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#30001 Vol. 137, No. 6ISSN: 0030-8579 National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) SEPT. 19-0CT. 2, 2003 Father of Japanese Sept. 11 Victim on 9/11 as Honorees Publishes Collection <;>f Poems Reflections JACL Gala Dinner Tribute By ASSOCIATED PRESS words in my head," he said in an Gather for interview with The Associated By CAROLINE AOYAGI Held two days fol lowing the went through in 1942." Press before leaving for New York TOKYO-In the days and Executive Editor second anniversary of 91 11, the Honda, who was honored by the weeks after his son was listed as to attend the second anniversary of dinner was an opportunity for the JACL for his lengthy career in missing in the attack on the World the Sept. 11 attacks. In an evening fi lled with trib­ honorees to talk about the changes education and politics. noted that Trade Center, Kazusada Sumi­ "I want the fa milies of the other utes, fanfare and congratulations that have OCCUlTed in this countlY in 1942, JAs were not considered yama was in agony. He went to victims to read it." to five stalwarts of the Japanese following the telTOIist attacks, and to be patriots, and thus 120,000 New York in hopes of finding Sumiyama's son was among the American community, the hon­ warned of the dangers of the community members were placed 24 Japanese killed in the attacks. some answers, but came back with orees took time to reflect on the· Patriot Act. in concentration camps dunng . nothing . He had been working for the New two-year anniversary of the 9/11 Since the horrors of 9/11 the World War II. York branch of Fuji Bank, which Back in To kyo, he would ride terrorist attacks and the eelie simi­ question of what is a patriot has "But we all went through our had 700 employees in the World the commuter train to and from his Imities between the World War II been brought up over and over stmggles as patriots," said Honda, office each day, anguish consum­ Trade Center. internment and the far-reaching again; said Honda, U.S. Rep. noting that members of the com­ Six Americans working for the ing him. powers of today's U.S.A. Patriot from San Jose, most notably in the munity chose to demonstrate their But then he began turning the bank died, along with Yo ichi and Act. government's U.S.A. Patriot Act patriotism differently, choosing to 11 other Japanese. images churning through his head In a capacity-filled room of which gives overwhelming serve in the armed forces or to SUmiyama, who at 66 recently into poems, convelting his pain more than 800people, Sen. Daniel authority to the U.S. government resist. "All of us were right, we and despair into vignettes that retired from a patent researchfir m, Inouye, Transportation Secretary over those it considers to be ten'or­ were all patriots," added Honda, helped him heal. said he had not intended to publish Norman Mineta, Reps. Robert ists. who as a child was sent to the To mark the passing of two his poems at first. Matsui and Mike Honda; and the "The [Patriot Act] has succeed- Amacl'le, Colo. , concentration But he decided to self-publish years since the death of his 34- late Rep. Patsy Mink were hon­ . ed in reducing privacy and liber­ camp with his fa mily. year-old son, Yo ichi, Sumiyama 1,500 copies - at a cost of ored at the JACL's national gala ty," said Honda, pointing to Honda commended JACL for $13,000 - because he wanted to this month put his traditional-style dinner Sept. 13 for their accom­ Section 215 of the act, which its decision to challenge the Patriot shOlt poems together in a collec­ share his feelings with other vic­ plishments, career firsts, and dedi­ increases the search powers of the Act in federal COLllt, calling It 'Jus- tion published as "Odes to the tims' families and to remind his . cation to the Japanese Amelican. FBI, as especially dangerous. "It Soul of Ground Zero." countrymen that the attacks were community. sounds like something some of us See GALA DINNER/page 2 "Feelings inside me started pop­ ping up. I began searching for See POEMS/page 9

Poll: Support for 'Racial Privacy Initiative' Drops Significantly

By ASSOCIATED PRESS weeks before the election it rarely passes." SAN FRANCISCO-SuPPOlt The· telephone poll surveyed for a contentious ballot initiative 505 likely voters over five days. to ban state and local governments Its margin of elTor was plus or from classifying Californians by minus 4.5 percentage points. race has slipped enough that pro­ The initiative's chief sponsor ­ ponents may not have time to sal­ University of California regent vage it before the Oct. 7 recall and anti-affirmative action icon election, according to a poll Ward Connerly - credited a con­ released Sept. 11. certed organizing effort by its California voters are becoming opponents, a group that includes more aware of Proposition 54 - . teachers, civil rights advocates and and more and more they don't like much of the medical community. what they hear, according to a new During an interview Sept. 11, PHOTO JASON STOM poll by the Field Institute. Connerly suggested the anti-54 (From left): Congressman Mike Honda, John iateishi, JACL executive director, Floyd Mori, JA L Likely voters were evenly split forces were distorting the initia­ national preSident, television anchor Wendy Tokuda, Congressman Robert MatSUI, Senator DanielC? - 40 percent said they'd vote tive's impact, particularly on Inouye and Secretery of Transportation Norman Mineta. "yes," 40 percent said they'd health care, to scare voters. oppose it. As recently as July, 50 "The opposition is using the percent of respondents to the Field classic political model when you Poll had said they'd support the are behind, which is to say, let's Fox's 'Banzai' Taken Off Air but APA initiative. create doubt," he said. "It's like "I think it's ominous for the asking 'Do you beat your wife? Groups Vow to Remain Vigilant 'yes' side," said poll director Mark Have you been beating her?' No After weeks of protests from the communications between the net­ 'Banzai,'" said Jennifer Kuo, pres­ DiCamillo. "Usually, when it gets Asian Pacific American commu­ works and the Asian Pacific ident of MANAA. "We wanted to this level this early - four See RACIAL PRIVACY/page 9 nity, FOX network has decided American communities which people to know how the Asian not to pick up a new season of the· would result in programming fea­ American community felt about controversial show "Banzai," turing Asian Pacific Americans in 'Banzai' and FOX and that the which saw low ratings and the loss a positive and responsible ·man­ network should be held account­ Inside the of key &ponsors. ner," said Ken Inouye, JACL v.p. able for their actions." Pacific Several organizations, including of public affairs. The website Modelmi- Citizen Media Action Network for Asian The APA groups note that FOX nority.com stUlted a boycott of all

National News .....3-4 Americans (MANAA), the knew the series would be prob­ FOX shows until "Banzai" was Banbanzai internet group lematic in May when they pulled. "The executives at FOX Nat'l JACL Modelminority.com, and the screened a preview of "Banzai" at have consistently made it clear JACL, helpedto organize protests, a "Comedy Night" event for that they have no understanding of boycotts, and the withdrawal of Lodestone Theatre. Many Asian the experiences and perspecti ves Scholarships ...... 5 corporate sponsorships in an effOlt American audience members of Asian Americans who have to take "Banzai" off the air and to expressed their displeasure with been harmed by 'Banzai 's' stereo­ Sports ...... 7 raise awareness of negative APA the extreme ethnic images of the types," said Andrew Chin, co­ Modelminority.coll1. Column, poltrayals. clips. fo under of In July, after meetings with In July, MANAA and JACL "The boycott was designed to MANAA and JACL, FOX made held a protest In front of FOX's ensure that no matter what FOX Cartoon ...... 8 no significant changes to the pro­ . showcase of their fall lineup at the decided to do, it would not protit gram before its broadcast. 'The Tel evision Critics Association by airing additional episodes of

Calendar ...... 10 fact that FOX decided to air this press tour. "After exhausting all 'Banzai.' program, in spite of community means of communications with Another internet group. 11 Obituaries ...... requests to FOX not to do so, I:0X and their executives, protest­ underscores the need for improved ing was the next step in fighting See BANZAI/page 9 2 PAC IFIC CITIZEN, SEPT 19-0cr. 2, 2003

GALA DINNER . 7J• . acUe . III . (Continued from page 1) ct . . zen �e tified." "Our constitution didn't I·�� &6 Editor I 7 Cupania Circle, fail us [during World War II], it Monterey Park, CA 91755 was those who were supposed to Have the Veterans of Te l: 3231725-0083, 800/966- uphold it," he said, "so the kinds Ordering Books on Black Box Voting 6157, Fax: 3231725-0064 of things that happened to us In WWII Been Recognized? Camp Experience E-mail: [email protected] '42 doesn't happen again." The ovelwhelming majority of He added, "In a time of great With reference to the Sept. 5-18, At a recent all-Camp Seminar people don't know about the Executive Editor: national security we must hold 2003, issue of the Pacific Citizen, in San Francisco by the California potential problems associated with Caroline Y. Aoyagi we see Bill Hosokawa was hon­ touch screen voting machines Office Manager: onto those beliefs of the Bill of Civil Liberties Public Education ' (nicknamed Black Box voting). Brian Ta naka Rights and the understanding of ored by the Asian American Program on Aug. 28-29, i noticed These are paperless and nonau­ Production Assistant: the principles of the constitution Journali sts Association in San several books written by Jeff Margot Brunswick that have made this nation great." Diego. Transportation Secrytary Burton and his wife, Mary ditable electronic voting machines Circulation: Eva Lau-Ting Although many Americans Norman . Mineta, Sen. Daniel Farrell. One was "History of that are in widespread use that are made primarily or exclusively by Contributor: Tracy Uba believe that another mass evacua­ Inouye, Reps. Robert Matsui and Manzanar," another "This is ·companies with strong Re­ tion of a group of people could not Mike Honda were honored, with a Minidoka" and "Minidoka Publisher: Japanese American publican ties, most notably take place today, Matsui, U.S. rep­ special tribute for Congress­ Archeology at the Gate." Citizens League (founded 1929) resentative from S-acramento, woman Patsy Mink, ala gala din­ Diebold and Accenture, the 1765 Sutter Street, San Francis­ Anyone from these camps is wamed that "individual evacua­ ner in Los Angeles. A question renamed consulting wing of co, CA 94115, tel: 4151921-5225 urged to request copies of these was raised as to whether Sen, Althur Anderson (Enron). fax: 415/931-4671, www.jacl.org tion" is already taking place under books. They are free and paid for the Patriot Act. Under this act U.S. Hayakawa should have been These machines are not tamper­ JACL President: Floyd Mori by the National Park Service. proof. Some of the things that National Director: John Tateishi citizens can be named "enemy included. There is also Sparky Write to Westem Archeological could occur are your vote being Pacific Citizen Board of Direc­ combatants" and taken away to Matsunaga, a 442nd veteran who and Conservation Center, 1415 N. · counted for the opposite candidate tors: Gil Asakawa, chairperson; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without served as G Company Com­ 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. and one person being allowed to Paul Uyehara, EDC; Ron Kat­ any right to see a lawyer or family mander of the MIS at FOit When I leamed about the book suyama, MDC; Grace Kimoto, vote more than once, and there is member. Snelling and who later became a "Confinement and Ethnicity" CCDC; Valerie Yasukochi, Congressman and a Senator of no way at present to verify that "Yes, it'.s not the mass evacua­ about the 10 camps, I wrote to the NCWNPDC; Ann Fujii-Undwall, tion, it's individual evacuation but Hawaii. Last year, at the JACL Pacific Citizen your vote was counted properly. It PNWDC; Jeff Watanabe, IDC; and told all the 10 it's just as insidious, it's just as _convention in Las Vegas, Mike is not impossible to say that these Andrea Parker, MPDC; Deni Ue­ camp committees three years ago mean, it's just as dangerous to a Masaoka, Saburo Kido, and machines could be manipulated in jima, PSWDC; Maya Yamazaki, and urged everyone to send for democracy such as ours," said George Inagaki were also hon­ such a way as to change the out­ Youth. the book. Jefftold me that usually Matsui, who was only six months ored. And then the "Draft come of an election (President only 3000 books are reql;lested. Bush stopped these machi nes r------�, old when he and his family were Resisters" were honored in a cere­ After my letter, over 12,750 from being canvassed in last I NEWS/AD DEADLINE: I sent to the Tule Lake concentra­ mony held in San Francisco in I books were requested, and 275 FRIDAY BEFORE DATE ! tion camp during WWII May 2003. year's elections). Diebold CEO OF ISSUE. orders were not able to be filled I A congressman for more than According to a "Letter to the Wa lden O'Dell, in arecent trip to Editorials, news and the due to a lack of funds. 25 years and the firstAsia n Pacific Editor" article in the above-men­ Cleveland to promote these opinions expressed by col­ Those books are now being American to be appointed to a tioned issue of the P.c., "The machines, ·openly declared that he umnists other than thlJ na­ printed by Western Publishing congressional leadership position JACL chooses to honor those in wanted to do everything he could tional JACL president or House of Seattle and sold for national director do not as the chair of the Democratic office mainly because of the good to deliver Ohio to Bush next year. $29.95 plus postage. The necessarily reflect JACL Congressional Campaign Com- these people have done for the There is a soon-to-be released Japanese American National policy. Events and prod­ mittee, Matsui was honoredby the Japanese American and Asian book on the subject called "B lack . Museum is also selling this book. uctsadvertised in the Pacif­ JACL for his years of public serv­ American communities." A ques­ Box Vo ting" by Beverly HarriS do not carry the Don't wait too long, as the same ic Citizen ice and dedication to the commu­ tion comes to my mind as to (you can look it up under Black implicit endorsement of the thing might happen. Box Voting in Google, etc.). In a JACL or this publication. nity. whether the veterans of World War recent TV interview, she said pos­ : We reserve the right to edit : Matsui reflected on the JA com­ II have been likewise "honored," : articles. : munity's efforts to pass the 1988 . especially the veterans of the ��S� sible voting irregularities with L ______� Redress Bill that called for an 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Cenitos, Calif. these machines were recently PACIFIC CITIZEN (ISSN: 0030- apology and redress payments. In Team. found in an election in San Luis. 8579) is published semi-monthly the post 9/ 11 environment he The $20,000 received by the Obispo, Calif. FreeSpeechTV except once in January and De­ stressed the need for JAs to once . evacuees and the presidential par­ o (Dish 9415) occasionally airs seg­ cember by the Japanese American ments on this issue on its Citizens League, 7 Cupania Circle, again speak out against the Patriot don were effected through House "DemocracyNow" news show. Monterey Park, CA 91755. OF­ Act and the injustices occurring Bill 442 and a Senate Bill 100. The Remember Rep. Pat Saiki FICE HOURS - Mon.-Fri., 8:30 against the Muslim and Arab performance of these men and the One possible antidote is to vote a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific Time. ©2003. American community today. records established by the veterans absentee and have your ballot Frank Chuman, past president He highlighted the JA commu­ are the primary reasons, in my notarized to create a verifiable Annual subscription rates: of the JACL, reminds us that we NON-MEMBERS: 1 year-$35, nity '-s efforts, .lead by Con­ opinion, why the repamtion bill paper trial. should remember Senators Haya­ payable in advance. Additional gressman Honda, in voicing their was expedited through the postage per year - Foreign period­ kawa and Matsunaga, as well as concerns when NOith Carolina Congress,and we JAs have had an ical rate $25; First Class for U.S., present Japanese American elect­ Congressman Howard Coble unusually large contingent of ��VJa e-mai I Canada, Mexico: $30; Airmail to ed and appointed officials. May I Japan/Europe: $60. (Subject to made pro-intemment comments Nisei representing us in point out that Pat Saiki of Hawaii change without notice.) Periodicals on a radio show. Matsui noted that Washington, more than, I dare say, .served two terms in the U.S. postage paid at Monterey Park, JAs must speak up when inaccu­ any other minority group. House and we should thank her Calif., and at additional mailing of­ rate statements are made about the Furthermore, as a result of the Stumped for a gift? fices. 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Gov. Davi$ Signs Legislation to Grant Gov. Davis Signs AB 309, Diplomas to JAs Interned during, WWII Consumer Protection Bill Gov. Gray Davis signed AB 309 tracts into Spanish for almost 30 Gov. Gray Davis signed AB 781 home to over two-thirds of the JAs Although many JAs were able to on Sept. 6, a law that provides for years. Spanish and the four cov­ by Assemblymember Sally Lieber, who were affected by federal complete some form of high school consumer protections for Asian ered Asian languages are spoken D-Mountain View, in a ceremony Executive Order 9066. This order education in the internmentcamps , American immigrants. by 83 percent (over 10 million peo­ Sept. 13 at the Japanese Amelican was the basis for incarcerating they were never able to return to From now on businesses must ple) of all Californians who speak National Museum. The law author­ innocent residents of Califomia by their own high school to graduate provide certain contracts in the lan­ a language other than English at izes a high school disuict, unified placing them in 10 desolate intern­ with their class and be recognized guage in which they are negotiat­ home. school district or cQunty office of ment camps throughout the United and acknowledged as an official ed. Specifically, AB 309 covers The types of contracts addressed education to retroactively grant a States. student of that institution. Chinese, Tagalog, Korean and by the statute include buying or high school diploma to a person "I thank Governor Gray Davis "This legislation sends a strong Vietnamese - the four most com­ leasing an automobile; renting an who was intemed during Wo rld for signing this legislation," said message that the policy of intern­ monly spoken Asian languages in apmtment; entering Into a legal

Warn, _ Congressman Mike Honda. "As a ment was wrong," said Lieber. "No Californian households. service fee agreement; initiatmg a "The internment of Japanese child, my fa mily and I were oppottunity exists today for gov-_ AB 309 was authored by retail install ment contract (e .g., Americans was a dark moment in interned during Wo rld War n. It is emment to grant a measure of edu­ Assembly Member Judy Chu, D­ buying a major appliance or piece American history," Davis said. time that Japanese Ameticans who cational justice to these Ameticans Monterey Park, and co-sponsored of furniture on an installment "Our government ripped apart the were denied an education finally who have suffered an egregious by the Asian Pacific American plan); or getting a basic unsecured lives of Japanese Amelicans, and have an 0ppOitunity to get their injustice. This measure will help consumer loan from a bank. any small effOit on our patt to high school diplomas." comfort many older Japanese Legal Center (APALC) and 2002, make up for that mistake is well Thousands of JAs were attend­ Ameticans who should have been Chinese for Affirmative Action In December APALC and wOlth the effort." ing public high schools when able to graduate 60 years ago," (CAA). Public Counsel filed a lawsuit on The state of California was Executive Order 9066 was issued. Lieber added. "It is about time." • "We thank the governor, who behalf of five Chinese-speaking understood this bill as providing plaintiffs against an automobile equality under the law, for signing dealership in Alhambra, Calif.. in and Latino Voters New York's Asian Americans HI/a Bai Bob WOlldrie.\ APA this impOitant bill," said Chu. v. Urged to Vote Early Struggling to Recover from Sept. 11 Joining the governor and Chu at - Associates, IIIC., et al. In addition the signing were U.S. to the lawsuit APALC wanted to By ASSOCIATED PRESS Manhattan, according to the 2000 Asian Pacific American and Congressman David Wu, D- Ore., make sure there were changes 111 Latino leaders see early voting Census. NEW YORK-Asian Americans Board of Equalization Member the laws and contacted Chu, who The federation conducted one-on­ sites as one solution to the mass are still struggling to recover psy­ John Chiang, Monterey Park eventually authored AB 309. one interviews with 22 family mem­ confusion threatened by the special chologically from the Sept. 11 terror­ Mayor David Lau, and Monterey "The signing of AB 309 will be bers of AAs who died in the Trade . recall election procedures on ist attacks but face a lack of appro­ Park City Council Member Mike an impOitant step in ensuring other Center and held focus group discus­ Election Day, Oct. 7. priate mental health services, Eng. consumers will not have to face the sions with 145 Chinatown commu­ The Asian Pacific American according to a study released Sept. 8. nity members, specifically children, "This bill will provide signifi­ same scams that our clients suf­ Legal Center (A PALC) reminds all "We fo und many people simply the elderly and dislocated workers. cant protection to over two million fered," said Stewart K woh . Californians to get out to vote, to suffering in silence," said Cao K.O., The participants reported symptoms Californians who speak these APALC executive director. executive director of the Asian be better prepared to handle the of depression. Asian languages at home. No' Translation of contracts into the American Federation of New Yo rk. ballot, to vote early, and to request But none of the participants used longer will unscrupulous business­ four Asian Languages must be "As the second anniversary of Sept. the help of bilingual community any mental health services following es be able to get away with bait­ implemented, where required, by 11 approaches, Asian Americans still members,all in efforts of minimiz­ the attacks. Tf;te federation said cul­ and-switch contracting that takes July 1, 2004. coping with this tragedy lack effec­ ing anticipated confusion on turally, AAs avoid seeking help with APALC is now developing tive resources to support their psy­ advantage of immigrants," said Election Day. such problems. It also said that the chological recovery." Ted Wa ng, policy director for translated materials to help con­ "In a tight election, the votes of services made available to them The study -"Asian American Chinese for Affirmative Action. sumers know their rights, Asian Pacific Americans and were inadequate. Mental Health: A Post-September "This bill was a major victory for Consumers with questions may The study was funded by the Latinos will make all the differ­ 11th Needs Assessment" - details Asian Pacific Ameticans through­ call 213/977-7500 (Engl ish); Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ence," said Stewart Kwoh, execu­ the mental health problems and out California." 800/520-2356 (Chinese); 800/867- based in Princeton, N.J. The fo unda­ tive director of APALC. APALC needs of the city's more than The bill would amend California 3126 (Khmer); 800/867-3640 tion is the nation's largest philanthro­ will be organizing an Early-voting 870,000 Asian Americans. Of that Civil Code section 1632, which (Korean); and 800/267-7395 py devoted exclusively to health and Kick-offDay on Sept. 24 .• population, 156,7 10 live in .• health care.• has required translation of con- (Vietnamese)

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By Citizen Staff and is a man, 114-year-old Yu kichi By Pacific Citizen Staff hensive health care database in the Pacific . foreign-born population is from and Associated Press Associated Press Asia. Chuganji. They are recognized as countlY. This, in tum, has allowed Nationally, 11.8 percent of the the world's oldest living man and us to develop strategies to address o Prop. 54Sponsor population, or 33 million people, woman by the Guinness Book of Health care professionals rallied the health care priorities of each Now Says Passage originated outside the country's Records. Sept. 3 to protest Proposition 54, ethnic community and spearhead an initiative preventing California similar initiatives nationwide," Unlikely; Top Recall borders. Murder of Japanese from collecting ethnic data in the said Stanford medical professor Candidates Oppose It Urban Honolulu ranked 15th o among 68 surveyed cities, with arenas of public education, work Samuel So. "Our unique cancer LOS ANGELES-The two Woman Worries New 25.5 percent of the population · contracts and employment. database in California clearly leading candidates vy ing to Orleans To urism born outside the United States. Most health care providers shows that there are different can­ replace Gov. Gray Davis are tak­ Officials Hawaii has a long histOlY of agree that if Proposition 54 passes, cer risks between white, Latino, ing aim at another issue on the NEW ORLEANS-Tourism immigration from Portugal, critical data on race and ethnicity, black and APIA as well as differ­ Oct. 7 recall ballot: Proposition officials were concerned that the China, Japan, Korea, and the targeted outreach, education and ences within the APIA community 54, which seeks to limit what apparent strangulation of a Philippines, among other coun­ prevention of disease will be depending on their country of Ori­ racial data the government can Japanese woman could hurt inter­ 54 turn tries, many of whom provided severely hampered. gin. Proposition will the collect. national travel to Louisiana, as did labor for its plantations. The protestors say that the pro­ clock back." Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante the 1992 shooting death of a Officials at the Susannah hibition of race and ethnicity data Health profess'ionals note that announced Sept. 7 that he would Japanese exchange student in We sley Community Center, a pri­ under this proposition will have a although there is an exemption in pour nearly $4 million into a cam­ Baton Rouge. 54 a for vate nonprofit contracted by the profound impact on the health of Proposition tor racial d ta paign to defeat the measure. And Police suspect the partially clad state to provide immigrant servic­ all ethnicities including the Asian medical purposes, this exemption republican Arnold Schwarze-. corpse found Sept. 4 on the west es, estimates 7,000 to 8,000 immi­ Pacific American community thut is "dangerously misleading." negger, who previously refused to bank of the Mississippi River is grants come to Hawaii each year. constitutes 12 percent of the In a joint statement issued take a position on the measure, that of Kanako Ohyama, 21, who California population. statewide, health care profession­ said Sept. 6 he opposed it. o Record 20,000-plus had been missing since Sept. 1. For example, APAs have the als· said the exemption only ''There is no way we can match Ohyama had been staying at a applies to a group classitied as Japanese Over 100 highest incidence of liver cancer, that," Proposition 54's backer, youth hostel in New Orleans; a roughly four times higher than medical research patients. Ward Connerly, said in the Los Years Old hostel work had told her how to Caucasians. This incidence is "In reality, a miniscule number Angeles Times. The University of TOKYO-The number of take the ferry to Algiers, the west directly cOITelated to the dispro­ of people patticipating in a small California regent acknowledged Japanese aged at least 100 rose to bank neighborhood where . the portionately high rate of chronic number of studies and surveys:' the measure would likely be 20,561 this year, a new record in body was found. hepatitis B infection in the APA said the statement from groups defeated. the world's longest-living nation, Coroner Frank Minyard said he population. Without breaking representing doctors, nurses and Opponents say the initiative the government said Sept. 9. couldn't confirm the woman is down the analysis by race or eth­ othei' health care workers, includ­ would undermine civil rights The figure was up from a record Ohyama because of discrepancies nicity, the incidence of chronic ing the California Medical enforcement becauseit would stop 17,402 centenarians last year. between tooth filings and hepatitis B is only 0.3 percent Association; California Asso­ the collection of statistics that Included are all Japanese who will Ohyama's fo ur-year-old dental nationally. In contrast, as many as ciation of Health Plans; California could show a pattern of discrimi­ have celebrated their 100th birth­ record. More recentdental X-rays one in 10 APAs (10 percent) has Physicians Alliance; the American nation in anything from schooling day by the end of September, the are being flown in from Japan. chronic hepatitis B. Cancer Society; Kaiser to law enforcement. Connerly has Health Ministry said in an annual Some of Ohyama's belongings, "Driven by a vision to provide Permanente HMO and numerous said statistics can't prove discrim­ study released ahead of Respect including her purse, were found the best health care for its resi­ others. ination, and that it's time to stop for the Aged Day in Japan Sept. near the body. dents, California distinguishes Proposition 54 is on the Oct. 7 being so race conscious. 15. Tourism officials fear a drop in itself in having the most compre- recall ballot. • Japan's life expectancy is the foreign visitors such as the one o Hawaii Ranks 4th longest in the world for both sexes seen in 1992 after exchange stu­ librarian's desire to know more Germany's concentration camps - 85.23 years for women and dent Yoshihiro Hattori was killed in Foreign-born about a Japanese ambassador who and mass murder. 78.32 for men in 2002 - and the in Baton Rouge. Heading to a Residents saved Jews during the Holocaust Although the Japanese govern­ growing number of people who Halloween party, he mistakenly HONOLULU-More than has led to a friendship between a ment, not wanting to anger its have lived more than a century is a appeared at a stranger's door and, one- ixth of Hawaii's r idents local synagogue and a village in Nazi ally, told him not to, source of national pride. wrongly perceived as a threat, was were born outside the country - Japan. Sugihara began issuing the visas But a falling birth rate has also shot in the chest. the fourth-highest ratio of foreign­ Judyth Lessee, a librarian at to Jews. He was able to issue visas raised concernsabout Japan's abil­ Coverage of the incident hurt born people in the nation, new Catalina High School, first learned for only one month before being ity to support its increasingly gray international travel to Louisiana, census statistics show. about Chiune Sugihara during a transferred to another post in population. especially the Japanese, although The U.S. Census Bureau says visit to the United States Berlin, but it's estimated that his About 84 percent of Japan's the extent of the damage was hard 17.9 percent of state residents are Holocaust MemOlial Museum in effOlts saved the lives of 6,000 centenarians are women, includ­ to measure, said Beverly Gianna, foreign-born, a percentage Washington, D.C., several yeat1i Jews. ing the country's oldest living per­ vice president of the New Orleans exceeded only by California, New ago. She followed her cUliosity to Lessee was touched by son, Kamato Hongo, who turned Metropolitan Convention & York and New Jersey. The over­ Yaotsu, the hometown of Sugihara's story and has dedicated 116 on Sept. 16. The second oldest Visitors Bureau. Gianna said whelming majority of the islands' Sugihara, to learn more about the many hours of research to learn crimes against visitors are rare. man who saved so many. more about his StOlY and is creat­ Sugihara was stationed in ing a school CU1Ticuium from her

. < o Librarian Learns of AI?As in the News Lithuania as the Japanese general research. She even alTanged a stay Japanese Consul Who consul in 1940 when he was con­ in Sugihara's hometown of Yaotsu ·i< .• ��ar�s, Appointmel'lt�; Allllouhcements Saved Jews' Lives fronted with thousands of Jews and began a book exchange � ith her synagogue and the libraries in Nobuo Renge was honored by California Republican state party TUCSON, Ariz.-A Tucson desperate for travel visas through . the NAACP in the category of convention in Los Angeles. Japan as a way to escape Nazi Yaotsu. . "Business" at its 15th Annual Hatakeyama, a well-known politi­ Image Awards ceremony recently cal lender in Southern California, (for his work as a pharmacist in the currently serves on Asian NA TIONAL JA CL SINGL"ES CONFERENCE inner city of Fresno, Cali[ Nobuo American and Pacific Islander 10th started Renge Pharmacy in 1956 advisory boards for Congressman Explore! Experience! Enjoy! and the family-owned and operat­ Ed Royce, the Orange County Saturday, October 11, 2003, EI Segundo, CA ed . independent drug store still Republican Party, and the Bush­ Join the fun, meet riewpeople, see old friends! continues to serve the community Cheney '04 presidential cam­ in the ChinatownIDowntown area paign. Since 1989 she hasowned * Workshops, Guest Speakers e.g. JD Hokoyama, Bill Watanabe of Fresno. CUITently owned and and operated a State Farm Alan ada, Ph.D, & Many more! See last issue of PC Luncheon, Mixers, Guest Speaker Gary Lee of Click2Asia.com operated by his son Melvin, Insurance and Financial Planning * I � 1m "Moon Stars" Gala Dinner Dance Nobuo, 83, and his wife Nancy, agency in La Palma. * & Special Guest Appearance - Rob Fukuzaki, KABC 7 News Sports Anchor 79, still work at the pharmacy on· * weekends. Nobuo was a third-year After two and a half years at the (3 10) 839-1194 or (323) 727-9989 pharmacy student at UC Berkeley helm, Citizens for Better Com­ www.AsianSinglesConf.org Hosts: Greater LA Singles Chapter & Orange Canty Sansei Singles when he was taken to the Jerome, munity (CBC) President GaITett Ark., internment camp during Yee will hand over the reins to To register, please make check payable to World War II. He ended up gradu­ Anna Muh at the group's first JACL Singles Conference: P. O. Box 5452 Culver City, CA 90231 ating from the St: Louis School of regular board meeting this Pre-Regstration is Requi"red. Deadline October 4, 2003 Pharmacy in 1944 and was later November. Muh, who recently drafted into the military. The decided not to run for a second 2003 JACL SINGLES CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AME: NAACP Image Awards are given term on the Fremont School N ______to those who help the African Board, said, "I look forward to the A RESS: OO ______American community. challenges that lie ahead. CBC is a CITY STATE: ZIP: : ______wonderful organization and we E-MAIL : PHONE: Former La Palma Mayor and will continue·to serve our commu­

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The national JACL recently announced its 2003 scholarship win­ of the Como Park Japanese effotts. is important to me because it ners. The follow.ingar e recipients from the graduate and law and arts Garden. My fa mily has many allows me to stay connected to the divisions with excerpts from their winning essays. This year, JACL ftiends in. the JACL, and I have community and to make a contl'i­ handed out 28 scholarships totalling $48,500. always been cognizant of the -bution that I hope will allow . . important support network that the LftW (t �TS Japanese American legal scholars and agency among Issei and Nisei organization provided my grand­ to have a greater voice on a nation­ SHO SATO MEMORIAL residents of New York City. parents. It was in college, however, al level. SCHOLARSHIP GRft)UftTf Traditional assimilationist histori­ that I came to truly claim my Asian HENRY CHIYO MAGIOCHI & SHIZUKO ans have characterized Japanese American roots and identify with & KUWAHARA MEMORIAL KATO MEMORIAL Americans as acommodationists other Asian Americans, largely as a Lori Amano Honolulu JACL SCHOLARSHIP . SCHOLARSHIP and passive victims of racial dis­ result of being around a more . cli mination during the first six diverse peer group and studying William S. Richardson School Lesley Date decades of the 20th Century. This the Asian Ametican experience in of Law Mariko Nakasone San Fernando Valley JACL the classroom. Since then, I have Graduate Thrin Cities JACL dissettation project concurs with ' Mayo Clinic Medical School the revisionist view that challenges devoted much of my time and Law Boston University Graduate this Iingeling perception. energy to the community, and I Undergraduate Medicine hope to continue to do so in the One reason many people may be Creative & PeJforming Arts HENRY & CHIYO future. ignorant on the history of the The two communities that are KUWAHARA MEMORIAL Japanese Amelican expelience is As a youth advisor for the last REVEREND H. JOHN closest to my heart are the Asian SCHOLARSHIP because it is not part of the public, two years, I.have had the opportu­ Y AMASHITA MEMORIAL American and some ptivate school CUlTicu- nity to plan SCHOLARSHIP community Dori Takata . lum in Hawaii. I am 25 years old and partake in and the under­ Berkeley JACL and it was only two years ago, many events . served com­ University of California, Raymond Wunder when .Ijoined JACL, that I learned Serving hm, munity, those Berkeley Salt Lake City JACL our histor), at an annual Day of gi ven me Ii fe homeless and Graduate Brigham Yo ung University Remembrance event. Only lessons III poor with English Graduate . through self-education have I leadership. decreased Business Administration learned what my ancestors responsibility access to I view a commitment to my own endured. This general ignorance and commit­ health care. I am committed to education and that of others to be 'I remember a time where I fe lt became more apparent when I ment. Last year, I attended MDe to working with these communities the primary vehicle for my present that my mixed heritage would could not have a discussiori about help the other chapters gain insight never allow me to "fit in" with these events with my law school on how to encourage their youth to in the future. Over the years, my and future civic involvement. ' involvement in the Japanese Before begin- groups around me, and I let this classmates. Education must be become involved. JACL has American community has become ning my grad­ fw;ade affect me socially. In time reformed to incorporate the become a ver)' important commit­ solidly rooted in the San Fernando uate studies, I however, I Japanese American experience and ment to me. I am contident that r . Valley Holiness Church. I believe worked in a came to the mistakes of our government. will continue my involvement both that my CUlTent ties with the Asian number of appreciate my This is the second year that a bill in college and after. American churches in the environments mixed her­ has reached the legislature asking ABE ESTHER HAGIW ARA Southern California area and the and as a con­ itage because for this type of education reform. I & STUDENT AID AW ARD San Fernando Val ley Japanese tributing it allowed me have submitted written testi mony American Community Center wiII wliter for the to connect to the Hawaii State Legislature provide me with a wide base from Hawaii Pacific Press, a newspaper with more asking for support on the issue of Kimberly Ishii i which to serve both the Asian for the local Japanese and people across educating Hawaii students of the Hono ulu JACL American and underserved/poor Okinawan communities in Hawaii. different backgrounds. I now feel Japanese . American experience University of Denver . communities. I hope to work for a In my search for role models, I that I am blessed to have the her­ during World War II. Graduate nonprofit community health interviewed and wrote about itage that I do. With the change in Law school has opened my eyes Business Administration organization ' and to treat patients inspiling community figures such demographics, the JACL will fi nd to civil rights issues and the who would otherwise be unable to as playwright Lisa Matsumoto, more people of mixed heritage Japanese American ' experience Aloha. I am 20 years old, inde­ recei ve the care that they need. General Eric Shinseki, and cloth­ wanting to be represented by and through the eyes of the U.S. pendent and a si ngle parent. In Becoming a physician will equip ing designer and entrepreneur become involved with a civic Government. Because of this, I am June 1999. I me to meet the physical needs of Anne Namba. Writing became my group, and I hope to help in any and will continue to actively pur­ became the others and will provide me with an way of processing and sharing way that I can to continue ihe mis­ sue Asian American and civil ti rst per�on on additional means of investing in what I had learned with others - sion of the JACL while addressing rights issues. Looking to our past my mother's my community in a substantial and the same approach which drives these new opportunities our organ­ leadet'S for guidance, I will take an side of tlJe lasting way. my present and future endeavors. ization will be afforded. active role to help educate and pro­ fa mily 10 ever As a graduate student in English, I vide awareness within the commu­ graduate high CHIYOKO THOMAS NISABURO AIBARA fi nd that writing, research, and & nity. I will continue to advocate school. This SHIMAZAKI MEMORIAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP teaching continue to serve as my education and civil rights issues in May 2003, I SCHOLARSHIP tools for entering into public dis­ the legislature and community. wi also the ti rst on both Daniel Inouye course and advocacy. I would like JACL will help be my veh icle to sides of my fa mily to graduate New Yo rk JACL to continue my academic work in Lynda Yo shikawa pursue these objectives. from college. I am determined, I San Diego JACL am motivated, and am eal,(er to New Yo rk University Asian American literature and r � THOMAS HAYASHI Graduate Renaissance theater, working Alliant'International University T. learn. . MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP U.S. History closely with students to foster a Graduate National JA CL wOllld like to sense of social responsibility along Clinical Psychology thank the San Diego ([nd the San I am involved in the Asian with critical analytical skills in Darren Nakata Francisco c/wplers/or their sign{r Pacific American community and their own reading and writing. Youth involvement is the key to' Portland J A CL icant assistance lVith Ihe 20()..J in the Japanese American commu­ John Tateishi ranks with the likes the future of the Japanese University of Michigan national scllOlarshin prug ram. nity in several respects. I regularl y of linguist Noam Chomsky, jour­ American Citizens League Graduate San Francisco chapter volllllleers attend Asian nalist Naomi Klein, and psycholo­ (JACL). Youth are the next Law were Gail Ta naka. Yo Hironaka. Pacific gist Robert Coles as public Japanese Gene Ielmo, Helen Idello, Nane\' American thinkers who are committed to Ame rican Perhaps my most significant Satoda and Heidi Ta l/akmsllb(;: events. Yet social justice. These are the indi­ genera tion current involvement in the San Diego chapter volullleers were perhaps my viduals I hold as my ideal models who must step Japanese American community Davi and Carol Ka lVall/oto, most impor­ for my involvement in future forward to revolves Susanr( Iguchi, Dr. Yl lri Kaneda, Dr. tant contribu­ years. maintain the around my Leland Saito and Judge Gale tions to the integrity of scholarly Kaneshiro. JA CL thanks thell/ /o r Asian Pacific RAILROAD & MINE Japanese work with a . their thoughtful time and ei/(Jrt in American community now and in WORKERS MEMORIAL American well-respected screening the hundreds a/ applica­ the foreseeable future are in the SCHOLARSHIP commumtres, uphold civil rights Asian Pacific tions. areas of teaching and historical for all people, and ensure that the American Particul{lr thanks goes to Gail writing. I am presently co-teaching Karen'Ta ni legacy of the camps is not forgot­ legal scholar. , Ta naka fo r chairing the /reshlllan an undergraduate course entitled, Twin Cities JACL ten. A great patt of my identity We are co- scholarship selection cOII/lllittee, "Introduction to the AsianlPacitic University of Pennsylvania remains as a Japanese American authoting a paper about Supreme and Ca rol Kawall/oto for chairing AmeJican Expelience." A section Graduate whose family . had been interned COUlt Justice Frank Murphy - a the undergraduate. graduate. law, of the course focuses on recent and HistorylLaw during WWII. Like those uncertain paperwe believe will be important creative & peljonning arts. and times fol lowing 911 1, we must also to the legal community in general, present issues affecting Asian financial aids scholarship conl/nit­ continue to look towards other but perhaps even more impottant Pacific Americans such as the Growing up in Minnesota, the tee. Additionally, Carol Ka wamoto minolity groups whose civil rights to the Asian Pacific American and racist depictions on Abercrombie JACL was one of the only links I and Greg Marutani provided con­ are in jeopardy. The JACL has set Japanese American community. and Fitch T- shilts, the Wen Ho Lee had to my siderable assistance in processing the stage for upholding minority Justice Murphy was one of the few espionage case, and the special Japanese her­ the applications. With only lill/iled . civil rights; and youth involvement World War II-era dissenters to the registration of ternporai)' U.S. res­ itage. I have staff assistance, all o/ Ihe process­ is crucial to maintai n this level of Japanese American internment. To idents from South Asian and wonderful ing 0/ the applic(l{iol1S. fo llOW-lip excellence. I have much pride in date, little work has been done to Muslim countries fo llowing the memories of COIlIl111111ications with applicallls my Nikkei status. I look forward to explore Murphy's motivations for ten'OIist attacks of September 11, youth arts and and the verification process with 2001. In addition to teaching, I am crafts classes, my lifelong devotion to. Japanese publicly voicing disagreement . recipients was handled by vollln- researching and writing my histOl), sukiyaki din­ American issues, community with the overwhelming chorus of teers. Please join JA CL in th{/llk­ involvement, and service in JACL support for internment. This work doctoral dissertation on identity net'S, and tours ilig these volunteers. 6 PAC IFIC CITIZEN, SEPT 19-0Ci� 2, 2003 WWll lnternment .Exhibit to Open in. North Dakota Monterey Peninsula Chapter

Sixty years ago it was a "Occasionally 'We get inquiries or to the Heritage Hj emkomst Donates 1930s American Flag Department of Justice intemment visitors who knew someone who Interpretive Center, Moorhead, Twenty-five members . of the ing Oda with Masami Higashi and camp. The govemment put up a was locked up here." Minn., from April 18 to June 20, Monterey Peninsula chapter trav­ Frank Tanaka, both second-gener- . lO-foot-tall chain link fence In 1941 the U.S. Justice and the Taube Art Center in eled by bus to Los Angeles recent­ ation Monterey natives and pio­ top�d with strands of barbed Department converted Fort Minot, N.D., (dates to be estab- ly to participate in the opening of neer members of the Monterey wire. Armed guards kept certain Lincoln from a surplus military lished). • an exhibit at the Japanese chapter. people locked inside. post into an internment camp to The exhibition will feature his­ American National Museum Masami's and Ta naka's fathers Now it's a college campus with detain people arrested in the toric photos and murals of the . (JANM), which will feature were among the fi rst settlers in stately buildings, American elm United States as enemy aliens. camp, floor-to-ceiling cloth ban­ among its highlights the 40 x 70- Monterey in the early 1900-s . trees and paved parking lots. Over its five-year operation as a ners imprinted with images of foot American flag made in the Higashi's father opened the ti rst Then it served, as some people camp, the Bismarck facility people interred there, and wall 1930s by the Monterey Peninsula Japanese restaurant in Monterey thought, to secure the homeland. housed about 1,500 men of text drawn from the haikupoems chapter. and also had a hotel and wholesale Now its purpose is to serve in the German nationality and over of one of the Japanese internees, According to Chapter President fish market. Higashi served in the education of AmericanIndia n stu­ 1,800 of Japanese ancestry. The Itaru Ina, the father of Dr. Satsuki Larry Oda, the huge flag was militaty during World War II and dents. first group of Japanese and Ina, a consultant to the exhibition. donated to JANM because it is 65 retired in the mid- 1980s as busi­ Education will remain the cen­ German men were arrested by the The public programming por­ years old and has reached retire­ ness manager for Monterey tral purpose for a maj or exhibition FBI in the days immediately after tion of the exhibition will begin ment age. Also; the main street in Peninsula College. He is one of and public programs at Bis­ Pearl liarbor. The arrests were ·Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. with a screening Monterey has been narrowed for the founders of the Monterey marck's Fort Lincoln; the subject done under the authority of the of films led by Ina, in the lower beautification purposes and is no Nisei Bowling League. will be the intemment experience Alien Enemies Act, and these so­ level of the Jack Barden Center on longer wide enough to accommo­ Tanaka's father was known as of German · and Japanese nation­ called "enemy aliens" were the UTTC campu�. date the fully displayed t1ag. Oda the Potato King of Carmel Valle) als, as well as Japanese American removed from their homes, pri­ Ina is the producerof "Children and chapter members believe the for the fi rst two decades . of the citizens deemed "enemy aliens:' marily on the We st and East of the Camps," a PBS documen­ museum is an excellent repositOlY 1900s; he then turnedto land. cape following the renunciation of their Coasts, and sent to camps in iso­ tary about the experiences of six for artifacts of the Japanese gardening. Tanaka patticipated in . citizenship during World War II. lated parts of thecountry. children confined to internment Amelican community and is a the family business, then on hiS WWII. "Snow Country Prison: Interned "The upcoming exhibit and camps during Ina's father place where a piece of JA histOlY own, until he was hired by the City in North Dakota" will open Oct. public programs are an outgrowth was internedat Fort Lincoln while can be preserved. of Monterey to be the parks main­ . 4-5, in Bismarck at the site of the of scholarly efforts to examine she, her brother and her mother The group was introduced at a tenance foreman; he retired in the former camp, now United Tribes and teach about the govemment's were incarcerated in a War members' reception hosted by late 1980s as parks superintend­ Technical College (UTTC). use of isolation and imprisonment Relocation Authority camp in JANM Executive Director Irene ent. Tanaka was instlUmental in Organized by the North Dakota ag;linst certain groups of people," Tule Lake, Calif. Hirano and Board Chair George the establishment of an ornamen­ Museum of Art and UTTC, the said Gipp. "At the core is an The public programs will con­ Takei, and they participated in an tal horticulture program at exhibition is sponsored by the examination of human rights tinue at 2 p.m., Oct. 5, when Ina afternoon panel discussion featur- Monterey Peninsula College . • Otto Bremer Foundation and the­ issues." . will be joined by other humanities North Dakota Humanities The exhibition, curated by . scholars to discuss the enemy Council. Members of the educa­ Laurel Reuter, director of the alien experience, Fort Lincoln's tion department of the State North Dakota Museum of Art, history as a camp, and the effects Historical Society and Frank opens with a gala public celebra­ of internment on people's lives. Vy zralek, historian and retired tion on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Other panelists include: John North Dakota archivist, consulted United Tribes Cultural Arts Christgau, author of "Enemies: on the exhibition. Center where it will continue for World War II Alien Internment," "There's a pretty low level of two months. It. will subsequently which is based on the stories of Ft. awareness these days about what be seen at the North Dakota Lincoln internees; attorney Karen went on hereduring the war," said Museum of Art in Grand Forks Ebel, an activist instrumental in UTTC President David M. Gipp. fromFeb. 28 to April 11, then tour bringing to pub-lic attention the story of Gerrn'an alien internment during ĭI; and Isao Fujimoto, Poston Restoration Project longtime professor at the University of California, Davis, -� �Ians ' Workshops and founder of its Asian American Studies program. On January 4, 200 1, the the needed organizational infra­ The Nash Family Foundation, Colorado River Indian Tribal structure. One gr;mt is from the Ecolab, Robert and Virginia (L r) Monterey Peninsula Chapter President Larry Oda, Masami Higashi Council passed a resolution to National Trust for Historical - : Dunnigan, the Bismarck Tr ibune, and Frank Tanaka participate in a panel discussion at the Japanese "Initiate the recognition, restora­ Preservation and the other grant is and the North Dakota Council on American National Museum. ' & tion future development of the from the California Civil Liberties the Arts provided additional sup­ Japanese Internment Camps." Public Education Program. port for the "Snow Country Since then Dennis Patch and Jon Workshops will be held in two Prison" exhibit. • . . National business Vi llalobos have shared, along with phases: . .. . ·: · ·· · · - .;. Ruth Okimoto, their ideas for this Phase I, Oct. 23-25: To bring · . .·aCI lc and Professional . , , project -- restoring Poston Camp together the leadership and inter­ Directory

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"The rest of the teams are According to NCAA rules, the tling in on a team where he might used to each other," Kariya said, its 2002 national championship not affected. university has 30 days to appeal end up the fourth- or fifth-best "but I think we'll do that. I think and fined the school $5,000 for "When you're listing the team the actions to the full NCAA scorer this season. we' ll work well together, whoev­ using an ineligible player, officials champions for each year their Division I Committee on In­ The 28-year-old star signed a er we play with." said Sept. 5. name would not be listed, it would fractions. one-year, $1.2 million free-agent Kariya, one of the NIll.:s Athletic director Herman just say 'title vacated,'" Conway Frazier said school officials are contract with Colorado in July. It biggest fitness fanatics, was tired Frazier held a news conference said. working with general counsel on was a new beginning for Kariya, after his first day of serious exer­ Friday to announce the action, Conway said many secondary an appeal . who had spent all eight Nlll.. sea­ cise at an altitude of 5,280 feet. which the NCAA also announced infractions are typically not made "It should be made clear that the sons with Anaheim, leading the. "The air is definitely thinner up in a news release on its website. public, but because this involved NCAA c1assitied this as a second­ Ducks in scoring in six of the here," said Kariya, breathing "Obviously, we are disappoint­ the SpOIt's national championship, ary, which means they acknowl­ eight seasons he was fully heavily after the informal work­ ed with the news," Frazier said. "patt of the penalty is that this edged the fact that no one healthy. out with his new teammates. "I'm "But we intend to exercise our would be publicly announced." involved, including our coaches Teemu Selanne edged him out going to neep another day or two right to an appeal and pursue this University athletic officials said and staff, could have known about the other two seasons. Now to adjust, I think." until the end." in July that an intemal investiga­ this ahead of time," he said. Selanne is joining him as an Avs Sakic, who probably will center The team's. trophy and any indi­ tion into the eligibility of a player Frazier said the player in ques­ teammate along with scorers a line between Kariya and vidual awards received by the revealed that NCAA rules had tion didn't accept money and did­ Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic, Milan Selanne, said he plans to spend ineligible player must be returned been violated. Frazier had said the n't sign a contract, but did play on Hejduk, Rob Blake and Alex time with Kariya in the coming to the NCAA, the association said. school was contacted May 7 by a professional team in Greece. Tanguay. days to ease the transition to The money from the fine will be the NCAA regarding the player's "While we understand there The opportunity to join those Denver. Both grew up in British used to fund student-athlete wel­ eligibility. was no question (there was a vio­ players is why Kariya agreed to Columbia and played together on fare programs, the NCAA said. University officials said that the lation), we will appeal the strip­ take an 88-percent pay cut from Canadian national teams. In its statement, the NCAA said player was eligible when he ping of the title," Frazier said. it has vacated both the team's enrolled in 1999 but became ineli­ Head coach Mike Wilton said the $10 million he made in his "It's going to be an exciting final year with the Mighty Ducks. team," Sakic said. "Having Paul championship win and its place in gible after the NCAA amended its he was disappointed with the deci­ the final standings of the 2002 rules in August 2002. The school sion. Kariya said he is sure he made the and Teemu join the team, I mean, ' that rightde cision. you can't ask for much betterthan Division Men's Volleyball Cham- won its first NCAA men's team "I fe el vety strongly the "I'm just real excited to get that." . pionship. The record of the team's title in May 2002. Frazier said the players and coaches on this team performance in the championship rule should have grandfathered deserve reconsideration by the going," he said Sept. 3. "I viewed Kariya said he is already enjoy­ must also be deleted, the NCAA student-athletes who already had' NCAA," Wi lton said. "We cer­ this whole thing as a once-in-a­ ing Denver. said. statted playing. tainly hope the appeal process will lifetime opportllnity when Ana­ "I was struck by what a great The action means there will be Athletic officials would not result in our favor but understand heim made me an unrestricted sports town this is," Kariya said. no national champion recorded for identify the player or the season in the decisions made by the NCAA free agent, and I still feel that way. "I mean, the fans really like their. 2002. Pepperdine, which lost to which he played. The Honolulu are fair and final." This could be a very exciting sports here, I could tell. To me, Hawaii in the title game, will Advertiser and the HOIlO/ulll-Star­ Hawaii is a member of the team." that's great. That's the kind of remain the runner-up, said Bulletin both repOIted that Costas We stern Athletic Conference. but It remains to be seen how a �tmosphere I want to be a part of. Laronica Conway, a spokes­ Theochatidis was the player tar­ since the WA C does not sponsor team with so many offensive stars I'm glad that I am now." • woman at the NCAA's geted in the investigation. men's volleyball, the team com­

Indianapolis headquarters. Theocharidis was accused of petes in the Mountain PaCific "In vacating, you're not affect- being a member of a professional SPOlts Federation .•

Candie Kung - lPGA's Hottest Player Right N'ow The hottest LPGA player out worked hard to place 13th in aver­ All American and the AJGA play­ there at the moment is Candie age driving distance at 264.8 er of the year in 1999. She was Kung, a 22-year-old from yards. Kung's also averaging a also a two-time All Arnerican at Rowland Heights, Catif., who in score of 70.87 this year. USC. her second year on the LPGA tour Born in Taiwan, Kung didn't Kung turned pro in August has already won three tourna­ statt playing golf until she was 13. 200 1, played the Futures To ur and ments. Only Anna Sorenstam has She quickly mastered the game won the last event of the year. She more wins than Kung with four though becoming the three-time .tied for 15th in qualifying and victories� American Junior Golf Association earned her LPGA card in 2002.• Kung cUlTently sits in sixth place on the money li�t with earn- , Hawaii No Match for No. Trojans ings of $862,936. She's also 4 played in evety tournament this LOS ANGELES-Southern Bush had 54 on nine canies as the year so far (23 compared to Californiacoach Pete Carroll was Trojans netted 164 yards on the Sorenstam's 13) and plans on only eager to get the Trojans' running ground. missing one toumament all year. game going. The Trojans took control against As a rookie last year she made The fo utth-ranked Trojans (3-0) the Wa tTiors (1-1) with fourt ouch­ 19 cuts in 22 events d earned got virtually everything going downs in the secon<;l quaner - $261,044 placing her in 3 si­ against Hawaii on Sept. 13, rolling three in the ti nal 4:29 before half­ tion on the rnoney list. She's also to a 61-32 victory for their 11th time - for a 31-6 lead. consecutive win. Although CatTolI was pleased to Goalie Jamie Storr Freshmen Reggie Bush and be able to substitute freely in the Signs With Russian LenDale White each ran for a pair second half, he still cringed a bit as of touchdowns, and Matt Lei nart Hawaii began moving the ball late Hockey Tea.m threw for two scores. in the third qumter and again in the Former Los Angeles King The defense held Waniors quar­ fOUlth. ' goalie Jamie Storr has signed a terback Timmy Chang in check "We suffered a little bit with one-year deal with Omsk of the rnost of the game, and even evety yard they picked up," he said. Russian Men's League, an­ chipped in with a pair of touch­ downs and a safety as USC bui lt a Chang, who threw for 4,474 nounced the Los Angeles Times a 52-6 lead in the third quatter. • yards last year as sophomore, Sept. 11. "I thought this was a patticular­ went 32-of-54 for 306 yards, with A first-round Kings selection in ly good game for the offense," two touchdowns. He threw two 1994, Storr went 85-78-2 1 with a Carroll said. "We wanted to estab­ interceptions in what was his sea- . 2.52 goals-against average in his - Iish some consistency in the run­ son debut; he sat out Hawaii's 40- nine seasons with the Los Angeles ning game, and to take a look at 17 opening win over Appalachian tearn. Storr made his NHL debut some of our young running ba�ks. State because of an academic in 1995 and eventually becamethe Matt Leinart had an excellent problem. Kings full-time goaltender in 2000 game. Chang said the Troj ans lived up to their billing. . finishing the 1999-2000 season "We played so well coming out "They're as good as people say with an 18-15-5 record and a 2.5 1 of the half; it gave us a. chance to get a lot of guys playing ti me. they are," he said. "They play hard goals-against average. Those guys work so hard on the in all phases. " Storr has also had success on the practice field,so it was a gift from The win was the Trojans ' fifth in international scene winning a gOld the first two units of offense and fi ve games against Haw�lii. rnedal with Te am Canada at the defense to the rest of the guys." They've outscored the WalTiors 1994 Wo rld Charnpionships, two Leinart completed 15 of 21 234-50 in the series that dates to Junior World Charnpionships in passes for 200 yards and didn't their 52-0 win in 1930, the last 1994 and '95, and the 1993 Pacific play after the third quatter. White time before Sept. 13 that Hawaii Cup Tournament in Japan .• had 58 yards on 10 canies, and had played in the Coliseum .• PAC IFIC CITIZEN, SEPT. 19-0C1'. 2, 2003

bankruptcy, so we learned. From In passing: The young Bolivian must have enjoyed this one afterstag­ Very Truly Yo urs 1989, soybeans became their "golden Nikkei we met at the convention, in ing and sweating out the last PANA Harry K. Honda grain," attracting foreign investors; their 20s and 30s with skills in convention two years ago In the Big their crop of wheat was so substantial English as well as Nihongo, really Apple. Ron Harada, Sansei who grew that the colony was called the Wheat made it easier for us Americanos with up in Rocky Ford, Colo., and his wife Capital of Bolivia by the agricultural communication problems. were part of the New York crowd. ministry. (Incidentally, Colonia A PANA advocate in JACL in the He's one guy who's seen and The Wonders of Okinawa is celebrating its 50th late 1970s, Luis Ya makawa, now bounced around South America after Bolivia and Its Nikkei anniversary next year, July 16-18, retired in Los Angeles, showed up graduating c'ollege, BoliVia included. Aug, 14-16. For information, e-mail: from Lima, where he was on vaca­ Incidentally, the extensive tour did­ CAN'T remember walking as She intends next to research the Hapa [email protected].) . tion. Luis Sakoda and Enrique n't hamper nonagenarian Clarence much outdoors in a week, touring community in Riberalta where the The second group, Colonia San Shibayama didn't attend COPAN! Nishizu of the SELANOCO chapter Juan (a majority from Nagasaki), with XII,where they were called to receive one bit, re lying on a wheelchair at the Iinside Bolivia after COPAN! XII greatest number of Bolivian Nikkei the last week in July, And we were (around' 7,(00) live. (Accidentally, I better luck than Colonia Okinawa as recognition awards at the closing cer­ airports, off the minihuses. and with often reminded to walk slowly as the overlooked them when I earlier to land, began in 1955, growing rice emony. I was saddened to hear his cane and arm of fe llow tourists to beautiful cities we visited (Sucre, reported most of the Japanese live (and to this day) and with technology Armando Yo shida, retired Bolivian negotiate the stairs. Where the trails Cochabamba and La Paz) ranged in around Santa Cruz. Most of the is introducing new varieties. With Air Force general and Bolivian were forbidding. he quietly sat In the elevations from 7,000 feet to 11,000 Japanese Japanese li�e around Santa diversification came the soybeans, ambassador to Japan in the 1970s, bus either reading or nappmg. A feet above sea leveL Cruz. The 7,000 Nikkei in northeast­ citrus, macadamia nuts and cattle, had passed away earlier this year. He world traveler, Bolivia was a "new" The successes of the Nikkei in ern Bolivia are of mixed blood.) Their chicken farm produces 600,000 represented Bolivia at the second country stamped into his passpOil. Bolivia within the past 50 years are * * * eggs daily, representing one-third of PANA Convention in Peru. One may read travel books about a now prominent and enterprising, PANA has a new look with young the nationa� leveL They had samples Other JACLers attending included country, but sensing it phYSically, being recognized nationally as lead­ officers, a new banner with the flags at the convention of the macadamia Peter Uyehara (Santa Maria JACL spiritually and gustatorily lasts as well ers in this land of opportunities, In of 12 PANA member nations and nuts, plain and chocolate-covered, president years ago) who came to as being able to swap expenences fact, Minister to the Office of the sporting "APN" - Asociaci6n now being exported to the United meet a first cousin in Colonia about Bolivia, a potentially lich coun­ President'Jose Gui11ermo Justiniano, Panamericana Nikkei - as its official States, Okinawa; Lillian Kimura and Stanley try well on its way in this new millen­ after extending the greetings of name. Kazunori Kosaka . (re-elected * * * Kanzaki (New York JACL), who nium .• President Gonzalo Sanchez de APN president) announced EI Lozada, was counting on the Nikkei Testimonio is beingretired and to be by pinpointing where their skills can placed with a museum in Yo kohama be tested and placed - "the northern featuring the overseas Japanese regions of Bolivia [which -are] in des­ immigration history. He mentioned perate need of development and how Chuck Kubokawa (Sequoia where lots of opportunitit:s exist" JACL) had the late Astronaut Travel brochures describe the Onizuka take the flags into space, 1 WONDER IF WELL,fr WAS A Bolivian Amazon Basin, sometimes, how Chuck designed the eye-catch­ THE.tl SU1TEN WE. ... as the "Green Hell." ing plaque and originated the custom GREAT MOVIE "What a challenge !" the gentleman to pass it on to the next PANA coun­ LIVED (N AT SANTA BUT THESHOTS sitting next to me whispered. "Maybe try. Now Carlos Kasuga, PANA'sfirst ANITA IN 1942 WAS OF TAN FORAN the government can start by offeri ng president, will probably hand-carry it land tax-free." to Yo kohama. SEABJSCU IT'S STA LL. RACE TRACK This northern region in the depart­ The singular impression of this BROUGHTBAC K ments of Pando and Beni is populated PANA convention was the full-day by 9,800 Nikkei (60 percent) of the visit of the two Japanese farming HAUNTING total Japanese Bolivian population of communities established 50 years ago 14,500. And many are fifth-genera­ when the Bolivian government invit­ tion Gosei, whose predecessors were ed Japanese immigrants. the pioneer Issei sent by the Japanese The first group from Okinawa immigration company to Riberalta's started in 1954 to grow rice and soon rubberand horse-chestnut groves 100 supplied a national market Colonia ye.lfS ago. Okinawa, mechanized its farm with The convention keynote speaker, assistance from Japan in 1970, intro­ Profesora lyo Kunimoto, specialist in ducing a small revolution in agricul­ Japanese in Bolivia, touched a peren­ ture. Despite drought and flood, the nial issue: "The Future of the Nikkei." mechanization saved them from

, PAC IFIC CITIZEN, SEPT. 19-0cr. 2, 2003 9 beamed into the night sky from a POEMS spot near ground zero. RACIAL PRIVACY Park Service Asks for Donations (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) Back to Minidoka Internment Camp "A new life was born not merely something that hap­ So quietly this evening matter what you say, it still creates By ASSOCIATED PRESS sent to an "assembly center" at the pened far away across the ocean. To succeed a life in a link. doubt." fairgrounds there before they were "I wanted the Japanese to see Now the Towers of Light! On Sept. 11, Connerly launched TWIN FALLS , Idaho- shipped to the Minidoka this not in the third person," he Keep growing taller eternally." a counteroffensive with radio spots Portions of the local World War II Relocation Center, which locally said. that began airing in Sacramento internment camp for Japanese became known as the Hunt Camp. Sumiyama' s 68 poems are Half of the book is in Japanese, and Los Angeles. He also gained Americans may be found in Child internee Jeff Itami, today painfully personal. the other is an English translation, the endorsement of former guber­ homes across the Magic Valley. a Salt Lake City resident, donated In one, he deals with the surre­ part of which Sumiyama did him­ natorial candidate Bill Simon .. The National Park Service asks the steamer tlUnk that once held all Connerly has cast the initiative al feeling of watching the live, tel­ self. The poemsare mainly a mix­ that residents donate those articles the belongings his fa mily was evised images of the twin towers ture of haiku and the longer tanka as a move toward a colorblind to the Minidoka Internment allowed to take to Hunt. on fire and then, four days later, style of Japanese poetry. society. Opponents say its restric­ National Monument taking shape The Itamis were sent to the being there, visiting New York Sumiyama and his wife, Mari, tions on the use of racial data in on the old site near Eden. internment camp at Heart hospitals in search of his son. hope to meet with other families public contracting, employment All around the valley are former Mountail), Wyo. But when Itami's of the victims in New Yo rk and and education are a reckless assault barracks, potbelly stoves and grandfather died there, the fa mily "Trees lit up with sunshine, give them copies of the collec­ on everything from civil rights to belongings from Hunt Camp. transfelTed to Minidoka. Flags now at half-mast and tion. They also intend to give public health. Government propel1y was auc­ For more than 32 years after the "I think evelyone wants a color­ The seasonal wind blows ten­ copies to local libraries. tioned off or given to returning war, Itami 's mother, Fujiye Itami, blind society," said Elena Stem, der. Sumiyama ho�s someday he veterans when the Hunt Camp kept her steamer trunk packed, spokeswoman for the opponents' Why is the City of Sorrow and others can put together a closed in 1945. At its peak, it held updating clothing as the fa mily campaign. "I think people don't So beautiful today?" book iE different languages, rep­ about 13,000 JAs from Wash­ grew. want to be blindfolded, and that's resenting the many nationalities ington, Oregon and Alaska. Today, 'To my mother's mind, the pos­ what this initiative would do." . He said the attacks have shat­ affected by the attack .• 73 acres of the site make up the sibility remained that they could tered his faith in peace. In the monument. put us back in the camp," Itami opening chapter he wrote: The homes of some residents said. "I said, 'We're not going be able to erase racism entirely, BANZAI were built from the former camp's back to any camps.''' but we can limit the outlet for "My son was lost (Continued from page 1) tar-papered ban·acks. A local farm The experience spurred his racists." Forever at the Twin Towers, shop was once the camp firehouse. involvement in lobbying for rec­ Banbanzai, which was started in The nine corporations that Although fervent has been' One local fa mily repoi1ed having ompense. Ten years later. he response to the airing of "Banzai," pulled out of sponsoring "Banzai" My wish for a serene world a p0l1ion of t e camp's former attended the signing ceremony at was able to organize people to get are: General Motors, Ikea, Pepsi, Without war and without guard tower. g the White House when PreSIdent corporate sponsors to pull their SHC, Sony, Sprint, United weapons." "We're basically looking for Ronald Reagan gave a fo rmal advertising dollars from the selies. Airlines, We ndy's, and Yu m! anything that tells the stOlY," said apology to JAs and authorized Nick Sakai, Banbanzai New York Brands, Inc. Phil Gensler, a paleontologist with restitution payments .• Even so. another poem relates City representative said, "What The organizations that SUppOI1- the National Park Service in that, in the aftermath of the we learned from this is that we do ed the protest against Banzai attacks. there has also been joy. Hagelman. have the power to make a differ­ include: American Indians in Film a The Park Service is receiving Yo ichi' s wife, Harumi, was ence and get those big corpora­ and Te levision, Korean Ameli can Need to buy more inquilies from people inter­ three months pregnant with th eir tions to see what we see. 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Sacred Balance"; re-examines the tra­ Center, 666 Bellevue Ave. RSVP by San Clemente, Montebello; honoring 4-2003 AkimatsUli; 1-8 Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley ditional approach of separating spiritu­ Sept. 29: Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Edward Roybal, Judge Pergersen, Art p.m.; East Sail Gabliel Va lley JapalleSe St.; presented by the Ve ntura County ality and science; hosted by scientist Association, 510/482-5896 or 9251 Aragon, Paul Balmai, Lou Adler, Col. Community Center, 1203 W. Puente JACL; cultural exhibits, continuous David Suzuki_ Check PBS listings for 934-4100ext. 101. B. We bber; dance to "The Music Ave.; food, entel1ainment, games entertainment, dance, martial arts, local times_ Info: www_sacredbalance SACRAMENTO Makers" Big Band orchestra; non­ bingo, raftle, JapalleSe cultural exhibits music, fine crafts, storytelling and .com. Sat., Oct. ll-Florin JACL Annual arts, alumni also welcome. TIckets, info: and demonstrations, tea ceremony, Japallese crafts for children, free food crafters. Free admission. Info: 6261960- Thes.-Wed., Sept. 23-24-Six-tllm Scholarship Fundraising Spaghetti 2131385-4502; httpl/rhsalumnifounda- tasting. Info: www.vcjac\.org. 2566. PBS series, "Matters of Race." Check Dinner and Bingo; 5:30 p.m. dinner, tion.org. 7:30 p.m. free bingo; Florin YBA Hall, CLAREMONT 'files., Sept. 3(}-Reception for retired TV listings for local time. Arizona 7235 Pritchard Rd. Info: Bob . Wed., Sept. 24-The Art of Rice Gen. Eric K. Shinseki and his wife; 6-9 Nevada 2004: Thes.-Sat., Aug. 10-14- - Traveling Theater's Southern California Sat., Oct. ll-Las Ve gas JACL's 17th National JACL 75th Anniversary Uyeyama, 916/689-9610, or Amos p.m.; Japanese American National premiere; 8 p.m.; Bridges Hall of Annual Hawai ian Luau; a.I11.-4 Convention: Waikiki, Hawaii. Freeman, 9161456-7383. Museum, 369 E. First St., Little To kyo; II SACRAMENTO Music, 150 E. 4th St.; includes dallce, hosted by the Japallese AmeriCall Bar p.m.; Spling Meadows Presbyterian East Coast Fri.-Sun., Oct. 17-19- Placer County multimedia, taiko, Chinese opera,shad­ Association of Greater Los Angeles. Church, 1600 E. Oakey. NEW YORK CITY Nikkei Reunion; Sacramento Hilton ow puppetry, more; sponsored by the Info: Mark T. Uyeda, Esq., 213/430- Hawaii Sat., Oct. 4-Film screening and dis­ Arden We st Hotel, 2200 Harvard St. Pomona College departmentsof music, 6509. Thes.-Sat., 10-14- cussion, "TwG Bells, Two Wo rlds"; 6-8 Info: Aiko Seo, 9161443-7746; To mio. physical education, religious studies Sat., Oct. 4-Fi lm Screening: "Better 2004: Aug. National JACL 75th Anni ers ry p.m.; Cantor Filnl Center; 36th E. 8th Masaki, 9161 456-2595; Grace Miya­ and the Pacific Basin Institute. Free. Luck To morrow"; 2-4 p.m.; JapalleSe v a Convention: Wai kikl, St., Theater 200. RSVP by Oct. 1: moto, 916142 1-2788; Frank Hirota, Info: 909/62 1-8 155. Americall National Museum, 369 E. Hawaii: Hono­ lulu chapter hosts say, . 'Come early and 2121992-9653; [email protected]. 9161395-9726; tadhirota@ caLnet; or FULLERTON First St., Little Tokyo; discussion with enjoy all extra day." PHILADELPHIA nikkeireunion @ attbi.com. Sat., Sept. 20--0range County Sansei ,the director and actors fo llows. RSVP: • Sat., Sept. 27-Philadelphia JACL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Singles Fun Night; 6 p.m.; Chomp 213/625-04 14. is "Meet and Greet Social";6 p.m.; hosts, Thurs., Sept. 25-Town Hall Forum: Japanese Teppall Grill; dinner, ball­ Thursdays-Sundays, through Oct. DEADLINE for Calendar the Friday before date of issue, Martha FujimotolRuss Hirai, 724 "Public's Truth," concerning the room dancing at the Imperial . 5-We st Coast premiere of "Masha on a space-available basis. Harvard Av e., Swarthmore. RSVP: changing realities of our post 9/11 Ballroom. Info: Vic, 949/589-4534; No Home" by Koreall playwright Please provide the time and 610/544-5449 or fujiruss@ aoLcom. lives; 6:30-9 p.m.; Muslim Com­ vicwaki@waki @aol.com. Lloyd Suh; David Henry Hwang WA SHINGTON, D.C. munity Association, 3003 Scott Blvd., LOS ANGELES Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., place of the 9VElnt, and name and phone number (including Thes., Sept. 23--The National Japan­ Santa Clara; South Bay residents will Thes., Sept. 23--Los Angeles pre­ Little Tokyo; presented by East We st area code) of a contact person. ese American Memorial Foundation's share personal testimonies; co-spon­ miere of documentary, "Wet SaIld: Players. Tickets, info: 213/625-7000. Inaugural Gala honoring Gen. Eric sored by the San Jose JACL. Info: Vo ices from LA Ten Ye ars Later" Sat., Oct. 11-IOth National JACL Kenzo Kimura, 4081476-2166; sanjose­ [after the 1992 L.A. riots]; 6 p.m. Singles Conference; Hacienda Hotel, Shinseki, retir.ed Sen. Robert 1. Dole [email protected] reception, 7:30 p.m. screening; LAX, EI Segundo; all-day conference and Hon. Norman Y. Mineta; 6- p.m.; Announcement Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, ' 400 . Sun., Oct. 5-NikkeiWidowed Group AratanilJapan America Theater, 244S . and dinner dance, for singles to The Japanese American Meeting; new members, men and Sail Pedro St., Little To kyo. TIckets: explore, expelience, enjoy; hosted by New Jersey Ave. NW; Ken Kashi­ Ve terans Association. located in 213/680-3700. wabara, emcee; in collaboration with women, are welcome. Call for meeting Greater L.A. Singles and Orange Washington, D.C.. i� compiling a time alld place: M. Kusaba, 415/333- Sat., Sept. 27-Free Symposium, County Sansei Singles. Info: www. the JAVPl s 10th Anniversary Cele­ list of all organizations that have bration and the Smithsonian Institu­ 5190, or Kay Ya malnoto, 510/444- "Entertainment Goes 'Pop': The asiansinglesconf.org; MiyaKo Kado­ conducted, or are planmng II I 3911. Future of Manga and Anime Enter­ gawa, 3101839- 1194; miyako l@ tion. Registration, info: NJAMF, conduct, oral history interviews 202/530-0015; www.njamf.org. SAN FRANCISCO tainment"; 2-5 p.m.; Room 147 Dodd e:uthlink. net. of Nikkei, especially military vet­ Thurs., Sept. 25-Angel Island Hall, UCLA campus; in collaboration Fri.-Sat., Oct. 24-25-45th Annual erans of all wars and those who Midwest Immigration Station Foundation An­ with the Tokyo Foundation. Info: AANCART Academy National Con­ were evacuated and interned dur­ DAYTON, Ohio nual Dinner, "Mapping the Future"; 6- 310/825-9064. fe rence, "Confluence of Culture aIld ing Wo rld War II. The purpose of Fri., Oct. I(}-Kabuki Demonstration 8 p.m.; Empress of China, 838 Grant Fri.-Sun., Sept. 26-28--World Pre­ Science: Cancer in Amelica's Asiall and Perfonnance by OnoeUmenosuke; Ave.; auction, raffle, Facing East miere screening of "Day of Inde­ Communities"; Omni Hotel; co-spon­ this exercise is to t�lcilitate access 7:30 p.m.; Wright State University Dance & Music, etc. RSVP: 415156 1- pendence;4 p.m. and5 p.m. on Friday, sored by UCLA Asian American to CUITent and future qualitied Concert Hall; co-sponsored by Dayton 2160; info@ aiisf.org. 11 a.m. aIld 12 noon on Saturday alld Studies Center. Free online registration historians and researchers to Sunday; Vista Theater, 4473 Sunset these oral histories. If you know JACL; free to JACL members, $10 to Fri. Oct. 3--"Luau in the City" with and special hotel rates: http:// Dr. at Hollywood Blvd. and Virgil in of such organization(s), other non-members'. TIckets: After Sept. 17: masterchef Sam Choy; 5:30 p.m. auc­ www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/aancart. Los Feliz; set in a internment than the Go for Broke Ron Katsuyama, 9371294-8815. tion. 6:30 p_m. banquet, program, WWII Info: 3101 794-9003. camp; Q&A session fo llows fi rst Mountain Plains entertainment; St. Mary's Cathedral, VENICE Foundation, Japanese American 1111 Gough St.; Asiall Pacific Islander screening of each day. Info: Sun., Oct. 19-Asiall Americall Book National Museum, and Densho . ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Legal Outreach's 25th anniversary; www.cedargroveproductions.com. Fair; 1-5 p.m.; Ve nice Japallese Com­ Foundation, please send your Sun., Sept. 28--Akimatsuri 2003; 11 Sun., Sept. 28--West L.A. JACL'sAki emcee Sue K won of KPIX. munity Center, 12448 Braddock Dr.; information to: Te lTY T. Shima, a.m.-5 p.m.; Japanese Kitchen Restau­ SAN JOSE Matsuri Boutique; 9:30 a.m.-3;30 p.m.; readings, discussion, reception, book Coordinator, JAVA Oral History rant €ourtyard, Louisiana Blvd. NE & Sat.,Oct. ll-Symposium, "In Amer­ Ve nice Japallese Community Center, signings; with authors Wak ako Yalna­ Project. 8909 Falls Chapel Way. Indian School Rd. (S.E. comer); live ica," comparing Chinese alld Japanese 12448 Braddock Dr.; designer clothing, uchi, Kerry Yo Nakagawa, Peny Potomac, MD 20854; e-mail: entel1ainment, food booths, al1S, crafts, AmeriCall experiences of immigration, spoltSwear, patchwork alld quilted jack­ Miyake, Jallet Misui-Brown, St:ulley [email protected]. • martial arts demos, silent auction, detention alld internment; 9 a.m.-12:30 ets, original jewelry, decorated towels, Todd Terasaki and Saachiko aIld Dom Asian items for sale; JACL Yo uth p.m.; San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Group will host a bone malTOW donor Market St.; in conjunction with exhib­ registration table. Info: Esther Church­ it, "1942: Luggage From Home to well, 505/883-5320 evenings, 5051 Camp." Free. Info: 408127 1-6840. 346-7832 ext. 3113 days. Through June 3(}-Exhibit, "1942: DENVER Luggage From Home to Camp" by Flo Sat., Oct. 25-Violinist Midori will Oy Wo ng; Japanese American Mu­ perform with the Colorado Symphony seum of SailJose ; 535 N. Fifth St. Info: AV E ENERGY AND MONEY Orchestra; 7:30 p.m.; Boettcher 4081294-3 138; www.jamsj.org. $ Center; 14th & Curtis; reception will Through September 2004-Exhibit, fo llow in the Bistro; co-sponsored by "Beyond ManZallar"; San Jose Mu­ WHEN SUMMER SIZZLES Mile-Hi JACL and the Consulate seum of Art, 110 S. Market St.; 3-D General of Japall, proceeds to benetlt interactive technology casts viewer in the Mile-Hi scholarship program. the role of an internee inside the Tickets: Sumi Takeno, 303/355-5040, camp. Free. Info: 408/294-2787, Stay comfortable more Qlfo rtlably this summ�T! or www.milehijacLorg. www.SallJoseMuseumofArt.org. LAKEWOOD, Colo. SAN MATEO Use energy wisely Thes., Sept. 3(}-"An Evening of Sat.-Sun., Sept. 20-21-Sall Mateo ColOlfulDallCeS and Songs for Liberty, Bonsai Club's 40th Annual Bonsai • at n ,. n lr t.li � Democracy, and Peace"; 6:30 p.m.; Exhibit; 12 noon-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 Set thermostats 78 • your app atrE�tjU)O Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, demonstrations at ,,-===.=:;;G�ive the Allison Pkwy.; presented by the Global 2 p.m. both days; Central Park Alliance for Democracy alld Peace. Recreation Center, 50 E. 5th Ave. Free, but ticket is required. Info: Sun., Sept. 21-2003 San Mateo Charlie Wu, 303n71 -0422, or Lou JACL Golf To urnament; first tee-off Choi, 303/937-8000 or 720/560-9000. . 10 a.m.; Poplar Creek Golf Course, FORT. LUPTON, Colo. 1700 Coyote Point Dr. Info: Vince Sat., Oct. 4-Ft. Lupton JACL trip to Asai, 6501349-3590. Central City; meet 10 a.m. in the Sun., Sept. 28--Sunday Movie Brighton Kmalt parking lot, return 4 Matinee, "New Tale of Zatoichi"; 1 :30 p.m., or drive direct; specialcasino deal p.m.; JA Community Center, 415 • Arrange to JACL members. Info: 303/581- Claremont St.; Japanese with English you're 5228; datn @lexmark.com. subtitles; starring Shintaro Katsu. Free. jf Jnterl1'1OU1tain Info: 6501343-2793. • up WATSONVILLE-SANTA CRUZ Sign for SALT LAKE CITY Sun.-Thurs., Oct. 12-16-JACL Sat., Sept. 27-8th Annual JACL (Usto Senior Center tour to Laughlin alld • Autumn Golf Classic; 7 a.m. check-in, Poston Internment Camp; RSVP: Shig Apply 7:30 a.m. shotgun start, lunch fo llow­ Kizuka, 831n28-2693; Carmel Kami­ ing play; Old Mill Golf Course. Info: gawachi, 83 1n22- 1930. qualified Floyd Mori, 8011572-2287. Central Cali for ria . Northern Cal ifornia FRESNO To IIHITn more, Lom Sun., Sept. 21-Shinzen Run and Wed.-Sun. through Oct. 5-"Objects Wal k; 6 a .. m. registration; Woodward vIsit www,sce. d' We apons of the Samurai" dis­ Park; to benefit the Nikkei Service Art: Dr call 655-4555. play of samurai swords; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Center, the Shinzen Friendship GaI'den (BOO) San Joaquin County Historical Mu- aIld the Fresno JACL Scholarship PACIFIC CITIZEN, SEPT. 19-0ct. 2, 2003 11 Minami, Yoshio "Yo," 78, Gardena, Aug. 23; Gardena-born; OBITUARY ObituaRies WWII veteran; survived by sister Masako Minami; sister-in-law All the towns are in California except as noted. Medal of Honor Recipient Okutsu Dies Ruth Minami. By ASSOCIATED PRESS German machine gun positions on Anraku, Te ru, Cleveland, July Kawashima, Hatsune, 100, Muiioz, Evelyn Ritsuko, Costa Mount Belvedere on Aplil 7, 1945. 1; survived by husband Tatsuo; Fullelton, Sept. 4; Kochi ken-born; Mesa, Aug. 23; survived by hus­ HONOLULU-Yukio "Yuki" Okutsu was awarded the daughter Joyce (Tim) Culek; son su�ived by sons Frank Hiromi of band GregOly; sons Keith (Ellen) . Okutsu, a World Wa.r II veteran Distinguished Service Cross and John Anraku; 1 gc.; brothers Frank Oregon and Fred H. (Sandra) and Kevin (Irine) Komatsu; whose Distinguished Service returned to Kauai in December and James Hosaki; sisters Midge Kawashima of Marysviile; 7 gc., 5 stepchildren Matthew Munoz, Cross award later was upgraded to 1945. He donated the medal lo the Furuta and Helen Mattick. ggc.; sister Hatsumi Sawada of Laura (Mark) Bottini, Patrick a Medal of Honor, has died. He Kauai Museum. Gondo, Mitsuno, Stockton, Japan. 93, Munoz, Molly (Dylan) Rigdon and was 81. In 2000, Okutsu's Distinguished Aug. 23; Maui, Hawaii-born; sur­ Kobayashi, Woodrow Y., 80, Marcelita (Gregory) Graber; moth­ Okutsu died Aug. 24 at the Hilo Service Cross was upgraded to a vived by daughter Taeko Jane Monterey Park, Aug. 17; Boring, er Chiyoko Nagamatsu; brother Medical Center, about one month Medal of Honor after Congress Tahara; sons Kiyotaka Harry, Ore.-born Nisei; survived by wife Ernest Nagamatsu; 1 gc. - and 6 after he was diagnosed with stom­ ordered the Army to review its Taketo Tom and Toshtro William; Rose; son Keith; daughter We ndy step-gc. ach cancer, -said his son, Wayne records to see if anti-Japanese sen­

2 gc., 4 ggc.• 1 gggc. (Scott) Kohno; 4 gc.; sister Asae Nakahara, Nao ''Rocky,'' 52, Okutsu. ti ment during the war prevented Guinto, Adam Edmund, Otsuji; brother-in-law Mori 22, Torrance, Aug. 14; Fukuoka-ken, Born and raised in Koloa, Kauai, the soldiers from getting fu ll ; Takahashi; sisters-in-law Kiyoko Brunswick. Ohio Aug. 10; sur­ Japan-born; survived by wife Okutsu was a member of the recognition. vived by mother Brenda and step­ Kobayashi, Suma Kobayashi and Keiko; daughters Aya and Madoka famed 442nd Regimental Combat President Clinton presented the father Dave Maslowski; sister Gayle (Mike) Izuno. Nakahara; mother Tomoko Naka­ Team, Wayne Okutsu said. He nation's highest recognition for Sarah; brother Aaron; grandparents Koga, May C., Long Beach, 94, hara; sister Sumiko (Hipeaki) spent 18 months in combat in Italy, valor in combat to Okutsu at a cer­ Dr. Pedro M. and Kachiku Yasu­ Aug. 12; Gardena-born Nisei; sur­ Kozuma; and brother Naohiro where he used grenades and his emony at Arli ngton National naga Guinto and Betty Maslowski; vived by sisters Fumi Minamiji, Nakahara. submachine gun to neutralize three CemetelY in Washington, D.C. _ predeceased by father Edmund Shizuko Yanaga and . Harriett Negi, To ra, 100, Guadalupe, Jay. Kitano. July 11; longtime resident of the OBITUARY Hashimoto, Hideo, 92, Port­ This compilation appears on a space­ East Bay; survived by son Yo shio land, Ore. June 22; pastor at the available basis at no cost. Printed obitu­ Katherine Cheung, First Licensed aries your newspaper are wel­ (Sanay�) Negi; daughter Michiko Jerome. Ark.. internment camp; from . come. ''Death Notices, " which appearin (James) Nishino; 8 gc.,l0 ggc. survived by wife Rayko; daughters AA Woman Pilot, Dead a timely manner at request of the family Ono, Guy, or funeral director, are published at the 54, San Francisco, LaUlY Hennings. Janice Chambers By ASSOCIATED PRESS ConservatolY rate of $15 per column inch. Te xt is Aug. 27; San Francisco-born; sur­ and the Los Angeles and Nancy Hashimoto; 4 gc. reworded as needed. vived by wife Linda; daughters of Music, earning a degree from Hiramoto, Thomas Takumi, Kristee and Colette; son Grant; THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.­ the latter. Torrance. Aug. 14; Koloa, Kono, Kazuko Beatrice, 85, 67, brothers Stanley (Junko), . Gary Katherine Cheung, whose chance Cheung earned her pilofs Berkeley, Sept. 1; survived by sons Kauai. Hawaii-born Nisei; sur­ (C&roll) and Victor (Judy); sister visit to a Southern California air­ license in 1932, a time when only vived by wife Ho-tz�; son Douglas Gordon (Judy), George and Gary Te resa Ono. field inspired her to become the 1 percent of all licensed U.S. pilots (Theresa); and daughters Jade and (Myrna); 6 gc.; sisters-in-law nation's first licensed Asian­ were women. Among AA women, Sekino, Isamu, 86, San Fran­ Carolyn Hiramoto. Kimiko Miyamoto of Elk Grove, Americanfe male pilot, has died of she was the first, according to the Yemiko Nobusada of Monterey, cisco, Aug. 23; San · Francisco­ Ichishita, Mitsu, 90, Santa cancer. She was 98. Smithsonian's National Air and Chiyeko Umeda of Mountain born; survived by daughters Linda Clara County. Aug. 26; Gold Bar, The aviation pioneer, whose Space Museum. View and Tomiko Komoto (Tech) Sekino (Steve) Omori and Nancy Wash.-born; survived by sons contemporalies included Amelia She also became an accom- of Selma; predeceased by husband Sekino (Frank) Fong; 2 gc. Frank (Nobuko). Michio (Kazuko) Earhart and Charles Lindberg, . plished racer al)d stunt tlier. and Kenneth "Osky." Sugawara, Hy, 81, Lihu'e, and Makoto Ichishita; daughters died at home Sept. 2 of natural the Beijing Air Force Av iation Hawaii, June 15; Parker, Idaho­ Takako (Ben) Horiuchi. Grace Lin, Chaote, 72, San Jose, Aug. causes, the Los Angeles Times Museum proclai med her China's born; longtime Cincinnati resident; Morikawa. Meiko Nemnich and 19; Taiwan-born former branch reported Sept. 1. Amelia Earhmt. Amache, Colo., internee; military Sachiko Anderson; 7 gc., 9 ggc. manager for the Nichi Rei Times; The native of Canton, China, Cheung is survived by daugh­ veteran. sisters Yo neko Kanemoto and survived by wife Ginny; son immigrated to the United States in ters Doris Wong of Thousand Ta kahashi, Sachiko Miyahara, Akiya Kuranaga; predeceased by Kenneth of Chicago; daughter 1921, where she studied music at Oaks and Dorothy Leschenko of husband Kozaburo. Anna Lin Elsalin of San Jose; 2 77, Burlingame, Aug. 18; San several schools, including the Los Angeles, two grandchildren Kaneko, Lester Dunn, DDS, gc.; brothers Dr. Hong-Te Lin of Francisco-born; Topaz internee; University of Southern California and four great-grandchildren. _ Taiwan, Dr. Cheng-Te Lin of survived by husband Kenge; sons 61, Monterey l'ark., Aug. 16; Lima. Ohio, Thung-Te Lin of San ene Phylis) and :Jack (K:arrie); Toshio; daughters Akiko Takeshita Kauai. Hawaii-born; survived by son Lester (Diana) of Union Cit , Diego, Richard Lin of Eugene, daughters Norma (Charles) and wife Sharon; daughters Leslie, (Lewis Kawahara) and Mitsuko 2 gc.; sister Shimako Koga of­ Ore.; sister Suei-Ching of Taiwan. Anne (Wilbur); 3 gc.; sibling DDS (Richard, DDS.) Furuichi and Dori Chan (Sherman); 3 gc.; broth­ Japan; predeceased by husband Gengo Miyahara; predeceased by . Lori Kaneko; son Michael; mother Maeda, Sumihiko, 94, Sacra­ er Hitoshi (Mariko); .sisters Reiko Albeit. sibling Yuriko Hirokawa. Alice Kaneko; mother-in-law mento, Aug. 25 ; Oguchi City, Kasai and Yo shio Arii. Ya ta, To moko Marge, 81, Takeshita, Kenji, Florence Nishiguchi; brother-in­ Kagoshima ken-born; survived by San Fran­ . To mooka, Yo shito, 81, Santa Cypress. Aug. 24; Los Angeles­ a law Leonard (Lesley) Nishiguchi; daughters Keiko (Mac) Takeda cisco, Aug. 25; San Fr ncisco­ Maria, Aug. 20; survived by wife born; survived by sons Dennis. and Reiko Maeda; son Ken; 8 gc.; born; survived by wife Sumako Yatsue; daughters Laura S. . sister-in-law Cheryl (Kenneth) Kenneth, Alan and Steven; 8 gc . I Armstrong. sister-in law Toku Nagano. Helen; sons Tomio (Elizabeth) and To mooka of Santa Barbara and ggc.; predeceased by husband Carolyn K. To mooka of Pleasant Charles M. __ Hill; son Galy S. of Santa Barbara; sister Kikuye Matsumoto of San Jose; brothers Isamu (Setsuye) of Santa Malia, Suyeo (Sanay) of Whereabouts Whereabouts is charge and Canoga Park, To m (Nancy) of free of run on a space-available ba·sis. Tucson, Aliz., and Takashi (Alice) of Santa Maria; sister-in-law CHIVE NAGAMINE Toshiko To mooka; predeceaseq by Frances Mason Church is looking for parents Toyokuma and Kane and Chiye Nagamine, who was in her brother Massey. father's class when he taught grammar Ukegawa, Joe, 77, Oceanside, school at 9th Street and To wne Avenue in Los. Angeles. Chiye stayed at the Aug. 16; Orange-born Nisei; sur­ Mason house many weekends prior to vived by sons Jon (Carol) and evacuation. With information please Winn (Jennie) Ukegawa; daugh­ . write to Chiye, c/o Rev. Arthur ters Joni (James) Nakaso and Lori Ts uneishi, 1521 Walnut St.. San Gabliel. (Wendell) Hamamoto; 4 gc.; CA 91776. brother Hiroshi (Miwako) Uke­ gawa; sisters Mutsuko Iwatate, DEATH NOTICE Kiyoko Ki tagawa, Sachiko HARUKO NISHIYAMA (Hiromi) Oyama and Yo shi (Ed) WONG HUDSON, Ohio - Puente, Calif.-hom Kato; predeceased by wife June. Raruko Nishiyama Wong, 89, passed Watahara, Yuri Yu riko, 88, away Aug. 9. Wife of the late George Sacramento, Aug. 26; Oakland­ (Wing Art) Wong, fo nner owner of San Kwo Low. Survived by sons Drs. Kee and born JACLer; survived by son LarryWong of Hawaii; severalgrandchil­ Ask for an interpreter Alan; sister Aiko To mii; prede­ dren; brother John Nishiyama of ceased by husband Fred. Montebello, Calif.; 'sisters Kiyo Finucane It's your right Ya mane, Haruko Jean, Hay­ of Maryland and Sally Schurr of New York. memorial service was held Sept. ward, Aug. 18; survived by daugh- . A AND IT'S THE LAW. Federal and state laws require hospitals and clinics to provide an interpreter 13. ter June Wong (Keith) of Dublin; and translated materials to patients who do not speak English fluently. Getting the right diagnosis. treatment. medicine and instructions requires good communication-not through a child. family I· member or neighbor but through a professional interpreter who understands medical terminology.

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for an APA, and he cun'ently serves attacks, Mineta noted that GALA DINNER in President Bush's Cabinet. politicians, especially tho'se (Continued from page 2) Mineta noted that many who had with large Arab and Muslim experienced Pearl Harbor and the constituencies, were stand­ United States." WWII concentration camps were ing up for those being tar­ But he also noted that more work askfng themselves if the events of geted after the terrorist needs to be done. Matsui pointed to 1942 would repeat themselves after attacks - unlike the politi­ the injustices suffered by Wen Ho the Sept. 11 attacks. All of the same cians who abandoned the Lee, a former Los Alamos Chinese elements seemed to be present: a JAs during WWII. "They American scientist who was unjust­ surprise attack, an ethnic group knew that it, was the right ly imprisoned in 1999 for nine under a cloud of suspicion, and a thing to do. They knew that months. Lee was never charged public demanding a quick and what was done to [Japanese with espionage and later plead immediate. response. Americans] was wrong," he guilty to a misdemeanor charge. But in the year 2001 there was said. "I raise this issue because there's one fundamental difference, said 'The internment and the more work to be done," he said. Mineta. 'There was a fundamental Injustices we suffered 'The constitution is still being vio­ awareness in the conscience of the became the lens through lated." nation about the Japanese which this nation's leader­ Transportation Secretary Mineta American experienceduring World ship saw the Arab American was honored for his lengthy career War IT and an understanding on the community,� said Mineta, PHOTO JASON STOM filled with a number of firsts. He part of the political and opinion who credited the JACL with (L-r): Carol Tateishi, JACL Executive Director John Tateishi, Sen. Daniel was the firstAPA mayor of a major leaders in this country that our largely helping to educate Inouye, and JACL Washington, D.C., Representative Kristine Minami. U.S. city, and the firstAPA from the evacuation and incarceration and the country about the intern- mainland to serve in the U.S. internment were indeed and in fact ment and the redress story, Team, Inouye was recognized with lishment when the establishment Congress where he enjoyed a 20- wrong." All of the honorees spoke highly the Medal of Honor in 2000 fo r his ' was wrong," said Matsui. Mink year career. President Clinton As the pointperson in charge of of their fellow recipients and heroics. passed away on Sept. 28 at the age appointed him as his Secretary of making sure the airports, roads, and expressed their gratitude for the In a moving tribute, Mink, the of 74. Commerce in 2000, another first waterways were safe after the 9111 tribute. Sen. Inouye dedicated his first APA fe male elected to "These gentlemen are people we award to his grandparents Congress, was honored posthu- are very proud of, who have done and parents. mously for her lengthy career in the so much for our communities," said HI'd like to accept this U.S. House of Representatives JACL president Floyd Mori, who award on behalf of my where she consistently fo ught for thanked the honorees for their com­ grandparents and parents civil rights and the rights of mitment to the community. MOli because what we are today women. She is best known for her credited them for inspi li ng his own is what the environment historic Wo men's Educational political career as a former produced, what our grand­ Equity Act, better known as Title California state assemblyman. parents and parents pro­ IX, that forced schools receiving These individuals "are people who duced," said Inouye, who federal money to open up athletics have somehow in your lives noted that his grandparents and academics to women. touched you personally, given you and parents passed on to "Her life and her work literally pride as you've read about them in him the Japanese values of transformed American society, newspapers." gratefulness, loyalty, duty, opening doors of opportunity for "We're in the presence of some love of country, and respect everyone but most especially for very, very exceptional people -

for one's elders. the women of this countl)'," said these are our leaders, these are our Inouye is currently serv­ Mineta, who along with the other heroes " said John Ta teishi, JACL ing his seventh consecutive honorees praised Mink for her executive director, who praised the

term in the U.S. Senate and accomplishments and career fi rsts. honorees' impressive acco mplish­ is the third most senior "Patsy sparked a revolution in ments. "These are people we' ve PHOTO. JASON STOM member today. A decorated equal opportunity." looked up to and people who have (L-r): Renee Koga, Susan Kitsu of the Hawaii chapter, U.S. Rep. Mike Wo rld War II veteran of the "[Mink's] entire career was given us so much hope. These are Honda, and Art Koga, JACL secretary/treasurer, at the VIP reception. 442nd Regimental Combat based upon challenging the estab- special people to all of us." •

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