September 28 1979
I h-kawa first Seattle House leaders to introduce redre s bill
isei e ected as judge TIle rship 0 the in uce a coun • • tiona) JAG. Trea• B'1 £IRA NAGAOI(A creation a fact-findmg xanune the ff ~.WL r, is campaign c:o-chair• of El"ecuti\ e Order on Amencan Cl ilJans.. .-rcnn (or Paul Kraa.bel. who AIl the Asian American the \~ J Office.. House rnaJOnty I will nmrung against Car• a cmdida1el ved the Sept. rWt (I).Te: ), H mmon' lead r John . - R- neSbeeban. 18 pnnw;r elections. AriL). Cofuuessman Peter \\'- Rodino, Jr. (D- .J.), chainnaD.. Paul opera. sing• Ricl1ard . ~ ... K1ng Horiuchi. House Judiciary: and Congressman Frank Honon (R· .Y.). er and (onner schoolteacher, County Court Commissioner, rankIng minority m m ron 0\' mment ra ons, will m• will be squaring off With in• ~ted interim King troduce the bill n or about Sep cumbent Sam Smith C0un• r. County Supenor Coun Judie in TIle bill. which ' expected to rrurror that of the te, will cil PosibOn o. 4. Terrance A. CarTolI UI PoIi- ask for the fonnatton of a fact-fLndlll commission to d ter· In City Council Position o. . o. 11 Ul a con seWed mine if any wron doings were comnuned by th . 2, Dolores Sibonga. F1lipioo by a primary. By te law if ment u n Amencan civilians as a ult of E.O. 9066. a judicial candidate receiv Amencan. fonner deputy di• a ~nty in a pnmary eJec• rector of State Human Rights . • there will be no general Commission and current Se• election. attle JAG. board member, Anger seen as successful style will be running against Bob n for u tion, m ntal Endorsed health and 8 ulturati p Moffet in the general election. n the ttJe. You put 1 fu- In the Seattle City Treasur• grams. can't n King County in camp for a fe\· er race, lloyd Ham. past Se• for Viet refugees into U. S. life Bar Assn. , months, or en a up Ie of hikawa, 47, , attle JAG. board member gory, the questionnaire re- and immediate past King New York 300 Vietnam refugees. Sur· years, and th n t him rved about ealed that feelings of inade• County Auditor for eight Recent incidents, such as veys were made in 1975, 1976 'join th Am ncan main• 10 years asa quacy. anger, tension and years, will be racing against the brick-and-bottle battle in and 1979. stream-that' ridiculous." deputy pros- Masuda (who is spearhead• sensitivity were cited with George E. Cooley in the gen• Denver and the violent epi• Dr. Lin said on of th im• ecutorbefore RICHARD ~ sodes in Seadrift, Tex., have ing National JACl.'s research greater frequency than some portant findings of the 1979 eral election. other populations surveyed r~ ~ ISHIKAWA highlighted the obstacles into aging and retirement of survey, just concluded, was the Southeast Asian refugees Japanese Americans) told by the same questionnaire. that "adaptive problems of ing appointed a 00UJ1 com• Family judge face in some American com• the New York Times that the Many of the more aggres• refug continue into the missioner. He is a past v.p. and HoDolulu munities. high degree of anger now be• sive refugees, those who ex• third and fourth year after board member of SeattJe JA· Fonner Lt. Gov. Nelson The distress shown by ing found among the Viet• press severe criticism or arrival in a new place". Lone• and Nisei candidate Doi was sworn in this past a... first many of the 150,000 Vietnam• namese may prove to be a anger at the host SOCiety or lines , lack of community in the stare for a judicial post week as a part-time (per diem) district family judge ese who have settled in successful adaptive style as fellow refugees, have made life, breakup of the family, KIDI CouDIy Superior Court for Oahu by Chief Justice America in the last few years, has been found in Cuban and better progress and fared uncertainty about the future, Position 11 Hungarian refugees. better in their new environ• homesickness, grief over Richard M. J.shUcawa 67,9&1 William Richardson, substi• at the same time, has spurred TerTenCe A. CaJToU 41,90S tuting for Judge Paul T. Ko• an increasing number of psy• Cornell Medical Index ment, according to Masuda, losses incurred during the It is interesting to note that kubun, who was hospitalized. chiatrists and psychologists scores taken in 1975 and 1976 than their more passive and evacuation or fleein and in the City Council Position Doi was circuit judge in Hilo to investigate the problem of show a little overall decrease benign fellows. frustration in coping with in ills after one year but a sig• "They may be awakening American life were among No. 1 race, Tomio Moriguchi. from 1969-73. /I new im.migrants. One of the most compre• nificant increase in anger. themselves to the fact that principal causes of mental ill• hensive studies on the prob• Researchers found chief they're oppressed," he ex• health, Lin pointed out. lem of Vietnam refugees on physical complaints among plained "Then they become Another scientist, Dr. Wil• PC Go/den Anniversary fete the west coast has been un• refugees involved ailments angry and their emotional liam Liu of the Asian Amer• derway by researchers at the of the respiratory tract, the arousal helps them to seek ican Mental Health Research attracting out-of-staters Univ. of Washington, which digestive tract and the ner• out and find ways to get along Center in Chicago, told the is conducting surveys on a vous system. Complaints better and overcome their New York Times that being Los Angeles and his combo will entertain continuing basis for Project were relatively few with re• problem." hostile and aggressive Two longtime PC contribu• and provide the dance music. Pioneer, it was revealed in spect to cardiovascular, mus• Masuda noted that "practi• seemed to make it easier and tors, Bill Marutani of Phila• Tickets at $2S per person are the New York Times Sept 11. culoskeletal, skin, genito-uri• cally nothing" had been done more efficient for Vietnam delphia and Fr. Oement of obtainable from Hollywood Drs. Keh-Ming Lin, Laurie nary, vision or hearing. on a broad scope to help the refugees to get along in the Seattle (also a Philadelphia JACL board members or Tazuma and Minoru Masuda In the mental health cate- refugees adapt "There's U.S. culture. # JAQ.er at one time), are from: began this project three planning to participate in the PC Golden Anniversary Com• mittee, 2448 Lyric, Los Angeles, years ago, employing both PC Golden Anniversary din• observation and a widely 0f ner~ Oct 20, 7:30 p.m. Ca 90027. Seattle promoters Orien1 0l!lltt!Jre Those unable to attend but used questionnaire known as at the Bilonore Hotel, it was the Cornell Medical Index to armounced by Hollywood wishing to contribute are urged to send the gift to the document the physical and veto sale of DCDOk (furring Festival JACL, sponsors of "An Eve• mental health status of some ning with Ye Editor" benefit committee, co-chaired by Seattle, Wa. visitors that the United States put Japanese in PSWDC go ernor Wiley Hi• Bon Marche, one of the largest department internment camps and that the Chinese built First issue of the Pacific guchi and Tomoo Ogita. All stores in downtown Seattle, showcased the our railroads," a Bon spokesperson explained. Citizen was published on Oct proceeds from the program Ranking Asian artisn-y and culture of Japan and Hong Kong ''We're not saying the book is bad. It's just not IS. 1929. Present and past will be turned over to the PC for two weeks ending Sept 23. The lavish pro• time to bring up the war. There are interna· editors will be recognized. for its mail computerization motion, ''The Orient Expressed", spared no tional relations to consider. We're not cover• James "Butch" Kasahara pro~ # in U.S. military expense but was marred when the store ve• ing up." While the book had not been pur• toed distribution of an Asian American pic· chased for distribution in Bon's because "he gets top post ture history book, "Seattle's Other History", felt it might not seU", and to which Burke said Saaameoto, Ca. written by Edward and Betty Burke, it was was Bon's prerogative to determine what Maj. Gen. Dewey KK lowe, noted in the Beacon Hill News. would or would not seU, Bon inclicated the sale S4, ranking Olinese American The book was not to be sold by l.ocal of the book after the festival has not been military officer in the U-S., as• merchants participating in a street fair-like ruled out swned command ofSac ramen• bazaar during the celebration, according to "Seattle's Other History" describes, mostly to Air Logistics Center at Mc• Edward Burke and a Bon Marche spokesman. through photographs and illustrations, the Clelland AFB on Aug. 22. Burke said he was first approached for as• contributions of Japanese, Filipino and Chi• The Oakland-born WW2 pi• sistance in making contact with Asian Ameri• nese Americans to the growth of SeattJe as lot in the CBI 1beater has ex• cans in the community and for infonnation well as the not-so-pleasant treatment they had tensive background in military which would be passed on to Bon guests from sustained. logistics and procurement:; Japan and Hong Kong. Subject of sale of the holds theLegionof Merit, DFC book during the festival then followed, ac• A type of cultural promotion that is suc• with two oak leaf clusters, cording to Burke, with Bon offering two op• cessful in Japan where the big department Bronze Star Medal, and is a tions: either setting up a booth in the bazaar or stores dramatize foreign countries with dis· graduate in ecooomics from having it purchased for sale in Bon's book de• plays and demonstrations, Bon Marche's DIAMOND CLUB-Another JACL Corporate Diamond Club UC Berkeley and in law from partment "Orient Expressed" had artists and artisans member, the Golden State Sanwa Bank, is enrolled when a USF. He is a member of the A Bon official then called Burke on Sept 9, from Asia and the local community perform• 1,000 contribution is made. In the picture taken in San Francis• Calif. Bar Assn. infonning him distribution of the book at the ing. They included: CO are (from left) Ste e J. Ooi. National 1000 Club chairman; Dr. 'The center bas a combined festival had been vetoed and that its sale by Martial arts perfonners from Kobe Seattle's si&• ter city, kite-~ying competition, a' l()"km run, Clifford Uyeda. JACL National President: Teruyoshi Yasufuku, payroll of5315 miIlionand over Uwajimaya, a participating merchant who had considered the sale of the book at its flower arrangmg, tea ceremony, chigln-il, calli• president and managing director. Sanwa Bank Ud.: Yu !him a half-billion dollars in c0n• grap~, PO~1ain painters from Noritake, fmger· Fujiwara, sr. vice president and general manager. Go en State tracting authority, making it booth., would be withheld. weavmg ~ from K yooo's lShijin Textile, Chi• Sanwa Ban of Los Angeles: and Karl Noouyuki, JACL national the single largest industry in "I think it's a great book. It's factual. But we nese classical dancers, noodle-making without use e ecutived' the area ~ don't think it's the right time to remind our of knives and Chinese candy makers. II DOWN TO EARTH: Karl Nokyuki to reactivate the youth com• our nation's school textbooks. missioner concept and chal• I hope that if' the district 1 lenged the chapters to be• was supportive of the general Intermountain going for lOp 180s come more involved with the fonnat of "Operation '80s" activities of the youth. both residential and commer• that they would provide the wave to a very comfortable , tended a sense of purpose My role Was to share the national staff with the oppor• cial. Bob drove me to the new temperature. It was to be a an~ meaning. JACL Hall, which would overall design of "Operation tunity to meet with their re• beautiful day. Once at the Mi• '80s." I had attempted to pre• make any community proud. Shake USlUo CloseQ tlle spective chapters and dis• nidoka site, everything ceremony with a benediction sent to the the current cuss it with them personally. and shared with me a little of stepped up two beats. Masa me the history of the community paying tribute to Minidoka as program of our national pri• In retrospect I feel the Tsukamoto and his commit• the first national historical ority program as well as the feedback was fawrable. In• in Pocatello. tee had everything well in Having presentecl me Since it was my first visit monument memorializing current shortcomings of our dividuals approached me af• hand. and the program drew the camp experience. financial status. We ad- terwards with questions and "Operation '80s" concept to to the Pocatello - Blackfoot nearly SOO people. The digni• a • • dressed the issue of program offered opinions on the NC-WNDC the weekend chapter and Hunt County, their taries, including Senator plan. Driving back to 1Uate1- prior, I was feeling more at spending some time with the Following a reception in demands placed upon the or• Frank Church, carried for• with Masa Tsukamoto ease with my presentation to local 1000 Club chair helped. Twin Falls hosted by the Po- ganization in the area of hu• 10 ward the solemn tone to the gave me the opportunity to IDC. Yet with the Minidoka We spent a few hours talking catellolBlackfoot chapter ' man and civil rights. We not• dedication ceremony, and all talk and share ideas. I men• Memorial Project taking about JACL. I had asked him the nx:: delegates rolled up ed the historical sJ?eDding were well received. tioned to Masa that I would place, I wasn't sure how his opinion of some of the their sleeves and started in pattern of JACL, pamcularly Bill Hosokawa's remarks on business agenda of the in the area of general opera- be attending the EOOMOC much time I would have to concepts of "Operations '80s" added the personal touch and we present "Operation '80s" at to get a feel of what I might district council. tions and maintenance and conference the following revealed the significance of . asked the membership to week and would be present• the IDC meeting. Admittedly expect from the district We the dedication as a symbolic Governor John Tameno consider the potential of ing "Operations '80s" there it was a bit difficult for me to talked a little about JACL reminder of the vital consti• kept the items moving well. long-range planning for as well. He commented that even think about the presen• finances, problems and tutional questions left unan• Bruce Shimizu, JACL nation- JACL. We asked the mern• he believed that the plan did tation surrounding the Mini• goals. All in all after talking swered by the evacuation al youth director, joined me bership if they would be wiU.• provide something that the doka dedication. ~b, to I felt right at home. and incarceration. Mrs. Alice in the presentation of "Oper- ing to carry forward the chal• Bob Endo gave me a pe~ ,. . ,. membership could get be• Nishitani's rendition of the ation '80s." lenge of developing curricu- hind and support. Hearing nal tour of Pocatello, Idaho. I We left for the Minidoka Star Spangled Banner and the Bruce spoke of the need to lum material on the Japanese that from Masa encour• observed oow the community dedication around 7 am. The was JACL Hymn added a feeling incorporate the youth pnr American for inclUSIon mto ~g. appeared to be growing rap• sky was overcast, and the of pride and humility to the gram closer to the seniors. * ~dl;: . with new developments, rain helped cool the heat event that gave all who at- He presented this suggestion '~ ' I .Established 1936 Credit-card flap at Sacr~ento flares Berkeley church Kim .... I~!:~~~~~ PHOTOMART Sacramento, Ca. earlier in San Francisco (and dized van on a trip from to observe 50th NEW ADDRESS: Hottest issue for Assem• more recently in Los An- Pleasanton to Reno to Salt Berkeley, Ca. Cameras & Phorographic 5upplie 249 S. San Pedro St. bly members w.as state-is• geles) and Assemblyman Lou Lake City to Las Vegas to Los The Berkeley Methodist 316 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles Los Angeles, Calif. 90012 sued gasoline credit cards as Papan (D-Mill Valley), com- Angeles and back. Mori e~ United Church, 1710 Carle• 622-3968 Tel.: 624-6601 the legislative session ap• ton St., marks its 50th year I mittee chainnan, acknowl- plained he was on state bUSl• L--.--=--_ proached adjournment in edged that the lV reporter . ness to Salt Lake City to at• with a reunion celebration mid-September. "stumbled onto a couple of in- tend housing discussions. Oct. 21. The Rev. Joseph Sa• EDSATO San Jose Mercury's Sacra• cidents that concern us". Asked about several other kakibara is reunion speaker. PLUMBING AND HEATING mento reporter Chuck Bux• Remodel and Repairs Papan specifically men- legislators mentioned in the The reunion planning com• Water Heaters, Garbage Disposal ton, who recalled his paper tioned Mori, who told the TV story, Papan replied, "If mittee, chaired by Tad Fujita Furnaces had reported on gas-guzzling interviewer he had taken his there's an indiscretion, we'll and Wat Miura, is accepting Servicing Los Angeles cars driven by legislators, last legislative trip a year make them pay for it." His dinner reservations at $6 per 293-7000 733-OSS7 this past week (Sept. 13) re• ago. Then came a confronta- committee promised to audit person. ported the viewing of vide Harold Sumida • Health Now Available at the Pacific Cltlz&n • Umlted Supply Double congratulations were in order for Cincinnati JAQ.ers • Dr. and Mrs. Yoicbi Oikawa Their two children were gradu• Hlro lma - aga a I ated a week apart from medical KIyoshi~ school: Robert Oibwa May 31 A Pictorial Record of the Atomic Destruction from JohnS Hopkins arld conti){ Whalen Lou, JO. became the ing his studies as clinical fellow Published May, 1978. by Hiroshima-NagasakI Publishing Committee, Tokyo: the fl t Clun Amencan to be• III caraJOlogy at the same school; 343pp. b&w. color; hardcx:r.'er with slipcase. ($25 plus $1.25 postago) come a m m roftheNewYork and Jeanne Oibwa, June 7, from Stock Exchan e with purchase Medical College of Ohio at Tole• Most of the photographs were taken during the first couple of months pt. 5 fa foCat for $205,000, He do and interning in internal after the holocausts ..• Number of paintings are by Hlbaku sha throe workb for Sanford C 8ernstelll • Elections medicine at He.nry Ford Hospi• &Co., will become a tockholder Three incumbent Nlk.kel tal, Detroit decades later, .. Over 4,000 pictures and about 2,000 paintings were of the fmn required by the school board tl"USt ~ In the San gathered for selection by the publishers ...Most photographs were ~ ll1on • Music BigBoard. .I()-.e 3re SEnd U$ ____ l icke 5 ot S25 per per!.On . Empire Printing Co. o me ______Addre!.s ______a ·onal JACL Credit Union co. t tERCLU znd SOCIAL PRL'o-TI:G En;lish ~ Japa.oese City, So e , ZIP ______114 \'eller St., Los Angeles 90012 628-7060 := Here ir. ollr contribution, sinc.e lie are unable to ottend. 4-PACIFIC CmZEN I Friday, Sept. 28,1979 ------COMMENTS & I.E1TERS PRESIDENT'S COINO: CHON Uyeda ! A variety of views on Redress wrong? ) and future generati0ll$1 Of e\'eD Perhaps it IS because the cur• There was a time not so long . ~reater Impa't and IInportance Editor: w~ . to The letters in recent issues of rent Redress qunpaign will not ago that the unresolved constitu- is that it would sen e EXECOM PC demonstrate the wide spec• correct the real injustice of tional issue of incarceration was the Government that any racial San Francisco: trum of opinions on the Redress Evacuatioll-the abuse of consti• "our problem" as the present Re- or ethnic groups will ne\'er be tutional powers and rights. De• dress campaign would uggest subjected to"EvacuatlOO" again. I look forward to and enjoy the JACL issue and it is obvious that it is ~ riven by deep differences. Al• sl?ite the repeal of Title II pro• (,1l''1d\' ... .,t hlTll' '" Inn .. NlSt. A more immediate benefit Executive Committee meetings. It is a though committed to the Re• VISO of the Internal Security Act Such IS the diversity of the popu- wo!Jld be the establishment of Ie• place where all ideas are placed up dress program, many including of 1950, the Government can still lanon \ witness the flow of Asians gttnn.acy of the Redress process myself have great doubts with detain or incarcerate anyone or among the "coloured races" and Congress would have no re• \ front for everyone to examine and com- groups by suspending constitu• since the passage of the McCar- course except to resol~ the mat• ment critically. No punches should be pulled. Such was the' current commission and "Se• the~ attle" plans. Realizing there are tional rights under the war pow• ran-Walter bill followed by the ter. Of course. will be great the meeting here of September 7, 8, 9. ers of the President and Con• liberalization of the immigration obstacl~ and It will be costly.• many uncommitted outside of ~in 1~d the JACL as well as JACL dis- other words, Evacua• laws in now the "boat There IS no reason. however, Many nebulous positions were clarified. When the tion can be repeated. Why?-be• people") that the issue (Redress that the two approaches ~d three-day session was over, there was a satisfying sense . senters, I would have to consider that the major thrust of the pro• cause detention and incarcera• in the fullest context) can no not be pushed coocurrently. This of accomplishments. We look forward to our programs gram may be either misdirected, tion phases of Evacuation were longer be parochi.al-we must is the time. for the gathering !If and find them exciting. untimely, threatening or short• never adjudicated! transcend our racial claustro- the comnutted and unconumt• (If PC woulq print Korematsu phobia and doctrinal quarrels. ted JAn members and DO!l" The presence of all the Regional Directors and our sided. Also, for many, reparation embers feature is grubbing, embarrass• vs United Srates in its entirety, it The issue is now a socially de- !D and all we have to gam Washington Representative added immeasurably to the ing and even "unAmerican". will be apparent to anyone that sirable constitutional and even IS freedom. the Court itself makes this very moral ~tter. We should take (~ "!pe.! a ':8pe! Yes y.oo have discussion These are the staff persons who will oversee ", the implementation of our programs. They heard and Editor: point. Many, including Sen. Ha• the issue to Federal courts and if raVlSh d Justlce.-John Webster In view of the puny American yakawa, still believes that Evac• necessary to the Supreme Court. 1580-1625) saw at first hand the formation of our policies. They dollar, when the JACL asks for uation was "constitutional" that If victorious what greater legacy EJI SUYAMA, M.D. became a part of the programs. Evacuation reparations, let me is partially correct, or shall I say, could we leave for OUI' ll8rents. Ellsworth, Maine 0460S JACL is volunteers and staff working together for a suggest that $25,000 in 1979 dol• lars be stipulated Othenvise, common goal Neither can do the job without the other. $25,000 may buy only the small• Without the' staff the programs will not move. Without est Chevrolet. the volunteers there will not be any program to begin NAOMI KASHlWABARA with. San Diego, Ca. We are delighted that we have a strong staff. Without Editor: the simultaneous strong volunteer movement, however, I am glad Marutani-san an• there would be imbalance. One complements the other. swered my unsigned letter The of the consent calendar has streamlined the . (Sept. 14 PC). This time I will. use He says, "I know .. , there are agenda. Routine reports are accepted all together, elimi• all too many Issei, and Nisei as nating the necessity for separate reports. This gives us well, who could use $25,000 more time to concentrate and explore in depth those each." So what is the big deal about putting all the money in topics which require discussion one pot and helping the needy. Our special thanks go to all those who travel long Same thing. So why not give it to distances to participate in these meetings. # each one who was in camp and letting them decide how they want to use the money like I said REDRESS PHASE 2: John Tateishi in my other letter. Even Maru• tani-san says he has "good use for it, too". So why don't we let others do the same? I'm sure Time to Act they all know how to handle their .. own without JACL or Marutani• With such support, there is san (saying how to) handle it. cause to be optimistic about I am very proud to be a JACL DRIENT EXPms .. 1979 our bill. Wright and Rhodes, member because we need it of course, have significant in• JACL is working for the good of fluence with their parties in all J.As. But it will be a problem on how the money would be dis• San Francisco: the House and we are antici- tributed. As we go to press this week, pating our bill be routed As for "sale of my personal we are anticipating the intro- through the Judiciary and/or freedom" for $25,000 (as Maru• EAST WIND: Bill MalVlani duction of the JACL study bill Government Operations com• tani-san puts it), I too will not sell for redress in the U.S. House mittees. my freedom for all the money in of Representatives on or about Introduction of the House the world. That money is for compensation for being forced Sept. 27-28. bill, which closely reflects the into the camps. It's a very small Pumping learnin' Introducing the bill will be wording of S. 1647, culminates amount. If it were another na• the following House mem- months of careful planning tionality, they would ask for Philadelphia: break the back of costly textbooks. So bers: Reps. JAMES WR1GHT. and work. TIle numerous com• more and probably 'get it too. nothing, not even a string, was pennitted House Majority Leader; Jo~ munications between National Those demonstrators in Wash• IT SEEMS NOWA• to lie between the pages. RHODES. House Minority Headquarters and Washing• ington, D.C., who were jailed for days that in some of our four to six days received $10,000 schooldistricts,particu• THEN THERE WAS Hasegawa-sensei. Leader; PETER RODINO. chair- ton are beginning to bear fruit, each, remember? With it was like being a plebe at West man, Judiciary Committee; and thanks to the tireless ef• larIy in the heavily• him) I have asked people, "Would Point. If you weren't payIng attennon, and FRANK HORTON. ranking forts of JAG.. Washington you go and ask for money if the populated metropolitan minority member of Govem- Representative Ron Ikejiri, money were all put in the pot?" centers, that students graduate from high dreaming of the next baseball game dur• ment Operations Committee. we are on the threshold of see- and their answer was "No". Most school as functional illiterates. And for the ing recess ... pow! came a chalk or a Reps. NORMAN MlNETA and ing results in our campaign to of the people I asked are not blackboard eraser. I never was a target, hard-up enough to ask for any life of me, I can't understand how we can ROBERT MATSUI. who were seek redress from the U.S. help from the pot. pennit that. Or how that can possibly be. much as I may otherwise have deserved largely responsible for obtain- government. I then asked them: "Would you to be, simply because I was too frightened ing support of House leader- • .. " Understanding or not, possibly or not• keep the money if they send it to the dismaying fact appears to be that it is to step out of line. That was at the Taylor ship for the introduction are And now, we need your help. you?" They answered: "Yes. I nilwn-gakko located at O'Brien, a way• co-sponsors of the bill It will We'd like JAG.. chapters, can make good use of it." So, all too true. In one instance, I came across there's your answer, Marutani• stop in the White River Valley that's now be these two men who will members and friends to urge a lawyer who constantly misspelled fairly san. They want it, but too proud common words. And he was a graduate swallowed up by Seattle's ever-expanding spearhead the effort to seek their Congressmen to support to say anything. The quiet takeover. But I must say this: you learned support of the bill in the House. the bill. A letter-writing cam- Americans. from an ivy-league law school no less, and Needless to say, we are paign to Members of Congress I also have a lot of pride, en• pretty high up in his class to boot. Amaz• under Hasegawa-sensei. You had to, or pleased that the House leader- has been initiated through dis- ryo, hajl, etc., all that Japanese ing. else. c:hln f''tY\m hnt-h "",.o:)....n.o.c .... "" .... ~ • • _.. __ • _ 1..J: training. But sometimes I let my- 11 In.7 roT" ...... " If A "rC'C' ~T _:J.."...... ~ ...n ~"":" .~'t". "-"!~!"lJQJ. ~"".111iru1lO\.r mct guveI11Ors, reglOllal W- lYJ 1 ~lVll'U 1:A.) In UUIVU-&"' ...... self go ind speak up. In Amenca, AND SOME TEACHERS apparently ognized that the issue we are rectors and district redress live like an American and yet do were achievers, from my standpoint frus• presenting in raising constitu- representatives. not forget our Japanese training. "ain't what they used to be", Oh, undoubt• tratingly so because if we didn't bring tional and human rights ques- If we all get involved in this It's very good and brought us edly there are some very dedicated and home man-ten's, while the achievers did. tions are of such importance effort, we may be able to see this far. I was working at Hick• highly competent ones, thank goodness. we were held strictly accountable. And I and magnitude that they are this thing through ahead of am Field (right next to Pearl are Harbor) when it was attacked. So But many not like the ones I used to had to do a lot of accounting. And the girls willing to support this bill. our own expectation. # lucky for me I did not go into know, or whose wrath rve felt when I be• were especially vexing on this count be• camp as did my many friends came mischievous, from a whack on the cause by and large they perfonn better Inttl.pac,flccitl..n and relatives. So you see, I will 35 years ago wrist with a ruler and once, in grade than we boys who were more interested in not receive a penny out of this. I school, on the good ole' backside. But only SEPT. 30. 1944 am just giving my own opinion baseball than going to nihon-gakko on Sept. 14-Camp Savage be- Sept. 22-Arizona Gov. Os- on the whole deal-and like Ma• once in each case; that's all it took: I quiet• Saturdays. Each year there would be aca• comes ghost-town as last of Ni- born says evacuees not welcome rutani-san-asking for the ly learned the lesson And I surely didn't demic ceremonies, as I recall, and those sei GIs transfer to Ft. Snelling. "now or postwar". money. want the word to get back to my parents. Sept. 19-American ~gion Sept. 23-Calif. Sen. Downey's FUMIO YOSlllDA who were itto received special recogni• national convention reaffirms postwar plan would scatter evac• Gardena Valley JACL Horrors. tion while her-and sometimes hi&• resolution seeking "control of all uees throughout U.S. AMONG MY SENSEI (teachers) were parents beamed broadly. My parents Japanese in America" be trans- Sept. 24-WRA predicts a ADVERTISEMENT ----- several unforgettable ones, in varying de• never got to beam. ferred from civilian WRA to War fourth of the evacuees may not !Book ollDtemees Dept. return to West Coast. grees and moods. Even in high school we OlIT TInS WAY we don't have any I am a writer presently engaged in Sept. 2O-First Nisei families Sept. 2&-Army rejects Dr. research for a book of DOIl-Itction on had a science teacher, Mr. Leo Ashim, nihon-gakko's, and that's a shame. Once, trickling back to Seattle area George Ochikubo's petition to the World War n alien enemy intern• who ran his class with iron discipline. An briefly. we started a Saturday program resume dental practice at Los ment program, operated by the Im• Sept. 2O--California wins first Angeles. migration ~ Naturalization Service. excellent instructor, he countenanced no but dragging the reluctant kids was a real case on anti-alien law; title to Ki• Sept. 26-Nalive Sons of Golden Focus of my book is Fl Unooln, out• deviation from the hard line he laid down, hassle, and the program faded. Today, SIde BISJIWcl<. North DakOOL I am Ul• yoshi Watanabe's farm near West on record opposing state• FUnny, this some of these very same offspring now French Camp going back to hood for Hawaii rerested DOW in bearing from any brooked no nonsense. but to Sept. 23-Poll shows 90% of persons who were internees of the day. I remember that he would pennit no demand why we, the parents, did not state. camp. Sept. 21-New York. Gov. students at Pasadena City CoJ• bookmarkers to be inserted in texts: next teach them nihongo. H they only knew Dewey sidesteps queries about le~e welcome Esther Takei, first JOHN CHRISTGAU thin!! \'OU kno\\'. he explained, we'd have a bow hard we tried. Nisei evacuees at San Francisco NISei student since Evacuation; Z704 Comstock. Belmoot. ca 9-1002 news conference. one-man agitation reported (41S) S91.oiOlS pipewrench as a marker, and that would You can't win. II ----- Friday. 1979 I PACIAC em Some 'Big' isei' in the Healing Arts Denver. coo: department "has produced large nwnbers noted gisIs in practice all 0 ~r the ~ rid - While me reader bas professed to be Dr. agamatsu is chairman of the panel that ad bored by A!CeDt oolumns 00 Japanese the Food aIXl Drug Administration on regulatory coo Americ:al5 whose achievemeJltS have to be inclndfrl in the 1edical Device Safet} Act. He is / j WOIll"eoognitioo, numerous omers have also a past chairman of the BiomErlical Erlgineering reI!I~Ddf!!Id by nominating people for iDclusioo 00 the list. Committee of the American UrWogica1 Association, and In the respoIlge has been greater than anything member of the Imtinrte of Electrical and Electronics since this ooIumn, deploring the shortage €X smiles in this Engineering. newspaper, some yearJ5 ago invited readers to submit 'Iben there is Dr. Edward 1 Hashimoto. woo retired in eduUc funny stories. June from the University of Utah medical scOOol He This would indicate that at least some ~ us oootinue to received his medical degree at Harvard and joined Uni• take pride in achievement, and it seems our c:ow:ttJy versity of Utah's anatomy department faculty in 1935. would be in a lot better shape if more of us reoogni'red Tbousands of would-be physicians studied in his courses achievers and did them honor rather than poob-poohing during the next 44 years. Since 1960 he bas woo 18 them. Anyway, we'D talk today about three Ni~i doctors teaching awards; overall he received more teaching who have had a profound effect on the healing p~ awards than any other University of Utah professor. A Cession. profIle of Hashimoto published in the University of Utah • • • Review explained Dr. Hashimoto's philosophy: UBe Sumltomo serves you right. That's bccaus th The flJ'St is Dr. George R Nagamatsu, professor and humble, be good, don't overcharge." people working for us are especially tmined to IV acting chairman of urology, New York MediCal College, And finally for the week there is the team of Taft and you prompt. courteous service paym car luI who at COI11IDeIlCelDe last June was presented with the Masako Toribara who, the nominator reports, "are quiet• al1ention to the small details that could mak th of the College. in the state of ly tremendous job in respective fIelds." big dltference. And Sumllomo s on Innov Ii distinguished Medal Born doing a their full-service Catlfornia Bank which continually Washingtoo in l904, he earned a degree in electrical Masako Toribara is a voice instructor at the Eastman strives to bring you the very bast In banking engineering at the University of Washingtm and prac• School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., a position she has had services. ticed as an engineer for four years before entering med• for 13 years. She is a native of Fresno, Calif. Taft Tori• So whatever your banking needs may b . Irom ical school He received his MD. in 1934. bara is professor of radiation bioJogy and biophysics at personal 10 commercial to internallon.l, como 10 Dr. Nagamatsu's training in two disciplines suited him the University of Rochester Medical Center and, inci• Sumitomo Bank. It serves you right. uniquely for a career in biomedical engineering. He is dentally, national champion of the U.S. Racquets Associ• The Sumitomo Bank ofCa,.,fbmia internationally known for his research in kidney and ation in the over-60 category. 1bat is not altogether sur• • ~ F OIC adrenal surgery and through application of engineering prising as Toribara was an amazing little basketball play• knowledge he developed a nwnber of surgical devices. er while growing up in his native Seattle, and coxswain of For example, his fiber nephroscop&-a slender, flexible the freshman crew at the University of Washington. cable with a light at its tip-can search out cancerous Among other achievements, Dr. Toribara, an analytical twnors the size of a matchhead which could not be diag• chemist, guided one of his students in the development of nosed by ordinary means. He recently developed an elec• a landmark procedure in determining the presence of tronic prostatometer which measures the size of the phosphorus in blood, plasma and urine. prostate with great precision to help a surgeon detennine Each of these Nisei contributed vastly to the advance J..; whether surgery is called for. He also innovated a widely of world medical science, and we have every reason to be used technique for radical kidney cancer surgery known proud of their achievements. The Mitsubislli Bank as the "Nagamatsu One" procedure. There is alsoa ''Na• We'll some other Nisei" in a forthcoming list ''Big of California Member FDIC gamatsu Two." His citation notes that Dr. Nagamatsu's column. # Men are strong only so long UttJe Tokyo OffIce as they represent a strong 321 East Second St, Los Angeles, Calif. 90012 idea. They beccJ1le powerless , (213) 680·2650 EXECOM Actions in Brief: when they oppose it.-FREUD Moses Lake, Wa 98837, by Oct 1, Eodowment Fund commercially at u- % this 1979. yOUJi Requ ted the Endowment year. By borrowing from the En• JARP (c) I came here because F\md Committee for a loan not dowment fund, JACL shouJd (A separate report is being ceeding 100,000 with a 10% sa e at least $2,000. published in the regular PC col• interest was high eno gh annual interest. to be collateril• JAUer of Biennium (c) umns.) Accepted progress re• ized by deed of trust on Head• District Go emors to be re• port from Shig Wakamatsu, quarters property. JACL re~y quested to designate their own chair, Japanese American Re• to atfiiact my attention. ment will be made os working committee chairpersons to pro• search Project Directed legal capital pennits. During the cur· vide nominations to the national counsel Frank IWaIDa to acquire rent year, Kodama noted JACL committee. chaired by Ed YaIDa• all legal documents. borrowed and has repaid $90,000 moto. 4502 Fairchild Loop. JARR Acknowledged Seiko Wakaya• ~ From NoIuyuki Nakajima rna's resignation as chair of the Japanese American Resource Registry. Having Japan Retirees Uve in U.S. Japanese American of the Cleveland, Ohio Biennbnn Today there are a couple of million retiJ:ees in Japan. The Accepted proposals suggested number is probably on the increase. becauseJaoanese are one by Cherry Kinoshita of Seattle, of the Ioogest living people in the world. I have proposed to chair, to (a) name three winners by categories instead of one win• invite a million of them to build retirement communities in the ner and two runners-up, (b) open U.S. This enables them to bring back the U.S. dollars they bad DOminatiOns, (c) and not limited rightfully earned and which they can now spend in the u.s. to Mainland residents. DD"~"''''C'"T'\ ro· ____ ,..._ ... ~ The in estment aM maintenance mSUG~ ~ii!~~=s ~ , •~':.!!'" _~C!.! '--"\ 1 tAJ'U l'\.lt.:) also help to rectify the balance of trade. That each biennium, nominations would be requested for outstandlng Aside from the economic benefits I wish Japanese retirees Nikkei who have made notable to be able to enjoy their "golden age". Many golden agers achievements in the following nelds: today are still )1'OWT8 and very active. I know in Oeveland an 1. Arts/LIterary (arn5ts, editor. publishers, authors, musicians, etc.) fl)-year-old man and a 7O-ye8N)ld woman who ice-skate regu• 2. Businessflndustryffechnical larly. When I was skiing at CrystBl MOWltain in Michigan, 1 (corporate executives, banlcus, un• noticed a group of men and women gracefully coming down porters, inventors, entrepreneurs, de\-elopers, etc.) the expert slope. which I bad barely managed the day before. J. PoliticslPublic AffaJ.rsILaw As it often happens in the ski slopes. my eyes were naturally (elected offic:i.als, government ad• glued to the beautiful figures of women, who all appeared to mirustrators, attorneys. diplomats, judges, etc.) be in theirs 2Os. But these skiiers were all senior citizens! -l • 1edicine/Saence1 (sci• In Japan there aremany golfers wboare 7O-ish. There used to entists, physicians, dentists. re• be rugby b!8mS named fuwaku or Waku-waku Cub for old searchers, chemists. en:.) s.. EducationlSocial ScieDces (edu• timers. These names were taken from the famous tmdJing f1 cators, deans, professors.. human)• CoofUcius. '-nmse who pass age forty m net Jose their way". tarian.s. sociologists, ci\'iJ rights ac• 'Ibm. the ot-Lost Cub or lost-Lost Club. respectively. A fa. n ..ists., en:..) mous space scientist, Prof. Itokawa of Tokyo University, Legal Activities A.NNUAL INTEREST RATES ON INSURED SAVINGS Decided to elect the wsliding All InUota1 Compounded 0 • Accoum Insurance How 000&AMed To J.4O,ooo started ballet after his retirement. He became good enough to scale test" in calc:ulating lobby• perfonn as a profesmma1 ing limitations with respect to '!be recreational facilities are much more readily available the IRS. A SOl(c 3) organizatioo in the U.s. than in Japan. If not available, we can build one (such as JAU) bas two cbaices: much less expelisively here. For e'XBmp1e. there are almost the SOl(b) election of a sliding ten ice-rinks in Grea!EI' Cle\'eIaDd; I kDawd many ldiIees who scale test.. or the SOl(c X4) p0liti• ~"time skari~ cal a.rm-politicaI action commit• enjoy the hours d '!beD it is DOt aowded tee. M ITSAVI ANDLOANASSOCIATJON LOS ANGELES: 324 E.. Firs SL 624-7434 • TORRANCE I GARDENA: 18505 S. AYe. 327-9301 at all. a wish I aJUld skate in the daytime.) -t: Dder SO) b ) or tile Intemal Re\-e• western MONTEREY PARK; 1995 S. Atlantic Btvc1. 266-3011 • IRVINE: 5392 Wafnut Ave. (71.) 562... 751 I would like to convey this message roJapanese retirees that DUe Code, SOl IC 3) OIl:3"tzatims MEMBER FSUC their li\"ing in the U.s. will start a new and youthful experience. C)rOrred CD ~ 7 6-PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday, Sept. 28,1979 ------IN THE JACL cflapt.rpu/ile ------cfIapt.r ..... ------...... ------b FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Kimi Tambara eden township houston philadelphia 1000 Clu To look ahead-look back Invi'=o~nex- T=:~~Na- ~~~~~hia ~\::= ..) Portland, Ore. Dr. Toshi Kuge, Ed and Ruth tended to all Issei living in the. dine Solie, the Houston JACL JACLers and friends braved COLUMBIA BASIN: 10-Kiuu FUkuIcai.. Listening in on the plan• Uyesugi, Mary Minamoto, Eden Township, Alameda bas rented a beach house on a summer downpour to gatb- DOWNTOWN LA: 2M K Uyeda. t th Galveston Island for a beach er at George Nakashima's in Uyeda ning for Portland JACL's 50th among others. Many still Co be ests Ed:tyt~~hir JAd PO: party Oct 21. If enough New Hope for the annual ~ 26a. K l\amayatsu. Anniversary dinner~ to viewed JACL with hostility beheldonNov.17,atJantzen luck supper, Oct 6, 6 p.m, at members are interested in chapter picnic held July 29. POR1l..AND: S-UIBka Morishita. and resentment after the the Eden Japanese Commu- staying the weekend thethre, Highlight of the day was a ~~2-GaJe~~ Red Lion Inn, names and war. During the late '405 and personally~nducted events began to surface from nity Center, 710 Elgin St., San arrangements to reserve e tour of VEN1CE(;lJlNER: 10-ThIn Hayakawa. 'SOs. chapter officers and Lo house from Saturday will be his showroom and museum NAT: l-Dennis Masahiro Nimmiya'. the murky past, both known members all paid their own ~~~i names inadver- made. it was announced by by the world-famous wood CENTURYa.vB* and heard It was learned way to JACL activities, in• tentlyomitted, call Mas Yo- Gem Osaki. president. artisan. Picnickers also went l-DennisMasahiroNimmiya(Nat). that Charles Yoshii, the flrst cluding national conventions kola, chairman, 352-0973. Meanwhile, chapter re- home with fresh peaches president of the chapter, is -the coffers of chapters and Two Japanese films (with dress survey was expected to from the Moriuchi orchard. now living in Japan. Other districts being at a very low English sub-titles) "Ohtoko be completed by Sept 16 Jack Ozawa and Ted Tsu• peeted to be heard this fall. names: Dr. Kelly Kayama, level All surpl~ were wa tsurai yo # 17" starring when the chapter board met. kahara, Jr., coordinated the (The JAClrWStJ-Fund, E3(). Roy Yokota, Mamaro Waka• saved and sent to National. Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Members were asked to arrangements. On the com• 21-62nd Ave. Spokane, Wa sugi., Newton Wesley, How• • • • Baisho, and ''Kisetsu Fu", check off their preference mittee were: 99203, needs $11,000 to meet ard Nomura, the Maedas, Sa• Today, the Portland JACL starring Goro Noguchi and for: (a) demand direct pay- Hiro and Grayce Uyehara, its goal-Ed) chi Kasahara, Hito Okada, Keiko Usami, will be shown. ment, (b) income tax deduc- Betty and Sim Endo, Rei.ko Gas- Bareto Ogilvie will record is headed by a Sansei and a~ Jim Watanabe, Hana Yama• gives evidence of being fu• Anyone unable to attend tion, (c) commission par. the chapter board minutes for da, to name a few. ture oriented. With the foun• the supper but who wants to proach if any compensation cflapt.rpuhe ------• the remainder of the year. A journal of those days was dation built over the years, see the movies is cordially in- is warranted, (d) opposed to , seattle Chapter board is also protest• made available in which the perhaps their task will be vited. The movies will start all redress proposals. ing the amendments to the secretary had kept a very made somewhat easier in at• about 7:30 p.m, and there dq:ttw pulse ______PNWoc vs. wsu Federal Communications Act good record Many Nisei out• taining equal civil and hwnan will be no admission charged I Funds all! needed for the which would exclude Asians Pacific Northwest JACL Dis- side of the organization were rights for themselves and as vegas as "minorities", is considering dq:ttw pulse ------Airport Opening . trict Council's civil rights suit sponsorship of a ~ fall flight of the opinion that JACL was their children. The Sansei al• then for the elite. That atti• fresno A dancing group of Las filed in September, 1978, to Japan, and has reviewed so add a new dimension to Vegas JACLers and their againstWashingtonStateUni- the National JACL c:xmstitu• tude did not seem to deter established JACL goals-that Names for Schools family members participat- versity in the federal district tional revisions. this hard-working core group of seeking more information Fresno JACUALL board Seattl The chapter's Minidoka Pil• from their purpose of pro• of directors has recom- ed at the recent opening of court at Spokane, the e on their own ethnicity. This is mended to the Fresno Board the U.S. customs station at JACL reminded at its July grimage has been postponed moting their goal of Ameri• a factor that many Nisei have McCarran International Air- board meeting. The case is ex- to early fall. equality. of Education that two new 1 1 can attempted to deny in their elementary schools now un- port. Near y 400 peop e were Mter the war, the chapter struggle to be acknowledged der construction be named present at the program. was reactivated by an equal• as first-class American cit• for Mary C. Baker and for Chapter is also supporting ly dedicated group headed by zens. # the begiruting level Japanese Hubert Phillips, two Fresno conversation class being of- State College instructors, ferred by Univ. of Nevada Fashion show benefit Oct. 14 both also extremely support- Las Vegas Continuing Educa• ive of the Japanese Ameri- tion division with Mitzy Ta• Thlrty-flye Yelrs In HIe frying Pin, by Bill Hosokawa. Selections from his popular cans during the Evacuation naka as instructor. Classes column in the Pacific Citizen with new background material and a running commentary. set for Eastbay Issei housing and post-WW2 period. Se 11 N 15 Tu o $10.95 (Postage is on the PC on this book.) Oakland, Ca. Grace Goto, general chair• Ruth Gadebusch, school run pt. - ov. , es- Thl Blmboo People: TIle Law Ind Jlpantl. Am.rtClM, by Frank Chuman. board president, has solicit- day and Thursday, 7:3().9 p.m. The Contra Costa JACL man. Legal and legislative history 01 the Japanese in America. A "must" lor every collection o Hardcover, $12.00 postpaid. benefit luncheon fashion Included in the grqup of ed various organizations for dq:ttwpuhe ______show at Goodman Hall, Jack recommendations. Jlpan"e Amlrlan Story, by Budd Fukei. A good taste of the history and cultural models will be members of marin county heritage. One chapter by Mike Masaoka recalls JACL's role during Evacuation. London Square on Sunday, the sponsoring organizations Hardcover, $7.70 postpaid. Oct. 14, will feature Jan Ya• A special selection of Asian Wendy Yoshimura Case o of the East Bay Issei Housing: TIley Clllid Hlr Tokyo Rose, By Rex Gunn. Documented story 01 a WN2 legend nehiro of the TV Evening Dolly Chew, Chieko Endo, Bet• apparel will be shown by: Marin County JACL presi• Mrs. Wakako Adachi, Kyon• by a Pacific War correspondent who stayed with the story to Its unimaglned culmination. show as special guest com• ty Hoshii, Joanne Ikeda, Umeko dent Steven T. Gotanda, as a o Paperback, $5.75 postpaid. mentator. lchimaru, Lynn Kimoto, Emiko gae Bakalinsky, Ken Dickerson, result of the Am:mst board Katsumoto, Nola Leong, Sonya Michael Endo, Barbara Kitaga• resolUtion, has urged Calif. Nln.: HIe Quiet Amerlaftl, by Bill Hosokawa. Popular history of the Japanese In Entitled "Kotobuki", which wa, Joan Low and the 1979 Cher• America . 1869-1969. Lee, Vicki Mizuhara, Hazel Saw• Gov. Brown to grant Wendy means "long life", the pro• yer, Jane Tanamachi, Irene Ta• ry Blossom Queen representa• D,So/tcover only. ·$5.00 postpaid. ~ve. Yoshimura immediate par• gram· honors the Issei for kahashi, Helen Wong and Han• Rullmlkers of III. Houll. by Spark Matsunaga-Ping Chen. An inside look at the whom the proceedings will nah Yasuda. Tickets are on sale at $12 don and release from prison. most powerful committee in the House of Representatives, based on S~rk's 10- be used to build housing in Ken Dickerson, Glenn Onizu• from an EBlli representa• The continuing incarcera• year experience in that committee. (The Senator has autographed a limited supply the East Bay, according to ka, Calvin Steimetz and Ben Ta• tive or by calling (415) 524- ' tion of Ms. Yoshimura for PC readers.) keshita. 1313. "Would benefit only those ele• o Hardcover, $8.00 postpaid. ments in our society which elmp II Block 211, by Jack Matsuoka. Daily life in Internment camp at Poston as calenda~r------~i~~~~------would like to use her as a sketched by a young cartoonist. • SEPT. 28 (Friday) Alamedt.....-Reno trip, Iv 7:30pm. • OCT. 6 (Saturday) martyr and use her 'cause' as o Softcover, $7.00 postpaid. Orange County-Gen mtg, Bud- "Los ~Ba7aar, Japanese Uni- 'Seattle-Queen Comm benefit a rallying point for their own H.WlUln TIIII, by Allan Beekman. Eleven matchless stories of the Japanese dhist Church, 7:30pm; Dr Michael on Ch,,-1. U...a...m disco, Dome Rm, Arctic Bldg ...... , -"I! AIam~Jsseidnr . needs," Gotanda declared. immigrant in Hawaii. Baker, sprk, "Emergency Medicine". "Tacoma-Asian Day Festival, Lake- Contra Costa-lAdies night. Gotanda was also led to o Hardcover, $4.70 postpaid. (~) • SEPT. 29 wood Comm entr; Uam-Spm Washington. D.C-Picnic. conclude: "The apparently Thunder In HI."'Rockles: III. Incredlille Denver Pod, by Bill Hosokawa. Personally New York-Assertiveness tng, J.A. • SEPT. 30 (SUoday) -Sacramento-Bazaar, Japanese harsher treatment meted out autographed copy from the author to PC readers. Packed with hours 01 entertainment United Church, 6:30pm. ~ toomey, VanBuskirk United Methodist Church, llam-6pm. PNWDC-Qtrly sess, Puyallup Val- Country Club. • OCT. 7 (Sunday) to Ms. Yoshimura than to oth• o Hardcover, $14.00 postpaid. ley JACL hosts: Sat dnr, 6:30pm, • OCT. 3 (W..A~Aa ..) NC-WNDC-Marin County-VoUey- ers only reinforces the racial In Movement, • Plctortll Hiatoly at Allin Amarta, by Visual Communications, Poodle Dog, Fife; Sun mtg, Rodeway ~~ ball tourn, Terra Linda High. Berkeley-Japan-U.S. women's inequities in our society," Inc.; text by Dr. Franklin Odo. Oriented toward schools and libraries in areas of multi• Ynn , T acoma, 9am . U ball C k I H St. Louis-J/School picnic, Tilles East lAls AngeIes-Scholarship ball, vo ey ,U Ber e. ey arm on Park. cultural and ethnic studies. Nishi Hongv.anji Hall, 9pm. gym. 7:30pm. Dayton-Gen mtg, el.ection, potluck o Softcover, $16.00 {lostpald. 'Seattle-Day of Rememb bnft, UNDOM MUSINGS: Robert H. Koeo secunng recognition of Japa• Okubo PItted government c0n• Meiji leaders who included nese sovereignty over the scripts against the samurai elite many illustrious samurai from islands. -to which he himself belonged the provinces in the southern Ryukyu Okubo went -and put an end once and for all to China as a result of the For• part of Japan. He was a man of The Last Rebel/s Nemesis to any cballenge to the hege• the bourwbo stepped fonh when mosan incident to demand mony of the Meiji government. to put an end to the en• ernment. Partly because of 500,000 taels in indemnity. Okubo was topS among the OW' I. 7 feebled Tokugawa Shogun• the furor caused over the is• ...... ate that had ruled Japan for sue, Okubo cut his trip short Okubo was one of the most in- • over 2SO years and belped re• and returned to Japan to fluential and powetful figures in store the emperor to the quash the movement with an• the Meiji government. In 1871 he - 1979 National JACL the great, became Minister of Finance and throne. Both were from other Meiji Iwakura later became the Minister of Authorized Retail Travel Agencies If Saigo Takamori was the 'same province of Satsuma in Tomomi Home Affairs. As such be was PActFIC NORTHWEST last rebel to challenge overt• Kyusbu. Both, of course, Though Okubo succeeded responsible for internal security ly the authority of the new were samurai. But they part• in quelling Saigo's ambitions and the modernization of Japan ~ ~~~ lwasak;: 400 sw '«h'Ave: ~nd : on. ~~ 223-6245 to invade Korea, his move which meant he held the reins Beacon Travel Service (206) S2S- Meiji government, Okubo ed ways over the issue of in• George Koda. 2550 BeacOn:'seaitie , w,; 98144 .• .••. ••. •• . 5849 his vading Korea caused a major split in the over the growth of police powers Toshimichi, erstwhile and the industrialization pro• Meiji leadership, and the I(aM~::~:=l , ~~ AYe #300. Seitttie: Wa ' 981~ •••..•(206) 622-5520 partner in the overthow of During Okubo's absence gram in the country. When Sai• the Tokugawa Shogunate, while he was on a diplomatic government sought to molli• ~ rebellion in 1877, . NOA'THERN CALIfORNIA-WESTERN NEVADA was his undoing. It was Oku• mission in Europe and the fy the invade-Korea faction AkiKazTral(ave'taoSekrva lC8'730' , ,....,,;.~:.. St'· Sa' '. F" ...... , -.. • • ..( 415) 567·1114 ...... -1, n ranosco, Ca 94115 bo who took over control of United States, Saigo tried to by speedily dispatching a - East West Travel .. .. , (415) 398-Sm putting down the rebellion gather support for his idea of naval expedition to Taiwan in Victor Iwamoto, 210 Post St aih Ar. San FraooSCO: ce '94108 ' led by Saigo in 1877 that end• employing the fighting tal• retaliation for the killing of Japan ~meobu~ T25Bravel...... '" ...(415) 781-8744 ~ Tom N ""I. w0"" Trade Ctr, San Franc:ssco. Ca 94111 ed in the latter's taking his ents of the unemployed sa• some Ryukyuan sailors by Kintetsu International Express own life. murai to provoke Korea into Formosan aborigines in 1874. Ich Teniguchi. 1737 Post St, San Franc.sco: c.' 9i,1·5······ .(415) 992-7171 Okubo and Saigo, among a war for having refused to The government won a diplcr Kosakura Tours & Travel . .. (415) 956-4300 M Kosakura , K ImaTrlJra. 530 Bush St. San Frane;sc.;: ca 9il" 5 others, had worked together recognize the new Meiji gov- matic victory over China by LSA Travel .... , ...... , (408) 578-21l3O *Sl Lawson Sakai. 12. Blossom HIli Rd . San JoM. C«'95123 · •. KAMON Miyamoto Travel SeIVlC8 ...... Jerry Miyamoto, 2401-15th St. Saaamento. Ca9Se18 '" .(916) 441-1020 SPARTAN BEAT: Mas Manbo 9-amily C't£1.t Monteray Travel SeMCe " . DenniS Gamson, 446 PaCIfic St. Monieray, Ca 93s:.Q'" " .. ,(408) 64&-4.292 YOSHIDA KAMON ART , Nippon Express , USA Simmon Shlmomura, 39 Geary St. San FrancisCO. ca 94;0s" (.'5) 982-4965 Summer fashion flop 312 E. let St.. Hm. 205 Sakura Travet Bureau ' .. ministers, only Esaki was pictures of Cabinet ministers Lo. Angel•• Ca. 90012 Jim Nakada, 51'-2nd Ave . san'MateO : ca 9440, ...••.(415) 342-7494 (213) 629·2848/755.9429 Tanaka Travel Service . . seen consistently attired in wearing what are 'sho-ene' T Frank or Edith Tanaka. 441 (),F8JTeIl, 'San Fraridsco. ca 94108(.,5) 474-3900 the short-sleeved suit. look, safari-type short- Kei Yoshida, Instructor ravel Planners ...... , .. (408) 287 52 Meanwhile, a number of sleeved suits at formal occa• Creator of Embossed Art Clark Taketa, 2025 Gateway PI #280, San JOse, ca'95110,' • 20 Travel Tech ...... , l408i 7311!iOO letters panning the new look sions. Aki Yoshida. 333 Cobalt Way , #101 , Sunny.;.. ca·S4086 · . . . Yamahlro's Travel Service . " . " . ' appeared in the newspapers. ' "I advise them to wear nor- ANNUAl KAMON-" EXHIBIT ,(.,5) 845-1877 • • • mal business suits, particu- FOR THE CITY OF GARDENA. JAPANESE Ken Yamahlro. 2451 Grove St, Berkeley, ca ,94704 . Tokyo: CULTURAL SHOW AT THE GARDENA A letter from a Japanese . larly when meeting officials COMMUNITY CENTER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Another long hot summer Mikaml & Co, Travel Service reader appearing in the Asa- from foreign countries. 1700 W 162nd SI. Gardena. Ca Henry Mikami. 814 E St. Fresno, Ca 93'706 ..... , •••... (209) 268-6683 has come and gone, and with II you have an interest in the history 01 hi Evening News said: "If they want to wear ener- your surname or Kamon (Japanese Family PACIfIC SOUTHWEST it the latest flop in fashions• Asahi Intemational Travel . "I am ashamed to look at gy-saving suits, all the Cabi• Crest). please come to the exhlbll and Kei ~ete the "energy-saving suit". net ministers should do so, Yoshida will help you , Also at the cultural Endo. 1111 W Olympic Blvd, Los A.iM: ca 90015 '" ,(213) 623-6125 The summer suit with show will be 20 olher exhibits and demon• ASia Travel Bureau . and show the detennination strations Kazue Tsuboi. 102 S San PBd~O , Los Angeles. ca 90012 ···· .(213) 628-3235 short sleeves had been Saturday Sept 29. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. ClaSSIC Travel Service ...... , (213) 532-317 pushed by none other than CoatiJnled oa Pap 7 Sunday Sept. 30. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m Joanne Matsubayashl, 1601 W Redondo Beach, Gardenii. Ca'90247 1 Prime Minister Masayoshi Garde~a Travel Agency .. . , , ...... Owa," Kamimura, Pac Sq # 10, 1610 W Redondo Beach Gan.1e~'~ :O~.~440 Ohira, along with his Interna• International Holiday Tour & Trael ...... ' .. " . • <7,4) 898-0064 tional Trade and Industry Nana~1 M Ge~lTge , 12792 Vailey View C-2. Garden Grove, Ca 92645 Minister, Maswni Esak:L Kok~sal IntematlOnal Travel " . ••• • ... (213) 626-5284 Most Appreciated Willy Kal . 321 E 2nd St, Los Angeles . ca 90012 . They modeled the suit before Mltsuline Travel Sarvice the hot season in connection Omiyage in Japan Hiromichi Nakagaki, 345 E 2nd ·St. 'Los Ang8t8I. ~ ' 9001i£ " (213) 628-3235 with the Government cam• Monteray Park Travel ...... ' ...... '. .. .. (213) 721.3990 , PNmlum Quellty Les Kurakazu 255 E F'rIrnona Blvd Monterey Park. Ca 91754 paign to set the limit for air• New Japan Travel Center conditioning at all offices at YOshltaka Ena. 206 5 San Pedro St, los ~~ .. c;. 90(l12" .(213) 628-0278 28 degrees C. to cut down New Orient Express energy consumption. STEAKS NIGirO Takahashi, 330 E 2nd 1201. Los Angeles, ca 90012 (213) 62~12"" sel Travel ...... (213) 327 Men's wear manufacturers Packed In Blue Ice Box Akl Mano, 1344 W 155th si, Gardena. Ca 90247 '" . • . . . -5110 had been hoping that the new TakahashI Travel .. '. .. , (213) 69~ •••Ken Takahashi, 221 E Whittier. ·L8Habra. Ca '00631 ... ,.. ,",1863 suits would become a big hit, 12 cut FILET MIGNON • .5 Ib no doubt, like the Space In• 8 cut NEW YORK CUT • Ib Alcala Travel .. Sandra H OJln. 5343 U';ive~Sity. San Diego. Ca 92;05······· (714) 287-1530 vader electronic game that 11 cut TOP SIRLOtN • Ib Fifth Avenue Travel & Toura . . has swept the country. But it 16 cut T.T. STEAKS 51b Tanya Sands, 70S1·5th Ave . Scottsdale. Az 8525; .• •.. (602) 94~1819 turned out that the "sho-ene• ROAST BEEF • Ib South Bay Travel Center .. (213) John Dunkle. p ,O Box 295. NatIOnal City 92050 ..•••. (714) 474-2206 rugi lukku" was an Edsel in 629-1271 • ALSO VACUUM PACK BEEF ca Travel Center JERKY, ORANGES, HONEYDEW. 23~6355 fashion ideas. Mlsa MII/er 709 E 51 San Diego Ca 92101 (71.) Few Japanese males took (eve) 283-9905 INTERMOUNTAIN to wearing the energy-saving Caldwell Travel Service ACOMa U.S.A. 112 E. 181 St., #309 (208) 459-0889 Gene Betts. P,O Box 638. Caldwell. (daho 83605 suit. They stuck with the reg• Japan nmes Photo ~ Angeles, 90012 ular-type suits or simply ca Isen Travel Agency '" (503 Prime Minister Ohira looks Certified by the U.S.D.A. for easy clearance through Japanese Customs. Delivery to Jan or George lseri, P.O Box 100. OnlarlO, Ore 97914 •..•• ) 889-6488 went coatless in the steaming OQden Travel Center. tnc, spiffy in his new "energy-sav• Los Angeles International Airport at check-in counter on departure dale. Please ordtJ . . (801) 39i-5506 hot weather. Among Cabinet ing" summer suit. by phone at least a week before departure, Lack Stephens, 440-22nd St. Ogden Ut 84401 MIDWEST I EAIT!RN Macpherson Travel Stlreau • . • . • • ••• • (212) 354-5555 Jean Furukawa. 500 Filth Ave . New York. N Y 10036 New York Travel SeMC .. •...... • (212) 687· 7983 --i_.~America ) s Newest and Largest Japanese Shopping Center Stanley Okada , S51 ·5th A.ve . New York. NY 10017 Sugano Travel Service • • •. '. • . • ••.. (312) 94~5."" Frank 5uglno, 17 E OhIO St , ChlC8gO . II £.0611 WEST MALL Yamada Travel Service • • .. (312) 944-2730 Richard H Yamada , 812 N Clark St. Chicago, II 60 10 Pacific Square SAN RIO . Gift Gate For lIst l ~ H r•. r.aU A.ra 1600-1638 Redondo Beach Blvd. SUPER Sl-EARS , Hair Styling Gardena, Calif. 90247 LAOX : Video and Sound ::s < _ f1> § .... Bet.veen Normandie & Western Ave. MASTERS GOU: : Sport Shop ~ (")-< JEAN'S PACIFIC : Sportswear Cl f1> ~ ! Q.::sO CINfRAL MALL MASTERS GIFTS 0. ~ ! EAST MALL 0 MEJJl PHARMACY HIRATA'S CAMERA & SOUND ti1 a. C Drugs & Prescriptions lEAH'S ~ ~ D "•roI Women's&ChiJdren's Fashions CARROWS Hldory Chip RESTAURANT P. DOTE & 00 ' Clothing Merchant Opm 24 Hours g;~ft1 1HE PIZZA MACHINE Q.~ i CON1EMPO SHOES KAWAFUru RESTAURANT F'me Pilza & Sandwiches Specia.&zilg i'I Small Sizes Oriental Cuisine f1>2"3MlQ. DAJSUKE RAMFN ' .Japanese Fonci Mlf1> NEW MEIJI MARKET OPTOMETRIST ' Eye Doctor " MOON'S BEAlJIY SALON American & Oriental Foods g ... 0 ~J I-hir Styling MlKAWA VA ' Japanese Confectialers a.:r< f1> < SINGER FRIEN:> CO, . Sewing Machines f1> 0 _. CHATEAU CAKE SHOP : Bakery N.! KIKU RORlST & GIFT PACIFlC fQUARE INN . Hotel Q.S::;' FkMoer Shop TSURLN A. Japanese Cuisine ·~i ! C» ca GARDENA TRAVEL AGENCY PACIFIC TOWER TOKYO-OO SHOTEN . Book Store f1>0. .,.,.. j Air, Sea, Travel Planning i 0. ... MJTSJBISHI BANK ANN'S BOUnQUE _~e. U,c KUM MAlSU-YA Toy Store Personal & Commerclal Accounts Wig; and Dress Store Ofllo- ~ ~ $! U! MURATA PEARL CO. RICOH DEVB.OPMENT 00, YAMAlO GlFT CENTER C»w .,.,.. III FInest n PeMt Jewelry OFCAUF . INC <>rental Gifts [$! ,+-a SAV B&V1Y SUPPUES DENTISTS MIDORfS GFTS . HaDmark Cards .,.,.. ~ RetaJ and Wholesale $! ATIORNEYS MORI JE\&JB..RY : Elegant Jeweay ~ U CERTIRED FtlBUC ACCOUNTANTS :3. KEN NAKAOKA . ~r -~ _ . 0.DI- ru ~ . ~