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By Marsha Aizumi
ith the Supreme Court ruling in favor of biological sex, I have no doubt that he will be harassed same-sex marriage for all states this year, In the spirit of all families matter, and humiliated once again. There is no way that he W the JACL delegates voting in favor of an this had been identified as a will be seen as female. emergency resolution to be a "vibrant ally" to the Going into the men's restroom, there is a possibility trans gender community in July and Caitlin Jenner that a civil bounty of no less than $4,000, plus bringing hans gender visibility to the forefront, you GENDER NEUTRAL attorney's fees, will be placed upon him. It is a would think that as a mother of a hans gender son, I no-win situation that could only bring the potential of would feel overjoyed to know that the world is moving physical hann to my son. in the right direction of equality for the lesbian, gay, So, what are some possible solutions? bisexual and trausgender (LGBT) community. One solution would be to have designated gender• While I celebrate these victories and applaud all neutral bathrooms. This would be a bathroom that can the wolk that is being done, there are still reasons be used by anyone. When I have used a gender-neutral for me to be scared for Aiden's future. One of them bathroom, I know there might be men in there. Perhaps is a California initiative called the "Personal Privacy RESTROOM the first few times, it felt stran ge to me. I was not used Protection Act" to it. Now, I don't think anything of it. I remember , ' ' . . ' , WHY? ' , , . If this initiative becomes law and a trans gender watching a television program called "Ally 11i::Beal" person doesn't use a bathroom in accomance with their and going to a trendy restaurant in Chicago - both biological sex, then the law puts a civil bounty of no had co-ed bathrooms. I thought it was kind of hip and less than $4,000, plus attorney's fees, for that "willful fun. I wasn't afraid. violation" in the use of public bathrooms. Not all bathrooms have to be gender neutral, but I shudder to think of this becoming hw having a few makes it easier for individuals, especially because many years ago, Aiden had to endure the Gender-neutral bathrooms make it easier for individuals to trans gender individuals, to feel safe. It doesn't cost embarrassment of being handcuffed by mall security feel safe when using them. a lot of money to make a bathroom gender neutral. with plastic ties because he went into the female I have attended conferences where they have just restroom, and women thought he was a guy. slapped on signs that say "Gender Neutral." My This was at a time when he was still identifYing as right place. After Aiden transitioned to be male and began husband replaced a women's bathroom sign with one female. From that time on, I am sure that he never felt to use the men's restroom, he hasn't had to endure the that showed both males and females could use it safe in the women's restroom. Once he even told me when humiliation of these types of incidences. The cost was minimal. a woman ghred at him as he walked into the women's Now, where would my son feel safe if this initiative restroom, he pulled up his T-shirt to prove he was in the becomes the law? If he goes into the restroom of his » See CONVERSATIONS on page 12
A YONSEI TRANSPLANTED DO YOUR HOMEWORK
By Matthew Onnseth
hen Duke University freshman Brian Grasso "immoral," as he went on to state in an opinion piece for the his own copy of "Fun Home" and determining the morality learned that the book assigned for his summer Washington Post in the wake of the controversy, is beside or immorality ofBechdel's memoir for himself, he kept it W reading project grappled with themes of sexual the point shut - and his mind shut, too. identity, parenthood and finding the courage to be the per• Christian moralizing does not disturb me. Attempts at I'm going after Grasso, but I'm guilty of the same crime, son you know yourself to be, he did what we would expect censorship - "Fun Home" was removed from a city library in a way. We all are. any decent, 18-year-old kid in the US of A to do: He refused in :Missouri, the University of Utah and the College of We look for sources of information that tell us that we're to read it, and he took to Facebook to call foul, naturally. Charlestown - do not disturb me either: In the digital age, right - articles, essays, the dialo gues of particular politi• In his post on Duke's Class of 2019's Facebook page, so long as people want to read a particular book, they'll be cians - because we can't stand being wron g. And in some Grasso wrote, "I feel as if I would have to compromise able to get their hands on it ways, the diversification of the media has pandered to our my personal Christian moral beliefs to read it," due to the What disturbs me about the Grasso case is that it's the self-certainty. book's "graphic visual depictions of sexuality." perfect distillation of an attitude so pervasive among my Most news agencies now cater to a particuhr clientele. The book in question was "Fun Home," a graphic memoir generation - an attitude of absolute self-assurance, marked Comprehensive newspapers and news stations that count written by Alison Bechdel; "Fun Home" details Bechdel's by the total absence of that quivering question: What if both the religious and the areligious, both conservatives and childhood in Pennsylvania, her gradual awareness of her I might be wrong? This self-certainty reigns unchecked liberals alike amon g their ranks, the kind of institutions that homosexuality and eventual coming out and her compli• because, as Grasso so aptly demonstrated, we refuse to read can hold contrasting points of view simultaneously without cated rehtionship with her closeted father. anything that might tell us we are. imploding are few and far between. The book, far from being the tawdry pornographic rag It would be one thing if Grasso had read "Fun Home" be• So now, many of us patronize bookmarked news sites that Grasso, the Duke freshman, made it out to be, has been fore objecting to its depiction of a lifestyle that he considers that slant decidedly in our favor; we turn the TV off when lauded by critics, spending two weeks at the top of the New immoral - only Grasso didn't even read the book. Grasso a politician we don't like is speaking; we scroll through our York Times' best seller list and selected as one of the paper's chims he looked up a summary ofthe book online, which is Twitter feeds for news, which contain only the thoughts of top books of 2006. where he learned of, in his own words, the memoir's "por• people whom we made a conscious decision to follow. However, the validity of Grasso's chim that the book is nogIaphic nature." And so rather than actually opening up » See HOMEWORK on page 12 4 Oct. 2-15, 2015 COMMUNITY/NATIONAL PACIFIC" CITIZEN JACL NAMES MERISSA News Briefs/APAs in the News
NAKAMURA AS ITS Four Keiro Facilities Set to Be Sold for Sept. 15. $41 Million to Pacifica Companies The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the NEW MINETA FELLOW LOS ANGELES - Four year. The prize is the world's most important Keiro f acili ti es - Keiro literary award and has the power to transform the WASHINGTON, D.C. - Merissa Na• @ Retirement Home and Keiro fortunes of authors and publishers. kamura has been selected as the 2015-16 Intermediate Care Facility in Yanagihara, from the United States, is the author JACLNorman Y. MinetaFellow. Keiro Boyle Heights, Keiro of "A Little Life" (Picador), the story of four Nakamura is working out of the organi• Senior HcalthCarc Nursing Home in lincoln college friends who confront the bleakness of life. zation's Washington, D.C., office and be• Heights and South Bay Keiro In a recent interview, Yanagihara said of her gan her yearlong fellowship on Sept. 21. Nursing Home in Gardena - are set to be sold to book, "It should feel like a binge, somewhat, an Nakamura is a Yonsei hailing from Salt Pacifica Companies for $41 million; escrow is set experience that demands your attention and Lake aty, Utah. As an undergraduate, to close early next year. surrender: the small and large moments that she served as the JACL Salt Lake City Last week, Keiro and Pacific formally agreed punctuate any human life distilled into a Chapter president and youth representa• upon conditions approved by the Attorney concentrate. " tive and was an active student leader in General. Conditions of the sale reqnire Pacifica to The winner will be armounced at a formal dinner the University of Utah's Asian American operate the facilities for the next five years in the in London and broadcast by the BBC. Student Assn. way Keiro has provided, including its handling of Previously, Nakamura worked with 2015-16 JACL policies and insurance, resident care, Japanese Popular Mark Keppel High School the University of Utah student popula• Norman Y Mineta Fellow cultural services and number of beds. Basketball Coach Joe Kikuchi Arrested tion to examine the campus climate for Merissa Nakamura Keiro Senior HealthCare will continue to LGBTQ students in an effort to create operate as a nonprofit organization. MONTEREY PARK, discrimination documentation and policy Representatives of the organization say it will use CALIF. - Joe Kikuchi, 56, recommendations. the net profit of the sale, about $37 million, to of Monterey Park, Calif., was She is passionate about creating safer spaces for those in the LGBTQ expand its program to educate the Japanese arrested Sept. 24 on multiple community and hopes to continue bnilding relationships with queer and American community about aging. felony counts of sexual transgender communities of color. Nakamura is honored to be selected for Pacifica Companies is a for-profit real estate assault, including lewd and the fellowship and looks forward to working with the Japanese American company based in San Diego. It owns hotels and lascivious acts against a community and broader Asian American Pacific Islander community. housing in the U.S., Mexico and India, as well as minor. Kikuchi, who - National ]ACL Staff operates 55 senior facilities in 14 states. resigned his position as the girls' basketball coach at Mark Keppel High School on Sept. 15, is ABC Reaches a Historic High for Featuring accused of having an ongoing sexual relationship 18 Asian Regulars in Its Fall Season with one of his players, a 16-year-old junior. Police began investigating Kikuchi on Sept. 15 LOCAL SAN BRUNO The Asian Pacific following a report made by an Alhambra Unified American Media Coalition School District administrator, who heard rumors armounced Sept. 17 that ABC of an "intimate" relationship between the coach OFFICIAL SPEARHEADING will feature a historic high 18 and a female student. That administrator then Asian regulars on its new fall alerted the Alhambra Police Department. primetime schedule. Mark Keppel Principal Jacinth asneros and EFFORT TO BUILD The previous record of 16, Assistant Principal Khevin DeVaughn were also held by NBC, was reached during the 2007-08 placed on indefinite administrative leave as the season. district begins its own investigation. TANFORAN MEMORIAL Joining returning shows "Fresh Off the Boat" Kikuchi, a widely popular coach who oster aty Councilman Steve campaign. and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will be transformed the school's basketball program into Okamoto is spearheading an Notable local officials including "Dr. Ken," starring Ken Jeong and Suzy a powerful CIF state contender, is set to appear in Feffort to bnild a memorial to Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) and Nakamura, and "Quantico," starring Bollywood court Oct. 23 for his arraignment. recognize the trials and tribulations U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San star Priyanka Chopra. of those who were held captive in a Mateo) are scheduled to attend the "This marks a remarkable comeback for ABC," Tad Egawa Named General Counsel of Japanese intermnent camp at the event. said Daniel M. Mayeda, co-chair of the APAMC. California Department of Housing and The organization has met armually with the top Tanforan race track in San Bruno, RHAA Architecture is slated to Community Development Calif., during World War II. bnild the memorial, which will four networks to advocate for more diversity and Nearly 8,000 people of Japanese also include a reconstruction of a inclusion on television since 1999. "A few years SACRAMENTO - Tad descent were forced to live at the horse stable door that will be ago, ABC had the lowest number of Asian Pacific Egawa, 48, of Sacramento Tanforan race track, most of whom inscribed with the nearly 8,000 Islander regulars amongst the top four networks. was named general counsel made their home in a horse stable names of those who once lived at Now, they're the acknowledged leader in diversity at the California Department or barrack bnilt along the race the camp. and APls are a significant part of that success of Housing and Community track's infield during the war. A smaller plaque is currently story," he said. Development, Gov. Jerry If approved, the memorial would located outside the Shops at Brown armounced on consist of a sculpture inspired by a Tanforan to recognize the Hanya Yanagihara Among Six Authors Sept. 2. famous picture of two young girls intermnent camp and its history Shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize Egawa, who earned his J.o. degree from the University of Southern California School of Law, who lived at the camp that was there, but Okamoto is hoping that LONDON - Hanya has been assistant commissioner of legal affairs at taken by famed photographer the larger memorial will finally Yanagihara, al ong with the California Bureau of Real Estate since 2013. Dorothea Lange. It would be give Tanforan the long-overdue authors Marlon James, Tom Prior to that he was deputy attorney general at placed in a plaza located in San recognition it deserves. McCarthy, Chigozie Obioma, the California Department of Justice, Office of the Bruno's Bay Area Rapid Transit The goal is to bnild the memorial Sunjeev Sahota and Anne Attorney General from 2009-13 and a shareholder station and the Shops at Tanforan. qnickly, as many of the relocation Tyler, have been armounced at McDonough, Holland and Allen PC in 2009, Okamoto, who lived in the camp's occupants are elderly. as the shortlisted authors for where he was counsel in 2007-08. Tanforan race track along with his Of additional importance is its the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. This position does not reqnire Senate parents and siblings in 1942, is set educational value to inform current The six authors were announced by Chair of confirmation and the compensation is $145,008. to host an event on Oct. 31 to kick and future generations of its Judges Michael Wood at a press conference on off the memorial's fundraising importance. • Egawa is a Republican. • PACIFIC. CITIZEN COMMUNITY Oct. 2-15, 2015 5 HOW TO FORMER JACL SCHOLARSHIP SAY GOODBYE WINNER PUBLISHES MEMOIR Author Marie Mutsuki Mockett reflects on Diana Morita Cole publishes 'Sideways a nation's mourning and takes a personal Memoir of a Misfit' ormer JACLscholarship journey to Japan through her latest book, recipient Diana Morita Cole's memoir, "Sideways: Memoir By P.C. Staff F of a Msfit," is set to be released on Oct. 22 at an event in Nelson, he Newport Beach Public British Columbia, at the Touchstones Library Foundation Nelson: Museum of Art and History. welcomed author 1furie T "Sideways" is published by Diaspora Mutsuki 1-1ockett on Sept. 24 Press with funding from the Columbia to speak about her new book Basin Trust and the Columbia ''Where the Dead Pause and the lhe Kootenay Cultural Alliance. Japanese Say Goodbye." "Sideways" chronicles the childhood Several years after her father D ead of a Japanese American born a prisoner died unexpectedly, Mockett found a nd t he in Minidoka after her family was herself in a dark place, and she expelled from Hood River, Ore., in turned to Japan for closure. cI a pa nese 1942. As Cole set out to research and 1-1ockett's family owned a write her memoir, she was amazed to Buddhist temple located 25 Say discover the depths of anger Japanese miles from the Fukushima Good bye people experienced during the war. Daiichi nuclear power plant In "It was a really mind-blowing 1-1arch 2011, the earthquake and experience to realize tsunami that struck that this wasn't just Japan devastated unique to my country the surroundin g and to my family, community. As but it was happening Japan mourned throu ghout the Pacific the thousands of Rim," Cole told the people lost in the of a Msfit' is about Nelson Star in a recent disaster, Mockett imprisonment - based interview. "I would begged her cousin, only on ancestry - and be misrepresenting the temple's priest, to resettlement. It is the very myself if I said I'm leave, but he refused. portal through which we not angry, but one In his response, view the hidden aspects has to channel that he told her that he her journey in the book. of three important cultuIaI anger into something needed to stay to Considered one of Japan's icons: William Hohri, who productive. I'm take care of the souls most sacred places, Mount led a massive class-action trying to achieve some form of of the community's Doom sits in the northern lawsuit against the United transcendence, of self-understanding, but ancestors. region of Japan and is an extinguished States; Iva Toguri, who was convicted I also want to add to the literature that The author's personaljoumey to volcano. It was 1-1ount Doom that was the of treason and subsequently pardoned; examines the displacement, imprisonment Fukushima began as a way to start a inspiration for 1-1ockett's title, as a river, and Roy Mki, who was born in exile in and resettlement of the Nikkei in the dialogue with tsunami survivors. The Sanzu-no-Kawa, runs from the lake through Canada." Americas." narrative in her newest book follows her the mountain before emptying into the The first chapter in "Sideways" was According to 1-1artha Nakagawa of the into the homes of tsunami survivors and ocean. 1-1any stories originate from the published in the New Orphic Review and Archives of the University of California, into temples, where she spent hours in river, as it was thought to carry the souls shortlisted in the Open-Season Competition Los Angeles, "Sideways shatters any myth meditation and discovery. of the dead seen walking along the river of the 1fulahat Review creative nonfiction that newborn babies and children were In a recent NFR interview with 1-1elissa through 1-1ount Doom before pausing. category for 2013. Cole's book was unscathed by their unlawful imprisonment Block, Mockett found comfort in mourning, Here they slip into the underworld and is also nominated for the Pushcart Prize inside American concentration camps saying that "of course, grief is special and considered the last place to say goodbye. Anthology for 2015. during World WarII. [Cole's] amusing private, and everyone's grief is unique, and The libIary and its guests held the reading In addition to her writing career, Cole, and piercing revelations about the exile the person that we have lost is unique. But along with a short question and answer who has lived in Canada for more than and resettlement of the Morita family there are all of these wonderful traditions, session where guests were able to have a 40 years, has initiated projects to help are a welcome addition to the history of which take individual pain like that and cast copy of ''Where the Dead Pause and the diminish racism and foster justice, peace the Japanese Americans. Cole's book it against the backdrop of human suffering. " Japanese Say Goodbye" personally signed and environmental awareness. concludes with a soaring anthem to the Where the "Dead Pause and the Japanese by Mockett She is also the founder ofthe Seventh Japanese-Canadian experience." Say Goodbye" also looks at haditions like The LibIary Journal also gave the book World, an association of biracial couples Cole's story begins inside her mother's paper lanterns in honor of the dead, or a review as "~kett mixes memoir, that created a writing contest for London womb, where she overhears the internment Taro nagashi. The hadition is often carried travelogue and a study of the sociology of Ontario K-12 children to promote racial camp doctor speculate that her 44-year- on during Obon, a period in August when death to look at how the unique character harmony. This program has since been old mother may not survive childbirth. the spirits of one's ancestors return home. of Japanese spirituality helps individuals implemented in several other communities "Luckily, I, a mere fetus at the time, had During this time one can go to temples or and the nation cope with loss .... This throughout southwestern Ontario. big ears, so I turned a somersault in utero locations to purchase a paper lantern to illuminating journey through loss, faith and Cole currently resides in Nelson, - one of my rare moments of grace - and write down the name of those they have perspective will appeal on both readers of British Columbia. my 44-year-old mother survived," said lost. From there, people can visit a river or Pico Iyer and current nonfiction on death Cole. ocean and place the lantern on the water to culture .... The author's uniq ue access For more information on how to Rita Takahashi, professor of social work be carried away by the current. to Buddhist priests gives the reader a rare order "'Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit," and gerontology at San Francisco State 1-1ockett also visited 1-1ount Doom view into one of the richest death cultures e11U1il [email protected] orvisit University, said, '''Sideways: Memoir during her time in Japan, and she recounts in the world." • www.diasporapress.net. 6 Oct. 2-15, 2015 IN-DEPTH PACIFIC. CITIZEN SAN DIEGO vows TO NEVER FORGET The City of San Diego proclaims Sept. 19 as 'Never Forget' Day during the San Di ego JACL gala, whi ch also honore d Ni se i Veteran s and commemorated th e 70th anniversary of (Top) the end ofWWll, -- ~ =:::: ..- =- ~ "Allegiance" producer By Tiffany Ujiiye, well ," said San Diego Gty Councilmember Wendy Assistant Editor Chris Cate, who gave the proclamation for Gillespie and :Mayor Kevin Faulconer. "Remembering the hi ll ed wine glasses and spirits Japanese Americans and never forgetting gala committee tapped one another throughout a that history and generation is critical." chair Robert Ito during the special evening dedicated to the The proclamati on comes after a long• C reception tOOth and 42200 Regimental Combat standing partnership betwcen the Asian Team, the 11ilitary Intelligence Service and American community in San D.ego and Nisei veterans of World WadI and their local politicians. San Diego JACL worked families. All were gathered at the Mlniott with then-Assemblyman Marty Block when :Mission Valley on Sept 19 as the San Block was the primary co-sponsor of the Dego Japanese American Gtizens League Assembly Bill that created Fred Korematsu presented ''J:'.Jcvcr Forget, " a gala commem• Day in California. orating the 70th anniversary of the end of "I know that San Diego' s entire Asian WWU. Also featured was a special preview American community is very proud to have of Lane Nishikawa's newest documentary a Filipino American on our Gty Council," (From Jeff) JACL's Carol Ka wamoto, 'Never Forget" Fonner JACL National President and Sheldon Arakaki, Ken Inouye, David Lin, Special recognition was given not only to current Pacific Southwest D.strict Governor David Ka wamoto and Priscilla Ouchida the Nisei veterans who served during WWll David Kawamoto said. ''We are extremely but also the San IAego JACL, as the chapter grateful to State Sen. :Marty Block for the chi, Toru Otarles Iguchi, Martin Lloyd Ito, was presented a proclamation from the City wondetful proclamation he provided for :Masami lwataki, fhny Hareo Kawamoto, of San IAego proclaiming Sept 19 as our gala. " Satoshi Kida, Yasuichi Jim Kimura, Mnom 'Never Forget" Thy. Actress Tamlyn Tomita and Lee Ann Koide, James Kondo, Koji Konishi, James "We give thanks for the Nisei generation Kim, executive director of Pacific Arts Suikichi :Matsumoto, Shigem Moriyama, and those who served our generation so Movement and a longtime news anchor for Thomas Mukai, lsamu Okamoto, Kiyoshi well and made history so KGI'V -10, the ABC affiliate in Okamoto, Nobom Sakaguchi, Fred Segawa, (Above) tv1asayoshi Tsuida served San D.ego, wannly welcomed Harry Shinagawa, Roy Tadashi Someda, in Company C for the 442ndl the evening' s attendees. Abe Tsukasa Takehara, Jack Tanabe, l 00th Regimental Com bat Team. The gala also welcomed Joseph Tanabe, Robert Tanabe, Henry Tani, Edward Urata, Ted Teruo Wada, George petfonnances by Stacy Yama• Takei went on to remind everyone how Otiyoji Yano and Giichi Yoshikawa. moto-Squires, who sang the the veterans "opposed unjustintemments. A moment of silence was given to the "Star-Spangled Banner," and They are the foItotten heroes ... and we brave soldiers and their families, and a multiplatinum songwriter recogni-re tile great legacy of the amazing special recorded message from Adm. Hany Harold Payne, who played Nisei generation. Tonight, we pledge we "QJiet Heroes." B. Hanis Jr. , commander of the U.S. Pacific will never f0Itet" Command, was played. Adm. Hanis is the "Since 1990, the U.S. War The gala's theme echoed filmmaker-actor first Asian American to achieve the rank of I::epartment estimates that we Nishikawa' s newest documentary "Never admiral and the highest-ranking Japanese lose 1,100 Forget," which is currently in producti on. American in tlle U.S. Anned Forces. World War II Attendees were given an exclusive preview In keeping with the theme, JACL San veterans each of the documentary, which highlights local Diego Otapter President :Michael Kurima day. Tonight, San D.ego Japanese American veterans, we have 33 stressed tlle importance of tlle gala and to their fami lies and the fami lies of those never foItet that "the heroics of the 442 and Nisei veterans veterans who have passed away. the incarcerations we endured during the represented Nishikawa has written plays and film s war may just be stories from a movie ora by their about the Nisei soldiers for the majority of families, " book to the younger generation." He went his career, and he has attended big reunions on to say that the "gala and the documen• Kim said. across the nati on looking to remember and tary that Lane is putting togetller are pieces Veterans honor those who served. of a program that will help infonn our and their "ltismy way of saying 'thank you' to children and our children's children on the families them for their courage and sacrifice; time is sacrifices our community has made and included not on our side," Nishikawa shared with the the bravery and allegiance that we Joseph and P.e. "It is a chance to share their legacy have shown." &nest Coz, with the generations that have followed. Actor-activist George Takei also gave tlle George It also is a way that we can ensure that veterans and guests a special message from Furuya, Dr. grandchildren and great-grandchildren New York. "[My] spirit joins all of you at (From Jeff) Actress Taml yn Tomita Shigeru Hara, understand, reflect upon and own that tlle gala, commemorating tlle end of the and Lee Ann Kim , executive Fred M, legacy, so that they can pass iton to World War II. On booth coasts there in San director of Pacific Arts Movement Hashiguchi, future generations." San Diego JACL Chapter and KGTV-1 0 anchor Henry Diego and here in New York, we pay President Mchael Kurima Hashiguchi, tribute to tile veterans and support the Leo fhshigu- courage," said Takei. » Soo SAN DIEGO on pago 8 PACIFIC. CITIZEN IN-DEPTH Oct. 2-15, 2015 7 A LIGHT THROUGH THE BLACK AND WHITE The J, Paul Getty Museum showcases the work of celebrated Japanese photographer Ishiuchi Miyako in a new exhibition,
By Alissa Hiraga, Contributor
lements of violation, loss and re• demption are at play in Ishiuchi E Myako's grainy black-and-white photographs. If these photographs eerily manage to stir a sense of familiarity within us, perhaps it's because these elements are not unlike what we attempt to confront and reconcile in our own lives. These works introduce us to a fascinating artist, and now, the general public will get an inside look into her work in a new exhibit entitled "Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shad• ows" at the 1. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, in Los Angeles. The exhibit, which is set to run from Oct. 6-Feb. 21, 2016, will feature more than 120 photographs that rep• resent the evolution of the artist's career, from her landmark series ''Yokosuka Story" Hiroshima (1976-77) that established her as a photog• #69 (Abe rapher to her current project " ((}0 L j:) Hatsuko) Hiroshima" (2007-present) in which she 2007 presents images of gannents and objects that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. "About eight years ago, the Getty Muse• As Ishiuchi Miyako explained, um began a concerted effort to expand our "/ do not wish for viewers to get East Asian photography holdings and since any particular message from that time work by Japanese photographers my photographs. There are has become an important part of the collec• no captions, and / am happy tion," explained Timothy Fbtts, director of if viewers think of my works the 1. Paul Getty Museum. "As part of this in their own individual words, effort, the museum acquired 37 photographs linger before my photographs, by Ishiuchi, many of them gifts of the artist, look at them carefully and feel which constitute the largest holdings of her something. " work outside Japan." Added Fbtts, "Farticularly poignant dur• ing this 70th anniversary of the bombing of her mother, someone whom she never felt Hiroshima, and shown for the first time in Amanda 1-faddox, assistant curator in the tertwined with the history of war in Japan." particularly close to. Their colhboration in an American institution, is Ishiuchi's ' (00 Department of Photographs at the 1. Rwl The photogIapher's "On the Body" series photogIaphs, revealed in wolks produced L j:) Hiroshima,' a delicate and profound Getty Museum, curated theexhibition.1-hd• focuses on the human body undergoing the before and after her mother's death, enabled series of images depicting objects affected dox points to Ishiuchi's intent to use photog• natural aging process and the scars caused Ishiuchi to understand her mother's com• by the atomic blast." raphy as a vehicle to tIansform memories or by injury and trauma. In describing how the plexities in greater depth." Ishiuchi's captivating career began for• themes with negative connotations of war, series was born, Ishiuchi discovered an im• Ishiuchi's current project ''CU.:.sL*:) tuitously, when she received photographic death, scars, fear into positive, even beauti• portant link to her previous work. Hiroshima," shown for the first time in an equipmentas a gift in 1975. Born as Fujikura ful images. ''When I turned 40, I began to feel that my American institution, features images of gar• Yoko (Ishiuchi adopted her mother's maid• "Recognition that this approach informs hands and feet bore the traces of 40 years ments and objects remaining after the atom• en name) in 1947 postwar Japan, she would her choice of subject and the emotional con• of time, and beginning with "1-9-4-7," my ic bombing of Hiroshima. A watch, blouse, emerge from the male-dominated photogra• tents of her photographs makes the work that interest turned to the body," Ishiuchi said. gloves - we've all possessed and treasured phy world and create powerful works from much more powerful," said 1-faddox. "'Scars' is a series about physical scars. such things. Images of these objects, broken the spirit of the female perspective. Ishiuchi's first major series, ''Yokosuka &ars are proof that one is alive, giving form and no longer in possession by their owners, "I feel that the exhibition of my personal Story," focuses on the "effect of America to the past and embodying memory. won't soon leave the mind or heart. Onesuch photographs in America is a very meaning• in Japan, Japan in America." The disturbing While photographing 'Scars,' I realized that image is that of the tattered blouse worn by ful event Thanks to this, I have been able byproduct and symbol of war and occupa• my debut wolk, 'Yokosuka Story, ' was about a mother who was holding her one-month• to experience the inevitable connection be• tion is an American naval base in Yokosuka. the scars of the city and the scars of history old daughter when the atomic bomb was tween the times I have lived through and the The postwar experience is a dominant because this city is inextricably linked with dropped. Seventy-years later, these objects history of war in Japan," said Ishiuchi. "I do theme in Ishiuchi's works. war. Then, 'Yokosuka' developed into 'Hiro• endure to remind us that we are not far from not wish for viewers to get any particular "I began taking photographs out of a de• shima.' All these works are on the same line one another. message from my photographs. There are sire to measure my own footsteps, to turn of development" Ishiuchi's works are also a visual journal, no captions, and I am happy ifviewers think my memories into photos," said Ishiuchi. The series also portrays the rekindlin g of a where we are privy to witnessing a journey of my works in their own individual words, "I started with hndscapes of Yokosuka, the mother and dau ghter relationship. unfold and where dark corners and shadows linger before my photographs, look at them city where I grew up. I printed images ofthe ''Ishiuchi photographed her camera-shy are defeated by refusing to look at life solely carefully and feel something." painful experiences of my youth, from ages mother for three separate series, 'Body and through a rearview mirror. She is able to Ishiuchi added, "The title "Hiroshima" 6-19, in photographs. These became my first Air,' '&ars' and '1-klther's, ' all of which share what is deeply personal without ma• ("00 L j:" ) is written in the Hiragana three works, 'Yokosuka Story,' 'Apartment' will be featured in the exhibition," observed nipulation. We are able to make the journey script, giving it a particularly feminine feel, and '[Endless] City Nights.' As part of the 1-hddox. ''Throu gh these various projects, our own. so please remember these four Japanese first generation of baby boomers born after Ishiuchi found that photography allowed chaIacters. " the war, my personal history is, of course, in- her to forge a stron ger rehtionship with » See BLACK AND WHITE on page 8 8 Oct. 2-15, 2015 IN-DEPTH PACIFIC. CITIZEN CONVERSATIONS Howard au, field representative of JACL Executive Director Priscilh Ouchida, SAN DIEGO» Cbngressman :SCott Peters, gave another Pacific NorthwestDistrict Governor Sheldon » continued continued from page 6 proclamation to the San Diego JACL Chapter Arakaki, Facific Southwest District Governor from page 7 to "honor the past and look br.wely into the David Kawamoto and fonner National legacy of our future on the city, state and President Ken Inouye. federal level. " Local politicians and honorary committee Exhibition Information Amongst the evening's notable guests was members in attendance that night included "Allegiance" Producer Wendy Gillespie, who California State Sen. 1-1arty Block; City of "Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar made a special announcement Attendees Coronado 1-hyor Casey Tanaka; San Diego Shadows" is on view at the would receive a special discount for tickets to County Board Supervisor Vice Chair Dave 1. Rw! Getty Museum, Getty the play "Allegiance," staring Takei. Roberts; Armita PedIamrazi, representative of Center, from Oct. 6, 2015, to "Allegiance" is the highly anticipated phy Congresswoman Susan Davis; Lee Hernan• February 21, 2016. inspired by the true-life experience of its star, dez, senior field representative of California An English-language, fully Takei, and is scheduled to premiere on State Assembly Member Shirley Weber; Sal illustrated scholarly catalo g Broadway this fall. Giametta, chief of staff for Supervisor Ron complements the exhibition and Gillespie asked guests to also support Roberts; Honorary Consul General for Japan contains essays by 11:tddox, poet "Sponsor a Student" (www.inspire in San Diego Kate Leonam; Arthur Nishioka Ito Hiromi and Miryam Sas, changebroadway.org), which allows young ofKyocera International; Wendy Urushima• professoratthe University of students to watch the historical play. Conn of the Asian Business Association San California, Berkeley. The catalo g JACL National President David Lin also Diego; and Gary Himaka ofVFW Fbst 4851. also contains a comprehensive The gala's official program gave a special message. Kurima also thanked his chapter and the chronology ofIshiuchi's life "It's a special pleasure to be here in giant sponsors who provided support for both and career. Guest Speaker Chris Ward presented the beautiful San Diego. Thank you for having the evening's gala and the "Never Fbrget" A conversation between San Diego JACL Chapter with a special me here, and on behalf of JACL National, we documentary. The Pacific Southwest District Ishiuchi and Christopher Phil• placard. Ward serves as the chief of staff to extend a very warm welcome to the gala in JACL Trust Fund Grant and the National lips, curator at the International State Sen.1-1arty Block, representing the commemoration of our Nisei veteIans," said JACL Legacy Fund Grant were major Center ofPhotogIaphy in New communities of the Thim City Cbuncil Lin. "Fbunded in 1929, JACL is the oldest supporters. York, will take place on Clct. 7, District and most of the City of San Diego. and largest Asian American civil rights "The decision our Nisei soldiers made over 2015, at the Getty Center. "Never Fbrget" Cbmmittee Chair Robert Ito organization in the U.S. JACL has always seven decades ago paved the way for Japanese The Center for PhotogIaphs received the prochmation onstage from Ward. been in the forefront of championing the and Asian Americans, and we are still feeling is concurrently presenting "The "We pay special respect and are greatly rights not just for Japanese Americans but all the effect today," Nishikawa said. While the Younger GeneIation: Contem• indebted to the U.S. Armed Forces who Americans. JACL San Diego has been doing gah was for only one evening, Nishikawa's porary Japanese Photography," fought World War II to secure the principal of an amazing job furthering the JACL mission." "Never Fbrget" continues prod uction to which features the works of five thousands of Japanese Americans," Ward said Lin went on to give special thanks to David inform and educate the children and grand• contemporary women. while holding the placam onstage, stating the and Carol Kawamoto, Kurima and the San children of the Nisei soldiers. "They are For more information, visit resolution to recognize profound gIatitude to Diego Chapter's members and volunteers. becoming the Nisei soldier's voice," he said. www.getty.edu. the Nisei geneIation. JACL National representatives included "They will never forget." •
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I moved toward the fear of cementing personal suspicion What reading "Fun Home" might that says "Men" does not make and gathered the facts rather than into certainty, and inkling into do thou gh is reveal the difficulty, the restroom safe for little boys. jump to conclusions. I wanted to fact. How Grasso expects to learn but also the necessity, of no longer We must all be vigilant and aware make infonned decisions, not ones anything in the next four years at a repudiating who you trnly are, a to keep ourselves and our children based in fear. university as elite and demanding struggle not unique to the LGBT safe. Do you want to know more as Duke is beyond me. community but rather one that all Actually, I think having gender• about being trans gender, this The ability to take points of of us - gay, straight, what have neutral bathrooms could be a safe bathroom initiative or the LGBT view not necessarily aligned, or you - can relate to and learn solution. Fathers can take their community? Please reach out to even totally misaligned, with your from. dan ghters and mothers can take me (maizumi8888@ gmail.com)or own into consideration is crucial Reading "Poems From Guan• their sons into gender-neuhal someone at work or school to have to existing in a fluctuating, tanamo" might show us that no bathrooms and not feel1ike their a real conversation. complicated world. How can we matter what you've been accused children are too old to be with Let's talk about our fears and ever grow intellectually without of, or who you've been made out 6ECHDEl them. I always worried when my learn the facts so that we don 't bein g exposed to new ideas • to be, everyone deserves to be son got to be the age where it was perpetuate myths and stereotypes that challen ge or disphce our treated as a human being and that uncomfortable for me to take him that are untrue and make our existing ones? injustice committed forjustice's into the women's restroom, and world less humane. WE can find Grasso's case is not an isohted Alison Bechdel's graphic sake is still injustice. memoir "Fun Home" spent so I would wait nervously outside our voices by courageously using incident - just a few weeks after Worst of all, reading time at No.1 on the New the men's restroom for him to them. The world will not chan ge the Duke controversy, a student "F un Home" and "Poems From York Times' best seller list. emerge safely. with silence ... only with couIage at another North Carolina univer• Guantanamo" might show us that Fear is a very overpowerin g and only with love. sity - this time the University we're wron g. Imagine that. feeling. People use fear to control of North Carolina - indicted his again, Dent had neither read the others, and that fear creates stories Marsha Aizumi is an advocate school's administration for its books in question, nor taken Matthew Onnseth is currently that swirl in our heads and moves in the LGBT community and choice of readings in a course on the course. a student at Cornell University us from a place of compassion the author of the book "Two the Sept. 11 attacks. But in an article written for the majoring in English. He seeks to and humanity. The only way that I Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, F reshman Alec Dent (note, a news website The College Fix, give an honest portrayal of life was able to overcome the fear that Her Transgender Son and freshman, again) claimed that the Dent assured us that "you don't as both a university student entered my life when Aiden came Their Journey to Love and course's booklist was "sympa• have to read 'Poems From Guan• and member of the Millennial out as lesbian, then transgender, Acceptance." thetic towards terrorists." Yet once tanamo ' to realize they' re sympa- generation. 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