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:: 2.512 Vol. 108 No.1 ISSN: 0030-8579 941 East 3rd St. Suite 200. Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 626-6936 Friday, January 6-13,1989 Son Rises to Throne Only $20 Million in Redress Budgeted for FY 1990
Japan~s Emperor Hirohito Dead at 87 By Carole Hayashioo and Rita Takahashi
SAN FRANCISCO - Reactions to the Responding to President Reagan's Bush revision, if any, and Congress's TOKYO-The era of Heisei (the pur Reagan Administration's fmal budget recommended allocation of only $20 response to it will determine our final suit of peace) has begun with the acces proposal to Congress may have been million in FY 1990 for P. L. 100-383, number." sion of Crown Prince Akihito to the mixed, but Japanese American redress Grant Uj ifusa , JACL-LEC strategy Ujifu a stated that changes can be Chrysanthemum Throne upon the proponents were unanimous in their chair, said , "We are very disappointed, lobbied, but that it would not be easy, death of his father, Emperor Hirohito, displeasure. but not surprised given Gramm-Rud with much dependent upon the Nikkei 87, who succumbed Saturday morning The president's budget, submitted man and new money for legislation with members of congre s. "We knew all (Jan. 7) of duodenal cancer. Jan. 9, asked for a $20 million approp a IO-year stretch out provision." along that the appropriation battle Thus ended the 62-year reign of riation in FY (Fiscal Year) 1990 for 'The important thing to remember," would come upon us, and now we have ,Showa (1926-1989), the longest impe eligible redress recipients. In other Ujifusa aid, "is that this marks the be it," he said. rial period in Japanese history. word , the FY 1990 budget allows re ginning, not the end, of the budget pro Letter Writing Akihito, the 55-year-old emperor, dress payments for only 1,000 eligible cess. In the past, many Reagan budgets , Ujifusa added, "But, per pective in his first public remarks Monday former internees; the earliest the pay when the administration was fully em tells us that we have gotten over the (Jan. 9), pledged to uphold Japan's ments would begin would be Oct. I, powered , have come to Congress dead big hump of passage of the authoriza postwar constitution, which restricts 1989, the beginning of FY 1990. on arrival ." He went on to say, 'The tion bill in the looth Congress and him to a symbolic role, and said he enactment by an administration long would carry on the spirit of Hirohito opposed to the legislation." "who devoted himself unassumingly Congressmen Slam Redress Appropriations Ujifusa urged Japanese Americans to the cause of peace on Earth." WASHINGTON - California's two ments next year completely unaccept to write to both President-elect Bush The state funeral for Hirohito will Nikkei House members have found able and said he has begun contacting and Budget Director Richard Darman , be held on Feb. 24, the 49th day from President Reagan's final budget entree congressional budget leaders regarding reminding them of candidate Bush 's the day he died, with political leaders HIROHITO before leaving office a rather unpalat the problem. support of H.R. 442 during the cam from around the world expected to at able dish. Rep. Norman Y. Mineta, 'The president's figure is far below paign. The strategy chair said that re tend. To an American reporter who inter (D-CaJif.) criticized President what is needed to make payments on dress advocates should also begin to In Washington, a spokesman for viewed Vining last fall in Pennsyl Reagan's Jan. 9 budget allocation for a timely basis," the California law lobby House and Senate members of President-eJect Bush's transition team vania, she said that Akihito "won't be redress recipients, charging that the maker said. 'The law states that pay the Budget and Appropriations Com suggested that Bush himself would a carbon copy of his father. He wasn't president raised "the hopes of ments be made within a lO-year mittees. lead the U.S. delegation. Meanwhile, hidden away like his father was. He thousands of loyal American citizens period. At the president's rate, they According to Ujifusa, lobbying is former U.S. prisoners of war of Japan will be much more visible, more like of Japanese ancestry in 1988" but ig won 't be completed for another 60 most effective when the person writing during World War II opposed the de Queen Elizabeth." nored his promises in his budget sub years. " the letter is a constituent of the member cision. Continued 011 Next Page mitted to Congress in 1989. In letters to House and Senate of Congress. "People shouldn 't send Budget Chairmen, Rep . Matsui said a letter to someone repre enting Ban- Breaker of Traditions "I am hopefuJ that the incoming that it would be inefficient and costly Continued on Next Page Akihito, the first Japanese emperor Nisei Vets' Group Bush Administration will be more sen to stretch payments over a long period to marry a commoner, broke tradition sitive to this commitment," Mineta of time. He also pointed out that those again and raised his own family of to Build Monument added. "On behalf of the thousands of who waiting for redress have three children: Crown Prince Naruhito, loyal Americans still living who have are Judge Rules Parts 28; Prince Aya, 23; and Princess Nori, in Washington, D.C. waited most of their lives for justice waited long enough. 'The Justice Department is well 19. WASHINGTON, D.C.-Plans are after the tragic evacuation and intern of McCarron-Waiter ahead of expected schedules in locat Like his father who was known for being developed to formally incorpo ment, I ask President-elect Bush, ing recipients," Matsui said. "There is his research in marine biology, Akihito rate the Go For Broke National Vete 'How much longer must they wait?'" Act Unconstitutional no reason to delay the proce snow. is said to be an expert on the classifi rans Association (GFB NY A) as a not At the same time, Rep. Robert T. We are talking about a majority of el LOS ANGELES - Federal Di trict cation of fish and has published three for-profit, nonpartisan, educational, Matsui CD-Calif.) called Reagan' derly citizens who may not be here in Judge Stephen V. Wilson , ruling on volumes on the fishes of the Japanese charitable, and service organization of , proposal of $20 million to fund pay- 5 or 10 years, much less 60 years ." the "L.A. Eight Deportation Case" on archipelago. California to promote the designing Dec. 22, declared that key part of the On his trip to the United States in and building of an heroic war,memo 1952 McCarran-Walter Act are uncon October. 1987, Akihito had a dramatic riaUmonument in the · nation's capital, stitutional. The ruling extend First reunion with his boyhood English lan according to Toro Hirose, a 442nd NEWS IN BRIEF Amendments rights of free speech to guage tutor, Elizabeth Gray Vining, RCT veteran and temporary secretary non-citizen , declaring uncon titu now 86, who recounted those years in to the Organizing Committee. San Francisco Fires Nikkei Cop tional parts of the act subjecting non her 1952 best-seller, Windowsjor the The decision to move ahead with SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Police Review Commission voted U.S. citizens to po ible deportation Crown Prince. Continued on Next Page on Nov. 30, 1988, to fire Officer Patrick Miyagishima for involvement with a for their political view . The McCar teenage prostitute. The 32-year-old Miyagishima pleaded guilty in October to ran-Walter Act deals with immigration Response to Rumor misdemeanor charges of having sex with a l7-year-old girl. The charge stemmed regulations and was instrumental in the from a grand jury investigation into a teenage prostitution ring operating out of granting of naturalization rights for the Mission Di trict. Fourteen others were also charged. Miyagishima wa first generation Japanese Americans. Congressmembers Warn Census sentenced to a suspended one-year jail term, 18 months of probation and a The mling aro e from the ca e of $1,000 fine to be donated to a city program for runaway . American Arab Anti-Discrimination Bureau to Honor Its Commitment Committee v. Meese , where even JACCC Receives Donation of Nearly $10,000 Pale tinian traveling on Jordanian WASHINGTON - Three members They warned that forms printed with LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center pas ports and a Kenyan were arre ted of Congress who were given a commit out the sub-groups (such as. Korean, (JACCC) received a donation of $9,923.23 in early December from the Japan and ordered deported by the Immigra ment by the Census Bureau to include Japanese, Chinese, etc.) would have Busines A sociation Women' Committee. The donation wa from proceed tion and Naturalization Service for al Asian American sub-groups on its to be reprinted at taxpayers' expense. of the group' Oct. 12 annual Charity Bazaar. "We congratulate the JBA women legedly upporting the Popular Front 1990 form have warned its director of 'The decision to u e the write-in for their hard work and concerted effort to benefit the community in thi way," for the Liberation of Pale tine, a the consequences he and American format ~ould in fact be counter-pro tated Tosh Tera awa, JACCC pre ident. "The JACCC i plea ed to offer it charge denied by the eight defendant . taxpayers could face if recent rumors ductive for the bureau and unfair to facilities to the JBA for the Charity Bazaar. We're already looking forward to Wil on declared four provi ion of that the commitment will not be hon the American taxpayer," the lawmak next year' event. the McCarran-Walter Act "uncon titu ored prove true. ers said. 'The co t of reprinting the 1,300 Chinese Immigrants Beco~e Citizens tional on the face. . . . In thi ca e, In a terse letter. dated Dec. 20, 1988 forms with the checkoff ystem, which the government i trying to tiOe cer LOS ANGELES - More than 1,300 Chinese became United State citizens to Bureau Director John Keane. Rep. undoubtedly would re ult from new tain ideas from entering our ociety Dec. 15, 1988. the date marking the 200th year of the arrival of the fi rst ethnic Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.) and Sen. legislation, will be high and, we feel, from certain aliens through its immig Chinese in America. The huge swearing in ceremony. held at the La Angele Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Pete unnecessary. " ration power," Wilsoll aid . "Our soci- Convention Center, was the largest uch swearing-in of any ingle ethnic group Wilson (R-CaJif.) aid that Congre s The issue centers around the manner Cominued 0 11 Page 12 stands ready to once again approve in which A ian Americans are to be in U.S. hi tory. The event was part of what will be a year of nation-wide ~ legislation requiring the sub-grOUPl>. counted in the upcoming decennial commemorations highlighting the contributions of Chinese American to Amer census. The Censu Bureau propo ed ican ociety. REDRESS TOLL-FREE a plan last year that would change the Canadian Redress Forms Available HOTLINE REGUlAR SCHEDULE checkoff format used in 1980 to a Our Next Issue Is Dated WINNIPEG - Redress application form are now available for the approxi (800) 228-8375 January 20, 1989 write-in system on its 1990 form. The mately 12.000 surviving Japanese Canadian evacuated and incarcerated by move angered community leaders who their government during WW2. according to National A sociation of Japanese 8:30 am-8:30 pm Eastern Time News I Ad Deadline: Fri. jan. 13. 5 p.m. point out that such a plan would not Art English I Nihongo Press Run Dare: T ue. jan. 17 Canadians Pre ident Miki. According to Miki. the Canadian government provide an accurate count and there Deportment of Justice R~mainjng Issues of the Year will continue claim that di tribution of redre check of 21.000 Canadian dollars could ro be pUblished each wuk through the fore short-change thousands of A ian begin as early as the fi~t part of 1989. Those who need more information Office of Redress Administrotion month of fune. when the alternating week Americans. regarding the Canadian redress program hould write to the Japane e Canadian P.O. Box 66260 summer sch~dule begins. Continued on Next Page Redress Secretariat, Ottawa, Canada, K I A OM5. Washington, DC 20035 2---IIACIFIC cmZEN I Friday, January 6-13, 1989
JACL-LEC Submits Position on Redress to the ORA, Urges Broad Interpretation
WASHINGTON-The JAClrLEC tent to redress a grave injustice he submitted position statements with re pointed out. ' gard to regulations affecting individual The JACL-LEC letter recalled Rep eligibility for monetary compensation resentative Hyde (R-IL) had stated, in a letter Nov . 29 to the Department "We can hold off on [building] a of Justice's Office of Redress Admin couple of highways. Justice comes at istration, it was announced by Rita the top of the list.". . . Takahashi, JACL-LEC director. "It is in this spirit that JACL-LEC In the 22-page letter, JAClrLEC's urges the Department to interpret the attorney, John Nakahata, urged the Act's eligibility provisions broadly to Justice Department to interpret the effect a full remedy." eligibility provisions of the Civil Liber The letter, addressed to ORA's at ties Act of 1988 "broadly," in accor torney, Valerie O'Brian, pointed to dance with the statute's remedial pur following groups of potential redress pose. Congress and the President, recipients who should be made eligible through strong approval of the Civil under P.L. 100-383: Liberties Act, expressed their clear in- (I~ersons of Japanese ancestry who lived outside !he restricted zone but who were also affected by government orde~ which restricted !heir freedom (including pelSOns temporarily away from !heir West Coast residence, at !he BUDGET time of government exclusion orde~), Continued from page 1 (2}-Japanese American military personnel who were incarcerated by, or transferred from L A ORA UPDATE R b . . Pacific Citizen Photo By George Johnston gor, Maine unless they live there" he !he Western Defense Command, and who were .' . . - 0 ert ~ratt, executtve director of the Justice Department's Office of Redress Admin- said. He also feels that when lobbying subjected to race-based restrictions and treat Istration, addresses a gathering of Los Angeles-area Japanese Americans interested in the latest news about a member, one should stress that ment, redress. The forum took place at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo on Dec. 14, 1988. ~erica m~~ make good on equal jus (3)----persons of Japanese ancestry bom to pelWllS wi!h pre-relocation domiciles in !he tice for all CItiZens, something the cur exclusion zones, rent budget proposal doesn't do. (4~ersons of Japanese ancestry who were LAWMAKERS CAUTION CENSUS BUREAU JACL and JACL-LEC Nakagawa's View hospitalized or confined, and who may not have .Continued from page 1 Cressey Nakagawa, national JACL been moved from !he institution, Present American president, cornmented that "the presi (5~ersons of Japanese ancestry who were deprived !he right to interstate travel and who The commitment agreed to earlier dent's budget causes great concern be Bills requiring the subgroup format were deprived of property, be used were approved in both the by the bureau would provide a format Legion with Plaques ~use of the absence of an appropria (6~ersons of Japanese ancestry who "vol House and Senate last year. The meas similar to that used in 1980. Nine sub CHICAGO - Plaques honoring the tion for redress payments in 1989 and untarily" left !he West Coast prior to orde~, groups (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, National American Legion and the De the inclusion of a very minimal amount anticipating severe restrictions and exclusion. ure was vetoed by President Reagan Vietnamese, Asian Indian, Filipino, partment of the state of Illinois were for fiscal 1990." (7)-Civi1ians of Japanese ancestry who . after Congress went out of session for were forcefully brought to !he United States. the year, thereby preventing any at Hawaiian, Samoan, and Guamanian) presented Dec. 7, 1988 by Arthur T . . Nakagawa also stated, "We are by !he U.S. Government, against !he indi tempt for an override_ Hours before would be listed with a box next to each Morimitsu on behalf of the JACL-LEC a~are that this is a budget proposal vidual's will, and the JACL Veterans Affairs Com (8}-Mino~ who accompanied a parent or Senate approval, however, officials one. Respondents would then be asked bemg made by an outgoing administra to check the box corresponding to their mittee at the City Council Chamber tion encumbered by a legally imposed guardian to a country wi!h which !he U.S. was with the bureau gave commitments to at war, between !he period beginning on Dec. heritage. A space would also be pro meeting of the 1st Division Council of budget ceiling. But when President the lawmaker's offices to use the 7, 1941, and ending on Sept. 2, 1945, and check -off format. Rumors are now cir vided for those who are not represented the American Legion. Reagan signed the redress bill, he said, (9}-Non-Japanese Americans who were culating that the bureau is preparing to on the list to write-in their sub-group. National Committeeman James , . . . what is most important in this forced to "relocate" wi!h !heir Japanese Amer Kissner accepted on behalf of the na bill has less to do with property than ican family membe~ in order to maintain !he renege on its word. family unit. "TIus measure enjoyed overwhelm 'The distribution of important fed tional American Legion from Post with honor. Here we reaffirm our com Commander Kay Sunahara while De mitment as a nation to equal justice ing bipartisan support in the lOOth eral and local services rely directly on JAClrLEC and ORA met also Dec. Congress," Rep. Matsui said. "While an accurate census count," Rep. Ma partment Commander Jules Corbett under the law. '" 6. An ORA representative, Shirley accepted the plaque from Past Com Bill Yoshino, JACL acting national the Wist Congress stands ready to en tsui said. "You cannot achieve an ac Lloyd, said that persons should feel sure its passage, the next administra curate count by lumping all Asian manding Officer Tom Kaihara. director, stated that "any delay in the free to submit their names if they be B~f~re presenting the plaques: distribution of payments will deny tion will not have the convenience of American groups together. There are lieve they are potentially eligible for a pocket veto. I fear the bureau could drastic differences in the needs of Morurutsu spoke of the strong support many victims a measure of justice monetary compensation. In fact, she from illinois American Legion organi under the Civil Liberties Act." He be making a serious mistake if it re many of these people." The Califomia said that if an individual has even "one neges." Rep. Matsui was the legisla zations starting with the support for added that he hoped that "Congress Democrat said he is ready to re-intro molecule of a chance" for eligibility, tion's author in the House. duce the bill if the bureau backs out. the commission bill sponsored by Sen. and the new administration would pro the person is encouraged to submit his! Daniel Inouye in 1980 to investigate vide the Office of Redress Administra her name. the internment of Americans of Japa tion the funding necessary to carry out Submission of one's name to the nese descent, followed by the resolu its work." ORA is completely voluntary. By pro GO FOR BROKE VETERANS' MEMORIAL tion supporting redress in 1984. Jerry Enomoto, chairperson of the viding this voluntary information, the Conrinuedfrom Front Page Morimitsu was invited by National JACL-LEC's National Board, said that government's job of locating potential its planned 1993 Fiftieth Anniversary A final, formal meeting will be held Committeeman James Kissner to pre the JACL-LEC will vigorously and ag eligible persons is made easier. How Commemorative Program, marking sent the plaque at the February, 1989 gressively work to ensure that a sub in mid-April 1989 in Los Angeles ever, by not submitting one's name in the half century since the 442nd Regi hopefully to launch the newly incorpo meeting of the National American stantial and meaningful amount of no way jeopardizes eligibility, JACL mental Team was activated, the frrst Legion Executive Officers at money is appropriated. rated Go For Broke National Veterans LEC was assured. news reports that the 100th Infantry Association with appropriate cere Washington, D.C. Nationwide the ORA also confirmed that the burden Battalion was engaged against the Ger monies and programs. membership of the American Legion of proof in determining and verifying man enemy in Italy, and the initial exceeds three million. eligibility lies in the lap of the U.S. revelations that Japanese American HIROHITO government. It is not the burden of troops were involved in military intel Continuedfrom Front Page individuals to "prove" that they are ligence duties against the Japanese WASHINGTON-President Reagan eligible, Lloyd stressed. On the con enemy in the Pacific, was made by 19 representative mainland Nisei World called Emperor Hirohito's era one of trary, the government carries the bur "unprecedented reconciliation" in his den to locate individuals and to verify War II veterans who met recently in message issued last week and added, or to disprove their eligibility. The con the Hospitality Room of the then First "We shall long remember him for his gress and the president clearly intended California Bank in Japantown in San contributions which strengthened the this, as the law restricts the U.S. attor Francisco under arrangements made United States-Japan relationships" in ney general from requiring applica by Rudy Tokiwa of Sunnyvale, Calif. , the postwar era. tions and support documentation for and the acting temporary coordinator The President met with the late em- monetary compensation. for Northern California. peror when Hirohito visited the U.S. In Nakahata's letter to O'Brian, he The 19 veterans who comprised the in 1975 and again in Tokyo in 1985. concluded: Organizing Committee were former F . Akjb' .. . ..Congress ' primary purpose in enacting members of the lOOth Infantry Battal ormer crown pnnce Ito was en- !he restitution provision, aside from deterrence, ion (Separate), of the 442nd Regimen tertained by the Reagans at the White was to provide some measure of compensation tal Combat Team, of the Military Intel House in 1987. - for the suffering imposed by our government through !he e)(c1usion program. As Rep. Swin ligence Service, and various other dall, !he Republican floor manager, stated at services and units in which Japanese Little Tokyo Calendar !he time !he House adopted !he Civil Liberties American men and women served in Unphased by Demise Act of 1988, 'Stating you are wrong is in all the theaters in World War II. LOS ANGELES-Despite the news adequate. You must repair as best you can the damage . . . Many other projects and events, of the death of Emperor Hirohito fri such as a presidential proclamation, Pacific Citizen Photo By George John"ton 'The Act itself provides that these restitution SUMMER OLYMPICS COVERAGE-K.W. Lee, investigative reporter for day afternoon (Jan. 6, PSn, the social payments are damages for human suffering . . . commemorative postal stamps, special and business bustle in Little Tokyo ap Only through a broad interpretation of the Act's Senate and House Congressional Or the Sacramento Union, stresses his viewpoint during a panel discussion peared as usual. eligibility provisions will the Department most ders of Tribute, White House and Pen on the coverage of the Seoul Olympics. Lee worked as a media consul fully repair the damage. The Japanese American Cultural tagon ceremonies, Arlington National tant for the Korea Herald during the summer games and felt that the and Community Center's New Year JACL-LEC will continue to actively NBC television network's coverage of the event was less than satisfac monitor the process associated with in Cemetery and Vietnam Memorial Wall event was held as scheduled Sunday. honors, welcoming reunion banquets tory, due in part to arrogance and a lack of cultural preparation. Also Some store windows had pictures of dividual eligibility for payment, and taking part in the discussion, titled "The Seoul Olympics: The Chal will continue to articulate its position and farewell "Taps" dinner, etc., are the late emperor draped with black under consideration, not to mention lenges, the Stories and the Decisions Behind the Coverage," were Will mortuary ribbons. The Japanese Con to the Department of Justice and other iam Dwyre, Los Angeles Times sports editor; Tracey Carruthers, a relevant agencies. In addition, JACL some new ideas as to how both the sulate General's office was open Mon evacuation experience and the heroics senior field producer for NBC News; and moderator Victor Merino of day and Tuesday to receive condo LEC plans to monitor and to aggres the Los Angeles Times . The event wos sponsored by the Los Angeles sively lobby for appropriations which of the Japanese American OI's may lence from business and political lead be publicized for the better edification Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and took place ~ill make redress a reality. ers, including Mayor Tom Bradley. of the public. Dec. 12, 1988 at the Times-Mirror Building in downtown Los Angeles. Friday, January 6-13, 1989 I PACIFIC CITIZEN-3
to become a cabinet member. Hom m tensively in scientific journals. He was 1989 PANA Convention All Mexican Nikkei Mazatlan, Kumate is a graduate of the president of the National Academy of military medical college, a research Medicine, and has been a director at Gets Cabinet Post scientist and professor in biochemistry, Mexico' children's ho pital and an Set for Los Angeles July 20-23 By Enrique Shibayama immunology and diseases who has au- undersecretary in the Ministry of thored eight books and published ex- Health, which he will now head . LOS ANGELES-After four succes Hashimoto of Albuquerque, N.M., Special to the Pacific Citizen sive and enjoyable PANA (Pan Amer longtime advocate and executive with MEXICO CITY-Dr. Jesus Kumate ican Nikkei Association) conventions Sister Cities International, to be ap RodrIguez, 64, was named secretary in Latin America, the United States prised of the 1989 PANA event at Los of health in the cabinet of President delegation will host the fifth biennial Angeles. Carlos Salinas de Gortari on Nov. 30 MIDAS OPERANDI convention July 20-23, 1989, here, it The PANA convention opens - a date significant in Japanese-Mex was announced by Noritoshi Kanai, Thursday afternoon, July 20, with reg ican history a exactly 100 years ear Invest in Dollars and Have It Working for PANA-Southern California president, istration, opening ceremonies and din lier, the two nations had igned a trade and Henry Onodera, convention chair. ner al fresco at the JACCC Japan treaty in Washington, D.C. You in Yen ... With Liquidation in Dollars. Nikkei delegates are expected from America Theatre and Noguchi Plaza. ' Kumate i the first Mexican Nikkei the U.S .. Mexico, Canada, Peru, The next day will feature international Hedge Against Inflation by Realizing eminars on Nikkei economic develop Argentina, Brazil. Chile, Colombia, 0 Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. Ob ment, immigration and "Third Age" Hawaii VA Hospital More than 20 /0 NET per Annum (the Hi panic expres ion for Aging and servers from the Oversea Japane e Retirement) during the day and a re Plans Under Study MinilTIulTI InvestlTIent: $25,000 As ociation, Tokyo, areal o expected. -DETAILS UPON REQUEST "No Man 1 an Island," a ramou' ception at the Japane e consul gen WASHINGTON - Sen. Spark M. saying from the English poet John eral' residence in the evening. A shi Matl>unaga (D-Hawaii) announced Dyke Nakamura, Foreign Department Donne (1624), is the convention gill recital at Zenshuji and a PANA Dec. 27 that the Veterans' Administra YAMAKICHI SECURlTIES CO ., LTD. director and repre. entative meeting is tion ha fomlally approved the release theme. portraying the meaning of com 7 set in the afternoon. or $3 million ror use in the initial plan Nihonbashi. Kabutocho. l-chome munity, fraternity and unity as expre - Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Japan 103 ed in the PANA goal: (1) to promote On Saturday leisure time activities ning of a Hawaii veteran. ' hospital . Japane e cultural heritage, (2) to be are 'cheduled , followed by the gala Matsunaga, a longtime advocate of Cable: YAMASECURE. TOKYO 0 Telephone: (03 ) 667-7947 come better citizen by ervice to our Sayonara banquet at the Westin such a ho pital , said he had been in own countrie , and (3) to fo ter and Bonaventure Hotel. formed of the release approval by VA maintain the friend hip of Nikkei in Special events will include a golf Admini trator Thomas Turnage, re North and South America, especially tournament and karaoke how Sunday . sponding to hi reque t for action on at the PANA convention every two A display of the PANA photo contest the project. DELIGHTFUL years. entrie will be shown during the con "This is good news for Hawai i' seafood treats vention period at JACCC Doizaki Gal 110,000 veterans. The pro pect for a DELICIOUS and U.S . Nikkei, especially JACLers lery . Entry details are available from full-fledged hospital facility is at last so easy to prepare who were instrumental in its formation PANA-USA, c/o Japanese Chamber in the agency' planning pipeline," and who have participated in the of Commerce of Southern California, said Matsunaga. PANA conventions at Mexico City 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles , Although the VA's action is signif MRS. FRIDAY'S (1~81), Lima (1983), Sao Paulo CA 90012. The karaoke show on Sun icant, Matsunaga cautioned that it wa Gourmet Breaded Shrimps and Fish Fillets (1985) and Buenos Aires (1987), are day, July 23, is slated for 1-4 p.m. , only an initial step toward achievement expected to assist the I989 PAN A con at the Japan America Theatre. of uch a facility. Fishking Processors. 1327 E. 15th St.. 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ISSN: 0030-8579 ~ pacific citizen 941 E. 3rd St., Am. 200, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1703 (213) 626-6936, Fax: 626-8213, editorial: 626-3004 PIAlEhed a1 l.o6 Angeles. Calif. by IIIe Japanese American CItIZens League, National Headquaners, 1765 SuIle< St, San FrancIsco, CA 94115, (415) 921·5225, every Fnday except the firs! of the year, biweekly The _ 8IId CJpkIIcIm ~ by columnists oCher than the NIItionat PresIdent or NIIIonII 0Ir8d0r do not -'Y reflect JACt. policy. OffICERS: National JACL President: Cressey Nakagawa. Pacific Citizen Board Chair: Unian Y. Kinua. National Diredor: BiB Yoshino (aclJng). Deputy Nat1 DIrector: Carole Hayashino (acting). EDITORIAl. • BUSINESS STAFF: Gene!aJ Manager I ()pemtions: Harry K. Honda Acting Ecfltor: George T. Jomston. SubscnpIJOn I Clrrulalion: Tom! Hoshizaki. Marjorie Ishii. Business: Marl< SaiIo. Procb:tion: Mary H. lmon. Frank M. lmon. POS1MASlBI: Send Address Change to: Pacffic Citizen , 941 E. 3rd St.. Los Angeles . CA 90013·1703 HAV~ AGOOD YEAR , YOU SNAKt:-CHARMERB!- EDITORIAL OF THE PACIFIC CITIZEN: A Place in History FROM THE FRYING PAN 1SD...LUSIONED AND chilled by the cold winds of defeat, the BILL HOSOKAWA DJapanese people accepted Emperor Hirohito's renunciation of any claim to divinity after World War II. But they were not willing to let History and the Full Story him shed what has turned out to be a more important role, a symbol of national unity and continuity, a gentle, quiet father figure around which a people could focus their pride. Last week, after a lingering illness, death came to Hirohito at age 87. By official account the 124th of his line, he had seen vast changes Among my Christmas gifts was a and accurately. Take, for instance, the themselves in combat in World War overtake his country. While he bore the title of emperor since 1925, he big fat book (586 pages including entry on "Japanese-Americans , intem n." had been powerless to affect history's turbulent course. But even as the index) titled The Dictiono.ry of Cul ment of," in the "American History tural Literacy, published by Houghton There are at least two factual errors imperial institution seemed to lose its relevance, Hirohito' s greatest service since 1865" section of the cultural dic Mifflin. It is a kind of one-volume tionary. in the above. It was the Japanese navy, to his people may have been the stability that he represented in a dynamic encyclopedia of human knowledge, not the air force, that bombed Pearl time. and it was given me by my daughter This was an episode of history that Harbor. And it was the 442nd Regi Hirohito's passing was met by genuine sadness among his people, Susan and her family consisting ofhus had a profound effect on all of us and mental Combat Team , made up of a measure of the respect he commanded without exerting power. Those band Warren and offspring Steve and nearly a half century later it continues three battalions (including the 100th of us whose roots reach back to Japan offer our condolences to the Stephanie. to dominate the thoughts and activities that performed so heroically before the Japanese people. of many . It gets 14 lines in the book , 442nd arrived), that di stinguished it They know that in my business, compared to four lines for "Jim Crow" self in combat. * * * which is writing and editing, it is and four lines for "John Birch Soci necessary to know a little bit about ety ," on the same page. This is what The book was copyrighted in 1988 New Year' s Tardy many things rather than a lot about a the book says: but it carries no mention of President Tf IS not often that this newspaper misses a deadline. But it did with its few things as would, for example, a Reagan signing the Redress Bill , nor .1 special Holiday Issue. Sort of. physician. So they figured this book "An action taken by the federal gov of the federal commission 's finding It was a double issue, dated Dec. 23-30. It was intended to be would be useful , and they were right. ernment in 1942, after the air force of that the Evacuation was a gross injus printed Tuesday, Dec. 20, and mailed Wednesday , Dec. 21. That way, Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor and tice . Nor does it raise the issue of the This new book will take its place brought the United States into World most subscribers would have received the paper before Christmas. Evacuation 's constitutional ity. on the shelves along with Barron's Stu War n. Government officials feared But we missed that Tuesday deadline for several reasons . One was dent's Concise Encyclopedia, another that Americans of Japanese descent How were other historical events a shortage of staff. The work was simply overwhelming. A second reason one-volume reference book which my living on the West Coast might coop treated? In the section on world history was that the 128-page issue was the largest in Pacific Citizen's history. other daughter, Christie, and her fam erate in an invasion of the United States the Holocaust gets 8 lines, AdolfHitler Missing the Tuesday deadline touched off a series of problems. The ily (husband Lloyd, offspring Matt, by Japan . Accordingly, over 100,000 gets 16, and Nazis get 40. If we are mailers needed an extra day to insert the Redress brochures in the more Jon and Tiffany) gave me for my birth of these residents were forced into re indeed but a footnote in the long, long than 26,000 copies of P.C. That meant running into the short work week day . Between the two books I ought location camps inland , many losing span of history , at least there's a lesson due to Christmas. The newspaper was in the hands of the mailers on the to be able to look up almost anything. their homes and jobs in the process. in all this. Brief references are impor Thursday before the Christmas weekend, but they couldn't get at it until Yet the books illustrate how difficult About two-thirds of those moved were tant but their superficiality can be the Tuesday after Christmas. So it is likely that most of our readers it is to condense t)le total of human United States citizens. (See Nisei .) dangerous. To really understand and appreciate a situation, one needs to received their newspaper just before New Year's. Technically, P.C. was . experience and knowledge into a single Many Japanese-Americans, including an entire army battalion, distinguished probe into the detail s. delivered to subscribers in time for its Dec. 23-30 date, but we wish it volume and treat each entry adequately could have been earlier. If you thought the Holiday Issue was packed with advertising, you're right. It was 77 percent ads, which figures out to 95.5 pages of advertising. But the remaining 23 percent gave you 32.5 pages of editorial material. EAST WIND 'The advertising is what pays a large part of P. e. 's bills. The income BILL MARUTANI from advertising in the Holiday Issue provides the newspaper with a nestegg that helps to sustain it for the balance of the year. Most of the advertising is solicited by volunteers from JACL chapters (which share The Yasui Clan a percentage of the income as their commission), and we owe them our gratitude. We also appreciate the support of the advertisers, particularly individuals who use the columns of P.e. to greet friends. Commercial advertisers provide a strong backbone. We urge readers I'VE AL WAYS BEEN intrigued by AS I RECALL, I first met Bob carrying her family would be passing to patronize them in appreciation for their support. If enough such adver a single family that produces outstand . Yasui during the CWRJC hearings in near Eugene, just a few miles from tisers would continue with us throughout the year, P.e. would be able ing people, one after the other. The Washington, D.e. An unpretentious the CaDlpUs. In defiance of the curfew to offer a larger, more complete newspaper week after week. That's one Issei would point to the results and person, he is-I learned from various of Gen . DeWitt, Michi placed herself of our goals for 1989. refer to them as yari-te. Every nihonjin sources-a highly respected, promi on a hill overlooking the train tracks, Meanwhile, if belatedly, Happy New Year! community had them, and you know nent citizen in his community where hoping to see her mother (her father many of them. In the instance of my he is active in various projects, includ had been hauled away by the FBJ) , insular exposure, some family names ing politics. (I've spoken to some hold brothers and sisters. As Bob relates it MARSHALL'S LAW that come to mind include: the Iseri's ing office, who speak of Bob's support in his book: "After several hours, a of White River Valley (Washington); during the CaDlpaign.) Bob has done long train rumbled by with the shades MARSHALL SUMIDA the Togasaki's (of San Francisco); and what I'd always wanted to do, albeit drawn; it was the evacuation train . She add to that, the Yasui clan from Hood on a far more modest scale; that is, did not see her family as they passed River, Ore. Of course, I've overlooked he's written a tome, less than 150 through the night for an unknown des Berkeleyl s.Nikkei Vice Chancellor . an almost endless list. pages, telling about the Yasui family . tination." Surely, all Yasui offspring will cherish FROM TIllS AMAZING family, Patrick Hayashi, newly appointed damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you- IT WAS FIRST in Tule Lake that this book now and in the years to come. there came the one perhaps best known vice chancellor at U.C. Berkeley, is don't hot-seat position. I heard the Yasui family name, initially . ..AMONG 'HlS TALENTS is the to most of us because of his courageous responsible for the important role of Hayashi, with a philosophical view, that of a gutsy fellow by name of "Mi ability to relate a family history in a stand taken in 1942: Min. I was trying outreach and admissions, financial aid. perceives it as an interesting challenge. noru Yasui," a lawyer. Shortly there straightforward, easily ' understood, to think when I first met Min, and I Minority students at the university He was involved in defusing issues after I was to hear of others with the ' and articulate manner. As I started to cannot pinpoint any particular place or have dramatically increased in number surrounding university investments in Yasui fanlily name: Ray, the success glance at a chapter, I found myself event; it just seems that he was "always since 198O---bringiitg with it concerns South Africa-"Apartheid" the target. ful orchardist from Hood River, and reading to the end. Much of the story there." I do vividly recall our compar of minority enrollments quota, policy, "Minority enrollment" came to a head, Homer, a highly-respected physician. revolves around the traumatic dis ing notes, so to speak, and much to etc. administrative changes to conform to Over the years, I was to meet two placement and agony caused by the our joint surprise finding that we each Hayashi, himself a minority, when policies were established and now, more of the children of Masuo and Shi uprooting of 1942; and in this respect, had a daughter named "Laurel Dee." approached by the chancellor, was not new liberal interpretations are being dzuyo Yasui: they were Yuka Yasui many will find common ground. I was Figure the odds on that one. sure if he was to be a token minority miide to achieve balance. Fujikura (Washington, D.e.) and Dr. particularly struck by the poignant an THE BOOK'S TITLE is simply The to be used as a "scapegoat" or if there The university has a staff exanlining Robert Sh~ Yasui of Williamsport, Pa. tecdote of Michi Yasui (now Ando) , Yasui Family of Hood River, Ore. . were no other takers. His colleagues issues and concerns and a policy board I've not had the pleasure of meeting who was at the University of Oregon ($10.95). To get a copy, write to did not know whether to offer con aware that a liberal educational insti Michi Yasui Ando . Roku Yasui died (at Eugene) when she received word lACP. P.O. Box 367, San Mateo. CA gratulations or condolences for a at age 47 years. in May 1942 that the "evacuation" train Cuntilll/i'd 0 11 Pagr X 94401. Friday, January 6·13, 1989 I PACIFIC CITIZEN-5 'atlOn .. 1 Cl alllion fl r Reun:. ReparJ Plea! 'accept ourm0 t in n:lon~rJtl1- ran-Walter ct which aI\' ()fl~n\il~ arc LETTERS TO THE EDITOR linn ('CRR) but I .1m .lul peaking for laulln tllr thi' trel11cnuou \Ul' '<'\\ ac t-elOg re\i ~ through al11 'ndl111:nh III th.:- • ·CRR. The I CRR I ~ulle capahle of e 1mph hed h) Y0U mericans of Japane e omc legi,lat0f'>, llne~ of II hom" Bame, peaking for it. df. ance,tn on uch a dillicult i. ue finalh Frank of th~ Hou,c Judicia" COIllIllIlll.'C. - allan Commlllcc of Con!!r."!. and to the TIle hm!e \ ictory I\e \\ on III gettin~ the won after 0 man) :-ear. of continuou\ I applaud thi actinn b\ Jull!!c Wil. on Kotake Right On Bu h \\'hue House prndut?e nothing. n:ure hiD ,igneu ;'\ill mean nothing we han! Wtln... a great victory f0r all. and 1\ that the Kudo-. to Donna Kotak.: lor her letter if a~ l~h SHIG WAK ;"'IATSC are unable to-maintain OUI unll'l u;til the Once more our admlral10n goe. to the JACL had fought on the \Ide 01' cil il rights of 1 'ov. :!5. 1988. "Spreading the Credit. ,. Chicago. Ill. appr pnation bill. are signed. But in onier JACL and to other individual. ~vho contri activi ts. ~ Having 'pent many volunteer hour; during to achieve that unity. we mu t ... peak out buted for tile well deserved good ending the early pha..e of the redre~s program. GEORGE OGA \VA Wakamatsu Way Off again t those who would di ide our ran~ of an unfortunate tory: it will undoubtedly under John Tatei hi's direction, I was more Torrance, Calif. through unfair and di toned attack on be a mile tone for everyone belonging to than agitated by Mike Mao;aoka" ov. 4, In her recent letter. Donna Kotake .tated others. ethnic minoritie any~ here in the free 1988 letter. that the victory of the redre ~ bill was due Disgusted Soul to the effons of the whole community. world. Thank , Donna, for the recognition of JEANIE HIBl 0 To all of u i ei and San ei of other "We have een the be.,t of our time: my meager contribution. from the gnlS roots level to tho 'e in Con San Francisco, Calif. gre ,and that no single group or indi countries, your organization-with its past machination , hollowne ~, treachery, and HOWARD T. WATANABE vidual could claim ole or overwhelming Resolution Reservations and pre ent leaders-i imply a model for all ruinou di orders, follow us di quietly Los Gatos. Calif. credit. I agree with thi and am not ure courage to fight unfairnes , defend civil to our grave ." (Julill Caesar l hakes A professors of law , we are concerned why Shig Wakamatsu reacted so emotion rights and democracy. peareJ). Thi comes clo e to the center of with the recent resolution adopted by the ally to Kotake's letter. The impres ion I j Felicitacione y a seguir adelante! their (no-no boy , draft re 'isters, expat Kotoke Way OH Japanese American Citizen League call am left with by his letter is that he thinks riates, etc.) and our lives; there is this ing upon Congres to a k the Supreme MANUEL S. MURAKAMI Donna Kotake' s letter to the editer the JACL-LEC (I understand Wakamatsu center point in each of u , deep in our Coun to "review and reverse its decisions President (p.C., Nov. 25, 1988) criticizing Mike is a JACL-LEC National Board member) being bonded by a relation hip, common in the Yasui. Hirabayashi and Korematsll A ociaci6n Mex ico Japonesa, A.C. Masaoka was completely ill-informed. and e pecially Grant Ujifusa, should get ality of experiences and Confucian canon . cases. " ENRIQUE S. SHIBA YAMA, Jefe Why? all or an overwhelming amount of the cre We are prophet in thi land and now , a first. Masaoka never aid he was speak While the sentiments expressed are Depto. Internac. A.M.J .A.C. dit and that thousands of lett.ers upporting pan of the past mu t be exorci ed. That ing for the J ACL. Why then hould Kotake commendable, the resolution misun redress had little or no effect. This impre- JACL, now riding the apogee of a supreme ask the JACL to answer for him? For the derstands that the same Supreme Court de Letter from JACL-LEC ion is based on Wakamatsu ' s own word : victory , should re pond to the 1942 Nisei past 20 years both Mike and the JACL ci ions which upheld the constitutionality in concluding his lener, Wakamatsu warns With the New Year, the Japane e Amer dissident 0 di ingenuou Iy is thus dis have been baited to death by individual of the actions taken against persons of Ja that if Ujifusa is "brought down," ican Citizens League-Legislative Educa quieting. And it was ungraciou and mean- and group on the far left. Mo t recently panese ancestry, have also been used to "thousands of form letters" are likely to tion Committee (JACL-LEC) pau es to re pirited for the Wa hington , D.C. the attack has come from the leadership strike down and invalidate racially di s "produce nothing" in winning redress ap flect upon the events and accompli hment mahatma and acolytes to exen pressures cadre of NCRR . the group for whom Ko criminatory government actions. propriations. of 1988. Truly, this was a banner year for before and during the recent national con take seem to be peaking and a group that Constitutional scholars consider Kore I think a calm and reasoned exchange civil rights and individual ju tice. vention to reinforce the opposition, domi has itself in the name of the people claimed matSII the ftrSt of the line of constitutional of different opinion i quite healthy, but When the Civil Libenies Act. (H.R. nated a I understand , by a mall veteran virtually all of the credit for redre . enact deci ion holding that when the govern I think it ju t makes Wakamatsu look bad 442) pas ed in the U.S. Senate on April group. ment. Ben Nakano' , widely reprinted re ment u es a racial classification in a "sus when he has to rely on di torting Kotake's 20, 1988, civil lights advocate were ec- But some, if not many , other WWIl cent speech and NCRR's hope Ie, sly self pect" manner. the action i ubject to "strict view . It Illay be quite tempting to win an tatic . This, along with the previou p as~ veteran . players and observers of the ban aboorbed videotape demonstrate my point. scrutiny" and the government mu t provide argument by di torting your opponent's age in the U.S. House of Representative ' ality and obscenity of war recogniled the As for Mike and the JACL, neither shou ld a "compelling" ju tification. Thi interpre views into orne extreme or ridiculou (on Sept. 17 , 1987) . gave redress propo a ymmetries and varied face of courage. go for Kotake\ bait on this one. tation of KorematslI ha been u ed as pre statement but that is not a fair or construc nents hope that the act would become law . honor and death-nothing makes the mind cedent to trike down prejudicial law , in Second. I\lasaoka did not say that gras. ti ve way of engaging in debate. I hope Becau e the Senate and Hou eversions o keen as impending death. cluding laws aimed at Japanese Amer roots actl\'lt) had n0 role in our common people will go back and read Kotake ' of the redre bill were different , both The overwhelming and undeniable ican . success. What he did say. if one read, hi original letter and see how full of distor Hou es of Congre came together to com documentation of JACL perfidy has long full letter carefull). is that gra ~ roo t s effon tion are Wakamatsu\ claims about her [t i deeply ironic that these Supreme plete a Conference Repon which reflected been recognized and available and reflects Court decision were the beginning of a was lIecessary bill II()( sujJiciellt. In other letter. both positions. This Conference Report on JACL' s refu aI to confront the facts word" if you want the local city council rm not going to go over every one of po iti ve con titutional law precedent. But was first passed in the U.S. Senate (by and itself. The newly created investigating to fill the pot hole on your street, it i nOl hi s distortions. but to give one of the most a call for review which does not consider voice vote) on July 27, 1988 , and then committee reveal the ancient distressed enough to send stach of form letters to blatant example, Wakamat u claim that the implication of reversing thi prggre- passed in the U.S. House of Representa angst-ridden bureaucratic minds. Will it city hall. Somebody ha to it down and it i Kotake and others who are trying to ive line of cases is highl y inappropriate. tives (by a roll call vote of 257 to 156) on be left to the Sansei to vouchsafe the "re talk to the mayor. So much is a clear polit "tear down" and "bring down" JACL There are other technical problems. The Aug. 4, 1988. turn" and is it too late for the Nisei? What ical given at any level. and to think other LEe's Grant Ujifusa. The fact i , Kotake coram nobis legal teams ucceeded in re H.R. 442 became law when Pre ident is JACL's problem? Perhaps a definition wise is to be willfully naive. aid early in her letter that "the JACL. versing the original convictions of Minoru Ronald Reagan signed the bill (Public Law lifted from a legal case of Sir Edward including Ujifusa and Uyehara, can rightly Yasui , Gordon Hirabayashi and Fred Ko 100-383) on Aug. 10, 1988. Before sign Coke, a 17th Century jurist may be the Third. Kotake a sens that Masaoka de be proud of playing an active role in" the rematsu . Legally speaking, no cases re ing, President Reagan said: answer: "They (corporation [JACLJ) can nies credit to Norm Mineta. Spark Mat- main to be re-considered. Also, the lan .. . . . no payment can make up for those not commit treason nor be outlawed, nor unaga and Bob Mat ui. Why in the world redress victory. I will let the community guage of the resolution confuses the work lost years . .. what is most important in excommunicated , for they have no souls." would Mike do that? Mineta i Masaoka's be the judge of w~ether it is fair to say of the separate branches of our government thi s bill has less to do with propeny than brother-in-law; Matsunaga is one of Kotake was trying to "tear down" or"bring Ell SUYAMA when it asks Congress to petition the Su with honor. For here we admit a wrong. Mike's closest personal friends; and Mike down" Ujifusa. Ellsworth , Maine preme Coun to review and reverse past Here we affirm our commitment as a nation ha~ enthu iastically raised money for Mat I also found it especially disturbing that decisions. to equal justice under the law ." sui's campaigns. Wakamatsu found it necessary to reson to Equality and Unity Alternative legal means do exist to ad The JACL-LEC. which was established innuendos about the "far left." He says, dress the concerns of the JACL resolution. The problem was access not to members specifically to see that redress is attained, Now that President Ronald Reagan has "For the past 20 years both Mike and the The JACL might re-examine the civil signed into law H.R. 442 and S. 1009, it of Congres , but to the White House be JACL have been baited to death by ... now reflects upon the process which made cause all four senior Nikkei members are rights lawsuit filed by NCJAR (National redress legislation a reality. Thanks to the is open season to claim who did the mosl. the far left. " What is this supposed to mean Council for Japanese American Redress) liberal Democrats and the administration tremendous suppon from thou sands of in At last it need not make us "shake in OUI and what does it have to do with Kotake's litigation, Hohrj V. United States. That boots" wonying about some diatribe as to is con ervative Republican. This is where letter? Does this mean that anyone who dividuals and groups, this momentous civil Grant Ujifu a and his Almallac of Amer case was dismissed because too much time rights bill became law. When multiple why we don 't deserve the $20,000 or the dares to disagree with Mike Masaoka or has elapsed since World War II and the icall Politics provided access and clout forces merged, the common goal of justice apology. The signing was accomplished the JACL can be expected to be branded U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to otherwise unavailable. A the National was strengthened. thanks to the dedication of those who raised a "far leftist"? This is the kind of baiting hear an appeal on that issue. the money and gave cash contributions for JOllrnq~ (10122188) wrote, "Ujifusa asking you would expect from Hayakawa or Lil For the cohesive and consistent suppon . Gov . Kean to talk to Reagan was a ma ter However, Congress has the authority to JACL-LEC i most thankful. Without the the lobbying effons. We all have the names lian Baker, but instead , it 's coming from grant jurisdiction to plaintiffs to sue the on the tips of our tongues of the dedicated troke and it turned a page in Asian Amer omeone who is pan of the redress move- generous donations and trong support ican political history. A group long on the United States government. The JACL from thousands of individual and group. , leaders, and lest we forget , the thousands ment it elf and I think it 's deplorable. This of others. outside demonstrated that it could play the could ask Congress for legislation which JACL-LEC could not have been e tab kind of tactic is nothing more than an at It' the time to ask the JACL to il1"ide game-and win." would permit the NCJAR lawsuit to con lished, nor could it have continued to sur tempt at political intimidation . The danger apologize for the quiet nagging of the no tinue or to begin again. Such legislation vive. Founh . Kotake implie that Masaoka ou and irresponsible thing about using thi no boy and ask that they be treated as is a possible way to review indirectly the In 1989, JACL-LEC will continue to denie credit to the Nisei veterans. Why kind of tactic is that it can only end up Supreme Coun's decisions. equal to the 442JMIS men . Don 't you think would he do that') The 442 wa Mike' huning the continuing effons to win the monitor the process toward redress. JACL We wish to emphasize that we support to stop the plit in the dedications of the idea in 1942 and he is till the revered LEC will continue to provide input into appropriations needed to implement the re effons such as the redress legi larion, the JACL membership, we must close-out thi leader of the Nisei Veteran organization. eligib ility and regulation i sues. Funher dre bill signed last August. It i an open coram nobis petitions filed by Korematsu, matter by letting it be known that the apol Tho. e who gathered at the vet' reunion more, JACL-LEC will monitor and aggres invitation to right-wing opponents of re Hirabaya hi and Yasui , and the civil rights ogy to the no-no boy should come from last ummer will atte t to that. dress to exploit divisions within the J A sively lobby for appropriations to ensure lawsuit filed by NCJAR. It is extremely the U.S . Army and the U.S . government community. that redre s wi ll become a reality. Fifth , KOIake say 20,000 letters and imponant that the World War II experi who pu hed them too much and too far? JERRY ENOMOTO mailgram were ent to Reagan. That was It is no secret that the memberships of ences of persons of Japanese ancestry not Membership in JACL, churches, and JACL-LEC Board Chair the good new '. The bad new was that NCRR and the JACL are very diverse and be forgotten and that redress be extended service organizations falls off when we put RITA TAKAHASHI negative mail till wamped u completely include Democrats, Republicans, indepen to all those harmed. eamings, power and statesman hip over Acting JACL-LEC Executive Director both at the White House and on the Hill. dents as well as socialists. They also in We call upon the JACL to recon ider love and concern of our neighbors and JACL-LEC NATIONAL BOARD If mail alone decided the issue, we would clude Presbyterians, Lutherans, Meth its apparently hasty decision in this matter hometown. Let us unite for onene of odists, Buddhists, Mormons, Jews, Japanese American in '89 for peace and have 10 t badly. In 1985, for example, the so that we might address the issues with The L.A. 8 White House received 8.2 million leners atheists and many others as well. I think which we are all deeply concerned. a wholesome future. it is wrong for anyone to decide that one altogether. By the way, pre-printed form NEIL GOTANDA You may remember that about August MACK YAMAGUCHl letters, the mode of communication fa or more groups, whether socialists, ACLU of 1987 that there was controversy sur Pasadena, Calif. members, Mormons, Neanderthal conser Western State University vored by the leadership of NCRR, are sel BILL HfNG rounding the matter of the JACL suppon dom read: only counted , stacked and then vatives or whatever, should be made the ing the "Los Angeles 8," consisting of Redress Gift List target of innuendos, when their affiliations Stanford University . discounted as orche trated by a few people. PHILTP TAJITSU NASH seven Palestinians and a Kenyan wife of or beliefs have no relevance to the issue one, all legal immigrants, who were ar On the subject of what to do with redres Personal leiters, e pecially if handwritten, City University of New York money, I have a suggestion to add to C. have greater impact. and might be re- at hand. If you have disagreements with rested for violating one of the sections of someone else in the redress movement, RICHARD SAKAI Kubokawa's recent letter to the P.C. ponded to by something other than a form Ha tings College of Law the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act of spell it out, but stick to the issues. 1952. Let's not forget the organizations who lener in return. supported and aided us , both materially On another mlltter, a a JAC.l!. member, Subsequently, the plaintiffs, which in Congrats on Redress and emotionally, during tho e dark day . Sixth. why is Ma~ ao ka ' uppon of I wpuld al 0 lii\e to knQ\¥ el\~ctly who i cluded the Arab American Anti-Discrimi At the top of the list \ \Yould put the Amer Ujilusa in Kotake 's word~ "self-serving"? WakalT1atsu pellking for? H,~ seem to be Now that the redres legislation for the nation Committee, the American Civil Ujifusa himself has said in his many ap peaking for him elf, but if that is 0, why Japanese internees , H.R. 442, has become Liberties Union of Southern California as ican ~1j.tn9s S\:rvice ' C9n~illee. Also. I remerii6l:'(the Maryknoll. poe ts coming pearance~ that "redre,~ II a~ the collecti ve was _hi s letHrf! telecopieq fPpare n~ly . ~ t law, our organization wi hes to thank you well as the Center for Constitutional to visit u in camp. I don 't know if the work of th0usand. of people. ." JACl expenJ. from ,rl{e facslmlhe and others who worked to move thi bill Rights, filed a suit against the United States American Civil Liberties Union went to So what! Kotake', problem.' Her prob machine at the JACL MUlt\'e t Office in through Congress. alleging that the relevant ponions of the bat for u , but I think thi group too i~ lem represents a failing II e have had in Chicago to at least one new, paper in San Americans of all race .and creeds who McCarran- Walter Act were in clear viola worthy of our fmancial uppon becau e of our communit~ perhap' ,ince the begin Francisco, and probably other new pape~ are concerned about human dignity and tion of the First Amendment to the U.S. their commitment to uphold the Contitu ning. The 1\ ei called it the shimll k(lIli in Lo~ Angeles.: imd other citie . I think ju tice are grateful to you. Constitution. tion. /..OI1)U . • amel). whenelcr Japane e Amer the JACL O\lf:!, it; membership and the PETER B. BISHOP On Dec. 22, 1988, Judge Wilson of the Amnesty International was not 10 e\is ican, pr0duce a real kader. whether a commul1llY ill] t;wlanation of thi . I alo Pre ident , Humani t Community of San Lo Angeles District Coun found that the \la. a0ka ~e lenla) or a Ljifu\a toda) , hope responsible .IACL leaders will di as- tence during WWlI, but had they been. Jo e free speech rights of the "L.A. 8" superse I'm sure they would have protested our p.:ople Iikt: ,,"otak.: are tor ome rea, on ociate them~elve ... from Wakamatsu' at San Jose, Calif. ded the rights of the government to control internment. In a en e. we were political drilen to tear him (or hen dO\I n. tack · and take step, to prevent uch impro immigration. In other words, the First prisoners . Butthc re,t of the l·ummUnlty houldn't per u e of JACL funds in the future. Congrats on Redress II Amendment applied equally to all "per Perhaps other P.c. reade~ can add to I. A for me. I am peaking for myself as sons." However, the government wilL in ktth! happen If LJilusa brought down. We have learned through Mexico' thi "gift list." Japane\C American \\ III kno\\ what indi a pan of the community and as a member main newspapers of the sign ing by your all probability, appeal this i sue all the way lidual. and group, to blame when thou of the JACL. Like many others in the com Pre ident Reagan the re olutions H.R. 442 to the Supreme Coon, if necessary, We A.H. UYEKI -.and of torm lellen. sent to the Appropri- munity and in JACL. I al 0 uppon the and S. 1009. should note that cenain parts of the McCar- Overland Park . Kan. 6-PACIAC CITIZBII Friday, January 6-13, 1989 (ArJvertrsemenl) Think First of A Rich Collec~ion of World War II History: 'PC' Advertisers A War Story for Posterity tack, Washington changed its mind and re-accepted AJA enlist ments for a special Army unit to be committed to combat in Europe, Kimura the 442nd Infantry Regiment. 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Daniel Lun April-F1orsheim Shoes runs an gren is nominated for the position of adverti ement incorrectly juxtaposing California state treasurer, provoking Japanese men' footwear \vith Japa outcry from groups and individuals in nese women's footwear, a well as the Asian American community. Lun identifying footbinding with Japanese gren served on the CWRIC (Commis culture, prompting Nikki Bridges of sion on Wartime Relocation and In San Francisco to write a critical letter ternment of Civilians), yet opposed to the company . An answer from the monetary payments to surviving inter president of F10rsheim Shoe promises nees. to withdraw the advertisement. Nov. 29, 1987-Loni Ding's Color April 22---KUSA Channel 9 airs ofHonor premieres at the International "An Injustice Forever?", a 30-minute, Film Festival in Honolulu. locally produced documentary about Dec. 12, I987-Vuthikrai Thien the internment of Japanese Americans. vanich, a native of Thailand, is shot April 27-William Masuda and his to death after allegedly attacking New daughter Patricia file a discrimination York City transit officer Nelson Brac lawsuit charging that she was "wrong ero with a knife. fully expelled" from Providence High in Burbank, Calif. , a Catholic chooL Dec. 23, I987-Rep. Robert Ma tsui introduce legislation which would In the complaint, it i alleged that em require the U.S. Census Bureau to pro ployees directed racial lurs towards vide a breakdown of Asian Americans the Masudas . April 29---The Senate vote 69 to by separate ethnic designations on the 1990 census form. 27 to approve S. 1009, the Senate ver JANUARY sion of H.R. 442, a bill to redress sur Jan. 1, 1988--Arizona Gov. Evan viving Japanese Americans sent to Mecham is criticized for remarking WRA Centers during WWIl. that the Japanese get "round eyes" MAY when discussing golf. May 3-The city of Torrance, Calif., passes a resolution giving its Jan. 4-Dr. Judy Cbu formally an Pacific Citizen Photo By George Johnston support of redress legi'slation for Japa nounces her candidacy. for a seat on THANKING FRANK-Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was saluted by the Southern California Friends for nese Americans. the City Council of Monterey Park, Redress fo~ his efforts i.n the passage of H.R. 442 in .the House. The reception took place at the Yamato May 6--The Pacific Citizen reports Calif., a city which has seen tension R~staurant m Century City Jan. 30. (I-r) Rep. Norman Mmeta, Co-Chair George Ogawa, JACL-LEC Executive that former Sen. S.l. Hayakawa be develop between its Chinese and Director Grayce Uyehara, JACL National President Harry Kajihara, Rep. Frank, Co-Chair Marleen Kawahara lieves that President Reagan should White residents in recent years. Rep. Robert Matsui and Master of Ceremonies George Takei. Frank holds the award presented by JACL. ' veto any redress legislation to reach Jan. 2I-Rep. Robert Matsui sends his desk since it would "reflect un a letter to each member of the House favorably" on Japanese Americans. urging their support of legislation treasurer. The state's Senate votes 21 May 6--The Pacific Citizen reports which would require the Census to 19 rejecting Lungren, while the As that NCJAR (National Council for Ja Bureau to tabulate Asian American by sembly votes 43 to 32 to confrrm him. panese American Redress) President nine separate sub-headings in the 1990 Because of differing interpretations of William Hohri, while expressing ap census. California's Constitution, the state's proval for the passage of S. 1009, re 24---The Asian American Al Supreme Court must make a decision Jan. mains skeptical of Reagan signing it liance of California approves a resolu on Lungren's confrrmation. into law. tion supporting the nomination of Rep. MARCH May 9---About 100 demonstrators Daniel Lungren as state treasurer of March 2---Rep. Daniel Lungren march outside the Los Angeles Japa California. decides not to seek reelection to Con nese consulate's office in protest of Jan. 26---University of California, gress in favor of concentrating his ef I Japanese fingerprinting laws for Berkeley Chancellor Ira Michael forts on becoming the state treasurer. foreign residents. Heyman apologizes for insensitivity March 2---The South Brooklyn (N.Y.) Committee of the Coalition May ll-The Federal Circuit Ap towards Asian Americans who ques peals Court votes 2-1 to affirm the tioned university admissions policies. Against Anti-Asian Violence meet with the Brooklyn District Attorney's 1985 dismissal of the class action law Jan. 30-Rep. Barney Frank is sa suit filed by NCJAR. luted for his redress efforts by the Office, the Investigations Bureau, Citi zen Action Center and Community Re May ll-The Legislative Educa Southern California Friends for Re tion Committee of the Florin Chapter dress, a group of individuals and or lations to discuss concems of Asian residents upset by a second wave of of the JACL sponsors a press confer ganizations advocating redress. ence in Sacramento, Calif. featuring " FEBRUARY anti-Asian fliers passed out to residents asking for a boycott of "Oriental state leaders endorsing redress. Feb. I-After receiving criticism, Pacific Citizen Pho10 by George Johnston May 14-The Asian Pacific Amer Sen. Daniel K. Inouye asks a colleague stores." SIGN LANGUAGE-Protesting inaction on the part of Rolling Stone, March 4-Los Angeles City Coun . ican CoalitionlUSA holds a forum en to introduce legislation rescinding his picketers demonstrate in front of the magazine's Beverly Hills adver titled "Racial Discrimination in the $8 million dollar appropriation for cilman Nate Holden issues his "Stop tising office on Feb. 17. The magazine's office was closed until3 p.m. Selling America" proposal, which Workplace: Another Form of Anti Jewish schools in France. Asian Violence" in San Francisco. Feb. 4-Rolling SlOne executive calls on the federal government to bar foreign ownership of property in the May 14-The PSWDC sponsors a editor Robert Wallace flies into Los conference entitled "Japanese Amer Angeles from New York to meet with United States. March 7-21-year-old Hong Pyo ican Community: Critical Issues, Crit Korean and Asian American leaders ical Choices" in Los Angeles. angered by an article by PJ. O'Rourke Lee is shot to death in Long Beach, Calif., by Los Angeles County May 15-Mollie Fujioka, Helen which was perceived by many as racist Kawagoe and Cressey Nakagawa, and insensitive towards Koreans. sheriffs deputies after a 15-mile car chase after he apparently tries to run three candidates for the JACL presi Feb. 9 & ll-Sen. Spark Mat dency, 'introduce themselves at Pacific sunaga and Rep. Norman Mineta them down. A coroner's report later reveals traces of cocaine in Lee's Southwest District Council meeting. broadcast Loni Ding's Nisei Soldier May I6--JACL-LEC begins a toll and Color of Honor on Congress' in blood. . March S-Torrance, Calif., City free Western Union number for mail ternal television system. grams to President Reagan urging him Feb. I6--Dr. Yosh Nakashima Councilman George Nakano is reelected. to sign redress legislation. ends his candidacy for JACL national May IS-The House of Represen president, leaving only Mollie Fujioka March 8--Great Scott Supermar kets of Detroit are ordered by parent tatives votes 383 to 29 to approve a in contention for the position. bill to require the Department of Jus Feb. 17-A group of Korean Amer company Meadowdale Foods to stop using grocery bags featuring a carica tice to collect and publish statistics on icans picket the Los Angeles advertis "hate crimes" or crimes perpetrated on ing office of Rolling Stone in protest ture of what appears ·an Asian child on ski is and winter clothing, with text Photo By Martie Quan the basis of race, religion, sexual orien- of what they feel is a lack of action SATISF~CTION-Rolling Stone executive editor Robert Wallace ap tation or ethnicity. and bad faith on the part of the reading "Coolee bag for your pur chases of ice cream and frozen foods." peared With Korean American Coalition President Yoon Hee Kim after May 26--Steve Nakajo, co-chair magazine and its efforts to make an agreement was negotiated to reconcile problems caused because man of the 1988 San Francisco Cherry amends in the aftermath of the "Seoul, March 9---Ron Fujiyoshi, longtime of opponent Japanese laws requiring of perceptions of insensitivity caused by the article "Seoul Brothers." . Blossom Festival is voted out follow Brothers" article which they felt was ing dissatisfaction after the elimination insensitive to Koreans. the fmgerprinting of Koreans and other aliens in Japan, holds a press confer March 22-Congress overrides act consisting of Japanese Americans, of the women's beauty contest. Feb. 19,20 & 21-Day of Remem May 27-Rep. Robert Matsui asks ence in Los Angeles, calling their President's Reagan veto of the Civil receives the Top Jazz Group Award at brance observations held in various Ja the federal government to reconsider panese American communities across Alien Registration Law a "historical Rights Restoration Act, which Reagan the "Soul Train Music Awards. " control and assimilation policy." vetoed on March 16. The legislation its decision to omit Asian Americans the nation. APRIL from a new study on housing discrimi Feb. 22--Govemment attorneys March 15-The Asian American amended Title VI of the Civil Rights April4-Helen Kawagoe, Gardena Community Coalition and Rolling Act, Title IX of the Education Amend nation. decline pursuing a writ of certiorari Valley JACL, announces her intention May-During a igning ceremony (review by the Supreme Court) in the Stolle negotiate an agreement making ments of the Rehabilitation Act and to run for JACL national president at amend over the "Seoul Brothers" ar the Age Discrimination Act. proclaiming the week of May 8 as coram nobis ca e of Hirabavashi v. a PSWDC Board meeting. A ian Pacific American Heritage United States, thu leaving Intact an ticle. March 24-27-The 5th annual A - April 12---Dr. ludy Chu is elected March 21-Sen. Daniel Inouye re Week, Pre ident Reagan denounces appellate court ruling clearing Gordon ociation for Asian American Studie to one of the seats of the Monterey anti-Asian violence and biased college Hirabayashi his WWTI convictions. ceive the Lifetime Achievement conference held in Pullman, Wash. at Park. Calif. City Council. Michael Award from AAPAA (A ociation of admi sion standards and praises Feb. 25--The Calltornla ~tate the Washington State University cam Mitoma i reelected to the Carson, prominent A ian Americans. Legislature plits on the confirmation A ian Pacific American Artists) at pus. Calif. City Council . 10n Kaji lose in vote for Rep. Daniel Lungren as tate their annual awards ceremony. March 3O-Hiroshirna, a musical his bid for Gardena, Calif., treasurer. Cm lli lllll'd Oil PCl~I<"~ 8-PACIFICCI11ZB1I FridIJ,Jlnulry6-13,1989 Redress Signed • Uyehara, Wakabayashi Resign 1988 Chronology: Japan Angers Blacks • JACL National Convention Conrinued from Page 7 seven-year tenure. Aug. 27-The National Coalition July 27-The Senate gives final ap for RedresslReparations holds a celeb May-Los Angeles City Council proval to a conference committee ver ration outside the Japanese American man Nate Holden proposes an amend sion of H.R. 442. Cultural and Community Center in Los ment to his "Stop SeUing America" Angeles because of President Reagan's. motion which requires the nations of AUGUST signing of redress. foreigners wanting to purchase prop Aug. 2--President Reagan issues a Aug. 28-Plans appear in an Oak erty in the United States to have recip letter to Speaker of the House Jim land, Calif. Black community news rocal laws allowing non-cftizens to Wright urging the House to approve paper to boycott Yoshi's, a Japanese purchase foreign property. the conference committee version of American owned restaurant because of May-Cressey Nakagawa becomes H.R.442. an alleged lack of advertising by the the third JACL member to announce Aug. 4-11-National JACL Con restaurant in Black pUblications, an his candidacy for the position of JACL vention held at the University of dearth of Black employees and possi national president. Washington campus in Seattle, Wash. bly as retaliation to Japan's recent May-Sheriffs involved in the Aug. 5--The California state Se problems with Sambo dolls and nega shooting death of Hong Pyo Lee are nate approves its version of Assembly tive comments about Blacks by a Japa cleared of wrongdoing after an inves Bill 4087, exempting former interneeS nese politician. The plan never tigation. from paying state income taxes on materializes . monetary compensation received from JUNE redress payments. . SEPTEMBER June 2--Gabriela Nginnang and Aug. ~ressey ""Nakagawa is Sept. 7-The Civil Rights Division Yoshiko Ramarui of Palau meet with elected president of the JACL at the ~~~ receiving confmnation of respon~ ~acific ~outhwest District JACL Reg Seattle National JACL Convention. Slblhty from the Department of Justice Ional Director John Saito and George Aug. 10-President Reagan signs ~o administer redress payments to elig Ogawa to discuss the problems they H.R.442. Ible Japanese Americans internees face in their homeland. creates the Office of Reparations Aug. 10-The California Assembly Ad~ . June 2-"Bom in the U~S.A.: A ministration (ORA), which is later re passes A.B. 4087; Assemblywoman Salute to Japanese American Vietnam named the Office of Redress Adminis Marian La Follette, during floor de Veterans and Vincent Okamoto" a tration. bate, states that no apology or "repara fundraiser honoring Nikkei Viebtam Sept. 13--Fingerprint resister Ron vets is held in Los Angeles. tions" are needed since the incarcera tion of Japanese Americans is "the Fujiyoshi's trial scheduled to begin in June ~avid Henry Hwang's M. most humane treatment that any coun Osaka, Japan. Butterfly wins the Tony Award for best try has displayed against an enemy dur Sept. 14-H.R. 4432 is cleared for play and B.D. Wong wins a Tony for ing an actual war." a vote before the House of Represen best featured actor in the same play. Aug: 12-Paul Brock, a Chinese tatives. The bill would require the Cen June 6-Vice President George American professor of engineering at sus Bureau to tabulate Asian American Bush endorses redress legislation the University of Connecticut at Storrs, sub-groups individually. while campaigning for the presidency. begins a hunger strike to protest anti Sept. 16-JACL-LEC votes to Pacific Citizen Photo By George Johnston June 8-12-The national AlA Vet Asian violence. maintain operations for at least two FLAMES OF OUTRAGE-Yong-Bok Pak, a Korean Japanese involved in the campaign against Japan's fingerprinting laws, burns his Alien erans Reunion is held in Reno, Nev. Aug. ll-Canada's Prime Minister more years to oversee the redress pro June 10--Legisiation proposed by Brian Mulroney refuses to promise to cess. Registration Certificate outside the office building of the Japanese Con Sen. Daniel Inouye requiring the Cen follow the U.S.' lead and provide re sulate General in Los Angeles on May 9. sus Bureau to tabulate Asian American dress to Japanese Canadians interned Sept. 17-Grayce Uyehara resigns and Pacific Islander ethnic group under during WWII. as executive director of JACL-LEC. ican sub-groups individually. panese Canadians is approved. separate categories is approved by the Aug. 12-About 300 Japanese Sept. 19-The ORA establishes a Sept. 27 & 28--Congressional Sept. 29-Relatives of the late as Senate. toll-free hotline for redress. Americans meet in the florin Buddhist members who helped in the redress tronaut Ellison Onizuka watch the suc June 14-A "Dear Colleague" let Church to celebrate the signing of re Sept. 23--Acting JACL National movement received recognitions from cessfullaunch of the space shuttle Dis ter supporting redress is sent out to all dress. Director Bill Yoshino writes a letter to the JACL and JACL-LEC. covery. Onizuka was killed in the members of Congress from four con Aug. 21-"Justice for All," celeb . Continental Airlines critical of a Con Sept. 28--Members of Stanford space shuttle Challenger disaster. selVative Republican House members rating the signing of redress, is held' tinental Airlines ad featuring the "Fare University's Students of Color Coali Sept. 29-The JACUSumitomo endorsing redress. The four signers are in Sacramento, Calif., to honor those Samurai," a White actor in "yellow tion organize a rally to call for an ethnic Bank Visa card program begins with Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who led the redress campaign. face" speaking broken English and "Ja studies course at the university. .' Henry Hyde of IDinois, Jack Kemp of panese" who goes about slashing Sept. 29-Red.ress for surviving Ja- Conrinued all Page 9 New York and Patrick Swindall of Aug. 23-Herb Caen, a San Fran prices with a sword. Georgia. cisco newspaper columnist, writes about Japanese American whose father Sept. 23 & 24-"A Delicate Bal June 23--California's S'upreme )1') j I was a spy for tJie Japanese, which an- ance of Rights and Powers: The United 1988 DEATHS Court votes unanimously to reject Rep. I Daniel Lungren's claim for state treas urer. June 25-The Contra Costa JACL George Ban, 86, Chicago, Oct. 6. Aug. 14. Retired city Sewer Division 1000 Club sponsors program featuring Activist for the Communist Party dur manager inspector, he eamed a Purple a panel discussion about stereotypical ing WW2 era. Heart in WWII. presentations of Asian Americans and Akira ''Flash'' Fujiki, 67, Hon Sam Kuwahara, 77, Cortez, Asians in the media. olulu, July 21. Retired senior vice Calif., July 6. Farm community leader president of Hawaiian Pacific Resorts and CortezJACL presi.dent (1950-51) . June 26--A controversial resolu and a WWII veteran . tion is presented by the Golden Gate Mary Toshiko Murai, 75, Menlo Chapter at the Northern California Peter S. Fujioka, 72, Detroit, April Park, Calif. , May 8. JACL member. Western Nevada District Council. The 9. Retired insurance salesman, founder Mary Nakaishi, 71, Ogden , Utah . resolution would admit error for the of Detroit JACL, 1946. April 27. Known as the "Angel of 25th wartime stance of the JACL urging The Rev. Tsutomu Tom Street," of a heart ailment. cooperation with the government dur Fukuyama, 73, Tacoma, Wash., Isamu Noguchi, 84, -New York, ing the Evacuation of Japanese Amer Nov . 23 . Seattle-born clergyman. Dec. 30. Los Angeles-born sculptor, icans from the West Coast. Seico Hanashiro, 65, Fowler, international] y acclaimed. June 27-The Los Angeles City Calif. , Dec. 16. Journalist, Fowler En Yuso Nohara, 63, Honolulu, June Board of Education votes unanimously sign publisher. 16. WWII veteran. to approve a resolution urging Presi Pacific Citizen Photo By George Johnston The Rev. Michio Ito, 88, Watson Kay Sugabara, 79, New York, dent Reagan to sign the redress bill. "I'M NEXT!"-The three JACL national presidential candidates {I-rl, ville, Calif. Oct. 30. Longtime pastor Sept. 25 , of cancer. He was called the June 28-The City Council of Sun Mollie Fujioka, Helen Kawagoe and Cressey Nakagawa, sit in front of of Westview Presbyterian Church in "Nisei Onassis" in Esquire magazine; nyvale, Calif. repeals a WWII-era re portraits of past JACL national presidents. They were at JACL National Watsonville. Los Angeles JACL president (1934- solution urging the Congress to pass Headquarters in San Francisco attending the NCWNPDC meeting's The Rev. Hiram Hisanori Kano, 35). laws to remove and permanently candidates' forum held June 26. 99, Fort Collins, Colo., Oct. 24. Carl Minoru Tamaki, 68, Los exclude Japanese people from Califor Pioneer Issei Epoiscopalian priest in Angeles, June 2. Former interim gen nia. gers Bay Area Japanese Americans States Constitution and Japanese eral manager and chief engineer of the 3O-The National' JACL who react by saying that there is no Americans," a symposium sponsored the Tri-State area (Colorado, Wyom JUne ing, Nebraska). Los Angeles Department of Water and sponsors "A Celebration of Japanese proof of Japanese Americans engaging by the Smithsonian Institution's Na Power. . American contributions to the Amer in acts of espionage or sabotage against tional Museum of American History, Harry Shinsuke Kobayashi, 97, Tokyo, Aug. 26. The last surviving Dr. Thomas Semba, 64, ican Promise," in San Francisco. the U.S. is held in Washington, D.C. Robinsdale, Minn., May 2. Aug. 24-A representative from Sept. 23-25-The second ali-Nik Japanese Canadian to serve the Cana JULY dian Army in WWI. Karen Chikako Toshima, 27, Los July-Black Americans become Sanrio, a Japanese company which kei Fresno, Calif. reunion is held. Angeles, Feb. 2. Victim of a fatal gun upset by the Japanese for using Black manufactured "Sambo" dolls which Sept. 23-25-The second ali-Nik Minoru John Kubota, 77, Fresno, shot wound from a gang-related shoot mannequins with distorted features in angered Blacks Americans, writes kei Yuba, Sutter, Butte and Colusa Calif., Oct. 8. Veteran Hokubei out in L.A . 's Westwood area. department stores, the sale of toys with Reps. Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui County reunion is held in California. Mainichi correspondent, Japanese Masami Tsuyama, 70, Tokyo, caricatures of Blacks and statements and Julian Dixon to inform them of Sept __ 25--The Nihonmachi Legal radio program producer. Aug. 15 . Former chairman of Califor by a high-ranking Japanese politician the company's decision to discontinue Outreach celebrates redress bill signing Warren Kubota, 35, San Fran nia First Bank. denigrating Blacks. products "which could offend the jus in San Jose. cisco, Aug. 14. Award-winning Harry Goro Watanabe, 83, July ll-The City Directors of tified feelings of any group." Sept. 25-A redress information playwright, after a 12-year fight with Omaha, Neb ., Nov . 5. Founder of the Pasadena, Calif., pass a resolution urg Aug~ 24-California Gov. George meeting sponsored by the Midwest cancer. Oriental Trading Co. and a Lifetime George Kuramoto, 78, Denver, ing President Reagan to sign H. R. 442. Deukmejian signs A.B, 4087 .. District of JACL is held in Chicago. member of JACL. Aug. 27-JACL members partici Sept. 26--The House of Represen Oct. 17. Co-founder of Denver School July 12-JACL National Director Reiko Weston, 59, Minneapolis, pate in a march for civil rights in tatives approves legislation to force the of Judo. Ron Wakabayashi announces his in May 7. Japan-born restaurauteur. tent to resign from the post after a Washington, D.C. Census Bureau to count Asian Amer- Suoo Kuramoto, 65, Honolulu . Friday, January 6-13, 198!t / PACIFIC ClTlZEN-9 Over 36,000 Contact OHice of Redress 1988 Ch rono Iogy "Administration via Telephone, Mail IL______I WASHINGTON - The Department and other staff members fluent in Japa- Contilluedfrom PageS of Justice announced that as of Dec. nese. he said. 15, 1988, it had received more than The ORA's temporary West Coast a direct mailing to California JACL 36,000 telephone and mail contacts in 'office in San Francisco, which closed members . its effort to locate Japanese Americans Jan. 6, 1989, opened in October WIth OCTOBER eligible for redress . the 9O-day goal of maximizing public Oct. 4-Minority students from The effort is centered in the Depart outreach to Japanese American eligi University of California campuses ment's recently created Office of Re ble for the payments. Official in the meet at UCLA for a special State Se dress Administration (ORA) . Robert West Coast office successfully de nate committee hearing to relate inci K. Bratt, who heads the office, said veloped working relation hips be dence of racism by administrators, fac that to date the office has overseen tween the ORA and Japanese Amer Ulty and other students. distribution of more than 150,000 ican community leaders, churches, and Oct. 7-Pacific Citizen publishes pieces of printed material in 32 states. civic organizations, Bratt said. its 2,5OOth issue. Meetings conducted in metropolitan "The office has far exceeded our Oct. 7-9-Second Jerome reunion areas of 10 states have reached an es expectations," he said. ''We are de held in Torrance, Calif. timated 10,000 individuals , Bratt said. lighted to conclude our work in San . . Oct. II-The ORA opens a tempo Francisco after reaching our goal ." rary office in San Francisco. As a result of a recent mailing, he The ORA staff is beginning to com Oct. 12-The U.S. Supreme court said, the office is currently following puterize the telephone and mail con hears arguments for and against revers up with 400 community leaders in 16 tacts for more efficient J:etrieval, he ing Runyon v. McCrary, a civil rights states. ORA materials are available in said. Payments will begin after the lo case which ruled that private schools Photo from Rep. Normon Mineto's Office both Japanese and English, and the cation efforts are complete, and when were prohibited from discriminating ANOTHER LOOK-On Aug. 10, President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. office employs Japanese Americans Congress appropriates the funds. on the basis of race. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Watching the historic occasion Oct. 14-A report by the U.S. are (I-r) Rep. Norman Mineta (D-Calif.), Rep. Pat Saiki (R-Hawaii), Sen. Commission on Civil Rights finds that Pete Wilson (R-Calif.), Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), Rep. Robert Matsui earnings between American men of (D-Calif.), Rep. Bill Lowery (R-Calif.) and Harry Kajihara. Redress Means Time for Reflection Asian and White ancestry decreased "dramatically" between 1960 and 1980. ByKATSUKOS~OTO Oct. 17-JACL-LEC Strategy (Whittier, Calif.) Chair Grant Ujifusa meets with Justice Redress has become a reality. This Japs ~" we avoided-confrontations. We Department officials to discuss the has evolved from the hard work of did not create any waves to incite hos means of implementation of redress. dedicated people who undertook this tility . It was scary. With this mentality, Oct. 18-The Senate votes to ap huge and overwhelming project. 11 is we were herded like catt.le into the prove legislation to require the Census comforting that there were folks with camps. No, Virginia, this was not the Bureau to list Asian American sub a vision. There are many of us who Holocaust, and the Sansei may not un groups individually; just prior to the have remained silent regarding our derstand this kind of passivity. These Senate vote, the Census Bureau an who.le camp experience. were hysterical wartimes , not the civil nounces it will voluntarily reverse its The government of the United States rights period of the '60s. plan to lump all Asian ethnic groups in acknowledging their wrong-doing together. is paying a lump sum of $20,000 and After many months in camp, there Oct. 19-Rep. Norman Mineta extending an apology to each eligible was this thing, I believe, called "sec criticizes a San Jose Mercury News internee and evacuee. I wished that all urity clearance" if one wanted out. Re editorial which came out against San of our beloved parents and the Nisei lease from camp meant mountains of Jose City Council Seat 4 candidate who died prior to this event were here paperwork and correspondence. This David Hahn, a Korean American, be to share the news . was to prove that the applicant was cause of a heavy accent. Mineta calls - Photo By Poul Kogowo How was it possible to accomplish loyal to the United States and would the reasoning "poorly disguised ra 'AMERICAN PROMISE'-Kathryn and Fred Korematsu (pictured from this "impossib.le dream"? Has the pass not engage in sabotage, etc. Once ap cism." left) participate in the candlelight closing ceremony of the "American ing of the years made this .less painful proved we went to our destination . Oct. 27-Sen. Daniel Inouye, Promise" dinner, held June 30 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. to everyone? Was this incarceration of I don 't think most of us went out to speaking in Seattle at a fundraiser for The event honored the legal teams of the coram nobis cases and raised al.l the JAs and Japanese without due the streets and hollered, "Hurrah, Rep. Mike Lowry, states that he will approximately $20,000 for the national JACL. process an unfinished business that just FREEDOM at last!" We quietly reset become the next majority leader of the . festered and time was ripe for the pass tled carrying a heavy burden of re-ad Senate when the election is held later Oct. 31-The NCJAR case of dress progress at the JACCC in Los age? Did Japan's gaining world recog justment to civilian life-"After all, on Nov. 29. Hohri et al v. U.S. is closed as the Angeles. nition of their dominance in economic that was still a precarious world Oct. 28-The Defense Language Supreme Court refuses to disallow a Nov. 6-The Gardena Valley Chap power have influence? Had the "Go beyond the barbed wire fences. " Institute, celebrating its 47th anniver class-action lawsuit against the govern ter of JACL and NCRR hold a commu for Broke" dedication of all the Nisei I guess most of us went on with the sary, dedicates two buildings named ment for internment of Japanese Amer nity workshop on redress in Gardena, GIs during WW2, and the generally business of making a living, going to after Military Intelligence Service icans during Calif. wwn. positive activities of the JAs and Issei school, getting married or whatever, (MIS) leaders Kai Rasmussen and Nov. 8-President Reagan pocket in the post-war period to the present then came living life on the fast lane John Aiso. The new DU Headquarters vetoes H.R. 4432, the bill which NOVEMBER tip the scales? Perhaps the result is the what with work, children, parents and Building is named · after Rasmussen would have required the Census Nov. 3--ORA Executive Director combination of factors which gained in-laws to take care of and all the ac and the academic library is named after Bureau to list individual Asian Amer Bob Bratt meets with a small group of momentum. tivities people normally engage in . Aiso. ican sub-groups on the 1990 census Nikkei community leaders update re- * * * There was no time to dwelJ or brood form. I hope our whole camp expeIjence over camp life and now here we are- Nov. 12-The PSWDC JACL and wiU continue to remain in the U.S. 1988. How time flies , and wow , re the KAC (Korean American Coalition) history books for future generations to dress has become a reality, and I am hold a joint conference in Los Angeles learn. This kind of a disastrous activity a senior citizen. to examine similar concerns facing must never be repeated. both ethnic communities. What prompted me to write this was Redress with all its ramifications has Nov. 19--The Sacramento Chapter an incident which happened a few brought back many memories, and I of the JACL holds a redress workshop. weeks ago. I was on a plane going felt good about expressing some of my Nov. 19.-The San FernantlQ ChaIr from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires with thoughts. This gave us a chance to ter of the JACL holds a forum on spec a tour group, when a passenger sitting reflect on past injustices, the contradic- - ial concerns of children of mixed mar next to me started a conversation. He tions in our lives, and the major deci riages. identified himself as a Brazilian. Brazi sions we made at that time which are Nov. 20-The Gardena Valley, lians like Americans come in all the reasons we are what we are. Long BeachlPacifica and Torrance shapes, colors and sizes. He was of JACL Chapters co-sponsor the "Con French, Portuguese and Irish descent. quer the Bridge" 10K race. He casually mentioned, "Your govern Meeting with ORA's Nov. 22-A group of 10 con ment is finally doing something about gressmen and senators urge the direc putting you folks away during the war. Head Scheduled in tor of the Census Bureau to honor its It was a long time in coming. Here in promise to tabulate Asian American Brazi I we do not mistreat our people. " D.C./Soltimore Area groups individually in its 1990 census, Needless to say he was talking about WASHINGTON - The Department despite President Reagan's veto of redress. Imagine, here is a man from of Justice's Office of Redress Admin legislation requiring the bureau to do another part of our planet talking about istration's (ORA) Bob Bratt will meet so. a subject that many Americans are not with persons living in the Washington, Nov. 28-Rep, Norman Mineta an aware of, and if they are familiar, there D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan nounces a pilot program to measure are many diverse opinions regarding areas. housing discrimination against Asian the redress. A community meeting with ORA Americans, to be conducted by the De When I returned home, catching up representatives will be held on Jan . partment of Housing and Urban De on old news , I read in the Nov. 25th 26, 1989, from 6:45 p.m. until 9:00 velopment. Pacific Citizen that "the ex-POW op p.m., at the Methodist Building in Nov. 29-Sen. Oaniellnouye loses pose pay to JA internee , because the Washington , D.C. Located at 100 to Sen. George J. Mitchell in hi bid POW had not received imilar pay Maryland Ave., N.E.. The building is to become Senate majority leader. ments from the Japanese government." near the U.S . Supreme Court and the Reminiscing "those years," I think U.S. Capitol. Photo By Rilo Tokohoshi DECEMBER most of us were fearful, timid, had an Previous community meetings, held RIGHTS SIGNS--Ed Sawada, Washington, D.C.-Area JACL Chapter Dec. 14-The PSWDC JACL and excuse-me type of guilt and nalvetb throughout the United States, have led president, and Yasuo Takahashi, chapter board member, participated NCRR co-bost an update of ORA this was our psychological profile of to the identification of thousands of in the Civil Rights march in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 27. progress on redress in Los Angeles. the times. 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IJ} -asaJa 10m I Kennon H i\uI.anu'a George 0hasIu ISBa) of the 1000 Club Honor Roll. • 1asa KW"OIwa ,Sp>1 JunJ ,IJY3Z11kllMil, .WOCI Robert 0hkJ I Li\ ) , IJCIce} M KUFIllwa .SF I , 'obu. \JyosIJI1 Phi I ~18no.'.'akamurn (SOl Alura 0Ivl0 I \\U) Teiko lstuda ~11 HarT)' ~lmnllau, Ed,'akano lOCI Paul OhtakJ (SFI ISF· George. tore) .Ontl Takoo, 'akano (MaC) l\athenne OhIBla ISF I Yusaku K1u-onIli ISO) DIane H MortgIdu Tom. 'akao.JrtOeI J 0\ShJ (OCI Tom T KuroIon I Sac ) IWOC, Arthur K • 'akasiuma John I Oji ( tar, Paul H Kusuda 11Ilil' George. llr11a1wa Iau, ISloI ·Hlto Okada (SLC) Lee E KI1SUIIdI I Pia , CoosueIo Mamaga George I akasIuma ISID) Sleven T ABOUT THE 1000 CLUB HONOR ROLL: The 1000 Club Honor Roll appears each year in the New Year Special Edition to acknowledge the contributions from members over the past year (the closing date is Family of Ray/Cheryl Nov. 30), It is carefully compiled by the P.C. and National JACL staff to include paid-up members for the current HAYAME year, all Life members (living or deceased), "emeritus" (e)-those who have been 1000 Clubbers for 20 years or more, and the Memorials (contributions of $500 or more in memory of an individual). Any omissions, incomplete 3154 Brent Court (I names or other errors will be corrected in the Honor Roll Addendum to be published the second week in Castro Valley, CA94546 February, Please notify us by Jan, 27. "Emeritus " and perennial members not living are removed upon notification. -12-PACIAC CITIZEN I Friday, January 6-13, 1989 VOSIUl'O T«*iwa IOIC) I WDC) MasayoshiMUdumura TiJCl!oYamagtrDa (llnl) BOISEV"'''"'' ~Ken)ITaru Ufe-Fwniko'l'akeshita 'Llfe-DaVid F Stephan ~Dr AluraJi~ (Set) Tohru Vamaoaka (Sac) tu.&AJ. Ufe-EstherTakeuchi 3l·TomK Taira I·DonaId Kanesaki ~l'!:.\~) GelQeSaUy NakasIima(SIo) Miyo Uchiyama lPuy) 8111 Year e25-K John Arima Life-Rose Sawako Tani 25-Ted Tanaka 7-T\rnothy Tsl 31-1JaVld Noguchi" Life'Dr MasaloMorimoto 11~ .r.v' __ ~ '=... =~ PROGRESSIVEWSIDE ':t~TomDMukai 1"'- :. RSusUd 2(}.!.eooardUeid 8-Edward Ma VENlCEaJLVER 15-WIlliam H Mo Maru- WEST VAU..EV l&-YoidliJobnAsari* mota" 32.JaneHabarn THE CALENDAR Life-Victor MCarter J3.Etsu Masaoka Life-Yoshlki Hirabayashi SoViclDr MCai1er" 41-Mike Masadla I~e M Ichien 18-Chiye Y HanIda ~ MataJo Life-Haruo Ishinaru 22-Frank K Harada Life-Katflerine Matsuki Life-Yoshiko lshimaru LOS ANGELES AREA • Feb. 18--Benefit dance for Collage En Contemporary and Traditional Japanese Life-Dr HaroIdS Harada Life-Paul S Matrukl SoKI\YO IGltuchi semble, 8 pm-midnight, Ken Nakooka Prints, Painting and Ceramic Sculpture," Life-Mrn HarokiSHarada Il).{;lenn K MaISUmoto 22-Rod Kobara • Present-Jon. 30---Ansel Adam's "Man 194'om Hayaka~ 2>Spark M Matrunaga ~Eui!ene Y Kmo zan or: Life in the Japanese American In Community Center, 1700 162nd St., Northwest Peace Museum at Frederick & Life-Fred Hoshiyama 2-Peter Olarles McCol- Life-C Ren Miura, MD tnmment Camp," sponsored by Col State Gardena. Admission: $7. Send checks, pay Nelson Dept. Store, during store hours. Life-Akira lnagaki ough SoDavid F Muraoka UfeOui.s lnagaki ~May Y MiIlEIa SoDavid Nakamura L.A. Asian American Resource Center, J.F. able to Collage Ensemble, to Crystal Palace Info: 206 682-5500. Billiards, 4335 W. Imperial Highway, In m-Frank Inagaki 7-Ona May ~oto Life-Sally Nakasiuma Kennedy Memorial Library, Col State L.A. • Present-Jon.3 I-Etchir:lgs and mono Life-Geo J lnagaki Life-Diane H Moriguchl Life-5 ~ Natashima campus. Free. Hours: Variable; call 213 glewood, CA 90304. Info: 213 532-1831. prints by Kazuko Watanabe, Kimzey Miller e27·Dr Milsuo Inwye U-Henry K Mw-akami 22.Joe Nishimura Gallery, 1225 2nd Ave., Mon.-Sot., 100m- J3.Ge0rge T !soda Life-Raymmd S Murakami Life-DaVId MSakai 343-3980. Info: 213 343-4245. 21-Dr RodgerT Kame* Life-Kennon HNakamura 4James YSakamoto • Jon. 18-The Family Service Agency NEW YORK 6 pm, Sun ., noon-5 pm. Info: 206 682- Previolls Page 2:>-Frances C Kitagawa 2-Mays A Nakashima Life-Ko SSameshima 2339. Western Region Asian American Program • Feb. 2-The 15th anniversary of AAL 2:>-Yoshio Bob Yamada 5-Akimi Kodama Life-Kenko N~ak1 21-Dr Seiji Shiba Life.J 1m K Y chi" ~Y George Kodama e32-Ge0llle I Obata 21.John Surruda" (WRAAP) presents a free community edu DEF (Asian American Legal Defense and • Jan. 21-Nippon Kan Heritage Associa 0. amagu . 2O-Fred M Makimoto 37-K Patrick okura Life-Shiro Take; cation program on government benefits Education Fund), Silver Palace Restaurant, tion presents Oshogatsu, Japanese New 23-M Lincoln Yamaguchi . Life-Fred M Matswnoto Life-Lily okura Life.Judge Takelsugu LIfe-TerukoTYamaguchi 17-Richard R Muise Life-Dr PatrickK Roberts Takei through the Deportment of Public Social 50-52 Bowery. Cocktails: 5:30 pm. Dinner: Year, a program of music and dance, 7:30 Services and the Social Security Adminis 15-TTedY~ 21-TomNakamura 34-HisakoSakata roDrRaymaxHJdliyama 6:30 pm. Tickets: $60, members; $75, non pm, Nippon Kan Theatre, 628 S. Wash 27-Ed Yoshikawa U-Dr Frank Nakano L!fe-Floyd I Sandlin LIf~ Watanabe tration, West Los Angeles Buddhist Church, members. Info: 212 966-5932. ington St. Tickets: $7, general; $5 students! TORRANCE I-Nick K Nakano Life-Frank Sato 4-May Mieko Yanagita 2003 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles, 1 1; 45 am. seniors; 75 and over, free; available at Life-Frank H Watase I-Gram Noriyuki Life.Jtme N Sato VHITE RIVER VALLEY Info: Bounphong Phomthovong, 213 445- 4-Rub OkaJnoto.MaJJdn 2-Edward A Sawada \ . . Uwajimaya, House of Rice or at the door. TRI-VALLEY 32-Dr~RobertRyono C/Life-HerllertZ9liromaO LIf~rgeKawasaki 4224. SAN FRANCISCO AREA Info: 206 624-880'1. 7-TeruYokoi 26-DrRichardRSaiki ~higekiSugiyaJlla" ~l - WilliamTMa"lx>n • Jon. 18-Eost West Players presents • Present-Feb. 23--Exhibition of works by TULARECOUNfY 27-HiloshlMikeShimiru 100TokuMSugiyama Llfe-HirosIl1N~31 world premiere of Laughter and False clay sculptor Judy Hiramoto, lobby of T an ~Tee Ezald I-Melvin Shimizu e24-Mike Suzuki 14-Margaret OkilSu Teeth, 8 pm, 4424 Santa Monico Blvd. Info: dem Computers, Inc., 19191 Volleo Pkwy., SPOKANE ~Kay Hada 2O-Sam Shimoguchi I-Nanu Suzuki . WILSHIRE e2lNun Jimmy Hatakeda 26-Tony Tsuneo ~oto L!fe-Harry I Takagi . Life-Aileen Y Kawahara 213 660-0366. Cupertino. Hours: 8 om-S pm, M-F. The • Jan . 20 & 21-"Minorities in Western ~walD Hatakeda e31-DrTakao Shishino Life-Cheny YTrut:sumida 4O-Dr Roy M Nishikawa • Jon. 21 -Pacific Asia Museum exhibition public is welcome. Info: 415 586-1324. Newspapers Job Conference, " sponsored Life-Ben Hayakawa IJ.CaroIine K TakemolD ll.seiko Wakabayashi Li fe-Louis MOld of Japanese Kabuki theatre through 60 • Jon. 21-The San Francisco Bay Area by the Spokane Spokesman-Review, Amer J3.Mike !molD Life-Marilyn Tanimura 2-Cerald Yamada 4O-Fred K Ota. woodblock prints of T suruya Kokei, 46 N. &-Maude Ishida Life-May Tanimura 10-Kenneth K Y.amamolD C/Ufe-Mabel TO~ Nikkei Singles Club Installation Dinner ican Society of Newspaper Editors and the &-Ralph Ishida LIfe-Patti lnagaki Ueda 3.hIohn Y Y~ . l~rge Takei Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. Info: Philip Dance, Fort Mason's Officers Club. No host Task Force on Minorities in the Newspaper Life-Robert lshiIa 35-Fumi Utsuki Life-Mary Louise .Yoshmo 35-Talsuo Tut Yala Pang, 818449-2742. cocktails: 6:30-7: 15 pm. Dinner: 7: 15-8: 15 Business, Ridpath Hotel. Interviews and Life-William iSlida 36-Mary E Wakamatsu 3-Wayne R Yoshino YELLOWSTONE • Jan. 22-"iCulture Shockl:' 3 pm, Japan e33-Hiroshi Mayeda Life-Matsunosuke Waka- WATSONVILLE pm. Installation ceremonies and program: workshops for minority college juniors, 28-Harry Morofuji matsu Life-Kiyoshi Sakota America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St. 8: 15-9 pm. Music by Jimmy Howard's seniors, graduate students and profession J3.Ed Nagata SoYoshiyuki YamamolD I-KeeS Kitayama NATIONAL Tickets: $ 15, $12 and $8 for students & bond. Cost: $20Ieo .; dance only, $10. Info: als interested in newspaper careers. Regis IO-Stanley Nagata e2G-Jane YaJruflhita ~= ~Lucy Adachi 3O-Betty := seniors. Info: 213 680-3700. 415349-1137. tration fee: $25. Hotel rate: $39/night. 31-Crorge Oh S Yumori 35-MalS Ando • Feb. 3-S--Secand Annual Conference of 3O-Gene Shimaji VENTURA COUNrY WFSr LOS ANGELES IO-East West Develop- • Jan. 28-"Taward A More Just Society," Deadline: Jan. 9, 1989. Info: 509459-5420 37-Tom Shimasaki LIfe-David Akashi ment Co ...... the Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Edu a dinner introducing the Fred Korematsu or 509 459-5456. 32-Jack Swnida ~~~tmi . LIfe-Mary Aka.shi I-Evangeifcal Lutheran cation, Sheraton La Reina Hotel. Registra Civil Rights Fund, sponsored by the Asian Life-Ethel Y Tashiro Life-Hitoshi H Ka)'iIlara e23-Grace K Deguchi Church in America- tion fee: $75, $100 after Jan. 9. Info: Au Law Caucus. Dinner: 6 pm. Info: 415 83~- Life-Kenji Tashiro Life-Itsuko Kajihara Life-Michi Dohzen e2().Walter N Fuchigami drey Yomagata-Noji, 714 582-4622. 1474 or 415 922-4060. Publicity items lor The Colendor m ust be typewrit So Yeiki Tashiro Life-Mrn Teri Komatsu 7-Grace FUjirrolD 14-H Jim Fukurnoto* ten (double-spaced) or legibly hond-printed ond 31-Kay Watanabe Life.Jules Kumagai 7-Dr M Jack FUjimolD Life-Henry GOOlo • Feb. 8 & 9-Kodo Heartbeat Drummers, Life-Doug Yamada Lie{)na Shiroyama J3.Harry FUjino 29-Kimiko lnatomi 8 pm, Japan America Theatre, 244 S. Son moiled ot least THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE. Please 17-Dr James Yasuda Life-Dorene Tsukida 31-Dr Torn lura ll-Frank Iritanl" specify 0 day or night phone contact for further in Pedro St. Tickets: $20 and $16. Info: 213 SEATTLE J3.Hisao Bill Yebisu 12-Akira Yatabe e27-KarJ Sakuo Iwasaki 14-Harold Iseke formation. 'l1YIN CITIES W• .,...... ~"'NOR1H I~Kenneth S Kagiwa~ l&-shingo Kajinami 680-3700. • Present-Jan 28--"Japanese Friendship: oo'T hi WAlle ...,...... r...... Llfe-GeorgeYKane/:31 lSoBrianRKashiwagi W~lie Chatman 30-Toyse T KaID Life-Masamune Kojuna Life-Masashi Kawasaki Life-S Bill Doi Life-Tatsuo Koga e2(). Toshiko Komai 2-Richard T Kenmotsu Life-Ben A Ezaki, Sr 34-Minorn Miya .. 17-Kenneth K MalSwnoto 28-Uoyd K Kumalaka 2-Edward K Ham Life-George SUgihara Life-Saburo Misumi 34-CharlieS Matsubara JACL HQ Announces Ujifusa's California Speaking Schedule 21-Kimi Hara Life-Ken Uchida 21-Mas Miyakoda 12-Mary Matsubara Life-Susan Uchida 14.Jun Miyoshi 12-Monterey Park Travel· WASHINGTON - Grant Ujifusa, p.m. Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Place: Holiday e2&Sam S Hara 34-Tomio Yamada J3.Ben M NishimolD 5-Masi Nihei Abiko Scholarship LifiLifi:~MasaNobuYHaradaoshi Harada WASlDNGTON, DC ~Jim M Nishimoto Life-GeorgeS Nishikawa legislative strategy chair for the Japa Inn, Long Beach. Contact person: .- e2G-Joe Nishimura 7-Cary H Nishimoto I~William Y Hirabayashi So Yuka FUjikura ·2£.Dr Akira Nishizawa ° James T o~.; Name Change nese American Citizens League legis Meriko Mori (213) 477-6997. 20-0 Sam Honda 7-AIbert Fukuda 1000 CLUB REPORT: 1,931 Active in 1988 I Year of emberslup Sbo,. n I umman ( iD« 'ov:lt, I " Century ... Corporate L LUi , ACII~e(pre\loUstotall • M Memonal, C/LCentury We Total thIS report .1...... Z5 Current total . Z5 Summar) I i~ o~:It, Itlil Llfe. C, LIfe. , ,emonalTolal . •• ( 2) Active pr~lOUStotall 1.M3 l>f-c;>'9.1 I~) Total tlus report .46 . .n Current total ... I,BiO Chicago 2J.LulIan \..I\.UllUra". ;.Tad KJrn· ura. -Ur Han-). I Omon, 29-KeI1JI Tarn . •~ 1f·1 • lJII 1%71 Cincinnati: 16-JoJI George Buyo. Anzona ~urmkoOkabayastu. Cleveland. ~ames T. latsuoka·. Berkeley ~Toku)'a Kako" DetrOit: r,·Louis Furukawa. Olicago. 2S-TosIllo Ncma Diablo Valley: Life-Dr ElSie S Ba~ol. 2· Cleveland. Z.John HAllen GeorgeS FUjioka. DetrOit. Ufe-Ray TalSuml H!gO, Life Downtown Los Angeles: 28-H3.n) Yama· Tostuko H!gO moto Imntown Las Angeles; 37·David YNltalte. Fowler: 31-Kazuo Hiyama. East Los Angeles 2+l>r George S MlZu Fresno: IWames Iwatsubo, noue. Gardena Valley: 8-JirnMlta Fresno. 4-Ken Yokota. Gresham Troutdale. 36-Kazuo KmoSuta. Gardena Valley: LtfHWbert GenJI Yama Honululu !>-WilllamMKaneko. moto Livmgston Merced, 26·Agnes Wmton. Houston: Z-Dal1lel H Watanabe. Life-Dr 32-Gordon H Winton. Jr Toslllo YamauchI. :\faI} !iville. I2-Robert Inouye. Marysville: 35-MosseM Uchida. PortiaJld. 33-Dr Roy Yamada. Monterey PelllllSula. Z4-James Tabala. RiverSide. 17·AnthonyS Inaba Pasadena. 33-Hayato HarriS Ozawa. Sa ... ,-amento 29-MltsuJI Hrronaka. 8-Tada· Placer Counly: 18-JackK Yokote. hll\ono. 19-Tom T Okubo" FAMOUS--Shigeo Miura stands beside his chair and wood sculpture, now a museum piece in Yugoslavia. Portland Z4-Dr James. f Tsugawa San [)Iego. I·Margareliwanaga-Pellrose . Progressive Westside: 4O-John Ty Saito. San FranCISCO: 16-Kikkoman International Reedley 21·EddJe M Yano. Illt- Reno &-Gerald A Ikeda UFE(Z) t LoUIS: 3.;'Dr Jackson Eto Dr C.1~1l S Baul-.ol I Ula I. • d" 1',,"lta San f ranl'lsco. Life-Dr Saburo Kaml. (Mt Sticks and Stones and Zazen SeaUle: 33-Ted A Sakahara. (Uh, "n\ rE LLLS Snake River: 27-GlSh Amano. 31-Jack lti~ ' ''''l\l\vman Internaunal II ;, ,I' By T. K. Nagano and Jonathan Lama) Ogaml (ENTLRYCLliB Sonoma County: 26-Shiz Tsujihara. H·LJI"anC Kimura (Chi), 8·JamesT Ma Imagi ne being able to walk into the non man or one of hi collateral race , Miura graduated with a bac· allona!: Llfe-George S Ishikawa. Lsuoka ,Clel, 3·Tom TOkubo ISac I. I·Mal CElliTUR \. CLVB garet lwanaga-Penrose (SOl. Louvre. the Prado, New York' Met· notici ng the likene s between a tone calaureale in Fine Art\ from the I· Tokuya Kako I Berf. ropolitan or L.A.' Mu eum of Con· or a tick and orne cu lturally identifi· Mu a hino Fine Arts Univer.-.ity in LlFE Totallhls report:-#2 ....~ ...... 14 temporary Art and having the guard able object-a deer, a woman' hand, Tokyo in 1964 and returned there to Ray Tatsunll Hlgo lDetl, Toshiko Higo Currentlotal ...... 39 IDell. Robert Genji Yamamoto (Gar), Dr Life, C/Llfe. MemOrial total ...... I 4) turn up the Light just for you. Patron a chjld' head-preserved what he had teach culpture from 1970 to 1973. ToshlO YamauchI (HsLJ, Dr Saburo Kami Dec 12·16, 19l!8 (14) aren't the only individuals who are ac found for his purely visual pleasure. Like a diamond cutter, Miura ISFI. GeoreeS Nisiukawa INal) . Cincinnati. 1·[)ewey Kawamoto. corded such concessiveness-highly There was no intellectual mediation tudie the density and naw through • • Dayton. Life-Pete K Hironaka. e teemed artists enjoy it, too . between the object and hi pleasure in observation and ound in hi material, Summary (Since Nov 30, 1987) Delano: 13·Ben Nagalani, I·Lynn Naga· Active (prevIous tolal) .' ...... 1,870 tani. Japan·born Shigeo Miura is such a it; his enjoyment was direct. Ideally , the wood he love 0 well. He find Total this report: *47, .. , ...... ' ..61 Houston : I·Henry Kawahata, I-Elsie Ka· one. He currently reside at his Amer· this is the posture of Zen art or of art there trength and weakne s. "When Currenllotal ..... ' ...... , .. 1,931 wahata. ican studio in downtown Los Angeles' arising from Zen implicity, if you he 'ay , 'I anl ready' ... ," he split Nov ZI·Dec Z, 1988 (61) Marin : 9-Patti Paganini. artists' district and in the short time will. the wood, taking what nature give to Alameda : 2(Hkuko Cookie Takesruta, 29- Oakland: 13-Kuni Yoshioka·. Harry Ushijirna. Orange County : 22·Dr Samuel R Maehara. he's been back, Miura has already Looking at Miura's work, the fact him . He then accents the wood with Chicago: 27·Kiyoshl Ito, 32-Masa Nomura, Pasadena: 32-Kay K Monma. been honored with a major exhibition that he is a master carpenter and the traditional Japanese water·based paints 28-Frank T Ok ita, 16-John Sasaki, 6-Yo Pocatello-Blackfoot: 24-Kazuo Endow. ("Wood and Gold") at the Rico Gal· of carbon black, iron oxide red , copper neko K Shintanl, 32-Frank Y Takahasru, San Francisco: Life-Giichi Sakurai. scion of a family of such masters-his 16-TOOI Watanabe. Spokane: 4-Denny Yasuhara. lery . The gold leaf on wood sculptures father was carpenter to Emperor green and, most striking of all , the Contra Costa: 34-Dr Thomas H Oda, Life Washington, DC : 16-William H Mo Maru displayed at this exhjbit sprang out Hirohito--bring an added delight to gold leaf. Eiko Sugihara. mota-. from such total spontaneity that they The exhibition "Wood and Gold" Delano: 33-Edward Nagatani, 13-Mitsuko UFE(2) viewing his pieces. Nagalani. Pete K Hironaka lDay), Giichi Sakurai evoked a near feeling of innocence. Yasuhiko Mayuyama of Tokyo's will continue until Jan . 15 at Rico Gal· Diablo Valley: 12·Noboru Nakamura, Life lSF). Wita Gardiner, internationally Mayuyama & Co. , Ltd. de cribed lery , 228 S. Los Angeles St., a block MayaShiroyama,ll·RobertT Yoshioka". CENTURY CLUB' known art consultant, said they reo Miura as "an efficient joiner who is south of the New Otanj . His work i Downtown Los Angeles : ll-John D Hoko 12·Kuni Yoshioka (Oak). 16·William H minded her of Stonehenge. also on exhibit at Cocola Restaurant, yama, 8·Bonnie Joy Kasamatsu. Mo Marumoto (WDC). rare and invaluable in the present soci· Flonn: 2-Tom Kushl. • • Posture of Zen ety ," How much nearer thaq Jhat can 410 Boyd St. in Little Tokyo until late Fresno'; 33·Dr Akira J itsUmYo, 6-Ray Uru· you get to being denominated aNa· February, 1989, with John Chamber· shima Total this report: # 3 ...... 12 According to one school of theory , Current total ...... 51 tional Treasure? lain's permanent artwork. Gresham Troutdale: 31·Kazuma Tamura. decorative art began when Cro·Mag· Hollywood . 34-Shig J Masuoka, 23-Jeffrey Life, CI Life. MemOrial total ...... , H I Y MatsUI. Oec 19·1;;, 19l!1I il2/ Marysville : Life-Kashiwa Hatamiya. Contra Costa: Life-Ruth Suzanne Hala, Life Mile High. 28-JohnTNogucru. -James William OshJma, Life-John Kent THE NEWSMAKERS MCCARAN-WAL TER Milwaukee; 17-ThomasTSasaki. Oshima, Life-Patricia Kazuko Solloway. Monterey 33-George Kodam.a. Diablo Valley : Life·Dorothy Togasaki, Life ·Robert TYoshioka. ~ Dr. Paul Y. Tsukahara, 62, a Gardena, ~ Craig Fujii and Kirk Hirota, respec· Continued from page I New York : I-Howard Dreispan, !>-Midon Calif., city councilman, was honored as the Lederer, 2-Don Sasaki, 18-Kentaro Orange County: ll·Tsutomu Ben Takenaga. tively photographers for the Seattle Times and Yasuda . San Jose: Life-Akira Sasaki, Life·Dr 1988 Citizen of the Year on Dec. 5 by the Yakima Herald-Republic, recentl y won Oakland: 26-JamesG Nishi. Raymond N Umeda. Los Angeles Area Council of the Boy SCOUIS Sonoma: 14-Howard Okamoto. awards in the annual Associated Pres North· ety, however, was built on the premise Orange County ; 34-Dr Tadashi Ochiai. of America. Proceeds from the event, which west Photography Contest. that only through the free now of ideas Pasadena. 3O-Fred Asaichl Hiraoka. West Los Angeles: Life·Emi K Murata, Life-J ames M Murata. was held at the Torrance Marriott Hotel . be can our nation grow and pro per." Philadelphia: 34-Ben Ohama. nefil Adventure District scouting. Placer County : 28-Harry Kawahala, 3ot-Roy UFE* (10) ~ Dr. Leroy Morishita of Oakland , Calif., TYoshida. Ruth Suzanne Hata (CnC) , James Wil ~ Rep. Norman Y. Mineta (D·Calif.) was has been appointed to (he newly created pos The Justice Department plans to ap· Portland: 24--Jim sOncru. liam Oshima (CnC), John Kent Oshima this year's special guest peaker at the Dinner ition of assistant to the vice president/coor· peal the decision , which could possibly Reedley : 23-George Y Kiyomoto. (CnC), Patricia Kazuko Solloway (CnC), on the Green event held by the City Club and Dorothy Togasaki (Dia), Robert T Yoshi dinator of Planning and Analytic Studie at mean the case could go to the Supreme Sacramento; Life-Shiro Tokuno. the San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce. San Francisco State University. Morishita, Court. Judge Wilson also voided parts San Diego : ll-Gale Eiko Kaneshlro. oka lDia), Akira Sasaki lSJO), Dr Ray mond N Umeda lSJO), Emi M Murata Sponsored by the Jaycees, the dinner i one fonner assistant to the university's director of of a new law passed by Congres last San Francisco: 21-Dr Lawrence T Nakam· of the prinicipal events of America' Finest ura, l!>-Tanaka Travel Service-, (WLA) . JamesM Murata (WLAJ. Admissions and Records, will develop a plan year to combat terrorism that pecifi • • City Week. ning capability for the campus, identifyi ng San Jose. 38-Yoshio Katayama, Life- ~ummary (~mce NOV 3U, 1~IS11I cally barred visas for foreign members ~ Todd Kondo of Eagle Rock High George 1\1 Takahashi. Active I previous total) ...... 51 (14) various planning functions which exist and of the Palestine Liberation Organiza· San luIS ObiSpo: 19-5hig KawaguchI. Total this report: # 4 ...... 31 (16) School , Ginger Takeshita of Francis developing linkages among those functions. Selanoco. 4-Barry M Morishila. Current total ...... 82 Polytechnic High School , Kevin Hatanaka tion , citing the Fifth Amendment's ~ Ralph Fllmihiro Kumano of the La Selma. Life-MilS Shiroyama, Life-Sumi Life, CILife, Memorial total ...... J() I of Granada Hills High School. Gayle [sa and equal protection clau e. Canada, Calif.. Unified School DistricI and Shlroyama. Erika Sato of Grant High School, Eric SeqUOia , 29-Dr Hunter T Doi. Dec 20, 1988-Jan I, 1989 (31) Berkeley: 17.Jordan FHiratzka, Life-Jerry Arlene Nakamura of the Lo Angeles Un· According to Wilson, the govern Snake River 24-George T Okita. Nakano of North Hollywood High School, Nagafuji. Newton Kanesbiro of University High ified School Oi trict were among 6J teachers ment has other laws to combat ter Sonoma County 33-Edwm Ohki. from 54 school districlS throughout Los StQCkIOO 23-Dr 1\1 lincoln Yamaguchi. Chicago: Life-Harry T Ichiyasu, 2S-Hiroshi School, Eric Udagawa and James Kao of rorism and that the government can Miyake. Angeles County who were honored as TulareCounty. Life-Doug Yamada. Westchester High School. and Afton still deport aliens for other offenses. Cleveland: 26-Dr Toaru isruyama. "Teachers of the Year" by the County Board 1\1.'10 Cities. 35-Dr George Nishida. 32- Contra Costa; Life-Kathy Aoki, Life-Mar· Hirohama, Rideyuki £kegami . Karen The challenge to the INS actions came of Education. Kumano and Nakamura were George M Yoshino. garet Aoki, Life-Vas Aoki, Life-May Hiro Kusumoto. Shirley Muramoto and Brian from the Center for Constitutional Ventw-a County. Life-Ona hiroyama. honored during a Nov. 18 luncheon, which se. Life-William Hirose. Life-Meriko Mai Yamasaki of Gardena High School were par. Rjghts in New York and the American Wilshire; 18-GeorgeH Takei took place during American Educalion Week, da, Life-Elsie F Ogata. ticipanlS in the senior high school division of , ational ~ 35- lats AlIdo, 11·Frank Iritani·. Downtown Los Angeles: 26-Hanako itake, al Cor .nercial & Industrial Alr CondItIOning and RefngeralorContractor ------Aloha Plumbing Yes! I wantto know more aboul the JACL-Blue Shield of Calfifomia Glen T. Umemoto Uc. #440840 -:. SVlce 1922 l.Jc. #441272 C38-20 PARTS· SUPPLIES· REPAIR Group Hearth Plan. m Junipero Serra Dr. San Gabriel. CA 91n6 SAM REIBOW co., 1506 W. Vernon (0' II.. (213) 283-{)018 • (818) 284-2845 I am a member of chapter. SHORTER MAN Los Angeles 295-5204/ Since 1939 o lEi I am not a memBer of JACL. Please send me membership SHORT MEN ,I information. I understand that JACL membership is required 4' 1 0"-5,:]" to obf?in this coverage. lI'FRITHI.';(, I." l OtJR SPFClM. ~'ZE..\ X-SHORT • SHORT· PORTLY SHORT Na m e _~-;;-;------Age __ . III 3(Y"·,'W-32" SLEEVE LENGTHS Add re s s_~ ______- I -" H Broad .. ,,) Pbu City/StatelZip ______" 'AU :tIT CREEl( (41 - ) 930.or1 M)tXUM \03 To wn " Counm V illage Phone ( ) DWork DHome PALO Al.TO <-415 ) 321-5991 THE FIRST AUTOFCCUS S'_R 6 3 F",h,on Vall..,' • DIEGO 16i9) 296-9;110' Send To: Frances Morioka, Administrator 0.11 Or W nu for f REE CAul 'g JACL-Blue Shield of Cafifornia Health Trust Friday, January 6-13, 1989 PACifiC CITIZEN-17 Book Review Vincent Chin Grant Recipients Named Manzanar: A Critical Look at Book with Ansel Adams' Photos SAN FRANCI CO-The A ian ican living in Detroit \\ ho \V a' beaten By Sue Kunitomi Embrey are from Adam . book 80m Free WId Siberia. A bad as they were_ the Foundation for Community De elop t death b) two unemployed autowor I left the Manzanar "War Relocation Equal. or variation of them . American concentration camp never ment has announ ed the recipients of kers. The killers thought Chin, a' Ja Center" on Oct. 6, 1943. A few day Tom Kobayashi, whose right ide approached the horrifying condition its first annual Vincent Chin Memorial pan e, and treated him a - apegoat after my departure. Ansel Adam . i profiled in Adam . title page i of the camp in Europe." Grants. Funding for the grants was pro for the area' e onomic ill . When the world renowned photographer. came hown on page 16 of MWI::anor facing While John Hersey doe a great vided by A ian American for Ju tice , two men received onl fines and pro to visit the fonner World War 1I camp left. Other photograph are either half service in pointing out the inherent ra a Bay Area organization which \ as bation and no pri on time, the national to record its landscape and ilS people. page or a little larger than wallet ize . ci m of Gen . John L. DeWitt, Col. part of the national network of organi A ian American community mobilized Karl Bendetsen and Maj . Gen. Allen zations who ought ju tice in the case to try to eek ju tice. A ian American A little over a year later, when I In a PBS documentary made before paused at a new tand in Chicago' s W. Gullion, a fact which need to be of Vincent Chin. for Ju tice wa the Bay Area organiza hi death in 1984. An el Adams poke presented ·to the general American tion which was part of the national downtown "Loop", a burgundy-col about the special technique he had The Vincent Chin Memorial Grant ored cover caught my eye. Bom Free reading public more than once, the au network. created to develop his photographs. He thors do not emphasize the psycholog attempt to reduce anti-A ian violence and Equal: The Story of Loyal Japa used what he called "zones"-those and to improve inter-group relation in The A ian Foundation for Commu nese Americans, it said in bold letters, ical damage this confinement produced nity Development i believed to be the areas of shadow and light he numbered beyond the generation which person Northern California. with text and photographs by Ansel from one to nine. Zero and ten rep first grant-giving Asian community Adams. The book sold for $1.00. I ally uffered. It is not how well or how Recipients of $1 ,000 grants include foundation in the United States. In its resented the extreme opposites of black badly we were treated, or how horrible bought three copies, one for my family and white. the Berkeley Asian Youth Center, first four years of existence, it ha I had left behind at Manzanar, one for or not horrible the camps were, but Break the Silence Coalition, and East awarded over $205,000 in grants and a former high school colleague knee On page 42 of Bom Free and Equal, why? Why did it happen in a place we West Chinese American Journal. Or loans to community organizations and call America? deep in the mud of the Philippines, "Departure on Relocation" shows a ganizations which received $500 small businesses. The Vincent Chin and one for myself. crowd of people around a bus loading In 1972, after our successful cam grants are Japanese American Cur Grants are donor-designated by Asian When the Los Angeles Times View suitcases and luggage. The telephone paign to designate Manzanar as a state riculum Project, Asian Advisory Com Americans for Justice to address the section carried a front-page article on wires that cut across the upper left of historical landmark, members of our mittee on Crime, Cambodian New issue of anti-Asian violence in the Bay Aug. 7,1988, on the new book, Man the photograph are well-defmed committee discussed the possibility of Generation, and the School of Ethnic Area. zanor: Photographs of Ansel Adams, against the gray sky and white patches having Bom Free and Equal repub Studies at San Francisco State Univer Commentary by John Hersey, by John of clouds. The cloud fonnation are dis lished. We had a local specialty print sity. For more information about the Armor and Peter Wright (1988: tinct and one can see several breaks in ing house interested. We wrote to foundation or donor-designated grants, TIMES Books, $27.50), a few of us them-almost as if the sun were trying Ansel Adams. His reply reflected that Vincent Chin was a Chinese Amer- call (415) 444-2680. who read the story were more in to shine through on an uncertain yet his strong, principled stand had not changed over the passage of time: terested in the last paragraph. The re exciting drama below. This same JACL PULSE porter, Elizabeth Mehren, wrote that photograph on page 76 in Manzanor 'This work at Manzanar, and the the authors had obtained "a document has a background in which the ground production of the Book was entirely a that still has not been declassified, a blends into the sky with little contrast 'labor of love' and I have received ARIZONA Gardens, 911 W. Layton . Cocktails: 3-4 letter from Col. Karl Bendetsen 'say or definition. The same photograph on nothing in return from any phase of • Installation dinner, Jan . 21, Sheraton pm . Program: 4 pm . Dinner: 5:30 pm . Phoenix , III N. Central Ave . Cost: $201 ing he didn't feel it was appropriate the back of the jacket has a little more the project. I did not intend to, as even Prime Rib: $11.75 . Speaker: Grayce that the American public know that contrast. Many of the faces of the ea. 5:30 pm: No host cocktails. 6:30 pm : Uyehara . Info and reservations: 414643- the Book was not an ordinary 'com Dinner. Guest Speaker: Professor Mark plans were already in place to intern people are sharply black and white, mercial' production ... " 5999. the Japanese American n, before the Ja without the softness that shadows bring Brand . Info and reservations: Gary Tadano, 602 846-9689, Nancy Tanita, panese attack on Pearl Harbor. to the contours of a face in a photo We had his permission to use the MONTEREY PENINSULA text, he added, but the photographs 602 841-1183 or Joe Allman , 602 942- graph. 2832. • Installation Dinner, Jan. 21 , Rancho Several cross-country phone calls were in the Library of Congress. In Canada Golf Club . Prime Rib Dinner: followed and archivist extraordinaire Nostalgic and pleasing to read are closing, he said, "All of the pictures $20. Guest Speaker: Capt. Gordon Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga made it clear the history of the Manzanar Free Press were 'released' for non-commercial CARSON Nakagawa. Info: Monterey Peninsula • Forteenth Annual Installation Dinner, that the letter had to be declassified or and excerpts taken from the news use (emphasis his). Chapter, P.O. Box 664 , Monterey, CA the authors couldn't have had access paper. Roy Takeno, who writes to me Jan . 28 , the Ibis Hotel , 923 E. Carson 93940 . to it. Inquiries came from others who now and then from Denver, receives With what appears to be ample ad SI. , Carson . No host cocktails: 6:30 pm. Dinner: 7:30 pm . The evening includes were interested in this new bit of evi well-deserved recognition in the book. vertising, cable TV exposure and dis SAN FERNANDO tribution of the book, even at $27.50 door prizes and a member only raffle. dence. How many of us fledgling writers did Cost: $20/ea. Info: 213 835-9833, 213 • Installation Dinner, Jan. 14. Balboa Sometime earlier, I had received a he send on our way, trained under the per copy, the authors, Armor and 324-7462 or 213834-3663 . Ballroom, Airtel Plaza, 7277 Valjean phone call from a public relations finn watchful eye of a skilled writer and Wright may receive sizeable royalty Ave. , Van Nuys. Social Hour: 6:15.pm . supposedly representing Random manager? checks. Other than wide-spread pub CONTRA COST A Dinner: 7 pm . Guest Speaker: Yuji House publishers. They said they licity, what are the subjects getting? Jchioka. Reservation s: Mitzi Kushida, The Manzanar photographs are, • Installation Banquet , Feb. 4, 818 360-6718 or Sam Uyehara, 81 8 886- heard that the Manzanar Committee Emeryville Holiday Inn . 6 pm: No host nevertheless, stunning-for they are Ansel Adams was personally com 4930 . might have some money to give away still the creation of Ansel Adams. mitted and involved with the people cocktails. 7 pm: Dinner. Info: 415 237- as a grant. Would we be interested in he chose to memorialize in Born Free 8730 . The text is another matter. On page spon oring a traveling exhibit of and. Equal. He believed passionately SAN FRANCISCO/SAN MATEO 5, Hersey writes that "Nisei" is the • Joint Install ation Dinner, Jan . 14 , San photographs by Ansel Adams to coin in universal justice and in the great, DIABLO VALLEY "term for fzrst generation Japanese Francisco Airport Hilton Hotel. 6:30 pm: cide with the publication of the book, good cause of democracy! He was, • Installation and awards dinner, Jan . Americans that came to be used as the 22, Zio Fraedo's Restaurant, 701 Gregory No host cocktails. 7:30 pm: Dinner. 9:30 Manzanor. My first reaction was one indeed, moved by the human drama generic word for all ethnic Japanese Ln ., Pleasant Hill. Dinner: $17 .50 . Re pm : Dancing. Install ing Officer: George of astonishment and laughter. The unfolding before him in the midst of living in America." The authors, servations: Jack Nakashima 2640 San Kondo. Guest Speaker: Cressey Manzanar Committee has no money the desert and mountains he loved. Armor and Wright, give the same def Carlos Dr. , Walnut Creek , CA 94598 . Nakagawa. Tickets: $35/ea .; seniors , to give away. In Armor's-Wright's Manzanor, $25 . Info: 415 343-2793 or415343-2793 . inition on pages 69-70. This may have there is aloofness to the text, which is Besides, an exhibit of Bom Free been true at one time but it is no longer DOWNTOWN not well organized. There is no excite and Equal sponsored by the Fresno so. The generational definition ofIssei, • Installation Luncheon , II :30 am , Feb. SAN JOSE ment, no linkage of the text to the Museum had already made its national Nisei and Sansei, is a strong and 26, Hyatt Sunset, 840 I Sunset Blvd . Cost: • Math Contest , sponsored by the photographs. $25. RSVP by Feb. 12. Info: Lillian In circuit. The claim was made at this unique feature of our community's his Hokubei Mainichi, the San Jose Sumi time that these photographs had never The authors do not convey that atomi, 213 636-8456 or 213 822-3363, tomo Bank Branch and the San Jose tory and one which is not likely to be or Naomi Kuramoto, 818 288-4503 . JACL, Jan. 28, 12:45 pm , Santa Teresa been published before. I was not so abandoned in a day. fzerce spirit of rage one finds in Michi sure they were right. "Sorry," I said, Weglyn's Years ofInfamy (1976: Mor High School , 6150 Snell Ave., San Jose . "we can't help you." Another term used by the authors is row, 1985: Morrow-Quill), the sense FLORIN Applicationdealine:Jan. 13 , 1989. Limit: • Installation dinner, Jan . 20 , Fuji Res Junior Division , grades 7-9, limited to The next phone call came sometime "internment camp". In recent years, of optimism and exhilaration at the many newspaper reporters blithely use taurant, 13th and Broadway, Sacramento. 240 students; Senior Division , grades 10- later. A research editor called to ask challenges presented by the redress No host cocktails: 6-7 pm . Dinner: 7 pm . 12, limited to 160 stucients. Awards will if I was familiar with a photograph the term to describe the camps operated movement in William Hohri's Repair Guest speaker: Judge Charles Kobayashi. be presented at 3 pm or after all tests have showing a farmer holding some veget under the War Relocation Authority ing America (1988: Washington State Cost: $17/ea. Info and reservations: been graded . Info: Kiyoko Tokutomi , 408 ables in his arms. The description fitted (WRA). University Press), or capture the unre Tommy and Frances Kushi: 916 454- 721-48860r Jerry Sasaki , 408 534-3000. a photo in the original Bom Free and While we were called "internees" lenting sadness of it all as seen through 0539. Equal. "We can't read Adams' hand more often than not, there is a WRA Estelle Ishigo's Lone Hearl Mountain SELANOCO writing", the editor explained. "Well," memo which specifically disowns the (1972) .. GARDENA VALLEY • The 23rd Annual Installation Dinner, • Golden Anniversary Celebration, Jan . I said, "you could look in Adams' use of "internment camp" for the WRA I found no passion in Manzanor. Jan. 21, Buena Park Hotel, 7675 Crescent book." "We don't have a copy," came 28, Carson Community Center, 801 E. Ave., Buena Park. Donation: $22.50. camps which imprisoned American POSTSCRIPT: A few weeks ago, the reply. "Well, you could go to the Carson SI., Carson. 6 pm: No host adults; $17, students. Guest Speaker: citizens. The Justice Department I spoke to Dr. Genevieve Carter, cocktails. 7 pm: Dinner. Donation: $25 . Grant Ujifusa. Social hour: 6:30 pm. Din National Archives and look it up," I supervised the "internment camps" for Info: Deena Koda, 213 318-5353. replied. "Well, we don't have time_ former director of Manzanar's Depart ner: 7:30 pm. RSVP and info: Charles alien Issei who were technically ment of Education. She has an almost Ida, 714 974-1076. You see, we're going to press this af "enemy" aliens due to the war. The new copy of Bom Free and Equal, GREATER L.A. SINGLES ternoon." U.S. government was very much with a special inscription by Ralph P. • Seventh Annual Installation Dinner VENTURA COUNTY Richard Yamaguchi is shown on aware of the possibility of being sued Merritt, Director. She would like to Dance, Jan. 28, Holiday Inn, Long • Installation dinner, 6-10:30 pm. Feb. page 95 holding cabbages in his arms. by an American citizens of Japanese sell it for $500. Anyone interested can Beach, 2640 Lakewood Blvd. at 1-405. . 4, Board at the Bard Mansion, Naval Con Hopefully, the name and the photo ancestry and separated alien from citi Cost: $22; after Jan. 20, $25 . No host struction Battalion Center at Port contact me. cocktails: 6 pm. Dinner: 7 pm, followed matched here. But, misspelled names zen in a majority of the camps run by * * * Hueneme. Tickets: $18 . RSVP by Jan. there by dancing until midnight. Music by 25. Guest Speaker: Grant Ujifusa. 1nfo; are, unfortullately. Yuichi and the Justice Department. Many Asian SUE KUNITOMI EMBREY is foondinll Taka. Make checks payable to Greater Fumiko Hirata, whose faces. appear American writers use the tenn from chairperson of the Manzanar Comminee, the Janel Kajihara, 805983-2612. organization mosI responsible for Slate and Na L.A. Singles, clo Janet Okubo, 21207 S. several times, got their name spelled lack of historical knowledge and others Avalon, #156, Carson, CA 90745. Info: tional landmartc recognition for Manzanar and WEST VALLEY "Harata" twice_ Frank Hirosawa's from their own resistance to using sponsor of !he annual pilgrimage to the onetime 213935-8648 or 213835-7568. name is spelled "Horosawa" twice and ~'concentration camp", a term which World War U camp site. She was editor of !he • Installation dinner, NAS Moffet Field Officers' ClUb, Jan . 20. Hospitality Hour: Bert K. Miura is identified as Bert K. the Manzanar Committee believes to Manzanar Free Press (194243); editor, The JAPAN Lost Years - 194246 (5th edition); co-editor 6-7 pm. Dancing until 12:30 am. Guest Namura. Is "Niyo" a Japanese name? be the most accurale description of • Ski-Yaki Ski Trip, Feb. 17-19, speaker. Cressey Nakagawa. Info and re Or should it be Miyo Yoshida, on page with Arthur A. Hansen and Betty MilSOn, Man Katashina Ski Resort, Gunma-Ken. Cost: Manzanar and the other nine WRA UlfIQT Manyr - An Jnlervi~ wilh Harry Y. servations: John Kaku. 408 253-8187 or members, ¥ 28,000; non-members, I54? camps. VOIO. (1986: CSU Fullerton Oral History Pro Bid Kumagai. 408 258-6363 . Of more than 100 photographs in gmm). ¥ 30,000; children. ¥ 23,000. Includes Manzonar, 37 are full page, including On page 72, the authors write that Recipient of JACL's 1988 Japanese Amer bus fare, room, lift tickets & four meals. the widely reproduced Manzanar "descnbing Manz.anar and the others ican of the Biennium award in education! Info: 713-0137 . Items publicizing JACL erenls should be type humanities, Embrey was one of ten women written (double-spaced) or legibly hand·printed Cemetery. the hanckarved sign stand as 'concentration camps' conjures hor ond moiled at least THREE WEEKS IN AD selected bytbe magazine, L.A . SO'ie, Sep MILWAUKEE ing at the front entrance and the lovely rible images of the ovens of Dachau tember, 1988 issue, for a special fealure article, VANCE to tile P.C. oHlce. Please incllNk contact "Birds on WIre, Evening_" Thirty-five under the Nazis or the Soviet gulag in 'The Most Beautiful Women in L.A." • Chapter Inaugural, Jan. 29. Country pIt_ numwrs, atlt/rrssa, etc. 1~ PACIAC CITIZEN I Friday, January 6-13, 1989 Seminar on Civil Rights Awareness Given for Japan Visit by SeaHIe JACL Chapter Sac'to 1989 JACL Japanese Corporations Operating in U.S. OHicers Installed .President Roger Shimizu an Eye Opener LOS ANGELES - The Japan Pacific The seminar was endorsed by Los By Toko Fujii Research Network, a non-profit educa Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, the tional organization, sponsored a semi Pacific Southwest District Council SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sac nar on "Equal Employment Opportu JACL and the Torrance & South Bay ramento JACL' 1989 officers were nity and Japanese Corporate Commu JACL. installed by NCWNPDC Regional Di nity" to promote civil rights awareness It was funded by the Gerbode, Van rector George Kondo on Nov . 27, among Japanese corporations operat guard & Abelard Foundation and the 1988 at Sacramento Inn . ing in the United State . San Francisco Foundation. In addition to incoming president Lon Hatamiya , the following were The meeting was opened by Roy The JPRN ha published a 70-page Nakano, counsel , U.S . Small Business worn in: booklet in Japanese titled "Japane e Doug Sato, vp planning/developmenl: Sha Administration . Presentations were Firm in the U.S. and Equal Employ ren Muraoka. vp public relati on; Royce made by Jim Uyeda, attorney from the ment Law ". It explains the equal em Makishima. vp fundrai~ing; Mike Sawamura, corporate law firm of Huang & Baner, ployment laws including Title vn of vp membership: Judy Takeuchi-Gee. vp pro who spoke on American civil rights grams: Randy Imai . vp youlh programs: Mike the Civil Right Act, the Age Discrimi lwahiro. vp operation ; Ralph Sugimolo, Ireas ,; history , culture and ocial value ; nation in Employment Law , and Hous Judy Morita. sec.: Li,a Tokunaga, del. : Roy Dawn Tilman, supervisory admini tra ing Act. The booklet also analyzes ev Imura. ch, redre" eomm.: Midori Hiyama. ch. tive law judge for the U.S . Equal Em eral employment discrimination ca es schol. comm.: Alan Ni'hi. eh, ,ocial comm.: ployment Opportunities Commission involved in Japanese corporation uch Joey I\hiham. eh. 1000 Club. (EEOC) , L.A . District Office, who as New York-based Sumitomo Shoji Program was call ed to order by 1988 spoke on the Federal Employment dis on sex di crimin ation , and more re President Priscilla Ouch id a; the pledge crimination laws; Dick Osumi , attor cently, the ettled case between Honda of allegiance was led by Roy Sato: the ESCAPADE IN JAPAN-Saki and Roger Shimizu (standing, far right) ney , Department of Fair Employment of America and the EEOC. national anthem was ung by Naoko visit with some Japanese friends during their recent journey to Japan. & Hou ing, state of California, speak The booklet i available for $25 Masuno and the invocati on wa given ing on state. employment discrimina from JPRN , 244 So. San Pedro St., by Rev. Kazuo Masuno . tion laws; and Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Suite 401 , Los Angeles, CA 90012 . By Roger Shimizu the thousand 01 tudents gOIng to and Item of pecial recognition were Southern California discrimination at For more information , call Hiroshi given to Douglas Sugimoto and Liana (Seattle JACL President) fro along the narrowest of treets that Japanese firms and a overview of case Kashiwagi at JPRN/JWRO , phone Kishi , winners of the hi gh school divi huge trucks and tho e deluxe- ized Ja SEA ITLE-The best indications of history of legal di spute . (2 13) 626-2249. ion of the oratorical meet at the na panese automobile attempted to drive our reaction to our trip to Japan were tional JACL convention in Seattle in to their destinations. The neon lights Over 30 persons participated from the sense of sadness and feeling that the various local Japanese companies Augu t of 1988 . the past II days had passed much too in Shinjuku light up the night sky and and organizations including the Japan quickly and that we had much more the raucous young crowd as we poked The guest speaker, national JACL Business Association of Southern 15th Anniversary to see, much more to do and much about for a good deal on camera equip president Cressey Nakagawa, pre California. From the lively questions more to experience before returning to ment. We wondered if they had all sented a well-received message which and answers session, it was evident Dinner for AALDEF Seattle. followed us from the previous loca touched on the status of the redress that there was much interest by the The highlights of our trip would tions in Shibuya and Harajuku. But Ready in February bill , as well as the need for a strong participating companies to learn about have to be the occasions we actually despite the crush of the crowd you felt JACL in the immediate and long-range and comply with federal and state NEW YORK-The Asian American dealt with Japanese individuals on a absolutely safe and could carry on a future of the Nikkei in America. equal employment laws. Legal Defense and Education Fund person-to-person basis and the reun private conversation without being JACL-LEC National Director Jerry Another seminar is being planned celebrates its 15th Anniversary at the ions we had with our respective rela stared at in curiosity. Enomoto delivered a report on the fu by JPRN in the spring in the Orange Fourth Annual Lunar New Year Din tives, old friends, former employers, ture efforts and needs of LEC in the We sat elbow-to-elbow with Japa County area. ner on Feb. 2. former colleagues, and the seeking out next few years. nese businessmen in a Yurakucho The 1989 Justice in Action Awards of old haunts . Debra Oto-Kent was mistress of . yakitori shop and were only slightly to disting\!i~ed individuals for their ceremonies. Tom Okubo and Sally Fortunately for us, we had a daily acknowledged but were given much contributi011ll tlO the Asian American Opgenorth co-chaired the dinner. change of guides so that we made a help in ordering a special order like New Meeting Set communitr ~ l be given to Benj~n new friend on that basis and that gave shishaemo. for Nakajo and SFSU Gim, imliligration attorney; DaVid us a glimpse ~to Japanese life and Henry Hwang, Tony Award-winning MARSHALL'S LAW thinking through the thoughts of a We fought for seats in the subways SAN FRANCISCO - Steve Nakajo, playwright; and Grayce Uyehara, Ja Continued from page 4 senior in college (one that I had also and on the Yamanote-sen as we criss a part-time lecturer in the Asian Amer panese Americap redress advocate. tute needs a low-key evolution rather attended), a single woman in her mid- crossed Tokyo as only tourists would ican Studies Department at San Fran The awards will be presented by than a reactionary response. 20$, a young married woman with do in a never-ending endeavor to cap cisco State University who filed a grie Maurice N. Nessen, Y0\<0 Ono and Hayashi 's ethnicity will enable him young children and a woman of our ture and to flavor the pulse of the city vance against the department, will Congressman Norman Y. Mineta, re to see the forest as weI! as the trees. 6~jl generation (children at the time as Japanese wOl,lld do on a daily basis. meet again with university representa spectively. ofWW2). tives on Jan. 23. Observing his work place in Sproul The festive evening will include a Hall , one would imagine a single wise We exchanged dollars at $1 to dragon dan'ce, door prizes and a 10- We also had the opportunity and Nakajo filed the grievance against looking owl , but perched on the left ¥ 125 and felt lucky as the rate drop course ChiheSe feast. Cocktail hour be experience of being the subject of care ped to $1 to ¥ 123 in the following the department and department Chair and right near the window sill, is a of the associate director of the sponsor George Woo for not informing him gins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 covey of owls as one looks over the days. (In the '70s, I was exchanging p.m. at the Silver Palace Restaurant, ing agency as well as meeting with the at $1 to ¥260 and feeling very rich). properly of changes in his lecturing "quad." On the wall is a Japanese directors of the agencies of Emigration status. On Dec. 2, 1988, university 50-52 Bowery (south of Canal Street), screen. On a sideboard sits a bronze We gasped as we did a quick calcula New York . Tickets are $60 for mem and Consular Affairs. All in all, quite tion of the bill from the Chinzan-so officials and Nakajo met to discus the figurine in meditation , a thinker wear a varied cross-section of Japanese life. grievance, but the meeting ended when bers , $75 for non-members, and $150 ing a ten gallon hat. Garden Restaurant with its fabled his for sponsors. Tables are $600 for tory; marveled at the Sony media ground-rules for who was representing Tokyo seemed just as populated as Nakajo could not be agreed upon. members , $750 for non-members , and The unique thing about the Amer showroom and the Tokyo Rayon man $1,500 for sponsors. R.S. V.P. by Jan . ican dream is the belief in the perfec ever but with an affluence that was not ufacturing plant for the technology that as visible in the 70s-elegantly dressed In addition to California Faculty As 20. tability of man and his institutions. is already in place and being utilized sociation attorney Nina Fendel and two A commemorative dinner journal It takes a wi e man to know when office workers and shoppers passed us in Japan. We saw technology and au and each other with such a sense of members of the SFSU Faculty Rights will mark AALDEF's IS-year history he is fighting for principle or merely tomation that almost seems futuristic Panel , Nakajo brought his personal at and salute the honorees. defending prejudice. politeness that seemed almost impossi in its application to work situations. ble to be true. We knew without much torney, Dean Ito Taylor, whose pre discussion that this display of courtesy * - sence the university objected to. When could never be found in a comparable * * the meeting reached the impasse, Radio Station Disallows Criticism of OHensive American city. Japan for me was my home for three Nakajo requested a 30-day-extension. years in the mid-1970s when the Ad, Vetemn Broadcaster Machado Quits Gig Expensive German cars and deluxe American economy was still strong but LOS ANGELES - Broadcast person show were excised by KRLA manage sized Japanese cars jammed the streets struggling with foreign competition in JASEB's Cookbook ment after he left for a vacation be of the Ginza from the earliest hour of ality Mario Machado , whose critical terms of consumer goods and the like. comments about two radio commer cause they felt his remark violated the the day in a parade that made you won Available to Public Now, more than a decade later, we cials regarded by many as being insen FCC's Fairness Doctrine, even though der why anyone would want to drive know all too well that the great Amer sitive to Asian Americans and Asians the doctrine is no longer in effect. when the subway system could whisk BERKELEY, Calif. - The Japanese ican industrial machine is not keeping and which were removed from a pro KRLA General Manager Robert you from one end of the city to the American Services of the East Bay up with Japan in terms of production gram without his knowledge, quit Oct. Moore said, however, that the changes other in a matter of minutes. Asian Cookbook (1988: JASEB, 2126 of goods and the technology of that 23, 1988, as host of "KRLA Connec were discussed with Machado before production. Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, To take advantage of the late open $17 postpaid) is a beautiful 431-page tion," a weekly two-hour radio pro he left on vacation and that as an alter ing hours of the Ginza stores, we Temple viewing in Kyoto and Nara collection of Asian recipess plus a gram. native they bring up the issues on would venture out in the early morning is best left to a guide who is a person large section of desserts of all kinds. Machado's remarks criticized the another program featuring a live forum to walk or to window shop or to take with discriminating tastes (we did) One section, "Favorite Recipes from advertising campaign of Continental between members of the Asian Amer ican community and the adverti ing the subways before the 12 million or one could easily get exhausted by Special Friends," is full of surpris~s. Airlines' "fare samurai" and a city of so had left their homes to see what we being caught up with Japanese who agency. The cover feature the watercolor Orange Toyota dealer's series of radio could not have seen the night before try to visit at least half of the 2,000 spots featuring a non-Japanese speaker painting of persimmons and chestnu~s "The tation aid that they told me when the sidewalks were full of temples in the area. Kyoto, although spouting gibberi h while pretending to people. Of course, the feeling of being said to be only one half the population in full color done by Mrs. Moto Tam , that they were going to edit the how. an Issei who came to thi country in peak'J!tpane ehl"", That' not true. They did it in my ab- alone on the treyts of the Ginza was of Tokyo, is visited not only by foreign Prior to hi resignation, Machado, 1910. ence," aid Machado . "I took a tand different, and I think we actually pre tourist but by all Japanese and by all who i of Chine eand Portugue e an ferred to be among the crowds to feel on omething that i very important to Japanese school children. Literally ce try, wa on~ of a group which met the excitement that one experiences by thou and of school children followed Proceed~ from the sale of the cook me, whatever tho e con equence with the adverti if!fiagency which pro were ... they did what they felt they being among 0 many- 0 many Japa u from one temple to the next. This book will go toward ~pecial ervices for the elderly. (The price wa inadver duced the ad for Toyota dealership had to do; 1 did what I felt 1 had to nese faces that yot always found your is actually not a really bad experience to di cuss " offe~ ive adverti ing. " self earching the crowd for a familiar if you don 't mind kids in group of tently quoted at $10 per copy in a pre do. To me, there are no hard feeling face among a se( of familiar looking hundreds and their a sociated going viOl! notice .) The hoo).. . may be or or recriminations," he added. dered by phone: Machado ha been in broadcasting Now that he has ended his a socia face . (Like the Jiarry Hondas from on . JdpUIlC": I\ l11encan Sen ICC' 01 the I.,u,l Hu) . for 21 years and thi recent tint with lion with KRLA , Machado aid he has the P.e. office near Ginza' Shimbashi In ummary, the trip wa more than (415) 848-3560: Tee Yoshiwam (415) 523- the KRLA was hi. econd a ociation area.) , had no new offers. but added that he what we had anticipated and expected. 5205 NaL~uko [rei (415) 237-8730. Yo with the radio tation . Kaw~bala (415) 276-6903, Yuki Shibala (415) i looking very optimi tically toward In Shibuya ancblarajuku you liter We would recommend touring Japan 352-3115. or Nowie Yokomizo (415) 530- According to Machado, hi remark the future. He summed up his feeling alJy were pushe4I0ng the streets b~ to everyone at anytime. 7850. about the commercials in the pre-taped by aying, "Life goes on ." Friday, January 6-13, 1989 I PACJFIC CITIZEN -19 4-BuSlncss OpportunIties 9-Real Estate CEHTRAL A..ORIDA OREGON - RANCHES ACREAGE DELI-BUTCHER INDUSTRIAL LAND: PoI1land Internat rpcxt 158a9S mote GROCERY STORE Classified Ads or less. 8 ac:res~ Plea COIltact ~ ..... snec Iocabon Slatted 01 Mn HORSFELDT AND ASSOCIAres, keV. lineae bees sale AlA ofIera con- 15707 SESta~ , Portland, OR 97233. 8idered ByOwnef (813) 452-5042. 5-Employment 9-Real Estate 9-Real Estate (503) 253-1428. ARESPR R EWJERSEY CANADA CANADA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM BRIO(T()WN OCEAN COUNTY CambndQe BARRIE ~ mnutes N or Tol'Ol1lO. AppIica1lOllS be taken or future open MIX!d use bldg I yr new 17,il9 sq ft c:orrme~ New Industnal Development area 48R 3 bCh COl. 1 ac cd- DOMESTIC - Y08I)OSE~ 1989 TANAKA TRAVEL TOURS EXCEPTIONAL VALUE • TOPOUALlT'f TOURS 1989 West L.A. COMMUN ITY TOKYO u$525, I .. _ 'MR ; (ljays 11 Travel Program ong (15 avsl MA\ 15 Admlnl tefed bv" Tra\ el, Inc, \ ttySlJ For JACl Members, Family &Friends TRAVEL b53_;~::5' C11 d)SI ~ + 11ittySIAUG!~ Airfare: LAX-TVO-LAX 578 + Tall AItC-lAT A Appointed \17 d , SEP 2!) 5237 CollegE' A\'e., O.u.lMMt~CA tIOd)s)OCi "Fves sub;ect In ~ 2 .. 9 [1J dyS) OCT \I • Travel Meeting: Dec_ 18 I.i.-----RAILPASS - HOTEL - RENT-A-CAR o 5 Mo les, slides, felJoo,'ilshlp renewal With tour companiOns, and ref rash ments, every third Sunday of tt1e month. 1-3 p.m., al Japanese S I JOB OPENINGS AT THE PACIAC CmzEN TRAVEL SERVICE Audltonum 2 110 Comth Ave, West 441 O'FARRELL ST., SAN FRANCISCO. CA 94102 LA (Located nr OlymptC corner West Advertising/Business Manager (415) 474-3900 of San Diego Freeway.) " dyna/nII; IlcINiIuiI to generate idveltlSlro II'ICOtne and over.;ee IIIe business Side of the PaaIic CiIIzer1IS bellO sougtJI IndMdual must I\z.'e Wles iSId IIWIoIibro expenenoe. preferably 1I11he # 1 Aspen SklTrip - f)M\ medii Mus! lillie knowteOge 01 iIIIOmaIDd (d-8i1St 111+) systems. accountll'O , fllUllcund .. Jan 7 -Jan 14 maNgemenI. IIIfIvlcWI be responSible lor soIiaIIro 3Ild promotmg aI phaSes 01 ildYer· Phyllis/ Galen, escorts ~, c:lass4JeC1 MId ~!$Sues The person become famdlil WIth Oilier aspeas 01 producbon I business iSPIICtS inc! mnlUalt,l ~me luU respOflSlbl rty as buSllless manager. # 2 Hokkaldo Snow Festival Sa smry. 120.000 ptu$ comITllSSIOIIS-U).OOO, ,. Japanese American Travel Club Feb4 - Feb 13 ~ ENDORSED BY THE NA TlONAL JACL YUki, eSCOr1 Assistant Editor # 3 South America Tour A asslSlanl edllO( 10 gallierlwnte _, edit copy 3Ild proof-read WIth cold-type 250 E. 1st St., Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 900 12 full-lime Operate Lima, Machu PICc/lu, SantIago, pr~s , camer-Heady ~ Typ.ro s1aQ 01 it least 35 words per minute Will tr.Iln to use ,-:: rii Buenos Aires, Iguassu Falls, UI-hou$e IypeSeDers Famillinly WIth J~ AmenCilJl ccrnmunrty-at·!arge andlor Japanese ~ ------~------American Clbzens League i key pnorrty Prefer candidates WlIh college degree 10 EnglISh, Rio, Optional Sao Paulo, Etc. fOIlmahsm. related field or ccrnparable newspaper expenence , Some evening and weekend hours TOURS AND CRUISES Mar 1 -Mar 15 required Salary "7.900-$22,000 depending on quahficauoos . Masako/ John, escorts ASK fOf SAMI Hours: Mon·Fri 9-4; Sot by Appointment Only # 4 Japan Cherry Blossom Tour Send resume, leller and samples of poor worl<.l0 Hany K. Honda, GIM OperallOns. Toll Free: (BOO) 8n.am (en. 21S); (213) 624-1S43 Mar26-Apr7 PaafIC CitIZen, 941 E, 31d SL. #200, Los Angeles. CA 90013. Deadline; Dec. 23, 1988, or ul11J1 candtdate IS selected. Ray, escor1 # 5 A Week in London April 1 - April 8 THE ORIENT Bruce, escort # 6 Best of Florida/EPCOT 15dysJAPAN & HONG KONG .. _...... _...... _...... , from $4,630 April 21 - April 29 l!~2~jJ~!tt~~~f~J~aQ!~£!2!Y. Visit Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Toba, Kyoto, Hong Kong Toy, escort Urger type (12 ot.) counts as 'wo lines. Logo same as line rate as required. 15 dys ORIENI' & CHINA , ...... from $4,490 # 7 China.. l0 Days+ Hong Kong Visit Tokyo. Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Beijing, Hong Kong May4 -May 14 16 dys ORIENI' HIGHLIGHTS ...... _...... from Greater Loti Angeles San Jose, Calif. $3,990 # 8 Caribbean Cruise Visit Kyoto, Tokyo, Bangkok, SingalX>re, Hong Kong May 27 -Jun 4 A AHI TRAYEL EDWARD T. MORIOKA, 11""hor 21 dys ORIEm'SPLENDORS .. _...... _...... from $4,890 I lOtI) 5511.a8lb a.m. \MI.. Itl.l~ v· m. Toy/Enc, escorts .. UJ"'"""."""', (,ruul' Ub('UUIll" ~ \.1'<''' F8r~~ Visit Tokyo. Beijing, Bangkok. Singapore, Bali, Hong Kong f~)ruput .. r •.ud·lJuudf'J - --' Optional4.. Day Walt Disney 1111 ~ . OI)"'I"C 11".1. 1. .. , \,,~.15 14 Days ...... from $3023 ViSit Tokyo, Hak me, Kyoto, Takamatsu, Kurashiki, Hiroshima, Masako, escort YAMATO TRA \ EL BREAU Osaka and return to USA. #16 Explorer: Ireland/Britain 200 ' an P..Jro ' 1.. #:>02 1-.>, Angel". 90012 \21310110-0J33 15 Days ...... from $3103 Jul8 -Ju122 Visit Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Beppu, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Osaka Toy, escorl Orange County and return to USA. # 17 Scandinavia & Russia 15 Days ...... _...... from $3243 Jul22-Aug 12 Victor A. Kato Visit Tokyo, Hakone, Toba, Ise Shrine, Kyoto, \.1-1)3.11 .. ,551 • b""vuonal Heal btale Yuki, escort For the Best of Awajishima, Takamatsu, Zentsuji, Kurashiki, Okayama, Hiroshima, li301 Bcal'l, Bhd., - uilc 2J Miyajima, Osaka and return to USA. #18 Canadian Rockies Tour Hunungton Beach, CA 921H. Everything Asian. Aug 19 - Aug 30 Kobayashi Entertairunent Fresh Produce, Meat, Veronica, escort Seafood and Groceries. \.tl) Occ.-ion l' 1-11 .»3--1208_ TRA VEL SPECIALS - 1989 #19 Japan Festival Tour A vast selection of 8 dys/6 nights JAPAN TRAVEL BARGAIN from ...... _...... $899 August Dr. Ronald T. Watanabe Gift Ware. ~H IIlUPItA.~TOR KYOTO OPTION: 3 nights-Tokyo / 3 nights-Kyoto ...... $1289 #20 Portugal/Spain/ Morocco Tour a.nta A.na Med.IUi11 Arlb l:.f'nlcr Seattle. 624-6248 Sept 27 - Oct 13 (12) E. I ,Ib St., . UII<'\461.1 8 days/6 nights HONG KONG TRA VEL BARGAIN ...... from $899 Bellevue. 747·9012 Hidy/Jiro, escor1 !lanta Ana, I.:A 9'l.O I \; 1-11816--155:1 8 dys/6 nights BANGKOK TRAVEL BARGAIN ...... from $1020 Soulhcenler. 241H077 #21 New England/Canada 8 dys BALI-THE ISLE OF GODS ...... from $999 North San Diego County The Intennountain Fall Foliage Tour Ask For Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore Ocl 3 - Oct 17 . Tour Extension on All Travel Bargain Packages. Mam Wakasugi / B1ackahy Real Estal; Galen/Phyllis, escorts • I~~~!~\\ !~~! ,~:'!~9~~1 • 36 \\- 3rcf A \'. Ontario, OR 97914 #22 Japan Basic Tour l.. (or ... J. Same, him .. - l>edicaletl Sen IC< (503) 881-130 I or (503) 262-3459 Uffice \(19) ,2(0";;9').1, H••. t6191 .26-5052 SOUTH PACIFIC TOURS Oct 7 - 21 Eastern District Ray, escort Diego, 16 dys NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA PACIFIC HIGHLIGHTS .... from $3297 Sall Calif, VISit Auckland, Rotorua, Te Anau, Milford Sound. Queenstown, Christchurch, #23 LA-Nagoya Festival Tour rYITKE MASAOKA ASSOCIATES Oct 7 -Oct 21 Paul H, Hoshi Insurance ConsuilanUl - Washington Mallen Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney. 85~ - 161.t. ' I.. anl)i<.. o, (.A Y2101 900-lit.b I 'l/V;. Washington, DC 20006 19 dys AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND-T AHITl...... _...... S4935 Toy, escor1 omoe (6191 U+-OJ76 U"".\61'J) ~ I... ;15<> (202) 296-W8-1 Melbourne, Canberra. Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Auckland, Rotorua, Queen #24 Historic East Coast Tour stown, Milford Sound. Christchurch, Papeete. Oct 14 . Oct 23 Bill, escort MANZANAR CANADA TOURS #25 Australia/New Zealand 5 dys/4 nights BEAUTIFUL VANCOUVER HOLIDA Y _ .. _...... from $344 17 Days Tour Photograph 5 dys/4 nights SKI WHISTLER & BLACKCOMB SLOPES . from S504 Oct 28 - Nov 13 George, escort by Ansel Adam 8 dys/7 nights SKI CANADIAN ROCKIES SLOPES ...... from $649 #26 Kuala Lumpur/Penangl Commentary Singapore/ Bangkok Tour by John Hersey CRUISES - 1989 Nov2-Nov{7 Bargain: 7 dy MEXICAN RIVIERA TROPICALE/ Jan & Feb from ...... S849 Ray. escort Special sailing from Los Angeles port. sharing Inside Cabin/lower twins/ King #27 Africa-Nile Cruise Category 4. Regular cost S1,275 per person. Save $426 with reservations on 1st Nov4 -Nov 18 come/1st served_Port Tax/ extra. Tc;y, escort Celebration. 7 dy CARIBBEAN CRUlSE/CARNNAL CRUISES .. from S1385 From LAX, based on sharingTwin Cabin including r.t. air transportation #28 ShoppIng Tour, HKG/ BKK/SEL Nov 16 - Nov 25 7 Dav ALASKA CRUJSE-i\IEL"W AMSTERDAMINOORDAM ...... - SI449 Phyllis, escort Embarkation V ANCOU'VER. B-])eck inside double K~tegory cabin shanng twin beds Value Season plus Port Tax_Add $250 round trip air fare Crom LAX. #29 Puer10 VaJlarta Vacallon/ Thanksgivmg Week-end ~im(,68OOKS Nov 22 - Nov 27 ECONOMY HONOLULU Masako, escort 19'~pa'es. 110 bl.tck-&-"hi!e photograph, mcludmg 37 photoS of5 "" x 7'U" 8 dvs/7 nights WAIKIKI HOLIDAY by PLEASANI'HAW AIlAN ...... $359 #30 Japan Holiday excursion S30 postpaid. For rush ~nt: add $2.50 for Priority Mail. ~ tv.in \\ith 7 nights at PLEASAl"" HOLIDA Y ISLE or selected OL'TRIG Dec23-Jan3 GER HOTELS. round trip airfare fron Los Angeles with lTansfef'S& baggage tip!>. George, escort For information. brochure. write to; ORDER From: The Japanese American Library 7 nights at HILTON HAWAllA!\ VD...LAGE including round trip airfare from Los Angeles. transfef'S & fkM'er lei greemg. Full color memory aII:un lone per rocm ) P,O. Box ~ San Francisco, CA 94159 and O:\'EDA Y rElItaJ car from DOll..AR CAR RE\,. AL. shanrll twin . -..S609 ~st L.A.TRAYEL Please send ____ copes 10: Same as aboYe rut at the HYA 'IT REGE~CY WAIKIKI ...... -... li684 12012 Ohio Ave. Name Sl51 wOl'1h 00_ iUS VAUJE P AK - O:'VE FREE PER ROO~I a\ailable to a.bo\ie Los Angeles, CA 90025 PLEASA:iTHAWAIIA: - HOLIDAYTOl,;R PACKAGES. ~------(213) 820-525G City. Slate. ZIP