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# 2,542 Vol. 109 No.6 tSSN: 0030-8579 941 East 3rd St. Suite 200, Los Angetes, CA 90013 (213) 626-6936 Friday, September 8, 1989 HEART MOUNTAIN'S FAIR PLA Y COMMITTEE: So. Calif. JACLers Throw Spotlight on Nisei WWII Draft Resistance Movement By George Johnston A flyer clarifying the difference be• resented Hirabayashi , Korematsu and LOS ANGELES - An offer from the tween the no-no boys and the FPC draft Yasui , has agreed to represent any of coram nobis legal team to represent Ja• resisters was available atthe forum. Ac• the draft resisters shou ld they wish to panese Americans convicted of conspir• cording to the handout, those who try and have the criminal convictions acy to violate the selective service act answered "no" did so as a gesture of resulting from the draft resistance cases during WWIJ was made by Peter [rons defiance at the governments actions to• removed. Irons said that despite the fact at a panel di cussion sponsored by the ward Japanese Americans, or because there was a presidential pardon in 1948 Pacific Southwest District of the JACL of family obligations. Also according for all those convicted of draft offenses before a packed second floor confer• to the flyer, however, most of the FPC in 1942. (260 resisters from all the ence room of the JACCC. resisters answered "yes" to both ques• camps), it didn't wipe out the criminal The public forum, held Aug. 27. was tions. convictions still on the books. He also titled "Understanding Ihe Fair Play According to Irons, about 10,000 of said it would be up to theJACL whether Committee and Drafl Resi ters During the 75,000 of the adults ordered to fill or not to support this action . WWlI." It was held to educate PSWDC out the questionnaires answered to "no" Emi's Turn JACL members and the general public to one or both of the que Lions, or qual• Frank Emi was the next speaker, and Pacific Citizen Photo By George Johnston about the draft resi ters, the Heart ified the answers in such a way that the he gave some background on the history FAIR PLAY-Sitting on the Aug. 27 panel discussion sponsored by the Mountain Fair Play Committee (FPC) govemment considered them disloyal. and fonnation of the Fair Play Commit• Southern California Japanese Americon United Methodist Caucus and and the position the WWD-era JACL Fair Play Committee tee. Saying that volumes had been writ• the JACL PSWDC were, from the left, Peter Irons, PSWDC Gov. J.D. took toward them. The Fair Play Committee (fPC) was ten about the internment experience, he Hokoyama, Frank Emi, Mits Kochiyama, Art Emi and George Uyeda. The panelis~ were [ron~, an attomey begun at the Heart Mountain camp by noted how very little had been done to and legal hi torian who worked on the Kiyoshi Okamoto in late 1943. The document the draft resisters situation. coram nobis legal cases; Frank Emi, committee's ex istence created a con f1ict As a result, he said, "Most Sansei and FPC member; and Mits Kochiyama of in the camp between the JACL leader- some younger Nisei are totally ignorant Initial Redress Notices Being San Jose, a draft resister. J.D. Hoko• hip, which Irons said controlled both of this phase of the internment." yama. govemor of the PSWOC, mod• the Heart Mountam Sentinel and the "We felt that the application of the Mailed to Those Aged 90 and Up erated the panel. camp governing bodies established by draft in these concentration camps was Charges of "di loyalty" by wartime the WRA (War Relocation Authority). not only unreasonable and unjust but SAN JOSE - Rep. Norman Y. Mineta burse all fund appropriated for the JACL leaders towards draft re i ters and the resisters. legally questionable," said Emi of the (D-Calif.) announced Aug. 31 that the compensation proces for Fiscal Year have long been sore point, according The government eventua1ly indicted FPC. The comminee eventually passed a resolution which read. "We, members Department of Justice's Office of Re- 1990, which will begin on Oct. I," to draft resisters and their supporters. 85 people from Heart Mountain and dress Administration (ORA) is in the Mineta said. According to [rons, however, the heart most were sentenced to serve time in of the Fair Play Committee, hereby re• process of notifying approximately The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 au• of the issue was what an individual' federal pri n. The conviction were fuse to go to the phy icaJ examination I ,300 individuals of their potential thorized an individua1 compensation obligati n to the government i during later 'ustained by a coun of appeals. or to the induction . . . in order to con• test the issue." eligibility for compensation under the payment of $20,000 to each of an e ti• wartime if one is involuntarily confined Irons, who said he was "proud to be Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Public Law mated 60,000 Americans of Japanese in a penal camp. a card carrying member" of the Amer• Seven members were ubsequently charged with conspiracy to violate the 100-383. ancestry who had been interned by the "00 you have a re ponsibility to ican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ex• selective service act, and aiding, abet• These individuals, who are aged 90 U.S. government during the wwn. obey the law like everybody outside the pressed hi di pleasure with its wartime ting and counseling others 10 resist the and above, will be the first to receive The act was signed into law on Aug. camp wa.<; expected to if you were pre• tance. Okamoto wrote a lener to Roger draft. They were OkalTlQ(O, Emi. Paul eligibility notices from ORA. The fmt 10, 1988. sumed by virtue of being behind barbed Baldwin, then director of the ACLU, Nakadate, Sam Horino, Ben Wakaye, 500 notices were mailed by ORA on "We have now celebrated the flISt wire of being di loyal to thi countryT asking for upport for the FPC; the Minoru Tamesa and Guntaro Kubota. Friday, Aug. 25. The remaining notices anniversary of the historic enactment he asked, ''The vast maj rity of those ACLU refu.'ied. Quoting Baldwin's response, which Of those, only Emi and Horinoare alive in this first group are expected to be in of the Civil Liberties Act. UnfortU• who refused service were in fact loyal appeared in the April 15 , 1944 Hetul today. the mailstream shortly. nately, and despite ORA' progress, the citizens." tated Irons. "The timely beginning of the notifi- appropriations needed to implement the Mountain Sel1JillLl. [ron said, '''Men James Omura was also indicted as a cation process is very encouraging law fully are lagging," Minela Loyalty Questionnaire who counsel others 10 resi t military rod lofl."C . a~ \\ell a~ diident, ing Japan is no longer entitled to de- and pro~perity of the region. asked (question, '27 and 28),' n: ou a\C 10 01 ing _6 re\IMcr-. from Tule and all Japane ~ Amencan ' \\ ho were willing 10 selve In a omhut roll! in Ih Luke, ordered the rele reneit'd \\ ith uper-pat• American Legion Reject Anti-Redress Pay Motion leginncc 10 the emper r of Juplln?', 10 re,i~t wa' ClClllcd h, duress. \ hether rioti 111. ,om thfl.)lI~h ~ n~ututional i.• which is a lassie 'catch-22' beclluse if or nOI th ' re,i~h?l"\ would or wuull.! not sue, and the maj rit)" rea~tcd with P.1- BALTIMORE-The anti-redress appropriation resolulion, No, 259, presenled you are a loyal American cililen, how have S I cd if they had been out of tient re, igmllion," by the Wa~hington State delegates this past week (Sept. 2) at the national can you fore"wcuf any allegiance to the amps, if there had becn no intemm 'nt, "'ochi, amo 'mpha~iled that he American Legion convention here, wab rejected at the subcommittee meeting emperor lhut you never hnd '? And, if il> II moot point. be 'uusc in filet tht' unswen:>d "ye .. 10 both qu 'lion 27 and of the Internal Affairs ResolUlion Commillsion. /Ilinoi~ past dcpar1ment comman• you did fore,wear the nllegiance. then were being held under duresl\." Imns 28 in the 10 ';lit) QU(Stl Imaire. "\ der Larry Besson had assured Art Morimitsu, IlJinoi&delegate and aclive Chicago by dcfinition you couldn'l he u loynl ili• pointed OUI thul thb was abo t 3u~e . ignl'ti question 27 \ ith u ','Cs ' but JACLer that the anti-redress resolution would never reach thc convention noor. l.en, Ml you w n: caught in the middle ... 01 u Inef.. of duc pn. e~~ of Ill' \\Im\1l' down thm 1 would cry onlv if Besson, co-chairman of the resolutions commission, introduced and pushed the 'No-No Boys' Vii, Resisters In hi:. l'Iol "It \ US ,II tphl f( r lin to 'IMI• furum in which l>Cveral fonnor Tule Lake inmates will pre~ent their rCllson~ for the resolution until the 1990JACl con to tllkl' a posit ion nn thl' limn I 'sist rs Il'n~' the glWl'llllll 'lit lind t~) n~hl II..)f being there. Following their pre!.Cntations, the forum will be upened for questitlns vonlion so thllt lin infonnl.'d decision unless it l'UIllI.'!' lip lit th~ 11>90 J I his ~'l~lIstitllti nal l~htl<, hut it \\.t~ from the audience. The forum is schedule for 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oct. 27 al could be millie with the results of nn cOllventiun, Irtms unnl.llllwcd thllt thl' wn)ng for liS t do ~~) , " inVl'Sligllliull. ~ the Masao Satow Building, 1765 Sutler SI., San f;ranci,co. The puhlil' III invited. \Iltnl' teUtn of :1II0ml'YS hil'h t 'P '(Imilllll'd (1/1 I\/I!t' It) 2~ACIFIC ClnZ£N I Friday, September8, 1989 No. 2,542 Allow 6 weeks advance notice to report Address Change with label on front side Kadohata's 'Floating World' Gamers Critical Acclaim If you are moving II Wish to subscribe Effective DOle: ______By J .K. Yamamoto Kadohata said the book is autobio• Please send the Pacific Citizen fo,: Hokubei Mainiclli graphical in the sense that she traveled Ol-Yr:$2S 02-Yrs:$48 03-Yrs:$71 BERKELEY, Calif. - The author of a lot as a child . "I was born in Chicago TO - Name:______the critically acclaimed novel The and then we moved to Georgia and Ar• Address: ______Floating World says that she did not kansas, back to Chicago, then to Geor• City, State ZIP :, ______anticipate the praise now being heaped gia and Arkansas again . We stayed in All subscriptions payable in advance. Foreign: US$13 .00 extra per yoof. upon her. Arkansa~ for a few years, then we went Checks payable to: Pacific Citizen, 94t E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90013-1703 When the book was first publjshed, to Michigan, then we went to Chicago EXPIRATION NOTtCE: If the lost four dig, ts on the top line of oddren lobel roods 0989, the "I thought I was going to get pounded 6O·doy groce period ends with the losl issue for October, 1989, If )ACL membership has been for a few years, and then to Los renewed ond the poper slops, pleose nOlify Ihe P.e. Circulation Office immediotely or something. I was cared." said Angeles. where I went 00 high schoo]. Cynthia Kadohata. who gave a reading "After college. I lived in L.A. for a the week of Aug. 13 at Cody' Books. while, then J moved to Boston and What happened was the exact oppo• Pittsburgh. Now I live in New York. them to the New Yorker and getting few hours on the premises and then go site. Her tory of a Japanese American So rve lived allover ... I don 't feel them all rejected. Finally they took one, right back to work . family moving from town to town in like I belong anywhere, really ." and all the stories I wrote after that were The fact that references to the intern• the '50s and '60s has garnered favora• But when asked if the Osaka family the same characters . Then I got an agent ment are almost nonexistent in the book ble reviews from the New York Times, represents her own, she quickly replied , . . . he suggested I do a novel instead reflects the author's upbringing. "Actu• Time magazine, the Washington Post, "I would never say that. My parents of connected short stories." ally, my parents sort of avoided ta1k.ing New York Newsday, Publishers Weekly CYNTHIA KADOHATA would kill me." Once the stories had appeared in the about it. and then I had to ask them. and Kirkus, among others. moved often for three reasons. The family includes a temperamental New Yorker , there was no difficulty in Even today I have to pry it out of them Kadohata said she was not sure why "One was bad luck-the businesses grandmother whom Olivia regards as getting the book published . . . . I'd sort oflike to write a non-fiction the book was so well received, but my father worked for happened to go "evil." The family history is a bit Kadohata has not heard any reactions book someday about all of the issues noted that readers "sometimes like under, or the next job we headed to offbeat; Obaasan has had three hus• to the book from the Japanese American that were sort of obljque in the novel." things that are about something they evaporated while we were in transit. bands and Mr. Osaka, though not community, but said, '" wish r had, In her immediate future is another haven't heard of, so maybe that was Also, it could be hard even into the Olivia's biological father, married Mrs. because that would be the most impor• short story in the New Yorker about a part of it. Some people might think it's '50s and '60s for Japanese to get good Osaka when she was eight months pre• tant reaction to me." girl whose mother has become a bom• exotic, although [didn't think of it that jobs. Nothing was ever quite the posi• gnant. A for what she was trying to convey again Christian and a novel "that takes way. I want them just to look at it as tion my father felt he deserved. While Kadohata's mother, who through the novel, she said, "I didn't place in Los Angeles . It won't be the (being about) people." . 'The third reason was that my par• "doesn't like fiction," has not read the want to be overtly political, but I did same character (as Olivia), but it'll The story's narrator is Olivia Osaka, ents were dissatisfied with their mar• book. her father has. "He asked me, want to say that it was really hard for probably be a similar charnct.er." who in one passage describes the fam• riage, and, somehow. moving seemed 'The father-it's not me, is it?'" I said. Japanese after the war." Kadohata added that she would like ily's lifestyle: "We sometimes traveled to give vent to that dis atisfaction. It "No," and he said, ''Good.'' Part of the book depicts the grueling to get a newspaper or publishing job in in the Pacific states with one or two was always hard to leave our homes, The Floating World started out as work of chick-sexing at hatcheries-an New York~r she may continue her other young Japanese families, heading but once we started traveling. a part of separate short tories, she said, "I had occupation once dominated by Nisei . "floating world" existence and move for jobs the fathers had heard of. We me loved that life." been writing short stories and sending Olivia and her co-workers sleep for a back to Los Angeles.

The world said "SHOCKING" Arafat said "GRATIFYING" The world said "MURDER AND REPRESSION " Arafat said "RESTORING NORMAL ORDER"

The world said "OUTRAGEOUS J Arafat said "CONGRATULATIONS" OKAMOTO VOLUNTEER A WARO-Misaa HayashI receives a check mode out to Yu-Ai Kai for $1,000, part of the Kay Okamoto Volunteer Award. Presenting the check is Greg Marulani, president of the Son Francisco Chapter of the JACL. Here are Yasir Arafat's actual words to ChInese Communist Party Hayashi Presented Okamoto Award General Secretary Jiang Zemln, translated from the BeIjing People's Dally: SAN FRANCISCO - Misao Hayabhi will respond to the request 10 tl!3ch a has been selected the ftrSt recipient of cooking class to Japanc~ newcomers, the Kay Okamoto Volunteer Award . make the personal visits to Iho!tC in th , ' on behalf of the Arab Palestinian Hayashi was chosen from a select group convalescent home, open their hom\! people, their leadership, and myself, of six nominees. According to Steve up for exchange ~tudents, work at the Okamoto, one of the selection commit• Blood Bank, write ncw~lel!crs. ~rve I express the warmest, most sincere tee mcmben.. "It was a very difficult actively on the board .. of the non profit congratulations to you, dear comrade, selection to make because the other organi7.ations; Mrs. HayashI is such an on your appoIntment to General nominees also have very extensivc and individual. We were very plca.\Cd to Secretary of the Communist Party of diverse volunteer histories ." lind there arc n1l1ny individuab who lire While her major emphasis hal, been serving their communities the way Kay Cilina, and take thiS opportunity to in the Japanese American community. had done for su many years .. epr ss e treme gratifl atlon that you specifically at Yu·Ai Kai, the San Jose The announcement wa~ mllde on were able to restore normal order after Seniors Program, Hayw.hi has been in• July 26 at the Hamilton Senior Cenll'r the recent inCidents in People's ChIna volved ru. a volunteer with the Red in San Francisco where the I>CniOl \ well' fnend~ , Cross, and the YWCA . "Her resume cclebrating their 3.1rd anniversary and I Wish you, close more progress seemed to reflect the diversity of ac• which had been one of Ihe major volun• In your endeavor to achle . the hopes, tivities, similar to those of our mother," tccr effort!> of Kay Okamoto since Ihe goals, aspir lions, stability nd secur- Okamoto added and went on to say, center's inception. Okamoto had \l'rv( d 'The committee was alliO impressed by as the volunteer coordinllIor every ity of oUt fnends, the Clilnese peoPle " the fact that her children arc very active Wednesday for ovcr 30 years uOlil her in their local communitie~, following death in 1987. lier husband, Takco the example !let by their mother." Okamoto. along with his two SOns Alan The purpose of the Kay Okamoto and Stevc, were presenl al the presen• How can anyone expect Israel to place its future in Volunteer Award is to recogni1£ indi• tation. vidual" who exemplify the word "vol• A check in the amount of $1 ,ono the hands of those who praise wholesale murder? unteer." "Many times those who are was presented to BUYII~hi made (lut to the directors of programs serving the Yu-Ai Kai which was the organi7.1ltion community are recogni7.ed for their she designated to be the recipient of the leadership" Greg Marulani, pn:sident monetary IIWard. A peMnal gift WIIS of the San Francisco Chapter of the alliO pre~nted to Hayashi. Proceeds for Japane5e American Citizens League both awurds were derived from a trust BurlOll S L(lvlnaah, Nlllional m I'. Nltl t OlftlCt I lltated, "but it also taker; the commit• established by the Okamoto family with ment and support of the volunteers who the San Francisco Chapter of the JACL. Friday, September 8, 1989 I PACIFIC CITIZEN-3 Portland Memorial Garden Project Gains Momentum By Bob Shimabukuro PORTLAND. Ore. - During Port• land 's Day of Remembrance cere• monies in 1979 at the Livestock Exhib• ition Center in February, Portland land• cape architect Bob Murase was so moved by the proceedings that he won• dered about the po~sibility of a memo• rial being housed at the Exhibition Center. Ten years later, Murase's dream of a monument to the people who were incarcerated in 1942 is being realized on a much grander scale than he ever imagined: plans for a gru:den Photo: Henry ond Yuki Miyoke Co ll ection memorializing the Japanese Amencan "SHARED DREAMS"-The Asahi Restaurant and Tavern, opened by experience in Orego n were announced Kiichi and T amo Mayeda in 1935, was one of many small Japanese July 23. (See photo in P.C) businesses in the thriving Nihonmachi or Japantown area of Seattle Approximately 150 persons crowded Pholo By Homer YOSUI before WWII. This photo is featured in "Shored Dreams: Images of the into the Hou e of Louie banquet room SOME FROM ONE-Participating in the Oregon Nikkei Endowment Asian and Pacific American Experience in Washington State." to hear MUrase, along with Henry (ONE) are, from the left, Joe Wahl, Portland JACL Chapter president, Sakamoto, chair of Oregon Nikkei En• director and v.p. of ONE; George Hara, dinner m.c.; Henry Shig dowment, poet Lawson lnada and Port• Sokamoto, director and president of ONE; and Matt Masuoka, director and treasurer of ONE. 'Sharecl Dreams' Exhibit Opens in SeottIe land entrepreneur Bill Naito talk about SEA TI1..E - A photo exhibit depict• the importance of the Japanese Amer• McMurray in ]909, Filipino warbrides ican Hi torical Garden. ing the history and contributions of in Seattle, a Samoan champion boxer, vinced that a memorial to "celebrate city in the country. He reminded those Asians and Pacific Americans opened The project, which was introduced the return of Japanese Americans to present, as others had done, ~t .tJ:Iis the opening of the first Vietnamese re - to the Portland City Council in De• Aug. 30 at the Win~ Luke. ~ian taurant in Seattle, a Tongan children' Portland after the war" was a good memorial would have great VISIbility Museum in the internatIonal Dlstnct. cember 1988, was to have its final de• thing. Others thought it was "too and would be seen for "a long, long day celebration, and A ian sports sign review Aug. 9. The exhibit, titled, "Shared Dreams: teams . heavy" a subject for a memorial , said time." [mages of the Asians and Pacific Amer• Policy 00 Memorials Naito. Then omeone discovered that One hundred cherry trees, a func• The freestanding photo di play will Naito, who is the fund-raj ing chair ican Experience in Washington State ," be featured at the Wing Luke Museum the city had no policy on memorials, tional amphitheatre, natural boulders for the Garden, aid that the public hear• i ponsored by the Washington Cen• through Oct. 15 , then travel across the so a city-wide policy on memorials had and a rough-hewn tone "story wall" ings for the project la t year took much tennial Commis ion and con i ts of 89 state to school , libraries and commu• to be drafted, he added. are among the triking features of the longer than either he r Murase had photographs-both new and old- nity centers. It took the city five month to come proposed garden . The desjgn of the ever dreamed. People had to be con- panning over 100 years. The exhibil will be on di play at the up with the policy. According to .Nailo, wall, which will bear a series of en• "Many of the photo have come from Evergreen State College in Olympia monuments mUSI now ~tress uOJversal graved panel thaI tell the history of the private collection and have never been during the month of November, and Shibori Kimono Exhibit, theme and have "enduring value;" Japanese people in Oregon. and "will part of a public di play:' aid pro.iect the Auburn Public Library during De• have a location with "hi torieal SIgnifi• itself be representative of our experi• coordinator Ron Chew, former edItor cember. Project pholographer Dean Workshop Opens at cance;" and have pon. rs who will "set ence," said Murase . of the International Examiner. Wong vi. iled community and family Georgia Museum of Art up an endowment for mamtenance [of A few isolated boulders. followed Chew, a multicultural program coor• the project] forever more •. events acros the tate to shoot onginal ATHENS, Ga. - An e hibition of by small clusters of boulders. precede dinator al Seattle Central Community While all the other requIrements have photos for the di play. On the research kimono and pnnL~ i n di play at the the .... all itself. These boulders represem College, aid the project depicl'> the in• tea.n were Doug Chin, Ruby Maca• been mel (except for the final design the very first immigrants. who gradu• Georgia Museum of Art through Oct. review, the Oregon Nikkel Endow• dividual and group achievements of dangdang, Gail Nomura. Kamol Sudth• 15. Entitled "Field. of Indigo and ally built the tighLly-knit community Chinese, Japanese. Filipinos. Korean~, ment, an umbrella organIzation. i sol• ayakorn, teve umida, David Takami, White: The Shibori Kimono of Japan", whose history I described verbalJy U1 Southeast Asians and Pacific 1·landers. iciting 500,000 necessary to fund the Velma Veloria, Wong and ally Yama• the e hi bit ion in ludes J 6 vukala, or the panel and visually by the wall il• maintenance of the garden . Sakamoto. The display includes photo of a saki. \ummer kimon , and SIX woodblock c;elf. ~d Chine e community dragon boal fesh• For m re information contact Chew prinl illustrating h w and when they chair 01 ONE. il was formed be• Iso addressing the guests were cau~ val in 1936, Japanese loggers at Camp at (206) 624-5305 or 587-6924. were worn. there wa a need for an umbrella movie producer Bob Colesberry and di• The term shilJOri refers to both a pr~ group whl h would provide continuity rector AJan Parker of Corne See the ces~ of Ie lile mamentation or decOl'3- for long-term ikkel projects. It was Paradise, a Hollywood movie about the tn li n and the fabric re~ulting from the IOcorporalcd 2 of this. ear. Japanese American Internment being In V aterfront Park process. Though the carli I e amples filmed In P rtIand. date from the eighth century, II was n t The garden, desIgned b. 1urase, Parker. \\ho directed the controver• unlil the mjd-17th century that arti an.\ WIll occupy the n rth cnd f P rtland' . ial Mississippi Burning, lold the in Arimatsu (ncar Nagoya) introduced Tom Ie all V aterfront Park, just a cfOl'ld. "The more we come to kno .... sltibori indigo-dyed .vuka/a of the type fi \\ block.. from where Portland'. all of u. the m re we realize the re• in thi, exhibition. Japan Town that once hou..ed er 90 . pon Ibilit_ we have 10 all of you. ~o busin s. Murasc, who also ha an THE FIRST AUTOFOCUS SlR Guest e hibil cural r i Glenn Kauf• many of u it I" nol Jlbl a movie , II I man, pro~ . sor of art at the Umver.:ity office 10 ltle, '>aid thul hlle plan• . ur life. U of y ur help and advice ~ Plaza Gift Center (213) 680-3288 of Georgia. Cural r of Educatl n nlOg r Ih garden started about fhe m preparali n has been a moVIng e:(• uzanne LeBlan planned a w rkshop years ago, It WIt onl) about a ear-and• rerien e." t11 Japanese Village Piau • Uttle ToIcyo a-half ago that the waterfront .,11' be- and a family day program. In the work• Parker added that II hil the movie shop, "Shibori and Indig ," adult, Will ame available. would n I larl lb' 1 ng the Garden learn to reale the beauliful pattern Ja• Mura\\? and Nait agreed that the ile \\' uld. (hI. film) w uld be _een in 50 panc...c c~m 'n ha e produced ~ r n the \ c"t bank of thc illamette ountriel, and he promi't'rl that the years. Ma 'ler-dycr.; rika L.cwb and RIVer IS one lhal w uld Mtra I Olllhon!. movie would be Im.t: reened in Port• I~it( Nan y Dolinch will condu t th w rk· 01 f'," ear, e. pcclall) during land. ,h p. Fees and . h dul : POl'1land'" R sc Festl al. Donati n~ and inC< rmatton reque '(S alurdlly. Sept. 16 from 9 n m. 4 p.m until C(lrge Ham f\:'mcOlhered the da•. lI ~hould l>re-rcgi trJlI "I~ requu'C(j hy pl. I; wOfl,;'hop be directed 10: Ore-gon lkkei be~ I\: ,notlOg fee. 25 for membtr.. 30 tor non-member:. 01 the war fondl th van• dOl m nt. P . B 34:. Portland, the ricll(h of !he !'gill MU'oCum, (00 lunch el of ,hop, pre cnt, from manJu, tofu OR 97~ . andudedl and fi,h ,w' 10 bath·h lI<.C~ , re,mu• MagiC of ,hibori work,hop '1\y"I, Tit, nnd rani, and inn~. Dye" on Suturdlly. Scpl 9,2 p.m ( ommunlty pinl More English T eochers The Oeorgiu Muscum of rt, n the Nailo. III relatlOg the hi tori 'nl ~ig - in Japan to Be Invited campus f thc Univ rsi l of G rgin III OIfi an of th~ ,il , ad led thnt th Athens, is open M ndu S lhrough ~,OOO spiril l)f Ihc coollllllnity wus de tf\l, ed KY bout college aluroaylo. 9 ll.m. 105 p.m .• and un• l!llldUale under Ih age (If 35 I~ til \: me ~ h th InlCnlOlcnt, Rcfemng w hi un," day, I 5 p.m. AdmibMon is free. Wn\hm 'Iem lligh chool. Nmto ,aid. h re in lQ90 10 tC3l'h n!!ILh and other For infonnulion, coli (404) 542-3255. ai National JACL Credit Union .. e, rre nil pefl,onnll humllintC'd . Ittng\lugc ' under :t g.l emment-s , n• IOn' 'llIlknti dlll"'1come 10 sl'\ltX1l for sored Jnpnn ' \ 'hang u.ml T\!U hillS Ihl'l:( , fl)Ur Wl,'Cks alkr I carl Harbor, progmm (J ), the J(//)(II/ Timt'. re- IThe tillnlcnl WIll moke us I~d Ixttcr port~ to laIC ugulll. . Empire Printing Co. 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EDITORIAL OF THE PACIFIC CITIZEN Nikkei Summit in 1990 San Diego FROM THE FRYING PAN they were getting into. Many were BILL HOSOKAWA shocked to learn the youngster, having few weeks ago at the JACL Tri-District convention in Chicago, paid good money, expected service be• ANational JACL President Cressey Nakagawa proposed a "Nikkei fitting paying guests. Summit" in connection with the National JACL convention in 1990, When it became increasingly dif• ficult to find volunteer hosts the hustlers As he outlined it , the summit would be a gathering of orne 50 Student Exchange and their American agents offered to outstanding Nikkei who would be invited to speak their mind on a pay any famil y that would take in a wide variety of issues affecting Japanese American . he word from Japan is that parents going abroad were based largely on student. Thus impressionable young Ja• The summit is an idea with great promise, particularly since it Tare becoming worried about send• merit. Teenagers were housed with panese were sent off to little more than would include men and women not ordinarily linked with JACL or, ing their teenagers to the United States adoptive families who volunteered their un upervised boarding houses. What in some cases, the Japanese American community, Yet they have for schooling. ho ~ pit.ality and treated the visitors like happened was inevitable. The Japanese distinguished themselve a thinkers and doers, and JACL and the Welcome to the club. They hould their own children . Young tel'S fortu• te ll horror storie about high school stu• Japanese American community would benefit by inviting them to be worried. We're wonied , too, and nale enough to be chosen had unforgett• denle; who were left 10 their devices and not because of freak in Cident!> like the ably wann cultural and hu man experi• exi ted primarily on hamburgers from share their thoughts and concern . , hooting of a l6-year-old Japane!oe cu• e n ce~. fast food outlets. of ne!!lect and even The community, in its broadest ense, has uffered from intel• dent in San Jose, Calif.• or the trdffic These exchanges were ~ u c h a good rape. lectual in-breed ing as orne of its mo t talented products have con• death s of !>Cveral thers. idea that the inevitable happeneo . 0 Some Japanese are demanding that centrated their skills in mai n tream America. The summit would We're worried becau... e what began many Japane!>C young 'ter.- \\anted to the U.S. police the iruation. Therealil} cal l them back to their roots to stimulate, to provide perspective, LO ~eve ml de ades ago a., ~ ann-hearted 'pend tI me in thc U.S. that entrep• I thaI we have trouble enoueh \\ ithout inspire as well as cri ticize. ve nture ~ in cultu ral c change have de• reneur. moved 10. The} offered an lookmg out for the \\ielfare ~of foreIgn The summit ha potential to be an exciting exer i e in airing generJted inlo a litlle-wpervi<>ed. Amencan expcncnce for a fce and well• )oung~ter; \\ih se parents trn. lIngl} new ideas out of which useful and important programs may de clop , highl } commercIal lied Indu\try that has to-do Japane e famlhe. found the idea pia c them In thc hand of money-hun• dl ' tllu ~lO n ed gr) agen~ ;-"0 coum~ has a monofX')l~ not only for JACL but the entire Japanese American community. tarnished Idea" and par• attracti ve. Inc\llabl>. ..orne of the ti c ip an t ~ on hoth .. ide, of the ocean. young ter.- were the J..md of kId \\ ho on predatol"') and if anyone I 10 blame. To a great extent the succes of the ummil would depend on the The exchange.., began u, pro.lc't, of the parent\ figured mIght benefit from It i Ihe pa.renb \\ ho either are M) heed• thought and care put into itc preparation. That proces ~hould be reputable organll.allon\ li!..c AmeriLan being !..icked out 01 thl: hnu<'c and. \\lth• Ie. of theIr hlldren- \\elfare_ or in• pursued with all po ible di patch . FIeld . en Ice an d <.en'lcc cl uh' It!..e ROI• out 10" of face, being PUI n theIr 0 .... n credlbl) naive about the reaI,lle_ of the al') Imema!lonal Opponumtre lor In a dlffercnt en\'imnment world And '0() the~ lame \\ ilhuu\ ~lng 1\ lean\\ hile, \\ hat l!o happening OSH. properly bnefed on whallo expect, or . hould be of vllal concern to ]apane-.e " hat ,\-ould he e petled of them. For .\mencan . Regulal1on-perhup-. JIN KONOMI \ome. even thclr Engllh \\a u. J>e'l thmueh Ilghler immigr.l1ion ..en ke For man~ It \\ a' a trJUmalll e'\penencc. l ntr;)I-.-r'i1ay be diHi ~ult and unpalal• and II \\ a\ equally IrJumutlt lor Ihe ho t Jbk. but II rna, be the nil \\;1\ 10 Eigo Ryugaku famlhc, .... ho had vo lunteered lhclrho - \4\C \I, hal tatted 3., a noble e -penmem pilality a' a ge,ture to\\ ardmtemaflonal m InlernatlOnal undenttanding from There i~ a 1)'14- u'\ually they go to Manhattan, dine saId to mC' 'Aren't y u gomg to undeNandi ng anu dldn'l reallll: \\ hal being Imull) curdled b) greed. 1 gaku boom on at some Japanese re!',taurant , and Amen a to e,>cape reaht ,,!, In a wa) in Japan. In 1987, end up in me di ~c o . When re• the)' ere ri ght. But I wanted to 57,848 young men and women went cently one of them went back to know about America .. abroad to study, a three-fold increase Japan , they gave:: him a farewell Ne rth e l e s~ they say lh e ~ fccl in fi ve years. The numbers break down party at a u~hi bar. The share of a~ if Lhey know mcricll. th ugh as follows: the check for each came to cOIl 'id• vaguely; a!. if they hav' acquired a erably over $ 100. bit of the international sense. America. 29,429 England. . 6,089 An American Promise Matsui Michi • author of TIl e China . . . 4,027 France . .. 2,528 Their tui tion b $720 per month; Dal/ger.\ of I/IC/i('.1 in AIIIl'r/('(/ West Germany . 2,053 donnitory harge is $655 per IIrolli('/t'. The evem i' entitled "An (Kikcl/I /O America R,Vlig(lkll), IS A goodly number of those who month. Each has monthly 'pending merican Promise." While the event I, ughl out by many ,tudenLs who came to America are on the so• money of $ 1,000 . J will spans r t u ' , on recent past . a mphsh- want to g to Amen u to ,tud I. called Eigo Ryugaku. Gai ning One girl , 22, atlcnd\ the twoycar a corpora Ie fundrni,ing dinner at the ment:, It sh, ul? al be VIe wed ru ~ Mo t num u'> among th m are fluency in English i usualJy the sole auxi li ary college of tbe New York H nit H tel on ni n quare in an of the c ntmul~ g effi ~ to w ~ \\ Ith girlll, around the third gl r.lc of mid• professed purpose in coming to University where foreign !>tudenh rran is ther rgamzau n: on t. 'ue' of com- dle school, \ h want to ,tll y "Ii e::" America. seeki ng admission to the uni versity The ' di~ner progrnm will highlight mon l'on::em in the future . English. How well are they doing? The arc being given drill /> in English. Of the ontribution ' of arious national r- A n th r a.'! peel f this ev nt i thUI ~ tud e nt s ~ Nc t biggest cUlcgory are tho\\: complete report is not yet in . But the 900 31 arc Japanese . ganil t11i n' and in~titutlons during the \\ > \\ ill ~ focu, ing ~ n the rpt ~ who "CtlOnOI pa .. ~ cntrunc;' , nmi• the news weekly AERA '" (121 13/88) At the donnitory her roommate i:o. ten-year redrc s~ elTort . Mgnifi ani r:lte oommuntty us the mQJor ,OUI'CI! t ~pc nd nations to Japane!>e. Which Am 'r• has an illuminating story of how Japanese. She .. her off-cam• part of the rcdre" campaign Wi!, d'- tinan ial upport for th ' dinner. The I un uOI versi ti 'S an I get Int '?" Mr. some students currcntl y in New pu, time in the cxclu!'ive ompany oted [0 building n broad - ba ~ national funding b a ~c f< r the J L has ah y: MaLsui 0111menl\: York are carrying on, based On in• of othcr Japanese student !. . Whon onlitlOn \upportive:: of the legi,luli n- re~ld~ in it. memooP.;hip. Thb organi• "Th 'y annot \;upc itll Ih ' 1\:• terviews with three of them and vi,,• the reporter vi!.ited one cla% where the purpose bem A! that this r1 had I to their schools. nme or the 17 students are Japanese, 10 be e, p : tnd~d mto Ihe Amen tin bl:n.hip II thl.' 11lajl)r ':\lIre (If ill' re• sO they tuke I ' lug' in merica, Two males, 20 and 21, atlend an onl y two were alLcnding. I\1l\in~trcum IIml ~ lIl\ci lI'nc ~ in order wnlle, WI.' mu\t begin, hl)\\'t'¥ r, to , ~n­ Once ther ' tlk'Y :llI\llCillle c du Engli sh school in the suburbs. 1 he Her tuition and dormitory churg , f~lr il to pI\: nil . 1I~1) ~ "l) n, i 1'1' ) ut~ i Llc SI1UI\.'\:$ llf fund- ~ivc l y wi th fe ll m" .I ur ll nes\.' stll• school hal!. 110 foreign studcnh di• CO I11C 10 $9,000 per year. The gi rl , lht' l'IfOI1 III budd lhis t:\lahtion ,Jen t ~ . Ilow dn they hUlll' tlll'lI lt i nk vided into nine grades. In the second havc between $2 .000-.1,()(X) 10 hegon in Ihe lilt~ ' 1970 .. \ ilh ('from 10 thc intC l11 l1tiollul Sl' n ~1: (/\11"11\'0; /\011 - lowest grade are I I s lud c nl ~, 01 ., pend pet month . 'I hey dine in Japa• p n ~s I cg i ~ IH t illn 1\1 l·~tnhli s h th ' (\)11\• (okll)'! Thc)I lIl) 11 01 SCL' Jllpun In the whom seven are Japanese. On lhe ne!>c restauran ts, go on 1110tor trips Il1b,inn Ill) \ mlimc Rl'llx'lIlion Ilnd In• 1110 1'1 ('orl1luliw l' UI' I II tl wi!' l iVl'~ . day of the reporter's vi!> it three were using rcnlal cars, and bll Y dOlhl!s , Il'rllll1l' nt Ill' l i\'ilillIlS . It l'(lntinlll'd Tht: gretll r.lU llgl'l i, Ilmt tllL'Y I 'COIllC ab!>C nt. The woman lea(;hcr asked One or lhe interviewecs Sl'Clll1> to through 111' 1Il11'1.ll.h11'tion oj' I\.' lre\s lnll ~11lH11 IIk'd, III liw in .I aplln, one Japanc<,C: "I lave you ever had have 'OIl1 \! secout! IhoUf lll abo llt It!'!,t lll iutinn in Ihl '(' \ ' (1nl Ihnl \ IlrJ..cd 111 lill'U' arpltcanh ~; nd Ih a( lIppHl. IlllltL' ly said: ''Aft , s6Iw ". J he repoller have H oelinil L' gnul , such a~ II ' pI: lun ll an.'us III ~I'I ' \l1 'Ih ' SIlPP1l11111l'1\1l\ 60% 01 111I. .' m huY\: hnd /l'lIgllAII l ', thoughl thaI the epi sode set (he tone cific Ill ajor ~ uhj ec l , 01' ~ p l'l ' if k 111l1l\1I\ III ~l tIli lt llillll S, Ille II bl1l1ldll'\ of ]leI knl·t'. TIll' 1ll11l'J.. ,'1 v , lUI' 01 of the atmosphere in th e class , :.d1ool. Or d se (lnt.! cnd !> lip by jllsl lU \l im~u l o~ 'imillltillIlS, l'IlIlI 'hl'\, Illt'(\1 Ninc Japanc!oe enrolled in the foolin g around , rwlgak" hilS l'Ollll' down l'llll:- idl' i'lI• '(\"l lllnl l~ nlll l l ' ll1itk s, hl y, Hnd stili ' llllilll1l!, <,chool al about the same Ii mc havc "Evt:ry day I say to llIyS01f' I'll l'ivk tlr!,ttl lli / l\ t itln~ , wtcl1m\ 01 'ulli/l1- beeome a t Olcric. On wcckcnr.l .. bU <.: kle down starting tomorrow ," li on Hntl llIun nlll, ', I,'OR '!'1m Im('ORIl On Sup!. }J \ ' will hi !.\hli ' ht th ~' AI,HA I ~ 1111 atronyrn 'Clr II III'" ',1m U,'/1fI1I suid the other mule Sluliclll. "Hut 'fI!\' 1',(" will ,'ur n ,,·t 1I1I1'I'r1l1'N 1~ 't ' UI '­ (/1111 AI/(//I'.I/\ . II mciOO ' cr. ill 1... ,111 Obvlll UNly the dormitory is full of JUpHllCSC. I rlnl( In It ~ II (1WN 1'I,hllllll\, n yo, I nntl II t'llnt rlhulinns orthl' Ll 'I\t!Ol'ship olllcr• p Ullc rnc d ull", 1'11/11' III N,·w\w/,/,t . iI 1)I'lIt, II don 't know how In muke frim1tll. problum wllb II Nlllr)' - 1111 errol' of faiN l ' IlL ' ~ ()Il Civ il Ri ghts, rhl' IIt i.1 f llHU• ~ l r

teaching, "But as fate would have it, I spent the Stanford University . These awards incJude the Birsic received her B.A. from the USC last I I years on the Mainland during which American Institute of Chemical Engineering Department of JoumaJism where she graduated Scholarship Profile Text employment in the 14th Judicial District Annual Award for Scholastic Achievement, Dow Magna Cum Laude. She was a Fulbright Scholar by Cheryl Kagawa Attorney's Office in Colorado exposed me to ChemicaJ USA's Outstanding Junior ChemicaJ at Belgrade University, Yugoslavia, a Rotary criminaJ law and associated women's issues ." Award and Stanford's Frederick Emmons Terman Scholar at Sydney University. Australia and has In addition to her intensive work at the D.A.·s Engineering Award . served as a media consultant for both the 1984 office, Stella became actively involved with . Acco~ding to h~r pr~fe ssors, Valerie has a great Winter and Summer Olympics. In addition to her Wendy Nakashima, CMN. community groups. She volunteered her time to mterest m the ethical Issues associated with academic activities she has been active in various (Abe and Esther Hogiwara Award $2,000.) New work on a women's support team which provided technology. Her future goal is to gain "a greater A s ia~ organizations in Los Angeles and Boston , York, N.Y.; Harvard University School of Public counseling and instruction to victims of battering understanding of the human , ethical and social and IS currently a volunteer BSL tutor for Asian Health, Motemal-Child Health, major. and sexual assault. She then went on to become aspects of science and technology" and she plans !mmigrants for the Refugee Immigration Ministry "Knowledge was a venerable commudity. It a founding member of the Kremmling Women ' to integrate the concerns and approaches of the In Boston. came wrapped in a Ph.D. That was the legacy of Resource Center, an educational organization humanities with her tudies in biochemical postwar America. The one unconfiscatable item which provides support to women in rural engineering. In September, Valerie will attend Loriene Honda not subject to intemment or limited to race". Colorado. Stella also found lime to work with graduate school at Berkeley. (Union Bonk of California Graduate Scholarship Wen a Japane'-C Amen an thn.>c-\ear tenure at a playwnght In !.he graduate program at UC an Dance Theatre and and 8b a femiOist. Evergreen Elementill) Diego F r aomi. "Writmg pia} translates into danced profe sionally With her ~trong mterc~t in ommunlly and hool she dcvclo(X'\J writing which L seen. in the world premiere campu affair.. Deanna wa.\ ilcl\\'ely Involved the \iual and per• he~ and felt \iscer• of two new work,. With group, which addressed women" i\\ues. fomlmg am. program ally" Her pIa) .. 1on• She received positive A Ian Amcncan concern, and Imn,-Paclftc and \\-as 'iC1L'CtaJ to key t ry"~ ' ~n reviews for her perfor• culturdl exchange. A talented VIOIION. Deanna serve on the E\crgn.-en d~~bed as ..... Child tud} Team () mances in the Vii/age Voice and the New York also volu nteered her ..crvices (1,\ a mu~ic coun'-Clor c!$peciall} compelhng. Times. to various grou~. a"i\t ~tudenl' \\ Ilh with a boldJy and intel• In addition to her intensive dance stu di e~. A WCIt2man cholarship recipient. lkannll has e 'pti nal need~ . ligent!} coo'tructed Marianne maintained an almost perfect grade point recently completed her PQ\t-ba calaureatc ,tudles he abo helped to dc• dramati ituation a~­ average in her college preparatory studies at E. R. 10 Japane!\C at CSU fresno. Ign a new math through whi h the pIa) Munuw High School. She has taken additionaJ ltCwnent progrum tor addre , in a power• courses in English and her essay on her father's Maria Michivo Gargiulo ltC eral hId1\- ful ~ , • i: u of vio• experience during the internment was publi ~ hed (Henry and Chiyo K"uwohora Memoriol Creative tri Is . lence imd dominati n in her school's literary magazine. Arts Scholarship $5,000.) Hollywood. Calif.; The Lynn hu' al\O been nctl e in th J CL and in a larger conlt of Marianne also has a strong interel>t in science American Film In5titute. helped to create the uthl!m alifomia Ameri an nati nat and ~"OIlomi and has completed independent study coun.es in "It is absolutel y impcrJtive lhat We make films Nikkel chapter he ha, o,crvcd (1" Edu alton molecular biology and immunOlogy. with something to ~y ... " Maria Ilrgiu lo has htllrpcr-.on ~lOct the hapter\ inc 'pilon. She will attend Brown Univer.;ity in the fall and been dc\Cribed as an uncommon filmmaker. "Her Lynn i, attending al·Pol POlllona. w rking she hopes to continue her studies in dance, lICience documentary films rene t values often forgotten toward, !I llIu,lI:r', degrcl! in umeulum lind and the humanities . in ur present omm !'Clal cullure-vulue\ ~ u c h InMru tion. 'he hope, (0 ,tud th ' u III '\'l!f11Cnl as social con\Cience and re~pect and t ll lcr J n ~ for pallcm, of Juran!: m'n an ,tuden". Stella Kinue Manabe others". (Professor Sho Soto Memorial Law Scholarship She has produced , wrillen and directed seveml Dorothy Birsic $1,000) Hillsboro, Ore., Lewi. and Clark award winning documentaries on such divcJ'\C (Henry and Chlyo Kuwohora Memorial Graduate Northwestem School of Law. topics ilsenvironmenlul concern!>. medi al ethics. xholarshlp $5,000,) Boston, Moss., Oown~wn As an "anthropolgist by education and a nco-natal care and teenage ~)( educution. Her Los Angeles JACl, Horvard Graduate School of humanist by inclination," Stella Kinue Manabe documentary on the history of ea ttl~ \ hinutown BUlinOSI ond Fletcher Graduote School of Low ond Diplomacy (Tufts University), M.B.A. ond Asian has been interested in studying and understanding Wali aired nationally on PB . Mariu alo;o produced the rules by which and edited Choices, an Emmy award wining Foreign Polley mo/or. cultures and subcul· "As the political. c 'unomie and cuflurul bond, documentary on I cnage runaways. I g hbo~ tures live so that she Maria was an outstanding student in Stanforc.l\ between Ule U .. lind itsA,iun n ontinu ' may apply that knowl· graduate program in film and communications. to grow. it is impcruti vc thUI \ e be prupnn..'l.\ tll Il pI and utld 'n.ltUld edge 10 the service of Last year she moved from Scuttle to Los An ge le~ tllo'>\! bdicfs. baek• others. to attend the American Fil m Institute to study th > gro und~ u s tOI11~ A Sansei. her fam· nnd art of dramatic feature films . She is urrcntly o~ ily returned to her working on developing a film on Taknrazllka. a dilTllroot to ollr n." grandfather's home• Japanese theater troupe that Is "part Japanese An'r 'omplcting her land after the war. She operct. part-Las Vegas revue, part-musical comedy first yenr at b(lth Hili'• spent much of her and all.female'·. vllrd mduat ' S ' hool childhood in U.S . De• of Business and partment of Defense Valerie Suzawa.. FlctcJlef mduntc Schools in Okinawa chool of lmv nud (NllObura Albara Memorial Graduote Scholorshlp Diplolllll y, DOMh which made itdiflicult $1.000.) Pravldenc., R.I.; UC BettI.t.y, for her to realize who she was ethnically. "It came Bloch.mlcal Engineering malor. Airsi . wiII nit ' uti 1\ SIlIl1I11 r scminnl' in a\ a surprise when r attended college in Hawaii Valerie Suzawa's interest io science began in to find Asians there spoke with accents and middle school lind conlinued riAht on up through Ht\kklli(]tl. Jnpnn. Fol· - lowing the l'ompl 'tion Caucasians worked as janitors and wailre~SCS . " high school where she took "as Iflllny courses liS After completing her B.A. in Anthropology at I could fit into Illy ~chcdulc. . ."Iler ex itement of her M.B.A. Ill1d h'r M.A. in Lnw mill the Univen.ity of Hawaii. StelJaand her husband about science has flourished in college lind she Diplomucy, she hupes to rotum to Los Aug ' lcs to work in n husiness positioll whl.ll shc Ctlll moved 10 the Mainland to work a~ archeologists has received numcrouN awards for her work UN 1111 in Colorado. She was contemplating a career in undergraduate studenl in chemical engineering at promote U.S .lJnpnll rehlliolls. friday, September 8, 19891 PACIFIC CrnZEN-7 Profiles: National JACL Scholarship Awardees arian Miura Delta, International Sociology Honor Society. She Jojiro T akano Highly active In extracumcular aCtiVIties, James (Mogoichi and Shizuka Kato Memorial Graduate graduated with honors in 1988 and received her (Dr. Thomos Yatobe Memorial Undergraduate is the vice president of student government and is Scholarship $600.00.) San Francisco, Calif.; UC B.A. in Sociology. Scholarship $750.00). Berkeley, Calif., St. Louis the treasurer and education chairman of Cornell's San Francisco, Medical School. JACL, UC Berkeley, Economics major. Asian American Coalition. He has lead workshops At the age of 7, Brian Miura's father enrolled Yasuko Fukuda HI have always taken pride in being Japanese on such topics as "The ModeJ Minority Myth, him in a judo class. He concedes that in his first American. My Japanese heritage is as essential to Interracial Dating, and Asian American College four years of competition he rarely won a match, (Chiroko Tonaka Shimozaki Memorial Graduate Scholarship $1,000.) Rochester, Minn.; San my sense of identity as my American upbringing. Admissions" . for even though he Francisco JACL; Mayo Medical School. I feel privileged that I During his past summer breaks from school, he competed in the light• Yasuko Fukuda currently attends the Mayo have two cultural per• has served as an legislative aide for New York est weight category he Medical School and has chosen to conduct her spectives from which State Senators John Dunne and Congressman was 25 pounds lighter junior year research at the Radiation Effects to draw my values and Raymond McGrath and worked as a lobbyist for than his opponents. Research Foundation beliefs. Jojiro Takano low income housing. However, through in Hiro hima, Japan . attends UC Berkeley countless hours of She hopes that this and plans to take a practice, he overeame experience will pro• double major in Thomas Patrick 01"f oole thi adversity and with vide her with skills to economics and Asian (Sumitomo Bank of California Undergraduate Scholarship $1 ,000) Oakland, Calif.; San Francisco perseverance worked effectively work with studies. Continually to develop the speed JACL; UC Berkeley, Political Economy of those in the Japanese active in campus and Industrialized Societies, major. and technique to win community at a future community activities, his first trophy by the Thomas Patrick O'Toole extended his time. he has also sought in• undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley an age of J2. He went on In the past, Yasuko volvement in theJapa• to win three regional additional year to study Japanese language and has been actively in• nese American com• history. This fall he will participate in Berkeley's titles, one national title and a second place in volved with the Japa• munity, and is both an active participant and leader international competition by the end of high Education Abroad Program and will attend Sophia nese American com• of such groups as the JAYS. Asian Pacific University in Tokyo. "J hope through cultural school. munity in San Fran• Council. East Bay A ian Local Development In overcoming his obstacles and achieving his immersion, to create an object mirror in which J cisco and San Jose. Corporation and UC Berkeley's Tomodachi Club. can examine myself. even as J absorb Japanese goals, Brian came to understand "that hard work She has volunteered many hours to work with both An exemplary student with a near perfect GPA. and perseverance were the e sential ingredient in cultu.re." youths and seniors at Chri,t United Presbyterian Jojiro hope to apply his knowledge of both Thomas has been described as one who bas the aspiring all of my aspirations". He enrolled in Church, Kimochi Home. San Jose Yu-Ai Kai and Japanese and American cultures in "working pre-med classes at UC Berkeley, where he was tenacity and determination to overcome obstacles assisted and participated in variou Cherry towards fo!>tering a symbiotic relationship between in order to reach his goals . During his ftrSt two graduated with departmental honors in Blo som Festival events. two nations." Neurobiology in 1988. And in 1985 and 1988 he years at Berkeley he took care of his younger In addition. Yasuko was a volunteer at UCSF brothers, worked full time in the campus police represented UC Berkeley at the National Collegiate Medical Center and Pacific Presbyterian Ho pital Judo championships. Miriam Murase department and maintained a full academic and tutored other students as well while completing (Sam Kuwohara Memorial Undergraduate schedule. He has also been active on UC In addition to his academic. campu and athletic her undergraduate studie at UC Berkeley. She activities. Brian volunteered many hours in the Scholarship $1,000) San Francisco, Calif.; San Berkeley's judo and karate team. In his senior received her B.A. in Microbiologyflmmunology Francisco JACL; UC Bettteley, Japanese major. emergency room at Oakland Children' Ho pital year. he founded a new undergraduate publication and Oriental Languages (Japanese) in 1982. A major goal for Miriam Murase is to become and coordinated Nutrition Awareness Week at UC Webs: The 8erk£1ey Journal of International "completely bilingual and bicultural." As the f1ISl Berkeley. £COfl()my. Thomas has also written articles for Jil Uchishiba recipient of the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Berkeley's Asian Students Joumal and is a member (KrutorolYasuo Ablko Memorial Undergraduate scholarship, Miriam of the Japan Foundation. Maya Kato Scholarship $1 ,000.00). Morgan Hill, Calif., Gilray partici paled in the an• (The keY. John Yamashita Memorial Graduate JACL; Whitwofftt College, Intemational Studle5 nual Cherry Blossom Denise Yamamoto SchoIarsttip $1,000.) Culyer City, Calif.; Gardena ond Cammunication major. Festival in Osaka, (Henry ond ClUro Kuwohara Memoriol Valley JACL; UC San Francisco School of "It has become imperative for my generation to Japan. She extended Undergroduate Scholarship $5,000) Oxnard, Medicine. take upon our conscience the plight of the Third her tay and conlinued Calif.; UC Berkeley, Japanese ond Economics i~ Through her I I years of involvement .. World and further the tolerance of unique her tudil!li 10 Japanese mojo,. gymnastics. Maya Kato leamed to "set pnontIes ideologie!>. rehglon~ at Sophia niverslty Denise Yamamoto i actively searching out the and ubordinate other interests in pursuit of a and beliefs that make in Tokyo originsofherfamily'sculturaJ traditions. She has primary goal". She our human ra c di• Miriam has indeed done countl interviews with her grandparents achieved her primary verse. It is important proven her "biculrural about her family his• goal and was a tor us 10 understand abilitiel" 10 both her tOl)', but COIlCedes member of the U.S. the "lruggl~ and academIc and e - "SomehoW I was able National Women', tnurnphs of h.lstOry a.\ tmcumcular activities to gain enough infor• Gymnastics Team well." he h:1.\ partiCIJliIled in mation to earn A' on from 1981-1983. Her Ji1 Uch"hlba credit, variou~ A\ian American \tudcnt aC!J\'lties on the th~ papers. but [ current goal I~ to be• her clear \Cn')\! of UC Campu\ and worked one summer a\ a J CL sense that the missing phY~lclan come a and values to her ~ pen• studenl Intern at NatIOnal HeadqullJ'1ers . I...al.t pieces of these frag• this fall he will attend cncl!s 10 working summer, flriam w rkcd for Bamara Bo cr. mented famiJ} tories medical ,chool at the group" both In the licpre..cntatlve for the 6th DI~tncl and currentl) are avaiJable only University of Califor• commUnll and on her .he I' a student IOtern 10 the offi(;c r Chikara through a single e - nia. San Francisco. campu\ A ~trJ.ight A Higa.,hl. member of the Japa~ let. peJience.--. f cdu ating this full Deni, will pam ipate in C Berkel }'. perserverance". She enrolled in Honors Collegium College\ A'ian American Awarenes' Wed... Japanese AmencUl1s. a.\ w II as tlM Americans Iud)' brood program and will anend courses and graduated with departmental and Currently ~hc developed an anti-racism waruh p about the richm!ss and beauty of Japane. Internati nlll Chri. tian niversity in Japan. "I college honors. for Whltworth\ Intercultural Council alld thb fall language, hist ry and culture." have 1M utmo t confi nee th t upon my return [n addition to her academic activities, Maya she hopes to declare a d ublt! major 10 International from Japan. th root of my h ri!age wllllie deep logged many hours as a hospital volunteer .and Studies and Communlcatilln. and ·trong within me. along with a re~wed sen observer. participated in the Hippocrates Society. James J. Kumpel of the importance fbeing a Japanese American." and tutored remedial students. l~bura Kldo Memorial Undergraduate Yoko Irie Scholarship $750.00). West Hempstead, H. Y. New Vivian Umino (Henry/Chlyo Kuwahara Memorial Undetgraduato York JACL; ComeIl Uniy.... ity, Industrial ond (Sam S. Kuwohara Memorial Undergraduate Julie Kubota Scholarship $5,000.00). Forett Hili., H.Y., Hew Lobar Relations major. SehoIarshlp $5,000) Seatde, Wasil.; SeatdeJACL; (Henry and Chlro Kuwahara Memorial Graduate Yodl JACL; Horvord-Radcllffe, Biology major. nle highlighr of James Kumpel':. 19811 Yole UniYlf'Sity, Englj5WTheatre Studies major. Scholarship $5,000.) Sacramento, Calif.; UCLA, Yoko lrie i.. a gifted young woman who believe .. ongrcs ionul internShip was to attend the Hou, i ian Umin i ,"urrentl sen'ing as neofour SacioI Wodl mojor. of Reprc\Cnlutivc'" debat on the n.>d ,~s bill, bri r Julie Kubota feelb e~pecially strong about the in sharing hcrtalenh and knowlcdgl! with others. JACL Nati nat Youth Representativ ' . In 19 8, A, a freshman at Harvard University, majoring in his angres, man and i inn \Va chairpe , n of th E.~ibits ommittee rights of the developmentally disabled and has wit.ncs~ th bill's pass• worked as a teacher. counselor and respite worker biology. she main• at the J CL National tainl:(l a 4.0 grade ag . "For four) 'IU'S. "' nlion, which for developmentally I wrote I ttcrs t n• disabled children and point Ilvemge. ~ang 10 " held in her h Ill¢• tht! Harvard Radcliffe gn:s~Jt1l:n and ~,()it rs town. cattle. adults. She plans to of vruiou~ newspap- attend UCLA this fall chorus and volun• In addition t her teered her timc to tutor rs. lIpoke ~fore hi '• work withJA L. Vi - to pursue a graduate t ry elus s nnd m· degree in social work . in Jupanese to other inn is also ncti"e in her Japanese American munity rgnniznlion ' , school thJ\)ugh Yale" Julie gives credit to distributoo petition, her family members students. Minority Rt ruitment "Having studlt!d lind pro.,ent;:d tilOlS pl\'>gmm and cwrentl who worked to over• . . .Thi. cxperi nc come both economic the Japanese langullge se!V~ chaixperson coltun: and history for showed me that indi• of the A- ian American and emotional hard• viduals, through or· ships as sources of II YcaJ"li, I believe thm rudents . xialion. one of my roles On gnni1: d Oorts. clIn Present! she i~n ct• inspiration for her muke II difference." work. "These hard• campus is to share this iog to dt1., 'lop II.Jnpn~ knowledge and undcrstanding with others." JlIl1leS cn.'dits thl' su 'ClIS of the n.'<1ress nese Americnn studunts gronp at Y Ill' whi h 'he ships only movement for shaping hi intere~t~ lind strengthened our family's commitmen~ to live our Trilingual. she also voluntccn:d her time to work hopes will cdu lIte ath I'S on ullural heritt\g.. )f a bilingual classroom in Boston's HiNpl1nic pI.lrspcctiv s. Currently II' lilt nds thl' SchOl.)\ of Jtlpnncsc AmcriclUls. lives fully . Through it all, we grew 10 closeness community and participated in a multicultul1ll fair (ndustnlll lind Labor R Illtions Ilt omell Vi"hUl is Illso Rctive III lK'r 'hul\'h and and in our promise to each other to do the best student~. University whtlre he hilS takcn ,'oU\'SCS in we could." She credits and Hister for forelemcnlury "Shnringjokcs with these l'OlIlmnnl{ nnd t)lunlli 'I'S lk:r timl.' to t\ll\)r re 'tit children in Spanish lind watching them leum II economics, civil righls lind inicOlntionn1 Il\w. In ,Ian i1l1tlliSl'lultS Iht\)u~h sirul l t mmtlnit ' providing pollitive role m~clli for ~er to pU.I'Hue uddition. he has been tllking illt nsivc 1'~)\II"Scw()rk acarcer in a helping profc~slon and gIVes specIal new English word lUll memories Ihut will ro!llllin S'rvi 'So forever special to me," in Jupllncsc IlIngulIgc lind culture. ntiw Illid c, pres, iw. i illlti~ t\git\QlI wrik'r credit to her mother. "Htr resolution for us 10 Yoko lrie sees herself UN "/I smull bridge IIlIIonS Jllmcs notes "us Ill\: Pl'(lt'clionist tl'vcr of illld m\l~Idnn tlut! hl1~ pllnkipm..: 1 ill Y ll~'s gambalte hat; deeply affected my life." Iin~s. Congress stirs IIl1ti.JuplIlIC'SC fI thL' Chorus. 'hul\lbcrl J\'hc~tnltlnd R 1(11 ocicty.lll Despite her circumslaIlCCs. Julie worked to put the differenl pcopll!s thul multe up (lur sociuly" lind hopes 10 combine her abilities in both the bnckground Ihllt I huv bi.'tlll dev loping III IIdditiot\ t\l Vi illn's ()lh'l' IlIknt!>, sh IS t\lS) an henelfthrough UC Davis where IIh~ ~as elected sciences and foroign Illnguagcs into II cuI'Ccr Oil II Japllncsc Illngullge Ilnd cultut'C be 'OI'O( S Illore U( ~o ll\plish( I Itltist UI\d hilS h Id I 'r Wl'n.. publi~\i 10 be a member of two honor societies: Golden rulevanl tilun vcr," tlIl~IWitl Key National Honor Society and Alpha Kappa multilingual physiclun . in Yllk"s qUlUterly • 8-PACIFIC CITIZEN / Friday, September 8. 1989 Profiles: National JACL Scholarship Awardees

Courtney Teru Goto Robert Irie Perhaps I am an anachronism. I prefer Monet to Junko Kaji (Majiu Uyesugi Memorial Freshmon Scholarship Warhol. Stravi nsky to Michael Jackson, reading Paulk• (Union Bank of Colifomio Undergraduate nerlO watching MTV, and in these preprofessional 80's. (Kenji Kasai Memorial Freshman Scholarship Scholarship $1,000) Sacramento, Colif., $750) p: Shinazo/Masako Irie, Forest Hills, N.Y. $1,000) p: YosuhikolYoyoi Koji, Toledo, Ohio, Notional JACL Associates. I plan 10 attend Princeton University. where I have been Sacramento JACL; Mills College, Political, Legal ~cc~pled Clevelond JACL. "Brilliant, perceptive. out tanding ...Top through Early .A:c.tion Admission , and major and Economic Analysis mojor. In ~1 ~ tOry and the humantlles. To me. history is an Multi talented Junko Kaji has been studying "What sets Courtney apart from many young notch ..." Robert lrie has definitely left a lasting excI ting story of remarkable people and events: daring violin since the age of Ihree. She has been a finalist people her age is her depth of commitment to area impres ion with his teachers at New York's me~ and fearless women. scoundrels and heroes, greal in numerous national competitions and in 1988 of her life from which she has benefitted ... " Stuyve ant High ac hI evements and wrelched failures. I believe it is es'>Cn• she was the youngest Active in her church, School. His teachers tial for people in a free ~ocie ty 10 have knowledge of member of the school and communi• abo unanimously history-a ~e nse of Ihe past-in order to know whal to American-Soviet ty, Courtney Goto has agree thaI Robert is a defend and whalto change. I also believe if we thought• Youth Orchestra, young man with a fully study how men and women oflhe pa I dealt with which performed effectively de• l.ife 's enduring problems. we will be better prepared monstrated her strong strong set of principles nationally in the U.S. and note that "his when those same problems confront us. leadership skills and I view myself as a practical idealist: I believe in and and USSR. in the future she hopes academic brilliance defend principles of justice and truth. bUll don 'l expect In addition to her to pursue a career in was further enhanced the world 10 change ovemighl, Mosl importanl, ram a artistic achievements, public administration. by his genuine concern ho~ful person. I learned my credo of hope from my June has received Courtney is ex• for others". IsseI great-grandparents and my Nisei grandparents who numerous awards and tremely active in her A gifted student, for years. along with their families, endured the priva• state recognition fOT church and has or• Robert's studies have tions of racial discrimination in Hawaii. Despite those her scholastic ~rim Yea:s: they went on to live productive and hopeful ganized conferences extended beyond the achievements in both normal high school lives. William Faulkner wrote that "man will not merely that have addre sed endure: he will prevail." English and science. the issues and con• classroom. Through honors program he has taken Becau<;c of the example of my grandparents' lives, I A thoughtful and reflective individual , she has cerns of Asian American youth . She has served variou courses in math and science at both Long s h~re Faulkner'S boP'7 for the human spiril Despite utilized her writing talents to work on her school's as the president of the Asian American Youth I land and Columbia universilies. In 1988. he gnevous problems faCing our planet, I believe man will paper during all four years of high school and in Caucus of the United Methodist Church and attended the Research Science In titute for prevail. My hope may nOI make one whit of difference her senior year served as its editor-in in large measure, Scholarship, $1,000) p: GeRlrdJShi%u1ta Lam, i n'tall bu ines related". writes Courtney. In her University in the fall and WIJl major in electronic engmeenng. but 10 the effort she Oaklond, Colif. pare time. she reads, relaxes or goes to Berkeley exercise.~ in analyzing "The courage and perseverance that enabled my with her friend .. aqu~ lion and probing parents 10 urvive and build a comfortable life for Rebecca Nakamura Angela Okajima for cVlden c". For us amazes me and inspues me to strive for (Mosao and Sumoko Itano Memorial Freshmon ~ ur vem she has been excellence" writes (Colonel Waite, Tsukamoto Memorial Freshmon Sdtolorship, $1,000). p: T okimune and T omiko Scholarship $500) p: AkiralSokie Nokomura, actlvelv Involved on aomi Lam. the eldest Okajimo, Bayside. N.Y. JACL the Purumou School daughler of a Chinese Chicago, III., Chicago JACL Proud of her Japane~ hentage. Angela ha.\ ~ dc~ribed 'pecch and debate unmigram father and Rebecca Nakamura' work has been studied Japane~ language and culture lor ten yea!'. by her teache~ of being of "superb quality 0 WIU, team and ha.\ a hieved a Japanese immigrant and hlC. been an active parllclpant 10 New York th Nat! nat F rensic mother. A traighl A intere ting twi ts ... "A National Ment FinaliM 'lty\ Japan Day League's degree of tudent at San Leandro and Valedictonan of Parade and Japan ~n1or cla~" honor he i a1'>(1 High .. Taoml has her Culture F~llval. he Becky's \0,11 and en• hIghly mlere ted In gained recognition for ha' aho ,crved a' Ihe thusia,m ha., carned InternatlOnaJ relallon~ and ha ~rvcd J..~ pw.ldent her dedication to her Japanc'>C eehlor of ~r of her 'oChool\ Amne~ty international chapler work In both her aca• her the affection re• hIgh school", \dna h~ receIVed numerou, 3\\ard. in -.e\craJ denuc and communitv spect of her fellow multicultural cla~~mate a ademlc \ub) I Engb. h, hi 10f} and ,ian activiti . he i a . publicati n, Magnu,. Becky is an out• tudlc to name a few . "\ ha"e not onh focused t anonal ferit Schol• Angela wa, a n humanllle.\ bUI have pUf'ued learning. m the ar and thi year be standing student and ~tr.light \tudcnt at hono~ math and 'oClcnce realm., J..\ well. Thc\'re all tOO receIved Nallonal COUJK'il of Tea hers of English' hlb received aroolO HIgh and dl~lncl IOteI"C ung he ha.\ aI been to\ol m a A hievement Award m Writing. for her work in completed h nor cd and State science com• mulLilud of campus and commuOlt} a lIVltle.\ Henea hel'i ha\ e dt: ribed 30mi as a person cour.es 10 Engli\h. dna has been ~tud ing Japan ~ for 12 y~ WIth "a high degree of personal integrity, a helpful petitions. Allhough Math and Arncncan she enloy' the and partICIpated in a lorelgn e cnange program at and cooperao\ e attitude and a genuine sensiti\it} Ilt\(ory Lasl ,ummer Kelo HIgh ch I to Tokyo . he hlU> receIVed to th need of othe~o.. a mi Ims given mu h academic challenges she altended C rnell Univer.ity f r adv.tn ed early a ceptnnce 10 Yale m\c~lty and WIll pursue of her tim to lunteer in a local hospital and i of the sciences she has al 0 been involved in such placement cou~ in Engli~h Ji(efuture. a double major 10 Engli~h and International a leader in her hurch" youth group. "My three diverse activities as the school's yearly dramatic Angela ha~ been dc-o,cribed a~ "a powerful productions, yearbook and v~lly tenm~ team. Relaltons with B \peciat on ntration In Japan yCQfSofw rke. periencearourchurcb' Summer contributOr to her school and commumty" and ne and Eru.t A Ian siudi and Engh~h . Day Camp progrnm gratified my d ire to help She was president of her school's Asian Club and who i, most adepl in gettlOg ther peapl to has received numerous yurosho honor awards at th ~ newl ani ed in the U.S. We provided contribute their time for the proJcct at hand She affordabl child care to immigrnnt paren ." her Japanese school's speech contest!>. u~ Akemi Ooka ha been an active partlcipanl in vari N mi \vill attend tanfard niversity thi fall. This fall she will attend Yale University where extracurricular activities at her lochool and hlC. (Tok Mo,;wchi Memorial Freshmon Scholorship, $1,2S0). p: MalOOltilDiane Oolla, WiIIlngbora, he h to pursue a career in pediatric medicine. she hopes to continue her studies m molecular volunteered much of her time 10 work as a Candy biology. NJ., Seabrooll JACL Striper at Deepdale General Hospital. A talented Through ut high , hool Akemi Ooka hlb been 'Aoy Virginia Tomita musician, Angela was also a kcy performer in her tnvolv d m a myri d of e trn urri ulnr 11 Ii itte.~ (Mitsuyvki Yonemura Memorial FreSh.man Miles Okino schools jau band. Scholorship $750) pi NoIM.tyaIT oeko T omito. (Union Bank of Colifomio Freshmon Scholarship Ilt WIllingboro High hoo!. kcmi \1: ks Oul This fall Angela will attend Columbia lead n;hip po. iti ns Mentor, Ohio. Clevekfnd JACL $1,000) p: Minoru/Editft Okino, Belmont, Collt. Univcr.ity and in the future ~he hopes to further h ha .. wum a the Amnze n River, San Mateo JACL and 10 h 'r own wortl~ hcr sludies 10 Japant~ by part i ipating in a study ~ red an nnd In ruiru, climbed A complete li ~ t of Miles Okino' ~ achievement, "cnJo. s the challenge pI In abroad progr.un in Japan. mOllntatns to Japan and Peru, and \."aJTIped on an and awards would require a ~pecial edition of thl\ of additlomtl laskan gInder, , . paper. Miles i~ recognized as a leader m his n.:SJl(lINblltty and I (1\ TOll1lla has Ie-d, ,'M hi\' illld a dent 'Iudenl bod v . Meath Bowen un oUI,wndlllg '(ucilml. mellh, ,hl' hu, 1i~1 wllk'runge 'fint '1\: '(' l'aplaln oj Ihe v;u'lly Natlol1ul Meril SdHllulo ht'r 01 achicVl'Il1Cllh !X'lt lnne I III her IS lun/.! and 1fI1prCS'lvc Shc hll' IX'cn :ll't'CPlcd In ~('ht14,)1 alld h\ bbl(,s . Ih• Irdck team 0 aSM \ "lIll,·rt lind tty ktk 11\ !!Iftro, ,1\' scoutma\ler lor Boy Pnl1Cetllfl Uniwi nHIt\'hilll! pand lind lhl'ollj!h its hilly Iw It\ \."..1 in Bmnll\'r f\\ t) Scout froop 700 (top \VII' dnll1l nUl(or Illr linn Adml~Sltlll (lIO• \ ('an. t\) :1\1\1\ ~ \ '1\ troop in the San Maleo IWO Waf. . Sht' hil' III hatk' dnn, tOg ,lIld Penin-,ula Dhlm:1), gram :Ind hupes lieen :tl'II\'e in ,tlld~'nt gllWllltllCnI nnd III \ ,ltwu\ ,'Olll\X'tro 111 11\' prc~idcnt of CSI- and major III histo Hlld l'!IIl1J1\IS I1cltVilil's, v(lI\lnt~l'l °d hl ~r Iltn ' In "lsI! ulilmal JUlIIl'l' ( Iym• the A\l3n Club. Bav Ihe humunitb. IIIU,IIl!! home, and ,dl\\ol' and hus pnt1iClpl1lt't! pit' g)m1\~lsII\' '1..)1\)• Dihtrict preslIJent III Pl'rhups wllu! dis il) a lli.'l'r lutoring pnipHlln . tlllguishcs Meuth h\11ll pelillOI\ lit II~C 12. , h' al1oo1..1 'I'll)" ' pl\' ~inl! the JUnior YUUIlj.! Ilt'r II ' \ lemil' achicvl.'l11el\l\ \I\','qunll divcN' h(,I'elf l111isltcall) thm\l!1.h art" \)rl ilml\It\)'llIg tht' Buddhist ASSOCiation, ,tarot Ihe ,t'hool \ annual olher Mullenls IS ht'r IIId Akemi hll\ l'omplClnl hllnl1l (o\lr.le' illt /llill. ~l) 11 I'm 11ll" wnlll'l1 pilln\). Aoy hll~ ~llIllkll.hrpanl'~' tl)( s \en y !1n. 0 mUbical production ... the list !!OCS on and on 0 English , IlIl1lh and ,d"lIl'.' Shc I .'l'iwd lin IlWI\I\! amI hll~ ~h:ll\'d hl'f I..nowl((h.~t' l)fJ pun's' lim\. ' Mile, is also involved in the San Matc() Japanesc wllrd . An III:com 1\\ Ibl' lOP tnkin!!, sl'ni(ll' III hl'\' Ollll! ' nnd wa, ~ he hH~ tllken of JIIPHllI.'Sl' Amcricllll intcOlu'S IIl\d hm, ~VOI1 \ ork with thl' H \ptl~1 'l'1)\llh lll'l.)\11 :lll.lht)s :\lSl) advanced placement cC)ur~e .. ill severoll subject winning Iilcrary nlfll-lUIIIlC oMealh hilS alsll edilcd \lirvcd ns wuill"ss III tht 11111111111 St'llbroo!t J <.'L II ncwsletter for the Al11crk'un Ex Prj l\o ll~'I~ (If' Wal hl' lt ' I tv huild hl)\1 '~Ill\' th di. I h ,\1\1 \.\! 1\\ Ilh arew.. His principal describes him .... "it well dinn r. pu~t ~ Mh\ fbI ,,11I"'\lan :t.'fVI '1'1\11 hi~ for the three yellrs. Ill'! fulul"l' /ownl is PUI'SlIl'lIl'l1\"l:l'r inllllenmtiulllIl Ih"lInilnl ApI 'I , rounded younll mall wilh lowl t'umOland uf 'r;~'~" lIere 0 in its complcte entirely is the IX1rsllnui sh \I 'hI A lIlt1lil'nl with n4 I ;I":ll!' I"l\)int ,1\ fUlure". Ahcrrcturning from a summllr in Jilpun , l'Uq)(lrut.' IIW lind AJ..l'rni will IIUIiIllI Princl'I()n eS~lIy Menlh MisUOli Huwen suhlllilll'd to Illl' t) will lx' II 1'1\'111 I sll1d'l\I in Ih filII ,It Miles will attend UC Berkeley lu major in Uniwr.litv this rlllllmi willllll\i IT in bllol A~inll Nutiunul JACL SdlOlllr~hip ('oll1llliUec: P111W~'(t\l\ \1m\' 'l~lt\' Chemical Engineering. 'Imdb, Friday, September 8, 1989 I PACIFIC CITIZEN-9 • Over $70,000 Distributed This Year In 39 Awards

Campus-Community SAN FRANCISCO-JACL' national Kuwahara ($5 ,000 ea): Yoko lrie, Harvard• Ronald Bryce Inouye scholarship program continues to grow in size Radcliffe; Denise Y. Yamamoto, UC (Gongora Nakamura Memorial Freshman Berkeley; Sam S. Kuwahara ($ 1,000 ea, Scholarship $500) p: Ronald/Lindo Inouye, Leadership Revealed and the amount being distributed. This year, Scarsdale, N.Y., New York JACL. a total of 39 awards have been made with agriculrure or related field preference): Vivian Ronald lnouyeJr. has received numerous prizes amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000 for a Umino,.Yale; Miriam Y. Murase, UC and awards for hi s outstanding work in math and as Important Keys total of$70,600. Last year, the total amount . Berkeley; Sumitomo Bank of Calif. ($ ) ,000, science. Bright, inquisitive and dedicated in his was $54,000 for 37 awards. a Calif. resident with busi ness, banking, ...-__....,..,....,..."""' __ pursuit of knowledge. By Hiroshi Uyehara The California-chartered banks, Sumitomo accounting, economics or international trade Ronald especially en• and Union (formerly Califomia First), have preference): Thomas P. O'Toole, UC joys the creative pro• illS YEAR the National Scholar- cess of finding the sol• ship Committee had the difficult task of re tricted award to California residents. Berkeley; Union Bank ($1 ,000): Courtney T. T Several other awards have preferences to Goto, Mills College. utions to problems. selecting the final 39 JACL National WeB-liked and re• Scholarship recipients from a field of nearly be honored as requested by the donors . Graduate Scholarships spected by his class• 350 outstanding and deserving applicants. The 1989 scholarship awardees are: Henry & Chiyo Kuwahara ($5,000 ea): mates, Ronald 's sup• As we reviewed the applications, we were Freshman Scholarships Dorothy Birsic, Harvard Graduate School of pon and "all around overwhelmed by the high level of academic Masao & Sumako llanO ($1 ,000 ea): Gayle Business / Fletcher Graduate School of Law consultation" is often sought out by his excellence and involvement in extra• lsa, Sherman Oaks, Calif. ; Angela Okajima, & Diplomacy; Ellen Somekawa, University Bayside, N.Y.; Tak Moriuchi ($1,250 ea): of Pennsylvania; Kristopher Kallio , Harvard peers. He has served curricular activities. as an motivator, arbi• In the overall scholarship competition, Adria Lyn lmada, Honolulu; Akemi Ooka, Medical School; Naomi Iizuka, UC San trator, cheerleader and many of the applicants had outstanding Willingboro, N.J.; Kenji Kasai ($1,000): Diego; Julie Kubota. UCLA; Nisaburo Aibara manager on a variety , academic records and had received various Junko Kaji , Toledo, Ohio; South Park ($1,000) Valerie Suzawa, UC Berkeley; of student projects and activities. Ronald has also academic honors from their schools, colleges Japanese Community ($J ,000) Naomi Lam, Chiyo Tanaka Shimazaki ($1,000, medical been a leader and "problem solver" in his non• San Leandro Calif.; Dr. Takashi Terami or cancer research preference): Yasuko and universities. The 1989 Scholarship science activities as well. He is an Eagle Scout ($800, preference to student interested in math Fukuda. Mayo Medical School; The Rev. and currently serves as the president of his church '5 winners were selected for their academic or science): JeffKoshi, St. Louis, Mo.; Majiu John Yamashita ($ 1.000): Maya Kato, UC youth group. . achievements in diverse fields and for their Uye ugi ($750): Robert E. Irie, Forest Hills, San Francisco School of Medicine; Magoichi Ronald plans to major in physics at Stanford commitment and leadership in campu and N.Y.; Mitsuyuki Yonemura ($750): Aoy V. & Shizuko Kato ($600, medicine or theology University this fall and hopes 10 apply the problem community activities. Tomita, Mentor, Ohio; Giichi Aoki ($500, preference): Brian R. Miura, UC San solving process uses in physics to his studies in both the sciences and the humanities. Active participation and leadership were arts, cience or music preference): Meath M. Francisco School of Medicine); Sumitomo the key factors in detennining the recipients Bowen , Anchorage, Al aska; Col. Walter Bank of Calif. ($ 1,000, a Calif. resident with of this year's schohlfships. The winners had Jeff Koshi T ukamoto ($500, political science or socio• busine , banking, accounting, economics or (Dr. T akashi Teromi Memorial Freshman served as officers in student government, political economics): Rebecca Nakamura. international trade preference): Lynn Otsu. Scholarship $800) p: DonoldlKotnerine Koshi, St. team captains in sports, editor of their Chicago; Gongoro Nakamura ($500): Ronald Cal-Poly Pomona; Union Bank ($] ,000): Louis, Mo., St. Louis JACL school's publications and were active B. Inouye, New York. N.Y. ;SumitomoBank Loriene Honda , Johns Hopkin University. "He is self-motivated to the point thai his organizers of student group such as MAD 0 , of Calif. ($ 1.000, a Calif. resident with Special Scholarships example often motivates those around him .. :' Jeff Koshiis an extraordinary student. A ationaJ Amnesty International and variou A ian bu ine s, banking. accounting, economic or Henry & Chiyo Kuwahara Creative An Student groups. international lrade preference): Douglas K. terit Scholar with a ($5,000): Maria Michiyo Garguilo, American 4.6 GPA. he ha:. In their communities, the winners learned Sugimoto, Sacramento; Union Bank Rim In tiMe. Hollywood: Aiko Susanna received numerous Japanese language and culture and they ($ 1 000): Mile . Okino, Belmont. Calif. Hiratsuka ($2,000, performing 3.rt.) fre hman awards and stare participated actively in churche , temples. Undergraduate Scholarship or undergraduate): Marianne L. Seto. recognition for hi boy scouts, JACL and other group that Saburo Kido ($750, JACL member Brooklyn. N. . : Law-Thomas T. Haya hi '\ludies in math and addres ed A ian American concerns. In preference): James 1. Kumpel. Comell ($2.500): Deanna R. Kitamura, CL La'>' science. In 19 he addition, many of thi year' award Uni ersity; Dr. 1l10m~ T. Yatabe ($750): S hool ; Law~ho afO\\. ($1.000): Leila won the Atlantic Pacific math cont~t. recipients, volunteered countle hours in Jojiro Takano, UC Berkeley: Kyutaro & Manabe. Lcwi & Clark orthweslern chool r A leader in a \'3.Iiet\ nursing homes, ho pital , enior and Yasuo Abiko ($1.000. journalism of Law: belE"lher Haglwarcl Financial Aid of school activities, - aJ..~hima, handicapped centers and worked in tutoring agriculrure preference): Jill N. chi!>hiba. ( 2,000): Wend) uluko Jeff has been mosl programs on and off campu . Whitworth College: Henry & Chtyo Harvard ntversit} chool of Public Health . active in his school' honor socletie:. and QUALLY IMPRESSIVE are the DR. KIYOSHI SONODA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ADDED has also volunteered Eacademic achievements of this year' hi \tme 10 tulor fello\\ tuden!!. through hi~ scholarship winners. This year most of the hool' tul ring dub. applicants and recipients had near 4.00 grade Application Timel:.,e for 1990 Process JefT ha been also aCO\e in the Japane:.e point averages. Many of the Fre hman American communi!). He ha:. been involved in October 1990 - ppli ations and bmchures thcJ Y andJACLforfouqean.andcurrent1) Scholarship winners are National Merit SAN FRANCISCO - The Japanese Amer• ican Citizens League announced the addition will be available from your local JACL Chapler -.erv~ 3\ J CL' tid\\esl Distri I Youth Finalists and have received state or national or Regmnnl Office. r, you ma) ...end a Illmped, Repre-.entati\"e. to the 1990 JACL national cholarship pro• recognition for their academic achievements \Clf·adcJre.,~'d envelope 10: J CL holar.:,hips JefT will anend California In liMe of gram the Dr. Kiy ~ hi nada Memorial in various academic subjects. In the and Award, Program, 1765 uner t. an Fran• Techn logy in the fall. He hopes 10 major in undergraduate and graduate levels, they Scbolarship which will be awarded to a cisco, C 94115. ph ,i ~. graduate student in the field of dentistry. advanced from their Magna Cum Laude, Phi Plca.'>C late the type of cholaThhip u are 10· The late Dr. Sonoda, a gmduate f U C Fre~hman. Beta Kappa , dean 's lists in highly (crested in applylOg for: nder• School of Dentistry, practiced in Los Angeles graduale, Gradual, Law, Performing Aro;, Crea• competitive schools to achieve National and throughout most of hi. profes ionallife. Dur• live Ans, or Ih' HIl.8 I\ am tudent id ,ani. Fulbright Scholars , to become a MCAT ing the war yeaN he was forced 10 evacuate March I, 1990 - II -reshman ,"cholllNhip instructor, to write two plays, and to to Gila River War Relocation Center. applications due at your local JACL Chaplllr. contemplate a computer model of the brain. Arizona. In 1946 he was inducted into the April I, 1990 - 11 olher M:hola.n.hip appli {I• lion are due 01 Nation I Headquarter.. ppli 11- Two are pursuing double majors, two are army where he erved a~ po. t denti"t at the bilingual and two are trilingual. tions should be ~ubmIIK'() in duplicQ,I' and UC'C'Otn• Presidio of Monterey, p nied by ALL )UPportlllg d umenlil (trun,cripl\, Each of the five members of the Dr. onoda had been an active member of letter of recommendation, ~r.onn l co;sa . Incom• wa ~ Scholarship Committee reviewed the JACL since 1948. He a past president plele applicalions will nOI be forwarded 10 th applicants individually. The Committee met of the West Los Angeles chapter and served ommitlce for I;onsidcration, over four times before making their final on both regional and national JACL commit• May 1, 1990 - AIl!,li alions wi ll be ~ rwarded decision. Amongst the awardees were 29 tees. Along wilh his wife. Mitsu, he was u I Ihe 1990 Natk1nnl cho\un-hip ommiuc'. women and 10 men, or three-to-one ratio charter life member of JACL 's ne ThOll, and July 1990 - . 'holruship wards to be un• Club. nounced. riding on the crest of a national trend. mOfli~ A longtime member of the outhcm Scph:mbcr 1990 - chulnl'\hip \ arc for• Although pressed for time, the commiltce warded to your sc h oo l '~ tinandlll uid offici.' lIfter Califomia Japanese American Dental Society, t'dgl' . \ en htlr fell into the swing of the evaluations and JA L reed c\ crilklllion QI cllmIlO1~nt. actually began to enjoy reviewing the many a life member of the American Dental Associ• It'u 'h ~ onsent Ihat . ~ lk~ applications, buoyed up by the high quality alion, Dr. Sonoda was also a life tn 'moor of "shl' and wntes Optimist International , a charter m0tnbcr Hnd h'r :'{In.'cit-nct!. t \ '11 of achievement and honors, a precursor of Douglas K. Sugimoto ~ hcn ~hl' mu ' be \' 'ry Illul'h thl" i ~'IH.'II\)lt" a bright future for these young people . We , president or the lillie Tokyo Towcr:-. Board ~hl1' p(l~ ' (,s'\'~ I\~ ~lf-rx'rl~ of IJirccton. . (Sumltomo Ba"k of Colrfomio Freshman Ithnugh 'I AT S('i,ll':S thecommittec, felt richly rewarded through Scholarship $1,000) p: Rolph/Pearl Sugimoto, Hnu il .~ 97 GP Cayk writ ,"It ·s (ionu t., hear, Any JA('!. member, Iheir children. or any this experience. Sacramonto, Calif" Sacramonto JACL. o l'rnnd(lvcr, thnllh~ !X'rsonI Unltil ':0'( malt 'r, American of Japanese anceslry may apply for [)\lLl&\III~ 'Ugi1l10tll " slrong I 'Udl'l,>hip 1I11 111111\!\ nod Ihnl thl: 0111 ' thing, Ihut l'OUnl are till' I' ,t The 1989 JACe National Scholarship the Dr. Kiyoshi Sunoda Memorial Schol ar hllve l'urnud him Ilw I I~S I 'l\.'QI un I udtniouklll of ~(,\ll\'l\ . PI\ '~idi.' l\t Ill' hb M'I'\' 'd I\~ dill'!' ('dill)l 1.1\' hl.'r ~ h,)(')I\ IlI'Wsf 'lPl'r ~c hool \ J) ' bll le 'Iub , i)oU!-!hl\ h(1\ \ (1) IIU!\lCI\)IlS ~n rlm\1k hn~ Miiko Horikawa , librarian in a private hchool ; deadline for npplictl\IC IIml 1\ ~d lc~ Jane Nogaki, MA , fonnt:r Bnglish tClIt'hl:f' , Amount or the award WllS nol indiclllcd in the L.A. Jmn1mli:m A'S':!. ' I ilion. Ilwl' lllllilllllli !L'wl/', gi lll'd ~ llId Nl t in 1Il1lIhl ' mlll k~. hH~ e \ tm~'\lm\.:llltU' environmental gnlh~r and mother 01 two Application J)rocedurcs 1Il'(Ivllit' \ . hl\lkl, l-f :-dl lind d b.\t' f)l.'culhltm Tcnll1l1nd hilSI \'('ci\lc Ilh 'gnld mednl C()Jlege-age studcnh; Studcnts be rull limc ... and hm. ~ ' '' ' ~ i I\~ \ BlllU i M('I)l~'r of who plan to Moiled in lIonon. Divisiou Mnfh 111 Ilk's. Hi /( Il ~ndK' I "l> Russ Endo, Esq., A ss i ~ tant City Solicitor, at a coBeg\.! or univ c l' ~ ity during the Fall of I\l\1nl'sly In(I'mnIIOlltll I\n I wus Ih' pl\'sidl'nt l'lf nOle Ihlll J)\1\1l/. lns h n~ vnhmlllll l"l'll mut'll 01 hi:-. Omnl High Sdu"lol's \\1 11Ih ('\)11111\1\011 .. 'IYU :-. Philadelphia, mcmber of AFSC Board and II ' J990 ar' cnc()ur:t' \ simply do 1\01 l'll " I W lIld tional IloadquUt1c\,S, 1765 Sullcl' St.. Sun pinus tl) pursue II nu\itlr ill busht ss IIdllllnislnH ion Ii!..!!' l\l inspil\'lhlllll SO III It Ih( y ~ )\Ild t 'I\hl'l~) Francisco. CA 94115. lit lJ Ol'l'kclcy this till!. think III\d Njoh, , ill thillkhlg". 1O-PACIFIC CITIZEN / Friday, September 8, 1989

THE CALENDAR THE NEWSMAKERS

~ ATHENS, GA. NEW HAVEN, CONN. ~ BUSINESS BRfEFS. Gary Shiohama The Board of Regent s of the Universi ty has resigned as asslsta01 chIef deputy to • Present-Oct IS-"Fleld s of Indigo and of Hawaii approved the appointment of Ed• • Sept 30-0 ct I-"On Apathy and Ac• L.A. county ~upervisor Mike Antonovich White: The Shibori Kimono of Japan," the tivism: What N ex t ~," a conference on ward George Seidensticker as the lirst Geargio Museum of Art, University of Geor• ASian American student activism pre• Soshitsu Sen XV Di stmguished Professor to assume a posllion with former city coun• gia In Athens campus. Hours: M- S, 9 om- 5 sented by the Yale Asian American St u• of Traditional Japanese Culture and His• CIl man Arthur Snyder's law fmn .. , AJan pm; Su, 1- 5 pm. Free. Info: 404 542-3255. dents' Assoc., Yale University. Info: 203 Tamayose was promoted vice president• tory , effective August I . He will be based treasurer of Honolulu Roofing Co., a sub• 436-1 963 . in the University 's History Department. An BOSTON internationally known scholar in the hi story sidiary of an Australian corporation, the NATIONWIDE Watkins Pacific ... Robert Kakiuclli was • Oct. 27-"ln Celebration of Vision," the and interpretation of Japanese literature, his named U.S. Bank of Washington's vice 10th anniversary of the Asian American • Sept. I S-"Looking East," I 0:30 pm, translations of the Tale of Ge/lji and of the Resource Workshop, S, Westin Hotel at F, Discovery Channel. Episodes also shown president-manager of hu man resources divi• novels of Kawabata, Tanizaki. and Mis• sion. Copley Place. Cocktail party: 6 pm. Dinner: 2:30 am T and II :30 am W hima arc standards in the English speaking 7:30 pm. Info: 617 426·5313. world . Soshitsu Sen is the current head of ~ Ken Kuniyuki, 16, of Torrance NEW YORK the Ur'dSC nke Tea Ceremony family of CHICAGO (Calif.) High School won a $3,000 scholar• • Sept. 20-Marimbo recital by Japan's Kyoto. His son Masayu ki i married to the ship in the finals in the Citizen Bee. He • Sept. 15--0cl. 8-David Henry Hwang's Mutsuko Toneyo, 8 pm, W, Weill Recital Emperor's cou m, the former Pri nces F.O.B., a comedy presented by the Angel Hall, Carnegie Hall. Tickets: $ 10. Info: 212 finished third in the nationwide competition Masako. in Washington conducted in June. By coin-• Island Theatre Co., the Centre East Thea• 966-2190 or 516 569-4738. ~ tre, 7701 N. lincoln, Skokie. Th-S, 8 pm; • Sept. 17- Nov. S-"From Bleakness .. Nancy Matsuyama, audit manager, cldence, one of the oral questions selected Su, 7 pm. Admission: $10, Th & Su; $12, :' on exhibit featuring the art of Mine Oku• Touche Ross & Company, has been elected asked of him, a Sansei, was to imagine that F &S. Info: 312 472-6550. ba Henry Sugimoto, Tokoshi Tsuwkl & to !>erve on the Board of Directors of the he was an American citizen of Japanese Ka'ho Yamamoto, the Gallery at Hostings• YWCA ofLo Angeles. She i the treasurer descent at the end of World War 11 . "It was DELRAY BEACH, FLA. on-Hudson. Municipal Bldg., Maple Ave. and board member of the California Youth DR. TAKAO SHISHINO at first hilarious. 1 tried to make a joke out Housrs: W- W, noon-Spm. Oct. I : Screen• Theatre and he serves as a United Way ~ Takao Sh' hmo, 0 .0., Los Angeles • Present-Oct. I-Buddhist and Shinto it" by striking a thoughtful pose. Kuniyuki Ing of The Color of Honor, 2:30-4 pm, the Talismans of Japan, the Morikami Museum volunteer on the AuditlQuarterl y Report optometrist for 35 years. was elected chair• was asked what chance he would have of Masters School Theatre, 49 Clinton Ave., and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Task Force Commillee. man of the So. Calif. College of Optometry the Dobbs Ferry, NY Oct. 1S. Internment, re• successfully challenging internment of Pork Rd . Info: 407 496-0233. board of trustees last month . He has served dress symposium, with Tom Kometoni & ~ Onetime Portland JACL president. Bob Japanese Americans. He answered cor• on the board since 1972. The Venice• rectly that he would not prevail because of Grant Uiifu sa, 2:30-5 pm, the Masters Shimabukuro, assumed editorship of Seat• Culver JACLer completed his optometric LOS ANGELES AREA School Theatre, 49 Clinton Ave., Dobbs Inter/lO/ional the Supreme Court decision that upheld the tie's semi-monthly, 1950 • Present-Sept 17- "Reconstructed Ferry, NY. IDIdies with a B.S. degree in at UC internment. Examiner, last May, succeeding Ron Bericeley and a Master of Optometry degree Realms" recent acquisitions of the Long Chew, with Ken Mochizuki as staff writer in 195 I. Shishino i active in professional Beach Museum of Art's videa collection, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF, and assi tant editor. Shimabukuro had been LBMA, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd ., Long Beach. and community groups, a longtime resident • Sept. I6-Wintersburg Presbyterian 1989 as~ i \ t ant Includes work by Rea T ojiri, others . Info and later acting edi tor of the Annual Food Festival, 3-9 pm, S, W,n• of Culver City, and maintains his office 213439-2119. Pacific Ci/l ze/l before moving to Seattle In with hi~ partner Randall W. Yumori, 0 .0 ., tersburg Presbyterian Church, 13711 Fair• early 1987. • Present- A TaXing Woman's Retum, view Ave., Garden Grove. Foods: Hawaiian at the Marina Eye Care Center. cinema I , Little Tokyo Cinema, 333 S style huli-huli chicken, chow meln, tenyakl Alameda. Admission: Adults, $7, senior chicken, teriyoki beef stiCks, fried wanton, an wered , "I believe that from talking citizens, $5, children, $3. Info: 687·7077 DRAFT RESISTANCE to the resi tel'S thai talked to Min Yasui, sushi & fresh fruit Also features ASian cul• Continued from Front PlIge • Sept. 9 & IO-Premiere of Hannah tural exhibits, donees, raffle, etc. Info. Tom Kusoh: An American Butoh, Daizakl Gal• he was representing the JACLand later, Wado, 714 633·7607, Mike H01chlmonji, lery, JACCC, 244 S Son Pedro St Reservo• In concl usi n, Kochiyama satd, "Let when the National Archive. opened 213 865·5622 tions necessorv Hours: W, 8 pm, Th, 2 pm. us , tudy redres~ for a moment. Ju~t c1as lfied documenl5, it was written that Info: 213 680·3700. • Oct. I-Orange County Sansei Singles about all of the t\sues tncorporated 10 3rd annual picnic. T Winkle Pork, Costa he and Joe Ma<;aoka repre<;ented the • Sept IO-Nikkei Widowed Group meet• redrc" are what the rest'ter. lned out JACL." ing, Su, 1.30 pm. JACCC Pioneer Center Meso, near the Orange County Fair. ~ked Social Hall, Rm 4-B. 244 S. San Pedro 51 grounds. Info: (both 714) Groce. 496-7779 for dunng thetr mal. Wartime JACL nother audien e member Guest Speakers: Mory Lou Romlrez, field ,,>r June 528- 7837 Op[lO~ these <.ame ",ue.. but were how Min Ya\ul differentIated between rep, Montebello Social Security office & ,mart enough to take over redrc\\ al ht ... ca<,e and the case of the Heart Moun• Meelan Chon, New York Life. Info 213 S~ N FRANCISCO BAY AREA the opportune lime Redre, proves thai tam draft reSl'ter., who he wanted to 324-5194 • Sept 25- Dinner meehng of ihe East Bav wartune J ACL \\Ia\ wrong 10 not oppos- c perate With the government. • Sept. II-"KSCI to Eye," 730-8 pm, M, Nikkel Singles, 6:30 pm, M, Lantern Restau 109 the g vernment and nOllighttng for Kochlyama <;aId he didn't kIlo .... how KSCi-TV 18 Topic: Koreatown Festival rant, Oakland Chinatown ~tance; • Sept 15-21-50nshira Sugoto & Son· • Sept 27- ShOWing of The Color of their con,utull nal nght\ dunng the Ya UI c uld take that !rom, then shiro Sugoto PI. II. Cinema 2, Little Tokyo Honor. 6.30 pm. W, Western Addition evacuatl n and lOcarceratton . . I ask t Id of an e planation he said ~UI Cinema, 333 S Alamedo. AdmiSSion: Branch Library, 1550 Scott St at Geary. in all stn CnI)' that war1tme J l lead• gave \\ hen Iron a ked the -.ame ques• Adults, $6; senior citizens, $5, ch ildren, $3. MIS vet Tom Sakamoto Will speak follOWing er. a knowledge thclr \ ar1lmc mis• tion a few year.. ag Info: 687·7077 show Free. Info: 415 346·9531 takes agatnst the Heart M untatn rets• • Sept. l5--0ct. 14-"Controsl," an exhib• • Oct 14-"Son5el Live." a fundral~ for "Ht e planation \\in.., a little btt ition of artwor~ by Mary Ichino and Armin K,moch" Inc, S, Gift Cent r, Brannon & ter. and the FPC leader. \ague. bUI it \\a that bastcall he chal• Muller, MOA Art Gallery, 8554 Melrose 8th Sts. Spansor reception: 6 pm Sanseo "We have to remember also that lenged the curfew before there was an Ave, W Hollywood. Artisl's receplton. F live 7 pm-I am Info: 415 922 2924. pc pic like Earl Warren, J hn IcCloy. e a unuon and he felt thaI tt discnml• Sept 15,7-9 pm. Regular hours M-F 10 Karl Bendet\Cn and Gen De\! itt all nated agam. I him on the basi. of hi om-6 pm S, 10 om-3pm; closed Su Info SAN JOSE 213 657-7202 stuhbornl refused to admit thetr war• ra candan c try fc urseatthetime. ml~takcs . • Sept. l5--0ct 28-"Cr055ing Cultural • Sept 9- Aki Motsurl Bozoor Japanes hme Wi ll war1UTlC JA L Min w~ a reserve offi er 10 the Fall I=esllval, 1-6pm, S. 566 N. 5th St Boundries," vanous multi-ethniC exhiblls in. leader.. suffcr the \ame fate'l" he asked anny and had anempted I report for c1uding ASIon Amencan and Asian tapin, Foods: Sushi, sosh,m" beel & chICken lenyak" yaki saba, manjU, bvrtered corn on Qu lions rvt e and \ a, turned away sponsored by the Woman's Building, 1727 anety of questtons trom th audt• N. Sprong St.lnfo 213221-6161 the cob, home· mode baked goods Info: "He went to the Jail in Cheyenne t • Sept IS--"Lone Nishikawa Solo Perlor• 408 295·0367 en e were then fie lded h the pan list.. . try 10 talk people out drafl re-;i tan c mance," 8 pm. F. Doizaki Gallery, JACCC, sked tf he could document the stat - becau ~ by that Ume the e a uation had 244 S. Son Pedro St AdmiSSion: $10 InIO: SEATTLE ment Ihal MIke Ma'i!lok,I dtrected R 01llill/Jed 011 Pa e 12 213680-3700 • Pre nt .oct 15---"Shored Dreams. 1m· ger Bald 10 of the to refu-.e .10 • Sept. 16-"Just for Laughs. Asion Amer- ages 01 the ASlon and Poclf,C Am IICan support the "'PC. Irons answered with icon Comedy Night." S, 8 pm, Doizakl Gal EXIX>f1 nee In Washington State," 0 photo REDRESS lery, 244 S Son Pedro St. Host Rodney exhibit and publication, Wing Luke A~Ian a quote from R ger OUOIel\ book 011- Kageyoma. Features Cold Tolu, YoshloBe, Museum, 407 7th Ave S Inlo: (both 206) e('llrm rion amp.\ U A. '" lell r from ollfUlm'd fr m Page 1 Peter Chen, Chima. Admission: $10. Info 624 5305, 587 6924 projcci dirCC ltlr Guy R bcrt ... on. the 213 680-3700 . Sepl 23 "Annuol Sukiyaki Dinnl'r, ' 4 10 appropnalc 50 milli n for Fi aI lIeart Mountain camp d",: lor, 10 Dil• Year 1990, m re Ihan d ubhng the • Sepl 16--Session II Public Speaking 7.30 pm, S, Blaine Memonol United lon Myer IInpli s that the J L nit Workshop single seSSion, presented by Methodisl Church, 300 1 24th Ave S Spon pre~tden t ', Nque'l and en ugh 10 m• Lake ity Headquarlcf", mn have re• LEAP (Leodership Education for Asion sored bv the Seattle For t Hill Lions Club, pcn'i!lte 2,500 UrviV r.. But \V mu. ( POCifics), S, 3--0 pm Instructor Warren proceeds to the scholarship fund Tickels. qu ,Icd Buldwin to -.end th" lelt r.· oduit~, nlo r ~ d III 1\::." Furutonl TUition: $40. Deadline Sept 12. $5, $4, \ & chlldrc·n 10 and and lhere\ J citation 10 !ellen- from " R h,l' donc a marv lOll J b at Info: J D Hokovomo, 213 485 1422. under Tlc~ets, Info: GI n FurulO, (both Rohcrt ..on to Dillon M cr. pril 8. 17 • Sep' 20 &27 and Oct 4, II. )I, 18 Ses 206) 453-2092 (d or 3237729 (e) I allng III rc than • 5,000 polentially sion Ii Public Speaking Workshop, pre- li nd 29, 1944 10 the WRA coli Ii n eligihle md t Iduab and n.'qu ~ I ed 'iOO sented by :..EAP (Leadership Educol/on for STOCKTON of the Iihrary at Berke ley." mill ion lor lh mpcn \ulion progmm Asion PaCifies). eoch Wed, 630·930 pm Iron!. added, " It do.>c ... n I ~y thut • Presen t Oc I 15 Exhibi t on the Rohw r, in 1990. TIl nllle " n W t: pc ted Instructor Warren Curutoni. Tuition '£ 150. this wn, Mike MfNIoku, but us Mike Deadline: Sept 12. Info: J.D. Hokoyoma, Ark camp, the Hoggin Mus um, 120 I 10 tll: t on ih nppropnutlOn. legisilltion M u~a ok a ~ t o tT 2 13 485·1 422. Pr·"h,ng Avp HaUl S I 30 5 pm, T Su, wa... the only 01 'moor 10 l llri nc I month ." tin'18 add :d. • Sept. 21-"100 Days After T,onanmen closed M. No odm l s~lon chorq Info: 209 Salt I ,a ~~ 'il at Ih time, by proce ... , 4624116. "I remutn cotlllniuC;'d 10 Ih ' pnnciple Square· An Assessment 01 Jt\ Impact on ot chmlO llltOIl . ll tle can dedit \.' thaI it Ihll( if Ih ' Um t ~d lute, IS to h 'p fai th Trade & Commerc"," Th, Sheroton Grandi' in fue l Robert ... on was righI , the n thaI Hotel, 333 S. Figueroa St Presenled by Ihe VICTORIA, B.C. \ illl thl' k lkr and ' PIOI oj Ihe iyil wus r 's(XlO ... ihle lor Bolllwll1 · ... leller." Foreign T rode AS~OClo t io n of Soulhern • P rt '~e lll 0(1 5 One.mon ~hlbi"011 Libe rttes A't, the compcnsUlilln pn Coillornio. Recepllon II 30 0m Luncheon: f" atullng ollqaml bv Danl!!1 Woynl! Noko (I·.dil or\ note: ortling I Ilorry gnlln mu~t be funded as t: pc l iti\)lI~1 ' Iiondll, JA ' I Il elltlqlHlrtef", ma have Noon Speaker Dr Wellington Chon, pro muro, Ihl' Art Guill!ry of Grea ter Vic tallo, and tis lull" tI , 11l"\lh h.'. I \ ill l'l)fll i 1\\1 fessor, El)st A Slon history, Dept of History, 1040 Mo's St. , ViC 1011 0, B C. Canodo. Info· heen (t llended 10 atlh"t tlll1e hy ~ UntlllC to work 10\ arlb lull fun din ' of the n."• Occidentol Coilege Rt'servollon $35, non Dr Bon y rill, curatOl, 604 384 410 I JACL I reMdent Suhlt ro Kido IIml al,ting memb,"r '. ~3 0 , FT A m£'muc:rs Pork lnq $6 drl'\\ pf\\gnltll ." ~l i n l: l a cO\ld udcd. nHtiunal '\: C I ~ t try l"t'iko bhidn. Mike Inlo 213 62 7 0634 l'IJIJf,Cl1t It,·m .. lo( 'he CtllrnUm mu,' I " 'H).t"MI' ~ ...... • S,·pt 22 "/ utumnfe\t '89," JACCC, I, n IdQu/)I,' ~po,,-d) (1' " II /J/y hmld ,mfl"'tI find Masnoku hfld vohtlllccred fur III • -I4211d 244 5 San Pedro St Info 213628·2725 mOIII.Jnl"~'" TllRfi W/f/(SINADVANrt I'll'" ,. in Junuary 194' lI IId Wtl~ co mplel til > • Sepl 24 .( A.C A. annual picnic., Su, '{Jf'C;fy (I tIny 01 nlql1r phon" cantu," (m IlJfthl'( If! Innning al Camp Shelh • Mis... . III th ~ (Qrmat,o" Born e-. PlJrk, 400 S. McPherro n Avl' , Man i1~ ~ hIPI l\.' t1 terey Pork Info: 818 308 ·041 0 or (both ' pring 01 1944 . The IIlIil \ 2 13) 394·8177 or 6644349 out in JUlie 1944 lor I\Unllx' .) • Sl'pt 75 Dcc I I " r radiltonal Japa IrIlt1 ~ mldl'd Ihal t,· ... 'al't'h I'm hi ... b o() ~ n('se Archlter tur,.. and Int/'flors," por t of tJ ED SATO ~ 11lI ~ PLUMBING & HEATING .Ilnrie'c' (/1 W(/r cd th ll t Mn \lIoka 12 port UCLA Extpnsion 1.''''''', "vl'ry M, Wlt ~ 111 l ' lo ~ l ' l'ontul't wtth IIl1ldwlt\. I 7 10 pm, Rm 2 11 , 10995 LI' COIl\l' Ave, RomorJol llnrJ nOpOIIY, W/lW l /lIII/11" Illrnllculi. Clilr/JO(JIJ (JISposnlN ~I ,~ Il ~, Wf'stwood Fee $295. Instructor Kaiehi Ihllugh Bnlllwitl . al.'l'lIIditl , to ServIng Los Angeles. Gardene Kowon(J Info 2 138259061 wn~ persollally .. l'l 'YI11PlllhL' lIl' tll • Sept 26 " Tokig i Noh," (Noh by tor (213) 321 -6610, 293.7000, 733-0557 the dmlt lind ('ml ew I '''Sll'IS, Ihl' nl! chlight). JACCC PlOfU Inf o~ 2 13 680 3700 (tollfll A 'Lll BOilrd WIIS aglllllNt Ihem, and he Ih r fore hull tll 'nn Y lIut t1w MONTEREY, CALIF. CHIYO'S policy 01 rl'lusing Hny assislllnl'c, • Sept 29, 30 & Oc t I Poston II Reunion , JAPANESE RUNKA NEEDLECRAFf "Wert' Joe MIlSIIOkll lind Min YlIslti Poclflc Clti.en Holiday Issuo Doubletr/:(! Hotel. ActiVities: Tour of the Pramlng, Dunk, K1I 8, LeNHUlIH, GlItH trying to pressure you un lxh Il1' 01 the 941 E. 3td St., Rm. 200, Las Ang les. CA 90013 Monter,.y Boy Aquarium, golfing, Fri . night 1943 Wt.1 n,1I Road, WII~ Fox~16-8213 mixer, Sot . Night Banquet, Sayonara JA Lor thc F81 or bolh'!" IItl\llhcr (213) 626-6936 • An.helm, CA 92804 .1714) 995·1431 Brunch Info: 408 372- I 354. qucstion. III whkh K( hi IImll Friday, September 8, 1989 I PACIFIC CITIZEN-11

5-Employment DEATHS JCCCNC Awards Nikkei Community 'Heroes' PC Classified Advertising JACL ASSOCIATE SAN FRANCISCO - Sachiro Nana• George Sakai. Sakai spoke of the hon• Mldori Fukuzawa, 92, naturalized Issei NATIONAL DIRECTOR mi. representing the Consulate General oree as one who shared his time, talent. pioneer or Santa Barbara. Ca li f., died Aug . Job ObjectiVes: Provides for the efficient 18 . She is survived by 5 Frank (Los Angeles). administration and operation of the national of Japan, was introduced by toastmaster 4-Business Opportunities headquarters. Promotes the organization's and resources for the sake of the com, d Yoshiko Asakura. Barbara. Plorence Yori Wada at the Fourth Annual goals. priorities, publicpo!lcy positions, and munity, a man who personified gen• Nakamura. Martha Tanji. Frances Kozaki, 10 programs Awards Dinner of the Japanese Cultural erosity. Okamoto 's generosity deFives ge. 8 ggc. 2 gggc. NEWSPAPER FOR SALE Qualifications; Bachelors degree from an Weekly newspaper and Community Center of Northern from his desire to return and share what Minoru Geuda, 84, fonner Japanese naval Established In Vlctorville CA accrediled college or university. Ability 10 California (JCCCNC) held Aug. 19. the community enabled him to achieve. officer who masler-minded the air auack on tor seven (7) years communicate effectively orally and in writ• Completely ccrnpulenzed ing. Mature in judgement and thinking with Nanami congratulated the six hon• Okamoto in hi acceptance remarks, Pearl Harbor , died of heart ailment Aug. 15 leadership qualities. PrevIous expenence in Tokyo. After [he 1952 U.S.·Japanese peace $145,000 negotiable lor cash orees for their volunteerism in con• stated that JCCCNC has now become Broker In a nonprofit setting desirable. treaty, he was commissioned a major general (619) 947-3635 Salary range: $22,6n to $38.786. tributing many hours of their time for a reality and that the Center is the in the Japanese Air Selr,Derense Force. reti red The position is located at the Nat'l Head• the sake of the community. He also heartbeat of the Japanese American in 1962 with President Kennedy awarding him quarters building in San FranCISCO. thanked those who contributed to the community . Okamoto expressed the the U.S. Legion or Merit medal for his work 5-Employment Submit your cover letter and resume to: increasing understanding of Japan and hope that the Japane e corporations as air force chier of stafr. and purs ued a career · JAOL Nat'l Director in pollti c~. In 1969. he lectured in the U.S .. ATIENTlON: EARN MONEY READING 1765 Sutter S1. the U.S. through their strong sense of would begin to become involved in which drew protests from veteran groups. BOOKS I $32.000/year Income potential. San Francisco, CA 94115 ethnic and civic pride. local issues just as they are embarking though wannly greeted by his listeners. In his Details. (602) 838-8885. Ext. BK 8181 . wa~ Opening date: August 21,1989 Six Honorees on the broader is ues through the first talk at Annapolis. Genda said the key Closing date: September 21 , 1989 Ruth Asawa, recipient of the Cultural United Way. torpedo attack plane~ to hit the neet. In year Easy Workl Excellent Pay! Award, was introduced by her long• before the war, pilot~ in the Japanese navy Assemble products at home. For further info contact Bill Yoshino. Ben Takeshita, recipient of the Com• wanted to prove thai they could defeat , Call for Information. time friend, Phylli Matsuno. Matsuno munity Award, was introduced by last battleships. much as Gen . Bi.Ily Mitchell did (504) 649-0670 Ext. 6581 . 9-Real Estate recalled that it was 16 years ago when year's awardee, Tony Yokomizo. in the old Anny air force . she first met Asawa, who was instru• Yokomizo referred to Takeshita as a Klml Hayakawa, 91, of Pasadena died HELP I Brand New Storybook Home In Looking to expand nationwide. Need people; 10 mental in integrating art into the San man who is holding two full time jobs~ Aug . 24. A naturalized citizen from Nagano• Carmel By-The-Sea California ken, she is survived by s George. Toshio. pan lime at $600 to $1200/010. and 6fullt'me aI French Normandy Design wI 3 Francisco school curriculum. In 1968, one as office manager of the Richmond $2000 to S4000/mo .• to help In our ,nternatlonal Asawa established the Alvarado Art Kazuo. and 5 gc. bUSiness. ImmedIate openings. 8ihngual enghshl BDRMS, 3BTH,Fireplace. Skylights. Employment Development Department Bessie Toda Igarashi, 71, or Los AngeIes , Japanes/Spamsh.Call (714) 756·8110 Bleached oak & Marble floors. Workshop, which physically IJ'ans• Orwflle 10, and the other as president of the Japa• a prewar star athlete at Belmonl High School. formed the school environment with 17905 Sky Pall< Circle Ste. N Exposed trusses and custom nese American Services of the East died Aug. 19 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hos• hvme. CA 92;14 windows complete 1he look. Add various art projects. The project even• pital. The Wyoming-bom Nisei is survived by Bay. Takeshita, who uses his bilingual your own finishing touches. tually expanded to 60 elementary skill in his profession and community d Karen Woodward, s Robert. I gc. br Lloyd schools. Matsuno called Asawa, a vis• and Jack Toda. Editor Priced to Sell $685,000 service, strongly believes in vol un• We are looking for a hands-on editor for a CAll (408) 626-TEAM with ionary. prolific, and selfless artist. teerism. He challenged the future gen• Vonejl Ito, 89, of Sacramento died Aug . Los Angeles-based weekJy newspaper with Chizu Iiyama, recipient of the Com• 26 at Mercy Hospital . A nalive of Mie-ken. a readership of 72.000 throughout the Joe Fletcher erations of Japanese Americans to look Cotdw~1 munity Award. was introduced by Mei he is survived by w Yoneko, sis Fumie 110 • United States. The candidate should have: Banker Real Estate ServIces into the community to otTer volunteer (Japan) and nephews Tom, Dick and Rodney Carmel (408) 625-3300 FAX (406) ~ Nakano, a oo-worker in several women • Experience with a desktop computer and 100 CIodI Tower PIac:e, Ste. '00. CamEl CA 93923 service to those who are in need. [(0. Editron (text enlry, editing lerminal for Mer• projects. Using an imaginary slide Frank Koichi Iwaml, 76, Tooele. Utah re• ganthaler's CRTronic phototypesetter). show as a background. Nakano high• Kazuyoshi Miyazaki, recipient of the Special Recognition Award, was intro• sident. died Aug. 16 at a Sail Lake City ho - • Experience in the field of print journalism. INVESlMENT lighted liyama's years of active in• pita! . A prewar Salinas residenl. he is survived • Degree in print joumalism preferred .• Pos• OR JOINT VENTURE volvement in civil and human rights, duced by Steve Doi, who credited Mi• by w Yoshilto. s Reed. d Judy Shaw, br James , sess interpersonal skills to worll with edito• A masterplan buying $200.000,000 worth spanning over 30 years. Upon retire• yazaki for establishing relationship and Wilbert. Noboru. and 6 gc. rial staff . • The editor will report directly to of Real Estate in the State of Texas. ment from early childhood education. linkage among the Japanese American Frank Minoru Klshimoto, SO,Moneta· the Chairman of the Board of Directors Sal· Arizona and olfler areas. commuOlty, the Japanese business born Kibei who was raised In Yamaguchl-Iten. ary IS commensurate With expenence The loan shall pay for itself within 7 years. liyama continues to contribute to died Aug 24 urvivlnll are w Teru. d Range ' $22.000 - 37.000 • Send resume II can be a JOint venture or strrugtllinves!• women's causes. redres , and other community and the community at large. and samples or prior worll to: Ullian KJmura, ment wIth Interes! only or Interes! & princi• Mlchiko , Ayako Fujita and 2 ge. pal authonzed for the panod. civil rights i sue. As a pecial ge ture, Miyazaki, an early supporter and major Chairperson. clo NalJonal YWCA. 726 Kiyomalsu Kobayashi, 10J, Japane-.e Broadway, 5th A . New Yorll. NY 10003. The Investor desires nego. donor of JCCCNC, flew back to San plOn~er. a floral lei was presented to her by Canadian died July 4 at Raymond. JI>POIN'H A""';~lI C;';CMJ LcgUIt: The units shall be Sl50.0oo and up ,"clud• Stephanie Miyashiro. Frauci co from his new post in Nagoya Alta .• GenerJI Ho'pital A Shiga-ken nauve, "" EqllOl OpporlUltitr fmplC1~r ing some hotels & motels; also needed Jeffrey K. Mori, recipient of the for the dinner. Miyazaki stated lhat the he came to Canada In 1918 to woril in the ·S10.000.000 for real estate secured by real !>a~mlll Community Award, was introduced by Japanese companies have nol fully been .. , WD' Interned al a road camp to Thun• estate. sen itive to the need~ of the communi• der River. B C . and Ihen I"med hl~ ,on Businessl RIE payable within 3 to 7 years. Kaz Maniwa who recalled that two Kilchl and Kihei in Alberta Aha wrvlving With 25 years expenence I know wha1 & years ago he introduced the other half ty. However. he noted that the trend are d Hut\ue Tanaka. Kmu Tamura (both AdvertisinaManag.er how to plan a generous IflCOme on your has gradually changed and now a Japan). 16 ge. and 20 ggc HI' Wife pre• We are lookIOg for a l:(uslness AdVertISing ,"vestment. of the dynamic duo, Sandy Mori. at Lee Pa.rl own A~ a cJ Sing remark. harles Mori• community. moto. executive director of JCCCNC'. ~ George Okamoto, who received the preM!nted the update report f. .knlllJ: (/1<' Cali/nitwit)' the ~ far Q,'<'Y In )'L'or Community Award, was Introduced by ccntcr'\ communlly hall gymnaslull' bUilding program which will be com· WHEREABOUTS pleh~J this fall. He reminded the guesls • Ouality R 81 E tate. The Anaheim Union High School classes KUBOTA NIKKEI 'lIp4'""''''~ G.-.ntp I)1.t'O\l.fU... P" "".r('11 IUl1t . \ ....'\\,,,.-1 . \ ...... ~ of 1943 and 1944 will hold a combined 45th· that $4OCI,OOO has yel to be nused ror Con",,,.~"""".B<>"d." \ .I. (,., " . J. ~mnlll""'- u..t"' •• rd::..n .... 46th year reunion Oct. 21 at Anahem. Any• MORTUARY 1111 \\ . Otomoit Dhd. '- ..d .... Q0015 om .... \bl", ;;!b..'iWl. 1( .. 1ft I", ;~~ one having whereaboUts of these persons the project. (2131 ~3.{"i2';12q • (.aU J .... or .. lo year\ Awards Paul H. Ho ,hi [n uranC'e were separated by tile tragic events of Dm• (2U) 749.14·,9 !l.);! - Iblh , ". 'Olt u.. It'•• " \ 1I~1I11 World War II. ner Committee was Yo Hlronaka. The OkkOb.}aoh.I om.",______IbI", UI-U,l;" R.... \1II91·L! 1---.~ 1943-Emest Hiraga. Hana Komakl. Hi• proceeds from the dinm:r will be used It 1(1I)·.nlI/U. I',,·.ilflollt roshi Miyake. Tl\danon Nishimori, Iwao NI· II ~u,ukIY I' ,("'II Mgr , "uhOl~ • ..I,II'lsr" shlyama. Hany Okamoto, WIlliam Shige• for the operation of the centl!r. _____ i":7'.. ,.-.___ ... kawa. George Shlgemasa. George Tamai, ~lo .. r .... t'ruh. \\ Itt" (.MId, Dan Shozl. Takeo Tamal, Tom Tanl. John TO PI. ACE A 'I,ASSIFIF:D t.:1 ..Id~ n~u,."" ' \\() ... ,".·ltI,.lico·.. i ... Yoshida. Learnin9 English with IlltH • '" I... ' .... , i_ ADlerI ... ""10:1 i 1944-Kuyiko Fujlnaka, Klmlyo Fukuda. JACL Mt.'I1lbcr Row for dll".. IRI.~ phonics maKes sense ~ (213) H.O-1373 I A.. &Juull" \\ alSun"iUt'. aliL Alice Kamezawa, Ruth Ikeda. Haru Ka• uds l~ 18 cenls per wUrdip"f I ~ue; $S I gawa, Ruth Nakamlne, Frances Nakashi• minimum. CIl~h wllh Qrder. Count u~ ma, Tsuglo SailO. Deo Tanahara. Jimmy tw()-w()rd.~: (0) city, bIllIe & lil'; (h) Tamal, Ruth Watanabe. Klmiko Toke. Kf· area code & telephone numbl.-I'N; (e) ~I mlko Takahashi. (Note: Girls' names are ail numl)C1'N up. maiden names.) 'UBUCAUcno

FOR l' emas " COUNTIBS. y tIMING COMPANllIS, r'ft..BA'CIFIC-BELL PLBE1'8 Daue BN'Ola. J • t:H WIN1' AQIN'ClIS "011iIRS ,)<, '(A sound/sonee-memory systom l~ TOKVO TRA V1<:L SEltVICE 'm which correots speecl1 and pronoun, ~o '4. 1111.101. ~s.::q lAO> Afljl<'lM 91.10 t I (1I13) 1\80-3, S~.,_SEPT. 17 liil 9 AM elation pattorns at onoa, and prov-.. ~ Idos a be Is fora simplified appro ~ YAMATOTRAVELBUnF~U ~altJf'. V. ."la. 1SOOI JWI'l'TlMPLI, an or INDUSTRY : ach 10 poken English.) .l! l!/IO!i s.,. t·.... I... St., II- Ol! ...... Atlfl~h,. ""It II it (1IIlll>ull-lI :13 ovu. S50 UNl1Ic·LICHT·MIDIUM"HlAVY DUTY nuos. CON .. : PronounelaUon ' .. ImpeRrai Lanes IJTltUctION WACHINIIl'Y~ VJHICla, Sl'llClAL 1Nl'lUl. C't4\\ ." N~ '''1:\\ Sl"lt.. ~ I ('tlltau,,"t, ~.I~ ~ OraU8C County ~ lIST ANI:) DaVe: 8IIZIID • VANI AND ~U8 ~ Accent Modification 10 I olIll ... t .h s. .... S ...I!.k (tI»)..:tS!S SURPLUS IQUJPa.tIINT. FOR INFORMATION ~ Ame(ican ConversUon -'-- Vioto.~ A. Kato (818) 330-9529 or 330-1994- (71<&. lI'U.7SS I • b:,,"'tiloon.1 n •• 1 bioI.'. FOR BROCHURES Indlvlduel or small group ITlO III••• I,III.d , . Snit,, ' (818) 330-8493 Office. or your location Unntl"jilon ''''...... t:A \I~M1 FOA CONSIGNMENT ~aa.a (818)968·3110 'Our' araeGodfMIOIII .. Free ool1lllJ",lIon TheV aupport 'VOUr' Pc. NATIONWIDE auctions are held at the Southem Oallfomla Facility on Ihe 181 and $pllOoh dlagnotla and 3rd Sundays of each month, continuously on beha" of Governmental Dr. Ronald T. Watanab Agencies, Utliities and Private IndLllll'V. Oonllgnmenta 01 Quality Equipment GUNL 7.liJtN" ClUI\I,..ttAt: · I~)t1 and Vehicles are aooepted on a oonfinulng bals. Private party paaHn!lor VOICE "ND SI'I1ll(,11 SPE 1A1J$T IS; s.",. At'8 1II",lk.. 1 "rio ( :~ .. ,.r vehIcIea are not acoep4ed. (:113) 734 . 1203:.s . IIl11ili . t1d.SI •• •.. iIIiN~ OSL2189 phCh_~ ••~ (0"'" , S ...'.A .... (!""lI7UI t714)lIStI. 12-PACIAC CITIZEN I Friday. September 8. 1989

1000 Clubbers Gear DRAFT RESISTANCE JACL PULSE for 1990 Convention Continlled/rom Page 10 been completed and he telt that It was DIABLO VALLEY Enmanji Memorial Hall. Films: ftazu ment," Sat., Sept. 23, Cal State Hay• Whing Ding in S.D. a matter of good public relations that • Safe driving course for senior citi• & Tsuri Baka Nissizi. Free: donations ward. Fee; $20Iteam. Round robin for• SAN DIEGO - Those who have taken the internees support the government zens, 9 am-I pm, Mon., Sept. 18 and welcome. Info: Bruce Shimizu, 707 mat, mixed A. B. C & D. Refres h• the 1000 Club Whing Ding trip to Japan and the military and that it made them Fri., Sept. 22. Administered by the 544-5672. ments for all, trophies for finalists. Info: (All 415) Betty & Tom Mori. 415 in 1971 will have a reunion during the look disloyal and unpatriotic if people American Association of Retired • Baseball game. Giants vs. Astros, People, instructed by Shug Madokofo. 10 am. Sat.. Sept. 23. Price: $ 16.' in• 846)4 165; George Hirota, 415 449- 1990 National JACL convention in San resisted. Anybody who knew Min 8831; or Howard Morioka, 415 830- knew that he was a very complex per- Info: 415 521-4504. eludes bus ride, continental breakfast Diego on June 17. and admission. Seats available: 50. Re• 0757. Features include a photo contest with on and probably there were a lot of DOWNTOWN servation deadline: Sept. 15 . Info: appropriate trophies for the best photo different motivations for the different Bruce Shimizu, 707544-5672. Items publicizing JACL events should be type. stands he took." • The 60th Anniversary Celebration of wriHen (double·spaced) or tegibly hand'prlnted taken in 1971 . "Bring all your pictures the Downtown Los Angelc~ JA CL and maife.d at least THREE WEEKS IN AD· to see how we looked 20 years ago," Referring to earlier statements by Chapter, Fri., OCI. 13 , Biltmore Hotel. TRI-VALLEY VANCE 10 the P. C. office. Please include contact reunion promoter Dr. Frank Sakamoto Emi and Kochiyama that the blame for Keynote Speaker: Rep. Robert Matsui. • "Mixed Double~ Tennis Tourna- phone numbers, addresses, etc. of Chicago announced. the situation was with the government, Info: (both 213) Lillian, 822-3363 or AId Ohno of West Lo Angeles they were asked .. . . . why then do Jimmy 734-4273. stated that he will head a delegation you keep blaming the wartime JACL 1989 TANAKA TRAVEL TOURS from Los Angeles. Tad Hirota, past Na• leaders for taking the path they felt they FLORIN tional 1000 Club chairman. assured he had to?" Emi said that he felt the war• • Annual Spaghetti Feed Dinner Exceptional Value -Top Quality Tours will head a de legation of 1000 Clubbers time JACL should have been neutral if Dance, Sat .. Sep\. 23, Florin Buddhist Hall. ENGlAND. IRELAND, SCOTLAND (Good Accom & Most meals) ••• (17 dys) AUG 12 to San Diego from San Francisco. anything, but that they attacked the re- GRAND EUROPE VISTA(7 countries) ...... (17 cfys) SEP 9 Eddy Jonokuchi. 1000 Club chair• i ters with "more venom" than the JEAAPSATNCHOKKAlDO& HONG KONG ...... : •• (11 dye)SEP25 FRESNO man of Milwaukee, promi ed he will Referring to earlier statements by JAPAN FALLADVEOAST & F. ALL FOUAGE (2 de""'".--- 're. dales' ' ...... (10 dyS) OCT 2 & 9 • " Run in the Park," Sun., Sept. 17 . GR . D NTURE (Hong Kong eld) ...... " ...... (12 dys) OCT 9 not only have a kit of Milwaukee. but Emi and Kochiyama that the blame for . AN FAR EAST (Taiwan/Singapore/BangkoklPenangIHKG) ...... (14 dye) NOV 5 the situation was with the government, Woodward Park. Me Vicw Sheller. he will head a delegation from the Mid• - CALL OR WRITE TODAY FOR OUR FREE BROCHURES _ they were asked " . . . why then do Late registration: 6-7: 15 am: for kid\;, west. Dr. Tom Tamaki of Philadelphia. until 7 am. Races: 1K run (age limit presently the chairman of Mike Masa• you keep blaming the wartime JACL of9), 7: 15 am: 2 mile (include, wheel• oka fellowship Fund. says he will not leaders for taking the path they felt they chair divi,ion\). 7:30 am: Strider. 7:30 had to?" Emi ~aid that he felt the war• TRAVEL SERVICE only head a delegation of 1000 Club• am: & 10K run, 88m. Info: Donald "11 O'FAJ'IREU ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 bers but will arrange a kit at San Diego time JACL should have been neutral if Kancsaki. 209 435-6510. (415) 474-3.900 on the 17th. anything, but that they attacked the re• "So, Jet' all get our time schedule sisters with "more venom" than the GREATER L.A. SINGLES set so all of u can make our debut." "hakuji,," new papers. • Gencl"dl meeting. 7 pm. Fri. ept. Sakamoto encouraged. Kochiyama later said, "I think that 8. Founders SavlOgs & Loan. Gram· reconciliation of all Japanese Amer• er y & Redondo Beach Blvd .. american Holida\{ lravel icans, whatever way we think, is in Gardena. Program: "Empowerment: DO YOU HAVE A NEWS TIP? How 10 Tal.e Control 01 Your Life." Call the news desk, (213) 626-3004; or order. If wartime JACL acknowledges its wartime mistake, there could be Speaker: Bobbie Minami. LCSW. 1989 TOUR SCHEDULE send the dipping with dale and source by a Info: Kei I higami. 213 663-7648. FAX (213) 626-8213, or by mall: Pacific reconciliation ... • Annual cholar;hlp Fund Dance, SOUTH AMERICA JAPANESE HERrrAGE TOUR- ...... Nov 1 ·12 Citizen, 941 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, Hokoyama concluded the forum by 7:30 pm- midnight, Sat.. Oct. 21. Japa• Jam uS and vlS/l the beautiful and hlSlOncal counlne$ CA 90013-1703. of eRAZIL· Rio de J8tI8Iro, Sao Paulo. Iguassa Falls and thanking Paul T uneishi , a former di - n eCl.llturallnstltute.16215S. Grnm• AJ'IOENTINA . Buenos AlrajJ. Meet WIth local Jap~e triCI governor, Miyo Senzaki, a ercy PI.. Gllnlena. Mu .. ic by aka. Ad• and learn aboullhelf BJCpenaocBS & history. Tour PrlCe.S2250 00 per person/lWln. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER PSWDC Board member, and John mi,~ion : 10 in advance, 12 al the Two-month trial subscriptions are Saito, PSWDC regional director, for door. Tickcts & mfo: (both 213) An• offered to prospective subscribers. ORIENT HOLIDAY TOUR ...... Nov 24· Dec: 8 putting the panel together. as well as nabelle Lee. 327-0099 or Emy Saka• JOin us on a dalight/ul tour 01 Hong Kong SIngapore Please send name and address to P.e., moto. 324-2669. Bangkok, Chiang Mar. & TaIpeI. flIpenence the anoeni attn: Subscriptions, 941 E. 3nJ St., Los thanking the three paneJi ts for their cultures. be!luulul6Cerl6nes. dlnner/culltJral shows AogeJes. CA 90013-1703. participation. & shopptng bargaJns. GOLDEN GATE Tour Pnce . 52295 00 per personJlw1n. • Public forum on Tule Lake. 7:30 pm, Availal:le Exclusively To lACL Ffl .. Oct. 27. J ACL National Head· quarters. 1765 uller St, an Fran• For further tntormatlon and _tv.lions. p ..... writ. 01 call : Individual Members And CI'iCO. Public In itcd. Info: -lIS 956- 3955. AMERICAN HOLIDAY TRAVEL 368 E. 151 St.. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 625-2232 The YAEKO JACL HEAOQ 3913h Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA91505 (213) 84!H833 • "An American Promi..e." a fund • ERNEST & CAROL HIDA (818) 846-2402 JACL-BLUE SHIELD raising dinner acknowl dging the wp• pon of the Americnn Jcwih Commit· Health Plan tee, the Veteruns of Foreign Wars and the all Francisco Chrmriclt! 1ft the INTERNATIONAL - DOMESTIC - Y08IYOS~ ps,"agc of HR 442. at.. epl. 23. Hyatt at Union qUIII'C. lockton & PO~t h . No ho~1 cocl.toil:.: 6 pm. Din• COMMUNITY TOKYO RT$535 I .. ner: 7 pm. Info: 415 921·5225. Quality Blue Shield Coverage MILE-HI TRAVEL (415):;;:90 At Special Rates For IACL Members • "Bump & Bur-B.Que," c ed ARC-lATA Appointed ~ .. + friend,hlp d uble~ volleyball loum - , 5237 College Ave •• Oakland, CA 94618 Hospl~lIs 'hle subject to. d ...~ , • Your Choice Of Doctors And menl. 8 am. at. cpt. 9, B rk ley • Wide Range 01 Benefits l~ludlng Prdessional Services, Park. hcridun & 1·70. nlry C e: $251 ....---JrolPASS - HOTEL - RENT-A-<:AR . Hospi!alization, And Dental Coverag& tc:.m. Info; Kar n To ota, )03 337- • Includes HEAL THTRACsw - a personal wehness program to 8095 . help keep you healthy Japan~~~~~ll.~~~ Club • Ove~ 36,000 Physician Members To Help You Save On SAN DIEGO • crcening 01 rh,' ('0101' of fhmor, 3 3131 Camino del Rio North, #1080, San Diego.. CA 92108 Out.()f·Pocket Expenses pm, Sut. Sl.!pt 16 . Ki~u Urtl·I1'. • Up To $2,000,000 in Ufetime Maximum [3eneOts 1260 1rt.! A c.. hulll iSIU. Free TOURS AND CRUISES • Worldwide Coverage Comment' lolhlwln)! the IiIOl hy l)lIul EI.lilll Sug;rnuto. Inn'lg;ng Din: 'lll r ~ : . mi Kmhida. , u . • A JACL Endorsed Health Plan Backed by Nearty 50 Years KUYllniu. rormeJly (ll llw IVII Inlo; rnll.hl... • l oS. (, no) 8ii·~777. t' t. _15: HI';:, 'l. t-II'F: Fa:-..; Of Blue Shield Experience Mil\ll(l Tomilll. (; I t) SIN 1012. JOSF. JAPAN JACL members 18 and over may apply to enroliln the Blue Shield SAN • convt:NIlIllI1,II Engli,h ~ · In .. , rut of California Group Health Plan sponsored by JACl. Applicants and ROUND TRIP TO TOKYO l1on·I·lll!li,h 'flCn\"ing 'upanl"~ " FROM LOS ANGELES, PORTLAND OR SEA TTLE dependents under age 65 must submit a statement of health accept• umk'r Clln\lUl'I"IIIlI1 Ilthert: j, enuugh WEEKDAY wnKEND able to Blue Shield before coverage becomes eHecUve. Members inll'r>"I. Il'ntlllivley set hI h.-gin in Jun. $715 age 65 and over, covered under Medicare parts A and e, may join 1l)9(). Inlo: "ay Oun. --IllK 21}. 1250 Trovel from Sept. 16 - Dec. 9 ... , ...... •. , ••...•. $66S or writl' In J Act ., 5(;) N. 51h SI., , un $140 without a health statement. Trovel from July 16 - S pt. 15 ...... , $690 Jose . CA 9511:!. Trovel from Dec. 15 • Dec, 31 •...•.....•...... $690 $740 For More Information, Write Or Call Today: SONOMA ~OlJNTY (415) 931-6633 • Jl\pl\lIl'~l' "II1{!UIt1tl' 111\11 ie, (En~IINh JAPAN ,uh title,). 7: '0 Pili , I ~ ri " Sept. 15 , TOKYO from $1090 ------Indud ~s round trip ali on CONTINENTAL AIRLINES from L s ngel~:s , Se

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