BOO 544-8828 the Nisei linguists with the Ma > 6—Pacific Citizen, November 12-18,1993 Opinions Letters Nafional staff needs to serve members From the fryiiia^pan______, - The problems going on with National and the Pacific Citizen are similar to what BILL HOSOKAWA happened in the mid-70s M that hme g few arrogant leaders on the National Board and National staff thought they could ron JACL as they wished. They also controlled Business in Japarh^as usual and unusual ^e PC so that the membership ^oi^ t know what was going on. If I recall, J3^L had to settle several law suits and lost things You Can Leam by Reading Lately the Nishijin folks have been com duction. Suddenly, their protests that Ja funding grants, plus other questionable the Papers: The Japanese, who have plaining about being undercut by tie-mak pan must be totally self-sufficient in rice things that got covered up. no peers when it comes to inventing ers in South Korea and China who sell production became nonsense. An unusu After Dr. Clifford Uyeda became presi gadgets, have come up with something theirs in Ae 3,000 yen ($30) range. ally cool, wet summer followed by a devas dent in 1978, he recognized the problem called 'Omakase Meal San,* *omakase” There’s something wrong with a civiliza tating typhoon is likely to result in the and opened up the organization and later meaning “leave it to us * tion that tolerates prices like that for an worst rice harvest since 1953, leading to as PC Board chair pushed for PC editorial This is a device about the size of two item of clothing that has no utility other the likelihood of embarrassing shortages of independence. For the membership the only- bread boxes. You plug it into an electrical than protecting one’s shirt from gravy and the nation’s staff of life. source they have forknowing what’s going outlet, load It with a couple of slices of spaghetti sauce stains. In many northern areas rice grains have on (good or bad)in JACL and the greater JA bread, two eggs in their shells and some • * • failed to develop inside the husk; there may community rs the PC. The PC is also the ground coffee, and set a timer before you go Anyone who has visited the Yaohan de not be enough seed rice for next season let. only direct benefit that many feel they get to bed. partment stores and food supermarkets in alone for eating over the winter. Perhapsas for their dues. the time you’re ready for breakfast California knows that this Japanese re much as a million tons may have to be The PC Board should determine how “Omakase Meal San* delivers toast (three tailer is big, big, big. imported. much it cosU to produce a PC subscription and how much should be charged to mem different settings), up to five cui» of coffee, But I didn’t realize how big until reading World-wide, there’s plenty ofrice. Artifi bership dues so the E*C can be run .n a and e^ sunny side up. A cutting device about its plans for ex|»nsion into China. cial barriers against trade have protected business-like manner. breaks the shells and drops the eggs onto a By the year 2010, said this news item, Japanese farmers and raised the ire of After reading about the charges flying built-in cooking plate. Cost: 35,000 yen, or Yaohan plans to run 3,000 fast food restau American producers. It will be an interest back and forth it demonstrates how petty, about $360. rants, 1,000 supermarkets and 10 depart ing sight when Japanese buyers, hat in people c^ get. Neal Taniguchi’s question The news item said nothing about hook ment stores in China. In preparation for hand, begii; to scout international markets ing ofmeal(s) being brought in for PC st^ ing up Meal San to an automatic dish this time Yaohan is now planning construc for the foreign rice they have scorned for so is one example. As a past PC Board chair I washer. tion of 10 large-scale wholesale distribu long.lS) • • * tion centers in various parts of China. know how hard and the long hours staffhas » * • to put in when the Holiday Issue time^ Nishijin neckties made of fabrics woven arrives. I would hope that at PC and at in Kyoto sell for from 7,000 to 10,000 yen Japanese officials who have stubbornly Hosokawa is the former editorial page editor of the Denver Post. His column ap National we would show our appreciation ($70 to $100). Per each. (Not too long ago resisted U.S. uiging to import American to staff when they perform over and beyond rice received a sharp lesson recently on the pears weekly in the Pacific Citizen. you could buy a suit with two pairs of pants the norm. for that price). importance of a gl<^ outlook on food pro Let’s all remember the organization be longs to the membership and not to a few selected people. It’s not big deal to be a National officer or National staff member D.C. notes so let’s not let our egos get too big. You’re there to serve the members. ^ By KAREN NARASAKI It’s imperative that the district gover nors are on the National Board since they are responsible to the chapters. Other MIS event stirs personal pri^e board members do not have the contacts or involvement to the extent governors do. The PC looks betters than ever and has a balance that appeals to all segments of f recently had the pleasure of attending to admit to wondering during the evening tions. And that, after all, is how it should JACL. We need an editor who speaks up. ‘ I the closing banquet for the Military about the as-yet untold story of the Nisei be. We should'W’able to acknowledge our Let’s not repeat the mistakes of the mid-. ^ Intelligence Service Capital Reunion. veteran women, two oS whom were intro differences of opinion, while respecting each 70s. In a way it was like going home, since I first duced at the MIS banquet When will their other’s organizations for the community SaJleU learned the importance of community ser story be told? When will they be recognized service^ey each provide, and when pos vice and leadership from watching my for their contributions to the war effort? sible, working together on shared missions. Past National treasurer parent’s involvement in the Nisei Veterans I also thought about the relationship be Past PC Board chairman group in Seattle. I spent many an evening tween the Nisei veterans and JACL, which On D.C. statehood legislation Beaverton, Ore. or Saturday at the Vets H^l. ' has sometimes been complicated, hut has Sen. Daniel Inouye gave a moving key always been important Supporting each At its last board meeting, JACL endorsed note speech, stating that it was time that other’s efforts has resulted in significant H.R. 51, legislation that wouldmake Wash PC is important but the MIS veterans received recognition, call victories. ington,' D.C. our 51st state. We acted in ing them the “real l^roes* of World War II. The Nisei veteranscontinue tohelp move response to a request by House of Repre let's respecteach other Hisspeech wasclearlymadefrom theheart redh^ an d last year, JACL had the oppor sentatives Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton . Let it be known that (^rge Kodama Ed Chow, deputy assistant secretary for tunity to assist, in a very small way, with and the Leadership Conference on Civil “anonymoused* this too will pass away—r policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, the legislation sponsdi^o by the <3o For Rights who views this legislation as a key See LETTERS/page B talked about how the story of the Nisei BrokeNisei VeteransAssn. tobuildamonu- civil rights issue. The legislation is sup soldiers provided a role model for him, pv- ment in Washingtoii D.C. That effort was ported by Presi dent Clinton and the leader ing him a reason to be proud of his Asian successfully led by 'Kaz Oshiki, who has ship of the House of Representatives has American heritage. been a role model for me. The Washington cpmmitted to bringing it to the floor for a Pacific Gitixeii A high point of the evening was the pre office supported Oshiki’s efforts by helping vote before Congress recesses for the De- sentation of American Patriot Awards to make c^ls to representatives, and, at a cembei^reak. Policies Richard Sakakida, Harry Fukuhara, Roy crucial moment, JACLchap ter leaders made Why is statehood a civil rights issue? The Edttorisk, cokums and cartoons Matsumoto and Shigeya Kihara, The Phil calls to two key senators. most fundamental problem is that under TheopnkaB, views and statements in tile edito ippine government also presented special At the MIS banquet, one of the vets com • the current structure. District residents rials, columns and cartoons appearing in ?sdfc mended me for JACL’s work in Washing- like myselftyes, I have a personal interest GtseK are thoae d die authon and as'such do not medals to vets who had served in the libera necessarily repreamt the )apanese American Qti- tion of the Philippines. 1, D.C., but added that his compliments in this issue), are subject to taxation.with- zens League. PscifcOtam editorials, columns, It may be the feminist in me, but I have lid not mean that he agreed with our posi 4 . Sm NARASAKI/page 7 and cartoons of Stan will be deariy labded as sudt PsdfkGtmw^ccaeskraxiaden^tdito- rials and columns from memben of die Japanese American Qtizens League; thejap>ns moting dvil rights. He is now SAWAMURA speaking to junior high, high Obituaries (Continued from pag* 7) school and college students re ading die JACL’s roles in the Hats, HWeyo, 96. Seattle. 96: Ehime- had to endilre during the last civil rights movement. Mean bom, survived by daughter Miye month. while, former PC board members Kanazawa (Madison Wi). sons. Joshua Seiji.6gc..3Qraal-gc. Today, Randy is stiH very busy are threatening legal action spearheading the drive to rebuild Hettori, George M, 73; Denver. July against the national board and 1; San Jose-born western wear the Sacramento Chapter office. staff. He was even able to assist in the businessman,fomer board chairman of Rocky Mouq^ Cbthing Co., survived chapter’s annual Halloween Randy is just one of thous^nd^i by wife RmWie.daughiers Ruri Ann children’s party and had time to of hardworking JA€X members Hattori-Bosshart. Arfene. brother Henry aid anoOier charity for its fund who are laboring at the local level (Reno), sister Emy Percy (Syracuse. raiser. He is still being asked for to promote our organi xatim’s plan N.Y.) interviews and statements on for action. Members like R^dy Hikida, George, 71, Seattle. Aug. 21; camera. However, a transforma- are what the JACL is all about survived by daughters Mitsuto, Jean Kyoko (Jpn), sister Helen K, brothers tioninRandy occurred duringthis The heart and soul of the JACL is short period of time from the morn Iswnu (Jpn). Tatsuo (Las Vbgas). Rob not created by what is written in ert K.. Albert Q. ing Oct. 2, 1993, to today. the PC. Rather, the JACL sur Kato, Nobu, Denver. Aug. 2 (ser Randy hadrecently developedinto vives day-to-day because of in vices), survived by son Lee(Jpn). Richiko an adept advocate for not only the dustrious efforts oflocal members Murphy, 10 gc. Sacramento Chapter, but for the acuon anu (wuin.m» iiwm — and chapters across the naticm. Kawano, Teruko, 98, Chicago Aug. Nobuko, daughters Hiroko Okano, local AsianAmericancommunity. 14. Tokushima-bom prewar J^ianese signatures in '62. relocated shrine to StoriesaboutJACLerslike Randy Yukiko Suzuki, f^oko Sugimura,. Out of all the bad things that lariguage teacher in Tacoma, survived present site at Kukui St. next to Nuuanu will not be seen in the PC because Stream, shrine restored in *69. survived Nogakl. Kongo, Seattle. July-August, happened to the Sacramento ^ they either do not live in Los An by son George, daughter Teiko Peterson. Harue Ozaki. 11 gc.. 3 great- by sons Richard, Masanori. daughter sufvi^ by wife Yoshiko. daughters Chapter during the last 30 days, geles or are considered *not news Kathleen (Falls Church. Va.). Lou Anne, QC.’ Rorence Morikawa. 5 gc., 1 great-gc. at leastone good thing did occur— worthy.* However, such personal Kumasaka.Tatsuo.eS. Seattle. Aug. sister Shigeko Kosekj. sister Takako Hashiguchi, brother the Sacramento Asian American accounts of our local JACLers 1; survived by mother Fusano. brothers Morinaga, Setsu, 93, Ontario, Ore., Masayasu. community has a new local cham mustbe publicised tolet the silent Kazuo. Henry, sister June (al S^tde). July 16: Yamaguchi-bom. prewar White Odol, HIroahl, Ph.D., 72. Mission. pion who can send strong public majority ofJACL know that their Kusuno, Ayako, 78, PL Coliins. Sept. River Valley resident, survived 5 sons Kan., July ie:.Mukitteo, Wash.-bom. 442nd yoteran. doctorate in psychology messages to racists who continu effortsare not forgotten. t8 (services). Ro^ Ford-bom. sur- Kaz, Frank. Jim, George, Benny (Carson ally attack certain segments of from Univertity of Wisconsin, research on brain‘6|^ at Univ. of Kansas Medk American society that "we will cM Center, survived by tons James. not be deterred.* Sauiomuro. an attorney, U a Pro and Con of the Mr. ]PauI M. Steven, daughter Non (Nashua, N.H.). The''JACL enabled Randy to board member, Sacramento Chap Shinkawbas chair of the PC Board LkmelStarridpe (Topkea). Kim Marshall ter, JACL. LETTERS reminded me of the tract I read grow intoto skilled advocate pro (Continued from page 6) (Shawnee. Kari.), brothers Masaru where the old preacher, suffering (Renton). Roy (Palatine. HI.), sisters Sue and it shall. from a taxing congregation, went (Chicago). Miriam Okamura (Morton 1994 TANAKA TRAVEL TOURS Pacific Citizen is a must-read _ for a drive in the woods and saw Qrlove. iy}.,6gc. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE • SELECT TOURS for all JACLers and all concerned how beautiful a tree can be, with Oshita, Kai, Chicago. Aug. 23 (ser citizens. It’s a great one. leaves of all colors, shapes and vice). survived by wife wife Susie, son JAPAN SPRNG ADVENTURE (lncUW« NaM. I4dq»______APR 10 C^re^ory, Geraid, 5 gc.. sisters Hosen, NEW MEXKX) ALAS VEGAS 10 d„.|------APR 26 ’ Karl Nobuyuki in his Come-on sizes, much like his congregation. sense column said it all. lUzing sister Miyuki. GREEK ISLAND CRUISE i TOUR...... MAY God told him different colors and Sakuma, Fumiko, 70, Seattle. Aug. Sun (I was in it) ne^ not be a CANADIAN HOCKIES=VICTORIA |« ------JUN 22 thelike complementii^each other 3: survived by daughter Elaine UchWa PRINCESS ALASKA CRUISE p Hays. DISCOUNT FOR EARLY BOOKHG)------AUG E numberone matterfor JACL, and made a beautiful picture—just (Honolulu), son Ronald. Dennis. 2 gc. ALPME .SEP 2 also it wasn’t that bad. accept our differences. Sakura, Gnoe Ayako, 70, Seattle. JAPAN (SadeWwid.i4d I have nothing but love and Let^s pray that alcmg with our SEP 25 Aug. 5: survived by son Ronald, daugh CRYSTAL HARMONY CRUISE (Cmwnw Er^ted. 10 days). respect for our Honorable Presi differences, wewill alwaysresp^ ters Melna Skillingstead, Theresa EAST COAST FOLIAGE TOUR (i O days)______OCT dent Lillian Kimura. Chatting our JACL leadership (Lillian in Fukushima. Terria Sakomoto, 5 gc., JAPAN AUTUMN ApVENTURE |i3 days)______OCT with her the other day, she cluded). brother Max Nishioka (Mkldfeton, Idaho). FAR EAST Kong. 14 days).. Sato. Tom T., Chicago. 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