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17 more CLPEF grants made SAN FRANCISCO—Seventeen Curriculum Projects vehicle for project recipients to grants totaling $408,500 were an share resources and ideas and to nounced by the board of directors Fourteen projects were awarded develop strategies on bow to con ofthe Civil Uberties Public Educa in curriculum. will be included tinue work in this area long after mmm tion Fund on May 12. as part of the CLPEF Curriculum See GLPEF/page 7 Tbe grants are for support of Initiative. The funded projects in proje<& in two categories: clude: U.S. Attorney Vamaguchi • Fourteen grants totaling • Teacher training workshops so $288,500 in Curriculum. that K-12 teachers can effectively quits bid for judgeship • Three grants totaling $120,000 inform students on the lessons SAN FRANCISCO—In a brief in the Arts and Media. learned from the incarceration. *Teaching the lessons learned • The development and pubUca- written message to his co-workers and the media, U.S. Attorney from the incarceration of Ameri tion ofresource guidesto be used Michael Vamaguchi on May 23 cans of Japanese Ancestry is im by teachers and students on the abruptly withdr^ his name from portant,” notes Board Chair Dale incarceration. consideration for the vacant fed ©JEM LEW PHOTO Minami. ^These additional grants • Innovative projects such as per eral judgeshipin San Jose.Sen. JAPANESE AMERICAN KIAs of the Korean War (1950-1953) are re will enhA|^ the diversity of formances in schools and colleges membered on the memorial wall dedicated May 24 at Little Tokyo ’s projects we awarded in F^rua^." and thedeveiopmentofCD'ROMs. Dianne Feinstein had recom mended him last December to the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center front courtyard Eleven of the grants totalling As part ofthe initiative, project feopral bench.The senator regret $288,500 are i^t least nine differ redpientswill participate in aCur containing the recently dedicated rrionurpent for Nikkei killed or missing In ted his decision and “Wishes hipt'^ ent states ouUide of California. riculumSummit,whichwill beheld the Vietnam War ar>d the flagpole dedicated to the Nisei veterans of WWII. _ . . the best,” Feinstein’s ofBcx; noted. later this year “The idea of the Ove,200partidpateda.theMay24j)premonies. See stoppage 11. The press reports iiteicated it Curriculum Summit is toprovide a was a position that Vamaguchi had covet^ since becoming U.S. attor Yonsei shares ney ^or Northern California in 1993. One San Francisco federal pros rience ofexperie Army seeks info on 57 DSC awardees ecutor surmised that “Mike was going to have an ugly battle* in the CCDCi confirmation process in a Republi BY CAROUNEinternship AOYAGI under consideration for Medal of Honor can-controlled Congr^, the San Jose Mercury News writer Howard Aaslttwit Editor The Departmerit of the\Army, Pfc.IrvingM. Akahoshi(Hq, Svc),S/ Okutsu (F), Pfc. Frank H. Ono(G), Pvt FRESNO — Yonsei Ross Sgl. Henry Y. Arao (AJ, Pvt. Masao Thomas Y. Ono (B). '2nd Lt Masanao Mintz noted. Vamaguchi did not Defense Language Institute ofFor- offer an explanation for withdraw Kakinami's recent internship ^ cignLangu^Center (DLIFTXl), Awakuni (C), Capt. Henry B. Farr (Ad Otake (C). *S/S^ Kazuo Otani (G), Adj. Samuel M. Sakamoto. ing. ■ JACL's Central Cafifomia Regional is updatingitslistofDistinguished jutant. 442nd), S/Sgt. Yoshimi R. Fujiwara(G), Pvt. BarneyF. Hajiro(I). Pvt. George T. Sakato (E), S/Sgt. . Office was, you, Could say, a real Ser^ce Cross awardees under con 'eye-opening experierv^ •Pvt. Mikio Hasemoto (B), *P^. Joe Itsumu Sasaoka (A), ‘Sgt. Togo S sideration for the Congressional Hayashi (K), Pvt. Shizuya J. Hayashi Sugiyama (H), Pfc. Yukio Takaki (B). Lit^ Tokyo ’s Nisei Week '- '"tf I didn’t do this internship I Medal of Honor, the 100th-442nd- (A^ P\'* M. Hirata (A) *S^. Ronald Takara (B). *Sgt. Shigeo wouldn’t have joined JACL," said MIS WWII Memorial Foundation a«gt. George S. Uda (G). 1st LL Joe Takata (B), S/Sgt Larry Taday^ Festival set Aug. S-17 the 19-year-oldFresno State sopho reported in an April 14 memoran- Daniel K. Inouye (E), S^gt. Buddy Tanimoto (I). T/S^. Ted T Tanouye LOS ANGELES—The 57th an- more at the May 18 CCCX^ quarterty dgin. Kagawa (K). Asst Adjutant Hideo (K). Dual Nisei Week Japanese Festi session. “I'd never heard of JACL Scott Welch (Commander, Kajikawa (100th), 1st Lt Young O. Pfc. Jim YoshioTazoi (K). “Pfc. Tho val, periiaps the nation’s premier before except when they sponsored DUFLC, atta: ATZP-MH (Scott Kim (B), Pvt Yeild Kobashigawa (B), mas 1. Yamaoaga (A), •S/Sgt Gordon Nikkei Aznerican matsuri, gomes basketball tournaments. Now I un •Pfc. Kiichi Koda (A), Tec/4 Moichi K. Yamashiro (K), •Pfc. Fred Yasuda Welch), Presidio of Monterey, CA Kubo, FYc Haruto Ronald Kuroda (B), (K), Pfc. Robert Hiroshi Yasutake (C), Aug. 9-17, with the grand para^ derstand what these guys do.” 93944-5006;408^2-7864, fax 40^ on Sunday afternoon, the 10th, in Kakinaml isn't a‘JACLbaby. ” He •/Sgt Robert Toshio Kuroda (E). •Pfc Matsuichi Yogi (C)|Pfc Matsukhi 242-5414], who is completing the •Pfc. Harry F. Madokoro (K). “S/ Yogi (K). S«gt Yukio Yokota (B). Little Tol^. never teamed about the organiza search, has these questions of the Sgt Kazuo Masuda (F), S/Sgt. “Rocky" Alan Furuta, senior assistant to tion growing up and in fact, no or>e 57 names listed below. (* Posthu Shinyei Matayoshi (G). S/Sgt. Fujio (Heretofore, the 442nd chronicles the president of the Sumitomo from his family is a JACLer except mous award.) Miyamoto (K). 2nd Lt Takeichi T. showed 52 D^s being awarded, Bank of California, is this year’s his grandmother (West Val ley Chap (1) Is the individual still alive? If Miyashiro (C), Pfc. Kaoru Moto (C). 23 of them po^umously. The ad general chairman, a post he ter). But he's teamed a lot about the so, do you know how to reach him? •Pfc. Kiyoshi K. Muranaga (F), •Sgt ditional five names to the 100/ filled in 1987. JoyceShimazu, a Hiroshi Nagami (C), Pvt. Masato dvii lights organization in a short (2) If not alive, do you know how 442nd list comes as a revelation to partner at an architecture and de time. Nakae (A), *Pvt. Shinyei Nakamine to reach his family? When did he (B). theuie P.Cr.v^. ArcWves.njcuivwj. Theyloeyore are Capt sign studio, has been apjMinted to Kakinami recently attended the pass away? Henry Farr, S^Sgt Buddy Kagawa,iwa, the newly-created full-time posi California Legislative Leadership •Pfc. William K. Nakamura (G). (3) Whether they or their fami •Sgt Robert K. Nakasaki (A). *Pfc. Joe Asst A4j. Wdeo Kcgikawa,. Tec/4rec/4 tion of executive secretary. Forcal- Conference in Sacramento spon- lies have records regarding the M. Nishimoto (G), S/Sgt. Allan Moichi Kubo,ibo, Adj. Samuel M. endar information, call the Festi See INTERN/page 10 DSCs? Masaharu Ohata (B). T/^. Yukio Sakamoto. — HKH] I val Office. 213;«87-7193. ■ COMMENTARY: Defemlt iielssefclix Disabled may be spared Little Tokyo's newest; Casa Heiwa WBifare reforai sparkles at 'Night ui;ider the Stars' BY ALBERT Y. HURATSUCHl cuts to welfare benefits PKffic SoulhwMt ftogionw OtrKtor BY CAROUNE AOYAGI President Bill Clinton and Con A Nisei man recently attended a Assistant Editor gress have agreed to restore $9.7 JACL-cosponsored Little Tokyo “How many of us really want to billion in SSI and Medicaid benefits community focum onwelfare reform. see the eteeily. who've worked re over a five-year period, but this He was wonted about his 97-year- ally hard, lose their benefitsr agreement will not restore food old Issei mother, who was a legal It was a question Beth Osthimer, stamps tolegal permanent residents. immigrant but not an American citi a senior attorney at the San SSI benefits are paidto poor per- zen. His mother received a tetter Fernando Valley Neighborhood Le sor$s who are elderty, blind or dis from the- Social Security Adminis gal Services, posed at an immigra abled. If the budget agreement tration sa^r>g that the (fisabiirty tion arte welfare workshop at Little passes into law, all legal permanent benefits ofnoncitizens will be cut off Tokyo Towers on May 10. residents who are dsabted arte en by August of this year. But it's also a question many tered the U.S. before Aug. 23.1996, As a result of federal welfare re merrteers of Cortgress have had to would continue to receive SSI, ex- form passed in August of 1996, le ask themselves lately, because in planed Osthimer. But those who gal immigrant noncitizens became two months hundreds of thousands arrived after Aug. 22 and elders ineligibte for disabiHty aid and food of legal permanent residents, many who are r>ot disabled would still have stamps. Congress also gave states of them elderty. are scheduled to their SSI benefits cut, she sate. the optiori tocut nor>dtizens offfrom lose their Supplemental Security Approximately two-thirds of the Medicaid, orlow-income health cov Income (SSI) benefits and food legal permanent residents who are erage. starrtps. 65 and over may be able to apply for Visitors get a birds-eye view of the Casa Heiwa courtyard. In respo^ to weffare reform, Aridthe government ’s answer has legal disability and continue receiv many Issei have been anxiously been a number of proposals that ing benefits, said Osthimer. And BY HARRY K. HONDA fice complex in Little Tolyo. rushing to apply forU.S. dtizeriship. could restore SSI benefits to some many elders who never thmight of Editor wnwttut As final speaker of the evening, . Naturalization workshops conducted legal permanertt residents. themselves as being "disabled* LOS ANGELES-Tbe stare were executive director and founding by JACL arte the Uttte Tokyo Ser “I think (the govemmertt) wants to could still meet the legal qualifica just starti^ to peer through the LTSC member Bill Watanabe ad- vice Center in Los Angeles arte Or rnalreiHiappen,"saidOsthirner,or>e tions for beng disabled, she said. dear evening sl^ over Casa Heiwa mitted much had been covered by ange counttes have been f>acked of a menvolunteer lawyers who The Social Security Administration as its “hfight Under the Stare* pro the previous speakers about the smce February. The Issei currently helped explain the proposed (SSA) defir>es persoi^ as "cfisabtecf gram May 15 came to a fulfilling growing awareness and suppc^ recefvjng federal aid some in changes and answered the ques H they cannot engage in any "sub end. More than 200 firiends and theaix-etory “ndxed-use* focU- wheelchairs, accompanied by their tions of dose to 100 elders, stu stantial gainful [work] activity." This well-wishers joined the Little To ity, which opened last October at aging Nisei children — were ner dents, and couples at the worksf^ does not mean you have to be blind, kyo Service Center (LTSC) volun 231 E. 3rd St. Tt has been a 12- ' vous about taldng the citizenships sponsored by the Asian Pacific unable to leave the house, or have teers and staff to honor the “stars” year vision,* he said; as he pointed test with their faing memortes. American Le^ Center, Japanese no form of income, she explained. of evening, honoring over 50 do out the mix color and nationali Tragedtes haunt tte welfantfe- American Bar Assodation, JACL, But because legal permanent resi nors to the LTSC/Casa Heiwa ties living at Casa Heiwa. form debate. The Street Jour and Uttie Tokyo Service Center. dents who currpritly g^ SSI haveto Foundation Gift, Campaign. CSU-Lqng Beach educator Alan nal reported on elderty immigrants “Just the fact that if 8 getting closer requafify under thedfsabifity guide- Tlie campaign supports the pro Nishio, pre^^t, LTSC hoard of ummimhg suicide rather than risk [to August] arte now they ’re backing Hr^,1he process could take months grams of LTSC as well as its non- directors, dted the dedicated staff teekigtheir benefits. The Ypfic away. But nothing is for sure. ” she or years, she said. Nevertheless, [vofit subsidiaiy, the LTSC Com new tending to a variety social . Times found nursing homes acfoee warned. ‘Alothastolredoneatthe she advised elders who think munity Developm^t Corp. and services and volunteers,handling, See HURATSUCHl/pegs 5 federal tovei Stitt.* Sea WELFARE/ page 4 their new $17-million bousing/crf'- Sm CASA HEIWA/page « PACIFIC CmZEN. JUNE 6-19.1997
Sat. NeA. 1—Fun tripby bus to Tahoe. Sun. Ocl. 12—General meeting, Loma Linda events Friday goll tournament. Sat evening JACLl Sac. Dec. 6—family Fun Night. Community Center; info: foe Ando. S05/292- Seattle Bon Odori Festival; Sun lour of hisicxic 1858. Seattle Nihonmarhi In con|un
From Itie Frying Pan Alaska Japanese American By Bill Hosokawa Historical Project underway with Introducing an Irish ‘Nisei ’in Ireland $20,(XX) grant from.QLPEF A^ng t he 100 recipients announced as CivU Liberties PubUe Education Fund grant recipients (see March21-Apm3P.C.J, thisprojectwill feature “personalmemoriesandfirsthandaccountsofthe L^iorne weeks ago this Donoghuewrote. “I said that experiencesofAlaska JapaneseAmericansduringWorldWar II andthoseoftheNisei MIS who column reported he could not be arrested participatedintheAleutiancampaign,documentedandp^rvedonvideotapeandarchivedat KiJ hearing from a JACL under the Constitution if he and 1000 Club member major libraries, museums ana educational institutions." had not committed any Following this project, Kobaya whose address is a place crime. He then gstve that T ITTLE is known by even the time experience are reluctant to caUed The Cottage, Dulewey I .Japanese American commu* discuss. And there is exchange of shi (considered both in Alaska and shrug which I later learned Japan as an authority on the incar Far, Letterkenny, County meant ‘shikataganai, well 1 J nity in the “Lower 48" of the information, and a mutual respect Donegal,Ireland. Since price paid by their counterparts in ceration of Aleuts in Japan during they did.’” and admiration that exists between the war) has been approached by Japanese Americans now Alaska during World War IlrEven her and the leaders of the native Pondering on that injus less is known ofthe Eskimos and the Aleut Trust- Administrator live in all parts of the world tice, Donoghuesays, he population (of which those of Japa Indians of Japanese ancestry, who nese descent have become a part.) about a joint educational project for one reason or another, remembered how the forthe State ofAlaska—the WWII were also part of the grand sweep Hence, Ms. Kobayashi brings an this would not be startling Protestant elite in the Boston incarceration of Aleuts in Japan by ^cept that this JACLer is that was Executive Order9066and intimate knowledge and unique area regarded immigrant were interned at Minidoka. And understandingto tiiis Alaska his the Japanese military government, Arthur Ken Donoghue, not and the treatment of the Aleuts Irish Catholics in his youth while the importance ofthe Aleu- torical project that no one else can. exactly a Nisei name. and realized the many tftin Campaign has time and again and Japanese Americans by the It took a while but we injustices that existed in the been referred to in history books, United States government. finally made contact. It turns ANTHONYNAKAZAWA,Ph.D.. land of the free. never mentioned is the critical role Professor/Extension Economist, (Kobayashi had worked with out that Arthur Ken Japanesetelevision onanews piece Donoghue went on to played by the Nisei who serv^ Alaska Cooperative Extension, Donoghue is indeed a Nisei, HEu^ard. Then, in Vienna, with the MIS in the campaign—so' Ujuversity of Alaska Fairbanks, covering the oldest living survivor ofthe incarceration ofAteut fami but not one like you and me, Austria, he met another highly- - valued for their services as- who is an active board member of lies in JapanduringWml, who or should that be you and I? Harvard graduate.Hawaii- translators and interr^ators that the Asian Alaskan Cultural Cen- wouldspeakonlythroughher.iTlie Tm not sure any more. But I born Richard Dceda who now they were often assigned body- ter. is fully experienced in the ad- digress. guards Jo assure their personal ministration of nonprofit funded television/video production com lives in Sacramento JThey ^ pany working on the AJAH Project Donoghue told me he is an became good fiden'Ss and safety. These stories are long over projects. Dr. Nakazawa’s extensive Irish Nisei, flis parents, due in being heard. network,developed throughwork will handle the documentary on Donoghue moved to Sacra this joint project. ■ natives of Ireland, migrated mento for a while. The ALASKA JAPANESE ing with communities and organi AMERICAN HISTORICAL PRO to the Boston area where “It was there that I got to zations throughout AlaskaT^will The P C inoUes other CLPEF Arthur Ken Donoghue was JECT (the “AJAH Project") will provide vital linkage with the In recipientstobriefly summarizetheir know JAs,” Donoghue writes, reveal the diversity of the Japa bom. But that doesn’t "mainly all the members of dian ar.d Eskimo communities respective projects in a similar fash nese American community in throughout“Bush Alaska," as it explain his interest in JACL. my friend Ikeda’s extended ion and iriside 800 words. Photos Early in his childhood a Alaska and bare the little-known relates to this project. are a plusforpiesentation.. family. They were all fervent facts of their experience during friend gave Donoghuea book JACL members. So I joined, Worid War JI.as weU as those of writtenhy another Irishman, MURATSUCHI Now is the time to fix it This it must be now 24 or 25 years the MIS Nisei serving in Alaska, summer, the President. Confess, Lafcadn Hearn, who had (Continued from page 1) ago. Later I lived in Nevada share stories that are uniquely and state legislatures across the gone to Japan before the * and became a member of the theirs — such as that of the Eski the nation to be turning away eld country will be engaged in heated turn ofthe centu^, become Reno chapter where I met mos of Jai^ese descent who were erly noncitizens who depe^ on negotiations over fi)dr>g welfare re fasdnatediby its ^>eople and the late, great Wilson trappii^ in the wilds when they Medicaid. form. culture, ^d becai^One of Makabe.” were picked up by bush pilots and The central idea of welfare reform Federal efforts to restore some the first Westerners to write So that is the story about flown to jail; and of the MIS Nisei was to shift able-bodied people from benefits to legal immigrants look about that country. Young i Jiow, a month and a half taking piut in the initial assault on welfare to work. ManyJACLers sup hopeful, but members of Congress ^ Arthur Kor read the book, after publication. Pacific Attu coining face-to-Cace with the port that concept, H not the specifics need to hear from their constitu found it fascinating and went Citizenreaches a member of ‘h.nnzai’' charges of mirror images of the welfare reform law. ents. President Clinton and Con However, legal immigrants be on to read every book by the Japanese American fixim the Impjerial Army of Japan. gressional Republican leaders ten Hearn that he could find. This project adds yet another di came scapegoats for alleged tatively reached a balanced budget Citizens League with an abuses in our nation's welfare sys During World War U Irish name who lives in a mension to the goal of further edu agreement, which calls for restoring Donoghuemot a Nisei cating the public on the actions of tem. Welfare cuts for immigrants benefits to about two-thirds of ekt- little hamlet called Dulewey account foranestin^ated 44 percent orderly in the hospital at the United States government dur erfy and disabled legal imnvgrants Far not distant from the of federal welfare reform savings, Camp Grant, Illinois. ing World War II and the heavy scheduled to be cut off in a few town of Letterkenny in price paidbyJapaneseAmericans. while immigrants account for only Donoghuethou^tthe months. However, these proposals County Doneg^, Ireland. The emotional dynamics of wit about 5 percent of federal welfare still need to work their way through orderly was a Japanese As they say, it’s a small nessing personal memories and spending. Congress and become law. prisoner of war until the world. firsthand accounts of experiences When Clinton and Congress Nisei told him about the on videotape make for a greater passed welfare reform, they did so See MURATSUCHI/page 12 Evacuation. and more lasting impression and knowir>g the potentially devaslal- ‘This was the first time I Hosokawa is the former editorial page editor for the Denver Post. His an extremely powerful tool for ful ir>g consequerx^s on about 500.0X had ever heard of the columns have ^peared regularly filling the goal. elderly and disabled legal immigrants ALOHA PLUMBING concentration camps,” since June 1942 in the PadficCitisen. Those who are still physically across the country. When signing Ue. *440840 able to travel will be flown to Alaska welfare reform into law, C^on prom -SINCei922 — for the interview, to be held at the ised to fix the harshest aspe^ of 777JunlpwoSmOr. site best evoking memories of their welfare reform after the presiden GebrM, CA 91778 Poem selected for National JA Memorial experience. Otherwise, the inter tial election. (213)283^8 viewer and filmcrew will betravel - SAN FRANCISCO-After a na- instructor at San Diego City College; ingtotheinterviewee ’s location.In tional search, the poem to be in NJAMF board member Hideto Kono Al^ka itself, capturingsome of scribed instoneas p^oftheJapa- ofHonolulu,presidentofCastle-Cooke the memories will require travel • nese American memorialin Wash East Asia (’65-74), directorof the SUte ingto some ofits remotest'areas. ington,D.C., was selected by a six- Department ofPlanning and Elconomic' The interviews are beingfilmed by TELESERVICES memberreview panelandapproved Development (75- ’83), chairman. State V Public Utilities Commission ('85-'86}. anationalaward-winningindepen by the National JapaneseAmeri and president, Japan America Insti dent Alaska television/video pro Convenient and safe banking service by can Memorial Foundatdeta board tute of Management Science (’88-*94); ductioncompany. The companyis, on May 3. 'The tanka poem, titled Literary critic-poet Anthony simultaneously, also doing a docu Push-Button Telephone from your home •Legacy," was written by Akemi Quagliaho, Honolulu, professor of mentary on the project itself It’s Dawn Matsumoto Ehrlich ofS^ American culture and society at the documentary work is broadcast or office 24 hours a day, everyday. Mateo. Japan America Institute of Manage throughout Alaska and the “Lower Japanese by blood, ment Science, editor of Kaiman. Ha • Transfer money between Union Bank of California (UBOC) waii Literary Arts Council’s journal; 48 ” and used in university cur Hearts and minds Antericany NJAMF board member Rita ricula. accounts. With honor unbowed Takahashi. Berkeley, professor at San SYLVIA KOBAYASHI. founder Bore the sting of injustice Francisco State University, president ofthe Alaska Chapter ofthe JACL, • Pay UBOC loans or credit cards. of the Asian American Sodal Work is a well-known figure in Alaska, For future generations Elducations Association, who for the • Pay various credit cards Bom at Fort Ord, Ehiiich is the appearing regulariy on Alaska’s past ZP years researched the J apanese leading television and radio talk (department stores, gasoline. MasterCard. Visa card issued daughter ofthe late Col. Tsutomu American experience with oral histo by others). jp and Ruth Yamada Matsumoto. Her ries and archival studies; shows, speaking at cultural events and in the classroom. She has father was a career Army officer NJAMF board member and poet • Utility payments. from WWII MIS At Minnesota and Elizabeth Yamada, La Jolla, who has woriced tirelessly to educate the conducted public readings of haiku; public around her about the Japa served for 28 years in Japan, Ger • Verify deposits or checks paid. many and the U.S. ma^and. A diair of cultural diversity for the San nese Americ^ experience during Di^o City Commission of Arts and UC, Berkeley, graduate in English, World War II, always at the ready Culture, diair of UC San Diego Great to speak—especially before the • Stop payments. she and her husband Kaid have Authors Committee. two sons, Paul, 18 and Jimmy, 16. young ^dents—no opportunity or Site for the National Japanese occasion too minor or too small. • Information about UBCXTs various services. As a former elementary school Aiperican Memorial is in a tiaan- teacher, she shared her cultural Hence, it was gratification of a very l^ar park surrounded by Louisi special nature to her to be counted • You can designate payments of immey transfer dates, up to 90 heritage with children and their ana Ave., New Jersey Ave. and “D" days in advance. So. you don't have to worry when you are parents, organized multicultural as one ofthe Civil Liberties E)duca- St., almost equidistant between the tion Fund grant recipients, to start iravelipg. events, plays the koto, and cur U.S. Capitol and fronting Union rentlyperformswiththeSan Mateo her Alaska Japanese American Station Info; NJAMF. 2445 M St HistorimI Project. Buddhist Temple taiko group. She NW #250, Washington, DC 20037, Call the nearest UB(X) branch or is a San MateoJACLmember. Kobayashi is a Nisei who was 202/86^-8845. ■ interned at Puyallup and in Teleservices at On the selection panel were: Minidoka as a teenager,and her Violet Kazue deCristoforo,Salinas, American English today husband i^an MIS veteran, mak 1-800-532-7976 • author of May Sky: There Is Always Amongthevariants proposedfor ingher .well informed on bo^ the Tbmorrou/CSunandMoonPress, 1997), •freshm^”(a term still in printon for more information internment and the militaryexpe- an anthology haiku JACL scholarship application • You must registerfor payment or in originalJapanese with ^glish riepoeofJapaneseAmericans. She forms), are Frosh,fwsher,novice, translation; is fluent in Japanese,which better money transfer newcomerand tenderfoot.-Bill Retired Navy warrant officer and . enables to unloi^ the stoies • Payment cannot be made unless you published poet Bill Dills, an English Bryson, Made in America. M • that rnany survivors of the war- have sufficient funds in your account r PACIFIC CITIZEN. JUNE S-19.1997 Foreign Service learned that MRTA guer rillas "a{^)ear to be {vepared to accept a CASA HEIWA ablutioD to the standoff that would allow the (Continued from page 1) Fidimori and the iiostage watch* {2y^ rebel movement to become a legal political party." He noted that the statem^t read after the 3-1/2 hour meeting— and first foi^ instance, the 800/NIKKEI face-to-face contact — between Fujimori’s offidai representative (Palermo) and the hotline, which this past year had to raise f^ds for the fii^ time to The P.C. digest continues. —HanyK. Honda, Editor oDeritus. rebel leaders, demanding prison conditions be improved for their estimated 400 jailed m^e up for the cutback in grants. Day7-iloiinDec.23 hostage, was injured. Red Cross director colleagues, this time did not demand their Actor CJeorge Takei, longtime Freed American ai^ Mkhd Biinnig taught the early Christmas imftH^ale releaw. LTSC supporter and others, helped morning ejqikiBion was provoked an ani- USA^oday culled several newspaper to raise funds to cover operating ipralse ,mal. Freed hostages said the rebels bad editorials for iU "Opmionline": (a) WbsA- costs-at least $800 a month to Ambassador AoM. warned them the grounds were booby- 'ingtonAui; Make no mistake about it ...the maintain, according to the 7>TSC This was tht; day that the press caught ■trapped and mined to discourage attemi^ guerrillas who still hold the hostages at the newsletter. toescape. Policewerealsoawarethegrou^ up with the hosta^ who were Uberat^. Japanese embassy in-Peru are terrmsts. . . Ilie Wilshire JACLer is now would be mined to^ avert counterattack. In this showdown,the(Peru)governmentis One of the seven American freed hostages, closely workingwi^ LTSC-spon- Kris Mersched, 53, said he was first sepa Around 2:30 pm. Guatemalan Ambas on the side of law and life.” (b) Los Af^eUs rated from other Americans, who were A sador Jose Maria Argueta walked out frdm Times: The hostage ordeal to Peru is an sored Union C^ter for the Arts, to the second floor, hy htding his identity as^ the compmind, accomf«aied by Minnig, leav other sad example of Latin American radi house East West Players, multi- American forfearofbeicgtortured or kilied. ing 103 VIP dignitaries' Argueta said his calism gone haywire... History has shown media Visual (IlommucLications, LA But the rebels had separated the hostages release was an aoknowiedg«Deot--of the that the events — often carried out in the Artcore’s gallery apd a stfeetdevel not by nationality but by spectalty: diplo peace .treaty to-be signed on Sunday, an name of the poor — have done little if courtyard gardeo> cafe - all at the matic. military or political. At that point, & action which the Guatemala legislature had anythingforlhedown-trodden ’(c)CWfes- old Union Church now under rede Merachod, a contract worker with the A^cy approved last week {uoviding amnesty for ton, S.C. Post and Courier “Regarding the velopment since Januai^. its guerrillas.He adM the peace treaty is flaws tn Peru’s far-from-perfectdemocracy, for Intematioial Development with his spe Judy Nishimoto, president, cialty oo *^rivitization,* told his captors his ending a 40-year-old guerrilla erar. terrorism cannot be justified. There should nationality. The hosta^ were in nine Remaining are the ambassadors from be no sympathy for the anachronistic Marx LTSC-CDC board ofdirKlors, gave rooms, each room electing a delegate to Japan. -Malaysia, Bedivia, Honduras and ist revolutionaries." (d) Columnist Edward a briefhistory ofCasa Heiwa, which express their needs with the captors. The ' the Dominican Republic, five Peiwian gen A Lynch in the Roanoke (Va.) Times & dates from 1986 when LTSC took dij^onata were upstairs; others downstairs. erals, two Cabinet members, several Su WoHd News: TTiey (Tupac Amarul are not over the prewar. San Pedro Finn "Each morning, we'd vacuum the floor, clean preme Court judges and congressmen and fighting a repressive dictatorship, but a Bldg, on No. San Pedro St. (soon to the bathrooms and tidy up the place," he scores of Japanese and Peruvian busioess- democratic government that has provided be renamed Judge John Aiso St.) to said. Qiemical latrines were used after the greater economic of^rtunities for poor Pe provide afifordable housingto the So far, PbruJ^ not accepted the UB. ruvians than they have seen for centuries water was cut off on Day 2. A mop sink in the J elderly; disabled and low-inoome pantry served as a urinal. MORIHISA AOKI offer of assistaDcl>A special State Depart .... President Fiyimori should give the Aznbasaador Aoki made the rounds of the ment task force --in Washington—•— ' (MRTA) no quarters.” (e) St. Low Post- fashes. Sansei activists ofthe 70s. hostages______to boost____ our emrita,*^___^ ______Mendiod ______As TV___ and^ print______nwdia from around the when the crisis has been disbanded Dispatch: The reaurgence of terrorism can’t weje enlisted to assist renovate said.sakTlle He was '"a r^‘ genKan"‘ who even wbrU camped W at the police line around ,^t the watch ^tinues at the UB. Em- help bill jeqianlixe Peru’s shaky economic the 42-unit structure, 9he notei^' gave his own shirts “to some people who the cdknpmind, the mayor of San laidro ““J foreign minister from and political recovery ... Unfortunately, Peru Lines on the plaques recogniz needed shirts." . ^urgedneighbora-againstsettingofftheeus- Malaysia arrived today, leading the press to may not be alone. 'Armed guerrillas have ing the. “stars” who made subsUn- It was the Ambassador’s wife’s lipstick tomaiy holiday fireworks for fear of inad- speculate
PACIFIC niTlTIgW JUNE 6.19. 1997 •JEFFERSON AWARD’ WINNER: Ken Nakano honored for (ximmunity volunteerism SEATTLET-^About the “Jef (8) Helpe labliih SeatUe’t Keiro Seattle JACL pre ferson Awards,” himdreds of UE. Nureing Home, with 150 bede, eenriogoo frey Hattori said Nakano often cities each spri^ sdect five candi its board fcr 10 years. originates the idea for a conunn- dates engaged in public service, for Nakano was bom in Portland, nity project and, “while he works the national ceremony held at the Ore., in 193L^ father, Horyio within the committee structure, U.S. Supreme Ck>urt in June. The ^ FWuta, died within months. His be just quietly gbe%|d»ut and gets late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ' mother arranged fora Tacoma fam the job done.” and former ^nator Robert Taft Jr. ily named Nakano to adopt him IMsha Hiompson Pritikm, a Tri- founded the Jefferson Awards in and then left for Japan with her Cities native whose father, a 1972. They envisioned it as a Nobel two dau^ters and another son. In Hanford engineer, died of thyrind Prize for public service. / 1937, the/family moved with Ken cancer believed litiked to Hanford Ken Nakano, 66, ofKirkland was to Hiroshima. They were unaljle to radiation releases, said Nakano’s among the five honored at the 20th “ of war. experience wifri the atomic bomb annual Washington State awards Ken, then 13, well remembers giveshim“auniqueabilitytobridge LAKE WASHINGTON JACLERS, honored in April, are Mitsuko ‘Mitzie ’ event >^ril 18 at the Sheraton Se- Aug. 6, 1945, the day the A-bomb cultural differences* and ^ Hashiguchi (center) as the “Best of Bellevue" for her lifetime df community attle Hotel with the Seattle Post- blasted Hiroshima. He and 360 Down winders. , service spanning some 40 years, and Ken Nakano (right) as one of five Intelligencer, American Institute- middle school students were te&d- Nakano, currently a JACL Pa “Jefferson Award* winners in the State of Washington this year for for Public Service and “CityClub" ing a crop of sweet potatoes, about cific Northwest District vice-gov significant accomplishments, personal sacrifice, and dedication to public making the 1997 presentations, a mile away frtnn the center of the. ernor, says be merely applies prin service. Joining them is S. James Arima (left), Lake Washington JACL “A-bomb survivor measures his blast. He saw two B-29 bombers ciples be leanfod as an engineer to chapterpresidenl. (Photo was taken April 4 at Bellevue Place Wintergarden worth'in helping others," the head overhead and two white para volunteer projects (as dt^ in the in downtown Bellevue, Wash.) line to his inofile read in the Se chutes. A few seconds later, a tre story’s subbed). attle P-I. ‘Engineers are creative mendous explosive sound and its Nakano was installed as com A FARMER’S DAUGHTER, 76: and see all possibilities. Then we wind knocked everyone down. . mander of Seattle’s Nisei Veterans collect as much infon^tion as we “Slowly, opened eye and saw we Committee, succeeding Katshi Mitzie Hashiguchi among can and then we beginblanning. It are surrounded by smoke and fire Oita, at the 52nd anmijal dinner is what I do with theSa^roects,” curtain,” his notes in preparation held March 15 at tl^ Rainier (joif Nakano was quoted in th^8ul> forthe newspaper interview recall. and Country Club. Mai- General the ‘Best of Bellevue ’ “Minutes Idta-, my hood was burn James Mtikoyania (ret) ofChicago BELLEVUE,Wash.-The “Best fill compliancy, and in a letter pub W^-lmown in local, disti^dand ing ... We stood up and found out was guest speaker. of Bellevue ” ni^t gathers commu lished in the newspaper national MCLdrcles, Nakano, the our left face was black and two- NVC was also recognized \jy the nity leaders Grom business, educa Mutsuo wrote. “We leave you for just-retired C95) designer of cock inch square skin is peeled. A little Association qtthe U.S. Army with tion, non-profit organizations', the duraBmi lowing deep in our pits in Boeing’s commercial air hurt. Also my left hand was a special plaqiie bonding t^ vet nei^borhoods, government and hearts that when we return, we craft, was bei^ remembered for burned.” erans of 100th/442nd and MIS be the arts to honor their outstanding will be welcomed back... There will public service ben^ting local com The Nakano family survived, but ing presented by Mqj. Gen. Clyde citizens in the suburban commu be no trace ofbittemess within our munities. his ^irth motber^di^ of radiation R. Cberberg (ret.) nity, once a great strawberry and group, or any show of disrespect to For the record, the P-I listed fourdays later. The Furuta rasters NVC sponsored Memorial Day vegetable farm country, across our government.” some of his significant projects: and Furuta brother suffered burns services were May 26, at >fr8ei War Lake Washington from Settle. The Hashiguchis were interned (1) Bronze statue of a saUi% ship in and cuts from flying_ ^ass._ Ken Memorial Monument at Lake View Mitsuko “Mitzic” Hashiguchi at Pinedale Assembly Center near Kushimoto, Wakayama-ken in tribute to ~ completed hi^ school and was Cemetery, which was dedicated in received the Community Bridge FVesno, at Tule Lake and Minidoka, thetwp-ma^jK^ worldly when the Korean War 1949 and lists the names of 63 Builder Award at the second an ton. which in 1791 became the first U.S. began in 1950. Since he was UE.- Washingtonstate Nisei war dead Idaho. The family, now with two visit the still-secluded island nual celebration sponsored by sons, Lester, 5, and Glen, 3, re- boro, he enlisted in the U S. Army, from the WWn, Korean War, ^^et- . Seafirst Bank and Advance tumedin 1945 to a farm in niips, (Scr\«./ Granite blodi at Ft Vancouver, serving with intelligence and artil nam and tbeJjrenada conflicts. 0 Bellevue ^nil 4, at the Belize which Mutsuo rebuilt. With athird Wash., dedicated to three sailors of the lery units for four years—14 Nakano and his wife, Ruth, have Race Wifrteigarden. She and her son, Wayne, born in 1946, Mutsuo Hyojun Maru, which drifted ashore in months in combat.When he was three sons: Daqiel, a math profes late husb^^Mutsuo (d/1965) 1834 near Washington’s Cape Alava. I One discharged, Ken enrolled at the sor at Utah State; Victor, a West worked a second job at Boeing whde book notes the drifters landed off foSinded tbe'n^evue B<^s Club Mitzie had various household jobs Flattery in November, 1633.) University of Washington, gradu Point graduate and U.S. Army and were core membehs in the PTA until she starting working as a (3) Helping to link thousands of ated in three years in engineering, captain; and Douglas, an electronic (for 18 years. She workdd-for the food server for the school (Ustrict “Hanford downwind-ers,” who were ez- and went to work at Boeing. engineer with AT&T. ■ ^llevue School District for 26 Th^ immersed themselves in their posed to radioactive emissiwis from the years, retiringin 1982 as field su sons’ sports activities, and helped Hanford Nuclear Reserv ation with Ja^- nese medical specialists treating the pervisor of the lunch pro found the Bellevue Boys Club in Hibafcu.^hs. mirvivors nf atomic tomb gram. 1954. ing, now liying in America. Mitzie, the first-born in 1921 of Mitzie, a JACLer since 1941, (4) Spurring the establishment of a six children, is the daughter of began to volunteer at Children’s owaitoiimg system at Gonza^ Univer Haruji' and Kuma TakesUta who OrthopedicHospitalin 1953adiar- sity to tia^ long-term medical condi tions of Hanford down-winders. grew strawberries^d vegetables ter member of the Bellevue Sister (5)JACLcampaignerforRodiesswho mmm
on a lakeshore farm. A1938gradu Cities Association, and active with also led in raising funds for a monument ate from Union School, she the Bellevue Histcrica] Society. She at Puyallup Fairgrounds where] Japa married a Seattleite, Mutsuo researched and mounted the ex nese Americans were detained in 1942. Hashiguchi, in 1939. Both worked hibiton Issei pioneersofBellevue. (6) Arranged for microfilms oftbeTVi- Citizen, and WWIl camp oew^npers and lived on the Takeshita farm Upon learning of the honors, at the Library of Congress be placed in and were active in tb^ church Mitsukotold theNorthwest Nikkei, the main Seattle Public library. and community. “My husband loved to vcJun^r. (7) Organized exchange atw al. Mutsuo, oo-diair of the Seattle And I loved to help anyfa^y.” The lowing members of battle Baptist JACLin 1941,chaired the Eastside . Best of Bellevue organizers de- Ckurd) Bey Scout Troop 53 to visit Japan committM (precursor of the Lake dared, “Her assistance to the City and scouts from Kobe, Hiroshima and Washington Chapter organized in ofBellevue is invalu^Ieas a histo Hyogo-koi to visit Seattle. 1980). On the we of Evacuation, rian and Japanes^^terpreter.” ■ tlw» Hwabigiirhig Anmnragipd peace - JACLGioiQ}Hecdth csdniinistrator named CLPEF • $6,000 grant for “Japanese SAN FRANCISCG-Mary Ann American Incarceration Curricu (Continued from page 1) Hori, San Francisco, was named lum (JAIC) Projecti" filemcntary administrator of JACL Group Health School Teachers Lori Murakami, TrusL undenmitten by Blue Shield . Hawaii, co-chair of the CLPEF Ekiid Yamamoto, Deanne Myers; Curriculum Initiative. of California, on May 19. replacing California Satoko Watan^, announced Trust • $15,000 grant for “Japanese chairman John Yasumoto. Yasu- The grant awards in curriciiluni Americans and Worid War II: Les aSe: moto thanked Watanabe for her sons Past, Present, and Future;” decficated service to the tnist and Blue Shield of California offers group health care • $33,500 grant for “Ancestry is Or^n State University, Patricia Not a Crime: The Incarceration of extended his T»s1 wishes on her Sakurai; new addrtion to her family and her coverage to JACL members age 18 and over who reside in People of Japanese Descent Dur • $M,000 grant for “National Ini newresponsbaities. ”B ing WWU;” lillian Yamasaki; Ha tiative to Secure the Education rf California. Cluxise from three plans: Access* HMOT Blue %ield waii Incarceration (NISEI);” Japanese man andMako Nakagawa; Wash- • $25,000 grant for “Arkansas American Citizen League (JACL), PPO aiKl^ield 65. Each has a witfc range of henrfts, iiKluding Middle School Research Project cm Japanese American National Mu- grant for "Teaching Japanese American Detention Feiim ^JANMl, National Asian About Incarceration of Japanese vision care, worldwide emergency ^vera^, dental care, pre Cainps;”Centerfor Arkansas Stud American Telecommunications Americans;” National Coalition of ies, University of Arkansas, C. Fred Association (NAATA), and Lead Redress and Reparations (NCRR)- scription dn^ hen^ts and mure. For more information abo^t Wilson, Director; Arkansas ership Education for Asian Pacifies Bay Area Chapter; Lucy Hamai; • $20,000 grant for “Bringing (LEAP); various states outside the California Breaking the Silence to National WestCkMist these plans, call the JA(X Group Health Trust Administrator (3ommunities;*Local Access for the • $2$,000grantfor“TYojertTeam- Arts and Media Arts and Education, Nikki Nqjima Teadh and Educate Americans frir Three projects in the Arts.knd today at 1-800-400-6633. Louis; various states outside ofWa- the Next Millennium;” Phyllis Media were announced by the shingtnn Murakawa; California ^ CLPEF Board. They include: • $15,000g0 grant for “Heart Moun •’$15,000 grant for “Reclaiming • $50jm0 grant for “Big Bands tain, Wyoming CD-ROh( and Voices;” Asian Ammeans United, Behind Barbed Wire;” Oakland Website Project;” Antorfette C. Office of Curriculum Support m Asian Cultural Center, Anthony infannMioniboac: Noble; Wyoming the School DistrictofPhiladelphia, Brown, George Yoshida, San Jose • $10,000 grant for “How Could Philadelphia JACL; Deborah Wei Taiko, Mark Izu, Jon Jang, □ Acckm ^HMO This Have Ha|q>ened in a Democ • $35,OOOgriuQtfor“Redre88Pre8- Tsuyako “Sox” Kitashima, and QBIiieShieUPfO rat?;” Manhattan Country School, ervatioD and Curriculum Develop Gina Hotta; California and outside Michele Sola and Lynne lyima; „ - „ ...... □Sh*dd65 ment Prqject;" Visual (Communi ofCaliforaia HnmcnKm New York / cations and Southern California • $50,000 grant for “Floating • $10,000 grant for “Japanese Chapter of the National Coalition Wold;* Kayo Hatta; Caliiwnia 1 iMtdennd } ACL »cion ito enwt^ American Ei^rienees: Lessons in of Redress and Reparations • $20J)00grantfor“442/:/A:R^ American H^tory,” Washington, (NCRR); California TAU* Miya Galifomia MaiUo: JACL-Bl«eShieWWCJifcm« DC Chapter of JACL, Susan • $20,000 grant for “Sborai The first CLPEF grant totaling Bhie Shield—of CaBfamto Higashi Rumbog, Marilyn Nagano Project;" Seattle JACL, Seattle $2.7 milBon to 100 recipients was Schlief; and Clyde Nishiipura; Vir- University, and Washin^n Edu- made March 5. (See Marob 21------^ . cation Association; ShanmKlnster- April3P.C.)« . -M 1^ PACIFIC CITIZEN, JUNE 6-19. 1997
Very TdJty Yours WDW-THAT WAS WILD, By Harry K. Honda R^^OURPIANET \TYRANNOSAURUS An unthinkable ‘bcx>-boo ’ SEX & of specific standing
veryone who turned to maker 4.2 in the production H .Page 8 in our last issue department. C]he^ the detailed JL-J^ew the "boo-boo” was listmg of what we bou^t else unbdievable. Our first reaction where in this issue. j was maybe the mugshots fell off Four economical computer Uieir spot for lack of waxing (the desks, the type with l%s that adhesive applied hot on ba^ of . fold under and with the key- mugsho^ during an 18-mile boaril positioned at a lower trip taking the boards to our level, have replaced the four printers in Glendale. If that was sturdy Ck»le modular steel desks Aot the case, blame might be that Saburo Kido (1903-1977] , elsewhere. An immediate dieck donated to us when the P.C. 'WWlesday morning of the P.C. opened shop in Los Angeles in boards was no help. 1952. Ihe next check; find the In my mind, history still Letters llxl7-ln(h page proofs that are swirls around those ^le desks reduced to letter-size for faxing as the Kido name is invoked. He How did Asian Pacific ^ Architecffeniguchrsdesign Our internment story to the mailer who calculates the was the wartime National JACL excellent article on award- Underneath the headline, “For percentageofadvertising for his president (1940-46), a P.C. Americm Heritage Month winiiiMarchitect,Alan Tanig:uchi, YourInfomlation"(May2-15j.P.C.), report to the Post Office. Page.8 stalwart since the prewar era hardly touchesonhis muftifaceted it requests those individual who was found crumpled in the get started? and co-founder of National achj^ements, far too numerous to have been involved in speakihg in waste basket — proofthat the JACLin 1929. Without his " Which American president signed the order for May to be mention in a letter such as this. classrooms about their experiences "boo-boo”had occurred in-house. powerful argumentto convince ' Asian Pacific American Heritage The stately Gila River monument witKintemment and to contact the The switch goingunnoticed is the 1952 National (k)uiBlrthat month and on what ^y? recently defaced, reported in the Pacific Citizen. the "unbelievably" a^>ect of it would be prudent for business same issue of the P C. (April 4-7), Since the fall of 1994, I have what transpired. Modus reasons to move P.C. fium its was the prize-winning design sub been asked to share my camp re operandiis that I read page wartime base in Salt Lake City Arizona JACL Newsletter mitted by Alan Ta^uguc^ in Git^ collections as a part of a racial proo& without the mulcts to Los Angeles, the community The Congress, under HJR 173, before he left camp with the hope of divereity course at Chapman Uni and (heck that the boxes for attracting the most returning introduced March 5, 1991 by Rep. continuing ius education. versity in Oange, Calif. TTiecourse ihotos are positioned correctly. evacuees, Yours Truly and Mas Frank J. Horton (R Rochester, N. Y.) . The University ofTexas (at Aus instructor, Bonnie Asch, read about My fault was not looking one Imon, now retired in V^as, andc^spoiunjredbysome210Mem- tin) should be forever grateful to me in the Los Angeles Times; and more time — we ailknw our would not have been asked to bers of Ojngress including Reps. this famed architect. He had been the group has evolved from one Mint>*n Mnf*ui n*td Mink, px- longtime writers. tntp the editorial ham^. thp Dean ofthe Uni vprsit Vs .^hop) claw* to thrpe in attendance. pondedthe obs^ance ofAsian Wednes^y nightI agonized Clyde informed us that Head- of Architecture at a time when One can’t cover everything in 45 Pacific American'Heritage Week over the ipu^ot switch. I James A. Michener was seeking a minutes; but I try to give a brief for the full month of May. It autho suitable university “home" for his summary of the events leading to rized the President to proclaim the to the two Bills before\hey theii\archives.theu\archives. That means tlthe million-doUar art collection. The the Evacuation and the rest u^ur months of May 1991 and 1992i but name ‘T'aniguchi" was the magnet family’s personal story. would see tho; pictorial ^fpor. avail^ility on Internet, Wide the date when President Bush With the fax-W a preview ofa World Web, etc. As some voices that drew Mr. Michener to the 1 have learned mu<^ from read signed the resolution is not in the Austin campus. Alan and his late ingthe P.C. and have madeinquir redesigned^format, appearingin h^ suggeked,The Pacific P.C. Archives. It should be in the wife, Leslie, succeeded in making ies to the JapaneseAmerican Na this issue. < Citizen and JACX can and ' Federal Register sometime after the the facilities and amenities ofthe tional Museum. 'As thin^ happen, all day should maintain a website to resolution was introduced University of Texas irresistable to May I get some information Thursday CHyde Izumi finm - gether. The APA “Herit^e Week," after the world-famous author and his about the JACL Curriculum and ^Idtimal Headquarters was Linotype, the company which President Carter signed Proclama ■ wife, Mari. Resource Guide? Perhaps the in here to update the.business miiufactured the hot-metal lion 4650, March 28, 1979, was Indeed, Austin became the per structors of the course at Chapman office computer, thus business typecasting machines and con ftrstobservedMay4-10,1979. Two manent home of the Micheners; w(nild be interested in seeing it manager Kerry Ting was free to verted us to in-house phototype eventsin U.S. history were cited for and a graduate program for writ work with me on designing the > setting and digital typesetting, Heritage Week to be observed in ers was eventually established at new appearances of our r^ular introduced us to QuarkXPress May: (1) Manjiro Nakahama ar the University by Mr. Michener. Costa Mesa, Calif. columns. and its imagesetters ten years rived on May 7, 1841, as the first I sometimes wonder if it hadn’t Specific information about the That much said, now the ago. P.C. didn’t have PC-SAVE immigrant from Japan. Then 14 been for a Nisei dean nam^ JACL Curriculum and Resource good news. Major pieces of the to help us then. EvratuaUy, the years old, Manjiro was rescued Tanigucfii, would the University of Guide, is available at National Headquarters,1765SutterSt.,San P.C. Wish List are in place- Mac/Pa^maker became our U.S. whalers, educated, in Fair- Texas be as incredibly blessed to haven, Mass., and was able toslip Franc(sco CA 94115, 4151921- ready to be connected with each production model. Thus ends an day with the legendary largesse, back intoJapanthroughOkinawa 5225. Tl^at Amy shares howshe other LAN Oocal area networic) now the legacy, of the fam^ au- occasional shoptalk here about ir 1851. Japan called him "the speakstoacoll^class seemstobe foshicHi. QuarkXPress 3.32 will thor-turned-philantropist? our needs and deeds and the man who discovered America. " (2) a good recipe for other volunteers gradually replace Aldus Page- P.C. menu. ■ The golden spike was driven on who might follow if they are ever May 10, 1869, near Ogden, Utah, ^ New York aty approached. /markinfi romplpfinn nf thp frnr^- EDITOR’S NOTE—In an im- For the record: continental railroad and signify- pmmptn Attiv Nnito ing the contributums of Chinese Poston Memorial credits lated how she was to have graduated Additional mention is due for as valedictorian from Fairfield High The 100th Bn. at Monte Cassino pioneers who constructed the rail School in 1942 but Evacua:^n had road eastward from Sacramento individuals co-chairing the Poston At the end of a lengthy discourse regarding Bill Marutani'6 column, “Some ; Memorial Monument committee intervened. Her family was interned untold events “ (March 21-April 3 P.C.) about MIS in the Pacific, the writer and over the High Sierras. at Gila River. That she was invited Takasumi Kojima of Beikel^ concluded: along with George Old, Sr., (^pril back after 52 years to receive her di *The unrecogniz^ destruction of the Christian abbey at Mount Cassino, Italy 18-May 1 P.C.): Hannah Satow and ploma at the high achool in 1994 was a by the 100th Battalion; this abbey was thfe sacred depository of 500 years of Kiyo Sato-Viacrucis, also of Sacra gala event. It was published by the irreplaoeible Christian art, sci^tur^ and manuscripts and destroyed by the AShadow Defendant mento. George Makishima, trea LA Tinies—the story which caught Hawaiian Nisei... When will we ever learn that conservation can be more In reading the recent article, “A surer, acknowledges $3,948 was the attention of the Chapman Univer important than Go For BroAe?" Shadow Defradant,” (P.C. May 2- received from the recent Camp IH sity instructor. Her father. Mr. 15), reference is made to the recol Reunion. A balance is kept for Uchimoto, was secretary of the Japa lections ofMlSer Ken Aiba in the maintenance and insurance. nese Association at Fairfield. arrested The P.C. Archives (^proacheddmember, ofthe lOOth Infantry, Col. 1995 Holiday Issue. 1 was wonder No one has done more than Ted by the FBI after Pevl Harbor and Young Oak Kim (ret) for '‘what happened," and comments pertaining to ing in could possibly get a print. I imprisoned in North Dakota. He even the paragraph about Monte Cassino. Here is his reply. I^ata, Sacramento, chief of con tually rained the family at GUa River. happen to know him and would struction, and his faithful crew to Interest^ in occupatioiuil therapy, At Cassino, I was the l(X)th 100th reached the walls of the love to read that. ward the realization of this unique Amy relocated after a year in camp to 3attalion's intelligence officer (S- Castle and the road at a great monument and water fountain continue her education in Boston and dedicated Oct. 6, 1992, and the Milwaukee.—HKH 2) and was fortunate to be among price. Co. A had only 19 men; Co. B, - Colorado Sjnings, Cc^o. the handful of unwounded survi 15 men; and Co. C, 11 men. All ofus kio^ dedicated Nov. 7,1995. vors of that battle. As a young 1st were in an exposed dangerous vul While we have no more copies of CSPacificC lieutenant on the final day of fitt nerable position, constantly tak the 1995 Holiday Issue, we go one Sacramento 7 Opmi CMS. IMnvM CA^7»7406 ingat Cassino, I was the senior ing casualties and without strength better> Write to MIS-Northwest ■ ^ Ik21372M06< mmI:pKCttacUOR officer and commanded the rem to successfuiy take the castle or Assn., P.O. Box 18616, Seattle, WA * EzceptfortheNationalDirec- nants of the battalion during the withstand a serious counter-attack. 98118 for a copy of "Unsung He More ‘Historic Sites ’ tor’s Report, news and the “Views” withdrawal from the fiont line. Thankfully, the lOOtb was ordered roes: The MIS Past, Present, Fu expressed by columnists do not First, the KX)th Battalion never to withdraw that nij^t My interest in the list of Historic necessarily reflect JACLpolicy. ture, " containing aU 21 papers that Sites isee Mar. 21-April 3 P.C.) had the mission to capture the. Four days after withdrawing to were predatedat the 1995 MIS *nie columns are the personal wasstirred innot^ingVacaville- Abbey. TTie lOOth’s mission was to a safer position,we wittiessed the reu/nion,i^eludingKen Aiba ’s dis opinion of the writers. Elmira Cemetery (Solano(bounty) capture the Castle lower on the hill bombing which, preceded the Im cussion, "MIS in War Crimes Tri » “Voices” reflect the active, pub that controlledthe onlyroad up to dian Gurkha division assault on included. It appears with 24 more lic discussicm within JACL of a als." We donated $12.50 for a copy. wide rsjigeofideas and iasues.- the Abbey. the'Castle and the Abbey. The Historic Sites in ttie April 25.1980, P.C. My interest in Vacaville- requiring clear presentation TTie 168th Infantry had the mis lOOth was not physic^ly ^ting Elmira Cemete^ is because my thcmgh they may not refk«t the sion to capture the Abbey. TTiey the Germans when the Abbey and by depictingthe uni^s insignia. parents are both interred there. viewpoint of the editorial board captured the close adjacent hill and the Castle were bomb^. At our The window dedicated to the of the Pacific Citizen. one platoon reached the wall of the lever of command, we never had United States of America honors « “Short expressions" on public Abbey. say in shelling or bombing the Ab- the 100th Infan^ Battalion. Un Berkeley JACL member issues, usually cme or two para- Tlirou^out the struggle to take fortunately, this special prayer . Thanks to JACler Tsujimoto, graphs, should indudeaignature, ackfressanddaytiinephonenum- these two structures, both the 100th Within the rebuilt current room is not open to the public. Two the P.C. has researched its 1,979- and 168th had strict orders notto ber. Because of space limitations, Abbey, there is a special fnayer years ago, when the 100th group 1980issi^ in conipleting the list of letters are sufa^ to abridg^ fire on these structures. Therefore, room for the Abbey monks. The visited the Abbey, a special dispen HistoricSites.Over lOOplaeeswere ment. Altbou^ we are to neither mtillery nor tanks were beautiful leaded windows are dedi sation allowed the 80 veterans and listed. When compiled, it will be print all the Tetters we receive, permitted to suf^xirt our attacks cated to each nation that fought to wives to visit this room and to view pubUshed.ShehadKntustheApril we appreciate the interest and . and there was no bombing. liberate the Abbey by bonoringone the window dedicated to the 100th. 25, 1980 ,issue with 25 pldces, in views of those who take the time Without this fire support, the of the units that fought in Cassiiict —Young D. Kim. ■ ’ cluding the Vacaville cemetery. to send us their comments. PACIFICCrnZEN. JUNE 6-19.1997 MICHI WEQLYN; Redress for railroad Nikkei Wartime gov ’t treatment of Nikkei was different NEW YORK—The stories today And radally inspired edicts and were German and Italian aliens in of near-ovemight dusters inflicted proclamations end^ up control cluding the wife, husband and chil- in wake ofthe attack on Peaii lingthorlives throu^outmostof ^dren of a family whose support was whollydependent on a member ofthe Harbor upon Jc^^anese American the war, ofwhich I dte a few: - UB. armed forces. ^ railroad fluhilies in inland states •On March 16, PubUc Proclama Elxempted, also, were German and it "A are so heart- tion No. 2 ostensibly extended the Italian slien* who had applied fornatu- wrencbing need to execute Chan^ of Residence . ralization before 12/7/41; patients in Notices to enemy aliens and all p^- ^00 m or ami thattheycould sons ofJapanesenxruxstryresiding inspire an inmates of ori^um^es and the totally within the Westeni Defense Command deaf, dumb or blincT All were also ex other John (WDC). The WDC, established on Dec. Steinbeck to empted from curfew and travel regula 11. 1941, encompassed' the states of tions. In May. further cat^ories were stunningly Washington, Orqpm. California, An- added, dramatize sons. Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada . • On June 27, PubUc Proclama < ^ % document tnis and the territory of Alaska. tion No. 8 made all War Relocation wartime Am . Unknown was the foct teat Gen. Projects found within the WDC to be erican tragedy exclusion zones subject to penalties in a manner under PubUc Law 503. On Oct 12. 1942 (Columbus Day), Franklin that the piiblic is shaken with a within the WDC. Roosevelt proclaimed that Italian sense of outrage. After Public Law 503 was signed aliens were no longer to be considered^ My initial assumption had been into law (March 21) following issuance enemy sliens. ■ that Nikkei railroad workers were of E.O. 9066, “persons or claasea of • And on Christmas eve 1942 Pub- generally elderly badielors. How persons” became subject to summary UcProclamationNo-lSfesondedall wrong! was. These were Issei par exclusion from these inland military curfew and travel regulations for Ger zones which were defined by mile-wide man aUens. ents, sfcfally with five or more restrictive boundaries around defense ypungchildreir—heads offamilies Unfortunately for the Nikkei, plants, copper mines, reservoirs, radio AnNOLD n - who had given decades of loyal stations, railroad bridgm, tunnels, the Capstitution then was little A photograph o( the Manzanar Base Hospital wofkeis taken In 1945. . service to one railroad line or an trestles and even entire railroad lines, more than a piece of paper. other. They knew no other trade, as was the case in Nevada. Sduwls, The deprivations suffered by Planning a 'hurrah' after 52 years! and few could speak proper En diurches, stom, structures and any families set adrift in a hostile, war street or hi^way passing through time America was horific. And LOS ANGELES—Where- tal employees. glish. i ofallformeremidoyeesof In o^er to create as large a Once proudmen, theIsseiaided these military zones became off-limits since adults and Nisei children to persons ofJapaneseancestry. the Wartime Manzanar Base base of contact as possible, a^ up jobless and despised for lookirig summarily excluded were denied (Since Drew Tinto of the has the ^ht to return to their parents’ rital, some of whom are pic- to give the committee an i<^ cf . like the enemy. Many eventually bera asked to conduct a ^stesoatic l ab^e, are being sought as what the turnout will be, the eked out a living as fiiiit pickers, study of ProclamatioD No. 2, redrem origi^ longtime domiciles and were therefore deprived of liberty soon as possible for the “very “gang” can call Mae Kageyama beet toppers, farm hands, janitors applicants should check him to first allrbospital reunion”some Kakehasbi 31(V39l-2388, A&y seewhetherone’s family addrw coin (aeelshida v. U.S. precedent),they and the like. time this Oci(d)er somewhere in Takahashi loki 3l(V397-7d25 or What is appallingis that govern cides with one of the countless inland too should be declared eligible ftir military zones.) redress -along with parents who greater Los Angeles. send pertinent information, ment oflBdals were fully aware of A number of medicdl steimgs/^ (name, nickname if any. maiden the unfoldingtragedyfrom its bit • On March 24, DeVntt issued Pub qualify. Uc Proclamation No. 3, which re raphers who hav4 been meeting name, address, phone numba) ter beginning. How well William The Office of Redress Admin quired German »ftd Italian «lienw and istration (ORA) and President periodically over the years have to Mahzanar Hospital Reunion, Manchester described that “yearn all personsa/* Japaneseaiuxeiryresid (5Unton should be mindfyl that the often eiqiressed a desire to have do 12306 Stanwood Dr., Los ing for vengeance,” the prevailing ing within any of the militezy zones to a reunion with sH former hospi Angeles, GA 90066. ■ mood of officialdom in early Febru ohKrve curfew and to limit travel to a U.S. report on international hu- ary 1942 when Americ^ was iw-T. their homes. "The mat? ri^ts ahuae will rontrnue to the war. f deterioration of the position of the lack credibility as long as our own realize that certain groups, espe United States in the Pacific Theater.” nation refuses to aq^owledge and WELFARE The vindictwe treatment meted (Continued from page 4) cially the Latinos in Califomia who out to “aliena,^d nonaliens” (the according to DeWitt. proved “full jus apologize for its own^trodous war really turned out in the last election, tification^ for the designation of the time ^use of innocents. “Japs") continst^shm^d^th the WDC aa a “theater of operations” for Osthimerwamed that if you check can speak out with their voles.' selective treatment given (Germans To those who have written to off the “Case Review" box. Social Said Craig Osaki, a criminaljile- combdt. me: / wish I had the phenomenal and Italians. Tl^ Nikkei ^j^fifered • On March 30, one day before Security will look only at the papers lense lawyer and the co-chair of the not only loss oCemployinent and . Bainbridge Islanders were expelled energy of editor Harry Honda to they have in front of them and can PSW JACL Civil Rights Caucus. severe deprivation of liberty and from their homes, the Army announced respond individually to the many easily deny you continued benefits. ‘Most lawyers here ju^ want to help property based solely on ancestry, “hMship exemptions.” PUbUc Proc- lettersffomrailroad workers which The appeal process to continue people ouL to he^ people naturai- but ifiany suffered one relocation faiMatian No. 6 exempted German have come to me since the P.C. receiving food stamps is very similar izeandbecomedtizens. rmfamliar after another as they sought d.es- and Italian 70 years or older made my home address public. to the procedure lor SSI. added with aspects of immigration so I from summary exclusion from homes Forgii thought I'd come by. perately to find work- in inland military zones. Also exempted Osthimer, and the appropriate pa reply. pers should also be raed immerJ- •Ifs just an unfair situalioo,' con ately. tinued Osaki. These are people Honolulu Inaugutates Lawyer Dee Hayashi of the Japa who really need the help and al of a Ycnc»ofaSaii^ nese American Bar Associalion was sudden the government wants to scholarship progrcim one of the volunteers at the work cut them oH. .. Ifs iTKrre like the ©ByAKEMIKAYLENG The Honolulu Chapter is looking shop. She wasn't surprised by the government just wants to save lor applicants for its inaugural schol large turnout •It just shows how money, instead of wettare lelomi.' arship program. Five high school many people need help,' she sard. The next JACL-LTSC sponsored Pel seniors who are planning to attend ■Sorhething has to happen in this citizenship workshop meets Tues., Preserving them college or university in the Fall vrill community. ’ A lot of focus has been June to, to a.m., at Casa Heiwa, each receive a $1000 award. A on the Hispanic communily.she said, 231 E; Third SI., Little Tokyo: 213/ panel ok three judges wSI choose but a number of Japanese Ameri 473-1600. Forfurtherinformalionon welfare rowingup Sansei in the things we generate within. As live individuals from among 10 final cans will be affected by the upcom and immigration can Asian Pacific I -^’508 and ’60s,'there was society becomes more accepting, ists. ing cuts. onlyonewaytohandlethe our enemy is shifting away from Applications are due by June 30, Hayashi is hojwful that the pro American Legal Center 213/748- 2022, No. CeN. Coetnonfor Immi- Nisei generation.It was called, radspi, and towards our own im- T997. The Committee will notify all posed federal changes will be en acted. "We just have to wail for the granlRighls41S/243S21S.orAsian avoidingthem. certeinties. Our problem is not\ applicants of their decision by the upcoming weeks, ■ she said. "Part Law Caucus Welfare/Immigration Sittinghere Sansei in the *908, lack of achievement and worldli second week in July. The judges of it is polifical, ’she added. They Legal Hotline: 415/445-2597. U having recently attended the ness. Our problem is unsureness will interview the top 10 afiplicants Japanese American Korean War over bow to manage these assets. onJuly19,1997.anddacideonthe Jdemorial dedication in Little Tlie reality of the old Nisei, like top five candidates. Applicants do Tokyo, and a VFW Memorial Day the intricately structured lines pot have to be of Japanese descent TOUI^ screening Mays on a blueprint, is fading as it’s to apply and awards are given vrith- oeremonyatourown (Community The Los An^ekc INS office last Center in the San Fernando Val washed over by a warm cascade of out r^ard to financial n^. TTirough this inaugural Scholar month processed just 1,60 new ley, I have another plan on my sunshine. The light is warming citizenshin spplirstions. cowmared agenda. It’s called, preserving and nurturing us, but the fiber of ship Program the JACL Honolulu with 18,600a9ljcstMas preesatod Ch^ler hopes to raise the aware them. what we afe is not obvious. The W to balloonwl again bacauaa during the last months of 1996. I had very-good reasons for delineated structures of the clas ness among Hawaii’s young people, More than 280.000 immigni^ avoiding them. Between theNisei - sical world are giving way to a our future leaders of civil rights as it SIS wsitiog for interviews end quantum uncertainty of virtual imp^ on Hawaifs peoples.pleofiies. The ju- csbcs, the San Gabriel Valley swearing-in, substantially aoie and the Sansei generations, our than the backlogof220,000 apfdi- communityexperiencedabigrup reality five finalisls will be individuals who Tribune reported this ^weA. waitingperiod is 12 to cations in May 1996, the TVzbimc ture. I’m part of the postwar era. The tangible manifestations of can represent JACL as one who Curreni Niseisocietyare fadingaway,but understands civil tights, can articu- 14 months, according to Rit*Richard ieportsd.B I cannot remember violent rac- Rogers, INS district oirector. ism or wretched employment in I waiittheirspirittoremain. That iate that knowledge, and serve as the bad jobs nobody else would spirit is gaman, giri, gambare. an example lor other people to fol fake. T ptpw up speakine Rnvlisb Now many years past mv foons low. and always felt socially comfort and twenties, I know somthing I II you have anyquestipns, ptease able among Whites. Needless to could not have understo^ back call Diane Shiraishi at536-7702 ext. say, the Nisei perception of the then. Young people ne.*o ^hat 2227 or e-mail Gart^ Toguchi at world was not compatible with honor and disdi^e to manage arc-hiealoha.neL ■ h • . t mine, 801 avoided them. their fiw lives and structure new ?*. The Nisei’s world was brutal, realities of their own choosing. Asian Moon Festival but very wdl defined. They knew This new world of, fr^om ^d to.runjn Milwaukee unequivocally what was “good" prosperity, without the Nisei and “bad." In a larger sense, toey spirit, has produced some yoi^ MILWAUKEE-TTie fourth an- knew what "reality" was. Their Japanese Americans who are like nilfll Asfen Moon Festival hi^- problem was defining themselves the worst ofW^P'gone bad. Th^ U^ts cuisine, fine arts, entertain- ' as legitimate Americans in the are overwarmed, oversweetened ment and other cultui^ delights.. eyes of the White m^cnity. They fnnt. They have so little fiber they from June 12 through June 15 at definal toemselves t^t^b their are disintegrating, spilling spoiled Summerfest Grounds in Henry reactions to bad things imposed juices. Maier Festival Park, with involve on them byothers. Their enemies ment of as many-as 12 local-area were racism, and their own lack The old Nisei will die away, but Asian American organitations. of acculturation. I want toeir spirit to live on in Featured performers indude Maty The Sansei/Yonsei world is theirdescendents. Tmhai^ythat Ohno of the Kabuki Academy of much nicer. It’s also much less we did have those memcoial serr Tacoma. W^h., and the Fqjima definitive. “Reality" is blurring. vices to the older generation. As Sbunojo School of Japattese Clu-, Our problem is dc&ungoursel ves they leave us^ fltth, those aical Dance from Chicago,>it was as who we want to be. We are morials are preserving them in annoimced 'by Festival director defined by our feelings about s{^t.R Davney Weber; 414/461-3628. ■ guest speaker. ______PACIFIC carPiRWJWMUB-iB.iaiw bers of Hapa Issues Forum, a , speaker will be actor Amy HiB. Hill rs mulbcuttural group in Berkeley, will of Finnish and Japanese descent (XZ)Cs hectic S(»ing schedule includes make presentations at the work- at>d has appeared on stage and shops. The luncheon ’s guest television.* SQholor^p luncheon and quarterly sessi SMinipoa FRESNO ^ One thing you can . sayabouttheCentialCaifomiaOis- trict Council is.they ’reorganized. At CbrcL the CCDC quarterly session, at Fresno's Sunnyside Country dub STUDIO 00 May 18, not only were last minute preparations undenvay for the Tri- District Conference in Las Vegas on H Ji Janrese Cliartts SAN GABRIEL VILLAGE June 6-8, but plans tvere already Jasie»llamet 235 W. Fairview Ave. being made for the districfs year- JqilresFrrmlyClals ' end inslalfation banquet San GsbrietCA 91776 (ttSMVdhrVinrSl Phone: (800) 552-8454 Close to 30 scholarships were Carta Gttm.C«liW5 awarded at this year ’s CCOC schol- I ten '(hf)»«HE76. Fax; (818) 289-9569 . arship luncheon which was held just prior to the quarterly session. Dr. Judy SakaW, Dean of Students at Califomia Stale University, Fresno, was the keynote speaker. was so hard to choose the ■'^Siolarship winners,' said Bobbi Hanada, a member of CCDCs Scholarship Committee, to the ap CCDC SCHOLARSHIP WMNERS-^Front row (from left): Courtney Ishii, proximately 17 people who attended Yonie Young, Julie Naito, Paul Shintaku, Carrie Imoto.; Back row: Ryan the quarterly meeting. Hashimoto, Jarrod Kiyuna, Greg Kato, Michele Hoshiko, Sus^ne Awards are based on 40 percent Fukagawa, Erica Nishinaka, Thomas Koga, Lacey Hanada, Ke|ndra financial need, 35 percent scholas Hayashi, Denise Kageura. Missing: Jason Araki, Kelly Kagawa, I 199% tics, and 25 perrrant extracurricular Hiyama, Jamie Domoto, Jared Nakashrma, and Matthew Yotsuya. activities. Hanadasuggestedchang- ing some of the percentages and Shiba. And because there isashort- of thousartds of -legal pemument / that there is a need to improve the age of youth living in the Central residents will soon lose their Scpple- / HOANtlUAlFEE methods currently used to establish C^ifomia distrioUrflher segments menlal Security Income (SSI) ben 25 DAY GRACE PERIOD financial need. of t^ (xrmmunity should be tar efits and food stamps. Scholarship awardees are not re geted such as professionals or the ’We have to stay on tcrp of ttiis quired to be JaCL members. De Hapa. she added. issue, said Tsai. Things are hap spite the large number of scholar CCDC delegates had a number pening really fast.' Recently, the ship winners, it seems there is a lack of questions for guest speakers federal govemmerrt introduced sev of youth members in the District Shiba and JACL Membership Ad- eral proposals that coukf restore Chapters. JACL National Vice Presi ministratorOonna Okubo. There was ■ SSI benefits to some legal perma- dent of Membership, Karen-Liane some confusion regarding the for •nent residents. Tsai informed the Shiba, sugge's^d that, because mat of the chapter membership list; Coundl that she will rheet with other CCOC Is looking for mote youth many had thought the list Contained Asian American groups to rtiscuss memb^, membership in JACL be only the names of cunent members. the varkxjs\new developments in made^requirementforscholar^ip But Okubo sakFBtat names are re-. welfare reform, and chapters will ,^ved only when chapters call Na-‘ soon receive infomiation on the pro “H avery importktt vehicle to en vjional Headquarters and make their posed changes. Jgiii iIm lotionil lACL Mil ItalM hiI bKoaii iligibli for ooi VlSif^ courage Mudents toHoin jACL,' request. This, even persors who Accenting to Tsai, approximately rirf. Coll, for or moil Ibe lofotmotioo bolov for momborshio agreed .First Vrce'Govemor Sob are not current members remain on SO percent of residents in Fresno iofotmolioD. 30 lor UCt membonhlp loqoiioi for now mombors. - 'bniguchi. the list The rationale, explained receive at least one form of federal To h^p recruit more youth, Ihk' Okubo, is that some-persors may assistanee. Welfare refonn is a ' District discussed maintaining not have received their renewal much larger issue than just recerv- a relMionship with scholarship win forms or haven ’t gotten around to ing benefits, she said, ners even if they attend cxrlleges renewing their membership. Also, Regarding Redress, the Office anduntvetsilies away from home. It chapters can refer to these lists to ofRadress Administrationis sBI look- Oii/sr/Co/Iil - seems most of the J A students move re-recfuit some of the people who ing for thousands of JAs who may out of the area .once they graduate have dropped out, she s^. be eligble for redress, said Tsai. from high school. Shi)a armourtced that the new The ORA has published their names Shfca said the PSW District has membership brochures, which irv in The List of Unknowns.' Time is had success recruiting youth merrr- dude a survey, will be available in running out. We have to locate these MonalJACL bers through their ‘adopt a schooT eartyJune. In temis of annual ver people.' On August 10, 1998, the C K ( 0 > T U H I 6 N program. They select aschool, col sus anniversary membership pay © ORA will dose and individuals will lege, or university in the area with a ments. CCDC indicated th^ pre no longer be able to apply, she said. PO BOX 1721 / Stc, UTAH 84110 / 801 355604O / 800 544-8828/ fox 801 521-2101 Nikkei program, and the District ferred the anniversary payment sys Plans are already underway lor starts a relationship with the cam tem remain in place. CCDC’s instalation banqueL said pus JA group by supporting their Throughout their presentation, Taniguchi. The luncheon will take activities. It takes manpower and Shba and Okubo both stressed the place on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the money, said Shiba, but it’s worth it importance of communication be United Japanese Christian Church. National Business and Eventually the youth are encour tween Chapters and JACL National T would Htetoseealotofjuniorhigh aged to take on board positions at Headquarters. and high school kids rxime out for IWifiiailorial Direct6»y the chapter level, she said. CCDC Regional Directoff athda this,' he said. But the important thing for JACL Tsai said that as federal welfare The topic lor this year's work Get a head start in business is to get out into the community , said reform laws go into effed. hundreds shops will be Hapa’ issues. Mem- m Yaw buiinns cord in each blue hr 12 issun u SI 5 per trie, tivwW rninimum. larwlype|12pl.|courib as two lines. Logo lonreos line roleotrequited. Khas INTERN JACL ‘Oh that’s an’Issei and Nisei mode no dotaminaliui tiiat the businesses listed in tiiis direUary are'lkensed by partidpated in some of the other proper govemment oufiority. (Continued from page 1) thing,'they replied. events YBA sponsored, like dances And none of Kakinamrs friends and conferences, he started to learn OtowterLoeAiigeies Mateo Cotunyp Cam sored by the NCWNP District Coun- back home or at Ftesno State ate more about the'organization. Even di. ‘It was good,'he sad. ‘Before JACL members. They probably tually, he became a YBA member. ASAHITRAVEL AILEEN A. FURUKAWA, CPA TU AccooBtinc for IndiTiduaU, EaUtci the conference. I ddrit know a lot don’t even know what J.A.C.L. BiwnA l0oiitTiuvb . pan . But it’s not only JACL that young A TnuU and Busineaaca about whpt went on at the stale - <^ea%Ffumn A Imkviduau . stands for,' he said. JAs know little about, said Kakinanx, 1010 Pioiieer Coart. Sait*S level ” Packus TOUM, Cnnn. Bailmsb . HJACLwantstoattractmoreyouth many don’tknow much aboutthe JA Sea Helec, CA S4403. Tel: (4U) SSSesSO. Arid he plans to attend the Na •Tohidb A iMWMt Sbvks members, Kakinami believes, the otiture. And he is no exception. IMS W. Otyapie BM. Ml?. hJL MOIS Lu Vegas, MV tional Youth/Student ConfereiKe at organization needs to start doing Before he look an Asian Amerv (118) 487p4SM • PAX (SIS) 487-1073 UC Irvine at the end of June. It's a more "social things,' events that can course at Fresno State, T dkkiT FLOWER VIEW GABDENS NEW & RESALE HOMES chance To meet some people and young people would consider Tun.' GEORGE M. SHIMOYAllA know what a’Nisef was,'he said. T Fle«p«n,PrBit,WincA Contact for frtt it^ormation: to see what it’s like,' said Kakinami. That’s what the Young Buddhists didn’t even know that I was a Now he ’s even considering the S4»W. Sekare. ilOL Les Vefas, asiol Association (YBA) has done, he Yonsei ’.' He now knows what a m Central Califomia District Youth explained. When he first started IMl N. Wcaton Av*., Lo> Aodn^ 90017 Ktoei and a "picture bride' are and it (SIS) 408-737S / Art A Jia Ito Represeqtative position on the JACL playing in some of the co-ed basket- was through his dass paper project National Youth/Student Council ba« tournaments YBA sponsored, that he learned the speofics of the Dr. Darlyne Fi^imoto, that’s cunentlyvacanL Tmighttiyit he thought Y.B A stood for "Young JA internment during World War II. Optometrist & Associate ouL'hesaid. .Ifd be a good expe Basketbal Association.' Hisfather Now Kakinami can tell his friendti A Pmftiatwnl Corporatioo rience.' soon straightened that ouL Butas what the letters J.A.C.L stand lor, 114S0 E. SoBlii St. CetTft^ CA 9079S UVA^MIMAm Kakkiami first learned oflhein- (SIO) 080-1S39 ...Ahoaysingoodtaste. he continued to play baskefball and and just maybe, a imt bitmoreA temship at the (XDoflice through a TAMA TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL former intern of the program who is Martka InrMfai T»ulib« also at Ftesno State. She recom 81SWs2jnBlvd..8teS10 mended him and he was sOon hired. Lof Aagclea 90017; (SIS) 0S-4SSI He spem most of his time working on the district scholarships that were., recently awarded, sending out ap YUKAKO AKERAe ODe plication forms and evakiatirig the 0*c «ar of Oatpartnr students ’ scholastic and financial Madi4:ai^ - needs. 13881 E. lack sc, 8304 San Leaadra,CA 94578 Kakinesnrs glad he joined JACL (510) 48SA090 FortfteBestof I Everythirig Asian but he realizes the younger Japa nese Americans know very little Fresh Produce, Meat. about the organization. While home ^ RONSAKAGycm Seafood and Groceries in San Joae during the spring break, 7 GtMaaBajrBMOW A vast selection of he worked at a Japanese store. Baal Brtato A Lou CiMaaltaal Gift Ware There, he saw a couple of his par (880) 84744 M Py (415) 119 5989 ents ’ friends, who are Sansei, and Intern Ron KMdnaffll with Regional Director Patricia Tsai (left) arid Seattle • 624-6248 Grace Kimoto, CCDC (xovemor, at Fresno ’s Sunnysid; Countiy Club. UnBtSSmjSCSS'Sr asked them what they knew about CaapkatLCA 95008 Bellevue • 747-9012 PAClrtc~CmZRyiniVE6li9. 1997 boTTL aiavivU by IwttMnd Kai. daughter Lynne TakahashHAarten. stepsons Qaiy Oshiro. Daryl Oshiro. Chrte Oshiro, Gene Oshiro, 10 gc., mother Ayato Mortwo, brother kOte Morihiro. Al ttM towns an In CiMomia mcapi M nolMl Oshiro. SadeaU, SO. Torrence. May 2; OMrwwa-bom. survived by wit YMMe. ArU.MarimT^aO. Ci4 survived by husband Tolojo, daughters Uli^Monteabaro. Jane Harris, son Henry, son Tool daughter Carol, parent s dkiael andKimie Oshiro (Hawai).brotwrMasaafe Corbus, Unda NisMta. brother SNg Fuji!, 4 sbiings Masami Ishizuka. Shige Oho, gc..4ggc. Shizue Terayama, Tomico Masuda. Oshiro, sisters Misae Yao, Masae Aaaba.Larry Yalchi. 64. Seattle. April Marayama, Kyoto. 76. Novato. May 5: Nishimura (Hawai), Mteue Sano (JteMn}. YoshfeKang. 9; survived by wile Marian, daughter Lauren Sendai-bom, survived by husband .fimmy, Asaba-Aratani (Beleviie . Wash.), son Glen son Koichi Nishimura. gc. Ota, Msa Mary, 84. Orsyige County, (Seattle). 2 gc.. sisters Yaye Asaba. Kimi Maauda,$ht{uto, 85.We^Loet AprB 24; Rowlandtom. survived by sori Michael Ota.daughters JoteiKawaae, EMh Asaba (bobi of Seattle) ies. April 24; Reedley-bom.'survived by Ebata. Stanley lOyoahi, 77. Gardena. husband Minoru, daughters Tokimi TakagisN.*8 gc„ 4 ggc., brother Henry May 1S service: Hawaii-born, Wortd War II Okamura, Seiko Hatton. Nancy Hisako Mika^ sisters ToshBto Hoaishi, Masaye in'of the 442rtd Regimentai Combat Fukule, 8 gc.. 2 ggc., sisters Chiyoko Sato, sister-in-law Tsuruko Mikawa. Te'am,survivedbywileEmiko,$onDuane, Kuramoto, Yoshkni Kawamoto (Ja^j. SasMhara, Carol Fukua, 88. LosAn- daughter Diane Shohara, 3 gc.. brothers '"sisters-in-law Kinuyo Hokoda, Emiko g^s. May 3; San Jose-bom, survived by Kenneth. Jack Suwa (both of Hawaii), sis Miyamoto. brother Lincoln Fu^ Tokunaga (San Jose), sisters Helen Kimi Yamauchi. Leah Mryo ters Suzuko. Eleanor Asa (both of Hawaii). Hat«lb«. ShIziM S^. S3. Tor- sister-in-law Doris Ebata (Hawaii). ranee. A^iJ26; Lima. Peru-bom. survived Shiozaki. Sato, Lynn. S3, Culver City. May 4; EshHa, Frank Maseyoehi. 77. South by husband Jfiroshi. son Kaoru Todd, Colorado-bom, survived by father Kunio OJEM LEW PHOTO San Gabriel, April 24; Huntington Beach- daughter Lynn Sachiye. brothers Jabk bom, siawed by wife Miyoko. son Stevgn Nakamatsu. Mike Nakamatsu. sisters Iwartabe. mother Amy Iwanabe. brother PRINaPAL>ARTICIPANT8 at the May 24 dedicatiori program (from left) are Ted fwahabe, Jr., fiancee Jean Pile. Robert M. Wada, JAKWV co-chain KABC-TV Sportscaster Robert Fukuzaki, Maseru, daughter Pauline CarRo, 2 gc.. Sueko Chandler. Hide Nakamatsu. Shige brothers-irHaw Takashi Ben Takeuchi, Seghnolo, Matsua MMw LWm, 65. program emcee; George Aratara, Medal of Honor winner Hershey Miyamura. NakamataJ (latter two of Okinawa), sis- IbornasNenp TakaucN, stster-in-law Ke8(0 tars-in-law Haruto Nakamatsu, Hannah Seattle, survived by husband Arthur, chi- dren Jay, Ger>e , Kevin, Margo. Gallup. N.M.; Norman Mineta. and Ed M. Nakata.'JAKWV cochair. EtD.TomokoToniTom(la.ltsi4coMcOonted. Nakamatsu. Michiko Nakamatsu. Fuftoioto. Betty Tomito, 51, Agoura liatauurm. Richard, 64. Hawaii. May 2; Sugino,Heruyo,83, LosAngelw.May RBMEMBERING A KOREAN WAR HERO: Hills. Aprt 24; Tuto Lake^om, survived^ fornier Stale Senator, survived by wife 12: Hawai-bom. survived by tons Ken. husband Richard, daughters Rouxarin Ruth, daughters Martene Kai, Caroline Bob. daughters Arlene Takako Hamashita. Evelyn Hisako Yamamoto. 12 gc.. 7 ggc., Kuwa|eL Paris Kari^ Paige Fujnnto, Rildd Wong, sons Peter, Stephen, David, An FujimMo.2 gc.. parents (George andMisao drew. sisters Tsurue Ii4asaki. Ruth Tomita. Sugita, Sachiye EfidcL 72, Los . - Wotaru Nakamura les. May 16 -service; Castrovtte-bom, YosNmura. sisters Elaine Saito. Joanne Sumiko BurreB, Margie Yotoyama, Alice tzuhara, brother Steve Yoshimura. Furuya, brothers Larry, Harold, 14 gc. survived by sons Hktoo David (Riverside). Fukuehima. Yotoinori, 73, Dinuba, McIntyre,yoto, 55. Los Angeles. May Steven Kenji, daughters Eien Purdy posthumous DSC winner (Sharon. Mass.). Laurie Sugila. 2 gc., llie citation goeson to state, Aprfl 24; Fresno-bom, survived by wile Mj_IokyoWn. sunrived by husband John LOS ANGELES-Had he Uved, Michiko, brother George.' sisters Sally Sho^Mdntyre, daughters Janet Nami, brother MitsuUro Endo (San Joee), sisters he would have been 76 year8%ld “Private Nakamura’s intrepid ac Uyemaruko, Tatako Jar>et Ueda, Sachiko June t^ntyre, sister Yasuko Matsumolo. KaZuyoKayeMasatteH(SanJoae);Sateiid Stfy Hirai(Quincy. Wash.}, brolhet-in-law tionsand consummate devotion to Niino. MMtonaga, Maaazi ‘MBce ’. 80, Tor- today. But Pfc. Wataru “Watson” YosNfumi JimSu^ sister-in-law toahie Gotanda, Shizuko, B7, Ontario. Ore., rande, April 21; survived by wife Kiybko Nak^ura, killed in action in Ko duty reflect the highest erhdit on Tashima. reaonMay 18,1951, willbe forever himself and uphold the honoffed April 23; Seattle-bom lObei, prdwar Pprt- 'Kay', sons Victor, Brian, daughter Sherry laridandpostwarOntarioresident suMved Gandee. 2 gc., sister Michiko Nakasfwna TakayanegL Shigato. 70. Berkeley. the clean-cut traditionsofthe militai^service. ” AprB'l; Alan>eda-bom. survivedlry hus* by daughters Yasuko Morishige (Ontario, (Japan), brother-iivtaw Stanley Miwa, sts- 30-year-old Nakamura’s name was among Ore.). SurTtye Fufita (Gardena), brother ters-in-law YoshikoMiwa. Akiko Mtsunaga barto Tadao, daughters Emify. Tracy Hui, 1 brother with a those of 246 Japanese Americans Jim Mofikewa (Mlwaukee. Ore.), sisters (both of Japan). gc., sisters Yasuko Hitomi, Miyoko gentle smile in placed on the memorial dedicated Kimiyo Nakamura (Cincinnati). Utako Hlyata. Betty Teuneto, 77. San Fibp - Honma(Mawaukee), Kathy Kubo (Seattle)^ cisco, April 18; survivetf by husband Manjo, T^rato Jerl Yuld, 89. Alladena. April thephoto^ph by the Japanese American Korean 26; Los Angeles-bom. survived by brother WarVeterans May24, attheJapa Sgc. sunrived by children Mar$e Hinton (Borice. (appears as in HeyaeM,Salcae.80. Gardena.May5; Va.) DonaU-Miyata. Nancy Griffin. Janet Frank Tanaka. Tanaka, MatebeL 85, Sun VaHey, April set) cherished nese American Cultui^ and Com SanFrandKX>4)om,survived by son Seigo , Larson,Vvgna Miyata. Diane Myata(Sac- 17; Mie-karvbom, survived by son Miteuo by his brothers munity (!)enter. daugl^ Amy Harman. Nan^ Hay^. rarhento), 6 gc. Tanaka, daughters Keico Inouye. Riteuko “Each youngman died without MasumiHayasN. Joanne Haya^ Connie NagM.lcMya.7Ichlya, 77. Los Ar*getes, May 3; and sisters who Shinbashi. Shuko Sakai. 9 gc.. 3 ggc. ’ liYe in South- the ben^ of being held or com Smiih.6gc..brolher-in-tewRakubHayasN. San Gabriel-bom, survived by husband sister-in-law Ya^Tanamachi. . Henry; brother Jim Tsuchiyama. sisters Tanaka. MItauto. 68. Hayward. April ______em California. forted by his parents or family in 28; HirosNma-bom. survived ty husband HitiMa, RIchar^oaMlo. 79. Orange Chieko Hbt »k >, Reico Hanami. Edwn, sons Jerry. Uchael. mo^Hanteu) Near Fuftgch’on, Korea, the death. ITtey died alone in battle so County, May 3 service; Partier-bom. vet NMtabayashi, Janie Maiai, 59. San night of May 17, Nakamura’s unit far aw,ay. It is om obligation to see eran of tfiB MIftary Inleligence Service In GabrM, April 28; Los Angeles-bom, sur Asada. ofthe 38th Infantrv Regimentof that tK*»v are no longer alone and WofM War II «urweri hy sons Oyrte vived by husband Robin, sons Mark. Greg TanH. Jamee teanrn. 72, Stockton. April 20; Cressey-bom, WWH army vet the 2nd Division sustained heavy wilK never, ever be forgotten," Harvey, daughter Clarice Hirtea, 2 gc., 1 gc.. mother Minnie Takenouchi, brother mother Izumi Hirata (Madera), brothers Bill Tom TakervMchi, sisters Dorothy twata. eran. survived by wife Uiy. son .Mrey. fire which neqrtralized pMlImuni- JAKWVpresidentRobertM.Wada brothers Gilbert (Cressey), Oscar declared. (Reedfey),-Frank (Vista), sister Irene Nancy Ttecertouchi, Helen Takenouchi. cations betwwh the Fir^ Platoon Tamute (Madera), brother-in-law James NakMiHire. HicMto ’MikT, 75, Se (Kennewick. Wash.), sistef Lydia Sakurai. and the Co. I pommand post. As the . Nakamura was bom in Los An- Kono (San Jose), sisters-in-law Yayeko attle. April20; survived by daughter Agnes Tatsuno, Maaateru. 76, San Mateo. April 28; San Franctsco-bom, longttme • dtaUon for hiB posthumous Distin- ^es, attended Jefferson was Nishina, Grace Nakao (Sacramento), Nakamura, sons Chaites, Michael, si>- Yoshiko Yamashiro (Lo^is), Teruko lings Ad^ Klavorts, Agrtes Aoki, Alex owrter of the Nichi Bei Bussan merchan guided Service Cross states: interned with family during WWII dise store in San Francisco's Japank>wn. BurcMield (DanviHe). Asakawa. 5 gc. . “At approjdmately 0430 hours at Rohwer, Ark., served with the survived by wile Fumfe, son Dean, daugh 442nd Regimentin Europe, and Hiroee, Toro, 77, Hyattsvile, Md.. April Nalcala, Kazue. 77. Los Angeles. May on 18 May vdth intermittent rain 12; survived by wNe Hansto, daughter 3; Sacramentotom. survived by daughter • ters Gwen. Jessie Roth. Mwtoa SNozMo. and fog increasing the darkness of ^ was living in Chicago when his Naomi Hirose-GormNly, 2 gc., swings Takuko Suzuki (Micpigan),2 gc.. sisters gc.. brother David Tatsuno, slater Chiye early morning, Pnvate Nakamura Army reserve unit was activated Masana Hirose, Mariya Hankawa. Sumako Kofo, Kateumi Nakama (Japan). Wataiitoe.- when the Koreanconflictbeganin Hokoda, Wade Katsumi, 39. Medford, Natolani. Roy SatosM, Covina, April Teehkna. Rey L.-82. SeaMe, Apr! 8. ' volunteered to cheek ^md repair Taubokawa.47, KkUandWaMu. April the damagedline, and unawase June 1950. ■ Mass . April 3; survived by parents Katsumi 5; Vietoam veteran, survived by wife Marie, and Mary Hokoda, brother Mark Hokoda. and children. 9. , • ‘ thattheenemy had in.filtrated and TsufhichL Kkniye, 88. Los Angeles. sister Audrey Jean Mane, grandparents Nishi, Sanaye, 78. Grover Beach. April captured hea>^y-fortified fiiendly Japan firm donates Kjnuyo Hokoda and Matsuno Takayama 24; San Padrobom. survived by sons Ichiro April 29; Balsa-bom, survived by sons EBoL positions, moved forward until he Masalo. (Grovw Beach). YujiJolvi, daughters Fuito Dennis, daughter Mary Takamura, 10 go., came under a witheringhail of $30,000 to Cal Poly Hort Uasanori. 78, Los Angeles. Apri Janet Takata, Joanne Imura (Grover 9ggc. Uemoto, Mary Fupye, 87. Honolukt. hostile fire. POMONA, Calif.—Nihon R;oi- 27; San Jose-bom, survived by wife TeriAo, Beach), Robin Nishi, Linda Nishi, 6 k ., 2 sons Mai ggc., brothers Sumizo Tani, Shiro Ogura May 2; HoTM)k4u-born.survtvedbydaugh- tsu Systems, developer ofapplica ter Hefen Hrimaguchi. 3gc., aggc.. brother “Disregarding his ovm safety, he dai (Japwt), sister Sayoko Yamaguchi, sis- tion systems forJapanesecoi^pa- SNgeicfxYamashita. made a one-man assault, silencing ChisakoTatsuta. ters-in-lawAteuko Ogura (Japan), Florence a machine gun and its crew with nies, donated $30,000 to Cal Poly Inao^, Haaayuld. Los Angeles. April Ogura. his carbine and bayonet and de Pomona to support a program to 11; Taooma, Wash.-bom, survived ty wife Nishifcawa. Dick. 87. Sw Mateo. April 06ATM Nonce Miyutd, daughter Yumiko. 22; Mipitas-bom. survived by wife Kiyoko, stroying two enemy positions with train 20 Japan students on com- . . SmNPACHI KANOW pilfer infiirmatinn which KlBiors,Kimura, Of-Or. Kazuo K., 76,76. West son Junji,Ju^, daugMerSachtoShvnadaugt^ Sachiro Shmada (Ja- p^nades, but when bis ammuni SAUNAS, Calif.-Rev Shmpaefai tion was expended, be was fisrced Kanow, 84, passed away peacefully oo to withdraw in the face of over coordmatoroftheprogram.saidKJx Department, esttolished the Dayton Poi- Clara, April26; survived by wife Tamiko. May 16 at his kn's home. Born in Long whelming odds. believe this is a growing trend for son Control Center at CMdren ’s Hospital sons A. Hiroloshi. Yukio. Thomas, Kate. 7 Beach, Calif, on Dec. 24, 1912. Bev. “After falling back. Private our university. Japanese busi and throughout the nation. Kle was past Ktoow lived in Salinas Since IMl. He Nakamura met a carrying party, nesses are making it a priority to ch^r president of Day^ JACL, sur- Nomura. Ethel Martto. Los Angeles. graduated from Macalester in St. Paul, understandd U.S. 1business trends vived by wife May, sons Danief, Mark., Honoluk^borri, survived by husb&nd Jack, Minn.- and the San Anselmo (Cahf:) .briefed the officer in cha^ and, Randy, brother Eugene Kimura. 5 gc. brothers Richard Yoshino (Honolulu), replenishinghis ammunition, re and culture.” ■ TheologiAl Seminary He wasmCtmed - Kubote, Kaoru Carrfe, 83. Fountain Satoru Toshino (Honolulu). Stanley at Jemne, ArL^^was the pastor of the turned to engage the hostile force. Valey, May 10; Signal Hil-bom. survived •Yoshino, sisters Bernice Hayashida^Ho- lincoto Avenue Presbyterian Cherdi, Supported by rifle fire, he wiped A word from Japan by sons Kenneth Isamu. Robert Masatoshi, nolulu). Miyoko Yoneoka (Hiroshima. Salinas until retirement in 1979. outan^emypositionandat^dced Toyota,for the founder. Sakischi Tbd Teruo, daughters Irene Kiyomi Ikeda, Japan), brother-in-law George Hagiwara (Virginia), sisters-in-law Tome Inouye. He is survived by a sister. Helot the remainingbunker, killingone Tpyo^,is not, as many storieshave Judy Hilomi, Sakata, 9 gc/. 1 ggc., brother Alan fto, sisters Fumiyo Sekigawa, Hisae ' Kiyoko Nomura, NotHko Murakawa (Ho Fujikawa (Long Beach); brothers, and wounding mother enemy sol it, so ziamed because the early mod Tabkta, Kiyoko SNrrizu, Kazuko Ige. nolulu). Hachiro (Monterey Park). Frank (Los dier before -he was mortally els looked like “toy autos."—7%e KurosMca, Alto. 68, McLean. Va.. May Oda, Hayaoo, 94. Chicago. May 3 ser Angeles); atm, Calvin (Salinas); dau|^ woimded by grenade fire.” Economist. 10/26/91 ■ 2; Aomori. Japan-bom, classical Japarrese vice; survived by daughters June Oda. ter, Joanne (Mountain V»ew)and grand dancer given the nante Hana)^ Ichio. LRian Rogers. Eliztoeth Pudark. 1 gc. son, Cory (Salmas). Private burial ser 0hyama.Ayako.74, ElkQrove.May4; vices were held at the (}ardeD of Memo survived by sorts (Seo^. Jerry. Henry, ries in Salinas. Ted. daughter Evefyn, 4 gc. The funify suggests that any memo OUrnura, Noboru, 72. Foster City. rial eontributioDS be KDt to the S. Kanow Start a tradition. Aprs 24; survived by wife Mieko. sons Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Raymond, Joseph.Rickey, Gerald, Glenn. HaitneUCoUegeFoundatni.l56HoiDe- Give your child the source of news that has served Btead, Salinas, CA 93901; or to the ^ Oehiro. Rosie Morthiro (TakahesM), donor's favorite duuity. generations of the Japanese American community 64. Tohance, May4; IndeperWtce. Ore.- CAUFORNIA WhoksJe HammnfeAliarttefstarAir Since 1929, Pacific Citizen has reported on news and issues affect IV CASKET • lo it« public 1 I X COMPANY ing the Nikkei community. Give a one-year gift subscription of the KUSHTTAMA SSOW-SHA 11512 W. Wahington BM. Pacific Citizen to your son or daughter at a special rate of $25. / Los Angcte. 090066 EVERGREEN MONUMBfTCa DJL HMU 4548 M 0r„ Los AngiiM. CA 90022 Save $5 off the regular subscriptiori ratb. 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Calif., $100; Naomi Kashiwabara, Lx« .0542395 San Diego, Calif, $13; Amy & (neorge Matsumoto, Stockton, , Kagawa Insorance Agency. Inc. Calif, $100; Paul Ohtaki, San Frandaco, Calif., $50; Betty 360 E. 2nd St.. Los Angeles 90012 1997 KOKUSAI TOURS Sulle302 (213)628-1800 Meltzer, Beaumont, Calif, $20; Gen & Dolly Ogata, River LW0542264 “with Collette Tours” side, Calif, $100; Jero Kodama, San lYandsco, Calif, $50; Edna Chung, Lakewood. Colo., $75; Yasumasa Aldyama, J. Morey Company, Inc. Sumner, Wash., $50; Harry Arrta, Indio, Calif, $100; Hisayo One Ceniaipointe Ortve, U Pakna 90623 S(«e260 (714)562-5910 0 Kiyomui-a, San Mateo, CaUf, $25; Pocat^o Blackfoot JACL, LIC*065S907 Idaho, $1,000. Ogino-Aizumi insurance Agency JUNK CLASSIC EUROPE-13 Days- 20 lTlHls-SW«S-Rom*. Flo. Prevfous Grand Total 01/01/% - 04/11/97: .....$18,400.98 1818 W, Beveity 61. Montebelo 90640 Suile210 I (213)726-7468 ranee. Venica, Monte Carlo, Nice, Lausanne, Paris and London. Highlights r Total Donations 04/12/97 - 05/30/97: ...... $ 1.683.00. Lk^ 0606452 BuM train to Paria. Saina Rhar enjiae, Pariaian night dub dinner show and Chunnel train to London. GUARANTEED »ARTURE Grand Total Doncitions to Dote: ...... $20,083.98 Isu-TsuniefsM fos. Agency, Inc. 250 E. 1st SI.. Les /Vigetas 90012 JUL 4 - AMBUCAN HERITAOE TOUR. 10 Days - It meals - lltM ■ P.C. SAVE PURCHASES Sum 1005 (213)628-1365 New York. Phtoda»hia. Pehn Dutch Amish Country. Gettysburgh, Shenarw Uct 0599528 doah,Ch«ktteavaa.Wlternsburg&Washington.ALMOSTSOLD6UT 4 Power Computing Powei^aee Mini*Tower $6,996 200MHz. 603e Processor, 16MB RAM, 1.2 GB Han] Drive, 8X Sato Insurance Agency' JUL10 - MAQARA FALLS, CANADA A NEW ENGLAND ■ 10 Days - CD-ROM, 256K Level-2 Cache. 2MB VRAM. ADB Keyboard & 340 E. 2nd SL Los Angeles 90012 10 Meats - $1000 - Ntegva Pals, 1000 Isles, Montrad, Quabac, Canada. Mouse, Various Software, Mac OS 7.5.3 Suite 300 (213)68(M190 Lie* 0441090 New Engtend and Boe^. USA. GUARANTEED DEPARTURE. 4 Ethernet cards (PCI cazvls) $319.80 T.RovhnmiaAaaodM SEP It • NOVA SCOTU A CABOT TRAS.-t Days -10 Meals. $1700 Isu-Qual^ Ins. Service, Inc. Boston, Portland, Scotia Prince Cruise, HdifSK. Cd»t TrdI - Ingorvsh & 2 NEC Multisync M790 \T Monitore $1,568 241 E. Pomona Btvd. Monterey Paik 91754 Pictou, New Brunswick and Boston. GUARANTEED DEPARTURE 1&.6” Viewable area. .25 mm dot pitch. 1152x870e75Hz Max. Res. (2131727-775B 89 27. NASHVLLE, MEMPtSS A BRANSON SHOW TOUR Days- 10 Meds * $17M . 2 days in NashvAs -t^rand Ole Opry.' 2 days Memphis. 1 Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4MV Printer $2,999 "Gracaiand A EMs.” and 4 Days In Branson - Jim Stafford. Shop Tabuchi, 33MHz RISC processor. 600 dpi ou^Nit, 16 pages per minute, BakOmobbers wRh Mike Ho. Jannifrin the Morning. Passion Play. Andy print* on 4W to IT x 17* ■- w-kee ’WKams and more in S»ver Dotar City. GUARANTEED DEPARTURE. Memory for printer $139.96 DEC 4 - SAN ANTONIO CHRISTMAS *4 Days * I Meats . $1000 . Rhar Wait hotel. RNar Cruiae. LBJ Ranch. HUa Germany, Fradariekaburg, Ouda 4 Studio RTA computer cub folding table* |2l6!46 t Ranch, Cruise of carxfes A caroiars. the Alamo, the sunken Japanaia Achustable keyboard, EHmensions: 29” H z 48* W z 30” D Gardana and Fieata Texas theme park. OUARANTEB) DEPARTURE 4 QuarkXPress Versiott 3.32 for Macintosh $2,606.80 DECK-BRANSON CHRISTMAS. (Dayt.l6KM«-$1NI. St LnA> (Its many features work together to produce publicaticms of the ■nd 4 iNy> In Bmon - Ownonk. BNdknahbm S Mka. Shop. SMIbnI. highest quality.. A top choice in the puMinhing world, including 5^' TonyOftmdo. Andy. SiMfOolwCty. OUARANTEEODEPARTURC' USA Today, Nw York Times. Washington Times. The Denver ItN-MARt-AUSTRAUABNEWZEAUwb-liDayo-prMdMd. Post, Newswe^ and Rolling Stones, QuarkXPress meets our goalfor an easier and fosterway ofproducingthe P.C. — HKH.) $42M ■ Coimo. Bmtor Roof-AHtboumo. Sydnw. Auolraio . ChfMchundi. auoomliMn. MMonl Sound. Rolonio and Auoldmd. NowZoaland. 6 Adjustable Chairs y $tlLS9 -Earty bird savings- call for bnehura. ” 1 Super ergonomic fully adjustable,^ Unlimited pneumatic jift, .^2 Hi^ style task chairs TOURS MCLUOE - OgMs. tnnsNn. t i,al»laiilng.tlpaS Computer SoppUes $49&48 n and MOST MEALS. Asante-IOT Edwraet Hubfi ports, 34evel 5 cables, 2 power surges ' and 1 American PowerjOadveiskm Ba^-UFS (Uninterruptible ■/ power Bun>ly) 400 .j . KOKUSAI INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INC. Purchases Above; ...... „.Sl4,7T2.78 4S11 Wamar Ava. SuRa 221, HunUngam Baadi. CA S2S4S StHDping Costs:... ;...... $ 25456 ri4A4a«4U and M2MS34122 - FAX 7M«4S44(7 (MSS444.1S] Total Purchases: ...... I...... $14967^4