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Judge encourages government to settle Japanese Latin Americans ’ redress case BYCAROUNEAOYAGI . the moral issue invdved. ’* far short of the ri^t or mcral res­ 13 in order to consider settlement, ganizations supporting the Judge Smith also noted that if a olution. That is why this case but as of press time no settlement Japanese Latin /jnericans’ re­ SAN FRANCISCO — The element is not reached, and be ^ouldbesetded. ” has beM put ftHward. dress case induding the N^ional United States government should is farced to make a ruling Visas and Virtue initiative worries AA community

BY CAROLINE AOYAGI sion on whether or not to abdish affirmative actions programs. SAN FRANCISCO — Like a Thus, 1-200 will appear cm the tidal wave, states aChris Tashima (pictured left) arxl ooixo- See WASHINGTON/page 3 ducer Chris Donahue (right). The Bm is based on Tim Toyama's (center) one-act play of the same We. 1 hope vre can begin to embrace every race.' said Tashima during his acceptance speech. “Dwersity is the in­ genue. She's the true American star. And she's ready for her doseHjp." Visas and Virtue will have a limited engagement on April 4 and 5 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Laemmle's Educating APAs on Sunset 5 TTtealBr, 8000 Sunset Blvd., in WeSI Hollywood. For theater Mormation. call 2131848-3500. For more inlormation about'the film, contact Cedar Grove Productions at 213/668-1018. ■ voter registration 8Uff Report involved in the politied process, Convention features tour of Heart ^dethe RC. TORRANCE, Calif.—With less such as roistering to vote, voting, thM three mcxiths to go before and even running for politied Sansei wh^ the South Bay APA Voter American Labor Alliance, the P.C, Intemd^ ------.5 Education Project comes in. Asian Pacific American Legal artist in Lawrence, Km., has fro- duoed a series of 30 small new Summary of Board iMth its aim to get more APAs to APAs correspond to se- Motions...... entries in his grandmoth­ VeryThilyYours ------7 er’s dianbs during 1941-43. Roger himself has early childhood mem­ A Bridge Across the ories gf Camp Minidoka, Idaho. Pacific ...... 1 His earlier paintings were part of aneihibitatT^Baldiin 1985. From the Frying Pan - .8 P.n^pjnting Shimomura ’s East Wind ...... 8 paintirigB will ^ a ooUectioo of 35 black-and-white photi^raphs Voice of a Sansei .....8 taken by a husband and wife Letters to the Editor . .9 team, Otto Hagel and Hansd Mi- eth, who were sent on asmgnmmt Pete Hironaks Cartoon magazine ta take pictures ■...... 4«. at~ Heart Moun^ Rtiocaticn Xtnnciies Center, Wyu., in 1943. They com­ pleted th^ blowing 0 SpaakeisattheSouthBayAPAVolerEelucalionSi«rifi«tonMarch14n- with compassion the evacuees duded (ftorii left) Redondo Beach City CotnBnriOi Mbhael On. Attorney to CONVENTION/pnge 4 Angela Oh. and ToiranceCi^CkxjtcimanQeotgeNakana. . CCtlmEN. Aarfl s - le. ism

SaL Apr. 4—JACL-Women's Cooewns Mills Rd: RSVP by May 3. Info: Joyce Comminee April program, 'Japa^ Theus. 440/582-5443. rM*tR ^ vs. Reality,' „ insSjmStm. Sm TnKHat.CA9«1> Families in Transition: s ST. LOUIS . Sat.. Apr.2S> aids Ban ­ Sat. Apr. 25—Polluck Dinner, 4-8 p.m., a.m.-3 p.m., Nibonmachi Terrace, f&lendar quet, noon. Beet talers Kestaurani, 3uu 1615 Sutter St. Infoi Pat On, 415^24- P*^KP^StoSli^S«,XA 90741.:^ Kiricwood Middle School, 11387 Man ­ }^MiMWMlO>KCWBMt»faewTa my«M _ _■ W. Camelback, Phoerfbe RSVP tw Apr. chester Rd. Info: Irma Yolcota, 314/921- 7279. RSVPT Iby Mar. 28. ATTENTION: Details indicated with I 25—Opening recefXion for 21. Info: Matsuishi 602/93«- 7933 ______Thu. Km 2 0 1998 NOTES' are usually published with a Smithsonianin traveling tewiibit. *A Mdte 3340, Marilyn InoshiU-Tv^ 602/861- ISSN: 0030-8579 Calendar entry at the outset. TIME- Intermountain______Perfect Union,' San Francisco Main 2638. ' VALUE « the chief consideratioo, (•) Late Library. GREATBt LA. SINGLES MOUNT OLYMPUS changes. ___ SAN JOSE Fit Apr. 10—Propam, 8 pm, Gardena Pacific Citisen Sal. Apr. 25—Annual Fund-A-Rama, 6 Sat. Apr. 25—San Jose JACL Scholarship Valley YWCA, 1W1 W. Gardena Bhd., p.m,, dononwood High School cafeteria. Pubhshed semi-monthfy excepj once n Eastern Awards Luncheon, n;3(3 a.m.-l:30f Gardena. Info; Louise Sakamoto, 31Q327- 5715 S 1300 E. info: Reid Tateoka. 3169. Rote —Author/playwright Jon NATIONAL Wesk December.' Periodica] postage paid at 801/278-7294, Sh«Jtawill speak of hiswritine experiences july 1-5—3Sth biennial NafI )ACL Con ­ Info: : Monterey Parte, Calif., and at additional SALT LAKE CITY SAN MATEO and his upcomif® play. Duty. Honor, vention, Sheraton Society Hill, Phila­ Wed. Aug. 5-12—Carnival 'Furi Ship' mailing offices OFFICE: 7 Cupania delphia. Registration deadline: May 7. Wed. Apr. 22—'Shield 65 for JACL Country: The Hiraefu Miyamura Story. Alaska crui'u? from Seattle Info: Yas SaL June 20—South Bay Young Adults Circle. Monterey Park. CA 91755, JACL Convention room rates $99 sgl/dbl Members' meeting, 11:1S-2>»S p.m.. San Tokiia. 801/487-4567. Career Planning Conference. 'NilAei for 213/725^)083, fa? 213/725-0064; hours- occ, ITT,'Sheraton 800/325-3S3S. same Mateo JACL Center, 415 5 Claremont St. the Future'; info; Monica Nakamtne, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific Time. rate applicable three days pnor-and three Info: 650/343-2793. NOTE—Noo-mem- Pacific Northwest bers also welcome; light refreshments chair, 310/324-4301, voice mail PERMISSION: No part of this pubheation days arier convention. Hotel & sales tax exvra. PUYALLUP VALLEY SaJ. May 9 —'The Human Race 1998' 310^60-5068. may be reproduced without express per­ Wed. July 1—Nationa' Board meeting, Sat. Jon. 6—Installation and scholarship 5K & 10K benefit run. Coyote Point. Info: RIVERSIDE Sat. Apr. 4—Annual Easter to Hunt & mission of the publisher. Copying for other Philadelpnia. banquet, location TBA. Toshi or Bob, 650/343-2/93. ______Potiuck, 11 a.m.. Canyon Cne^ Park, than personal or-intemal Teference use WASHINGTON D C. Cherry St. & Canyon Crest Dr., at UCR Tue.-Wed., May 5-6—Ballet perfor ­ NC-WISbPactfic Central Catfornia without the express permission of PC is Student Housing. Info; Helen mance. Winter War. 7:30 pm,. NATIONAL BOARD DISTRICT COUNCIL prohibited. Events and products adver ­ Yoshikawa, 909/735-8441. Eisenhower Theatre. John f Kennedy DISTRICT COUl^ai Sun. May 17—Scholarship Luncheon. tised in the Pacific Citizen do not carry the Sun. May 17—Scholarship Awards Pot- Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets at Son. May 3^istnO Council Meeting. Quarterly Meeting & District Elections. fuck Dinner, 5 p.m.. University Club, impiical endorsement of the JACL w this special JACL group rale for May 6: Lodi. Location TBA. iity Ave. Info: 909/784- publication. MICRORLW (35mm) of annu ­ Barbara Teraji, 410^40-9956. NOT CONTRA COSTA Sat. June 6—Pre-convention Rally, 900 University 7057JI al issues is available from Bay Microfilm. Choreograph^, Mariko; pniima ballerina Fri. Apr. 17—Video presentation, The FRBNO •C: Inc., 1115 E. Argues Ave., Sunnyvale, CA leanne Murakami-Houck. score by Co^ot of Fear, 7:30 p m.. East Bay Free Sun. May 31—^rk the date: Film show­ 94086. Maurice larre. Methodist Church. Richmond. Info: Ron ing, 0e>^ Barbed Wire, followed by a Shiomolo, 510/527-6885. NOTE—After- banquet, details TBA. Info: 209/486- DEADLINE FOR CALENDAR film dialog. Dr Ann Yabusaki facilitating. Executive Editor (vj^jin • Mdwest 6815 ______is the Friday before date of LODI Assistant Editor/Actih^iitor. CINCINNATI issue, on a space*avai!able Sat. May 2-5pr.ng Yard Sale/Bake Sale, Sun. May 3—t6ih16lh Minoru Y,Yasui Pacific Southwest Caroline Y. Aoyagi 2933 fvudison Rd (Oakley); Info: lacqu. Oiaionr.ilOiaioric.il Competition(Competition d'syc;district finals. YOUNG AOULT/STUDENT COUNQL basts. Editor Erireritus: Harry K h^da VrxJourc-k. 51 3/861-4860. Shim Tanaka, Info: Denni^Monta.Denni 209/ 333-0740. Wed. Apr. 15—Speaker senes. 7 p.m., C3U Rease provide the tinie and Production Manager/A^ng Office 51 3/489-9079 NOTE: To benefit the N|A RENO NijrthnMe, dqfense anomey Mike Yama- hapler s 50th place of the event and name Manager; Brian Tanaka Memorial in Wasiungion, D C Sat. May 9 —Reno Chapters 50lh mota speaker. Info: Kent Kawai. 760'.744- Anniversary Celebration Info Cynthi.’ arKJ phone number (iridudmg Copy Editor Margoi Biuh'wk k CLEVELAND 7720. tMoail mkawaietpacbell.nei. Thu. Lu 702'827.6I85. area^code) of a contact person. Circulation Manager Lani Miyanxaio Son. June 7—Si holarxhip luiuheori. t Apr. 23—use. Ddxa Oung. ex«-utive di- p.m. ShinaiKiv Resiaurani, 5222 Wikon SAN FRANOSCO Special contributors: I’ainti.i Arra retlof for Chinatown Service Center. & Allan Beekinaii. Toko fu|n, S Ruth Y Hashimolo, Bob Hiraia, Ada Honda, Community Conference. 'Ties That Fri.-Sun.,in., Apr. 17-19-Play, The Neigh- Into Elsie I'veda Chung. 415(22U)268: Mas Imon, Mike Iseri, Naomi Kaslu- borbotxf PfC i;.iy Yamamoto. 5Ut'444 39n; Tets Bind," at various IcKalions throughout wabara, Bill Kashiwagi, WilJiarn Mvu- Linie Tokyo Info: Bill Watanabe. 2(3/ & Sun., JANM, llura, 415/221^568. mou), Elsu Masaoka, Bill Ma'tsumoio. Tokyo, Info: 213/625-0414.NOTE— Through Apr. 12—Comedy perfor ­ 473-1600, Chris Aijhara, 21 3/628-2725, Paul Osaki 415/467-5505. NOTE-A About multicultural Los Angeles. Fred Oshima, Ed Suguro, George Waki|i mance. I Remember Mapa. 8:30 p.m.. Sat. Apr. 18 —TVestem Nile,' Norwalk Archives; .Harry K Honda Magic Theater, Fon Mason Center. Info: statewide confererKe planned by the Dance Oub, f>;30-11 p.m.. Southeast Photographs: )em Lew 415/440-5545. NOTE—Thursdays thru lACCC of Nonhem California and Little Tokyo Service Center; includes perfor ­ Japanese School & Community Center. Saturdays only mances, Saturday lunch, directory of 50+ 14615 S. CndleyRd.. Norwalk. RSVP; Editorial, news and the opinions Wed. Apt 22—Japan Society of Northern layli expressed:pressed by columnists other than gasfc Coast Helen Hikiji, 562-921-1017. California lurKhwo " ' the National jACL President or C(X>PERSTOWN, N.Y. Sat.-Sun„ Apr. 18-19 —Bunka-Sai Ja ­ Financial Crisis: Re' National Diretior do not netessanly Through Apr. IS—N|AHS traveling ex tel so 3rd St RSVI^ New^Sani Hotel Ballroom, 120 S. Los panese Cultural Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., noon, ANA Hotel,tel. 50. 3rd M.. KbVf- j, R^^a^ons: 213/626-3067 Ken Miller Recreation Center, 334J reflect )ACL policy. We reserve the liibii, 'Dumionds m the Rough, Japanese 415/986-4361 e-mail jsnc®usiapan.org. Torrance Blvd., Torrance. Info: Parks & fighi to edit .^nicies. News ' ad dead ­ Americans in Baseball," National Base ­ Sat. May 2—JEMS 9th annual luncheon. NOTE—Master Noh artist Fusataka Reaeation Dept., 310/618-2930. NOTE line: Friday before dale of issue. ball Hall of Fame & Museum. Mam 9a,m.-1 p.m., San Lorenzo Japanese Homma, National treasure of Japan. —Presented oy Torrance Sister City Street. Info: 209/222-5763, FAX 209/221- Christian church.615 Lewelling Blvd.. Through Apr. 5—Photo exhibit. Three AfWMal subscription rates: lACL MEM­ Association. 9303 San Leandro. RSVP SI 0/483-9455. Generations: Toyo Miytake Studio,' BERS: $12 ot tiK- inational dues pnrvide one rxxxvS p.m. Toe-fn., 11 a.m. -4 p.m. Fri.-Sat„ Apr. 24-25—Jazz concert, NEW YORK NOTE—Debbi Shiroma Ross will 6hare year on a one-per-househoid basis. NON- weeke^, JACCC, 244 S. San Pedro St Hiroshima, 8, p.m., Japan America Through 1999 —Japanese American Na ­ on miracles Clod performed (hough the MEMBERS: 1 yeaf-$30, 2 year^SSS, 3 Theatre, JACCC, 244 S. San Pedro Sl tional Museum's exhibit. "America' brief life of their daughter who was af- Info: 213/628-^725. yeafs-580. payable in advance. AdditKxwl Tue. Apr. 7—Botanical tour. 10-11 a m.. #505. Info: 213/6628-2725. NOTE— Concentration Camps; Remembering the flicted with Trisomy 18. a chromosome postage per year-Foreign; U.S. S22. first in Experience,' Ellis - Soka University Canmus. 26800 W. Fusion of toko 8> koto withsmooth jazz Japanese American abnormality. class: U.S. Canada, Mexico: U.S. J30, Islandmd Immigration tMusenjm, New York Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. Info: plus rhythm A blues. Airmail Japan / Europe: U-S. $60. (Subject SAN JOSE City. Info; |ANMJANM (Los Angeles) 213/625-2 Thu. Apr. 23—Yu-Ai Kai day trip to the ' 818/878-3741. NOTE—Ram cancels. to chartge without rwtice.) Sat Apr. n—Origami birds workshop, ^^zona^aevada 04l4, (New York) 212/363-S601. Railroad Museum & CoverTxir s.Mansion in Sacramento, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. JLSVP: 1-3 p.m.. Japanese American Naticxial LAS VEGAS Not receiving your P.C.? Museum, 369 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo. The Wdwest 408/294-2505. Apr. 9-June 14—Exhibit, internment JACL members are asked to call RSVP: 213/625-0414. Free. CHICAGO SAN MATEO camp pixito collages by Masumi Ha- National Heaquarters 415/921- Sun. Apr. 19 —JA Service Commmee Sun. hot. S—Kabuki GToup, 1:30 p.m., Sat. Apr. 11—lecture, 'Japanese immi­ yasht. Reed Whipple Cuhural Center, grants and their descendants in Para ­ 5225. Non number call the Pacific benefit peiformance; Brenda Wong Aoki JACL (Zommunity Center, 415 S. Oate- 821 LLas s VegasV^as BlvBlvd. Info; Lisa Stamanis, guay,' 2 p.m., JACCC. 244 S. San Pedro Citizen 21 3/725-0083 in Randum of Arts of K/ndness, . 3:30 n>onl St. Info: 4650/343-2793. NOTE— 702/2-70Z/229-4631.9-4631. NOTE— Apr. 11, slide p.m., reception 5-7 p.m. Field Museum tbarah.KyokanakaMusumeDojoji.with St., Rm. 203. Info: Prof. Yugi Ichioka, lecture 4 p.m., reception I 5-6 p.m.p.i lames Simpson Tlieatef, Roosevelt Rd. at 310/825-2974. NOTE—Smalfreceptfon brief English translation. Through April 15—Exhibit; ^A More JACLMEMBERS Lake Shore Dr. Info: 31 i'32Z-8854. to follow lecture; speaker Emilia Yu'umi Wed. Apr. 22—'Shield 65 for JACL Perfect Umon.: Sahara West Lttxary & ST. LOUIS , Kasamatsu is fluent in Spanish, japai inese Fine Arts Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Sun. Apr. 19 —Oral Histones ot St. Louis Members" meeting. 11:15-2:45 p.m.. San Change of Address and English; She is president of OLilACA Library Gallery. Info: 702/382-4443. presentatKMi, I -3 p.m., McNally House at Mateo JACL Center, 415 5. Claremont St. B you hove moved, International Paraguay. NOTE—Tues. /qx. 7, 'Japanese Ameri ­ Maryville Univ., 1 3550 Conway Rd.. Info: 650/343-2793. NOTE—Non-mem ­ SaL Apr. 11 fondraiscr matinee, Cbosfs please send inloimaBon to West County. Info; Irma Yokota, 314/921 - bers also welcome; light a*freshmenis. cans in WWII'; Wed. Apr. 8. 'Rhythm of and Baggi Angeles 7933. NOTE—Or. (George Sato, presenter Sun. Apr. 26—Sakora Matsuri Clierry p.m., Japan*; Thu. Apr. 9, 'After Assimilatioo'; NdUonol JACL nter, 514 S. Spring St down- ■Blossom Festival Senior Appreciation Theatre ^nter, I Sat. 11, 'Internment Ait"; Wed. Apr. 1765 Sutter St. Intermountain . brurKh, 10 a.m.. Miyako Hotel. Info & town L.A. RSV(SVP/lnfo: Steve Eto, 310/538- 1 5. Closing Ceremonies, call for pro ­ bus reservations: 65U'343-2793.NOTE — 0886, Joyce Shimazu, 213/687-7193. gram times. Son Frandsco, CA 94U5 SALT LAKE CITY NOTE------—-To ■benefit ' upcoming• E NiseiN Week h Mon.-Wed., Apr. 20-22-Fl. Sam AJk>w 6 iveaXs loi ^3dar0ss cTrancra- Coming April 30—Smithsonian Insti- K*an & Roy Fujita to be IxirKxed. Note To avoxl interruptions of your PC STOCKTON Japanese Festival (Auc. 15-23). Houston AJA's Reunion, Fitzgerald Hotel luUon's "A More Perfect Union," Down ­ SaL Apr. 11—Asians Tor Miracle Marrow subsa^Uon please rsotlfy yom post­ SaL ApfJv2S—Workshop. Teaching A- asino. Info; Nora Hataye, 51WS-6678. master of your charsge of address (USPS town Sait Lake Library. Info: Terry Matches (A3M) benefit, 7 p.m., Fom3575)tg indddeperiodicals Nagaia, 801/355-8040, Yas Tokita, 801/ bout Internment of Japanese Amerirjns,' 8:30 a.m. “4 p.m.. Stockton Unified America Theater, Little Tokyo. iSS Hawai 487-4567. Sharon Sugiyama, 888/A3M-HOPE. School District Office. St. Mark's Plaza. (R) Ihu-Sun-, July 2-5-^AJA Veterans Jennifer Sug^noto-Chan, 714/730-6811. Regis. & info: Lucy Hamai, 510/559- national convention, new Hawaii Con ­ The Rockies NOTE—Tamlyn Tomita, Jude Narita, 6680, Roger Tom, S10/9S3 3171. Aeko vention Center, Waikiki. Guy Koea, con ­ IDAHO-JACKPOT, NEV. Russell Wong, other AA celebrities ex- Fenelon, 510/948-0966. NOTE—Ex- vention chair, 808/395-486^7 Fee. (R) SaL ...... Siooa P.C. SAVE 'Tn-City K... ___ . music PiKaiello, Blackfoot. Rexburg and Idaho Fred Korematsu, Mas Ishihara, Bernice and dance i Falls, Cactus Pete's Resort/Casino, Endow, |im Kurata. • ______Armstrong Theater, 3330 Civic Center jackpot, Nev. Info: Sanaye Okamura Dr., Torrance. Tickets: 3KV781-7171. CORRECnON 208/237-8101. Banquet reservations by Central Cd SaL Apr. 11—Nikkei Singles April dance. In the Mar. ZO-Apr. 2 iaaiwaf April 6, $16.50 (o (Pocatello); Sanaw 7-11:30 p.m., Ken Nakaoka Center. 1700 the P.C., the articte What is a Okamura. 107 Turaco, Pocatello, ID FRBNO W. 162nd Sl.. Gardena. Info: Bea, 213/ SaL-Son., Apr. 4-S—M.I.S. NorCal & concentration camp? iDOorradh- Mares my 83201 or Mikie Morimoto, 107 Bryan. 93S-8648. NOTE—Dance lesson at 7. ■ SoCa! get-together, Ramada Inn, 324 E.‘ iy identified the 'Japanese cont(Au- Pocatello, ID 83201; (Idaho Falls); Sud Tfan. Aw. 16—Meet the author ((>rinne tiontosup- Morishita. 1131 Bannock Ave., Idaho Shaw Ave. Info: Dr. Frank Nishio,Nishi- H Afn# F^rimiifv Race in American Natjcnal Muaeum falls, ID-83402 or Martha Sakaguchi. 209/439^525. <^thy Tanaka. 213/626- gSS2.1„?5£^3S^^:^369Fashion and 77iealer7:30 p.m., JANM.369 (JANM) as the National , 1059 Redwood, Idaho falls. ID 83401; 0441 ASAP. E. 1st SL, Liltte Tokyo. Info: 213/62S-0414. Japanese American Muaeiim member- (Rexburg); Miye Hikida, 1038 N. Hill Southern Cal Through Apr. 12—Exhibit. 'Finding CSJmy We apologize &r the khlpnb- Rd., Redxjrg, (D 83440. Family Stories,' Japanese American error and any inoonvenience sex^fiDr. i^LOSANCaB National Museum, 369 E. 1st St. Little that may have resulted. mts ere The Northwest Fri.-Sun., Apr. 3-5—JaparH^ / Tokyo. Info: 213/625-0414. r«»e4Ue- PORTLAND quexebr. Fri.-Sat., Apr. 27-28 —Ikebana Inter ­ en4tohelp national program; Fri. 10 a.m. demon ­ bx^ P.C beck to e weekly pqbbceaen! stration, luncheon, entertainment; Sat. Gwen Muranaka Pkere send your te» deductik do'netjons 9:30-11:30 a.m. workshop. Downtown Small kid time to P.C SAVE, 7 Cupejiie drckT Portland Athletic Club. Ticket.info: Harue PedeCA 71755 Ninomiya. 503/289-9607. NOTE— Demonstratiori by Ms. Kobai Naruse, Headmistress, Chiko School, Kobe. □ $20 □ $50 O $100 □ Men Northern Cai (tSWrWIWKtiit BBUCaEY THe TiMB opcvy# Sat. Aw. 11 —APA Issues Conference, UC Berkeley. Info; AVASD office, 297 Chavez Student Center. Maty Lai, APASD Commumity Imem, 51(V643-5947. Sat. Aw. 11—JASEB Open House. Eden Issei ferace, 200 Fagundes Ct. Info; ^l(y848-3560. NOTE—Afternoon work ­ ^ Thanks to the'Renerosfty of]P.C. car- shop on housing options for seniors. S^Apr. 11—Tomodachi Night at UC loonist, iPete Hlronaka of Dayfon 6erke%. Info: Christina Nagao. 510/ JACL,. the first 100 who contribute 843-8826. $100 or more to support the Pacific SAN FgANCISCO Citizen will receive a signed full-co! Sun. Apr. 5—Nisei Widowed Group ored lithographed poster, -bsei-. It meeting, rx>on-4:30 p.m., 558 16(h Ave. measures 21 x28 inches. m. PACIFIC CmZEW. Ahl 8 ♦ Ig. 1996 Washington’s antb B/heBocRl affirmative action biii, 1-200 By David Haycjshi (Continued from page 1) *T^t the Natksial Board submit Notional SecretaryAreosurer a reodution to the mdiwnnl bo4y at 27-29 to ask Natioaal JACL b help the Philadelphia oooventioD, to al­ in fighting 1-200. “If this initiative locate $15,000 to the Phdfic North­ A strong foundation for the future passes it's going to be a trigger for west District to oppose 1-200.” more legislatkn. And we stiD have a "This is a very. Qinbolic'^Ak...^ really way to go to educate peo­ 'Diey ’re puttinglheir money where ple." their mouth is," said PNW CuCov- “It’s brtter to put out the camp­ emor Aaron Owada “We were cog­ fire than to wait for the finest fire," nizant of the finatiffial tiinit«rf>npp T IS my vison that JACL have ment funds has grown to ow $95 gram format The said Seattle Chapter president- but we, wee optimistic ttiat (JACL] a solid foundation to build on mfltion. As we approach the ten over the last we^end in Fetxuary Sharan Sobie. Colorado and would step up to the plate, liiis will as we enter into the next cen­ millkm-ddlar mflestone, the in­ and spent over 16 hours reviewing Arizcxia are currsitly discussing go a long way in helping to gamer tury. In ‘the paM several years I vestment cfimTtiitt

year for JACL and this is reflected are all consideratiems we will re­ numbers for accuracy, we will then in the bottom line. Here are some view. It is important to recognize gel final approval frrmi the budget of the highlights (unaudited) for Arnold Miyamoto, as chair, »T>d the committee and the n«tw>ai board (From laft): Sharon Sobie, Japice Yee, and Jeffrey Hatton atterxf the Na­ theyear other vohmteer members of the In­ before sending out bud^ packets tional Board Meetir^ in San Francisco on March 27-29 to ask for JACL's • Membership revenue reached vestment Committee (John Eno- to all chapters for review on Apriil help in fi^ng Washsigton's anti-affirmattve action initiative, 1-200. an an time 1^ at $923,603 (10 moto. Tbm Hara, Hid Hasegawa, 30. percent over budget) Helen Kawagoe, Dr. Roy Nishi- In coming iasues of the P.C. prior more than 50 Asian and Pacific Is­ sure. • Public. Support was over kawa, Tbd Tkukahara, Grace Itye- to the oODventian, I will be going lander groups. Working cksdy with In the next two wedu the No! $13,000 more than what was bud­ haraj for their outstanding com- over more d^ail on the budget tho NO! 200 a 200 Pjiinpaign must dedde if they geted (37 pen»t over budget) mitznent and contributions to the ixooess, the numbera, and the ef­ of minority organizaticais, APACE are gnng to mount a rampaign to • We received two unsolicited efforts at hand. fects of the impravoDents we have is.beiping to the communi­ intzeduoe a separate initiative to I- corporate grants for a total of We are ckise to finaliring the made 1 wiA to oofomend Clyde ty about 1-200 and their eflhrts to 200, the “Citizens' Initiative. ” Tb do $15,000 1996 revised, 1999 and 2000 bud­ Izumi fex* bi« oontinbutions to the defeat the initiative. The PI^ president “And we should crease over what was budgeted. • All program chairs were asked nary items unknown at the time ward by the various PNW Chap­ be acting on it Hus is a time for us' This resulted in an c^ierating sur­ to prepare program budgets in a the budget is ai^rroved. Examples ters. with Washington State R^xe- to be a truly naticmwide nguiiza- plus for the year of around specific format including all re­ are the CLPEF grant ($^,000) or sentative Kip lUcuda, (37th Dis­ tion. $132,000. The sui^us will go to­ sources/expenses (staff time, the MIS/iOOth/442 Foundation trict) signing on. This is an extension of what Re­ wards eemtinuing to rebuild our op­ f^one, travel, grant money, etc.). grant ($200,000) both received for Althniigh nwHrmal JACL COuld dress was all about" he added “By erating reserves. This will be the first time we will JACL education initiatives. ■ alkxate onfy the maTimitm amount acting on this we will be hcmoring The total value of our endow­ be presenting the budget in a pro­ of $5,000 allowed the constitu- our parents and grandparsits and tional bylaws, the National Board all they fou^t for. If we dont, we put fonrard a resolution asking the will foil our grandparents and par­ BytieBoaBj National Council to api»nve tht al­ ents.” location of the remaining $15,000 “We learned our lesson with when the council meets at the na­ Proposition *209," said Hattori. By Larry Grant tional convention in nuladelphia “How many more wake-up calls do Intermountain District Governor this July. we need?* The PNW District i&ask- Ihe resolution states: * ”11181 th^ ing all JACL chapters to write to Naticmal Board support the Pacific thi^ various roproocn tatives op­ Northwest District’s opposition to posing 1-200. lb rrmlcp a donation to Day of Remembrance — Initiative 200 which abolishes Affir­ the No! 200 Campaign or APACE, mative Action; send checks to P.O. Box 567, Seat­ A celebration of America “Ihat the National Board allo ­ tle, Wash., 98111 or the PNW Dis­ i i cate $5,000 upon adoption of this trict Office at 671 South Jackson motion to the Pacific Northwest St, #206, Seattle. WA 98104. For ✓"X N FEBRUARY 19. a Day of impris(X)ed in a Japanese(xisoner more infcxmation, call the PNW apologies, and offers restitution. District to support their ^orts in I I Remembrance program of war camp. His editorial used Day of Reiuembiance programs opposing 1-200, and; Districtkp advantage'of the situation, she fort' is scheduled for June 3 and the Carson'Peter Fajardo, and Warren ing a significant political force," said said. Following a workshop on ways to general election will take place on Purutani, executive director of the Councilman Gin. Using the Presi­ Tlie APA ownmunity needs to de­ November 3. 'Rie next meeti^of velop a comprehensive strategy, encourage greater political partici­ k Asian Pacific Community Fund and dent’s recent appointment of Bill pation in the APA community, the the South Bay APA Voter Ed&ea- president and CEO of the Asian Pa­ Tann Lee to acting assistant attor ­ stressed Oh. various attendees came up with a tion Project will take place on cific Policy and Ranning Council. ney general for civil rights as an ex ­ Locally and nationally the APA list of suggestions for an action April 4 pi the Carson Civic Center From Gardena to ^n Pedro, ample, Gin highlight^ the impor­ community ’s numbers have in­ plan Heading an “APIA \bte! Day ” from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. For infor­ .*■ Carson to Redondo Be^c^ijfriclud- tance of the community ’s invite- creased steady over the years, but to conduct a one-day voter registra­ mation, contact the PSW JACL of­ ing the areas of Tbrrance and-Ran- ment in the political process. By the percenta^ are not large fice at 213/62&4471. ■ to eflfett policy change. In- tion. and sponsoring community cho Palos Verdes, the Sout^Bay aonHing uufiierous foxes and letters education fohims to learn about area of Southern Califorr^ has and making phone calls to their , the mmreiinity muSt focvis

Heart Mountain camp exhibit at The Balch Institute (Continued from page 1) fill her wish “that a wider audi­ ence know about the story of coping with the hardships of Heart Mountain." cahip life as best th^ could, but When Hagel and Mieth arrived &e'editors of Life chose not to at Heart Mountain in 1943, a publish the photographs during young internee named Bill the war. Hosokawa was assigned to guide Quite Ity accident, Minoru In- them around the camp. As a re­ ouye, a retired aerospace engi­ sult, the Hosokawa family is fea­ neer who lives in Los <3atos, tured in several of the pho­ Calif, came upon the Heart tographs. Mountain photos in 1995 at a Ihe exhibition of paintings and gallery in San Francisco where photographs will open with a re­ other idiotos by Mieth and Hagel ception at 'Hte Bal(h on July2 as were being exhibited. Inou^ had part of the activities of the JACL been interned as a child with his National Convention; the paint­ family in Heart Mountain. Realiz­ ings will remain at The Balch un­ ing ^e historical importance of til September and the pho­ these fiM-gotten photograi^. he tographs will remain through fiiade it his mission not to let the Dec. 31, as educational vehicles photos again sink into oblivion. for schools and the general public. He was able to contact Hansel Mieth, then widowed, who lived ■ Note—The reception on July2 in ne^y Santa Rosa. With the wholehearted cooperation of Mi­ will be available at no extra cost only to those who take advantage eth, Inouye became guest curator of the full convention package of “The Heart Mountain Story." r^istration for the 1998 JA(X which completed its exhibition at National Convention. the de Saisset Museum of Santa This article was reprintedfrom Clara University on March 15. the JACL Philadelphia Chapter A FLAG SALUTE — A Hansel Mieth photo showing residents of the Heart Mountain World War II internment Hansel Mieth died February 14 at newsletter. the age of 'The exhibitions ful­ camp salutir>g the American flag.

SPECIAL EVENTS (Ato mdadtdm Fadugt ) Regiftrstioo Card □ GolfToumaneit $100 $125 $_ HOTEL RESERVATIONS 1998 JACL National Conventloo (/adude buck dayuT 4 bm.) We Mve reaerved a block of rooms for die convention. Handicao Reaerve e«ty to enatae a apw* and the tales bdow. I REGISTRATIONINFORMATION | □ Golf and Dmner only $ 65 $110 $_ CaO the Sberaion Society Hilt directly et 800.325 JS35 (/•dide W>4 dmur. bunod or 21SZ38.6000 to make your icaervatiooa. Mentiae Please lodicate your choice of either the Regular State* Zip Code_ Handicap. that you are pan of dK JACL Nabonal Coevettioa. CoeveatioB Pickage. Youth Cofivemion Package. O Golf Awraids Dimer only $ 30 $ 35 $_ Individual Events and/or Special EvcoB by markag the Pbone Day (____ $ 99* qiprapriate opuoos. Aowunts listed are per person □ Wheaton/SeabfDok Trip $60 $ 70 $. Eve (_____ $119* gtfiatr Mtr 7. 1999 »kead«««iagr (/adide (Mdi. *avr4 6w ) $139* tfnemeti ttiimwHe* fee* amd StemmB uUMd- □ Pbiladelplua Homecooung / 2~r MfcMrvMtfMi mae.' Sec the schedule of convention Remkai Lmcbcon $ 30 $ 40 $_ •Resenvoou ancsr 6e awde .Amc J99d m Category. □ Mxaig deicgMe O Naboaal Bowd«iaff evsas and oeganued aesvities Additional infoirnaiion OAbcraaw OlPOOOab O Youth Day Conference ttem these rates. . * on o*er activitk* nd agbaeeiag torn will be aviil- Q Boone QMMoka Fellow -IDdJitUaddpbw- $ 20 $ 25 $_ SHERATON SOCIETV HILL HOTEL, tUe dviag die .coeventioo at the Registration &. □ Votah 12-25) - Age ______TRIPS 4 TOURS PHILADELPHIA tefann^ booth QOdnr(pknw«peefy) ______(Please eauipUu du Trips A Toon Regestmaon . One Dobk Street PACKAGE REGlSntATlON ukick wUH^stwioyeiiiipOdrteetpiofAa FlulBdeqhiePA 19106 The Regular Convention Package fee admiu regia- ■Earty Bsrd-^posatan deadline: May 7. 1998. Cbmenrion Registraaon Cenf) 2ISZ38.6000or tcied badge holders to all Business Seaaiotu. EmHyBiri 800J25JS35 ^ Werfcibops and Oratorical CoopemioQ Other SUMMARY OF FEES^ evaiB in the Regular Convention Package snclude the Before After AIR TRAVEL . snm inm Convention Peckage $___ 9McOBte Hner, Bakb Insotide Recepcioa/Eahibita. United Airlinea md USAirwaya ve the officid antnes PACKAGE {jnefyda Ewau laudbtitm) Awards Luncheon and Sayonara Bangui. of the JACL. You and your navel agent am book yev Ike Yo«h Convention Package fee nchtdei tlie Q Regular Convention* $175 $210 $______fcaervatiae and raceive d knai an aiklitiqad 5% dia- . Regute Convention Package itenuaa well as Ifae Youth □ Yonth Convention $ 15 $100 S______coomoganyi adiliihrtlaittee. Make your reaervmtBni □ Belch Institttte Reception * ExhAiiti** CONVENTION TOTAL $______at leen 60 daya in advame md receive inodiBSK diw INDIVIDUAL EVENT REGISTRATION eonm. When yon inefce the tcMvatioii. 1^ to tte air- Daily regonnoo wfll be availtfde foMhoae inter, •Dottiuimel^ da Vault Uuduem(MtUI»yi Uakt duck poyobk to PMlidriphto JACL *9B Ube'a leapectrve meeting ID manber below to receive ••h,dydrnl.bmtpl*>mm^ir)mwmaamd caad k anonfaic onb qniSc ccnvention evenly Send cheek ddbrJbraiKi; Mrs. hUka BwBtawa thediacmmta. A regiankn fee of S20 will be leipind finMinta- INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (tedodotf w Fdckn* ) •fgJACLCanvcMiaa ' United Aiiliim Td. IOOJ2i.4041 UM569IN 10 ahtbiis. bosiseas tesasoos or workahops on a 716 Old Lancaeter Rand ' USAawaya TeL MOJ7^440l IDt^l 130491 □ AUMeetmga $ ,^ $45 $______pr-d^bMia. Btya Mawr. PA mif Q OneDayofMeeamgi $ 20« $ ,2S« $______RENTALCARS CANCELLATION POLICY CMt deyft) ef owrwdwinr Tu We Tb Fr Sa So Nok: No (cpatialioa will be pctxcamd wiiboiii accnni- At ^ Mbk thne yea make year anlme ruuvaticaa Wtina caDcdlaoob lequena received by May 21. □ Wetenne Muer $2' $30 S_____ ponyini payment in full. This (cam is far ranfereoce witti Udted Airlioca. receive a cm ariib either Alamo V im win be refMded IOOH.-CaDceUatioa lecc^ ' Q Awmdi LindMon $ 40 $ 50 %S_____ i^ifgation only and NOT for hotel icaendbons. The Aviircaial can and receive a lOSdacoanL after (hai datt will be denied and any ftfndaal anwnm hotel tcaevmion is aepm ^ Aonid be mode diicct- O Wotkibopt S 20 $ 25 $_____ wdl taea«a c^ntaUe entfributioo to JACL.ThcR TRANSPORTATION (PlMsrJW Iftriifap ftegWiMMEerw wda 1y with the Sbermon Society Hill Hotel, Philadelphia. wiD be no p«m! reftinda ifa icgitfMdoea not anend lieu Or anal Wjqryoewte»r of ftnCflnwHoe PA. If ynu arc legimy ing for mote dim one petaa, Traaap onatioe fintn the airpan lo the hotel afltebiina. pkam nmkc eddilioaal eopia of this form. • clamle to the Sbmmon Society Hill fitan the RMI^KNIE INFOnunON. CALL: Q Sayonam Ban^ $ 65 $ 75 $_ ' Philadelphia bncmmionai Airpott. train from dx ah- For office uee only; . portiDlM4MarfcaSacctt.ndt8ai«aaatfee. HerbHorikaws 6i0.S2Sdd20 □ Yonth Lnnefaeon $ 30 $ 35 S_ DMeme’d Check* Aqa IMdab Detailed mformanon wOl be ten widi yom legHna- B^lknk «iOZ4S3«n jhidMia faid Maft onQv edm we wtk GnpneUwten «0».9S3J«IS l»annMiyjaginw*giwdp»^ArAnek) ^ T" ^ VI PACIFIC CITIZEN, An. 3 • 16,1996 i

Non-Nikkei who helped Nikkei BYFKANKmrtANI were sent to Japan to live with tna- groups and even between family Park CoQege in Missouri, graduat- and pnMcntT?d a daruma doO by Margaret Gunderson, Robot tonal grandparwilH, because his membecs. ing mm laude, aod to Marielle'Ikukamoto, tfary'Ikoka- Coombs, fiada Silvertfaorne. Mr. parents felt it would be better fer ‘litnical^ my transfer to Ibis UuivMSity of Midngan far a FhJ). moto ’s daughter, and Dave Gordon, and Mre. Fletcher, Ralph Carr, frhgfTi to .TnpafMWWi La]Erw»^ sahmtioo, ” Ibkaehita in socialagj. There were times Superintendant of tbs E2k Grove ff.fnmo Budcmaster — list is cation in view of the severe canfeasedriliere be met Gunderson when I languished in sdf-ptty and Unified Schodt Distziet to whom surdy a long one, of N«i>Nikkei si(m in America. After six years in as a student in her Fjighsh and aKgMfwi and even lost contac t. Christine Umeda, mnrtinatnr of Caucasian people who hdped and Japan he returned to the U& be­ Ainerican Histmy classes. He re- wi& Gtmdenon,” be said. the program, also presented a befriended Japanese Americans cause of the fear of war. •While daruma doO. during their time of uncertainty Oral History books were pre­ and need in America ’s history. ments in sented to Anne Rudin, former may ­ > The focus of the Mani 7 Florin Taiwan, or and dty council member of JACL 16th Annual Time of Re- Korea and Sacramento. An Oral History had membrance, Malaysia, been completed for Gunderecai and S.VOKOTE PHOTO held at the /peb p 1 e her dau^ter Margery Fldd; a Florin YBA there statement fiom Fldd, unable to at- Hall, was -Un­ wmild say tend for health reasons, was read sung Heroes •youf peo­ by FYank Iritani. Another former — Champions ple’ (mean­ student di Gtmderson ’s «ho sub­ of Human ing the mitted a testimonial far her Oral Rights.- The Japanese) History was Harry K^ihara of Ox-, I jirc^ram this bad done nard, Calif., profeesor at Ventura year was dedi­ terrible Coll^ and a ftnrner National cated to the things to JACL president Twelve ertber Oral late Mary them dur­ History interviewem were recog­ Tsukamoto ing Japan's nized and presented with their Dr. VuBmi T^Mshhs (1915-1998) sweep oaptes by the various interviewer* longtime JA- through arid cooniinator Marian Kaiiesiiato. CLer^^dvil r^ts activist, educator their coun- These “Unsung Haoes" were and Methodist Church member. triM. I ''also recognized via special histori­ speaker Dr. Yuzuru would teU cal ezhiUts curated by Joanne Iri­ hita. Professor Emeri­ _ rhtfTi that I tani, Georgiana White and the staff at (3SUS library JapaneseAmeri­ tus, University of Mkhigw, related F tRfTANI PHOTO waS ^aily how mudi help Margaret Gunder­ can Archival Collections and VFW A portion ot the Margaret Gur^son exhbit curated by C.S.U.S. Ltorary Japarwse “ Nisei Post 8985. The exhifats fea­ son was to him and to many otho^. American AfchfveB. ^ especially the Kibei, at tumultuous esc^ie.. tured Margaret Gunderson, Robert Coombs, Silverthome, the Tule Lake Relocation (>ntcr. transferred to Ible Lake, designat­ rfllls her words; Tou shouldn't be -During some of these assign­ ments, I would think of Margaret Fletchera, Ralph Carr — fiamer Speaking to a capadly audience in ed a -Segr^tirm Center.'* here and I shouldnY be here. Your YBA Recreatioiial Hall, he ex ­ T\ile Lake was'a very tension-rid­ Gunderson and her husband Mar­ GovCTTior of (TolcaBdo who wel­ incarceration that brings you here comed the Japanese Americans plained bow be met Gimderscm and den at timaw violoit camp, is a viedation of the Constitution tin, who acted on their own convic ­ the positive influoioe she wasnuist 'ntera was a stodcade within the tion and suffered ostracism from from the West Coast — and Emma that we will be studying in this Buckmaster, a Bakersfield of his adult life. V ramp as well as the presence of class. My husband [Martin] and I the community as ‘Jap lovers' and When be was ei^t years dkl, army tanks. 'Ibnsion existed be­ traitors ’ and were even denied ser­ Methodist (hiurch member who gave our jobs in Alameda coun­ helped Kern county internees at 'hdceshita and his older brother tween Kibei, Issei, Nisei, JACL ty to protest the dedsum by Presi­ vices. Margaret, to the end, insist­ ed she was only doing what die be- Poston camp in ao many ways. dent Roosevdt to put you behind lievetf was the right thing to do. An inter^ting and Hlffatmt fea­ these barbed wire fences. What I ture far this year was the “walk- want you to understand, however, -Having gained some confidence Original Hondcost Bronze KAMON through my travels and work in throu^ barr^ r^ihca” set at is that this is a failure of political the entrance to the YBA Hall by leadership and the puUic that sup­ Asia, I could reach out to po^ at the human level in spite our dif­ Tbd Kobata and his faitiiful volun­ ports it, and not the failure of our LAMMc ferences. I resolved thoi to dedi­ teer crerw. The roams contained a Censtitution.” 'Symbol of your surname d irs Jiinory' cate my life to seddng reconcilia ­ dressef, table, diairs, dothes dryer, -1 saw in this teacher,'' Thkeehita / Private library of Kamonreferences tion among people who were adver­ desks, and a trunk — all made continued, 'an emb^iment of from scrap lumber by the in­ what democracy was aH about that saries in a war that tore us apart, J. A. ISjRH / Research & compiling of ^omoBiTpe intonationally and dixpesti^y ternees. A wngle light bulb hangs 1 had been,tiyiqg to underetand frem the and a sna& pcA- Our bronze J. A. Komon ore de^rted to preserve ever mace rftiniung to the U£.in (as in the case of ourintemmeot)," said Ibkeduta. “and by so doing bdhed stove cnmplrte with dfim- your surname & its history in a urtiqueN' ’ Japarrese 1940.' She continued to encourage ney pipes sits at one end of the Thkeshita and other students to give meaning to the senseless American' form that wiH last over 2(X)0 years! deaths ofthe many unavmdably in­ att G*!! room. The whole scene sug­ not give up on AoMrica. Later, she volved." gested very little privacy, very Sessions of iridividuarEed instruction avoioble by appt. wrote in his autograidi book, -If □ cramped quarters a^ very little' if you live out-of-state, we can assist you In lodg'ng/ you were my son, I would be so Among Non-Nikkei friends in atr ingiilflrinn frtan temper^ure ex ­ proud of you that I would burst ti»ndanoe were Robert Ckxmibe, a tremes — very trying conditions to trar^portation arrofigements. Foffurtherinfo/<^t.: with jayT “By the end of the year, YOSHiDA KAMON ART Stanford graduate and Sacramen­ live under, not for several mmiths she h^ succeeded in tzansferming to native who had set an educa­ but fae several long years! RO.Bbx 2958. Gardena, CA 90247-1158 our cynidsm and despair into hope The exhibits were open for public (213) 629-2848 <8om - 10pm) anH Optimism for tbp future." tional program at Minidoka tamp; Mr. & Mis. Bob Fletcher of the viewing Saturday and Sunday, KEI YOSHIDA. Rcseanhei/lnscntctor NINA Y(.>SIRDA Translator After the war ended and the mornings as wril as during the camps doeed,'Bakeshita wait off to Florin community and Florin His­ torical Society who were recognized main evening program. LjA Times writer Evetyn Iritani ’s bock. An Ocean Between Us, was available, with the proceeds going to the Florin JACLGunderson Scholar ­ Bffit VISA intheUniverse ship Fund. A Japanese Koto En- [ 4 K aei^jle dresed in Kunmos, con­ sisting of Kaei Bernier, Ruth Set a head Start ia Nakadiima. Sakae T^kaWaabi aitd Chiyoe Kobeyashi, entertained Your bulk cord In Mdi Inu* Ibr 23 bauM It *13 purin*, *w« Irx midway through the evening. ■ mHmunv Uxgtr lyp* (12 pt) courli a Iwo ItiM. logo tom* at few nSt at mqukKl PC ha mod* no d«l»iinlni*lon «><*»<» bulinttttt liMdhtilt dradcry at* lartMd by prapor gowofninant aShof!/. Padfic Citizen opens ASAHITBAVEL AILEEN A. FUBUKAWA, CPA summer internship «Ni * ImuB Ikww. rOB LOS ANGELES-Hw 7Vx^ aotmPdmmAl 8080 PtanMT Ceort. SMta 3 Citizen newspaper.-the official Sm MBtM. CA 04408. Td: (416) 8806888 publicaticm of the JapaneM U4S W. Otyapk Blvd, SSIT, UL MOlt American Citinns League, is (313) 467-tXM > PAX (SU) currently looking far a part-time Cambridge Dental Care summer intern far its Montoey Park, Caht. office. Scott NisliizakaD.D.S. -The intern wiD work Painilr Dentiatiy k Orthodootka -900E.lUt«llA.SaitcA inatdy three days a we^ in­ Onaee, CA 92867 • (7U) 638-2811 cluding Bome we^ends. The various duties indude rqxirting, FLOWER VIEW GARDS<(8 research, rewriting of press re­ nemn.Pr«lt,WlMA Cuidr CtowldM XMhwy leases, and production duties.. m ffa NittMsI lACl OHit y>iOB Ni becMM WocUwldhSwviM Knosdedge of the Asian Ameri- 1801 N.WMtanAT«^Lot Ai«yM00027 rtwn community and the JACLjs tlifibli fer Mr VISA ati. Cil), or mil riu (I IS) 400-7873 / Aft * Aa IM aphis. litirmtiN b«l«w f»r minbinWr itftrmtiM. Dr. Dariyne Fujimoto, For the Best of Ifieh school or ccUege stu­ Optometrist & Associates Everything AsiW) dents cuirently ' majoring.' in A ProiiOTloBhl Cofp OTatioa Fresh Produce. Meat, ‘ English cr Journalism pre­ 11480 E Sevtb St, C ottAos, CA 00701 ferred, but not a requirernent

Summary of March 27-29 National Board Meeting Motions Vote; unanimous 1. Agenda item: Pacific Citism Re­ spooses provided by an opponent parents, and schools; and Be it further resolved, that the Nation ­ 17 Agenda item: Manageoieiit Lrt- port Ma^ by Owada. Seconded by David optABlSlS. Kawamoto al Board of the Japaiteae Amoican a. Motion: For the 5nance committee 3) Encourage our National JACL Motion: lb defer the Management l«tr to add/review the budget to include Vote: unaiUmQi^ Citizens League opposes Proposition 227 and urges Ci^raia ’s voten to Council to adopt a conv«ition reeolu- ter to the Finance Committee in order Pacific Citizen Board meetings per bi­ boo in support of AB1915. b. MoticHi: Candidates for uncontested vote *no ” on the initiative in the June to deveB(ran action plan to implement ennium and joint P.C. Board and Na­ Enoour^ our JACL DistnctaDistricts ex- in accounting prooedures. tional Board meetings. It then might races shall appear at the Candidate's 2.1998, ballot; and Be it further resolved, that the Nation ­ tern^ to Califori^ to propose ainular Made by Fujimoto. Seconded by Owa­ be t^Len to the budget committee. Forum, where members of the gener­ Made by: David Hayashi. SeoorKled al body or the moderator may ask the al Board of the Japan« American da Citizens Leagw urges its Caliibmia Vote: unanimous by: Tbm Kometani - candidate questions about the candi­ Vote: unanimous date's qualifica ­ tions to run for na­ 13. Ag«uia item; b. Motion: Tb discuss the hiring of a tional office, NISEI work- headhunter in the Pacific CUizen's hfede by OwadA, Aopa search for an executive editor Seconded by Ka­ Motkxi: lb accept Made by: Ha^ashi. Seconded by. wamoto JACL's grant pro­ Aaron Owada Vote: unanimous posal to the Vote: unanimous 100th/442nd 5. Agenda item; WWn MIS Foun­ Vote; I=\yimoto and Shiba voting no c. Motion: lb Uible the issue of hiring 2000 Convention dation to I a headhunter until Sunday (Mar. 29) Motion; Tb consid­ to colduct the NI­ b. Motion: Tb t^le tWioo^ on to look at the cost estimates er holdmg the SEI project. Made by; Grace Kimoto, Seconded by: 2000 Convention during the first Rick Uno Made by: Hayashi. Seconded by: Vote: unanimoas two weeks in July’ Kometani Made by: Alan Vbte: unanimous d. Motion: lb recent the Pacific Cui- Nishi. Seconded Vote; Kawamoto. Shiba, ahntaining; Nicole Inouye voting no. zen report. by: Karen-Liane 14 Agenda item: Made by: Uno. SecondedBy: Kimoto Shiba Redress c. Motion: Tb untable the discussion on Vote: unanimous y> Vote: lAiarumous Motiim; lb direct the PSW proposal to hire a youth coor ­ ------^ '^ACL Chap- 2. Agenda item: Convention Com­ 6. Agenda item; dinator for KW. National board members attend the quarterty meeting in San Francisco tars to wnte a let- Made by: Owada, Seconded by: mittee Report National Direc­ .nn the March 27-29 weekend at National Headquarters. ter to President Kawamoto a. Motion: Tb pay for rouiid-tnp air tor ’s Report ^ Clinton in sup- fare and two nights'lodging for all Dis­ Motion: Tb accept Vote: unammous Distncts to adopt similar resolutions port of the Japanese Latin Americans, trict Governors and round-tnp airfare the NaUonaJ Director'.s Report and encourage each Chapter to edu­ care of the Pacific Southwest District and all nights' lodging tor all elected Vote; uoanim^ d. Motion: That the national board cate its members on Proposition 227 office by ^ril 15.1998, and for the Re­ adopt PSW's proposal regarding a officers, to attend the national conven ­ gional^__ Directorsirs oro appointed persons tion in Philadelphia- 7 'Agenda item Youth Council Re­ and its unpiact youth director provided; Made by Kawamoto. Seconded 1^ to folkm' up with the Chapters to en­ Made by: Lori Fujimoto. Secondeu by port 1) The national director review the Hayashi sure that a letter was writtert staffing proposal, taking into account Kimoto Motion: Tb accq>l the 'Youth Council's Vote: unanimous Made By Tbm Kometani. Seconded all legal, fiscal, and managerial consid­ Vote: unanimous report By Aarwi Owada Made by: Uno, Seconded by Larry eration associated with this proposal 11. Agenda item: Anti-affinnative Vote: unanimous . b. Motion; Tb receive Grace Uyehara's Grant 2) The national director meet with action initiative, Initiative-200 reW to discuas any concerns he may \ ooDventicm committee report. Vole: unanimous 15. Ageikda item; Ruby Pins \Made by: Uno, Seconded by Fujimoto Motion: ITiat the National Board sup­ have. port the JACLPacific Northwest Dis­ MoticKi; TTiat we refer to the member­ Vote: unanimous 8. Agenda item; Legal CounseTs Re- 3) All discussions will include the vice trict's opposition to Initiative 200 ship chair to define the nominations president of general i^jerations. which abolishes Affirmative Action; prrxass for the Ruby Pin (JACL’s high­ c. Motion: Tb authorize the youth rep­ ^tion: Tb accept l^al counsel ’s re­ 4) The national director, v.p. of gene^ That the National Board allocate est award) and aatd out the guidelines resentatives to use their di^retion in port tolerations, and PSW all a^ee that the $5,000upon adoption of this motion to arai recommendations to the national deciding whether to adopt the awards Vote: unanimous prcowaal is in the best interests of the PNW District to support their ef­ board for appnjvaL The current nomi­ ribbon fundraiser idea. JACL. forts in opposing 1-200; nations ana guidelines will then be de­ Made by Owada. Seconded by Fuji­ 9 Agenda item; Washington D.C. Made by Owada, Seconded by Report That the National Board submit a res­ ferred to the Awards and Recognitions Kawamoto. moto olution to the national body at the Committee for recommendations for fi­ \fete; unanimous a. Motion: For the national boaid to nal af^iroval of the recipients at the write a letter to support Paul Igasaki Philadelphia convention, to allocate e. Motion: Tb authorize $10,000 to be $15,000to the PNW District to oppose convention ’s test national board meet^^ d. Motion; To approve the contract for in an appointment as vice chair of the added to the proposed 1998 budget to convention co-ordinator, not to exceed United States Equal Employment Op­ 1-200, be for the position of Education Made By Aaron Owada. Seconded By Made by Hayashi, Seconded by Ki- $7,500. portunity Commission. Coordinator to oversee the NISEI Pro­ Made by Hayashi, Secwided by Owa­ David Kawamoto mrto ject and the MIS10(y422 Grant Pro- Made by Owada, Seconded by Fuji­ Vote: unanimous moto da Vote: unanimous - Vote; unanimous Vote: unanimous &e Hayashi, Seconded by; 12. Agenda item: AB1915, CaKfor- Koroet^ nia’a OvU Ubcctiw.Public Edoca- 3. Agenda item: Committee Ap- b. Motion: lb accept the Washington Vote; Nishi, and Emilie Kutsuma vot ­ D.C. Report. tion Board (CXPEB) ing no. Mohan: Tb approve Andy HEniano as Made by Uno, Seowided by Fiyimoto Motion: Tb support the California state legislation that supports the creation head ofPn^rams for Action. Vote: unanimous C Motion: Tb adopt the 1998 proposed Made by Kometani, Seconded by: of a Calif. CLPEB. budget as amended. Now therefore be it reserved that the Marie hbtsunami 10. Agenda Item: Pn^weitiao 227, Made by Hayashi, Seconded by Grant Vote; unanimous the Unz Initiative [English only] Natimal Japanese American Citizens Vote: unanimous Motion Now therefore be it resolved, League will 5un»rt such legislation in 4. Agenda item: Nominations Com­ that the National Board of the Japan­ the following manner g. Motion: Tb adopt the 1999-2000 pro­ mittee ese American Citizens League con­ 1) Encourage 100 peremt of our Cali­ posed budget a. The Candidate ’s Forum for the elec­ cludes that PnqxnitioD 227 wo^ be fornia Chapters to adc^ similar reso- Deferred tion of natkmal officers in contested detrimental to Calif«rua's children. hitioQs in support of AB1915. races shall be conducted as follows: 1) A moderatortfacilitator shall Tk ap­ pointed from the Nominations Com­ mittee to preside over the Forum to . executive EDCTOR ensure that the proceedings run Tbe JACL seejes ( person to be ExecntlTe Editor of smoothly and effiaently. tbe Pecific Citizen, n newspaper located in Mon. 2) Prior to the Forum, the moderator, terey Park, Calif. Tfae executive editor will be in with the assistance' of the Nomina ­ TELESERVICES tions Committee, shall pr^iare and charge of overseeing and aopervisiog tbe semi­ elicit questions from the general body monthly publication with a readership of 25,000 Convenient and safe banking service by to ask of ead) candidate. and a staff of from four to eight people, depend­ 3) The moderator will ask each candi­ ing on the season. The saccessful candidate will date to respond to eadi question. Can­ Push-Bunon Telephonefrom your home didates shall alternate as to w4io an­ want to build the semi^inoiithly tabloid to a week-' or office 24 hours a day, eveo-day. swers first 4y publication. 4) will be given Academy Awards. Have you ev»* write Asian American roles into my ago. We diaD also can the effixt cf terviewB ate nridni^ so the cazidi- wondered about the paucity of screenplays. Ihe reason is that David W. Swift Jr. TztBnk” as defined Arto could avoid the anger of other Asian Americans in tha film indus­ lyWood p^ucers ahriQv say tb^ in the dktiooaTy. A urofeesor in socs- viewedte MIS i try? Why is it that so many media cant cast Asian Americans bmuae ology atthe Univenrty of Hawaii, Dr. S«^ seeks facts, photos and anec­ traitors. ” (And their leaving for in­ portray^ of Asian Amoicans are no ttdes have been written fir them. dotes for ^riiat he wants to be a *pef- duction, was before sunrise, to avoid negative? Does it have something to M: What are seme of the etu­ erence book ” about the first class erf tzoubkmakersl) do with the stereotypes of the des you face as an Asian American M7.<>T .S OT^natgg frrxn the pTesidio Swift iso screenwriters? •screenwriter? of San nanciscoSancisco in June, 1942.1942, mamoto,mconato, Shigmi Yamashita. sons I recently caught .up with a good L I just completed a screenplay The urgency,_«.^,.wciw^...;»-;aw.w;a,aj„;. erfhe missioo is obvi Instructors—John Aiso*a Jq«* noAfi(1988 fonnataonformation about this first class friend,^ Jin Ishimoto, who left his for Ja^e Chan in whidi he piays ous for on the list of 42 adw graduat­ book: John Aiso and the \OS), Tbts should be iveeerved. He explains, lmagBwa*,'ShigQa IGhara, Aki Os- -Memories fade, biases intiu^ into promising career as an executive an immigrant railroad work^ at ed, ^ are deceased, including his fa­ personal reports, but printed sources with AT&T in order to pursue his the end of the 19th century who ther who, with Dr. John Burden, hida*,TbmThminoto, PaulTycawa*. were the two Hakujin in that edass. Tbshio Tkukahira, Tbd Yamada. can also be wrong ... Fex exami^ true dream to become a filmmaker, wants to be a cowboy in a oome- |my father], his name and his par­ of an unconventional sort dyAVestem. So far, the response This was the 0^ grow to finish the NISEI in MIS pafemed invalu­ Army course in Francisca, the able services during Wcxld War II. ents’ occupations have been wtotk in IMurase: What got you interest­ has been that if Jackie Chan says every menticxi of him, going back to no, then the script is useless. Had I MIS Language Schoed, instructors ^ raxrts of their contributicxiB are ed in film? and stucMnts, before rdocated to, littk (mown and in danger of being 1946. Ishimoto: I lived in India when J written the screenplay for an Camp Savage, Minn. irretzievabiy ksL ‘This would be a “Anatoer mistake-oxvsrns a pho­ was very young. My moth^ was a African - American star, say Will riiwy rrtnf^ngi yj particularly need­ loss for Boaety as wdl as for the eth­ tograph in the files of toe NJAI& in freelance i^otogra^er and my fa-^-S(mth, and he said no, I could con- ed about the deceased staff and istu- nic groiq) involved," . Swift says, Sm FVandsco..Although it is cap­ ther was away on an ejmedition to oeVably take the strjpt to Chris dents, but material on thej nfoxxity “....Tneir activities remain larg^y tioned ATIS, two veterans who were Antarctica. So- I- wasnt- exposed to -nAer.rSo producers a^ ate if I can «fao are stiB living wiU alsojie heh>- uiikziown, even to thefr 0^ childz^ actua^ stationed there said it was moving jnetures until we returned enplay to target an grandchildren ^jCher Americans mt Alls, and gave detaikd reoaonc ful,” said Swift. He aedcs documents, to support them judgments, indud- to Japan, when I was 4 years old. I Afiiic^ American star. But that remmisoenoes, addresses of family or of Japanw ancestry. MiUtary secre­ cy odering tern not to talk re­ ing ardiitecture, toe pro saire of fe­ fell in love with Japanese anima­ would change the story ccxnpletely. friends. Toothing is too trivial; we male aokhos, advan^ ratings on tion, Japanese television shows, Unfortunately, in terms of Asian don ’t even know the fairtl^acn of mained in efiect for over thirty years until te late 1970s. ” the soldiers’unifcxiDS, etc and especially the American filma American stars, there aren't many Qfwrbo graduates. leads to “Such errors and uncertainties alternatives to Jackie. ^ other sources are wdeome: for exam ­ In toe months precedizK the Pearl that aired on IVieaday and Wednee- Harbor attack and as U5. rdations may not seem important in them- Also, there is too, support netwexk ple, ‘My aunt... has a picture of Un- sei^ but they raise questions con- nTTvtnp Asian American filmmak­ c^ ... just before he went into the with Japan deteriorate the Army M: Where did you receive your Army. ’ ccxxsrned so few Americans qnke or oerning the aocuraty of other infor­ training ers. Mostly, young filnunakos are This may be (and it’s a good one) read Japanese or could translate ccq>- mation about the and indicate h I was the first Japaneseto be quite competitive. But it is good to the desiTalxlity of recfaecking exi^ the vnxking title to his bo^ 'Don ’t tured documents or intorogate pris­ ing AyiifTiiairH fl»vt photographs in admitted to the Peter Stark Pro­ see the popularity of works by shoot —I am an American!" oner, hastily canvassed its ranks. ducers Program at the Uhiversity of Asian American filmmakers likn He says that while funds will be Si^ men, mostly Nisei and Kibei ^3dk archives." Southern California film school. Ang Li and John Wu. I figure if they needed for timely comi^etion of a Nisei, were farou^t to the Presidio in November IMl for an intensive re- FUNDING on this venture has Graduates indude John Wells, pro- can doit, so can I. “source book, documenting the be« a w^ point “An exan^ik of a ducer jof ER, and Geor^ Huang M: How do you e^lain the per­ acdiievementB of the first dass of fresho- course in Japanese militaiy Americans cfJqianeseancestry who terminerfogy. 'niree-quarteis gradu­ kad 1 haven ’t had the time or monty who directed Swimmii^ with vasive native media portrayals of to fcJkrw \sp mysdf was provided 1:^ Shaiits. The program is widely con­ Asian Americans? saved as Military Intdhgyoe Ser­ ated Swifts narrative continues: Dr. McNauditon (command faiston- sidered to be the beat training for I: There are not many people who vice language spedaHsts m World an at the Defense Language Insti­ War n,” the priority is to cedket the ‘Yet this first class also labored un­ the Hollywood film mdustiy. are familiar with Asiw American der toe greatest obstacks. Makeshift tute at toe Presidio of MontertyX data. Please contact David W. Swift, who fouiid a 1942questionnaire with M: Why did you dedde to target culture, so all you ^ are stereo Jr.. PttteuB HaD 247, 2424 Maik fiwiHHoig shentage of teaching mate­ Hollywood as opposed to indepen­ types. But also, ethnkally oodbooos Way. Henolulu, HI 96822; 808956- rials, anH Kfmging in an cM aircraft thousands of Army Nisei names’ in dent filmmaking? people don ’t want miiwritiee to play hangar, were vis&e handicaps. Less the new National Azthives branch at 8722 (o), fax 808956-3707; 808/373- (College tek, Md. I need funds for 1: I wwted to make films that negative roles. I think Asian char­ 4922 (r). apparent but extreme^ (hstortang acters can and should play villains. • • • • was the atmonhere of anti-Japan­ time — to be gained by buying out of everyrme would watdi. Here is a sceneteachingrenxnsibilitiee —and medium that can influence people Fve had enough of the sterao^iHcal Swifts roster, as of March 2,1998, ese listeria foOowiz^ the Pearl Har­ bor attadL Cakfornia was not a oom- fty tzavd to ttw UB, mamland, tde- everywhere. Vfith independent Korean grocer in today ’s movieB. of the first MIS dass graduates and plKXke, copying and aimlaraqpenses. films, the audienoe is much smaller. In order to break staieotypee, I faculty foUows: (* = deceased): fortafak place for Nisei to be. Stu- ^e's had no success aeddng hdp think it is important to create vil­ Jim Masaru Ariyasu, John Bur­ dentT at the Presidio had to concen­ My fovorite films are all HoDywood trate on a difficult language, pr«ier- throu^ friends in Congress, Her­ films, like Casablanca, The Godfa­ lains for actois to show their focee den, James Fqpmura*, William Hi- itage Foundation and various organi- first. Sitree you cant alw^ pcrtxay radiizDa, Yoshio Hotta*. Gary T. ing far a secret mimion, wfaikti^ ther, and Star Wars. • familiea were interned bdiind M: What ^pes of films would you pec^ as vfllains, eqndaUy in the Kadam, Arthur M. Kaneko, David In ooixduaian. Swift s^ T need fries of a ptddic baddash, these ac­ Kato*, Kazuo Kawaguchi, Kazuo barbed wire. more than suggestiocM about posa- like to be making? Kazaki*, Tkkashi Thkeo Kubo. Tn additifln, as one veteran re­ 1: I want to films like the tors will ev«)tually land roles as he­ called, ‘We in toe first dass faced bk fuDdmg sources. *11x06 is nmning Isao Kuisuda*. Paul fuQ^ama*, Joe ouL Half of the first dass are de­ early years of Kurosawa, Yojimbo roes. But somebody has to write Masuda*, Masao Matamnoti^ James blunt dkaiminatfon within the them into the script in the first Army.’ Promised mawtions were ceased, the survivan are in their late. and Seven Samurai. Iheae films Matfumura*. Masami Maveda, 70s or 80s —and I am not far behind.” are very Japanese, but they in­ place. I very much see that as part Masanori Minamoto*, Yoshio Akxio not leoeived, and Caucasian Gls, un- spired many West&n filmmakers. of my contiibuticm. My goal is to make Japanese films □ that petple will come to see and in- Jin and other graduates c£ the ' spire others. For exampde, the Dis­ use film school will be debuting ney production of Uon was their films April 4-9 at USC and the ba^ on the animated series Leo Director ’s Guild. For mcne infisma- the White Uon by Osamu Ttetuka, tion and reservations, call 213/740- the godfother of Japanese anima- 1153. ■ tion 1 want to take Japanese sto­ lid and put them into HoDywood Mumse serves on the boons of tie environments. FrvKtsoo ct^mr and 9te NCWNP M: What is it that distinguishes District Cound. 340/MINUTE* 24 hours a day, 7 days a week can take With IDT you can call Japan for just 34g/min ;^6 second bang- • 100% flberKjptic netwoik • No perKall service tMA. .‘onniemalionalcals formaxinxinclarily charges To A.1*, aU >cn» th. Uoiad S|U« or anywhm Uoiiol Airiint. Dia W.th in; one or ttw «v«1ds leadhg tetocommunicalion companies, oAere sawings on pmlrri I* "i" •* ” you'n ■« Dying u • Fli^t Annidant with Unilrd Airiina domeOic iong dtetanca sbei iow inlemalionai rates inducing:* Bight now. 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That was a Kitagawa, Ppmerdy Ajinia, Jade quart^ of a century ago, and as I Kunitomi, Something Sugiura examined the signatures I fo^d and a couple of others I cannot “TJACON Sakatani of West and dozens of barracks building activity, not ev«i smoke from the many who are no longer with us, make out And a peripatetic i mess hall diimno^. I^Covina, Calif., who probably in orderly rows with the stam many who worked on the Sentinel guest. Harry K. Htmda, who got JL^knows more about the beauty of a gargantuan pig &nn The Heart Mountain camp at after I left. For old times' sake I no doser to Heart Mountain dur­ Heart Mountain WRA camp in where 100,000 Im at a. time the time had abwt 10.000 in­ will list the signatures I can make ing the war years than Cheyenne...... were fettened to 'raong size. ternees, which made it the third out If I mis^)dl some names you Tmee who were not there, alas, -^me Bacon explains that his friend most populous dty in Vtyoining. can blame it on lousy handwritiog were Fred Yamamoto. Tfed Fmio- ind George S. Iwanaga dimbed a low The largest build^ in town was diaracteristic of good reporters: ka and Mo Yonemura, who med es wide. It takes a man and a half hill one day in the fall of 1943 anQ the him school in the center of " • ""re and while serving with the 442nd m to unroll it and hold it up for view- took five photographs of the the photo. Iwanam ’s picture . Pashiza- Europe. camp, ntbving fifom Iot to ri^t to shows, as nothing else can. the ______.____ Matsushi­ These plaques are too impor­ phoU^raph is of the Heart get overl^ping pictures of the en­ desolation, the ugliness, the ihhu- ta Hondo, John Yamamoto, Es­ tant to hide away among my sou­ Mountain camp in its stark en­ tire panorama. The negatives man remmentation that charac­ telle IshigD, Florence Funakoshi venirs. Fm sending them to Bacon tirety. It is a product of an old- were located not long ago and a terized toe car Uba. Tboru Hirose, Emi Kuro- . Sakatani for his collection. ■ fashioned camera and cont^por wizard with a computer put them miya, Fuji and Leroy Thkaichi, rary computer technolMy, about all tcgether in a single picture Hosokawa is the former edtorial whjch I know nothing- Tne photo ­ without distortion or overlappir^. ^adydale Ave., West Covina, CA page editor for the Denver Post His graph shows a vidw of the entire Iwanaga must have taken his pic­ 91790-2241-2245. coH^n appears regutaily in thePa- camp stretching 58 inches from tures veiT early in the morning Amano K^ima, dSc Citizen. • left to ri^t — dozens and dozens because there is no sign of human The photograph started me

East Wind as “Poston, Roastin ’ and curate and unfair. The Commis- Tbastin’.” rioQ has used ‘relocation cent^’ and ‘relocation camps,’ the usual By Bill Marutani “PERSONAL JUSTICE DE- term used during the war, not to NIED," toe December 1982 re­ ^oss over toe hardships of toe port ^ of the Commission on camps^ but in an effort to find a Wartime Relocation and Intern­ historically fair and accurate Concentration camps ment of Civilians (CWRIC) early phrase." addressed the question of the word to be used in referrii^ to THE CWRIC was eariy alert­ the camps in which the Nittoei ed to the diabolical twisting of toe ff^HE ISSEI FOLKS re- (“place") with mono (“person”) the were confined. In a footnote on En^ish language, starting with I ferred to them as shu-yo- resulting term — shu-y6~sha — the first page of the first chapter the pervert^ invention of the -1- sho, the barbed-wire camps means an “inmate.” Which b^ns THE TERMINOLOGY adopt appea^ the following; “TheBe is term "non-aliens ’’ in referring to into which they and their dtizen to provide some flavor of the core ed by government officials reflect­ a continuing controversy over the Americans of Japwese ancestry (^A); "evacuees in forcibly up­ flffiyringR wctc herded from the meaning. ed almost a hmign cover for the contoitioo that the camps were ronng of 1942. WonderiM how shu^sho ’e. “Aas^bly Centers” ‘conc^tration camps’ And that root^ and confining this same toe term was written in nino/igo, LOOKING NEXT for the term and “Relocation Champs” conjured any other term is a eu{h»nism. I had turned to my/lien ’s (dictio­ “concentration camp" in Random up visions of a prelude to some The government documaits of naries) and I shai^ my findings House Webster ’s College DictiO‘ joyful summer out---outing. The first the time fiequwitly use the term in this column. That was about noo' (P-251. 1995 ed.) toe follow- '^assemblyibly center^ thatt I saw was ‘concentraticHi'camps,' but after radal group departed under ten or so years aro; I conducted a ing aroears: “n. a guarded com- the one at the Puyallup (Wash.) World War II, with Aill realiza­ threat of imminent forcible up-. cursory cnedc of N^dd’s collection pouna for the confinement of po- &ir grounds; with its horse-stable tion of toe atrocities committed rooting and confinement; labri- of this column, but I couldn ’t lo­ K housing for its Nikkei inmates, T ing it “repatriatioo ” (to Jwan) cate that particular rendering. was flabbergasted that toe place rather than “ea^triation of So here we go, all over again. ^thel was called “Oan^ Harmony^ The ...... v^ dilJrient meaning. AJA’S. their rally homeland (“pa- From scratch. and persecution of prisoners two places in whidi I servM time The American relocation centers tria") being the UE. Arid toe list (1900-05, applied orig. to camps were “Pinedale" (near FVesno, were bleak and bare, and life in goes rai. THE TERM is composed of where non-combatants were con­ Califi) which bad no trees or oth­ them had many haraships, but I wonder what toe Issei’s view . three kaiyi (Chinese) diaracters: fined during the Boer War)." In er v^statioD but lots of dust and they were not extemunation was as to all this govemmraitai shu (“income”), yd (“place into ” toe same source, at pa^ 704, the T\ileLake" (Newdl, Calif!) which camps, nor did the American gov­ machinatirai? M into ’^ and sho (“place’O. The term “intern” is aefineqas “to ctm- had no lakehut, agaim lots of dust ernment embrace a polity of tor- three characters combined mean, fine within prescribed limits, as — and scorpions. 'The Po^n After leaving the bench, Maru­ among otlier things, “housing, prisoners of war or enemy aliens; (Ariz.) camp ^iparmtly consisted tani resumed practicing law in custo^, camps, a^lum.” Thus, to impound until the termination physically of toree rites ^toich the camps’ summons up PhiadAhia. He writas ragutarty r^daemg the third character sho of war, as a ship of a belligerent; inmates sardcxiicaliy referred to images and ideas which are inac- forthePadScatizan.

housers. farring to him, nor was I referring Voice of a Sansei As I criticized us, I also indicat­ to any of the other decent vriutes ed that in someways I favor the who nave in their own ways con­ By Akemi Kayleng mainstream culture over our tributed to our community. own. This is especially true re­ The city of Los Angeles is an in­ garding the emotionally charged credibly complex place. Some d . topics of academic aduevement the beet opportumties and finest She said what? and mflldng it in the American achievements ever created by the Dream. Quantum Physics and human race are ri^ here in this the Middle Sanaei, You're dty. So are some of the most rick- Oke^, Kid, Beer Gone Flat emng problems of humanity.. 'AY back when I 6ret be- manner which only sees good saiiiit all. Rrmert to see more in Those vtoo state both very g^ Some readers objected to The this vein, in the future. iting this column, DoUhousers on the grounds it things about one ’s own race and and very bad things about LA . . knew in toe back of my culture, and only bad And please keep in mind, Tm are not confiised. They are simply Wfs was a racist essay I baf^y outinarriM into a main- mind that someday this would taking an entire sodoli about another. I’ve a comprdiending, with great accu­ haj^ien. I would be writing to come down hard on srane of 1 stioam family. Steve Kni^t and racy, what LA is all about danfy myself following an ad­ I have been together for over Ti» JA community is like LA twenty years. IS«described my verse reader reaction to an earii- manner. So |s the white mainstream. er column. Our communication What was not explidtiy stated I c^ienly criticized JAs who Thafs why Fve said complimen­ process isn't perf^ and when was that these peop^ made up want to in the glow of past tary and critical thh^, about t^su* ...... only a tiny fiactirar-onf all the up- achievements, while neglect both groups. A racist would not topic ( present day issues, m On Stag­ The Lost Satellite. see dual nature in the two per middle class, hi^y educate After reading The DoUhousers WASP men I have Imowh. In fact, nant nbter. races and cultures. Each artide transmitted. 1 stated that today we are be­ over, I could understand how a e^ipeanng in this cdumn is like a I have known numraous others reader could assume that this An earUra-puUication in tois who, upon losing their jobs, reactr coming inoeasingly piece in a mosaic — certainly a column, The DoUhouaers (Mardi ed in very constructive manners. for our own problems, aim can no represrarts all of my opinions on part of, but not indicative of, the 6-19, *98), desertoed a certain Fra example, they became deeply longra blai^ vdstes, in Afion- the white and Japanese races. I raitire picture. Tb say that any ty^ of hi^y suocessftil WA^ dorad Bdongings. hcqie tois column rm writing now one article about whites or involved m community work, or is conveying that in fiset, I am .man who turned out to be li^ formed their own companies. 1 wasn't my about confronting Japanese renresents my tbt^ more than a cheap paper image. our own botened attempts at 1 critical ra.toe sdf-defeating 6e^ perception is ^ saying, ,one bit. wrath was directed at a haviors uhito all races have. I ac­ When the system whim protect­ small -minority of Caucasian ward mobility, back in the e« of tile 18 the entire picture. ed him crumUed, he had so little days of our movranent I aii knowledge the fact that in The As we move into tbe&ture, our males. These fadings are no dif­ DoUhouser^ 1 was qieakiiig in genuine substance of his own ferent from my critical faeliags the same nasty tone which some cbi^enge is to acquire the infbe^ mat be disintegrated into a dis­ readers objected to in The moss genoalizations. I .should mation manageanent ridUs necee- for those few of us who cran- have used qualifaing statements mal of substance abuse, ner­ mit «diite collar crimee. '! dont houaers, at our Nikkei communi­ saiy to Mend two worlds, niriAyr vous tveakdowns, and sometimes ty in Confessions of a Shibai Doll. like “some” or “a tew. I was so in­ rf wl^ was ever all good ra all bdieye all of us are white odlar tent rai making my poirit that I suicide Tbwards the end I ^so criminals, and I don't bdieve all 1 rkhculed JA false heroes in bad, into ogr new. oranmunity of added that these persons har­ Mr. TbadCs Ride Lurks in ^ took for gifted that my hus­ the 21st centuiy ■ white Birai are “ddlbousers.” band, who is white, woi^ auto- bored radstfaezist attitudes to­ 1 define a racist as one whose Ma^ Srigdom, just as I wards me, an Asian female. thinlring |g rigidly pftlwriw>d in a ridmuled Anglo men m The Doll- matioilly assume I was not re-. Ol99eAksyieng.Inc. PACinccinzEw. a ?*, s - le. i9m Groundbreaking cereniony for ‘Go Ifor Brote’ Monument set for April 5 LOS ANGELES-A ground­ Ogawal * ”nu8 monument is the fiiA breaking oddiration and reoqitido nfitw |dnd4n the Unit^ Stataa for the “Go For Bndce” Monument a permanent reminder that no wiU be held on A|»il 5 at 12:30 p jn. Axnerican dwuld ever agmn be de­ in the open space between the nied dvil Uberties because of ancee- Japanese Ainervan National Muse­ tiy or raoe. ” um, 369 East First St., and the Gef- Rcprosontativefe cf Nisei veter­ fen Contemporary at MOCA, <110 ans’ poets fixon throughout, the South Central Ave, little Ib^. ocamtiy will partidpate in the oere- Ihe monument commemorates owny. Thoee gtdbaed to cdidvate the heroics of the 100th^442nd/MlS th& evet^ will indude vetenms re­ Wirld War n f'flsei veterans, and cruited from intoTOmant camps, serves as a reminder that dvil lib­ who served bravdy in battle wt^e erties belrag to all Americans of all their fawifKa* nnfl loved re­ races and ethnic badEgrounds. mained conififfcad, vetdrans who ‘'Iheee brave aoldiero showed aU fraight in'the last Italian Campaign, Americans that patriotism is a mat­ --Nisei-women who were in the ter of heart and mind, not of race or campe during WWn, and many ancestry, ” said co-chair Norman othOT.B Buses Chartered for Manzanar Pilgrimage l\vo air conditioned buses have fuodaUe, pr^Mid fire of $17 will re­ been chartered fix* transporting in­ serve a seat No t^^ibaDe resa-va- terested participants to the 29th tioM will be accepted; checks Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage sh^d be made payable to the sd»duled for^sil 25. Mahzapar Committee and sent to: Aettena. U t/te ESclItOr Ihe theme

tice firr Alir in recognition, of ^ 7470 filr infnmation on the little- Thank-you, says daughtsr Last but nat'least, wr'heed to ^ 10th anniversary of the Civil Liber­ Bin I Ann Lee; News Ryort ers — TUtyo bus. A seocmd bus will depart of railroad woriesr thank Kay Oclii and aU the woo- ties Act of 1988 granting radrees to firon the San Fernando V^ey never wfll I undereetimate tiie After battling six long years vrith derftil frimds I fimnd in the mem­ pcfwer of the media. the internees. R^sresentatives frtKD Japanese American Community Office d Redress Administration bers ofNCm Thank you all for the Campaign for Justice:Redress for Above ^ Midu We^yn. iriio Center, at 12953 Branfoni Street in and Department of Justice, the ver- support ycxi have given us. Without kept ■gnrfmg me mountains of ma­ Japanese Latin Americans are ex ­ Paooima. Far this bus. SFVJACC is^^dkt came in! We won our apology thk support, we could not have pected to a***»nH accepting donations toward thedr terial, to pursue, maity, mmy and reparations. Everything we gm to Washington, D.C., to meet many phone calls, and who was the The Manzanar Committee is Community Fund, lb reeave a seat had bem idlingthem was true and with Acting Assistant Attorney sponsoring a bus leaving &TXD little on the SFV bus. caD Nancy at catatystin my mvolvemwit correct Our fotbers, broths, and General Bill Unn Lee. (NCRR is a Throughout this ordeal IbkyD in Los Angeles at 244 S. San 81&89M237. husbands have been vindicated. non-profit organization that rdies Pet^ Street, Loe An^es, in front Both buses wiD be at th^depar­ You pushed and pulled and ai- Ranrai l on donations.) Th^ woe wiOiDg to couraged of the Japanese American Cultinal ture point at 6:30 ajn. The pilgrim­ It is time Dcnv for oJ/railroedaiKi meet with JanetReno, and take our and Communi^ Cei^. A non-re- and treated me age is free and open to the public. ■ mining femilisa to give tbansdvee mao to court if DeoeBsazy Thankful­ ufUhloue a big pat on the beck for a job wdl ly, Bill Lann Lee did his job sucoess- and with repxx± doire! We ail worked hard and long ftiUy. NCRR wrote many newspe- I utos wondering, Idichi - are HIF establishes base in So. Cal. to bring this issue to a dose. Unfor­ per artidee to sappact our youanangd? tunately, ORA and DOJ attorneyl made phone calls, kept us informed, LOS ANGELES—Hapa Issues ifbmia chapter which will host were not gmng to rule fovcral^ for called press ccnferences, sent press Forum, a nonprofit omununity or­ events And pmgraturning that, ex ­ us. It took more than our releases, and spent countlees hours Rocklm,CA ganization that celebrates the di­ plore and educate &mily, and We could not have done this alone. behind the scenes helping us. n versity of multiracial Asian Ameri­ ownmunity on the diversity and If it were not for the strong lead­ NCRR brou^t us Lisa Dcen^, a complexity of multiracia] ejqreri- ership and compassion of a fineAct­ Lc^xda Law professor. Lisa jour- An overdue thank you can experiences, has received a I wish to give sincere tnankw for grant award of $3000 from the ences. JACL h(^ that the grant ing Assistant Attorney (jeneral Bill ne^ to Washington, D.C., to legal-' JACL Pacific Southwest District monies will bdp HIF to get thnni^ Lann and hu ability to malcp ly represent us. Sie-prepared our the invaluaUe bdp extended by theirfirstyear of operations and so­ the correct decision we would still Ixiefe and gave counllra boxirs Japanese American vernaculare — which will allow the group to estab­ to ediU^ leportera and otfaen — lish a permanent base in the South­ lidify the group’s presence in South­ be in limbo arid fitting! Let us mw meeting with us. Thank you again continue our battle—but instead of NCTIR and-lisa for your countless in playing an important role in the ern Califonia area. ern Cafifomia. railroad end mine workers finally HIF was founded on the Univer­ ‘’Wth the changing dynamics of an apology —let us fight to get Cori- hours of work. You are to be aj^xe- gress to confirm Bill Lann Lee's ap­ ciated and applauded. being granted the right to redreas. sity of Cali&nua, Berkeley campus the Japanese American ownmunity, You enabled thar cries to be heard in 1992, where it has been woriong mixed-race issues are definitely pointment as Assistant Attorney Without everyone ’s support and General for the Civil Rights Divi­ bdp we would not have brought by decision makers in the Justice to develop the political and commu­ something that the JACL wants to Department They could no longer nity presence of multiracial Asian suppeot and addiass,” said David sion. justice to this case. Thank you Andrew Russell — we owe you again one and all. be easily dismisaed and ignored tty Americans through spemaoring and Kawamoto, PSWD Governor. “HIF the powerful. participating in community pro­ has been a real asset in Northern such greqt kudos for your research, This battle for apologies and help, guidance in our efPwt? reparations has not ended. We It surely is a ‘Thank you" ^ grams and events, pditical action, California, so we’re hc^)py to see the overdue, when one considere the in- academic confkences, and publica­ group is extending its& into the You have l»en so humble and just must keep working writing letters CrediUe rLwilirwy all have haH to so great You are still researching and help the Campaign for Justice tions. Southern California area as well. meet and for, all the sovices the In the p^ year, HIF has beei JACL recognizee that helping to es- our efforts even after the verdict bring their case to a successful came in. Ho^'s to you and your doc­ dose. We must all find ‘justice" in vernactilars have ^xovided expanding into the Southern Cali- taUish them here can only benefit throu^xnit our more-than-ten-year fonda region, where, rather than and strengthen the community as a torate dissertation! May we be as nnioir to Say miaaiftn strug^ for redress- 'being a campus-based jxesenoe, the whole." much hdp to you as you have been c-The Latin Americans and Peru­ to us. Someday soon we will get the vians have been ignored by Con­ And now the fight fix* redress organization is attempting to>ring For further information about must continue until every last toother a wic^ disper^ com- HIF and their future programs and oppOTtunity to meet Clotainly your gress and ORA. Hopefully, Bill master ’s thesis was scrutinizea by IAnn Lee will again step fin^ard, Japanese Latin American spirited . munity of multiracial Asian Ameri­ events, or if you would to be in­ to mainland many attorDQfs from Los Angeles assert his leadodiip and grant cans. volved with their Southern Califor ­ as baiter bait is gh^ an ^»lo^ With the JACL grant funds, HIF nia efibrts, please contact Mika to Francisco to Washingtdi, apolofi^ and r^iarations for them. D.C. I certainly bqre you will put We cannot dose this diapter yet and redress for their awful foeses will be aUe to set up a Los Angles Ihimer at 213/694-0286. ■ andsuffiaingB. tifBca an«j anfahliaK ^ Southern Cal- this into book form for evetyfaody to We want “JUSTICE FOR ALL" and that indudes the Latin Americans A number of railroad wo rkers read — with the last diapter in have told me that they have started closing — VicUny for all railroad and I^nivians. They have certainly Pertinent and mining families! You are our sufieed more than any oth^ cate­ subscribing to certain vernaculare hero. Had you ikot written this the­ gory due to our govenunent ’s ac­ out of gratitude, and that is how it excerpts from tions.! should be. At a time edien subecrip- sis, we may still have been in limbo. tions are down, we dtould help to Thanks to Mkhi Wc^lyn. With­ James Oda ’s keep our few vernaculars ahve and out your guidance, help, research, Sacramento, CA healthy. book letter writing, and peraevefanoe I □ "In December 1940. foreign min­ would not have omtinued my ister Yosuke Matsuoka met with search and fixind Andrew Russdl. Lew Zikman. a Jewish sugair You wnked so hard and put so Family of railroad worker manufacturer from Marx:hukuo mu(fo time in researdung the and confided to him that not archivee and elsewhere to faring says thanks only he but the emperor himself this case to justice. YoffcaDedSusan us s I want to say thank you to evety- strongly opposed the persecu­ and sent us many artiKtesstohelpin t ,ooe who brought the raihoadfrnin- 7 Ckk. MM, iM. c« H7S»a ourlTusade. We owe you so nmch ing wockers ’ i^ipeel far redress to knrnMDH MtmiMaa tion of Jews. Matsuoka added • Buqitti'lb-NatioulDirae. that if Gennany ever demand­ gratitude. Dome Aiigato Goiaima- fruitkon. ^5th some of you I have had t^ privilege of pcraonal con­ Ui'iIUiat.amMidM-nnM’ ed that Japan persecute Jews, su! FTfriMidby. he would rather tear up the Thanks to Patty Wada of JA(X tact — aocne I haven't — but.to all 1 ___ Axis Alliance than sidmiit to 6wni»miiTingniirfiwniK«ia tJwi pnat extend my doq icet gratitude not The rehreni are the pereooal such a demaiid.” (Quotation fimn July and making us aware of each only fiem inysdf but on bdialfxf opisMBorttswrilire. - lUony's bock, page 184) otiM* aial our pU|^ We felt so my fiunily. We are so grateful that » *Voiae ”f«AMttbeactff«,pak- alone until then. Ybu kept us oom- our fotb^ status as « prisud and Ik disfxBswi within JACL of a It is ironic that (3iiune Sugihara, Japanese consul in Kaunas. Uthuania in munkating and helped us with our loyal American has finally been re­ wide nafi «f ites aad feaore, letter writing fwnipirign to ORA, stored. reqnli^ cUar preesa tattoo 1940, was reprimanded and dismissed foi tssoing visas-to thotnands of Jew­ tiwogh tfay auDT not nfiset the ish refugees enabling them to travel to Valadivostok and to sail from there DOJ. Janet Seao,{ etc. Also, thanks Wbea I felt tiiat I had reached the end of my reeources andenergy vtowpetot sf the editorial beard to the Japanese port of Tsuruga. It mi^i be due to the fact that Sugil^’s toAl Mu i fcr his help and ofthePadfteCHiMO. immediate superior wu ignorant of the intention of the irapenal family or guidance in Wrehington, D.C., and an I had left was ptayer, you aU rreiinni-oopubBc that Masac^a was a Jdtyll and Hyde penonality. in LosAngelee. undauntedly and courageously Let us not forget our newspaper puriwd forward on our betolf, re­ Kenp and ^ the gardless of personal gain, in ^ TO JAMES ODA. 17102 LABRADOR ST.. Maecfeim! NORnaUDC£.CA 9122S other Japanese newspapers for name of justice. . 7 printing our artidee and letters, as Fumie Patty Wada, are eulpset i ffeMeiead meat AKhooA we aire'uniMe to The Jewish and Alien HoiUfe of Ancirot Japan" well as your own columns in sup­ NCWNPD R^iond Director, Kay port of our efibrts. You helped ke^ bTCRR; relying si^ipart fiem print all ttic tetters we reeeive, 1S3 iMgca, 2C cknplers. flhtstnled, 1*97 we appraaste the intereet and □ SlSpercopy □ 5 to 9 copies. $U each. . our pU^ in the spotlight fix-every ­ evezyday foUs of diurch and oom- views fiftimae who take tlw tine . . □ 16 or more. SI2 each. ___ one to know. We were a Kttle-known mnni^. Loomis Ibwn Council; to tend oe their eeauaenta POSTPAID AND SALES TAX PAID BY AUTHOR case and now we have aodaimed Andy for his. leswirch PACIFIC CmZBN.AWLS V16. compensation is secondary. But Japanese Latin Americans tho^ are adamant that re­ Florin JACL Shares Iriternment ceive an apnlngy fitmi the United States govfeiTiment, just as their Story with Studente fight for redress fellow JA internees did in 1988. In their effort to help the pli^t The fi^t^to get redress fijr BYTWILATOMITA titioning the government for re­ (Conttnued from poge 1) Japanese Latin Americans is dress and the passage of the Civil of the J^>anese Latin Americans, Saddened by the recent loss of to finally see redress. *1 think our reminiscent of the early days of Liberties Act of 1988 was ex ­ JACL is asking all of its Chapters educator Mary Tbukamoto but de­ best chance is the lawsuit But it’s the redress movement, said termined to carry on her legacy, plained. —N. and their manbers to take pwt In hard to assess. We won't know a massive letter-writing cam­ Thteishi, who served as JACL’s dozens of Nisei and Sansei Florin The Elk Grove coordinator tSri- until April 13," said Thteishi, *3ut paign. All letters must be sent to Redress Chair during *808. JACLmembers came forward to the project was Ga>1e Mrore. Vol­ we’re fitting for this aU the way the Pacific Southvaest District Of­ “It’s going to be intaestihg to see teach the annual lessons on in­ unteer speakers iiicluded to get the case settled for Japan­ fice in Los Angeles by April 15, at how much heart there is to fi^rt ternment that Mary taught to Elk MarieUe Tfeukamoto, Joarme Iri- for this small segment of our tani, Georgianna White, Hiroko ese Latin Americans.” which time they will be sent to Grove schoolchildren. From 1941-43, more than 2.000 community, ” he said. “It's going to Since 1983 the Florin JACL Tfeuda, Reiko Nagumo, Heidi President Clinton. Japanese Latin Americans were Part of the sample letter reads; test JACL as a dvil rights orga­ and Elk Grove Sdiool District Sakazaki, Vi Hatano, Utako nization and itTvill challenge our Kimura, Hadi Yasumura, Doris kidnapped from their native . we are agWing for your leader­ partnership have offered over homes and forced into U.S. con- sense of \rtiafs ri^t and what’s Kobayashi. Janie'Matsumoto- ship to rectify this terrible injus­ thirteen thousand fifth graders centratiem camps for the duration wrong. Low, Harriet Thniguchi, Karen tice for the ridims, who were in- the opportunity to learn a^ut the of Worid War U. Unlike their fel­ •TTiere are a lot of people who Kurasaki, Carol Seo, and TWila digible for redress along with World War II internment df low Japanese American in­ Japanese Americans because gave a lot of sweat and tears in JapaneseAmericans. For fifteen Ibmita. Tbd Kobata constructed ternees, Japanese Latin Ameri­ they were d^ed legal status in the fight for redress, and we years an extensive exhibit, in­ the barrack. Veterans who spoke cans were used in exchanges for thig country when forced into your help again,” said IViteishi. cludinga mode) of a barrack, was were Kinya Noguchi, Yosh Mat- American citizens trapped in American-style concentration •TTie sooner we get this done the set up in the school district bead- suhara, Gary Shiota, Jim Thna- Japanese-controlled war zones. camps. We are seekingjustice for better.”! quarters. For two weeks classes ka, Roy Sato, Ibm Sasaki, and In August of 1996, Japanese the 2,265 men, women, and chil­ would* tour the exhibit as Mary Post 8985 Commander George lAtin Americans filed a lawsuit dren for the violation of their Tfeukamoto gave a personal ac­ Kihara.H APA Roundtable to inclusion in the 1988 Civ­ rights as human beings. count of the intermeit experience il liberties Act, legislaticHi that “Proviffing redress for Japanese explore ‘identity ’ has brou^t more than 81,000 Latin Americans is the moral LOS ANGELES—^Ihe ninth annu­ former Japanese American WWII thing to do. ” al Asian Padfic AiUerican Communi­ internees an apology and compen­ JACL is also encouraging its ty Reseanh Romuitable, to be held at sation. So far, Japanese Latin members to seek the^pport and OD Friday, A|hi1 17, wiD explore Americans have been excluded the (fivereity CWmtities”) of the re­ endorsement of noD'^embers by flective Asian American conummi- 1,^ t fix)m the benefits of the act be­ speaking to their various repre­ tiee in their call for presentatioo out­ cause of a technicality requiring i TVA sentatives and members of gov­ lines by persons wishing to address that a person must have been a erning bodies such as dty council the forum. Efwdally encouraged are U.S. citizen or a legal permanent members and boards of supervi­ non-academics, professitmals, campus resident at the time of their in­ sors. and conuDunity groups, who must ad­ 0 ^ ternment With a month renaming bdbre here to a Jan. 30 daaclline. The out­ Now, there are less than five Judge Smith is scheduled to r\ile lines should be addressed to the USC- months remaini^ in the Japan­ on Mochizuki et oL, the question APA Student Services, University ese Latin Americans’ fight to fi­ Park Student Union 410. Los Ange­ has arisen as to what kind of set­ les. CA 900894851, (far 213^40- nally see redress, for on Aug. 10, tlement the Japanese Latin 5284) or eroaiL [email protected] . 1998. the Office of Redress Ad- Americans would be willing to ac­ For the presentation propos^ ministratiem doses its doors for­ cept Many have already indicat­ guiddines and infonnation: Yub Liu ever. For Mochizuki et aL, the ed that they are not asking fiir a Mariele Tsukanxito of the Florin JACL teaches Bk Grove 5th Graders or Jeff Murakami, APASS, 213/740- next three weeks are going to be large monetary sum; the material 4999. ■ about the Japanese American WWII internment experience. critical. and marveled at both the stro3gth ai^ the failure of the U.S. Constitution. Elncouraging the young students to become knowledgeable dtizois and de- fraders of the Constitution was Mary ’s goal. If successful, she be- liev^ that no other group would suffer as the Japanese Americans did during their years in reloca­ tion camps. Following Mary ’s death this January, new lessons were pre­ pared to meet the February 24 starting date for the annual ex ­ hibit, visited this year by more than 1»000 students. 'Hus six ­ 11 teenth year the lessons were tau^t by Mary ’s daughter, MarieUe l^ukamoto, and many Yblunteers whose fiiendship with 4illsE^ Mary inspired them to share their personal experiences during the SPONSORS bleak war years. An historical overview of the period was given in a slide show written by Andy 1^ \ ^ Chevron •Noguchi. Veterans from Kisei VFW Post #8985 gave first-hand HEALTHCARE acxxrunts of their desire to prove Awyg^ ASSOCIATION their loyalty to a country which Soven drugs. had imprisoned their farnilies in desolate internment camps be­ cause of their ancestry. 'Hie hero- ion of the 100th battalion and the 442nd r^imental combat team FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS were diseased. 'Die process of pe- April 17-19 & 24-26,19M Don't miss this opportunity to be good to yourself! 48 Health Fair sites in Southland com|nunities will offer a vari^ of preventive health care screenings FREE to the public. 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Haiuya (SeaOe), ^ Okamoto (Ftasnoy brottiers Masao ‘Rusty, ’ Maaayothi columns in the 6all of 1980 were de­ pronounced *la ” in southern son Jro.dau^ Mari. Okamoto, Reae Harumi. 65, San 'Swwfe,' Mas. sfeters Halsy Inouye. voted to re­ Kyushu. The colunm was chris­ Hamada, Tauglo. 76. Chtffont, Joee. Feb. 25; Los AngeiesWn. sur­ May Akita, C^ace Teraudl forming the tened, 'Moshi Moshi” because nnq^MA. 1; Kingibufg^bom WWtl vived by brothers Hko. Ray. YaiMNMlA DIcktiaolo, 88, Turlock. Hepbuzn Sys­ Kroocni happened to be'P.C.’s first, vetarahrpharmaceulcai. chaniW. v.p. OkutTH*!. Atoart HMao, 57, West Feb. 20; auYfved by wife Bko. eons Loe Angeles. Feb: 26; Roeemead4>om, tem (Hebon Issei contributor on a regular basis; ' Cooper Laborafories, inventor ol Edward. Ron. Thomas. Rkriad. Quirwgiule. tw first sustained heart survived by stepmother Hoiak»Oku- daughters Dertane Uyeda, Emy Young, shiki) of ren- be then proceeded to eiq)lain its merfidne, 8Uivn«d by wMe May (Tana­ mura, brother David, stepbrother Tom 7 gc.. 1 brofoa. 6 sistera. doing Japan­ mesning. It doean% fTWM»n “if; if;r ka), son Graydon (Ghaitont). dau^itars Nakahara, aistsr-kvlew Uiy Okumura. YonaeMta, Dick Name, 83, Turtock, ese words in but i^s alon to an Ekig^ishman^ *1, Paula Summit (Rochastar, N.Y.), Rhoda ' Sakahara, Shlgenobu. 82. West Feb. 20; survived by wife aoo, sons romqfi. ^xrth- say." In feudal iapen, a man called GeorgalBs (Mahopac, N.Y.). 7 gc.. 2 Loe Angeles, Feb. 26; Fresno4>om. Edward. Ron. Thomas. Rtohard. > er foil to an ed­ # the attentioD crf'mwtber, a strmigv, brothers, 3 sisters. * survived by son Jerry, 2 gc.. broeier daughters Dartene Uyeda, Emy Votftg itor was his with Mono mdeu or, cidlmg at an­ HatMrayema. Roaa T.. 80, Loe An­ Takeo (San Joee), sister Haruko Mori- 7 gc.. 1 bfotwr. 6 sfeters. sommt.tbe^i* other ’s bouse, O Utnpm mdeu. geles. Fib. 19: no fiving ralaAwfl. sur­ moto (Penryn). brothersrin-law Masaru YamaeMta, Hlehio. 71, Safinas. i. Sligenj Surw£(Parfier),sis- being a swal- JtnKenemi (ion) which was abbreviated to tanomou, vived by friends. Sunada.S|- * ‘ ' Ma. 7; survived by wife Norlto. son Hbata. Shtgeru, 72, Atwmbra. Mtf. ter-Irv-lawrw Grace ^Sakahara, Alice Tsutomu. dau^Mario Mafeew. low^ sound and thus omitted. He whidnoeant*^ bcaoo cfa you." The 6; HonoNna, Hawafi-bom, veteran .of Umeda. YanagL MotakM ‘‘me”. 74, San Japatreaeexpressfon, in tu^ was is survived by his wife, a puUic Korean Conflict, survived by wife Sara, Frank Rllauo. 77. Los Ange­ Lorenzo. Ma. 5; OaMancMxxa sur­ health nurse by profession, who is shortened to moshi or mdshL SNgeko, sons Mkriael, Darryl. Patrick, les. Feb. 21; Fresno4)om. survived by vived wife Dorothy, son Glenn, now in a nursing home. Konomi's command of Eki^ish brofoars Dick. Yoshio, sisters Ayako sister Marion Okirnura (Ontario). daughtats Amy. Ann, Ga^ Yanagl. tie- Ihe Konoaiis were postwar Sen was far superior to what we were Okubo,Jme Moimaki. Shigamura, Jerry HIroehL 83. Wal­ ter-in-law Mfehi Noikna. broear-ir>4aw Frandaco East Bay residents in accustomed to; as be sprinkled Hoahfyama, William Shko. 78, No­ nut, Feb. 22; survived by wife Jane. James Fufimoto. Ridunood/Albany, where be was a words, we had to consult the vato, Feb. 16; Livir^)Ston-bom. long­ cNUren Diane. Gary, Phi. 5 gc. YaeutaU, Ruth Sonoko (TMiars). gardener and Ated a Japariese unabridged dictionary for spelling time rasideiit of San Frandsoo, 74, Evanston.lll.. 14a. 23; retired survived by wife Furrito. daughter Gal Ifus cofopHationappears on a gardeners association publkatkm. and meaiung. For example: Evanston school feacha and memba, Nanbu.sonWiAam.3gc. space-avaiaUe basis at no oosl Americans RngHaViman ui). Chic^ JACL Board of Directors, sur­ Konomi also contributed articln in nmiya. Richard Leigh. 43. Studio Primed obituaries from your news­ vived by husband, toe Rev. S. Mktoad Nihongo to the Japanese vernacu­ derstandwiy snicker over ^ese (5ity, Feb. 4; San Femando-bom. sur­ paper are weloome. ‘Death No­ YasutMce. sons David Mtohael. Grego­ lars. Japanese ^udtmes with their lan­ vived by wife Lesbe Wong. mother Jane tices' which appear in a tmefy ry Chad.- daughter Sam^ Coroers.? guage. (Z>tuyo='^^iagnun; tarento= , Kinuya, parent^n-law Mr. and Mrs. G. g, mother-in-law Therese Wong, Wie/a/ director, are published at Yorimitsu. Shizuko, 81, Montebefio. graduate in En^ish hum the Uni not; the acron^ masuMomi^ mass sister-in-law Gigi Durr, brothers-in-law ^ rate of SIS per column inch. Feb. 27; Lodi-bom. survived by sons Text is rewordedasneeded versit^ of Southern California in communication). But actually, these Greg. Michael Wong. Se^. Hairvey, daughter Susan. 5 gc.. 3 -•^he '20s, and worked on Issei-owned are no more than one class mala- Kozasa, Shigeru. 82, Los Angeles. ggc. sister Barbara Mktfa,B Mar. 9; World War II veteran, survived Shimazu, Mftauo, 76, Los Angeles, farms in Guadalupe and Santa propiam, be assured in his April 10, by wife Miyoko *Wlid9e'. son Robert, Feb. 23 service: survived by dau^fs Barbara. He had graduated &nm 1981, colunm. He rememboed an­ Cyrtthia Kiku Stroud. Eleen Fumiko daughter Cooiyn. 2 gc., sisters iOkuye DEATH NOTtoC Santa Maria Hi^ SdK»l. His non­ other malapropism (rf the wung Kobay^, Michiko TsutsU. Kay Kin- Vrtieatley (Ogden. Utah). 3 gc., i ggc., physical jobs were the six years German pok who became enam­ take. sister-in-law Betty Kozasa. brobi- brothers Thomas, Ben, sister Jean YONEO “BONES" BEPP (1934-1940) at the Rafii Shimpo ored with the Eki^ish word “carmi­ er-io-law Mtooru Yasuda. Tanteia. sister-to-law Bertha Shimazu. BERKELEY, Calif.-Yopeo -Banes* Shishido, MItsuo, 67. Fullerton. Japanese section, translatiiig E^- native" andnever actually knew its Kuba, Edna Shigeno. 77, Temple Bepp, 92. died March 18. Lerringfetfaerof lish cc^ and writing occasional meaning until be found it meant City. Feb. 24; HawaN>om. survived by Feb. 22; Santa Maria-born, survived by sisters YukAo Orro, Shizuko Naka­ daughters Celia, Christine, and EDen. staffeditorials, and a year (1^3) at ,windtreibendl husbarxl David, daughter Kefito Dow­ ta. brother Toshio Shishido. sister-in- frandfiither of Drew, great-grapdfather Kcmomi once proposed that a P.C. ney. son Jon, 3 gc., sister and brother. the Kashu Mainichi, where be be­ Kubota, Elichl Ed, 71, FrestX). Mar. law Yoshiko Shishido. of Noah and Eli. Friends are iznrited to came well acquainted with'^^ngl^ survey be oondiKled on whether the 6; survived by sons Robert. Glen, Gary. Suzuki, Kaneyo, 89, Cerritos, Feb. attend a memorial s»rke (« Sat. ^wil 4 section editor Larry Tbjiri. readers would fidlow the practice on Scon, daughters Emi Mizuno, Naorte 19; Okayama-bpm. survived by sons at 11 ajn. at the Scottiah Rite Center, In 1940-41 be wmked with a bow Japanese names sbc^d be car­ Kumagai. 7 gc.. brothers Hideo. MItsuo. Narumi. Hiroshi, daughters Kimiko 2455 Masonic Drive. San Joae. For direc- Japanese commeraal agency in ried in the paper — surnames first sister Michie Kubota, brothers-in-law WiPiams. Mieko Yuasa, KeAo Kivrizis. turns, call 510/546-S554. Do not call the New York. WWH shut down that as in the Japanese way. The survey John Yamada. Henry Yamada, Scottish Rite Center, the ft Kyono, Jordarv 0 Cerrito. Feb, 25; ^TUuKle, Kazuo Michael, 76. Long ofBoe and he later jomed the OSS was never attempted. That practice that an; donatkos be aeot in his has become trendy in recent survived by wife Kay. Beach, Mar. 8; Terminal Island-bom, “Pn^ Green" staff; a WWH psy­ survived by wife Martha Takade. sons the Japanese American National years. —HKH ■ Matsuda, Yoshtto Roy, 74. Uguna chological warfare unit statimi^ Niguel. Mar. 3; Pems-bom, veteran of Dervits. Michael. Join Tteiade. daugh­ Museum. 369 E. Pint St, Los Angeles, Korean Conflict, survived by wife ters. Maureen Stockdale, Melissa CA 90Q12 or to the VNA & Hospice Michiko. son (>aig. daughter Soxlra Takade. 6 gc.. brother Mkhio Takade. Foundation. 1900 PoweU St. Suite 300. Shirozono. 4 gc., brothers Kaz. Hartdy. Takeuki, Hatsuye, 92. San EmdyviUe, CA 94608. Bobby, sister Ham Takeoka, brothers- Francisco. Feb. 28; Sacramentp-bom. in-law George. Ben Nakahara, sister-in- survived by sons James. Shigem Mat- DEATH NOTICE taw Masako Kawata. - suno. dauber Toehlye Handa, 8 gc., Matsuoka, Hiroehi, 72. Rosemead. 10 ggc. RUTH SONOKO YASUTAKE Ma. 3; San Frandsco-bom. survived Taketani, Frank Tbehko. 88. North EVANSTON. m,-Ruth Sonoko by sons Robert. Ted. daughter Sandy Hofiywood. Mar. 1; Hawaii-bom. six- YasutAke, 74, a Nisei originally from Yoshima. vived by wife Chryoko Taketarv, son Seattle, Wa. died Manh 23. Was a retired Nakashbna, Lester, 57. Chicago. Michael, gc.r sister Kiyoko Taketani Evanston District ^ teacher and nurse Feb.'3; SaerSmento-bom. survived by (Japan). for 29 jws. She is survived by ber h«» parents Percy and Aleen Nakashima. Tamura, Jerome Ckxtis, 45, Hunt­ band Rev. S. Michael Yasutake, sons ington Beach. Feb. 23; survived by daughter Lesfie VerhonA, Tracy Bom- David Michael, Gregory Chad, daughter gardner, 3 gc.. brother Larry, sster - motoer Betty, brothers Michael. Rus­ Sandra Yasutake Coonera. seven grand- Sharon Wens. sell. Victor, sister Debra Tamura. Nakata, Thomas'M., 77, Sartta Fe Tamura. Saburo. 98. Palo Alto. Feb. children, sisters Mary H. CHrataki, Springs. Feb. 10; Seaffle-bom. World 22; Shimar)e-bom. survived by wife Dorothy Handa. brothers Willie H War II veteran, survived by wife Sylvia, Isoye. daughters Teruyo Mltsuyoshi. Tkhara and Dahte T. Tkhara. Services sons Richard, Andrew, daughter Elaine Chiyoye Adachi. Tomoye Kumagai. gc.. were held at. St Matthew's Epicopal; Watanabe. 7 gc., brother Victor. ggc. Churdt in Evanston. In lieu of flowers, NHMia. Harry, Los Angeles. Feb. 19; Toma, Chleno, 97, Long Beach. contributions may be mailed to the survived by wife Mari, daughters Linda Feb. 22; Wakayama4)om. .survived by Hcepice of the Great Lakes or to Great Yasunaga. Suzanne Sakata. Patty sons Hideo. Tsutomu. daughters Ki- Lakes ACTS earmarked for POC Healy. Marsha Takamtya, 5 gc,. broth­ mryo Nakamura, Meriko Toma. 5 gc.. 4 (Interfaith Prisoners of Consdence ers Toyoo. Herb, sistefs Betty Murata. Pnject Endowment Fund] and mailed to -MaryMasukawa. ■' ^^euma, Sho^ 70, Las Vegas. Feb. N^iTri, Henry, 77, Oafias, Texas. 13; Hawaii-bom. veteran of the Korean Mr Charles Carney, IPOC Treasurer, Feb. 13; tormeriy resided in Denver, ConflicL survived by wife Ftoia. sons 2120 Uncote St. Evanston, IL 60201. Colo., survived by wife Yurfko, sons Wayne, Bruce. Clyde, daughter Faye Jim. Doug. 5 gc.. sister Sachi Goto, WfikOTfi. 8 gc.. brotiers James. Yfeiter, IknnMi a ViriMi lor M CkMIh brother Justin Kitsutaka. Thomas, sisters Irene Sawai, Mary Hi- Nomura, MUd F„ 87, Gardena. Mar. rata. Ethel Hnashiiara 1;3efkeley-bom. survived by husband WWetoo, AyMco. 92, U Puente. Mar. Neal Junkrii. daughters Julie. Jane 7; Hkoehima-bom. survived by sons KUSHYAIUSaCHeW Blue Shield of California offers group health care Funn, Oiristine Masuzumi, son Her­ Yosh. Tadashi, 3 gc., 6 ggc. EVSGRSiltONUHBITCO. bert. 2 gc. Waahizu, Tatey*. 97, Sacramento, 4S4t Floral Dl, UM tngriM.»10022 Ogawa. Grace, CMdoxl. Feb. 23; Feb. 27; survived by daughters Myoko coverage to JACLmembers age 18 and over who reside in aurvivad by son Alan, sisters Jdia Ki- Omoto. Nobuko YoeNmura. 5 gc.. 3 toto. Alice Nakano, brother Joe Kitano, ggc., sistef Tsugi Yagi (Japan). C^ifomia. Choose from three plaits: Access* HMOT Blue Shield 2gc...... ^ SMmto, 67, Gardena, Ogawa. Anne MIseo. 90. Los Ange­ Feb. 24; Torrance-born, sunrived by Serving the Community^ PPO and Shield 65. Each has a wide range of benefits, including les. Feb. IB; Hawaii-bom. survived by wife Liy, daughters Audrey Hodges, for Over40 Years sons Don. PaU (both of Orange Ca te «Una dwir> >> ..teniAai I. bqi. III ndlACLB lip it cb|uind |o c AoId All o mCtttTmpkSni aauM Name:______^^— JACL-HueShkyofCalifcmit , ^ , La/HgdttCASCm ***^ ■■ G»upHcdATn«. . BtucShield■■ofCalifornia Address:_____ 1255 fom Sc««. Suite 805 ...... i WM City. State, Zip; . ptiW-as-mi Mr ■a S»Fr*MKO.CA9410^ ^ KtpeiwrnqunO Ftxns-sr7-z7si PACIITCClTUlJV. AWL'T

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