Remembering 'Camp Harmony'
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THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE JACL Oct. 6-19, 2017 Taiko drummers led the way to the George Tsutakawa sculpture “Harmony,” where a new sign was unveiled by Mayumi Tsutakawa. » PAGE 5 REMEMBERING » PAGE 4 California Governor ‘CAMP HARMONY’ Signs AB 491. Puyallup Valley JACL hosts the » PAGE 6 Spotlight: Race-Car 75th remembrance of the Driver Takuma Sato’s Puyallup Assembly Center. Need for Speed PHOTO: COURTESY OF PUYALLUP VALLEY JACL WWW.PACIFICCITIZEN.ORG #3308 / VOL. 165, No. 7 ISSN: 0030-8579 2 Oct. 6-19, 2017 NATIONAL HOW TO REACH US JACL Continues Opposition to Newly Issued Email: [email protected] Online: www.pacificcitizen.org Tel: (213) 620-1767 Mail: 123 Ellison S. Onizuka St., Immigration Ban Suite 313 Los Angeles, CA 90012 he JACL continues to brief to the Supreme Court (https:// STAFF oppose the Muslim country jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/ Executive Editor travel ban. The addition of uploads/2017/09/JACL-Travel- Allison Haramoto Tthree more nations to the Muslim Ban-Amicus.pdf), the foundations Senior Editor country ban list does not alter the for this travel ban are weak at Digital & Social Media inherent flaws of the original order best, just like the case for mass in- George Johnston seeking to ban individuals based carceration of Japanese Americans ful treatment of a disfavored group. of any authority that can bring for- Business Manager Susan Yokoyama upon the majority religion of their during World War II. We call upon the courts to fulfill ward a plausible claim of an urgent their role in properly reviewing this need.” Korematsu, 323 U.S. at 246 Production Artist country of origin. Executive Order No. 13780 (the Marie Samonte In fact, one of the countries “Travel Ban Order”) — and the executive order and the subsequent (Jackson, J., dissenting). order on Sunday for the discrimina- Engaging in a meaningful Circulation added, Chad, is yet one more flimsy, illogical and trumped up Eva Ting country with a majority Muslim national security rationale upon tory foundations upon which they assessment of the basis for appear to be based and address the Executive action is the most effec- The Pacific Citizen newspaper population; and the other two new which it rests — is such a repetition. (ISSN: 0030-8579) is published restricted countries account for a Once again, the government in- authority of this administration to tive way to place a trigger-lock on semi-monthly (except once in December and January) by the negligible volume of immigration sists that this Court must accept create new immigration law outside that gun. Rather than repeat the of Congressional action. tragic errors of World War II, this Japanese American Citizens to the United States. Their addition its talismanic incantation of “na- League, Pacific Citizen, 123 does not disguise the true nature of tional security” and shirk its core Justice Jackson compared the Court should affirm the decisions Ellison S. 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It was unexpected, and it hit many of us very hard. Ross Manzo was the father-in-law to my son, RAiden. From the first moment I met him, I felt he was a good man. At Aiden’s Rainbow Graduation Ceremony Aiden and Mary were dating at the time, and Ross with Ross and Cathy Manzo and Uncle Marty and his wife, Cathy, came to a PFLAG monthly support group meeting. For those who do not know, PFLAG is a chapter organization of family, friends and allies that The day two families became one . So, this is a tribute to a man who I will always support the LGBTQ community. It was at this meeting remember and love. He will inspire me from this day that I first met Ross. forward to see into the hearts of people, even though I As Aiden and Mary’s love for each other grew, so did our what he thought was right. And on their wedding day, he only may not understand them. He has taught me by his untimely friendship with Ross and Cathy. We went to a local concert wanted love to surround them, not bigotry and judgment. death that I have no guarantee in life tomorrow, so I must live on the greens, saw “Allegiance” and visited the Japanese The wedding was filled with joy, gratitude, but most of all, today without regret. If I have regrets, I must do something American Museum together. We have shared Thanksgiving you could feel the love that filled this day. And at Aiden and about it. And if I can’t do something about it, I must release as families for the past five years, and they came to our Mary’s wedding reception, Ross privately pulled us aside it to make room for things I can do something about. family’s annual Christmas party, joined in our crazy antics and thanked Tad and I for raising such a wonderful son. When I first met Ross, I thought he was a good man. Today, and games and, most recently, they attended our son Stefen’s I respected Ross so much before, but on this day, my heart I think he is a great man. It was my honor to know him and graduation party. filled with love for a man who saw through what others be a part of his life, even for a short time. Over four years ago, when the kids were planning their might judge Aiden for. He shared he might not understand wedding, Ross stood up to his religious family and said that all the things about the LGBTQ community, but Ross saw Marsha Aizumi is an advocate in the LGBT community they would not be welcome at the wedding if they did not Aiden’s compassionate and beautiful heart and how much he and author of the book “Two Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, accept his daughter and Aiden. Many of them did not attend. adored his daughter. This was the best wedding present he Her Transgender Son and Their Journey to Love and This hurt Ross deeply, but he was a man who stood up for could have given my son, and it sealed the bond between us.