• • • aCl lC Cl lZen November 2, 1979 national publication of the Japanese American Citizens league ISSN: 0030-8S79 I Whole 0.2,06' I VoL 89 2S¢ U.S. Postpaid 11Se per copy
~ million as~ets. U.S. Civil Rights Commission & ~~~~~~~~~~ 7 more co-sponsors for JACL bills its $4 million mark in assets at the end of June, announced treasurer-rncmager Ichiro Doi who recalled that the first million WASlllNGTON - All SO 5499, the Washington JAa members of Congress and the agreed to be co-sponsors of the doI1ar mark a decade ago was .Quite an occasion. chairpersons of state advisory Office announced. President of the United States. bill to establish a Study com• committees to the U.S. Com• The resolution, which will It was passed Oct 22 during (The Convention Minutes show the credit union was on mission on the evacuation and mission on Civil Rights have be signed by Dr. Arthur F1em• the assembly of state chair• internment of American civil• the threshold of topping the $1,000,000 mark at the end of endorsed. the internment com• ming, national commission men here after fonner Rep. 1965 with S971,898.87. In mid-l968, the assets were $1170475 ians in 1942. themillioomark~duringthecreditlmioo's25tharuri~~.) mission bills, S. 1647 and HR chair, will be transmitted to all Newton Steers, Maryland ''We now have 15 senators state advisory committee and 128 representatives as co• "'Ibis rapid growth in assets is a clear indication of the confl• CLAVELL LITERARY AWARD: chair, moved for adoption, and sponsors," Washington JAa ~ by the members in the credit union. their appreciation of Minoru Yasui, Colorado state Representative Ron Ikejiri readily availab~.loans at low interest rates (12%APR), higher advisory committee chair, declared. than.average di~ of shares (7% last quarter) plus life and Belated presentation made to seconded. The additional seven are: loan msurance toqualif1ed mernbersat noextracost," Doi stated. Yasui, a member of the Na• HOUSE OF first winner: Karen Yamashita tional JACL redress commit• REPRESENTA'DVES Work of the three-member credit committee, chaired by Rup• Louis Stokes (D-Ohio) ert H.achiya; Yukio Kasai, secretary; and Ken Nodzu, was fur• tee, explained the nature of the LOS ANGELES - A belated icanKabuki which theEWP Tony P. Hall (D-Ohio) ther cited Jor~ growth. The committee meets on Tuesday bills and distributed material Pat Williams (D-Moot) presentation of a highly prized' performed for a full season. to review all loans. provided by the local JACL StephenJ. Solarz (D-N.Y.) literary award was made Oct A graduate of Carleton Col• office. Heruy S. Reuss (D-Wis.) JACLmembership is required at the outsetto join the National 24 at the Century Plaza Hot~ lege in Northfield, Minn., Seiko Wakabayashi, fonner . Mike McConnack (D-Wasb.) JACL credit union Write to JACL Credit Union, PO Box 1721, The prize, originally an• Ms. Yamashita's works Eastern District JACL gover• SENA1E Sen Rudy Boschwitz (R'Minn.) Salt Lake City, Utah 841l0, for application fonn. nounced in July at the Cren• have been published in the nor and a memberof theMary• shaw Square Summer Festi• Rafu Shimpo, UCLA's Amer• land state advisory council, val was not awarded formally asia Journal, Califa: An An• urged the assembly to contact United Way L.A. Gov. Ariyoshi may run due to the author's absence thology of California Poets, their respective senators and from the country. and The Third Woman. congressmen for support of S. funds Asian plan Conversant in three lang• 1647 and HR 5499. LOS ANG~United Way again in '82 elections Winner of the first C1avell uag~English,Japaneseand approved a one-year $75,000 American Japanese National The resolution also urged HONOLULU-In a New York mit somebody to come in.and Portuguere-Karenis current• plan to form an "Asian-Pacific Literary Award was Karen Tei the U.s. Commission on Civil Times in-depth story of Ha• tum it all over and change ve• ly hard at work on her first Resource Mobilization Net• Yamashita, a 28-year old Los Rights to similarly support the waii after 20 years of state• ry drastically the direction novel, dealing with Japanese work" to be run by the Asian Angeles-born Sansei who now resolution. hood, Gov. George Ariyoshi that I've set for the State. immigrants in Brazil and on a American Voluntary Action makes her home in Sao Paulo, Meanwhile, as m Oct 26, was asked if he expects to seek "If there isn't someone play. Center, now based at 119 N. Brazil there were six more congress• a third four-year tenn in 1982 around in 1982 who I feel can The initial Clavell AJNI.A men and one senator who Central Ave. He told reporter Wallace Tur• pick it up and continue some Ms Yamashita's entry judges were: ner: of the policies I've established, Asaka-No-Miya was a com• Sen S.l Hayakawa, Bill Hoso• ''I feel so strongly about our rm going to be around in 1982." pelling tale relating the con• kawa of Denver Post; award• The diversity of the islands flicts faced by a Japanese winning Nikkei playwright Merit Savings signs joint State and I have worked so Edward Sakamoto; Barbara Saltz• bard at trying to bring the Stale -its mixture of races and civ• away from home during a man, Los Angeles Times; and around. I'm not going to per- ilizations from the Pacific na• time of war. Joseph Saltzman, chairman, USC low-cost housing venture tions synthesizing into some• The distinguished panel School of Communications. • Elections of AJNLA judges termed PALM SPRINGS, Ca - Sha• Ariz., 12 miles south of Yuma: Gardena Valley JACLer MM thing new, toUFism as a top More than 100 entries were money producer, Mainland the Yamashita piece received the initial year of the nahan Homes and Little Prototype model homes are Odoi is amoog 23 candidates run• Toky
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'-''' t '-' 'I News Briefs·---...... ~ReI--IDJOIl~· ------Friday, No..amber 2, 19791 PAaF1C CfT1ZEN-3 • Califomia Co. K, 442Dd Ref veterans will malo Sukiyaki She bas been eo- the battle campaign sires. First pri- Sb:etbefaidSouth VJetDamin gather Nov. 34 at Kyoto Inn, San dorsed by the 100th and 442nd 01'- vare sOOwing of ~ s U Aloha 'Mo' Marumoto named trustee 1975, feder.ll officials estimafprl Francisro,andmeetwithMrs.Ma- ganizatimsofHawaiiandCalifor- Bruyeres" is also scheduled. For 38.(8) VJetname.qe refugees were sayo Duus of Stanford, author of niato write about their WW2 ex- information,callRudyTokiwa,San at his alma mater, Whittier in California in January, 1978. The "Tokyo Rose: Orphan of the plaits. She bas just returned from a Jose, (408) 292-9112; or Harry Na• Calif. Dept of Social Service ~ Pacific" , on Saturday night at Ya- tour of Italy and France, visiting kabe, San Francisco (41S) 681-3019. ing the Nixon administration ~aocl'K¥dtberemre~ ~------(1970-73), responsible for re• tween llO,(XX)to 12O,(XX)inthestate PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT cruiting cabinet and sub• out of the 228,000 in the u.s. cabinet officers for the Exe• Sao .Jose's Japanese Ameri• cutive Branch. and was assis• can Community Senior Service receive a CETA Title Il-D For Our Children's Sake, tant to the Secretary of $58,000 grant to cover for five Health, Education and Wel• staff positions beginning Oct.1. fare (1~70). It would carry-{)ver the four Vote~ Prior to going to Washing• CETA positions from last year Be Sure to Nov. 6 ton, he was a senior manage• plus an additional slot through ment consultant for Peat, generosity of the Asian Law Alliance. ELECTION FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., in Some 300 Vtetmanese refu• Los Angeles and has served gees were expected to enlist in Los Angeles Unified School District 10 years ~ university public the California National Guard in relations and development at the coming months, according to Whittier, UCLA, and Calif. Maj. Gen. Frank Schober Jr., OUR SCHOOLS HAVE URGENT NEEDS: Institute of Arts. . commanding general. Program -Test scores are still declining! also expects to teach refugees a Now active with Washing• job skill and become better ac• -Assaults and gang violence are increasing! ton, D.C. JACL, he helped or• quainted with American life• -Drug use among teenagers is at intolerable levels! ganize the Orange County style. Yet, these problems are being overlooked, as the Los Angeles JAYs during his collegiate • San FranciscO years and while at Santa Ana National Institute of Mental Board of Education is preoccupied with BUSING! BUSING! BUSING! William H. 'Mo' Marumoto High School. He was also a Health awarded a three-year re• search grant for appoxirnately IT'S TIME TO ELECT A PERSON LIKE MAS ODOI, who has: WHI'l"I'lER, Ca. - William R PC Board member in the mid 1 "Mo" Marumoto, 44, president• '60s. He is married to the for• $600,000 to Pacific Asian Coali• • Broad Education Background --..: Stu• • The Capability of Finding Solutions to mer Jean Morishige (Whit• tion to define priority mental School Problems - Because of decades founder of Interface Group, health needs of Pacific Asian died at the University of Washington Ltd., managemeotconsultants tier, '59), of Lihue, Kauai. communities, assess impact of and Chicago Teachers College, taught at of involvement in education and intense withofficesinLosArigelesand They have four children, community mental health cen• Coyne Electronics Institute, and served study of the needs of elementary and Washington, was elected totbe Wendy 18, Todd 16, !.ani 15 ters on such communities, ana• on numerous educational councils and secondary schools, MAS 0001 has devel• Board of Trustees of Whittier and Jenni 9\ and live in Mc-' lyze alternative methods and committees. oped pradical, common sense answers College, according to board · Lean, Va identify the range of treatment • A Proven Record of Concem for Young to these needs. (He OPPOSES MANDA• methods. Dr. Kenji Milrase, San TORY BUSING because it is hannful to chainnan Carl L Randolph. Francisco State University pro• People - Years of participation in youth A graduate of the college in fessor, is project director (41S- adivities as group leader, cooch and the education of children, especially mi• 1957 where he was a student Berkeley alumnae 665-60(6). sponsor. norities!) body president, he was the first Japanese American as• seeks fund help • The South . Help MAS 0001 live up to a pledge Trial of the two Vietnamese sistant to the President dur- BERKElEY, Ca.-The U.c. brothers charged with the mur- made 35 years ago in the midst of bloody Berkeley Japanese Women's der of a Seadrift (Tex.) crabber combat during World War II: "I'm willing Talent sought for Oub scholarship fund, estalr was sent from Calhoun County lished in 1960 through sale of on the Gulf coast 100 miles in- todieforAmerica, if I must. Butifl survive, 'Hito Hata' film its donnitory, grants two land to Seguin, Guadalupe Coun- LOS ANGELES-Nisual Com• awardsa year: $3,OOOtoagrad• ty to avoid brewing anti-refugee I will LIVE for America!" Since that day, he sentiment since the Aug. 3 slay- h munications, producers of uate and $1,500 to an under• ing. (See Aug. 24 PC.) Change of as worked and studied and fought the "Hito Hata: Raise the graduate. To assure continua• venue motion was filed by de- unending battle for God and Country. Banner", a 3(}.minute video pi• tion of two awards, fonner UC fense attorney Pat Maloney of lot which has received favor• Berkeley Nikkei women "tu• San Antonio. State District able revi.ew, is seeking talent dents are being asked to bol• Judge Clarence Stevenson Vote £or MAS ODOI LEI agreed Oct. 4 and set the trial for continuation of the film in• ster the fund, administered date for Oct 29. Judge noted it For the Bd. of Ed., LAUSD . to a two-hour presentation of by the Univ. of CalifomiaRe• was unusual for the mayor and Issei life from the tum of the gents. police chief in Seadrift to testify t-__PO_id_b ..;.Y_: M_o_s_O_do_i f_o_rth_e_B_oo_r_d _of_Ed, U_CO_ti_on_C_o_m_m_i"_ee..:...; _15_90_7...:..S._D...:..ol.....::to__ n ...:..Av...::.e:.:...,.....::G...::.o.:..::rd:.:.en:.:.:o::. , .::CA.:...90:.:::..24.:.:.7..:(2:..:.1.:.:3l..:32:.:9...... :-9:.:.5B:.:7_ century to the present An ad hoc committee is UJr a fair trial would be impossible. Professional, nonprofes- dating its mailing list of fund Defense plans to enter "not sional and would-be Japanese supporters. Those wishing to guilty" pleas on grounds of self• Renew Your Membership DELIGHTFUL defense. American actors and actres• be included should call: seafood treats ses should submit resume Dr. Yoshiye Togasaki, La• with a photograph to: fayette (41S-283-3717); Kiku DELICIOUS and Visual CotrununicationsCasting, Funabiki, San Francisco (668- so easy to prepare 313 S. San Pedro St, Los Angeles, 4660); Barbara Hedani, Daly Ca 90013. (Or call Gabriel Cubos, City (2934153); Nancy Higuchi, John Esaki or Karen Ishizuka at Berkeley (841-7228); or May MRS. FRIDAY'S 21~) Ocm, San Francisco (751-7252). 8 Gourmet Breaded Shrimps Group art benefit display for mlYRKO and Fish Fillets LUDeIlea Plaur Cocktails (213) 746-1307 L.A. Japanese 'phil' Nov. 4 PASADENA 139 S. L1)' Robles· 795·7005 ORANGE 33 TOWil ., Country. 541-3303 LOS ANGElES-"Hannony''; Grossman, John Solem and Wil• TORRANCE 24 Del Amo Fash. Sq .• 542-8677 a group art exhibit to aid the liam Heistand; ceramists Joanne Japanese Philbannonic Socie• and Yukio Onaga. Plaza Gift Center ty of Los Angeles, will be held Tickets, tax deductible, are \l FINE JEWELRY - CAMERA - VIDEO SYSTEM Nov. 4, 1-5 p.m., at the Louis obtainable at the door ($5) or !> SPORTING GOODS & HOME APPLIANCES Newman Galleries, the Bona• by calliog 629-1247 or 261- 8753 (eve). U:~ venture Hotel. Engaging ooth *fi The New Moon +1 Authorized art and music fonns, the fund• ~ SONY Dealer raising event is being spon• Pioneer Center to r;i; 1 Banquet Room. available sored by the JPS Ladies Auxi• ffi V for .mall or larg. troup. 111 Japanese Village Plaza Mall liary, chaired by Ethel Kohashi marl< 10th year Los Angeles, Calif . 90012 Gallery artists include: LOS ANG~Little TokYo 9U So San P dro SLoAn I MA 2 1091 (213) 680-3288 - Sister Adele, David Aronson, Pioneer Center will celebrate I~~~ · ~· ~;;e;;~;t;.'~~s~~g~e;e~s~~~- ~~~I Martin Green. 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(213) 680-0790 330 E. 1st St.·340 E. 1st St. Los Angeles' 680·1553 ·• Los Angeles Open Tue·Fri. 9:30-6:30 2032 Santa MonIca Blvd. ~ ~ ~ mt Los Angeles, CallI. 90012 • C~aur f stiIIf • Sat 11 -9JSun U ·S/Closed Mon _ Santa Monica, I S. Ueyama. Prop. - reftect fie JO. . 111111111111111111111111111 ·. ~ •••••••••••••••••••••• .t ~¥y & GEORGE ISHIZUKA . ~2a-0911 4-PACIFICQiiZENI fIIdIr. No•• Ibir2, 1979 ------COMMENTS & LmERS PlBIDIIIn ( ....: CIiffn Uyeda ~ Pilgrimage Handbook directioos: halfway btwn lndependeroe and Lone CEN'IRAL lITAH (TOPAZ): Millard Pine, wside of US 39S. Editor: In addition to the "most ootab1e" County, Utah; W of Woodrow, next to MINIDOKA: Jerome County, 1daOO Whaling Update Regarding Vldor Tanaka's re• ruim}'(Xl mentimed, the following Abraham, 15 mi NW of Delta. (12m N from 1-m. Ex:it 182); Smi N of quest(Oct 19 PC Letters) fora map camp buildingsremains: (1) almost POSroN: CoIoraOO River Indian ~ Eden at Hwtt. ~tims During the past one year a drastic pinpointing the of the the entire administrative area of servatioo, llmi S of P'aIm, Ariz., OIl ROHWER: Desha County, Ark.; btwn foriner cOOceotratioo camps, a re• Tu1e lBke, including the stockade, MojaveRd. Kelso and Rohwer, 12 mi NE of occulTed ~ McGehee OIl Ark L -""change has in the world whal• printedit:imofthe U.s. War Dept. 's main entrance guardhouse, GIlA RIVER: Gila River Indian "Final Report: Japanese Evacua• servatioo, wof SacatXlD, next to old Ariz TIJIE lAKE: Modoc County, Calif.; ing scene. hospital; (2) adobe schools at Rls• btwn StroogboId and Newe1I; IOmi S of tion from the West Coast 1942" 93; W of 1-10. Sacatoo tllr1df. The International Whaling Commis- ton I and IT which were built by the GRANADA: Prowers County, Colo.; Tulelake, E side of Cal1J9. (Washington, USGFO, 1943) is \ sion (!WC) members increased by four inmates themselves. The Poston I btwn Koenand Gnmada,SsideofUS:n RAYMOND OKAMURA available at $41 from Amo Press, 3 school auditorium has a crude ce• HEART MOUNTAIN: ParX County, Berkeley, Ca. to a total of 20. More than 9Oo/c of all known whaling is .Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. Wyo.; balfway btwn Ra1stoo and Cody, ment plaque embedded in the c0r• Plans are to publish a set ofmaps now under !WC management Unfortunately, the fine color nerstone. The Poston IT school is w sideof' Alt-US 14. maps in the original have been re• JEROME: Olirotand Drew Counties, with directions in the jurthcoming The annual !WC meeting held in London, July. 1979. Il7 still being used as an elementary Holiday Issue, with additional produced in nearly illegible black school. Ark.; halfway btwn Hudspeth and duced the number of wtJales to be killed by SOo/c. Pelagic and white in the reprint Jerome OIl US 16S. background material by Raymond Here are the locations and MANZANAR: Inyo County, Calif.; OkamuTa. -Ed. whaling was banned, with the exception of one Japanese Second source wooJd be to c0n• sult the U.s. Geological Swvey factory ship for the small minke whales in Antarctic topographic maps, available in waters. The Indian Ocean was established as whale sanc• .most hbrariesoravailable for$1.2S tuary for at least 10 years. The Japanese government each from the USGS, Box 25286, also promised to stop importing whale meat from "out• Federal Center, Denver, Colo. 8)22S. Their maps ShOw consider• law" whaling operations. able detail, including building re• The !WC agreement will obviously affect the two ma• mains and dirt roads. Ruins of the jor whaling nations the most Soviet Union which now followingcampsareclearly shown 011 CUITeDt topographic maps (l0ca• accounts for SOo/c of the world annual whaling kill will tions of the remaining camps are close its entire industry within a year. Japan, which ac• not discemable): counts for 25o/c of the world whale kill annually, soon may CAMPNAME MAPQUADRANGIE TIlle Uike TuIdake, Ca. be priced out of the market Whale meat in Japan now Colorado River (I & m RlsIm, Az. costs $3 a pound. Gila River (Canal) Gila Butte, 7IJ:r", Az. Gila River (Butte) SacatooButte, 7IJ:r", The Packwood-Magnuson amendment was signed into Granada Granada, Colo. law by President Carter (811/79). License to fish in the Minidoka Hunt, Idaho. U.S. 200-mile zone will not be issued to any nation which ~A-Bomb book violates quotas set by IWe. Editor: One of the most complete expose of the pirate whaling The Committee of Atomic Bomb Survivors has been for• operation came out in the Japanese media Tokyo Shim• tunate in receiving 200 copies of bun, circulation 3.5 million (811/79), headlines read: "Pi• Hiroshima-Nagasaki, a pictorial rate Whaling: Taiyo Fisheries Role Exposed. New Proof record of the atomic destruction, Uncovered, Former Section Chief Fronts for Dummy from the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Co. It is the intent of Company. Japan-Loss of Honor." this company to educate people through this book about the A debate on whaling was featured for the first time in necessity to end any further use Japan, on NHK Education Show, 9/24179. of atomic and nuclear bombs. Because of the gift of these The world has finally recognized that the reckless books, CAB has been pennitted slaughtering of the great whales should not continue. A to sell these books through the PC, with the net proceeds going FROM HAPPY VAllEY: Sachi Seko meaningful international protective mechanism has to the work of the survivors. been set forth and agreed upon More has been accom• It is the hope of the survivors plished to end commercial whaling in the past one year and the JACL liaison committee las~ combin~. to the Survivors, that JACLers My Father's One Wish than in all the previous IWC meetings and Chapters will purchase The Japanese media is now openly discussing the these books. Salt Lake City: the age of 69, had always said she must try whaling problems. Much credit goes to the American PAUL TSUNEISm My father had one last wish and that was to outlive him. lbat if she preceded him in conservationists who abandoned the impractical and Co-Chair, JACL Liaison to die in a hospital. Among the many fears death, his children would sever all connec• abrasive blanket boycott tactic and instead chose to c0- The book., "HiToshima-Nagasa• ki"($2625postpaid),isavailableat that plagued him all his life, was the dread tions to him. And that she would not hold us operate with Japanese conservationists and Japanese the Pacific Citizen. Quantity is lim• of convalescent homes. The last part of his to blame. She had known and endured his people to understand the plight of the great whales. # ited-Ed. life's travel was in the company of those he tyranny. trusted, all.professionals. He did not ask After the war, it was she, who kept us a WASHINGTON WRAP·UP: Ron Ikepri ARIYOSHI for nor did he want to be surrounded by family. Incarceration completed his emas• Continued from die Front Page friends or acquaintances. culation. His fears became so enlarged, he It was his good fortune to have the con• Ariyoshi, in an interview, driftoo from job to job. It fell on my mother Clers at Work described racism as he saw it stant care of concerned surgeons. Nothing to suport the family, sometimes taking congressional members' in• when a young man before for his comfort was spared by skilled, rota• three menial jobs in a day. She, who was terest in the commission bills. 1941 going to school ted nurses. And each day, our family born to better things. And when the strug• * * • "'They were saying to us; I doctor slipped in to see him. It was typical gle became too great, she called me home The involvement of 'Assimilate, assimilate'. I've of the lucky life my father led that he from college. We needed a family business JACLers and friends heard that word ~ many times. should die the way he wished at the age of because it was the only way my father ~ t:hfeughout the United States I would say, 'Oh yeah, I wan~ 81. would work. The other day, Vicky Mike• has been good. Daily, the to assimilate and beco..me a He left instructions as to his final rites, a sell, president of the Dayton Washington Office receives good American'. Now what small family graveside service. His dis• I was the oldest child, the first to attain (Ohio)JACLchapterwas visit• communications from JACL those people meant was, 'For• taste of pomp or ceremony was an absolute legal age. Since my parents were then both ing Washington, D.C., and chapters, members and get the background of your pa• trait, particularly when it came to funerals, citizens of Japan, and he a parolee because came by the office. She indica• friends of their efforts seeking rents, forget the language, the of the war, the business was purchased in ted she was going to the Capi• congressional support for the music, culture, everything ... for he had avoided attending those of our best family friend and his wife. my name. I wept that day. I, who had been tol and wanted to know what commission bill and become a good American'." told by Grandfather to make certain that I congressional members from They meant that he should Secreted here and there in his house knew what I cried for. I wept for my free• Ohio were not co-sponsors of It is going to take continual try to become a white man, were discovered other scraps of papers the commission bill BeaAndo, involvement of JACLers and Ariyoshi explained. He said, with specific bequests and requests. The dom, despite my mother's promise that she the administrative assistant friends from every state to ''The strength of our state language made them appear commands, needed me only a year. My servitude last• for the Washington Office, make the commission a reali• comes upon from its diversity ed 24 years, freedom coining at the death ty. We're off to a good start! which of course, they were. And he knew supplied Vicky with the list and it is important to preserve that however difficult or absurd some of my mother. I rejected all offers of her Later that same afternoon, Let's keep it going! it" # jewelry and money, her books and art I Vicky called us to tell us that were, I would see that his wishes were fully conveyed. only wanted to be released from him, his Rep. Tony P. Hall (D-Ohio) physical abuse and his mental tonnent from the Dayton area agreed 35 Years Ag~~ in the Pacific atizen • • • to be a ~nsor on the com• NOV. 4. 1944 We had a strange relationship, never I saw him the day before he died. Maybe mission bill, HR 5499. Story of Week: Oldest "Nisei" . Oct. 31--JACL representative that of parent and child, except in a most I expected a ''thank you", something he From St Paul, Minn., Wes (Nobuteru Harry Sumida, 72, Joe Grant Masaoka barred from biological sense. After his death, I tried to never said in all the years of my life. Or a Iijima called to alert our office gunner's mate in U.S. Navy's bat- public meetings at Grand Junc• locate some childhood link to him. Itwould "please", as I asked whether he wanted that Senator Rudy Boschwitz tleship Indiana during Spanish- tion and Denver discuss alien have been nice to have some memory to something to drink. I should have known (R-Mion) was interested in the American War in 1898, proud of land proposal (Amendment No. two grandchildren (Monroe Fu- 3) on the Nov. 7 state ballot· touch and embroider. But there were none. better, remembered how my mother used commission bill kuoka and Margaret Fukuoka) in Brighton (Colo.) Mayor Well~ My allegiance and affection belonged to to whisper, "slave", and make the most The next day, Senator Ma• U.S. Army. and John R Lechner of Ameri- my grandfather, who created and kept my sorrowful expression that passed for a tsunaga's office called to tell Oct. 22-First Buddhist serv- canism Educational League of ice held inside Army camp post at Los Angeles main proponents. safe, small world And it had been Grand• smile, as I suffered his relentless wrath. us that Sen Boschwitz has Ft. Snelling; Rev. Newton Ishi- father's money that supported us through She called it his "ingratitude". ~ agreed to come on as a ura of New Haven, Conn., offici- Nov. l-Lt. Spark Matsunaga our father's various, bungled business He was like a faucet, running warm and sponsor of the commission ates. of l00th Infantry, twice wound- billS 1647. Oct.31-U.S.AttomeyCharles ed, commands Co. I at Ft. Snell- ventures. cold water. The warmth was reserved for Carol Yoshino of Chicago, Carr at Los Angeles opposes re- ing MISLS. . In his last years, my father invented a outsiders. I only knew the stinging, splash Jean Kondo Weigl of Little turn of Nisei to west coast. Nov. 1- Fed~ral court Jury at story that he polished like some treasured of his scom I was reminded of this last Oct. 31-War Dept. denies Cheyenne conVICts ~ven.mem Rock, Ark., GEorge Sakaguchi Sacramento story Calif. Director bers of.Heart MountaIn Fau: Play piece of silver. He tried to tell us what a week, as I received the courteous cond EAST WIND: am Marutani There are two good things UttJe Tokyo Office i n life - freedom of thought 321 East Second St, Los Angeles, Calif. 90012 andfreedom ofaction. (213) 680-2650 -w. SOMERSEJ'MAUGHAM slide presentation arranged people within and without by Tomoo Ogita, showing Edi• JACL. He is aware of how the tor Harry from his infancy, organization operates, what its I came here because your through school, the Anny, and 'needs are, what problems it into newspapering ...all inter• faces. He is a fmmt of much spersed with Tomoo's dry knowledge, all placed into per• interest was high enough humor and good-natured rib• spective. I say this is not with• bing. Very deftly done. out considerable bases,having to attract my attention. TIlE ''P.c.'' is the only lineof worked with Harry in the past IT WAS TIlE kind of gather• communication for the over• One of the things that strikes ing that one is less likely to see whelming majority of JACL me is that in all the years that I repeated as the years go by: a members, not only to what is have known Harry, I have gathering of new and oldtime happening within JACL itself never heard him say an unkind JACLers, past and present ~ butalso OIttheAsian American word of another. And that's tiona! presidents, communitY scene. This is particularly ~ amazing, knowing some of the leaders, a number of Nikkei for the many, such as myself, people that Harry has had to judges including the dean of who do not subscribe to deal with. them all, John F. Aiso. Father regional, vernacular news• IT WAS A long overdue tri• Clement flew down (in an air• papers. The P.c. is the tie that bute to a truly dedicated staff plane) from Seattle, looking binds us together. And the one member. The Hollywood hale and hearty as ever. And so who knots it all together every Chapter, and in particular its many others whom I bad week, is Editor Harry. dedicated president, are to be either rot met or bad not seen EDITOR HARRY IS the congratulated for a well• in along time, including: Betty senior staff person, the one planned and thoughtful affair. Yumori, Guyo Marion Tajiri, who knows more about more Beautiful. # Yas Abiko, Dr. David Miura, Isamu and Terry Uyehara, and the list cooId go on and on MERIT fornia for some SO years. The I beard one JACI..er com• Cmttnped frcm the FI'oDt Pqe company moved to its opera• ment: "We sOOuld find an ex• highly supervised plant opera• tion to the desert area several cuse to do this every year." tion and assembly line. years ago specifically to p~ 'The occasion: celebration of Homes are delivered to the vide much needed affordable the golden anniversary of the site in two sectionsona remov• shelter. Pacific Citizen and to pay a able chassis. The foundations Eamiogsforthenine-month special tribute to its current are raised. Living areas range period ending Sept 30 exceed• and longtime (TI years) editor, from 900 to 1,250 sq. ft There ed $1 million for the first time HaITy K Honda. are four basic plans: two to for Merit Savings, an increase THE ATMOSPHERE four bedrooms, one and two of $663,000 over the previous W AS relaxed and glowing. baths, with carpeting, garbage comparable period, according The chair of program, disposals and air conditioning. toKaji ANNUAL INTEREST RATES ON INSURED SAVINGS All Inlere.1 Compounded Dally. Accounl Inlurllnce Now Doubled To $40.000 Hollywood JACL President F1nanced viaFlIA ~I and All-time highs were posted Fanners Home &)2 programs, France Yokoyama, had in assets, $87,261,097; savings, , at... ,"Y." 63~ lOo· ... I·' 'UI 7V: OX ,.11,,,.00 OX 1100 ·6 V: OX 00 51V: OX '- °X~73~OX - 00 1 1 ~ firmly decreed that there the homes satisfy the housing $70,235,037; and loans, 8 0 111.. I.....11 4 0 ../111 1 ..... 111 2 0 -.. ~ 4 0 -..~. 2 0 .....,..... 2 0" -... • be no "speeches" and so needs of fann workers in the $75,470,700. Certlflcales of Deposit may be withdrawn prior to malurily. but in accordance with Federal Regulation requlremenls. there were none. Oh, Editor area, Shanahan pointed out The Irvine branch, underre• Inleresl for the entire time of deposit will be recalculated at Ihe prevailing savings passbook rate. less 90 days Inlerest. Harry did make a response The home site at Mecca is o~ construction after a major fIre but it was impromptu and it posite Mecca Elementary inJanuary, 1979, willhaveare• MERIT SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION was fitting to the occasion. School opening in early December. A LOS ANGELES: 324 E. First St. 624·7434 • TORRANCE I GARDENA: 18505 S. Western Ave. 327·9301 The piece-cie-resistance of SbanahanHomes have been branch of Fullerton is expect• MONTEREY PARK: 1995 S. Atlantic Blvd. 266·3011 • IRVINE: 5392 Walnut Ave. (714) 552-4751 the evening was a clever in building in Southern Cali- ed to open in 1981. . # MEMBER FSLlC 6-PACIFICQIIZEN I FrtdIIy. No ••nber2, 1979 ------*~l~OOO~~C~I:-u~b~. FROM NO, CAL-WESTERN NEVADA: George Kondo FROM THE MIDWEST: Bm Yoshino (Year of Membership Indicated) 0ct0ber~l9,197'9(40) W h 0 Is #?1. A re W e Reo d?y. =~:=~4Jad(' man serving Northern BY ODYE TOMIHIRO these two groups. ing, calligraphy, and all of KabuImm. 24-Thomas S Olalbe. California as a co-sponsor of Last Oct 13,Min Yasuiofthe I believe since most of us these things for the first time OOWNTOWN LA: 7-New Orient Ex- HR 5499. Most of the credit National Redress Committee looksoprosperousthatthisisa in camp, she happily replied Eri;:S:=~~= must be given to our Nikkei appearedbeforethedelegates response we are going to get ''yes''. Perhaps it was true that :»MomotaroKawahara. congressmen (who inciden- at our Midwest District meet- from many of our friends. We she was able to enjoy these mESNO: :»Dr Shiro Ego, 22-Takasbi tally are Northern Califor- ing in Chicago to explain must be prepared for not only things for the first time in her ~~ta,4-MaeFMorita,21'DrOttnH nians) but they alone must not where we are in the redress our enemies but also our life but this, rm afraid, is not GARDENA: 2(hJames N KwuDe. be asked to fight our battles. I campaign. The one fact that friends. What to say under the point ~~~~%.~ &mFrancisco hopethatoureffortshelpedin came through loud and clear is these circumstances is some- Fortunately for us, Bill M.ID-(X)LUMBIA:26--ShoEodow,Jr. In today'sllOCietywbetberit some way. that our organization is not thing which deserves study. Kurtis, the reporter who did NEWYORK:~WilJiamKSakayama,6- be ean.lim 01" atb1etics it Wemustcontinuetowor'K prepared for the challenges It is very easy to reply to a the piece for public consump- JosephETashiro. seems very impur1aDt where diligently so that we can that lie ahead once the redress nasty editorial in writing be- tion did a superb job of bring- ~~~~~~ one stands. Ifthe Districts are sustain our perfect record- commission bills are passed. cause we have the time to ing out only the relevant facts, SALINAS VAllEY: 24-Frank K Hibino. sO '3''"8D* b.ed, I can proudly the passage of eveIY legisla- Perhaps, one of the pro~ think. but another unsympathetic SAN FERNANDO VAllEY: 13-Harry ~ that the Northern Califor• tion promoted by JAa... We lerns is that no one expected Japanese Americans as a reporter could have empha- T Otsuki, 6-Robert E Rowley. nia-Nevada District Council now face our greatest chal- such swift action fromourU.S. whole are not able to articulate sized this aspect of the inter- ~~CISCO : 6-BobKoji.moto,26- (N'c-WNDC) is No. L lenge. Congress. I am not about to feelings. What we need are view. 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