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Starbucks include Cafe Tan Tan and IN FOCUS Benkyodo, a coffee and manju shop Not In Our Backyard that has been in Bobby Okamura's family for close to 100 years . . ing the occasional visit to the annu• S.F. Japantown merchants "It's not a good idea, community al Cherry Blossom festival or an and community groups say and business-wise," said Okamura, outing to a favorite restaurant. no to a proposed Starbucks. 50, of Starbucks moving into Today, like most often these days, Japantown. "I think the commuiiity business at Cafe Hana is slow with By CAROLINE AOYAGI is dead against it." only a trickling of customers com• Executive Editor "I think my customers are pretty prised of workers from the loyal but [having a Starbucks] might Japantown area or the occasional Carol Murata has owned Cafe affect my new customers," added Hana, located in the heart of San tourist. With the recent news that Okamura, who currently owns Francisco's Japantown, for close to coffee magnate Starbucks is about Benkyodo with his brother. to open shop across the street, two decades now; her sister runs It was early last month that neighboring May's Coffee Shop, Murata fears for the survival of her Japantown merchants and commu• which has been in the family for business. nity members first learned of the "A big business like Starbucks over 30 years. The cafes are places San Francisco Redevelopment where you can grab a cup of joe and could do us in. This is serious," said Agency's ' approval of proposed Murata, who speculates that even a a manju or scoop of green tea ice leases to Starbucks and the UPS one percent decrease in her business cream as you experience a glimpse Store at the 1600 Webster Street of the Japanese American commu• could be devastating. "We don't building. For many, the address is nity of northem California. need Starbucks. You can get familiar for this was once the loca• Cafe Hana and May's Coffee [Starbucks] in any old place. We tion of the Japantown Bowl, a com• Shop are part of what was once a need to be Japantown .... not ·any• munity landmark demolished in bustling center of JA activity, where thing else." 2002 - even after much communi• families would come to live, work, In addition to Cafe Hana and ty discontent - to make room for and play. But in recent decades, . May's Coffee Shop, other 48 condominiums. more and more families have cho• Japantown mom and pop businesses Community members may have sen to move out of Japantown, leav- that would be affected by a lost the battle in 2002 but this time around many are detennined to take Equipping APAs wi h Tools on the Redevelopment Agency and developers Anasazi Properties to to Break the 'Bamboo Ceiling' ensure Starbucks does not make According to this new book, Photos courtesy of Lucy Kishiue inroads into Japantown. shame and reticence are Cafe Hana (above) and Benkyodo, long established mom and pop "We've been working to preserve Asian values that impede businesses in San Francisco's Japantown, worry that a proposed career success in the · Starbucks coffee shop nearby could negatively affect them. See STARBUCKSI Page 12 Western corporate world.

By LYNDA LIN Radio Hosts Apologize lor Remarks About AA Candidate Assistant Editor By ASSOCIATED PRESS While discussing the candiaate, Chinese should never dictate the Jun Choi, Carton repeated the man's outcome of an American election, When Jane Hyun worked as a TRENTON, NJ.-Two talk name several times in a stereotypi• Americans should." graduate recruiter for Fortune 500 radio show hosts have apologized cal Asian accent and criticized Choi was in the station's Ewing companies, it was her job to scour on-air for comments they made in politicians Township studios on May 25 to college campuses and cut through JANE HYUN April about a Korean American that cater to receive the apology in person. "Man to man, I'm sorry," rehearsed lines of half-truths to fmd man who is running for mayor of minority Carton told Choi, adding that he the strongest candidates for coveted ues. Edison, remarks that Asian voters. "I came to this country at the age American groups called racist. "Here's also apologized to any listener job openings. But in her many who was offended by the remarks. of eight ... and it's this sort of bi• The controversy stemmed from the bottom searches, she noticed some familiar ''TIle intent was never to hurt you cultural experience where you are statements Craig Carton and Ray line," Carton traits in Asian Pacific American said, accord• personally or hurt your mayoral raised one way and then you enter Rossi made in their April 25 interviewees that she saw in herself "Jersey Guys" show on NJ 101.5 ing to a tran• campaign." when she graduated from Comell the corporate world and suddenly, WKXW-FM. script of the Choi said he accepted their apol• you have to operate on different University and first entered the The duo are known for their CHOI show. "No ogy. "It wasn't that I was offended workforce - a manifest conflict standards," said Hyun, who is crude humor and earlier this year -- ,;- - specific personally or found your com• between her built~in Asian values Korean American. "I wanted to do infuriated acting Gov. Richard 1. minority group or foreign group Codey over disparaging comments should ever dictate the outcome of ments hurtful, (but) I believe it and adopted Westem corporate val- something about that experience for they made about Codey's wife, an American election. I don't care if crossed a line," he told the hosts. "By saying these groups were un• See BAMBOO/Page 2 Mary Jo, and her experience with the Chinese population in Edison postpartum depression. has quadrupled in the last year, American, that was what hurt me." SPRING CAMPAIGN • • The Lifeline of JACL House Committee Approves Funding Restoration 01 WWII Camps By GRACE KIMOTO including many living in California, CCDe RC. Board Rep. By Associated Press and P.C. Staff faces a tight budget and mainte• nance backlogs at parks. to "assembly centers" and then . to It is spring and what a great WASHINGTON-The House Thomas' bill would authorize the camps. The camps were closed in 1945 time it is! I just returned from a Resources Committee on May 18 spending for the 10 internment ....-_____ spring adven- approved spending $38 million to camps that were established and 1946, and President Ronald Reagan and Congress formally ture tour of restore and preserve internment throughout the country, including apologized in 1988 for the treatment Japan and I camps used to hold Japanese two in California, Tule Lake and was awed by Americans during World War n. Manzanar. The money could also go of the people held there. ''TIle clock is ticking," Thomas the sakura The legistation by Rep. Bill for other sites where people were said in a statement. "As we move season. The Thomas, R-Bakersfield, was assembled. further in time from the period in cherry blos• approved on a voice vote and now The internment happened after which over 120,000 Japc;mese som is revered goes to the full House. It faces oppo• President Franklin Roosevelt signed Americans were forced from their as a national treasure in Japan and sition from the Bush administration, an executive order in 1942 authoriz• which objects to the expenditures ing removal of over 120,000 JAs See CAMPAIGN/page 2 because the National Park Service and others of Japanese ancestry, See WWII CAMPSIPage 8 2 NA110NAL/LETTERS PACIFIC CITIZEN, JUNE 3-16, 2005 BAMBOO to human resources, which she a phrase that originated as an illus• world as a minority.' It could be that there are not a lot of minority human PACIFIC CITIZEN (Continued from page 1) described as being more nebulous. tration of women struggling to "Certainly, from an Asian par• climb the corporate ladder. resources professionals." 7 Cupania Circle, a real long time." ent's standpoint, it's a move that With increasing population num• When Hyun started in the human Monterey Park, CA 91755 So when Hyun visited campuses demands the question 'What are bers and a growing presence in the resources business in the 1990s, she Tel: 3231725-0083, noticed that the only company-run 800/966-6157, Fax: to recruit new hires and saw the you doing?' There's no real license, labor force, APAs only make up a 3231725-0064 same characteristics in young APAs, no graduate degree needed to back it dismal 0.29 percent of corporate diversity awareness resources E-mail: [email protected] who were resume perfect but gener• up. I did feel that type of pressure officers and up to 1 percent of board offered were sensitivity training ses• letters2pc@ aol.com ally not will- ,...-----: within myself wonde~g, 'Do I seats in Fortune 500 con'l.panies, a sions. ing to aggres• have the wherewithal?''' reality which Hyun says creates a Now, she travels the country Executive Editor: operating an extensive speaking Caroline Y. Aoyagi sively jockey Now the founder and principal of demand for the book. Assistant Editor:· for key job her own career coaching and diver• In an oversaturated career guide• schedule for private corporate events Lynda Lin openings like sity consulting company, book market (8,OOO-plus related and some public speaking engage• Office Manager: other candi- Crossroads Associates, Hyun identi• books on Barnesandnoble.com), ments. She is also doing a book tour Brian Tanaka dates, she fies Asian cultural values such as fIl• very few are geared toward minori• where she said APAs and non• Circulation: Eva Lau-Ting decided to ial pressure, fear of shame and deep• ties and no other book offers the Asians have given her positive rein• Publisher: Japanese write a guide. rooted respect for authority as some APA specific self-help like Hyun's. forcement on her first book. American . Citizens League "I wish I possible roadblocks to career suc• "It's a little bit sad for me to know "The book speaks about cultural (founded 1929) 1765 Sutter had this book when I graduated cess. that there are not too many career fluency that does not just pertain to Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, tel: 415/921-5225 fax: from college," said Hyun about her "Asian values are often at odds resources out there for minorities. Asian Americans," said .Hyun, 4151931-4671, www.jacl.org Harpers Business published book, with western corporate values," What there isn't a lot of is the mass adding that many have commented JACL President: Ken Inouye "Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Hyun said. "For example, when an trade resources where some on the on finding similarities between National Director: John Career Strategies for Asians," which Asian employee is challenged by a street could say, 'I want to know themselves and case studies reported Tateishi combines lessons from her seven senior instead of becoming strident about breaking into the corporate in the book regardless of ethnicity. • Pacific Citizen Board of Directors: Gil Asakawa, chair• years of experience as a career and saying, 'I did my homework. I person; Roger Ozaki, EDC; coach and human resources consult• stand by my numbers,' [he or she] Casey China, MDC; Grace ant with statistics and case studies backs down and apologizes ... it's " O~~ Kimoto, CCDC; Valerie about APAs in the work world. one reaction I think could come ...... ,., unders~ing ~~n; Yasukochi, NCWNPDC; Ann As a career guide, "Breaking the from cultural values." • Manager/employer laCks an accurate abOiJt Fujii-Undwall, PNWDC; Larry diverseconlStituet1QY()t'f~!$ ' ~O Bamboo Ceiling" takes on the It ~s also, Hyun explains in the employee, does not see them as a Grant, IDC; Alayne Yonemoto, see how they can best retain their ~ colleagues t\ ..... ~.., PSWDC; Maya Yamazaki, daunting task of explaining and book, an example of a self-imposed • Company ~ appropriate- Youth. exposing myths about Asian "bamboo ceiling" that boxes APA not . whaHo and ly develop , Asiari ~ e employees while offering self• workers into career ruts and rein• ;'Compaqy ~rn,t e place to work r------,NEWS/AD DEADLINE: assessment exercises to identify forces stereotypes about Asian • CompanY lacks diverse representation in senior leadership or on i. FRIDAY BEFORE DATE fortes. Chapter topics range from employees' tendency to avoid con• board OF ISSUE. the pragmatic lessons about master-' flict. their of directors , " resod(~$ Editorials, news and the ing the face-to-face interview to Hyun coined the phrase "bamboo • Employer lacks training or focused that target Asians opinions expressed by col• and other professionals oh'!o . Oks aCcpuntabilify measures umnists other than the more thoughtful exercises about ceiling" in the title of the book to for diversitY pr0;9rams it;/ national JACL president or how to be true to yourself. raise awareness about personal (cul• national director do not "It's a guide that I needed for tural influences or relating styles) ,PERSONAL BARRIERS w necessarily reflect JACL myself," said Hyun, 37. Like many and organizational (companies that • Cultural Valuesltraditionsmay hinder you from demonstrating cer~ policy. Events and prod• ucts advertised in the other APAs, Hyun battled the inter• are not truly inclusive) barriers. The taln behaviors in the wor!qJtace .' J Pacific Citizen do not carry nalized need for stability early in her phrase is also more culture-specific • Inner impediments arJib$riers(fear of risk taking, fear ofra.ilure I the implicit endorsement of career when she made the leap over than the well-known "glass ceihng," . /shame) " '.. : the JACL or this publica• .-Lack of self-awareness or lack of clarity about what.you can offer : tion. We reserve the right to cult to solicit advertisements so I : edit articles. CAMPAIGN • Lack of unde.rstanding about othersl perceptions of you; little of no L ______~ urge any of you professionals or (Continued from page) knowledge of how others percejve your day to day workplace business owners to advertise in the PACIFIC CITIZEN (ISSN: 0030- actions P.e. JACL members can be your 8579) is published semi-month• no wonder! We saw them in the pri• excerpt 'rom "Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling; The Essential Guide to Getting in, ly except once in January and vate gardens, the otera (temples) best cl,lstomers. Moving Up, and Reaching the Top" Copyright Jane'tlyun, "Breaking /he Bamboo December by the Japanese and shrine gardens, along rivers and I am amazed at the foresight of Ceiling." No portion of this exeroise can be ~Without express written permis- American Citizens League, 7 sion from the author. ".,. « our early JACL'ers. According to Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, lakes, and beside beautiful moun• CA 91755. OFFICE HOURS• tainsides. Bill Hosokawa's "JACL in Quest of Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. And now it is time for our Spring Justice" it is written on page 62 that Pacific Time. ©2005. Campaign for your Pacific Citizen at one of its earliest conventions Annual subscription rates: paper. 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However, By ERICA WERNER The Bush administration opposes borough populations, Queens Asians had higher Associated Press Writer the legislation, arguing federal according to census-based incomes, more education money shouldn't be spent for a non• borough profiles released and better English skills WASHINGTON-The House federal . purpose when tbere are May 26 by the Asian than Asian Brooklynites. passed legislation May 23 to spend many national parks that could use American Federation of • Asians in the Bronx $15 million restoring the immigra• the money. Supporters say the site New York, a nonprofit lead- had higher incomes by all tion station on Angel Island that was - should be eligible for federal funds ership organization. measures than Bronx resi- the first taste of Anlerica for more because it was run by the govern• At the same time, despite dents overall. Yet Bronx than 1 million Asian immigrants. ment while in use under the Chinese - these and other shared char- Asians, along with Asian Exclusion Act Most famously used to detain acteristics, the demograph- Brooklynites, had lower thousands of Chinese immigrants Identical legislation has been from 1910-1940 under the Chinese introduced in the Senate by Sen. ic portraits point out major incomes than Asians in Exclusion Act, the immigration Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. The differences among and other boroughs. facility in the San Francisco Bay has same bill passed the House last year within Asian borough pop- • Brooklyn Asians had been falling into disrepair. but never got a vote in the Senate. ulations. more education -than Supporters are trying to raise $50 The Angel Island Immigration Based on 2000 and 1990 Brooklyn residents as a million to maintain it, create a muse• Station processed more than 1 mil• census results, in.eluding whole but less schooling um and preserve dozens of poems lion immigrants while in operation recently released data, the than other Asians. that were carved by detainees into between 1910 and 1940, including borough- profiles (at • Asian Staten Islanders the barracks walls. new arrivals from Japan, Russia, the www.aafny.org) are part of were least likely to be for- "Millions of Asians and Asian Philippines and elsewhere. a series of population pro- eign-bom. Also, Staten descendants nationwide are eager to During the Chinese Exclusion files prepared by the Island's Asian immigrants see their roots in this country hon• Act, enacted in 1882 in response to ored in the same way we honor Ellis political pressure to crack down on Federation's Census tended to have lived in the Island," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, growing Chinese immigration, Information Center (CIC). every borough, Bangladeshi and United States longer and were more D-Petaluma, who authored the leg• potential immigrants were kept at Analysis of the new profiles Malaysian Anlericans were among aptto be U.S. citizens than Asians in islation. "If these walls crumble we the station for months or even years reveals the following traits common the five fastest-growing Asian other boroughs. will lose this one-of-a-kind docu• for interrogations and medical to Asian populations in all boroughs groups percentage-wise. • Manhattan's Asian population mentation forever." exams. The act was repealed in (referring to Census 2000 data • Asians were much more apt to showed evidence of a socioeconom~ The bill passed Qn a voice vote. 1943 .• unless stated otherwise): be immigrants than borough resi- ic split. While Asian Manhattanites • Asians had higher rates of dents as a whole. Also, Asians had the highest per capita income "Limited English Proficiency" immigrating in the last 20 years had among Asian borough populations, (LEP) than general borough popula- become U.S. citizens faster than they also had the second-highest Blue Shield of California tions. Incidences for overall Asian general immigrant populations poverty rate. In addition, Manhattan An IndependenlMem'b~~ ()f the :alue Shield AS$QClAtion populations ranged from 37 percent arriving in that time frame. had the second-highest percentage . . "., (in Staten Island) to 58 percent (in • Chinese, Indian, Filipino and of Asians without a high school Brooklyn), and proportions of elder- Korean Anlericans were among the diploma, as well as the second-high- ly Asians facing English limitations five largest Asian groups in all bor- est proportion of Asians with post- were as high as 80 percent (in oughs. secondary education, among the Brooklyn). • Seniors were a smaller share of boroughs. • Asian households, with average Asian populations than total bor- The Asian Anlerican Federation sizes varying from 2.25 people (in ough populations. of New York is a nonprofit leader- . Manhattan) to 3.54 members (in On the other hand, Asian borough ship organization that works to Brooklyn), tended to be larger than populations were diverse in other advance the civic voice and quality borough households as a whole. respects. For example, regarding of life of Asian Anlericans in the • Asian populations' growth rates 2000 Census information unless New York metropolitan area .• Rep. Wu Introduces Legislation to Support AAPI Students Congressman David Wu intro• Hispanic, Native Anlerican, Alaskan some college as compared to 63.6 duced the Asian Anlerican and Native and Hawaiian Native stu• percent of Chinese and 51.8 percent Pacific Islander Serving Institutions dents. Higher education institutions of the national average. The study bill May 24 that would provide --serving large numbers of AAPI stu• also found that 26.2 percent of grants to institutions of higher edu• dents have not had access to this Cambodian and 45 percent of cation for their efforts to improve financial aid in part because of Hmong Anlericans indicated they and expand services targeting Asian socioeconomic assumptions that cat- have no formal schooling, as com• Anlerican and Pacific pared to 1.4 percent Islander (AAPI) stu• nationally. dents. ''The grants Specifically, acquired through the Congressman Wu's AAPI Higher legislation will help Serving Institutions institutions identify bill will increase and, assist low- higher educational income and under- ' opportunities for served AAPI stu• low-income and dents. _Similar pro• under-represented for ealifornia grams currently only populations by pro• serve other minority viding funding for populations. cultural and linguis• JACL ·Members ''The Asian tic-appropriate serv• Anlerican and Pacific ices for AAPI and b1U!J7~ Islander community has and will egorize a complex youth population other minority students," said always be an integral and vibrant of over three million as a homoge• Congressman Mike Honda, chair of The Active Choice 500 plan, designed part of Anlerican society," said Wu. nous, academically successful unit the Congressional Asian Pacific "As we mark the 27th celebration of that is not in need of academic sup• Anlerican Caucus. ''This bill helps for the "next generation" of JACL member. Asian Pacific American Heritage port systems. us in our goal of ensuring equal edu• Month, recognizing the many contri• The current educational support cational opportunities for our stu• Also choose from HMO and PPO plans. butions and achievements of Asian system fails to address the needs of dents, especially our hard-working Anlericans and Pacific Islanders, I specific ethnic groups within the Anlericans who fall behind due to Call the JACL HeaHh Benefits Trust at am pleased to introduce legislation AAPI population. A Southeast Asia socio-economic and cultural- obsta• that will help foster further contribu• Resource Action Center study of the cles." tions by those members of the AAPI 2000 Census found great differences Wu's legislation is supported by 1.800.400.6633 population that our educational sys• of education attainment among the 21 original cosponsors and Sen. or visit tem has neglected." different ethic groups of the AAPI Barbara Boxer will introduce a com• Current law allows the U.S. population. panion bill in the Senate. The bill Blue Shield www.jaclhealth.org Department of Education to provide For example, only 26 percent of would amend the Higher Education ofCali1bmia A~ · Ind"'~H~~:,j~'r.t ~ ..~E'n"':t:-t?r Japane se J.' mencan similar financial assistance to institu• Laotian and 28 percent of Act which is due to be reauthorized 01 the Biue Sh :eld 1\$50;' :d! :on Ci til'tn's Lea gu t~ tions which serve African Anlerican, Cambodian Anlericans have had this year.• • 4 NATIONAL NEWS PACIFIC CITIZEN, JUNE 3-16, 2005 'I'm not sad about being Nationai Newsbytes , sick,' - Ty Perkins, 11, about living By P.e. Staff and Associated Press California Groups Gear with Fanconi anemia, a bone mar• up to Fight Proposed row disease. He ,celebrated his Canadian MP Gay Marriage Ban one year family anniversary with mom, Karen (be/oVo/). Apologizes for SAN FRANCISCO-A coali• Photos: caringbridge.org Racial Slurs tion, which includes the JACL, will WINNIPEG-Conservative MP join forces to defeat a proposed Steven Fletcher has apologized for amendment to the state Constitution referring to Japanese soldiers from that would ban same-sex marriage the Second World War as "Japs" and strip gay couples of most of the' and "bastards" at a Canadian veter• spousal rights they already have as an's convention. domestic partners. In his statement of apology, If the proposed Voters Right to Fletcher referred to his family's per• Protect Marriage Initiative passes, it sonal experience during the war, would revoke the nearly full saying they had given him "a very spousal benefits the state has cbn• Time Running Out for Ty emotional perspective" on that his- . ferred on registered domestic part• By ASSOCIATED PRESS do everything they can do," There is a blue baseball hat laying torical period. His grandfather was ners, which can include not only Magrath said, making. sure the chil• on the floor of Ty's room arid his captured and held as a prisoner of same-sex couples but also unmar• MELBOURNE, Fla.-Ty dren do not see her cry. "And if he prize-winning science project sits in war by the Japanese during the fall ried senior citizens. Perkins spends his days reading and gets tired of fighting then it will be the comer as if its been discarded. of Singapore. Amendment sponsors must sub• dreaming of lands filled with drag• time for him to go to heaven." In many respects Ty is still. the mit nearly 600,000 signatures from ons, wizards, heroes and magic - The family suffered a blow typical 11-year-old boy. Asian American Study voters to qualify the measure for the anything but the reality of the bone recently when a woman in New He loves to play "Need for June 2006 ballot. Foundation Bill Passes marrow disease that is killing him. York - miraculously a perfect Speed" on PS2 and he teases his lit• First Senate Hurdle The Melboume boy is 1J years match - backed out of donating tle sister Zoe, calling her "chicken." TRENTON, NJ.-A bill spon• MIT, Harvard old. What complicates things further her marrow. But Ty knows he is different. He is sored by Sen. Joseph V. Doria Researchers is that Ty, being of Chinese origin, is "I was devastated," she said. ''I now dependent on weekly blood which would authorize the secretary Design 'Tsunami• having a rough time finding a don't know if it's a cultural or edu• transfusions. He tires quickly, loses of state to establish a nonprofit safe(r)' Homes matching bOne marrow donor. cational issue. It's hard to imagine his breath and bleeds and bruises organization known as the Asian CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-A team "It is very difficult for African where that person could be emo• very easily. American Study Foundation to pro• of researchers from the Americans, Asians and Hispanics to tionally that they would decide not Ty was forced into home school• mote the culture and contributions Massachusetts Institute of find a bone marrow match because to save an ll-year-old boy's life." ing last month when his immune of New Jersey's significant Asian Technology and Harvard of limited people in the bank," said Helen Ng, spokeswoman for the system became so compromised Pacific American population was University have designed what they Dr. Richard Levine, oncologist with National Marrow Donor Program, that doctors did not want to risk him unanimously approved by the call a "tsunami-safe(r) house" that Space Coast Medical Associates. said many minorities simply do not catching anything from a fellow stu• Senate State Government is less likely to collapse under wind Ty was diagnosed with Fanconi know about . the procedure or the dent. Committee. and pounding surf. anemia in 1999 while living in an procedure's importance. Once a week, though, he receives The bill, S-2342, would direct the Instead of four solid walls, the orphanage in Taiwan. He received "People don't realize how it a packet of letters or drawings from secretary of state to establish' the tsunami-resistant houses have thick no treatment because he was an affects the community until it his fifth-grade classmates at . nonprofit Asian American Study concrete block comers and exterior orphan. The only thing that can help becomes your child," Ng said. . Sherwood Elementary School. Foundation to help meet the needs walls made of bamboo. The houses, him now is a bone marrow trans• ''This is all about how ordinary peo• '''The children really took him in of the state's APA population and to about 80 of which have already plant. ple can save lives." and love working with him," said develop policies to improve the been built, allows waves to wash "He's out of options," said his Charles Hayford, professor of his teacher, Debbie Mahl. "He is community, economic, health and through the homes instead of mother, Karen Magrath; who adopt• Asian American Studies at such a delight to have." social well-being of that population. knocking them over. ed Ty last year with husband Steve. Northwestem University, said that The boxes and suitcases packed The bill now heads to the Senate Relief agencies are also build• "From the second I heard about like many ethnic groups, the for New York City serve as a Budget and Appropriations ing houses for families whose Ty, I immediately felt like he was Chinese community simply needs reminder of the canceled marrow Committee before going to the full homes were destroyed by the part of the family," Magrath said. to be educated about transplants. transplant. They don't unpack them, Senate for a vote. Asian tsunami .• When Ty arrived in Florida, he "It was part of the old teaching to hoping another donor will be found knew only four English words: go to the grave intact, but then cre• in time. mommy, daddy, poo poo and dis• mation came about," he said. '''The Ty knows it may save his life, but APA gusting. He also had no idea that he idea of being cut up or having blood he doesn't like talking about the in the N was sick. But in private, he has taken is not very attractive to any• possibility of a transplant. ews already started asking his mother one. If there is an educational cam• "I'm not sad about being sick," he about dying. paign then it can become quite pop• said. "('m just chicken ... a little By Pacific Citizen Staff director and "We tell him that the doctors will ular. But it won't be easy." . organized a dia• bit." • Yongyi Song Named betic program at Paul Howard Award the ' hospital. Sato For Courage Recipient became a nursing Tap into the The American , instructor in 1976. Lib r a r y heartbeat of APA Association NATIONAL (ALA) selected' Korean American Yongyi Song as Heads North Korea NEWS like no the 2005 recipient Program other publication of the ALA Paul Freedom House, a human rights Howard Award for Courage. Song is organization, recently appointed can offer. the technical services and collection Korean American Jae Ku as direc• development librarian at the John F. tor of its North Korea programs. Subscribe to the Kennedy Memorial Library, located The organization will host inter• ~®@n11O@ @n~n~@rrJ on the campus of California State national conferences on North University, Los Angeles. Korean human rights violations this for only $35 a year! The Paul Howard Award for year with a budget of US$1.97 mil• Courage will be presented June 28, lion provided by the State Call 800/966-6157 during the ALA Annual Conference Department under the North Korea in Chicago. Act, which went into effect last year. for more information ISU Nursing Professor Pope Names Honored with Rev. Silva New Emeriti Status Honolulu Bishop Dr. Alyce Sato, the first JA regis- Pope Benedict . tered nurse in Idaho to eam a doc• XVI appointed a torate, was recently honored with Honolulu-born emeriti status al Iddhc Sr&e Rev. Clarence University. Silva, 55, as new Sato, who announced her retire• bishop of the ment from nursing late last summer, Diocese of started her career as a licensed prac• Honolulu. Silva grew up in Write a letter tical nurse before returning to California, but his parents and to the P. school in 1965 to earn _her BA grandparents were also born in the c. degree. islands. His appointment filled a [email protected] She was appointed St. Anthony 'position that has been vacant for Community Hospital in-service nearly a year.• PACIFIC CITIZEN, JUNE 3-16, 2005 COMMUNITY NEWS 5 Go For Broke Monument 6th Anniversary to Highlight Lost Battalion Campaign Each year, American World War II veterans of Japanese ancestry gailier at the Go For Broke Monument to commemorate its inception. On June 11 the Go For Broke Educational Foundation will host "Honoring our Heroes" 6th . Anniversary Go For Broke San Diego Scholars: (I-r) David Kawamoto, San Diego JACL presi• Monument Tribute. dent; Carol Kawamoto, scholarship committee chair and national The tribute will mark the heroism JACL v_p_ for planning & development; Angela Pietrantoni; Nicholas of the Nisei WWII veterans, and Nakamura; Erin Ochi; Michael Shinzaki; Evangelina Oka; Hiromi bring to light one of the top 10 bat• Ueha, PSWD governor; and Ken Inouye, national JACL president tles of the U.S. Amly's history - ilie Rescue of the Lost Battalion. Nat'l JACL President Inouye "Honoring our Heroes" will run Keynotes San Diego Chapter's from 10 to 11 a.m. and be held at the Combat Engineer Company, their ument design competition, working Go For Broke Monument, located at officers and Nisei women· who with the City of Los Angeles to Scholarship Luncheon Temple and Alameda streets in served in the U.S. military during ensure it was built, and managing The JACL San Diego chapter time JACL member and scholarship downtown Los Angeles' Little WWII. public relations and marketing honored its area high school scholars committee chair, Tets Kashima. Tokyo district. . The 6th anniversary will feature efforts. Kato was the Go For Broke at the chapter's 48th annual Haruka Kelley (Pt. Lorna High) '''The Go For Broke Educational keynote speaker Lt. Martin Higgins, Monument's project/construction . Scholarship Awards Luncheon and Erin Ochi (EI Cajon Valley Foundation is committed to perpetu• acting commander of the 36th manager, supervising ilie entire con• recently at Tom Ham's Lighthouse High) each received $750 scholar• ate the story of the American World ''Texas'' Division, who on Oct. 25, struction of the monument to ensure Restaurant. Keynoting the event was ship awards. Kelley will be a biolog• War n veterans of Japanese ancestry 1944, found themselves surrounded it was built and had the veterans' National JACL President Kenneth ical sciences m~or at the Ul).iversity through educational initiatives and by German troops in France's approval. Inouye who spoke of the challenges of California, Berkeley. Ochi will public events such as 'Honoring our Vosges forest. It took ilie Following the tribute, the facing the scholars in a diverse soci• matriculate at the University of Heroes' where their story can be l00th/442nd RCT, just days after Educational Foundation WIll also ety. California, Berkeley, where she shared," said Christine Sato• liberating the town of Bruyeres and . host the grand opening of its Go For The Tets Kashima Memorial plans to major in political science. Scholarship honors were shared this Receiving $500 scholarships were Yamazaki, executive director and Biffontaine, six grueling days of Broke Monument Visitor's Center· year by Evangelina Oka of West Nicholas Nakamura (Clairemont president, Go For Broke Educational combat to rescue the Lost Battalion. located at 361 E. First Street, in the Hills High School and Michael High) and Angela Pietrantoni (Helix Foundation. ''Most Nisei World War Additionally, Kenneth Inaba, historic area of Little Tokyo. The Shinzaki of Westview High School. High). Nakamura will be attending II veterans are in their early to mid- Ph.D., will fulk: about his experi• Visitor's Center will feature interac• Each will receive a $1,000 scholar• U.e. Merced, and Pietrantoni will 80s and all of us should take the time ences as a soldier of K Company, tive computer displays and small ship award from the chapter. Oka attend Whittier University.. that we have with them to appreciate who with I Company, 442nd RCT, eXhibit, limited resource library, and plans to attend the University of The planning of ilie scholarship their sacrifices of yesterday that were the first to reach the Lost a retrospective mural painted by California, Los Angeles, and will be luncheon and ilie selection of ilie afford us the lives we live today." Battalion. K Company suffered WWII Nisei veterans, volunteers a pre-med major while Shinzaki will awardees were done by the The Go For Broke Monument is a many casualties during the two and staff of the Go For Broke also be attending UCLA and will Chapter's Scholarship Committee: 4O-feet-wide, nine-feet-high gleam• weeks of fighting in France, losing Educational Foundation. major in computer engineering. Carol Kawamoto (chair), Dr. Yuri ing granite sphere engraved with the . all its officers with only 17 riflemen For more information about the The chapter's top scholarship Kaneda, David Kawamoto, and award is named in memory of long- James Yamate .• names of more than 16,130 Japanese surviving. Visitor's Center, call 310/328-0907 American soldiers from the segre~ Moreover, the Educational or 213/625-0780, or email gated units: the l00th Infantry Foundation will award its 2005 Go [email protected]. For Division, 442nd Regimental For Broke Award to Mary Graybill, more information on the "Honoring Combat Team, Military Intelligence public relations consultant, and our Heroes" tribute, call the Go Blue Cross of California Service, 522nd Field Artillery Bruce Kato, construction engineer. For Broke Educational Foundation Battalion, 1399th . Engineer Graybill was instrumental in provid• at 310/328-0907 or email at esol• Construction Battalion, and 232nd ing guidance to coordinate the mon- [email protected] .• Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation to Dedicate Interpretative Walkin·g To~r The Heart Mountain, Wyouiing Sentinel, Bill Hosokawa, Director of inal camp site land, which will serve Foundation will dedicate an eight the Wyorning Department of as the location for a future interpre• station interpretative walking tour Cultural Resources Art Reese, and tive learning center. on June 25 at the original Heart Heart Mountain, Wyoming HMWF is extending an invitation MoUntain Camp site. Foundation President David Reetz. for the public to attend the ceremony The handicapped accessible, self Funds for this project were raised at 2:00 p.m. An evening dinner will guided, walking tour consists of an -at the same time money was raised be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday informational kiosk and eight sta• to restore the WWII Honor Roll Inn, Cody, WY and is by reservation tions situated in a 1000 foot paili which was accomplished in 2003, only. Please call HMWF at 307n54- placed behind the existing World and for purchase of 50 acres of orig- 2689 for cost and reservations .•. War II Honor Roll and the Flag Pole in the former Administration area. JAMsj to Celebrate Completion of Each station in the walking tour will have pictures and text relating Japantown Visual History Project· to the area that station overlooks. The Japanese American Museum Barber; and Dave Tatsuno, Nichibei Station one will be the hospital com• of San Jose (JAMsj) will hold a cel• Bussan Department Store. plex area; station two, the military I ebration to culminate a Japantown Project Director, Aggie Idemoto, pOlice complex; station three the visual history project on June 26 at collaborated with a team of inter• Since 1947 the JACL HEALTH root cellars and agriculture in gener• the Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center in San viewers - Steve Fugita, Jeff al; station four, the recreation pro• Jose. Kuwano, Ann Muto, Kristin TRUST has offered Health Care grams and the swinlming hole; sta• Thanks to a California Civil Okimoto, and Jiro Saito - to identi• tion five, the canip administration; Liberties Public Education Project fy and interview narrators. Rounding coverage to JACL members station six, the high school and edu• (CCLPEP) grant, the histories of six out the team were videographer cation area in general; station seven, past and present Japantown busi• Mike Izumi of Zoom Video the camp living quarters and living nesses are documented for future Productions and Karen Matsuoka, To protect you and your family from even common conditions~ station eight, the camp generations. The project, "Lasting web master/graphics designer. accidents and illnesses the JACL HEALTH TRUST support facilities such as camp Stories: The Resettlement of San Steve Fugita served as liaison to provides Blue Cross of California health care coverage. newspaper, police station, fue sta• Jose Japantown," provides internet Densho, a Seattle project headed by access for community members, Tom Ikeda, for the technology Blue Cross of California has been providing health tion, post office, sewage treatment plant, and water reservoir. researchers, and the public in gener• aspects of the project. Densho pro• coverage to Californians for over 65 years. Blue Cross is All pictures on the stations are al to learn about Japantown history. pelled the product into being state• committed to keeping you connected to from the time of relocation 1942- What challenges did you face in of-the-art with digitized interviews . quality health care services. 1945 .. re-establishing . your business after via the internet and CDs for on-site the war? Who helped you resettle? and outreach presentations. Speakers at the dedication will Such questions were posed of narra• The June 26 celebration will take include: Secretary of Transportation tors Perry Dobashi, Dobashi Market; place at 2:00 pm at the Yu-Ai Kai Norman Mineta, (invited), Former George Hanada, George's Service Senior Center, 588 North 4th Street U.S. Sen. (Wyoming) Alan Center; Mollie Nakasaki, Mandarin in Japantown, San Jose. For more Simpson, former internee and Restaurant; Richard Onishi, Onishi inforfnation, call Aggie Idemoto at Editor of the Heart Mountain Florist; James Sakamoto, Sakamoto 408/294-3138 .• 6 COMMUNI1Y NEWS PACIFIC CITIZEN, JUNE 3-16, 2005 Georgia Asian-American Heritage Foundation Hosts Gala Dinner Gift Honors Memory of- Longtime Strawberry Growers The Georgia Asian-American Heritage also reports that Asians voting in congression• and Creates Legacy to Benefit Fullerton Arboretum Foundation held its fourth annual gala dinner al elections increased significantly at the same recently to celebrate Asian Pacific American time that overall voting nationwide dropped. When it comes to fresh produce in Southern Japanese American contributions to Orange Heritage Month. About 24 community-based The recent gala was held to recognize and Calif0!fiia, strawberry season is, arguably, one County." organizations celebrate of the most anticipated times of the year. For A third of the gift was set aside for a schol• jointly hosted these mile- more than three decades, second-generation arship, for awarding to authors of a student- the event at the stones and the Japanese Americans -- written publication related Grand Hyatt in many contri• or Nisei -- Tom and ' ... to give students to the dual themes of Atlanta with butions AAs Chiz Miyawaki con• Orange County agricul• over 450 guests, have made tributed to ·this · annual the opportunity to tural history and JA her• including federal and will con• bounty as farmers and itage. History graduate and state gov• tinue to make managers in the straw• be authors, to ben• students Scott Behen of ernment offi• in Georgia. berry business. Long Beach, Susan The Hon. Congressman Mike Honda (fifth from righ~ is efit the university cials, dignitaries The AA Among the beneficiar• Brewer of Newport greeted by members of the JACL Southeast chapter and community population ies of their hard work are and to educate the Beach and Susan Shoho and their guests at the recent Asian American Heritage leaders. includes peo• Chiz's brothers Tom and of Placentia teamed up for Celebration at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta. public at large Georgia has ple who come Frank Matsuoka of the winning submission, the second fastest growing AA population in from a wide variety of cultural, political. and Culver City · and about the Japanese tentatively titled :'They the United States. The Selig Center for religious backgrounds. The Heritage Kingsburg, respectively, Worked the Land: a Economic Growth reports that Asian buying Foundation gala event was one of the few and nephew Kurtis American contribu• History of Immigrants power in Georgia increased 453 percent events that brought all members of the AA Nakagawa of Placentia. tions to Orange and Farmers in Orange between 1990 and 2004. The Census Bureau community in Georgia together.• In tribute to and in honor County." of the couple's memory, County.' The remaining $10,000 Nakagawa and his uncles will be used to publish the Arizona Chapter Holds Sara Hutchings Clardy Scholarship Luncheon established the Tom and - Kurtis Nakagawa, book -- scheduled for Chiz Miyawaki Legacy nephew of Tom and Chiz Miyawaki completion in October Project with a $15,000 on the purpose of the donation 2006 -- which will be gift to Cal State sold in the museum. All Fullerton's Center for Oral and Public History proceeds from the book's sales will benefit the (COPH). arboretum. Aimed at promoting the COPH and the As part of the Fullerton Arboretum's new Fullerton Arboretum's Orange County visitor center, scheduled for completion in the Agricultural and Nikkei Heritage Museum -• fall, the Orange County Agricultural and currently under construction -- the donation, Nikkei Heritage Museum will spotlight the explains Nakagawa, is "to give students the .rich agricultural legacy of Orange County and opportunity to be authors, to benefit the univer• the JA community's contributions ·to that sity and to educate the public at large about the chronicle .• The JACL Arizona chapter honored four Valley High School gra,duates at the 44th annual Sara Hutchings Clardy Scholarship Luncheon recently and championed the future of Japanese American leaders. More than 130 Japanese Americans gathered at Phoenix College's Culinary We still think Cafe to recognize Samuel Asaki (far righ~, 18, Scottsdale, who attends Desert Mountain High School; Stephen Harper (second from leff), 18, Chandler, who attends Corona del Sol High School; we can make Undsey Ishikawa (second from righ~, 18, Gilbert, who attends Gilbert High School; and Jordan Sumida (far leff) , 17, of Phoenix, who attends North High School. The Sara Hutchings Clardy Award a difference. began in honor of the late Sara Hutchings Clardy, who helped Japanese all over the world learn the English language and American traditions. Her efforts eventually led the United States to grant Do You? citizenship to the Japanese. She died in 1962. Also pictured are Ken Inouye (thirdfrom leff), JACL . national president, and the Hon. Brian Ishikawa, guest speaker.• Subscribe to the P. C. • ...... , avmg • Members have full access to a complete line ofmortgage loan programs with exceptional rates. 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AUGUSTINE, Florida• Ayako Okamoto, who won 62 times around the world and became the only Japanese player to win the U.S. LPGA Tour money title, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Okamoto was elected on the 2005 UPCOMING ESCORTED TOURS International ballot, the Hall of Fame announced May 23. She eamed 52 INTER·LEAGUE SUMMER BASEBALL TOUR (11 days, 8 games + Cooperstown) JUNE 10 percent of votes cast by writers, Hall ALASKA CRUISE W/ CRYSTAL CRUISES (departs from SF, 13 days) ...... JULY 5 MIDWEST BASEBALL TOUR (9 days, games @ ChiWS, Det, Cin, Stl, KC, Mil, ChiC) .... JULy 19 of Fame members and golf officials; THE OZARKS & BRANSON (o,w'TauclAustralia's Kel has not decided whether he will be Japanese player enters the Hall of . Tokyo, Hakone, Lake Hamana, Hiroshima, Kyoto. ALASKA HOUDAY CRUISE ...... JULY 3-10 Nagle (25 percent) and Welshman inducted this year or defer until next Fame. lsao AokL was elected last Anchorage/Seward, Kenai Fjords, Glacier Bay, Sitko, Juneau, Ketchikan, VancoLNer. Ian Woosn~ (25 percent). year because of a scheduling con• year, and Chako Higuchi was Pre-cruise Anchorage/Denali Pork Option. HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE UNE 13TH PANA CONVENTION TOUR ... , .. , ...... , ...... JULY 5-14 "It is hard to express in words my flict. selected in 2003 .• Voncouver-PANA Convention, Victoria, Radium/Fairmount Hotspring, Lake Louise, Banff. CHINA HOUDAYTOUR ...... , .... , ...... , .. ,., ..... , ...... SEPT 3-17 Beijing, Xian, Shanghai. Guilin, Hong Kong. Japan stopover option. BASKETBALL HOKKAIDO HOUDAY TOUR ...... , . ,OCT 2-13 Sapparo, Tokachigowa, Lakes Akan/Mashu/Kussharo, $hiretoko, Aboshiri. NBA Great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Teaches . Saunkyo, Otaru, Noboribernu, Lake Toya, Hakodote. GREEK ISLANDS HOUDAY CRUiSE ...... , ...... OCT 3-14 Venice, Croatia, Santorini. 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But it's all about the 4911 Warner Ave., Suite 221, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 714/840-0455 - FAX 714/840-0457 [1006444-10] tainly is nO stranger to the Olympics. Olympic spirit and the sport itself." • 8 NATIONAL PACIFIC CITIZEN, JUNE 3-16, 2005 WWII CAMPS "HR 1492 will allow the 'con• Being Angry and Asian Through Theater finement sites' to be used to show• (Continued from page 1) t is a common pathway for too! case the hardships and sacrifices I young Asian Americans, upon Well, of course Asian people are homes to internment camps, we are . made by Japanese Americans dur• entering college, to find ways capable of being funny and enter• increasingly losing not only the ing World War n and to preserve the to explore their Asian American• taining. But why did it have to be infrastructure of the camps, but important lesson that this Nation's ness. Many take classes in AA such a shock for me? The short more importantly, those people who ~ommitment to the fundamental studies or join campus organiza• answer, of course, is that there is no were detained." principles of due process and equal tions related to their ethnic identity representation of ethnic diversity in Thomas' support for the measure protection must not be compro• because partying and getting drunk the media, which is the same old stems in part from a longtime mised by prejudicial and discrimi• has so much more sociopoijtical complaint that's been persisting for friendship with former Democratic natory governmental actions," said significance when you do it with years. How many times do you state legislator Floyd Mori, past Yamada. people ~f your own race. Some actually have the opportunity to see national JACL president. Thirty organizations have thus far become more politically conscious funny, entertaining AAs in starring ' Gerald H. Yamada, national coor• joined the Heritage Coalition, of their ethnic communities and roles in the flesh right? Hardly dinator for the Japanese American including the JACL, Go For Broke take part in student activism. ever. National Heritage Coalition, has Educational Foundation, Go For So I went through all the stan• to the AA community through the LCC challenges this notion by its worked with Thomas and the House Broke National Veterans dard prerequisites of Ethnic power of human creativity. mere existence. Certainly, AAs can Resources Committee to arrive at . Association, Japanese American Identity Awakening 101. I eagerly I still remember the first time I be funny and entertaining - and the bill language that was passed by National Museum, and the Japanese fueled my yellow rage by taking saw LCC perform on campus by being funny and entertaining, I the Resources Committee. American Veterans Association •• AA-themed classes that taught you · before I auditioned to join the mean actually being the one mak• that the model minority myth is group. It was spring quarter of my ing the jokes instead of being the completely wrong and dude, . you freshman· year. Seeing flyers' and butt end of them. Not only that, we should get angry about it. I went to posters advertising the show scat• are also capable of being tragedi• student protests, participated in the tered throughout campus, ]: was ans, romantic love interests, the Nikkei Student Union, and even curious about the kind of material a main hero and a slew of other had a summer intemship involving student-run, AA theater group meaningful character roles that the Japanese American community. would come up with, so I dragged unfortunately, are constantly But still, that wasn't enough. I along two of my friends to come denied to us in the mainstream. needed to do something more. Or watch it with me. This is how we protest. We are maybe I just needed to do some• They had their usual combina• done with acting as just geishas, thing different. So this year, I tion of drama, satire and comedy, ninjas, high school nerds or the eth• began protesting against The Man, all of which were cleverly written nically exotic best friend. We not through student activism or and well acted. But what impressed protest by showing everyone else volunteer work in ethnic orgs, but me the most was something that that AAs can be, well, pretty much by dressing up in weird clothes and seems so obvious in retrospect but anything .• acting as a crazed voodoo lady on a amazingly profound at that time. Rep. Bill Thomas' bill would spend $38 million to restore and pre• stage in an auditorium filled with Yumi Sakugawa is currently study• Wow, I remember thinking to serve the internment camps used during WWII. fellow students. myself, Asian people can be funny, ing art and English at UCLA. These are the kind of things you .lOB OPENING do when you are part of UCLA's Asian American theater group Kosakura Escorted Tours & Cruises Director of Public Affairs in Washington, DC Office "recipes for worry free travel" called Lapu the Coyote that Cares. The JACL seeks an energetic, resourceful individual for the position of You have many great opportunities Escorted Tours & Cruises for 2005 Director of Public Affairs in the Washington, DC office. Under the direction of the National Executive Director, the Director for Public Affairs maintains to make a cori1plete fool of yourself June 30 Scandinavia - Denmark, Sweden & Norway onstage because hey, you don't the public affairs office of the JACL in Washington, DC and is responsible July 18 Highlights of Japan for the whole family for the organization's government affairs as legislative liaison to Members of need personal dignity too much if July 30 Princess Alaska - Cruise & Land Tour Congress and the Senate, as well as interactions with the administration. you're doing it all in the name of Aug. 23 Russia - "Waterways of the Czars" Specific duties include tracking legislation; monitoring regulatory decisions; the greater AA community. Sept. 12 Reflections of Italy writing press releases; interacting with the public and the media; working in Lapu the Coyote that Cares Sept. 15 Northern Japan - Hokkaido & Tohoku coalition and with membership to effectively advocate issues of concern; creating and disseminating action alerts; maintaining the legislative function (LCC for short) is one of the largest Oct. 6 Cruise Canada & New England + New York - Radisson Seven of the JACL website; convening and directing an annual leadership training college AA theater groups in the Seas "Navigator" program and implementing other programs throughout the year. Oct. 7 . country, and has been around for Sumo in Las Vegas The candidate must be a self-starter with an ability to. work with minimal Oct. 15 Onsen of Hokuriku plus Seoul & Taipei supervision and must have substantial knowledge of and familiarity with ten years now. We write, direct and Nov. 3 Southern Japan - Okinawa & Kyushu ' APA community issues to represent the organization in meetings with elect• act in our own original plays and Nov. 30 The Best of South America - ''Brazil, Iguassu, Argentina & ed officials and members of the administration. Three or more years of put out a show composed of four to Chile" proven leadership in nonprofit/public sector management preferred; five different skits every quarter. It Dec. 6 Holiday Season in San Antonio Bachelor's degree required, JD preferred. Legislative experience a definite plus. Salary based on experience. is rather amazing that a grassroots, 2006 (Partial listing of trips to come) For job description and requirements, email DJ;!ioJe.@lC!Q.org, with "DC student-run organization dedicated Jan. 14 Discover New Zealand Rep" in subject. to the creative power of the AA Feb. 7 Panama Canal Cruise plus Costa Rica & Caribbean on community has stayed together for Crystal Symphony so long. July Alaska Cruise and Land Tour on Coral Princess Joining this theater group has Aug. 11 Treasures of the Rhine River probably been one of the best Sept. 4. Istanbul to Athens on Radisson Seven Seas Navigator Dec. Egypt - Land of the Pharaohs (Including Nile River Cruise) things that has happened to me so Note: Japan Tours in April, May, July, Sept., Oct., Nov. far in my college career. Not only does it show me just how exciting Kosakura Tours and Travel it is to be involved with a cast of 4415 Cowell Road, Suite 110, Concord, CA 94518 talented and dedicated people, it l

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Sasaki is survived by his Mike Hirata; siblings, Pete, (Glen) Isomoto; daughter-in-law, Hamai, Kiyoshi Takaoka, 66, Makoto; and sisters, Yayeko Adachi wife, Amice. Yoshiyo and Mas Takahashi; 3 gc.; Cindy Tsukamoto; and 6 gc. Garden Grove, Apr. 26; survived by and Fumiko Matsushita. Seo, Rev. Myoko Hiroko, 69, and 3 ggc. Ueno, Tomiko, 82, May 12; sur• wife, Nagako; daughters, Grace Murakami, Harry Harumi,. 75, Westminster, May 9; former minis• Takeuchi, Dolores, 68, May 1; vived by sons, Bruce (Cheryl) and (Steve) Clark and Elizabeth May 4; survived by wife Fujiko; ter of Nichiren Buddhist Temple; . survived by son, Jeff (Ci!,ristiane); Rodney (Denise); 5 gc.; brother, (George) Yoshida; 2 gc.; mother, son, Hank (Ofelia); daughter, Grace survived by sisters, Akiko (Donald) daughters, Deidre (Gary) Matsuda, Masao (Sadako) Tani; and sisters, Sadako Takaoka; and sister, Nancy (Michael Mendoza); 1 gc.; brothers, Gillow, Aiko (William) Anderson Drenda (Barry) Barker and Dorinda Kimiko Tabata and Yuriko Nojima. (Shiro) Fujioka. John, Sam (Masako), Roy and Kay Seo; and brothers, Rikio (Eduardo) Perez; 7 gc.; brothers, Yamada, Benny, 73, Irvine, may Hamano, Mitsuko, 89, Gardena, (Yotsuye), Joe _(Katsuko), Fred (Kumiko) Seo and Sueho Seo. Jesus (Janet), Ramon (Janet) and 4; survived by wife, June; daugh• May 2; survived by sisters, Haruko (Toyoko), Bob, David (Charlotte) Shimono, Natsue, 79, EI Monte, Bartholomew (Veronica) Caballero; ters, Julie (Randy) Sims and Ikami· and Masako Nakashiba; and Tom (Keiko); and sisters, Mary May 2; survived by husband, and sister, Cresencia (James) Jennifer; son, Brian; 2 step g.c.; brother, Kiyoshi (Satsuki) Wakita, Nancy (Torao) Takeuchi Tatoshi; sisters, Elsie Hayashida Gurske. stepsister, Evelyn (Bruce) Iwasaki; Hamabata; and brother-in-law, and Susy Tanaka. and Harue (Alfred) Horibe; brother, Teranishi, Rinako, 88, Spokane, and stepsister-in-Iaw, Yosie (Harry) Shogo Hamano. Nakao, Shizuye, 92, Los Mitsuru Hayashida; brothers-in• Wash., May 3; survived by son, Iida. Hirano, Kenneth Tamio, 73, La Angeles, Apr. 26; survived by son, law, Roy (Nobuko) Hori and Irving; daughter, Irene Tsurusaki; 5 Yamate, Kiyo George, 85, Palma, Apr. 26; survived by wife, Yoshio; daughter, Lily; brother, Osamu Shimono; and sister-in-law, gc.; 1 ggc.; and sister, Christine Altadena, Apr. 20; survived by Sally; son, Kelly; brother, Thomas Eddie Yokota; and sister, Hifumi Lorraine (Leslie) Johiro. Ching. wife, Mitsuko; . and sons, Gene (Eva) Hirano; and sisters, Alice Kawamoto. Shioji,' Tatsuo, 84, Apr. 24; Tsuji, Yasushi Stan, 77, Rolling (Virginia) and Lyle. Hirano and Margaret Miyasaki. Nakasako, Doreen Midori, Terminal Island-born; survived by Hills, May 8; Korean War veteran; Yoshimura, Mitsuru, ' 81, Kamei, Hisashi, 86, Honolulu, Gardena, May 11; survived by son, wife Diane; sons, Dana (Harriet) . survived by wife, Harumi; son, Monterey Park, Apr. 23; survived Hawaii, May 6; survived by wife, Ned; daughter, Teresa Smith; 1 gc.; and Richard; 2 gc.; and sister, Edmund (Mae); I gc.; brothers, by wife, Elsie; son, Ted (Liz); Shizuka; son, Stephen; daughter, brothers, Matsumi (Yoshie) Chimiyo (Makoto) Miura. Masaru (Lillian) and Kameichi daughter, Karen (Glenn) Nishida; 4 Susan (Mark) Carkin; and 1 gc. Ishigame and Seiji (Sachiko) Sugimoto, Yoko, 74, Torrance, (Florence) Tsuji; sisters-in-law, gc.; brqthers, James (Midorl), "Roy Kapuy, Rosie Hatsumi, 73, Ishigame; sisters, Shizuka Tsuruda, May 5; survived by son, Michael Matsuo and Mitzi Tsuji, Mary (Bette), Harold (Masako) and Bill Gardena, May 4; survived by sons, Hisako (Setsuyoshi) Nakashima and (Carolyn); 1 gc.; and brothers, (Tetsuo) Takata, Doris Horikoshi, (Thelma); sisters, Emiko Sasaki, Glen and Ross; daughter, Karen; Yaeko (Hisaharu) Miyasako; and Mamoru and Hitoshi Sugimoto. Jane Ogawa and Rose Yumiba; and Cherry (Ray) Ishimatsu and Helen stepson, Frank Jr.; and 2 gc. brother-in-law; Charles Nakagawa. Takagaki, Minnie (Kawai), 91, brother-in-law, Roy (Ethel) (Howard) Takata; and brother-in• Kikawa, Takuzo Tak, 90, Nakawatase, Takato Thomas, Pasadena, Apr. 24; survived by Kitaoka. law, Frank Kawasaki .• Monterey Park, Apr. 30; survived by 52, Fountain Valley, Apr. '30; sur• daughters, Carole (Wayne) Lowe, Tsukahara, Theodore, Seal daughters, Karen (Stephen) vived by wife, Mickie; son, Bryan; Jean (Terry) Del Rosso and Nancy Beach, Feb. 24; Dallas, Tex.-born Sakamoto and Joanne (Robert) sister, Machiko (Masahiro) Maki; (Gary) Kawabata; son, Alan Nisei; WWII veteran, 442nd Pollack; so"n, Roger (Sandy); 12 gc.; brother-in-law, Alden (Karen) CJ.nd (Libby); 6 gc.; brother, Shigeru Infantry; survived by son, Theodore Kawai; and brother-in-law, Yoshio Whereabouts 1$ free otcharge and sister, Mitsue (Masao) Shimizu; and Chris (Barbara) Tadokoro; sister-in• run on a $pace-available basis. brothers, Gary (Ruth) and Hiroshi law, Gayle Tadokoro'; and mother- Takagaki. DEATH NOTICE (Mitsuko) Kikawa. in-law, Jerry Tadokoro. Takashima, Katsumi MICHAEL KEN DYO SUSAN TAKEMOTO Kiyama, Miyoko, Los Angeles, Okino, Masaru, 84, Monterey "Jimmie," 90, Bonita, May 3; sur• vived by sons, Wilbur (Iris), Robert Services for Michael Ken Dyo, 54, a GOLDSMITH Apr. 30; survived by husband, Park, Apr. 25; survived by wife, Los Angeles-born Sansei and resident and Goodwin (Carol); daughter, Susan's step-son, Patrick Goldsmith Norio; daughters, Akemi (Tamotsu) Yoshiko; brother, Saburo; and sister, of Pasadena who passed away May 24 Matsumoto, Masumi Kawakubo,· Mariye (Jiro) Kataoka. Cookie (Robert) Taniguchi; 6 gc.; 1 were held May 31 at the Pasadena First IS trying to locate his step-mother. Hiroko (Senichi) Sumi; 7 gc.; 8 ggc; Ota, Ichiro, 87, Los Angeles, ggc. ; brothers, Tatsuo (Kikuko) and Church of the Nazarene under the direc• Susan was married to Stuart Noboru (Lily); sisters-in-law, and sister-in-law, Yukiko Adachi. Apr. 19; survived by wife, Yoshiko; tion of Fukui Mortuary. He is survived Goldsmith. She lived in Taos, N.M. Fuyoko Taniguchi, Yuriko Kuda, Masao Joe, 82, Los daughter, N!lomi (Jeff Andersen) by his wife, Gladys; mother, Mikko for some time until poor health Angeles, Apr. 28; WWII veteran; Ota; 2 gc.; brothers, Masaji, Kenji Takashima, Marie Taniguchi, Dyo: brothers, Dan (Dana) of San Jose survived by wife, Setsuko; daugh- (Mie) and Yukio Ota; sisters-in-law, Sumiko Taniguchi, Tomie and Tommy (Melissa) Dyo; sister, forced her to move to a dryer cli• ters, Sharon and Lorraine (Steve) Sadako Kuge and Masako Wells; Yoneshige and Yachiye Nimura; Naomi (Ken) Wagner of San Jose and mate. With information please e• Otani ; 2 gc. ; and sister, Mio Ichino. and brother-in-law, Yoshio (Fumi) and brother-in-law, Katsumi many nieces and nephews. mail to [email protected]. (Ritsuko) Taniguchi. Kuwabara, Henry Hideo, 86, Suzuki. Culver City, May 7; WWII veteran, Sakuma, Ethyl T., 67, Montebello, Takayama, Frank Masao, 85, MIS, Korean War veteran; ret. Lt. 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[Starbucks) Agency Commission will once does nothing to preserve our ethnic again take up the matter with sever• culture, our neighborhood," said al JA community members vowing Linda Jofuku, executive director of to be there. the Japantown Task Force, a non• In the meantime groups have profit organization dedicated to pre• started a petItIon serving and developing San (http://www.PetitionOnline.comlI6 Francisco's Japantown. OOWeb/petition.html) against the "Our concern is preserving the establishment of Starbucks arguing integrity and sustainability of these that businesses will be adversely mom and pop businesses," said affected in Japantown and that · a Jofuku, who noted that many of the community business should be built Japantown merchants and their fam• instead. They also note that within a iUes have a long history in the JA two-mile radius of the 1600'Webster community. "Starbucks is already St. building there are already 55 supersaturating the market here. Starbucks coffee shops. So far about . MAKING INROADS-San Francisco's historic Japantown is currently fighting to keep out a pro• These mom and pop businesses 3,500 people have signed onto the posed Starbucks coffee shop, but this Starbucks in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, located at 2nd and won't be able to compete with petition. Central, has already been around for a couple of years now. [Starbucks)." "We would like someone else to "We're trying to preserve what get that space, some kind of Asian executive director of the San 'members of possible occupancy by munity members alike say they are we have left," added Richard enterprise rather than Starbucks," Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Starbucks and received no objec• not about to give up this fight, show• Hashimoto, president of the said Murata. "Hopefully we can get said "Existing law and agreements. tions." But she would not speculate ing a unified detennination to see Japantown Merchants Association. enough people to back us to help us do not require public review of the on the impact of a Starbucks on the that Starbucks does not make "An American corporation does not out here," she added, noting that consistency of the leases with land Japantown area. '''The Agency will Japantown its home. fit into the context or scheme of Chinatown, Little Italy, and North use restrictions. In retrospect, a for• not speculate on the impact of these "We're hoping Starbucks will say Japantown. Starbucks won't fit into Beach have all been successful in mal community review process commercial uses until the matter is it's not worth it," said Hashimoto. the concept." keeping Starbucks out of their would have been a good idea." fully resolved," said Rosen. "I hope that Starbucks will not Japantown merchants and com• neighborhoods. Rosen noted that although a prior Yet, accordi~g to Jofuku, commu• have the will to be [in Japantown). munity members are unhappy with '''The lease for a potential new agreement states "franchised retajl• nity members had explicitly stated That they will see they are not want~ the way the Redevelopment Ag~ncy Starbucks retail location in ers" and ''fast food operations" are in prior meetings with Agency rep• ed here," said Jofuku. and developers have handled the Japantown has not yet been signed," not to be established at the 1600 resentatives that they did not want a "We're keeping our fingers proposed leases with Starbucks and noted Leamon J. Abrams, director Webster St. building, the Agency Burger King or Starbucks to be built crossed, keeping our hopes high. UPS, especially the lack of notice to of civic and community affairs for believes Starbucks and UPS do not in Japantown. "Straight up, people We will keep going.". those that will be most affected. Starbucks Coffee Company. fall into these categories. They said they didn't want a Starbucks," They also note that community "Starbucks is in the very early argue that UPS is a "business serv• she said. ''To ignore this is wrong." members were unable to afford the stages of this process. We are active• ice franchise" and that Starbucks is The Japantown Task Force is now } sale price for the 1600 Webster St. ly communicating with local com• not a "franchise" since it is owned looking into getting legislation San Francisco Redevelopment Meet~g location but would likely have been munity groups and look forward to . and operated by the Starbucks established that would ban chain < C6mmission interested in leasing the space. continuing the dialogue in order to Corporation. stores and franchises from the 'WHEN: Unfortunately, by the time they got listen and address concerns." Rosen added that representatives Japantown area so that incidences TJune 7. 4 p.m. .:=;'" wind of the leases, Starbucks and Responding to the community's of Anasazi Properties informed like the current Starbucks contro• WHERE: UPS had already been selected as concern of not being included in Redevelopment Agency staff that versy can be avoided in the future. City Hall, Room41{) lessees. lease discussions, Marcia' Rosen, they "had advised community Japantown merchants and com-

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