•• •• aCl lC Cl ·lZCll March 27, 1981 The National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League ISSN: OOJO-HS79 I Whole No. 2, IJ II Vol. 92 No. 11 2ScRlstpaid-Neo.'ISStan1s: I.5c ). Nikkei $enior housing still developing Redress Commission chair aged WIder the JASC Housing appeal the commission's ver• nounced the plans March 3, accepts Tri-District invitation (A PC Updam) Corporatim, an organization dict Hiroto later said that pe0- will place their rezoning re• LOS ANGELES----Joan Bernstein, chairperson of the nine• , Housing for the elderly Nik- distinct· fnm the Japanese ple objected to the project be• quest before the Placer Coun• member U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Intern• kei has been developing in cer- American Service Committee. cause "they don't like to see ty Planning Commission next ment of Civilians, of Washington accepted the JACL 1'ri-District tain locatioos across the coon- In cootrast, the Gardena changes made" in their com• month, with construction pos• Conference invitation to headline the redress panel discussioo try through the supportive ef- Valley (Ca) Japanese Cultural munity and other reasons sibly beginning in the fall. on Saturday, April 4, 9 am at the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel, it forts of various JACL ~ Institute's housing project was were given, such as the fear of However, the corporation has was announced by host district governor Dermis Kunisaki ters aod ..cmununity groups. set back 00 March 4 when the a higher crime rate, parking to apply and receive a low• It was also understood that the commission would commence Two were recently completed Tommce Oty CoUncil Plan• problems and traffic conges• interest loan from the federal in July (instead of May, as reported earlier) p~blic hearings into but me suffered at least a tem- Ding Commission turned down tiro. Hiroto felt, however, Fann and Home Administra• the imPact of Evacuation and internment of 110,000 persons of porary setback. the JCI's bid for a zone vari- that these arguments were tion (the oost of the retirement Japanese ancestry, two-thirds of them native-born Americans, In Utah, Salt lake City's ance needed for the con• very weak, sirlce part of the complex was estimated at 1.5 and about 1 000 Aleuts during World War U Multi-Ethnic Senior Otlzen's structim of the proposed com• proposed site was currently million). The conference opens Friday evening with a mixer. Panel highrise was completed Jan 20 plex. The 1OG-unit, two-and• being used as ~ little league The acreage, at the south• discussions and workshops follow on Saturday with Ron Waka• with the majority of its 'tenants one-half acre structure would ball park and the housing cer• western comer of the Taylor Road bayashi, recently appointed National JACL executive, and vice tainly cOuldn't cause addition• and Penryn Road intersection, has settled in It is a 14(}unit build- be built on the bo\D1dary line been sectired with a down pay• president F10yd Shimomura, ranking national JACL officer in ing covering approximately which separates the cities of al problems. merit advanced to the corporation the three district council area, addressing the luncheon. one acre of the city's Multi- TOlT8llce and Gardena It But other California proj• by seven of the directors. One of The ''Yuki-Yaki'' roast of Hollywood actor Yuki Shimoda at Ettmi ",-_. which . t to would request f\D1ds through a these is James Makimoto, who out• the dinner Saturday evening will feature well-known Asian c ~er, IS ye $4 millioo Housing and Ur.ban ects seem to be progressing lined the project at Thesday Devel~ent favorably. In Placer County, American entertairunent personalities. Proceeds of the $30 be completed. An open house loan. night's meeting. event go toward the PSWDC redress campaign, it was stressed for the highrise is scheduled The Gardena JCI bid was plans for a 144-unit retirement The rugged terrain is divided by Apri110. by Pan Asian JACL, conference co-hosts. n~- village (in Penryn) are ready a live stream, which Makimoto en• In Olicago, the 200-unit rejected because a large visions will be damned and The conference will draw participants from the 7Q-plus chap• ~e proJ~t to get underway, as part of the Heiwa Terrace' was com- . ber of oppooents to Japanese American Heritage ' bridged. R.ock gardens using the ters in California, Nevada and Arizona Package registration will pleted last June, built lBlder awe:arect at the CIty co~cil existing trees and a few Japanese also be $30, covering Saturday luncheon, Saturday-Sunday con• pro~t cultural center, a 14.5-acre maples would create a tranquil at• the leadership of the Joint Ac- heanng to the proJect project that includes a cultural tinental breakfasts, parley presentations and mini-workshops. tion Board Cmference, a non- and no l~ CItiZens ~ere at mosphere with paths winding be• The Pacific Citizen Board, which heretofore met in conjunc• ~eanng t~ vor center, garden and small tween the developments. profit h1DIl8D rights or- the speak m .fa. shops. tion with Tri-District Conferences, has postponed its biennial ganizatioo which includes the of. It ~CI director W~ Eligibility for residents at the session # ~ comp~ The Heritage Center's non• village will be a required age of 62 local chapter of the JACL The Hiroto CWTelltly or above, a low income whereby housing facility is now man- supportive material and will profit corporation, which an- Min Yasui named to JACL redress chair ' the rent of the unit constitutes 2S PORTLAND, Ore.-With the resignation of John Tateishi as chair of percent of it. and being self-suf• the National Committee for Redress, Minoru Yasui of Denver was ficient appointed by Jim Tsujimura, National President to carry on the Issei chorus a hit at 'GFB'exhibit debut The East Bay Issei Housing responsibilities of the program. project, supported by JACL Yasui has served as a member of JACL's Redress Committee since cllapters in the San Francisco the Salt Lake City convention in 1978, and well aware of JACL's Eastbay-Cootra Coota, Berke• historical involvement and current commitment to this issue. "It goes ley, Oakland, Alameda, Eden without saying that Min has a singular commitment to this issue," Tsujimura declared. . Township and Fremont-had "Although we are unaware at this time of the Commission hearing applied for federal funding schedule, we can asswne that time is of the essence in JACL's pro• last year for a site near gram preparation. The Commission has already formally convened, Hayward. The site was not and at its first meeting selected Joan Bernstein as its chair. It is approved therefore important that each chapter asswne its responsibilities in this priority program of the organization; for without the aid of each The San Diego JACL Retire• chapter, optimwn success of the Commission may not be realized," ment Project Committee had Tsujimura said. # obtained last September a $4.3 million reservation from N.Y. JACL plans 'mock' redress hearing HUD for Kiku Gardens, a 1()(}' NEW YORK-In preparation for the probable hearing here by the Com• 150 unit apartment complex mission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, the New similar to Little Tokyo Towers York JAQ, will conduct a "mock hearing" on April2S in the World Room . in Los Angeles. at the Columbia School of Journalism, 116th st and Broadway, at 2 p.m. Cllapter president Ruby SChaar said that the idea for the "mock bear• HUD is currently reviewing ing" came from the onewhich was held during the national conventioo in the proposal submitted by the San F,rancisco last summer. committee, and the Hou$Jg The "mock bearing" is open to the community. Those who wish to present testimony are asked to contact Ruby Schaar, 50 W. 67th St , New New hearing date York, N.Y. 10023 (2U) 724-5323. ,; set for Takahashi DC testimonial for Tateishi slated SAN FRANCISCO-A testimonial banqet honoring John Tateishi for his MERCED, Ca.-The hearing on leadership, talent and sacrifices to the JAQ, redress camp::lign will be the appeal of Mrs. Mitsue Taka• sponsored by the No. Calif.-W. Nev.-Pacific JAQ, District Council 00 hashi of livingston on her dismis• Saturday, May 16, according to regional director George Kondo. The sal by the Livingston school board locale is to be armounced several months ago, scheduled for Rep. Nonnan Mineta, co-author of the House bill establishing the Mar. 10 has been postpobed to Conunission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act. will Monday, April 27. be main speaker. Merced County Superior Court Judge George G. MUITaY is sch~ BCA to inaugurate new Bishop Yamaoka - duled to hear her argwnents that PC Photo by J.D. Hokoyama as a tenured teacher of some 20 SAN FRANCISCO-Formal ceremonies marking the iIuiuguration of the memor~zed years, she was not given a fair Rev. Haruo Yamaoka of the Stockton Buddhist Cllurch as bishop of the Watsonville Issei choral group renders "God Bless America", phonetically in kana, Buddhist Cllurches of America will be held on Saturday, April2S, 4 p.m. during dedication of the "Go For Broke" exhibit at the Presidio of San Francisco. Some of them are hearing prior to the 2-1 decision to ftreher. here at the BCA Headquarters chapel at the Buddhist Temple. Gold Star Mothers. The Fresno-bom priest is the fll'St nati v ~born American appointed Six others had sons in the wa, Mrs. Toshi Murata, Mrs. Sbi• titular head of the 100,000 members of the Hompa Hongwartii Jodo.' SAN FRANCISCO-The Wat• Spark backs day Shinshu faith on the U.s. mainland by the Nishi HongwaI\ii Headquarters unit They are Mr. Tokushige geo Mizokami and Mrs. Masao sooville Japanese Senior Cen• Kitano. in Kyoto. Bishop-designate Yamaoka succeeds retiring Bishop Kenryu ter ISsei choral group, 25 sing• Kizuka, 79, his wife, SO, par• for Vietnam veterans T. Tsuji, Canadian-born and the first Ntsei BCA bishop. ers between 74 and 92, sang ents of Shigeru Kizuka, Purple According to Tokushige WASHINGTON-Sen. Spark Ma• A banquet follows at Miyako Hotel. Tickets may be reserved through tsunaga (D-Hawaii) is co-sponsor "God Bless America" at the Heart; Mrs. Toku Tsuda, son Kizuka, head of the Issei cen• any BCA temple or BCA Headquarters, 1710 Octavia St, San Francisco ter, 12 of the 18lssei contacted of a resolution designating April 94109 (41S-776-5600) at $20 per person. program March 7 to dedicate Tomio; Mrs. Yuki Torigoe, 85, 26,1981, as "National Recognition the new "Go for Broke" exbi~ soo Kenji; Mrs. Yaye Haya• are riaturalized citizens. Day for Veterans of the Vietnam Mrs. Hom to seek Rep. McCloskey's seat it at the Anny Musemn. shida, soo Louis, Bronze Star; The group rushed back to Era", which is a SW1day that could SAN JOSE, Ca.-Gloria Sun Hom, wife of local attorney Peter HOOl, Mrs. Sueoo FlijimotD, 84, son Watsonville after the program spearhead a week of hearings and mother of three reen-age daughters and head of' the economics depart• A Gold Star Mother, Mr~ Kiyoshi. to attend a party being held observances dealing with Vietnam ment at Mission College, announced her candidacy for the 12th Coo• Fumiyo Izwnizaki, 85, wbose Other members of the that night to hooor Kwnajiro veterans. gressional District seat, now held by Rep. McCloskey. She fell short by soo Henry was killed in group were: Murakami, who became 100 Over 480,000 Vietnam veterans 441 votes last year in her political debut in a state senate race. France, is a member of the are W1employed and 60% of all Vi• Daughter of a career diplomat ~ Patrick Sun, who was QUna's consul Mrs. Halla Tada, Mrs. F\ijino the week before. etnam vets aren't eligible for GI but was, at the time, h0s• gene.r8I in San Francisco, she i.; active in state politics and cWTeOtiy group Hooda, Mrs. Mina Tanaka, Mrs. At the "Go for Broke" com• Bill educational benefits, Matsu• heads the Palo Alto Republican Women's Club Federated pitalized and unable to come. Shizuko F\.Uihara, Mrs. Hana Ma• memdrative banquet at the naga, a Qlember of the Senate Vet• Mrs. Asa Sugidooo, 77, had tsuda, Mrs. Misayo Yorita, Mrs. Fainnont hotel that night, Sen. erans Affairs Conunittee, pointed MIS vets gear for 40th ann'y reunio two sons serving with the Toku Oda, Mrs. Yoshino Kimoto, Daniel K Inouye said, "Their out "Last year, a Harris poll re• Mrs. Kimiko Hiura, Mrs. Shizuko vealed over 90% of the public be• SAN FRANOSCO-Plans for a Officers ub \ 'ere annow100d by lOOthl442nd: Ichiro, who re• rendition of 'God Bless Am• 40th armiversary lVUSlS reunion Tad Hirota. general chainnan. !n• ceived a Brooze Star and a Yokoi, Mrs. Suyeko Okamura, lieves Vietnam veterans deserve Mrs. Toshihiko So, Mis. Sadame erica' was the best I've ever more respect than they are CUI'• on SW1ciay, Nov. 1 at the Presidio structors and members of the flJ'St Purple Heart, and Jiro. Maruyama, Mrs. Jutaro Hamagi- heard" \ # rently being shown," he added. of San Francisco at the Presidio ~1I class will be honored. 2-PAaFICcrflZEN I Friday,MarchTl, 1981------Watsonville Issei Cherry Blossom More seek Hayakawa's seat Pageant on Apr ~ 18 marks 1DOth year SAN. FRANCISCO-Arthur Shingleton, a black Bay Area Re• WATSONVIIlE, Ca.-The Wat• ~er. SAN FRANCISCO, Ca.- The 14th publican with no previous political experience, an• annual O1en:y Blossom Festival smville Buddhist cmunwrity I» nOWlced his candidacy,for Senate March 5. He will attempt to oared its oldest member, Kwna• queen contest and pageant will jiro Murakami, on March 7, four unseat Sen. S.L Hayakawa in next year's Republican primary. _ take place April 18 at the Japan days after he bad celebrated his ~eton. 41, is the vice president and manager of the San Center Theater. N

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YLiTAKAKUBOTA In Los Angelc coma t Mr. 0 nni Kuni aki 972-53 1 : Advi. rs Mr. Yoji Anzai +. and Mr. Takito Yamaguma .In North rn California contact Mr. John B nn ~ tt 44 5~ 73 in San Francisco or Mr. Ed Hall y 2 98 ~ 244l in San J se: Advi r Mr. oji Anzai Friday, March Zl, 19811 PACIFIC ClTIZEN-3 PETER IMAMURA Housing PBS to air 'Another View' Lured East Commission of the San Diego LOS ANGELES-For its 1981 The Los Angeles Times recently ran an article on the growing City Council is reappraising Spring program, the Public Broad• influx of Japan~ tourists to Hawaii, stating that Japan was the proposed site. casting Service will present a mul• ticultural documentary series, peacefully invading the islands and causing "a profound effect And in ·the San Fernando "American Perspective: Another on the Hawaiian economy and Hawaiian tourism-the 50th Valley in Los Angeles, grOlmd• . View," which will feature ten state's No. 1 industry." breaking ceremonies have shows on Thursdays, 10 pm. EST, In a similar vein, the Associated Press reported recently that been set for sometime in June April 9 to June 11. The weekly ~ California expects to host 310,000 Japanese towists this year for Nikkei Village, a lOO-unit, ries will focus on different ethnic groups, the handicapped, and w ~ and these visitors will spend more than $SOO million while taking twcracre rent supplement fa• men. in the sites of Disneyland, the Grand Canyoo, die Golden Gate cility at the San Fernando Val• . The programs, produced by Ci• Bridge and many other attractions. ley Japanese Ccmmunity Cen• netronics, Inc., will be hosted by There are many reasons why the Japanese are flocking to the ter. The $3.5 million housing actor Keye Luke and premiere two states, such as the heavy promotion by the travel industry plan, sponsored by some 15 or• ·April 9 with "Samm Williams: and the stroog interest in Californian and Hawaiian scenery. ganizations including the San Piaywright". centering on the life of the New York playwright who However, the most alluring features of the two states are, per- Fernando Valley JACL chap writes of his childhood experi• haps, the images of their lifestyles. . ter, would be completed in ap• LOGKING UP-Toasting 7-Up's consistent support to Ox• ences in North Carolina One wooders just exactly how the Japanese perceive the proximately two years. nard's Multicultural Festival, being held this year on April 4-5 at Other shows include: "The Yee "California" and "Hawaii" way of living (do people in Hawaii It should be noted that while the Oxnard community center complex, are (from left) D. G. Family" on April 16, which focuses really live like those ~ for C & H sugar? Are all Californians these projects were designed Coppersmith and Keith Plunkett from 7-Up; Cheryl Collart and on an American QUnese family beach bums, aspiring actors or just plain weird?) Of course, primarily with the senior cit• Bedford Pinkard, city recreation supeNisors, and Oxnard Mayor living in Los Angeles, exploring Dr. Tsujio Kato. their cultural heritage; "Aunty these images are what the media projects or at least, what the izens of the Japanese Ameri• Malia: Tapa Maker" on April 30, tours emphasize. can community in mind, their centering on Malia B. Solomon, It's obvious that fashioos seem to be a very noticeable aspect housing policies must follow Whittier College cor:lference who has devoted much of her life of California and Hawaii, since tourists stand out so easily ·with HUD's non~riminatory to the research of ancient Hawai• their designer clothes and accessories, or aloha shirts. guidelines. ian culture; and "School in the Pa• In the easy-going lifestyle and pleasant oceanside on WW2 camp life set Apr. 3-4 cific" on May 14, the stOl]' of the Hawaii, In all cases, local chapters of Micronesian parents' concern for scenery is probably the appealing aspects of the state. However) the JACL assisted in providing WHI'I'l'IER, Ca.-'The American Concentration Camp: a Con• their children's education and fu• the Times article did state that some tourists said Hawaii was the necessary support for temporary Perspective" will be explored in a two-day confer• ~ . # "not foreign e.nowm. " California, 01\ the other hand, has its s0me• community organizations to ence April 3-4 at Whittier College as part of the college's Japa• what "~ or. "Mickey Mouse" image, at least on the obtain funds and cooperation nese American Week activities and under auspices of the Nixon Imperial Valley reunion smf~ in Los Angeles and a somewhat more "cazy" atm0s• from local and federal govern• Scholars Program. Free and open to the pUblic, all conference LOS ANGELES-The reunion of phere in San Francisco. ment agencies: # presentatims will take P4tce at Faculty Center, Earlham and an Imperial Valley residents, past are, negative aspects about both of these Painter Ave. and present, will be held April 25, 1bere of coorse, 6:30 p.m., at the Proud Bini Res• states which also leave an impression 00 these tourists; one in Nisei Florists moves Designed to explore the sociological perspective, the confer• taurant, 11022 Aviation Blvd For particular is crime. Unforttmately the visitors niay fall prey to ence features a munber of out-Qf-state as well as local area infonnation call Yaeko NakUnited States still appears to maintain its high status emeritus, Univ. of Washington. 11:30 a.m.-Personal Perspectives of Community Colleges Internatioo• image with foreign COWltries, such as Japan, despite some of its UCLA Extension classes Manzanar: Jean Wakatsuki Houston, author; and Ralph Lazo, counselor, al EducatiCll Program starting dmlestic and intematiooal problems. Othexwise, ~ · such LOS AN~UCLA Exten• Valley Community College. 1:30 p . m.~temporary Studies: "Col• June 27 in Japan. For details and as the Japanese woold not pour in here to spend all their money sioo offers Matao Uwate's class in lege Nisei in Retrospect", Robert O'Brien, Ph.D., professor emeritus at cost, call 628-7788, ext 29L (I Japanese Foods & Culture on Mon• Whittier College; Legislator's View of Camp life and Relocation, Paul (of course, the value of the dollar against the yen is an important Bannai, fonner state assemblyman; Economic Impact in Long Beach Silk screen & dances re8soo, too). days at Zensbttii Temple and tea LOS ANGELES-Masaaki Tana• ceremooy by Herbert P\.utscbow, After the Evacuation, Larry Boss, CSU-Long Beach Asian American The massive anivals of these visitorS seem to indicate that in Studies Center. ka's silkscreens, OIl display associate professor of Oriental through May 11 at Occidental life some ways, residents are a bit lucky-for the tourists' great Languages, OIl Thursdays at Other lecturers: Don Nak.anishi, Ph.D., UCLA Asian American Studies Center, and Nobu Miyoshl, MSW, clinical social worker, PbiladeIphia Center Gallery, Uth & Hill, will be nwnbers are not produced merely out of curiosity but perllaps, UCLA Royce Hall commencing graced by noon-time dances of the ~of~as~ # April 9. For registration, call Ex• Registration desk opens at 9 am. April 4 at the Faculty Center. Bando Mitsuhiro Group in the l~ ~2272 tension /I Conference seating is limited. # by Wednesday, AprillS. If- Asian-Pac festival scheduled at LMU Shosha grants LOS ANGE£.ES-!.Loyola MarymOWlt University will feature Filipino, Japanese, fblynesian and Indonesian dance groups at its annual AsianJ JACCC $600,000 Pacific Festival on campus April 4, 11 amA p.m. An art exhibit, fashion LOS ANGElES--The third phase show by Miss Lim's Boutique and the film, "Cruisin' J-Town", are of fimd-raising in Japan by the Ja• included. . If pan Koenkai of the Japanese American Cultural and Communi• ty Center M; succeeded in adding Seinan Center offers anti-crime aids more than ¥229,5U,OOO LOS ANGELES--Seinan Center bas received anti-crime equipment ($600,434.05) of the ftmds were re• through Cmununity Development Block Grant FUnds and will install ATIENTION: ceived March 10 through the Ja• deadbolt locks, door viewers, smoke alarms, and window locks to home• pan Foundation and represents the owners or apartment renters within the target area: West Adams Ex• YOUNGSTERS AND OLDSTERS major part of dmations made to ~ District which coosist within north of Jefferson Blvd to Wash• the Japan Koenkai between April, mgton Blvd between Buckingbam Rd., and Ooverdale Ave; Crenshaw _ Year End Tax Planning Ira and Keogh 1980, through February 6 this Area District which is within South of Santa Barbara to Don Diablo Plans for Both Individuals and Self-Employed year, according to Inomatsu Usa• between Crenshaw and west to La Brea. For infonnation, contact Frank mi, executive director of the Hayashi, Anti.Qime Coordinator. at 734-2176. If you work for someone, and participant can estab• Koeokai. lish for a non-em• N"q:JpOOdenso of . Los Angeles,• are .not covered by a qual• Inc. marKed its 10th anniversary ified retirement plan - or ployed spouse, who March 1 by foregoing the usual ~ and receptioos and dooat• IMSURED SAVIHGS are self-employed Merit has received no mg $5,000 each to the Japanese wages during the American Cultural and Communi• Savings has a plan ty Center, the Asahi Gakuen and to help you r~tire year. Generally, the Tozai Gakuen Canpany president Michio with greater fin• two seperate IRA Obiwa said that his cocnpany de• accounts are cided to mark its decade of ancial independ• achievement in Southern Cali• ence taking full maintained. The fornia by dooating ftmds to local community organizations. # advantage of tax amount contri• Horikawa cited benefits enjoyed by buted should corporations and be equally divi• by mayor in L.A. ded between LOS ANGElES-Mike Horikawa, other latge com• who established Restaurant Hori• panies. We are your account kawa10yearsagoastheflrsthigh• Currently 7% per annum. paid quarterly. quality restaurant of its size in lit• also offering and that of tle Tokyo, was presented a scroll Better than banks or savings & loans. SPOUSES IRA. your spouse. of coounendation frem Mayor and free insurance. too. Tom Bradley Feb. 24. A SPOUSES - For example, a contribu• Horikawa was commended for tion of $1,750 would require his faith in the future of little T~ IRA is an alter• kyo at a time when redevelopment NAnONAL JACL CREDIT UNION that $875 be deposited Now over $ •.5 million In Qll8ts native account WaB just ammencing. The mayor to each account. also noted that Horikawa helped Insured saYings· currenlly 7% per annum which an employed IRA stimulate interest in little Tokyo by Let us help your plan for tomorrow. Please call Merit Savings Retirement Dept. sponsoring the famous Suwa Car Loans low rates on new & used drummers from San Francisoo for the arulUa! NISei Week in Los. An• Slgnatu,. Loans up to S3000" geles for the past 10 years. MERIT SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION MAIN OFFICE (213) 624·7434 e TORRANCE (213) 321·9301 e MONTEREY PARK (2 13) 266·3011 To mal'k his anniversary on Fr.. Insurance on loons & savings Mar. 3, Horikawa added an $8,000 IRVINE (114) 552·4751 oontl'ibutim to the $2,000 he made • UNUMrTED AMOUNT BY USDGC •• TO QUAlIRED BOIlAOWERS in 1975 to the Japanese American PO 1721 SOH Lake City, utah U110 (801) 355-10.0 Cultural and ComDlluUty CeIlteI'. If 4-- Friday. March 'Z1.1981 ======r::;'1 Letterbox • • ISSN: 0030-8579 lHE SCULPTOR AND • 'OIapter Anniversary' Dear HarTy: l.N)COON GROUP-I981 pacific CltlZe11 Your coverage of the Stockton JAG.. history in the February 27th Published ~ theJcplnese Amenc:an CItizens League 8Y8IY FI]day except issue of the Pacific Citizen was fi,. 281h, 30th, 32nd. 34th, 36th and last weeks of the year at 244 S. San superb. Pedro St, Las Angeles, Ca 90012; (213) 626-6936 • 2nd Class postage On behalf of the chapter I wish paid at Los Angeles, Ca Annual Subscri~CL membels: $8.00 01 to express its appreciation for all national clJes provides one-year on a per·household 1aasIs. Nonmembels: the hard work that you and your :$10, payable in advance. FCJreIgn addresses: Add U.S.sa • News Of OpllllonS expr8II88d ~ columniSts other than JACL stall wnt8rs do noI staff put into publishing the necessarily rellettJACL poliCy. - memorable issue. By this "example" I hope that DR. JAMES K. TSWIMURA ...... National JACL Pr8Sldent other chapters will follow suit for DR. CUFFORD I. UYEDA .•...... Chair, Pacific CItizen Board their anniversaries. HARRY K. HONDA ...... Editor RUBY T. DOBANA President Stockton. JACL • Accountability CLIFF'S CORNER: by Dr. Clifford Uyeda Editor: I was pUlZled by the intent of the article "Redress: a Matter of Ac· Being Heatd countability" (M.M. Swni"da, PC, Feb. 27) other than to make the San Francisco practical point that justice for vic· A friend stopped me on a street comer tims of Evacuation will be long recently and said, "Did you read 'East to time in coming, if ever. It seemed America?' " I replied in the affinnative. that the article was inverted; that "You were mentioned as one who objected is, the last paragraph contained to the title 'The Quiet Americans' in Bill the message and the remainder was the medium, somewhat obfus• Hosokawa's book, NISEI." I had to return cating and disjointed. Neverthe• home and look for the passage that was brought to my attention. less, it was, I thought, vaguely I recall the incident of 1969 very well. It was also the year in positive and it was nice to know able to the Court's majority? be mvited by law groups to aid in ideas and perceptions from out• which the San Francisco Center for Japanese American Studies tha~ the good guys, time, and gen~ (4) Is Justice Bw-ger's com· research, particularly students in side of Mr. Sumida's profession. was organized and launched. Its members included conserva• tics were on our side. ment, "a true miscarriage of jus• political science, government, ec0- May we have another article by tive businessmen, radical Sansei, moderates of both political This layperson "without a back· tice ....should always be opened nomics, pre-law, law, etc. If you Mr. Sumida soon? ground in politics or constitutional parties, priests, many academicians and students. As many pe0- to judicial review", applicable to ~ recall, roe of the silent toilers EJISUYAMA law" would appreciate clarifica· Ellsworth, Me. ple conunented, it was the only organization in the San Francisco our present status? And through in the vineyard was Michl Weglyn tion of several points: what legal or legislative processes (Years of Infamy) who earned the (As for Mr. Sumida's profession, Bay area that had the support of both the conservatives and the (1) Of what relevance are the can this be done? gratitude of all Japanese Ameri• be is a member of the banking in• radicals. Any subject of interest to Japanese Americans was our two anecdotes to the two war cases May I suggest that non·lawyers ~. Surely there is a need for dustry and oot in lawr-Ed.) - interest And at that time the title ''The Quiet Americans" in -Korematsu and Endo? (2) Does not the Court "meddle" refening to Nisei became a heated and emotional topic in the in the "war powers?" Did not ex Japanese American conununity. parte Milligan (1865) establish for National JACL Board and Staff We were meeting at the Ou'ist Presbyterian Oturch hall all times, subordination of the mili• Office precedes home when two telephone numbers are shown. Otherwise, locale is designated. "Whether we like it or not, our history Shows that we have tary to the Constitution when civi· generally been very quiet," I conunented then However, I and lian citizens are affected in the a~ (As of Mar, 4, 1981) • Chair, Nat'l Youth Cou.ncil Dist Gov: Pac Northwest sence of "grave military peril" or Ronald Tajii Dr Richard T Doi Nat'l JACL Credit Union the others felt that was secondary to the real issue 011 hand The NArL OFFICERS (EXECOM) 3901 Parl<.view Ln, # 19-0 1202 Vuecrest Rd real issue was, "Can differences of opinion be heard?" It was an martial law ? (In the Order of Succession Irvine, Ca 92715 Ellensburg. Wa 98926 242 S 4th East, PO Box 1721 (3) If the "true accounts of mili· as per Constitution, 19SO) r·(714) 559-1043 (509) 963.3141; 925-1104 Salt Lake City, Ut84110 ag&<>ld cmflict of the frustrations of "not being listened to." It (801) 355-8040 tary dangers facing the West President Chair, Pacific Citizen Bd Youth Representative Treas.Mgr: Mrs Yoshie Fujii was the sense of distress in their feelings that their opinions Coast" were not entered into the James K Tsujimura, MO Dr Clifford Uyeda Howard Ishiyama doo't count It was, in their view, another example of the esta~ court records (if it ever did) did it 3120 NE 127th Ave 1333 GouSh St. 0-10 7703 Howard Ave JACL·Blue Shield .lisIunent saying "That's the way i~ is," and turning deaf ears to not indicate that perilous condi· Portland, Or 97230 San Franc ISCO, Ca 94109 Parma. Oh 44134 1765 SuttefSt tions did not exist? Is it not a well (503) 229-7654; 254-6766 (415) 921 -5225; 922-5041 (21 6) 842-5041 San Francisco, Ca 94115 criticisms, whether correct or not, that was rampant in the Vice Pres (Gen'l Operations) Dist Gov: Eastern (School res: 138 Harshman/ I (415) 931-6633 known fact that "assumptions lily A Okura • Cherry Tsutsumlda Chapman, Bowfing Green State . Admin: Frances Morioka community. They felt the community need to discuss and digest about the actual danger" and "judi• . the cootroversy. c/o Corp for Pub Bdcstg (Chair. Governors' Caucus) Univ, Bowling Green, Oh 43404.) Sec: Suzy Green cial review" were based on Gen. 11 11-16th St NW, 1515 S Jeff·Davis Hwy. #421 NATIONAL STAFF REGIONAL OFFICES The set publishing date may have made this impossible. But a . DeWitt's "Final Report" (dated 6- Washington, DC 20036 Arlington, Va 22202 (202) 293-6160; (202) 426-4055; Central Calif District sympathetic reaction may have defused the furor. S43 and made public Jan. 1944)? (301) 530-0945 (703) 979.9651 JACL Headquar1ers 912 F St We kn6w what it consisted of. 1765FS~StCa94115 V"tce Pres (Public Affairs) Dist Gov: Central Cal Sa n ranclsco Fresno, Ca 93706 Moreover, did not Justice Murphy Floyd 0 Shimomura, Esq Anthony W Ishii, Esq (415) 921-JACL (~09) 23.7-4006 SPEAlClRG OUT: base his minority opinion (Kore• 1612 Grove Ave 62SO E Butler Ave Nat'l Dir: Ron Wakabayashi Orr: Sachlye Kuwamoto matsu) principally on racism and Woodland, Ca 95695 Fresno, Ca 93727 Legal·Prog Ok: Lorrie lnagaki, Esc Midwest District together with Justices Roberts (916) 445·0993; 666·1012 (209) 233-2163; 252-1156 Youth Ojr: Bruce Shimizu 5415 N ClarkSt and Jacksoo rejected the plea of Vice Pres (Plannina & Oeylp't) Dist Gov: Intennountain Bus Mgr: Patti Pa~nini Chicago 11160640 Super Weakness of "military necessity" for "it has nei· MIlS Kawamoto AI Kubota Memb Coord: EmIly Ishida . (312) 728-7170 PO Box 14329 483-13th Ave Bkkpr·Sec: Yoko Kawasuml Dir: William Yoshrno ther substance nor support" on the Omaha, Neb 68114 Salt Lake City, Ut 84103 Sec: Masi Nihei Sec: Alice Esaki same military information avail· (402) 393-1009; 238-2448 (SOl) 539-4206, 364-7036 ~r~~'F~role Hayashino No Calif.W NeY.Pac District the Super Minority ~ices) Vice Pres (Memb & Dist GoY: Midwest 1765 Sutter St Vernon T Yoshioka Dr Kaz Mayeda Washington Office San Francisco, Ca 94115 By ROY lL DOl 6968 Glenflora Ave 2268 Somerset 1730 Rhode Is Ave NW, #204 (415) 921.JACL Davis, Ca. 35~~go San Diego, Ca 92119 Bloomfield Hills, MI48013 Washington, DC 20036 Olr. George Kondo After 15 years as a faculty member, teacher, and adviser of a (714) 291-7311x 1195; (313) 577·3529; 332·3506 (202) 223-1240 461·2010 Dist Gov: Mtn.Plains JACL Rep: Ronald Ikejiri. Esq Pacific Northwest District number of Nikkei students at UC-Davis, I have come to the MAROf 30, 19% 318-6th Ave S, #108 Treasurer·Secretary Em Nakadoi Pacific Citizen Seattle, Wa 98~04 conclusiori that the super minority has an almost fatal weakness. Mar. J3...... Calada·s deportatioo pro• gram may be suspended, pending rule Y George Kodama 314 S 52nd St 244 S San Pedro St, #506 (206) 623.5088 lIDs super weakness can be described as the inability to speak from Privy Council, Prime Minister 13055-4 Mindanao Way Omaha, Ne 68132 los Angeles, Ca 90012 Sec: Karen Seriguchl Marina del Rey, Ca 90291 (402) 558-5699 (213) 626-6936 Open MWF 110-4:30 well and project a positive image in one-oo-ooe and group situa• King announces; up to 10,000 of Cana• (213) 937-1678; 822-5528 Dist GoY: No CaI·W Ney·Pac Editor: Harry K Honda tions. deficiency may afflict up to 50% of the Nikkei under• da's 23,000 persoos of Japanese ances• Pacific Southwest District This tty face deportation Dr Yosh NakashIma Sec·Adv: Jane M Ozawa graduates who are the cream of the high school graduates and NArL BOARD MEMBERS 3400 Calif St, San FranCISCO Sec·Cire: Tomi Hoshllaki 244 S San Pedro St, #507 Mar. 17-Nar'l YMCA Council urges (. Also EXECOM Member) Ca 94118 Edit Asst: Peter Imamura Los Angeles, Ca 900 12 who have Nisei or Sansei parents who are similarly lacking in Issei naturalizatial following stirring (415) 567-1532; 282-4600 Prod Asst: Mary Imon (213)6264471 Bel • Letal Counsel oral communication skills which are very important in Ameri• appea1 from Kuroki, WW2 airroJPS Frank A Iwama, Esq Dist Goy: Pac Southwest Mlg"Assl Mark SaIto Olr. John J SaIto 00 Sec: Carol Saito can society. gunner his "S9th mJssioo", at Atlantic 700 L St, SUIte 300 . Dennrs Kunlsaki City. Sacramento, Ca 95814 c/o Cal 1st Bank Trust Dept I am willing to admit that I am among those Nisei parents who Mar. 2G-FJeventh-hour releases save (916) 441·6255; 391-6273 616W6thSt are not verbally skilled. The head of the Asian American Studies 102 persoos at Thle Lake from CUllin• Los Angeles, Ca 900 17 ued intenunent at CJystal City, Tex.; (213) 972·5319; 225·2503 program at UC-Davis also feels that this is a valid assessment of Tule Lake camp c10sed as fUllll group of the situatim and furthennore feels this type of skill is learned in 4SO transferred by train to Texas. JACL National Committees part Mar. 24-JAQ. Intennountain Dis• from parents and is also intricately influenced by the cul• trict Council cmates SIO,OOO to Nat'1 for Grouped Under National Officer Responsibility tural backgrotmd of the individual Issei naturalization campaign. VICE PRES. OKURA (Genel'il Operations) VICE PRES. SHIMOMURA (Public Affairs) A·Bomb Survi~rs ....•...... (213) 628-1365; 353-4359 As a Nisei who is sympathetic and supportive of Nikkei stu• Mar. 2+-Anny tells Selective SeIvice Credentials ...... •.. . ..(213) 834-5698; 775·39SO to review Nisei classified 4C (aliens or Helen Kawagoe, 21111 Dolores St No. 66, Carson, Ca 90745 Paul TsunelShl, 10362 Russett, Sunland, Ca 91040 dents, I have wondered what impact these students are making citizals ineligible for military) during J.A. of the Biennium . ..•...... (213) 734·7684;95&5550 Employment Discrimination ...... (415) 566-3603 during persooal interviews for fellowships, admission to profes• WW2; sane Anny commanders at out· Kalhy Yoshlwa, 1230 Fifth Ave, Los Angeles, Ca 90019 Norman Ishimoto, 19Q6.1Bth Ave, San FrancISCO. Ca 94116 sipnal and graduate schools and jobs. Also is this lack of commu• break eX war were pennitted to either Nominations ...... (206) 623·2303; 725·0765 Ethnic Concems ...... •...... (206) 475-0261 retain or discharge Nisei soldiers, tOO;e Cherry KInosh ita, 3520 S ThisUe St, Seattle, Wa 98118 Joseph H Kasa i, 7811 S Wilkeson, Tacoma, Wa 94808 nication skills hindering many Nikkei from achieving positions ~ discharged without booor allowed to Personnel ...... (213) 688-4146; 732-7995 International Relations ...... (415) 965-5554 peal for review to hooonIbIe discharge of leadership, management, and supervisor and administrative Herb M Okamoto. clo IRS, PO Box 231, Los Ang. Ca 90053 Charles Kubokawa. 3365 Stockton PI. Palo Alto, Ca 94303 (to qualify for GIIXll.oo other veteran Political Education ...... (202) 426-4055, (703) 979-6561 positions after they have found a job? benefits). JACler of Biennrum, Inagakl Prize, Recognitions & Awards ...... (S03) 659-3232; 234-4714 Cherry TsulSumida, 1515 S Jefferson DavIS Hwy #421, Since Nikkei parents are willing to provide lessons for music, Mar. 25-Three Nisei strandees (0&• Arlington, Va 22202 ra Kaneshiro II1d her two brodlers) in Dr Homer Yasui, 227 SE 52nd Ave, Portland, Ore 97215 athletics, and a large nwnber of other activities, I have wan• Okinawa petitial U.s. military govern• Resolutions ...... (209) 233·2163; 252-1156 Redress ...... •...... (303) 575-2621; 722-9255 dered whether they might be willing to provide their children ment for repatriatioo to Hawali(AIl , Tony Ishii, 62SO E Butler, Fresno, Ca 93721 Minoru Yasui, llSO S WIlliams St. Denver, Co S0210 worked with U.s. ArmY to organize civil, VICE PRES. YOSHIOKA (Membership & Servlees) with a basic skill which will help them throughout their lifetime VICE PRES. KAWAMOTO (Pt.nnlna & Development) and which will break a parentally passed deficiency. ian vil.Iages sam after invasim) Health Insurance ...... (213) 924-8628; 865-0837 Mar. 26-JAQ. protests American Aging & Retirement ...... (415) 556-1961 (w) Gary Kebo, 20008 Rainbow Dr, Cerritos. Ca 90701 I hope that the JACL will encourage and foster a program to Bowling Congress all-white member• Dr Sharon Fujii. 530-8th Ave #5, San Francisco, Ca 94118 Membership Development ...... (714) 461-2010 ship rule. Census liaison ...... improve oral conununication skills amoog Nikkei of all age, V T Yoshioka, 6968 Glenflora Ave, San Diego, Ca 92119 Mar. 28-"Third evacuatial" Wlder• Frances Y Wong, 9111 Friar Rd, Oxon Hill, Md 20022 Special Events .•...... especially the young and make this a major project for the '80s. way for over SOO returnees living at Japanese American Research ProJect ...... (31 2) 281-4071 (To be selected) ..) WiJola housing project lIDs would not only help the Nikkei community, but this action temporary near Shlg Wakamalsu, 2336 N Commonwealth, Chicago, 1160614 Thousand Club ...... , ...w(312) 561-2221, 561-5105 Gnffith Park, LA, evicted; most were - c/o JACL Midwest OffICe, 5415 N Clark St, ChIcago 60640 Dr Frank F Sakamoto, 5423 N Clark st, ChICago, 1160640 may serve as a model for other Asian American groups, particu• evacuated in 19'12 from We9coast, then Nat'l Planning ...... '0'1( 212) 753·4700 larly the recent immigrants so that their transition into Ameri• !;ubjected to sealrld forced removal in lillian C KImura, 1314 W Winnema c, Chicago, 1160640 TREAS-SEC. KODAMA can life would be carried out more readily by their "Nisei". For late 19<15 when centers were closed. office: clo Nat'l YWCA, 600 LeXington, New York, NY 10022 ASSIstant Treasurer ...... (213) 922·2765; 598·0224 Mar. 29-0ver 7S Nisei veterans h0n• all you Nikkei who are not handicapped in this way, you really Scholarship ...... (408) 998-5339 Hank Sakai, 7240 S Marina PaCIfIC, Long Beach. Ca 90003 ored at gala Salt Lake City testimooial at Blldget & FInance ...... •. .(213) 937·1678; 822·5528 II Helen Mlneta, 545 N 5th St, San Jose, Ca 95112 are fortunate! ' . Hotel Utah. Veteran Affairs ...... Y G Kodama, 13055-4 Mindanao. Manna del Rey, Ca 90291 Mar. 30-~ SalOW, Eiji Tanabe (To be selected) Endowment Fund ...... (415) 885-4605 and Yurino T~oshi appointed by Ways & Mea ns. . . (209) 7334886; 562-3392 Yone Satoda, 109 GladeviewWy. San Francisco. Ca 94131 • According to the law ofnature, it is only fair that no one should JACL national president Hito Okada to Natiooai Hq staff; resignatial of Peter Tom Shlmasakl, 2902 W Main St, VIsalia, Ca 93277 Headquarters Bldg Fund . . .. (415) 775-8200, 776-0723 become ncher through damages and injuries suffered by anoth• Aoki as New York represenlBtive and Youth. (714) 559·1043 (707) 744·4023 (parents' home) Steve Doi, 1521 Larkin St, San Francisco, Ca 94109 er.-Justinian Code. Dr T T Yatabe as Olicago representa• Ron Tajil. 3901 Parkview Lane 19·0. Irvine, Ca 92715 Satow Memorial Fund ...... (301) 443-4448; 53().0945 tive announced. - 4925 Occidental Rd. Santa Rosa, Ca 94501 K Patrick Okura, 6303 Friendship Ct. Bethesda, Md 20034 Friday, March Xl, 1981/ PACIFIC CITlZEN--S FROM THE FRYING PAN: by Bill Hosokawa One of the Fairfield fleet is a ship called the Sunbelt Dixie which has been described as a floating parking lot Kay 'Sugahara: the Nisei Onassis It is a lO-deck car carrier which hauls 20,000 Toyota automobiles a year from Japan to the U $ : east coast Two New York, N.Y. field's offices and reported on it in this space. A series of of the decks are refrigerated and the Sunbelt Dixie hauls The deep-<:arpeted suite of offices on brochures issued recently by the company tell the story Florida and California citrus fruits to Japan on the return . one of the upper floors at 277 Park Ave• of what's happened since then. "Although corporate stra• trip. The computerized ventilation and climate control nue, among Manhattan's most presti- tegy and capital investment are planned in the New York system work so well that, the brochure says, "Japanese . . gious addresses, is a far cry from the office," one brochure explains, "most of Fairfield's busi• importers of citrus now pay a premium price for fruit nesses are independently run by executives in Houston, carried from the U.S. on the Sunbelt Dixie." . I j gently rolling deck of an oil tanker. I There is no throb of engines nor the San Francisco, London, TokYo and other subsidiary of• Well, if you're in the business of hauling fruit, it might smell of sea and'creosote, only the muted clatter of type• fices. An exception is the management of the Fairfield be wise to have an assured supply. So Fairfield owns two writers and the soft summons of telephone bells. But this tanker fleet, which is controlled in New York, although large orchards in California growing lemons, oranges is the command post, or the bridge if you will, from which the crewing, provisioning, bunkering, and maintenance and avocados. And if you're in real estate, you might as Kay Sugahara oversees the operations of a vast empire of the ships are handled by the London office." . well look for other opportunities. Like an interest in a based on fleets of ships plying the seven seas. The tanker fleet is made up of 10 ships, the largest a 32G-unit high-rise apartment development in Boston. Sugahara, as readers of this column know, is the Los super-tanker of 270,000 tons. Four somewhat smaller * * * Angeles Nisei orphaned at 11 who rebelled at the mind• tankers are scheduled for delivery this year. . Of growing importance in Fairfield's operations is its less Depression-era existence dictated by the need to There's another Fairfield fleet of refrigerated cargo oil'and gas division. Another subsidiary called Fairfield work 60 hours a week stacking oranges in a fruitstand for ships launched in 1968 jointly with Taiyo Fisheries of I Industries is conducting seismographic surveys on land a $15 paycheck. He set out to make something more Japan, the world's largest commercial fishing company. and over water for some of the world's largest oil meaningful of his life and wound up as the so-called Nisei Under the flag of Reefer Express Lines, the company prcxiucers. ship~transporting Sug~a Onassis. Today he exerts his control and wields his ge• owns or charters as many as 30 meat is in his very early 70's, looks years younger, nius as chainnan of what he calls the Fairfield Group. and fish from South America to Europe and North and routinely races off to· London, Tokyo, or Nigeria. America, U.S. poultry to the Middle East, South Ameri• Wherever he may be and whatever he may be doing, the * * * can fish to Japan, meat and fruit froQ'l Australia and New memories of his impoverished boyhood in Los Angeles It's been nearly two years since we last visited Fair• Zealand te Europe. are never far below the swface. # EAST WIND: by Bill Marutani, if not outright lies, once in a while, for self-preservation or face-saving? But even when I did slip into fibbing (that's an Tep-Shiro, Chi-Shiru, Hito-Shiru untruth that doesn't hurt anybody), I nonetheless was bothered by the moral directive that my parents had early given to me: Rilladelphia got through on that score.) With the shortage our nation is ten-shiru, chi-shiro, hiUrshiru-thaJ. is to say, "truth will out" . As ALTHOUGH OUR ISSEI parents were experiencing-fuel, wood, and now water-it's a shame that our maturity of mind sets in, we would learn that if one commits an . not given to verbalizing very much to us Issei parents' ethics and values could not have been passed along error, it is easier and better simply to admit it After all, none of NISei children, nonetheless most of what to more peq>le. _ us is perfect they had to pass along to us has stuck, in 'SHUSSEI' OR SUC~which in those days I understood BUT ASIDE FROM prevaricating, once in a while, in other . . smle degree and in some manner. And as to mean material wealth-was another goal impressed upon us. aspects of our living, we did seek to follow the code of honesty. ~ ymmgsters-and for that matter, as adults, ~ And there was only roe way, we were told, that we were going to , Thus, we were taught that it was equivalent to stealing if we as you sball see--many of those Issei moral teachings were realize it: work, plain work. And to make the point clear, we were "goofed off' on an hourly paid job. (This actually got me into difficult to comply with. But a goodly Dtnnber of them may have t'2!d: ''If me can berome a success without work, then most of trouble once with a union shop steward; in no Wlcertain tenus I had some impact upm each of us. tOe people you see aroWld you would be a success." And with was told to slow down because I was causing problems on the FRUGALITY WAS ONE of the many things impressed upon that observation, this then-young mind and eye could not dis• assembly line.) Thus, whether or not the boss was around. we us: not to waste, use only what you must Save. I remember my ~fiwasobvWu& worked. Well, most of the time, anyway. But seeing the apparent mother instructing me to use the pencil Wltil I could no longer HONFSfY IN ONE'S dealings, in one's intercourse with competitive sliding of our COWltry on the world market today, grasp it between my thmnb and forefinger, to write on both sides others, would prove to be a difficult moral directive to observe. I'm not at all sure that our Issei values should not become more a of the paper. (Indeed, these colwnns have been written on the 1bis is not to say that this writer was a congenital prevaricator; part of our national ethics. As they said, "If one can become a reverse side of used paper. For years. So obviolL'.lv the message but can you imagine growing up without having to tell a few fibs, success without work, ...."

• First in a Series ''Korematsu was not excluded . A case against WW2 evacuation from the Military Area because of ABS'I'RACT of a single racial group are immediately sUSpect" and " ...[The] hostility to him or his race." . Bay Area Attorneys for Redress W$ fonned early tim year for the courts must subject them to the most rigid scrutiny." Korematsu v. United States purpose ~ presenting legal arguments and a brief to the Commmioo 00 1bis strict scrutiny test requires a compelling governmental Redress. purpose in order to justify the particular law and compels the The brief being pubIisbed in serial fonn will make several arguments courts to detennine whether there are any possible less drastic about Italians at all except in certain cases. Also, the same for Gennans regarding the UDCODStitutiooa 01 the detention and evacuation of alternatives by which the government can achieve its purpose. except in individual cases. But we must worry about the Japanese all the Japanese during Wortd War IT. It will argue that the deteDtioo and Later cases applying the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Pr0- time until he is wiped off the map." evacuation oonstitnted iUegaI dile whose institutions are fminded upon the doctnne City/State/ZIP ...... , . of equality." In Korematsu, the Court amplified that holding, giving him a piece of paper." stating that" ...alllocal restrictions which curtail the civil rights -General DeWitt also told the Sub-Committee, .. ... You needn't wonI' Amount enclosed: ...... Ct-roI payable 10: WASHINGTON. 0 C. JACl 6-PAaDC UTJZEN I Friday, March Z7, ·1981 Chapter Pulse FROM PACIFIC SOUTHWEST: by John Saito Mayor Isenberg to address Sac'to • San Francisco JAle who passed him by Miki, Diane Kawamura and Amy • Seabrook JAallegiance. The Rev. Daniel Shennan gave ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9-George K ffiguchi. Edw M Yamamoto, del, memb; George invocation. Andy Mayeshiba, outgoing 1980 president, welcomed the FAVORITE RECIPES FROM ALL THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Puyallup Valley: 16-Dr Kiyoaki Hori, flIkukai, 1. pnl8 and act cocilair. against heart attacks and strokes. Japanese have a higher EPA rate SAN DIEGOJAQ. N~eman, than Europeans but a lower one Join the JACL Masaaki HirmaIca, pres; Robert Ito, Dr. Phillip head of vp; M&'ii8ID 8 Asakawa, treasj ~~ Ka• phannacology at Washington Uni• than Eskimos. ************~************** Ex-Pres. Ford oestIiro, sec; Glen Asakawa, lUSt; Moto versity in St Louis, said that diet• However, more studies are Asakawa, retirem't· Ann Olew, CAP ary supplements, extracted from needed to determine a sensible <» ' ''''~'WATCIHI'''cI'''~JJCI'''~1 San Juan Drugs, Inc TOKYO - Fmner President rep.i.. Den Estes. ~~ Harry Kaw~ fish, may saneday be available to sage range of EPA, since some Ja• Gerald Font will make a five.day to, K Ito, IKlC; Oavid NlWamoto, rec co- panese finns are studying ways to 916 W . Belmont Tetsuyo Kashima, protect people from heart attacks. 17 N. WABASH AVE .• LOBBY J8IBJ, mem: Anhur visit to arriving in Osaka . a un; f)Jmiko Kida, redress; . Researchers have found that extract EPA from fISh. CHICAGO, ILL. 60602 - 372-7863 Chicago, III. 60657 March 77. He will tbeb proceed to Richan1 ' ~; Ben Nakata, JCC cold water flSh is a good source of "We wouldn't want people tak• (312) 248-2432 Tokyo Mardl29 to attmd a luncb• • Arthur bod&; Henry Tani, Dave Yoshimura. PropnelDf ~~ eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, a' ing so much of the supplement George Ichba, R.Ptt. erD heJd in his bonorwitb Pnmier civ I1B; Dr , 'tJIUO Tomita, Ben that they would bleed to death... Authorized Seiko and Citizen · Soles & Service Hiroshi Nakano R.Ph. fatty acid which helps reduce the -.;.;.;.;~-..-.---~--- Zeuko SuD*i IDI oilier JapaDeIe Hooda. insur; James Yamate. !idloI; blood's potential for clotting. said Needleman. ;; A.I 1...... _ ...."'ttUtlM" ..... "' ...... "I .. '...... __ leaden. # Vernon YClIIhkD, UPAC RII· . Friday, March Xl, 1981 1PA~C U'IIZEN-7 Nationwide Directory BusineSS· Professional 'Kakure' Christians JAGLer recalls audience with Emperor of Japan OISO, Kanagawa-A memorial hall at the Flizabeth Sanders Portland, Ore. which was not too bad, for after all, we were from the small Home is to be built to display relics Known to Portlanders as genial host of Bush COWltry town of Portland Garden Restaurant and longtime member of JA- ASAHIINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL of Japanese Olristians (Kakure We were led to a waiting room and given our instructions. Yuri U.S.A. , Japan. Worldwid. Kirishitan) who continued their 0.. and Nikkeijin Kai, Corky Tokuyoshi Kawasaki Air-Seo-l.and-Car-Hotel worship despite the severe repres• was recently awarded the 6th Order of the Rising . speaks excellent Japanese, but poor Sumi had difficulty under• 1111 W Olympic Blvd, lA 90015 Sun by the Japanese Govenunent 1bis booorwas standing most of the conversation. My education in Japan helped 623-6125/29. Call Joe or Gladys sion during the Tokugawa Sh0gun• ate (1603-1868). The pieces were granted in recognition of his efforts to aid the me considerably, but I was afraid of my American manners. FLOWER VIEW GARDENS #2 collected by the late Mrs. Mild Sa• Japanese people imny'tfiately after World War n For the Awards Ceremony, we (honorees and spouses only ... New Otani Hotel, 110 S las Ang.~ and because of his activities to pl'ODlote gOOd U.S.• lOs Ang.1es 90012 Milo Jr wada, foonder of the home for Swni had to stay behind) were led to a huge room on the upper Citywide Delivery (213) 620-0808. thousands of abandooexI children. Japan relations. Corky's commwlity work began 3S years ago in floor. At this jWlcture, there was no conversation of any kind. NISEI FLORIST . Chicago where he served as Executive Director of Everybody was excited and. curious as to what was going to In the Hean of litll. Tokyo Corky Kawasaki the Olicago Resettlers Committee and was also a happen next Then a program coordinator infonned us of the 446 E 2nd SI : 628-5606 Fred Moriguchi Member: T.leflora Imember of the Chicago Conunwlity F\md and Council of Social Agen• procedures which were to follow. We also learned that, unfor• cies. He helped the Nikkei find housing, employment and a ' (805) 987-5800 Funakoshi Ins. Agency, Inc. few minutes, the Emperor entered the Hall The Emperor 321 E. 2nd 51., las Angeles 900 12 walked very slowly and with dignity. We all bowed at this instant Santa Barbara County elml'r.l' ,I( PhnloW,lphK \upplll" suil.3oo 626-5275 316 E. 2nd St. , Los Angeles to welcome him as he stepped to the dais. The Emperor stood HAROLD K. KONO Hirohata Ins. Agency, Inc. 622-3968 322 E. 2nd SI., las AnS. les 90012 before us .. .his face gentle and smiling. We bowed again and a Attorney allow 287-8605 628-1214 1231 SlOle SI. Suite 200. 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One of its features was out of the picture in downtown the Nichigeki Dancing Team, s~ Tokyo after about SO years• a Japanese version of the Ra• 'Shogun' .headliner in Japan joining the Sukiya Bridge and dio City Rockettes. karl" proclaimed one of the lo• night places like Manila Foreign canals that used to be in the The circular building also cal sheets in mid-January, In mid-February) the Japan males better acquainted with area. housed the Nichigeki Music meaning that King Winter had Times had an ad stretching the situatioo, on the other A farewell program was Hall. One longtime fan, des• settled ~ the Japanese across the page saying: "Come hand, have been sympathetic held at the theater in mid• cribing it as "the temple of the islands. It has been the coldest and See ShOgun Country!" in letters appearing in the Ja• February and got big play in bosom" in a nostalgic letter ap• winter by the way since 1963, It was cormected with a new pan Times. They point out that the papers. The Nichigeki is to pearing in the Daily Yomiuri, with heavy snow in the Hoku• deluxe tour of the JAL called the Japanese aren't the only be torn down this month to claimed that the Music Hall TOKYO-The word "shOgun", riku region up north. "ShOgun Passage". The 1~y ones who, as one feminine let• make way for a new building. was "better known to tourists which no doubt has appeared Meanwhile, the Daily Yomi• tour starting in late March will ter writer put it, are "buying During its lifetime, numer• worldwide" than the main in print more times than ever uri ~ reported that export of take visitors to many of the women's bodies" in Manila ous top stage perfonners had theater ever was. # in the past six mooths, contin• nori (laver) to the U.S. is b0om• places featured in James CIa• And the males claim that the ues to tum up in the news• ing and it is felt that the fame veil's best-selling "ShOgun" Phillippine Airlines is encour• papers. of the book and movie _ novel or associated with real• aging the world's oldest pro• It all started, of course, with "ShOgun" may have been a life persoos on which the fession with the words "Love that "ShCJgun" film And when connibuting factor. novel's characters were Bus", accompanied by juicY actress Yako Shimada re• Most of the dried seaweed based. red lips, across the nose of its ceived the Golden Globe sheets going to the States ap• Speaking of tours, com• planes. award for fter role in the hit 8 parently is consumed in sushi. ments on the now notorious televisioo series, her photo ap• A recent survey showed that "sex tours" by Japanese male peared in all the leading pa• sushi ranks second only to groups to capitals of Southeast Classified Ad ~hmh tempura among the Japanese Classified Rate is 12£ a word. $3 minimum pershere. 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