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maRVel’S ‘DR. StRange’ Film taRniSHeD By hOW TO ReACh US Email: pc@pacifi ccitizen.org Online: www.pacifi ccitizen.org Tel: (213) 620-1767 CaSting oF tilDa Swinton in an imPoRtant Fax: (213) 620-1768 Mail: 123 Ellison S. Onizuka St., Founding MANAA President ing Netfl ix series ‘Iron Fist,’ it even be the Mr. Miyagi to Daniel- Suite 313 aSian Role Guy Aoki doesn’t buy his ratio- may happen again (despite a peti- San anymore!” Los Angeles, CA 90012 nalization: “You’re a writer. You tion to make the character Asian Said Aoki, who’s been collecting STAFF Executive Editor The Media Action Network for could modify ANY problematic, American, thereby giving Marvel comic books since 1972, “Ninety Allison Haramoto Asian Americans is criticizing outdated character and maintain its fi rst leading onscreen Asian percent of Marvel and DC charac- Business Manager the new Marvel Studios motion its ethnicity, especially when it’s American superhero). Once again, ters were originally white. So, in Susan Yokoyama picture “Dr. Strange” for white- a minority to begin with. So the Hollywood’s practicing cultural order to be more inclusive in their Production Artist washing “The Ancient One” — an Ancient One was racist and stereo- appropriation —taking Asian ele- movies, both companies have tried Marie Samonte important Asian character in the typed, but letting a white woman ments but placing white people at to change these characters to mi- Circulation Eva ting original 1960’s comic book series play the part erases all that? No, the forefront of it all, not the Asian norities. But they’re almost always upon which the movie is based it just erases an Asian character people who created it.” black: Baron Mordo (Chiwetel The Pacifi c Citizen newspaper (ISSN: 0030-8579) is published — and casting Tilda Swinton in from the screen when there weren’t Said MANAA President Rob Ejiofor in ‘Dr. Strange’), Heim- semi-monthly (except once in the role. many prominent Asian characters Chan: “Given the dearth of Asian dall (Idris Elba in ‘Thor’), Gamora December and January) by the In the comic book, there were in Marvel fi lms to begin with. roles, there was no reason a monk (Zoe Saldana in ‘Guardians of the Japanese American Citizens League, Pacifi c Citizen, 123 two prominent Asian characters “In fact, I could argue that in his in Nepal could not be Asian. Had Galaxy’) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Ellison S. Onizuka St., Suite 313 assisting Dr. Strange: The An- set up for the movie, Derrickson Derrickson cast an Asian as the Jackson in ‘The Avengers’). Of the Los Angeles, CA 90012 cient One and Wong, his “manser- perpetuated another stereotype: a revered leader who guides the few Asian characters that originat- Periodical postage paid at L.A., CA vant.” Director Scott Derrickson white man making a pilgrimage main character to become a bet- ed in the comic books, they were POStMAStER: Send address said he was initially not going to into the Himalayas to get trained ter human being and to develop changed from Asian to white: the changes to National JACL, 1765 use the latter character because he by a white person. That’s what his sorcery powers, it would’ve Mandarin (Guy Pearce in ‘Iron Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94115 was a stereotype, telling the L.A. happened in ‘Batman Begins’ given a big boost to that actor’s Man 3’), Talia Al Ghul (Marion JACL President: gary Mayeda Daily News that Wong “was an where Bruce Wayne is taught not career. While actresses deserve Cotillard in ‘The Dark Knight Interim Executive Director: Asian sidekick manservant. What by an Asian — who would natu- the kinds of bold roles usually re- Rises’) and now, the Ancient One Bill Yoshino was I supposed to do with that? rally live in that area — but by served for men, white actresses are (Jason Momoa’s part-Hawaiian Interim Assistant Executive Director: Stephanie Nitahara But once the decision was made to Frenchman Henri Ducard. Now seen onscreen more than Asians of ancestry may be refl ected in his P.C. EDITORIAL BOARD cast Tilda, we brought Wong back Stephen Strange gets trained by an any gender. And Tilda Swinton can Aquaman role in DC’s upcoming gil Asakawa, chairperson; Leona because, unlike the Ancient One, Irish woman? The fi lm never even afford to turn down roles.” ‘Justice League’ fi lm). Hiraoka, EDC; Jody Mitori, MDC; Joy goto, CCDC; Jim Duff, NCWNPDC; he could be completely subverted explains how she ever got there in Referring to 1984’s classic fi lm Chip Larouche, PNWDC; Rhianna as a character and reworked into the fi rst place. Yet, she lives in an “The Karate Kid,” which landed >> See ‘DR. StRange’ taniguchi, IDC; John Saito Jr., something that didn’t fall into any Asian temple surrounded by Asian Pat Morita an Oscar nomination, PSWDC; Juli Yoshinaga, youth rep. on page 4 of the stereotypes of the comics.” people. And in Marvel’s upcom- Chan pointed out, “Asians can’t SUBSCRIBE get a one-year subscription of the Pacifi c Citizen newspaper at: www.pacifi ccitizen.org or call (213) 620-1767 LETTER TO THE EDITOR be everyone’s concern. 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Pacifi cCitizen.org change of address Your donations will help build and preserve a cohesive library of the Pacific Citizen to educate future generations. (USPS Form 3575) COMMeNtARY Nov. 4-17, 2016 3 I also got very emotional when I spoke about Linda and Sakaye Aratani’s support. When you do LGBTQ work, you A MOTHER’S TAKE can be a target for harsh criticism, but having a respected family in the Nikkei community gives you strength to continue to speak out to help others. The Aratanis were the fi rst family to step up and believe in the work of Okaeri. we weRe welComeD Home They gave us courage and confi dence to move forward. PHOtOS: COURtESY OF MARSHA AIZUMI I was also honored to introduce the Honda Family . . . Mike, Michelle and Malisa. Their keynote speech was heartfelt, moving and powerful. Mike and Michelle shared their thoughts, pausing as they spoke when emotion welled up. By Marsha Aizumi And Malisa was so adorable as she courageously spoke in n Oct. 14 and 15, Okaeri 2016 took place at the front of so many for the very fi rst time. Japanese American National Museum in Los Following the keynote, there was a powerful plenary Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The gathering began with called “Transgender Voices” moderated by riKu Matsuda, Oa networking mixer on Friday, which drew many from along with Elliot Fukui and Hoshina Seki. Both had ama- the Nikkei and API community, both LGBTQ and allies. zing stories and thoughts to share with all of us, Elliot as a Representatives from PFLAG, JACL, NCRR, Little trainer, facilitator and community organizer for Transform Tokyo Service Center, Keiro, churches and many other California and Hoshina as a leader in the Buddhist Churches organizations made this event a wonderful way to kick of America. off the weekend that was to continue on Saturday. One of the people who heard this plenary told me that this Thank you, Sean Miura and traci kato-kiriyama. was one of the highlights of Okaeri for him. Not only were Saturday began with the planning committee arriving the stories impactful, but also the information that he gained very early, many of us juggling a HUGE cup of coffee Representing the Bay Area at Okaeri and pictured with Marsha Aizumi (front center) was so valuable to him as he goes back to his community to to help wake us up. But once we began to set up and saw support transgender individuals. people arriving to register, the enthusiasm and anticipation were (from left) Marie Morohoshi, Erika Kato, Taija, Lisa Fujie Parks and Stan Yogi. During lunch, another plenary took place on “Interge- was palpable. nerational and Intersectional Connections,” moderated by We had close to 200 attend Okaeri 2016, many coming Eric Arimoto, a gay, Japanese American psychotherapist from outside the Greater Los Angeles area — San Diego, experience throughout the day. who specializes in working with API LGBTQ individuals San Jose, the Bay Area and Fresno. People also arrived from And then the morning began. I was so honored to be and families. Arimoto spoke along with panelists Nikiko Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Honolulu asked to give the opening welcome for Okaeri. I was extre- Masumoto, who received her graduate degree focusing on and Seattle. mely nervous, and I practiced my speech over and over again performance of memory and Japanese American history; I talked with a couple of out-of-town guests, who had so that I would not have to read it. Reading takes me out AT Furuya, a transgender, nonbinary queer, mixed-race, U.S. arrived very late the previous day. I could see they were of my heart, and I wanted my heart to fi ll the room. I had a historian; and Dean Goishi, a pioneer activist in HIV/AIDS tired, but when I asked them how they were doing, all they hard time looking at my family because I was afraid I would awareness and founding director of the Asian Pacifi c AIDS could talk about was how healing and inspiring it was to burst into tears. It would be tears of gratitude for our journey Intervention Team (APAIT). “Enlightening, inspiring and look around and see so many supportive Nikkei faces. together, tears of pride for all we had individually overcome, knowledgeable” were comments I heard about this panel. The tiredness at that moment was forgotten, and all but most of all tears of love for each of them, their support of I could feel was the excitement they had for all they would me and this work that often takes me away from them. >> See Home on page 12 A YONSEI TRANSPLANTED tHe DeBate aBout Felony DiSenFRanCHiSement ContinueS By Matthew Ormseth realize that felons’ lives are being controlled by a politic. A felon might feel less inclined to obey laws he or she ap star Pusha T made headlines last week when law-making process that they have no say in — and even, has had no say in. A democracy functions because it places he went on CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen in many states, long after they’ve re-entered society — that responsibility upon the individual citizen. If you don’t like Colbert” and said felons should have the right to logic falls apart. Shouldn’t felons have a say in the law, given a law, too bad — you had a say in its creation. You were a Rvote. “It’s tearing apart our community right now,” he told that their lives are impacted by the laws far more than any part of the political process that wrote the laws and approved Colbert. “It’s like you keep paying forever, we have to change other group in society? The law determines how long they’ll them. that.” stay in prison, how long their parole will last, what crimes But this line of thinking falls apart when you look at the The debate over felony disenfranchisement is rooted in could send them back to prison in the future. To deny them a disenfranchisement of felons in the United States. A felon an ambiguously phrased clause of the 14th Amendment say in the law-making process excludes from the body politic has no say in the law-making process; he or she has no say that says states have the right to disenfranchise anyone the portion of society most directly affected by that process. in the election of offi cials who represent him or her, and who convicted of participating “in rebellion, or other crime.” It’s a Furthermore, we don’t strip people of their citizenship write the laws he or she must abide by. Felons have someone debate that’s proved bitterly divisive, one that’s unresolved to when they receive a prison sentence. They’re still Ameri- other than themselves to blame. The responsibility shifts — this day. cans, and they still live within the geographical borders of and rightly shifts — off of them. As it stands today, Maine and Vermont are the only two the country. The legal grounds for felony disenfranchisement By welcoming the segment of the population with criminal states with unrestricted voting rights for felons — if you’re are maddeningly vague and ambiguous at best, but they’re backgrounds back into the body politic, we would shift that serving time in a Maine or Vermont prison, you still cast your enough to cast felons as second-class citizens. sense of responsibility back onto the individual. And while vote via absentee ballot. In 14 other states and the District Some argue that felons would only vote in their own inter- no one is claiming that restoring voting rights to felons will of Columbia, your voting rights are restored once you’ve est — they’d vote for reduced prison sentences, decriminali- wipe out crime overnight, it’s a start. By involving felons in left prison. In the remaining 34, felons are barred from zation of narcotics, more funding to federal and state prisons. the law-making process that has dictated much of their lives, voting until they’ve completed parole, and 11 states require a And that’s absolutely true — felons may well vote only in we’ll reinvest a part of the population currently languishing petition fi led to the state’s attorney general. self-interest, much like billionaires who vote in favor of cor- under the label of a second-class citizenry — one that must Those in favor of felony disenfranchisement often argue porate tax breaks and stoners who vote for the legalization abide by the law, but has no say in it. that those who break the law shouldn’t have a say in how of marijuana. That’s how a democracy works. You don’t get new laws are made. In committing a crime, they voided that to tell people who to vote for or what to vote for. So long as Matthew Ormseth is currently a student at Cornell privilege and demonstrated that they’re unfi t to vote with the each person has an equal say, the self-interest balances out. University majoring in English. He seeks to give an honest good of the nation in mind. You also have to take into account the societal costs portrayal of life as both a university student and member This logic seems sound on the surface. But when you of excluding a segment of the population from the body of the Millennial generation. 4 Nov. 4-17, 2016 NAtIONAL/COMMUNItY Bay aRea StuDent NewsBytes Dave Roberts Named 2016 Sporting News NL Manager of the Year SeleCteD FoR LOS ANGELES — Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts, in his fi rst season as the team’s skipper, was named 2016 Sporting News National League Manager of the Year on Oct. 24. youtH aDViSoRy Roberts, 44, received seven of 14 votes from NL managers to win the award, the fi rst Dodgers manager to be honored by the Sport- ing News since Walter Alston in 1963. He offi cially joined the club BoaRD at HaRVaRD last December. Cubs Manager Joe Maddon and Nationals Manager aking Caring Common, a project backgrounds and identities. All board mem- Dusty Baker fi nished tied for second. at the Harvard Graduate School of bers demonstrate a strong commitment to As manager, Roberts led the Dodgers to the team’s fourth consecutive division ti- Education, announced the mem- MCC’s overall mission. tle in 2016 and a spot in the National League Championship Series, where they were Mbers of its second Youth Advisory Board on “We are incredibly excited to work with ultimately defeated by the Chicago Cubs. Oct. 24. such a passionate group of young people Roberts’ honor is being viewed as possible foreshadowing to the Baseball Kaitlin (Katie) Keiko Wong from Carl- who are committed to cultivating a culture Writers Association of America title of “Manager of the Year,” which will be announced mont High School in Belmont, Calif., was of kindness in their schools and communi- Nov. 14-17. selected from nearly 200 nominees to serve ties,” said MCC’s Research Director Luba on the board, which represents a diverse Falk Feigenberg. Sony Music Apologizes for Japanese Band’s Nazi-Like Outfi ts group of young people who will work with Added Wong: “I’m so honored to TOKYO — Sony Music Japan apologized Nov. 1 after a popular Japanese all-girls Making Caring Common over the next year represent the Japanese American and Asian band came under fi re for performing in outfi ts resembling Nazi-era German military to make schools and communities more just, communities in the Bay Area through uniforms. caring and respectful places. this unique opportunity. I’m looking for- The mostly teenage members of Keyakizaka46 appeared at an Oct. 22 concert in black The 2016-17 Youth Advisory Board in- ward to working with the 25 other students knee-length dresses that look like military overcoats and black capes and offi cer caps cludes 26 members who represent 15 states from across the country to create positive with a Nazi-like eagle emblem. Sony Music is the group’s label. across the nation and come from diverse change.” n “We express our heartfelt apology for causing offense . . . because of our lack of understanding,” Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) said in a statement posted on its website. “We take the incident seriously and will make efforts to prevent a recurrence of a similar incident in the future.” MANZANAR BeGINS WINTeR Sony Music spokesperson Yasuyuki Oshio said there had been no intention to link the performance to Nazism. The U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights group focused on anti- hOURS Of OPeRATION Semitism and hate speech, issued a statement Monday saying it was disgusted by the inter hours of operation are ute award-winning introductory fi lm and uniforms and called on Sony Music and the group’s producer to apologize. now in effect at the Manzanar a bookstore operated by the nonprofi t Toshiro Mifune to Receive Posthumous Star on hollywood Walk of fame National Historic Site Visitor Manzanar History Assn. WCenter and its surrounding structures, the Award-winning exhibits are also featured LOS ANGELES — Legendary Japanese movie star Toshiro National Park Service announced recently. in the reconstructed barracks, each high- Mifune will receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk The Visitor Center and its outbuildings will lighting the personal experiences of individ- of Fame on Nov. 14, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce now be open from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. uals, families and communities incarcerated announced. The exhibits inside a World War II-era mess at Manzanar more than 70 years ago. Toshiro’s star, number 2,594, will be located at 6912 Holly- hall and two reconstructed barracks will also Those exhibits feature extensive pho- wood Blvd., and Mifune’s grandson, Rikiya Mifune, will be pres- be open during the same time period. tos, documents and quotes illustrating the ent at the ceremony to accept his grandfather’s star along with The Manzanar National Historic Site re- challenges and changes people faced at Hollywood Chamber President/CEO Leron Gubler. Also in attendance will be mains open from dawn to dusk, and visitors Manzanar. Six audio stations and one video Academy Award-winning fi lmmaker Steven Okazaki, whose new documentary, are welcome to walk or drive the square- station also feature a total of 42 oral history “Mifune: The Last Samurai,” is set to open theatrically in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, mile site to see Japanese rock gardens, the clips. followed by a nationwide release. Mifune starred in more than 150 fi lms during his career, most notably 16 fi lms with cemetery, a fi re shed and other features. For more information, visit the Manzanar The Manzanar Visitor Center features director Akira Kurosawa, including “Rashomon,” the epic “Seven Samurai,” “Yojimbo” National Historic Site website at www.nps. and “Red Beard.” Mifune passed away in 1997 at the age of 77 in Tokyo. 8,000 square feet of exhibits, a 22-min- gov/manz. Younger Brother of former emperor hirohito Dies at Age 100 TOKYO — The younger brother of former Japanese Emperor ‘DR. STRANGe’ >> continued from page 2 Hirohito died Oct. 26 at the age of 100. The Imperial Household Agency announced that Prince Mikasa had died in the morning at “In answer to critics, Marvel Studios felt it was a no-win situation, so they opted a hospital in Tokyo. previously said they were proud of their to cast a white person. Japanese media reports say he had been hospitalized since May, record of diversity,” Aoki continued. “Name “That makes no sense,” said Chan. “Mar- initially because of pneumonia. Citing unnamed sources, they say one memorable Asian character in any of the vel could’ve created a fi ctitious Asian coun- his condition took a sudden turn for the worse on Oct. 26. movies they’ve produced. Just one!” try then cast any kind of Asian they wanted Prince Mikasa was born on Dec. 2, 1915. He is the uncle of current Emperor Akihito In April, Robert Cargill, co-writer of the without any political fallout. In fact, they and was fi fth in line to the throne. His brother, Hirohito, reigned for more than 60 years, fi lm, revealed the probable real reason for changed the setting from Tibet to Nepal. during World War II and until his death in 1989. the casting decision: Fear of offending Chi- So, the rest of Cargill’s argument falls na, the second-biggest movie market in the apart. It’s just a continuation of the Junko Tabei, first Woman to Climb everest, Passes Away at Age 77 world. “[The Ancient One] originates from whitewashing legacy illustrated recently by TOKYO — Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, who devoted her Tibet, so if you acknowledge that Tibet is a movies like ‘Aloha,’ ‘The Martian’ and the entire life to scaling peaks, including her feat to become the fi rst place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alien- upcoming ‘Ghost in the Shell.’” woman to ever climb Mount Everest, died of cancer at a hospital ating one billion people . . . and risk the MANAA, the only organization solely outside Tokyo on Oct. 20 at the age of 77. Chinese government going, ‘Hey, you know dedicated to advocating balanced, sensitive, Tabei’s philosophy was to live life to the fullest, and she did so one of the biggest fi lm-watching countries and positive depiction and coverage of Asian while battling stereotypes in a country that thought a woman’s place in the world? We’re not going to show your Americans, was founded in 1992. It led was in the home. Tabei reached the summit of Everest on May 16, movie because you decided to get political.’” nationwide protests against the fi lm “Ris- 1975 as the leader of an all-female climbing party. Cargill argued that if they’d cast a Chinese ing Sun” in 1993 and challenged Sarah In 1992, she became the fi rst woman to complete the “Seven Summits,” reaching the actor as a Tibetan, it would’ve angered Ti- Silverman’s use of “Chinks” in her joke on highest peaks of the seven continents. betans (as it would be a member of the op- “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” and Bill — P.C. Staff and Associated Press pressed group playing the underdog). They Maher’s “Politically Incorrect” in 2001. n COMMUNItY Nov. 4-17, 2016 5 Honouliuli national monument — Janl Program JCCH eDuCation CenteR oPenS to Highlights ‘echoes PHOtOS: COURtESY OF JCCH of nikkei Dispersal’ tHe PuBliC By Rita Takahashi uthor Diana Morita Cole addressed ex- The new education center periences of Japanese Americans, Jap- anese Canadians and Japanese Latin features photos and AAmericans during an evening program entitled artifacts from the Hawaii “Echoes of Nikkei Dispersal” in San Francis- co’s Japantown on Oct. 26. internment site. The hour-and-a-half-long program, held in Union Bank’s Hospitality Room, was organized, HONOLULU — The Japa- sponsored and made available by the Japanese nese Cultural Center of Hawaii American National Library. Additional support offi cially opened the new Hon- was provided by professors from San Francisco ouliuli National Monument State University. — JCCH Education Center on In her program, Cole brought many Oct. 22, complete with Shinto elements together, including international, glob- and Buddhist blessings and con- JCCH staff, National Park Service al and domestic agendas. Audience members gratulatory remarks from some rangers, representatives from the also learned many lessons pertaining to global of Hawaii’s elected offi cials. Freeman Foundation, Monsanto ethnic and cultural diversity. Families of former Honouliuli Hawaii and JTB Hawaii, as well Specifi cally, Cole revealed her own life jour- internees were also in atten- as elected Hawaiian government ney, beginning from her birth in Minidoka, a dance to witness the blessing offi cials participated in the offi cial U.S. concentration camp located in Southern and dedication ceremony. ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Idaho during World War II. She identifi ed the The new center, located in the the doors to the new education struggles and challenges one faces with dual JCCH Community Gallery in center. (and multi) cultures. Moiliili, adjoins the permanent In addition, the author read portions from exhibition on the history of the her 2015 book “Sideways: Memoir of a Misfi t,” The new education center provides Japanese people in Hawaii and JCCH Education Center is the result of which revealed aspects of her life experiences students, teachers and the community features photos of the Honouli- a partnership between the JCCH and the from the perceptual lens of her childhood. an opportunity to learn all about the uli Internment Camp, artifacts Freeman Foundation, Monsanto Hawaii During the discussion, Cole also connected Honouliuli National Monument. from the internees, oral history and JTB Hawaii. the exclusion and concentration camp experi- videos and virtual tours of the “It has been an honor to partner with ences (at Lemon Creek, Canada) of Canadian Honouliuli National Monument. reconciliation.” JCCH on this initiative, and we’re very author Joy Kogawa, as well as read a poem by The center also provides students, teach- Since rediscovering the site in 2002, proud to see the Honouliuli Education Kogawa. ers and the community an opportunity to the JCCH has worked to preserve the Center come to fruition,” said Alan Take- The discussion conveyed what happened to learn more about the new national monu- historical site as a national monument. moto, community affairs manager at Mon- Japanese Canadians, Japanese Americans and ment, its history and lessons for the future. In addition to successfully preserving the santo Hawaii. “Monsanto’s commitment Japanese Latin Americans when governments “The Honouliuli Education Center at site, the JCCH produced the documentary to preserving the Honouliuli Internment passed policies targeting persons of Japanese the JCCH will be a gathering place for fi lm on Hawaii’s internment, “The Untold Camp site began nearly seven years ago ancestry and removed them from their homes, students, teachers, the local community Story: Internment of Japanese Americans when we fi rst purchased the land in Ku- excluding them from communities/large areas and visitors to learn about the unique war- in Hawaii,” translated and published two nia, and we look forward to continuing and negating liberty, justice and freedom. time experience of Japanese Americans in memoirs written by former internees, pro- the momentum of raising awareness about Cole also expressed the impacts such discrim- Hawaii,” said Carole Hayashino, duced a curriculum guide for high school this important piece of history through inatory policies had on such individuals. Japa- president and executive director of the social studies teachers and distributed JCCH’s many education initiatives.” nese Canadians, for example, were excluded Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. the curriculum resources to high schools Admission to the education center is free from returning to their original West Coastal “It will be a place for us to refl ect upon the throughout the state. and open to the public. Regular business residences until 1949, four years after the con- lessons of war, civil liberties, peace and The Honouliuli National Monument — hours for the new education center will be fl icts of World War II came to an end. Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Following her presentation, Cole screened Saturdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and discussed the short fi lm “Hidden Intern- The Japanese Cultural Center of ment,” which reveals the plight of kidnapped Hawaii, a nonprofi t organization, strives and incarcerated Japanese Latin Americans, in- to strengthen Hawaii’s diverse community cluding her brother-in-law, Art Shibayama. by educating present and future genera- Cole is a member of the Nelson Storytelling tions in the evolving Japanese American Guild and the Uphill Writing Group in Canada. experience in the state. She is also on the steering committee of the Founded on May 28, 1987, the Kaslo Japanese Canadian Museum and a con- center has more than 5,000 members and tributing member of “Nikkei Im- annually connects to more than 50,000 ages.” She currently resides in Nelson, British Columbia, residents and visitors throughout its pro- n grams and events. Canada. The Cultural Center also features a historical museum, the Honouliuli National Author Diana Morita Monument — JCCH Education Center, Cole’s program “Echoes the Tokioka Heritage Resource Cen- of Nikkei Dispersal” ter, the Kenshikan martial arts dojo, the offered attendees the Seikoan Japanese teahouse and a gift shop. opportunity to learn Shinto and Buddhist blessings were part of the offi cial dedication lessons pertaining ceremony of the Honouliuli National Monument — JCCH Education For more information, call (808) 945- to global ethnic and PHOtO: Center. 7633, email [email protected] or visit the cultural diversity. CHRIStEN website at www.jcch.com. SASAKI 6 Nov. 4-17, 2016 In-Depth

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Community, Continuity Live at Sawtelle Reunion IV Attendees of all ages gather to reflect on the historic neighborhood’s in Little Tokyo at First and San Pedro memories, good times and future outlook. streets. The Sawtelle reunions are credited as By George Toshio Johnston, having been started by Dr. Jack Fujimoto, Contributor stocked bank account would allow (and according to Hank Iwamoto, whose fam- when finding a parking spot wasn’t so ily moved to the area in 1946 and opened he commercial strip of tough) are, actually, pleasant. a small grocery store. “It was all Japanese Sawtelle Boulevard “It was sort of a paradise for us,” re- at that time.” near the 405 Freeway called Ben Toshiyuki, who grew up in Iwamoto recalls how Sawtelle was dis- Tin West Los Angeles bounded the area and now resides in Washington, tinctive due to its small-town atmosphere. by Olympic and Santa Monica Utah. “Everybody knew each other,” he said. boulevards (and outposts to ei- Toshiyuki shared his recollections Iwamoto said the Sawtelle area, where ther side of those streets) — es- at the Sawtelle Japantown Reunion IV, Japanese were allowed to buy property, pecially the part nearest Olym- which was held on Oct. 23 at the West was bounded by Pico and Santa Monica pic — has, in recent years, Los Angeles Buddhist Temple’s Sangha boulevards and to where the 405 Freeway become a destination for hip- Hall. The event, which began in 2010 and is now and Barrington Avenue. Ben Toshiyuki sters, Asian cuisine foodies, takes place every two years, drew 120 In later years, Iwamoto, 79, said many with his college students and Japanese participants. Japanese Americans moved from the granddaughter, expatriates looking for a bit of Toshiyuki, who says he’s missed only Sawtelle area to Orange County or Tor- Michelle Imamura home away from home. one of the four reunions held thus far, rance because of the high property values. The area also has seen new also noted, however, that he suspects Nevertheless, “Jack thought it would be a — and pricey — luxury con- many of the Japanese men from the area good idea to get together and rekindle old dos pop up as the neighbor- who found work as gardeners were col- friendships,” he said. He added, however, hood continues to evolve. lege educated but could not find jobs in that the reunion committee is also trying Decades before the area was “discov- other lines of work during a time when to attract more of the younger genera- ered” by the trendy tribe, however, it was not all professions were open to Japanese tions. “It’s like pulling teeth. They’ve got a mostly Japanese American community people. other things to do.” with services, storefronts, a tofu maker, Toshiyuki’s father, John, for example, Carrie Yotsukura represents that young- restaurants, a Japanese language school, told his son he had aspirations of becom- er age group to which Iwamoto referred. a judo dojo, plant nurseries, churches and ing an architect. He was instead steered The third-generation alumna of nearby more that catered to a population that by his father to a different line of work. University High School and fourth-gen came into existence at a time when L.A.’s “My grandfather made him into a phar- resident of West Los Angeles became in- many ethnic groups were clumped into macist,” Toshiyuki said. But his father volved with the committee — and was enclaves dictated by race-based housing was able to be in the University of South- tapped to be the reunion chairperson — covenants. ern California’s first Bachelor of Science after attending the third reunion, which Rose Honda (left) and For longtime residents of Japanese an- graduating class in the field. Toshiyuki took place before the area got the official Sadie Hifumi (Inatomi) cestry, memories of those bygone days said his grandfather had “maybe three “Sawtelle Japantown” designation from before one could live anywhere a well- drugstores,” including Tensho Do Drugs the city of Los Angeles in 2015. In-Depth Nov. 4-17, 2016 7

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Carrie Yotsukura addresses the crowd.

“One of the reasons why I was asked [to Boulevard had the markets and the stores, a become involved] was because I am young- barbershop and a beauty shop.” er — I’m probably the age of their children Honda also recalled the many activities, — and so they were asking me if I would like Japanese language movies for the Issei, come in and hopefully stimulate more of a that were shown at the Japanese language (From left) Yasuko Ayamame Ideishi, Bob Tateoka, June Fujioka Yahata, younger crowd. It’s just hard because a lot school and helped keep the community Ted Tanaka, Ayako Masada Shirasawa, Fujio Nakagawa, Jeannie of the people I know, I’m no longer in touch together. Yoshimura, Hank Iwamoto, Carrie Yotsukura, Randy Sakamoto, with. A lot of people have moved away,” Interestingly, Fujimoto helped get the Beverly Yahata, Jack Fujimoto, June Tomita and Grace Fujimoto Yotsukura said. “I just so happen to live in Sawtelle Reunion committee started, the area. So, it was a challenge that way, but but he called himself an “outsider” who I’m hoping that some of the old-timers who married into the community. Perhaps that’s do come spread the word to their children why he saw the need to recognize what was and grandchildren.” unique about the community and pass that On that topic, Yotsukura said she would knowledge on to newer generations. Thanking Our Veterans “love to see more of a dialogue between “It goes back to my way of thinking of younger people and the older generation to furusato,” Fujimoto said, referring to the keep alive the people who built this area.” Japanese word for “hometown.” “What is To pay tribute to those who have served our country A pair of women who have stories of by- furusato? Where is home? Do you ever go gone days are Rose Honda, 89, and Sadie back to your home? Or is your new home and to honor those who lost their lives at Hifumi, 81, who participated in Japanese wherever you are now? Is Sawtelle your Pearl Harbor 75 years ago, we are offering a American women’s social clubs. home? After the war, during which her family “I don’t think a lot of people who grew up was incarcerated at the Manzanar camp for and became professionals think of Sawtelle Japanese Americans, Honda was in an or- as their home,” Fujimoto continued. “But a $750 discount* ganization for working women and those reunion is an opportunity for them to come going on to college called the “Windsors.” and say, ‘Hey, I remember you, you lived She and her friend, Mary Ishizuka, became over there’ — that’s why it was fascinating co-advisers for a group of teenage girls just getting together today to talk to a couple who called themselves the “Atomettes,” of of people.” which Hifumi was a member; the group was Then there are those like Ted Tanaka, a on your Trust Package or Trust Update sponsored by Sawtelle’s West L.A. United biotech joint-venture developer, who grew Extended to all Americans and their families Methodist Church. up in Sawtelle and is putting together a fun- Expires December 31, 2016 “Sadie and several of us, through the draising drive to pay for a couple of wall *Minimum $2,000 or more church, have sponsored trips to Manzanar murals to depict for posterity some of the for about eight years now,” Honda said. area’s history. It’ll take several thousand • Living Trusts & Wills She graduated from the camp’s high school dollars to make his dream a reality, but he’s in 1945. “We mainly did it so that families confident it will happen. • Medi-Cal Planning and young people can learn about what It’s important for Sawtelle denizens like happened.” Honda, who want that legacy remembered. • Probate Honda continued: “Before the war, this “I think the other thing about these reunions, community had Japanese families because we’re seeing young people and how impor- • Conservatorships we weren’t able to live east of Sepulveda tant it is to remember our Isseis, who really Judd Matsunaga Staci Yamashita-Iida [Boulevard]. We were only able to stay in built this community,” she said. “It’s nice to Attorney at Law • Powers of Attorney Attorney at Law this community.” Still, she has “wonderful” meet old friends and just kind of reminisce memories from that era. when we grew up in this community.” TORRANCE - LOS ANGELES - PASADENA - ENCINO - “Besides Japanese families, we had La- For Fujimoto, he enjoys the feeling of FOUNTAIN VALLEY - SAN DIEGO - SAN JOSE tino families, Caucasian families living satisfaction he’s received from the four here, Afro Americans — but predominant- Sawtelle reunions. Toshiyuki concurs. ly, it was Japanese,” Honda said. “Sawtelle “It’s all been fun,” he said. n CALL for details 800 403 6078 8 Nov. 4-17, 2016 IN-Depth RePoRt on tHe miniDoKa CiVil liBeRtieS PHOtOS: DIANA MORItA COLE SymPoSium By Diana Morita Cole, Contributor

ass Incarceration in the Land of the Free” was the theme of the 11th annual Minidoka ‘MCivil Liberties Symposium, which was held at the Student Union building at Boise State University in Idaho on Oct. 15-16. Organized under the auspices of the Boise State University School for Public Policy, the two-day event featured speakers who addressed the theme of mass incarceration from many perspectives: historical, law enforcement, constitutio- nal law, activism, jurisprudence, political science, mental health, prison reform and human rights. During the symposium’s opening, Judy A panel discussion Geniac, superintendent of the Minidoka featuring (from left) National Historical Site, reported on the Gary Raney, Kevin current development of U.S. National Kempf, moderator Paul Park Service sites under her mandate. Y. Watanabe and Amber These include Bainbridge Island as well Beierle discussed recent as the Minidoka site. improvements in the Idaho The priorities Geniac currently state correctional system. manages are the National Registry to determine properties that were part of the Minidoka internment site, the Land- Institute, quoted Cicero, who said that in times of crises, laws human traffi ckers who misrepresented how refugees would mark Project, the development of a trail at Minidoka and buckle. Adler went on to enumerate the many acts of injusti- be received in the United States. construction of the Visitor Center, as well as the securement ce committed by U.S. presidents, congress and government Ina also reported that the detained refugee children ex- of community grants. offi cials that violated the U.S. Constitution. hibited symptoms of powerlessness — insomnia, eating “We ponder our roles for the future as we manage these All too often, especially in wartime, Adler told participants, disorders and disobedience. Once released into the general sites of conscience, where we incarcerated our own citizens,” governments choose to follow the Machiavellian dictum that prison-camp population, these children would cry for hours Geniac refl ected. “The impact of the incarceration continues the ends justify the means — and take actions that are not whenever their friends were taken away. — just as the impact of slavery continues.” lawful or democratic. Outside the Texas private prison where she interviewed Tom Ikeda, the symposium’s fi rst speaker and founder/ He discussed Gen. John DeWitt’s use of gossip, rumor- the refugee children, Ina observed that the detention site was executive director of Densho: Japanese American Legacy mongering and racism to justify the creation of a detention surrounded by fracking machines, which poisoned the water Project, stressed the importance of understanding the sto- program for incarcerating Japanese Americans during World table. Water from this contaminated source was the only wa- ry of the Japanese American internment. “It is as relevant War II. Ironically, Adler said, “DeWitt believed the absence ter the migrants were given to drink. now as it was during World War II,” he asserted. “The cur- of any evidence was proof Japanese Americans were plotting According to Ina, private prisons receiving federal govern- rent climate of division, fear and hate is reminiscent of what sabotage.” ment funds have typically bypassed proper bidding procedu- happened during World War II.” During WWII, as it has many times before and since, Ad- res to procure government contracts. These prisons receive The next speaker, David Adler, president of the Alturas ler explained, the Supreme Court deferred to the military. funding based on the number of refugees they detain. The symposium also featured speaker Michael Santos, On July 25, 2015, Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Federal a former felon and author of “Inside: Life Behind Bars in District Court for the Central District of California ruled that America.” Santos, a well-known prison consultant and the two Texas detention centers failed to meet the minimum academic, told participants that even after having served 26 legal requirements of the 1997 court settlement for facilities years in prison for drug-related crimes, he is still on paro- housing children. le. He believes America is clinging to the belief that it is Since Gee’s ruling and as a result of the hunger strikes impossible to change behavior through rehabilitation. Santos undertaken by their refugee mothers, migrant children have also said that it will take years to change America’s fl awed been placed in foster care. Currently, U.S. Immigration and prison system, one that has no release mechanisms in place Customs Enforcement is monitoring refugee mothers by to re-evaluate sentences. making them wear electronic ankle bracelets to ensure they Judge Mark W. Bennett of the U.S. District Court in Iowa appear in court, while safe houses run by religious organiza- then criticized mandatory minimum sentencing for drug use, tions have been established to shelter refugees fl eeing perse- echoing Santos’ observations and stressing the need for pri- cution and violence in Central America. son reform. “Drug addiction is a medical problem, but we Ina explained that when refugees are fi nally released from are criminalizing it,” Bennett said. “You can be a fi rst-time prison, they are routinely given a Greyhound ticket to a bus offender and still get 360 days in prison. Judges hide behind station where it is hoped that a relative will pick them up. the guidelines and fail to use their discretion.” “Economic profi t for private companies should not supersede Satsuki Ina, who was born at Tule Lake, opened the second our laws, nor determine the fate of these refugees coming to day of the symposium, where she told participants about her the U.S.,” Ina concluded. work in 2015 to assess the trauma suffered by Costa Rican Next, Rajini Srikanth, professor of English and dean refugee children by their imprisonment in Texas. of the Honors College at the University of Massachusetts, Incarcerated in privately owned prisons, the migrant spoke on the importance of developing empathy in society Densho’s Tom Ikeda told participants that the children she examined were confi ned to living in “ice as she focused on the Guantanamo Bay prison as a site of Japanese American internment is as relevant boxes,” windowless cells with concrete fl oors, maintained at living death — a place of incarceration that now as it was during World War II. 52-degree temperatures. These imprisoned children, along purportedly exists outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. with their mothers, had been guided to Texas by “coyotes,” Constitution because it is located in Cuba. IN-Depth Nov. 4-17, 2016 9

Featured said that the reparation check given to each Japanese speakers American wasn’t the important thing. What made it included signifi cant, according to Karen Korematsu, was that (from left) “it was the apology and recognition that a wrong was Rajini done.” Srikanth, And a panel discussion featuring Kevin Kempf, di- Karen rector of the Idaho Department of Correction; Amber Korematsu Beierle, education specialist; and Gary Raney, former and Satsuki Sheriff from Ada County, took place, where the three Ina. speakers commented on recent improvements that have taken place in the Idaho state correctional system. The symposium’s fi nal speaker was Holly Yasui, director of the Minoru Yasui Tribute Project. She is the youngest daughter of civil rights activist Min Yasui, who was granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2015. Holly Yasui previewed the documentary she is co- directing entitled “Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice,” which is narrated by actor Geor- ge Takei. Holly Yasui also cited the work being done by Sarah Segal, a teacher at Hood River Middle School in Oregon, who is developing a living history curriculum based on the life of Min Yasui. He was, Holly Yasui explained, an American citizen who refused to Srikanth told symposium participants that almost all of the prisoners obey the unconstitutional curfew orders implemented held at Guantanamo were Muslim men, turned in by bounty hunters in by Executive Order 9066. Afghanistan and Pakistan for suspected terrorist activity. The $5,000 The event’s moderator, Paul Y. Watanabe, professor bounty promised by American policy was advertised in leafl ets dropped of political science at the University of Massachusetts, from airplanes. She explained that the American bounty program eroded offered concluding remarks, refl ecting on his own the life of Muslim communities in both Afghanistan and Pakistan by em- background as the son of a “No-No” girl. He urged the powering informants within these two societies. symposium’s participants to stand up in memory of Srikanth also explained that after Rasul v. Bush in 2004, the Supreme those who have stood up in the past to keep hope alive. Court ruled the writ of habeas corpus applied in Guantanamo Bay pri- The 11th annual Minidoka Civil Liberties son. This landmark ruling allowed prisoners to challenge their detention. Symposium, sponsored by the Boise Art Museum, While the majority of prisoners held in Guantanamo have been released, Idaho Statesman and the Japanese American Citizens they are unable to return home. Instead, they are being sent to places like League, was organized by the Friends of Minidoka, Bosnia, where they have no family or community connections. Former felon, author and prison consul- the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, Boise In addition, Srikanth reported that Guantanamo Bay prison is the result tant Michael Santos spoke in length about State University, Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning of the fi erce exercise of an affronted power: a country that has suffered an America’s fl awed prison system. and the U.S. National Park Service. n attack and subsequently outsources torture, as the United States government has done in the extraordinary rendition of Maher Arar, a Syrian Ca- nadian who was kidnapped by American authorities and tortured in Syria. Srikanth concluded her talk by quoting the famed, Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt. Arendt believed that the refugee is the example Polaris Tours 2017 Schedule where human rights should begin. Karen Korematsu, executive director of the Fred Korematsu Institute, then spoke about the importance of the legal challenge undertaken by her father, Fred Korematsu, who was arrested and sentenced for his refusal to comply with Executive Order 9066 in 1942. A federal district court in San Francisco found Korematsu guilty of refusing to comply with military orders, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his conviction in 1944 on the grounds of military necessity. In 1983, Korematsu appealed his conviction. According to Karen Korematsu, her father never gave up hope that his case would be reopened. Karen screened the documentary “Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story,” which she has shown during her educational speaking engagements across the country. She

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Mitsuko (Ernest) Pierre and (Dan) Motohiro and Ann (Larry) Tabata, Harry Shigeyuki, 74, tamiko (Rod Bradley) Nakamoto; Abe; gc: 2. Hilo, HI, Oct. 1; he is survived by brother, takashi (tsuruko) Na- his daughter, Lisa turner; sib- kamura; she is also survived by Sakurai, Kaworu ‘George,’ 92, lings, Charles and Betty Castro; many nieces, nephews and other Sacramento, CA, Oct. 20; he is Chun, Janet Masunaga, 86, gc: 1. was predeceased by his wife, relatives here and in Japan; gc: 5. survived by his wife, grace; son, Santa Ana, CA, Oct. 4; she was Jean Kono; he is survived by Yasuto Suzuki (Yuko) in Japan; predeceased by her husband, Tokimoto, Lorraine T., 92, three children; gc: 2. Nishikawa, Ted, 79, Indian step-daughter, Barb Haddeman george Masami Chun; she is Santa Clara, CA, Oct. 11; she and Wells, CA, Oct. 2; he is survived (Patrick); step-son, Stephen survived by her sons, Eric, Ross her family were incarcerated at Masuoka, U.S. Army Capt. by his wife, Nobuko; children, Ingold; he is also survived by and Curt Chun; their spouses; the tule Lake Segregation Center (Ret.) Frank Y., 93, San Fran- Wendy Nishikawa Jaffa (Mike) many nieces and nephews; and grandchildren. during WWII; she was prede- cisco; he is survived by his wife, and John Nishikawa (Maria); gc: 3; gcc: 2. ceased by husbands, tadao Virginia “ginger” (née Mat- gc: 4. Eccel (née Uyemori), Tazume tokimoto and Fumio Higashiha- suyama); children, Frank Arnold Stark (née Shimabuku), June Sylvia, 74, Elk grove, CA, Oct. ra, daughter, Lynn Allen and one (Beverly), Peter Edward (Susie), Ochiai, Alice, 94, Rancho H., 81, Cleveland, OH, Oct. 19; 17; she is survived by her hus- granddaughter; she is survived Dwight Owen (Hedi), Virginia Palos Verdes, CA, Oct. 5; she is she is survived by her husband, band, Charley; children, Charley by her children, Janice Yama- Carol (Paul), Mary Ann (Dale), survived by her sister, Mary K. Richard E.; children, Richard III, Cameron and Stephanie guchi (Jim) and Shielah Ishizaki Makiko (Nestor); sister, Marga- Ochiai; a niece, nephew, L. and Russell; sister, Yoshiko n (Robinson); siblings, Ronald Uy- (gordon); gc: 6, ggc: 13. rette Murakami; gc: 22; ggc: 21; two grand-nieces and two Oyafuso. emori and Marilyn Uyemori; gc: 3. gggc: 4. grand-nephews.

Fukuhara, Francis Masateru, Matsumoto, Takeshi ‘Take,’ 87, Ogata, Minoru Roy, 95, TRIBUTe 91, Seattle, Oct. 9; he and his Keauhou Mauka, HI, Oct. 8; he is Barrington, IL, Oct. 28; he family were incarcerated at the survived by his wife, thelma (née served in the U.S. Army and was JOHN N. FUYUUME WRA Minidoka Relocation Cen- Matsumoto); children, Michael, incarcerated in the Jerome and ter in Hunt, ID. Fukuhara served Dale and Jayne Omori; siblings, Rohwer WRA camps in Arkansas John N. Fuyuume, 91, of in the Army’s MIS from 1944-46. Kumio Matsumoto, Nancy Kuri- during WWII; he is survived by Shannondell in Audubon, PA, and He is survived by his wife, Patricia hara and Lily Saito; gc: 9; ggc: 7. his wife, Amy; sons, Craig (Linda) formerly of Upper Deerfi eld twp., toshiko (née tamiyasu); children, and tom (Annie); gc: 3. NJ, died Friday evening, Sept. 30, Catherine takisaki (Mark), David Nakagaki, Yoshiko, 94, 2016, suddenly and unexpectedly. Fukuhara (Sandra), teresa Mori gardena, CA, Oct. 18; she was Omoto, Arthur Yoichi, 69, John was born in Los Angeles, (Victor) and Marci Shimizu predeceased by her son, Wayne gardena, CA, Oct. 1; he is (Eric); brother, Curtis Yoshihiro Nakagaki; she is survived by CA, on April 24, 1925, and was survived by his wife, Patricia; the son of the late Junji and Chise Fukuhara; gc: 11. her children, Etsuko tani and children, Daniel (Veronica), David Kenneth (Ann) Nakagaki; sisters, (née takaoki) Fuyuume. At the age (Jackie), Alex and Robert; he is of 16, John and his family were Fujii, Frank S., 86, Seattle, tsuyuko Iwamoto and toshiko also survived by several nieces, Oct. 3; he was predeceased by Mizuno; sister-in-law, Eiko nephews and other relatives incarcerated in the gila River his wife, Michiko (née Inouye); he Dotemoto; she is also survived here and in Japan; gc: 4. War Relocation Authority in gila, is survived by his children, Ann by other relatives here and in AZ, until his family was given the Fujii-Lindwall (Alan) and Susan Japan; gc: 4. Sakaguchi, Franklyn M., 77, opportunity to relocate to Seabrook, NJ, to work for Charles F. Yamamoto (gary); sister, Kinko Kailua, HI, Oct. 17; he is survived Seabrook and Seabrook Farms. Nomura; gc: 1. Nakamoto, Takako, 89, glen- by his wife, Jane; sons, Harry John went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the East- dora, CA, Oct. 2; she is survived (Carolyn) and Craig; sisters, Ethel man School of Music and a Master’s Degree in Music from the Uni- Fujimoto, Harry K., 87, Chino, by her children, John (Kelly), CA, Oct. 29; he is survived by versity of Rochester, NY. He graduated with highest honors. He his children, Sharon, Clyde, also studied industrial engineering, accounting and computers. Michelle, Wendi and Stephen. TRIBUTe On April 24, 1965, he married Setsuko “Sets” Hada at the Deerfi eld Presbyterian Church in Deerfi eld Street, NJ. Granucci, Vicki Sekiguchi, 67, YOSHIYE KAWABATA For several years John worked for International Utilities at gardena, CA, Oct. 25; she is sur- various locations as their controller. His job duties then took him to vived by her husband, tom; son, Hamilton, Bermuda where he was Vice President of gotaas-Larsen Yoshiye “Yo” Kawabata was born Ryan; mother, Peggy; brother, Shipping Corp. on July 10, 1927, in San Francisco, Jon; sister-in-law, Jessica; and In 1990, they retired and returned to the Bridgeton, NJ, area where CA, to Hikoichi and Haruno future daughter-in-law, Saki. John worked tirelessly to establish the Seabrook Educational and Yoshioka. She was preceded in Cultural Center (SECC). the Fuyuumes created the Setsuko and death by her loving husband, Harry; Hobgood, Sue ‘Masayo,’ 95, John Fuyuume Piano Endowment Fund for the Eastman School of Avondale, AZ, Oct. 26; she was beloved son, Wes; and dear brother, Music in Rochester, NY, where he served on their Board of Manag- predeceased by her husband, togo. She is survived by brothers, ers. He also served on Board of governors of the Japanese Ameri- Richard Hobgood. toshihiko and Kunio; sister, Yukie can National Museum in Los Angeles, CA, the Cumberland County Ohara; her children, gary (Nancy), tourism Advisory Council and the Upper Deerfi eld township His- Ito, Ross Mitsuo, 50, Huntington Robbin (Carl), Curt (Joan), Bruce torical Commission. He was also served as president of the Bay At- Beach, CA, Oct. 12; he is sur- (Kathy); 15 grandchildren and 6 vived by his wife, Natalie; parents, lantic Symphony in Bridgeton and was a past president and former great-grandchildren. Her family Hank and Margo Ito; siblings, treasurer of the Seabrook Chapter — Japanese American Citizens. was a huge part of her life. Ryan and Remy Eclarinal. His fi nal years were spent with his wife of nearly 50 years at Shan- Yo was active in her community nondell in Audubon, PA. and volunteered with several organizations — Eden township Kitasako, Sue Shizuko, 96, this past spring, John received two special honors: He was rec- JACL, Eden Japanese Community Center, Eden Senior Center, Seattle, Oct. 16; she was ognized in March by the Bridgeton Main Street Assn. as “Legend” in the Cypress House, Kotobuki Services Inc., Ashland Howakai and predeceased by her husband, the greater Bridgeton community and in April was chosen to throw John; she is survived by her Buddhist Church of Oakland. She enjoyed golf, taiko, obon, line and out the ceremonial fi rst pitch at a Phillies game honoring Asian children, Karen, Jane Cho (Paul) tap dancing, card games, trips to casinos, and exercising. Pacifi c Celebration Night at Citizens Bank Park. and Clark; gc: 2. Yo passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 21, surrounded by her John is survived by two sisters-in-law, Eiko Ikeda (Bunji) and Chiz loving family. She will be dearly missed, but her work and memories Sakata and, all of Shannondell, one brother-in-law, Kazuaki Hada Kono, Hitoshi, 86, P a c i fi c g r o v e , will endure. Her memorial service will be held at the Buddhist Church (Jackie) of AZ and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his CA, Oct. 22; during WWII, he and of Oakland, 825 Jackson St., Oakland, CA 94607 on Saturday, Nov. his family were incarcerated at parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Setsuko, in 2015, a broth- 19 at 11 a.m. the Poston WRA camp in AZ; he er, Robert S. Fuyuume, in 1978 and a sister-in-law, Miyoko Wong in 2015. the funeral service was held at the Deerfi eld Presbyterian Church, PLACE A TRIBUTE Old Deerfi eld Pike in Upper Deerfi eld township on Friday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2016. the burial immediately followed in the church cem- ‘In Memoriam’ is a free etery. listing that appears on a In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions are requested to Seabrook limited, space-available basis. Educational and Cultural Center, 1325 Highway 77, Seabrook, NJ Tributes honor your loved 08302, to the Deerfi eld Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 69, Deer- ones with text and photos and fi eld Street, NJ 08313 or to the Seabrook Chapter JACL, c/o Sharon appear in a timely manner at Yoshida, 4 Mallard Dr., Bridgeton, NJ 08302. the rate of $20/column inch. Written condolences and tributes may be shared with the Fuyuume Contact: family at freitagfuneralhome.com. busmgr@pacifi ccitizen.org Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freitag Funeral or call (213) 620-1767 Home, Bridgeton, NJ. 12 Nov. 4-17, 2016 COMMeNtARY

with no advance preparation can exact an even heavier emotional and physical toll — a toll that can put family REIMAGINE EVERYTHING caregivers, themselves, at risk. “Prepare to Care: A Planning Guide for Families” includes extensive information, resources and tools AARP provides DiSRuPt eVeRytHing: family caregivers on our website (www.aarp.org/caregiving). This guide offers tips on how to approach the subject with a loved one and provides a solid framework to help prepare PRePaRe to CaRe! both prospective caregivers and their loved ones for the day when caregiving will be needed. By Ron Mori source of deep satisfaction and meaning. But it’s not an easy Here are some of the most important steps to take: n our Japanese American community, caring for loved task, and it’s getting harder. The role of family caregivers Start the Conversation Now: Don’t wait until a crisis ones who need help with everyday living, particularly has, by necessity, expanded dramatically in recent years. occurs before talking with your loved one about his or her our older family members, is nothing extraordinary. It’s Family caregivers traditionally have provided a broad values, preferences and wishes for a caregiving situation. Ipart of who we are. Nearly every one of us is now a caregiver, array of care including bathing, dressing, feeding, managing Find Support and Form a Planning Team: No one has been a caregiver, will be a caregiver or will someday personal fi nances, providing transportation and assisting should approach the responsibilities of caregiving alone. need a caregiver ourselves. with other household tasks. In addition to other family members, don’t hesitate to reach In my case, I fall into the “will be a caregiver” category. But a national study conducted by the AARP Public out to organizations and professionals with experience in My mother is 89, and she is very independent now and still Policy Institute and the United Hospital Fund — called the helping family caregivers. drives. On my last visit to see her in Chicago, she was willing “Home Alone” study — found that the role of many family Develop a Plan: Today, it’s virtually essential to have a to discuss moving to Virginia, where I live. Small win: caregivers has expanded to include performing tasks of the clear, agreed upon family caregiving plan in place when the The door was open for more conversation on her desire to be kind and complexity once provided only by professionals need arises. independent, yet much closer to our family. in hospitals and nursing homes, including administering And one of the most overlooked, but vital aspects of We are not alone. Most American families carry out the IV ﬂ uids, giving injections and administering fi ve to nine caregiving is having a plan to care for the caregiver. tasks of caregiving for loved ones on their own. Two out of prescription medications a day. Keeping up your energy and maintaining your health are three older people who receive long-term services and support And, from numerous other studies, we also know there is critical in order to care for others. It’s just as important at home get all of their care from their family caregivers. widespread lack of understanding about the new realities of to make a plan to take care of yourself as it is to create a It’s the family caregiver who is chieﬂ y responsible caregiving, the need to prepare for them in advance and how caregiving plan for others. Attention to both today could save for allowing millions of older Americans to remain in their and where to turn for help in doing so. you untold stress and heartache tomorrow. own homes as they wish, and avoid much more costly nursing Already, as the American Psychological Assn. has noted, I look forward to the day when my mom calls our home homes. those who serve as family caregivers to aging relatives report her home, and we can watch her favorite television shows In our community — as in many others — family members higher levels of stress and poorer health than the population together! undertake caregiving as a matter of course, and most fi nd it a at large. Attempting to take on today’s caregiving demands Ron Mori is a board member for the Washington, D.C., The Okaeri Planning team of (from left) Alex JACL chapter, and manager of community, states and hOMe >> continued from page 3 H. Fukui, Carrie Morita and Eric Arimoto national affairs — multicultural leadership for AARP.

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