APARTHEID POLICY PREVAILS Orange C'fy cops SOUTH AFRICA BARS ENTRY OFNISE I PSWNise i Rela s U-NO MINISTER FROM FOR VISIT 7 h H Yd' mar ks s a ere PENTICTON, BC. - A Japa• " In order to avoid dlffl- PACIFI Bar nese Canadian minisler bas culties on future trips, we ITIZEN been refused entry into South would recommend thai you -5even rec• '!.• mlIe belonging to J apan's K1. IN SALINAS CITY . ,Slans es use affairs, and his executive as• pro one of my !lrst articles, all tbo, was met by Soutb Afri• kuo Moriya since 1952, by al• National Committee reports sistant explained Iflt in no most six seconds, touring tile can security police upon hIs way means that the Embassy ,bould be prepared and sent arrival Jan. 3 at Johannes• four laps ot Eagle Rock High accepts or condones the South In 4m.29.8s. burgh Intern~tion.1 Airport. African practice ot discrimi• COUNCIL VOTING of epithet in ad First The onetime minister of the nation between person. be- Mo.t scintillating was the The 360 Day. Japanese congregation at the cause of race or justifies in- triple victory and a wlnnlng Renfrew United Church in consistency of treatment ae- eflort with the relay by Tony JACLer Led in NEW YORK - The designer Fifth Ave. & 5th St. store. At week'a end, Asian ~ to the Executive Commiltee Vancouver was told by police corded to (Rev. MItsui) for no Krzyzosiak of Orange County named, Kenzo, who is the The boutique is called Icans for Al:tlOIlS were plel!:• member who is in charge of he had eight hours io leave :v~ ~ ~d t~e n~~e~~I~~ s a ~ !~: 14 or 19 Precinctl latest darling of the London "Kenzo for JAP". etlng the store to protest the the supervision o( the Nalion• apparent reason". the country. R e ~. in June Election and Paris boutique patrons, It was not long before the use ~ the d~tory ~ al Committee one month prior Dr.. Legge admitted in 21.5s. He eased up on the 1 is about to find out w h • t telepbone of the store's pub• lIIJoisler Prolests Mltsw probably made :t 440, winning at 50.9s and took Attorney Moonray Kojima, to the National Board meet• know~ ~urch might be considered a swing- lic relations department was local JACL past president, Ing. The Executive Commit• Rev. MItsui protested to the Ws and the s the long jump with 21-11. ringing with complalnts from ~ ab,horl ~nce of apartheld and · The Garden Grove High TNAS-Henry Hlblno, 36- ing label on the Continent is called the office the pre• tee member sbould have the Canadian Embassy at Pretoria wa~ year old Nisei farmer, \V a s regarded as pure. uncut ana• numerous Asian caUers. It was sident of Bonwit Teller to reports submitted to the Na• and received a brief reply, sa.d tblS und,?ubtedly at lIash had won the state Inter• ohe ot three successful candl- thema within these shores. not very surprising to learn the root of h.s bam slunent. scholastic 440 championship in make a series or demands, In• tional Board two weeks prIor w hich said In part: dUes elected June 1 as a Sa- When the New York Times that laler callers tound all ot cluding (I) removal ~ t b e to the National Board meet• "It is our underslanding that A follow-up letler from the 46.7 the previous day at UC• liDO S city councilman with a carried a seven...column ad in the PR stalt ''in a meeting" word "Jap" t r om the sign ing. National Board members only Canadian citizens of Canadian government indi- . LA a tenth ot a second off leading vote-getting total ot its May 27 edltion from Bon- and onavailable for immedi• over the Kenzo boutlqne, (2) .hould have read, evaluated European origin may enter cated no (urther action was the' state record. Papers say 4,633 Two others elected were wit Teller touting their new· ate comment. removal ~ all public displays and digested the contents of being taked, he's headed for Colorado. South Africa without visas J ames Barnes with 3,826 and est boutique, neither The Protesla Slream in wblch the offensive term t b e reports to be ready to and that Canadian citizens of Dr. Lagge regretted that no Councllman Tom Bradley, Ed Norris with 3,622. Times nor Bonwlt (as their is used and (3) rewording of discuss and vote on various non-European ethnic origin special intervention was 00- a quartermiler of note dUl'ing The first non-Caucasian to spokesmen claim) realJzed the Others also called The all future advertising rot' the motions Intelligently and on require visas for enLry to ing attempted and that no Ws prep and college days, was elected to tbe City Coun- incredible goof they were Times man who passes on ad• Kenzo line, specifically ex• the basis o( knowledge secur• South Africa. strong protest had been made. on hand to greet lhe 200 par• cll, Hibino's victory was all commitlng in the eyes of vertising acceptability, and cluding the perjorative "Jap". ed from tbe reports and perti• ticipants and about 150 spec• the m 0 r e noteworthy as it everything Japanese American the New York NicWbel (the Sbortly thereafter, Boowit nent discussions arising from tators. He presented trophies comes in a city t hat bad who saw the ad or who sub• Japanese American weekly) arranged an appointment few the pros and cons of the re• 1972 JACL CONVENTION- June 27.Julyl to the Nisei Relays queen and spearheaded a statewide cru· sequently heard about it. learned one woman was told a meeting ot store officials port or related, but relevant, court: sade against the return of Ja- Xeroxed copies of the ad he saw nothlng particularly and members of the Japanese information. Marla MaaunakB IPas). queen; panese residents from deten- were being handed to those offensive about the term and American community I a • t G all Abe (East L.A.); Ch eryl Mt• Too often, Executive Com• Five special events for delegates zuluka (Gar). J ulie Manaka (LB). tion camps to the west coast who had not caught the ad only begall to h a v e second week (June 1). mittee members and National Maureen Nakazawa (SFV). Mer· ill 1945. the evening after it appeared. thoughts when asked wbether Whether a similar ad al>• Board members are asked to Uynn Yamada (Venice). One of the major reasons The ad in question carried he would let pass a sign read• peared In local newspapers vote on mallers which are Other record breakers were for this stand was the fact the usual drawings ot long• ing '"Boutique for Niggers". wbere Bonwit Teller hu poorly or Inadequately pre• planned by , D.C., hosts shot putter Paul J ohnson (OC) that a National Guar d unit of limbed women gotten up in Among the local organiza• stores in Philadelphia, Chlca• pared, and poorly or inade• breaking a 1958 mark \vith a Salinas area men called up designs by Kenzo, an ot whicb tions protesting were the New go, Cleveland, Boston and before World War \V ere may be seen in Bonwit's York J A C Land tbe Asian Troy (N.Y.) remained to be quately presented. The proce• J) I ~ 'a'a~ ~~a{~~don~ ~A~"e bers to see as mucb 01 Wasb• Continued on Page 3 n dure for processing and vot• ington's attractions as pos• "enl to the wbere fourth-floor boutique at their Americans for Action. seen. Council meets In Washlns:ton, it had been overwhelmed and ing on reports has been set D.C., the Com'enLlon Boud sible during the daylight out. Unless the reports follow publi cist. Che rry TsuLSumlda. wlll hours, the Convention Board captured by J apanese early the established procedures, keep OUt readers advised or the in the war. progress or cOD,'ention af"range· has found it necessary to sche• meritorious requests and pro• mellt.s and special plans ror dule some evening meetings 5 Nisei prospects Racial Issue Icnored • posals may bave to wait tbe booster deles:ates. Persons with for the National Council. More next Executive or National speelflc questJons may address details will be available at a "This is what really makes In East tlam to 1\IIss Tsuuumlda, caTe Slurs seem bolder me (ee) good," Hibmo said Board meeting for considera• of the Pacific Cltlzen.-Ed. later time. tion. . . . AJU,OUgh it has now been for vacancy on Wednesday. "The citizens of Since J ACL is a voluntary By CHERRY TSUT U~ UD A definitely determined that the Salinas r eally disregarded the By HARRY HONDA "Jap" in stories and head• thet is a product or the Yel• organi.zation, it is difficult to Junior JACL will not have I"acial issue. This alone, I lines. In most cases, the edi· low Peril campaigns. demand volunteer help to Wash ington special sessions, the Conven• think, is a great triumph for The latest incident ollend- tors responded that no offense Gen. DeWitt, the misguided meet deadlines. However, for Special events as a part of tion is being planned as an Berkeley council lines. U ing Japanese Americans over bad been intended and quick• commander or th e Western board members who are dele· the 1972 National J ACL Con• attraction for the entire fa• Hibino outstripped the oth- the use of the derogatory ly apologized. Defense Command d uri n • gated the responsibility of vention to be held June 27 mily. BERKELEY - CIty Council• er 11 candidates by finishing term,. ""Jap", in a Ne\V York But they ollen ollered the World War II. uttered the fa• t first in 14 of 19 precincts. Times advertising is the most excuse tbey tbought the lerm mous line: IIOnce a Jap, al• making some very important through July 1 here in Wash• The location itself, although man Tom McLaren submitted decisions, the only way they ington. D.C .. were anllounced a list of 29 names as prospects Tbe three new councilmen blatant since Spiro Agnew, was "colloquial" when most ways a Jap", as 8 rallying cry just a few minutes a way from will be s w 0 r n in July 6. then Governor of Maryland, to have the public support the can honestly and fairly rep• by Harry Takagi, cODvention the downtown area, is the for the council to fill the standard American dictiona• resent the organization is by chairman. The council will then choose was campaigning with RIch· r ies have classWed tbe term Evacuation. Shoreham Hotel, a lovely mul• empty nlnth council seaL a mayor fr o m within their ard Nixon in the fall of 19- being given the tools to do A Congressional Dinner, ti.facility motel situated just Among them were five Njsei as derogatory, oftensive. op• Uae ill Canada ti'leir homework. The tools we featuring members of the Na• midst. 6 8 , called a Nisei reporter probrious-a designation that south of the wooded R oc k business and professional men: I None of the incumbent (Gene Oishi of the Baltimore required J ACL many years of Because of the similar h~· use are \VTiUen reports and tion's legislative body, will be Creek Parkway. The entire Tad Hirota. insurance man and recommendations. These must an opportunity for manr JA· ehalnnan o( the B erkeley~Sllkal i:ouncilmen whose teons ex- Sun) a "fat Jap". correspondence with lexico• tory of abuse sustained by the emanate {rom the National family can be kept busy there. Sister City Committee. Jordan HI· ptre hUs month, Including Ma- Though Mr. Agnew apolo• graphers in the 1950s. Japanese in Canada, the JA• CL members to meet their Unlike most large city ho• rauk • • insurance man and long• yor G. Sid Gadsby, ran for gized a month before the elec• CL-publisbed pampWet, Com mit tee s and District representatives and senators time leader with the Boy Scouts; U.N. Ambassador Councils and Chapters. in be• t e I s, the Shoreham is sur· Amne Okataki. real estate ex• t~ electi On. tion, it was done after JACL "Please Don't", discouraging for the first time. rounded with gardens, swim• half ot the National Board The White House will be ecutive; Dr. Henry M. Takahashi. Hibino served as city park bad protested and Rep. Spark J ACL really stepped up it.. use of the raclal slur was dIa• members. I would like to re• ming poolsJ tennis courts, and optometrist imd onetime eouncU a d recreation commissioner Matsunaga, in a speech on the campaign in 1957 at ter th e tributed by the Japanese Ca• reserved for the JACL dele• other recreational ofterings. candidate; and Hachiro Yuasa. quest that every effort be gates' tour and reception. architect who has served on se'v· a d has been active in service House floor, ralled its u s e Japanese ambassador to the nadian Citizens Assn. through. made by all concerned, inclu· The entire area is a mixture era! city commissions. groups. He was Salinas Val· "insulting" and not a way to United Nations, Dr. Koto Ma• out the dominion in the early There will be a visit to of suburban atmosphere \vlth ding Staff, to prepare ade• Capitol Hill, a place which The council has been dead• ley J ACL president for two win friends. tsudaira , told a New York TV 1960s. quate and timely reports. qua i n t restaurants within locked in their vote for a years, 1968 and 1969. He and The Pacific Citizen !Ues interviewer be did not ob· It waa in 1952, the JACL has become a particular fay· walking distances. It is a fav• orite for the shutterbugs. ninth member to fill tbe va• h' wife Cookie are parents contain many recent inctdents ject to the word., 'IJap", re• National Committee Against orite area for those who cancy created by the election two daughters. Hibino's tao wbere newspapers have been W ding it as American .Iang. Defamation convinced t b e For benefit ot those mem• For those who maintain a migbt- enjOy- a leisurely sum• of b01dover Councilman WIll'• has been l aTm1ngm !lie caIreii aown""b)' ;rAe!; atltt""JA- "tf you care, you are free American Newspaper Guild b e r 6 and officers who may particular interest in , mer evening walk. ren Widener as mayor. area to rmany years. OLers objecting to the use of to use i t," he told hi! inter• the three-letter word sbould have forgotten the names of the Japanese Embassy will Wbat to Wear Compromise Urged viewer. be avoided. It was the tint the National Board, Staff and host a reception, again spe• That amounted to official major victory on a national Committee Chairmen, I refer cially planned for J ACL Con• For the JACL conventioneer F our radical councllmen. Japanese sanction for the tree scale for JACL to rid the you to the April 9, 1971 Paci• vention delegates. who may be concerned about including three elected in use of the word, and JACL term - at a time when the fic Citizen where the National For lhose w b 0 lost loved "appropriate" clothes, t h e April, want to seat another Budget cut jeopardizes Los Angeles lodged its protest with the dictionaries rendered DO 1UP• JACL Directory was printed ones, particularly d uri n g Convention Board is encourag· radical, Rick Brown, who ran J a p a n e s e Ambassador at port for then "Jap" waa d&• with names, titles and ad• World War II, there will also ing very informal attire. fifth in the race for fo ur WasWngton, D.C. fined as a colloquial abbrevia• dresses. Also, in

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