Pros atid cons ()tdropping the Pacific Citizen A ..bom~age9 National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Established 1m ($1.50 Postpaid U.S.) Newsstond: 2se #2783/Vol 121, No. 4 IS~N: 0030-8579 2 Coral Circle, Suite 204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 August 18-31, 1995

PSW, NCWNP reports VP Murakawa, GOV. Mizobe PSW: Making NCWN P tackles resign from JACL board the leadership affirmative action controversies psw vice governor Minami also transition resigns in protest ~o recent actions By GWEN MURANAKA By ANNE T. OMURA Assistant editor Special to the Pacific Citizen Staff report LONG BEACH-The Pacific SAN JOSE-The highlight After expressing their concerns about the actions and Southwest District meeting of the Aug. 13 Northern Cali• directions of the organization for more than six months, Aug. 13 proceeded with busi• fornia-Western Nevada-Pacific Trisha Murakawa, JACL vice president for planning and ness as usual despite the re• District meeting was a lively development, Ruth Mizobe, PSW governor, and Craig cent resignations of Ruth discussion on affirmative ac• Minami, PSW vice governor, submitted theirresignatioos Mizobe, PSW district governor. tion. to the National Board. Trisha Murakawa, vice presi• Forum moderator, John All three cited as a primary reason the Dec. 3, 1994, dent for planning and develop• Hayashi, emphasized to pan• ment, and Craig Minami, PSW elists and the audience that MURAKAWA MIZOBE See RESIGN/page 11 vice governor. Karen-Liane the event was purely "informa• Shiba, PSW recording secre• tional" and not a "debate" be• tary, was elevated to the posi• tween the two panelists. tion interim district governor Despite these admonitions, Pocatello, Idaho, JA on trial for in the wake ofthe resigna tions. the forum sparked heated and John Saito, PSW executive com• emotional debate between pan• mittee member, presided over elists Valora Harvey and Lance the meeting. Izumi. Adding to the contro• allegedly stabbing stepdaughter Shiba said. "The biggest versy, UC Regent Stephen thing we all need to work on is Nakashima spoke in defense of respect. Learning to listen to his recent vote to end affirma• Local JACL chapter says high bail was discriminatory one another even when we dis• tive action in the UC system. agree. I want us to work on Izumi, a senior fellow in Cali• Trial is sched uled to begin Aug. violated based on racial discrimi• parison, a white male was recently dealing with each other on a fornia Studies with the Pacific 22 for Troy Shiozawa of Pocatello, nation. charged with the murder ofa baby, personal level rather than tak• Research Institute, spoke in Idaho, accused of stabbing his 2- Bail was initially set at and was asked to produce ing things personally." favor of abolishing affirmative year-old stepdaughter in the back $1,000,000 on the recommenda• $50,000," said Rammel. Shioza• Speaking to Pacific Citizen. action. He called affirmative during an argument with his wife. tions of the prosecuting attorney. wa's bail has since been reduced The case has raised concern among Shiozawa's attorney, Bron M. to $50,000 and he has been out on See PSW/page 4 See NCWNP/page 5 local JACL members, who feel that Rammell, noted that such a high bail awaiting trial. Shiozawa's civil rights have been bail is unconstitutional. "In com- Shiozawa, 24, has said that the stabbinl! was accidental and has pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated assault and two counts Voluntary of aggravated battery. Signs of the times: Highways honor vets Rammell said that one of the evacuees are prosecutor's claims against By HARRY K. HONDA Shiozawa is that he "demonstrates now eligible Editor emeritus a paternalistic controlling behav• ior, indicative of Japanese indi• STOCKTON-Total atten• viduals." for redress dance ofWWII Nisei veterans, A number ofthe facts ofthe case families and friends numbered Evacuees who voluntarily left are in dispute. At the time bail about 1,000 when three memo• was set, prosecutors alleged that the West Coast in 1942 will now rial highway markers were be eligible for redres , according Shiozawa repeatedly stabbed both dedicated betweenJ une 10 and mother and child. But the defense to two cases recently decided by Augu t 4 at Simi Valley for the the United States Court of Ap• attorney said that the daughter MIS, Fresno for the 100th and had one wound, which was at peals for the Federal Circuit. Stockton for the 442nd. But The first case is lsI! ida u. Uni led maximum penetration two inches, the impact is greater as thou• and that the mother had not been States. Douglas Ishida was born sands more travel daily on in November, 1942, after his par• stabbed. State Highway 23 between Last April, hi ozawa was re• ents had moved from California Simi Valley and Thou and to Ohio. arr sted on a charge of violating Oaks and on Highway 99 be• bail when claims were made that The government had denied re• BIG AND BOLD-Highway sign in Stockton, Calif., pays tribute to the tween Manteca/Salida and be- dress to Ishida, but the court said, soldiers of the 442nd RCT as well as the 100th Battalion and the MIS. he had attempted to contact his See SIGNS/page 5 "We disagree with the government Ceremonies were held Aug. 4. Photo JEM LEW that the act is limited to those See TRIAUpage 12 excluded from their present 'resi• dence.' Coverage of individuals such as Ishida who were deprived Judge Ito: Solidarity in a time of anti-Asian sentiment ofbasic civil liberties because they were excluded from their family need to remind Asian Americans, apologized on the floor of the en• homes during the statutory pe• By GWEN MURANAKA Assistant editor we in aUfomia have seen similar at , admitting the remark wa riod as a result of the specified trends befor ." insensiti e. government actions is explicit in H reu rred to the alien land O.J .' Legal Pad, a be tselier, the recommendations of the Com• LOS ANGELES-While he serves in a solitary role as judge law and J apa nese exclusion act include rad t c ricatur of Ito mission on Wartime Relocation, s yi ng,"Myowngrandfath rcould with buck teeth and slant eyes as upon which Congress based the presiding over the O.J . Simpson double murder trial, Judge Lance not own property." a kamikaze pilot and a bayonet• act." Without naming nam ,Ito r - carrying Japanes soldier. At the Speaking to Pacific Citizen, Ri• Ito said that if is important for Asian Americans 1.0 stick together fI rr d obliquely t.o racist parodie tim , JA L joined oth I' group chard Halberstein, attorney for by New YorkS n.Alfons D'Amato deli nding Ito and prot sting both Ishida, said the ruling reaffirms in a time of increased bias. Speaking at the recent Los An• mocking th judg, nd O.J.·s Le· incid nt . the original intent of the Civil gal Pad, publish d by Villard Ito ,'pre_sed hi own feelings Liberties Act of 1988. geles County Asian Am rican As• sociation Employees dinner, Ito Book , a subsidiar of Random ying. '" have all xperiEmced "The Congress intended to give Hous problems. Ther r public fig• redress to all people affected by said, ''These are very dangerous times for us as Asian Americans. D'Amalo had mock d Ito dur• ur s who u racial t r otyp . the evacuation, not just a narrow ing a eudio int rvi w, using a f: k I'm a tough gu '. but I gotta tell group. The original will of Con- Wc mustbe prepared to face lhosf' dangers. There is a trend of grow• LANCE ITO Photo SHtGEKI KIKKAWA .Jnp n se ace nt and calling him See ITO/page 12 See REDRESS/page 12 illgtoleranceofinlolerance.l don't Concern for JA community "liLtl Judge Ito." D'Amato later

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No. 2,783 Join the group S~t6'P~e~ JACL calendar Get all the news and features from across the country schools. Film based interviews noon Sunday; $33 r.t., first come first /I you wish 10 subscribe .or have moved IMPORTANT conducted with Asian American men serve. throughout the country. (Allow 6 weeks 10 report address change with label on fronl page) All JACL and Community calen• API LAMBDA . EffecHve dale,______dar items must Include the follow• SAN JOSE Sun. Sept 17-General meeting in LA, ing information: what, where, Chapter Board on 2nd Fridays; '96 info: May Yamamoto 310/355-8363. Please send the Pacific Citizen for: when (date, time), phone Convention Committee on 3rd _1 yr/$30 _2 yrs/$55 _3 yrs/$80 number(s) and contact person. Tuesdays. info: 408/295-1250. WEST LOS ANGELES Name: ______Sat. Oct. 21-Casino night, Lou's Sat. Aug. 26-Scholarship benefitsteak Village; Mark Kobayashi, chair, 4081 bake , Early Bird bingo, 4 p.m., Sawtelle Addrea,______295-1250. Gakuen, 2110 Corinth, info: George City, State, Zip ______Ptldwest SAN MATEO Kanegai 310/820-5250. DISTRICT COUNCIL Sat. Aug. 26-Community potluck All subscriptions payable in advance. Foreign: US $22,00 extra per year. Fri.-Sun., Oct. 6-8-Fall DC meeting, dinner, S.M. Senior Center, 5-8p.m.; Checks payable to: Pacific Citizen, 2 Coral Circle, #204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 Holiday Inn Airport. (DetailS to come) . info: 415/343-2793. NOTE• EXPIRAnON NonCE: It the last four digits on the top line of address label reads 06130195, the 6O-day DAYTON Scholarship awards to be presented. Sakamoto memorial grace period ends with the lasllssue for August, , 995. It JACL membership has been renewed and the Sun., Sept. 24-Picnic, noon-4 p.m., paper stops. please nolify JACL National Headquarters immediately, Sun. Sept. 24-General meeting and program 2-6 p.m., Info: Darryl Sakada, Shoreview Park, info: Mary Jo Kobata planned Sept. 10 415/593-7358, Kate Motoyama 4151 pres., 513/298-1252. NOTE-"Racial A dedication ceremony for the Attitudes and Discrimination in Dayton,n 574-6676. Jimmie Sakamoto memorial has and video "Racism in the Media." SEQUOIA Sun. Nov. 5-General meetings and Fri. Sept. 1-High school graduates been scheduled for Sept. 10 at the cu!tural program, 2-6 p.m., info: Darryl scholarship deadline extended; info: Keiro Nursing Home in Seattle. Pacific Citizen Sakada, pres., 513/298-1252. NOTE• Harry Hatasaka, 3876 GroveAve., The event caps. a two-year drive Japanese cuisine, language and . PaloAito, CA 94306, 415/493-8932 to create a memorial for one of the home, 415/321-7865 work. 2 Coral Circle, Suite 204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 customs. original founders of JACL and a Tel: (213) 725-0083, Fax: (213) 725-0064 Coming Jan. 4-Feb. 14, 1996- Central California publisher of the pre-World War II Smithsonian's "A More Perfect Union," Japanese American Courier. The PACIAC CITIZEN (ISSN: 0030-8579) IS published sem~ monthly except one In DISTRICT COUNCIL Dayton Public Library. memorial was paid for solely by December by the Japanese American ClIlzens League. 2 Coral Circle, #204, Monterey SAINT LOUIS Sat. Sept. 9-DC Meeting, Selma Park. CA 91755. Annual subscriptiOn rates: JACL members: $12 of the natiOnal dues participants in the old Courier Sat.-Mon., Sept. 2-4-Japanese Japanese Mission Church; info: provide one year on a one-per-household basis. Non-members: t year - $30; 2 years• sports leagues. $55. 3 years - S80, payable In advance. Additional postage per year-fOlelgn: US $22; Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden., Regional office-Patricia Tsai 209/486- Ftrstclass: U.S.. Canada, Mexico: US $30; AimnaiIJapan/Europe: US $60. (Sublect 10 change info: Sherry Pratt, 314/963-8115 day, 6815. Former residents of the Pacific without notice). 938-3708 eve. Sun. Nov. S-Annual CCDCinstallation Northwest who relllember Saka• NatIonaII19Odquort-.· 1765SUf1erst.. Son Ftr:mclsco, C4 94/15. (415) 921-5225 banquet, 5 p.m ., Split Pea Anderson's, moto are invited to attend. Yoshito Selma; info: Regional office-Patricia EctIoItaI, news and opInfonIexpresaed by columnlm other than the Notional Pretldenl Intermountain "Salty" Mizuta and Mits Abe are or NaI10naI Director do not nec8SlO~1y lellecl JACl poncy. Tsai,209/237-6815. co-chairs of the committee. MOUNT OLYMPUS FRESNO Second-class Postage Paid at Monterey Park. CA and at additional maffing offices. The dedication begins at 2 p.m . Mon. Aug. 21-Auxlllary's annual steak Sun. Sept. 10-10th annual Shinzen POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: PACIFIC CmZEN. 2 Coral C~cle, fry, 6:30 p.m., Pavilion #4, Murray Park Run and chapter picnic at Woodward in the facility's garden. '204, Monterey Pork. CA 91755. (opposite Mlok Riley Golf Course sign). Park. Info: Deborah Ikeda 209/434- 1264. News/ad desdllne Friday before date of issue CCDC, PSW Editor/General Manager: Ricbard Suenaga NorCal-WN-Pac Pacific Southwest districts on e-mail Assistant Editor: Gwen Jtluranaka SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT COUNCIL The Central California District Editor Emeritus: Harry K. Honda Chapter Board on first Tuesdays, 7 Sun. Oct. 1-5th Biennial recognitions and Pacific Southwest Distxict are Business Manager/Advertising: Kerry Ting p.m., National JACL HQ, 1765 Sutter luncheon. 12 noon, Torrance Marriott, both accessible by electronic mail. Circulation Department: Frances OkuDa St., open to all members and public, info: Carol ~aito 2131626-4471. The addresses are: info: Jeff Adachi 415/922-1534. Sat.-Sun., Oct. 28-29-Quarterly .PSWD office: Pacific Citizen Advisor: Bill Hosokawa Thu., Aug. 31-Film premiere and session &board elections, Sahara Hotel, [email protected] reception: Steven Okazaki's "Amencan Las Vegas; RSVP Aug. 31 (or when bus Phone number: 213/626-447 L JACL President: Denny Yasuhara Sons." AMCKabukITheater, 1881 Post &35 rooms space is sold out) with JACL Interim National Director: Karyl Matsumoto St., tickets 41519~2-1534, info: Jeff .CeDC office: Office, 213/626-4471 ; NOTE-Mtg [email protected] Adachi, 415/553-9318. NOTE-Chapter reglos $20 p/person (includes Phone number: 209/486-6815. Pacific CItizen Board of Directors annually sponsors an Asian American continentnal Bkfst and lunch); Spcl room Chairwoman: Mae Takahashi film premiere. Proceeds for Asian rate Fri, Sat-$151 .20,chartered bus from . Pacific Citizen's e-mail ad- American Theatre Co. and Bay Area JACCC Friday, 1 p.m., Iv Las Vegas dress is [email protected] Patricia Ikeda carper. MC Gary Mayeda. NYSC MolUe FqJloka. I'ICWNF Travis I'Ilsbl. CCDC Community calendar George Kodama. PSWDC June Arirna Schumann. PNWDC Tom KometanL EDC Ronald Shibata. IIlPDC Chung 415/221-0268, Yuri Moriwaki OCCidental College, 1600 Campus Dr.. Vas Toldta. IDC I\tdwest 510/482-3280. Los Angeles, info: 21 31255-4295. CLEVELAND SAN JOSE Fri. Aug. 2S-"SoI0 Rights IV: melange Sun., Aug. 20-JACL Community Sat. Aug. 26-Sat. Sept 2-Yu-Ai KaV of theatrical performances. 8 p.m., picnic, Furnace Creek Run, Metro Park JAC Senior Center 8-day trip for Mt. JACCC Doizaki Gallery, box office 2131 of Summit County, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; info: Rushmore, Badlands, Yellowstone, 680-3700. Repeats Aug. 27 , 2 p.m. 2161777-3992. Grand Teton; RSVP, info. Anthony Sat. Aug. 26-Chilivision IX I Pioneering Chung 4081294-2505. NOTE-Next trip: Visions, JACCC Plaza; info: 21 31680- Pacific Northwest Sept. 13-14 to Reno. 4462. SEATILE LOS ANGELES Sat. Aug, 26-Poston mini-reunion. 1 JACL Thu.-Sat. Sept. 7-9-MIS National Frl-Sat only to Sept. 2-Jude Narita's p.m., and Book party: "Inside an ~eunion, Doubletree Suites, Tukwila, one-woman play, ·Stories Waiting to be American Concentration Camp Info: MIS-Northwest Assn ., P.O. Box Told," Frl-Sat 8 p.m., Sat 2 p.m., Los [Poston]" with author Lane Hirabayahl. LEGACY fUND 18616, Seattle, WA 98118. Angeles Theater Center. 514 S. Spring 2 p.m. JANM. 369 E. 1st St.. RSVP Thu.-Sun., Sept. 21-24-'95 Seattla SI., Box office 2131466-1767. required, info: 2131625-0414. NOTE• Asian American Film Festival, Seattle Sat.-Sun. Aug. 12-20-55th annual Former Poston I, " and III internees will The Gift Art Museum; Info Wm. Sa take Blauvelt Nisei Week Japanese Festival; camivaV share their experiences. 209/329-6084 eve/msgs. street fair, Sat.-Sun. Aug. 19-20, t 1 Sat. Aug. 26-0range County Sansei Nevada a,m.-7 p.m., L.T. streets; Street ondo, Singles Night:"An Anthology Affaire : 6 o/the and Closing ceremonies Sun. Aug . 20, p.m.-12m, Sambi Restaurant, 8649 LAS VEGAS 6 p.m., L.T. streets; Aug. 20, 1 p.m., Firestone Blvd .• Downey; RSVP byAug. Through Oct. 2-Smlthsonlan Kohauku Uta-Gassen, JACCC info: 2131 17 Rod Ichinose 213/293-5795; info: Generations Traveling Exhibit Opening: "Strength & 628-2725; Nisei Week Info: 2131687- Judy Chew 2131683-6000x4749 day, Diversity: Japanese American Women 7193. NOTE-Shops have free 818/243-3707 evg. 1885-1990," UNLV Marjorie Barrick calendars of events. Ends Aug. 27-Exhibit: "Witness: Our • Yes, I want to help build the future for Japanese Americans. Museum, 7021382-4443. Co-sponsored Sun., Aug. 20-"Wrestling ngers: Asian Brothers' Keepers, Japanese American Please accept this contribution to the "Gift of the Generations." by Las VegasJACL, Nevada Humanities American Writers Speak." 2 p.m., JANM, and Jewish American Gis," witnesses Committee, Nevada Council forthe Arts. 369 E. 1st St., info: 2131625-0414. to liberation of the Nazi death camps in Q $20,000 and over Q $5,000 - $9,999 Q $500 California NOTE- Readings by Cecilia Manguerra 1945; JANM, 369 E. 1st St., info: 2131 Brainard and Fe Panaligan Koona. 625-0414. NOTE-WWII's 522nd Field Q $10,000 - $19,999 Q $1,000 - $4,999 Q $200 SAN FRANCISCO Q Other $ _____ Artillery Battallo'n e)(hibit created by the Sun. Sept. 1O-Nlsel Widowed Group Ends Aug. 22-Photo exhibit; The National Museum of American Jewish meeting, 2-4:30 p.m., Info: Elsie Uyeda Forgotten Holocaust, Weingart Gallery, • My contribution to the Legacy Fund: $ ______Military History. • I would like my gift recorded in memory of: (HONOREE) Small kid time Gwen Muranaka • I am unable to contribute at this time, but would like to pledge: $ in 19 __ WAKEUP! Your Name ______THE F'~I+ Address ______ARE. CALLJNGr' City, State, Zip ______Telephone ______JACL District/Chapter ______Please make your tax deductible contribution payable to: JACL Legacy Fund P.O. Box 7144, San Francisco, CA 94120-7144 Phone: (415) 921-5225 Pacific Citizen, August 18-31, 1995-3

ED SATO ALOHA PLUMBING Plumbing & Heating Lie. #440840 Remodel and RepaIrs, Waler Healers -SINCE 1922- Furnaces, GartJaga DIsposals n7 Junipero Serra Dr. By KARYL MATSUMOTO Serving Los Angeles, Gardena San Gabriel, CA 91nS JACL Interim National Director (213) 321-6610, 293-7000, 733-0557 (213) 283-0018 I Updates want to take this opportu• are willing to pull off of data en• Programs TELESERVICES nity to thank those of you try. Timely data entry impacts on Stephanie Roh is diligently com• !J who have expressed support the Pacific Citizen mailing list pleting the 1994 Scholarship Pro• for the organization and offered and month-end financial figures. gram and is concurrently over• Convenient an~ safe banking service by words of encouragement. I have Amy says we should be current by hauling the 1995 program. Chap• attended several district meetings month's end and then she will ter scholarship chairs will be Push-Button .Telephone from your home and met many wonderful people. work on getting out information pleased to know that the prograTIl At the New Mexico Tri-District to membership chairs as well as will be on time and in place this or office 24 hours a day, everyday. meeting I conveyed to member• new member ID Cards. year by the first part of October. ship that we at National are here • Transfer money between Union Bank accounts. to serve membership, the board Finances Odds and Ends and the Japanese American com• Grant Thornton completed their We have begun work with the • Pay Union Bank loans or credit cards. munity, and I also promised to on-site audit around the first part provide San Jose Convention Committee JACLers with monthly of June and provided us with a as well as tying up loose ends from • Pay various credit card updates on the happenings on the draft report the first week in Au• the 1994 convention such as con• (department stores, gasoline, Master card. Visa card issued by others) national level. gust. This report was circulated solidating, for publication, the for comments and by the time you minutes of that convention. • Utility payments. read this article it will have been Within the next week or two I Membership returned to Grant Thornton. Once plan to actively seek funding for a • Verify deposits or checks paid. Amy Yamashiro reports that we have the finalized audit re• couple of our programs. the membership department is port, it will be published in the Although not finalized yet, the • Stop payments. Pacific Citizen. Our Business slowly but surely coming back up National Board is scheduled to • Infonnation about Union Bank's various services. to speed. The backlog lies prima• Manager, Clyde Izumi, says he meet October 21-22. rily in data entry and report gen• will have a current budget avail• By way of explanation and not • You can designate payment or money transfer dates, eration, but our summer intern able for publication next month. presented as an excuse, our tasks up to 90 days in advance. So, you don't have to worry Dylan Souza has been steadfastly Clyde has begun creating a more were compounded by the fact that plugging away at the computer. comprehensive and clearly defined in addition to learning new jobs during when you are traveling (Please note that we had to de• financial network which means without any documented job pro• Teleserv~ces velop an entirely new system for that accessibility and accountabil• cedures we had to plough our way Call the nearest Union Bank branch or at the membership program and that ity will be the hallmark of our through dozens ofboxes scattered we are working with one full-time financial record-keeping. In ad• throughout the building in order 1-(800)532-7976 dition, he has begun automating staff member as opposed to two.) to obtain papers necessary to op• for more infonnation. We do have a delay in sending the financial side of JACL's op• erate. out membership cards to new eration. We are on track now and we ~\"~ members because we are on a new Good news-the target dates welcome any suggestions or ideas database, and to set up the data• for the first and second quarter you wish to share with us. We all BM~!;l;~ base to print (plus the printing chapter rebates are August and thank you for your patience and W Union itself) takes more time than we September. understanding. ~ • You must register for payment or money transfer...... Anti-Asian American violence • Payment cannot be made unless you have sufficient funds inyouraccounl. increases in 194, report says Here's the bottom line in anti• incidents, victims were told 'go included i n the definition ofa hate Asian American sentiment.: In home' and 'you're not wanted,' and crime for categorizing purposes. 1994, 452 incidences occurred, a looked upon as if they were not Public officials will be more aware 35 percent increase over t.he pre• 'Americans.' It. is reminiscent of of the consequences of irrespon• vious year. the historical hysteria associated sible statements and policies. That's according to the annual with the passage of the Chinese • Politicians and other leaders audit from the Asian Pacific Exclusion Act, the Alien Land who blame minorities and immi• American Legal Consortium. In Laws (passed to keep Japanese grants for th country's economic its recently published report, the immigrants from owning prop• ills must be st.rongly and vocally study also found that 90 percent erty), and the placing of Ameri• condemned. of the incidents were confirmed to cans of.Japanese descent into con• • Investm nt must be made be racially motivated. centration camps during World into community education to in• The consortium reported that War IT." crease reporting and improve law Asian Pacific Americans were One of the incidents reported enforcement. response. most vulnerable where they work wasthefirebombingsofth JACL • Increase and improvement in and live. J ncidents of violence in• office in Sacramento. lawenforcem ntsensitivity train• creased 490 percent at places of While t.he reporting of inci• ing, r cruitm nt., hiring and pro• businessess over the year 1993. dences of anLi-Asian American motion of Asian Pacific Ameri• Incidents of violence in public sentiment is improving, th(' re• cans must occur. places and residences increased port says that. data collect.ion "re• • The FBI Hate Crime Statis• 78 percent and 81 percent respec• mains difficult to obt.ain, incom• ticsAct.mu tbcfullyimploment d t.ively. plete when uvailabJ ,and limited and fund d. This would, in turn, According to the study, most of by widespread underreporting. encourag local law enforcement the incidences involved assault, One-fifth of states do not collect to monitor hat.e bias incidents and harassment or vandalism. hate crime st.atistics. Anoth r 16 train policie officials to respond It is assault which may be of percent will not have their 1994 appropriat.ely. most concern since Asian Pacific numbers available until later in • The ommunity Relations Americans are "twice as likely to 1995 ... Law enforcement ag n• Service oHhe Dcp rtment of J us• be assaulted than harassed," the cies in California, home to 40 per• tice must be fully funded t.o r - report said. cent of the Asian Pacific Ameri• solve group conflicts and raci I NEW CARS NEW CARS USED Much ofthe motivation for anti• can population, did not fully par• tension at. the local I v 1. 85% Financing 100% Flnancl~ CARS Asian American senti ment comes ticipate in 1994." • Par nts and schools must 7.9% apr 60 mos 8.9% apr 60 mas 8.25% opr teach toleranc and m lhods to from anti-immigrant attitudes, In its recommendations, the 3 or 4 yrs the consortium pointed out. "In a consortium outlined these points: resolve disputes and count.er ig• 7.5% apr 48 mos 8.5% opt 48 mas significant portion of the reported • "Immigrant st.atus" must be norance. 6.9% O(l! 36 mos 7.9% a(l! 36 mas 90% Of IlUf 1001 ------UP TO $50,000 UP TO $50,000

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• OAC. DOES NOT INCLUDE, TAXES. LICENSE. ETENDED WARRANTIES. 30 DAY JACL MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR NEW MEMBER LOANS. National, JACL, offers this series of Informa• that this motion does not automatically end tional tips to help chapters and districts In debate on a previous motion. According to Join the Notional JACl Credit Union . Call us or fill out the facllltaHng meeHngs. In this outing: Robert's Rules of Order, before or after informalion below. We will send membership information. such a motion has been seconded, the ------~------CALL FOR THE QUESTION is the collo• chair may ask if there is any objection to Nome quial form often used forthe term Previous closing debate. If member(s) object or try Question or "I move we vote now." This Is to get the floor, the chair should ask If there Address/Cltv /Sto te/Zlp a subsidiary motion which requires a sec• is a second to the motion or call; or, if it has ond and 2/3 vote (taken separately from already been seconded, the chair must and before the vote on the motion to which then take a vote on whether to order the it is being applied). It is important to note Previous Question. A National JACL '.-J ( RED I TUN ION PO BOX 1121 / SLC, UTAI! 84110/801355-8040/800 S44-8828 4-Paclfic Citizen, August 18-31, 1995

which Gov. Pete Wilson wanted to the addition of parliamentarian r------, PSW cut. as an appointed district position. . Pacific Citizen (Continued from page 1) "Children born here win be U.S. Other appointed positions are stu• Shiba, who is a member of the citizens. If we spend $1 on pre• dent/youth representative and dis• SAVE SELANOCO Chapter, said, "At natal care, we will save $3 on trict legal counsel. These positions (Support & Assist Volunteer Effort) first I felt a little overwhelmed premature births," said Bowen. will be appointed by the governor and sad that this has had to hap• The assemblywoman said the and approved by the district coun• Here's my contribution to support the PC until member• pen. I feel a responsibility to fill increasing partisanship in Cali• cil. The changes also added educa• fornia politics has hurt the poor, tion as a standing district com• ship subscription rates are raised adequately, and to help the void until we can elect new officers in October." disabled and elderly. mittee and removed gender spe• bring PC back to a weekly publication! The district unanimously "I'm non-partisan by nature but cific language from the bylaws. passed a resolution of apprecia• the close partisanship has made The council voted to have district Please mail tax deductible donations to: tion for Mizobe, Murakawa and me more partisan ... There are a meeting minutes available 30 days PACIFIC CITIZENIPC SAVE Minami. Presented by the APAN, lot ofways that we can have a win• prior to the next meeting. Under Marina-SCAN and SELANOCO win solution, but instead they have the duties of treasurer, the coun• 2 Coral Circle, #204 Chapters, the resolution said, gone after the least fortunate." cil discussed giving the treasurer Monterey Park, CA 91755-7404 ''These three leaders, in their years Chair ofthe budget subcommit• the power to designate an assis• of serVice to JACL at the local, tee on information technology, tant with approval of the district district, and national levels have Bowen noted that the assembly council. This idea will be brought 0$20 0$50 0$100 0$250 0 More has a home page on the World up again at the next district coun• NAME ______Wide Web and said that technol• cil meeting. ADDRESS, ______ogy such as the Internet was a way ofempowering individual con• District book CITY/STATE/ZIP-______stituents. Her e-mail address is bowen• and video library ,-PHONE'-______( ) CHAPT.fDIST. ;..t".6 @assembly.ca.gov. She was intro• Shibasuggested thatPSW start duced by Kim Tachiki, who works its own book and video library at in Bowen's office. the regional office. Noting the re• cent 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bomb• GIFT FOR Regional director search ings, Shiba said she had video• PSW created a committee to tapes of some news programs PC DONORS search for a new regional director. about ·the bombings and would The position has been left vacant make them available at the PSW Thanks to the since August '94. Members of the office. She encouraged others to search committee include: Harold donate material to the collection. generosity of PC Harada, Roy Nishikawa, Karl cartoonist, Pete KAREN- LIANE SHIBA Nobuyuki, Ron Osajima, and B.J. Nominations open Hironaka of Dayton Serving as interim governor Watanabe. Harada and Nobuyuki for PSW board demonstrated exemplary energy, Nominations for the PSW ex• JACL, the first 100 who enthusiasm and vision that has ecutive board are gpen and chap• contribute $100 or more inspired us and' greatly benefited ters are encouraged to submit JACL. names for the positions. PSW is to support the Pacific "They represent the best and looking for a wide representation Citizen will, receive a the brightest of our upcoming of chapters and age ranges. Posi• younger generation, helping to tions include: governor, vice gov• signed full-color attract their peers to JACL, serv• ernor, recording secretary, trea• lithographed poster, ing as role models and exemplify• surer and nine at-large board "Issei". It measures ing the younger, forward-think• members. Elections are scheduled ing leaders needed in JACL," read to be held at the Oct. 28 PSW 21 x 28 inches. the resolution. district meeting in Las Vegas. In• The resolution noted the indi• formation: George Ogawa, nomi• vidual accomplishments of each nations chair, 310/325-7622; fax, and said that the three former 310/559-4024. Available Exclusively To JACL Individual Members officers helped organize last year's Other committee members in• PSW fund-raiser which raised DEBRA BOWEN clude. Miyako Kadogawa, Greater $60,000, split between National L.A. Singles Chapter; Midori headquarters and PSW. Get involved in local politics Kamei, South Bay Chapter; John The each contributed $250 to help fund Okanishi, APAN Chapter; and Assemblywoman the search. Members of the dis• Wayne Nagata, SCAN Marina JACL - BLUE SHIELD addresses PSW trict felt that the selection of the Chapter. California State Assembly• next regional director is a top dis• Health Plans woman Debra Bowen, 53rd dis• trict priority. PSW fund-raiser trict, spoke to the PSW district An accountant's compilation re• about the importance of staying Invitation to Yasuhara port shows that the Dec. '94 PSW involved in local politics. fund-raiser raised $58,250.98. The "You'd be surprised how few let• and Matsumoto money has been divided between ters we get on most issues. On PSW extended an invitation to National HeadquartersandPSW. welfare reform, I may have gotten Denny Yasuhara, JACL national National's half of the money is , president, and interim national three letters," said Bowen. $27,270.49; a charge of 1,855 was Two Blue Shield Health Plans An attorney, Bowen represents director Karyl M. Matsumoto, to taken out for the production of the coastal cities from Venice to the Oct. 28 PSW district meeting. dinner booklets that were given to at Special Rates For JACL Members Palos Verdes Estates. She said The district also voted to pay for headquarters. that she is currently working on a their travel and hotel expenses up The report was drafted by the • Choose either of two health plans: HMO or PPO setting up a board of control to to $1,000. accounting firm of asaki, • A wide range of benefits such as: help manage Los Angeles County's Nishikawa, Wilshire Chapter Shi hima, YamanakaandCo_, the • Professional services and hospitalization benefits budget crisis. Noting that proposed and fonner national president, firm which handles P W's book _ made the resolution. • Dental coverage cuts in funding of public health clinics will have a negative effect "It is essential for all of us to Next meeting: Las Vegas • Medical Eye Service vision care benefits become acquainted with these two SM on the county, Bowen said, "It is The next P W district meeting • Healthtrac - A personal well ness program to help good for us to think in terms of the individuals," said Nishikawa. "They could contribute quite a bit will be held Oct. 2 in Las Vegas keep you healthy larger community and deal with at the ahara Hotel. :30 a.m. to our district council meeting." • Extensive HMO and PPO phYSician networks health issues separately from im• District officers and e.xecu tive com• migration issues." • Worldwide emergency coverage mittee members will be elected. A Bowen said that one of the pro• District bylaws chartered bus will be leaving • A JACL-endorsed health plan backed by over 50 years of grams the assembly was able to The district voted a series of JA C Friday, Oct. 27. Bu fare: Blue Shield experience save was prenatal care for un• changes to the PSW district by• $33 per person. Information: PSW documented women, a program laws. Among the changes were regional office. 213/626-4471. JACL Members 18 and over may apply to enroll in the Blue Shield of Califomia Health Plan sponsored by JACL. Applicants and dependents under age 65 must submit a statement of health acceptable to Blue Shield before coverage becomes effective. Individual members age 65 and over, covered under Medicare JACL parts A and B, may join the PPO Plan without a health statement. NATIONAL DIRECTOR For More Information, Write Or Call Today: Japanese American Citizens League (415) 931-6633 or (800) 400-6633 JACL is seeking a highly motivated, dedi• -broad sensitivities to deal with the variety ------Yesll want to know more about the JACL-Blue Shield 01 Callfomla Group Health Plan lor: [ I HMO [) PPO cated and innovative individual, with demon• of views of a diverse organization strated administrative experience and leader• -strong people skills to represent those I am a membe! 01, ______chapter. ship skills to carry out the mission of this perspectives on the locallevel-and be able to national non-profit civil rights organization. translate and package them on the national I am not a member 01 JACL. Please send me membership information. I understand that JACL membership Is required to obtain this coverage. • Must implement organization's programs. level • Serve as a spokesperson for JACl. -skills to maintain and expand JACL's vis• Name ______Age ____ • Interact with community and private sec• Ibility as a force in American politics. Address ______tor leaders on a variety of tasks and projects. • Be responsible for direct supervision of Salary negotiable. Send cover letter and Clty/StatelZlp ______staff, accounting, budgeting, personnel, staff resume to Jim Miyazaki, JACL VP, Opera• Phone ( ) ______[ ) Work [ ) Home supervision, gift solicitation and grant research tions, 2034 Pleasant St., Wauwatosa, WI., and writing. 53213. Send To: Frances Morioka, Administrator Individual should possess JACL·Blue Shield of California Group Health Trust 1255 Post Street, Suite 805, San Francisco, Clllifornia 94109 EXTENDED DEADLINE Pacific CitiZen, August 18-31, 199~5 Highway signs honor 442nd, IOOth, 'MIS

reated to insert "Memorial". The SIGNS photos that evening show the (Continued from page 1) Fresno marker without it. Ken Takeuchi, a Korean War vet, was dinner tween MaderalFresno. dedication emcee. Caltrnn's huge, eye-catching Three Oentral Cal veterans, green signs (4 ft. tall and 8 ft. PROUDDAV• Masaru Abe (lOOth), Yoshimi wide) with luminescent white let• From left: Tak Hiraoka (442nd) and Nobuo tering posted along three sections Misaki, Ben Doi, . Kismue (MIS), huddled around to of state highways will "let future Sam Fujikawa, and cut the dedication cake. generations know-long after we Ben Tagami pose Kim reflected on two widely are gone-of the brave men of the with highway separate incidents tbat discerned 100th, 442nd and MIS during memorial. how the generals perceived the World War II," Col. Christopher Nisei fighting man. Keegan (ret.) of San Diego de• At the Anzio beachhead in early clared as keynote speaker Aug. 4 LOWER LEFT• June, 1944, he said Gen. Ryder of at the' Stockton unveiling of the From left, Masaru the 34th Division knew the capa• 442nd sign by the wives of four Abe, Nob Kishiue bility of the 100th "better than deceased comrades, Ruby Dobana and Yoshimi anyone else" as he called on the Alice Tsunekawa, Amy Tanak~ Hiraoka cut cake in 100th, a single battalion, to cap• and June Wakimoto. celebration of the ture a strategic moun tain pass (in Lt. Col. Barry Saiki (ret.), na• Fresno-area sign. the Albanio Hills) that had sty• tional JACL vice president for mied two regiments (consisting of public affairs, was emcee and pro• six battalions). Though questioned gram chair. Sus Satow (Co. H) of in the strategy session, the gen• Sacramento VFW Post 8985 eral was right: "We defeated the handled the opening ceremonials. Germans by 9:30 a.m. but stopped Stockton Mayor Joan Darrah had (from seizing the pass) by massive proclaimed the city's obserV'ance friendly artillery fire for over seven of Nisei Veterans Month through hours," Kim explained. Sept. 3, the statement being read The second incident occurred in by Elisa Kamimoto, then CCDC France and Gen. Dahlquist ofthe JACL regional directoz- whose ef• 36th Division, who believed "we forts before the state legislature lacked courage, were untruthful last year culminated with legisla• and undisciplined .. . because we tion authorizing the signs .. questioned his orders when we AtCampShelby, where Keegan encountered conditions entirely met Japanese Americans for the contrary to his projections." first time, the southwestern Ohio ABOVE-Cressey Nakagawa (left) , former Thoughts by the 100th ofFrance native pointed out their Go For JACL president, .receives gift in appreciation and Dahlquist "still bring bitter Broke drive trimmed the normal for his participation in the dedication from emotions even after all these 13-month training cycle for com• Izumi Taniguchi, co-chair of the event. years," Kim noted. bat readiness to 10 months. Photos: JEM LEW At Belvedere, the first day of combat for the 442nd in Italy (June Italy (up to this point) was (a) PhOIO: JEM LEW 26, 1944), his men of Co. H were AT RIGHT-Dean "hell on wheels (as the h~avy w:eap• breeze, because (of) the flat land, low mountains and open terrain." Andal, former ons company), and no communi• Stockton assem• cations (company commanders Here, Keegan repeated the crus_hing account of the general blyman; Paul had lost radio contact with their Nakauye, men)." Despite heavy 442nd casu• (Dahlquist) who ordered an as• sembly of the 442nd troops to president, alties, the men held and by 1 p.m. Stockton Chapter, the Germans started to withdraw thank them for the heroic rescue. Dissatisfied by the numbers JACL; Nao and the 442nd joined the victori• Takasugi, ous 100th Battalion in town. present, he reprimanded, dColo• nel, I ordered all the men here." Califomia At Hill 140 at Rosetto, Keegan assemblyman, said, "We spent 4th ofJuly there," The colonel (Miller) replied, "Yes sir. All the men are what you see." Oxnard; and Paul but it was no holiday. Co. H. mor• Bannai, former tars fired over 1,200 rounds of The regiment had dwindled to less than one-third of its strength (of Gardena state 8lmm. shells. "Our men were aU assemblyman, young, stuck in their fox holes all 3,000 men). It was an emotional encounteroftbatNovember, 1944, participate in day. There was no time to cry (for ceremonies. the buddies who were stricken), for Nisei veterans who also viv• work had to be done." idly remember that day. As the campaign waged through The Fresno Program July and August toward Pisa, leg• A week earlier at the Fresno Stockton dedication horn and Florence, "we could see dinner, chaired by Dr. Frank all the Germans retreating," Nishio (MIS), the brief remarks Keegan continued in telling the by Col. Young O. Kim (ret.) of San 442nd story from a wider perspec• Pedro, president of the ]00/442/ tive of an officer. "In less than 30 MIS WWIl Memorial Foundation, days, over 130 DSCs (Distin• stood alone for the 100th Infantry guished Service Cross-the as main speaker who was sched• Army's highest award for valor uled to recount the 100thi442nd and next to the Medal of Honor) story, Eric Saul, failed to appear. were won. That ta.ught me the No reason was given. Cressey courage they had." Nakagawa, t,he other main While the Saga ofBruyeres and speaker, thrilled the audience of rescue ofthe Lost Battalion is well 400 with the Richard Sakakida known to the Nisei generation, story in the prewar Philippines Keegan offered a grim assessment. and finally hiding out in the "We found out what combat was jungles through the war and other really about at Epinal (the U.S. stories of MIS accomplishments. Pholo; HARRY HONDA military cemetery in eastern Four men of the 100th, Sam SALUTE-Sus Satow of Sacra• France, where the Nisei dead were Fujikawa, Ben Tagami, Ben Doi mento, 442 member, emceed un• Col. Chris Keegan, Co. H commander; George Nishinaka, who buried, most of them reinterred and Tak Misaki, unveiled the high• veiling of the highway marker. served under Keegan, and Barry Saiki, event chair, pose for photo. closer to home after the war) .... way marker which has been cor-

When Iiyama asked Izumi how ence that African Americans have can high school graduates and 94 % "merit" as the criteria for college of Hispanic high school graduates NCWNP admissions. He explained that, in he felt about those kinds of situa• only been free from segregation (Continued from page 1) tions, he replied that her friends for 30 years and that "the effects do not qualify for admil:lSion into a his opinion, merit is measured by UC system. In addition, he ar• standardized test scores and grade were probably not qualified for of slavery still linger.» She noted action "unfair" and lamented the that only 1% of the Fortune 500 gued that placing an Am an plight of his highly educated point average because these num• those teaching positions and should not have gotten them. businesses are run by Mican Am rican student with a high though unemployed white male bers illustrate "what that person school GPA of 3.3 with students individually has to offer." He ar• Valora Harvey, an Equal Em• Americans and even less are run friends, suggesting that lesser by Asian AmerIoans. In addition, with 4.0 high school GPAs will qualified beneficiaries of affirma• gued that colleges should look at a ployment. Opportunity Affirma• tive Action officer, spoke in sup• she pointed out the unde:r-.repre• "destroy his connd nce" because tive action had taken their jobs. person "as an individual" but with he cannot com,p teo no consideration of their race. port of affirmative acllion. She sentati.on of Asian Americans in In addition, he referred to a top management positions and as Th affirmative action forum study of admissions into UC medi. Throughout his p17esentation, began by describing affirmative action as a "policy of inclusion," CEOs. seemed to illustrate the split in cal schools. AccoFding to Izumi, Izumi suggested that the benefi• lih Japanese American commu• ciaries of affirmative action are providing "equal access to oppor• During th question and an• the study showed that applicants swer portion of the forum, many nity on the controversial i sue of were being "preferenced due to "unqualified." He argued that a tunity." She explained that affir• math'e aotion was created to rem• memb rs ofthe audience, includ• affil'mative action. M mbers of race," resulting in a "great dispar• proper remedy would be to '1>ring the audi nce stood up and spok them up so they are actually quali• edy past and future discrimina• ing the panelists, criticized Gov. ity." As an example, he cited that PeteWilsonforwhattheyb 1i v d ferv ntly on both sid s of th is• only one out of 90 Japanese fied." Lion, create access to fields previ• ously closed otfto people of' color, was his exploitation of th affir• sue. As the panelists made th h' American applicants were admit• In response. Chizu liyama of points, th re were oft n audibL the Contra Costa Chapter, ,]ACL, and prevent future discrimination, mativ action Issn as a v hiola ted, while 40 out of 240 Hispanic for his pr sid ntial campaign. groansofdisb lieforangeraswell applicants were admitted. He mentioned that many of her J spa• In addition, shp adamant.ly stated that "consideration of race or gen• Introduced near the end of tho as nodding h ads and smatt 'r• posed the question: "By exc) uding nese American friends told her forum, Nakashima xplnined thnt ings ofappllmse. Mol' than any• the Vietnamese refugee, how are that without affirmative action der does not negate merit." Harvey argu d that now is not he had made up his mind about thing, the fOl'uln s m d to indi- you getting back at the slave-mas• they would not have been hired aR t that. th Japan s Am ri an teachers at VC system in a tra• the time to abolish affirmnLiv affirmativ action long ago. He ter?" a stated that, 95% of Africon Am ri- community will l' main divided. Izumi suggeated that we use ditionally white male field. action. She reminded the audi.- 6-Paclfic Citizen, August 18-31, 1995 Personally speaking

the first Nikkei woman jurist in Maetani, reside in Orem, Utah. the U.S. when appointed in 1977 to the municipal bench by then• Commencement speaker Gov . Edmund G. Brown, Jr., was named in June to the Southwest• Dr. Mitch M. Wakasa, past ern University School ofLaw board San Mateo Chapter, JACL, presi• of trustees. Southwestern pur• dent, is the first Japanese Ameri• chased the historic Bullocks can elected president of the UC, Wilshire property, which is being San Francisco, School ofDenti stry restored and adapted to accom• Alumni Association in its 100-year modate the law library and other history. He addressed the com• academic program needs. Judge mencement class of 1995 on be• Todd, active with the Japanese half of the association. American Cultural and Commu• nity Center, is' president of the L.A. County Law Library board of Media and fine arts trustees."Her presence on our board is particularly welcome," The California Arts Council se• board chair Justice Arleigh Woods lected Glenn Horiuchi, com• said, "as we continue to build on poser, pianist and shamisen art• the expanding national reputa• ist, as one of its 1995 artists fel• tion ofthe law school and develop lowship winnersofa $2,500 award a beautiful new law library facil• to support his endeavors. Horiuchi ity." has seven recordings on the Soul Note and Asian Improv labels and has been presented in major festi• Photo: JEM LEW Among eight Utahns appointed to new judicial posts by Gov. vals in North America and Eu• Honored Michael Leavitt was Howard H. rope. He has also received fellow• . Maetani of the Mt. Olympus ships in composition from state Chapter. He was named judge of and local arts agencies. Recognized for contributions to their communities In back row, from left, are J.D. Hokoyama, LEAP the 4th District Court. He has by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) executive director; Gay Yuen Wong, LEAP board served as a court commissioner John Sasake, TV news anchor at its July 20 event were, from left, seated, Paul Y. vice ohair; Robert Lee, president, business commu• since 1986, working in the 4th, on Reno's Channel 2, is sharing Sasaki, Le Xuan. Khoa, Beulah Quo, William G. nication services, Pacific Bell; KNBC-TV news an• 5th and 7th judicial districts. He his views on the awakening of the Ouchi and representatives of Search to Involve chor Wendy Tokuda; Superior Court Judge Lance was the managing attorney for once-silent Asian American mi- Pilipino Ame~cans, Joel Jacinto and Eleanor Castillo. Ito; and William Marumoto, LEAP board member U tab Legal Services for five years. He and his wife, Vicki Inouye See PERSON,ALLY/page 9

Honors fessional, scientific and CIVIC groups on USGS activities and Dave Tsuboichi, 43, a Sansei digital cartography. lawyer and former Markham, Mikuni resides with his wife Ontario, Canada, councilor, is the Diane and their two daughters, first Japanese Canadian called Cory and Kristy, in Fremont, Ca• into Ontario's provincial govern• lif. He is currently vice president ment as the minister of commu• of the Fremont Chapter, JACL. GOOD WORKS• nity and social services. He was Allen Okamoto, handed his post June 27, in (left) T akeo Business Okamoto (second Toronto by Progressive Conserva• Gerald H. Yamada. recently tive (Tory) Premier Mike Harris. from left), and retired as the Environmental Pro• Steve Okamoto He is in charge of launching tection Agency principal deputy workfare, cutting welfare rates (right) honor Roy general counsel and Washington, Abbey for his . and ending welfare for teenagers. D.C., Chapter, JACL, president More than 1.3 million Ontario resi• volunteer work in (1979-80, 1983), has jdined the San Francisco. dents, including some 500,000 Fried Frank Harris Shriver & children, depend on social assis• Jacobson international law firm's tance to survive as its cost spirals environmental practice group in to nearly $7 billion for this year. its Washington office. Yamada Tsubota believes in taking a low• served in the EPA in 1977 after a key approach to the volatile min• three-year stint with the U.S.Jus• istry. He vowed to revamp the tice Department. welfare system in a "sympathetic Roy Abbey, 90, honored with volunteer award way." The Los Angeles based Asian American Advertising and Public Roy Abbey was honored as the Kay Okamoto The honoree has been a an Francisco resident Alan Mikuni has been named Relations Alliance honored Bill Volunteer Award recipient at the 39th anniver• for nearly 60 years, except during the war when chief of the U.S. Geological Imada, president and CEO of sary celebration at the Hamilton Senior Center, he was interned at Topaz. For many years he was Survey's (USGS) Western Region Imada Wong Comunications as San Francisco. a barber in Japantown. Mapping Center in Menlo Park, recipient ofits 1995 Vision Award The 90 year-old volunteer shares his volunteer The $1,000 award as the recipient of the Kay Calif., which is respnsible for the for "outstanding professional ex• time between the Nutrition Program and coordi• Okamoto Volunteer Award was donated by Ab• conduct of the USGS National cellence in their communication nating the ceramics program at Kimochi which bey to Kimochi. Mapping Program in seven west• programs targeted to the Asian he has led for more than 20 y ars. His involve• ern states. American community." Imada• ment wi th the ceramic program includes setting Present at the ceremonie were Takeo Okamoto, Mikuni, 48, received his under• Wong, founded five years ago in up booths at numerous community vents to husband of the late Kay Okamoto, and on graduate degree in civil engineer• Los Angeles. has offices in San display the handcrafted works cr ated by his Steven and Allen. Past recipients include: ing from California State Univer• Francisco, Chicago and New York. students. Proceeds from the sales benefit Kimochi Misao Hayashi. Katheline unotani. Hiroshi sity at Fresno in 1970. He became programs. Nagamoto, lchiro Nishida. Tsuyako Ikari. and a licensed professional engineer Law Abbey's daughter. Ayako Quon, volunteers in Jim Kajiw ra. in California in 1975. the Kimochi lounge and his grandson Kevin reg Martuni of the an Frand co Chapter, He has authored papers and Nakagawa delivers meals for the organization. JACL, emceed the annual presentation. made numerous presentations at Los Angeles County Superior conferences and meetings of pro- Court Judge Kathryn Doi Todd, Scholarships

$1,250. local schools. JACL and refug e four-year professional coil g • a ofinjustice and r ci -m- 'ThL South Bay JACL The chapter also introdllced its service agenci s.Th fund was tablishcd in 1904, grants th Doc• is wrong. It is not acceptable. I, ill honors scholars Nisei Week queen candidate, founded in 1980byNis iwhow re tor of Optometry degl' e. not tand for this'." Kristen Emi Mukae. helped during WWII to r locate holarship winn r Joseph Three highschool graduates and fTom internment cam ps to coIl ges Watsonville JACL I in, member of the 1994 Harbor a college freshman-all prepped Nisei funds Fresno.. area by the National Japanese Am li• High chool sta te championship to be pre-med majors-were rec• can Student R location Oounoil. honors three graduates computer science team, wrote that ognized at the annual South Bay refugee students Inquiries m y be addr ssed to his family is "grat fulto the J L forcorr cmngth offenses g in t Chapter, JACL, scholarship re• the NSRC Fund, 19 Sc nic Drive, '1'h Lhr e r cipi nt.s of the an• ception held June 25 at Gardena. The Nisei Student Relocation Portland, CT 06480. th J pane ~ Americ n and fOl' nual Watsonvill Chapter, J L, edll ating p opla bout [th il'j hi - They were Robin Munesato and Commemorative Fund awarded 24 Ke Kitnyama M morial,cholar• tory. ';Vh t 1\ ould lik to do . .. L Mariko Ryono ofFal os Verdes Pen• scholarships of$500 each to South• ships ach had to write an f:'ssay to tl' to mak my gl'andmoth 1'. insula High School, Candice east Asian refugee students who $25,000 endowment for on "The Day orR m. mbmnce" a Gerbin of Torrance North High, have graduated from high schools my moth r und J CL fe I that in the FrElsno/rulare counties. optometric college an epilogue to Lh il' high school their ffi ds wel'e worth it," and Christie Kawada of UCLA. years. it w S llnnounc d by hol• Jos ph'_ moth l' W s born at To• The coveted Kiichi Egashira Me• The awards program, chair d arship commitL chair Mas by Kathy Omachi, former diJ'(:>ctor The Asian Am dean Optom Lric paz. morial Scholarshi pB were given to Hashimoto. Robin, daughter ofBill and.J anice of the Fresno Nikkei Center. was Society fulfillod it.':! pledge to cre• oh()lnr hip 'wiun l' Tada hi held June 25 at Cal State Frel:!no. ate a $25,000 endowm nt for two Scholar hip winner and vale• I n ko, th H rbol' High val di - Ovennan, and Manko, daughter dictorian Ellie Unmako of Aptos of James and Susan Ryono. Each Among the recipients were two awards of$500 sch to a graduat• tOJiull who scored iii p t'fe t 800 parents-one a father of six-and ing Asian American student b sed High Wl'ote, "Th gr ntest at 'p Math S T, concluded, "We must received $1,500. Both are also thai can be t.aken to\ uro red(.'Dlp· chapter finalists in the National recent refugees from the Hmong, on academic CXCPl1(lIlCC, extl'tlcur• n V~l' lorg t th t'V nts oftJ\t' past. Lahu, Lao, Mien and Nllm Tha riculal' actlVit.i /;I and financial tion lof fi:.O. 9066J is eMh fiet' all, if we fhrg"('l about th JACL scholarship program and mariean's commit.tm nt to his communities. o ed, it was announced by Dr. JaptUlOSI.' intE'l'ntn nl, R ' (\ Pnl'k ~ were presented with $100 U.S. individual r sponsibilit. to fight Kenji MuraHe of Sao Francisco Richard L. Hopping, president, of or Ct1StW luw(\z. \ '(' I'll' bound to savings bonds. Candice, daughter Wh.t\l'll represented the NSRC f'und board Sout.hern Culifornia ,0IlegoofOp• hutr d und ignot'uncn h nlnkl' the san\(:s mi

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A deejay will play all types of music, including rock, swing, cha-cha, etc. The event also promises a num• ber of celebrities and celebrity look-alikes who enjoy interacting Christmas Cheer with conventioneers. A photogra• pher will be roaming around if Pholo: JEM LEW Thanks All Its you'd li.k~ a souvenir photo with COWGIRL-Colleen Ikeuye, Friday Night Mixerchairwoman forthe JACL one of them. national singles convention. gets in the mood for the western-style social 1994 Donors The social highlight of the con• event. vention is the dinner/dance Sat• urday evening emceed by Trisha vide the music the live music, dinner game. Takasugi, local Los Angeles TV complemented by a deejay who newscaster. A gourmet dinner, dancing, Dear Friends: will provide other selections. game-playing and friend-making Actress Amy Hill will present a Along with dancing, meeting ar-e all part of the evening. Your contributions to the JACL humorous look at the lifestyles of new people and making friends the "not-so-rich" and singles. will be encouraged. Cards with Registration: 7141496-7779. Christmas Cheer Project made the 1994 Gerald Ishibashi's seven-piece questions designed to break the Non-JACL members may attend_ rhythm and blues band will pro- ice will be provided as a part ofthe Holiday Season a more joyous time for many of the lessfortunate members ofthe Lots of food, games planned for singles Japanese American community. Yourgen• Maybe it's tough finding the filled questionnaires out before registration slip with your con• right match in life, but one thing Aug. 10 will play the computer vention registration. erous donations totaled $16,151 ofwhich everyone has in common is: dating game. Players wiD have The golf tournament will be 100% was distributed in December 1994. Food. fun finding out who the computer held at the Costa Mesa Country And there's plenty of it at the picked for them. Club. The deadline for golf regis• Thank you for your continued sup• 7th National JACL Singles Con• Even the Saturday luncheon tration cards was Aug. 19. vention, Sept. 1-3, at the Westin should be fun. You'll enjoy the The Sunday picnic will offer a port to these often tinzes forgotten Japa• South Coast Plaza Hotel, Costa food but you'll have to switch seats variety of games, including vol• Mesa. Calif. three times just so you can meet leyball, softball, croquet, bingo, nese A,nericans. For instanc : the Frida) West• different people. board games, darts, Frisbee, re• ern Mixer, the Saturday dinner/ For more physical games, a ten• lays, etc. This event is not just for dance, the Saturday luncheon, the nis tournament will be held Sat• singles but for married couples, Sunday buffet brunch, the Sun• urday and Sunday. 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Kamlya resume to: ~.; ( RED I TUN ION Insurance 373 Van Noss Ave" Sulle 200 KARYl MATSUMOTO Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 781·2066 PO BOX 1721 / SLC, UTAH 84110/801355·6040/800544-8828 Japanese American Citizen's league Frank M. Iwasaki Insurance 1765 Sutter Street 121 N WOOdburn Drive, Los Angalos 90049 San FranCisco, CA 94115 (213) 879·2 184 8-Pacific Citizen, August 18-31, 1995 Opinions Letters Applauds JACL efforts to help Korean victim I have read your recent article on "Ko• rean beating victim" (July 21-Aug. 3, page BILL HOSOKAWA 5) with much interest. It seems the victim was probably a victim of anti-Asian violence. His case sounds quite similar to what happened to Vincent Chin Would they have apologized? in Detroit. Perhaps, the case should be brought to the attention of the U.S. District y the time this column is published Truman, Ford and Carter have deplored it. and Bendetsen testified that they thought Attorney for possible prosecution under the furor over former Defense Secre• But none of these people was responsible they were doing what was best for their federal laws. B tary Robert McNamara's book, con• for the Evacuation in the way McNamara country in pressing for the evacuation of all It is also further suggested that Mr. Cho fessing his error in pursuing the Vietnam was responsible for the American role in Japanese Americans from the West Coast, apply for benefits under "crime victims War long after he realized how wrong it the Vietnam War. The officials involved and in similar circumstances today they compensation" which may be available in was, will have died away. But there exists pivotly in the Evacuation in much the same would issue the same orders. In other words, Idaho too. a somewhat parallel situation which is made way that McNamara was involved in Viet• unlike McNamara, they were unrepentent. • In any case, it is very heartening to hear timely by McNamara's admission. nam were Gen. John L. DeWitt, Gen. Allen In the glare of the hearings called by the that JACL's Boise Valley Chapter is help• That would be the Evacuation, followed W. Gullion (a somewhat mysterious figure Commission on Wartime Relocation and ing Mr. Cho, the crime victim. This is an by internment, a devastating chapter of behind the scenes), Col. Karl R. Bendetsen, Internment of Citizens, there wasn't much excellent example of how Japanese Ameri• history opened when President Roosevelt and the assistant secretary of war, John J . else they dared say. cans and Korean Americans can reach out signed Executive Order 9066 which autho• McCloy. Thus there is no authoritative person to each other and build mutual friendship, rized the removal of an American minority Several personalities involved less di• al'ive today to come forward as McNamara confidence and respect in the future. based on race. The authority for mass ouster rectly-Stimson, Attorney General Francis has done, to admit error and offer apology. With special thanks to Mr. (Ed) Hirahara of citizens from their homes had been re• Biddle, then California Attorney General Yet one wonders if in their hearts, in the and the Pacific Citizen . quested by Secretary of War Henry L. and later Gov. Earl Warren-have ex• quiet of the night, Bendetsen and McCloy Stimson. Congress did nothing to block it. pressed regret about the Evacuation in had some doubts of their decision in the Later, it was ruled a legal action by the their biographies, but only briefly, as though face of the Constitution they had sworn to ~~. ~ , Esq. United States Supreme Court. the episode was only a minor event in their uphold. McNamara has had to face some General Secretary Yet, in more recent times there have lives. savage criticism, but at least he had the National Association of Korean Americans been second thoughts about the decision to DeWitt has had to take much of the courage to reveal what he believed. New York City. remove and imprison Japanese Americans blame for the Evacuation decisions but in violation of their Constitutional rights history seems to show he was pretty much as a wartime security measure. Presidents the figurehead who signed the papers placed Seaman has comment on Bush and Reagan have apologized for it. on his desk by a far stronger character, Hosokawa is the former editorial page edi• Sgt. Matsumoto sto'ry Congress approved a measure to redress Bendetsen. Both are now dead, as is McCloy. tor the Denver Post. His column appears in the wrong. At various times Presidents But during the Redress hearings McCloy the Pacific Citizen. The undersigned longtime seafarer wishes to comment on the experience of Sgt. John Matsumoto in the June 16-J uly 6 edition of Pacific Citizen. How fortunate he was to have been drafted just prior to Pearl Harbor Day and somehow got lost along the BILL MARUTANI way with his American buddies. A most interesting story instead of those boys and girls along with their parents and grandparents suffering the indignity of The Douglas MacArthur Memorial being cast into out own conce.ntration camps. As was proved later, none of this ill treat• my MIS class, neither was I at the top. my answer stood. ment was necessary. In Honolulu where HE TELEPHONE CALL was from ·J I't P :1nC'~P Key Kobayashi calling from Wash• There were plenty of men ahead of me. Walking back to my billet, I pondered the American p €'O ple Wf>r e Je ff ington, D.C.: U.S. Sen. Spark I was, as the saying went in those days, what I had done. I thought at any moment, mtact, not one person was charged wlth fhe T crime of aiding the enemy. Most of the Matsunaga had been scheduled to be the "sweating nickels" as I set out for the Dai- ' I might be summoned back and be con• speaker at a dedication of the "Yankee Ichi Building. fronted with some unpleasant situation. longshoremen were Nisei and of all the Samurai" exhibit at the Douglas MacArthur Now, back to Norfolk, Va., in the spring vessels at Honolulu and elsewhere in the Memorial in Norfolk, Va.-but because of AFTER REPORTING to the O.D. (Of• of 1988. Islands, not one ship suffered sabotage. an unexpected event, he would be unable to ficer of the Day), I waited in the ante-room, Of the politicians and government offi• attend. Could I pinch hit so that the pro• dazzled by the passing parade of colonels IN ADDITION TO a number of Nikkei cials that protested uch unheard of treat• ment, a number suffered dismi ~ sal from gram could go on? When a fellow such as and generals, seeing more stars in those vets 1, there were mi li tary personnel as well Key asks you to help out, you don't say "No.1' few minutes than I'd ever seen in my life. as civilians, including none other than Mrs. their positions. And so it was that on the appointed date in Resigned to facing some sort offiring sq uad, Douglas (J ean) MacArthur! As I gave a May of 1988, I flew down to Norfolk. And as shortly, I was escorted into the colonel's briefrecount of the background of the MIS ~tJ~ it turned out, it was a memorable occasion office. The colonel was filling an opening on service people in the Pacific Theater of Seattle for me. the stafffor an "appointments officer" whose operations, I mentioned that in addition to But, first a bit of background. principal duty would be to manage "the college graduates and professional folks, general's" schedule of appointments, also Says JACL is not spending AS A NEWLY MINTED 2nd lieutenant to travel with him and act as his interpreter See MARUTANUpage 12 its money wisely in post-war Japan, I was directed to report when needed. I was absolutely floored. I notic d in the July 6-20 Pacific Citizen to a Col. Bunker at the Dai-Ichi Building in Someone must have misread my military 1 Alphabetica ll y among those present that I can that our National Pre ident Denny Tokyo, the headquarters ofSCAP (Supreme file; this has got to be one big mistake; there recall : Nasu Hashlguchl (who sent me some pic• Yasuhara is gallivanting in Washington, Cominander of Allied Powers). I could not are thousands of far better-qualified men tures taken on the occasion. which prompted this D. ., when our JACL piggy bank is facing possibly imagine why I was being sum• out there; they must have me mixed up column). Grant Hlrabayasl1i; Mr. and Mrs. Yukio budget entrenchment with po ible finan• with someone else. My answer? I declined. moned: I hadn't done anything wrong (at Kawamoto, Key K. Kobayashi, Art Morimitsu. Ben cial chao . He is politicking for immigra- least, not recently), and my background The colonel appeared visibily upset. He Obata. the Sato family (DenniS. Florence and Mary). consisted only of basic infantry training recommended that I ponder the proposal and Dr. Edward Sawada. See LETIERSJpage 12 (Camp Robinson, Ark.) followed by months carefully, and give my answer to the cap• of classroom training at the M.I.S. (Mili• tain seated by the door outside the room. I After leaving the bench, Marutani resumed tary Intelligence Service) at Ft. Snelling, saluted, turned, stepped out and reported his law practice in Ph iladelphia. He writes Minn. While I was not near the bottom of to the captain to please inform the colonel regularly for' the Pacific Citizen. Pacific Citizen Policies EdItortals, columns and cartoons SANSEJ JUcx;E Iro ~J.iy The opinions, views and tatements in the edito• ftEAsE ADMoJJmoNS 70 yOU. ria ls, columns and cartoons appearing in Pacific 15 HAVlN6 A GREAT DURING eitu n are those of the authan; Md a uch dQ not I MUST CAUnOIJ YOU 111/S POttY BREAK necessaril repr ent the Japanese American Citi• JUFWEllCf 01fme lJOT TO DISCUSS OUR PROJeCT NOR COME TO zens Leagu~ . Pacific Cit i:cII editorials, COhUlW, and cartoons ofst aiC will be dearly labeled a uch. YONSEf 6ENfKATlON. ftNY CONCLUSION UIJTtL OUR SESSION IS RESUME[) Pacific Citiull w ~ l come for consid~ration ediro• rilll! and collUlUl from members of the Japanese AND COMPLETED. American Citizens League, the Japanese Ameri. an community at large, and beyond. They should be no longer than approximately 50 word , ~nd them to: Editorial Opinion, Pacific Cill~m , 2 C ral Circle, Suite 204, M ntere)! Park. CA,9175S. Letters Pacific Citiztll wel me' lettlllS to the Niitor. L tters must be brief, are , ubject to editing and those unpubllshed an be neither a knowledged nor returned. Please sign your lettl'r but make S~ we are able to read our na m ~ . In lude mailing address and daytime telephone number. B{ 'au, eo! limited ~ p a we may ndenSl! letters that ,\1'11 n pted fo r publication, W ~ do not pubUsh form letters, corie' or letters written 1(1 other pub li 'a• tions. Fa letters to 213/72.'\-00601 Or mnil to letters to the Editor, PII i{ic Citiwl. 2 oral 'rde, , lIite 20<1, MN\tCl'(' Pilr"- , 91755 . •nfonnaUon: 1/800/966-6157 Pacific Citizen, August. 18-31, 1995-9 Viewpoint

·A-bomb apology unnecessary Viewpoint is a Pacific Citizen fo• rum for in-depth analyses of key It should never happen again issues affecting the JACL or the By Ike Hatchimonji Japanese American community in By Chizu liyama general. Opposing views are wel- · ei Nakano's well presented ar• countries? come. ticle in the Viewpoint section of Countries allied ei Naka• in the use of the atomic bombs, which ush• In this Viewpoint, two writers no's col• ered in a new age in history. theJune 16-July 6, 1995, issue of with the U.S. in react to a June 16·July 6, 1995, M the PC proposes an unrealistic World War II were M umns are I concur with Mei's argument that the and somewhat misguided appeal for an Pacific Citizen article by Mei always so thought United States should offer an apology for also guilty of killing Nakano calling for an apology for apology by the U.S. to Japan for the atomic provoking, and her using atomic bombs on civilians. Mostof us laTge numbers of ci• the dropping of atomic bombs on bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Her vilians. Dresden, article on the atomic don't really comprehend the extent of suf• presentation included several well-sup• Hiroshima and Nagasaki. bomb was particu• fering borne by the people of Hiroshima Germany, was al• Ike Hatchimonji takes issue with ported "facts" to justify her position and larly cogent. It is the and Nagasaki. There was no television to most com pletely de• that view, while Chizu liyama sup• some highly respected opinions of promi• stroyed by Royal Air 50th anniversary of bring us instant pictures of the total de• nent writers. ports Nakano's message, bothphilo• the dropping of the struction of a city and its people. And the Force and U.S. bomb• sophically and personally. Using the old saying that "to the victor go ers in which nearly bomb on Hiroshima United States government exercised cen• the spoils," an official statement of regret 60,000 civilians were and Nagasaki, and sorship for seven years on pictures from by the U.S. shouldn't be expected no matter killed. Berlin, in a firestorm resulting from it is time for us-not their files on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. how hideous and cruel the mass killings of bombing, lost over 25,000 civilians in just just as Japanese Americans-but as citi• In 1987 I spoke at the International Con• 250,000 innocent civilians was, even though one day. In an incendiary raid March 9, zens of the world to examine that event and ference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6. I had just the bombings were probably unnecessary 1945 over Tokyo by U.S. bombers, nearly to take steps to make sure it will never revisited the devastating exhibit at the as Nakano's article points out. As the data 89,000 were killed, also in just one day. happen again. Our futuTe depends on it. Hiroshima Peace Park, and could not get shows, the bombings cannot be defended as It would be naive to argue for an apology I have been working with the National the pictures of the sutTering people otT my a strategically necessary action against without considering the broader declara• Japanese American Historical Society in mind. I therefore started otT my talk with Japan since she was ready to give up. It was tion that "war is hell" and that no country presenting an exhibit "Latent August: an apology as an American Japanese to the just a matter of time before she did. If one is without bloody hands. If Hiroshima and Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" which people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the of the objectives was to persuade Japan to Nagasaki were unique as victims of mass is currently running through Sept. 30 at horrors caused by the bomb. I was immedi• surrender, the bombs could have been de• killings alone, I would agree that an apol• Pier One, Fort Mason in San Francisco. We ately surrounded by Japanese delegates livered over an unpopulated area for their ogy is due. However, huge casualties took have done a lot of research on the latest who were so grateful for my words. They shock value to drive Japan to surrender. place in many places by conventional kill• material coming out from archives, govern• stated that in all the years that they have Before an apology is demanded however, ing methods. As nob led-minded as Ms. mental memos, diaries, etc. And they ques• held the conference not one American del• the question of mass killings of innocent Nakano's call for an apology is and as wor• tion the prevailing assumption that the egate ever apologized for the use of the people must be viewed in wider context. thy the need is for the U.S. to express its atomic bombs were necessary to end the bomb. The use of atomic weapons or convent;lonal regrets to Japan, it is somewhat idealistic war. We are encouraged that in the Bay Area, methods has the same result although the to put forth such a proposal for the U.S. and As Nisei, can we remember that the offi• there are many activities and exhibits spon• destructive power and suddenness of for other countries, including Japan, to do cialline about the reason for our "evacua• sored by a variety of organizations around nuclear bombs is acknowledged. Destruc• the same to their victims. tion" during World War IT was "war neces• the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombs. tion and killings of civilians can be massive Unofficially, however, many Americans sity?" And it was not until years later that I would li.Ke to invite everyone totheNJAHS in either case. No country, including Ja• regret the first use of atomic bombs on people like Michi Weglyn, Aiko Herzog, exhibit at Fort Mason, which includes his• pan, can claim the moral high ground in civilian populations and have historically and Prof. Peter Irons unearthed communi• tory, memory (oral histories), and art. We modern-day warfare. Although not entirely tried to do something positive about it. At cation and memos which showed the du• also have scheduled many programs in• through bombings, about 200 to 300,000 the expense ofso many victims at Hiroshima plicity (and racism) of some of our govern• cluding discussions on the decisions to drop Chinese civilians were unecessarily mas• and Nagasaki, the positive lesson learned mental officials. This led finally to redress the bomb, the story ofhibakusha and radia• sacred in Nanking in 1937 in a frenzy of for all countrif.'s is that nuclear war mu:tt ht" aLd governmental apology about our in• tion survivors. mllRiraT and dntmatic pro• killing by Japanese troops during theJ apa• avoided at cost. If anything worthwhile carceration in concentration camps during grams for peace, an artists' panel, and a I look at the legacy and the future. nese invasion of China. In other countries was served, it is that lesson. That is prob• \'.'orlrl V.(:'1 r TT . 42 VPAr!'; )1o)ter. Therefore For further information, please call invaded by Japanese armies, the record ably all we can hope for now. it was very regrettable that the Smithsonian Institute, our foremost NJAHS at 415/431-5007. hasn'tbeengoodeither.Crueltiesandatroci• museum, succumbed to pressure and al• ties occurred in the PhiHppines, Indo-China tered its exhibit ofthe Enola Gay. We felt it and Korea. Should Japan be expected to Hatchimonji is a member ofthe Torrance was imperative that we present a broad Iiyama is a member of the Contra Costa apologize for her past conduct in these Chapter, JACL. picture ofWorld War II and its culmination Chapter, JACL.

By HARRY K. HONDA 10 JACL chapters to celebrate 50th anniversary

en of 112 active JACL chapters are visiting the relocation centers and resettle• 1996, Coachella Valley has been inactive George Sakaguchi-l\>lidwest District Coun• about to commemorate their 50th ment areas in the east and midwest. At the for some years and, according to the PSW cil governor a decade ago and St. Louis T anniversary this coming year. Head• Denver convention in March, 1946, he was regional office, is in the process of deactiva• chapter president another decade earHer• ing the list is Wisconsin, originally elected national JACL second vice presi• tion-which means a proper notice of deac• at Camp Shelby's successful 50th anniver• founded as Milwaukee Chapter, JACL, in dent. Thirty days later, he agreed to help tivation should be published in the Pacific sary reunion and end-of-the-war celebra• 1945, the lone chapter chartered that year. existing chapters and to activate new chap• Citizen andw hatever is in the chapter trea• tion of the 442nd veterans is the seed for The remaining nine are Cincinnati , De• ters While in charge ofthe Chicago and New sury should be distributed to other non• this column. troit, Cleveland, Washington, D.C., York JACL regional offices. He also re• profit tax-exempt organizations engaged in George wanted to bounce ideas otTme for Seabrook, St. Louis, Twin Cities, Coachella signed from the YMCAstafi'thatmonth. By a similar endeavor. Butr-thatshouldn't be St. Louis Chapter's March 20th Golden Valley, and Philadelphia. the end of the year, Mas was appointed on the eve of what could be a meaningful Jubilee party. For instance, invite as a TbeyrepresentpostwarJapaneseAmeri• acting national JACL secretary, to build up celebration in 1996--a Last Hurrah. Th keynoter the distinguished Nisei alumnus can communities in the Midwest and East• membership and chapter activities, en• few Nisei pioneers of Coachella Valley just who earned his degree in medicine at the ern District Councils and a time when the abling Mike toconcentrateetTorts onJACL's recalling those early years gone by cau be Jesuit Institution, St. Louis Universit ; late Mas Satow, Midwest-Eastern regional legislative aims as executive secretary of exciting. The younger Nikkei ought. t.o hear make it a worthwhile fund-raiser at the director, and Mike Masaoka, national sec• the JACL Anti-Discrimination Committee about the Issei-Nisei contributions in the same tim , and recall the chapter s mile• retary, based at Salt Lake City, were hus• (ADC) in Washington, D,C. "This [his work vaHey that.'s best known today, unfortu• stones by the folk who were there. We tling about to establish chapters and press in JACL) was supposed to be for only a year, nately from a yuppie perspect.iv , for golf See HONDA/page 12 for Issei naturalization and other remedial but it has lasted for 25 years," Mas said courses and ex-mayor, now Congressman, iegislation. upon retirement as national director in Sonny Bono from Palm Springs. Mas lived in Milwaukee, his wartime 1972 .. Honda i editor emeritus ofthe Pacific Citi· base as a National YMCA program director Of the 10 Golden Jubilee chapters for Our happy meeting in mid-J une with zen.

the UC, Davis, School of Veteri• tions, was one of the banqu t the interim athletic dir ctor t "This is a big on ,I> h ontin• PERSONALLY nary Medicine special recognition speakers. A past conference presi• ASU while applications are being u d. "Th r 's a lot that sh can (Continued from page 6) for research in avian mycoplasma dent, he received his DVM degree receiv d for a perman nt r plac - contribut ... She'll do all she can diseases. A U.S. Navy veteran, he in 1949. He is a Michigan State ment. to help ke p th rich tradition we nority in Northern Nevada. A finished his undergraduate st.ud• diplomate of the American Col• She continues to be in cha1'g of have at ASU." graduate of Berkeley High and ies at the University of Washing• lege of Poultry Veterinarians and the Offic of Stud nt Affairs, Th w ek ofth Pac-lO football San Diego State in psychology, ton, earned his master's and doc• has enjoyed a long tenure as guest which ov rse s verything from op ning at Washington, sh will Sasake interned with CNN in torate degrees in veterinary mi• lecturer at the UC, Davis. counseling to r erea,tional sports b at Harvru-d participating in n Washington, D.C, and has worked crobiology at UC, Davis, in 1957. to undergrads. She has been n week-long forum focusitlg on th with the ABC affiliate in San Di• He thenjoined the faculty, chaired Athletics ASU employee for 25 yeal"S. glass c iling prot1 ssional wom II ego and the NBC affiliate in Ari• fac • th 1\ tak the r d- to get the graduate group in compara• Forty years ago, Christine Her fath r, Bill Kajikaw8, zona. tive pathology and was director of conch d footban, bask tball and to til gam, h said. Kajiknwa, and her young r sister, hristin , wit.h bachelor's and the Master of Preventive Veteri• CaTol, would sitinArizona Stat 's bas ball during his 40 tirel ss years atASU, r thing ill 1978. H doctol'at d gI es from ASU and Veterinary award nary Medicine program at Davis. gym to watch their father's bas• The 44th annual Western Poul• Bryan Mayeda, DVM, local ar• wassul'prisedbyth appointment mast r's from alifornia, i~ Ul r- kotball game. Now, for perhaps as 1'i d to Don Wilkinson, athl ti try Disease Conference in Sacra• rangements chair for the confer• long as a year, Christine mad in lat Jun by univ rsity mento presented professor emeri• ence which attracted some 300 president Latti 001', but h was dir tor of Tempe nion .. eh.ool Wilkinson, 50, will oversee tho Distri t. tus Richard Yamamoto, Ph.D., at attendees from more t.han 35 na- needs, financial and physi nl, as tIling his fri nds, ''we're v ry proud ofhor." -Source: Susie Sato. Mesa, Ariz, lO-Pacific Citizen, August 18-31,1995

. . Books Novel mixes mystery with JA internment

By LEIGH-ANN MIYASATO ment and alien land laws, pre• town embittered by the legacy of novel of complete technical and grip that the past holds on our vented Miyamoto from complet• the war-all are portrayed with emotional authenticity. lives, the force of culture and tra• Snow Falling on Cedars, by ing his purchase ofthe land for t1}e great insight and sensitivity. Asian Pacific Americans should dition, and the moral imperatives David Guterson, New York: strawberry farm, and Miyamoto A new epok by a talented Japa• be drawn to this story, but anyone that individuals must heed-are Harcourt Brace, 1994, $21.95. carried a grudge for years. nese American novelist? Remark• who appreciates good writing revealed. The story unfolds through the ably, the answeris no. Snow Fall• should read the book as well. It Snow Falling on Cedars won On an island in Puget Sound in drama in the courtroom and in a ing on Cedars is the first novel of explores themes of racism, jus• the 1995 PENfFaulkner award, 1954, Kabuo Miyamoto stands series Qfflashbacks told from the David Guterson, a former high tice, love, honor, and redemption given by writers to honor their trial for the murder of a white point of view of Miyamoto, his school. teacher who previously with a mystery and courtroom peers, and the 1994 Barnes & fisherman. Miyamoto is a Nisei wife Hatsue, and Ishmael Cham• published a collection ofshort sto• drama so compelling that it is Noble Inc. Discover Great New who was interned in the concen• bers, a reporter covering the trial ries and a book promoting home impossible to putdown. The snow• Writers Award. The book has gone tration camps ofWorld War II and for the island newspaper, who was schooling. For the novel, Guterson storm that begins with the trial back to press four times and 50,000 served in the 442nd Regimental also Hatsue's childhood sweet• drew on his experiences of small~ seems to freeze the characters in copies have been sold, extraordi• Combat Team. He is also a fisher• heart. The Japanese American town life on Bainbridge Island in revealing moment, and at the end nary for a first novel. Its success man, but he has long dreamt of community on the island, the re• Puget Sound, but the book also of the novel when the storm is is richly deserved. This book owning a strawberry farm on the moval and internment of the en• reflects extensive and meticulous over, the mystery of the white should not be missed. island. The alleged motive for the tire community during the war, research about Japanese Ameri• fisherman's death is solved and killing: the dead man's mother, the shock oflife in.the camps, the cans, World War II, fishing boats even more fundamental truths• Miyasato is the acting JACL taking advantage of the intern- struggle to remake lives in a home and other matters. The result is a about the nature ofprejudice, the Washington, D.C., representative.

Evacuation and Camps make for an evening well-spent. It knows how to groom his words Write Award in 1988 and is cur• tory." would be quite a feat. well. rently under city arrest in Jakarta. Back in print after more than Ishimaru, Stone, ed., Concen• This is the third volume of a 20 years, the title of the novel tration Camps. USA: a Picto• A sweet taste of farming Days at West Point quartet (translated by Lane, an comes from the First Precept of rialRecordofJapaneselntenv Masumoto, David Mas, Epi• Australian Embassy secretary at the WWII Imperial Rescript to ment, TecCom Productions, P.O. taph for a Peach: Four Sea• Lee, Gus. Honor and Duty. Jakarta), written in the late '70s, Soldiers and Sailors. As must-read Box 39481, Los Angeles, CA90039; sons on My Family Farm, Ivy BookslBallantine, New York; of the cultural whirlpool in the introduction, a 64-page prologue, (1994) 151pp, Ilx8.5", $38.50 post• HarperCollins, 10 E. 53rd Street, (1994), 434pp, 4x7" paperback, Dutch East Indies-Islam, Dutch details U .S . plans, Operation paid. New York, NY 10022; (1995), $6.99. colonialism, Javanese caste sys• Olympic, to invade Kagoshima and 235pp,5x8" tem, the Chinese community• Japan's defenses, Ketsu-go. The A sage once said, "A picture is Author of China Boy (1991), he and of the pioneers in the revolu• atomic bomb converted the Pro• worth a thousand words." Thus, A cursory reading of the jacket is the only American-born mem• tion who were imprisoned with• logue to a projection ofthese plans, Stone Ishimaru has produced a notes to David Masumoto's non• ber of a Shanghai family who at• out trial and tortured; many died which is the heart of the novel. work equivalent to a quarter-mil• ficture/nature book about rescu• tended West Point, received his in prison. All ofPramoedya's writ• TheAir Force Times said the story lion words. This is his final vol• ing his family's orchard of Sun law degree at UC Davis, served as ings are banned in Indonesia. is incredible, as if it happened ume of photographs that he had Crest peaches -"one of the last a drill sergeant, paratrooper, mili• Morrow has published three ear• "had the U.S. not dropped atom personally selected from the Na• truly sweet and juicy fruits from tary criminal defense lawyer, com• lier works: The Fugitive, This bombs." tional Archives, where these pic• becoming obsolete in a world that mand judge advocate, deputy di• Earth of Mankind, Child of All Chapters were perused for men• tures are stored. increasingly values commerciality rector of the California District Nations. tion of a Nisei combat interroga• He previously published single over quality"- and reading past Attorney's Association, and senior An engagingway to understand tor and he was discovered: Sgt. volumes covering five of the ten opening chapters, a yearning for executive for the State Bar; mar• Indonesia and its people, Asian George Ebata in Chapter 15. A American-style concentration his Sun Crest in the summer ried, has two children andis a full• Americans are reminded here of prisoner, who was puzzled in see• camps: Heart Mountain, Mailza• makes your mouth water. time writer. another ethnic segment from the ing a Japanese in an American nar, Poston, Rohwer and Tule You flip back to his prologue, Honor and Duty dwells on his same corner of the world, which uniform, knew he wasn't "an un• Lake. A limited number of copies which did warn: "The last of my days at the Point in the mid-60s. has been fairly hidden from liter• speakable traitor," because the are still available at $35 per. This Sun Crest peaches will be dug up It is filled with Chinese terms ary view. sergeant's (gunso) accent revealed final volume covers the rest: . .'." but to city-folks like most of us that permeated the home and frag• otherwise. Amache, Gila River, Jerome, you hope he keeps a few trees so mented his life. To show the depth of Minidoka and Topaz. that friends who want to visit him War against Japan Westheimer's research, it was a Two other TecCom volumes and savor the Sun Crest will not The Indonesia revolution fat gocho taking down the notes embrace the Assembly Centers: be disappointed. His narrative, Westheimer, David, afterword d urlng the interrogation, how pris• (1) Santa Anita, Pomona, Fresno, covering the four seasons, thefam• by John Ray Skates, Death is oners were kindly treated to elicit Pramoedya Ananta Toer, tr. by Lighter than a Feather. Uni• information, the presence pfMexi• Pinedale, Tulare and Salinas; (2) ily and farm, has already made Max Lane, Footsteps: a NoveL Turlock, Tanforan, Stockton, Sac• you feel you'd be welcome. versity of North Texas Press. P.O. can Americans and "red Indians~ Wm. Morrow & Co ., 1350 Avenue Box 13856, Denton, TX 76203; in the Army. The prisoner had ramento (Walerga), Marysville Inside JACL and at other Nisei of the Americas, New York, NY (Arboga), Portland, Puyallup family-style functions, the farm• (1995), 432pp, 9x6", $16.95 paper. thought the Mexican American 10019; (1995), 474pp, 9.5 x 6.5", guard was another Nisei. The (Camp Harmony). Did he miss ers always brought along a box or $23 hardcover. one?-Merced. And he has one on two of their tastiest best for the Westheimer has authored such "honorable lieutenant.~ whose ac• MISLS in Minneapolis. season-be they long-stemmed novels as Van Ryan's Express, AI}' cent was "not as elegant" as Centra l Java -born aut.hor! Sweet Charlie and the World War Ebata's, carries on a conversation Incidentally, the War Reloca• strawberries in Ventura County, translator of more than 30 works tion Authority captions are noto• premier crop of table grapes in II memoir S itting It Out. A deco• \vith the pri oner. A black Ameri• of fiction and non ~ fiction , some of ra t.ed, retired USAF officer. he can also ha a part ofthis chapter. rious for not including names of Central Cal, sun-ripe melons in his earlier works were written epi~ode people photographed, though Colorado, one-of-a-kind oranges lives in Los Angel kates, pro• Another surprise: the of while imprisoned by the Dutch fessor of history at t.he Uni ersity Grace ato in Chapter 17-an there are some rare exceptions. I at Riverside, persimmons ofPlacer from 1947-49 for his role in the thought, as a coffee-table conver• County or the succulent pine• orSoutbern 'Mississippi, is author expatriate from WestLo Angele Indonesian revolution. He was of The Invasion ofJapan: Alterlla· who sailed with the family on the sation piece, companions and apples from Hawaii. Those days, later held as a political prisoner friends from camp days would sad to say, are "tumbling away live to the Bomb., a history ba ed Grip holm to Japan, while her on Buru Island from 1965-79 "for on d classified malerial beror brother had \'olunteered for the have a grand time trying to iden• without a fight"-I.o quote from standing up for truth" by the In• tifY the faces - after 50 years of David's prologue in referring to Westheimer's novel was written 442nd. donesian government. He was and endors d it as "very good his- -Harry K. Honda changes. The challenge should his trees. An orchardist, he really awarded the PEN Freedom-to- Films .

.. San Francisco Chapter hosts premiere of new Okazaki film, IAmerican Sonsl The San Francisco Chapter, Asian Americans across the coun• to local Bay Area schools. JACL, will host the world pre• try, stars actors Lane Nishikawa, American Sons will be shown at miere of Steven Okazaki's new Kelvin Han Yee, Yuji Okumoto t.he AMC Kabuki Theaters, 1881 film, American Sons. and Ron Muriera, wil.h a musical Post St., in San Francisco The film focuses on the rising score composed by Mark Izu. Japantown, Friday, Aug, 31, from anti-Asian sentiment and violence The chapter, which annually 7:30 to 9 p.m., follow d by a recep• in America by examining differ• sponsors an Asian American film I.ion at the th ater. ent economic backgrounds and premiere, requests that all pro• Tickets are $20 for g neral ad ~ ethnicities, including Japanese, ceeds from the even t be donated to mission and $10 for students. To Filipino, Korean and Chinese. the Asian American Theater Com• order, call 415/922-1534. The film, which was based on pany of San Francisco, as well as Information: Jeff Adachi, 415! ACTORS-Starring in Steven Okazaki's "American Sons" are, from left, interviews with more than 100 to fund the distribution ofthe film 553·9318. Kelvin Han Yee, YuJi Okumoto. Lane Nishikawa and Ron Muriera, Documentary, ·Something Strong Within,· film a triple winner in competition

UCLA film-TV associate pro• spirit and their will to survive." tary division, and 5il" r Muse Lional Film-Vid 0 Fostdval, the Last . at" the pror completed fessor Robert Nakamura's docu• Scenes inel uda never-bofore• winner in the overall compotition, USA Film Festival, and tb 10th "Mo ing M mori s," whidl fen• mentary film about the Japanese shown home movies shot in the at ~he American Association of nnnunl Los Ang les sian Pnrific t,ured pre", r h ll\ mo i s tak n American internment, "Some_ camps by internees. Nakamura Museums Oonti renee at. Philad 1 ~ Film-Vid 0 F sti 1. by til Iss 1. thing Strong Within," has won was in Manzanar as a child. phia; and firHt. placo in tho do u• Nakamura, with pt'oduc r ~t.roug national and international awards It won the WorldFesl. Bronzo ment.ary division ut th San Jose ]{nr n lshizuka. is ompl ting t\ "Som thing Within" is in recent competitions. Award winner in t.he documen• Stnte University Film-Vid ol"os- film on Amol'i ans of Jap l\ S bing-shown continnousl,v through "This film is not just about out• tary category at the 28th annual tivnl. . nnl' I."y in Hawaii and a vidco Oct, t5 nl. the Japmws(' Am denn : ~m) rage and injustice," Nakamura Houston International Film FOll• H was also selectod for scr('on• essny on .Jllpm1.ts(\ Amt'l'icnns in NUlionnl 1\lI8 1:\\lI)) , K 1st St.. said. "It.ismoreaboutpcoplo, t.heir tival; first prize in the documan- ing nt t.he 22ml Athens Intornn- t.he milHul'Y. Los ngl,l s. Pacific Citizen, August 18-31, 1995---'-11 . Obituaries

-DCA TH NOTICES,· which appear in predeceased by husband George, son Nakashima, Mitsuteru 'Mits', 85, & Miyeko Hirai,S gc., brother Saburo and Yamashiroya, Ruth Nobuko, 75, Los a more timely manner, are requested by Elmer and daughter Michiko. Mikiye, 75, Watsonville, Calif., both July sister Asaye Minatani (both Japan). Angeles,June23; Denver-bom, survived the family who wish to be billed. The Imagawa, Tetsuo, 81, Seaside, Calif., 8 In auto accident; prominent flower Takahashi, Michino, 93, Hayward, bydaughterMichele, brother James Abe, copy from eitherthe familyorthe funeral May 18; survived by wife Jane, sons Dr. growers, survived by sons Taketo Calif.,July 13; Fukushima, Japan,-born sisters June Abe, Irene Gima. director is reworded as necessary. The Robert, Dr. Walter, daughters Arlene Douglas, Fumlto, sisters Edes Enomoto, former Altadena resident, survived by Yamauchi, Masatoshi, 76, Las Vegas, rate is $15 per column inch • The Fujino, Janet Maruyama, 6 gc. Sachi Masuyama, Sachi Uyemaruko, son Wataru (Tiburon), 2 gc. July 11 ; Hawaii-born WWII Army veteran, following appear on a "space-available Ishizue, Takashi, 72, Dinuba,Cali!.. July brothersJunji, Toshio Nakashima, Kenji, Tashiro, Misue, 90, San Francisco, May retired gov'tmaintenance supervisor and ' basis." 6; Ivanhoe-born, survived by wife ShuJi and Eiji Uyemaruko. 21; survived by daughter Yachiyo five-year Vegas resident; survived by Toshiko, daughters Shirley Sakaguchi, Nakayama, Jim, 68, Mountain View, Shigematsu, 2 gc, 2 ggc., sister-in-law wife Yoshiko, son Stanley, daughters Aki, Harvey N. 83, Wilmette, ilL, June Linda Ogawa, son Dr. Kenneth, 2 gc., Calif., July 3; Huntington Park-born Toshiko Shigematsu. Irene Felton, Linda Greenberg, Kay 19; Fresno,Calif.,-bom, charter president brother Seizo. owner of Nakayama Flowers, survived Thomas, Taneko Minaga, 73, Oxnard, Stewart, 3 gc., brother Kiyoshi, sister of New England Chapter,JACL, 1948- Ito, Ken Y, Chicago, July 22; survived by wife Sally, daughter Carolyn Wadley, Calif., July 17; Wakayama. Japan,-born, Shizuko. 1949, survived by wife Mariko, sons by wife Harriet, daughters Denise Lynn Lally. sons Lon, Dale, Casey, 4 survived by husband Lloyd, daughter Yoshino, Molly Y., Los Angeles, July 5; David, Robert, William, brother Rev. Peterson, Alison, son David, 1 gc, sister gc., and family of 10 brothers and sisters. Jera Lynn, 2 gc. survived by husband Yoshito 'Toe', George (Claremont, Calif.) Sayoko Nakata, brother-in-law Harry T. Nishi, Midori, Ph.D., 74, Monterey Tokuno, Mamoru, 79, San Jose, Cali!., brother Joe Mltsuhashi, sisters Fumi Akutagawa, tku, 88, Sebastopol, Calif., Ichiyasu. Park, Calif., July 8, Los Angeles-born July 1; Hiroshima-born, stlrvived by wife Uchida, Alice Noda, sister-in-law July 12; survived by husband Kiyoshi, Kawate, Isaml, 71, Reno, Nev., and retired professor of geography, California Kikue, son Masaki, daughter Keiko Frances Mitsuhashi. sons Ken (Santa Clara), Ben, Bill Mammoth Lake, Calif., July 3; survived State University, Los Angeles. Okubo, 4 gc., sister Kimiko Kitano (Altadena), daughters Mieko Kono by wife Agnes, sons Keith, Chris, Gary, Nishiyama, Yuki, 94, Fresno, Calif., (Japan). DEATH NOTICE (Sacramento), Etsuko Kanenaga 1 gc, brother Nelson, sister Lucille June 29; Nagasaki-born, survived by Tomita, Shizuko, 88, Los Angeles, July JUNZOIDENO (Davis), 8 gc., 4 ggc. Honda; predeceased by formerwife and daughters Shlzuko Maseba, Yasuko 17; Tottori, Japan,born naturalized U.S. Junzo Ideno, 94, passed away on Awamura, GeorgeS, 77, San Leandro, mother of three sons, SuekoJane, sister Tashima, Midorl Komura, 6 gc. citizen, survived by sons Makio, Masao, Aug. 3 in Skokie,llIinois. He was the Calif.,July 3; Dinuba-born, retired Mary IshiI. Nomura, Bob Shoichi, 69, Oakland, Setsuo, Dr. Joseph (Illinois), daughter beloved husband of Ayako, nee greenhouse foreman at San Lorenzo Kimura, Martha Massa, 98, Arvada, Calif., July 3; Delano-born Kibei, East Mary Sonoe Seko, daughter-in-law Tanimoto; loving father of Teruo, Rose Nursery, survived by wife Shizuye Colo., May 22; survived by daughter Bay represenative of Hokubei Mainichi, Asako Tomita, 10 gc., 2 ggc. Kazumi Karasawa, Gene Kazuo and daughters Patti Okui (Castro Valley), Shlzuko Sera, 4 gc., 5 ggc. survived by Hatsuko, daughters Diane Tomosada, Margaret Mitsue, 69, Michael Shlzuo; fond brother of Susan Awamura (Oakland), 3 gc. Kobayashi, Akira, 67, Torrance, Cali!.. Endo, Gale Sasagawa, Irene, Julie Torrance, Calif., July 8; Seattle-born, Tamiyo Nakahiro and Hisako Utsunomiya; proud grandfather of FuJikl, John Takashi, 83, Stockton, July 4; Torrance-born, survived by wife Thomason, brothers Terashi, Jerry, survived by sons Samuel, Wayne, 14 and great grandfather of seven. Calif., July 15; Florin-born, survived by Mary, son Kevin, daughter Karen, brother sisters Judy lura, Gloria. daughters Cheryl Birmingham, Karen Before WWII , he founded Soko Ohara, Misayo, 76, West Los Angeles, Okita, 6 gc., brother George Kadoyama. wife Michiye, daughters Nancy Kubota, George. sisters Emma Nakaoki, Matsuye Kendo in 1930 and was a partner of Joyce Sakakihara, Ruby Kato, 2 gc., Chuman, Fusaye Hisamoto (Colo.), in• July 12; Spring ValleY,Wyo.,-born, Yamaminami, Seiichi, 67, Alhambra, the American Fish Market in S.F. sister Itsuyo Kameda. laws Fred Kita, Tom Kita, Bill Kita, Yo survived by husband Mitoshi,sons Mikio July 13; Miyazaki-born, survived by wife Furukawa, Douglas, Denver, June 23 ; Kita, Alice Fujikawa. Emil, Kent, daughter Margaret Inouye, 5 Kazuko, sons Leo, Lloyd, daughters DEATH NOTICE survived by parents Jack, Frances, Masuda, Dorothy Utako, 86, Los gc., brothers Tsutomu Murata, Nobu Miyuki Uyeda, Megumi Pang, 1 gc, VICTOR CHIKARA ISERI brother Gerald, sister Charmaine Angeles, June 27; Santa Ana, Calif., - lida (both Japan). brothers and sisters in Jpn. Funeral services forVictorChikara Palmer. born, survived by son Jim, daughter Okamoto, Bill, 80, Sacramento, Calif.; Iseri, 80, were held on Wednesday, Furuta, Haruo, 89, San Mateo, Cali!., Kiyoko Tanaka, 4 gc. Florin-born, survived by wife Fumie, DEATH NoncE 8/2/95 at Mission Valley Free Meth• July 4; Tokyo-born, survived by son Matsushlma, Takashl, 71, Platteville, brother Samuel, sister Grace Michika GEORGE MIZOTE odist Church in San Gabriel, CA Koichi and gc. Colo., June 17; Lafayette-born WWII Hori. George Mlzo!e, 75, dear brother Victor was a native resident of Garza, Pedro 0" 52, Pasadena, Calif., veteran (3rd Armored Division), survived Okanishi, Hideo, 70, Rosemead, Calif., of Mitsuko Doris (Tyler), Hisashi, Los Angeles and a WWII Veteran. June 30; survived by wife Margaret by wife Okiko, children Randy July 16; Corcoran-born 442nd and Henry and Harry. Fond uncle of HepassedawayonJuly29. Funeral Masuoka, son Pedro (Texas), daughter (Longmont), Barbara Tashiro Korean War veteran, survived by wife three. Visitation was held at Lake services were officiated by Rev. John Maria Isabel Beasley, mother-in-law (Thornton), Robin (Laurel, Md.), brothers Emiko, son John, daughter Janice, View Funeral Home, Miyabe under the direction of Fukui Tomeyo, brother-in-law Jun (Stockton), John, George, l!.eo (Greenwood, Ind.), sisters Fumi Ishihara, K.imiko Maeda, Mortuary. The deceased is survived by his sisters-in-law Chisako ShOji, Dr. Eiko sisters Sachiko Katayama (Lakewood, Natsuko Akiyama, in-law Yoneko Monuments & Marl"fgr. Yutaka Akichika, sisters Misao Gwendolyn Gutierrez. (Maryland), Yaeko King (Gardena), gc. Sakamoto, May Gomes, Martha Mukai, Thomas D., 79, Spring Valley, & ggc. Nishitani, Connie Sekijima, predeceased Calif. ,June 26; EI Cajon-born MIS Sato, Kazue, 95, Fresno. Calif ,July 16; by husbands Takaji Abe and Shungo veteran, survived by wife Hatsune, Ehime, Japan,-bom, survived by sons Hirabayashl, brothers Hiromu and Tom daughters Margie Caparas, Clare John Sato, Taro Kalagiri, Kojt Katagiri , 3 CLASSIFIED ADS Nishitani. . Kodama (Temple City), son Mike (Las gc., 3 ggc. Vegas), 4 gc., brothers Cromwell (New Shlmonishi, Emlko, 68, Garden Grove, EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT Ikeda, Betty Sodeko, 85, Seattle, May Jersey), George (New York). Henry, Calif., June 25; Littleton. Colo.,-bom, BLDG. MGRJHUD SECTION 31: Kagoshima, Japan.-born, prewar sister Susan Uchida (Ogden, Utah). survived by husband Kenneth, father ENGINEERS resident of Salinas, Calif., Interned at Genel Miyasato, brother Yoshio, sister Large company seeks mechani• 8 ELDERLY PROJECT Nakaji, George Tadashi, 79, Gardena, Poston, Ariz .. relocated to San Jose, cal, electrical, chemical & envi• Highly motivated bi-lingual (Japa• Calif., July 5; San Diego-born, survived Yukiye Nakama. Cali!., to Seattle in 1950; survived by Shiozaki, Yuriko, San Francisco. July ronmental engineers. Some nese/English) individual for multi• by Wife Mary, daughters Caren Murata, son Bob (Monte Sereno, Calif.), 15; Calif.-born, survived by son Daniel, travel required. Fluent in Japa• faceted position. Individual must Ruthi Hong, 6 gc., In-laws George daughters Lilly Berchem (Fremont), May daughter Adrienne Woo, 2 gc., brothers have computerskillslfigure aptitude. Masushige, Mabel Yano, Marie nese a plus. Call 404-723-6508. Tsuda (San Jose), Ritsuko Daniels Takeshi, Shoji, Mlnoru and Toshlkl Excellent "people" skills. Organiza• Masushige. (Grand Coulee, Wash.), Jean Crowhorn, Okamura, sister Mltsuko Kamlmorl. $ JAPANESE Speaking tionaVcommunication skills. Duties Carolyn Sakai. 19 gc., 25 ggc., sister Nakamura, Hatoe, 72, San Francisco, Suzuki, Kanenorl, 85, Santa Telemarketers $ Include: HUD recertifications, han• Toshi Hanazono (San Jose), brothers July 6; Sacramento, Callf.,-born, Monlca,Callf., July 5; Yamaguchi, NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. dling tenant problems. Previous Tokuji Masuda (Culver City), Takeji, survived by mother Harumi, sister Ruby, Japan-born, survived by wife Sumlye, Permanent Part or Full Time. FLEX• management experience a plus. Saburo and Matsuzo (all of Japan). brother George Sumio. daughters Jane Nobuko Masuda, Nancy IBLE hours. Paid Training. $6 to North Side location. Send resume $10 Paid Hourly, Base plus Bo• to: Janet Jacobson. 11 S. LaSalle .... nuses 13230 E. Firestone Blvd Suite St., #3000, Chicago, Illinois 60603. 0-2, Santa Fe Springs 90670. Near WRITER 605 .& 5 FWY. Cross Streets RESIGN the unresolved allegations of with not only today's fiscal crisis Carmenila & Firestone. Call BEN (Continued from page 1) sexual harassment, the appear• but the long term challenges." 310/802-5884, ances of conflicts of interest and In this respect, Mizobe cri ticiz d National Board decision to CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT the lack of willingness to come the organization for failUTe to cre• downsize the national staffin San Pacific Citizen. the Japanese Ameri• together as a unified board." ate fund-raising programs. Francisco, which resulted in the can Citizens League national news• In her Aug, 7· letter to the PSW paper, seeks a person 10 maintain departure of five staff members. In other reasons for her resig• Executive Committee and to dis• nation, Mizob cited her strong subscription mailing list. Database These individuals were offered entries, verbal and written correspon• trict chapter presidents, Mizobe disagreement with Yasuhara's severance pay, but negotiations criticized the National Board, say• dence skills needed. Work with post became strained in the ensuing handling of JACL matters this ing it "has abused its authority office, vendors and provide support months-and this, too, became a year, with reference to what she for produotlon. Type 40 wpm, two and is willing to disregard the reason for Murakawa, Mizobe and called a failure to resolve the in• years office experience, knowledge JACL Constitution and Bylaws." Minami to resign. Lernal problems of the organiza• of IBM and Mac desirable. Will train. Mizobe said that the National tion. Send cover letter and resume to: In response, JACL President Board over the past year has taken Richard Suenaga, 2 Coral Circle, DennyYasuharasaid, "It's always Minami, in his Aug. 1 l etLel' to over "the organization with little #204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 regrettable and a loss to an orga• the district, cited similar reason regard to the powers actually nization, when longtime, energetic for his d parture, but. added that PERSONAL . granted to it by the Constitution people leave. respect them for he believed JACL was "not. in• I and with little regard to the opin• JAMES YAMAGUCHI . adhering to their beliefs and fol• volved in the issu s of th day. ions of the chapters and member• The CUIT nt. National Board has Prewar Oakland Resident James lowing their consciences, and J Yamaguchi family moved prior to ship. Many of the organizational b en immersed in th (budgot c\;• Coli: wish them well." tI'Ie Evacuation at 207 1/2 Evert St.. and operational decisions were sis: and because Lh current. staff In her July 30 letter to the Na. (and continue) to be made by a Alameda; he was 10 years old at Ihe has been pr occupied with t,h time. Gene Hull's family was en• tional Board, Murakawa said, subset of the National Board." 800/966-61S7 administration of the organiza• trusted with the Yamaguchi albulTl of "Without going into great details, The former PSW governor also tion, ther has b n no roal action International stamps, which Gene I have had concerns about the charged that JACL has failed to t.aken t.o respond Lo the myrinci of (who was 12 years allha time) wants fOr ()d rot ,5 staff terminations, the severance exhibit "visionary leadership and civil rights iSBUOS afii cting ou'r to return. Write: 4224 Crestline, Fair package and lack of settlement, to provide a sound plan to deal communit.y." Oaks, CA 94626. 916196b-5138. 12---Pacmc Citizen, August 18-31, 1995

in QlUlst ofJustice to congressional who believe they may be eligible MARUTANI . members as part of the chapter's for redress as a result of these Justice Dept. positions (Continued from page 8) 50th year. So many are new in court decisions should contact the among the MIS men were also a Congress. It will be a marvelous ORA helpline at 202/219-6900 for open for APA law students couple of professional gamblers.2 P.R. gesture as well for JACL, information and claim forms. At that point, Mrs. MacArthur, said past national president K. Bruce Iwasaki, attorney and The U.S. Department ofJustice Activities Book, honor or summer seated in the front row, broke into Patrick Okura over the phone. member of the National Coalition is looking for Asian Pacific Ameri• program application form and a delightful smile as ifhaving un• The last remaining copies of for RedresslReparations (NCRR) can law students who are inter• complete instructions. covered a naughty secret. She ap• &aid, ''The Ishida decision is the ested in entry-level attorney or this book, written by Bill most significant court ruling to Send application to: Honor pro• peared quite animated through• Hosokawa some 15 years ago, are date concerning the more than summer law intern positions. gram or summer law intern pro• out. in storage in a Little Tokyo area 2,000 Japanese Americans who Deadline for applications is Sept. gram, Office of Attorney Person• AFTER THE DEDICATION, warehouse and the JACL Mas have been denied redress." 26. nel Management, U.S. Depart• photos were taken of the Nikkei Satow Memorial Committee is Iwasaki and John F. Daum, "The Department of Justice ment of Justice, Rm. 6150, Main vets standing with Mrs. paying rent for them. "The JACL O'Melveny & Myers law firm, hires a substantial number of Building, Pennsylvania Ave. at MacArthur. During that time, I story needs to be told to the new wrote an amicus curiae brief in graduating law students through 10th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. chatted with her and briefly re• generation in Congress," Okura ' support of the Ishida appeal. the Attorney General's Honor Pro- 20530. 202/514-3396, voice mail. lated the episode at the Dai-lcbi added. "This is a way of putting Miyasato said that those af- gram (approximately 150 entry• TDD number: 202/616-2113. headquarters with Col. Bunker. I the books into better use. n Golden fected by the recent ruling are level attorneys will be hired this Information: Allie Pang, civil forgot what, ifany, comment she Jubilee Chapters of 1996 outside different from the list, recently year)," said Linda Cinciotta, di• division, 202/514-6846; Christo• had on that subject, but I was ofWasbington, D. C., ought to con• published in the Pacific Citizen, of rector, Office of Attorney Person• pher Cheng, civil rights division, absolutely charmed by herwarmth sider distributing JACL in Quest approximately 4,000 potentially nel Management. 202/514-8892; Richard GQh, bu• and quality. Simply put, she had, ofJustice to public officials, schools eligible redress elaimants released. "The department also hires a reau of prisons, 202/514-6165 or as expressed in the vernacular, and libraries. by the ORA. The ORA listing in- significant number of students for Tony Hoang, environmental and "class." I then did something that eludes individuals for whom the its summer law intern program natural resources division, 202/ wen may have astonished others, ORAhas internment camp records (approximately 120 legal interns 272-6221. but who have not filed redress including my fellow Nikkei. But I ITO claims. The ORA has a legal re- will be hired). While traditionally . just couldn't help it. I asked the (Continued from page 1) most applicants to the summer Japanese Plwwtypesetting lady , "Would you mind very much sponsibility to make a diligent lawinternprogramarebeginning search for such pemons. . ifl hugged you?" Without so much you that's wrong. Those who do . While the rulings could affect the sec on~ year oflaw sch.ool, this as a pause, she replied, "Why, no.n that in public life should return to the redress eligibility of hundreds program IS also open~ third-year TOYO And so I did. I don't think any• private life real soon. of individual accordingtoNCRR . studentswhoareseekingemploy• one got a picture of that embrace; "The respectable publishing the ORA c~ently has funds ~ ment for the summer.pri.o~ to the PRINTING CO. they probably were all too startled. house wbich publishes racist paro• pay approximately 435 more indi- comme~cement?f a JUdlClal law But if, perchance, there was some• dies-that's wrong. I'm a tough viduals. Further funding would clerkshiporfull-timegraduatelaw 309 So. San Pedro St. one' who had hislher camera at• guy, I have a strong family, wife. I require Congressional approval. program," said Cinciotta. Los Angeles 90013 the-ready and got a shot, I'd sure can take it. But I'm ashamed and To apply, contact a law school (213) 626-8153 like to have a print. scared for the community," said career services office for a Legal Ito. TRIAL Ito thanked the largely Asian 2 Sometime early in my Army stint, (Continued from page 1) those two pros must have entered my American gathering for its sup• UPCOMING 1995 ESCORTED TANAKA T6uRS sphere. I recall an early initiation into a port and also thanked others like wife, Leslie, 20, at her place of EXCEPTIONAL VALUE' SELECT TOURS crap shoot in the downstairs "game room" Rep. Norman Mineta of Califor• employment, the Farm Bureau in• BRANSONifENNESSEElKENTUCKY (9 days) ...... •.... _...... , .•. SEP 9 & 16 on the pool table, losing my entire nia, He said, "Frankly, I have surance Company, in violation of ~ST COAST!FALL FOLIAGE (11 days) ., .• , ... _.... .•.. ., ...... •.... _.•...... •. _ .... _._, ...... OCT 1 month's pay as a PFC (private first class, been s~ed by the silence of GOLDEN CITIES OF CHINA (1 5 days) ...... ,...... _..... ,.... OCT 19 the terms ofhis bail. His wife, who 'AFFORDABLE' JAPAN ONSEN (9 days) ...... , ....•.. , ...... •...... _...... _....•...•.•.. _•...• NOV 7 wearing one chevron on my sleeve). so other elected officials. I hope that is Caucasian, had said that her fast as to cause one's head to spin. A our friends would stand with us. estranged husband had threat• UPCOMING 1996 ESCORTED TANAKA TOURS month's pay was under $40. The only people we can truly count ened to harm her and her child, JAPAN SPRING ADVENTURE (Plus Takayama Festival. 10 days) .•...... , ...• , ..... , .• APR 13 on is ourselves." and she feared for her life. ALPINE EXPLORER (SWitz.erlandlAustnaIGermany. 15 days) .•...... •...... MAY 24 At the beginning of his talk, Ito Two employees of the company IRELANDIBRITAJN (17 days) •••..••• .. ••.. ...•..•.•.•...... •. , ••.••. , .••.....•.••...... •...... ,JUNE LETTERS explained that as a judge he was said they saw Shiozawa on the CANADIAN ROCKIESNICTORIA (8 days) ,...... _.... _ .•. __ ...... _...... JUNE 19 (Continued from page 8) restricted in the topics and types company premises. However, offunctions that he may address. - CALL OR WRITE TODAY FOR OUR FREE BROCHURES - physical therapist Kathleen Day Tanaka Travel Service is a full service agency and can assiS1 you in issuing indIvidual air tion issues and affirmative action. He said he may not discuss any testified that he had been receiv• ~ tickets, cruise bookings. & olher travel plans al Both issues have less meaing for pending cases and that be may ing treatment at that very same ~~ NOADDmONALCHARG~ the Nikkei community. Affirma• not speak at a fund-raising event, time. tive action has been detrimental noting wryly that because of this Idaho Farm Bureau Federation =t!'P~Atl TRAVEL SERVICE to the Nikkei community all he probably saved the dinner at• executive vice president William ~ 441 O'Farreli St, San Francisco, CA 94102 along-particularly in the univer• tendees'money. W. Brown, in & letter to the per• (415) 474-3900 or (800) 826-2521 sity level, denying entrance to Setting aside his stern court• sonnel administrator of her place qualified Nikkei students. room demeanor, Ito joked about of employment, David Acevedo, National JACL spending has the hazards of becoming a well• has said that the two Farm Bu• recognized public figure. Prior to reau employees had given false always been excessive, consider• the speech, many attendees came ing that national membership testimony about Shiozawa. up and had pictures taken with "The actions of two of your em• comprises only 2% of the Nikkei thejudge. " I'm still blind from the community of an estimated ployees in giving false testimony 128 picture flashes that were that Troy Shiozawa was in this Pacific Citizen Get a head start in business • 880,000 people. My feeling is that taken," he said. "It's been a deflat• building on Monday, April 24 and the National JACL is not spend• ing evening. Everyone has come again on Wednesday, April, 26, i~ ing members' money in their best up to me and said, 'You're not as has caused substantial emotional Your busine$S card in each issue for 12 issues $15 per line, three-line minimum. larger type (12 pt.) counts as two lines. Logo same as line rote os required. PC has interest. Let's confine ourselves to tall as you look on TV' or 'You look stress to all members of Federa• OUR issues only, where it began. older in real life.' " made no determination that the businesses fisted in this directory are licensed by tion statI' and especially to his proper government authority. If there is nothing else to do, it The Los Angeles County Asian mother,NancyShiozawa(whoalso should be placed "in mothballs," American Employees Association works at Farm Bureau)," wrote retaining a membership file and represents Asian American em• Brown, "The Shiozawa family has assessing $5 per member for ad• ployees in various county depart• accrued an additional $5,000 in ASABI TRAVEL MICHIKO JEAN MORROW, Realtor ~ Res. (415) 347-8880 ministrative expenses, if any. Or• ments including the Coroner's of• legal expenses in proving these ~ B~ & LEb'Ull£ TRAVEL FOR O~ ~ ,. Bus. (415) 57 -9996 ganization could be activated only fice, Fire Department, and medi• allegations to be false." S GlIOlIPS, FMUU&S & 1ND1\'lD\JAl8. ~H' PACKAG.8 ToURS, CItUlli&S. R.uu>ASS, IQCII:::'ICf 1108 S. EJ Camino Real if and when issues relating to cal and health services. Emcee for Judge Peter McDermott refused Y08lYOS& & LIMoUSINE SmVlCE --:r= ... San Mateo. CA 94402 Nikkei arises. the evening was KNBC-TV to discontinue Shiozawa's bail, U)43 W. Olympic Blvd, '317, LA. 90015 From the looks ofthings, I, along anchorwoman Wendy Tokuda, saying, "He can't be having physi• (iol13l4874294' FAX (213) 487-1073 AILEEN A. FURUKAWA, CPA Ito was awarded the George M. cal therapy at the same time he's I-Cl-."';'I)--FL-O-WER--VIE--=-W-':"'G-ARD--=-EN-S-i Tax Accounting for Individuals, Estates with many others, are not in a & Trusts and Bu inesses Ban Award for community involve• walking down a hallway at Farm . Flowers, Fruit, Wine & 2020 Pioneer Court, Suite 3 position to contribute $39 to the ment by the association. Ban, who NationalJACLtreasurywhenex• J3ureau. It's obvious someone Candy Citywide Delivery an Mateo. CA 94403. Tel: (4.15) 358·9320. passed away recently, was a long• here's mistaken." , Worldwide &rvi('e penditures of our money are time member of the L,A. County 1801 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles 900271----:-----::---...,,-----; Both the JACL National Board (213) 466-73731 Art & Jim Ito being allocated for outside causes. Fire Department. and the Intermountain Di trict Unless a change in direction takes Council passed resolutions sup• Dr. Darlyne Fujimoto, YUKAKO AKERA, O.D. place, my last membershp contri• porting Shiozawa's right to a fair Optometrist & Associates Doctor of Optometry bution has been made. I, and many Medi·Care Provider, Fluent Japanese REDRESS trial. In a letter to Mark A Professional Corporation 1390 E. 14th St., San ,Leandro, CA 945;7 others like me, have supported Hiedeman, proseouting attorn y 11420 E. South St, Ce .... ltos. CA 90701 (610) 488· 020 (Continued from page 1) (310) 860-1SS9 the JACL for the past four de• of Bannock County, Denny cades. Believe me, present and gress will be carried out as it Yasuhara, JACL national DAVlD W. EGAWA, Attorney future young generations have a should be," said Halberstein. • Criminal & Civi14w president,wrote, "The foundation SO N. Raymond Ave. Suite lot more reservations. Let's think The decisions on the Ishida case of our justice system is Lhat th P08adooll, CA 9UOS andConsolotJ. UnitedStateswould ~ UwAjIMAYA about it. individuals charged receiv a trial Ph: (818) 792·8417 ... Always il1 ood taste, also affect the eligibility of chil• devoid of bias and [the LrinlJ be dren born to parents who obtained fair, and that an individual is in• AMA TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL 8dt~ early releases from internment Marlba Igarashi Tilmnshiro nocent until proven guilty. We 626 Wilshire Blvd.• Stl) 310 Sacramento camps for work, school or other would hope Lhat your office uses Los Angeles 90017; (213) 622·4333 reasons. more care in the futur r g~\l·ding According Lo Leigh Ann .. Mr. Shiozawa's basic righLs." DR. RICHARD TSUJlMOTO HONDA Miyasato, actingJACL Washing• In addition, Lh Pocat. 110- CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIS'l' ton, D.C. representative, the De• Blackfoot ChapLer has sLtlrt.ed a 246 N. Indian Rill Blvd., Claremont, CA (909) 6254522 (Continued from page 9) partment of Justice will not seak legal defens fund. mention these ideas as possibili• reconsideration of the suits and Rammell said, "I un quivocaUy ties for other GQlden .Jubilee Chap• will cooperatein sottlingthe cases believe that. ifMr, Shiozawa weI' FREQUENT FLYER AWARDS of children of "voluntary" evacu• Buy NW Fly·Writ!:' 'l'ick (" . For the Best of ters of 1996 to emulate. not Japanese, or if Mr, Shiozawfl Mr. Ohris Nuwton 800·783·1\4:.)1 Everything Asian Furthermore, it's no secre,t back ees. were a blond-haired, fllll'-Akinned Miyasato said that persons who 120 McKinh.l)' /tIII· 2·m. O(\rou · , C'A 91119 Fresh Produce, Mat, East that Washington, D.C., will female, !lhis cas would hav be n fall within t.he group of children SeA.food and Grocerles celebrate its golden jubilee when (,reaied in un niirely dim r nl. AtleltQnl~_~ ';"""' _ """' 1 covered by the Ishida and Consolo vast selection of the chapter holds its 1996 instal. fashion." KOBAYASHI ENTERPRISES cases and who previously filed a Shiozawa'sgrandfat.l, r,G orgo. Gift War lation dinner sometime in Janu• claim with t.he Office of Redl'oss ary, And the other idea which Shiozawfl is a formol' county com• SYINIA K. KOBA ASm Administration (ORA)wiIl r ceive missioner And Longtim m mbe .. .. 1300 W. 7th Avo., N201 Seattle • 624-6248 chapters might consider comes a telephono call from an ORA At.nff _ . Anohofall'o, AK 9050l from the Washington, D,C., chap• of t.h Pocatello-Blackfoot Chap· Ro\': (007) :.172-&7l8 Bellevue· 747-9012 member and the claim will be ro• Ler, JACL. ter. They plan to distribute .JACL opened and re-examined, Persons Fn : (907) 277-11IlS7