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#30061 Vol. 138, No.1 ISSN: 0030-8579 National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) JAN. 16-FEB. 5, 2004 First Indian American Sworn Battle Over Affirmative Action Heats Up. in Michigan ' By Associated Press COUlt's decision last June that banning the consideration of race in as S.F. District Attorney and Pacific Citizen Staff upheld a general affirmative action and gender in public employment, By ASSOCIATED PRESS grand jury probe following a street program at the University of education and contracting. brawl over steak fajitas and an LANSING, Mich.-A battle is Michigan law school, but struck Luke Massie, national co-chair SAN FRANCISCO-Kamala alleged cover up. expected over a ballot initiative down the undergraduate school's of the pro-affilmative action group Han'is, a political novice and career Han'is, 39, won 56 percent of the asking voters whether affirmative formula of awarding points based BAMN, By Any Means Necessary, prosecutor, is now San Francisco's vote to Hallinan's 44 percent in last action should stay or go in univer• on race. said his group filed a lawsuit chief law enforcer and Califomia's month's runoff election. She prom• sity admissions and government Last month the Board of State against the petition. Massie said the first district attorney of Indian and ised to smooth relations with the hiring. Canvassers approved petition petition is intentionally deceptive black descent. city's police department. Supporters of the initiative say forms for the Michigan Civil and an attack on civil rights. Han'is, swom in here by Chief The district attorney comes from it's needed to eliminate preferences Rights Initiative to gather the 317, If that's not successful and the Justice Ronald M. George on Jan. 8, a diverse family of professionals. based on slGn color and dispel the 751 signatures needed for the measure makes it to the ballot, shares many of the same philoso• Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is phies as her defeated incumbent, Indian and a breast cancer specialist. stereotype that minorities always measure to appear on this another suit will be filed, Massie Terence Hallinan. They both have Her father, Donald Harris, is a black need a helping hand. November's ballot. They have said. pledged never to seek the death Stanford University economics pro- Opponents say without affrrma• until July 6 to get enough signa• "This is an absurdity. What we penalty. they favor medical marijua• fesso~ . tive action, equal access isn't a tures. If the issue gets to the have is a teaspoon of medicine for na and would not use the state's Hallinan campaigned as "the guarantee. November ballot, voters will be a problem that is as big as the Great three-strikes law to impose a life nation's most progressive D.A.," "Racial stereotypes have existed asked whether they want to amend Lakes. We need more affirmative sentence for a nonviolent offense. while Harris focused on Hallinan's for 100 years and that's the very the state constitution to prohibit action, we need more active poli• In a 20-minute speech to hun• record, including one of the lowest reason you need affirmative preferences based on race, sex, eth• cies," Massie said. dreds of supporters, Harris said she conviction 'rates in California. She action," said state Rep. Tupac A. nicity or national origin by state Republican state. Rep. Leon would be a "compassionate and criticized Hallinan's contentious Hunter, a Detroit Democrat. ''I'll universities, government and in Drolet from Macomb County's fair" prosecutor. . relationship with police and repeat• support eliminating affirmative contracting. Clinton Township, one of several "It takes much more than building edly slammed him for being soft on prisons and locking away prisoners action on the: day we eliminate The petition drive and - if state lawmakers who support the crime. racism." that's succe.ssful- the subsequent ballot initiative, said the initiative to keep our city safe," said Harris. Harris was a prosecutor in Still, violent criminals, she said, will In a recent poll, 63 percent said ballot measure are expected to isn't against affirmative action, but Alameda County for eight years. meet "the most severe conse• they would vote to ban the use of draw rafts of opponents. Besides in favor of equality. After that, she worked in San' quences." racial preferences at universities the expected rallies and public rela• For example, supporters aren't Francisco's city attorney's office. A former Alameda County and and other public agencies. Twenty• tions efforts, legal challenges also opposed to looking at someone's San Francisco's district attorney San Francisco prosecutor under nine percent of the likely vot• will be employed. socio-economic situation as a fac• earns $158,000 a year and oversees 600 Hallinan. Harris was elected follow• some 250 employees and a $31 mil• ers polled said they would vote The ballot initiative is being led tor in university admissions, he ing a doomed prosecution of the lion budget. against a constitutional amend• by the Michigan Civil Rights said. city's top police brass. The 67-year• Hallinan said he would begin a ment prohibiting racial prefer• Initiative, with help from the But "looking at somebody and old Hallinan took on the city's private practice .• ences; 8 percent were still undecid• Sacramento, Calif.-based Ameri• saying, 'Your skin tone looks right, police department in an ill-fated ed. can Civil Rights Coalition. we're going to give you special Those who want to ban racial The California group is led by preferences,'" isn't fair, Drolet Reporter. Declines to Reveal preferences in Michigan began Ward Connerly, the University of said. "We think everybody should their effort to get the issue on this California regent who successfully be treated equally under the law Sources for Wen Ho Lee Stories- fall's ballot after the U.S. Supreme pushed that state's Proposition 209 regardless of how they, look." • By ASSOCIATED PRESS eventually were dismissed and then• President Bill Clinton apologized for MORIMEMO WASHINGTON-An Associated Lee's treatment. Governor Appoints State's First AA Judge Press reporter refused to disclose his Lee is seeking reporters' notes ana Movin.g Forward, By ASSOCIATED PRESS sources Jan. 7 despite a federal other documents to argue his case judge's order to do so fot' a lawsuit against the government. The case is Remaining Relevant MILWAUKEE-The state of against the government by Wen Ho seen as a test of a reporter's right to Wiscohsin's first Asian American Lee, a former nuclear weapons sci• protect sources. By FLOYD MORI judge has a lot of experiences entist once suspected of spying. Last month, New York Times JACL Nat'l President under his belt, including experi• H. Josef Hebert was deposed for 2 reporters Jeff Gerth and James Risen 112 hours by Lee's lawyers and also refused to reveal their sources. While in San Francisco recently encing racism. repeatedly was asked to disclose Reporter Robert Drogin of the Los to attend a national JACL board Glenn Yamahiro recalls going to sources for stories about Lee, Angeles Times and former CNN meeting, my wife and I ran into Wisconsin Dells with his father as according to Hebert's lawyer, Lee reporter Pierre Thomas gave deposi• Marshall Sumida as we came out a child and watching as he was Levine. The deposition took place at tions Jan. 8. Both journalists protect• of Soko told there were no rooms available the offices of Lee's attorneys. ed their sources, according to their Hardware in in a hotel - when there clearly Lee is suing the departments of lawyers. Japantown. were. Energy and Justice, alleging they Thomas is represented by Charles Marshall is an "I understand that sometimes provided private information on him Tobin. Drogin's lawyer is the same old friend people of ·color face additional to reporters and suggested he was a as Hebert's. whom I met challenges," Yamahiro, 43, said., suspect in an investigation into pos• The reporters could face jail time during the Yamahiro recently became Gov. sible theft of secrets from Los .if th"ey are found in contempt of 1970s while I Jim Doyle's first appointment to Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. court for not revealing their sources. was serving in the Milwaukee County bench, Glenn H: Yamahiro is married to All but one of 59 counts against Lee the California State Assembly. He replacing Jacqueline Schellinger. Attorney Deborah Vishny and has one child, Hana, age nine. • was and continues to be an impor• He was sworn in Jan. 9. IDside the tant JACL leader and member in Yamahiro, a Japanese Amer~ Yamahiro has worked for San Francisco. Marshall, 82, ican, also became Wisconsin's Wisconsin Correctional Service Pacific Citizen . remains actively involved in tiy• first AA judge, said Amanda Todd, monitoring defendants before ing to make a better world for all a spokeswoman for the state trial, worked with the mentally ill Letters to the Editor ...2 of us, young and old alike. He Supreme Court. and taught emotionally disturbed attended the last national JACL To keep the seat, Yamahiro will children for Milwaukee Public National News ....3, 6 convention in Las Vegas and has have to be elected in April. He has Schools. Community News ....5 attended many JACL conventions already drawn 'an opponent, for• By 1999, Yamahiro was over the years. mer Circuit Judge Robert appointed as a Milwaukee court Year in Review ...... 7 Marshall was wearing a "Go for Crawford, who gained notoriety commissioner and presided over a Broke" cap and spoke ot his dedi• for unusual sentencing habits, new domestic violence court that Column, C&rtoon .....8 cation to veterans' causes. He said quirky rulings and battles with the got judges more involved after that they did not fight to "win the chief judge. sentencing and sped up the resolu• Calendar ...... 9 war" but rather to "win the peace." Yamahiro was born in tion of cases. The people who fought in the war Milwaukee and graduated from He also spent time in small Necrology ...... 10-11 did not do it to become heroes; Brown Deer High School. He claims court, performing mar• graduated from the University of riages and hearing evictions. 1000 Club/Century Club they were doing it for their fami• lies and posterity. During World Wisconsin Law School in 1991. "I feel like I've worked with Listing, Annual Giving War II, Marshall served in the After four years with the public most of the major populations counterintelligence area for the defender's office, he formed a law who come through the court- Donors ...... 12-14 office with two other former pub• See MORI MEMO/page 6 lic defenders. See AA JUDGE/page 6 2 PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 16·FEB. 5, 2004 ~ett~ e(J, e~e Editor 7 Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755 Tel: 323/725-0083, 800/966- Re: Very Truly Yours nating and thorough - the The recent JACL fawning over a reflect my views? Why is mem• , 6157, Fax: 323/725-0064 account of the role of Rutgers group of "honored" JA legislators, bership falling? With decreasing E-mail: [email protected] even citing William E. Griffis' who were all Democrats, was an membership and consequently There are many of us who have "The Rutgers Graduates in Japan" eye-opener to Republican JAs, shlinking financial resources, how Executive Editor: followed the informative column, published in Albany in 1886 - it especially when Sen. S.1. much political influence can the Caroline Y. Aoyagi "Very Truly Yours," for several was my mother who, visiting my Hayakawa, the only JA outside of JACL wield? As selfish as it may Office Manager: years. Some time ago there was an daughter as a freshman at Yale in Hawaii to be elected senator, was sound, does the JACL make my Brian Tanaka Production Assistant: article on John Nason and his con• the old Quadrangle, . told us "to not even mentioned. life better? Margot Brunswick tributions to the cause of the sal• think of Uncle Mataro walking In summary, the ' JACL seems I would like to pose a general Circulation: Eva Lau-Ting vaging of many college-aged stu• along these paths" that we first not to represent JAs' interest any• question to JACL leadership. Contributor: Tracy Uba dents from the intemment camps. found out about him (my mother's more. Why, as a Japanese Amelican, This past month, I had spoken grandfather'S younger brother). Also, the partisanship shown by shoul~ I be a member of the Publisher: Japanese American before the Crossland Forum at Since my daughter was in the class JACL cuts out the views of a large JACL? Possibly complicating ~he Citizens League (founded 1929) Kennet Square, Penn., where John of 1982 it is clear that Yale allows percent of JAs who are Repub• issue, I am a Yonsei who is not 1765 Sutter Street, San Francis• Nason spent the last decade of his one of our family to enter every licans. So, the nan·owing of the ethnically 100 percent Japanese. I co, CA 94115, tel: 415/921-5225 distinguished life of public serv• 100 years! JACL's actions, words and atti• am also the grandson of JACL fax: 4151931-4671, www.jacLorg ice. He died in 2001 at age 93. I Equally interesting is that living tudes is making the JACL in·e\e• founder Dr. Thomas T Yatabe. JACL President: Floyd Mori spoke, in remembrance of and in here in Rhode Island, we are about. vant. There are many JAs who National Director: John Tateishi Pacific Citizen Board of Direc• honor of his work on the original 20 minutes away from where have wealth and position who 7~Z,.·~ tors: Gil Asakawa, chairperson; Student Relocation Council as Commodore Matthew Perry is should be the ones being honored via e-mail Roger Ozaki, EDC; Ron Kat• CUlTent president of the NSRC bUlied in NewpOlt and about 1.5 ... with consequent financial· and suyama, MDC; Grace Kimoto, Fund. hours away from Fairhaven in other types of SUppOlt becoming CCDC; Valerie Yasukochi, I was also fascinated with the Massachusetts where "John" available to the JACL Need I say D NCWNPDC; Ann Fujii-Lindwall, latest column on the archival Manjiro lived and later translated more?? PNWDC; Larry Grant, IDC; An• records at Rutgers University and for the Japanese government drea Parker, MPDC; Deni l)eji• the early students from Japan, when Pelry a1Tived there in 1853. ~ ma, PSWDC; Maya Yamazaki, together with the advent of the 'J::4.f0H4 Youth. Former president, P.C. Readers Meiji era. My greatcgreat-grand• ~~~ New York JACL Encouraged to Apply r------, uncle, Matsumoto Matataro, was Wakefield, RL NEWS/AD DEADLINE: one of those who came to study in for CCLPEP Grants FRIDAY BEFORE DATE the United States. While he had D OF ISSUE. completed his college education in D Editorials, news and the Japan at the Impel·ial University, On behalf of the California opinion's expressed by col• he completed his undergraduate, Civil Liberties Public Education umnists other than the na• master's . level and his Ph.D. at Program (CCLPEP) I would like tional JACL president or Re: Gail Tanaka's national director do not Yale University, arriving in the Stopping the Holiday Issue Piece to take this oppOltunity to thank necessarily reflect JACL early 1890s. He then went to the Downturn in you for your continuous support pblicy. Events and prod• University of Heidelberg in and participation in CCLPEP• ucts advertised in the Pacif• Germany for his post-doctOl:ate Membership In the 2003 Holiday Issue of the related events and projects. ic Citizen do not carry the training before returning back to Pacific Citizen I noticed a mast• CCLPEP was created fi ve implicit endorsement of the ' Japan where he became professor I was shocked to learn of the head disclaimer that stated, " ... years ago through legislation JACL 'or this publication. We reserve the right to edit at Tokyo Imperial University. dramatic downturn in JACL mem• news and' opinions by columnists sponsored by then Assemblymember Michael IL ______articles. J Interestingly, he kept a journal of bership. Here are some thoughts other than the national JACL pres• his student days (Yugaku Koro 011 that may help arrest the downturn. ident or national director do not .Honda of San Jose to fund pro• PACIFIC CITIZEN (ISSN: 0030- Ki: Tokyo, 1939) and because of First, demographics show that necessalily reflect JACL policy." grams to inform and educate the 8579) is published semi-monthly his journal, James Thomas Conte, Japanese Americans (regardless of In one case I wish they did. I am California community about the except once in January and De• in his doctoral thesis at Plinceton how defined) are becoming more refening to Ms. Gail Tanaka's mti• Japanese American experience cember by the Japanese Ameri• in 1977 titled "Overseas Study in like the general population. JACL cle,."A Vision for JACLin the 21st during World War II. can 'citizens League, 7 Cupania the Meiji Period: Japanese actions, words and attitudes seem Century." 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Igasaki for his years of math of the horrors of 9/11, he was recent reports that the author of the anti-terrorism measures and does servatives and liberals as a threat dedicated service at the Equal instrumental in promoting an infamous Patriot Act now has con• not believe they have led to civil Employment Opportunity Com• environment which allowed those to the civil liberties of American mission (EEOC) and extended affected by employment discrimi• cerns about various aspects of the rights abuses. The Patriot Act does citizens. We calIon your strong their deepest nation to report their cases. We anti-terrorism policy enacted not specifically address the issue leadership to ensure that the basic gratitude to thank him for his work on behalf shortly after 9/11. of enemy combatants but Dinh, principles of democracy are pro• him for his of and his contributions to the civil Viet Dinh, a chief architect of currently a professor at tected for future generations. work on rights community." the Patriot Act and a former top Georgetown University Law "A report by a federal commis• behalf of a\1 Igasaki served on the EEOC aide to Attorney General John Center, nevertheless notes that he sion to the Congress in 1982 noted r~cently Americans to eight years from 1994 to 2002. He Ashcroft, was reported to has now come to the conclusion that the forced removal and intern• combat dis• was initia\1y nominated by have concerns about parts of the that the case against Padilla is ment of the entire Japanese crimination President Clinton and confirmed act, especially the government's "unsustainable. " American popUlation during in the work• by the U.S. Senate in 1994; served power to detain U.S. citizens as In letters to House of WWIl was, in part, a result of a place. The as actin,g chairman from January "enemy combatants." One prutic• Representatives Speaker Dennis lack of political ' leadership," con• JACL further to Ocrober 1998; was confirmed ular case is that of Jose Padilla, Hastert and Bill Frist, majority tinues Tateishi. "Caught up in the expressed sincere appreciation to for a second term as vice chair on who has been detained by the FBI leader of the U.S. Senate, John fervor of the attack at Pearl Igasaki for his considerable contri• Oct. 21, 1998, and was the first for almost two years without Tateishi, JACL executive director, Harbor, the Congress and the pres• butions as an advocate for civil APA to serve in these positions. access to a lawyer. Pam\1a, an ex outlines the organization's con• ident allowed one of the worst rights and role model for the Asian Although Igasaki was recom• gang leader, is a suspect in a "dirty cerns. constitutional violations in the his• Pacific American community. mended for another term at the bomb" plot. "We ar'e at a major crossroads in tory of this nation. Passage of the "Throughout his career and EEOC by Senate Democratic Several civil liberties groups, which the traditions of our demo• Patriot Act was a similar result of especia\1y dUling his tenure at the Leader Tom Daschle in May including the JACL, believe cratic system of governance are the fervor of the moment in what EEOC, Mr. Igasaki epitomized the 2002, the White House declined to Padilla - an American citizen - being challenged by the Patriot was one of the worst tragedies committed, competent and con• renominate Igasaki, and he left the is being denied his rights under the Act and by policies enacted in the experienced on American soil. cerned public servant who worked EEOC at the end of 2002. U.S. Constitution. name of the war' on tetTOr," writes However, the Congress now has with and for the Asian Pacific Earlier this year, with the rec• Dinh, who forme.ly led the Tateishi. "Do not a\1ow the exi• the opportunity to re-examine the American :md the broader civil ommendation of Daschle, the Justice Department's Office of gencies of the times continue to Patriot Act and reconsider those rights cOfl1munities," said JACL White House nominated and the Legal Policy, in several speeches undermine the principles of provisions which threaten the civil National President Floyd Mori. Senate confirmed Stuart J. and media interviews has said he democracy that have made this liberties of American citizens and "Mr. Igasaki has always been a lshimaru for the ,seat vacated by believes the government's deten• nation so great and a beacon of the very foundations of democra• staunch advocate for our commu• Igasaki. Ishimaru was sworn in on tion of Padilla is flawed and will hope to the rest of the world. cy.". nity, and we are deeply apprecia• Nov. 17,2003. tive of his tireless efforts to pro• A reception to celebrate Igasaki mote and defend civil rights, civil for his years of dedication and By the Board liberties and equality before the service at the EEOC will be held law." in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30 at 6- Ryan Chin, V.P. Membership "Mr. Igasaki's leadership, com• 8 p.m. at the Capital Hilton" 16th passion and insight about the and K Streets. For information, e• inherent harm of discrimination mail to: [email protected]. There is no ' made him an invaluable resource cost to attend .• JACL's Plan: 2004

During the recent three and a top priorities of the organization as is our sincere appreciation of the half years of economic depression, we wait for financial conditions to donations from our perpetual sup• the JACL, similar to every other recover. While the focus may be porters that motivates us to aggres• entity in our country, has strlJggled different from "tradition," the sively seek alternate methods to with slumping revenues. objective remains as; always - the fund the organization. Businesses have lost money, peo• betterment of our country. What we have witnessed in pre• ple have lost jobs, and the govern• The national JACL board has vious years is that focusing on too ment has slashed services. Amidst prioritized its programs in 2004 as: many things overwhelms us, and perhaps the worst economic situa• membership, education/advocacy, then we are unable to do an "excel• tion since the Greal Depression, and fundraising (please note that lent" job with most of our pro- the organization has fought to try the Pacific Citi;:.ell was viewed as a . grams. The end result is that far too and maintain its operations in pur• separate program from the prioriti• often we hurt the membership in suit of equality and justice. zation process). . two ways: I) We needed to ask the Through the cutting and reprioriti• The membership program will membership for l)1ore money zation of some programs, the continue with the plan developed because we were unable to really organization has been able to and implemented this past fiscal concentrate on externally funded endure. year by Lucy Kishiue, membership progrruns. 2) We were unable to In order to facilitate communica• director, and myself as national complete programs and activities tion between national JACL and its ' vice president of membership. to a degree where it was clear to the membership, the national board The following programs were general members that a benefit has nominated me to outline the identified for the education & worth the dues was received (many advocacy area: Scholarships, D.C. times because we did not have I Leadership Conference, Masa9ka enough resources to properly pub• JOB OPENING Fellowships, APA Curriculum licize ollr accomplishments). Guide, Teacher Training The national board believes this Assistant Editor Workshops, Website and Youth plan is a necessary step in proceed• Conference activities, and the ing into 2004 responsibly. This is The Pacmc cruzen Newspape~ a national publication of the JACL, development and sustaining of pro• not to be used as an indicator of is currently seeking an assistant grams focusing on diversity, how we will operate in the long• editor for its office in Monterey Park, acceptance/tolerance, hate crimes, term - it mayor may not be sim• CA. and community outreach. ilar to how programming is The focus of this position is on The following programs were thought out in the future. reporting and writing major news identified for the fundraising area: While the vast mqjOlity of our stories. Other duties include gener• Planned Giving, Annual Giving, members do not like to get al editing and production duties, 75th Anniversary Celebration - involved deeply in all of the details rewriting, writing features, research, and taking photos. Periodic travel is Commemorative Book and of the budget, it is important that involved, including evenings and National Convention, Foundations, the membership knows one thing. weekends. and President's Council. The JACL does not make nearly A minimum of two years of expe• There ar'e two I)1ajor sentiments enough money from membership rience is required and individuals driving this temporary program dues and donations to support the must have knowledge in MAC and prioritization for the coming year. expenses related to the ClllTent staff Quark X-press software. First, we value the monetary con• and operations - even with the Knowledge of and experience with tributions of our membership and ClllTent staff being approximately the Japanese American and Asian American communities is pre• look to act fiscally responsible - half the size of what it is suppose to ferred. we must not run a budget deficit. be, per the organizational chart. Excellent fringe benefit package Second, some members of the With a membership base that has is provided and the hiring salary board and staff believe that cutting shown a declining trend over the range is $30,000-$35,000, depend• additional staff positions would past 15 year's, this becomes a fun• ing on experience. Must have own hinder the prospects for growth in damental principle for the mem• vehicle. the future. bership to understand. Therefore, Please send a cover tetter, The aforementioned programs (or future reference a balanced resume, and a writihg sample to: budget means: cut expenses fur• Carolinel\oyagi, Executive Editor, 7 are geared toward fOlwarding the Cupania Circle, Monterey Park, CA mission of the JACL while doing a ther, add new members for more 91755 or email: [email protected] or good job on programs that should revenue, or focus more on extemal fax: 3231725-0064. lead to f1ll1her external fundil1g. It grants and foundations .• 4 PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 16-FEB. 5, 2004

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Let us help you reach your dream. Next year and beyond. PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 16- FEB. 5,2004 5 AA Attorneys Honor Marutani .'Celebrating the Generations': NCWNP District Gala Celebrates JACL's 75th Anniversary Hundreds of JACL members tion of a commitment to nurture NCWNP regional director, at and suppOlters will be celebrating and develop new leaders for our 415/345-1075 or e-mail j acl• JACL's 75th anniversary March future." [email protected] for reserva• 27 at the NCWNP district's gala Celebrity George Takei of "Star tions. Full information is also dinner in Danville located in the Trek" fame is the dinner's keynote available on the district website: San Francisco Bay Area. speaker, and journalist and former http://jaclncwnp.org. They will be recognizing the host of TV's innovative "Evening In addition to purchasing tick• many "unsung heroes" who serve Magazine" Jan Yanehiro will be ets, chapters can also contribute as the backbone of each JACL the mistress of ceremonies. 'silent auction items, line up poten• chapter and "Celebrating the The gala dinner will take place tial sponsors, or place an ad in the Generations." The dinner will March 27 at 6 p.m. at the program booklet. Chapters can serve as a fund-raiser that will renowned Blackhawk Museum, also sell and buy raffle tickets at $1 shore up the district's programs an associate of the Smithsonian, at each or 12 for $10. Prizes include Family and friends attended the banquet in honor of Judge Marutani and regional office vital to JACL's 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle in the $1,000 grand prize and many including (I-r, standing): Vicki Marutani, Olivia Sailus, Marcia continued effectiveness. Danville. The Blackhawk others .. Holdren, Felicia Turner and Roy Turner; (I-r, sitting): Catherine Sommi, John Sommi, Dr. Benjamin Paradee and Shirley Paradee. "The impoltance of·the event Museum's Automotive Galleries The NCWNP District Fund• lies in the recognition of the 75- house over 100 famous vintage ratsmg Committee includes: PHILADELPHIA-At the recent Marutani patticipated in the civil year longevity of the organization, cars such as the first patented auto, Chairman Larry Oda, District annual banquet of the Asian rights drives in the South and helped the nation's oldest and largest an 1894 Duryea; Clark Gable's Governor Mark Kobayashi, American Bar Association of the organize the 1963 March on Asian Pacific American civil Duesenberg; and a wedge-shaped Regional Director Patty Wada, Delaware Valley (AABADV), the Washington for the JACL. From rights organization," said LatTY 1971 Maserati SS Spyder. Edwin Endow, Aplil Goral, Jeri William M. Marutani Fellowship 1960 to 1970, he served as JACL's Oda, chair of the District The cost is $100 per person with Handa, John Handa, Debbi was announced. Approximately 190 national legal counsel. In 1967, Fundraising Committee. "It is an an "early bird" special of $90 by Hatanaka, Keith Kamisugi, Andy people attended the banquet, includ• Marutani appeared on behalf of the .acknowledgement of the sacrifices Feb. 13. Optional dress code is a Noguchi, Diana Okamoto, Jeff ing lawyers, judges, law students, JACL as an amicus before the U.S. law professors, members of the Supreme Court to present oral argu• of our elder members to keep the "black and white" theme, but not Okamoto, Steve Okamoto, Fred Marutani family and members of ment in Loving v. Virginia, a seminal organization thriving and effec• necessarily tuxes and gowns. Okimoto, Alan Teruya, Robbie the JACL Philadelphia chapter. case that struck down anti-misce• tive. This dinner is a demonstra- People may contact Patty Wada, Teruya, and many others .• The . William M. Marutani genation laws in 17 states. Fellowship was established by In 1981 Marutani was appointed AABADV and the Philadelphia Bar to the Commission on Wartime Veteran Inoshita Inducted Into Arizona Hall of Fame Foundation to provide a stipend for Relocation and Internment of World War II MIS veteran Mas.aji an AA law student to enable the stu• Civilians by President Jimmy Inoshita was recently inducted into dent to take a summer internship Carter. Marutani himself served six the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame position at various government months in an American internment at the Shrine Auditorium in agencies or at a nonprofit/public camp during WWII and later served Phoenix, Ariz. interest organization in the Greater in the U.S. Military Intelligence Inoshita was imprisoned in the Philadelphia area in the hopes of Service. Gila River WWlI internment camp giving AA law students an opportu• Marutani was unable to attend the with his family when he enlisted in nity to gain full-time employment in banquet due to health issues, but the U.S. Army. He is a past presi• areas of the law in which AA attor• members of his family, including dent of the Arizona JACL chapter neys are cun'ently under-represent• wife Vicky and daughters Marsha, and for over 25 years has lectured ed. Felicia and Olivia were on hand. In The fellowship is a tribute to Marutani's absence, Olivia read· a on the internment camps in various Marutani, the first AA judge in the prepared statement in which he high schools and universities. He is Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. expressed his gratitude to his wife a frequent guest lecturer at the. He served as a judge on the and family for allowing him to fol• Arizona Historical Society. He is Pennsylvania Court of Common low his passions in the law and civil also active in the Arizona Buddhist Pleas for Philadelphia County from rights to serve the community at Temple,- having served on the board PHOTO: JOE ALLMAN 1975 though 1986. As an attorney, large . • of directors from 1949 to 2002 . • Inoshita at the. Gila Rive r JA Relocation Center on Veteran's Day.

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Life. Powered by Edison. 6 PACIFIC CITIZEN, JA1'i . 16-FEB. 5, 2004 ing of the Hmong culture. issues. Much of the local work has who continue to contribute. Don't AA JUDGE "It's a plus for Asian Amelicans MORIMEMO shifted to the chapters and dis• feel that you can't give if you can 't (Continued from page 1) and the community at large" to (Continued from page 1) tricts. This should strengthen our afford a big donation. If half our have Yamahiro on the bench, she network of local chapters by members donated just $5 or $10, house," Yamahiro said. "It put me said. "It opens doors for Asian U.S. Army in Japan. requiring volunteers to step up and the amounts would be hugely ben• in a better position to assess who is Americans." Marshall continues to fight for to become more involved in lead• eficial to JACL in helping to fund a danger' to the community and Currently hearing general mis• peace and to insure civil rights for ing and participating in the advo• the organization and programs of who is not." demeanor cases, he would like to all. He noted a meeting he recent• cacy process. Bill Yoshino, Patty JACL. He said he is not hesitant to see a "true" drug treatment court ly attended where hatred toward Wada and Karen Yoshitomi along Please consider giving gift incarcerate those he thinks are a developed in the county, in which Japanese was displayed. The war with Carol Saito and Gerald Kato memberships to JACL. A JACL danger to public safety, such as judges would pe more involved against hatred and disclimination have had to broaden their abilities membership may help a famify repeat drunken drivers. He thinks after sentencing - and he wants goes on, and we must be diligent and talents in order to address member or friend become others - such as drug possession to increase the voice of victims in in continuing to fight for freedom membership and funding issues. ·involved in a great organization offenders - should be steered the system. and just causes. That is a big rea• We are grateful for the work and provide 'an opportunity to from re-offending with a more "Most people in the criminal son to have JACL, and JACL will being done by the staff and for the make new friends. Every member comprehensive approach. justice system have no self• always be essential in this area. sacrifices made by them and the is vital to JACL, and numbers are "Often there are underlying esteem," Yamahiro said. "One of Many Nisei leaders of JACL districts to help JACL continue to important in an organization such problems, such as substance abuse the things I try to do as a judge is such as Marshall have given so function effectively. Hopefully, an as JACL. Corporate memberships or economics," he said. help them believe they can do it. much to JACL and to Japanese economic recovery will be expeli• are tllso very helpful. If we can Lo Neng Kiatoukaysy, execu• It's mostly about spending time Amelican causes. We are sorry to enced soon which will allow us to maintain and increase our mem• tive director of the Hmong• with people and connecting them see them aging and are sad when reward these people who have bership it not only helps those who American Friendship Association, with the light resources." they leave us, but we continue to given much to JACL. are members but may help JACL met Yamahiro through a domestic For more informatiom, see appreciate their efforts. We owe I want to also say thank you to to have more influence in solicit• violence program designed to give www.retainjudgeyamahiro.com. them a debt of gratitude. the national board members who ing funds and moving the work COUlt officials a better understand- During these past years of serve JACL without financial forward. • extreme economic stress, the staff remuneration and often donate Thank you for your SUppOlt of of JACL has been asked to do their expenses along with their JACL. Thank you to al\ those who JACL Nat'l YOuth/Student Council more and more while fewer per• time to JACL. Thank you for your faithfully renew each year, for the sonnel and less resources were dedication to JACL and for all life members, and for new mem• Announces Min Yasui Oratorical Contest available. John Tateishi has served your effort in making JACL a bers who have recently joined. The national JACL youth/stu• graduate members are eligible to admirably as ' executive director viable organization into the future. Thanks to our Thousand Club dent council is looking for youth participate. In the past, winners at during these hard times. Clyde National JACL officers, district members who offer additional speakers interested in competing the national level have won lap• Izumi, Lucy Kishiue and Tomiko governors, national committee financial SUppOit to the organiza• in the Min Yasui Oratorical top computers or a PDA. Ismail have been able to fulfill the members, district officers and tion, and to the student members Contest to be held in conjunction All speeches must address the functions formerly performed by a chapter leaders and all other vol• who will become our leaders in with the 38th JACL national con• question: With the increasing much larger staff. Kristine unteers deserve our thanks. It has the future. JACL is an impOitant organization for all JAs, our pos• vention Aug. 10-14 in Honolulu. number of reported hate crimes in Minami has been able to see to our been a privilege for me to serve needs as our Wash., D.C., rep. terity, and other interested persons. The competition is conducted the Asian Pacific American com• with these people. Caroline Aoyagi, executive editor Although our financial situation in two stages: first. students must munity, what is the challenge fac• of the Pacific Citizell newspaper, has improved somewhat due to • compete in a district competition ing JACL youth in dealing with and her staff of Brian Tanaka, successful efforts to increase to qualify for the national compe• these kinds of vicious crimes? Margot Brunswick and Eva Lau• membership and the successful tition. There will be seven district The speeches must be restricted Send a fhend Ting have worked many excess Gala Dinner put on by the Pacific competItIOns throug~out the to 3 to 5 minutes in length. hours to make sure the pc. is pub• Southwest District in Los Angeles United States. Winners of the dis• Competitors will be judged on: the Pacific · lished. in September, the financial picture trict competitions will receive a delivery and presentation; com• A shift of national projects to the remains uncertain. pleteness and relevance to' the Citizen. travel stipend and two nights regional district staff has devel• Your SUppOit of the Annual hotel accommodation in order to topic; and analysis and logic. oped a wider geographical distri• Giving Campaign for JACL has Call represent their district at the For more information contact bution of duties, but this has been greatly appreciated. Thanks national competition in Honolulu. Maya Yamazaki (youthchair resulted in a staff that has had to to all those who have already 500 /966-6157 High school members of the @jacl.org) or Joshua Mizutani focus on national programs and donated and thanks to all those JACL age 16 or older, and under- Spry ([email protected]) .• PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. I6-FEB. 5, 2004 7 2003: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

NOT SORRY-North Carolina ARMY CHIEF RETIRES-Eric K. Congressman Howard Coble fails Shinseki retires after . a 38-year to apologize for his remarks that PHOTO: JASON STOM career that spanned five decades. the intemment of JAs was appro• JACL GALA DINNER-(From left):. Congressman Mike Honda, John Tateishi, JACL executive director, Shinseki retires as the only officer priate. He later agrees and Floyd Mori, JACL national president, television anchor Wendy Tokuda, Congressman Robert Matsui, of Japanese descent to rise to the reneges on a meeting with JACL. Senator Daniel Inouye and Secretery of Transportation Norman Mineta. top post of the Army.

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PHOTO: HIRO NISHIKAWA MPDC-MDC-EDC TRI• DISTRICT CONFER• ENCE-(From left}: Art Koga listens intently to Kirsten Pearson (United Way, Midlands) along PHOTO: TRACY USA with Lily Okura on how to JACL YOUTH/STUDENT CONFERENCE~Over 100 attendees from across the coun• get more youth into try pose for a group photo as the 2003 JACL National Youth Student Conference JACL. comes to a close. PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 16-FEB 5, 2004 Grandmother Sayo is the hanayome Future of California," was delivered at Very Truly Yours from Hiroshima. Her daughter Hana, Sacramento High 111 1932. His son mother of three children, celebrates her Chris in San Diego supplied many Harry K. Honda 36th birthday in the summer of 1942 at snapshots that I'm seeing for the first Manzanar. Teruko, or Terri, 13, is the time. Other well-remembered youngest, who stays with obaachan in JACLers and titles of their speeches Parade of Books About Nikkei: the next apartment. include: Frank Chuman, "Persistent The chapters set in italics are critical Idealism"; Kiyoshi Nobusada, 1892.2003, With More Coming backdrops to what makes the "Legend "Education Ensures Peace" (1934); of the Fire Horse Woman" - an unusu• John Aiso, "Lincoln's Devotion to the al vehicle in telling the story, I thought. Constitution" (1923); and Doris Strawberry" (2003), ($16.95, JANM, UC Davis professor Darrell Hamamoto ERE'S NO TELLING when And next month, Joyce Hirohata, Fujisawa-Fujioka, "lnt1uence of the 369 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012), in his afterword. . TIthe pace of new books about, for who found her grandfather Paul's col• Olympic Games on Greek Art" (1932). with biographer-author Naomi Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston has pub• and by Japanese Americans will lection of valedictory speeches provid• Forewords from Bill Hosokawa and Hirahara at the museum. His father, lished her first novel, "The Legend of slow down. Looking at my books at ing a rare glimpse of Nisei hopes David K. Yoo, Joyce's preface, and her Kiyoshi, in the 1930s was hailed in the Fire Horse Woman" (2003), (New home, the first scholarly classic is between the two wars, a little book, grasp of the JA experience are refresh• Issei community as the "garlic king" in York: Kensington Books, $23), which Yamato Ichihashi's "Japanese in the "Orations and Essays by Japanese ing. Let me add, Joyce is having a read• Gilroy. (We also recalled George Shima traces from the tum of the century to the United States: a Critical Study of tne Second Generation of America" (1932, ing and book signing at JANM Feb. I at of Stockton, "the potato king"; Baron end of World War II the world of Sayo, Problems of the Japanese Immigrants 1935). It has been updated' and expand• 1:30p.m. Kanaye Nagasawa of Fountain Grove, of Hana and Terri, in the similar sur• and Their Children" (1932). My copy is ed with a new title: "Nisei Voices: Expected soon will be the Japanese the "grape king"; and Yaemon Minami roundings of her first book, "Farewell a New York 7illles-Amo Press (1969) Japanese American Students of the American Historical Society of at Guadalupe, the "lettuce king" - to to Manzanar" (1973), now in its 63rd repnnl. . 1930s - Then and Now" (2003). It's Southern California's third annual pub• name a few.) printing by Bantam Books. She There are earlier publications by and an elegant masterpiece. She tracked lication, "Nanka Nikkei Voices," edited Through brief and easy-to-absorb acknowledges the presence of Paiute about JAs listed jn Ichihashi's bibliog• down 22 of the 49 valedictorians, inter• by Iku Kiriyama of Gardena, featUling chapters, Manabi relates his early life Indians in Owens Valley, original raphy that predate his book. You'll find viewed them, and secured their pictures recollections, vignettes and scenes of on the farm, going to war, then return• inhabitants of eastern California. (Even Joseph Heco and "The Narrative of a of then and now. Little Tokyo, past, present and future. ing to be dubbed a "windshield" farmer Little Tokyo has 'noted the Gabrielefio . Japanese: What He Has Seen and the Many remember the late George The galaxy of writers includes people and experimenting for years to grow Indians, who are related to the Paiutes.) People He Has Met in the Course of the Inagaki of JACL. His valedictory, "The who've written in the Pacific Citizen . • Last Forty Years" (1892), a two-vol• long-stemmed, succulent strawberries ume set edited by James Murdock and harvested in November. Manabi faced publisHed in Yokohama. Heco, of an SRO crowd, who sampled his course, is Hikozo Hamada, the cast• Driscoll strawberries and fresh raspber• ~~ooo YEAR OF THE MONKEY ! away who was brought to San ries Dec. 13. Francisco in 1850 and the first Japanese Several weeks earlier at JANM, Catholic in America, baptized Joseph in Daisy Uyeda Satoda from San 1854. He was also the first naturalized Francisco (well-known to JACLers as American of Japanese ancestry, in Mas Satow's longtime administrative 1858, and he served as a translator dur• assistant) joined other ex-Topaz ing the Civil War in 1863 aboard the internees and chaired an afternoon with USS Wyomll1g at the Straits of writers in "Blossoms in the Desert: Shimonoseki viewing the Japanese Topaz High School Class of 1945" civil war. (2003) ($15, P.O. Box 31397, San Heco's "Narrative" is missing from Francisco, CA 94131), recounting what many selected bibliographies. Perhaps it was like being a high-schooler at diaries don't count. as he began to write Topaz. Of the 254 graduates in the his memoirs and daily activities after class, 58 responded with oral histories. learning English. The yearbook portraits and lines show• A recent reprint happens to be ing their prewar and current residences "Charlie Battery: 522 FABN 1943-45" are pluses. What h<:~ been remembered (1991) when George Oiye of Los Altos, is precious. Calif.. a 522nd Field Artillery veteran, The seed for "Blossoms in the was called to autograph the over-a-half• Desert" was planted in 1970 when inch-thick book at the Japanese Glenn "Rosie" (RyuZQ, Americanized) American National Museum in Los Kumekawa of Rhode Island and Paul Angeles - a popular venue for book Bell of Pennsylvania (the Caucasian BRACE "rtlvRSELVfS, FolKS .•• sales and readings today. kid whose father was deputy director at ITS A 81G ELECTIOH YEAR! Oiye returned to Los Angeles to hear Topaz) met at their first class reunion his wartime buddy Manabi Hirasaki after 25 years. But some didn't want to chat about his book, "A Taste of remember for whatever reason, notes

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Angeles, Nov. 25; Califomia-bom; Dec. 31; former president of Nissan radio announcer in Maui; she was Mabalot, Linda, 49, Los Barnett, Arthur G., 96., Bain• WWII U.S. Army 442nd RCT vet• Motor Co. whose aggressive expolt recognized by President Reagan for Angeles, May 19; Sacramento• bridge Island. Wash., Oct. 23; eran. policy helped Nissan become the having the longest-nmning ethnic born; executive director of Visual Glasgow, Scotland-born; lawyer Hamano, Mango, 87, Los first Japanese auto maker to rank radio show in Amelica (50+ years). Communications; producer of doc• who represented WWII cuIi'ew among the top in U.S. car Angeles, March 19; Charlestown, 10 umentalY "Mon Ong," about. the resister Gordon Hirabayashi, and Mass.-barn; WWII U.S. Almy vet• impOits. Kondo, Isao Ken, 67, San "Jose, June 1; Salinas-bam; U.S. Army Filipino Amelican community. fought for redress for WWII JA eran. Ito, Kenji, 94, Alhambra, Aug. intemees. militUly intelligence veteran. Masamune, Satoru, 75, New• Harada, Harold Shigetaka, 10; Seattle-bam; the tirst JA admit• ton, Mass, Nov. 9; Fukuoka, Japan• Brill, Helen Weare Ely, 88, DDS, 80, Culver City, Aug. 17; ted to the California state bar after Kono, Arthur Hiromichi, 63, bom; protessor of organic chemistlY Bloomfield, Conn., Aplil 14; Cedar Riverside-bam; WWII U.S. Army WWII; helped found the Japanese Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home; retired lieutenant colonel, at Massachusetts Institute of Rapids, Iowa-bom; she taught at l00thl442nd RCT veteran. American Cultural and Community Technology for 22 years; he devel• Manzanar "relocation center" dur• U.S. Air Force. - Hasegawa, Martin T., 67, Center in Los Angeles; in 1942 he oped a wide alTay of techniques for ing the WWII intemment of JAs Ontario. Ore., Sept. 19; Portland, was found innocent of charges that Kono, Russell Katsuhiro, 85, Honolulu, Nov. 27; Naalehu, synthesizing organic molecules, and helped organize the Con• Ore.-bam; Tule Lake and Minidoka he was spying for Japan after a dra• including antibiotics. . necticut chapter of' Parents and intemee; U.S. Army veteran. matic tlial in which he declared he Hawaii-born; WWII U.S. Army rnend~ MIS (MeITill's Marauders) veteran; Matsui, Saburo, 84, Concord, of Lesbians and Gays. Hashimoto, Henry Tatsuo, 77, would "rather live in this countIy former Hawaii state representative Feb. 23; Alameda-bam; formerly of Cawley, James, 41, Layton, West Los Angeles, Oct. 3; Hono• behind plison bars" than in a nation and District COUIt judge. San Jose and Oakland; WWII U.S. Utah; U.S. Marine Reserve staff ser• lulu-bam; WWII U.S. Army vetel:• under dictatorship. Kozu, Dr. Shinji, 86, Seattle; Air Force and postwar U.S. Navy geant; killed in action in Iraq on an. Kaisaki, Arthur A. 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Norito, 83, Francisco-bam; formerly of Wash• , Lin, Thug-Yen, 91, EI Cenito, Hirota, Jyun "Curly," 81, Kurtistown, Hawaii, June 4; Elliot, George Jr., 85, POlt ington State, MaIyland, Wash• Nov. 15; Fuzhou, China-bam; pro• Kalili, Hawaii, Sept. 10; Ewa Mountain View, Hawaii-born; Charlotte Fla., Dec. 21: U.S. Army ington, D.C., and New Mexico; fessor of civil engineering whose Beach, Hawaii-bam; JA baseball retired minister of VUlious Hompa radar operator whose waming of WWII U.S. Army veteran and pioneering work in using pre• star; he helped pave the way for Hongwanji missions in Hawaii; Japanese aircraft approaching Pearl retired rear admiral of the stressed concrete allowed high-rise Hawaii's JAs to play professional , WWII U.S. Army MIS veteran. Harbar on the morning of Dec. 7, Commissioned 'Officers Corps of buildings and bridges to withstand baseball in Japan in the 1950s. Nakamura, Spc. Paul T., 21, 1941, went unheeded; his actions the U.S. Public Health Service. earthquakes and heavy loads; he Santa Fe Springs, June 19; he joined have been depicted in the movie Hisatake, Kimiyo, 101, Salt Katayama, Arthur S., 7f!, helped to design the Moscone the U.S. Army Reserves out of patri• ''Tora, Tora, Tora," on TV and in Lake City, Dec. 8; Kukalau, Newport Beach, March 20; Los Center in San Francisco and the otism and was killed in Al histOlY books. Hawaii-bam. Angeles-bam; U.S. Army Peace Pagoda in San Francisco's wwn: Iskandariya, Iraq, when the ambu• Flynn, Noriko Bridges, 79, Hokama, Tomiko, 101, Los veteran. Chinatown; recipient of a National lance he was in was struck by a Pescadero, Feb. 7; Gardena-barn; Angeles, March 8; Okinawa-bam. Medal of Science in 1986. Kato, Kay Sadao, 93, West Los rocket-propelled grenade. 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Kato, Japanese Latin Americans ly mixed maniages; her second lkari, Ike Torao, 81, Honolulu, and others denied redress on techni• maniage was to shipowners' repre• May 17; Honolulu-born; retired calities filed a class action lawsuit in sentative Ed Flynn. U.S. Army veteran. 2000. Fuchigami, Bill, Honolulu, Oct. Imamoto, Yoshi, 105, Sacra• Kawaguchi, Kamekichi, 105, 7; Marysville-barn; Amache in• mento, Feb. 28; Japan-bam "picture Gardena, Aug. 11; Miho-shi, ternee; WWII U.S. Army MIS vet• bride"; one of 33 Issei women Shizuoka-ken, Japan-bam. eran. detained by the FBI at the onset of Kawashima, Frank Hiromi, 82, Fujikado, Kei, 77, Seattle, May WWII; Santa Anita, Jerome and POitland, Ore., Oct. 11; WWII U.S. 21; Seattle-bam: U.S. Army veter• Rohwer, Ark., intemee. Almy and Japan Occupation veter• an. Imamura, Suya, 103, Oxnard; an. Millennia Personal care Services offers Japanese & Fujioka, Victor S., 75, Seattle, July 4; Kumamoto-bam. Kawashima, Hatsune, 100, April 14: Minidoka intemee; WWII English speaking caregivers for seniors who wish to U.S. Army veteran (radio operator). continue living independently in the comfort of your own h-ome. Fujishima, Shige, 101, San Francisco. Jim. 4; Fukuoka. Japan• bom. Our services include assistance with bathing, transferring, tOileting, dreSSing, ambulating, Fujiwara, Yosh, 82, Bellingham, medication reminders, home safety, companionship, Wash.; WWII U.S. Army ~2nd meal preparation, transportation and light RCT veteran. housekeeping. For more ,information, please call toli Fukasaku, Kinji, 72, Los free 1-888-285-4913 (B*8a1:C?~). Angeles, Jan. 12; film director best known for the 1971 Oscar-winning epic "Tora, Tora, Tora." \:j 9'JUlennia ljIersonal ceare Services' Fukuoka, Kowji, 74, San www.mpcscares.com Francisco, Oct. 10; San Francisco• bam; U.S. Army Korean War veter• Proudly serving the Japanese community an. in Los Angeles & Oran~ COunties! PACIFIC CITIZEN, J A.'1 . 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Redress and Reparatons for JA Califomia and the Japanese Cultural Almy Intelligence veteran. RCT veteran. Yagi, Dexter Seikoo, 54, internees. and Community Center of NOIthem Sarno, Staff Sgt. Cameron, 43,· Tonance, April 10; Michigan-bom; Califomia. Suehiro, Kenishi, '87, Manoa, Nakano, Masumi, 107, Los Kuwait City, Sept. 1; a member of Hawaii, March 7; Koloa, Kauai• Vietnam War veteran. Okazaki, Tom Tamotsu, 82, Angeles, Oct. 26; Hiroshima-bom. the U.S. Army .Reserves from bom; WWII U.S. Army veteran. Yamada, Gordon Tamio, 79, Seattle, June 30; Seattle-bom; Negi, Tora, 100, GuadaluPe, July Hawaii, he died while on military Arlington, Va., April 24; Holly• Minidoka internee; WWII U.S. Sugawara, Hy, 81, Lihu'e, longtime resident of the East assigt)ment. wood-born; Manzanar internee; 11; Almy 442nd RCT veteran. Hawaii, June 15; Parker, ' Idaho• Bay. Sato, Kazuo, 83, Pasadena, Feb. bom; longtime Cincinnati resident; formerly of Hawaii and Dayton, Okutsu, Yukio "Yuki," 81, 22; San Francisco-bom; WWII U.S. Ohio; WWII U.S. Army MIS and Nishida, James Shigeru, 72, Honolulu, Aug. 24; Koloa, Kauai, Amache, Coh, intemee; military Army 442nd RCf veteran. Japan Occupation veteran. Monterey Park, Oct. 21; Dinuba• Hawaii-born; WWII U.S. Army veteran. bom; Korean War veteran. 442nd RCT veteran; his Dis• Seabrook, Charles Courtney, Sugawara, Peter Mutsumi, 87, Yamaguchi, Daniel Hiroshi, 78, W~stown, Nishiki, Ralph Saburo, 81, tinguished Service Cross award was 94, N.J., Oct. 4; dUJing Los Altos, March 10; Salinas-bom; Chula Vista, Nov. 18; Pasadena• he and his family invited JA Gardena, March 18; Honolulu• upgraded to a Medal of Honor in WWII WWII U.S. Army 442nd RCT vet• bom; WWII U.S. Army veteran. internees to work at Seabrook horn: WWIT US. Army veteran. 2000 after Congress ordered the eran. Yamamoto, James Genji, 80, Farms and their frozen food plant, Nishiura, Jerry K., 100, Chi• Army to review its records to see if Suski, Louise, 98, Cenitos, June Morrison, Colo., April 7; Tacoma, laying the foundation for the JA cago, May 11 service. anti-Japanese sentiment dUling the 5; San Francisco-born; Heart Wash.-born; WWII U.S. Army community in ~ew Jersey. Nozaki, Albert, 91, Los Angeles, war prevented JA soldiers from get• Mountain internee; first English MIS veteran. Senzaki, Randy, 60, San Nov. 16; Tokyo-bom; Manzanar ting full recognition. Section editor at the Rafu Shimpo. Yamashina, Kikui, 100, Pasa• Francisco, June 13; fOimer JACL intemee; naturalized U.S. citizen; Osaka, Mary Reiko, 46, San Taira,Robert, 70, Tonance, 29; dena, Sept. 11; Ishikawa-ken-born. national director (1993-95); co• Oscar-nominated aJt director for the Jose, Feb. 8; Min"neapolis-born; Hawaii-bom; developer of King's Yamashiro, Asayo, 100, San founder of Asian and Pacitic tilm "The Ten Commandments"; chief district counsel for the Hawaiian Sweet Bread, which is Francisco, ApIiI 5; Kauai, Kekaha, Americans in Higher Education his many tilms included "War of the Immigration & Naturalization now distributed throughout the Hawaii-born. (APAHE); he worked at City Worlds" which won an Academy Selvice for Hawaii and Guam; she United States. College of San Francisco's Civil Yokoyama, Irvine Kiyoshi, 74, Award for best visual effects. was the tirst Asian American Takahashi, Frank Yasutaro, Libelties Public Education Project Oceanside, Oct. 27; Fresno-born; Odanaka, Fred Hideo, 88, woman to selve as chief distlict 100, Westminster, Aug. 11; Gila Camp #1 internee; U.S. Air counsel. to educate students about the WWII Fukushima-ken, Japan-bom. Kaneohe, Hawaii, April 22; U.S. internment of lAs, and taught at Force}Air Force Reserve veteran, Army veteran. Ota, Kimi, 102, San Mateo, April Asian American Studies depalt• Takahashi, Toshio, 87, Gardena, retired bligadier general, California Ogata, Gen, 89, Riverside, Nov. 22; Japan-bom. ments at San Francisco Bay Area July 23; Montebello-bom; WWII Air National Guard. 3: Outlook, Wash.-bom; WWII U.S. Oyama, George "Clem," 89, colleges. veteran. Yonago, Lloyd, 77, Spokane, Army 442nd RCT veteran. San Francisco, Feb. 20; Fairfield• Shervin, Marcel, 75, King of Takeda, Hiroshi, 84, Santa Wash.; Spokane-bom; WWII U.S. Ogawa, Clarence ''Chuck,'' 71, ,)orn; Heart Mountain internee; Prussia, Penn., Feb. 16; Phila• Barbara, April 28; Oxnard-bom; Army veteran. Los Angeles, Dec. 22; Washington" illventor, entrepreneur, philanthro• delphia-bom; U.S. Almy and Navy Japan educated (he witnessed the Yoshida, Edward, 74, Watson• bom; Korean War veteran. pist and leader in the San Francisco veteran. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima); ville; Aplil 29; San Luis Obispo• JA community. anti-nuclear war activist and past bom; Tule Lake internee; Korean Shibukawa, Fred Hisashi, 89, v.p. of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Monterey Park, May 19; U.S. War veteran. Atomic Bomb Casualty Com• Army MIS veteran. Yoshida, Toshiko Sagimori, 82, Nisei Voices (Orations and Essays) mission OB Kai USA; 1994 Nisei Los Angeles, May 20; Berkeley• Shikada, Tamio William, 76, Pioneer honoree. born; Tanforan detainee; she Reading and Reception Los Angeles; March 4; Sacramerito• Takeuchi, Tetsuo, 74, Long . bom; WWII U.S. Air Force veteran. became a political activist at a time Nisei Voices with author Joyce Hirohata Beach, May 28; Terminal Island• Shimamura, Joe H., 78, when few women raised their voic• bom; Korean War veteran. es in the political arena. February 1,2004 1:30pm Honolulu, March 19; Palama, Tanaka, Raymond Shunso, 80, Yoshimi, Ino, 103, Los Angeles, Hawaii-born; WWII U.S. Army Watsonville,. June 9; Loomis-bom;' 442nd RCT (Co. K) veteran. April 19; Kagoshima-ken-bom. ~ Japanese American National Museum Tule Lake intemee; U.S. Army vet• Shiomichi, Tokio, 86, Santa Ana, Yoshimoto, ' Chiyeno, 100, ~ 369 East First Str.eet, Los Angeles, CA eran. July 23 service; Los Angeles-bom; Gardena, April 13; Okayama-ken• Toda, Dr. Katashi ''Kay,'' 80, WWII U.S. Army 442nd RCf (Co. bom. Seattle, April 9; U.S. Army veteran. Please RSVP by calling 213.625.0414 E) veteran.' Yoshimura, John Paul, 68, Thai, Liem Eng, 77, Seattle, Shirakawa, Tom Masaru, 84, Arlington, Va., April 17; Los March 2; Port Townsend, Wash.• For more details visit www.niseivoices.com Fresno, .July 4; WWII U.S. Almy Angeles-born, formerly of Chi• born; he served in the U.S. Army in 442nd RCf veteran; as a council• cago; Manzanar intemee; retired Japan, 1946-50; former Superior man in Fowler, he was the first Nisei major, U.S. Army; Korean War, Court judge and Seattle City to win a place on a municipal gov• Vietnam War and Defense Intel• Council president...... ,...... National bu~iness erning body in the continental ligence Agency veteran, DEATH NOTICE Yoshioka, George, 77, Mon• .···.··.·.· acllic and Professional DEATH NOTICE 'P ·MARY MICHIKO IZUNO terey Park, May 8; San Francisco• ...... aillzen Directory MARY (KANEKO) SAN-FRANCISCO - Mary Michiko bom; WWII Army veteran.• NARAHARA Izuno, 95, passed away peacefully in her McALLEN, Tex. - Mary Narahara, sleep after a long and eventful life. A long Your. business card in each issue for 22 issues is $15 per line, three-line 83, passed away Dec. 26. she was born time resident of San Francisco and the Medi-Cal & minimum. larger type (12 pt.) counts as two lines. logo same as line rate Sept. 29, 1920, to Jera and Sei Kaneko, Orinda/Moraga area for the last few as required. P.C has made no determination that the businesses listed in who were farm• years, she was a native of Sacramento Living Trusts this directory are licensed by proper government authority. ers in Arizona. and the last survivor of the M. Kambara Ma:ry's family family. Her husband Richard preceded f3*m1:I!?~ moved to her by many years. Mary retired from ASAHI TRAVEL Dr. Darlyne Fujimoto, Oakland, Calif. UCSF Medical Center and traveled the www.legalbridge.com where she com• world. She is survived by the youngest of Optometrist & Associates pleted her edu• her two sons, four grandchildren and six A ProCessional Corporation cation. During great grandchildren. A gathering of rela- - 11420 E. South St, Cerritos, CA 90701 World War II, (310) 860-1339 tives and friends will be held Jan. 17 at she was the Japanese Cemetery Colma, Calif. to interned at a relocation camp. In 1943, - celebrate a life lived well during the most Mary met and married her husband Shig Howard Igasaki, D.D.S., Inc. interesting period of history. She was at the 'fule Lake relocation camp - a born only five years after the Wright Alan Igasaki, D.D.S. J(~~AE 1B;~I? CO. marriage that lasted 59 years. A year brothers first powered flight and passed Implants / General/Periodontics later Mary and Shig's first child was born on the day of the hundredth year cele• 22850 Crenshaw Blvd., Ste. 102 The Asian Vegetable Seed Source for at the relocation camp in'Ibpaz, Utah. By bration of that momentous event. Torrance, CA 90505 Home Gardeners, Retailers, and 1950, another two sons had arrived and (310) 534-8282 Commercial Growers the family moved to farm in Sharyland, OEATH NOTICE P.O. Box 13220 Oakland, CA 94661-3220 Tex. Mary spent the next two decades as ph: 510/595-1188 fx: 510/595-1860 an active parent. She was a den mother HENRY ISAMU DATY Cambridge Dental Care . [email protected] kitazawaseed.com ARDSLEY, N.Y. - Henry I. Daty, 83, Scott Nishizaka D.D.S. to the Cub Scouts and loved to work with other parents in the activities of the president of H.I. Daty, Inc., passed away Family Dentistry & Orthodontics Jan. 3. Was a member' of the board of Sharyland School District. Mary was F.D.L. #929 900 E. Katella, Suite A directors for the National Japanese Orange, CA 92867 • (714) 538-2811 able to share her love of gardening UWAJIMAYA American Memorial Foundation and the 911 VENICE BLVD. www.cambridgedentalcare.com ... Always in good taste. through her participation in the LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 Sharyland, McAlen and Mission Garden Japanese American Association. A recipi• DAVID W. EGAWA ent of honorary "Admiral of Georgia (213) 749-1449 clubs. Throughout her life, Mary was a FAX (213) 749-0265 . Attorney at Law devoted member of the Free Methodist Navy" award, Emperor of Japan's Award 30 N. Raymond Ave, Suite #409 Third class of the Order of Sacred R. Hayamizu, President Church in McAlien and was always a H. Suzuki, V.P.IGel1. Mgr. Pasadena, CA 91103 friend of the church and its parishioners. Treasure, Garfield High School's Ph: (626) 792-8417 AB Mary leaves us, she should be remem• International Businessman and Good bered as a thoughtful, optimistic person. Samaritan Award and inducted into its She spent the last decade working as a Golden Graduate Hall of Fame. A charter volunteer teacher's aide in the Mission member and avid supporter of the MIZUNO INSURANCE AGENCY For the Best of and La Joya schools. Her enthusiasm for Japanese American National Museum. Anonymous contributor and benefactor INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS Everything Asian teaching helped bring interest and hap• to Seattle Keiro Nursing Home, LICENSE #0533265 Fresh Produce, Meat, piness to the education of many children. Mary Narahara was always kind and University of Washington Nisei Aging 'Southern California office: Seafood and Groceries Project, Japanese American Social 9556 Hamilton Ave. compassionate. She was our friend and A vast selection of will be missed. Mary is survived by her Services, Inc., Dobbs Ferry Community Huntington Beach, CA 92646 707 fast Temple Street Gift Ware sons, Kenneth of San Pedro, Calif., Hospital, and numerous scholarships of Gerald Fukui Central California office: Gerald of Dallas and Dean of Houston. 'various Japanese American entities. Los Angeles, CA 90012 President 205 W. Bullard Ave., #18 Seattle, WA • (206) 624-6248 Funeral services were held Jan. 6. Survived by his wife, Lillian; son, Michael; daughter-in-law, Bembie; Ph. 213/626-0441 Clovis, CA 93612 Bellevue, WA· (425) 747-9012 Memorial contributions may be made to Speer Memorial Library, 801 E. 12th St., grandchildren, Timothy, Lucien, Fax 213/617-2781 888-964-7272 Beaverton, OR • (503) 643-4512 Mission, TX 78572. Raemond; sister, May, Carol and Ann. 12 PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. I6-FEB. 5, 2004 CENTURY ft mOUSANO CLUB MEMBERS Century Club Masao Ashizawa This listing is intended to provide special recognition to those members sup- Jim Fukui Stanley Ishii Adele Arakawa Nobi Azumano porting JACL at a higher membership category level. This list was provided Ray Fukui Frank Ishikawa Ben T Arikawa Victor M Carter by the National JACL Membership Department in conjunction with updates Bob Fukumitsu Haruo Ishimaru John Benson Fumi Chida provided by the local chapters or the member's family. Listings are constant- Glenn T Fukura Lawrence Ishimoto Ryan Chin Frank Chuman Iy changing and we regret any errors or members no longer with us. Any Robert T Fukura Jack Ishio Sho Dozono Joseph Cloyd inquiries should be directed to 4151921-5225, ext. 25 or [email protected]. Glen S Fukushima Miki Isomura Shizuko Fagerhaugh Grace K Deguchi Louis Furukawa Nobuo Isomura Thomas Hara Peggy Doi George Y Kiyomoto Robert Ouye Doug Yamada Clinton M Furuya Jefferson Itami Leslie Hata Benjamin Ehara George Kobata George Rokutani Kay Yamaguchi Mitsuko Garcia Suzanne Itami Donald Hayashi Kazuo Endow Jean Y Koda Richard R Saiki Kent Yamaguchi Pamela Gerdes Ted Itami John Huang John T Enomoto George Kodama Abe Saito Minoru Yamaguchi Yoko Gochinas Harvey A Itano Joey T Ishihara Shizuko Fagerhaugh Ben Koga Carol Ann Saito Robert Yamamoto Terry Greenwood Rose N Itano Richard Ishiyama Walter N Fuchigami Tatsuo Koga Joe Saito Jim Yamanaka Ted Hachiya Terry Itano Sakae "Curly" Ishizu John Fujii Masamune Kojima Toru Sakahara Frank Yamasaki William Hamada Dorothy Ito Lester G Katsura Kenji Fujii Midori Komoto George M Sakai Fumi Yamasaki George Hamai Martin Lito Lillian Kimura Sam Fujikawa Chie Kondo H Quintus Sakai Masaru Yamasaki Edgar A Hamasu Robert Ito James Komatsu Mary Fujimoto Joseph H Kosai Yozo Sakai Jane Yamashita Helen Y Hamasu Yasuko Ann Ito Steve Kono Fusayo Fujimura John Koyama Eiichi Sakauye Betty T Yano Chiye Y Harada Eugene Itogawa Kelvin Lee Sam Fujishin Spady Koyama Hon Mamoru Sakuma Mas Yano Yuki Harada Michael Iwanaga Richard K Matsuishi Henry Fujiura Charles C Kubokawa Giichi Sakurai Heizi Yasuda Roy Hasebe Margaret Iwanaga- Gary Mayeda George M Fukukai Day Kusakai Ko S Sameshima James M Yasuda George Hasegawa Penrose Robert T Mizukami Frank Goishi Dorothy Kuse Mitsuo Sanbonmatsu Hisao Bill Yebisu Kenneth Hashimoto Howard C Iwashita Eddie Moriguchi Kay Hada Paul Kusuda Herbert M Sasaki Tadashi Yego S. Ruth Hashimoto Walter J Iwashita Henry Moritsugu Toshi Hanazono Craig S Makishima Joseph Sasaki Lester Koe Yoshida Ruth Suzanne Hata Robert W Johnson James Murakami Kimi Hara William M Marutani Saburo Sasaki Kenneth Yoshikawa Ford S Hatamiya Jack Y Kabumoto Akira Nakamura Deto Harada Akito Masaki George Sato June Yoshioka Frank Shiro Hatamiya John R Kado David Nakanishi Harold S Harada Nori Masuda John Y Sato Pauline Yoshioka George Hatamiya Randolph Kado Megan Nakano Masayoshi Harada Charlie Matsubara Lucy Sato Setsuko Yoshisato Kashiwa Hatamiya Tim Kado Mark Nakashima Shizuo Harada Paul Matsuki Maury A Schwarz Tee Yoshiwara Leslie Hatamiya Hatsune Kadoi M Mark Nakauchi Fred M Hashimoto Gerald Y Matsumoto Tad Sekigahama ~eorge T Yusa Lon Hatamiya David Kadotani Yvonne M Noguchi Junichi Hatakeda Glenn Matsumoto Roy Y Seko Michiko Hatamiya Lily Y Kageyama James Nohara Sawato Hatakeda Roy H Matsumoto Tom Shiba Thousand Life Trust Miriam Momoko Lillian S Kaihatsu Stanley K Ogi Michael Hatamiya Janie Matsumoto-Low Anne Shibata Akira Abe Hatamiya Lynn M Kaihatsu Henry M Oji Tad Hatanaka James M Matsuoka Randolph Shibata Albert Abe Nancy Hatamiya Tim Kaihatsu Kenneth Okubo Gary Y Hayakawa George Matsuura Yoshimi Shibata Mitsuji M Abe Roy R Hatamiya Hitoshi Kajihara Bryan Ono Ruth Hayakawa Hiroshi Mayeda Nobuko Shimaji Warren Achuck Tom Hatamiya Janet Kajihara Melvin K Renge Alvin K Hayashi Sam Mayeda George N Shimamoto Jun Agari Debra Hatanaka Kazuo Kakiuchi Lawrence Schectman Harry Hayashi Ted T Mayeda Robert Shimasaki Elaine Akagi Harry Hatasaka Mae Kakiuchi Hideko N Seto James I Hayashi George Mio Ben Shimazu Mary Akashi Becky Hatashita Gary A Kaku Joseph T Seto Tokuji Hedani Tatsumi Misaka Seiichi Shimomura Ronald Akashi Fred M Hatashita Hiroshi Kamei S I Spiegel Satoshi Hibi Edwin Mitoma George Shiota Mariko Aki David K Hayasaka Saburo Kami Yoshito Takahashi George Higashi Kenneth. Mitsuhata Ronald Shiozaki Helen Akita Dean Hayasaka Henry Kanazawa Randy Tamura Shiro Higashi Norman Miyakawa Harry M Shirachi Hiram Akita Tommy T Hayashi Phyllis M Kanda Henry Tanaka Thelma Higuchi Tomio Miyakawa Takeo H Shirasawa Joe Akiyama Joan Sato Hernandez George Y Kanegai Laurence Tanaka Keiko Hikida George Miyake Misao Shiratsuki Joseph Allman Allan Hida Keith Kanegawa Karen Tani Fred Hirasuna Ishi Miyake Takao Shishino Richard Amano Gary Higashi Laura Kanegawa John Tateishi Frank H Hirata Reiso Miyamoto Bessie Shiyomura Eiji Amemiya Janice Higashi Harry Kaneko Alan Teruya Joseph Hirata Kimi Miyamura Frank Shoji Michi Ando Kenneth Higashi Helen N Kaneko Chiye Tomihiro Mitsuji Hironaka Martha Miyamura Cathy Sonoda Toshio Ando Shari Higashi Kay U Kaneko Herbert M Tsuchiya Shigeru Hironaka Shu Miyazaki . George M Suda Joan Aoki Ray Tatsumi Higo Samuel T Kaneko Theodore Tsukahara Yo Hironaka Minoru Mochizuki George Sugai Margaret Aoki George K Higuchi Miyoko Kaneta Masa Tsukamoto Jack Hirose Hideo Morinaka Robert Sugimoto Vas Aoki Naomi Higuchi Fred S Kanzaki Archie Hideo Uchiyama Joe Hirota Takashi Morita Arthur J Sugiyama Ray Arifuku Ruth Higuchi Jean Kariya Shigeko Uno Emiko Hitomi Tom Moriyama Jack Sumida Naoto Asahara Thomas Hikida Mitsugi Kasai Isaac S Yamagata Gregory Hiura Richard Muise Marshall Sumida Bruce M Asakawa Yoshiki Hirabayashi Ryuichiro Katano Hideo Yamane Florence Hori Gerrold K Mukai Tomoe Sunahara George Asakawa John Hiramoto Elyn Okumura Kataoka June Yamasaki Fred Y Hoshiyama Thomas Mukasa Ken Sunamoto Glenn H Asakawa Ruby Hiramoto Reo Kataoka William Yamazaki William K Hosokawa George Murakami Masao T Sutow Larry Asakawa May Hirata Allen M Kato Reiko Yoshino Joseph Ichiuji Glenn Murakami Marie Suzuki Masato Asakawa Pete Hironaka Lily Kawafuchi Patricia Yuzawa-Rubin Ned Iguchi Mitsuko Murakami Roy Tachiki Moto Asakawa May Hirose Helen Kawagoe Miyoko Ike Richard K Murakami George Y Takahashi Peggy Sonoda William Hirose Sadako Kawaguchi Century Club Life Richard Ikeda Sus Musashi Harry Y Takahashi Asuncion Jean Hiura Aileen Y Kawahara John Asari Ted T Ikemoto Satoko Nabeta Robert C Takahashi Susanna Baird Phyllis Carol Hiura Isami Kawahara George K Goi Kenji Ima Henry M Nagahori Ryoko Takata Constantine Gus Barlas Tsuyu Hiura Kay Kawahara George Iseri Ryo Imamura Ed Nagata Mary H Takeda Elsie S Baukol Kimi Sato Honda Kazuko Kawai S. John Iwatsu James Imatani Haruye Nagata Kenneth Takeuchi Susy Bauman Masami Honda Shosuke Kawai Eddie Jonokuchi Takeyo Imori Herbert T Nagata Takeo Takeuchi Miyo Berger Misako Honda Hachi Kawakami Tokuya Kako Mike Imoto Mitsuko Nagatani Togo W Tanaka Sam J Blowitz Pat Honda Taro John Kawakami Grace 0 Kanda Kimi Inadomi Tak Naito George Tanbara Yaye Togasaki Lily Hongo Carol Kawamoto John M Kanda Martha Inouye- Sam S Nakagawa Theodore T Taniguchi Breitenbach Lillian Hori David Kawamoto Ernest W Kazato Mitsuo Inouye Theodore T Nakamura May Tanimura Hugh Burleson II Takashi Hori Umeko Kawamoto Samuel Kumagai Sally Inouye S Stephen Nakashima Lily Tanji Elizabeth Stiles Calfee Mayko Horita Alfred Kawamura Victor Makita Stanley Inouye Sally S Nakashima Robert Tarumoto Allan H Carson Tom K Horita Clare Kawamura William Marumoto Takashi Inouye Jean A Nakazono Shigeru Tasaka John Caton Mitsuo Hosaka Tamaki Kawamura George Masunaga Ted Inouye Mike M Namba Masayuki Tashima Shirley Chami Chiyoko Hoshide Carol Kawase Akira Nakamura Tomoo Inouye Henry Neishi Ethel Y Tashiro Charlie Chatman 'Estella Hoshimiya Fusao Kawato Harry H Nakamura Yukus Inouye George Nii Kenji Tashiro Clement Yoshiko Ichiuji Tayoko Kawato Yvonne Oji Maude Ishida Judy Junko Niizawa Yeiki Tashiro Kazuo Henry Date Harry Ichiyasu Alice Kaya Frances Okamoto Tom Nishida Martha M Ninomiya Walter Tatsuno S Daniel Date Haruko Iguchi Faye Kazato ~eorge S Oki Dean Y Ishii Hiromu. Nishi Natsuko Teragawa Shoji Date Isen Iguchi Richard T Kenmotsu Tom T Okubo Tomiko Ishikawa Joe A Nishihara . Kay Teramura Judy Y Dionzon Ronald J Iguchi Jeffrey Kida K. Patrick Okura Kenji Ishizaki Alice Nishikawa H Rocky Teranishi Gene Yoshio Dogen Chizu liyama Satoshi Kida Gilbert S Onaka Seiji Itahara Jim M Nishimoto Yutaka Terasaki Michi Dohzen Ernest liyama Tom Kida . Mabel Ola Masashi Iti'mo Joe Nishimura Gary B Terusaki David Doi Helen Ikeda Grace Kimoto Henry Sakai Tsuyoshi Itano Fusae Nishina Miyo Toko Dede Doi Jacqueline Ikeda George Kimura Frank Sakamolo Yoshio Ted Itaya Satoru Nishita Hideto H Tomita Jon Doi Kazuolkeda May Kimura Wilce Shiomi Yasushi 'Chewy' 110 Henry Nishizu Mike Torii S. Bill Doi Michi Ikeda Ron T Kimura Shiro Shiraga Kenjo Itoku Dorothy Nitta John Y Toshiyuki Sandi Doi Saloru Ikeda Sally S Kimura Herbert Shiroma Harold H Iwamasa Tetsuo Nobuku Albert Tsuchiya Toyoko Doi Shizuwa Ikeda Cherry T Kinoshita Shigeki Sugiyama Henry Iwanaga Yemiko Nobusada James M Tsugawa Wesley T Doi Alan Ikemura H James Kinoshita Louise Suski Akira Ike Iwasaki FumiNoji Glenn Tsuida Carvin T Dowke Jonathan A Ikemura Jean Kishiyama Miyoko Tokuda Makolo Iwashita Ed Nomura Mel Tsuji Joan Yasui Emerson Melody S Ikemura Moss Kishiyama Tom Tsubota Len R Kado Louise Nomura Ronald M Tsuji Betty Endo Randy Imai Richard Kitagawa James K Tsujimura Tom Kadomoto George Nukaya Takashi Tsujita Kay El'ldo Toshiko Imanishi Molly Kitajima Richard Yamada Tadashi Kadonaga Shoji Nukaya Edward M Tsutakawa Minoru Endo Chris .Inagaki Betty Kitazumi Miwako Yanamolo Toshi Kadowaki Derek Obayashi Sam Uchida Robert Endo Toshio Inahara Calvert Kilazumi Tanaka Travel Service Mitsuo Kagehiro Fred 10chi Yoshihiro Uchida Teruko Endo Masaji Inoshita Shig Kizuka Bruce Kaji Yosie Ogawa Patti Ueda Edward A Endow David Inoue M J Kobayashi Century Life Trust Shingo Kajinami Rose Ogino Leonard Ueki Edwin T Endow Cynthia Inouye Noboru Kobayashi Ernest Doizaki Robert K Kanagawa Robert Ohki Peter Umekubo N Bernice Endow George H Inouye Sumiko Kobayashi Jerry Irei Tazuko Kanda Paul T Ohtaki Bob Uriu Paul K Endow Kurtis S Inouye James Kochi Natsuko Irei Fumi Kasai Mitsue Oji Jean M Ushijima Robert Endow Yoshiko Inouye Sumiko Kochi Mabel Sakai Hideo Kasai Hitoshi Okamoto Jerry S Ushijima Jerry Enomoto Carllnoway Robert R Kodama John Tanigawa John Kashiwagi Ito Okamura Clifford Uyeda Mary Enomoto Frank Iritani Albert Koga Chiye Kato George Okila George Uyeda Frank Esser Joanne Iritani Charles Kohn Thousand Club Life Helen Kawaguchi Margaret K Okilsu Henry Uyeda Jill Esser Jan Iseri Teri Komatsu George Abe Shim Kawaguchi Floyd Okubo Joe Uyeda Ben Ezaki Mike Iseri Thomas Kometani Masaru Abe L Miki Kawaguchi-Tan Janet Okubo Raymond Uyeda Aeko Fenelon Thomas Iseri Richard Y Komura Toshio Abe Marleen S Kawahara Yukie Okubo Peter M Uyehara James S Frederick Kenneth Ishida Raymond K Konagai Lucy Adachi Charles Kawakami Kenji Okuda George Uyemura Shiro Fujihira Masako Ishida Amy Konishi Tosh Adachi Micki Kawakami Kalsumi Okuno Marjorie Uyemura Hiro Fujii Masato Ishida Rose Kora Sumi Aiso Akira Kawamura Joseph Omachi Mary Uyesugi Kenneth Fujii Robert Ishida Takashi Kora Hatsuro Aizawa Frances Kawamura James Omai Ayako Wada Thomas Fujii Sheryl Ishida Susan Korns- Huch Aoki Masashi Kawasaki Lawrence K Onitsuka Takeko Wakiji Masao Fujikawa William Ishida Hautefeuille Kathryn Aoki Tedd K Kawata Chieko Onoda Daniel Watanabe Teri N Fujikawa Kei Ishigami Tomo Kosobayashi Shea Aoki Robert Dean Kent Julian Ortiz Edith S Watanabe Tom Fujimoto Carolyn Ishihara James J Kubo Don T Arata Koichi Kihara Ken Osaka George Watanabe Norene S Fujinaga Tadashi Ishihara Albert Kubola George T Aratani KazuQ C Kimura Fred Oshima Howard Watanabe Mollie T Fujioka Edward K Ishii Jules Kumagai Donald Arima William Kimura, Jr Gary Ola Kay Watanabe Rose Fujisaki Joe Ishii Fumiko Kunihara . 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IS-FEB. 5, 2004 13 Frances S Kuramoto Karl Nakamura Taeko Sano Kenji Togami Harry Abe Kaz Horita Robert Koshiyama Richard Kuramoto Kennon Nakamura Tosh Sano Dorothy Togasaki Toshi Abe Tom Hoshisaki George Koyama T Comp Kuramoto Marie S Nakamura Leslie Sasa Shinobu Togasaki Henry Ajima Scovil F Hubbard Jeffrey Kriner Marie Kurihara Pauline M Nakamura Paul Sasa Toshiko Togasaki Gish Amano George M Ichien Edwin S Kubo K F Kurisaki Kimi V Nakanishi Eugene Sasai Eleanore Toi James Amao Paul T Ichiuji Sumio Kubo George Kuroiwa Akira Nakano Anna Sasaki Frances Tojo Eric Andow Margaret Igowsky Edward E Kubokawa Yusaku Kuroiwa Ed Nakano BartOn Sasaki Masaji Toki Kerrie Andow Peterson Harry T lida Jon Kubokawa Tom Kurotori Ken Nakano Edwin Sasaki Yasuo Tokita Saige Aramaki Sho lino Kazuo Kubota Hiroshi Kusakai Yayo Nakano Mary Sasaki Yoshiro Tokiwa Margie F Arima Albert Bunji Ikeda Henry H Kubow Lee Kusumoto Tom Nakao Jr Alwin M Sato Sei Tokuda Richard Asami Dale Ikeda Steve Kumamoto Iwao Kuwano Arthur K Nakashima Frank Sato Dennis Tokumaru Hazel Asamoto Fumio Ikeda Stewart Kume Marianne Y Kyono George J Nakashima Glenn Sato Tomoye Tokumaru George Baba Mieko Ikeda Louis Kurahara Ray Kyono Mary K Nakashima Gregory Sato Mary M Tokuno Russell Baba Miyoshi Ikeda Kenneth Kurata Claude Larouche Yoshio Nakashima John R Sato Shiro Tokuno Seiko Brodbeck Yoshimi Ikeda Yukio Kuroishi Setsy Larouche Shirley Nakatsukasa June Sato Mitsuo Tomita Thomas Brooke Michi Imai Roy M Kuroye Leslie Ozawa Loeser Walter Nakatsukasa Junichi Sato John S Towata Jr Sharon Fujikawa Brooks Tom Imai Jack S Kusaba Nora Lum May Y Namba Kenneth Sato James Toyooka Raymond Chee Anthony S Inaba Tom Kushi Dorothy Maeda Patricia Namba Masako Sato Tom TToyota Willard Clark Meiko Inaba Misao Kusuda Donald Maekawa Neal H Natsumeda Reed Sato Frank A Tsuboi Carolyn Claybaugh Mitsuru Inaba Emillie Kutsuma Maryann Mahaffey Alice Ninomiya Richard Sato Chessie Tsubota Edythe Cohen Robert Inai Florice Kuwahara Meriko Maida David Ninomiya Robert Sato Gus Tsuda Thaya Mune Craig Frank Inamasu Frank Kuwahara Roy H Makino Flora Ninomiya Robert Jay Sato Marielle Tsukamoto Anna Crosslin o James Inashima Ray Kuwahara Eugene Y Makishima Janet Ninomiya Samuel Sato Dorene Tsukida Ruth Deguchi Kaylnose Satoshi Kuwamoto Amy Masaki Aiko Nishi Stanley N Sato Tiz Tsuzumi Tsuma Robert Dewa Hisao Inouye Isamu Kyotow Gladys Masaki Alan Nishi Teresa L Sato Shigemi Tsushima Faye Doi Kenneth Inouye Tom Lantos H Setsuo Masaki Alice Nishi Daisy Satoda Ayame Tsutakawa HunterT Doi Margaret Inouye Jean Lee Etsu Masaoka Hito Nishi Philip H Schmidt Cherry Tsutsumida Ichiro Doi Robert H Inouye Jonathan Leong Ben Masatani George S Nishikawa June A Schumann Ken Uchida Roy H Doi Fred Irinaga Charles Longbottom Kaye E Masatani Jerry T Nishimoto Ayako Segawa Susan Uchida Steve Doi Dan Yukio Iritani Teresa Maebori Thomas Masuda Mary Nishimoto Tom Segawa Margaret Uchimura Tom T Doi Harold Iseke Samuel Y Maeda Helen F Masumura Lyn Nishimura William Seiji Masayoshi M Uchimura Wayne S Doiguchi Marjorie Y Iseke Eiko Magner Connie Masuoka Tamako Nishimura Masako Sekiya Helyn Uchiyama James Duff Jr. Shig Iseri Fred M Makimoto Kayoshi Masuoka Arthur Nishioka Doris Sese Sam T Uchiyama Lee Durham Alfred T Ishida Billy Teruo Manji Nobuko N Masuoka Joe Nishioka Paul Seto Deni Uejima Mitsuko Dyo Calvin Ishida Harry Manji Albert Matano Sen Nishiyama Harue Shellito George Umemura Roy Ebihara Ralph Ishida Angie Margarite Mary Matsubara Clarence I Nishizu Robert Shellito Jean Umemura Shiro Ego Harry Ishigaki Roy Maru Kent Matsuda John Y Nishizu Mae Shigaki Elizabeth Uno Arthur M Emi Shizuko Ishihara Michael Maruyama Howard S Matsuhara Alfred Nitta Wendy Shigenaga Raymond Uno Bob Endo Anthony Ishii Lily Masamori Bernice Matsukane David K Nitta Noboru Shigihara Marvin T Uratsu Amos Freeman Jeanette T Ishii Mary ·Ann Masaoka Harry H Matsukane Mary Nitta Allen Shimada Masashi Uriu Hilo Fuchiwaki Sharon Ishii-Jordan Melvyn T Masuda Katherine Matsuki Minoru Nitta David Shimamoto James Ushijima Edward Fujii Mark S Ishimatsu Kenneth S Masumoto Alan H Matsumoto Mitsuo Nitta Robert K Shimamoto Lillie Y Ushijima Kazuo Fujii Robert J Ishimatsu David Masuo Amy E Matsumoto Mamoru Noji Doris Shimizu Kenneth Usui Naoko Fujii Rosemary Isono Susa.n Matoba Adler Charles Matsumoto Kaworu C Nomura Mary Shimizu Gary Ray Uyeda George Fujimoto James M Itami Ray T Matsubara Jean Matsumoto Thomas Nomura Roger H Shimizu Grayce Uyehara Jack Fujimoto Chiyoko Itanaga Kikuko Matsuda John H Matsumoto Keith Obayashi Connie Shimojima Hiroshi Uyehara Keiji Fujinaka Harvey Itano John Matsudaira Matsuye D Matsumoto Walter H Obayashi Susan Y Shimomaye Tosh Uyeji Fred J Fujioka Sam M Itaya Martin Matsudaira Arthur Matsumura Rose Ochi Emiko Shinagawa Jacqueline Vidourek Richard Fujita Alice Aiko Ito George T Matsui Phil Matsumura Kent T Ochiai Hero Shiosaki Ruth U Voorhies Michael Fukawa Arthur T Ito Jeffrey Matsui Anthony Matsuo James SOda Carole Shiraga 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Wagner Mary Fukushima Carl Iwasaki Charles Matsumoto Kaz Mayeda Elsie F Ogata Mits Shiroyama Dorothy Wakamatsu Morio L Fukuto Larry Iwasaki George Matsumoto Susan Mayer Yoshitaka Ogata Ona Shiroyama Tamiko Ward Ben Fukutome Roy Iwata Ken Matsumoto Fae Minabe George Ohashi Sumi Shiroyama David Watanabe Robert Fukutomi Nami Iwataki RayM Matsumoto May Mineta Marian T Ohashi George Shitara Fern Watanabe George S Furukawa Mas Iyama Yasuko Matsumoto John M Mirikitani Akira Ohno Jack K Shiyomura Frank Watanabe George T Furukawa Victor S Izui Larry Matsumura Saburo Misumi Peter I Ohtaki Judith K Shiyomura Geary Watanabe Leslie Furukawa James S Izumi Raymond Matsunaga Fumi Mita Karl KOike Samuel T Shoji Hanae Watanabe Scott Furukawa Kazuko Jinguji Stanley Matsunaka Janet Mitobe Joe Oishi Jane Slater Michiko Watanabe Glenn Furumura Akira Jitsumyo Marie Matsunami C Ken Miura John Isamu Oji Elsie M Sogo Miyo T Watanabe Yoshie Furuta Michael Jones Russell Matsunami David S Miyam~to Floyd H Okada Patricia Kazuko Terrance Watanabe John Fuyuume Miyako Kadogawa Keith E Matsuo Shizuka Miyamoto Evelyn Okamoto Solloway Harry Watson Setsuko Fuyuume Hideo Kadokawa George Matsuoka Toshiko Miyamoto George Y Okamoto David F Stephan Jane H Wong Reiko K N. Gaspar Wallace Kagawa Robert H Matsuura Walter Miyao Kuniko Okamoto Joe S Sugawara Yuriko Wong Carol Gillespie Kenneth S Kagiwada Edward Y Mayeda Margaret M Miyauchi Steven Okamoto Eiko Sugihara Jon Howard Woolley Edward Goka WillyKai Andrew Mayeshiba Clara Miyazaki Ted Okamoto Fumiko Sugihara Akiko Vagi Steven Gotanda Frank T Kami Masashi Migaki Lucille Miyazaki Paul Okamura George Sugihara Bella Vagi Judy Gotsdiner Mary Kamidoi Kuniaki Mihara Nobu Miyoshi Sanaye Okamura Jack K Sugihara Charles Vagi Toyo Hagio Yoshio Karnikawa Dale Minami Max Mizoguchi Jewel Okawachi Roy Sugimoto Frpnk.Yagi Zachary Hamada Barbara Kamon Frank Hirofumi Minami Hisako Mizutani Louis M Oki Sue Sugimoto Hiroko Vagi George Hamamoto Robert S Kanada Franklin H Minami Wesley Mizutani Scott Oki Laurie Sugita Chizuko Yakura Arthur Hamanishi Kin Kanagaki Roland T Minami George Morey Wataru Oki David Suyama Carl T Yamada . Elinor Hanasono Jim Kanemoto Wesley Minami Ir~ne Mori Frank N Okimoto Tamio Suyama Emiko Yamada George Hanasono Wayne M Kanemoto Mary Mariko Minamoto S. Floyd Mori Teruko I Okimoto William Suyama Gerald Yamada Geraldine Handa Hiroji Kariya Norman Y Mineta Susan H Moribe Teiji Okuda John Suzuki Henry T Yamada John Handa Ken Kashiwabara Hisako Minobe Diane Moriguchi Chiyo Okumura Masako M Suzuki Kelly K Yamada Katsunori Handa Brian R Kashiwagi David Mishima George Morikawa Hootch Okumura Y Caryl Suzuki Mary Yamada Edward Hara Chester I Katayama Steven Mitori . Consuelo S Morinaga Lily Okura Yoshi Suzuki Merilynn Yamada George S Hara Hawley H Kato Jimi Mitsunaga Asako Morioka Patsy T Omata Yuri Suzuki Sallie Dean Yamada Linda Hara Ichiro Bill Kato Art Y Mitsutome Frances Morioka Harold T Omatsu George S Tabuchi Sid Yamada Seiko Hara Mitzi Kato Minoru Miya Fred Morioka Thomas Omori Noriko Tagawa Yoshio Bob Yamada Shigeru Hara Ray Kato Ben Miyahara Sadao Morishita Kenneth Ono James Taguchi Yoshito Yamada Ross Harano Ronald Katsuyama Mas Miyakoda Mae F Morita Norman K Orida Matilde Taguchi Grant Yamaguchi Andrew Hasegawa Yosh Kawabata - Gerald Miyamoto Takashi Moriuchi Hide Oshima Nancy Tajima John K Yamaguchi Bruce Hasegawa Ben T Kawada Gordon N Miyamoto Yuriko Moriuchi James Oshima Harry Takagi Joyce E Yamaguchi Steve Hasegawa Harry Kawahara S Frank Miyamoto Ann Morris John Kent Oshima Fumiko Takahashi Mack Yamaguchi Marcia Hashimoto Elsie Kawahata Walter Miyao Kiyoko Motomatsu George Ota George M Takahashi Teruko T Yamaguchi Masaru Hashimoto George Kawai Tony Miyasako Hatsune Mukai Helen Otow Homer Y Takahashi Grace Yamamoto Michael B Hatashita William Kawai Akio J Mochizuki Mary Murakami Eileen Otsuji Lorraine Takahashi Katsumi Yamamoto Mary K Hatate Chelsea Kawakami Kay K Monma Raymond Murakami Patrick Otsuji Masaru Takahashi Ronald Yamamoto Amy Hatsukano Mary Kawakami Arthur Morey Tomomi Murakami Reid Otsuji Rita T Takahashi Steve S Yamamoto Takashi Hattori Micki Kawakami Emily Mori David Muraoka Ronald Otsuji Katsumi Takashima Toshiko Yamamoto Marvin Y Hayami Paul Kawakami Joe Mori Emi Murata Chris Otsuki Ned Takasumi Sachiko Yamanaka Akio Hayashi Isao Kawamoto Nobuo Mori James M Murata John Owada Lisa Diane Takata Masaye Yamane Art Hayashi Kiyoshi Kawamoto Robert Moriguchi M K Murata Albert A Oyama Yutaka Jake Takato June Yamasaki David Hayashi Russell Ketron Ken Morita Jerry Nagafuji Anthony Plummer Kenneth K Takeda Amy Yamashiro Eric Hayashi Wallace T Kido Mary Morita Kathryn H Nagafuji Yemiko Amy Reitz Roy Takeda Christine Yamashiro John Hayashi James Kikumoto John I Morozumi. Michiko Nagai Larry Richardson Sally Takeda Kiyoshi Yamashita Paul H Hayashi Mitty M Kimura Hisako Mune C Scott Nagao Yuki Rikimaru Jack Takeguchi Shigeru Yamashita Seichi Hayashida Sophia Kingman Charles Murakami Charles Nagao Patricia Roberts Taketsugu Takei Teruko Yamashita Ray Heck Eugene H Kinoshita Nettie Muramoto Eira Nagaoka . Kikuji Ryugo Eiko Takemoto Toshio Yamauchi Henry K Hibino Katherine Kinoshita David Murata Byron Nagata Helene Saeda Daniel D Takeoka Christine Yanagidate Mike Hide Kazuo Kinoshita Hitoshi Murata Sadao Nagata Masao Sagara Ben Takeshita Tom Yanagihara Lorr.ine Higashihara Lucy Kishiue Lee Murata Ted Nagata Peggy K Saika Fumiko Takeshita Joe J Yasaki Miyo Himeno Roy Kita Mas Nagami Terrell Nagata Barry Saiki Esther Takeuchi Margaret M Yasuda George Hinoki Walter Kitajima Robert I Nagata Sam Naito May Saiki Louise M Takeuchi Ted T Yasuda Roy Hirabayashi Ken Kitasako James K Nagatani Masako S Naitoh Ted Saiki George Takizawa Homer Yasui William Hirabayashi Ted Kitayama Tatsuya Nakae Paul Naitoh Yuriko Saiki Hitoshi Tom Tamaki Miyuki Yasui Charley Hirai Tom Kitayama J. Yoko Nakagawa Katsumi J Nakadate Taro Saisho Calvin T Tanabe True Yasui Steven Hirakami Ken Kiwata Roy M Nakagawa Michi Nakagama John Saito Cecilia K Tanabe George Yasukochi Fred' Asaichi Hiraoka William S Kiyasu Tsune Nakagawa Chiyo Nakagawa Nellie Saito Gail Tanaka Alice Yego Manabi Hirasaki Ken Kobara Kay I Nakagiri Cressey H Nakagawa Chibo T Sakaguchi George Tanaka Takako Yoda Tom Hirashima Roderick Y Kobara William T Nakahara Jr George M Nakagawa Sanbo S Sakaguchi May Tanaka Mits Yoneji Cheryl Hirata-Dulas Ann Kobayashi Albert Nakai · Saburo Sam Nakagawa Hiroshi Sakahara Miko Tanaka Jack Yoshihara Maru Hiratzka Hitoshi F Kobayashi Yoshio Nakaji Toyomi Nakahara Mari Sakahara Mitzi Tanaka Dan Yoshii Kuni Hironaka Linda Kobayashi AI Nakamoto Tsuyoshi Nakahara Chieko Sakai Shiro Tanaka Gordon Yoshikawa Phillip Hiroshima Lisa Kobayashi James M Nakamura Donald Nakahata David Sakai Yoshitaka Tanaka George Yoshimoto Stanley Hirozawa Mark Kobayashi . Lawrence T Nakamura Satoshi Nakahira Henry Sakai Cecil Tange Tomoko Yoshimura Midori F Hiyama George Kodama Noboru Nakamura Shigeru Nakahira Lawson Sakai Rose Tani Toshiro Yoshimura J D Hokoyama Mitsuo Kodama Tom T Nakamura Hiroshi Nakai Robert Sakai John V Tanida Mary Yoshino Tsugiko Holdaway Y George Kodama Grace Nakano Will Nakamoto William Y Sakai Fred Taniguchi Robert T Yoshioka Arthur M Honda Arthur Koga Nyla M Nakano Frank Nakamura . Jo S Sakamoto Neal Taniguchi Vernon Yoshioka Eugene Honda William J Koida Haruo Pet Nakasako Harry H Nakamura Roy Y Sakamoto Robert Taniguchi Michael Yui Harry K Honda Miyuki Kojimoto Jack H Nakashima Hatsuye Nakamura Toshiko Sakamoto Tom Taniguchi Miyoko Abe Yuki Kay Honda Roy J Kondo Thomas Nakashima Hiomi Nakamura Johnson Sakata Tosh Taniguchi Sue Yusa O. Sam Honda Eugene Y Kono Marilynn T Nakata Isamu S Nakamura Carolyn M Sakauye Charles Tatsuda Kiyoaki Hori Kern Kono Stephen Nakata Jeanne M Nakamura Floyd Sandlin Ben Terashima Thousand Club Marion Hori Tosh Konya Laura Nakatani 14 PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 16-FEB. 5, 2004 Nyla M Nakano Chester Oji Iwao Peter Sano Yosh Sugiyama Tadao Tanaka Ben Umeda Tadao Yamanaka Haruo Pet Nakasako Sandra Ojiri Kaname Sanui Shizuko Sumi Virginia Tanakatsubo Stan Umeda Tony Masami Yamaoka Jack H Nakashima Aiko Okada Fred Sasaki Maxine Sun ada Becky Tanamachi James H Urata James N Yamasaki Thomas Nakashima Jean Okagawa Henry Sasaki Mary Sutow Yuriko Tanamachi Masashi Uriu Karen Yamasaki Marilynn T Nakata Allen H Okamoto Jerry Sasaki Minoru Suyama Henry H Tanda Tom Uriu Mas Yamashita _€ Stephen Nakata George A Okamoto John Sasaki George Suzuki Wayne Kazuo Tanda Harry Ushijima Masao Yamashita Laura Nakatani Herbert Okamoto Julie Sasaki Henry I Suzuki Barbara Taniguchi Helen Ushijima Takeshi Yamashita Leo Nakayama Howard Okamoto James Satake Masamichi Suzuki Elsie Taniguchi Fumi Utsuki Yasuo Yamashita Thomas Nakayama Robert S Okamoto Naoharu Satake Namiko Suzuki William Tashima Takeo B Utsumi Scott Yamazaki Ted Namba Ken Okazaki Kazuya Sato Reyeko Suzuki Joseph Tashiro Kazuo Utsunomiya Sidney Yamazaki Roy Nanjo Arlene Oki Ray Sato Stimson S Suzuki Dave M Tatsuno Isamu Uyehara Pauline A Yano Yoneo Narumi Fred Okimoto Teruma Sato James Tabata Thomas Teesdale Paul Uyehara Kentaro Yasuda Taka Naruo Sumiye Okuhara Walter Sato Gary Tadano Thomas Teraji Koichi Uyeno Valerie Yasukochi Donald K Negi Yuji Okumura Yaeko Sato Shizue Tagami Sumiko Teramoto Debra Wada John T Yasumoto Tokie H Nerio Jo Okura Yoichi Sato Tom TTagami Ernest Terao Seiko Wakabayashi' Ronald Vee Hiroko Ninomiya Harry I Omori Yone Satoda Ernest Takafuji Kengo Terashita James Wakagawa Thomas Yokoi James G Nishi Sue Omori Hideo Satow Kellie Takagi Terrence Terauchi Mary E Wakamatsu Tony Motomi Yokomizo Travis Nishi Jim Onchi Marilyn Schlief Ernest Takahashi Roy Teshima Mitch M Wakasa Ken Yokota George Nishida Ann O'Neill Robert Setoguchi Frank Y Takahashi Florence Thom Betty Waki TTed Yoneda Kanji Nishijima Yoshi Ono Jeremy Sher Helen Takahashi Steve Togami Akira Watanabe Alayne Yonemoto A Hirotoshi Nishikawa Edward Onuma Seiji Shiba Ted T Takahashi Roger Toguchi Frank Watanabe Ronald Yonemoto June Nishikawa Walter Osaka Zenji Shibayama Tom N Takahashi Masato Ty Toki James M Watanabe Hana Yoshida Kenneth Nishikawa Barbara Oseto Richard Shigemura Kenta Takamori Dolly M Tokunaga Jeff Watanabe Haru Yoshida Cary H Nishimoto Helen Otow Bill Shima Robert N Takamoto E Ken Tokutomi Midori Wedemeyer Ed Yoshikawa Richard Nishimura James Oyama Hideki Dick Shimada Hisaye Takashima Kenji Tomita Raymond S Weitzman Teruko Yoshiki Frank Nishita Roy .Oyama Ira Shimasaki Robert Takasugi Virginia Tomita Nancy Whiteside Mike Yoshimine Terry Nishizaki Ted Oye George T Shimizu Yuki Takata Faye E Tomoyasu Ellen Williams Hizeko YoshimL I'a Akira Nishizawa Jane Ozawa Hitoshi Shimizu Kuni Takayama Jimmy Toyama Jo Anne Wong Jayne Yoshimurcl -Hiroko Nitta Kenneth Ozawa Manabu Shimizu George H Takei Kenji Treanor Robert Yagami Noby Yoshimura Kenneth Nodzu Koji Ozawa Martin H Shimizu Katsuto Takei Patricia Tseng Stephen Vagi Ron Yoshimura John Noguchi Rumi Price Sam Shimoguchi John Takemoto Fred Tsuchiya Elaine Yakura . . Samuel Yoshinari Keiko Noma Katherine Reyes Floyd Shimomura Koso Takemoto Ann Tsuda Ronald Yamabe Carol Yoshino Maudie Noma Roy Saigo Sam Shimomura Satoru Takemoto Fred Tsuji Takashi Yamada Milo Yoshino Jack Nomura Irene Y Saiki Gerald Shimoura Ikuko Takeshita Will Tsukamoto _Ben Yamagiwa Ronald Yoshino Gram Noriyuki Joe Saiki Toshi Shimoura Masao Takeshita Yoshio Tsukamoto Jim Yamaguchi Wayne Yoshino Henry T Obayashi Minoru Saito Nami Shio Bill S Taketa Himeo Tsumori Shigeko Yamaguchi William Yoshino John Ochi Bettye Sakaguchi Leah Shiozaki Sally Taketa Chikaji Tsurusaki Gordon Yamamoto David K Yoshioka Tadashi Ochiai Bo T Sakaguchi Joseph Shiraishi H. Ruth Takeuchi John K Tsuruta Kay Yamamoto Jeffrey Yoshioka Ariye Oda Sam S Sakaguchi Misao Shiratsuki John M Takeuchi Martha Tsutsui Margie Yamamoto Kuni Yoshioka Roy Oda Henry Sakai Robert Sims Alyce Takiguchi Renee Tuck Masa Yamamoto Steven Yoshioka Thomas Oda Jane M Sakai Tomoko Sonoda Amy Tambara Chizu K Uchida Masao Yamamoto Karen Yoshitomi Jack Ogami Scott Sakamoto Lily Y Suda Kazuma Tamura Craig Uchida Michiko Yamamoto Kim Yoshiwara Frank Ogata Mae Sakasegawa Otto H Suda Yoshiaki Tamura Elmer M Uchida Miles Sueo Yamamoto Henry Yui John Ogata Roy Sakasegawa Willy K Suda Yoshinori Tanada Mary Uchida Perry Yamamoto Harvard K Yuki Linda Ogawa Eiichi Sakauye Hoshi Sugawara Hiroshi Tanaka Zenichiro Uchida Peter T Yamamoto Betty S Yumori Ben Ohama Hirao 'Smoky' Sakurada Ken Sugawara Ryu Tanaka Herbert T Ueda Robert Yamamoto Gene Yuzawa Gary Ohama Thomas Samter Akio L Sugimoto Sachie Tanaka Hiromi Ueha Scott S Yamamoto George Yuzawa Fred Ohno Sachiko Sanchez . Dennis R Sugino Shizuo Tanaka Jack Ugaki Yoneo Yamamoto Gene Oishi Kathleen K Sankey Henry I Sugiyama Steven M Tanaka William Ujiiye Yoshio Yamamoto

Tribute Contributions: In Memory of Dr. George Shoya Sakazaki, Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Sakioka, ML Goro Muramoto hom Nettie Muramoto, In Memory & Mrs. Masami Sakomoto, Mr. & Mrs. Fred of Kiyoshi Yamamoto from Naomi Yamamoto. SaladGr, Ko S Sameshima, Harold Sano, Mr. & $5,000 and above: George & Sakaye Aratani. Mrs. Shinji Sasai, Irvin Sasaki, Tomiko Sasaki, Mr. $2,500 and above:, Mr. & Mrs. Yosh John Amino. & Mrs. Hiro Sato, Walter N. Sato, Kazuya Sato, $1,000 and above: Yoshiteru Deguchi, Emest Y. Hideo Satow, Ruth Sawabe, June A Schumann, Doizaki, Helen Kawagoe, Ford H Kuramoto, Helen Tom Sekimura, Sachi Seko, Masao Seto, Taeko H. Minami. $500 and above: ML & Mrs. Sueo Shervin, Dr. Seiji Shiba, Yoshimi Shibata, Mae. Kimura, Colbert Matsumoto, Sue Matsushita, Total contributions as of Jan. 6,' 2004: Shigaki, David P Shigematsu, Matao Matt Shigio, Claude Mimaki, Mr. & Mrs. Hootch Okamura, Sally Joe T. & Kikue Shikami, Mr. & Mrs. Akito Shikuma, & Patrick Oyabe, Takiko Shinoda, Henry & Sachie Bret Shimizu; Tazu Shimoguchi, Mr. & Mrs. Kaoru Tanaka, ML & Mrs. William Umeki, Laurence $102,864 Shimoide, Mr_ & Mrs: Kenneth Shimokochi, Floyd Uyehara. $250 and above: Anonymous, Bill & Shimomura, Dr. Gerald Shimoura, Bob Masaru Vicki Marutani, Otto & Chisako Uyehara, Hisa 7~ tpUt- ~ tpJ«It ~ ~ Shintaku, Eucaly Annette Shirai, ML & Mrs. Gary Amimoto, S Daniel Date, Allan Hida, William Shirtcliff, Dr. Takao Shishino, Gail K Sueki, Ichiro Hinkle, Mike & Jeanne Honda, Chiyoko D. Sugidono, Paul Sugihara, Jack K Sugihara, Hoshide, Dale & Deborah Ikeda, Carl Inoway, Hikido, George Hinoki; Lily C Hioki, Mr. & Mrs. Ted George & Amy Matsumoto, ML & Mrs. Yutaka Warren N Sugimura, Mikio Sugita, Dr. Henry Harry Ishigaki, Jeanne Tanaka, Eric Jiobu, Mr. & Hiraga, Kei Hiraga, George M Hiraga, Charley Matsumoto, Calvin J Matsumoto, Glenn A Sugiyama, Katsuji Sumida, Mr. & Mrs. Rio Mrs. Sherman Kishi, Yukio Kitahara, Lee Hirai, Shunichi Hirai, Rina K Hirai, Mr. & Mrs. Matsumoto, Kaoru Matsumoto, Rgr. & Mrs. Roy Sunahara, Koko Sutow, Kimiko Suyemasa, ML & Kusumoto, Amiko Kusumoto, Mr. & Mrs. Yoshimi Richard Hiramatsu, Manabi Hirasaki, Fred Y. Matsumoto, Dr. Janie Matsumoto-Low, Mr. & Mrs. Mrs_ Steve Suzuki, Stimson S Suzuki, Mr. & Mrs. laFitte, Takashi & Yuriko Moriuchi, Thomas T. Hirasuna, May N. Hirata, Cheryl Hirata-Dulas, Edward Matsuoka, Isaac I. Matsushige, Toru Clarence Tabata, Janet Y. Tabata, Ayako Mukasa, Dr. Raymond Murakami, Mr. & Mrs. Eisaku Ace Hiromura, Pete Hironaka, Yo Hironaka, Matsushima, Shozo Mayeda, Ivy M. McEuen, Mr. Tagashira, Naomi Tagawa, Soyo Takahashi, Mr. & James Murakami, Shigeru Nakahira, ML & Mrs. A. Cathy J. Hironaka, M Jack Hirose, Dr. & Mrs. & Mrs. Gerry Migaki, Mitsuye Mihara, Satoshi & Mrs_Teruo Takaki, Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Takashima, Hirotoshi Nishikawa, James & Ros.e Nohara, Wally Gregory Hiura, Tsuyu Hiura, Masaye Hiura, Dr. Toshie Mikami, Mary Mariko Minamoto, Tom I. Robert Takasugi, Gerald K Takehara .. George H Nunotani, Susan Obayashi, Stanley K Ogi, Patrick Ryan Honda, Harry K Honda, Mary T Hoover, Mine, Kenneth Mitsuhata, Art Y Mitsutome, Dr. Ken Takei, Alice & Kenneth Takemoto, Eiko Takemoto, & Lily Okura, Michael W. Oshima, George & Kay Florence Hori, Frank G Horino, Dr. & Mrs. Russell Miura, Dr. George Miyake, Reiso R. Miyamoto, Caroline K. Takemoto, Ikuko C. Takeshita, lXsako Ota, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Plummer, Jr., Susan S. Horiuchi, Bemadette Horiuchi, Buro Hosoume, Kameso Kay Miyamoto, Mary Ann S Miyao, Shuji Takusagawa, Mr. & Mrs. Masato Tanabe, Dr. Reese, Dr. & Mrs. Frank Sakamoto, Mr_ & Mrs. Tazuko Howard, Florence Ichiba, Yoshiko E. Miyasaki, Lynne & Shu Miyazaki, Gary Miyazaki, Yoshinori Tanada, Dr. & Mrs. Kouichi Tanaka, Dr. Rinks Sano, James & Fumie Satake, Edwin Shiba, Ichiuji, Mr. & Mrs. George Ige, Dr. Miyoshi Ikeda, Mr. & Mrs. Hisashi Mori, Tom T Mori, Keiko Mori, Shiro Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Russ Tanaka, Mr_ & Mrs. Shiro & Catherine Shiraga, S I Spiegel, Eiko Yoshiko Ikegami, Mr_ & Mrs. Roy Iketani , Mr. & Tomi Morimoto, Mimi Morishige, Mr. & Mrs_ Bob Tadao Tanaka, Ray Tanaka, Tony Tanaka, Sachiko Sugihara, Yukio & Mariko Sumida, Mary Sutow, Mrs. Richard Ikkanda, Tom Imai, Toshiko Imanishi, Morishita, June Morita, Ken Morita, Yuriko Tanaka, Margaret H_ Tanaka, Wayne Kazuo James & Matilde Taguchi, Dr. & Mrs. H. Tom Mr_ & Mrs. Minoru Inadomi, Kimi Inadomi, Saburo Moriuchi, Noriyoshi & Mae Moriwaki, Joanne Tanda, Paul Y Tani, Barbara Taniguchi, Mr. & Mrs. Tamaki, Archie Hideo Uchiyama, Paul M. Uyehara, Inagaki , Dr. Toshio Inahara, Dr. Mitsuo Inouye, Mukai, Kazuno Mukai, Mr. & Mrs. Roy Muraoka, George Tanimasa, Kaoru Tanimoto, Mary Dr. Ayako Wada. $100 and above: Mr. & Mrs. Helene C_ loka, Jerry & Natsuko Irei, Kazutaka David F. Muraoka, Mr. & Mrs. Perry Murata, Atsuko Tanimoto, Fumiko Tanimura, Hugo Taniwaki, Yuri Richard Azama, John T. Endo & Teruko Endo,'Mr. Ishimura, Sakae & Marian Ishizu, Mr. & Mrs. John Murayama, Motoko Murayama Nakazawa, Mas Tateishi, Dave M Tatsuno; Temple Emanu-EI, Mr. & & Mrs. Frank Handa, Kazuo Ikeda, Carolyn Ishizuka, James M Itami, Mr. & Mrs_ Tomio Ito, Nagami, Eira Nagaoka, Shigeo Nagata, Veme R: Mrs_ Tadao Terajima, Kiyo Teramaye, Kay Ishihara, Eiko K. Magner, Teruo Tay Nobori, Wright Susumu Ito, Satoshi Ito, Yasushi 'Chewy' Ito, Naito, Tatsuya Nakae, Capt. & Mrs. Gordon Teramura, Mr. & Mrs. John Teranishi, E Ken Oyama, Alice I. Scholz, George T Shimizu, Susan Martin L Ito, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Itoi, Kenneth Junji Nakagawa, Sam S Nakagawa, Mr. & Mrs. John Tokutomi, Kenji Tomita, Dr. & Mrs. Ted Toribara, Strauss, Yoneo Yamamoto, Ken Maruyama, Iwagaki, Dr. George Iwanaga, Akira Ike Iwasaki, Nakahata, Satoshi Nakahira, Dr. Will Nakamoto, Esthe'r Toyoda, Mr. & Mrs. Min Tsubota, Herbert M Tamaki Ogata, Suzanne N. Hough, Bruce Kaji, Mr. & Mrs. Philip Iwata, Arthur Iwata, Nami Iwataki, Judy T Nakamoto, Dr. Theodore Nakamura, Mr. & Tsuchiya, Jean Tsuchiya, Ann Tsuda, Mr. & Mrs. Myrtle Masumoto, Kristine Minami, Gregg & Julie Sophia Iwatsubo, Linda T. Jofuku, Michael Jones, Mrs. Clifford Nak~mura, Frank F. & Hatsuye Dubby Wataru Tsugawa, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Satow, Robert C Takahashi, Benjamin Tani, Bill & Eddie Jonokuchi, ML & Mrs. Thurman Jordan, Nakamura, Harry H Nakamura, Tomiye Tsujimoto, Dr. Himeo Tsumori, Dr. Azusa • Irene Koseki, Dr. George Sakai, Ben Takeshita, Mr. Albert Jung & Mitsuko Kurashita, Albert H Jung, Nakamura, Mitsuo & Mary Nakanishi, Dr. Russell Tsuneyoshi, Edward M Tsutakawa, Emi Jane & Mrs. Paul Kusuda, Ronald Adachi, Lucy Adachi, Mr. & Mrs. Hisashi Kagami, JoAnne H Kagiwada, Lee Nakano, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Nakano, Mr. & Mrs. Tsutsumi, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Uchida, Mr. & Mrs. Hatsuro Aizawa, Saburo Akita, Yasue Amano, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kaisaki, Mr. & Mrs. Tadao Shiro Nakano, Yayoi M. Nakano, Frank Nakasako, Hiroshi Uchida, Robert & Mae Uchida, Zenichiro Tosh & Michi Ando, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Aoyama, Mr. Kajiko, Dr. Gregory Kame, Hiroshi Kamei, Fumie Thomas K. Nakayama, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Nam, Joe Uchida, John Udaka, Leonard Ueki, Mr. & Mrs. & Mrs. Yoshikane Araki, Donald Arima, Mr. & Mrs. Kamigaki, Milton Kanatani, Honorable Wayne & Sue S. Naritoku, Michiko Neishi, Tokie H Nerio, Jack Ugaki, Mr. & Mrs. Emest Uno, Raymond Uno, Masami Arita, Alice Arita, Mr. & Mrs. Winston Asai, Kanemoto, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Karasawa, Jean Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Newman, Mr. & Mrs. Fred James O. Uragami, Marvin T Uratsu, Ray Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Azama, Constantine Gus Barlas, Kariya, Hideo Kasai, Kiyoshi Kasai, Larry Nishida, Kanji Nishijima, Hatsumi Nishimori, Mr. &• Urushima, Kazuo Utsunomiya, ML & Mrs. Larry Dr. Elsie Baukol, Seiko B. Brodbeck, Judie Brown, Katayama, Terry T Katayama, Mr. & Mrs_ Kiyoshi Mrs. Kiyoto Nishimoto, Jerry T Nishimoto, Ruth A. Uyeda, Hiroshi Uyehara, lsamu Uyehara, Kiyoko Raymond Chee, Fumi Chida, Frances Chikahisa, Katsumoto, Lester G Katsura, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Nishimura, Frances Nishimura, Fusae Nishina, Mr. Uyehata, Koichi Uyeno, Mary Uyesugi, Bob, Lillian Clark, Betty F. Coddington, Mr. &'Mrs. Shoji Kawakami, lsao Kawamoto, Kodo Kawamura, & Mrs. Scott Nishioki, Dr. Linda Nishi-Strattner, Masako & Jason Uyeyama, Chiyo N Wada, I. J. Daito, Shoji Date, Wesley T Doi, Ichiro Doi, William June Kawamura, Mr. & Mrs. James Kawano, Clarence I Nishizu, Cynthia K. Nitta-Roe, Yemiko Wagner, Takeko Wakiji, Hanae Watanabe, Jean E H Domoto, Mr. & Mrs. David Duke, Mr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi Kawaratani, Dale Kawata, Tedd K Kawata, Nobusada, Yvonne M Noguchi, Joe M Norisada, Watanabe, Leila K. Williams, Kay A Willis, Jo Anne Frank Eki, Mitsuo Kagehiro, Aya M Endo, Paul K Teru Kawaye, Richard T Kenmotsu, Satoko Sam Norisada, Willis T. Obuchi, Rose Oda, Wong, Fumiye N. Wright, Mr. & Mrs. Kent Yabuki, Endow, Jerry Enomoto, Yoneko Enomoto, Rinko Kimoto" Rusty Robert Kimura, George Kimura, Craney Ogata, Elsie F Ogata, George Ohashi, George Vagi, Mr. & Mrs. Shogo Yamada, Thomas Enosaki, Jim Fujii, Kazumi Fujii, Masao Fujikawa, Akio Kimura, Akimichi Kimura, Taro Kimura, . Paul & Katherine Ohtaki, Joe Oishi, Gene S. Oishi, Yamada, Yoshito Yamada, Monice Kwok & Craig Tom Fujimoto, Tsugio Fujimoto, Dorothy M Torsten Kimura, Shigeru Kinoshita, Steven John lsamu Oji, May M Oji, lsamu Oka, Masaru Yamada, Richard H. Yamada, Deborah K. Fujimoto, Marie Fujimura-Justice, Rose Fujioka, Kirihara, Mr. & Mrs. Kunihiro Kishaba, Fumi Kita, Okada, Nancy Okada, Sadao Okafuji, Jean C. Yamada, Mr. & Mrs. Dean Yamaguchi, David S Mollie T Fujioka, Lillie Fujita, Turu Fujito, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kitayama, Mabel E Kitsuse, Dr. William Okagawa, Dr. Robert Okamoto, Mr. & Mrs. Yamaguchi, ML & Mrs. Jimmy Yamakawa, Mr. and Ronald Fujiu, Edgar Fukutaki, Frederick K. Kiyasu, Guy 0 Knoller, Dick J Kobashigawa, Dr. Samuel Okamoto, Paul Okamura, Mr. & Mrs. Yuji Mrs. Henry Yamamoto, Mr. and Mrs. Michiaki Fukutaki, The Honorable Morio Fukuto, Ichiro Ronald Kobayashi, Hitoshi F Kobayashi, Yutaka Okano, Alice Okazaki, Janice F Okinaga, Alice Y Yamamoto, Mr. and Mrs. Tsuneaki Yamamoto, Fukutome, Jiro Fukuyama, Toshiko Fukuzaki, Kobori, Steven Koda, Mr. & Mrs. Min Koide, Robin Oku, Mr. & Mrs. Makoto Sam Okubara, Tom T Yukio Yamamoto, Sachiko K. Yamamoto, Helen F. George Furukawa, Janet C. Fushimi, Celeste M. D. Kojima, Mr. & Mrs. Mits KOjimoto, Thomas Y. Okubo, Jim S Okuda, Joseph I. Omachi, Hiroko K. Yamamoto, Dr. & Mrs. Joe Yamamoto, Rikio Gainey, Dr. Steven Gotanda, Mae Hada, Miyoko Kometani, Richard Y Komura, Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Omata, Mr. & Mrs. Ken Onishi, Kenji Onishi, Yamamura, Flora Yamanaka, Tsuneko Yamasaki, Hada Wong, Bette Hamachi, William Hamada, Kosobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. Nob Koura, Kosh George & Teri Orite, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ota, Mabel Takeshi Yamashita, Mr. & Mrs. Russell Yamazaki, Elinor Hanasono, ML & Mrs. Tadao Handa, Mr. & Koyama, Samuel Kumagai, Dr. & Mrs. Junji T. Ota, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Otani, Fumio Otsu & William T. Yamazaki, George Yanagita, Betty T Mrs. Keisuke Hara, Office of George Y. Hara, Mr. & Kumamoto, Sachiko Kuranobu, Kurt Kurasaki, Dr. Mary V Jensen, Mr. & Mrs. George Otsuki, Minoru Yano, Mr. & Mrs. Masami Yasuda, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Raymond Harry, Dr. Kenneth Hashimoto, S. & Mrs. Reed Kur?tomi, Thol'Das M. Kurihara, Ruby & Bemice Ouye, Neal N Ouye, Ted T. Oye, Jane Ted Yasuda, Kentaro Yasuda, True S. 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