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By PrisciUa Ouchida STAFF J A CL N aiional Director Executive Editor Allison Haramoto
ichael Brown. Trayvon Martin. Vincent Chen. Three deaths on a roll call of what it means to be Assistant Editor colored in America. As I watch events in Ferguson, Mo., tmfold, I connect to the emotions that are Tiffany Ujiiye tied to a system that led to the shooting of Michael Brown - a death linked to negati ve stereotypes M Business Manager about young African American males - the same kind of racist stereotype that threw 120.000 Japanese Susan Yokoyama American men, women and children into prison during World War II. This is not the first conversation about racism and racial disparities. Unfortllllately, it will not be the last. As the Japanese American Gtizens Production Artist Marie Samonte League is well aware. this is not just a black-and-white issue. It is yellow. brown. red and black It is the reality of racial profiling and being a person of color. Circulation Eva Ting What does it mean to be a person of color in America? As a Japanese American, it is a personal story of pervasive racism. Grandpa immigrated to California with a desire to be an American. He would never realize his goal. Just as full citizenship was denied The Pacific Citizen newspaper » See COLOR on page 9 (ISSN: 0030·8579) is published semi- monthly (except once in December and January) by the Japanese American Citizens LETTERS TO THE EDITOR League, Pacific Citizen, 250 E. First St., Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dear Editor} itself to be a human and civil rights Dear Editor} Periodical postage paid at L.A., CA was saddened to read that organization, then some of the topics POSTMASTER: Send address Keep John Tateishi·s column going I As a longtime supporter of changes to National JACL, 1765 John Tateishi decided to discontinue John mentions in his colwnn should JACL and subscriber of the Pacific Citizen. his column is the first Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94115 writing his column in the Pacific be addressed. I read. It is fresh. relevant and brash. What makes his writings Citizen. I have been a regular reader John's articles have current events JACL President: David Lin appropriate to the P.C. is their consistent llllderlying concern for National Director: Priscilla Ouchida of his and will miss his informative relevance. His writings contribute accountability. justice and integrity. and insightful comments. to offset the sometimes staid and P.C. EDITORIAL BOARD stodgy image of JACL. Address• Aloha, Carol Kawamoto, chairperson; In his last column. I·m not quite Leona Hiraoka, EDC; Kevin sure I llllderstand John's statement ing these social justice issues in the WaUy Fukunaga Miyazaki, MDC; Roberta Barton, that many of the issues on his com• P.C. could grab the attention of some Honolulu} Hawaii CCDC; Jim Duff. NCWNPDC; Gabrielle Nomura, PNWDC; Gil puter. over 20. won·t get published yOllllg people we are encouraging to become active JACLers. Asakawa, IDC; John Saito Jr., because they don·t fit what the P.C. PSWDC; Kevin Mori, youth rep. So. I beg to differ with John that Dear Editor} should be about. SUBSCRIBE I got excited when he enwner• the topics he mentions are not quite I've been away for a while In fact. I wanted to thank you Get a one-year subscription of the Pacific Citizen newspaper at: ated some of the topics he would of the right fit for P.C. and JACL. (Berlin. QM2) and am just personally. so at the San Jose Perhaps P.C. could consider an open www.pacificcitizen.org or call liked to have written in his colwnn, catching up on my mail. Got to Convention (my first). I asked (800) 966·6157 forwn space for readers to contribute for example, the feeble response the P.C. and went immediately to President David Lin whether or ADVERTISE articles that are relevant to today·s of Congress in the aftermath of the your column to find "My Final not you were coming (he did not To advertise in the Pacific Citizen, issues. And John. I would like to Column." I read it to make sure know). and I was disappointed to call (800) 966·6157 or .·mail: Newtown tragedy regarding gun [email protected] registration. how Wall Street contin• see you write an occasional colwnn and am sturmed. disappointed. not meet you. expressing your opinion on matters LEGAL ues using the system for their self• very let down but am coming to Anyway. I will miss your No part of this publication may be ish economic advantage, the NSA's that demand our attention. my senses. column greatly and thank you for reproduced without the express questionable overreach into our As John so aptly states. ·nuff said. I wish you a happy retirement; your beautiful writing. permission of the Pacific Citizen. Editorials, news and the opinions private lives. John goes on present• I look forward to seeing you in expressed by columnists other than ing a litany of topics that I think Sincerely} a different format. Thank you. 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By Gil Asakawa
11 the lapaneseAmericans I know have all sorts plant a cherry tree in the front yard (they don't grow so well of us might accompany our stone lanterns with carefully of ways to show their cultural roots. It may not in Cololado). Instead, he got a new stone lantern and put it trimmed bonsai trees (we also trim our aspen trees to look A be evident when you meet them, but the signs are by the front door. like cute lollipops). there, in their homes. I've noticed since then that many Japanese Americans Do you have a display of Chinese zodiac figures? When I was a kid living in Japan, it never occurred to have stone lanterns in front of their homes. We have one, A framed kanji character or, better yet, a han ging scroll me that the stuff in our house was ... well, Japanese. And albeit a small one, even today, proudly proclaiming that of calliglaphy? These could be generally Asian, or when we moved to the U.S., we took a lot of our stuff with JAs live in our home. specifically Japanese. us - folding screens, small artworks, dolls, dishware, There are many signs of Japanese culture that surround Do you bring out Hanafuda cards when someone pottery, chopsticks and cooking utensils, plus a lot more. us, in our families and communities. On the one hand, mentions card games? Is your kitchen cabinet jammed with Once we moved into a suburoan Northern Virginia home these traditional artifacts may serve to sepalate us, like the regular plates but also a full set of chawan bowls for rice in the mid-1960s, we set about fitting in to our all-American bento box lunches we constantly had to explain to othelS in or lacquer bowls for miso soup? And, of COUlSe, is there a ''Wonder Years" life: nice ranch home, big backyard, all glade school. But on the other hand, they're a reflection of bottle of shoyu on your table next to the salt-and-pepper our Japanese stuff inside. Oh, except for my dad built a our pride in our roots, even if we're Sansei, Yonsei or even shakelS, probably with the red (or low-sodium green) tops? Japanese rock gamen in the backyard complete with a stone Gosei. Ifwe announce our ethnicity to neighbolS with a 1-1aybe your jewelry box has a drawer for little Japanese lantern, and he planted a cherry blossom tree in the front stone lantern, it's because we're proud to be Japanese, talismans, called netsuke. Or in your closet alongside yard, which bloomed every spring at the same time as the to be Asian. 1-1onopoly and Oue you have a Go set Your walls might famous cherry blossoms that were given to the US. Other symbols of our Japaneseness include the dolls be graced with reproductions of famous Ukiyo-e artworks. That tree has grown huge in the decades since - I've we got from our mothelS or grandmothelS, handed down 1-1aybe a Japanese good luck charm hangs from your seen photos, and it looks like a giant fluffy ball of pink through generations, Wlapped in colorful kimonos and car window. cotton candy that dominates the yard and hides most of the kept dust-free in fragile glass cases, or the teapots we leave old house behind it on our kitchen countelS, and the section in our silverware When we moved to Denver in the 1970s, my dad didn't dlawer that we reserve for chopsticks. Back outside, some »See JA on page 12 FTW: FOR THE WIN WORDS MATTER
By Tiffany Ujiiye
he filSt time I ever held a hard copy ofthe Pacific unheard narlatives. During World WarIl, the P.c. did ecosystem lives off of printed news in a collection of Citizen was during my filSt interview for the position something that struck a light bulb inside of me: *ding! monthly, weekly and daily newspapelS. Over the past two T as the new Assistant Editor. Before my interview, Niseijournalists undelStood that news was no longer yealS, at least 21 new ethnic newspapelS have been opened. I had to Google everything I couk! about the publication about what was new but what mattered. This is startling since in 2012, the Newspaper Association and JACL, because I didn't know what that was either. ReportelS like Togo Tanaka, Bill Hosokawa, Mike of America reported its findings that newspaper circulation So, I had two strikes on me: 1) I had never heard of the 1-hsaoka, Bill1furutani and Saburo Kido recognized that volume dropped from 1,480 to 1,382 newsrooms. In a Pacific Citizen and 2) What's JACL? what mattered were the stories of the silenced Americans. metropolitan city like New York, the ethnic news business On my filSt week, the staff had to explain to me the It req uired storytellelS to look past the wartime headlines is on the rise and in print, while major national offices are following: Nisei Week, J-League, Japantowns, JACLand and stick their hands deep into the thickness of racism, suffering heavily. that spam musubi was a food group. oppression, censolShip and fear. It's hard to see the passing of major newsrooms and It makes one wonder how that happened. I grew up While it's easy to point out that these individuals did mainstream media, but it's promising to see how ethnic in Southern California as a fourth-generation Japanese essentially report on what was new at the time, like media in America is growing now more than ever. With two American in the thick of the largest population of Japanese developments in the war, I would highlight that at the core decades of rapid immigration growth, our communities are Americans in the US. of their articles were stories about families being broken, constantly experiencing chan ge with a new readelShip. It's curious as it is concerning, but we can do something corrupt institutions and the importance of community. We see the news, but what will it take to undelStand it? about it by keeping the Pacific Citizen alive. The paper is Japanese Americans, much like all other ethnic minorities The Pacific Citizen, much like every other news celebrating 85 yealS of recordin g, documentin g and telling in the US., had to fight for their rights. Even to this day, the organization, is undergoing change with a new soon-to-be• the narlatives of not just Japanese Americans but also JAG.. and organizations like it continue to battle politics, launched website and editorial team. We also face the Asian Americans across the US. The P.C. started in 1929, culture, education and sometimes Stephen Colbert, which, ever-lastin g question of whether to go all digital or keep according to author Roger Daniels in his book "Pacific I guess, takes up two of those items. our print edition. Citizen: Larry and Guyo Taijiri, "as "the voice of a people According to the New York Press Assn., there are close to mostly exiled to ten desolate concentration camps." a hundred ethnic newspapelS circulating in New York City, The Pacific Citizen stood as a mouthpiece to voice with roughly 2.94 million readelS altogether. This strange »See WORDS on page 12 4 Sept. 5-18, 2014 NATIONAL/COMMUNITY PACIFIC~ CITIZEN WASHINGTON STATE APAs in the News UNIVERSITY TO EXAMINE Jenny R_ Yang Appointed First Asian American Chair of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
THE INTERNMENT OF WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama on Sept. 2 appointed Jenny R. Yang as the first Asian American to serve as permanent chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Yang JAPANESE AMERICANS was previously vice chair of the EEOC, where she led its efforts on behalf of the White House Initiati ve on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and also worked to improve enforcement of DURINGWWII equal pay laws with the White House Equal Pay Task Force. Yang previously clerked for the Han. Edmund Ludwig of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and worked with the 1992-93 Presidential Transition Team. She was a senior 1riallawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice, Gvil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section, before joining the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.
Alison Matsumoto Estrada Elected to Los Angeles Superior Court
LOS ANGELES - Alison Matsumoto Estrada was elected as a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge on June 3 and will be sworn in on Jan. 9, 2015. Matsumoto Estrada has worked with the Los Angeles County DistrictAttorney's Office for 16 years; her current assignment is in the Dis1rictAttorney's Public Integrity Division, where she prosecutes criminal misconduct by elected or appointed officials throughout the county. Matsumoto Estrada, a JACL Hoosier Chapter member, is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and received her law degree from the University An exhibit of the George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection of Heart Mountain of San Diego School of Law. photographs will be on display at VVSU's Glenn Terrell Library. She is an acti ve participant in the Asian American commrnrity in Los Angeles, serving as the Southern California Regional President of the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Assn., on the board of the Japanese American Bar Assn. and on PULLMAN, WASH. - This fall, Washington State University will present its first campus• the State Bar of California's Criminal Law Executive Committee. wide endeavor to examine the history of Japanese American internment during World War II. The campus will host many events and activities from Sept. 19-Dec. 13. Seventy years ago, WSU opened its doors to Japanese American students. Some of these Army Parade Field to be Dedicated to the Late Sen_ Daniel Inouye students were active in agriculture, engineering and athletics. After graduation, they became COLUMBUS, GA. - The parade field adjacent to the National leaders in their own commrn:rities. Infantry Museum will be mmed for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye With the domtion of the George and Frank C. Hirahara photo collection of Heart Mountain on Sept. 12. to the WSU Libraries Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections unit in 2010, WSU The parade field is the site of all U.S. Army Infantry basic received a National Park Service Grant to digitize and preserve the photo collection for training graduations. Nearly 18,000 new infantrymen will march future generations. across the field in parades marking their successful completion of Frarik C. Hirahara was a high school student from Yakima, Wash., when he entered Heart basic training this year. Mountain; he graduated from Heart Mountain High School in 1944. The following semester A World War II veteran, Inouye, who passed away in December 2012, enlisted in in 1945, he entered WSU and grated in 1948 with a degree in electrical engineering. the service shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and served with the 442nd Infantry He represented the Associated Students as a member of the WSU Athletic Council from Regimental Combat Team. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his 1946-47. actions in combat near San Terenzo, Italy, in April 1945, which was later upgraded to a Due to this donation, WSU has been able to expand its Japanese internment collection. Medal of Honor. He lost his arm as a result of injuries suffered during the battle. A nwnber of WSU departments across campus are collaborating to create new events and The ceremony is being conducted in conjllllction with the graduation of two Infantry exhibits, as well as finding ways to tell the stories of Japanese American alumni. basic training companies. Upcoming featured events include:
o Sept. 19-Dec. 13 - Kicking off the documentary "Wituess - The Legacy of The Los Angeles Lakers' Jeremy Lin Unveils His Wax Figure at series of events is the "Roger Shim omura Heart Mountain" will be shown at 7 p.m. in Madame Tussauds in San Francisco - An American Knockoff" exhibit at the the Compton Union Building Auditorium. WSU Museum of Art. The documentary's co-producers, David SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Lakers player and Palo Alto, o Oct. 6-24 - An exhibit of the George Ono of ABC7 Los Angeles Eyewituess Calif., native Jeremy Lin llllveiled his first-ever wax figure at and Frarik C. Hirahara Collection of Heart News and TV editor and videographer Jeff Madame Tussauds in San Francisco on Aug. 26. Mountain photographs at the Glenn Terrell MacIntyre, will be in attendance. "I am so honored by the way Madame Tussauds has captured library. o Nov. 13 - A performance by living me. It's truly incredible, and I am humbled by the gesture and o Oct. 13-Nov. 14 - The Student Voices Theatre of "Within the Silence," at artistry," said lin in an official statement. "I especially love the Entertainment Board will have an exhibit in Jones Theatre in WSU's Daggy Hall at 7:30 pose that was chosen." the Compton Union Building Art Gallery p.m. This solo perlormance uses archival Captured in one of the museum's most rnrique poses, Lin, who showcasing internment-related artifacts and film and photos to tell the story of one stands 6 feet 3 inches tall, is positioned in an active slam-durik pose. The wax figure of memorabilia collected from Japanese incarcerated Japanese American family's the NBA star and Harvard graduate took more than 20 studio artists to complete during American alumni. struggle to sustain faith in each other and a span of four months. o Oct. 15 - The Emmy-wiuning the country they love. As one of the few Asian American players in NBA history and the first American of With the exception of the living Voices perlormance, all events are free and open to the Chinese or Tai wanese descent to play in the league, lin gained notoriety in the NBA public. In addition to these events, many WSU professors will be incorporating the topic of when he became an instrumental star for the New York Knicks in 2012. Japanese internment in classes throughout the semester. - P.C. SlajJ,JACLNaJionalSlajjandAssociaJedPress For more detailed infonnationJplease visit museum.wsu.edulevents.html or call (509) 335-6140. PACIRce CITIZEI NATIONALICOMMUN ITY Sept 518,2014 5 JACL LOOKING FOR NISEI INJURED IN 1965 ALABAMA VOTING RIGHTS WASHING'ION,D.C. - lli JACLis ask• born in Califomia ing for assistara in locating a Nisei woo TiwS{Jcumu", fi.ni2w, a Sj>J~, Wash .. lived in Monrovia in 1965 arrl = inj=din rewspaper, \lJIDte in it M=h 17, 1%5, violent ""lllJrntratiollS in Montgo~ry, Ala iss"",, in an article titled ''DeIDJnstrators JACL will participate in tU 50th Routed by Montgomel)' Police," that eight anni"""aJYoo~IDJra ti mof ~ S-lma- \0- were h1.rt by IDJWl," d s~riff's er)J1ties Montgo=ry March fer voting rights that as a result of a "rrix-up in j>Jlic e oro,rs." will \aJ.2 pl,,"" in S,1ma in March 20 15, am Urar ~ subtiU, ''Fi"" Herses Injured, "~ 1\ \muld like \0 irclca tU N is.i Californian ar\ic " mted tU inj=d inchded a J apa,-.,se in tU octivitie, American r::ollege stcant woo \lJ3S ma,"d at In t)), Sprill8 of 1%5, Thdi ErdJ, a St. Margaret's Hospital s\cantmemh
DELTA, UTAH - 'The 1bpazMrnewn o~r historian;, scmlars, intel]lreti"" boalrl recently receIved a :U97. 186 experts outsa ~ precess,'" well,., Japa,-.,se A,,-.,rican Con~ment Si," s grant ~ NPS am agroup of r::ommunity from ~ De~ntofInternr, National s\akemlders, will review arrl r::o~nt Park Service. 'The grant. anrmrrced on Ju,-., on exhibits. This grrup will make 12 by~ NPS, will be tEed to manufaoture reco~rrlatiJm for any ,-.,eess"'Y arrl install ~ exhibits for tU 1bpaz re"lSlom Mrnewn arrlmake it possible to open ~ • Public ,,-.,etinss will be fisted ora llll3ewn's cbJrs b ~ public in 2015 ~re is a pro:i1.Ct to present. 'The public 'The Thpaz Mrneun's exhibit ha"" been will review arrl r::o~nt on ~ draft Ul ~ plannill8 s!all' sira 2M , w~n ~ predet arrlldentify any sign fuant llll3ewn board began \mOOll8 with West gaps or iss,,",s. Any recess"'Y Office Exhibiti:m Design, a S3Il Frarcisr::o OOjw~nts will be ~ by~ Bay Area fum wOOse \Wlk is exhibited writill8ldesign ,"am ra tionall y arrl internationally • 'There will be r::ontimi ll8 Followill8 ~ anm=ement of ~ grant. r::ommunicatirn with r::ommunity tU NPS, members of~ 1bpaz Mwewn s\akemlders on ~ progress of this plan boalrl arrl Jap""""" American r::ommunity to seek input ~n recessal)' He Tcpaz MlI3ellll 'Ioi lil£e its Japanese American Gaiinernent Sites grant to s\akemlders fran ~ San Frarcism Bay 1k 1bpaz Mwewn boardalso recently maml ac\lr e ifld irEtali exh bits, making it pa;sible to ope!l tothe public in :2015 Area met in Rem , Nev.. to de ""l", a plan hired &:trail ~11'" tU mrnewn b prrrl= ~ text for~ mwewnexhibits exhibit ," xt \lJI1ter Bartlet\. WID \Woo ~re ~ir Participants shared thJUSht on for SphtRock "".rlio, was ~ writer professor of histol)' at l' Uni",rsite du 1'qlaz M rnewn board 0= 634 acres of imj>Jrtant ~me, arrl key messages b be ~ for ~ award-Wlnnill8 exhibit at tU Q"';te.c AMonm;al: arrl Narcy K Araki, si," , wlich te.carre a National Historic ~ refrcted in exhibits Heart MOWltain Interpreti"" Center fourrlill8 volunteer arrl Irst staff ,,-.,rrber r:f Larrlrralk in 2007 A plan was de""loped that comists of ~ In
" This year's Nikkei Games brought together participants in all ages in martial arts, golf, baseball, basketball, bowling, volleyball and more to compete in the historic, friendly competition. 'GAMES FOR THE GENERATIONS' The Nikkei Games preserve Japanese culture through sports.
By Alysha Tsuji Contn:butor
-year-old child races 50 meters down a track Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council decided to and is rewarded wifu a medal along wifu fue bring back fue Nikkei Games. The new games would applause of family and spectators. It's a price broaden fue spectrum of participants and reach furfuer Aess moment that captures the spirit of the out to the Los Angeles commrnrity. Nikkei Games: "Games for the Generations." "Jesse is the mover and shaker in the Orange COllllty The 2014 Nikkei Games were held from community, particularly in sports," said Nikkei Games July 13-Aug. 17 at California State University, Chairman Art Ishii. "He's pretty much 'The Guy' out Long Beach, and many other venues throughout there." Orange and Los Angeles cOllllties. With competi• One factor iliat James wanted to make absolutely tion occurring over the span of one month, the games clear wifu his founding of Orange County's Nikkei brought togefuer participants in all ages in martial Games is a "lack of politics." He said fuat bad blood arts, golf, baseball, basketball, bowling, volleyball and and old grudges would hold back fue event. His goal in more to compete in this historic, friendly competition. bringing back fue games was to "break down all poli• The Nikkei Games began in 1928 when fue Japanese tics and allow them to be creative within the organization Athletic Union sponsored fue Junior Olympics to feed itself. " the need for community activities in the Los Angeles area, As a first step in demolishing any political bickering, James according to fue Nikkei Games' online history page. brought in a solid proponent from another historical, impact• These Junior Olympics generated track clubs for Issei and ful Japanese American event in Los Angeles: Nisei Week. Nisei participants. Per fue history page, fue Junior Olympics school kid s Ishii was chairman of Sports and Martial Arts for Nisei Week carried on strong thiough fue years and was only interrupted as volllll- teers, but when he took notice of Orange County's Nikkei Games. by World War II. Alfuough post-war, fue games struggled in eventually, fue event lost sup- Ishii said he began attending Nikkei Games meetings. He pushing for a revival in 1948. port from fue JACL, fuus leading to its demise, according to believed in what its organizers were trying to accomplish, At that point, the Japanese American Gtizens League current Nikkei Games Director Jesse James. and he reached out to James. stepped in to help, fuus forming fue Nisei Relays in 1952. In elementary and middle school, James competed in fue Some1hing to note is fuat Nisei Week started in 1934, ac• According to fue history page, "friendships and rivalries Nisei Relays track events. He didn't want to see fue tradition cording to its website. Wben James began talks wifu Ishii, again blossomed," and "fue Nisei Relays flourished for disappear forever, so he puttogefuer a group of guys wifu fue fue Nikkei Games hadn't picked up full momentum yet. decades." hopes of making fue relays "bigger and better." However, fue two hit it off and, as Ishii puts it, "The rest is Nisei Relays Chairwoman Carrie Okamura looked to high Two years after fue Nisei Relays died out, in 1994, fue history." PACIFIC. CITIZEN IN-DEPTH Sept. 5-18, 2014 7
Ishii served as a branch from had more fuan 1,900 participants and an estimated crowd of Nisei Week to fue Nikkei 6,000 on hand to watch fue event unfold. Games and quelled any A record 476 teams ranging in age from 5 to 64 took part politics associated with in 952 games during fue two-day span. Organized by Bas• the organizers. Ishii ketball Chairperson Wallace Chan, fue basketball event now says fuey've built "a rivals fue martial arts component in popularity and scope. good, healfuy rela• In fue true spirit of fue games, friendships were formed, tionship between teams bonded over fair play and old and young were brought organizations" and togefuer - sportsmanship and generational gaps blended are "growmg every togefuer seamlessly throughout fue two-day tournament. year As an organization, the entire Nikkei Games work As a fixture in the team meets about four times a year, according to James. Los Angeles mar• The groups within each sport have their own separate tial arts community meetings throughout the year in preparation for the main (he has been running event in August. his own Karate Dojo for Additionally, more fuan 1,000 volunteers turn up each more than 22 years in Little year. "Because of the value of the Nikkei Games to the com• Tokyo), Ishii was able to draw munity, many people have stepped up," said James. And he in a crowd of contacts to grow the is overjoyed to see the growth of support, even from those Nikkei Games' martial arts program. outside the immediate Japanese American commrnrity. He said he started by reaching out to a friend who would For example, James says the average karate participant is then reach out to another friend, and it turned into a large Hispanic, but that doesn't mean fuey should be barred from networking circle. taking part in fue games. To be part of fue Nikkei Games is From the beginning lllltil now, the martial arts component to celebrate the Japanese culture. of fue games has quadrupled in fue number of participants, "We encourage people to play wifu us .... We wantto share which Ishii describes as "magic." The Nikkei Games is in our cultural values as well," said James. 'l'hey want to use proud to claim to be fue first event in fue world to host judo, chopsticks and eat sushi or teriyaki chicken. They want to kendo and karate tournaments on one floor at the same time hang out wifu us like we want to hang out wifu fuem, and by - at fue Pyramid located on fue campus of California State doing so, prejudices and discrimination are destroyed. That's University, Long Beach. really important in fue philosophy of fue Nikkei Games." Besides martial arts, fuere is also a list of people James added fuat he is not just working to promote chairing ofuer indoor and outdoor sports - from basketball to Japanese culture but also to preserve Japanese culture. bowling to track and field. Likewise, Ishii says fuat what appeals to him fue mostis how The martial arts component of the Nikkei Games In fact, fue basketball component of this year's games set "vibrant and rnrique our Japanese American culture really is" has quadrupled in the number of participants, new records for the two-day tournament, which was also and fuat "it is wor1h celebrating." which Chairman Art Ishii describes as "magic." held at fue Pyramid. Now in its 11fu year, fue tournament » See GAMES on page 8
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PHILADELPHIA - The newspaper American community and to all editor responsible for writing a racially of• Philadelphians of this vibrant, diverse fensive caption for the Philadelphia Public city who work together to make it the Record was fired by its publisher, Jimmy best place in America to live and to grow." Tayoun Sr., on Aug. 25 and a fOlmal In response, the AAJA issued the apology by the paper was issued. following statement: "We at the Asian Under the headline "Squilla Hosted American Journalists Assn. (AAJA) are in Chinatown," the newspaper caption disappointed that editors at the Philadel• read, "Enjoying Asian-American cuisine phia Public Record would stoop to using at fundraiser for City Councilman Mark ethnic slurs and tired caricatures Squilla are: Feng Chen, Xiao Ting, Guang of Asian-sounding names in a photo Zhou Yiyao Rong, Hao Hell o, Guang caption published Aug. 21. The caption in Zhou, Mark SquiUa, Yiyao Zhao, Du Wei, the Public Record adds to the long hi story Me Too, Chinky Winky and Dinky Doo." of Asian Amelicans being subjected to Complaints flooded the newspaper from sl urs for their language and appearance. across the nation, including the Asian We accept the apology from Public Record American JoW'nalists Assn. and OCA• Publisher Jimmy Tayoun Sr., and we Asian Pacific American Advocates Greater applaud him for issuing a correction The Budweiser Made in America music festival, held in downtown Los Angeles' Philadelphia Chapter, and outrage ensued, online and pledging to publi sh one Grand Park during the Labor Day holiday weekend, attracted more than 70,000 with many threatening boycotts by in print. fans to the two-day ticketed event. Co-sponsored by Shawn "Jay Z" Carter adveltisers and readers as well. " .. . Whil e we at MediaWatch did not and Live Nation, the event was the largest ever for the LA park, which spans As a result, the paper issued the fol• ask for disciplinary action, we acknowl• from City Hall to the Music Center. Musicians such as Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, lowing statement: "In our Aug. 21,2014, edge Tayoun's extraordinary step in filing Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, John Mayer and Weezer each performed issue an offensive slur was accidentally the person involved in the incident. ... on one of four stages that had been set up for the event. Also on hand were published in the Philadelphia Public Re• MediaWatch, AAJA's watchdog program five beer gardens, one amusement park thrill ride and an air-conditioned cord. This shocking lapse of professional for fair and accurate news coverage of pop-up restaurant, in addition to numerous food trucks. Local businesses also conduct occurred contrary to our edito• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, enjoyed the uptick in business, as many restaurants stayed open to accommodate rial directives and in no way reflects the also stands ready to assist news organiza• hungry and thirsty fans, and nearby hotels all reported near-capacity occupancy. views of our staff or our organization.... tions that have questions or concerns (Above) Electro house musician Aoki (far right) performs for the crowd alongside We apologize wholeheartedly to the Asian about covering our communities." • Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (far left).
GAMES »continued from page 7 provide priceless moments for families who return year after year. "We want people to keep competing and having a good time," said James. More than memories are made as the good times roll and the Nikkei Games continue to thrive. Through the games, Japanese culture is retained through SPOltS. As James says, "basketball is king of Southern California culture," and yet the once Japanese leagues have morphed into "Asian leagues." "I feel really good that I'm of Japanese descent. I want my kids to understand something about it," said James. "Some people want to preserve the tea ceremony, flower arranging, origami - everyone picks out different things. Within the Nikkei Games, we want to preserve the traditional and contemporary (Japanese American) sports." Ishii full heartedly agrees with James, and sees the preservation of Japanese culture as a responsibility for Japanese Americans to carry. "It's important for generations to follow, pick up the banner and pW'sue the vision that the founders of Nisei week and the Nikkei Games have," said Ishii. "And to never forget the cultural heritage, our lineage and our community." •
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This year's martial arts competition was held at the Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif. Oct. 04 ~ Oct. 11 Andean Lake Crossing & Chilean Wine Country: "Bariloche, Santiago" Oct. 09 ~ Oct. 18 Treasures of France: "Paris, Avignon. Arles. St. Remy. Nice. Monaco" Oct. 15 ~ Oct. 27 Dynamic Taiwan: "Taipei, Taroko Gorge, Tainan, Kaohsiung" Track and Field Chairman Richard Fukuhara has part is watching the children having fun and seeing Oct. 17 ~ Oct. 31 SouthAfr1ca & VictoJ1a Falls: "Cape Town, Johannesburg & Saf311" also been with the Nikkei Games since the very generations come together as grandparents cheer on Oct. 19 ~ Oct. 28 Autumn Japan: "Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Takayama. Tokyo" beginning, and he says it's "never boring." Fukuhara their grandchildren. sees competitors as young as 1 years of age to as old "These are the experiences of a lifetime," said 24 Union Square, Suite. 506 as SO-plus years of age. Fukuhara. Union City, CA 94587 Toll Free: (800) 858-2882 The tradition and culture behind the event generates James is one of those grandparents. He has six ~ PolarisTours www.tourpolaris.com a buzz in the air. Fukuhara explained that they try children and six grandchildren, whom he loves to Email: [email protected] to set up track and field as a big picnic. His favorite watch compete. The smiles on the faces of the children PACIFIC CITIZEN COMMUNITY/COMMENTARY Sept. 5-18,2014 9 HUY FONG FOODS REOPENS FACTORY TO THE PUBLIC
Irwindale's Sriracha maker continues to pump its famous hot of state, 26% more than in previous years. Their departures, critical to California's sauce with new tours and equipment after a temporary shut down. economy, made leaving the Golden State for Huy Fong Foods tempting. By Tiffany Ujiiye Afraid of losing another business, Assistant Editor California Gov. Jerry Brown's economic development team resampled and evaluated uy Fong Foods, makers of the Irwindale's air, finding no significant odor• H. famous rooster-printed Sriracha ous problems. The results ended in peace, sauce, opened its doors to the public with Huy Fong Foods remaining in Califor• on Aug~ 22 in Irwindale, Calif., after a tem• nia, and the city lawsuit was dropped. The porary shut down in 2013 due to complaints new factory still underwent major upgrades about the chili odors coming from the plant. for its filtration systems, mitigating any The company's shiny, new 650,OOO-square• future air-quality problems. foot factory offers free tours to give visi• Now, guests can check out the entire sauce• tors a chance to view the plant's production making process from start to finish - from process. With its new equipment, Huy Fong pepper grinding to bottling. ill conjunction Foods has now fully transitioned in response with the opening of this year's pepper grind• to a partial shutdown ordered by Los Ange• ing season, the company recently celebrated les County Superior Court Judge Robert H. the event by giving the first 200 guests of its O'Brien due to complaints, claiming that the Sriracha sauce travels along the assembly line in preparation for shipment in company tour a gift bag filled with Sriracha• odors emanating from the plant were a pub• "Huy Fong Foods' new plant in Irwindale, Calif. themed goodies ranging from T-shirts to lic nuisance and therefore needed attention. underwear. During the temporary shutdown, Huy In addition to its free tours, Huy Fong Fong Foods and its founder, David Tran, General Greg Abbott sent representatives in Over the past several years, major busi• Foods has added two new buses, each hoid• looked to move production to Texas this past hopes of wooing the Sriracha maker to the nesses such as Toyota and CKE Restau• ing 14 guests, that will take tour groups to May. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney Dallas area. rants - the parent company of Carl's Jr. and the Rooster Room, where guests can buy other chains - have left California in search Sriracha-related items. of lower tax rates and softer regulations. Tours are available between 9 a.m. and According to the Orange County Register, in 3 p.m., Monday-FriIkly, and require an 2011 alone, more than 254 California com• appointment. Visitors can call customer COLOR »continued from page 2 panies moved some or all of their offices out service at (626) 286-8328 for arrangements.
Afric;an Americans, U.S. policies denied and () sceDlties were spray paiute on citizenship to any immigrant from Asia. garages. In 1994, the Sacramento Office The American dream of home owner• of the JACL was firebombed. ship did not extend to Asian immigrants A report came out last year that anti- . - Asian immigrants could not hold Asian bullying has significantly increased property. Grandpa and Grandma lived in New York City public schools. There with over a hundred laws that restricted are disproportionate numbers of Asian where they could live, where they could Americans among the long-term unem• work or whom they cOuld marry. They ployed. Six were shot and killed at a Sikh paid extra fees l\lld taxes. Life was not temple in Oak Creek, Wis., two years ago. equal under "yellow" Jim Crow laws of How many decades does a person the 20th century. of color have to wait to'be treated as They gave birth to the first generation of a person rather than a stereotype? The Japanese American citizens. Citizenship people of Ferguson have been waiting for and the Constitution sank to a low point a long time. The JACL and the Japanese when they and their American children American community have been waiting were imprisoned during World War II. for a long time. Men, women, children, old and young Racism is not as simplistic as calling were subjected to years of incarceration. someone a derogatory name. It is a mental My family lost everything. Dad, like process that categorizes people by their many of his generation, served the nation physical traits and assigns stereotypes to with honor. fighting in both theaters of the those categories. The stereotypes are so Spending Has Never Been war. He returned a wartime veteran to a deeply embedded that they subconsciously country that called him "Jap;' and denied impact our views and our actions. Using your National JACL Credit Union him a job or a home. He lived in a house The president and the U.S. attorney VISA· credit card has never been easier. with his parents and sisters because general are taking command of the matter Accepted everywhere, any of your very few wanted to rent to "damn Japs." using federal resources. History tells me needs are always accessible. The war ended, but not the racism. it won't be enough. ill 1957, my mother came home crying The responsibility for Ferguson is the With unbeatable rates, call today to after her house hunting trips - every• responsibility of each and every one of apply and find the right card for you. where she turned, "all-white" covenants the 314 million people who make up the barred her from finding a home. United States. We have to change the way The ] 968 Fair Housing Act provided a we approach people - each person is a legal infrastructure, but it did not erase unique individual. Irrespective of gender, For more information, please call us or visit our branch today! discrimination. In 1979, my husband and race, religion, age, sexual orientation or I bought our first home in a new suburb physical ability, each one of us deserves Ili.~~~~~ J in Sacramento, and the next year, my that respect. 801-424-5225 800-544-8828 www.jaclcu.com mailbox was burned to the ground. We National JACL suffered the same fate as my 14 Asian Priscilla Ouchida is the National II NCUA II Credit Union American neighbors. "Go Home Japs" Director of the JACL. 10 Sept. 5-18, 2014 CALENDAR PACIFIC. CITIZEN
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Ends Oct. 19 audience members an sushi, lumpia and tacos with Dinner, themed "A Salute to Micke Grove Regional Park insider's view of the a Kids Zone and a produce Champions," will celebrate NCWNP 11793 N. Micke Grove Road production. This will be the market. JACL and community The traveling exhibit dives first time that Ono and Info: Visit www.pioneer members. Keep an eye out for Nikkei Angel Island Pilgrimage into the complexity of the Macintyre will visit Washing- ocean-viewucc.com or event details and updates. San Francisco, CA WWII Japanese American ton State University to see call (619) 276-4881. Info: Visit www.jacl.org or call Oct. 4, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Segregation Center near the WSU George and Frank (202) 223-1240. Immigration Station at Angel Newell, Calif. Photos, artifacts C. Hirahara Collection of 'Legend of Ko'olau' Island State Park and personal narratives will Heart Mountain, the inspira- Los Angeles, CA MDC Rediscover the little-known be up for display to provide tion for the documentary. Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. history of the Japanese and glimpses into life at Tule Lake. Info: Visit www.cub.wsu.edu or David Henry Hwang Theatre Annual Aki Matsuri Japanese American legacy at Info: Visit www.artof call (509) 335-6678. 120 Judge John Aiso St. Albuquerque, NM Angel Island. The event will survival.org. Cost: General admission $30 Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. honor the legacy of George PSW Watch the premiere of a National Hispanic Cultural Araki and Alexander Weiss. Kimochi Silver Bells Arts and historical drama written by Center Info: Visit www.nichibei.org or Crafts Faire API Equality-LA 9th Anniversary Gary T. Kubota about the 1701 Fourth St. SW email programs@nichibei San Francisco, CA Celebration legendary love of a man and Cost: Admission $5, free parking foundation.org. Dec. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Los Angeles, CA woman in Hawaii in 1893. This year's annual fall festival, The Event Center at Sept. 14, 1-4 p.m. A National Performance themed "Bushido: The Way Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival St. Mary's Cathedral Los Angeles LGBT Center Network's Creation Fund of the Warrior," will be full of Oakland, CA 1111 Gough St. 1125 McCadden PI. project, "Legend of Ko'olau" activities, food and live Oct. 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Cost: General admission $35 visits a period of turmoil entertainment. Don't miss out Lakeside Park Garden Center Don't miss out on this Celebrate API Equality-LA's during the Hawaiian on the Japanese vintage car 666 Bellevue Ave. one-stop shopping event Anniversary Celebration at the kingdom's overthrow. club shows, vendor booths Cost: Admission is Free, for holiday gifts this year. LGBT Center at the Info: Visit www.legendofkoolau. and a special samurai exhibit Parking $5 Exhibit booths will include Village at Ed Gould Plaza. com or call (808) 875-0315 • featuring artifacts from the Join the Oakland Kelley's Kookies, Kimochi Arts The event will include a • Bushido Era. Fukuoka Sister City and Crafts, Cynthia Sasaki, Hawaiian buffet, unlimited Info: Visit www.nmjacl.org or Assn. and the Golden State Dardie Ishida, Ono wine and mimosa for those ADVERTISE HERE call (505) 565-2185. Bonsai Collection North for Memories, Tobi-Mulan over 21 and the company Events in the calendar an evening of Japanese food, Designs and Little Buddah of friends and advocates for section are listed based on EDC entertainment and moon Baby. equality. Please be sure to space availability. Place a viewing. The moon viewing Info: Visit www.kimochi-inc.org purchase tickets in advance. 'Spotlight' ad with The Asian American Resource will be hosted by the Eastbay or call (415) 931-2294. Info: Visit www.apiela9bday. photos of your event for Workshop Annual Benefit Astronomical Society. The bpt.me. maximum exposure. Cambridge, MA event will also feature live PNW Sept. 20, 6-9 p.m. taiko and dancing perfor- Fall Festival Bazaar FOR MORE INFO: MIT Media Lab mances. Bento box dinners Meet and Greet With San Diego, CA [email protected] 75 Amherst St. will be catered by Musashi Producers and Cast From Oct. 5, 11 :30 a.m.-4 p.m. (213) 620-1767 This year's theme, "Just Restaurant and must be 'Witness: The Legacy of Pioneer Ocean View United PACIFIC. CITIZEN OBITUARIES Sept. 5-18,2014 11
Aihara, Eugene Matsuo, 79, Hokoda, Margaret Yoshiko, 92, Kodani, Sadako, 88, he is survived by his loving Hilo, HI; Aug. 3; he is Hilo, HI; Aug. 16; she is wife, Chizuko "JJ" Nishikawa; survived by his wife, Amy; son, survived by her daughters, daughters, Lisa Nishikawa and Keith (Jill); daughter, Lori (Alvin) Katherine (Charles) Webster Marine (Steven) Shojinaga; Sugiyama; brothers, Toru and and Cheryl (Leondard) Torricer; also survived by other family. Raymond; sisters, Chieko sons, Richard and Leslie (Widi) Hashizume and Sachiko Kodani; sisters, Fukuyo Yamada, Oshiro, Masako, 88, Honolulu, Komata; sisters-in-law, Beatrice, Yoshiko Nabara and Marion HI; Aug. 10; she is survived Edna and Natsue; gc 6; ggc 1. Lovings; she is also survived by her loving son, George M.; by many nieces, nephews and daughter, Linda S Chung; Arakaki, Fumiko, 90, Culver other relatives; gc 5; ggc 6. gc 6; ggc 14. City, CA; Aug. 13; she was predeceased by her husband, Komoto, Midori, 92, Ohara, Masami, 93, Pahoa, HI; James Arakaki; she is survived husband, George; daughter, July 14; he is survived by his by her son, Genji (Stephanie) Los Angeles, CA; Aug. 17; Pamela Kean Murakami; brother, Masanori; sister, Kamie Arakaki; daughter, Hope (Aric) she was predeceased by her siblings, Harold Haruo, Joe Nakandakari. Anderson; siblings, Henry husband, Masato Hokoda; she Yoshio and Sam Susumu; gc 2. Takashi (Emiko) Yamada and is survived by her children, Sueko, Ernest Shigeru, 95, Jean Tomi Urushima; also Donna Ebata and Steven Nakamoto, Kimi, 90, Hilo, HI ; Honolulu, HI; July 30; he is survived by many nieces, (Cathleen) Hokoda; brothers, Aug. 20 ; she is survived by her survived by his loving sons, nephews and other relatives; Jiro (Ami) and Takashi (Anne) daughters, Lorraine (David Cinti) Dean K, Owen T and Ryan 0; gc 5. Watanabe; she is also survived Nakamoto and Jeanne (Donroy) sisters, Sachiko Higashi and by many nieces, nephews and Uehara; son, Bert; sister, Takeko Emi Tokita; gc 6; ggc 6. Asato, Noboru, 86, other relatives; gc 1. (Henry) Nakazato; gc1 . Sugioka, Seichi, 87, Kaneohe, Ito, Janet Fusae, 90, Honolulu, Ontario, OR; Aug. 14; she is Nakasako, Ruby Ruri, 88, HI; Aug. 29; he is survived by HI ; Aug. 14; she is survived by survived by her children, Judy his wife, Hatsuko; son, Glenn her daughters, Winifred N. Odo Lum, Bob (Janet) Komoto, A.; brother, Muneyoshi, sisters, and Beverly Y Kato; gc 5; Marcia (Ron) Kusaka and Mary E. Sugioka and Saddie ggc 4. Melanie (Wayne) Gilbert; she Hanafusa was predeceased by her hus• Kiyabu, Shigeru, 94, Wailua, HI; band, Joe; daughter, Mary Jo; Tao, Yukinobu Jack, 94, Aug. 19; he is survived by his son-in-law, Jim Lum; siblings, sons, Ronald Harada, Bernard Tomiko Iwata, Taichiro and Kiyabu and Raymond K. George; gc 3; ggc1. Napoleon ; daughters, Arleen Kiraiwa, Cathay Matsuyoshi and Kunimura, Keith Gordon, 66, Torrance, CA; Aug. 11; he is Starley Medeiros; gc 12; ggc 9. Hilo, HI; Aug. 19; he is survived survived by his wife, Anne by his wife, Andrea Kunimura; Motomi; daughter, Linda Kimura, Yukiko, 97, son, Garret (Ashley) Kunimura; Asato; siblings, Yoshie Betty daughters, Kris (Carlos) Ilar• Torrance, CA; Aug. 26; she Shimabukuro, Edwin Isamu raza and Erika (Mark) Tanimoto ; is survived by her children, Asato and Miyeko Tamashiro; mother, Jean; sister, Jessica Michael Nakasako and Donna Misao Higa, Margaret Ikuko (Wilfred) Yamasawa; brother, (Robert) Yukihiro; brother, Kishaba and Katsumi Asato; he Jon Kunimura; also survived Tommy Yano; brother-in-law, was predeceased by his son, by many nieces, nephews and Tsutomu (Shirley) Nakasako; Glenn H. (Anne) Asato ; gc 2. other relatives; gc 4. sisters-in-law, Purple Nakasako and Tomi, Hisaya, Fumi and Higa, Lillian S., 79, Wahiawa, Matsunami, Sachiko, 90, Los Yone Yano; she is also survived Monterey Park, CA; Aug. 22; HI; Aug. 10; she is survived by Angeles, CA; Aug. 27; she is by many nieces, nephews and he is survived by his loving wife, her beloved husband, Harry survived by her children, Rikio other relatives; gc 2; ggc 1. Terue; sons, Michinori (Linda) Higa; son, Michael (Lana) Higa; and Dan (Thuy) Matsunami; and Yuji ; also survived by daughters, Jo Ann (Ross) siblings, Hiro, Ted and Michiko; Narikiyo, Yoshiko, 95, Molokai, many nieces, nephews and Shigeoka, Marilyn (Eric) Ige, San Fernando, CA; Aug. 18 ; she is also survived by other HI ; Aug. 11 ; she is survived by other relatives; gc 7; Patricia Paderes and Stacy (Cy) she is survived by her son, family members. sons, Clifford, Yoshito and ggc 10. Narusawa; sister, Faye Takara; Tadashi Kimura; brother, Steven; daughters, Janet gc 16; ggc 7. Shoichi Kamada; daughter-in• Murakami, Kaoru Cora, 91, Linardos and Coleen Narikiyo; Tokuda, Kelly Yooko, 48, law, Jeanne Kimura; brother-in• Tacoma, WA; Aug. 30; she gc 15; ggc 17 . Waipahu, HI; Aug. 1; she is Hirata, Takayo, 100, Hilo, HI; law, Masao Kimura; nephews, is survived by her daughter, survived by her beloved Aug. 6; she is survived by her Manabu Kamada and Richard Lois (Jeff) Saito; brother, Jack Nishikawa, Chikaru 'Nishi,' 72, husband, Keith; sons, Justin loving son, Harvey S Hirata; Kimura, nieces, Miyuki Kamada Masakazu Tokunaga; she was and Jason; sister, Lisa H. daughter, Jean Dulatre; gc 5; and Joyce Kimura; also survived predeceased by her parents, Nakayama; father, Bert ; mother, ggc 4. by other relatives; gc 3. Torahiko Tokunaga and Tori Irma; she is also survived by (Kashiwamura) Tokunaga; other family.
PLACE A TRIBUTE Yamada, Suzie Shinohara, 83, Spokane, WA; July 19 ; she 'In Memoriam' is a free is survived by her husband, listing that appears on a George; children, Catherine !A..II/EI •••~l limited, space-available basis. @ KUBOTA NIKKEI (Glenn) Rappleyea, Linda Tributes honor your loved MORTIIARY (Patrick) Kern, Gerald (Dawn) ones with text and photos and Yamada, Patricia (Christopher) appear in a timely manner at 707 East Temple Street Gerald Marinos, John (Renea) Yamada the rate of $20/column inch. Los Angeles. CA 90012 Fukui and Greg Yamada; brother, Contact: Ph. 2131626-044 1 President Jay (Kathy) Shinohara; she is T (21 3)749- 1449 also survived by many nieces, [email protected] F (21 3)749-0265 Fax 2131617-2781 nephews and friends ; gc 15; or call (213) 620-1767 9 11 V£N'CIl BLVO Los A.,G...... CA 900 15 _ . kubo~.". . com Sun Valley, CA; Aug. 10; gcc3. • 12 Sept. 5-18, 2014 COMMENTARY PACIFIC. CITIZEN JA » continued from page 3 WORDS » continued from page 3
We reveal our game from the In many ways, we do feel the rusty before, we have to keep reporting identity in dozens samurai times pains of these major news institu• on what matters so that one day, of small, cultural and is one of tions like the Los Angeles Times and pemaps the P.C., JAG., and other ways all the time. several popular New York Times. Yet, at the same organizations will be better We may not karuto,oreard time, I see a chance to latch on to understood. even notice them games, that this new ethnic media movement This isn't to say that the P.e. failed ourselves. have evolved Everything is new, and things are to reach me growing up because here A recently Things Japanese in Japan. always under crisis and change, but I am today at this historical paper. reprinted book 'Things Japa• moving fOlWard, the Pacific Citizen Here I am today learning about a reminds me of l HM... 1)0,,,,," ""',,""~" "',c~a .. F..... ""'" nese" is chock• needs to help not only JAG., in its community I knew very little about the Japanese stuff full of fascinat• efforts but also other Asian Ameri• but can say I know a whole lot more that surrounds ing history and cans in the U.S. now. What I appreciate about these us and keeps us information that Oirrently, we don't have the staff past storytellers is their spirit in re• tied together as will enrich your resources to physically seek out the porting 00 that I can understand and a community. knowledge. stories of AAPI's across the nation, learn American history. 'Things Japa• You may look but we want to. The P.C. wants to Because of this, I care not only nese: Everyday around your fam• hear those stories, and we have this about the Japanese American or Objects of Excep• ily's things and platform to do so. With over 85 Asian American communities but tional Beauty and feel even more years of history under our belt, the also all ethnic communities. Significance" by Japanese than P.e. can pack a mean punch in the From when I started at the P.e. to Nicholas Bomoff, ever before. immigration debate, the LGBTQ now, a lothas changed notjustfor with beautiful 'Things Japanese" by Nicholas Barnoff, with photos It's a fine book fight and the battle against undocu• the newsroom but also for myself. studio and envi• by Michael Freeman, captures the objects that are with the ability to mented individuals. As the P.C. goes into launching our ronmental photos synonymous with being Japanese. connect you with The Pacific Citizen is a historian. website 2.0 in the coming months, by Mchael your culture. Academics and community members we're ready to participate in the Freeman, was often go through the P.e. 5" archives digital age but also honor our past originally published in 2002 and reprinted in GilAsakawa is a member of the Pacific Citizen to study what life was like for JAs in print But what really drives the 2013 by Tuttle. Editorial Board aruJ the author of «Being Japa• in the past and read their narratives, P.C. is not the shiny website or fancy The images capture the objects, and the text puts nese American." He blogs about Japanese aruJ presenting to them a kind of history print - it's the words inside. The them into cultural context It's cool to know that AsianAmerican issues at www.nikkeiview.com. untold in our classrooms. It would little black letters that string together those stone lanterns have a name: ishidoro. aruJ he's on Facebook, Twitter aruJ lots of other be a true disservice to the next gen• history. That is what matters. And to learn that those little talismans are social media. He was recently named the 2014 eration if we limit ourselves in just called netsuke, and they were buttons or toggles. AsianAmerican Journalists Assn. AARP Social telling the news. Tiffany Ujiiye is the new Hanafuda, you'll find, is based on a Portuguese Media Fellow. Like Taijiri and Nisei journalists P.C. Assistant Editor.
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