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#29841 Vol. 136, No.1 ISSN: 0030-8579 National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) JAN. 17-FEB. 6, 2003 JACL Executive Committee Holds Groups, Including JACL, Continue to Special Meeting to Discuss Finances Protest Targeted INS Registration

By CAROLINE AOYAGI loan atnhorized by the national By CAROLINE AOYAGI and interviewed. The targeted America," said Saif Hussain, a Executive Editor board at the September 2002 and TRACY UBA countries during this round were: member of the Council on national board meeting. Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, American Islamic Relations SAN FRANCISCO-The Izumi noted that although rev• As thousands of men, mostly Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North (CAIR) of Southern California executive committee of JACL's enue projections have fallen short, from predominantly Muslim Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, executive committee, who attend• national board ~et for a special if membership numbers continue countries, scrambled to meet a Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates ed the rally in front of the down• meeting recently in a continuing to come. in as projected and the second Department of Justice and Yemen. town Federal effort to monitor and improve Annual Giving campaign is suc• deadline for . ~pecial registration, The protesters were hoping to Building. JACL's financial situation. cessful, a second withdrawal from civil rights groups from across the· prevent a repeat of the mass arrests Zouvir Achour, a Tunisian, lives "We have to be the catalyst, we the Life Trust Fund will likely not country gathered on Jan. 10 to that took place in Los Angeles fQI• in San Francisco and was in line to have to be leaders," said Aoyd be necessary. protest the policy as discriminato• lowing the first registration dead• register with the INS. While the Mori, JACL national president, to Art Koga, JACL treasurer/sec• ry and a blatant form of racial pro• line of Dec. 16 where about 400 28-year-old student agrees that the board members, "but we can't retary, stressed the need to come filing. registration. is a expect changes to occur up with a cost-reduction plan A, B, " The "normal overnight." and C. If JACL's finances do not DOJ/INS regis• process," he At the Nov. 24 meeting Mori improve, such a plan of action will tration policy is feels that his pri• and the executive board noted that become necessary, he said. So far clearly discrimi• vacy is being tough times are still ahead for he hasn't seen a firm cost-reduc• natory because compromised by JACL, projecting a deficit of tion plan. it's focused on having to be $178,586 for 2002. With expenses Mori ' pointed that the only certain seg• subjected to fin• already cut to the bone .a,nd numer- finance committee will need to ments of the gerprinting and 0us staff positions left unfilled, the come up with a cost-reduction population, and being pho• board members agreed that rev• plan. John Tateishi, JACL execu• in this respect, tographed. enue generation must be their tive director, noted that he put this is about as "I'm the most focus and spent much of the meet• forth such. a plan at the executive blatant a form of peaceful person ing discussing the need to increase session held during the recent racial profiling on earth," he membership. national board meeting. as there is ... said. The message is simple, said Looking forward to the next and by the way, The groups David Hayashi, vice president of quarter, Mori emphasized the need by federal were calling for: planning and development: "It's to stick to the Three Pillars Plan statute . racial the end of the no JACL future or JACL future." PHOTO: TRACY USA "special registra• introduced at the September 2002 profiling is ille- Saif Hussain, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, leads a national board meeting. The plan . gal," said John Friday congregational prayer for Muslims in front of the Los Angeles tion" arrests and Financial Picture focuses on the areas of member• Tateishi, JACL Federal Building where the INS was holding special reigstrations for detentions; The national board is looking at ship, education and fund raising, executive direc• immigrants. Civil rights groups have called these registrations dis• release of the short-term survival right now, said with the main goal being reven}le tor, who spoke criminatory and a form of racial profiling. detainees arre~t- Mori, taking things a few months generation. at a rally in San ed when they at a time. Once the organization is Francisco. men were detained for various came to register; repeal of immi• on firmer financial ground, the Three Pillars Plan - Close to 7,000 men from 13 violations of criminal or immigra• gration laws and policies that rely national board will start to focus Membership mostly Middle Eastern countries tion laws, which included mostly on racial profiling and incarcera• on long-term survival. As of Oct. 31,2002, JACL had were required to check in with the minor offenses such as not inform• tion; and more INS resources to Clyde Izumi, JACL business 20,744 active members. Lucy Immigration and Naturaliiation ing the INS about a change of reduce the application backlog , reported that JACL Kishiue, JACL membership and Services office under the National address. that leaves non-citizens vulnerable investments have started to go fund development director, report• Security Entry-Exit Registration "We feel very heartened, we to detention. back up over the past few months ed that compared to 2001, JACL System by the Jan. 10 deadline. feel ' very encouraged (by the sup• Recently JACL joined more after a slight rebound in the stock had.942 fewer new and renewing Failing to register could result jn port of other communities) and we than 50 national, state, and local markets. As of Oct. 31, 2002, members in 2002. But she also deportation. see that this is not something organizations asking President . JACL's investments were valued noted that many of the new mem• The men, here in the United unique that we are facing. It's just Bush to eliminate the INS special at $6,578,772. The Legacy Fund bers signing up in 2001 were Blue States on non-immigrant visas, our time as Muslims and members was at $4,807,206 as of this date, Shield health insurance members were fingerprinted,photographed of the . Arab community in See INS/page 7 still below the principle value of who had let their JACL member• the fund, so earnings on the fund ships lapse. Also, since JACL had MORI MEMO ' are continuing to be directly rolled a dues increase in April 2002, the Judge Rules Shooting back. impact on revenues has been off• .Looking Forward Oil Nov. 6, 2002, JACL made a set. of APA Girl Justified $75,000 draw on the Life Trust In 2002 JACL was losing mem• to a Great Year Endowment Fund in order to meet China to the in bers at a rate of 4.4 percent com• By FLOYD MORI By Pacific Citizen St3tr expenses. The withdrawal, which and Associated Press November 2001 to be with her pared to 200 1, better than the 8 National JACL President is actually a loan to be repaid with• percent rate that had been predict- father. But in early May of last year in five years'at an interest rate of 2 Ajudge has ruled that the shoot• she was removed from her father's The New Year is always a time percent, is part of the $200,000 See FINANCES/page 7 ing of 14-year-old Anna Guo by a care and placed in a foster home. to reflect. What am I doing right? rookie Ventura County, Calif., On May 5, 2002, Guo became sui• What can I do to improve? We all police officer was justified. cidal, threatening to kill herself with ····· Irisid~the ············ want to maxi• Superior Court Judge Herbert a steak knife. Fearing for their safe• mize our good Curtis ill ruled on Jan. 6 that Guo ty, the foster parents called the p~ificeitizen points and intentionally rushed toward Officer police. eliminate our Kristin Rupp with a knife while When the police anived, Guo weaknesses. screaming profanities. Rupp rea• allegedly lunged at Officer Kristin th~! Letters·to Editor, ..2 We want to sonably believed her life was in Rupp, 23, who then shot at Guo improve and danger and had little choice but to three times, hitting her in the leg . National News .' ..3,5 do better this frre her gun, the judge ruled. and stomach. . ' year. Can we? The teen could be sentenced to Several members of the APA Community News ....6 ·· Yes, we can! five years in the Califomia Youth community questioned the severity Let's take a look at ourselves as Authority, but Deputy District of the felony assault charge, noting Columns ...... ·, ..8 citizens of this great nation. It Attorney Miles Weiss has indicated that the girl was distressed and sui• seems that we seem to measure that he will seek treatment for the cidal at the time and was crying out for help. how well we do in strictly econom• girl instead. A sentence hearing was Calendar ... , ...... 9 Shortly after the shooting the ic terms. Is the number of dollars scheduled for Jan. 13. Several Asian Pacific American Ventura Police Department con• we have in the bank to pass on to Necrology ...... 10-11 groups, including JACL and the ducted an internal investigation and our posterity the measure of how Chinese American Citizens eventually ruled that Rupp was not 1000~Century Club well off we are? In the worldly Alliance, have long protested Guo's guilty of any misconduct. Guo sense, probably yes. But how do shooting, describing the officer's remains in juvenile custody where actions as extreme and unjustified. she has been held since the shoot• See MORI MEMO/page 7 Guo had originally moved from ing .• 2 ... PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 17-F'EB. 6, 2003 7J acI'•• .· c . c.en ~ '¥-'-~H" ~?;e;; ' ;;~ " Edit~r " '-" I' 7 Cupania Circle, rhhilPf'+;WiWil\k·: "' .... 4F i'· ..'" • '.. ' " AiH W· ·"Hl("··.,,,·:.··. *\, )pt·.J,()i\w;.. ·' .".·.·.·.m,....· 11 ,frd .,,: :.. >Ii' .,..,., '" .\. ';. "'··'dl< ...... /' Monterey Park, CA 91755 Tel: 323n25-0083, 800/966- 'Under God' Court. One young man said we two or more national board meet- offensive items were not for sale 6157, Fax: 323n25-0064 need to be mindful of "popular ings. here in Fresno, Calif., and was told E-mail: [email protected] in Pledge sentiment." What a scary thought! Among other issues - and there that they were but at a reduced If America had heeded "popular are many - this audit could price because "we're clearing Executive Editor: I hope that other JACLers are as sentiment" we would still have address how to legally re-character- them out." Caroline Y. Aoyagi pleased as I am about the position · Jim Crow laws, lynching would ize and utilize the myriad of funds, We are sure that this is not what Assistant Editor: be common and Asians and other including those for scholarships, you thought Macy's agreed to do Martha Nakagawa John Tateishi clearly outlined in minorities woula be back to that might be available for general when they told you that they Office Manager: Brian Tanaka his letter to Sen. Tom Daschle Production Assistant: ("JACL Urges Senate to Reject square one. operating needs. Along with others, would remove them from their Margot Brunswick 'Under God' in Pledge," P.C, I looked at this young Japanese I've always questioned the value of shelves. I plan to write a letter to WriterlReporter: Tracy Uba Nov. IS-Dec. 19). Although the American and wondered why he scholarship awards since member- Mr. Mettler, but I thought you Circulation: Eva Lau-Ting Congress ovelWhelmingly agreed was "selling out" his and ship recruitment, one potential side should know of this. to maintain the phrase "under ancestors? The issue over benefit, has been practically nonex- Publisher: Japanese American God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Pledge is not a religious argu- istent. In this regard, the scholar- Citizens League (founded 1929) Tateishi's letter gave voice to ment but one of civil rights. The ship donor(s) just might be per- Fresno, Calif. . 1765 Sutter Street, San Francis• JACL's position that our diverse tyranny of the majority in forcing suaded to change the tenns of their co, CA 94115, tel: 415/921-5225 non-Christian children to say the gifts for the good of JACL. Sounds fax: 415/931-4671, www.jacl.org nation also includes patriots other o than the religious right. Pledge violates the separation of pretty drastic, doesn't it? Well, if JACL President: Floyd Mori church and state, and this is what the JACL is truly operating in a cri- Nati~mal Director: John Tateishi As Tateishi said: "Being a good What is an American, being a great the 9th Circuit Court was focusing sis environment then nothing Pacific Citizen Board of Direc• should be considered sacred. Plus, American, does not dej>end on one on. tors: Ken Inouye, chairperson; why not go to the chapters for help. American? Paul Uyehara, EOC; Ron Kat• being a good Christian." Ken Inouye, JACL vice presi• After all, aren't we in this together? suyama, MOC; Grace Kimoto, . Many politicians are overreact• dent of public affairs, admonished About nine years ago I visited Final thought: it does not require CCOC; Ken Kamei, NCWNPDC; the PSW representatives for not Japan, my ancestral homeland. I ing . to the pressure from the a stroke of brilliance to realize that Ann Fujii-Undwall, PNWDC; Jeff seeing the civil rights aspect of enjoyed seeing the beautiful coun• Christian right. Already, there are the JACL could eventually lose its Watanabe, IDC; Vacant, MPDC; this controversy. "Popular senti• tryside and the rugged ocean proposals to amend the viability as a membership-based Deni Uejima, PSWDC; Maya Ya• ment" would undoubtedly support shore. Most of all, I enjoyed visit• mazaki, Youth. Constitution. President Bush him• organization if net membership loss saying "under God" in me Pledge. ing the city of Onomichi, where self has said that '(refening to the continues unabated. Why, then, can Again, civil rights must always my father's parents lived before "under God" court ruling) "we JACL not assume a new inCaIi1l• r------, take precedence over what is coming to America. NEWS/AD DEADLINE: need common-sense judges who tion modeled after, for example, the The visit to Japan is the only FRIDAY BEFORE DATE understand that our rights were "popular" if we are going to con• NAACP or ADA? OF ISSUE. time in my life where I mingled derived from God. And those are tinue to be anything near a true A super-efficient lobby, if you Editorials, news and the among people who looked like the kind of judges I intend to put democracy. will, with a well-paid professional opinions expressed by col• me. But one fact became evident on the bench." ~aUee4. staff in a few key locations might umnists other than the na• &eeee whenever I used my limited JACL is a relatively small Co-president be just what we need to e\lsure the tional JACL president or Japanese vocabulary - I am an national director do not organizati~n with very little San Gabriel Valley JACL continuation of the JACL's mission American. necessarily reflect JACL money or "clout." But our voice of into the new millennium. And con- Yes, I look Asian because phys• policy. Events and prod• reason was heard in Congress o centrate its resources on the core ucts' advertised in the Pacif- before and it might again. I hope issues impacting the JA communi• ically I am. I am proud of my I ic Citizen do not carry the so. The P.C recently ran an article ty. Freeing itself from the con• ancestral roots and indebted to the I implicit endorsement of the titled, "JACL Urges Senate to ancestors who were brave enough I JACL or this publication. I ~~ straints of costly national board Reject 'Under Go<;!' in Pledge." to come to America. They endured I We reserve the right to edit I Past president, JACL meetings might very well be wel• Since JACL has· taken this so much in the process to be an IL ______articles. ~ I comed by the membership. o stance, will it go a step further and By the .way, whatever happened American. I am an American. PACIFIC CITIZEN (ISSN: 0030- ask Congress to invalidate all sil• to the so-called Blue Ribbon The "Kung Fool" Halloween 8579) is published semi-monthly I support the notion that we ver dollars inscribed with 'In God Committee? outfit and the Abercrombie & except once in January and De• should reject "under God" from We Trust'? Also, will JACL claim Fitch "two Wongs can make it cember by the Japanese American that the oath used in court trials; white" adveltisement are insulting Citizens League, 7 Cupania Circle, the Pledge. First of all, as you stat• Monterey Park, CA 91755. OF• ed, "God" subtly implies Christian "to tell the truth and nothing but to us all. FICE HOURS - Mon.-Fri., 8:30 God and excludes many people the truth so help me God," a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific Time. ©2003. who do not fit into the Christian infringes upon personal freedom o lfJeupte~~ Annual subscription rates: category for philosophical, ideo• of speech and religionHs the use Norco, Calif. NON-MEMBERS: 1 year-$35, logical, ethnic or spiritual reasons. of the Holy Bible in swearing-in payable in advance. Additional Secondly, we must support sep• ceremonies of public officials Re: Macy's postage per year - Foreign period• aration of church and state. The wrong? What about application to ical rate $25; First Class for U.S., deity via public prayer? Buddha Boxers Canada, Mexico: $30; Airmail to pledge is a "state" business and 'i\aclftc Japan/Europe: $60. (Subject to not a religious matter. Many dan• JACL would be well advised to Yesterday at church, a friend r citizen change without notice.) Periodicals gerous things happen when we concem itself with ethnic concems shared with me an article in the 7 Cupania Circle postage paid at Monterey· Park, mix religion and state. I know how without becoming involved in Monterey Park, CA 91755-7406 Pacific Citizen titled "Macy's fax: 3231725-0064 Calif., and at additional mailing of• it worked in Japan's Shinto period religious matters that are more Responds to Complaints Over e-mail: [email protected] fices. during the war. It was also used to diverse, controversial and divi• 'Buddha' Boxer Shorts." I · am * EXcept for the National Director's Permlsslon: No part of this publi• justify plundering and murdering sive. writing to let you know that even Report, news and the views ex• cation may be reproduced without in the Middle East under the The Quakers during World War pressed by columnists do not nec• though we are neither Asian essarily reflect JACL policy. The express permission of the publish• Crusaders in Medieval times. IT came to the aid of the Japanese er. Copying for other than personal . American nor Buddhist, we too columns are the personal opinion of or internal reference use without I support the editorial position Americans who were suspect, are outraged by such a disrespect- . I·' the writers. the express permission of P.C. is on this because "God" can be mis• friendless, subject to scorn and ·ful ction by Macy's in marketing * "Voices" reflect the active, public discussion within JACL of a wide prohibited. MICROFILM (35mm) of used or abused by ambitious, bias, and eventually subjected to such an offensive item. annual issues is available from nationalistic leaders. This issue is mass incarceration. I wonder if range of ideas and issues, though . We believe that the freedom of they may not reflect the viewpoint of . Bay MicrOfilm, Inc., 1115 E. Arques particularly crucial at this time as present-day Quakers, given the Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086. worship guaranteed to us in our tf-Je editorial board of the Pacific Cit• the Bush administration is so foregoing scenario, might not feel Bill of Rights by the founding izen. POSTMASTER: Send address . intent on dragging us into another they had supported a Godless fathers carries with it an absolute * "Short expressions" on public is• changes to: Pacific Citizen, c/o war which will kill more people society unwittingly? sues, usually one or rHO para• JACL National Headquarters, responsibility to show respect for graphs, should include signature, 1765 Sutter St., San Francisco, (mostly poor and powerless) on Yours for a Better America. the images, scriptures, practices address and daytime phone num• CA94115. both sides and divert our scarce and beliefs of those whose religion ber. Because of space limitations, resources for human and cultural ~s~ is other than our own. ,etters are subject to abridgemen~. - needs. Although we are unable to print a/l Pocatello, Idaho This morning my friend called the letters we receive, we appreci• JACL MEMBERS Thank you for bringing up this Macy's to make sure that these ·ate the interest and views of those issue of "under God." o who take the time to send us their Change of Address comments. ~1~ If you have moved, Lakewood, Ohio Addressing JACL's ------please send information Financial Crisis ~aclflo to: o r oltlzen p.e. National JACL Recently, I attended the PSW Financial crisis in JACL (P.c., Nov. 1-14, 2(02)! So what else is District's quarterly meeting at the Here's my contribution to support the needs of the Pacific Citizen! 1765 Sutter St. new? Stop agonizing and start Venice Japanese Community (Please send your tax-deductible donations to: P.C. Save, 7 San Francisco, CA thinking outside th~ box. Most of Center. It was brought up that the Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755) all, stop recycling old ideas that 94115 PSWD should support the don't work.· NCWNP District's support of the Allow 6 weeks for address First, I would suggest commis• 0$25 0 $50 0 $75 0 $100 0 Other 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ban changes. sioning a management/operational Name: ______on the words "under God" in the audit. This would be the equivalent To avoid interruptions in receiving Pledge of Allegiance. of a top-to-bottom examination of Address: ______your P.e.. please notify your part• After some confusing discus• the organization with recommenda• master to include periodicals in sions where ideas ran all over the . tions for improvement if called for. your chcmge of address (USPS map, the PSWD representatives Phone: ______Chapter: ______Forrn3575) These audits aren't cheap, but they voted NOT to support NCWNPD can be paid for by skipping the next and in particular the 9th Circuit PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 17-FEB. 6, 2003 3 Lott Takes Over Rules Committee Rep. Matsui Named DCCC Chair, After Groups Protest Racist Remarks By Pacific Citizen Staff dent. "Lott?s statement and his out• First' APA to Hold Position and Associated Press spoken support for racist organiza• Congressman Robert T. Matsui "The JACL extends our Matsui's legislative achieve• tions and causes indicate that he was recently nominated by House warmest congratulations to mentsand leadership have been JACKSON, Miss.-Trent Lott would not be able to successfully Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to Representative Matsui on this his• recognized by a broad range of recently took over the Senate represent the interests of the Senate lead the DemoCratic Congres• toric first," said JACL National local and ' national organizations, Rules Committee after .stepping and this nation." sional Campaign Committee President Floyd Mori. "The including the Child Welfare down as Republican majority President Bush, during a Dec. 12 (DCCC) for the upcoming 108th Congressman is a capable and sea• League of America, the American leader in the Senate' following a speech in Philadelphia, sharply Congress. soned leader with great political Public Transit Association, the political maelstrom he set off in criticized Lott for his comments, The acumen and decades of policy Small Business Council, the Anti• December when he lauded Sen. saying that they "do not reflect the DCCC is experience. Clearly, his legislative Defamation League, and the Strom Thurmond's pro-segrega• spirit of our country." the cam• and policy credentials are second JACL. tionist presidential of 1948. "We recognize and approve of p a i g n to none, and he will bring many "We remember Representative Civil rights groups including the President Bush's strong words organiza• tal_ents to this position. We wish Matsui's effective leadership skills JACLand Organization of Chinese condemning Senator Lott's tion of the him the very best in his new role.~' from his days back when he Americans (OCA) sent letters crit• remarks," said Christine Chen, H 0 use Matsui is a senior member of served as president of the JACL OCA executive director. "How• icizing Lott's comments, in which Democrats the Committee on Ways and Sacramento chapter," said John he stated that Mississipians were ever, the Senate needs a leader who that focuses Means and is ranking minority Tateishi, JACL executive director. proud to have voted for Thurmond can better represent our diverse . on recruit• member of the Social Security "Bob is an old friend and has been at the time "and if the rest of the nation and provide leadership in a ing, training, and helping to fund Subcommittee. a longtime supporter of the JACL country had followed our lead, we vision that treasures American val• Democratic congressional candi• He has also served as the rank• in Congress, from the day he wouldn't have all these problems ues such as inclusion, diversity and entered in the Congress in 1978, over all these years." civil rights." dates throughout the country. ing minority member of the 'Taken at face value Senator, Although Lott apologized for Rep. Matsui is the first Asian Oversight Committee, acting chair and we wish him well." those are comments of a racist and the remarks, saying his words were Pacific American to chair the of the Trade Subcommittee, acting Upon ratification by the House segregationist and are stunning for "terrible," other senators and DCCC an9 this position makes chair of the Human Resources Democratic Caucus, Rep. Matsui their advocacy of racial inequali• politicians called for his resigna• him the highest-ranking APA in Subcommittee, and member of the will serve as chair of the DCCC ty," said JACL Executive Director tion. the House, among the top five in Select Revenue Measures for a term of two years .• John Tateishi in a letter which also After he stepped aside, the Democratic leadership. Subcommittee. called for Lott's resignation as Republicans quickly elected Sep. president pro tempore of the Bill Frist, R-Tenn., to replace him Senate. as Senate majority leader. Lott will Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial "It's appropriate that we take a now become the Rules chairman strong position of condemnation in and hold seats on the Finance, Study Act Heads to the White House response to Senator Lott's com• Commerce and Intelligence com~ ments," said Floyd Mori, JACL mittees. The Rules Committee A bill authorizing a study of the Senate. only does this site represent the national president. controls the assignment and Eagledale Ferry Dock in Inslee called the study of a pos• experience of Japanese Ameri• "It's unconscionable that one of administration of prized office Bainbridge Island, Wash., for sible memorial timely, with the cans in Washington State, but it the most influential and. powerful space on the Senate side of the potential inclusion in the National United States in the midst of an also tells the story of the courage members of the United States gov• Capitol and resolves disputes on Park System has been sent to the ongoing battle against terrorism. and commitment of the ernment would lament the passing Senate rules and procedures. White House for signature. "A national monument would Bainbridge Island community - . of segregation and the end of a sys• ''I'm not going back with The dock is the site from which honor those who suffered and who denounced the forced evacu• tem of social inequality," Mori vengeance in my heart .... I set this the first of 120,000 Americans of inspire our community to stand ation, maintained contact with the said. "Implied in his comments is fire myself and I do not intend to Japanese descent were removed firm in the event our nation again internees during their incarcera• that African Americans are to go around trying to blame anybody and sent to· concentration camps succumbs to similar fears," Inslee tion, and welcomed them home blame for the social difficulties else," Lott told the Associated during World War II. said. when the camps were closed." we've experienced as a nation for Press Jan. 3 from his home in A total of 227 Japanese JACL lauded the legislators 'This legislation is an appropri- . the past four decades. Such a Pascagoula, Miss. "I'll deal with Americans were taken from their from Washington for their com• ate tribute to and a timely notion is absurd and insulting." this in a way that is positive for my homes on the island, just across mitment to ensuring that the JA reminder of the sacrifices of the "It is absolutely outrageous that state and for my nation." Puget Sound from Seattle, and experience is not lost in history, Bainbridge Island community 60 someone in a position such as Lott had led the Senate marched to the old Eagledale and thanked them for their leader• years ago," said JACL National Lott's would make such a divisive Republican caucus for more than landing on their way to intemment ship in introducing and pushing President Floyd Mori. statement, showing that he stilJ.,.. six years. He admitted to some camps. for passage of the bill. 'The JACL is very pleased and adheres to the racist and segrega• hesitation in facing longtime col• The bill, authored by Rep. Jay "This bill is a tremendous excited that the Eagledale Ferry tionist policies of the past," added leagues who called for his removal Inslee, D-Wash, with Sens. Patty opportunity to allow history to Dock may be added to the George Ong, OCA national presi~ as leader.• MurraY-ruld Maria Cantwell, both come to life outside the confines National Park System, and we D-Wash., was passed by the U.S. of a classroom," said JACL thank Represen-tative Inslee and House of Representatives and Pacific Northwest. Regional the senators for their hard work." '-SUMMER END approved unanimously in the Director Karen Yoshitomi. "Not SALE! • WAS 5.90% 60;0 T here are many advantages to being a member of the Japanese American Citizens CAR League. Included among these is a variety of JACL-sponsored Insurance Plans. JACL commits LOANS itself to helping members and their families live a worry-free NEW OR USED lifestyle. These affordable JACL• sponsored Insurance Plans can give your family the insurance coverage they deserve.

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By Pacific Citizen Staff Jewish and gay and lesbian com- and Associated Press munities. . National Newsbytes Otaka previously worked two o O'Neal Says He years in the county's Child Was Joking, Not Being I'm sure that Shaq had no mean• expanding its membership. And it in Hawaii's 2nd District, said state Protection Division, 10 years in Racist About Yao ing like that behind it. I'm sure he plans to seek boar!i members who elections officials. the U.S. Environmental Protection LOS ANGELES-The was just.doing something that was are younger and not of Japanese Case, who ran as an incumbent Agency's Chicago office and has Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal said he fun":loving or something he descent. '-- since he'd won an earlier spe• served on various human rights was joking, not being racist, when thought was humorous," said The Honolulu Japanese cial election to fill .the remainder advocacy and law enforcement he used a mock Chinese accent Lakers Phil Jackson. Chamber of Commerce developed of Mink's current term - gar• groups. while talking about Houston cen- Yao is leading O'Neal for the the center's original plan in 1986 nered 33,002 votes, which were ter Yao Ming. . starting Western Conference cen• and gave its leasehold interest of cast Jan. 4. o Mixed Marriages A columnist for Asian Week ter spot in fan balloting for the 57,000 square feet of property to Democrat Matt Matsunaga fin• Becoming More complained in his newspaper that NBA All-Star game. the nonprofit center. The organiza• ished second with 23,050 votes, tion agreed to purchase the proper• while state Sen. Colleen Hana• Common O'Neal made several derogatory SALEM, Ore.-Mixed mar• comments about Yao when he o Debts Forgiven, ty from Bishop Estate in 1989. busa, also a Democrat, was third The center's debt stems from with 6,046 votes. riages are on the rise, as couples of said, "Tell Yao Ming, 'ching• Japanese Cultural different races or ethnicities chong-yang-wah-ah-soh. '" Center to Remain Open ' the plan to put up a second build• The victory ends an up-and• ing on the property only 11 down political for Case, accounted for one in eight mar- "I said it jokingly, so this guy HONOLULU-The Japanese months after construction of the 50, who began a statewide cam• . riages in Oregon last year, up from was just trying to stir something Cultural Center of Hawaii escaped $4 million first-phase office build• paign for governor in November 'one in 12 a decade earlier, accord• up that's not there. He's just some• foreclosure or a forced sale as four ing was completed in August 2001 only to come up short in the ing to an analysis of state health body who doesn't have a sense of banks.forgave $1.5 million in debt. 1991. Work on the expansion, Sept. 21 Democratic primary by records by the (Salem) Statesman humor like I do. I don't have to Faced with a Dec. 31 deadline which includes a museum, 2,000 votes. Journol. have a response to that (charges of to repay its debt, en eleventh-hour resource center, banquet hall and Among the paper's findings: the racism) because the people who agreement allowed the center to 250 parking stalls, began in July most common unions were know me know I'm not," O'Neal stay open. A committee raised o ,Judge Otaka Thanks 1992 and was completed in April between Hispanics, the state's said Jan. 10. more than $6 million in the last 47 Staff, Supporters 1994 at a cost of $10.8 million, largest minority, and whites "I mean, if I was the first one to days, and Central Pacific Bank, for Victory using a 20-year mortgage financed (accounting for one in four mixed do it and the only one to do it, I City Bank, Bank of Hawaii and LINCOLNWOOD, by the four banks. m.• marriages in 2001); a majority of could see what they're talking First Hawaiian Bank waived $1.5 Newly ' elected Cook County two groups, Asian Americans and about. But if I offended anybody, I million in interest on the principle. Circuit Court Judge Sandra Otaka, Democrat Case Lands American Indians, chose partners apologize," he said. To seal the agreement, the o <\9, recently thanked her campaign outside their own race; white Yao said he believed O'Neal Committee to Save the Center Mink's Seat In Congress staff, volunteers and minority sup• women were far more likely than was joking. 'There are a lot of dif• gave the banks a $2 million chec HONOLULU-The nation's porters for helping her win the white men to marry a person of ficulties in two different cultures Jan. 1, said Colbert Matsumoto, 2002 congressional race is finally November general election, in another race. understanding each other, espe• committee chair. The remaining over. which she became the first Asian The trend is contributing to a cially two very large countries. contributions from about 7,000 Five weeks after winning a spe• American to serve in the Cook record number of multiracial chil• The world is getting smaller and I donors were to be depoSited in cial election for the remainder of County Circuit Court. dren in Oregon and to a blend of think it's impoltant to have a installments before Jan. 31. the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's Otaka, a Democrat and Califor• cultures not seen since the state's greater understanding of other cul• Matsumoto acknowledged that congressional term, Democrat Ed nia native, said her broad-based pioneer era. tures. I believe Shaquille O'Neal the center leadership would have Case now can prepare for his own support came not only from the In 1960, Salem was more than was joking, but I think that a lot of to revise its operational strategy to two years on Capitol Hill. AA community, which makes up 99 percent white. But 20,000 Asian people don't understand avoid future financial problems. Case won 43 percent of the vote 5 percent of the population in Hispanics call the city home today, that kind of joke," he said. The center will launch a major to beat out 43 other candidates in a Cook County, but from the or about 15 percent of the overall "It's an unfortunate situation. marketing campaign in hopes of special election to fill Mink's seat African American, Hispanic, population .•

California Forensic Science APAs in the News Institute at California State University, Los Angeles, where she is an alumna. Her new duties Frank Abe, of Seattle, was training presenter, officer of the will include serving as the aca• appointed director of communica• division and member of the parent demic, research and training arm tions by the Metropolitan King organization's board of directors. of the Regional Crime Laboratory, County Council. The 13-member He served J8 years as a crime advocating policies that impact council sets the regional policy and scene investigator with the Salt law enforcement forensic services budget for the second largest gov• Lake City Police Department and and devel@p• ernment in Washington State. Abe, is currently the civil rights chair• ing forensic a veteran broadcast journalist and person for the Salt take JACL and science independent filmmaker, will be first vice governor of !DC. research proj• responsible for creating and imple• ects and menting the council's strategic Helen Kawagoe, former JACL career educa- communications plan and manag• national president, was elected to tion. Ochi ing its media releases, publications the board of directors of the served as and website. He will also serve as of Cities (NLC) director of the executive producer for the county's at its annual Congress of Cities in Community government access cable TV sta• Salt Lake City. The NLC is the Relations Service of the tion, Civic Television for King oldest and largest national organi• Department of Justice from 1997 County. Abe is the writer/produc• zation representing municipal to 2001. She was the first Asian er/director of "Conscience and the governments throughout the American woman to serve at the Constitution," a PBS documentary United States. Assistant Attorney General level on the Heart Mountain resisters, Kawagoe, of and was at the helm of the federal and a former national vice presi• Carson, government's race relations arm as dent of the Asian American Calif., will a member of the President's Journalists' Association. serve a two• year term on Initiative on Race White House Nelson Akagi, 79, was honored the 40~mem­ Task Force under Bill Clinton. with five Distinguished Service ber board, Sandra Yamate, former Chicago medals in Salt Lake City almost which serves JACL board member and former 60 years having served in the 18,000 U.S. afteJ president of the Japanese famed 442n Regimental Combat cities and 225 million people American Service Committee, Team during World War II. At age nationwide. The 2002 Congress of was one of nine lawyers to receive 19, he joined the "Go For Broke" Cities was attended by nearly a Trailblazer Award from the unit, which fought in Europe. 4,000 local government leaders National Asian Pacific American After the bombing of Pearl jl11d examines a variety of chal• Bar Association at its 14th annual Harbor, Akagi's family was forced lenges from improving education convention in Atlanta. Yarruitewas to relocate from California, where to upgrading water infrastructure recognized they had a fruit farm, to Idaho. to tackling racism. for her work Although he had technically been as director of recognized with the honor years Minnie Kimura, Alaska pioneer the American ago, he had not officially received and now retired small-business• Bar Associa• the medals from the Army. woman, is one of 12 Alaskans honored in the 2003 First National tiDn's Jeff ltami received the 2002 Bank Alaska calendar. Bomih Commission Award of Excellence and 1922 in Cordova, Alaska, Minnie on Racial and Achievement from the Utah married well-known Alaskan artist Ethnic Division of the International Bill Kimura; both were interned in Diversity in the Profession where Association for Identification Minidoka before returning to she works to develop increased (IAI), the largest criminal foren• Alaska. Minnie operated a laundry opportunities for minority attor- . sics police and crime laboratory business for 37 years before retir• neys. She was also honored for her technician's certification and train• ing in 2002. . advocacy of APA children's litera• ing group in the world. Itarni, a ture through her multicultural chil• retired deputy sheriff, was recog• Rose M. Oehi was appointed dren's publishing company, nized for his contributions as a executive director of the Polychrome Publishing.• . 6 PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 17-FEB. 6, 2003 Gates Millennium Scholarship Materials Now Available JACL Puts Legacy Fund Nomination materials are now provided by the Bill & Melinda ed college or university as full-time, available for the 2003-2004 Gates Gates Foundation, also provides degree-seeking freshmen in the aca• Program on Hold Millennium Scholars (GMS) opportunities for scholars to partici• demic year 2003-2004; .awards, which are given to minority pate in a comprehensive leadership • Have demonstrated leadership JACL recently announced that Committee members include: students with outstanding academic development program. commitment through participation the national Legacy Fund program : Micki Kawakami (IDC), Hank records, strong leadership potential The United Negro College in community service, extracurricu• will be put on hold until June due Tanaka (MDC), Elsie Taniguchi and commitment to community ' Fund administers the GMS pro• lar or other activities that reflect to the organization's current finan• (PNW) and Hiromi Ueha (pSW), service. . gram with the support of the leadership abilities; and cial crisis, according to ' David whose terms end in 2004; Nominations by principals, teach• Organization . of Chinese • Meet the Federal Pell Grant eli• Hayashi, JACL vice president of Deborah Ikeda (CCOC), Mark ers, guidance counselors, tribal Americans, American Indian gibility criteria. Eligibility for planning and development. Kobayashi (NCWNP), Amy higher education representatives Graduate Center Scholars and the Federal Pell Grant can only be ''Due·to the current status of our Matsumoto (NY/SC), Clyde and other professional educators are Hispanic Scholarship Fund. determined through the submission portfolio within the Legacy Fund Nishimura (EOC) and Andrea invited to nominate students of In the 2003-2004 academic years, of a Free Application for Federal hovering below our threshold Parker, whose terms end in 2006. Asian Pacific Islander, African individuals are eligible for the Gates Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. from donated funds, it is the deci• Hayashi, who oversees the American, American Indian, Millennium Scholarship if they: Department of Education, Federal sion of the national president, Legacy Fund program, said that Alaskan Native or Hispanic back• • Are Asian Pacific Islander Student Aid Programs. national director, investment poli• there remains an amount of about grounds, particularly those with American, African American, All application materials must be cy committee and I, that we put $7,700 that was carried over as financial need or those intending to Hispanic American or American postmarked or submitted online no everything on hold for the grants unused funds from previous grant study mathematics, science, engi• Indian/Alaskan Native; later than Feb. 1. program and delay the process programs. "That amount," he said, neering, education or library sci• • Are a citizen, legal permanent To request nomination materiaIs ence. resident or national of the United or for more information, contact until June of ' 2003," Hayashi "was left within the portfolio, and Institutional nominations will not States; Neel Saxena, Outreach Coordi• wrote to all district governors. it is our decision to include that be accepted. • Have a minimum GPA of 3.3 on nator, GMS/APIA at 2021530-8894 "It is our intention to re-evaluate amount in the next round of The GMS program, which was a4.0 scale; ext. 2, or e-mail: gmspinfo@ this decision on a quarterly basis grants." established in 1999 through a grant • Will be entering a U.S. accredit- ocanatl.org . • and (I) will inform you of any Pacific Northwest Regional potential changes at that time," the Director Karen Yoshitomi, who . memo said. was staffing the review commit• Members of the JACL Legacy tee, was temporarily relieved of Grants Fund Review Committee that duty to devote her time to are currently reviewing the final other pressing JACL programs. reports of the grants awarded in Yoshitomi's staffing duties will be Central California District and public relations at the Japanese Women's Army Corps and 65 in 2002 and refining the program's reviewed and reassigned to com• Nearly 200 people attended . the American National Museu~. other units during WWII. application form and rating sys• mittee members if necessary, Central California District Council's College students interested in apply• Nearly 80 people gathered at tem. according to Hayashi .• 53rd annual installation dinner. The ing for the 2003 Frances Kitagawa JACL Kizuka Hall for the reunion, theme of the event was "Salute to Leadership Development Program and historian Sandy Lydon served the Veterans" and featured keynote award are encouraged to contact as guest speaker, relating the plight EXTRAORDINARY CARS. speaker Eric Saul, a historian who Florence Ochi at 323/291-1450. of the famous "47 Ronin" in Japan EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE. curated an exhibit on the during the early 1700s to the Nisei 100thl442nd Regimental Combat Watsonville-Santa Cruz Chapter soldier of WWII. Team and Military Intelligence The Watsonville-Santa Cruz A video of six local veterans' sto• Service at the Presidio in San JACL hosted a Veteran's Day ries as presented in last spring's Francisco. The exhibit is currently reunion for Nisei World War II vet• internment re-enactment "Liberty part of the "More Perfect Union" erans and unveiled a new "Honor Lost ... Lessons in Loyalty" was exhibit at the Smithsonian in Roll" tribute, a list of 100/442nd shown, and the following day sever• CREG MORIGUCHI Washington, D.C. RCT and MIS veterans researched al Nisei veterans rode in a float fea• "AT YOUR SERVICE!" Guests included the VFW Sierra and compiled by Shig Kizuka. turing a black tar paper barrack, tel: 510.895.3987 x137 "Call me about Nisei Pos't of Fresno, Hanford The list includes 201 veterans, 74 barbed wire, camouflage netting, our January Liberty Post of Hanford, University of whom served in the lOOth/44nd sandbags and an American flag as eel: 510.501.6770 promotion on of .California, Merced, Chancellor RCT, 59 in the MIS, three in the part of the Watsonville Veteran's www.eregmoriguehi.eom the RX300!" Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, JACL Women's Nurse Corps and Day Parade. • National President Floyd Mori and COLISEUM LEXUS of OAKLAND JACL Executive Director John Tateishi. Members of the new CCDC board were sworn in: Bob Taniguchi, governor; Bobbi Hanada, first vice-governor; Larry Ishimoto, second vice-governor; I Travis Nishi, treasurer; and Kathy The best Ishimoto, secretary.

Venice-Culver Chapter I The Venice-Culver JACL recent• ·· gets . ly held their 2002 Frances Kitagawa Leadership Development Program luncheon, where last year's recipi• ent, Carly Hamaguchi, a senior at Smith College in Northhampton, Nisei Veterans of World War II at the Watsonville/Santa Cruz JACL bitter. Mass., and a native of Los Angeles, Veteran's Day reunion: (RCT)=100th/442nd Regimental Combat spoke about her experience partici• Team; (MIS)=Military Intelligence Service; (O)=other branches of mil• pating in the Leadership Education itary service. for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) summer Front row (I-r): Yoshino Fujita (RCT), Katashi Oita (MIS), Shig Kizuka New rate internship program, which allows (RCT), George Ura (RCT), Bill Tao (MIS), Nick Nakamori (MIS); mid• a full 2% college students to gain firsthand dle row: Tomio Tsuda (0), Howard Tao (0), Andy Hashimoto (0), Ben lower. experience working in the APA non• Umeda (MIS), John Tsukiji (RCT); back row: George Yamamoto profit community. Hamaguchi (MIS), Jiro Sugidono (RCT), Iwao Yamashita (0), Mike Nomi (0), worked eight weeks in marketing Sam Sakamoto (RCT). Website Tells History of Arkansas' WWII Camps % By ASSOCIATED PRESS The site, designed with the look Lewis said the site eventually will of an aging scrapbook, includes include copies of essays imd art• LITTLE ROCK-A website photographs of detainees, lists of work done by school children launched Jan. 2 tells the history of reference materials for more infor• detained in the camps. Arkansas' two World· War II mation about the JA internment dur• "We hope people with some his• Japanese American internment ing WWII, links to related sites, cal• tory of the camps will come across camps and efforts to preserve arti• endars of upcoming events related (the site) and want to contribute facts from the era. to the Arkansas camps and numer• their own information," she said. The site, www.lifeinterrupted. ous other features. More than 120,000 JAs from the ElIGIBIlITY AND MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED org, is part of an effort by the Richard Yada's family was the West Coast and Hawaii were relo• Join the Notional JACL Credit Union and become University of Arkansas at Little only camp family that has remained cated to 10 camps at the onset of eligible for our VISA cord. Coli, fox or moil the Rock, the Winthrop Rockefeller in Arkansas for generations since WWII. Of that group, 16,000 JAs information below for membership informotion. Foundation and the Japanese being forcibly relocated from were interned at two southeast American National Museum to edu• California. He was born in one of Arkansas camps, the only ones in •••••••••••••• cate Arkansans and others about the the camps in 1943. the segregated South. N.me ______camps, where more than 16,000 JAs Yada, whose father worked The Rohwer camp opened in Add,,,,/City/St.t./lip ______were held between 1942 and 1944. before his death to preserve the his• September of 1942 in Desha County Project organizers hope the web• tory of the camps, said the website and the Jerome camp opened the site will lead to new information will contribute to the legacy of his same year in Drew and Chicot about the camps. father and the other detainees. counties. A National JACL "It is the first step in a very long "I think (the camps) are a part of The project to preserve the ,~ ( RED I TUN ION journey ahead of us. I hope people history that has been untold espe• camps' history is being funded in Toll free 800 544-8828 will see the site and really respond to cially in Arkansas. It goes back to part with nearly $3 million in vari• it," said Johanna Miller Lewis, chair what my father was doing in trying ous grants from the Winthrop Jel801 355·8040/ fax 801 521·2101/ Email: [email protected]/ PO 1721 / SlC, Utah 84110 of the UALR history department. to tell the story," Yaqa said. Rockefeller Foundation . • PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 17-FEB. 6, 2003 7 ments or erect grand edifices. But September. "We have to keep talking President's Council. MORI.MEMO JACL does build character and tries FINANCES to them ... we have to show them Tateishi reported a number of (Continued from page-1) to preserve tqe rights and values that (Continued from page 1) the way." grants for 2002 including $60,000 make up our inherent right as He added, 'There's no gimmick to from the Ford Foundation for we feel about ourselves and what humans on this planet. ed, said Kishiue. getting membership." You have to JACL's hate crimes program. Ford can we do to improve our relation• I ani proud of where JACL has With the immediate need to raise be aggressive and make those per• also donated $5,000 for the 2003 ships with our family, neighbors been as an organization, and I look membership revenues, Mori chal• sonal connections either in person, national youth/student ' conference. and fellow citizens? We are sup• forward to a New Year where JACL lenged the board, districts, and chap• by phone, or by e-mail.said Mori. State Farm has already funded the posed to develop a society where will help all to understand and ters t6 recruit new and lapsed mem• Part of the membership portion of first year of the APA Curriculum we can allow all to pursue happi• appreciate who we really are and bers. the Three Pillars Plan involves the Guide of $50,000 and also donated ness, not to control and overpower why we have so much today. It is . Mori encouraged all, the . board impiementation of Y.P. of Member• $5,000 towards the youth confer• one another. because so many before us adhered members'to recruit 10 members each ship Ryan Chin's membership plan. ence. Tateishi is currently in talks Are not "values" the lasting ele• to some of the old traditions and val• by the end of the 2002. II! the past · few months he has with Chrysler for a possible grant. ment of life here on earth? Moral ues of the past. In · the New Year, "As national board members we focused on lapsed and gift member• Kishiue reported that the annual and human values? Are our children may we be as wise and generous. have to set the example," said Mori, ships because he believes these have giving program was launched in the more apt to go farther if engrained HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Have a who has managed to recruit more the most potential and will quickly Nov. 15, 2002, issue of the Pacific with a solid set of values or if wan• great year!!! • than 10 new members since raise monies_ Citizen and letters will also be going dering through life wondering who So far he's'been disappointed with out to individuals. Donors of the the results and the lack of response annual giving program are acknowl• they are and what they should be assumption of this program is that doing other than breaking their back INS from the various district governors. edged in this issue of the P. e. anyone who's associated with the ''I'm pretty disappointed with the Hayashi explained that the planned and family ties by spending all of countries on the OOJ list is a potential (Continued from page 1) numbers," said Chin. And the lack of giving program needs further discus• their time pursuing that all-encom• terrorist, and the way the public will response from the governors "makes sion but that he personally wants to passing monetary fortune? registration program. interpret this is that those who have it hard to develop realistic projec• see that the program is started. Is it more important to make a ''We're doing what the American certain kinds of physicaVracial fea• tions." Chin is currently working on a name for ourselves or to leave a people want us to do," said Justice tures is someone to be concerned name upon which posterity can Department spokesman Jorge about." From September to November of commemorative 75th anniversary build? In my opinion, it is no con• Martinez. ''I don't think the American Tateishi described the current poli• 2002 only 29 gift memberships were booklet. He plans to find a different test. Leaving a name and legacy for people would want known terrorists cy as reminiscent of the prejudice and gifted even though 1,300 letters were author to write about each decade posterity is TIIE critical objective or wanted criminals running around discrimination faced by the Japanese mailed out, reported Kishiue. Of the and hopes to raise $30,000. Koga that the values of our ancestors the country attempting to harm the American community during World 542 notices sent to past JACL schol• noted that the Honolulu chapter is were built upon. It may sound corny people." War n. 'This is the argument the gov• arship winners to renew their mem• also working on a commemorative and trite in today's mega hype on INS spokesperson Francisco ernment used in 1942, and it should berships, only 18 took up their offer, booklet for the 2004 convention. . individual stardom, but the com• Arcaute said steps were being taken be clear to anyone with intelligence including one life membership. Chin and Koga agreed to discuss the ments of the past of "don't shame to avoid large-scale detentions like that we were the victims of blatant Chin noted that if chapters don't issue further to avoid any conflicts the family name," or "for the bene• those last month in Los Angeles. . racism. The current situation isn't all have the time to contact lapsed . because of the similar projects. fit of the children" still should ''It does appear the process was not · that different in many ways." members, national JACL would help Tateishi and Mori are currently remain major goals in our commu• as smooth as we would have liked it "I really feel a reSponsibility to be contact the individuals. The board . discussing possible ideas for a nity. Without some solid goals that to have been," he said. "If all is in out here because of what happened to members agreed that more commu• national awards dinner. The variOI,lS include human values, our commu• order, they are allowed to go on their my parents. It's just about due nication must take place between districts have also discussed having nity is doomed to extinction_ ' merry way." process and being treated with digni• Chin, the governors and the chap• their own dinners. The NCWNP dis• So where is JACL in this National groups such as CAIR and ty," said Kay Oehi, with Nikkei for ters, so Chin will now be sending out trict is currently in the very prelimi• labyrinth of conflicting community the American-Arab Anti• Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), bi-weekly e-mails to the chapter nary stages of exploring a possible values that we face today? JACL is Discrimination Committee are advis• who attended the Los Angeles rally. presidents and he also wants month• dinner and Larry Oda has been one of the major forces in preserv• ing men to register but recommend• "We can relate to all the feelings ly reports back from the governors. appointed co-chair of the dinner ing our ancestral culture and values. ing that they talk to a lawyer before [] had about Clyde Nishimura, EOC governor committee. Inouye reported that PSW has also discussed doing their Although JACL has been involved they go. being profiled en masse and interned and the governor's caucus chair, • noted that the governors have been own dinner and noted that the district in the building of some memorials, Many of the protesters believe the en masse," Hussain said. 'The part we generally don't build monu- registration process is ineffective and that is a little scary ... is that there is talking to their chapters, but getting has held its annual awards·dinner for will not result in the arrest of terror• a precedence and it shows where this new members has been difficult. He several years now. Nishimura indi• ists. The policy will not uncover ter• kind of fear of the 'other' and suspi• also believes it takes time for the cated that the EOC would likely not rorists, they said, but will -instead cion based on profiling can actually results of their efforts to trickle in. hold a dinner in the Washington, SOUP TO SUSHI alienate the communities whose lead to - internment and concentra• But the districts have started to D.C., area because a number of other (a special collection of favorite recipes) assistance the govemment should be tion camps. We don't know if this is take on JACL's challenge to recruit APA organizations already hold seeking. any indication of the future." new and lapsed members. Ken annual dinners in the city. New Deluxe 3-Ring "I understand the need for security The next and final deadline is Feb. Inouye, v.p. of public affairs, noted Koga noted that it would help if Binder Cookbook With and safeguards against future terrorist 21, when 14,000 men from Saudi that t'1e PSW district has started a districts think outside the box, possi• attacks, but this is such a badly Arabia and Pakistan are expected to membership contest to see who can bly holding events other than a tradi• Over 750 Recipes planned and illogical process that it's register.• recruit the most members. The win• tional dinner, such as a sake-tasting not going to serve any true need other ner will receive a paid registration event. $25 (plus $4 handling) than to upset those who are required Associated Press contributed to for the JACL's Honolulu convention Mori agreed. "Let's be creative. I to register," said Tateishi. "The this story. Wesley United Methodist Women , in 2004. Mark Kobayashi, NCWNP sure would like to see each district 566 N. 5th St. ...------.,.-----, governor, announced his district's do something." San Jose, CA 95112 "All We Ask is One" membership Tateishi and Mori continue to seek ...... members for the President's =:~i;~:~:s~~~nn~~s ~:~~:~::~~~:tn~;~~~~: ...... ::acilic Council. Their goal is to raise $3 Los Angeles 7J.' .. .C"· i'I'" Directory or gift a membership. . million by the end of 2003. The Japanese Casually .. ' .. . ' ...... 'I'z...... :...... '" 'en...... 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IN BOliVIA are all Commission of Industry & farewell dinner at 7 p.m. at a site , 'l£METOWN" is a word no fum-sato de am." (Mt. Fuji is dear set to host the next PANA Co~erce, Commission of Japanese TBA. I that, for some, conjures to the heart of every Japanese.) There convention this summer (the Latlguage, Commission of Youth, and Santa CJ¥Z was once a drug-traf• p idealistic visions of a is a Japanese love song in which the dead of winter there), July 24-27, in Commission of Lawyer) are three• ficking base, now eclipsed by a boom Norman Rockwell homogenous com• male vocalist plaintively croons the low-hills metropolis of Santa Cruz hour sessions Friday, Saturday and in tropical agriculture: sugar, rice, cot• munity: PTA bake sale; a little leaguer "Oshie-te kure-e-e, kimi no fum-sato- de laSierra (on the maps as "Santa Sunday allowing open periods on ton and soybeans. Grounds should be sliding into second base, his tennis 0-0-0 . ... " (Reveal to me [tell me] Cruz"), where a major Japanese pop• these days for opening session Friday fallow in July. Visitors might check shoes (as those high-top "sneakers" where you live .... ) ulation abides in two agricultural morning, and free dinner that evening . for forest-dwelling sloths still hang- v.;ere known in years past) held high to WHEN NIKKEI frrst meet, one of colonias: Colonia Okinawa and with a chorus festival and karaoke at ing from trees in the main plaza. break up a -play; the Saturday the first questions posed is ''which Colonia San Juan de Yapacanf. the Nikkei Hall; visiting the two Saturday field trip by bus leaves afternoon gathering of senior citizens camp were you in?" Presumably, the Altitude: 1,460 ft. above sea level. Japanese agricultural centers and their . the city around 11 a.m., "a typical at the local barber shop swapping the camp designation can provide a clue (Everybody has been asking.) museums Saturday afternoon and lunch" upon arrival at Colonia week's gossip. And so on. I've often as to where one's ''pre-war'' abode As New York JACLer Lillian evening and a closing ceremony with Okinawa around 12:30, and visit until wondered how those who were born was~ be it Sacramento, El-Ay, the Kimura fax' ed the other day, dinner Sunday. 2:30; then proceed at 4:30 to Colonia in an "assembly" or ''relocation'' camp Pacific Northwest or wherever. If that COnvenci6n PAnamericana NIkkei One can't help but notice Latin San Juan with dinner at 6 p.m., visit during World War II regarded their doesn't provide the essential key, the (coPANl) xn will be held at several American Nikkei ceremonies are their museum, join the ''Festival Bon ''town of birth." Perhaps such musings follow-up question is "from which hotels. The English version of the reg• elaborate and ost~ntatious, even prop• Odori" ending about 9 p.m, and are gratuitously solicitous. After all, Assembly Center?,l When I reply that istrationdetails from American erly solemn on occasion; unlike what return to the hotel around two hours we just celebrated the birth of One I was a Tulelake inmate, there some• Holiday Travel's Ernest Hida lists might be encountered in the States. later. who, for lack of accorrunodations, times is an awkward pause. Pregnant Hotel Los Tajibos, Hotel Yotau (both Brilliant with colorful decor, a mix• Flight information is to be was born in a manger. in the pause is the unasked question "pre- or post-segregation?" That is, about ·1O minutes by taxi to down• ture perhaps of native music plus announced for Los Angeles depar• THE DICTIONARY definition of were you a ''protester'' or one consid• town), Hotel Camino Real and Hotel Japanese favorites, certainly different tures from American Holiday Travel. "hometown" reads: "the town or city ered an ''undesirable'' by the authori• Casa Blanca (all five stars). flavors at dinner and unique to PANA Hida will offer one basic plan to and in which one was born or lives or has ties? The convention begins July 24 for functions is the chance to converse from Santa Cruz. Optional tours one's principal residence." You'll note FOLLOWING THIS cat-'n-mouse with Nikkei in Spanish or Portuguese. before or ' after are being studied. there are three criteria, anyone of delegates from member PANA coun• play, my inquisitor is ultimately tries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, It was pleasing to hear at recent Passport is essential for all visitors to which . qualifies as hometown: you informed that I was born and grew up PANA gatherings the younger dele• Bolivia. Some carry certified photo• were born there, you live there or it's Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, in Kent, Washington. Invariably, this Paraguay, Peru, United States and gates speak English and not Japanese, copies and leave the original at the your principal residence. If all three are applicable to a person,then you answer is followed by ''where is that?" Uruguay). They are expected to the common lingua at the early hotel safety box. well may have the beginnings of what I explain that it is located about 15 review and ratify the by-laws, which PANA conventions. Hotel room rates (for PANA) is known in Nihongo asfum-sato. miles south of Seattle, nestled in a were presented in Spanish at the Registration by participants - range between US$67 and US$98 at A JAPANESE TERM, fum-sato truck farming valley the Issei referred payable to the PANA representative the 5-star hotels. Los Tajibos, which ' PANA session in New York two years refers to one's birthplace, native place, to as "Shirakawa" (White River). ago. English and Japanese transla• of your country - is in U.S. dollars: appears to be the main convention the spiritual home. Compared, for Recently, the folks of White River Adults, $200; Youth 25 and under, site, shows US$98-$116, presumably tions, as well as other material, regis• example, to the Japanese term ju-sho Valley put together a pictorial history $100; and participants in Chorus only, based on the exchange rate as of Dec. tration forms, rates, are available on (residence, habitation),fum-sato con• titled, appropriately, "Shirakawa." The their website: httpllfenaboja.hp.infos• $160. Payment can be split: 50 per• 18, 2002. Hotel in the outskirts of notes a personal, intimate - indeed, prose is well written, the soft-cover cent before leaving your country, 50 eek.co.jp. town has a nightclub, swimming emotional reference to what otherwise publication well organized - all in The heart of PANA conventions percent 30 days prior to arrival at pool, casino, health club, tropical gar• might well be casually referred to all, a job well done. I gleaned much .. since they began in 1981 has been the Santa Cruz. Cancellation must be dens. Website: www.bolivianet.coml merely as where one "hangs hislher from the book, including filling in the lostajibos. . camaraderie, native cuisine, work• done before July 23, 2003, for total hat" In an effort to convey to the read• blanks in my knowledge of the nikkei• shops, festivities, seeing the country• . amount of the deposit. Otherwise, a Money exchange: Some years er the sentimental intimacy borne by jin-kai. For example, I did not know side and a golf tournament. Some 20 percent penalty will apply to cover ago, many years ago, US$1 was the term, the Japanese jiten (diction• that there were nurnerous Nikkei oper• might remember an American raffled the charge. equivalent to B$I,OOO,OOO. The ary) Kenkyusha sets forth the follow• ating dairy farms. I never saw a Nikkei off his set of clubs in Paraguay in Program: Breakfasts are part of Lonely Planet cites B$6.27 as of ing example in Nihongo: "Fuji-san dairy. Truck farming, growing lettuce, 1991 rather than carting them back the hotel rate; opening ceremony, October 2000 .• wa Nippon-jin [Nihon-jin? } no kokoro peas, tomatoes, berries and such, yes. home. Latin Americans couldn't workshops (sites to be announced), 9- But no dairy operators. I then remem• believe it was happening. 12 noon; lunch breaks from noon till bered my parents mentioning owning Workshops (in the hands of the 2 p.m., dinners at 7 p.m. Closing cer• Japanese American and operating a dairy farm in the early PANA Commission of Health, emony on Sunday begins with the years of Shirakawa. How come I was• FINANCIAL SUCCESS! n't living on a dairy farm? Well, the bam burned down (no insurance, of 2003 ESCORTED TANAKA TOURS Your attitudes about money are shaped by your history, course) and kaput. That was all that I c;:ommunity and culture. Learn how to leverage the JAPAN SEASIDE (10 days) ...... APR 2 was told. JAPAN SPRING ADVENTURE (13 days) ...... APR 10 positive and overcome the negative aspects of your IN THE PAGES of "Shirakawa," GREAT TRAINS/GRAND CANYON/SEDONA (6 days) ...... MAY 4 cultural conditioning to your advantage. with photographs, is outlined the his• NCL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CRUISE (via new Norwegian Star, 8 days) ...... MAY 11 Alan Kondo tory of Nikkei dairy farmers in White TAUCK YELLOWSTONEIMT. TETON NTL PARK (10 days) ...... MAY 28 CFP CLU ATIEND ONE OF THESE FREE SEMINARS River. 'The business was rewarding, so SUMMER BASEBALL TOUR (6 Parks/6 games incl. 2 Giants & Cooperstown) ...... JULY 30 much so that bams were being sys• ALPINE EXPLORER (Switzerland/Germany/Austria, 11 days) ...... AUG 15 LITTLE TOKYO GARDENA tematically eliminated by arson until RHINE RIVER CRUISE PLUS LUCERNE(11 days) ...... SEP 24 Saturday, Feb. 8 Saturday, Feb. 22 all of the Nikkei dairy farmers were TAUCK CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND FALL FOLIAGE (8 days) ...... OCT 5 gAM to 11AM gAM to 11AM eliminated. Including my folks, I now JAPAN AUTUMN ADVENTURE ...... OCT JACCC Ken Nakaoka Center learn. I'd be mad as hell if it happened DISCOVER KYUSHU/SHIKOKU ...... OCT28 244 S. San Pedro 1670 W. 162nd St. tome. ~ana~a ~raye .1 Servi~e . is a full s~rvice a~ency and can assist ~ou in But they never discussed the matter, IssUIng IndiVidual air tickets, crUise boo ings, & other travel pans. Seating is limited. 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Phyllis M Kanda Lester G Katsura Walter N Fuchigami Craig S Makishima RoyY Seko Jun Agari Tommy T Hayashi George Y Kanegai Ronald Katsuyama John Fujii William M Marutani Tom Shiba Elaine Akagi Joan Sato Hernandez Keith Kanegawa Lillian Kimura Kenji Fujii Akito Masaki Randolph Shibata Mary Akashi Allan Hida Laura Kanegawa James Komatsu Sam Fujikawa Harry Masto Walter Shibata Ronald Akashi Janice Higashi Harry Kaneko Tom Lantos Mary Fujimoto Nori Masuda Yoshimi Shibata MarikoAki Ray Tatsumi Higo Helen N Kaneko Kelvin Lee Fusayo Fujimura Hana Masuda Gene Shimaji Helen Akita George K Higuchi Kay U Kaneko Richard K Matsuishi Sam Fujishin Frank Matsubara George N Shimamoto Hiram Akita Naomi Higuchi Samuel T Kaneko • James Matsuoka Henry Fujiura Paul Matsuki Robert Shimasaki Joe Akiyama Ruth Higuchi Miyoko Kaneta Gary Mayeda George M Fukukai Gerald Y Matsumoto Ben Shimazu Henry Akutagawa Thomas Hikida Fred S Kanzaki Robert T Mizukami Frank Goishi Glenn Matsumoto Seiichi Shimomura Joseph Allman Yoshiki Hirabayashi Jean Kariya Eddie Moriguchi Kay Hada Roy H Matsumoto George Shiota Richard Amano John Hiramoto Shig Kariya Tomio Moriguchi Toshi Hanazono Jane Matsumoto-Low Ronald Shiozaki Eiji Amemiya Ruby Hiramoto Mitsugi Kasai John I Morozumi Kimi Hara Ellen S Matsuo Harry M Shirachi MichiAndo May Hirata Ryuichiro Katano David Murakami Deto Harada James M Matsuoka Takeo H Shirasawa ToshioAndo Pete Hironaka Elyn Okumura Kataoka James Murakami Harold S Harada George Matsuura Takao Shishino Joan Aoki May Hirose Reo Kataoka Akira Nakamura Masayoshi Harada Hiroshi Mayeda Bessie Shiyomura Margaret Aoki William Hirose Allen M Kato David Nakanishi Shizuo Harada Sam Mayeda Frank Shoji Shea Aoki Phyllis Carol Hiura Lily Kawafuchi Megan Nakano Fred M Hashimoto Ted T Mayeda Ann Sonoda YasAoki Tsuyu Hiura Helen Kawagoe Grace Nakano Junichi Hatakeda George Mio Cathy Sonoda Ray Arifuku Kimi Sato Honda Sadako Kawaguchi Clyde Nishimura Sawato Hatakeda Tatsumi Misaka Mitsu Sonoda Naoto Asahara Masami Honda Aileen Y Kawahara Henry T Obayashi Michael Hatamiya Edwin Mitoma George M Suda Bruce M Asakawa Misako Honda Kay Kawahara Stanley K Ogi Tad Hatanaka Kenneth Mitsuhata George Sugai George Asakawa Noboru Honqa Sam Isami Kawahara Henry M Oji Ruth Hayakawa Norman Miyakawa Robert Sugimoto Glenn H Asakawa Lily Hongo Kazuko Kawai Sabrina Okamura-Johnson Gary Y Hayakawa Tomio Miyakawa Arthur J Sugiyama Larry Asakawa Lillian Hori Shosuke Kawai Kenneth Okubo Alvin K Hayashi George Miyake Marshall Sumida Masato Asakawa Takashi Hori Hachi Kawakami Harold T. 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Hideo Morinaka Chiyoko Takahashi Miyo Berger Ay~ko Okubo Hurd Tarnaki Kawamura Karen-Liane Shiba Fred Hirasuna Takashi Morita George Y Takahashi Sam J Blowitz Yoshiko Ichiuji George Kawasaki Manabu Shimizu Frank H Hirata Tom Moriyama Harry Y Takahashi Yaye Togasaki Breitenbach Harry Ichiyasu Carol Kawase Yoshfto Takahashi Joseph Hirata Richard Muise Robert C Takahashi Hugh Burleson HarukQ Iguchi Fusao Kawato Henry Tanaka Yo Hironaka Gerrold K Mukai Ryoko Takata Elizabeth Stiles Calfee Isen Iguchi Tayoko Kawato Laurence Tanaka, M.D. Jack Hirose Thomas Mukasa Mary H Takeda Allan H Carson Ronald J Iguchi Alice Kaya Karen Tani Joe Hirota Glenn Murakami Kenneth Takeuchi John Caton Chizu liyama Faye Kazato John Tateishi Emiko Hitomi George Murakami Takeo Takeuchi Shirley Chami Emest liyama Richard T Kenmotsu Alan Teruya Gregory Hiura Richard K Murakami Togo W Tanaka Charlie Chatman Clement Helen Ikeda Jeffrey Kida Chiye Tomihiro Florence Hori Shigeo Murakami George Tanbara Kazuo Henry Date Jacqueline Ikeda Satoshi Kida Herbert M Tsuchiya Fred Y Hoshiyama Satoko Nabeta Theodore T Taniguchi S Daniel Date Kazuolkeda Tom Kida Theodore Tsukahara William K Hosokawa Henry M Nagahori May Tanimura Shoji Date Michi Ikeda Alyce H Kikawa Masa Tsukamoto Joseph Ichiuji Herbert T Nagata Lily Tanji Judy Y Dionzon Saburo Ikeda Grace Kimoto Archie Hideo Ned Iguchi Ed Nagata Robert Tarumoto Gene Yoshio Dogen Satoru Ikeda George Kimura Uchiyama Miyoko Ike Haruye Nagata Shigeru Tasaka Michi Dohzen Alan Ikemura May Kimura Hiromi Ueha Richard Ikeda Mitsuko Nagatani Masayuki Tashima David Doi Jonathan A Ikemura Ron T Kimura Shigeko Uno Ted T Ikemoto Tak Naito Ethel Y Tashiro Dede Doi Melody S Ikemura Sally S Kimura Peter Vagi Kenji Ima Theodore T Nakamura Kenji Tashiro Jon Doi Randy Imai H James Kinoshita Isaac S Yamagata RYQ Imamura- S Stephen Nakashima Walter Tatsuno S. Bill Doi Ted Imanishi Cherry T Kinoshita Perry Yamamoto James Imatani Sally S Nakashima Natsuko Teragawa Sandi Doi Chris Inagaki Jean Kishiyama Tohru Yamanaka Takeyo Imori Jean A Nakazono Thomas Teraji Toyoko Doi Toshio Inahara Moss Kishiyama • Hideo Yamane Mike Imoto Mike M Namba Kay Teramura WesleyT Doi Masaji Inoshita Richard Kitagawa June Yamasaki Kimi Inadomi Tom Natsuhara H Rocky Teranishi Carvin T Dowke David Inoue Molly Kitajima Reiko Yoshino Yuki Inagaki Henry Neishi Yutaka Terasaki Joan Yasui Emerson George H Inouye Betty Kitazumi Martha Inouye George Nii Gary B Terusaki Kay Endo Kurtis S Inouye Calvert Kitazumi Century Club Life Mitsuo Inouye Judy Junko Niizawa Miyo Toko Minoru Endo Yoshiko Inouye Shig Kizuka John Asari Sally Inouye Martha M Ninomiya Hideto H Tomita Robert Endo Carl Inoway M J Kobayashi George K Goi Stanley Inouye Hiromu Nishi Mike Torii Teruko Endo Jerry Irei Noboru Kobayashi George Iseri Takashi Inouye Joe A Ni!>hihara John Y Toshiyuki Edward A Endow Natsuko Irei Sumiko Kobayashi S. John Iwatsu Ted Inouye Jim M Nishimoto Albert Tsuchiya Edwin T Endow Frank Iritani James Kochi Tokuya Kako Tomoo Inouye Joe Nishimura James M Tsugawa N Bernice Endow Joanne Iritani Sumiko Kochi Grace 0 Kanda Maude Ishida Fusae Nishina Glenn Tsuida Paul K Endow Jan Iseri Robert R Kodama John M Kanda Tom Nishida Satoru Nishita Ronald M Tsuji Robert Endow Mike Iseri Albert Koga Emest W Kazato Dean Y Ishii Henry Nishizu Mel Tsuji Jerry Enomoto Thomas Iseri Charles 'Kohn Samuel Kumagai Tomiko Ishikawa Dorothy Nitta Edward M Tsutakawa Mary Enomoto Kenneth Ishida Teri Komatsu Victor Makita Kenji Ishizaki . Tetsuo Nobuku Sam Uchida Frank Esser Masako Ishida Thomas Kometani William Marumoto Seiji Itahara Yemiko Nobusada Yoshihiro Uchida Jill Esser Masato Ishida Richard Y Komura George Masunaga Masashf Itano Fumi Noji Patti Ueda Ben Ezaki Robert Ishida Raymond K Konagai Akira Nakamura Tsuyoshi Itano Ed Nomura Leonard Ueki Aeko Fenelon Sheryl Ishida Amy Konishi Harry H Nakamura Yasushi 'Chewy' Ito Louise Nomura Peter Umekubo James S Frederick William Ishida Rose Kora Yvonne Oji Kenjo Itoku George Nukaya Bob Uriu Shiro Fujihira Kei Ishigami Takashi Kora Frances Okamoto Harold H Iwamasa. Shoji Nukaya Jean M Ushijima Bert Fujii Carolyn Ishihara Susan Korns-Hautefeuille George S' Oki Henry Iwanaga Derek Obayashi Jerry S Ushijima Hiro Fujii Tadashi Ishihara Tomo Kosobayashi Tom TOkubo Akira Ike Iwasaki Fred IOchi George Uyeda Kenneth Fujii Edward K Ishii James J Kubo K. Okura Makoto Iwashita Yosie Ogawa Joe Uyeda Thomas Fujii Joe Ishii Albert Kubota Gilbert S Onaka Len R Kado Rose Ogino Raymond Uyeda Masao Fujikawa Marion Ishii Jules Kumagai MabelOla Tom Kadomoto Robert Ohki Clifford Uyeda Teri Fuji~awa Mary T Ishii Fumiko Kunihara Henry Sakai Roland Kadonaga Paul T Ohtaki Henry Uyeda Tom Fujimoto Stanley Ishii Fujie Kunimoto Wilce Shiomi Tadashi Kadonaga Mitsue Oji Peter M Uyehara Norene S Fujinaga Frank Ishikawa Ford H Kuramoto Shiro Shiraga Toshi Kadowaki Hitoshi Okamoto George Uyemura Mollie T Fujioka Haruo Ishimaru Frances S Kuramoto Herbert Shiroma Mitsuo Kagehiro Ito Okamura Marjorie Uyemura Charles Fujisaki Lawrence Ishimoto Richard Kuramoto Shigeki Sugiyama Bruce Kaji Margaret K Okitsu Mary Uyesugi William I Fukuba Jack Ishio T Comp Kuramoto Louise Suski Shingo Kajinami Janet Okubo Ayako Wada-Mayeda Jane Fukui Miki Isomura Marie Kurihara Miyoko Tokuda Robert K Kanagawa Floyd Okubo Takeko Wakiji Jim Fukui Nobuo Isomura K F Kurisaki Tom Tsubota Tazuko Kanda Yukie Okubo Edith S Watanabe Ray Fukui Jefferson Itami George Kuroiwa James K Tsujimura Fumi Kasai Kenji Okuda Howard Watanabe Bob Fukumitsu Suzanne Itami Yusaku Kuroiwa Richard Yamada Hideo Kasai Katsumi Okuno J. R. Wa~nabe Glenn T Fukura Ted ltami Tom Kurotori Miwako Yanamoto John Kashiwagi Joseph Omachi Daniel Watanabe Robert T Fukura Harvey A ltano Hiroshi Kusakai Chiye Kato James Omai George Watanabe ClintonM. Furuya Rose N Itano Lee Kusurn<>to Century Life Trust Helen Kawaguchi Lawrence K Onitsuka Kay Watanabe Mitsuko Garcia Terry Itano Iwao Kuwano Emest Doizaki Shim Kawaguchi Chieko Onoda Frank H Watase Pamela Gerdes Dorothy Ito Marianne Y Kyono Mabel Sakai L Miki Kawaguchi-Tan Julian Ortiz George Vagi Yoko Gochinas Martin Lito Ray Kyono Frank Sakamoto Marleen S Kawahara Ken Osaka Doug Yamada Terry Greenwood Robert Ito Claude Larouche Micki Kawakami Fred Oshima Kent Yamaguchi Ted I;lachiya Yasuko Ann Ito Setsy Larouche Thousand Club Life Charles Kawakami Jack K Ota Kay Yamaguchi William Hamada Eugene Itogawa Leslie Ozawa Loeser George Abe Frances Kawamura Gary Ota Minoru Yamaguchi George Hamai Michael Iwanaga Nora Lum MasaruAbe Akira Kawamura Robert NOlo Tokiye Yamaguchi Edgar A Hamasu Margaret Iwanaga-Penrose Dorothy Maeda ToshioAbe Masashi Kawasaki Robert Ouye Robert Yamamoto Helen Y Hamasu Howard C Iwashita Donald Maekawa Lucy Adachi Tedd K Kawata George Rokutani Jim Yamanaka Chiye Y. Harada Walter J Iwashita Maryann Mahaffey ToshAdachi Robert Dean Kent Richard R Saiki Frank Yamasaki Yuki Harada Bobbie J Johnson Meriko Maida SumiAiso Koichi Kihara Abe Saito Fumi Yamasaki Roy Hasebe Robert W Johnson Roy H Makino Hatsuro Aizawa Kazuo C Kimura Carol Ann Saito Masaru Yamasaki George Hasegawa Eddie Jonokuchi Eugene Y Makishima Kathryn Aoki William Kimura, Jr Joe Saito Jane Yamashita Kenneth Hashimoto Jack Y Kabumoto Amy Masaki HuchAoki Karl Kinaga Toru Sakahara Betty TYano S. Ruth Hashimoto John R Kado Gladys Masaki Don T Arata Richard Kiwata George M Sakai Mas Yano . Ruth Suzanne Hata Randolph Kado H Setsuo Masaki George Y Kiyomoto Yozo Sakai Heizi Yasuda Ford S Hatamiya Tim Kado Etsu Masaoka PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 17 -FEB. 6, 2003 13

Ben Masatani George S Nishikawa Tom Segawa Masayoshi M Uchimura Ichiro Doi Frank Inamasu Roy M Kuroye Kaye E Masatani Jerry T Nishimoto William Seiji Helyn Uchiyama Roy H Doi Kaylnose Jack S Kusaba Thomas Masuda Mary Nishimoto-Stephans Masako Sekiya Sam T Uchiyama HunterT Doi Margaret Inouye Tom Kushi Helen F Masumura Tamako Nishimura Doris Sese Deni Uejima Steve Doi Yukuslnouye May Kushida Connie Masuoka Arthur Nishioka Paul Seto Raymond Noboru Umeda Wayne S Doiguchi Kenneth Inouye Misao Kusuda Kayoshi Masuoka Jpe Nishioka Harue Shellito George Umemura James Duff Jr. Robert H Inouye Emillie Kutsuma Nobuko N Masuoka Sen Nishiyama Robert Shellito Jean Umemura Mitsuko Dyo Fred Irinaga Frank Kuwahara Albert Matano Clarence I Nishizu Harry Shigaki Elizabeth Uno Roy Ebihara Dan Yukio Iritani Florice Kuwahara Mary Matsubara John Y Nishizu Wendy Shigenaga Raymond Uno Shiro Ego Harold Iseke Satoshi Kuwamoto Howard S Matsuhara Alfred Nitta Noboru Shigihara Marvin T Uratsu Arthur M Emi Ma~orie Y Iseke lsamu Kyotow Bemice Matsukane David K Nitta David Shimamoto Masashi Uriu Bob Endo Shig Iseri Jonathan Leong Harry H Matsukane Mary Nitta Robert K Shimamoto James Ushijima Betty Endo Calvin Ishida Charles Longbottom Katherine Matsuki Minoru Nitta Doris Shimizu Lillie Y Ushijima Hilo Fuchiwaki Yasuo Ishida Teresa Maebori Alan H Matsumoto Mitsuo Nitta Mary Shimizu Gary Ray Uyeda Edward Fujii Ralph Ishida Samuel Y Maeda Amy .E Matsumoto Mamoru Noji Roger H Shimizu Grayce Uyehara Kazuo Fujii Alfred T Ishida Eiko Magner Charles Matsumoto Kaworu C Nomura Connie Shimojima Hiroshi Uyehara Naoko Fujii Harry Ishigaki Fred M Makimoto JE!an Matsumoto Thomas Nomura . Susan Y Shimomaya Tosh Uyeji Jack Fujimoto Lonny M Ishihara Ruby Malkin John H Matsumoto Keith Obayashi Emiko Shinagawa Jacqueline Vidourek George Fujimoto Shizuko Ishihara Harry Manji Matsuye 0 Matsumoto Walter H Obayashi Hero Shiosaki Ruth U Voorhies . Keiji Fujinaka Anthony Ishii Billy Teruo Manji Arthur Matsumura Rose Ochi Carole Shiraga Ada Wada Fred J Fujioka Jeanette T Ishii Angie Margarite Phil Matsumura Kent T Ochiai Peggy Shirai Yukio Wada John Fujita Sharon Ishii-Jordan Roy Maru Anthony Matsuo James S Oda Shohei Shirai L Wagner Richard Fujita Mark S Ishimatsu Michael Maruyama Kaz Mayeda Mary S Oda Maya Shiroyama Dorothy Wakamatsu Cindy Fukui Robert J Ishimatsu Mary Ann Masaoka Fae Minabe Tsuneo Oda Mits Shiroyama David Watanabe Mary Fukushima James Isono Melvyn T Masuda May Mineta Elsie F Ogata Ona Shiroyama Fern Watanabe Morio L Fukuto James M ltami Kenneth S Masumoto John M Mirikitani Gen Ogata Sumi Shiroyama Frank Watanabe Ben Fukutome Chiyoko Itanaga Merry K Masunaga Saburo Misumi Yoshitaka Ogata George Shitara Geary Watanabe Robert Fukutomi Sam M Itaya David Masuo Fumi Mita George Ohashi Jack K Shiyomura Hanae Watanabe George S Furukawa Susumu Ito Ray T Matsubara Janet Mitobe Marian T Ohashi Judith K Shiyomura Michiko Watanabe Leslie Furukawa Alice Aiko Ito Charlie Matsubara C Ken Miura Akira Ohno Samuel T Shoji Miyo T Watanabe George T Furukawa Arthur T Ito Kikuko Matsuda David S Miyamoto Peter I Ohtaki Elsie M Sogo Terr-ance Watanabe Louis Furukawa Toru lura Martin Matsudaira Shizuka Miyamoto Karl KOike Patricia Kazuko Solloway Harry Watson Glenn Furumura Carl Iwasaki Margaret Matsui Toshiko Miyamoto Joe Oishi David F Stephan Jane H Wong Yoshie Furuta Roy Iwata George T Matsui Kurt Miyamura John Isamu Oji Joe S Sugawara Wong John Fuyuume Nami Iwataki Jeffrey Matsui Walter Miyao Floyd H Okada Eiko Sugihara Akiko Vagi Bill Garton Mas Iyama Denri Matsumoto Margaret M Miyauchi Evelyn Okamoto Fumiko Sugihara Bella Vagi Reiko K. N. Gaspar Victor S Izui Ken Matsumoto Clara Miyazaki George Y Okamoto George Sugihara Charles Vagi Edward Goka James S Izumi Kenneth Matsumoto Lucille Miyazaki Kuniko Okamoto Jack K Sugihara Frank Vagi Steven Gotanda Herbert Jensen Yasuko Matsumoto Nobu Miyoshi Steven Okamoto Roy Sugimoto Hiroko Vagi Mark Goto Kazuko Jinguji George Matsumoto Max Mizoguchi :. Ted Okamoto Sue Sugimoto Chizuko Yakura Judy Gotsdiner Akira Jitsumyo Ray M Matsumoto Hisako Mizutani Paul Okamura Laurie Sugita Carl T Yamada Ann Granger Miyako Kadogawa Charles Matsumoto Wesley Mizutani Sanaye Okamura David Suyama Emiko Yamada Kay Guinto Hideo Kadokawa Calvin J Matsumoto George Morey JewelOkawachi Tamio Suyama Gerald Yamada Toyo Hagio Kenneth S Kagiwada Kazuko Matsumoto Irene Mori Louis M Oki William Suyama Henry T Yamada Zachary Hamada WillyKai Larry Matsumura S. Floyd Mori Scott Oki John Suzuki Kelly K Yamada George Hamamoto Omar Kaihatsu Raymond Matsunaga susan H Moribe Wataru Oki Masako M Suzuki Mary Yamada Arthur Hamanishi Frank T Kami Stanley Matsunaka Diane Moriguchi Frank N Okimoto Y Caryl Suzuki Merilynn Yamada Janice Hamasaki Mary Kamidoi Marie Matsunami George Morikawa Teruko I Okimoto Yoshi Suzuki Sallie Dean Yamada Geraldine Handa Yoshio Kamikawa Russell Matsunami Consuelo S Morinaga Teiji Okuda Yuri Suzuki Sid Yamada John Handa Barbara Kamon Keith E Matsuo Asako Morioka Chiyo Okumura George S Tabuchi Yoshio Bob Yamada Katsunori Hanad Robert S Kanada Isaac Matsushige Frances Morioka Hootch Okumura Noriko Tagawa Yoshito Yamada George S Hara Charlie Kanavel Robert H Matsuura Fred Morioka Lily Okura James Taguchi Grant Yamaguchi Seiko Hara Wayne M Kanemoto Hiro Mayeda Sadao Morishita Thomas Omori Matilde Taguchi John K Yamaguchi Linda. Hara Jim Kanemoto Edward Y Mayeda Mae F Morita Kenneth Ono Nancy Tajima Joyce E Yamaguchi Edward Hara Thomas Kanno Andrew Mayeshiba Roy S Moriuchi Norman K Orida Harry Takagi Mack Yamaguchi Shigeru Hara Hiroji Kariya Masashi Migaki Takashi Moriuchi Hide Oshima Fumiko Takahashi Teruko T Yamaguchi Ross Harano Alice Kasai Kuniaki Mihara Yuriko Moriuchi James Oshima George M Takahashi Grace Yamamoto Howard Harrington Seiko M Kasai Franklin H Minami Ann Morris John Kent Oshima Homer Y Takahashi Katsumi Yamamoto Andrew Hasegawa Kenneth Kasamatsu Dale Minami Kiyoko Motomatsu George Ota Masaru Takahashi Ronald Yamamoto Bruce Hasegawa Ken Kashiwabara Roland T Minami Mary Murakami Helen Otow Rita T Takahashi Steve S Yamamoto Steve Hasegawa Brian R Kashiwagi Wesley Minami Raymond Murakami Eileen Otsuji William Takahashi Toshiko Yamamoto Masaru Hashimoto Chester I Katayama Frank Hirofumi Minami Tomomi Murakami Patrick Otsuji Katsumi Takashima Sachiko Yamanaka Marcia Hashimoto Yoshio Katayama Mary Mariko Minamoto David Muraoka Reid Otsuji . Ned Takasumi Masaye Yamane Michael B Hatashita Ray Kato Norman Y Mineta . Emi Murata Ronald Otsuji Yutaka Jake Takato June Yamasaki Mary K Hatate Mitzi Kato Albert K Mineta James M Murata Chris Otsuki Kenneth K Takeda Christine Yamashiro Amy Hatsukano Hawley H Kato Hisako Minobe M K Murata John Owada Roy Takeda Kiyoshi Yamashita Takashi Hattori Ichiro Bill Kato David Mishima Jerry Nagafuji Albert A Oyama Sally Takeda Shigeru Yamashita Marvin Y Hayami Yosh Kawabata Jimi Mitsunaga Kathryn H Nagafuji Yemiko Amy Reitz Jack Takeguchi Teruko Yamashita Eric Hayashi Ben T Kawada Art Y Mitsutome Michiko Nagai Larry Richardson Shiro Takei Toshio Yamauchi Paul H Hayashi Martha Kawaguchi Minoru Miya C Scott Nagao Yuki Rikimaru Taketsugu Takei Christine Yanagidate Akio Hayashi Elsie Kawahata Starr R Miyagawa Charles Nagao Patricia Roberts Eiko Takemoto Tom Yanagihara John Hayashi William Kawai Ben Miyahara Eira Nagaoka Kikuji Ryugo Daniel 0 Takeoka . Tokihira Yano David Hayashi George Kawai Mas Miyakoda Byron Nagata Helene Saeda Ben Takeshita Joe J Yasaki Seichi Hayashida Michael Kawai Gerald Miyamoto Sadao Nagata Masao Sagara Fumiko Takeshita Margaret M Yasuda Ray Heck Paul Kawakami S Frank Miyamoto Ted Nagata M Paul Sagawa Esther Takeuchi Ted TYasuda Tokuji Hedani Mary Kawakami Gordon N Miyamoto Terrell Nagata Peggy K Saika Louise M Takeuchi Homer Yasui James C Henneberg Micki Kawakami Tony Miyasako Sam Naito Barry Saiki George Takizawa Miyuki Yasui Mike Hide Kiyoshi Kawamoto Wayne Miyashiro Masako S Naitoh May Saiki Hitoshi Tom Tamaki True Yasui Lorraine Higashihara Isao Kawamoto Akio J Mochizuki Paul Naitoh Ted Saiki Calvin T Tanabe George Yasukochi Inez Hiller June Kawamura Kay K Monma Katsumi J Nakadate Yuriko Saiki Cecilia K Tanabe Alice Yego Miyo Himeno Naomi Kawasaki Arthur Morey Michi Nakagama Taro Saisho Gail Tanaka Takako Yoda George Hinoki Russell Ketron Emily Mori Chiyo Nakagawa John Saito George Tanaka Mits Yoneji Roy Hirabayashi Wallace T Kido Joe Mori Cressey H Nakagawa Nellie Saito May Tanaka Toshiko S Yoshida Charley Hirai Kozo Kimura Nobuo Mori George M Nakagawa Chibo T Sakaguchi Miko Tanaka Jack Yoshihara Fred Asaichi Hiraoka Mitty M Kimura Robert Moriguchi Saburo Sam Nakagawa Sanbo S Sakaguchi Mitzi Tanaka Dan Yoshii Manabi Hirasaki Sophia Kingman Eric Morita Toyomi Nakahara . Hiroshi Sakahara Shiro Tanaka Gordon Yoshikawa Tom Hirashima Eugene H Kinoshita Ken Morita Tsuyoshi Nakahara Mari Sakahara Yoshitaka Tanaka George Yoshimoto Maru Hiratzka Kazuo Kinoshita Hisako Mune Donald Nakahata Chieko Sakai Cecil Tange Tomo1

Roy Nanjo Timothy Okabayashi Mae Sakasegawa Ken Sugawara Sachle Tanaka Tom Uriu Amy Yamashiro 'roneo Narumi Aiko Okada Hirao 'Smoky' Sakurada Akio L Sugimoto Ryu Tanaka Ray Urushima Masao Yamashita Taka Naruo Jean Okagawa Thomas Samter Dennis R Sugino Shizuo Tanaka Helen Ushijima Mas Yamashita Donald K Negi George A Okamoto Alice Sandow Yosh Sugiyama Becky Tanamachi Harry Ushijima Takeshi Yamashita Tokie H Nerio Herbert Okamoto Iwao Peter Sano Henry I Sugiyama Yuriko Tanamachi Fumi Utsuki Yasuo Yamashita Hiroko Ninomiya Robert S Okamoto Kaname Sanui Shizuko Sumi Wayne Kazuo Tanda Takeo B Utsumi Scott Yamazaki Harue Ninomiya Howard Okamoto Henry Sasaki Jack Sumida Henry H Tanda Kazuo Utsunomiya William Yamazaki Vernon Nishi Roy Okamoto Jerry Sasaki Maxine Sunada Elsie Taniguchi Paul Uyehara Margaret Yanagimachi James G Nishi Allen H Okamoto Huguette Sasaki Mary Sutow Barbara Taniguchi Isamu Uyehara S T Yanagisawa Travis Nishi Ken Okazaki Fred Sasar

Tribute Contributions In Memory Of: Nakamura, Ms. Rose Nakamura, Mr. Steven H. $1,000 and above: Ben Masaoka, my boyhood Nakano, Mr. Otto Nakano, Mr. George Nakashima, friend, who gave his life to rescue the Lost Texas Ms. Sachiko Nakayama, Mr. Frank C. Nam, Mr. Ted Battalion from Mr. Sen Nishiyama; $500 and above: Namba, Mr. Yoshio Narahara, Mr. Melvin S. Shigeto & Satsuyo Ohmura from Ms. May Newman, Mrs. Sachiko Niino, Mr. Fred Nishida, Ms. Watanabe; Betty C. Yamamoto from Mr. Steve S. Jane Nishida, Mr. Joe A. Nishihara, Mr. Kanji Yamamoto; $250 and above: Tamae Okazaki from Nishijima, Mr. Clyde Nishimura, Dr. Linda Nishi• Mr. Noboru Okazaki; $200 and above: Mr. & Mrs. Strattner, Mr. Teruo Tay Nobori, Mr. Tetsuo Nobuku, Risaburo Ninomiya, Mr. & Mrs. Ihei Masada, Mr. & Mr. James Nohara, Mr. George M. Nomura, Mr. Mrs. Ikuzo Nakamura from Rev. Saburo Masada; Yoshio Oda, Dr. Mary SOda, Ms. Craney Ogata, $100 and above: Orga Fusae Morishita from Ms. Ms. Elsie F Ogata, Dr. Gen Ogata, Ms. Tamaki Mabel Shoji Boggs; Stanley Nagata from Ms. Marcia Ogata, Ms. Alice Ogawa, Ms. Mary Ogawa, Ms. Chung; Robert Cullll11 & Robert Kodama from Ms. Linda Ogawa, Mr. Stanley K. Ogi, Mr. Paul T. Ohtaki, Ann H Cullum; Toko Fujii from Ms. Sayoko Fujii; Dr. Chester Oji, Mr. Sadao Okafuji, Mr. Ted T. Fujiye Fukasawa from Mr. Harry Fukasawa; Frank & TOTAL AS OF JANUARY 10, 2003: Okamoto, Mr. Paul Okamura, Mr. Koji Okazaki, Mr. Mimi Kawai from Ms. Kirby Fukushima; Sumiko Saburo Okino, Mr. Tom T Okubo, Mr. & Mrs. Teiji & Hachiya from Mr. Ted Hachiya: Sparky Matsunaga Yukiye Okuda, Mr. Hooteh Okumura, Mr. K. Patrick from Mr. & Mrs. George K. Hasegawa; Toshiko Higo $91,936 Okura, Ms. Lily A. Okura, Mr. Muneo M. Okusa, Ms. from Mr. Shigeru Higaki; Dr. Edward T. Himeno from Pauline Okutake, Mr. Joseph I. Omachi, Mr. George Mrs. Miyo Himeno; Kinu Hirose from Mr. M. Jack Omi, Ms. Miyo O'Weill, Mr. Harold H. Onishi, Mr. Hirose; Pierce Hiura from Mrs. Tsuyu Hiura; Tom Edward Onuma, Mr. Shigeto Otani, Mr. Harry H. Ikeda from Ms. Kathy Ikeda-Edrich; Mitsuo Mike Oyafuso, Mr. Wright Oyama, Mr. Leo Oyama, Mrs. lseri, 442nd-1944 from Mr. George lseri; James A. Jane Ozawa, Mr. Anthony K. Plummer, Ms. Jane 150110 from Mrs. Rosemary lsono; Teiso & Mine Mrs.Eva M Kato; Issei Pioneers from Mr. Shiro Mrs. Janet Ikeda, Ms. Hannah H Ikeda, Mr. Kazuo Rodarte, Mr. Masao Sagara, Mr. Joe Saiki, Mr. Kozie ltamura from Mr. Sadao ltamura; Tamiko IWaShita Tokuno; Carl & Jack Tsuchiya. from Mr. Herbert M Ikeda, Mrs. Yoshiko Ikegami, Mr. Riohard Ikkanda, Sakai, Ms. Fusako Sakai, Ms. Alice Sakai, Dr. H. from Mr. Michael Iwashita; Joe Iwataki from Ms. Tsuchiya; New York Chapter from Mr. Kenta Mr. Bill lmada, Mr. James lmahara, Mr. Minoru Quintus Sakai, Mr. David M. Sakai, Dr. George M. Nami Iwataki; Hiroshi Kanda from Mrs. Tazuko Takamori; Vicki & Lindsey Inouye from Anonymous. Inadomi, Dr. Mitsuo Jon Inouye, Mr. Carllnoway, Mr. Sakai, Ms. Mae Sakasegawa, Dr. Carolyn M. Kanda; Yuji Ichioka & Harry Kitano from Richard, Contributors: Henry Inouye, Ms. Barbara Isa, Ms. Fumiko Sakauye, Mr. Eiichi Sakauye, Ms. Mary Sakioka, Mr. Mary & Babe Karasawa; Dr. Junior Tsuneaki Kihara, $5,000 and above: Mr. George T. Aratani; $2,500 Ishibashi, Mr. Tadashi Ishihara, Ms. Masako Ishioka, Johnny Sakioka, Mr. Giichi Sakurai, Mr. Ko S. Col. USAF Ret. from Mr. Keith Kihara; Alan T. and above: Anonymous, Mr. David Hayashi; $2,000 Dr. Masashi ltano, Mr. Tomio Ito, Mr. Satoshi Ito, Mr. Sameshima, Mr. Rinks A. Sane, Mr. George T. Nakanishi, 0.0. from Dr. Eugene H. Kinoshita; David and above: Ms. Martha M. Ninomiya, Mr. Clarence Eugene ltogawa, Mr. Akira Ike Iwasaki, Mr. Nerio Shimizu, Mrs. Shizuka Sata, Mr. Hiro Sato, Ms. Ruth & Mary Kirihara from Mr. Steven Kirihara; Mr. & Mrs. Nishizu & Mr. John Y. Nishizu; $1,000 and above: Iwata, Mrs." Sophia Iwatsubo, Mr. Mas Iyama, Mr. Sawabe, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Sekimura, Ms. Sachi Seko, U. Kiyota, Mr. & Mrs. H. Funakoshi from Mr. John Mr. Yoshi John Amino, Dr. Ann Azama, Mr. Yoshiteru David Henry Jacobs Jr, Mr. Eddie Jonokuchi, Ms. Mr. Robert Shellito, Dr. Seiji Shiba, Mr. Tak Shiba, Kiyota; Denny Yasuhara from Mr. & Mrs. Thomas & Deguchi, Ms. S. Ruth Y. Hashimoto, Mr. Arthur F. Karen S. Jordan, Mr. Hisashi Kagami, Ms. JoAnne Ms. Yoshimi Shibata, Mrs. Mae Shigaki, Mr. Hitoshi Janet Kometani; George Komure from Mrs. Kathryn Koga, Dr. Randall J Lee, Mt. Olympus; $500 and H. Kagiwada, Mr. Bruce Kaji, Mr. Buichi Kajiwara, Mr. Shimizu, Mr. Kaoru Shimoide, Mr. Kenneth Komure; Mike M. Masaoka from Mrs. Etsu above: Mr. S. Daniel Date, Mr. George Domon, .Mr. Milton Kanatani, Mr. Roy Kaneda, Honorable Wayne Shimokochi, Mrs. Toshi Shimoura, Ms. Matsuye Masaoka; Fred M. Matsumoto from Ms. Kaoru Dale Ikeda, Mr. lsami Kawahara, Mr. Ard Kiyoshi M. Kanemoto, Ms. Linda Kasai, Mr. Mitsugi Kasai, . Shingai, Mr. Jack Shinkawa, Mr. Shiro Shiraga, Ms. Matsumoto; Mrs. Nobue Nishii from Mr. Ken Kozono, Mr. Lee Murata, Mr. Patrick Oyabe, Mrs. Mr. Terry T. Katayama, Mrs. Sakaye Suzie Kato, Mr. Sarah M. 5ogi, Mrs. Mitsu Sonoda, Mr. Chris K. Matsumoto; Kantaro & Kimiyo Mayeda, Kanichi & Masako Takiguchi; $250 and above: Mr. George I. Harry Kawahara, Mr. Kent Kawai, Mr. Thomas T . Stark, Mr. Peter Sugawara, Mr. Jack K. Sugihara, Masuyo Hiraki from Mr. Sam I. Mayeda; Taichi & Azumano, Mr. Allan Hida, Mr. Harry Ishigaki, Dr. Kawakami, Mr. Isao Kawamoto, Mr. David Mr. Warren N. Sugimura, Dr. Henry I. 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