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Profile: Ross Harano^ Pacific Citizen -p.11 , ^tanofx^ PUiflcorttonoftheJopaneceAmefteanCmzensLeogue <75c Poctpoid U.S.} NMikvKt 2Sc 2750/Vol 118. No- 14 ISSN; 0030-8579 2 Coral Ci'Cl&, Suite 204, Monterey Pork. CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 April 15-21. 1994 JACL Washington, D.C., rep discusses nature of civil rights JACL presents report, work with Detroit Chapter Special to the Pacific Citizen recommendations SOUTHFIELD. Midi.—The na ture of dyil rights work demands Detroit people to stand on prindple for issues that are often unpopular members on heaitli care issues causes noted Karen Naraaaki. By Dr. TOARU ISHIYAMA JACL Washington,*D.C., repre honored Cholmnan. JACL Ad Hoc Task Force on Health Care Issues sents ve. She made her remarks IheDetrdtChapterree- to over 85 attendees at the 48th ognized at March 26 dinner Ibe issue of a health care Director of the Asian and Pa- annual Detroit Chapter, JACL, twoofits mendwrs for out crisie in America came to the dfic Islander American Health installation dinner held in standing contribution to tiie forefixmt of iniblic concern in Forum, (APIAHF) made a pre Southfield on March 26. chapter and Japanese 1993, purred by the Clinton sentation at the meeting. 1116 Naraaaki reminded her audi American community. Jiilie Administration ’s dedsion to APIAHF has identified k^r is ence diat dvil rights work is sel Sasaki, a chapter board make health care reform a high sues critical to the Asian and dom not dmtrovernal nor does it member, received the 1993 priori^endeavorandculminat- Padficlsl an der population, par come to an end. As an example, OutatandingJACLerofthe ing in the introduction to Con ticularly with respect to poten die related a personal story of an Year for her development gress of the Administration ’s tial discriminatoiy procedures, event that became her ^1 for ofasuccessful membership HealthsiSecurityArtofl993,(I^'-Giviven the nature of politics, action. Nearly 11 years ago while program and increased 3600 and S 1757). ( the Wlihood of any pr attending UCLA Law School, ehapterpubliotyAriabilify. In response, Lillian Kiroura, ' Last year, the chapter JACL National President cre gained 38 new members ated an Ad Hoc Task Force on and almost 5(Mb more paid Health Care IssuoS ’to evaluate GRAYCE UYEHARA renewals versus 1992 as a -and recommend a position re Philadalphia Chapter. JACL result of these efferta. lated to Health Care ^form. Yukiko Osaki , a member Assisting on the committee were from Bloomfield Hills, Eileen Namba Otsiyi, Florin, Pharm.D.; Gerald Takehara, Sacramento, insurance execu tive; Grayce Uyehara, Philadel phia. social worker; Carol Yoehino, Chicago, liealth care
Full report and recom mendations —page 6 KAREN NARASAKl EILEEN NAMBA OTSUJi Narasaki met Lillian Chin, professimal; and Homer Yasui, -Florin Chapter. JACL mother of Vin«nt Chin, a Chi*, Portland, retired surgeon. passing-intact is very slim, ihe nese American who was brutally Yoshiye Togasaki, MD., a re Task Force recognized that DR. TOARU ISHIYAMA murdered by two unemployed JULIE SASAKI spect^ public health expert, hesJth care reforfn was on a fast Heads Task Force white automotive workers in De- also provided invaluable sup track in the United States Con President. The intent of shar - troitAIthoughitservedasacata- MiSK, received a CeAificate port. Karen Narasaki, WDCrep- gress which meant the JACL ing this report is to invite mem lyst among the various Asian of ^predation for hereoa- resentative and Clay .Harada, ' hadtoactquicklyifitwishedtp ber feedback only.THESE REC- American community groups in li tion work between the De assistant director for member make an impact consonant with OMMENDA’nONS ARE NOT the Detroit area to organise a troit Japanese Ainerican ship, provided staff support. its perceived political cIouL The 'mEOFFICIALPOSmONOF • unified dvil rights effort, this /and Japanese foreign na ‘The Task Force met for a Task Force is recommending a THE NATIONAL JACL. tra^c inddent has come to sym- tional communities. Osaki working sesaon at the JACL fundamental position wi^out Members are expected to re bolTie the Asian American was unable to attend the National headquarters in San enteringinto the politica, financ view the draft lep^ and sub communities worst fear about ra- dinner,however,her daugh Franci^on March 12 and 13; ing or structure of each pro- mit comments to headquarters dally-based crimes and sendtiv- ter Kana Christine Osaki, a 1994. ^e Task Force reviewed pOMl, by May 6. 1994. A final report iQr to tensions in Japan-America 1994 National JACL schol most m the mtuor health care ‘The following report and rec- shall be presented to tiie Na relations. arship winner, accepted the reform proposals and compari ' ommendations has been ap- tional Board for formal consid Other trends in the U.S. politi honor on her behalf. Frank sons.^ proAd for distribution to the eration at the May 21 and 22, cal process that continue to im- Tessie Guillermo, Executive membership by the National 1994 meeting. SaaHONORSpagsll Sod'DETROrr/paga 11 Convention Students protest McDonald's in Germany reminders lennis tourney Indiana studentsobjartt^hinese stereotyping in hamburger restaurdntads scheduled Aug. 3 It’s not too early to raster A tenni s tournament for A group ofWest Lafayette, Ind. for the 33rd Biennial Na all levels of players will be high school students have pro tional JACL Convention, held WednesdayC Aug. 3. tested the use of stereotypical JAG.'s Yoshino writes to corporate CEO scheduled from Wednesday duriitgthe JACLNrtjonal ' Chinese imagM to sell McDonal d's through Saturday, Aug. 3-6, Convention in Salt Lake Shanghai Chicken in Germany, Bill Yoshino. JACL Mid- e r a n t • in Salt Lake City. Registra City. w^ regional Erector, in a manner, ” tion letters have beenmailed all-day event will reported the Lafayette. Ind.,‘;four- be held on the outdoor nal and Courier. IsttertoEdwardRenai.preri- said to each member. The students were in Germany dentandCEOof McDbnaJd’s Yoshino. The event will feature municipal courts of Lib- on a 10-diy exchange program Corporetion, joined the pro “Ihecari- wofksho^on current topics, «T^ jPark, about 2 1/2 when they saw the ads which fea test of the German advertis cature )«uth activities, social fuiy- miles from the Marriott ture a stereotypic portrayal of a ing. has no tions, and plenty of extam- Hotel, site of the conven •We are particularly con value ex currifular events including tion. ' Chinese man wit^i slanted eyes cept to and bude teeth. When the stu cerned because recent inci golrend tennis tournaments. Tournament includes dents presented 4he advertising dents in Germany have demean, Preceding the convention doubles —men, women to studentain their social science dwwn a clear bigotiy toward d e h u - i s the Japanese Ameri can re and mixed. Play format class, members of the cl^ initi immigrants by some who ndp ethe worst union for University of Utah will be determined by the ated a letter writing campaign to have choeen to act in an into!- kind of stereotype. ” alumni,Sunday through number of entries. Entry McDonald ’s Tuesday, July 31-Aug. 2. In fee is $10 per person, Ursula Eagly, 16. maid, 1 wrote formation: Grace Takahashi, vdiich includes court time, end told them I found it very oL According to the Joumo/oiuf theartwork.Wearctryingtocon- 801/581-6998. balls, and a T-shirt. fensivs, given themyriad of possi CowW, McDooald ’shadreceivqd tact our German office so we can JACL Convention informa Information: Yas Mdr bilities ^ey could have used. I the Btudent^letters.buthadthitt respond to these students’ con tion: Floyd Mori, 801/572- ta. 801/487-4567. find it peculiar that they used an far taken no action. cerns,” said McDonald ’s spokes- 2287. exaggerated racial caricature " “Thisisthefirstwehaveseenof man Brad'Trask. 2-^>aclflc atlzen, April 15-21,1994
NO. Z,Y6U Calendar Carvtes UNESCO winner, -eoalman Eastbay Saat 0eeut ^.S. ln3ffl f« River Padme (India),' Ti^ SaL April 23—EB Nkkei Singles Susie Join the group p m. 1A»ddy River (Jpn),' 9 p.m. The YawatamemorialgoBttxmemenl first Washington, D.C. Cydist'trwi 1969;' Wed. 7 p.m. Iron 11 a.m.,JackCtefkcoofso. Chuck Frt..8»t. May^-Aiian Pacific Aman. andSik; USChine 1990;'9 p.m ‘^* Corice GoH Complex. Alameda;foter- Se€64cn£6c can Hefi taoa Counal Leadershp Con- em Winds: Japan. Indonesia. Phl(>- mabon: Har^ltemataka. 51 (V525^e048; pines. Thailand, 1992.' Thu. 7 p m Get cd ttw iwvn and fsohires from across the countiy fererKB. CsNtai Hrtlon; inlormation 2027 Tee Yoshiwtea 51iyS23-520S. MIbe 659-1675 •Prayng with Anger (inda).* 9 p m ten- Nakano 510/223-5619 U you wish to subscribe or have moved Mon Jtay 30-Annoal JACL Menvxial tative-*Pu8hingHaf>ds(Tarwan)- Films Sun. May 1—Oakland Buddhist Day Arlington Nabonal C«m- sponsored by UC Davis Dept ol Chi (ASow 6 wsrtci to report addrsu chono* w«hkibrt on tiont pogs) Worth's fashion show benefit noon4 eiery. nese Vkd Japanese, Union Bank, Asia p m 3aktend Budrfoisi Temple. 625 Pacific Culture Week. Hawaii Temf e. Oakland.. 510/463-9840 Please send the Pacific Citizen for "Wideveat Intemaional Film Festival NOTB—Featunng KanojoUSA's Spring Sal.-Sun. April 23-24—Sacran>enio 1994 show. *ICmono: Past presentand Twin Cities Rebels Youbi Organization 12th annual __ I yr/$30 ____ 2vis/$55 ___ ^3yts/$80 future ’ ThixSaL April 21-24—Festoval of Na mvitationaf basketbal toumarrkenL in Name: ______tons. St Paul Civic Center NOTE— formation Ken Miyao 916/446-2689, San Jose Address ______JACLboolh. informabon: Chuck Tatsuda Janet Okino 916/422-7211 NOTE— .. Sat April 23—Yu-Ai Kai /JA Corrynu- City, State, Zip_ Jr . 612(724-7265. Open to Asian high school athletes, ' nrty Senior Service vofonteer recogni tion potkjck, 11 a m 4 p.m.. Yu-Ai Kai All tjbsaotoni payable In advance, (oreion: US S22X10 extra pet yea. Thu. Hay 12—JACL Twin Cities schol- men and women teams m 6 tkviswns. arsh^j banquet. Campus Oub, 4lh FI tournament dance and social tor par Center.SSSN 4thSl..SanJose RSVP ChedopoycfcBto Pbdftcat8en,2Cofaiafde.#2QJ.Monle«BvPaik.CA 91756 Coffmwi Union. University o< Minne ents andcoaches Teamsexpectedirom by Aprill3. 406/294-2505 EXPIRATKWM5TCE »If IHotf Oip«» on ?<» WQ hw qf aWtiM IK1 fdHOea W-»«» 8^ ^rmporodonaMhiha Hot MuetorOHORttar, '1903. I JAdmKTt*siH*hMbO«i iMeadand sota campus. ' Northern.CeotralandSoulhemCalilor- Manzanar mop«f «Kp».piMMnoi»f JAaNMJonaiHMOOLsanwi »r¥t»da»*r- SaL-SaL Hay 28-Juite 4-America me ' Japan Week '94. Exhibits, actrvites. SsL April 23-25lh annual Pilgrimage workshops. 10 a.m -4 p,m.. (May 30- San Francisco to-Manzanar National Historic Site. 11 June 4) Minneapolis Convention Cen Fri. April 15—Cherry Bloaeom Festi a m. Informabon Manzanar Commit ter, information Kathleen Helen. 612/ val, Preview, noon Jusbn Herman tee, 1566 Curran St , Los Angeles, 6€1-47S6.0THEREVENTS;May28. 7 Plaza: Photo ezhtoit Japanese Amen- 90026. 213/662-5102, Oasts Garden p m . Opening ceremony, State The can Rural communities (through Apnl Club 69/377-5366 NOTE—Program Pacific Citizen ater. May 29. 2-4 p rn , Opening cel 15 & April 22 weekends). 10 am. mdudes detkeabon ol Blue Star Memo ebration. Mpis Institute of Arts: May 30, Kinokuniya Bldg., Art exhtoit (through rial (highway marker in cooperation with 2 Coral Ctrda, Suita 204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 Music, kite-llying. Lake Harriet Apri 24), n-4 p.m , Galene Voyage. Oasis Garden Club and Caltrans to (213) 725-0083^ fax 725-0064 BandsheB: Hay JIsJone 2. Concerts, Kintetsu Bldg : Caricature drawing honor-4^/442nd Regimental Combat PAOBC cmZBi (ISSN 0030-6579) ■ {xoicfd wwtdy •k *pi If trt vreek et if S-T p.m Peavey Piaza; 7-10 p.m . State (through Apr! 1S&April 22 weekends). Team and U S Army MIS Blue Star ¥«». bi-*aWy trom If »«»nd Mfak OfJuV throjoh If i«»nO wf k of AsOr»l. orw Theater; June3,Mkrtialarts.7-10pm, l-4p.fTK Kintetsu BkigMaI:Arts show. markers arp posted along federal high rwjnffy inDwfmbw, by IfJwJWfi*Affneon OtBone l*O0u*.2 C0»OCecfo, #2M Target Cwter; June 4, Downtown pa 1-4 p.m., Tasamak Bk^. Ali Festival ways as memprials to those who served Monf«yRark,CAei7SS AnnuafuCaenplonnMr jAClrfnibMX St2ol-lf n9«ncl andareserving in the U S arned forces duM one yecr on o ono-per-liouwhold bOH NorviffnMa 1 v*9 - $30 2 rade. 1-3 p.m . Minneapolis: Closing intormatKin:41S«63-2313. V»9i-$SS,Sy«ort-$«0 poyobierxxMjnce AacJihonoloodaoepwv«»-fof9n ceremony. 3-6 p m.. Target Center. SaL April 16—Cherry Blossom Festi Los Angeles-Orange USSafWOOtt US.Conodo.MeoiK) US$30.AkrnoiJapon/tsASoe U5S60 «obj»:d Sun. June 26-^ACL Tvrin Cities sum- val, CJpening ceremony and introckic- to chono* wMfui n Fri. April 15—6th annual Asian Padftc met picnic. Lake Cornelia Park Pavil w,^-iioftpl Cherry Blossom Queen and coon. American Community Research 1745 SJIerSI.SonMtocAeo. CAMUS
San Jose dedicates Womens' Concerns CommRiee internment sculpture
schedules Nia^7 conference By HARRY K. HONDA vor« ofthe camp*. Editor amaritus An anchor of the mural* is a Assertiveness and conun uni* to be qMitsoredq>onsored hyby Japan*Japanese replica of Gen. Dewitt’s Tnrtnic- eatiorv will bethefocus of a one- Americans, the facilitator is In San Joae ’s Federal Bmlifing itoall parsonsoTJAPANESE day NCWNP JACL Women s YubhC^Uin, a facultyrmem- me Baza off South 1st Street is the - to aaeembl* for th* Concerns Committee con fesence ber of the Asian Studies1 IDe was to follow. May 7 at the Christ United Pres* partment of San Francisco 'Japanese American Intenunent bsrterian Chui^ in Japantown, State University. Memorial,*abas-ra- ^ San Prancist^ • Rev. Michad Yoshii and lief sculpture in liUed "Taking Charge: Mak Rev. Naomi Soudiard will fa bronze by Ruth ing a Difference," the confer cilitate the workahOT, "Men Aaawa of San Fran ence is scheduled to offer work Don ’t Talk: Wooten Talk Too cisco, telling the his shops exami ning assertiveness- Muchr tory of the Japanese communication issues in the Sponsored by the Sansei American intern work place, politics, education L^^cy Project, the workshop ment. It was dedi and health issues. will discuss the cultural forces cated on Saturday, The Nofairu-Kai and Hima- which may serve to create bar- ’ MARLENE SW6EKAWA Marchs. wari-Kai-TobetsAo or"new"im- Tiers cf communication between Featured speaker The back4o-faeck migrants and the Sansei Legsuy men and women. €kl4-foot murals in group have also joined in the As a management consult • Dr. Kay Yatabe, a family clude images of tlie physician at the ^utheast planning and will be active par ant fa* Mari ene Shi gekawa and signing of EO 9066 Health Center and a memberof ticipants in various workshops. Assodates, Shigekawa design by President and implements processes in the Sansei Legacy Prqject, will Conferer&e co-chair Chizu RooeeveTt in 1942, liyama said the goal of the con organizational planning, team address the specific issue of building, managing change, Asian American health care. the guard tower at ference is to come up with^p^-. Manzanar withMPs tive and affirming ways of using diversity and career enhance "People should take riiarge of lo(^ngin,andinotte our resources to deal with situ ment. their own health," said Yatabe. ations out there. She is also the author of Suc ."Know what to s^ and then comerare the442nd "That applies not only to ca ceeding in High Tech: A Guide not be afiaiid to ask it." GIs cooking rice in a reers, but extends to our every- to Budding Your Career and Registration: $25 (morning hehnet, a mother re- day lives. We hope that both h refreshment ceivinga medal hon women and UMn will take ad children's and lunch in oring a son killed in vantage of this conference to book Blue cluded). action, and children find new ways of communicat- Jay in the Chec playing volleyball in .ing with one another and nmn- Deeert. np. There is an aging their lives." • "Be rTc' L ni paper air- Among the conference high yond Su- Woman ’s sailing over MEMORIAL-Pwtof Ruth Azawa'sbronzescuip- lights: misen," a Concerns sofbarbed tureot the internment. This is a scene o(the guard • Marlene Shigekawa, cul workshop l^ommittee, wire, strung along toweiW Manzanar. tural diverri^ consultant and exploring lice the top of the mural. the prob Nakahata, author, will give the kqmote The second panel M redress The project was paid for with lems of 148 Wood speaking on the conference shows Prea dentC^irterestablish $170,000from the San Jose City cross-cul bineDr., Mill theme. ing the Commission oh Wartime Transit Mall art fund and $42,000 "We can make a difference tural com Valley CA, Relocation and Internment of Ci was raised by the local Japanese because kre bring to the table munication ' 94941. unicme perspectives. We Asians between Yuico FronUm (l^t) andKazidioTsuchjya Informa vilians, which heard the wartime American community. Jerry (B pi inn.' uic davon milci iniiU.n^ • MOVE 'EM OUTI bMk t) the ni«.ar hdp Mack ak>r.4. . A baiily Got a F*C problem? aunaaphara attk ------^ ‘ pim* S» WorhUiin*'Kmi NO MORE nhcsotacm 1/800/966-4157 Prk* Item S2.200. air. IcxMd. lotiging WOKLDSHUr-«ar M 4 S S iW Mountaiiside WOtlDSHARC* SOO uU. aKIxM Ne«. 2SW lORKWEZX CATTIE COMPANY Faun mason pad SI SO ftwl U you tiM*. 0»«4 »0IT»4I44<«B)» inth.NationdR.gi«.rorHi^ jurvejing told th. t^cPla».,i™lodingth.hou.«tone Places, including the houses Las Vegas /teiaeu-t/oi™* oun (2)US.EVAB«.r»tion#i^ of the mock Japanese vfllage in that the most impreesiv^lM- Ihe original GFB NVA eite. The Area 4, where structures were tion of structures is at French- issue is whether the GFB KVA built in 1962 to assess the effects man Flat, where atmo^henc should pursue its ease before the of nuclear bombs in the 1962-66 testo were cimducted in 1951-62. commission, particularly with re- test period. spect to the historical linkage be tween the memorial ’s purpo^ the Wisconsin; Anti-Asian voters oust educators site and its immediate environs. Five school board members in them out had promised to re- (3) An Area I site by the Tidal Wausau, Wis., who approved a versetheplan.Aboutl6%ofthe Basin, Independence Ave. and ti»e plan to bus Asian studenU into districfse.OOOstudentsarechil- recently owned Holocauev Mu mostly white gi^e schools, were dren of Hmong refug^ from seum. Suen a' site requires not recently ousted in a recall elec- Laos who settled in the aa«a. only approval of three commis iaon, the Pacific Citizeh was re- The busing plan took effecC^s sions, the National Coital Me eentlyinformed-Thefivewhobeat past fall. morial, Pine Arts and National New York: Usei ixlturalized at age 94 T.V. A»«W rf N.W York Otv opplicBtion Tor cidMoship. When “f N*d n.don,-B>rckI.y»d. theUnivCTsityofWashingtonand TheWWIINisriPOWinJapan 1 QOth/442nd VeH the Lewis Institute in Chicago, who wrote about his expenences, » -e^.i .... T______(______AUI1e.o.e. mmIm iUMie Available Exclusively to JACH. Individual Members and Groups and keeps active at her newest nualBookstoRememberlist.7he of Franca and Italy this October hobt^-oil painting. choices were made by the adult thehi^li^tbeii«tbe50tfaann> The Staffmembers of the Japanese librarians from fiction and non- versary eeldjration (Oct. 16) o, American Social Services, Inc. fiction titles pubHshed the past the 1000)/442nd’s liberation of (JASSI) assisted Ayabe file her year. Bniyeres and Biffbntaine in the JACL-BLUE SHIELD . , Vo^ forests in eastern Prance. Health Plans NewEnglond: Protesting Rhode Island's'VJ Da/ The second Monday in August teiepnooe«nee,aneCTa»^uji •Nisei veterans who have not returned to the Vosges will bs is known throughout Rhode Is- Providence operatir and wm moved by the reflect and adnura- ^■‘fi;«,.hk..>».„iddda„ced Tivd Blue Shield Health Plans at Spemi Rates for JACL Members • Choose either of two health plans: HMO or PPO • ^wide range of benefits such as: / •. Professional services and hospci^izalion benefits \ ^.fthnext tnree““ ^drevar«2:uev»u«a, ctci / skuv SS‘En!L’;“^IS.o ’^ • Dental coverage that had such a holiday repealed it,Aikansasbeingthelartin 1975. ,• Medical Eye Service vision care ben^ts In recent years, case* of ttig- AuvW England Chapter,“ r, ------JACU- April 30. • Heallhtrac®* —A personal wellness program lo matiring Asians (not just, Japa premdent Gary A. pienn issued a help keep you healthy nese) were reported in Rhode Is statementin support of the WH to From JACL • Extensive HMO and PPO physician networks land because of the holiday. rename the holiday Tlhode Is In 1969,1989, an Asian food -ejore land Veterans Day,' wWchwhich Gov. jLA#,r%#l/ifvel • Worldwide emergency coverage IS broken into and vandalited Bruce Sundlun promised to 'VppOSing WlOryjana • A JACL-endorsed health plan backed by over 50 years of Blue Shield experience “gn^.^n'^^r^iSS^ ^ wa.cutinto»nallirtrip..mJpil«J p«u tooncm. of J««n.~ un- JACL r^nUy d«n,n.n»d HB JACL Members 18 and over may apply to enroll in the Blue Shield of California Health Plan sponsored by JACL Appli- ' hudJS'inKor^n.had been in Korean. ring \ cants and dependents underage 65 must submit a statement In 1991. a Japanese American UB. I of health acceptable to Blue Shield before coverage be- Brown Universify student tried dais couldn ’t be• s Bothered to dif fi^iency in EngU*. enenemyaoidos JACL 1^ long been oppi^ to • comes eff eclivejJndividual members age 65 and over, cov unsuccessfully to-reach several offices in Prori dencebytelephone and Americans whore ancestor* laws which would ered under Medicare Parts A and B. may join the PPO Plan- from New York on the second came from the same countiy gen- other lan^e but E w'ithQ.ut a health staterhent. ^ Monday in August, unaware it was a state Iwliday. Thinking im^iSlTi£M*i?iSS uS S^iSonlylB^Sreth^antith- For More Information, Write or Call Today: there might be trouble with the the same mistake was not made edsofthe rights and freedoms on • which our nation rests. (415)J31Ji633______•This measure is another effort at Immigrant bashing*. It is dis Yes! I want to know more about the JACL-Bluc Shield of California criminatory and inll rasult in He^ih PUn for ( I HMO [ ) PPO ______rassment of those who are non- ' English speaking,* said JACL I wp a mambar of ______—------^chaptor. CHher sites studied by GFB NVA for memorial to Aium..v.dtoinw^w- ton, D.C., and courses of action uiiding ana me u-o. ou- nnui» wiu«.n wvuiu N«na______^------AS*------are being reviewed for the na premeCou;» Court on Constitution and glidt literacy such as bilnagual tional memorial honoring the pa Marylanddand Avenues,uAvenues,vNE, as itslus education.' ^ ,• . Addroaa ^ ^------triotism of all Japanese Ameri- preferred site for the memorW. JACX opposes any effort wWA AfewdayspriortoaDecember restiytthelanguagerighUofany City/SlatoCjp ------!------—L------tans in World War II, it was rei- nounced March 11 1^ the GFB maeting of the National Capital American citi ten. Passage of this . Memonsl Cknnmireion, the GFB legislation will make a statement Phbna( nWoiMJHoma NVA (Go for Broke National Vet ssemonaj v^ominiBaiun, the Or s> i^ipwatAtpii —m — -----—--- erans Association). NVAhavir^learnedthatatleast that the Maiyl^ lerislature is At iU annual meeting in Octo- onecommireipnmrenberhadquea------:_jij------1—hadqpes- intolerantintolerantofnon-En^idiapeak- of non-Enptdtspeak- ber the Asaodstion voted far an tionedbuildingarnemorialreelore ingdtiiens of the Unitod States, 8,500 sq. a. perk within view of to the UB. C^iitol, had its site SaaTAKES/pasaf Paaflcatizm. ^ril 15-21,1994—5 All aboard ALOHA PLUMBING Kimura Ue- #440640 PHOTOMART -SINCE 1922- 777 Junipww Serr# Dr. Gmon £' SwiGebrM.CAtlTTS 516£.2niS(..L<8 .STsSi! an) 622- (213}28S4Xn8) Groc no^aJbiJL4^^ JO"—Owns SAN GABRIEL VILLAGE w iSSSSJo-a 235 W. Fairvicw Ave. San Gabriel. CA 91776 ifluviitrViNi (213) 283-5685 New Santa Barbara officers MnCm«.UI2ie (818) 289-5674 Rocentiy Installed 1994 officers for the Santa Barbara Goto, board member. Missing board members arc (7U}IIS4S54 Chapter. JACL, are (from left) Tom Hirashima. trea Dennis Tokumaru. David Wakumoto, Goro Takeuchi surer; John Suzuki, vice president; Marvin Glaser, Mamoru Takeuchi and Tad Kartetomo. They were insurance chain Jane Uyesaka. secretary; Mke Hide, installed Fob. 26 by past national president Harry president; Reiko Uyesaka, membership; and Hito Kajihara of Oxnard at the Montecito Country Club. DELIGHTFUL Mrs.FrideQis seafood treats DEUaOUSahd so easy to prepare MRS. FRIDAYS Gounnet Breaded Shrimps and Fish Fillets Fishktag Processors, 1327 E. 15th Sl„ Los Angeles, (213) 746-1307 J.apanese Aanerican KAMON tv OnyiMl BROIVZ£ “M- KAMON ' Individually handcrafted Kaioon. deiced espedally forjapanese Americans to pass on to thdr descendants. A U-Ating, one-of-a-kind record created to commemorate the Issci in your family! • KAMON RESEARCH / COKHRMATION SS VICE MIS leaders • BASICFACT SHEETON YOUR SURNAMt(SendSlO.*wAanii writing of nama) Mailorders / Inquincsiq: YOSHIDA KAMON ART ■mo MiStaiy ImoBoonco Servioo Club ol Souths wu unaWe to attend the meeting. Deputy Japanese Calitomlaboard mombors lor 1994 are (from left) JM Consul General f^akoto tto, guest speaker, spoke on P.O.Box 295:1,Gardena.CA 90247-1156 * (Z13)«29-2S48for Afpt. Japan'scurrent peace4teeping missions through the Uakamora. Ken Akuno. George Kanogai, Vidor Ata, KEt YOSHIDA; Researcher / Artist . NINA YOSHIDA, Translator .lemee Uia piasilent; Calhy Tanaka. sacreW Shi United Nitons. The Phlppine Defense Medate.were also distributed to many MiS veterans. Nomura and MItsUeui, BoaidmemborFrankHiifaahi Newly installed offic ers are (from left) Bob Mizukami, chapter representative; Steve NEW CAR LOANS Kono, vice president. iim.no uat omi Rfe;CarolynTakemo- to. vee resident. Ta coma; ^rry Fujrta, president; Dr. Charles Rich, treasurer; and Jeff Hirbo.vicepresi- IdenhV^pc- tured are Ko- 10% -## APR I sai, recording secre- '^ry. and Elsie Tani- ^ n % guchi, corres^nding secretary. PtMC-aai TAHICUCHI •ALLUF VAimr CHAP""' Puyallup in '94 H. Del Tanabe (left) receives the JACL sap- phke pin for his many years of serves from President Fujita. Membership contad: Miyo Uchiyama. 206/922-8141. LM iJll C.5rt ■!* cut It* siai ■ ■•MO ■■■'^0 ■ SfCBIED 4 mis smti Slim Slim S1EUS ■■itkcci ■■ictriT' Joi6 lb* Hotionol UCl Credminiot. Coll us 01 fill out Ike >' . luformoliou bdow. We will send roembeiship infoiBulion. Omaha lineup ABOVE—New oHIcei* lor 1994 ere (ftom left) ^ »d*iss/Cift/Siiit/Ili. 0WionilJACL C R E D I T t) H I 0 H. Ridiaid Tiechi, Onaho Clly councilman, el the reeem diebicl cound meeting in Omaha. fO lOX 1721 / SIC, ilVll 14118 / 101 355-1040 / 000 544-1120 6—Pacific atlaen, April 15-21,1994 Health care issues: JACL report, recommendations in the J^adficCitizen.The artides should • Effectiverress; The new system should lyzed and reported on Asian Pacific Ameri ‘Hie Task Force recommends the be dengosd to educate the membership on JACL make health ear* reform a ms^ deliver culturally competent care and ef cans on ’an ethnic basis conwstent with the US. Census ethnic categories. The health health care reformassues, and solicit mem priorityprogramiince:l)21 percentofthe fective innovation. It should encourage the bership feedback on the proposed JACL discovery of better treatments. It should system must conduct more health research Asian American and Pacific Islander Ameri - Guidelines. can population in the United States do not make it possible for the acad«nic commu targeted on the health sUtus of the various • Send information to theeh^ters. This have health insurance; 2) Health care re nity and heahtKgre providers to exercise Asian Pacific American ethnic groups. form will si^ficantly impact access to and effectively their responsibility to evaluate information should be designe^ inform delivery oThealth services to our members, and improve health care by providing re Recommended sqf andempower the grassroots alkrwing chap Americans of Japanese ancestry and all sources for the systematic stu dea epogulana), was introduced Four honored as women of the year TAKES in the Uni ted States March 11 at (Continued from page 4) a Natural Products Expo West The Downtown LA. Chapter, Los Ange Center. seminar in Anaheim. JACL, and the Nanka Nikkei les was a • It was discovered by Dr. Fiuin-kai are scheduled to honor board Kiraiko iviovirng up Tsunataro Kishida cf the Institut four Japanese American women member of Wakabay> Pasteur de Kyoto from the suguki at the annual Women of the the Down- a a k i — pickle and introduced in Japan Year luncheon, New Otani Ho t 0 w n Wakaba- Minorities gain last year as a means of improving tel Golden Ballroom, Little To Chapter, yshi has seats in Fortune 1,000 digestive function and enhancing kyo, Sunday ,'Apr. 17,12:30 p.m. JACL, and been active the boyd ’s natural defenaes, ac This yearns honorees are; an officer of in a num-, Asian Ameri^s improved cording to Maypn>Industriea,91V • Meriko Mori —a member tile Hoku- ber of com- their position on Fortune 1,000 381-2233. of the Greater LA. Singles bei Oki SANKEY m u n i t y company board seats in 1993, ac Chapter, JACL, Mori has served nawa Ken- groups. cording to a recent newsletter of in various capacities on the jinkai. ii Shea* served Direetonhip for corporate direc Communities chapterand district level. She • as vice pre tors. has been chapter president and Okinaka sident and While African Americans (266) Norvralk Nikkei vice president, served four years Jaakeo treasurer hold the bulk of seats (total of on the PSWD JACL board and Shonj^ — ofthe Na- 404), Asian Americans improved communitycenter one year on the JACL-LEC skilled in nka-Nikkai from under 10 to 37. Hispanic- board. y the Japa Fujin-kai held seats rooe from 61 to 101. It ready to rebuild m After an internship with nese arts, and vice was also noted 518 of the 619 17>e venerable Norwalk (South Chicago ’s Michael Reeae Hospi Sh u n y o president east L.A.)Japanese School at public Fortune 1,000 finnshed no tal, Mori began a career as an teaches ofthe Nan 14615 Gridley Road, which was WAKABAYASHI minority board members, as of administrative dietician. Ikebana ka Yama- vandalized twicelast year, will be June, 1993. • Miiaoko Sankey — for Sogestu-ryu and instructs nashiOub. torn down to make room for a. • Sankty is an active member of and exhibits Japanese calligra Inaddition she has been aboard 9,550 square-foot annex to-the theFort BucknerOfficersWives phy at Nibon-shuji. In Japan member of the Japanese Cbm- Norwalk Nikkei Community Cen In a pickle €3uband serves as president of she worked at the Yamaguchi mi^ty Pioneer Soda! Service ter. For ty past two years, some the Okinawa International Prefectural Education Dqiart- organization and is active in> $242,000has be«)raised, accord Wives Club. When she was in ment in employment and social Nichiren Buddhist Church, Kyato tsukemana ing to Hy Shishino, with a Japan she worked and served welfanrjiragrams and in Loa Nishi Hongwhnji Jr. Matrons. $6W,000 goal. Union Bank is derivative introduced as a board member of the Inter Angeles iihe voluntecred.at the AARP. Ninyo Kyokai and granting a $300,000 loan. Pioneer Japanese Community Koieisha-diu Shoku-kai. A new prolnotic, Labre (rfMrt national Social Service ai>d in for LaetobadUuM breviz tubepe- Paciac atizen, April 15-21.1994—7 Personally speaking Poetry ter and Graduate School, LA. * in *66, to Pertec in ’69 and subee- million in grants to nonprofit chamber ^pf commerce bo^ of quenUy vice president of opera groups to produce eiddUts, film National library ofPoetay, pub- directors, and Asia Society. Re tions at Xincom (197A), director of and radio programs, lectures and liBhersoTTearao/f^uT.ananthc^- - elected for another term were business development for confereneas thatexplm ^ state ’s ogyofNorth American poeU, gave chairman Yukiyaan Togo, chair- FairchildCainera A Instruments, legacy of histories, ^tiires and. JoeOyanra ’a ‘AilerMidnight, ”a man of Toyota Motor Sales USA; vice president in charge of finance values.Bjues. semi-finalist ranking, “nie Berlre- vice-presidents Lily Miyata,^ andandadministretionatCompucorp administration at Com AuthorofCouatry Vbtees.about ley writer was informed by man Toshiaki Ogaaa^a^, Fred and vice president-general inai^ three generations of Japanese aging editor Howard Elv tlut”you Saktirai , Ruth Wataaaba, and ager of Western operations on American family farming^ have a rare talent and (we) look treasurer Mhchall Fttlacher. Symbolics,...... lTK.(1981-87)^d co Masumoto organically farms 89 forward to publication of your founder in 1991 and thin^argest | acres outsi de of Fresno, serves on poem." Oyaina has been a long shareholder of NetVantage in the tree fruit and raisin industry time contributor to the P.C., re Politics 41 Santa Monica. Tonai ’s community research board and i s a director of porting for many years from New . Geotm Kttnio Uriiaza, can- ties are with the Japanese Ameri an on-farm institute for sustain York City and conducting his ihdate w assessor of Alameda can National Museum, Amadte able agriculture. Manahatta column ... "Recalling County, received endorsement Historical Society, East West Play the Earth" was the theme of the from the Alameda County Green ers, Omote 'Senke Domonkai, *93 'Hianksgiving Week Big Is Party, after pointing out his dvil MARIEm KURIHARA UCLA Business Economic Coun land writers conference and po __ le needs to be con cil, Japm America Symphony etry festival with Garrett Hongo nected with the environmentaJ- the successful placement of staff Association and Nikkei Bruin oom- returning honle from the Univer iats, because without accurate members to other facilities. She is sity of C^on, where be is cur budget assessments, the first also the Asian Pacific Islander rently director of the writing pro things cut by agendes are the . EEO program manager at Ft. United Way of King Cou^, gram. One of his books of poetry, “luxury* items, such-as environ MiIey,amajor referral care center Wash has honored “The Rive^ of Heaven," won the mental programs. T>ie Berkeley which is providing surgical, neu Yi loto, 78, for her unprec- Lamont Prize from the Academy JACLer added, “Some of the rological and psychiatric care to . 40 years as the book- of American Poets and was nomi Greens were surprised to hear over 200,000 veterans in North keewr with the agency. She was nated for the Pulitzer Prize for that JACLis a leadingdvil rights ern California. totuly surprised when she was poetry. (Sarrett ’s father ran the organization." Uehara is count invit^byJohn<3oessman,f«Tner Hongo Store on the Big Island^ ing on the “unhappy* 115,000 Business United Way president. She GerreU was born at Volcano ... houaeholda for votes after dung thotij^t it was to be a coffee break . Lois-Aim Yamanaka, Univer- ing tire incumbent broke his cam Scott Paper Co. ’s world head- Neariy 100 cb-workers and friends paign promise of ^ving thelow aity of Hawaii graduate in 1979 mtarters in I^ladelphia named 'gathered. She raised her three JEANUSHUMA Vho taught in public school, went est taxes on homes." Stephen P. former resi sons during tiie war year i n Japan back to writing poems in pidgin dent of Portland, Ore., as vice and learnt accounting on a U.S. Jean Udiijima. Beverly Hills English as she did asa youngster, Honors president & category leader, USA Army base. city clerk since 1973^ announced after Hawaiian poet Erie ^ock 'Hie Texas State diapter of Na- Consumer Towel Businsgs;lHe..U her plans to retire at the end of visited her classroom to encour tional Organizationion for1 Wonen aUnivenDtyofWashing^mgradur Rim and Video May and do some traveling she age her students to write about (NOW) recently hono i Karan ate with an MBAfitn^^e (jollegd^ The Learning Channel pro- and her husband, Tad, a retired their lives. Her poems, “Saturday NaraaakLJACLWashi: ingtdnrep- . of Puget Sound. ^moted Mary EUan Iwata to di- Hughes Aircraft design engineer, Night at the Pahala Theater^ resentative, as one of itsa “‘ Women ^ . ■'/rector, program production and had put off. (Bamboo Ridge Press), is her first of the 20th Century" at its 20th GIen^e.Aiiio!ia-bomCli™- aevelopment in 1993. She had Oi^nally from Chicago, she anniversary state convention in tine Tamemoto n^ntly Betheada, Md.,-ba«d first worked as secretary to Dallas recently. She also spoke on named to the p^ershpofEmet EhK^very Channel e> an exeeu- Beverly Hills public works direc- Education issuef facing Asian American and Young Accounting Firm, live producer in 1989. Her tor, was a legtd secretary for the women and dted JACL’s support Washington, D.C. During her se Beverly Hillsdtyattorneyin 1970 High school English teacher “Evening Magazine" series on “Ar- of the Freedom of Choice Act, the nior year at Peoria (Ariz.) High in chaeolo^ garnered a CableACE and was appointed dty clerk by Elaine Wetteraoer, daughter of Equial RemediesActand the Fam 197^ she represented Arizona as the dty council in 1973. Koji and Mary Norikane of Au Award as the best documentary ily Medical Leave Act. She one of two Presidential Scholars She reached a career milestone burn, Wash., was accorded an series. She is the daughter of thanked theeroup for its support invited to the White House. A Harry and Margaret Naka- in 1993, attaining permanent sta other professional award as Se- in the Jap RooarissueJn Beau- use graduate that included a year tus in the International Institute atde public schools ’ Teacher of gawa Iwata, longtime Nisei resi mbnt and asked for theMsne in ■ atWasedaUniversityonaRotary . dents of Tovraon, Md., and for of Mundpal Clerks, only the sixth the Year. She is known for asai^- the'‘Jp8ticefor Wards Ck>ve Wb^k- scholarship, she earned her of 10,000 members to reach that mentsthat blendwriting withbfe merly of Spokane and SeaUle, re ersAct' Master ’s degree at Harvard Uni spectively. level. experiences. She has received tf»e versity. ‘ She was honored as City Cleric most influential teacher award in Sports of the Year in 1988 by the City 1989 from, the Western Washing A Nisei Episcopal priest, the Clerks Assodation of California. ton Uni versityand was nominate Rev. Michael Seiichi Yaaotake, Jean was president of the West for Excellence in Education award 73, cf Chicago, after a hiatus of Loe Angeles JACL (1988-91) and in 1988 and 1990. She. received some 40 years, was persuadedand its Auxiliary (1991-94), a board the state award for excellence in returned to practidng kendo in member and chair (’89) of Leader education in 1993 from the Office the late 70s at the Chicago Kendo ship Education for Asian Padfics of Superintendent V Public In Dojo. Last November, the long and active on other area dvic struction. A University^of Waah>- time (Thkago JACLer achieve;^the projecU. ington graduate in 1965, she 5th-dan black belt at promotional taught at Franklin High until examinations conducted in Long Science 1975, took a child-care l^e and Beach, CaUf. An avid kendo stu- returned iml976 when n ii^ty Earning attention in the dmt in Seattle since age 16, he Ventura Ountyedition of theLot teachers were needed and has studied in Japan in 19M and re Angelet Timet recently was been at Nathan High since. She turned as a 3rd-dan. Wth World James 12,a sixth-grader earned her maateris in education War II, he had given up the sport. . - at the Rose Avenue School in Ox at UW in 1980. Teachers Prank Matottmoto, 7th . KYLE KAWAKAM KAREN ISHCUKA nard, because of his massive col dan, and George Ixoi of Chicago lection of insects. He was'named El Camino Coll^ ptychology Kendo Dojo, kendo officials of Orange County-born Sansei profe ssor Midori &imei Wata- The Library of Congress named Beikoku Kendo Renmei, Kyle & Kawakami, who joined Karen IshiTOka, curator of the nabe, ons of thefirstNiaei women Maaaham Slumoda, 7th dan, the firm in 1987, became a pe^ photographic and moving image to be hired Ity the Torrance area mesident of Santa Baibera, and ’ ner in the law firm of Irell & Enfocnological Society. coRipunity college in 1967, re-' archives for the Japanese Ameri Taro Gmie Ito, 7th dan, execu M^della, Newport Beach. He is can National Museum (J^fM) at Besides documenting insects centlyretired but will continue to tive secretary of Lomita, Calif., a graduate of UC San Di^ and ' frnm Arizona and California and work on a part-time baaia She Los Angeles, to iu Public, Aware- were instrumental in his success- Stanford Law Schott. -ness Tw Force of the National collecting, he chased one white ^lans to volunteer with various Film Preservation Program. She monarch butterfly on Oahu-.far c^ommunlty aryfRobertNakamnrahavepro- three ndles. He lectures to clato- pg™m» in Southern twootherkendoistsofequivalent,,|,er kendoiete of equivalent ' durad"MovingMemories, ”a video rooms from preschool to cdl^. SS." black-bel trank, usi ng the bokuMen comprised of computer-enhanced His parents David and Caro), UA.’s ‘Buddy Awards’ (wooden swords) ra^er then the historic home movies taken by lioth hi^ achool teadiers, said thinai (bamboo instruments). The fifth annu^ Lee Angdes Issei in the *20s and ’30s. The 30- their son took fancy to a book on •BUDDY (Bringing Up Your Toltyo Yomiuri Giants home- minute video features George bugs at age 3, returned all-of his Dau^ten Different] Y)"kwardees run king Sadaharu Oh, 63, was Take! as hoet/narrator. Toys R Us presents one Christ induded Barbara Bdiyamoto, elsetad to the Japanese Baseball mas to tip store to buy more books director rf government^ ^ffsirs Home Fame the first year he on insects. for Daniel, Mann, Johnson A became digible, receiving 206 of He wants to-collect inaects in Mendenhall, and active with the' 221 votes the bas eball writ the Costa Rican rain forest next National women ’s political cau- ers in the January poll. The Ha summer. One photo shows Jim cus-Metro Chapter board. The waiian-born Giants outfielderand exerdsingasix-yecu'-oldpeCsnake . program was created to honor later maiuiger for the Chunichi which he received when it was the culturally and ethnically divMae Dragons, WaRy Yonamine, who site of a pencil. That makes him a families committed to equal op now lives in Los Angeles, is the herpetologist-to-be. portunity. Other honcmees were first American named to the HaR MNORUTONAI the White House preas secretary Fame with 168 votes, two over the Retiring runners Dee Dee Myers, Olympian Anita required 166. Thus far, 4^playen Minora Tonai, 64, retirecK^ Harry auronaika, 3S, apre- DeFrantz, aad ARCO director of hi^-tach executi ve and business war Stocktoriian and postwar gro gicommunity relations Toni nese HsQl ofFame was foundetHn man, of Woodland Hills was cer in Ordway, Colo., ended 55 Martinez-Burgpyne. 1960. elsct^ president of the Japanese years in the business in 1987 and Amerkan Cultural and Cmmu- DAVID HAS MASUMOTO moved to St. Peterabun, Fla., Medicine nity Center (JACCC) board of di where he rsanmed more than ac World of music Marie M. KnriltafW, chief of rectors in Lra Angeles, succeed The California Counal for the tive interest in baadioll, playing Lawrenee Gleniky senior cor nursing service at the Vc ing TWtikara Taraaawa, who Humanitiesdectedwriter-fariBer ^th the worid renowned Kids A porate officer of Citicorp, Was AdministrationAdmimstration MMedical“*- ‘*- Center was elected toco-chairman of tiie David Maa Masomoto of De) Kubs sirftban team, oocnprised of elected president of the Ja{M (VAMC), Fort Mi!l^-San Fran- board with Frank Knwakara. A Rev to a three-yearl^earterm, term, starting aeniore 75 ydarsydara and up. Harry, America Symphony Aseedation dsco, was recently commended by UCLA bosineos administration withitsMareh quarterly meeting who playeddayed aemi-proeemi baaeball in of Los Angeles for the 1993-94 the Department of Veteran Af- graduaU (1955), Tonai was chief atRiverside.Anirlindspendent state the ’30s.30s, iiis captaincapti of-the Kids fiscal year. He u also involved &irs fair her “leadmahip during with an electronics affiliate of theI NaiNational Endow- roster. He was alsoals Arkansas Val with the Music Center of Los An the closure of the VAMC foeflity firminCulverCSty.thenniovedto ment for the Humanities founded ley JACL preaidentin 1954,1968- geles. Oarsmont Univsrnty Cen- at Martinez" in 1991 which saw TRW, Inc., in'59, to Informatics in 197^ it has awarded over 312 69andl982. 8—Pacific atlzen, April 15-21,1994 Opinions Letters Praise for JACL-OCA leadership conference Ffiilirtllc IiyWi>an ^ rd like to thank the NCWNP District and Sonoma County Chapter for spoosori ng my _Bia HOSOKAWA participation in the 1994 Leadership Con ference in Washington. D.C. It was an ac 1 tion-packed,excitingfour- days tljattaiight Roads taken and not taken participants many informative and useful techniques. Under the expert guidance of Karen Narasaki and Daphne Kwok, we were exposed to the many complex aspects udging from what I have heard, the Pacific Northwest, reaffirmed its supj^ Calif, politics, “niey range fi-om smoking and issuesof legislation. Thanks also go to H I Pacific Southwest District Council ’s forequal opportuni^ofall Amencans with- rights to abortion to makii^ every curband Mr. pnd Mrs. George Wakiji for support recent endorsement of same-sex out regard to race, creed, color, religion, second story office accessible to the'physi- and encouragement. marriage has jolted a number of JACLers. natioru^ origin, a^.se:^ disability or sexual cally disabled. These are not frivolous is The conference b^an at a furious pace Is this, the questions seems U> be, apro^ orientation. This isin line with JACL objec sues. They are also difficult. A person who matter for involvement by an organization tives as a civil rights organization. needs a wheelchair to get around should, with a tour of the internment exhibit “A with JACL’s history and objectives? Now the Pacific Southwest District's ac ideally, be able to roll up an incline from the More Perfect Union ” at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, followed by Trisha Murahaw^ national JACL vice tion has gone a step further by endorsing street to the sidewalk. But in view of re- president for planning and development the legality of same-sex marriages. Itcomes strict^'budgets, should curbs be replaced a reception dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. and chairperson of the civil rights caucus, on the heels of the Mountain Plains Ih strict by indines if it would mean slashing school Pat Okura, the Washington, D.C, Chapter, has an answer. As reported in this newspa- Coundl ’s vote against support the issue, budgets or the police force? and EDC. Though this was my third visit, peV, she said gay men and lesUans living which first came up in a National Board More to the pdnt, should JACL take t the exhibit tour always strongly renews my together are denied marital benefits which, meeting. Sharon Ishii Jordan, the Moun not take a stand on these issues any more commitment to JACL. A prrfound com she argued, is a restriction on their civil tain Plains District governor, said the dis than it should or should not take a pxiblic ment made by Mr. Okura that-evening rights. She said the issue before the council trict doesn't necessarily think legal re<^- position on same-sex marriages? And what made me realize that this commitment was not of individual feelings toward gays nition of same-sex marriages is not a civil criteria should be used in deciding which of • would need to be lifetime. He said, “In the and lesbians, but of their ri^t to have ^eir rights issue, but “it is an issue we di dn’t feel the countless issues before society are wor- " .^60 years of my involvemnet with JACL, I marriage relationship recognized as legal. we should t^e a position on. ” thy of JACL’s organizational concern? would have expected prejudice to have dis Interesting. JACL isind^ a civil ri^ts In these contentious times there is a The generation that founded JACL and appeared by now and it hasn ’t.” Lillian organization. It was founded to promote broad range of issues about which one can steered it through the perilous years, for IGmura ’s comments further emphasized the right of Japanese Americans to eitjoy wax indignant. If JACL wish^ tobeon the better or worse, is mostly , gone. A new the need toget involved in ordertoea^on the privileges of U.S. citizenship regard catting edge of civil ri^ts activism, the generation has taken contnJ in a new era those strong Asian leadership traditions less of race or ethnicity. It failed in its opportunities for taking a position are aU;;,..jind..^ agenda is not always in keeping perpetuated hy JACL. purpose when the feder^ government got most limitless. i with^ACL’srootconcems.Tosaythejeast, The remainder of the conference instilled away with treating them like enemy aliens They range from Singapore, where ^e itisaj) interesting time.@ many ideals that still require development. under the wartime Executive Order 9066. -issue is ^ether an 18-year-old American First and foremost is coalition building and It succeeded in having that wrong rectified male should be subject to the flc^ng pro Hoaok&ila u the former editorial page networking. Because there is so much cul with passage of the Redress bill. vided for certain crimes underJocal law, to editor of the Denver Post His coliumn ap tural diversity in this country, we need'to Earlier thisyear JACL’s National Board, the repression of dissent in China, to His- pears weekly in the Pacific Citizen. pursue ways to learn and work with every *Th opposition toabuddingmovement in the panic-Chinese friction in Monterey Park, one. It is important to recognize the poten tial of coalitions in order to present a JITi- fied voice to address issues that threaten human and civil rights. Many times, work East Wind IK ing effectively with diverse groups means learning to ^ diplomatic and to respect BILL MARUTANI confidentiality. Secondly, one must learn to effectively address the various issues that arise. This May It please the court requires access to resources and the ability toresearch information neededfor an accu rate presentation. Many times immediate action i s necessary, esped ally for emergent f’M DELIGHTED by President the 12 years of Bush-Reagan, 18 African quotas, contending that i t is“inappropriate situations Chat arise in le^slation and in I Clinton ’s nomination crf'New Yorker, Americans were appointed, 11 by Bush and to either choose or evaluate the judiciary your communities. It may seem impossible Denny Chin, Esq., to a seat on the 7by Reagan. Included in thisnumberoflS based on quotas;" continuing, ' The only to those with numerous other personal U,S: District court for the Southern Dis are 3 African American women. In Presi thing some of these groups care about is committments to become invdved. But as trict of New^York. To the best of my knowl dent Carter ’s term of four years, 37 African race and gender. ”, N<^le sounding as such members of a volunteer organization, we edge, outside..of the Pacific^basin states, Americans were appointed tolhe federal contention may be, it suffers from at least need to assess the importarKre of these this will be the first titfte that an Asiah bench, including 7 African American three innate defects: first, the contender issues and prioritize our time. American will be Assuming the federal dis women. President Clinton, thus far, has remains absolutely silent when racism and The final and perhaps most important trict court bench. According loan article in appointed 6 African Americans,' aH men— sexim is perpetrated, so that hiaT)er later issueisourorganization'scredibiliQ'.which the latest issue ofithe American Bar Asso- although he has appointed a Hispanic critique comes with ill grace; second,rit pre has been strained due to recent interr\al ciati«) Journal, i4.the years since 1969 to American woman. Continuing with the supposes that, the social milieu in which tufimoil . Members neW to provide construc date —that is covering the five administra Hispanic American calory, again friwn we operate is a neutral one, free of race or tive criticism and utilize proper avenues tions of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, 1969todate, th'etabuUmon breaksdown as gender discrimination, so that no remedial for any grievarkres, i.e. ”JACL Guidelines ReagM and Bush—a total of eight Asian follows: Nixon - 2; Ford - 1; Carter 26, formulas are necessary; thirdly, implicit in on Or^nizational Decision Making and Americans were named to the federal judi including one woihan; Reagan 13, includ- the contention is the unspoken premise ciary,assignableasfollow8:Bu8h-l;R^an . ing 2 women; ana Bush 8, including 3 that minorities and women Are inferior — SMtETTERS/p«9al2 - 2; and Carter - 2; Ford - 2, and Nixon -1. women. otherwise why do they require quotas to Adding Clinton ’s pending nomination, the attain I positions which have been tradi WHITE WOMEN JUDGESappointed total comes to nine. When it comes to Asian tionally filled by white males? American females, the tally is zilch—across to the federal bench during this period friwn the board. President Clinton has available 1969, total 104. Here the breakdown is: Sss UARUTAfO/p^ 12 €0 Pacific Gitizsa to him about 120 vacancies to fill. We trust Carter, with the largest number at 33, that he will so exercise his nominating followed by Bush at 31, Reagan at 28, and power to include‘several Asian. American Clinton, thus far, at 10, and Fordand Nixon After leaving the bench, Marutani t^esumed women. at one each. One commentator from the practicing low in Philadelphia. He writes riib, cduavs end ortoocs appcuing in Psdfk •conservative Free Congress Foundation, ” regularly for the Pacific Citizen. Citaen are those of tfv tudMn and as sudi do not WHAT ABOUT African Americans? In to quote from the Journal article, opposes nceauil) ’ Rpront the )apanae Asekan Qti- B Lcam. 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Editorial Board RehOtwts PC board disir CtayUMitaYasuda bosrdrrenta- Lss Hsti beard msnta RtehardSusnssa star f/800/»6«-6157) Pacific Citizen, April 15-21,1994—9 Voices By STEVEN C. CLEMONS Too many deals were his downfall T^Vwtboo^aia. _ ------iPrimetGn* every other top-ranked politician in J^pan, Kakuei Tanaka may be the superstars in built thrir state through a proce ss of mu M iaterMorihiroHcwokawawoiildkaep Hosokawa Itss been riimbiitg Japan ’s po* the process of political back-ecratriung but tual ct^luskm between pcditidans, bureau* X his job for long. HoK>k«w>.Japu*B htkalladderfayenhanging&vMSRYinaney Hosokawajs r^ective of something differ crate and favor seeking firms.. first hs^ of state i n 38 yean not a Btandao^ and votes; by providing government goods ent Hoaokawa ’s problem is that altbou^ he bearer of the 1 By COREY TAKAHASHI . Yonsei youth responds to racist spitter Corey Takahashi is a 17’year’Old senior aoroeone^o lived in Vietnam during the Or ask my cousin in Los Angeles, who \^etnamese. He had no reason to atta^ €itGrandHaven(liiehjHi^Schoot,where warandisperaimallyieaponsibleforwhat- was hospitalized sftir skinheads attacked roe. Actually, he is the victim, not me. hsisfiotureedi^ofhis s^toot newspaper, ever grievance he was pinning on me. him. Or the relatives of Vincent Chin, the Ragardle^ his actions are hwxcuaahle. As a society, he say$, we are ^ too tolerant If he has a problem with fourth-genera- Chinese American who was beaten to dMth If youVe going to be racist, you should at- pf intolerance. */ om on American, a Japa- tion Americans, too, then we can talk, be- in Highland Park 11 years am because an least know why. He didn’t know Fm J^- nese American—a guy who shouldn't hoot cause that ’s what I am. He got the wrong autoewker thought m was Japeineee. neee. and he didn't know Fm American. M to justify either identity .. .Because of ow guy. He was looking for someone he saw in A^ my father, a commander in the U.S. doesn^t know how foreign I feel when faced rv>a//wures,AsianAfnerteenso^tendeaf the movies. Coast Guard. Once, while he was giving a with statements like his. Yet he doesn ’t unth an attitude otherwise reserved fort I am an Amsrican, a Japaneae Ameri* tour ofhis ship, he was pointed at by a chil d know how American I feel when I meet my agners—particuloriyintheiiukp^L* a ny who shouldn ’t nave to justify who told his father, ”Look, dad, the Japa counterparts frmn Japan, or other Asian either identity. I didn’t do it with him, and nese are invading. ” countries, for whom I^ often mistaken. I^fdoitnow. The kid didn't learn that on his own. America is geo^phy and ideals, n^ f he hadn ’t shoi|ted it in my face, re- Unfortuivately, the concept of Amaritans Neither did the one who tried to assault me. appearancee. And if America is to live up to peated it aeveral times and tried ^ whohappentobeofAsianancestivisstiD But it’s distiirbing when yw realize that ite promiM of ‘equality and justice for all, ” I provoke a fi^t, 1 iwver would've be- remote to some people. Because of our ra- the same types oTmiscooTmisconcepticms and aa- we must reali^ that understanding and bev^ what Fd heard. I dal features, AdM Americans often deal Bumptioris M to the impimprisonment of m Tambm,Hateune. 97, Los Angeles. • Moun- Ranbow « band Jinchi. eurvivad by ( 9; Gardena-bom, survived by wife Jan 3, Okinawa-born, survived by tainView. Mardi6.o( heart aBadiwhia Aoyama -Memorial. PO Bex 71354. r.Yac Yaeko. sons Robert. KenL Takeshi. 3 daughters Jean Shiozaki. Toshteo Inukai golfing with friends at Coyote; Reno. NV 39570. '-gc.. sisters Kkumi Sakaniwa. Hanimi Watsonvao bom. evacuated to Poston. - Arae, Aaano. 92. Les Angetes. Feb. Ode, Tteiemj Shimizu. In-law Hisayo (Jpn), 14gc . 18gr«m.gc ,irvl»>S«jBiie Tambara. , graduated from Los Gatos High ( 55) 4; Fukuoka-bom. survived by sons Oda. and storred in toolbal. basebaB. tong Masachiia. Motomi, daughters Eiko kte. Okada, KkhL 97, Sacramento. Feb TazoL Miye. 97, Anaheim. Dec 31. Kumamoto-bom IJlahresktent survived iurhp in track and wrestliog. coached in Nobuko Mitsuda. Hvuko Atoert. Lucsie 5; Shizuoke-bom, survived by sons Eu by sons Jm (Utah), Taichi, daughtore taler years. UCSP School of Oenlisey Graham, 14 gc. 11 greal-gc gene. Harold, daughter Yunko Koyma Ruth Koga. Masako Fujimoto (Wash Cei). Air Force dentist in Spokane, in Fukute.UasayoahiF.»92,ChulaVista. V - iL Yoahtemon, 95. Berke- ington). Maye Chikasawa. Micf^ private practice in Palo AHo with Of. Dec 29. Gifu-bom naturalized U S. ati- ley. Feb 4. Fukuoka-bom. survived by '■’cSiLrTed T. 72, Mcxture, ^ George Hura and in Mountain View, zen. survived by sons Edward. Eugene, son Henry, daughters tOkuko, Sumiko Dec 18; Sacramento-bom^t-WWll Watan^. Faye Tome I9gc„ iSgreai- survived by wile Margaret (Jumura). sons daughters June Momita. Naorn Tanaka. Ode. bkyoko Tteiaka. Fumko Aoki. 16 Japwi Occupatxin veteran, survived b]| Dr Keith. Dr. Kraig, Kirk. Kris, prede 13gc gc. 8grBal-gc • wife Ida. daughter Jo Ann Moge °TokunagA Nobuko. U, Yubo Crty. ceased by son Kent ('81), brother Dr. Haaagawa, Uataua, 91, Torrance. Ken, HitoeM, 91. $an Franosco. Feb. . Oyama, ToyiMil.S9. Pasadena. Feb Jan 28. Cteif-bom Marysville JACLer. Robert in-taws mother Shizu Jumura. Feb. 8; Kohtea. Hawaikbom. suvived 8; Hawaa-bom. survived by sons Noboru, 5. Hiroshima-bom. survived by wile survived by husband Isao, son Isamu, daughter Dr Ouynh Abe by son Shigaki. daughter Louise. 4 gc. Harold, SamueT(Hawaii), Cyrus. James Carol, sons An^ew, John. James. Ri- daughtrer Aiko Arakaki, 2 gc. 6 brothers Aktyama, Hfuml, 95, Los Angeles. brother Masaichi Toishigawa. sisters (Cuperkno). Melvin, daughter Karen chted. daughter Name Chn. 3 gc . Pete.Hamatan. Yoshi. George. Mmoru. Feb SiOkaywna-bomnatoralizedUS. Gladys Waaoka. Fujiye NtshiyteTw m Kon-Garcia. 14 gc. 1 great-gc brother Masayoshi, mother-in-law Osamu. Tome, 5 sisters KA j Tanaka. cilizen. sunnved by sons George. Rob Hawaii) Kubota. TakaahL 75, Reno. Feb 25; Yoshiko N«4iashimo (Santa Baibara) Fumie Hamatam, Shizue Sugioka. ert daughters Betty Yamagishi, Shirley ‘Nayaahide. Mhaua, 99. Dana Point $tockton-bom WWlI Army veteran, re Salto. Kotoyo. 100. Los Angetes . Jan Moloe Hamatani. Yuki Combs Hroto Monahan. 12gc . 24 great-gc . 1 Feb 7; Osaka-born, survived by daugh tired Nevada rural manpower represen 6 (sv), Okayama-bom. survived by Teuchida, SedamL «3,San Jose. Jan great-great gc. irt-law Jean K AKiyarna ters Suzuko Okuda. Mtoko Okuda. 6 tative, Reno JACLer. survived by brother daugher ToshAo J Yamamoto, son 18; Renton, Wash -bom, survived by ' Ando, Pumto F. 90. San Francisco. gc.. and many great-gc. Tsugto(Lodi. Calrl.) Mtooru Sakaguchi. 6 gb.. 4 great-gc.. l daughter Peggy Tokushige. 2 gc Dec 19; Kanagawa-bom, survived by N|lma, SacNko, 92. Los Angetes . Jan Kuaaba, DanM M, 48. Buena Park. great-great gc. TeucMda, Tern Tamotau, 95, Oak- wile Eiko, daughter Comie Morita. 2gc, 31. Yamanashi-bom, survived by daugh Feb 2. Long beach-bom. survived by Sftlmlzu, Chltoe, 89, Foster City . Ca.. tend.Feb 16;Loomis-bom.survivedby Anteku, Charles T, 71, Reedey. Feb ter Sarah Sawai. 8 gc. sister Chizuko daughter Sheri, brothers Masaru. Dec 17; Wakayama-bOT. survived son wife Itsue. sons MMu. 4 gc 6; Mountain View-bom. survived by wile Hayakawa (Jpn), son-in-law Harry Katsuyoshi. sisters Masako Tarx. Eiko Hiroichi. daughters Tsuneyo arid Jure Ueda,Harolds. 63.Torrance.Jtei 4. Dorothy, daughters Marlene Ching. Fu>no. Hamachi. Sadako. . Mwakami.gc survived by wife Agnes, mother Akce, 1 Linda Brockhaus. Kay Keneer; Roxanne, kada, Ulchsal T. 92. Altedana. Feb Hwsabe, Dick M. 91. Aplos. Feb 8; Shindo. Victor M, 90. Los Angetes. gc, brothers Robea Charles ss- gc.. sisters Toriye Watanabe. Dorotoy 6 in an accident. Pasadena-bom. sur- WatsonvAe-bom. survived by daughter Jan 28;SurvTvedbywite Peggy,daugh ter Alice Umetsu Yamada. Mary Dowki. brotfter George. wved by parents Takamichi and Chizuko , Janice Manabe, sons Ron, Bairy. 3 gc. ters Robin. Cherie, Sandra, Vaterie'. l ______Yonarnura, Sam______MasaakL_ _98. _Un- Aoyama, Harw, 79. Reno. Feb. 20; a brolhere Steven. Eric. brother Smo gc, Rich«d, Arthur rxd ilm.Fob. 13.WM«)tl««H>om,«rr:™«l Nisei pioneer within Order of Eastern ho, MIchIko Nakamura, 71, Gardeha. HandevWa, Kazuke, •$, Oakland. CteraHirose --ijy aons Richard (Concord), Roy Star (wives of Masons) and Cteughters Feb 1; Los Angetet-bom. survived by Nov 28; Kagoshima-bom, survived by SMn)i, Uauml S, 71. Long Ba^. (fc^aiera). George, Donald (Stockton). of the Nile (wives of Shnners), Wortiy husbend Vfictof, son Stanley (San Di son John. ‘ Fab 9. Los Angeles-bom. survived by daughters Peggy Marttn. Sachi Enokidt Grand Maron in Nevada ( '77). queen of ego). daughters Or Susan Ito-HoHander. Mayeda, Shimeyo, 93. Las Vegas. wife Tarni. brother H iroshl. sister Agnes . (Laguna Hits). June Petars. 12 gc. Ammon-fla Temple No. 56 C80). OES Or. Juke ito-Sue (Chicago}. 5 gc . sister Feb. 24; Hawaii-bom farmer's wife, sur Shkwnoto, Tckee, 82, Gtendate. Feb brother Mmoru (Jpn). sisters Mtoori. Education Corrwnittee chair tor General RiyokoToda vived by son Richard, daughters Grace 8; Washington-born, surerved by wife Kikuno Dainobu (both Jpn) Grand Chapter, survived by husband of Kami. Klml. 94, Berkeley. Jan 29; Tsugiyama. Edna TomnagajGafdBoa), Shizue. son Dr Thomas, daughter YosMda,Eileh<.7l.Hayward.Feb 5; 57 years Fred, son Cai (Alameda), Hiroshima-bom. predeceased by hus- Michiko.2gc Oakland-born ftoral indCisZy ptoneer ri dau^ter Judy Takeda (Danville). 5 gc. MMo, Frank, 74, WatsonJle. Feb. 12) Shlmo,John,87, SantaAf»;Feb 2. mass marketing, reared president of Since she had first teamed oHhe East Newcastto-bom, survived^ arito Helen.' - Orange County-bom. survived by wite Sunnyside Nurseries (Hayward and ern Star through her daughters mem K. VICTOR TSUBOTA son Donald. 1 g Harue. bn,«»„ George. Jen. kslar, Seine.). Ceklomie Floeer Merkel o( bership in Rainbow Grts. the Nevada MizugucM, TamL 79, Los Angetes. Rose Kono. Shizu Hirose 78. beloved husband of Tomeko Ho« Hin«. - s,„ Frenci.co, Oeklend BurkJhi.t Grand Assembly intemational Order of Feb. I.GardenS'-bom.suvrvedby hus Ruth, father of Kenneth Maseru Tagami. Chito. 88, Los An^s. Dec Temple, merrtoer: SurratomoBank advi band Kanao. sons Yoshinon Hifumi (Tuana). Alan Richard, grandfa- 30. Kumamoto-bom. survived by daugh sory board. Japanese American Na MonufiMir* Uvtwrx lor Afi CtmMtries tberof James Maseru. Robert Jiro. (Jpn). Yoshihiro Hifum). daughters ter Gr«oe Sukimoto, 3 gc . 5 great-gc tional Museum. Japanese American Tamara Tomiko. brother of Minoru Setsuko Sakamoto (Jpn). YoshAo Ojiro, TakahaahL Rbbarl K. Gardena------Jan History Archives, ML Eden Lions, 100 and Haruo Tsubota in Japan 7gc, 2 great-gc, brothers Kiyoshi 5. Los Angetes-bom Sansai. survivedsurvivee Club______of______Alameda County,___ recto«rii___ of KimVAUA SEKH-SHA Takemura. Hiroshi (Jpn), Takeshi Funeral services were held on by-I parentsr—-— — Toshio and Tetsuko,.