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Internment Recalled in Calif. Desert Article That Appeared in Amer• Cootlnuedmback Page a Ia Journal, He Concluded That by J.K •• •• aCl lC Cl lZCll National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Newsstand: 25¢ l60e postpaid) ISSN: 0030-8579 Whole No. 2,388 Vol. 102 No. 18 941 East 3rd St. #200, Los An eles, CA 90013 213 626-6936 Frida, Ma 9,1986 Emotions run high at House hearing Reagan administration opposes bill by Grayce Uyehara (D-Cali() and Howard Cobel CR­ WASHINGTON-A letter sent to pletely to comprehend the per­ N.C.) were also present Because House Judiciary Committee chair ception of our national leaders WASlllNGTON-The Judiciary ofthe upcoming primaries, other Rep. Peter Rodino (D-N.J.), made under the extreme wartime con­ ~boo~ooAmruru&rnwe members were apparently cam­ public during the Apr. 28 sub­ ditions of the period ... Law and Governmental Relations paigning back in their districts. committee hearings on HR 442, ''We question the wisdom and, heard 33 witnesses Apr. 28 in a Feelings about the monetary revealed the Reagan Administra­ indeed, the propriety, of accu& daylong hearing on HR 442, the payment issue were communicat­ tion's opposition to redress. ing leaders of the United States Civil Liberties Act of 1985. ed by those who experienced the Asst Atty. General John Bol­ government during World War Under the chairmanship of relocation and incarceration. ton wrote that "the Department il, both civilian and military, of Rep. Dan Glickman (D-Kan), the LEC chair Min Yasui said that of Justice recommends against dishonorable behavior. The war­ hearing commenced at 9:30 am "outstanding statements" were ellactment ofthis legislation The time decisions which form the and continued until 6 p.m. with­ made by Dr. Yoshiye Togasaki of Office of Management and Bud­ predicate for this legislation out a lunch break. Glickman, in were taken against a backdrop San Francisco, Mary Tsukamoto Rep. Dan Glickman 'get has advised this Department his opening remarks, announced of Florin, Calu., Mike Masaoka that there is no objection to the of fears for the survival of our that the hearing would continue of Go For Broke, Joe Rauh of submission of this report from nation ... until all witnesses had been LEC and Leadership Conference the standpoint ofthe Administra­ ''It may be that the Commis­ heard so that differing opinions on Civil Rights, and other redress Motions denied in tion's program." sion is correct in concluding that could be given Consequently, proponents. The Justice Dept took issue the assumptions on which the the subcommittee scheduled an On the other hand, the opposi­ Hirabayashi case with the findings of the Commis­ exclusion and evacuation and unprecedented number of wit­ tion led by former War Dept of­ sion on Wartime Relocation and detention programs were based nesses for a one-day hearing. ficial Karl Bendetsen, Lillian SEATI'LE-US. District Judge Internment of Civilians, upon were erroneous. It is a long and For short periods, subcommit­ Donald Voorhees, who made a which the bill is based ''In our unsubstantiated further step, tee members Howard Berman Contlnuedoo Page 7 ruling in the Gordon Hirabayasbi view, the Commission's exten­ however, to brand those actions case earlier this year, denied re­ sive effort to study the wartime as a product of 'racial prejudice, quests from both sides for a re­ relocation and internment pr<r or hysteria, and a failure ofpoliti­ consideration of his decision on gram ... proves the futility of en­ calleadersbip.' In most cases, the H.R. 442 picks up four co-sponsors Apr. 28. deavoring accurately and com- Continued m Page 7 Both Hirabayashi's legal team WASlllNGTON-Within three the hearing. We need to build up­ and Justice Dept attorneys rep­ days of the Apr. 28 hearing on re­ on that momentum at the local resenting the US. government dress bill HR 442, the legislation level Now is the time for evetyone had appealed Voorhees' Feb. 10 has picked up four new co-spon­ to visit their member of Congress ruling, but for different reasons. Educators seek to break barriers sors, according to Rep. Robert and lobby them to become a co­ Hirabayashi was convicted in Matsui (D-Cali(). sponsor of HR 442." 1942 of violating curfew and ex­ by J.K. Yamamoto family, work longer hours per week, and tend to have larger They are: Reps. Martin Olav 'Tm excited after such a suc­ clusion orders directed at J apa­ LOS ANGELES-Teachers, ad­ Sabo (D-Mmn), Pat Williams (D­ cessful week," said Rep. Norman nese Americans; his appeal was families than whites. "On an indi­ ministrators and researchers vidual basis you find the median Mont), Bill Richardson (D-New Mineta (D-Cali(). "First the hear­ denied by the Supreme Court the from acro the country focused Mexico), and Barbara Kennelly ing on HR 442 was held, then following year. His case was re­ income of Asian Americans is their attention on barriers facing usually substantially less than (DQ>nn). four more ofmy colleagues signed opened in 1983 on the basis of Asian Pacific American students ''We have four important new on to the bill. We now have 130 recently discovered doc\Jments the average median income of and steps needed to break those white individuals. co-sponsors from fourvety differ­ co-sponsors signed on and I'm L'1dicating that the government barriers down during a gather­ ent regions of the country," said thrilled at the growing support." had tampered with evidence in He added that a greater per­ ing held Apr. 2426 at the New centage of Asians, as compared Matsui "Each represents a vastly JAClrLEC recognized the lob­ order to get a favorable ruling. Otani Hotel. different constituency, but all bying work on Sabo by Sam Hon­ During a June 1985 evidentiary to whites, live below the poverty The keynote address for the line and have less than five years four are outstanding legislators da ofTwin Cities Chapter and on hearing, US. Attorney Victor 8th annual conference of the Na­ who have come together to lend Richardson by the mother-and­ Stone attempted to prove that of education ~bstantial ~pport tional Assn. for Asian and Pacific Impact on Policy their for the daughter team of Mariko Mura­ the government's wartime ac­ American Education (NAAPAE) cause of redress. kami Houch of Los Alamos and tions were militarily justified, The perception that Asians o~ was given by Dr. Bob Suzuki, vice ''We now have a window of Jeanne H Cary of Santa Fe. Continued from Page 7 president for academic affairs at are generally successful 'can in­ portunity, a short period of time ______________________ Calif State University Northridge. fluence public policy and pro­ in which we must take advantage Suzuki was critical of the pop­ grams,' he said, citing as exam­ of the momentum generated from ular image of Asian American ples the omission of Asians from as a ''model minority." In a 1m the Emergency SchoolAssistan~ Internment recalled in Calif. desert article that appeared in Amer­ CootlnuedmBack Page a ia Journal, he concluded that by J.K. Yamamoto guardhouses still stand. ''the celebration of the success MANZANAR, Cali(-The unveil­ Taking part in th unveiling of Asian Americans was not only ing of a National Park Service ceremony were Sue Embrey and prematw-e, but at worst a devious plaque and a speech by coram Warren Furutani of the Manza­ deception by the media' Subse­ nobis attorney Peter Irons were nar Committee and Ed Rothfu • quent studie "have largely con­ the highlights of the 17th annual Death Valley Monument super­ firmed my original findings and pilgrimage to Manzanar, the Inyo intendent Representing the City conclusions," he said. County camp where 10,000 Japa­ of Lo Angel ,which own the ''I think there's no denying that nese Amedcans were interned land where the camp was located. Asian Pacific Am ri an have duringWW2. were City Councilman David mad considerable progress over Cunningham and Ro e Ochi. x­ The site was deSignated a N a­ th last 2l) or 30 years ... How­ ecutive assistant Mayor Tom tional Historic Landmark in to ev r, th y hav not be n 11 arly 1985. First displayed at last year's Bradley and a National JACL a succ fW a the mass media ~ pilgrimage, the plaque was tem­ vic president. make th. m appear." porarily placed on view at Lo The plaque, which proclaim Although the 1~ censu shows Angeles City Hall as part of an that Manzanar ''posse nation­ that ian Am dcan ha a exhibit on the JA experience; it al ignificanc in commemorat­ higher m dian family incom , is now set in a boulder by the ing th history ofth United State than white • Suzuki aid, Asian Peter Irons entrance to the camp, where two UmtlDued on Page 10 also have more wage-earners per Dr. Bob Suzuki i No. 2,388 2-PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday, May 9, 1986 : Allow 6 weel<s advance notice to report address change with label on front, .:=.::::..::.:::.:.:::::.~~::.t..:.:-=============:::::====:::::::;- If you are moving / Wish to subscribe, Write New Address below. 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