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#2812/VoI123, No. 10 ISSN: 0030-8579 7 Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 Nov. 15-0ec. 19, 1996 National day of remembrance Study: Most Asians Americans in Bay Area voted for Clinton, against Proposition 209 planned in D.C. Asian Americans united in their oppo• sition against Proposition 209 and voted Feb.19,1997 heavily Democratic and overwhelmingly for President Clinton, according to a Plans are being developed for a National recent study. Day ofRemembrance ceremony to be held Preliminary results of the exit poll in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Feb. 19, study of more than 500 Asian Ameri• 1997. "It will be the 55th anniversary of cans were released Nov. 7 by the Asian President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's sign• Law Cau- ing of Executive Order 9066", said Susan cus and Hayase, vice chair of the Civil Liberties MORE REACTION TO the Na• PROP 209-JACL, Califor• Public Education Fund and chair of the tional National DOR Project. "It is appropriate nia Social Woprkers con• Asian Pa• demn passage-page4. that the Civil Liberties Public Education c i f i c Fund reflect on this day in the nation's American Capital." Legal Consortium. The poll focused on "We want everyone to know that the Civil the growing Asian immigrant communi• ~ < Liberties Fund Board has made this activ• Asian~ ., ties in San Francisco and Oakland. Con• ...... ity one of its major educational priorities. ducting the study were Prof. Larry . ~$p~~~Jlt . • . . ., We would hope that a national ceremony Hajime Shinagawa, chair of American for Dol~ l1er{;ent declined to .$tate or voteCf .(or will educate the public about the lessons Multi-cultural Studies at Sonoma State $omeOne elsj;:l. . . 0', .• learned from the incarceration ofJapanese University, assisted by Prof. Timothy • tn-.$anf!ranoi$¢O, 76 ~ e P4rce-ntVote(Ho('.qlint~n " 1$'.4 ¢fqeiltvofe'9 for Dole.. Americans during World War II," added Fong of Holy Names College. an'd 9.8 percent declined ~o state or voled tor another candidate; Oakland: W,as Dale Minami, board chair. According to Angeleo Ancheta, execu• hlgherin its support for Clinton. 84,5 percent vpted for Clinton, 1.2 pSf
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.... To all of you who defended as a wedge issue to divide Demo• issues. First, Prop. 187. Then, Prop. affirmative action and voted crats along racial lines, rally Repub• 209. What next? against Prop. 209, let there be no lican constituents and funnel '$3 We need to learn our lessons doubt. You made a difference. million in state and national GOP from the Prop. 209 setback and money. According to Los Angeles ready ourselves for civil rights battles Your vote helped to bring Prop. Times columnist Peter King, Gov- . to come. 209's support down from 80% one ernor Pete Wilson organized a con• In particular, we need to continue year ago to the relatively narrow ference call several months ago to promote the noble principles un• margin of 54 to 46% on election with House Speaker Newt Gingrich derlying affirmative action: equal day. and 20 California CEOs to raise opportunity and racial and gender diversity. Governor Wilson and Original Handcast Bronze KAMON Asian Americans voted firmly money for Prop. 209. In this confer• As against Prop. 209, 61 to 39%, ac• ence call, Wilson argued that contri• others begin dismantling state and cording to the Los Angeles Times butions to the ballot measure would local affirmative action programs, exit poll. Despite reservations abouL directly benefit GOP candidates, we need to speak up and let our J.A.**x affirmative action among many and that Prop. 209 was the tactical voices be heard. 'Symbol o/your surname & irs hifrory' Asians, a solid majority recognized sequel to Prop. 187, the anti-immi• Let's notforgetthat while affirma• S m~lltJtlll Private library of Kamon references that Prop. 209 was too radical and grant initiative. tive action is now illegal in clearly not the solution. To remain nonpartisan, let me California's public sector, it remains J. A. llt~18I / Research & compiling of Kamon tree The solid Asian vote against 209 emphasize that while the Republi• intact in the private sector as well as Our bronze J. A. Kamon are designed to preserve sent a clear message that we will can Party poured in $3 million to in the rest of the country. At the your sumame & its history in a uniquely ~ Japanese not stand for affirmative action op• support Prop. 209, the Democratic same time, we need to speak out American" form that will last over 2000 years! ponents who try to pit us against Party failed to counter the GOP's against measures similar to Prop. lfAHN ABOUl YOUR SURNAME'S HISTORY THROUGH YOUR J. A. KAMQN pro-affirmative action blacks and racially divisive strategy with any 209 now pending in states across Sessions ot individualized instruction available byappt. Latinos. Blacks voted 74 to 26% significant funds to oppose 209. To the country and in Congress. It you live out-ot-state, we can assist you in lodging/ against 209, while Latinos were 76 the extentthatthe Democratic Party Rnally, we need to remember transportation arrangements. For further info/appt.: to 24% against 209. Your vote also didn't put their money where their that civil rights were not won in one YOSHIDA KAMON ART made a statement against politi• mouths were, they largely conceded election, and they will not be lost in P. O. Box 2958, Gardena, CA 90247-1158 cians-Republicans and Demo• to the GOP's wedge strategy. one. Let's continue to fight the good crats-who pit racial groups against Unfortunately, in these times of fight. • (213) 629-2848 (80m - lOpm) ea:ch other to advance their political widespread economic and social KEI YOSHIDA, Researcherllnstruclor NINA Y('SI lID <\. Translator careers and their party's power. uncertainty, we haven't seen the Ai Muratsuchi is JACL Pacific Republicans exploited Prop. 209 end of politicians exploiting wedge Southwest regional director. Pacific Citizen Bditor/General Manager By STACY Y. IGE Take charge of Pacific Citizen, the semi-monthly newspaper olthe Japanese American Citizens League. America is not what you think! Position requires 5 years experience in editing and managing yours; they not only have to deal publications. Duties include overall hands-on involvement-con• Ow can we as Americans manipulatedso that we cannot stand with racial discrimination, but they ceptualiziAg issues and articles, assigning stories, editing, rewriting boast of living in the Land of together as a community of People? also must deal with a prejudice and and writing when necessary, layout, and production. H Opportunity. the Land of the Will we let them divide us? Will we hate that is manipulated by fear and Job also requires supervisory experience in overseeing business, Free, when we don't. I am not free. let them brainwash us so that we ignorance. We must realize that the administration and circulation departments. Society tells me that if I obtain a forget our culture, so that we can way the gay and lesbian men and Send cover letter, resume and work samples to: certificate from a school of higher live the American dream .....make women of the Asian American com• Richard Uno education that I will be able to do or lots of money and attain power? munity are being discriminated National JACL be anything I want. This is not true, And once we have that money against and singled out is the way 1765 Sutter Street If it were tr1,le, the glass ceiling would and power, will we use it for the the Japanese Americans were in San Francisco, CA 94115 not exist. Members of my family good of our people, or will we lose hold management positions, but the person we once were just so the 1940s. We are better than that, they will never be offered vice presi• that we can ascend? we have the ability to share great dential positions. Those positions 1 ask that, though there is a mix• compassion, we have the historical are offered only to a select few. ing of blood between our cultures, experience of internment to under• What must we as Asian Ameri• we do not see it as losing someone, stand the destructible power of dis• cans do to aspire to those heights? but a chance to gain a better under• crimination, we have the ability to Do I have to have a 4.0 grade point standing of another culture, be it love one another. Yet when itcomes average, dye my hair blond, take Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Ha• to the gay and lesbian community, medication to lose the pigmentation waiian, Okinawan, Samoan, Cam• too little of our community chooses of my skin, have surgery on my bodian, Tongan, Laotian, Guama• not to love, share, and embrace this eyes, get a tuck here and there and nian, Filipino, Malaysian, Japanese community with the compassion it give up everything that makes me and any other enriching Asian and desperately needs. Most gay and who I am, just so that I can have one Pacific Islander culture. lesbian men and women are angry of the top positions in a company because they feel alone. Their own that wants me to look a certain way? 'And once we have that familiesdon'twantthem. Howwould If America were truly the Land of money and power, will we you feel if your family were to tum the Free, the Land of Opportunity, I use it for the good of our away from you because of the per• could maintain my physical appear• son you loved? people, or will we lose the While I ask all these things of ance, I could t)e a Japanese Ameri• person we once were just so can woman in today's society. But you, I ask them of myself as well. If National JACL since it's not, I can't. I am not willing that we can ascend?' we understand where everyone is ClOt) UWION to give up me to become what soci• coming from, that will help to build a ety wants. I don't want my family to Everyone needs to have some• base with which we can build our be ashamed of someone who has thing to call their own; by turning own mountain of power. With this no pride in herself or her heritage. away from people who have mountain we can empower our com• So, me and my minority brothers multicultural backgrounds we are munity to break down the glass ceil• and sisters will struggle, clawing turning away ourselves. Yes, we ing, the barriers of English only as a our way up until we reach the top or are turning our backs on us, our Federal language, the discrimina• are killed off before we can even people. We have all suffered some tion between legal and illegal immi• grants, the mountains that prevent for begin our climb. kind of prejudice, bigotry, or racism Join the Notional JACL Credit Union and become eligible our VISA marriage for same sex couples, but cord . Call. fox or moil the Information below for membership . Our death, if not stopped, will be from this great land. Some may not only after we can understand one Information. 30 doy JACL membership required for new members . a slow one. First, society will take even know that they have been away our oulture, then it will take discriminated against, does that another. This Asian Pacific Islander ------away our pride in our ancestors, make it right? Is not knowing okay? community is struggling. In order to become stronger we Nome then soon we will become just like Do we turn away from people who them. Our skin may get lighter with look up to the Japanese American all need to address the Issues of the Address -• Asian Pacific Islander community. the blending of blood, but soon we community, what we have been able We need that strength, andwe need CIIy/Sl/lip/lel will be no more, and their goals will to aCCOmplish, because they are each other; whether the community have been accomplished. We will not Japanese American? is big or small, we are all equal. no longer be the Japanese Ameri• We need to fight together be• can community, but a group of I ask that though there are those cause this is our country tool. A National JACL people of the same race. They are who have different sexual prefer• '..J (RED I TUN ION waiting for our end. ences that you understand the hard• antral "alifornia yonth rt~PT '• My Ciuestlon to you is .. ... Do we ships that they have to endure ev• st'lItative taey ige is a stlldmt at PO BOX 1721 / SlC, UTAH 84110 / 601355-8040/ BOO 544 ·6828/ Fox 601521·2101 allow ourselves to forget who we ery hour of every day of every year. alifor7lia "tate University. are? Do we allow our minds to be Their lives are twice as difficult as Ti'rcSTlo. 4-Pacific Citizen, Nov. 15-Dec. 19, 1996 Organization news
"Affirmative action has been grossly "The California NASW Chapter of Ethics says, 'pursue social nia NASW Chapter, says, "Califor• From JACL maligned by the supporters of this Affirmative Action/Minority Affairs change, particularly with and on nia voters have decided that they The Japanese American Citizens measure. It has been distorted in a Committee steadfastly remains behalf of vulnerable and oppressed don't like the current system of try• League condemned the passage of way that has resulted in serious commiHed to the principles land ide• individuals land groups of people .. ing to promote an equal society. I Proposition 209, also known as the damage to our efforts to ensure als behind affirmative action type of . (and) strive to ensure equality of think many of the voters want equal• California Civil Rights Initiative, a access for those who have suffered policies and programs," asserts Rita opportunity, access to needed in• ity and it's now up to all of us to work ballot initiative designed to abolish from racism and sexism in a dispro• Takahashi, current commiHee chair. formation, servicers, resources and even harder to promote it. I urge all state and local affirmative action portionate way." "The passage of Proposition 209 meaningful participation in decision• social workers, and the general programs in public education, pub• According to Joe Nunn, chair of compels us to work harder and making for all people.' " public, to get involved, volunteer lic employment, and government the California NASW Chapter's Af• smarter on this agenda. We will be In the spirit of President Bill and help promote equality for all contracting. firmative Action/Minority Affairs there-in greater numbers, in more Clinton's position of "mend, don't Californians and particularly for "The passage of Proposition 209 CommiHee, "The passage of Propo• organized fashion, and in stronger end affirmative action," Janlee those who are now disadvantaged is a major setback in California and sition 209 is but another bump in the force. We will, as the NASW Code Wong, executive director of Califor- due to our current system." • in our nation's baHle to promote long road of struggle for social jus• equal opportunity," said Herbert tice and equity in California and Yamanishi, JACL national director. America. Although its passage is a IReaction to state election "But the war against discrimination serious setback for women and people of color, we should not be so continues unabated. We must fight sition in Califomia to the Wel• discouraged that we cease moving Locke has moved Washington state 209 the aHacks against affirmative ac• From OCA fare Refonn law passed by Con• forward on our long range objec• another rung up on the Asian Ameri• tion and equal opportunity being The Organization of Chinese gress. We have continually had to tives. We should continue to ques• can political ladder. Overthe years, waged in other states across the Americans, Inc. praises Washing• tion how we are going to ensure Washington has had an enviable defend the rights of immigrants, le• country and at the Congressional ton state for the election of Gary gal permanent residents and U. S. equality and justice for all. We should record in the number of Asian Ameri• level. Let us acknowledge this set• Locke as the first Asian American cans elected to various levels of citizens. We have had to prove that hold fast to the notion that these back, learn our lessons, and con• governor on the U.S. mainland. The Asian Americans are and want to wrongs must still be corrected over office producing many role models tinue to fight the good fight." • overwhelming election of Locke by for Asian Americans. The Asian be U. S. citizens and there is no time and through various means." a margin of 59 percent to 41 percent American community has taken a more fitting symbol than to have The California Chapter of NASW, demonstrates that the constituents another Asian American leader of From NASW which encompasses 11,644 mem• tremendous beating in this election of Washington state voted for a cycle from the passage of Propo- one of the 50 United States." • bers, will be the forefront of this governor with substance, experi• Proposition 209, the so-called struggle to preserve and to ence and qualifications in public California Civil Rights Initiative, was strengthen affirmative action type service. passed by California voters, but af• of policies and programs. This state I Chapter news OCA National President Michael firmative action in this country is still chapter will be joined and reinforced C. Lin, Ph.D. commented, "Gary alive and well. Proponents of equity by its powerful national organiza• noted they have launched Cam• Locke's elevation to a state's and justice will fight on to ensure tion, which includes 155,000 social Venice-Culver JACL paign for Justice, a class action suit highest office is the pinnacle for the thatthe years of work toward greater workers through the U.S. and be• in federal court to seek an apology Asian Pacific American community's hosts PSW quarterly inclusiveness and access will con• yond. and compensation from the U.S. political empowerment in this elec• tinue. The struggle for strength• NASW will not be stifled by the govemment for "forcibly abducting tion cycle. The tremendous excite• LOS ANGELES-Two provoca• enecl-not weakened-forms of af• vote of this one state. Rather, it will and deporting over 2,200 persons ment that Gary Locke's campaign tive issues on tap for the next firmative action will be carried for• be motivated to strengthen its ties of Japanese ancestry, mostly from generated within the Asian Ameri• PSWDC quarterly session this Sun• ward into the federal arena. Activ• to other groups and individuals who Peru, to the U.S. during World War can community stemmed from the day, Nov. 17, at Venice Japanese ists will fight to undo the damage share the common goal of achiev• 11. " • grassroots campaigning in Wash• Community Center, are the redress done at the California state level by ing greater access, equity and jus• ington state to Asian Americans for Japanese Latin Americans and working for changes through legis• tice for populations who have been throughout the country focused the open dialogue on "Will JACL still Publishers of lative, executive and judicial actions. historically oppressed, under• Tuesday night on Washington's be around in 25 years?" "The passage of Proposition 209 served, and under-represented. It election return. Gary Locke brings Of the open dialogue, PSW Re• dictionaries marks a sad day for California and will vigorously "strive to end dis• to the governor's mansion knowl• gional Director AI Muratsuchi said: its efforts to assure equal opportu• crimination, oppression, poverty, nities," commented Kathy Kubota, edge and sensitivity aboutthe Asian "We need to have some frank talk redefine 'Jew' and other forms of social injustice," Amencan community ana me state about JACL membership demo• president of the Callifornia Chapter as specified in the 1996 NASW Code of Washington's entire population. graphics, youth and Hdpa rotA It• NEW YORK-The Anti-Defa• of the National Association 'of So• of Ethics. This California vote is The citizens of Washington state ment strategies and the possibility mation League received assur• cial Workers. 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Wesley Unllld MethodIst Women 373 Van Ness Ave., Suite 200 1996 GOAL 100% of '95 Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 781·2088 Inches: Display Ad 5,518 Inches: Display Ad 1,986.50 Asinn immigrants m ntiont'd 566 N. 5thSt Units: One·Llners 1,053 Units: Ona·Llners 55 nre hi fly from ,hilla. it'tn m. San Jose, CA 95112 Frank M. Iwasakllnsurlnce Units: HI ProJeot 30 Units: HI ProJoct 25 India, nnd th Philippint's, . 121 N. Woodbum Drive. Los Angeles d0049 Inchos: PC Olllco 491 Inches: PC Olllco 102 (213) 879·2184 Pacific Citizen Nov. 15-Dec. 19, 1996 6 ideas from chapters and members. LEC campaign began with a small ~------~--" AGENDA (Check out: www.jacl.org.) group of Nisei raising $1 million ALOHA PLUMBING~ Commercial & Industrial (Continued from page 1) (9) Education/Curriculum and working for more than 10 Air Condffionlng and Refrigeration Uc.#440840 Contractor guide years to get the Civil Liberties Act working relationships between -SINCE 1922- Glen T. Umemoto board members and staff were Response to the negative report• passed on Aug. 10, 1988. (See: ing (see "Flap," Nov. 1-14 P.C.) is m Junlpero Serra Or. Uc. No, 441272 C38-20 aired, that staffrequires lead time National JACL Board resolution, SAM REIBOW CO., 1506 W. Vernon being followed up with a proposal undated.) San Gabriel, CA 91nS to fulfill requests and that the role (213) 283-0018 Los Angeit:s - 295-5204 - Since 1939 of a committee chair is clearly for CLPEF funding. (National (18) Legislative/Public af• stated when committee assign• Director's Report, Nov. 1996.) fairs ments are made. (10) Hate crimes/anti-Asian On behalf of the Sacramento • The work by Emilie Kutsuma, violence JACL, Toko Fujii and Lori MPDC governor, as personnel • A summer intern to help de• Fujimoto, v.p. public affairs, pre• committee chair was acknowl• velop "Walk with Pride" document sented a $1,000 check to assure TELESERVICES edged. (JACL'santi-Asian violence hand• the JACL Washington Office at• • Tomiko Ismail was hired at the book) was found wanting (not user• tains greater visibility and that Convenient and safe banking service by end of October as data entry/file friendly enough) and subsequent other chapters join this campaign. clerk. Amy Yamashiro with mem• meetings were held with Helen It was iri her conversation with Push-Button Telephone from your home bership program will leave at the Zia, San Jose, to update and re• Rep. Bob Matsui that the plight of or office 24 hours a day, everyday. end of December. (See: National vise. Additional funding would be the Washington JACL Office was Director's Report, Nov. 9, 1996). required to insure wider distribu• addressed. "There needs to be more • Transfer money between Union Bank of California (UBOC) (2) tion. (See: National Director's Re• staffing in the D.C. Office," Affirmative action accounts. AI Muratsuchi's report, that port, Nov. 1996.) Fujimoto was told. Fujii said JACL has made a difference in the • Karen Yoshitomi, PNW regional JACL's Washington presence as• battle as evidenced by Los Ange• director is staff "point" person on sures national programs being • Pay UBOC loans or credit card s. les Times exit polls, has been pre• hate crimes. Possible joint publi• accomplished and attracting new pared for his column in this issue cation with National APA Legal members. [Sakaniwa has been • Pay various credit cards on page 3. (Call: PSW JACL, 213/ Consortium (Karen Narasaki without an office secretary since (department stores, gasoline, MasterCard , Visa card issued 626-4471.) Washington, D.C.) has been un: he accepted the position in April.• by others). Bob Sakaniwa's written Wash• derway, which would include the Ed.] ington, D.C. Report commented Consortium's annual audit ofanti• (19) Masaoka fellowship • Utility payments. on activities at the federal level Asian hate violence. No report was submitted. before the California election and (11) Health care (20) Membership • Verify deposits or checks paid. of his work with the Leadership • Wohlers health insurance plans • The Board advocates switching Conference ofCivil Rights, Wash• are underre-evaluation for afford• back to renewals based on the • Stop payments. ington, D.C. (Call: Washington, able, accessible health care for all calendar-all memberships expir• D.C. JACL Office, 2021223-1240.) people, the Board was informed. ing on Dec. 31 rather than entry• • Information about UBOC's various services. (3) Annual giving One proposal has been submitted. date. (The entry-date system was As the 1996 program winds In response to some rumblings by initiated because JACL-member • You can designate paym ents of money transfer dates, up to 90 down (see the 1996 report in this non-CaliforniaJACLers that their P.C. subscriptions are for a full• days in advance. So, you don't have to worry when you are week's P.C.), the 1996 campaign programs may soon be discontin• year. This was not explained nor traveling. raised $66,412 and for 1997, the ued, Yamanishi explained that its implications with Post Office with health care systems being regulations to Board members goal has been realistically tabbed Call the nearest UBOC branch or at $70,000 though Grayce state-regulated, any prospect for during the discussion.) Shiba re• Uyehara's report at the San Jose a straight national JACL plan re• ported positive feedback for re• Teleservices at convention in August cited quires study by professionals, pref• turning to the "annual member• gift erably knowledgeable JACLers. ship renewal date system" from 1-800-532-7976 $100,000. The year-end is a UNION tax-deductible contribution-"no Helen Kawagoe will select an ad the district governors and chap• for more in fo rmation matter how small or large." hoc committee. ters, noting it is easier for them to BAN K OF • In an update to the Board, Floyd concentrate work in three months • You must register for payment or (4) Biennial convention CALIFORNIA / money transfer • A 14-page convention bid packet, Shimomura, in reviewing the li• rather than stringing it through prepared by Richard Ono ofFlorin censing agreement that JACLhas the year. Work on quarterly re• • Payment cannot be made unless you JACL, national v.p. for general with Wohlers, said Wohlers can ports would be minimal and re• have sufficienl fu nds in your account operations, for the 1998 National only use the JACL name in the maining months devoted to re• Convention, pending Philadelphia specific areas agreed upon and porting new members only. JACL review, has been adopted that the contract time was revised (Karen-Liane Shiba, Membership by the Board According to Claire from five years to three years. Rpf'Ort, Nov. 1996.) On the com• Omura, San Jose JACL conven• (12) Immigration reform mittee to review moving the re• tion board, the final figures may No report was submitted. newal date: Yamanishi, Member• Announcing new auto rates & terms show earnings between $40,000 (13) Information & referral ship administrator, Terence and $60,000-thanks to the suc• No report was filed. Yamada, two governors, David cessful raffie. (14) Investments Hayashi, Gary Mayeda (computer Bids for the year 2000 Convention Mention was made of members consultant). are being accepted through Jan. of the committee: Arnold • A proposal to reinstate travel 1, 1997, as based upon this Miyamoto, chair; John Enomoto, programs as a benefit and issu• packet.The stipulations by Na• Grayce Uyehara, Roy Nishikawa, ance ofRequests for Proposals was tional have been simplified to en• Hid Hasegawa, Tom Hara and Ted referred to Kawagoe, Yamanishi, courage chapters to bid. National Tsukahara. The vote ratifying the Karen Liane Shiba (v.p. for mem• JACL continues to assume all revision ofBylaws Article XV (Seg• bership services) and legal coun• Convention losses. A convention regated Accounts) is to be an• sel for study. handbook is included. (Call HQ: nounced (as well as the other • See "Outreach" below. Convention Bid Packet, Aug. 28, amendment relating to Non-Profit • See "Health care" above. A San 1996.) Organization Memberships.) Francisco JACL committee has (15) J.A. Memorial Founda• been studying the impact ofJ ACL • Detailed evaluation of the San Jose convention is contained in tion insurance program with National the National Director's Report. JACL Convention 34 Res. 5.1 membership, according to Greg Watch for it in a future PC issue. urges chapters to network with Marutani. (5) ChapterlDistrict Rela• the Washington-based JAMF to • Acknowledgment of overall er• support construction of the J.A. ror rate at Headquarters ofmem• tions bership function, renewal dates, PSW Gov. David Kawamoto Patriotism Memorial. (Write: New or Used Cars JAMF, 2828 Pennsylvania Ave addresses, misspelled names, submitted a proposal from the chapter enrollment, etc., was made Calif. Association of Human Rela• NW, Suite 305, WOC 20007, 202/ 965-0691.) to the board. Updating through New cars: Up to 60 mos. tions Organizations (CARRO), 70 August was nearly complete but W. Hedding St., San Jose, CA (16) Japanese Latin Ameri• cans with Convention and short staff, Used cars *: Up to 48 mos. 95110, a nonprofit tax-exempt the program fell behind. The pro• group founded in 1973 for resolv• • During the Saturday lunch break, a special video ofnews cli ps cess of catching up resumes. (Na• ing inter-ethnic and inter-group tional Director's Report, Nov. 9, Borrow up to $50,000** auto loan conflicts. Motion tojoin was unani• (English and Spanish) was screened. It graphically showed 1996.) mously passed. (See #10: Hate "00 PERCENT OF HIGH BLUE BOOK the plight of Japanese Latin (21) National boardJNational crimes) ··OAC. OOES NOT INCLUDE: TAXES . LICENSE. EXTENDED (6) Child Well-being Americans to call a ttention to their council class-action federal suit and "Cam• The "fundamental" board re• JACL Convention, 34 Res. 14, sponsibilities are: Maintaining the OTHER LOANS introduced by Berkeley and Marin paign for Justice: Redress Now for Japanese Latin American Intern• financial in tegrity, Setting pro• Signature Loons 12.9% apr County chapters, opposed cuts in grammatic policies, Representing programs which promote the ees." Copies of the tape will be available. The Los Angeles Times the JACL before the public, Ap• Shore Secured 6.5% apr health, education and safety of all proving contracts, Hiring and children. JACL's position is to editorial, Aug. 27, 1996, said "de• cency demands an apology" for evaluating top administrative Other Secured 12.5% apr uphold government guarantees. staff. Manner of implementation is more 2,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from 13 Latin American As analyzed by the National pending. Director, the board approves the Try our new Telephone Teller (7) Combined federal cam• countries, most ofthem from Peru. (Info: Campaign for Justice, P.O. annual budget, monitors the cash paign Box 214, Gardena, CA 90248.) flow and financial affairs, sets 24 hr. 800.498.5225 Local 363.5225 No report was submitted. • Board approved $1,000 dona• policy and actions to ensure fiscal (8) Computer development tion, $500 of it from private dona• integrity, compliance with require• & maintenance Join the Notional JACl (red it Union. (011, fox or mail the tions. ments of the funder, authorizes informotion below. We will send membership information. The JACL website in Internet: and reviews annual audits, main• (www.jacl.org). Volunteer Daniel (17) Legacy grantsILEC As part of JACL's application tains JACL's funding base by as• Sato, now in Hokkaido, is design• ------for CLPEF funding, LEC's project, sisting in fund-raising activities, Nome ing the website, to include a Mem• "From Imprisonment during approving and setting fund rais• bership form, current roster of of• WWII to the Civil Liberties Act of ing goals and matching fund rais• Address!City/Stote/Zlp ------ficers and offices; and each chap• 1988," with the JACL-Legislative ing goals with organizational ter will eventually be linked. Vol• Education Committee designated needs. unteer AI Oga plans to design a as the lead organization for this In setting programmatic poli• National JACL web page and in• project. Karyl Matsumoto, past cies, the board approves the an· dividual web pages for all JACL interim national JACL direcwr, nual Plans of Action, approves! National JACL chapters. Gary Mayeda, v.p. plan• is preparing a tentative budget implements organization policies CREDIT UNION ning and development, related for the project before the Board and long range plans) approves potential benefits, such as health gives its final endorsement. The PO 1721 / SlC, UTAH 84110/801355·8040 / 600544-8628 / Fa 801521 ·2 101 insurance benefits, and solicited See AGENDA/page 12 &-Pacific Citizen Nov.1S-Dec. 19, 1996 JACL Donor/Honor Roll
Fumiko Kamada, Yoshimi Kamei Shooting for Takeshi Kameoka, Frank Kami, Masano Kamiya. Hiroshi Kanda, Charles H. Kanek?, Harue Kariya , Terry Kariya, $100,000 in '96·97 J'([ Masahlfo Kasahara, Masao Kashiwagi Yuri Katai, K. Katamoto, Fred T. ' By Grayce K. Uyehara. Kataoka, Yoshio Katayama, Teruaki In August 1994 the JACL Kato, Toshiko Kato, Takeshi Katsumoto Legacy Fund Campaign Commit• Lester Katsura, Miyeko Kawabata, T & S tee made it quite clear in its report Kawabata, Charles & Alice Kawada to the National Council meeting Tne Annual Giving Kiyoshi Kawaguchi, isami & Jean ' Kawahara, Isao Kawamoto, Itsume in Salt Lake City that the JACL Kawamoto, Miyo Kawamura, Nellie N. must move forward with a strong Kawamura, David Kawano, Kimi development program if the bud• Kawano, John Kawasaki, Mas & Shizuko get needs are to be met. Develop• Kawasaki, Shigeru Kawasaki , Yukie Campaign Kawase, Jeru Kawaye , Harry T. & Marie ment ideas used by most nonprofit H. Kawayoshi, Robert M. Kaya, George organizations were to be consid• K. Kayano, Henry T. ered for implementation. Some Taniguchi, Tomio & Hideko Taniguchi, Kikuchi, John F. Kikuchi, will require a development direc• Sonny Teranishi, Hiro Togioka, Kenny Yoshiko Kim, George Y. Toyama, M. & Youko Uota, Kay Kimura, Joe N. Kimura , tor and staff training. Watanabe, George Vagi, Ayako Shoge Kimura, Yoshikazu To help address the deficit situ• Yamada, Arako Yamamoto, Ben JACL Annual Giving Program: Kimura, Bob & Kary ation presented in 1994, I sug• Yamamoto, Katsuko Kay Yamamoto Kinoshita, Katherine gested the immediate initiation of June Fujita Yamasaki, S. Yonaki ' Breakdown of donors & amounts Kinoshita, C. Kawase & J. Kirkman, Kuhihiro & Lucy the JACL Annual Giving Program EDC Kishaba, Mack Kishaba, as a yearly fund-raising effort. All No, of Donors Joe Kishi, Sam Kitabayashi, Month 95-96 94-95 Month . Fred S. Dorothy Kitajima, of us receive mail from various Toshi Abe, Hiro Adachi, Haruko Brown 95-96 94 -95 November 322 685 November $13,625.00 Jack & Toshiko Kiyoi, Don well-established nonprofit orga• Richard & Pauline Caulk, Melvin H. ' 5 31,248.50 December & Deanna Kobayashi, nizations which ask for contribu• Chiogioji, Yayoi K. Cooke, David J. Doi 962 933 December $40,264.50 5 53,645.00 Ma~orie January 200 189 January $13,050.00 $ 12,115.50 Hitoshi Kobayashi, Iwao tions from $20 to $100. With little Alice Enochty, Yoshida Fiske' Kobayashi, Robert S. Mitsu Fujihira, John Fuyuume, Allen ' February 34 30 February $ 2,000.00 5 1,390.00 cost involved, but focusing the ap• March 16 15 March $ 1,025.00 S 645.00 Kobayashi, Yutaka Kobori, Garroway, Toshio Joe Harada, Nasuo & James Kochi, Henry K. April 9 10 April $ 300.00 peal on those who support the Yuki Hashiguchi, Norio Higano, Mary Y. $ 570.00 Kodama, Douglas Y. Koide, May May mission of the JACL, the first Hirata, James Hirokawa, M. Jack & Kinu 3 5 $ 150.00 $ 310.00 James Kojima, Kenneth Annual Giving mailing went to Hirose, Herbert Horikawa, Joyce June i 1 June $ 265,00 $ 50.00 Kojima, Faye N. Komagata, the membership in November of Horikawa, Chiyoko D. Hoshide, Toshio 1551 1868 $ 70,679.50 5 99.974.00 Teruko Komure, Samuel S. Hoshide, Jane Hyosaka, Joseph and Koshiba, Makoto & Shizuko 1994. Asako T. Ichiuji, Saburo Inagaki, Paul & 1995-96 PROGRAM EXPENSES: Date, Vendor/Description, Amount Koshimizu, Hiroko T. Kretz, The initial goal was to receive May Ishimoto, Kenjo & Toshi Itoku, Aki Ed E. Kubokawa, Jiggs Iwata, S. John Iwatsu, Arthur M. Kaneko, contributions from 10% of our 11/15/95 Metro Printing, Inc. $ 1,770.00 Kazukiyo & Mae K. Shig Kariya, Denise S. Kato, James & 11 / 15/95 DirectMail Kuboyama, Donald & June membership. Since the member• Shigeko Kawano, Lillian C. Kimura, Roy $ 3,342.23 12128/95 Postage Refund $ (145.37> Kuge, Harry T. Kumabe, T. ship was aware from our straight• & Yuri Kita, Arthur S. Kitagawa, Samuel Kumagai, Rena Kumai, forward presentation ofour finan• and Sumi (Mitsuda) Koide, Thomas Y. Rodney Kunisak ~ Ayako Total Expenses $ 4,966.86 cial situation, the first campaign and Janet M. Kometani, Sue Y. Kubo, Kurakazu, George Kurihara, brought in close to $100,000 while Dean A. Kujubu, George Liu, Teresa A. R. Kuritsubo, George & Maebori, Louise S. Maehara, Albert H. 1994-95 PROGRAM EXPENSES: Mitsuko Kuro, Toshiko we had projected a response of Matano, Alan H. Matsumoto, Mae K. Kusuhara, Clarence about $70,000. The first year we Matsushita, Wesley D. & Ida K. Minami, Oct-94 Postage & Telephone S 34.19 Kuwahara, Don Kuwahara, had one contribution of $10,000 Jimmie & Hiroko Miyakawa, Richard Y. Nov-94 Postage & Telephone S 24.45 Kenji N. Kuwahara, Iwao Morimoto, Craig T. Morita, Takashi & Dec-94 Postage & Telephone $ 32.35 Kuwano, Mary & Bill Kyono, and several $500 and $1,000 Yuriko Moriuchi, Leo & Tomiko Mueller, checks. But overall, the contribu• 1218/94 Pyramid Printing $ 3,224.62 Ray & Marianne Kyono, Raymond Murakami, Yoshio Nagahlro, 211 4/95 Postage by Phone $ 156.00 Yoshimi lafitte, Las Vegas tions were as expected, $20 to John T. Nakahata, Calvin Ninomiya, K. 4/14/95 Mail Boxes, Etc. S 70.00 Chapter, Harry S. & Tomiko $100. The number of donors for a Nishimoto, Akira P. Nose, Benjamin T. & 4120/95 Carton-Hodgson, Inc. $ 152.16 O. Lee, Murv & Judy Little, Joanne C. Obata, Ben Ohama, Iku Joan 5/31/95 Carton-Hodgson, Inc. $ 12B.35 Sandra & Ralph LiHon, two-year period was 3,419, the Ohno, Fumio Otsu, George M. and total amount was $170,653.50 and 9/28/95 carton-Hodgson, Inc. 51 365,20 Casey Low, Futami Maeda, Kazue Oye, Ken Ozeki, Kazu Sakai, Tsugi S. Makishima, expenses were $5,187.32, or 3%. Shioko Sakai, William K. Sakayama, Yoshimi Maruyama, Amy Total Expenses 55,187.32 IfJACL can reach a 10% level of Fred & Mitsue Salador, Ryo Leo Sasaki, Masaki, Percy & Gladys contributions from our member• Michael Sato, Taeko Shervin, Edith Masaki, Ben & Kaye Shimomura, David Silverman, Sarah M. ship, it will be possible to sustain Masatani, Kaoru & Yuriko Sogi, Ken Sugawara, Harry I. & Helen H. Masuda, Kiyoto Masuda, $100,000 into the budget from this Takagi, Charles M. Takata, Ken Takeda, Roy Masuda, Geneviere Mayeshiba, Carl T. & Marion J. Mlto, annual fund-raising. Itmeansgiv• Teru Takeda, Daniel D. Takeoka, John NCWNP Masuhara, Michi Masunaga, Yosh & ing up one dinner out for a couple. M. & Miyuki Takeuchi, H. Tom Tamaki, Robert Mltori, H.E. Mizote, Jerry & Dinah Arleen D. Mataga, Jack N. Matsuda, Edward Tanaka, Kenji & Chizuko Toda, Montgomery, H. Morikawa, Asako JACL - BerkeleylDiablo , George Abe , George Matsui, Tamiko Matsui, Amy & Mary Toda, Robert Tsukuda, Hiroshi & Morioka, S. Morioka, Roy Morita, Jack & George Matsumoto, Calvin Matsumoto, Here is the complete list of An• Grace Uyehara, Paul M. Uyehara, Mary Nakagawa, Shunichi Nakagawa, Masako Abe, Masu Abe , Lily Abiko, James S. Adachi, Carolyn Adams, Gerald Y. Matsumoto, T. Matsumoto, nual Giving donors for 1994-96: Warren H. & Mary Watanabe, Michi Shigeru Nakahira, G. Nakamoto, Norie Janie Malsumoto-Low, Sue S. Weglyn, Ken Wurtzel, Debbie Yamada, Nakamoto, W.M. & F.W. Nakamoto, George & Yoko Aihara, Joe & Gaie Akahoshl, Karen Alman, Yosh & Ruby Matsumura, Taye Matsumura, Randall Sachiko Yamada, Tadao & Mabel Carolyn K. Nakamura, FuJiye Nakamura, Amino, Toshiye Aogaichi, Harold Matsuno, George Matsuoka, Jack Yamada, Haru Yoshida, John Karl Nakamura, Masao Nakayama, Joe Mayeda, T Mayeda, Claude A. Mimaki, 13 major donors Yoshinaga, Ruby M. Yoshioka & Kay Negrelll, Shig Nezu, Kiyono Aoyama , Ben Aral, May M. Arai, Robert Arakawa, Yoshlo Arima, Janice Aritomi, Helen H. Minami, Toshi Minamoto. Yuki Nishimoto, Tom H. Nishimoto, Arthur Minamoto, May H. Mineta, Hisako (All in California except as noted), as of Nishimura, Hiroko Nishiyama, Barbara Asada, Esam Asazawa, Emiko Baba, Sept. 30 for 1996 are as follows: IDC George K. Baba, Machiko BenneH, Minobe, David G. Mishima, Ryo Noda, Emi Nomura, Ariye Oda, June Mishima, Saburo Mlsumi, Aiko U. Oda, Lucy A. Oda, Thomas S. Okabe Debbe Chan, John Chinen, Delfina E. $1,000 or more: Tadao & Mabel Nelson Akagi, Gish Amana, Fred T. Aoki, Dillon, Ralph C. Dills, Wes & Toyoko Doi, Mitchel, Wataru Miura, Tomiko Miyahare, William Okamoto, Benny T. Okura, Chiyo Michael K Miyakado, Helen Miyake, Tom Yamada, Fort Lee, N.J.; Art & Mary K. Masatoshl A. Aoki, Saige Aramaki, Metra & George Domon, Carvin T. Dowke, T. Olsen, Karen Clyde Ono, Robert K. & Fusae Miyamoto, Yoneko Miyamu ra, Nakashima, Stockton; Helen Saeda, Barton, Ichiro Doi, Bob Endo Rick Endo Oshiro, Harry & Virginia Oyafuso, Kazuko Eidmann, Jerry Enomoto, Tom Albuquerque, N.M.; Yoshito Mizuta, Seiji Endow, James K. Furus"iro Seichl' Ezaki, Alex Ferreira, Lorna M. Fong, Bert Albert & Shizue Miyasato, Kenneth & Ho~do Masato Ozaki, Shigenobu & Kazue Ellen Miyatake, S. Miyazawa, Chiyoko SeaHIe. & Chickie Hayashida, Masao Ozlma, Fred Pramenko, Y. Rikimaru, S. Fujii, George Fujii, Hiro Fujii, Jim & $506-$999: Allen Garroway, Ft. Marion Hor, Martha Inouye, Mary In~uye , Georgia Fujii, Jim G. Fujii, Mike & Aiki Mizutani, George & Geraldlng Moriguchi, Yosh Sakai, Rose A. Sakata, Toshi Frances Morioka, Fred & Lillie Morita, Washington, Md.; Jack & Margaret Willial!' Kawai, Harry Kimura, Takashi Sakata, Len & Amy Sakoda, E. Kincaid Fujii, Minoru Fujii, Norie Fujii, Roger Ugaki, Idaho Falls; Seiehi & Chickie (Koshl) Koyama, Fujie Kunimoto, Tom Fujii, Toko & Sayoko Fujii, Fred Gloria Morita, K Morila, F. Mukai, Shin Saks, Herbert M. Sasaki, Saburo and Mune, T. Muneno, James Murakami, Hayashida, Nampa, Idaho. Kyoko Matsumori, Kats Miya, Tateshi Anna M. Sasaki, Willy Sasaki, Eddie Fujikawa, Mark & Georgia Fujikawa, $250-$499: Jimmie & Hiroko Mlyakawa, Miyasaki, Kelko Mori, Lloyd Mori Betty Masao Fujikawa, Haj Fujimori, Tsuglo Tsukasa Muramoto, Kenji Murase, O~hl, Sato, Suzanne Sawada, Stanley S. Herbert Murayama, Judith T. Murphy, Matawan, N.J.; Claude A. Mimaki, MOrishita, Pat I. Nakaya, Fred Aiko Serikaku, M. Shibayama, James Y. Fujimoto, Brian & Janice Fujita, Shoji F. Tokyo; Saburo & Anna M. Sasaki, Okada, Ben & Grace Oshita, Roy M. Fujita, Yutaka Fulita, George T. Fukui, Joel NagafuJi, M. Barbara Nagareda, Shikami, John K. Shimashlta, Kazuo Shigeo Nagata, Shig Naito, Hatsue Rochester Hills, Mich.; Helen Kawagoe Oyama, Akemi Seko, Hero Shlosaki Shimokawa, Elsie Shlozaki, Carl K. Clillord Fukumitsu, Michael Fukushima, Carson; Yoshi & Ruby Amino, EI Cerrit~ ; Chieko Sugihara, K. Sugimoto, Geo;ge & I. Fukutome, Hideo Furiya, Eiko & James Najima, Tatsuya Nakae, Fumiye Somekawa, Dwight Sora, Mark Peters & Nakagaki, Makiko Nakaji, George Tom Taketa, MD. Oxnard. Sachlko Tamura, Masa Tsukamoto, Jack Ms Nancy Sugimoto, Florence Suzuki, T. Furukawa, William S. & Amy Furuoka, & Margaret Ugakl, Yuzo & Waka Ugaki, Mae Gotanda, Kaoru Gotow, Mary J. Nakamoto, Elsie Nakamura, Frank F Jean Suzuki, Wesley K. & Masako Nakamura, Harumi Nakamura, Jack Raymond S. Uno, Shake Ushio Takahashi, Richard Takaki, Henry T. Grace, Michael Green, Jack Hamahashi, H. Jim & K. Kay Hamamoto, Helen & Nakamura, Toshio & Chizuko Nakamura, Donors under $250 Tanaka, Judith Tanaka, Yuriko Teruko M. Nakao, Art & Mary K. Tanamachi, Benjamin S. Tani, Joyce S. Edgar Hamasu, Reginald & Kazue MDC Hanabusa, Frank F. Handa, Yutaka Nakashima, Lois K. Nakashima, Tom Tanl, Rose S. Tani, Smlo Tanl, Toshl A. Nakashima, Ben Nakaya, Richard H. Tanouye, Thomas S. TeraJi, Sumlko Handa, Lena Hasegawa, W.T. Jlei Nakama, Jallsco. Mexico John H. Allen, Sr., Maomi Asal, Hasegawa, Hank & Mollie Hashiguchi, Namba, Iwao Namekawa, Ken & Irene Katherine Ase, Alyse S. Azuma, Miyo Teramoto, Roy & Lucy K. Teshima, Namimatsu, Taka Naruo, Kenneth Y. Frances ToJo, MasaJI & Tae Tokl, Chlye Mas Hashimoto, Wesley Hashimoto, H. Berger, Joseph Cloyd, Tazu Domoto, Hattori, Mlklye Hayashi, Shizue Hayashi, Natsuhara, Tokle Nerio, Kiyoshi Niiya, CCDC Aiko & Roy U. Ebihara, Toshlko Tomihiro, Yosh & Ida Toyota, Albert T. Alan Nishi, Alice Nishi, Frank & Helen Tsuchlya, Hiroshi Tsurui, Chic Tsurusaki, Juro Hayashida, Henry Hiblno, Kaoru Erickson, Frank Fiora, Robert & Elko Hlgaki, Iwao Sam Higashi, Mitsuji Nishida, Thomas N. & LyneHe W. Hatsuno Arifuku, Asaml Service, Buddy Fri~ke, Kazumi FuJii, Tomiye FuJii, Laura George K. Uchlma, Alice S. Uchiyama, Nishikawa, Ralph Nlshlml, Raymond KenJI & HaHle Umekubo, Hisae Winslow, Himaka, E. Hinoki, Shlzu Hirabayashl, H. Ashlda, Nobuyo Baba, Harvey and FUJimura-Drenik, Henry & Gladys George M. Hlraga, Ted I. Hiraga, Jean Nishimura, Richard Nishimura, Frank Katherine Y. Blala, Judie Brown, Joe FuJiura, Stanely Y. Fukai, Frank Fukami, Emest Yahlro, Yoshiml Yamamoto, Nishita, Satoru Nishita, Toyoo Nitake, Yoshio Eugene Yamamoto, Mary Hirai, Kinji Hiramoto, Toshiye Hirata, Yo FujII, Fred Y. Hlrasuna, Stuart Hlrasuna, Marguerite Fukaml, Donald Gokan, Hlronaka, Adele Hirose, Momoru Hirose, Alfred T. Nitta, Yvonne H. Noguchi, Tashl Hori, George Horil, Dale Ikeda, Nancy S. Goldman, Lillian T. Grothe, Yamasaki, Takeshl Yamashita, Hideo George Nomura, Paul T. Nomura, Yamate, Maurice Yoshino Miyo Hlsaka, Tsukane Hisatomi, Gregory Carolyn A. lkemlya, Yukio Inouye, Agnes Roy & Tamlko Hanashlro, Kathy & Ed M. Hiura, EJitsu Hojo, Shig Hoki, Mary S. Wallace & Katherine Nunotani, John J. Iwamoto, James & Sophia Iwatsubo, Hara, Kei Harada, George I. Hasegawa, Hongo, Misae Hoshlno, Sheila Whitaker O'Hare, Shinko Obata, Shun Ochi, M. Kazue Iwatsubo, Mark & Judy Jost, Ruth Hasegawa, Spark T. Hashimoto, MPDC Hutchings, George & Ruth Ige, Tetsuo Oda, Yoshlo Ping Oda, Craney Ogata, Hanako Kariya, Toshlko Kawagoe, George & Jane Hayano, James & Alice lida, Theodore N. lida, Ernest & Chlzu Elsie Ogata, Taml T. Ogata, George George & May Kimura, Klmlko Kishi, W. Hayashi, Allan Hida, Alice Robert & Kiyo Fujimoto, Susuml Hldaru, lIyama, Frank lIyama, George K. Ikeda, Ohara, Jean Ohara, Paul Ohtaki, Jess & Hlroml Kitagawa, Elmer W. Kobashi, Hlrabayashl, H. Bill Hirai, Meri Hirata, Michael & Marcie Hirai, George & Shiro Ikegaml. Hlro Imal, Gary S. Yumi Oji, Ale ander J. Oka, lsamu & Klyoshl Komoto, Tech & Tomlko Komoto, Tats Hlrotsuka, Kusuo K. Honda, Noboru Darlene Hlrasaki, Frank & Lois Horlno, Imamoto, Hiroshi Imura, Takeo Imura, Betsy Oka, Frances Okamoto, Dennis Emi Kumataka, Kurt S. Kurasaki, Florlce Honda, Harry T. Ichiyasu, Tomi IIllma, Harry Ida, Sharon Ishii-Jordan, Doreen Satsuki Ina, Edward Inaba, Takeshl G. & Mary Okamura, Kimiko S. & Kinuko Kuwahara, Judy Masada, Toshlo Mieko Fujita Ikeda, Mutsuko Ikuta, Ishimoto, Moss M. Klshiyama, Marlko Itsuyo Ruth Inokuchl, H.A. Inouye, Hisao Okamura, Sakaye Okamura, YuJI Okano, Masuda, Iwao Roy Misaki, Michio Cecilia T. Ishibashi, Masaml M. Ishige, Layton, Christine Lewis, Charles Inouye, Sueko Inouye, Natsuko lrei, Harue Okazaki, Tom Oki, Kay K. Miyamoto, Tomlko Miyamoto, Roger & Sachllshli, Sam Iwaoka, Tom & Hime Matsubara, Ben T. Miyahara, K. Jeck Tomoji Ishi, Lincoln J. Ishida, Sachi Oklmura, Edith & Mlnoru m.lno, Halen Christine Morimoto, Takashi & Fukiko Iwaoks, Fumiko Iwatsuki, Mas Iyama, Morimitsu, Miki & Albl Nakae, Akira Ishida, Masayukl & Klmiko Ishihara, Okubo, Tom Okubo, S. Okumura, Mae Morita, Kazuno Mukai, Shlgemi & Eddie Jonokuchl, Yataka Kanemoto, Nakamura, KenJi Nishioka, Massey Shlzuko Ishihara, Edward K. IshII, Mary Joseph Omachi, Harold Omatsll, Emik Sumiye Murakami, Sammy & Grace Tosh Kasal, Mltsu Kato, Ike Kawahara, Nlshiyema, Yukiye Nogami, Mas & T. Ishii , Roy & Gayle IshII, George Omura, Ken & Kay Onishi, R ndy Nakagawa, Ed and Helen Nakamura, Gilbert Y. Kimura, Kazuo K. Kimura, Yasuko Nonaka, Tsuru T. Okagowa, Ishikawa, George & Mae Ishimara, Gary Joanle Onitsuk ,Cl1iyeko Ono, Dan Travis & Carolyn Nishi, Frank & Karen Isabel Uyetani King, Jo Ann King, M. Helene Saeda, Paul S & Selma Seto, & Janice Ishlmaru, Beverly F. Ishizu, Ono, W iter K. Yoshi Os Io.a, Thomas Nlshlo, Leo M. Nishioka, Ben T, Kirlhara, Sumi Kobayashi, Katsuto Anne & Walter Shibata, Randolph J mes Iso, Sadoo & Irene It mura, Teruy Oshldari, J mas Oshima, Tad Nobuhlro, L.S. & C.H. Obata, Gerald M. KoJiro, Esaku Kondo, Nancy Kondo, Shibata, James T. Taguchl, Roy M. & Frank Y. itaya, Tomlko Ito, Hiroshlltow, Oshlm ,Edw rd M. Oshiro, T III K. Ogata, Chester S. Ojl, Masaru Okada, Donald M. Koshi, Tomo Kosobayashl, Sumlye Takeno, Jim Tamakl, Robert & Ben T. Iwoklrl, Ayako W. Iw ml, Arthur Isab I Oshiro, S buro Oshit ,R bart George Okamura, Haruo Okino, Glen Gyomy Kubose, Kokl Kumamoto, Ruth Sue (Jackson) Tenabe, Leslie H. Iw ta, Joe Iwata, Miyoko Iwat , Naml Ot nl, Mlsao Otsukl, N I N. Ou Ota, Kenjl Sekishlro, Semitau, Taye Kumata, Paul H. Kusuda, Laura Maeda, Taniguchi, George & Emma Taoka, Iwatakl, Thorn s G. Kag 011, Marlorle Shizum Oy rna, us 11 N g no Shlgyo, Robert & Jane Shlntaku, Aklko Maryann Mahaffey, Kay Masuda, H. Fullyo Tashiro, Joe & Toshiko Wyeno, Kagawa, William Kagow ,Goro Palkowskl, Janice M, PMQS, J Shlroyama, Naomi Tagawa, Shig Masumoto, Kayoshi Masuoka, Rocky S. Katsuml Yamada, Frank Yamaguchi, K gohlro, Atsuml & Mauricio L. K jlt , Takeda, Motol Takeyasu, Janet & Frank Matayoshi, Margaret Y. Matsui, Ronald Christine Yanagldato, Arthur Yorlmoto, Samuel Y. K kozu, Thorn s K k Zll, Tamura, Joe K. Tanaka, Izumi & Barbara Matsumura, Hiro Mayeda, Andrew J. Masaru Yoshikawa Se GIVING/page 9 ~ ------~~ --~~~~~~~ Pacific Citizen, Nov. 15-Dec. 19t 1996-7 Agenda
Agenda is a roundup of news sional Asian Pacific American from various Asian Pacific Ameri• Caucus Institute (CAPAC!) an• can organizations. nounced applications are avail• able for its 1997 summer intern• Berkeley, Calif., JA group ship program (at least ten with stipends of $2,500) and the celebrates 25th event Anheuser-Busch/Frank Horton Fellowship (one with a $15,000 BERKELEY, Calif.- The Japa• stipend), being launched this year neseAmerican Services ofthe East in honor of the former Rochester, Bay (JASEB) celebrated its silver N.Y., Republican congressman. anniversary with a gala banquet Horton played a leading role in program, Oct. 26, at the Oakland establishing Mayas Asian Pacific Airport Hilton Hotel. UC Berke• American American Month, and ley Professor Michael Omi was sponsor Anheuser-Busch has keynote speaker. funded a variety of programs that JASEB dates from 1971 as the help the APA community. East Bay Japanese for Action, as• Both programs are open to en• sisting Issei in need of senior ser• rolled college and graduate vices. Today, addressing the students, U.S. citizen or perma• changing needs ofthe Nikkei com• nent legal resident, with interest munity, JASEB offers bicultural in public policy issues and AP A and bilingual services, such as JANM campaigners community affairs placement in senior center nutrition, home-de• congressional offices, agencies and livered meals, lectures, craft and San Francisco Bay Area volunteers for the Japa• and Museum Board vice chair Manabi Hirasaki. nonprofit public policy organiza• hobby workshops, exercise, recre• nese American National Museum, having set a Standing-JANM Campaign Manager Florence tions in Washington. ational activities and a quarterly $150,000 goal, topped $183,000 with more ex• Ochi, Kiyo Eshima, Sumi Hirasaki, Mimi Iwatsu, The 1997 internship program bilingual newsletter. pected by year's end, according to campaign chair Jordan Hiratzka, Tomi Gyotuku, Tad Masaoka, will be held from June 17 to Aug. The JASEB House in Hayward Min Shinoda. Gathered at the victory dinner are Emi Nakahiro, Takiko Shinoda. Yo Hironaka, 8. Applications are due by Feb. 7. and its 2126 Channing Way House (from left): Seated-Tak Eshima, Bill Hirose, JANM Hatsuro Aizawa, May Hirose, Sachi Masaoka, The fellowship program asks the in Berkeley are community homes Board chair Yosh Uchida of San Jose, campaign Masaru Hiratzka, Dr. Bill Sakamoto and Michi fellow to conduct research and for the eldedywho are cared for by chair Min Shinoda of San Leandro, Alice Oshima, Sakamoto. write a substantial paper on a their families. The Eden Issei Ter• policy issue or issues during the race in Hayward is an apartment program period from February to complex for independent living. There are more than 10,000 Wisconsin JACL dues "Densho: the Japanese American November, 1997, This application A variety of fundraisers Asian Pacific American lawyers Legacy Projecl:r-Untold Stories of due by Dec. 2, 1996. throughout the year, including the nationwide. subsidy policy continues the Internment." For applications and details: Oct. 26 banquet, support JASEB Info: NAPABA, 901-15thStNW The project, endorsed by na• CAPACI, 202/289-0355 or activities. #410, Washington, DC 20005, 2021 MILWAUKEE-In wake of the tional JACL council in San Jose, [email protected] .• Info: JASEB, 2126 Channing 414-6180, 789-1720 fax, $7 national dues increase for 1997, will be accessible for research National Asian groups Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, 5101 www.napaba.org.• the Wisconsin JACL announced, through on-line multimedia tech• 848-3560-,848-3631 fax .• with exception of the 1000 Club nology, as described by retired holds seminar on aging Golf Caper XII another and Century Club category, it will Microsoft executive Scott Oki, co• National law group kicks continue to subsidize a part of the founder of JACCWS, at the Na• WASHINGTON -The National success in Houston increase of membership fees. tional Council session. Asian Pacific Center on Aging off programs, services According to the chapter news- 'f'h" rliPitized archive of historic (NAPCA) held a two-day training HOUSTON-While scores were WASHINGTON - The National not indicated, Mas Yamasaki, Asian Pacific American Bar Asso• tournament chair, reported the ciation (NAPABA) designated Oct. recent Houston JACL Caper XII 4-11 as National Community Law golf tournament "was a huge suc• Week to kick off the fall program cess" with 24 golfers participating for its chapters and members to in the six-day event. oonductcommunity law programs, The golfers represented chap• voter registration, citizenship and tersinSt. Louis, Chicago, Hoosier immigration clinics, and student (Indianapolis), Wisconsin, Cincin• mentoring programs in the major nati, Detroit, Twin Cities, Albu• cities. NAPABA president Paul querque, Las Vegas and the host W. Lee of Boston said it was in• chapter. One golfer hailed from tended to highlight community California (chapter unmentioned). services ofloca1 chapters and APA The tournament mourned the lawyers in general. loss of George Sakaguchi, one of NAP ABA members are also pro• the original members of the four• viding pro bono legal services to somes that began the Houston Asian Pacific Americans having Caper eleven years ago. limited resources, through 30 Collaterally, the chapter party chapters and affiliates in Chicago, at the Jamaica Beach home ofSut Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phila• and Neva Oishi found 17 mem• delphia, New York and Washing• bers enjoying a day offishing, crab• ton, and throughout California, bing (catching and eating crab, Washington State, Georgia and not monku) and brisket dining. Massachusetts. -Chapter report from Lily Yamasaki Mile-Hi 'Get a Member' event
Nisei and Sansei members of the Mile-Hi Chapter, on sofa (from left): Michi Terasaki, Rose Fujisaki, JACL, gathered for an Oct. 16 meeting to initiate its Ruth Yamauchi and Ruth Hidaka. Seated behind "Every Member Get a Member Drive." The event, sofa: Chiyo Horiuchi, Frank Sakamoto, Min hosted by Dr. Frank and Toshiko Sakamoto, fea• Mochizuki, Sumi Takeno and George Masunaga. tured discussions about organizational directions. Standing (from left): Tak Terasaki, Art Moriya, May Seated (from left) bottom row: Alvin Murashige, Ria and Herb Okamoto, Geanne Moroye (partially hid• Nakasono, Sami Nakazono, chapter president, den), Sus Hidaka. UI Masamori, Toshiko Sakamoto Tom Migaki, and Shelly Migaki. In next row, seated and Dr. Charles Fujisaki.
letter, with a $10 subsidy, the new photos and memorabilia will be conferenc (Sept. 25-27) in Wash• $33 dues for regular members, avai1abl at networked reposito• ington for senior service project effective Jan. 1, ranks as the low• ries in designated museums and dir ctors from eight states. High• est membership rates. That the institutions of higher education. light was the congressional recep• convention adopted the increase Personal testimonies of those tion in the S nate Hart Building, with little debate was recalled by who were affect d by Executive wh re som 200 seniors and legis• chapter president delegate David Order 9066 will be vid otaped for lativ and community leader in Suyama. "Amidst all the turmoil Dellsho in th coming months th fi ld of aging were present. and strife, people weren't willing acoording to Penny Fukui. to give up and destroy a national JACCSW xeoutiv dir ctor, who Gu stofhonoratth first night' cornerstone of an Asian America has m t with JA L national di• r c ption Wt\S B rni FI llUlung, Bone marrow event legacy," he commented .• rector Herb Ya1'l1anishi and Na• wif of th 1at Dr. Arthur The Los Angeles-based A3M (Asians for Miracle Marrow Matohes), tional Board memb rs, Th obj c• FI mming, U.S. otDlui sian l'on celebrating its fifth anniversary recently. recognized Dr. Takeo Live is to coll ot th "in' plac abi Aging (on of his In ny national Susuki (left) of West Los Angeles with an A3M plaque and a Seattle Densho group memories ofa rapi.dly aging popu• appointm nt.s) and a founding commendation-being held by Yuko Yamaguchi, A3M Japanese lation and pr !l rv th m for fu ~ NAP Amemb r SOlllC' se n. ears Task Force recruiting specialist-from Los Angeles Mayor Richard begins project tUT g n :r:ations of Am 1'i ans," ago. Riordan. Susuki never found a bone marrow match for his late son Fukui'comment d .• Nick long before A3M was formed, but that didn't stop him from SEATTLE - Th JapalleAo layton S. Fang, N P . volunteering his time to help others find a match. A3M operates American Chamber ofComm rc Congressional group culiv director, aRid the training under the Little Tokyo Service Center for the National Marrow Donor of Washington State (JAOCWS/ S(I'O'liunrin ludoo visitin rc ngt '. Program. Information: 213/473-1660. Nikkei Shoko Kaigishu) is nbout. announces internships sionul om t'. . • to appoint a project. dir ctor for WASH ING1'ON -The 'ongt'cs- ~Pacific Citizen, Nov. 15-Dec. 19, 1996 Opinions 1 : £~Ei . dl:)iq , ~J1 ~., .: 'J By HARRY K. HONDA 'Miss Elbee' Helen Kawagoe was By BILL HOSOKAWA then PSW district governor at the quarterly session in May, 1973, The legend of T. John Fujii when Lillian Baker came to urge PSWDC to have the Manzanar state his• torical plaque wording, he departure from this vail oftears ing about Johnnie was that he enjoyed his One oft-told story has to do with the of my friend T. John Fujii must not excesses and then enjoyed recounting those America's "concentration Christmas Eve Johnnie pulled the plug on camps," changed to "relo• T be allowed to pass unnoticed. He escapades even though he was nursing a the Associated Press. All the Americans in was one of a kind; they broke the mold high grade hangover. the Tokyo bureau had gone off to the Press cation centers," though she was in favor of when he was born. Johnnie didn't act like a typical Nisei Club to celebrate, leaving Johnnie in the plaque. It was a sales pitch that no one He was a newspaperman for most of his and technically, he wasn't one. Hehad been charge. He fumed a while about missing present could buy. Present at that meeting life. He was a good one in the slap-dash born in Japan and was brought to th.e U.S. the fun, and what he considered discrimi• were out-of-towners Henry Tanaka, national tradition of an era when newsmen wore by his family hardly out of infancy. His nation, until he became angry enough to president from Cleveland, and National Di• fedoras on the backs of their heads, kept a father was a Methodist minister. Johnnie yank out all of AP's electronic connections rector David Ushio from San Francisco, not bottle of booze in the bottom desk drawer, grew up with Nisei friends. And like many to the rest of the world. AP, whosejob was to hear her, of course, but a moment they and punched out stories with a cigarette a preacher's son he spent much ofhis youth to keep up with the world's news, was out haven't forgotten. Nor have other PSWers drooping from the comer ofthe mouth. He violating the "thou shalt nots." of touch with Tokyo for hours. Next day who were there. was not a star reporter, but a journeyman Most of his early years were spent in Johnnie was happily looking for a new job. Lillian Baker died Oct. 21 at her Gardena and that title is a compliment. Alameda and the Sacramento Valley. He On Nov. 5 a memorial was held at the home. She was 75. Her first husband had Johnnie practiced his trade with the Nisei attended several colleges and managed to Tokyo Press club for Johnnie, two former been a WWII army veteran who was a pris• press in Los Angeles and San Francisco, in get kicked out of them. He was in the New AP bureau chiefs Tom Dygard and Henry oner ofwar in the Philippines. After the war New York and Singapore, but for most of York bureau of the Asahi Shimbun when I Hartzenbusch, and Jack Reynolds, an ex• she remarried and moved to Gardena. Her his life in Tokyo. In other places, like invited him to join me on a small daily NBC correspondent. column in the Gardena Valley News was by• Rangoon and Saigon, his work was on the called the Singapore Herald. Larry Tajiri Perhaps because Johnnie liked to con• lined "Miss Elbee." But after the brouhaha fringes of the press. was his successor in New York. sider himself a Nisei, he never learned to over her criticism of the wording in the Wherever he went, Johnnie brought a Aware that the laws of the time denied read or write Japanese. Thathesucceeded Manzanar plaque, she signed off as Mrs. breeziness and love of fun and booze. There him American citizenship, Johnnie was as a foreigner in his native land adds to R.(Roscoe) A. Baker or Lillian Baker. is no way to calculate the amount ofalcohol reconciled to making his future as a Japa• the legend ofT. John Fujii ~ . he consumed in his lifetime but certainly it nese. After the war he worked in Tokyo for Our file on her is fat. In the sense of fair was many times what one might consider a the Associated Press, International News play, the Nisei Fourth Estate often reprinted reasonable share. His body survived such Service, Fairchild News Service, Kyodo and Hosokawa is the former editorial page edi• verbatim her bitter denunciation on the front abuse for 82 years until it ended last Au• as a correspondent for several British news• tor for the Denver Post. His column ap• page, accompanying a Nisei comment in gust of a worn-out liver. What was endear- papers. pears in the Pacific Citizen. response, which explains why our file folder was bulging. A June 1972 reprint of Miss Elbee'p ('olumn savin~ that "Ev a (' l)~ Ht)n WfI" justified" took up more space than the edito• rial response. One of Miss Elbee's uncJlanging lines was: "Manzanar was by true definition far from a By BILL MARUTANI 'concentration camp' but rather a place of internment for alien Japanese ... We were at war with their country; they were consid• 'Other MISers' ered our enemies, too."-June 22, 1972, Gardena Valley News. Calmly, Kats Kuni• tsugu, then Kashu Mainichi English section MONG RECRUITS attending the ans. These figures are cited in a paper MISer David Kornhauser wrote to Allen editor, responded: "The United States was Military Intelligence Service Lan• prepared by Allen H. Meyer, Esq., a lawyer Meyer of an incident illustrative of Leon at war with Germany and Italy as well as A guage School (MISLS) at Ft. in Chicago, a graduate of the MISLS atFt. Hurvitz's capacity: \vith Japan, yet German Americans and Snelling, Minn., were contingencies ofnon• Snelling-, and a member of the local Chi• Italian Americans, not to mention their alien parents, were never interned. If that wasn't Nikkei men, i.e. hakujin (white). Appar• cago Nisei Post. I had posed some ques• I once sat in a room in Tokyo where ently these fellows were housed and tions to Allen and he kindly provided me racism, I don't know what is." In his column, Hurvitz spoke for a couple of hours, aU in "Horse's Mouth," several days later, George schooled separately from the Nikkei re• with copies of various papers he had pre• Nihongo, to an august audience ofJapanese cruits or trainees. No non-Nikkei were in pared or accumulated. scholars who may have suspected, judging Yoshinaga felt: "!fit was possible to spread Miss Elbee's column on my front lawn, I'd either of the two companies, "C" or "A," in AFEWYEARSagoin Washington, D.C., by their incredulous expressions, that there probably have the greenest grass on the which I served, nor do I recall any non• an MIS reunion was held at which time a was something bogus about it. But when he strode to the blackboard and hastily scrawled block." Nikkei being in any of my classes at Snelling. number of hakujin MIS vets not only at• sentences in perfect cursory kanji, illustrat• It very well could be these non-Nikkei's tended but also served on panels. I was ing his main themes, I was afraid some of This was all over twin exhibits from the capabilities and knowledge ofNih on go were intrigued when one ofthe hakujin panelist them would pass out. It was a memorable California Historical Society at the Dorothy so far superior to mine-a definite possibil• mentioned that while hakujin graduates moment in a great year ... Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music ity-that they moved in a different aca• were given commissions, Nikkei graduates Center. "Months of Waiting" displayed the demic orbit. Word was that many of these were given non-com ranks such as T-5 (two (111 bet.) paintings and drawings by those in camp. fellows came from academic settings such chevrons of a corporal with the letter "T" "Executive Order" was a photographic col• as Harvard, Yale, Michigan, etc. and were just below the chevrons). This disparity• WHEN SPEAKING ofMISers, we over• lection of Evacuation and the grim life inside endowed with super I.Q.'s. One was a book• not of the hakujin fellows' making-was look the fact that there was a contingent of camp. Miss Elbee resented the "EO 9066" ish-looking fellow by name of Leon Hurvitz the first time I heard the subject being Nisei women as well who who studied and exhibit. who reputedly knew 7,000 kanji's (Chinese discussed publicly, and by a hakujin no served in their separate unit. In past col• The California Historical Society braved characters) which, if true, is quite an ac• less. I thought such open airingw as heal thy. umns in this space I've referred to the MIS hostility and opposition in mounting the complishment. To function at the everyday BY THE WAY, those MISers who knew WACs, wondering if anyone has or is in exhibits together. Incidentally, Mrs. Miyuki level of the ordinary Japanese, one needed of Leon Hurvitz-dubbed "The Kanji King" the midst of preparing an anthology of Hirano (nee Mochida) ofSan Francisco whose to command only 2,000 kanji's. -may relish a reported incident shared by picture as a little girl of6 adorns the cover of "Only" ? Chicago barrister Meyer. Sadly, Leon See EAST WIND/page 12 the EO 9066 catalogue, attended the pre• view reception. Ifwe mentioned all the lumi• STATISTICS CITED provide the fol• passed away a few years ago, but not before naries who were there. the yen to see the lowing rough count: There were ,some 6,000 he left; his mark. Leon headed the language twin exhibit return would be total. Miss Nikkei plus another 600 non-Nikkei, the program at the University of British Co• After leaving the bench, Marulani resumed Elbee's passing has evoked some exciting latter comprised largely ofhakujins with a lumbia, wrote 23 books plus many mono• practicing law in Philadelphia. He writes mom nts of our history . • sprinkling of Chinese, Filipinos and Kore- graphs in Chinese, Japanese and Sanskrit. regularly for the Pacific Citizen.
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An interpretation of cordingly no-part Hawaiian. by building a monument depict• start thinking and understanding late October, 1944, the war's di• Dedicated though they are to ing this story-our way-long af• for themselves to speak out and rection and victory were clearly in Hawaiian sovereignty the perpetuation of the swindle, ter we are gone. Thousands of make wise choices. view. Incarceration of Japanese the organs of propaganda seem to names on the vertical wall of the Americans was entering the third ~ The uninitiated might wonder have begun to recognize the im• monument will represent the sol• year. what exactly is meant by the term, prudence of vigorously drawing diers who answered the call, serv• When I read the decision in Hawaiian Sovereignty. Common attention to the disfranchised. ing with the 100th, 442nd, MIS, Stockton, Calif. January 1945, during my journey sense decrees that any genuine Accordingly, the propaganda mill 522nd Field Artillery, 232nd Com• with the 442nd, Chet Tanaka, law resident of Hawaii is Hawaiian, has adopted the term native Ha• bat Engineers, and other units. graduate of Washington U., St. just as a resident ofCalifornia is a waiian, to identify the part-Ha• And tail gunner Ben Kuroki in the Pacific Citizen's Louis, and future historian of the Californian and one of Texas a waiian minority and slightly mol• Air Force comes to mind. The roll 442nd RCT, guided me through Texan. The State of Hawaii has lify the no-part Hawaiian major• includes the officers who served 'Whereabouts' works the legal thicket of the opinion the same autonomy as the other ity. with the 100/442nd who had the and my incredulous mind. states. Does Hawaiian Sover• The part-Hawaiians should rec• option to leave but chose to re• ~ Thank you for publishing the Korematsu was applied upon the eignty then mean that the resi• ognize that the quest for sover• main. The KIAs will have a star notice (Whereabouts, Aug. 16- constitutional legality of evacua• dents of Hawaii choose to secede eignty dramatizes the despicable before their names. Sept. 5) about contacting some tion to the assembly centers. from America and found a sepa~ state to which the average resi• Because of the WWII sacrifices Nisei friends from the old days at Hence it was anticipated and rate nation? dent has been consigned and might oft4e Nisei soldier, many signifi• Tachikawa (AFB), Japan. Tony hoped that Ex parte Mitslkye Endo A common-sense analysis of the provoke him to move against the cant events followed: repeal of the Takahashi wrote me and also ad• would deal with the constitution• term might indicate that is what privileged status now enjoyed by alien land law, citizenship for our vised me about two of the other ality of incarceration. Instead, we is implied. the part-Hawaiian. Issei, statehood for Hawaii, elec• three. I appreciate your help very got a debate on regional jurisdic• Common sense, however, fails tion of a Nisei governor, senators much. tions of her appeal of writ of ha• to prevail in Hawaii. Hawaii is a and congressmen. Thanks to ef• beas corpus (filed July 1942) and state founded in fraud for the per• forts of JACL and NCRR, the gov• decided on Dec. 18, 1944, neatly petuation of which the local au• Honolulu ernment followed with an apology ~~ packaged with Korematsu. The thorities and their instruments of and redress and President Bush Warren, N.J. court ruled that since Ms. Endo propaganda have created a A resident ofHawaii for 62 years, on the 50th anniversary of Pearl was a loyal citizen she was ille• thieves' cant of which the term Beekman is author of the follow· Harbor publicly made an official Response to his request was Un· gally detained by the War Reloca• Hawaiian Sovereignty is a prod• ing books: Hawaii Tales, The apology. mediate all around, which helped tion Administration and should uct. Niihau Incident: the true story of Ifnothing is done, the story will to "make our day." Freehaufs let• be released! This thieves' cant began with the Japanese pilot who, after·the fade completely as time marches ter was dated Sept. 10 - Ed. .... The constitutionality of in• the discovery of the archipelago Pearl Harbor attack, crash-landed on. Worst yet, our grandkids will carceration was never adjudicated by Capt. James Cook in 1778. At on the Hawaiian Island ofNiihau not even know what happened to A layman's look at and ethnic disloyalty was embed• the time of his discovery, the Is• and terrorized the residents, and us during WWII. That is why the ded into constitutional law. Thus lands were un-united. Each had Crisis: the Japanese attack on building of the monument is so Justice Murphy's dissent the finale ofthese war cases was a its own ruler, some islands more Pearl Harbor and Southeast Asia important. It is the right thing to musical comedy oflegal manners than one ruler. do! ~ Associate Justice Frank Mur• and dance. The high drama of The residents had only legends phy's dissent in the Korematsu Evacuation ended in a farce and to remind them that land existed We must never Se(4,S~ case (page 6, Aug. 16-Sept. 3) whimper. I can only celebrate elsewhere. Accordingly the archi• forget,' says reader should be recalled in the context Murphy's dissent in the abstract. pelago presumably had no name. VFW Post 8985, of history, chronology and with a Cook named it the Sandwich Is• Sacramento, Calif. willingness to suspend disbelief. &;iiS~ ~ With JACL National Council lands in honor of his patron, the Fort Meade, S.D. passage ofthe Emergency Resolu• Obviously, he was unable to per• Earl of Sandwich. This name was [For information, 1 OOth 1 tion pertaining to the Japanese suade his peers except for Jus• to last for a long time. He identi• 442ndiMIS WWII Memorial tices Owen J. Roberts (1930-45) American WWII Veterans Monu• fied the residents as Indians, a Foundation, P.O. Box 2590, What's wrong with this ment in Little Tokyo (page 4, Sept. and Robert H. Jackson (1941-54). current synonym for Aborigines. Gardena, CA 90247, 3101327- 6-19), "we must never forget" the Consider if Justices William O. photo, asks reader Having achieved sole rule of his Douglas (1939-75), acknowledged story of those who fought to prove 4193.] island, Hawaii, the largest of the as the most liberal in the Court, or their loyalty to America while • The mug shot of a Franklin D. group, chiefKamehameha set out Wiley B. Rutledge Jr. (1939-49) Murphy (page 6, Aug. 16-Sept. 5) to conquer all. 120,000 of their families, friends Disagrees with Hosokawa and community were, without due with certain reservations in "ain't" Associate Justice Frank By 1810 he had succeeded. Pre• Hirabayashi, process, confined to concentration on cigarettes in Japan and Felix Frank• Murphy. Before he went to the top sumably because the residents had furter (1939-62), who once re• camps during World War II. court, he was a governor of Michi• been subjugated by the Island of marked: "As one who belongs to Over the years, the late Sen. gao, where the Jordans were then Hawaii, all gradually came to be ~ In responding to Bill Spark Matsunaga (100th Battal• the most vilified and persecuted living. He also served a stint in called Hawaiian. They interbred Hosokawa's column on "Japan and minority (i.e. Jews) is not likely to ionIMIS) repeatedly urged veter• FDR's cabinet. His photos were in U.S. on cigarettes" (page 8, Oct. be insensible to the freedoms guar• freely with the newcomers, so that ans to tell this story over and over the papers frequently. It's my rec• today a resident who can trace his 18-31), his final paragraph is ex• anteed by our Constitution," were again: "It cannot be told often ollection he had the nation's bushi• ancestry solely to the Aborigines asperating. He should have called persuaded by the three dissenting enough. The American public est eyebrows, save only for those on Japan and their people to mount justices-and the real world, the is an exception. Members of this needs to be continually educated adorning the brow of the UMW's diluted strain came to be called a campaign to reject drugs, alco• outcome might have been 5-4 or on what happened during World John L. Lewis. part-Hawaiian. Korematsu. War II." hol and tobacco for the sake of even 6·3 in favor of The descendants ofimmigrants, their children and exhort the By the time of the Korematsu 'The 100th/442nd Veterans As• who constitute the vast majority adults to set better examples. vote Dec. 18, 1944, the "Lost Bat• p~~ sociation, teaming with MIS-So. ofresidents, even ifthey have lived Nikkeis will never grasp the talion" episode had taken place in Cal, decided to follow his advice Sacramento, Calif. in Hawaii for generations, are ac- principles of Democracy until they late October, 1944, the war's di-
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Klein, & Taye Takeda, Kaz Takel, Taketsugl Amy Yokol, Henry & Tomlko Yokol, Moriyasu, Aklra (Sam) Mukai, Tomeo & Ben Fujikawa, George Fujlmori, Mary Stan I y V. Klerowskl, Roso Kobeta, Takel, Robert A. Takemoto, Yasuko Hldekl Yokomlzo, M. Yokomlzo, Selken Namlko Mukai, Fuml Muneklyo, Helen K. Fujimoto, Yaeko Fujimoto, Yaeko Rhea David K. Kobayashi. Mlnoru Kolde. Muramoto, Verne Naito, Fred Nakagawa, Fujimoto, Fred J, Fujioka, Setsu Fujioka, Takemoto, Ben Takeshita, Catherine Yokota, Jean Yokotobl, Keith M. George Koike, Ben & Mae Komatsu, Richard K. Nakagawa, Sam Nakagawa, Taketa, Gwen Taketa, Hldeo Takeuchi, Yonamlne, Marlko Yoneyama, George Lillie Fujita, Mlnoru FuJita. J. Mlnoru K zuml Kondo, Shlzuye Kondo, D. Fuml Takuma, Susumu Tamashiro, Ruth Yoshida, Mike M. Yoshlmlne, Edith Tsutomu Nakano, Emil & Mleko Nakao, Fukuda, Rose C. Fukude, Toshlko Jessie M. Nakashima, Sachlko Fukuzakl, Barbara FukuzawQ, Yasuo See GIVING/page 11 10-Pacific Citizen, Nov. 15-Dec. 19, 1996 Personally speaking
~ OAKLAND, Calif. - Mayor tion eloquently recalled incident Elihu Harris declared Aug. 30, after incident revealing the char• 1996, as Motomi Tony acter of the Buddhist priest, they Yokomizu Day in recognition of remembered his early years with the Issei settling in Colorado dur• Yokomizu's various civic accom• ing the Depression years, of his plishments. The proclamation was sacrifices and assisting those re• accompanied by one from the Bud• gardless of ethnic or racial back ~ dhist Church of Oakland. ground. YOKOmiZU'S work with the Oak• Representatives from Gov. Roy land-Fukuoka Sister City Society, Romer's office, city and county of the city's Park and Recreation De• Denver, Mayor Wellington Webb's partment, JASEB for senior citi• office, Buddhist Churches of zen housing, the Institute of Bud• America and ministers from dhistStudies,JACL, the Buddhist around the country who served Churches of America and the with Rev. Tarnai and from the Fukuoka Kenjinkai were cited. He community participated in the was also instrumental in having ceremony. the Oakland JACL chapter merge The community-wide project with Berkeley JACL.• was under sponsorship of the Tri• State Buddhist Temple. Benedic• ~ Taking over the reigns of Los tion was offered by the Rev. Dr. Nobuko Miyake-Stoner of the Angeles Pierce College in Wood• Simpson United Methodist land Hills this year, Dr. E. Bing Church, who was befriended by Inocencio may be the first Fili• Rev. Tamai while she was a semi• pino college president in the nary student in Denver. United States. During his 30-year Mayor Webb declared Oct. 5, career in business, government 1996, as "Reverend Yoshit aka and education, he was the highest Tamai Day.". ranking Asian American at City UniversityofNew York, as associ• ~ ROTTERDAM-Hawaii-born ate provost for academic adminis• Col. Kirk D. Miyake, USA, took tration at Brooklyn Technical Col• command ofMilitaryTraffic Man• lege. Nearly half of the 13,000 agement Command (MTMC) Eu• students at Pierce College are mi• rope in a change of command cer• nority-Asian, Latino and black emony Sept. 3 at its headquarters Americans. Uoilltritl'UtiOllA eo the¥emt> in the Netherlands, Capelle aan $-h~9n Ann Fl!Jjto.t < E~~h rial Fand eaif - he-n'tad ~ . i'.o fhe: . den IJssel , by the Rotterdam port, ~ A veteran police reserve officer, se,rVes ~ as trial attorney and De-. .Nation' l JApAneae ''Alnerlctul' , a command o.riginally established in 1945 at Bremerhaven, Ger• Randi Tabara, is the new deputy p$depcy Unit supervisor at Me.m1>rial Foundati-ont 282& SpO'kaJle(Wa~h.) Pepnsy~V'ania ,Ave.j NW'.$uite many, and in Holland since 1970. for Los Angeles County Supervi• OOlAlty Publie Oneof14 manned sites in eleven sor Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, ,Defenders Office, 8PQaition she• 305t Washing:i;on, DC .20mn. h~ Pho~e: ~~ ; different countries in Europe and 2nd District. Tahara has taken on b:eldfrom.1983.Uer1ilfe$ 'ot (2Q2)$6p.-()69,1.. Asia, MTMC Europe transports responsibility for public safety, ptAetiee i.n~lUae eriminlil mig... (~2) 96fhU695,__ E-~aU ; ~JAMl'1999@aol , c()m. , T.h~ almost 3 million measurement quality of life issues and constitu• d$beanor defenae ci'9il Cdmmit• tons of cargo per year, serves as ent concerns, mOQitoring the ih"en.t ptoceecJi,ngs and J"U : v~n:lli! Fotmdatlonjarecogn"JZedbytlie ., principal advisor in joint traffic sheriff's, fire, coroner and proba• Court praettee with emphasis Internal Revenue ~l'Vice as a management matters with the tion departments for the district, bn civil chU- Mt. Olympus features and Ontario en route before spend• first reunion with the people of one to like people who shot at you erations. "History and Memory: ing Thursday overnight at Chitose, greeted by about 50 mem• or held you prisoner. When I hear For Akiko and Takashige," a 30- 3-day ocean cruise in '97 Pendleton, with arrival in Seattle bers ofthe Japan-U.S. friendship them say things, r just let it go," minute autobiographic documen• the next day. Also included will be society and local press. Holtz explained. tary by Chicago-born Sansei Rea SALT LAKE CITY - After the a day trip to Vancouver and traditional first-quarter events, Roy Gettz, 67, of Melbourne, Last September, a party of 24 Tajiri, is also scheduled at the Victoria, B.C., before returningo.n Fla., of the ASA-Chitose Reunion Japanese from Chitose, as a re• event. theMt.OlympusJACLhassched• Tuesday, July 22. uled its first-ever JACL Carnival Group, recalled the open-arms turn gesture w l' hosted and re• The I8-hour one-way trip by greetings at a time when anti• united with 260 intellig nce unit Cruise as a second quarter work• bus will be an opportunity for Twin Cities hosts annual shop, April 4-7 , from Los Angeles American sentiment was increas• veterans in Las Vegas. - Las Ve • JACLers from the Intermountain ing in Japan over the then-up• gas Sun .• holiday party for children Harbor to Ensenada and back. chapters to become very good Also slated (date to be announced) coming trial of thre Marines ac• The Twin Citie-s Chapter, JA L, friends with each other, said IDC cused of raping a schoolgirl in Chicago Chapter holds will be a workshop on fishing, with Governor Yas Tokita, who is orga• will host its eighth nnual special Shake Ushiocallingupon talented Okinawa. The three were con• intergenerational talk holiday party for chUw'en un• nizing t.he tour as well as the chap• victed last March. Oy and bait fishermen and women ter cruise to Baja California.• Th Chicago haptel', J CL, day, D c. 15, from 2-4 p.m .• at the in the chapter to share their se• Terry Holtz, 50, of Las V gas, pr s nts its second in its seri s of omo Lak sid Pavilion, 1360 N. who was stationod at Nagasaki crets. Joe Valentine of the Divi• Chitose group in rare multig n rational workshops, L .·ington P rkwa. , t. . Paul. sion of Wildlife Resources will and Chitose in t.he '60s, recalled how American GIs won t.he hearts "Breaking th Silence: ommuni• Minn. speak on Utah's fish hatcheries. reunion with Armv vets cation Across 'Gen rations" un• Th Minnesota Zoomo.hile will U.~. of the oommunit.y for helping at. The third quarter workshop will LAS VEGAS-The air base day, Nov . 17 at Japan s Am \;• pr s nt an ducation program as feature a bus tour to Seattle where in Chitose on the northern island the orphanage and volunteel;ng toteaoh EnglishinChitos schools. cans S rvic Com mitt ,4427 w n as Ii" animal!'!. E" nt i f1' . the bi-district PNW-Intermoun• of Hokkaido had operat.ed for 20 North lark St. F mUies ar encoul'nged t bring years when it was closed in 1970. G ttzand Holt.z, who also served tain conferenee will be held over 'I'h workshop foous s on an prosent to b donat d t.o n local . A quarter century later in 1995, a in VieLnam, said they gen >rally the July 19 weekend, the same antilysis of impn t of the Calu,p group of22 veterans oftho 8612nd do. not offer t.h ir vi ws when fll• nonprol1t. organization. 1nfo1'11\0- weekend for the Seattle Buddhist xp rienc on Japan s Am ri• Temple's Ohon celebration. The Army Security Agency Field Sta• low American veLerans bad-mouth tion: hris Munlkmnl Noon. (H 2I can id nLiLies throllghouHh ~ 11- bus will stop at Pocatello, Boise tion at. Chitoae returned for their th .Japnnese."Youcan'tt Ileom - « 6-9t50 .• Pacific Citizen, Nov. 15-Dec. 19, 1996 11 Obituaries All the towns are In California except Hills, Oct. 18; Osaka-born, survived by mento, Sept. 25; lifetime farmer, survived Tadao, sisters Luiko Hamaguchi, Nane Kazuo, Saburo Shimazu, daughters unoted. wife Emiko, son Brian, brother Ron. by wife Aiko, sons Harry, daughters Arlene, Kohigashi. Kayoko Matsuhisa (Vic1orville), Toyomi Kusunoki, Henry I., 78, Culver City, Miwako Jones, Diana Tanizawa. Sugioka, Paul Yoshio, 73, Los Ange• Morishita, 13 gc., 16 ggc. Adler, Hlroye Nlwa, 50, Sylmar, Oct. Oct. 19; Sacramenta-born, survived by sons Nishioka, Norton 0., 66, Fresno, Oct. les, Oct. 8; Hawaii-bom, survived by sons White, Joan Takako, 70, Laguna Hills, 13; Los Angeles-bom, survived by son Steve, Robert, daughter Barbara Jean 10; survived by wife Joyce, daughter Gregory, Leslie, daughter Unda O'Claray, Oct. 5; YamagUChi-born Kashu Mainichl Aldo Niwa, 1 gc., parents TadashVSachiko Yamasaki, 2 gc. Hatsumi, motherTsuya, brothers Toru and 7 gc., 2 ggc., 5 brothers, 5 sisters. journalist, survived by sons Alan, Michael, Namba, sisters Grace Jackson, Jeanie Matsuda, Frank M., 76, Los Angeles, Akira. Takashiba, Yori, 96, Elk Grove, Sept. daughters Yvonne Strong, Shanna Namba. Sept. 30; Penryn-born, survived by wife NIHa, Grace H., 81, Sacramento, Oct. 12; survived by daughters Mitsue Yamada, Hensling, 4 gc., predeceased by husband Amano, Henry, 76, Englewood, Colo., Misao, sons Manabu, Hiroshi, daughters 4; Riner, Wyo.-bom, survived by husband Kuni Takashiba (Japan), 9 gc. Ralph E. Oct. 7; Denver-bom 442nd (Co. K), Korean Akemi Umemoto, Megumi Furuya, 4 gc., Henryof62 years, sons Henry, Fred (Oahu), Tamura, Tommy T., 81 , Culver City, Yamada, Shizuko, 94, Clovis, Oct. 21; War vet, survived by brother Thomas. brothers Masao, Mimori (Japan), sisters Ray (Kaual), Glenn, daughters Julie Oct. 7; San Juan Bautista-born, suvived by Hawaii-born, survived by daughters Anna Dol, Joan Toyoko, 60, Anaheim, Oct. Fujie Idemoto (Watsonville), Yukiko Toyama, Sharon Foster (Kauai), Aileen, wife Faith. daughter Peggy Ishida, 2 gc., Yamamoto, Grace Hama, 7 gc., 5 ggc.; 3 7; survived by husband Ken, son Steven, Nakanishi, Sumie Miyamoto (Japan), Gayle Endow, 4 gc., mother Riyo Orite, sister Margaret Keimi. brothers and 5 sisters. daughter Vicky Feeco, 1 gc., brothers Chikaye Hlromoto (Japan). brothers George Orite, Ray, Sam, sisters Teranishi, Sonny M., 74,Reedley, Oct. Yamamoto, Tsuruo, 91, Hacienda Jimmy Nakamura, Paul, Roy, Tom,Tooru, Mlyagl, George M., 81, Los Angeles, Betty Nagano, Mary Orite (Oakland). 8; Fresno-born, survived by wife Michiko, Heights, Oct. 8; survived by son Satoru, Minoru, Masaru, Noboru, sister Hatsuml Oct. 23; Okinawa-born, survived by son Nozaka, Tsuruko, 87, Los Angeles, son Jeffrey, daughter Leah Kawahara, 1 daughter Miyoko Hashimoto, 2 gc., 3 ggc. Osajima. Michael, daughter Janice Wong, 2 gc., Oct. 10; Tottori-bom, survived by son Ichiro gc., sisters Masaye Yukawa, Asako Naka• Yamashiro, Akemi, 70, Anaheim, Oct. Fukuda, Rose C., 83, Anaheim, Oct. 5; brother Isao, sisters Hideko Funakoshi, Adachi, 3 gc. mura. 4; Utah-born 442nd vet, survived by wife survived by sons Gerald (Visalia), William Suzuka Tomiyama (both Japan). Oda, Kazuo, 71, Upland, Oct. 11 ; Up• Tokuno, Nobutsugu, 81 , Torrance, Oct. Ruth, sons Danny, Glenn, Ted, 6 gc., (yorba Linda), daughters Janet Morita (Or• Miyata, Roy M., 78, Los Angeles, Sept. land-bom 100 Inf. vet, Chaffey Union School 15; Seattle-born, survived by son Dr. Ken• brother Akira (N.C.), sister Yoshiko West ange), Mary Helen, Lou Ann Kersten 29; survived by wife Toml, son Robert, District employee of 30 years, survived by neth, daughters Harumi Fox (Vacaville), (Wash.) (Texas), gc., 5 ggc., brother Richard daughter Julie (Japan), brothers Frank, brothers Setsuo, (Monterey Park), Gene Dr. Linda Shirakawa, Mayumi. 2 gc ., sis• Yokomizo, Susumu, 75, Northridge, Shimada (Placentia), sister Helen Eiki (Gar• Fred (Santa Monica), Thomas (San (Fremont), Sadao (Honolulu), sisters ters Toshiko Shiozaki (San Franciso), Oct. 5; Montebello-born MIS vet, survived den Grove). Leandro), sisters Mary Cottrell (Long Hatsuko Honda, Haruya (San Francisco), Tokuko (Japan). by wife Kiyoko, son Mark (Westlake Vil• Fukumoto, Shlgeyuki, 66, Huntington Beach), Marcella Miyamoto (Gardena). Masayo Hayashi (Walnut Creek), IIsumi Uematsu, Kazuji, 74, Santa Monica, lage), daughter Ayako, brothers Akio, Beach, Oct. 23; Kagoshima-bom, survived Morikawa, Alice, 70, Culver City, Oct. Uemura (Concord), Shigeko Rose (San Sept. 29; Los Angeles-born, survived by Hideo, sister Fusae Kurihara. by wife Chiyo, sons Ellis, Gary. 3; Long Beach-born, survived by husband Francisco). wife Sumiko, son Scott, daughter Iris Gee, Fukuyama, Yorlko, 63, Torrance, Oct. Minoru, son Glenn, daughters, Kinuyo, Oka, Toru, 68, Los Angeles, Oct. 6; 3 gc., sister Uly Uyeda (Stockton). Yoshioka, Jiro, 54, San Francisco, Oct. 16; survived by husband Komakl, daugh• Sachiko, brothers Kango Nakazawa, Wakayama-bom, survived bywife Takako, Uemoto, Asano, 88, Los Angeles, Oct. 18; San Francisco-bom , survived by mother ter Gail. Koichi, sisters Mary Nakazawa, Chiyoko sons Ken (Guadalupe), William, 4 gc. 20; Hiroshima-born, survived by sons Natsuko, brother Masato. Higashi, Jimmie, MD, San Francisco, Nakazawa, Kiyoe Kobayashi. Okada, James Mlklo, 72, Laguna Oct. 19; survived by wife Mabel, daughter Muranaka, Shlgeru, n, Harbor City, Niguel, Oct. 25; Los angeles born, sur• Nicole, son Gene, brother Harry, sister Oct. 15; Brawley-born, survived by wife vived by wife Setsuko, sons Ron, Kar1, Mary Tokiwa. Masako, son Marc, daughters Margaret daughter Catherine Mahoney, brothers Pe• UCLA publishes political roster Hlralshi, Thomas Mltsuo, 81, Los An• Steinman, Karen Schultz, brothers Hiroshi, ter, John, Paul. geles, Oct. 24; Los Angeles-bom, survived Tadashl, Akira, sister Chiye Wada. Okada, Sam lsamu, 79, Chino, Oct. 21 ; Available from UCLA's years. It is available for $10 by wife Toshiko, sonsJohn, Tom, daughter Nagafujl, Yukiko, 72, Oakland, Oct. 2; Berkeley-born, survived by daughter Diana Asian American Studies Cen• Carolyn Okuno, 7 gc., sisters Fumi Sacramenta-born, survived by husband Tolle (Claremont), 2 gc., sister Shizuko plus $3 shipping from the Yoshizaki, Miyeko Iwataki. George, daughters Janet, Lynn Javier (Tokyo), predeceased by wife June ('90), ter is the1996 National Asian Asian American Studies Cen• Hirasakl, Shinobu 'Nob', 59, San (Irvine), son Kenneth, brothers Ken Nasu, son Gary ('94). Pacific American Political AL• ter, do Publications Depart• Jose,Oct. 15; Gilroy-born Army paratrooper Tak, sisters ToshikoAkiyama, Midori Fujii, Okuda, Roy Masaaki, 73, Gardena, manac. predeceased by sister Akiko Tateishi. Oct. 21, survived bywife Irene, sons Steven, ment, 3230 Campbell Hall, 405 with 82nd, 101st Div., owner Ceram-Lab, The almanac is a collabora• survived by by wife Joanne, son Michael, Nakagawa, Klyoshl G., 78, EI Cerrito, Paul, daughter Karen Kirk, 3 gc. Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, daughter Cary Sakamoto, brothers Manabi Sept. 24; Washington state-born, survived Sakal, Takeo Ted, 79, Gardena, Oct. tion between UCLA's Asian CA 90095-1546. (camarillo), Hisashi, sisters Mineko Sakai, by wife Emiko, son Jim, daughters Reiko, 19; Fresno-born, survived bywife Shizuye, American Studies Center and Fumiko Maruko (Clovis), MichikoSakamoto Yumiko, brothers Dick, Bill, Sam, sister daughters Kayoko Inose, Mieko Swanberg Pacific Bell, corporate sponsor (Tracy), son Richard (San Francisco), 5 Information, call 310/825- (Kensington), Aiko Nakamura (San Fran• Aiko Fukagawa. of the directory for the last two cisco). Nakamura, Harry, 65, San Jose, Sept. gc., brother Masayoshl. 2958. Hlroshlge, Satoru, 85, Monterey Park, 16; Salinas-born, survived by son David, Sakauye, Tayeko, Venice, service Oct. Oct. 4; Hila-born, survived bywife Shizuno, stepdaughters Barbara Ruffini, Pamela 17.; Rosemead-born, survived by husband daughter Carol, 3 gc., 2 ggc. Fennelly, stepsons Randy Kaneyuki, Glenn Hank, daughter Sharon Ishida, 1 gc., Imal, Lucy Kimura, 82, Tooele, Utah, (Sacramento), 5 gc., brothers Charles, brother George Fujimoto, sister Toshiko Upcoming 1996 Escorted Tanaka Tours July 20; San Francisco-bom, survived by Donald, sisters Marion Masada (Fresno), Kawanami (Texas). SAN ANTONIO CHRISTMAS GETAWAY (5 days) ...... DEC 5 sons Toshio (East Lansing, Mich.), Mark, May Morgan, predeceased by wife Dolores. Shigemoto, Tetsuo, 74, San Mateo, Ren (Cali!.), Daughters carole (Calif.), Nakano, Harry I., 84, Sacramento, Oct. Oct. 4; Peru-born, survived by wife Tomie, UPCOMING 1997 ESCORTED TANAKA TOURS Sachi (Va.), 8 gc., brother Tom Iwahashi 16; Sacramenta-born, survived by wife son Kiyoshi, daughter Emiko Yoshimura, Yukino, daughter Beverly Fang, son gc. TAUCK STEAMBOATlN'-GULF COAST-NEW ORLEANS (8 days) ...... FEB 18 (Calif.). GEORGIA & SOUTH CAROLINA 000 shows. 8 days) ...... _...... _...... MAR 22 Kadonaga, Mae, 71, Oakland, Oct. 10; Wayne, gc. Shima saki, Jltsuko, 50, Fresno, Oct. JAPAN SPRING ADVENTURE (Takayama Fest. 12 days) ...... APR 11 SeattJe-bom, Berkeley JACLer, survived Nakasujl, Tohoru, 66, Gardena, Sept. 20; Ripon-bom, survived by son Glenn, CAPITP .. ;) OF EASTERN EUROPE (16 days) ...... MAY 10 by husband Roland, daughter Cynthia 11; Los Angeles-born, survived by wife daughters carol Hara, Susan, 5 gc., 1 Mochizuki (San Carlos), 1 gc., brother John Rose, daughter Lauren. ggc., sisters Toshiko Matsuda, Chieko DISCOVER RHODE ISLAND & CAPE COD (8 days) ...... JUN 6 Kitagawa (Renton, Wash.), sister Rose Nakayama, Sakae, 69, South San Matsumoto, Satoko Terada (Japan), Hiroko CANADIAN ROCKIESNICTORIA (8 days) ...... JUN 18 Nieda-McGonlgle (Enumclaw, Wash.) Gabriel, Oct. 15; Maui-bom Korean War Hariye (Japan), Shlgeko Sugimoto (Ja• JAPAN SUMMER ADVENTURE (10 days) ...... 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