NEXT: The 1995 Pacific Citizen Holiday Issue National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Established 1m ($1.50 Postpaid U.s.) Newsstand: 25¢ #2789/VoI121, No. 10 ISSN: 0030-8579 2 Coral Circle, Suite 204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 Nov. 17-30, 1995 EDC meeting, Nov. 4, 1995 Chinese American stabbed in alleged California hate crime Admitted white supremacist charged; Marin Chapter, JACL,monitors situation

Staff reports said police believe that the at• tacker espoused hatred for minor• A Chinese American male is in ity groups but acted alone in the DISTRICT BUSINESS-From left, l.:illian Kimura, Ron Uba TAKING NOTE-Emily Murase, left, and serious condition after a Nov. 8 incident. and Tom Kometani discuss EDC agenda. Grayce Uyehara listen to proceedings. stabbing attack by an alleged Page allegedly approached the white supremacist in Novato, Ca• victim, whose identity is being Seabrook deals with lif, a city just north of San Fran• withheld, in the parking lot and MORE CHAPTER NEWSt cisco. without apparent provocation DISTRICT REPORTS According to local police, Robert stabbed him .repeatedly in the Antone Page, 23, was arrested and chest. Supermarket employees racial slur incident - page4 ~5 charged with a hate crime in the came to the victim's rescue and Stories and photos: GWEN MURANAKA attack which allegedly occurred apprehended the suspect. ata downtown supermarket park• According to Novato Police Capt. Seabrook Chapter: ing lot. Gary Varner, Page is an admitted John Fuyuume reported that the chapter has received District reviews Dennis Sato, president of the white supremacist but has not media attention after a local school superintendent used a Mario Chapter of the Japanese been connected to any group ac• racial slur. JACL budget American Citizens League tivity. "He acted alone, and this The Bri.dgeton, N .J ., Journal reported Donald D'Amico The Eastern District Council meet• (JACL), has been involved in the was an isolated incident in our said Oct. 20 during a teachers meeting at the IndianAven ue ingin New York Nov. 4 discussed JACL case from the beginning, accord• view," Varner said in the Hokubei School that the "Japs are taking over everything." fi nances and the upcoming 1996 bud• ing to !{aryl Matsumoto, JACL Mainichi. "But we are continuing Ayako Loder, who attended the meeting and heard the get which is scheduled to be sent to interim national director. the investigation until all aspects slur, said that the remark was offensive. When she asked chapters for their approval. Sato. who is a member of the of the incident are resolved." for an apology, Fuyuume said that D'Amico brushed her off Tom Kometani, governor, Eastern Novato Police Advisory Board and Page has been charged with a and walked away. District. said, "The proposed 1996 bud• the Marin County Human Rights hate crime. His bail has been set In response to the incident the Seabrook Chapter did not get is really bare. bones." Noting the Commission, has been in contact at $500,000. ask the Princeton School board to fire D'Amico. They sent line item in the '96 budget which makes with police officials conducting the Varner noted that eight hate See SLUR/page 4 individual National Board members investigation. crimes have occurred in Novato in responsible for "We, along with other minority the past two years_ "None were as raising $2,000, groups, are staying on top of this severe as this one," he said in the Kometani s aid, in order to ensure that the inci• Hokubei. "There were physical at• "There is a commit• dent is fully investigated," Sato tacks and epithets written on cars. ment by e~ ch board said. This is the first one involving an member to be re• At this point in the case, Sato AsIan.· " s ponsible for fi • nances. It.'s one-time only to show the Asian American groups oppose ne d to be respon• sible, so th board cuts to family immigration can lat r pitch for a dues increase.~ he Asian Pacific American Labor number of visa available for explained Alliance (APALA) announced its spouse and minorchild.ren oflaw• ALthe oppo ition to legi lalion intro• ful permanent residents. EDC-MDC• imp~on MPD tridistrict in duced Nov. 3 by Sen. Alan Albuquerque, EDe' (R-Wyo.l that would drastically Joining APALA in oppo log the had pae8 d a resolu• lower the number of legal immi• mea ure were JACL. Organiza• tion snpporting the grants to the United tates. tion of hlnese Americans, and cone pt of rising Th bill, 1394 would reduce the National Asian Pacific Ameri• JACL memborship the total number of legal immi• can Legal on -ortium. grants by atleast 20 percent, limi• ~\Ve urge all tho~e who believe Tribute du !; 1.0 h \p offset JACL PreSident Denny Yasuhara (left) and Tom Kometani, EDC governor, nsing costs. nate th preferenc s for iblings in family immigration to immed.i• honorthe memory of Chiune Sugihara, known as the "Japanese Schindler." The district dis- and adult children of U . . citi• tely on tact their -enat{)rs and Seated is Sugihara's widow, Yukiko. •. ns, make it much mor difficult urgethemtoYoteagainst . 1394,p See BUOGET/page4 for p rents of U .. citizens to en• aid Matthew Pinu ane, execu• t r th country and reduce the ti e director, APALA. JACL National Board meeting, Oct. 21·22, 1995 Board seeks further study on placing JACL on World Wide Web system JACL to pattern cjvil ."",,,,,..oeI .'." Staff reports network after explained that PC's main purpose communicate with merob rs and The JACL National Board voted is communication and that staff potentialm mbersworldwide. Th unanimously Oct. 21 to further had researched on-line on its own assistant editor said that an on• study the concept of placing JACL time to present its findings to the line servic would allow Pacific on the World Wide Web and other National Board. Takahashi said Citizen to provid on-line ace ss options oftne Internet. The board that PC wants to create an on-lino to news and its historical archives voted on a motion made by Randy system for the benefit of JACL which have been mainLained by Shibata, national vice president and that PC intends to fund-raise PC Editor EmerituBHun-y Hondu. for planning and development, and seek grants rather than ask MuranakR ulso pr B nwd a 1Oock• after Gwen Muranw, aesistant for money from the N ationo.1 Board upofwhataJA 'UPacifirCiti"'l'fI editor, Pacific Citizen (PC), ex• to fund the project. Web page might look Iik . plained the various options avail• Muranaka explained the difli r• Some National Board 10 lOb ra able to JACL and Pacifu: Citizen ences between electronic mail, raised cone rna over cosLa nd th for going on-line. Bulletin Board System and th impaoLsuch a program would hav The Pacific Citizen Editorial World Wide Web. Of the throe on st.uLl' tim . In Lh motion pass d Board (PCEB) had already unani• options, she said that electronic by Lh Nutiona] Board, it sLipu• mously voted to support the con• mail (e-mail) nnd the World Wid lated that no mon y it-! to b ex• cept of placing JACL and Pacific Web-because it. is a part of t.h pended on tho proje t until f\ r - Citizen on-line. worldwide computer n twork, port is presontod to tJh Ntltionul Mae Takahaehi, PCEB chair, Internetr-would allow JACL to See WEB/page 4 2--Pacific Citizen, November 17-30,1995 JACL calendar No. 2,789 Eastern JAPAN-TOKYO WASHINGTON D.C. IMPORTANT Chapter Board on the 1st Tuesday (j) i111J 11 Ib rR :g,. (j) 1jJ1P Sun. Dec. 1O--Mochltsukl, 2-5 p.m., All JACL and Community calen• every month (unless it falls on the 1st or J dar Items must Include the follow• Bradley Hills Presbyterian Churoh, 6601 the 2nd day), Union Church, info: Ted Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.; Info: Lily Ing Information: what, where, Shigeno, 0468-76-2431. 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See JACL CAUpage 5 Edilorial, news and opinions ~ by columnis" oilier than the Notionol President or Notional Dndor do not necessarily reflect JACl policy. Community calendar Second·doss Posloge Paid at Montervy Porit, CA. and at additional moiling offices. Ci~zen , POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO; pacific 2 Coral Circle, IWdwest Hisada, curator Dr. Money Hickman. Dac8.Janice Ni12131881-9628, Colleen Suite 204, Monlel'ey Pork. CA 91755. CHICAGO Boston Museum of Fine Arts. (Tea Ikeuye 8181441-4114. Gene End03101 News/ad deadline: Friday before dale of issue Thu. Nov_ 30-Doc Films: Akira ceremony performed only by 862-5529. Kurosawa's 1955 ·1Live In Fear: Max headmasters of a tea schO<>C>l attemples Sun. Dec. 17-Book party on cookbook Editor/General Manager: Richard Suenaga Palevsky Cinema at University of or shrine are rarely seen by the general for children,'1he Hungry Volcano· by Assistant Editor: Gwen Muranaka Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St., 3121702- public.) Silver Anniversary banquet Nov. Wendy lmatani, JANM. 2131625-0414; 26, 5 p.m., Ritz-Carlton Huntington Editor Emeritus: HalT)' K. Honda 8574. FlSVP required Hotel, 1401 S. Oak Knoll. Pasadena SAN FRANCISCO Business Manager/Advertising: Kerry ling Thu. Dec. 7-Doc Films. Naglsa Oshima's 1968 'Oeath by Hanging: Info: 2131723-5912. Sun. Dec. 1O-Nisei Widowed Group Frl. Dec. 1-·Kaleldoscope: Reflections Pacific Citizen Advisor: Bill Hosokawo Max Palevsky Cinema at University of meeting, 2-4:30 p.m.. info: Tets Ihara Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St., 3121702- from Asian Pacific Artists on HIV and 4151221-4568, Sam Uchiumi 5101524- AIOS: 7:30 - 9 p.m., JANM. 2131625- JACl Presidet'1t: Denny Yasubora 8574. 0489. 0414; free but RSVP required. SAN JOSE Interim Notional Director: Karyl Matsumoto California Sat. Dec. 2-Lecture by Unlv. of Sat Nov. 18--Japanese American BERKELEY MISSOUri Prof. Lawrence Okamura. Resource Center (JAR C) Winter Crafts Pacific Citizen Boord of Directors EndIng Dec. 23-Phlllp Kan Gotada's ·Creating EthnlClty: the Use and Abuse Boutique. San Jose Buddhist Church: Chairwoman : Moe Takahashi "Ballad of Yachlyo: Berkeley Repertory of History." 2·4 p.m .• JANM, 2131625- info: 4081294-3138. Theatre, 2025 Addison St.. 510/204- 0414. RSVP required. NOTE• Fri. Dec. 1-Tribute dinner for Comparing WWII Nisei war experience Patricia Ikeda Carper, MDC Gory Mayedo, NYSC 8901. NOTE-Curtain 8 p.m. Tue-Sat; Congressman Norman Mineta. 6:30 and assimilation of peoples into the p.m. reception, 7:30 dinner San Jose Mallie Fujioka, NCWNP Travis Nishi, CCDC 2 and 7 p.m., Sun. LOS ANGELES Roman Empire through military service. McEnery Convention Center RSVP George Kodama, PSWDC June Arima Schumann, PNWDC Sat. Nov. 25-0mote Senke Sat Dec. 2-Nlkkel Family Counsellng• $45. Joyce Iwasaki 408I984-NORM. 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Claremont Emily I shi da, h r brother Will· Sun. Dec. 10-Finding Family Stories SI. 4151343-2793. NOTE-Frank Lalle iam was incorr ctly iden ti fied as wot1Japanese Americans. noss m anng r . Orangethorpe Ave •• 8uena Park; RSVP 847-3511. Please accept this contribution to the "Gift of the Generations." ------~ Q $20,000 and over Q $5,000 - $9,999 Q $500 Q $10,000 - $19,999 Q $1,000 - $4,999 Q $200 a Other $ ____ _ Lr!9, ~~~Ifi~1 ~1tI!t n ~ ~~ ~ ~!;~~ _~_~ • My contribution to the Legacy Fund: $ ______• I would like my gift recorded in memory of: Gwen Muranaka: (HONOREE) Small kid time • I am unable to contribute at this time, but would like to pledge: $ In19 __ Your Name ______Address ______.------City, State, Zip ______Telephone ______JACL DlstricVChapler ______._._ Please make your tax deduotible contribution payable to: JACL Legacy Fund P.O. Box 7144, San Francisco, CA 94120~7144 Phone: (415) 921·5225 Pacific Citizen, November 17-30, 1995--3

GREETINGS JAPANESE COMMUNllY The Original 70 YEARS '~ '·' ''.t ' i'\ From the nat ional director NANKAUDON p~ " ,"" f Nanka SEIMEN CO. Inc. NEVER WITHOUT A CUSTOMER ;~. ~"' 3030 LEONIS BLVD. We NEVER closel .. '(..;'.'...... \,.... ? By KARYL MATSUMOTO 877 Figueroa ">~1 " ' ~ .~ LOS ANGELES. CA 90058 "I.' . ,' - y . 213-585-9967 Los Angeles, CA 90017 ~, ,~,

'~"'~.' How far we1ve come '::.;0'~." ...- I,','<.. . -t.'.• ),' ", s the year comes to an • 1995 Legacy Fund grant and financial foundation. Thanks end and as this will in checks issued. to the dedication and hard work of all probability be my . • Mlijority ofbulk mailings are staffand volunteers, this has been last article, I wanted now done in-house rather than by done! to give you an overview and sta• a paid outside mail house. Special thanks to the regional tus report of the ot>erations at • Administered the 1995 An• directors who carried out busi• "national. nual Giving Campaign. ness as usual so we at headquar• When I arrived on April 17th, • Revamped Scholarship Pro• ters could concentrate on rebuild• Amy Yamashil'o (Membership Ad• gram: updated procedures ing. ministrator), Eunice Kaneko manual, redesigned brochure and Now that the hemorrhaging has (Bookkeeper), Emily Nishj,.(Ad• applications and brought 1995 been stopped and internal con• ministrative Assistant), and program in on time, including trols, policies and procedures have Emily Ishida (Part-time Recep• timely publishing of recipients in been established, the JACL is tionist) were on board. When Ms. Pacific Citi~en. ready to move forward with its Nishi left in June to teach English • Mike Masaoka Fellowship programs and advocacy work. in Japan, Stephanie Roh was Program and Min Yasui Oratori• All ofus have undergone a very hired to replace her. Clyde Izumi cal Competition have been up• serious period of upheaval, and I (Business Manager) joined us in dated and procedural manuals hope we are the stronger for it. mid-July. have been written. National President De nny What had been a complement • Business operations auto• Yasuhara said tha t we are at the ofnine experienced employees was mated (checks, general ledger, crossroads and that it is we, the now a reduced staff of six, four of investmen t portfolio, etc" are com• membership, who will determine FREE } CHANCES ARE. YOU'VE SPENT YOUR ENTIRE whom had no prior JACL experi• puterized). our destiny. CHECKING ence. In order to compensate for The doors of the JACL have FOR ONE PROFESSIONAL LIFE SEARCHING FOR THE IDEAL • Established cost centers for { the paucity of staff, a volunteerl JACL programs. been opened to membership so YE A R RELATIONSHIP BUT YOU NEVER SEEM TO FIND MR. intern program was implemented • All bank signature cards are that they and only t hey are re• OR MS RIGHT - A DEDICATED. KNOWLEDGEABLE BANKER WHO'LL BE which to-date has included a pool current. sponsible for holding the board THERE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS SO CALL SUMITOMO BANK AND of 20 individuals. With the team • Thr e-bid policy for all pur• and staff accountable for manag• in place, we were ready to rock chases exceeding $500 estab• ing our organization. TALK TO A REAL. HONEST·To-GOODNESS SMALL BUSINESS BANKER and rolL lished. AN ,EXPERIENCED ACCOUNT OFFICER WHO UNDERSTANDS THE The following is a partial list of • No time sheet, no paycheck On a personal note: I put my CALIFORNIA MARKETPLACE, WITH THE SKill TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS targeted objectives that have been policy established (some stafftirne career on hold and am looking SUCCEED AND GROW FIND THE BANKING RELATIONSHIP YOU'VE completed: sheets were a year in arrears). forward to returmng to a forgot• ALWAYS DREAMED OF. CALL 1·800-355-0509. • Accounting books are closed ten tranquil envi ronment. I do, • Rebuilt centralized member• on a monthly basis. however, want you to know how ship database. • E-Mail set up. appreciative I am of the encour• .~~~O~~ • Entered all backlogged data. • Operating budget published agementandsupportmanyofyou • Distributed 1994 Third and quarterly in the Pa~ific Citizen. have given us here at headquar• Fourth Quarter Chapter Rebates. • Summary of Motions from ters. I have met some wonderful • Distributed 1995 First Quar• National Board Meetings and people and now understand why ter Chapter Rebates (Second and board members' voting records the Japanese Aroerican legacy and Third Quarters will be issued by published in the Pacific Citizen. JACL must endure. month's end). • Monthly column from Na• .Redesigned membership tional Director published in the forms and procedures to enhance Pacific Citizen . . integrity of the program and pre• Karyl Matsu.moto. JACL interim vent abuse. What we attempted to achieve national director, leaues office in • 1994 Legacy Fund distribu• in this short window of time was December. She is a member of the tions made to district governors. to stabilize the JACL operational San Mateo Chapter. Matsui critical of IEnglish-only· legislation

As "English• to do busi• to make English Lhe official lan• only" legislation ness effec• guage of the United States and makes its way tively is im· eliminate multilingual education through Congress, perative , programs has gained momentum Rep. Robert Matsui Because the because o fendorsementsfrom sev• warned that elimi• future ofthe eral Republican candidates. nating multilin• American Matsui and Richardson noLing gual education economy re• the increasing importanc of glo• would have a nega• lies so bal trade Bnd said that language tive impact on the greatly on skills would help American com• nation's economy. interna • pete worldwide. In a letter to tional busi• other members of n ss and "We ought to be doing mor to Congress, Matsui trade, En• ncourng th staffing ofour com• and Rep. Bill glish-only panies with bilingual employ es. Richardson, chief bills will put English-only I glslation could re• deputy whip, said, ROBERT MATSUI our compa• sult in a lack oflillguistic comp - "In today's multi- Law would be bad for business nies at an tonce in our work placos Lhat lingual and multi- un n c {' s . would prove fntal to Am ricun cultural markets, developing the sary disadvantage." conomic growth," said Matsui communications skills necessary According to Matsui, proposals and Richardson. NEW CARS NEW CARS USED .....------~ - -~ - ~- 85% Financing 100% Fin neln, CARS How to conduct a meeting 7.9% opr 60 mos 8.9% OIJ 60 mas 8.25%opI ._- - . 7.5% opr 48 mos 8.5% ~ 48 mos 3 or 4 yrs National JACL offers this series of Informational tips to help chapters and 6.9% opr 36 mos 7.9% Opt 36 mas 90% OI IlU! tOOl districts In facilitating meetings. In this outing: UP TO $50,000 UP TO $50;000

Signoture loons 12.9% apr Shore Sec. 6.5% op! Other Sec. 12.5%apr Privileged motions lions-which must follow a closely rogulated • OAC DOES NOT INCLUDI 110, £S. LIC NSE. £ TE NOfD W"RRA.Nl'E schedule with much of the underlying work ,10 DAY ,'ACl Mf MOERSHl1' RCOUIRfD FOR NEW M ~ M BER LOAN, Call tor the Orders ot the Day taking place off the convention floor In confer• join the Notionol JACL Credil Un ion. Coli u or fill out the ences and oommlttees. For business to receive ACall for the Orders of the Day Is a privileged proper consideration. officers, committee memo infolmotion below. Wo will send memb OlS hip info rma tion. motion by which a member can require the bers, and the delegates who are principally assembly to conform to its agenda, program, or Involved In major questions must be able to ------order of business, or to take up a general or know the approximate times at which sUbJocts Homo special order that Is due to come up at the time. will come up. Addross/ Clty / IOlo / llp unless two-thirds of those voting wish to do A priVileged motion does not noed to be otherwise. seconded or dobated, nor doe It requlr on Taking up business In the prescribed order Is amendment. Usu lIy, no vote Is taken; the ohnlr of 8ubstantiallmportanoe. espeolally In conven- decides. Nationill JACL CREDIT UNION PO BOX 17? 1 / LC , UlAIl 8~ 11 0 801 3 5-8040 ) 800 S4H828 4-Pacific Citizen, Nov~mber} 7.-30, 1995

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He is sponsoring the Sugihara ers, "She really took the time to venir booklet. Uyehara said, "I think this board SLUR exhibit on Nov. 14. When I wrote articulate the feelings of a family "We're optimistfc and enthusi• fundraiser should not go to the astic. We love what we're doing," (Continued from page 1) to D'Amato he sent a very concil• with a gay-lesbian child. We plan members, even if we have to go to iatory letter in response," said to do a follow up." said Sears. our own treasury. We should try . a letter to the school board asking Uba. Other New York Chapter events Philadelphia to find some other ways." them to consider D'Amico's quali• include the Aki Matsuri festival; a Hiro Uyehara, Philadelphia 1994 audit fications. The school board voted visit to the Sho-Fu-Den, a house Chapter, said that the chapter held In other financial issues, 4-4 to terminate D'Amico's con• More EDC donated in 1904 by the Tokyo gov• a Senior Appreciation Day for 10- Kometani discussed the 1994 tract. Because of the tie vote, he ernment; and events honoring eal seniors. The videos American Grant Thornton audit and gave a retained his position. chapter reports Yukik

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Kimi Yoahino said that the net• after the O.J. Simpson verdict; mittee," said Shigemasa. presented various suggestions for WEB work could be similar to a phone Hapa Issues Forum; media issues, Shigemasa distributed corpo• workshop topics for the com'en• (Continued from page 1) tree, which could be quicklyimple• a workshop developed with the rate partnership forms to the Na• tion. National JACL will sponsor Board for approval before it is mented. assistance of the National Asian tional Board and asked for its help four workshops. The topics are: implemented. The board also ap• American Telecommunications in finding corporate donors. He Nisei issues, JACL on-line, edu• pointed two National Board mem• Other board Association; and affirmative ac• said that they have not yet raised cation and U.S.-Japan relations. bers,KimiYoshino,nationalyouth tion beyond the college years. any funds, but have begun a cam• -Booster events: Among the representative, and Karen Liane discussions The National Board voted that paignseekingsponsorshipofvari• other events scheduled during the the districts will pay for expenses ous convention events. convention are: youth rap. an Shiba, interim governor, Pacific • Redress--On redress theNa• for district youth representatives Emilie Kutsuma, district gov• intergenerational dialogue; "Wel• Southwest District, as represen• tional Board voted to recommend come Hawaiian luau and mixer"; tatives on the PC's committee to to the Office of Redress Adminis• to attend the conference. Naka• ernor. Mountain Plains, and chair hara said that the youth/student "W"mg Ding"; bridge tournament; study the proposal. tration that they continue to look of the 1992 national con ention in council still does not have com• golf tournament; tennis tourna• In other PC business, Takaha• for potential redress recipients Denver, questioned variou line plete representation from all eight item in the San Jo e budget and ment; youth dance; Min Yasui shi, presenting a third quarter through the Japanese vernacu• BUgge National Oratorical Contest; and reportonPacijie Citizen, said that lars. The board also voted to sug• JACL districts. Representatives ted a committee ofpast con• because the changes to the consti• are needed for Central California, vent.ion chairs to advise the cur• de igner fashion snO\V featuring gest to the ORA that they use the fashions from Kanojo and Anne tution at the 1994 national con• money from the public education Intermountain, Mountain Plains r nt convention committee. and Eastern Districts. .. onvention hay been a big Namba Designs. vention, the National Board has fund to pay the remaining redress eA The 1996 to take responsibility and be ac• claimants. Magazine-The National e 'pens and a big loss for Na• JA L National on• Board voted to add A Magazine, vention i chedul d Aug. 6-11, countable for PC's finances. With thedecisiona handed down tional, it. always has been that She presented a list of PC goals, in the Ishida and Consolo cases, the Asian American bi-monthly way ... There has to be a subcom• 1996. at the Fairmont Hotel, an questions and issues to be resolved the children of voluntary evacu• publication, to the list of optional mittee of pa t convention chairs Jo'e. including whether PC's advertis• ees are now eligible for redress, JACL membership benefits. Oth r that hav don this befor 0 we optional b nefits includ JACL ing and subscription revenue is greatly increasing the number of don'trunintoadeficitev ry ingle considered taxable business in• individuals who have not received Blue Shield, JACL CrediL Union, time," said Kutsumn. Randy Shibata come and fund-raising guidelines redress. and Sumitomo Bank cr dit card. Shig maaEl. said that becnus of Members will b abl to pur has and restrictions to be developed Yasuhara said, "There is th an ,Jos onv ntion named v.p. of for PC. roughly $3.5 million left. ORA has a subscription toA Magazi1l for ommitt e's one rnov Tcost. th Takahashi recommended that already paid 79,000 people.Thar a r duced rate. au Jose huptor loaned til con• planning and the National Board budget funds is only enough remaining to pay • Convention-Tom Shig - v nlion $5.000 as n contingency to hire outside legal counsel be• maaa, chnir, 1996 San Jos na• and lso wants to k p th option development slightly over 80,000." tional cony nLion commit.t ,said cause many issues that PC and Karyl Matsumoto said t.hat g t• of hiring con" 'ntion oordinntor pr para Lions for n xl. y ar's con• avail 'I'h .1 '\l L a.tionul B JACL face require specialized ting addit.ional appropriations bI . 3m v ntion ar w II underw y, with "[ n ed to b r nkher . W still appro"td th nomin. Hon of knowledge and need to be dealt through the new Congress will b t.h SanJos!.' hapters('okingcor• Rnnd, .... hibntu of ew with in a timely manner. She also difficult. "With t.he large Lurnover htl ( some nn. i t •. Th \.' why" (\ tn porat.c sponsorship for th v nt. hav th $5,000 nod th' cony n• M . 'it' hapter as 'ie recommended that PC and Na• in Congress, those who und r• Both Shigemasu and III rob rEI mOYl' p >lidl'nt. plnnning nd d - tional JACL's accounting systems stand redress are not t.her ," she lion coordinntol'. l\l, job i to of th NaLional Boord pr sacd Shig~ III tl. wlopm nt be integrated to decrease duplica• said. forward," soid 'onc rns ubout cony otion ros!..'!. Oth r cOllvention news• Shihnt \, who h3s sel ' d tion of each other's work. e Youth/Student-Kim Naka• 01\ thl' board in the P lst. YaAuhar'a snid lhnt. L1w last. two Shlg nltlSn nnounc d thut \.h l"l' hara, national youth/sLud nt. cony nLionsrnrHti.u $45,OOOd Ii will be fivo Nntlollnl Coun it s's• su, l'ds 'I'd. hn 1\ luraknwa, council chair, report don th up• P N (l\l\pt\'~l" who l"l'• MODEL cit for nat.ional. Shir, mnsn !'Iuid sions and l.hn\. busitwss sl'ssions coming youth/student counoil con l nlly l~si:rm dh(\l' jl\)"it ion. (Continued from page 1) that t.h Han ,JOB 'hupt r Is hop• will bqtin L 7:30 I\.tn. R f 1"l'il18 forence scheduled for F h. :l3·24 Among Hhih tn's n,'sign ing to mak II profit rrom Lhl on• to th( Into niJtht sl'ssion nt tIl\' said Shibata. But Terry Yamada, at the Miyako lIotel, flan J ~ I 'n Jl ­ tnt'nl i. to 1.'1 nte n tiVl' vcnLion, but t.haL tiny 10AS would 1994nl\tionnl 01l\' \ntion. he snid. governor, Pacific Northwest Diij• cisco. ' l'tll' timm iul pi 1\ fllr th b paid by NnLiontll. "W did not v nnt m 0 nuns. trict, said, "I think of it as a net• Workshop l.<,picH th r,roup is ol'g"nnilnt ion, al'l'\l1,tHl \ h) "Clolldy, if thore is u profit it is W did not want 11ll at,in ~ nl\.l'\' work to use locally. Intermoun• considoring includ uRing the Denny Y snht\l'tl.,.1 l. I:IpliL 50·50. Ir ih 1'(1'" II 10AB Nn• Ull ::lnyo1U\I'1I Unnqut't," tain (District) asked for support. Internet network ARian AITI

Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park (north amount of experience. Everybody Internet and found no .JACL pres• CALENDAR of Hwy. 91 off at Beach Blvd.); RSVP by CONVENTION is quite pleased," said Kometani. ence. (Continued from page 2) Nov 30, Info: GLA Sgls, 4030 Skelton (Continued from page 4) The EDC governor also had kind Muranaka was also on hand to Circle, Culver City, CA 90232, 31 0/839- 0458. words for Karyl Matsumoto, in• pass out copies of her report and 1194. NOTE-OJ music of Jackie Kane. run like a business. It's unfathom• t~rim national director. present recommendations for fur• LAS VEGAS able to me that (national) doesn't "She's really done a terrific job ther implementation of an online Pacific Southwest Sun. Dec. 17-Mochitsuki; info: lillian have a budget." organizing the staff and volun• program. ARIZONA Morizono 702/734-0508. Maebori, who served prior to teers. The meeting went very well Sun_, April 21-JAOL Scholarship SELANOCO Kometani as district governor, because of her," said Kometani. Bone marrow donor program Awards luncheon, 1 p.m., Crown Sterling Sat. Dec. 9-Mochltsuki, 8 a.m., said that in the past there has Wintersburg Presbyterian Church, A bone marrow donor drive ran Suites, 2630 Camelback Rd., Phoenix; been frustration between the lo• 'American Sons' concurrently with the EDC meet• info. Mrs Kathy Inoshita, scholarship 13711 Fairview SI., Garden Grove; Info: cal chapter and national. . Clarence Nishizu 714/526-4667; Jun EDC voted to purchase six cop• ing. Cammy Lee, a survivor of committee sec., 5332 W. Golden Lane, "The local chapter is pretty or• ies of the Steven Okazaki film, leukemia and other life-threaten• Glendale, AZ 85302, 6021937-5434. Fukushima 714/865-5039; Charles Ida ganized, they know where the NOTE-Applications due March 1, 714/974-1076. "American Sons." The San Fran• ing illnesses, addressed the dis• SOUTH BAY money is; but at National it was cisco Chapter used a Legacy Fund trict and explained that it is vital 1996. . hard to tell where the money is GREATER L.A. SINGLES Mon. Nov. 27-Election meeting, 7:30 grant to help sponsor the film. for Asian Americans to sign up to p.m., General Aviation Center meeting and where it's going. The local Uyehara explained that the become marrow donors. Sat. Dec. S-14th annual Installation! chapter felt that they weren't get• Ohristmas dinner-dance, 6 p.m., room, Torrance Municipal Airport, Info: work, which features four Asian Lee, who has been featured in Sequoia Conference Center, 7530 Midorl Kamel, pres., 310/541 -6698 ting th e straight scoop," said American men talking about their the New EngZandJoumal ofMedi• Maebori. life experiences, was the result of cine, said that a bone marrow do• Kimura said, "National should interviews with 100 Asian Ameri• nation from Canada saved her life. be running the convention; that can men. "The best match for Asian Pa• DELIGHTFUL way they can keep it under con• She said that the film provides cific Islanders is Asian Pacific Is• seafood treats trol." important insights and would be landers. Currently only 5% of the Kimura said t.hat the local chap• valuable to show at group func• registry is Asian Pacific Islander. DELICIOUS and ter could handle publicity. The tions. The Cammy Lee Foundation is a former national president ex• so easy to prepare non-profiterganizationdevoted to plained that the reduced burden Membership contest increasing the number of donors," on the local chapter would de• With news that membership is said Lee. crease the friction between the down from the previous year, Sandra Leong, Lee's sister, said, MRS. FRIDAYS host chapter and National and Kometani announced that New "It's a frightening experience and Gourmet Breaded Shrimps and Fish Fillets make hosting a national conven• York is currently ahead in a dis• we don't want any other family to tion more appealing. trict-wide membership contest. have to go through this." Fishking.Processors, 1327 E. 15th St., Los Angeles, (213) 746-1307 Kometani said that one of the He passed out copies of current concerns at the National Board is EDC membership renewals pro• Oral history project that there should be a handbook vided by Amy Yamashiro, JACL Tom Nishisaka and Kaki Ber• on running national conventions. membership administrator, not• nard of Facing History and Our• Sears said, "What there should ing that there may be some dis• selves asked for volunteers who .tACL be is an infrastructure. Don't make crepancies. would be willing to share their the locals reinvent the wheel internment experiences with stu• Washington, D.C., Representative everytime. Consider long term JACL online dents. Facing History is a non• planning. There should be a post Kometani reported on the sta• profit group devoted to preserving mortem between this year's con• tus of JACL online. He said that oral history. Salary Range: $33,990 .. $57,680 vention and next year·s.~ Gwen Muranaka, Pacific Citizen Nishisaka and Bernard ex• assistant editor, made a report at plained that the nationwide orga• Filing Deadline: Extended t.he National Board meeting about nization started primarily focus• Other business the various options for placintg ing on the Holocaust, but has Under the supeNlsion of the National Director. imple• JACL and Pacific Citizen online. branched out to include examina.• ments the JACL national legislative program and the National Director Sears passed out a copy of a tion of other forms of racism and civil rights mission of the organization. Kometani announced Herbert report on JACL online. Mike prejudice. Yamanishi's appointment as Furukawa, president, Southeast JACL national director. Chapter, has boon coordinating Information: Facing History and Requirements UW e ratified the appointment of district online efforts. Ourselves, 225 West 34th St., • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or Herb Yamanishi. He's a well-quali• Sears said that she had con• Suite 1416, New York, NY 10012; college. Law degree desirable. fied person with a tremendous ducted some searches on the 2121868-6544. • Work experience in advocacy or lobbying, . • Managerial and supeNision experience, • Knowledge of JACL. its organization programs. ac• tivities and ability to relate to current social prob• lems in society and communicate with all elements along the pOlitical continuum. ~'''~ ~'~~AS'! Editorial • Special requirement: Willingness to register as a A lobbyist for the JACL. 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Donor Honor Roll

Inuzuka. Dr. Gladys I. Stone. Masao G. Kato, Chicago, ilL, in K. Nagai, Northeast Minnesota Com-munity honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's 50th Visalia, Calif. Service Agency, Alpena, Mich., in Wedding Anniversary. Kenneth D. memory of Taniyo Yamanishi. Etta Brown, Portland, Ore., in Oya. CinCinnati, Linda Sugimoto, Marietta, Ga., in memory of Dr. Gladys Ishida Stone Ohio, in memory honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's 50th NMHSA Empl. Fund. Robert N. of Dr. Carol Wedding Anniversary. Smith, Staff. Traverse City, Mich., in "" ., Ikeda. Kenneth C. Huang, SI. Paul, memory of Taniyo Yamanishi. Jacqueline R. Minn.. in memory of Dr. Gladys Doris N. Yates, Clayton, ilL, in , , , The Gift of the Vidourek, Cin• Ishida Stone. memory of Taniyo Yamanishi. cinnati, Ohio, in Viola S. Miyoshi, Santa Maria, Michael & Andrea Rapp. Cincin• memory of Dr. Calif., in memory of Gladys Ishida nati, in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Carol Ikeda. Stone. Rita Levreault. Kissimmee. Fla., Jacqueline R. Fred Y. Ohno. Burnsville, Minn. in memory of Gladys I. Stone Vidourek, Cin• Amy T. Meeker. Honolulu, Ha• Nellie Furubayashi, Reedley, cinnati, Ohio, in waii, in memory of Gladys Ishida. Calif. memory of Jujiro Eugene & Dorothy Taylor. Cin• Jerry & Haruko Hood, CinCinnati, Nakamura. Cinnati, Ohio, in honor of Ichiro & in honorof Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's 50th Toshiko Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anniver• Wedding Anniversary. Tsuda, Reedley, sary. Mary M. Ogura, SI. Paul, Minn., Calif. Koki Abe. Evanston. ilL, in in memory of Gladys Ishida Stone. Aileen S. memory of Dr. Gladys I. Stone. George K. Murakami, Shoreview. Ikuta. San Ben & Sonia Simkin, Cincinnati, Minn.. in memory of Dr. Gladys Utah, in memory of Roy Shigezo Mateo, Calif. Ohio. in honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's Stone. The JACL National Board Okamoto. Marie Matsunami, Cincinnati, 50th Wedding Anniversary. Duncan Kennedy, Ironwood, and the JACL Legacy Fund Sandra Lee Kawano, Great Neck, Ohio. in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Martin Y. Hirabayashi, Edina. Mich .• in memory of Taniyo Yama• Campaign Committee wish N.Y. George T. Nishida. Golden Val• Minn., in memory of Gladys Stone. See FUND/page 7 to acknowledge thecontribu• Susie Tateishi, Sacramento, Ca• ley, Minn .• in memory of Ken tions of our many members lif .• in memory of Yoichi Yabu. Tanaka. and friends. Hiro Imai. Lake View Ter- race. George T. Nishida. Golden Val• The following is a list of Calif .• in memory of Hilda C. Imai. ley. Minn .• in memory of Dr. Gladys contributions received from Nikkei Community Hall. Linden. Stone. Funds distributed to January through November Stockton, Calif.• in honor of the lin• May Munemori, Culver City, Ca• of this year. The total contri• den Issei Pioneers. lif. butions raised to date is Shinco C. Collins, Sacramento, eight JACL districts $4,604,186.50. DONORS Calif., in honor of Ichiro & Mitzi By GRAYCE UYEHARA Kato's 50th Wedding Anniversary. ($500-$999) Chair, LelJacy Fund Campaign PATRONS Toshi Shimizu, Cincinnati. Ohio, David & Sara Solum Hayashi, Minneapolis. Minn. planned campaign ($10,000-$19,999) in honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato'S 50th Ai3 th~ chairper• Wedding Anniversary. Edward L. Tsutsumi, New York. son of the JACL under tile leader• Fred Toki Morioka. Cincinnati. N.Y. ship of Cbef'ry George Doman, Morgan Hill, & Legacy Fu.nd Cam· in memory of Jujiro Nakamura. Shelly Okura, Cincinnati. Ohio. in paign Initiatad in lUnoshita. Calif., in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Uyeda. San Jose. Calif. memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Oowher. 1990,1 ap.• Recently, Twas Toyojiro Doman Shiro Tokuno. Sacramento. Ca• Gail Murao, Cincinnati. Ohio. preciate the chapter able to. view Steven S. Ruth Hashimoto,Albuquerque, lif. Gail Murao. Cincinnati. Ohio. in leader hiP. along Okazakfsnew .film, N.M. Bessie Matsuda, Portland. Ore .• memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. with t.he contribu• AmuicanSons! The George & T amako Nishimura. tors to the Legacy SanFrancisooChap• in memory of Charles Denichiro & ter had applied for SPONSORS Toki Matsuda. Carpinteria. Calif. Fund. for their pa• the Legacy Fund ($5,OOo-$9,999) Benny & Joanne Okura, Cincin• Ken & Esther Takeuchi. East tience while the or• Amherst. N.Y .• in honor of Ichiro & ganization was working grant and thu&JACL's Legacy nati, in memory of Jujiro Nakamura. through it.q financial problems Fund was among some notable Alfred & Ellen Nitta, Loomis. Ca• Benny & Joanne Okura, Cincin• Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anniver• lif., in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Kane• sary. and learning to live within its foundations and funds which nati, in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. means. We did not have staff to prO\ided support for this film. matsu Igarashi and Mr. & Mrs. Cincinnati Chapter, JACL. Cin• Norman & Mary Clark, Brooks• assi!lt us wi th the Legacy Fund This nUn foeuses~n growing Charles Choichi Nitta. cinnati. Ohio. in memory of Dr. Carol ville. Fla .• in honor of Ichlro & Mitzi report. The headquarters staff up with racism and stereotypes. Hiroshi & ~rayce Uyehara. Ikeda. Kato's 50th Wedding Anniversary Uanrel Mayeda. t.;ulver l.ilty. <.;a- is much smaller now, so the For this reason I re<:ommend Medford. N.J., In memory of George Robert M. & Elizabeth R. Sasaki. Pacifi c Ci t i.zen i being utilized American ons to JACL chap• lif.. in memory of his parents. Ray & Fujioka Northbrook.lIl.. in memory of Gladys tl.) update the chapters on the ter~ when educational institu• Thomas Y. & Janet M. Kometani, Ishida Stone. Theresa Mayeda. Legacy Fund status. tions and Lhe wider commu• Warren. N.J .• in memory of Kotone Fumio & Lorraine Higashihara, Judy R. Evans. Cincinnati, in At the October National nity ask for assistanreon Japa• Sasaki. San Jose, Calif .• in honor of Ichiro & memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Board m etiDg the eight dis• Dese Americans or Asian Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anniver• Ruth Mizobe. Pomona. Calif. trict go 'ernors tl8ch Americans. FRIENDS sary. Kay Guinto. BrunswiCk. Ohio, in :received 8 check which rep• I ask that chapt&l'S who have ($1 ,000-$4,999) Miyoko Enokida. Monterey. Ca• memory of Goldie Yasunaga. rest-nL the dLtriet's total received grantsdunng the past lif.. in honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's Kelji K. Kubo, Sacramento, Ca• 81'nings from th 1994 dis• three years let JACL -know lif., In memory of Cho Kubo. Lillian C. Kimura. Bloomfield. N.J. 50th Wedding Anniversary. tl'ibuLion. The district troe.• whether the projects for which Japan-America Society of Gordon & Catherine Yoshikawa. MasaJI & Tae Toki, CinCinnati, ,urer disbura s the chap• they received the grantsbave been completed- Cincinnati, Ohio, in honor of Ichiro & Ohio, in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Minnesota. in memory of Dr. Gladys ter's share baaed on the am unt of e nt.ributions made Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anniver• Masaji & Tae Toki. Cincinnati. in Ishida Stone. memory of Jujlro Nakamura. Carol Sparks, Ft. Thomas, Ky .• in to th . Legacy Fund from chap• JA Lis reminded as weap• sary. in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. ter xuem~rs and support.en;. proach Thanksgiving Daythn in memory of Jujiro Nakamura Masajl & Tae Toki, Cincinnati. in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Fullo & Mlsao Okano. Cincinnati. Any contribution which is not we are thankful fur Ute thou• Berkeley Chapter. JACL. Berke• honor of Ichlro & Mitzi Kato's 50th assigned to the chapter is sandi; of generoU$ con'tributol:'S ley, Calif. Wedding Anniversary. In memory of Jujlro Nakamura. Carolyn S. Nayematsu, SI. Paul, assigned to th distriCt. who beliE've in JACL. Without: Arizona Chapter. JACL. Glendale, Sam S. & Clara C. Miyano. Peta• Na~ lll.~hers. Minn .• In memory of Gladys Stone. At th '" alt .Lake City the uPP'>rt of sup• Ariz. luma. Calif., In memory of Dr. Gladys tional (;oUll""U. th diat:ributlon p()rt.et'S, tUld the. $.ll'Rte-~ \\'bQ Tami Tanabe, Berkeley, Calif.• in Ishida Stone. Pioneers. CinCinnati. In memory t»makelld.d.lijn'l1al~(nJ~ of Jujiro Nakamura. formula wru nwt cd to 60. decid.ed support of gay rights. Masall & Tae Toki. CinCinnati. In notional. 20. (.iliapte'r$ an{l tributtons ft(lnt tll1x~$~ Herbert & Miiko Horlkawa, Bryn memory of Grace IIno. Mltsu Kato. Cincinnati. In honor district. 10% progl't\l\l th BolU'dwoulaW~~t'l.\ Mawr, Pa., in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. & Toshl E. Akamatsu. of Ichlro & Mllzi Kato's 50th Wed• gran~. and 10% retul'1) to ptin ~ roO\te fu'tW rd. '. Shojlro Horikawa. Madison. Wis., In memory of Rlnkichi ding Anniversary. ipnl (. r (fl'OwLh, The ~gacy nl.~of\lS Alice Tokuyama, Oxnard, Calif., and Kino Endo. Cecelia M. Gould. West Chester. }'ulld En dow nlont (\atnings foJ' t\l.ind Lh in memory of Dr. Shunichi Samuel Rose K. Di Cerbo. Schenectady. Pa., In honor of Grayce Uyehara. 1994 ~W~ $19!-).933. 'lift di~­ more~)fth~l.. .. ,~.....,~·~ ..':l u~\'Cti!'~ Tokuyama N.Y. Emest & Margaret Kuzma. Berea. trlbutiolls,' t'l'$1l4,560toNa• James & Ruth Takeuchi, Cincin• K. Kimura, Winton, Calif .• in honor Ohio. In honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's Uonnl, $:iS.l 7tochapWrttldi$~ nati, Ohio, in honor of Ichiro & Mitzi of Mr. & Mrs. Genichl (Yochiye) Ki • 50th Wedding Anniversary. tricts. 1~.Q93t.QlPtmt~HH'a't'd· Kato's 50th Wedding Anniversary mura. Margaret Nagai. Cincinnati. In (d loch pt¢rsldistl'ic~fC)rp"l' ndt)w~ James & Ruth Takeuchi. Cin• ErnestT. Urata,lnglewooQ. Calif. honor of Ichlro & Mitzi Kato's 50th Ift'anls \nd $19.093 to ~'{'('I cinnati, Ohio, In memory of Dr. Carol Wedding Anniversary. mMt· for t.h. James. Anne, & David Sakamoto. 01\ 91301% ~hc \md()w\lWl\t Ikeda CONTRIBUTORS Pasadena. Calif., In honor of IChlro iotul wile $-\,GM>iS6.11~ Ichlro & Mitzi Kato, Cincinnati, (up to $499) & Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anni• "h)~'I'. t.h ~W ~ : n : dA a Ohio Theodore Kaz Ikeda, Santa & versary pel'p\ tlt.\ul fl~d(lwmQ'4~ . t.l\ Kaye & M. Marnelle Watanabe, Ana, Calif. chApt~anddi8tri ~~Ul Qn ~ Roy & Sue Sugimoto, Marathon. Cincinnati, Ohlo,ln honorof Ichlro & Claire Minami. Chevy Chase. Md. tinuc to \'c¢~iv th ' 1'- ~l\~~ Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anniver• Fla .• In honor of Ichlro & Mitzi Kato's Th~u th~~ t\ 'r {l~ln . Shlnko Obata. Berkeley, Calif .• In 50th Wedding Anniversary. unnuD.1t>,. sary. memory of Ted Obata. bu. N\Q(l(.t but th~ L t~ ~"~ Stephen R. & Rita Takeuchi. Jack• Frances Tolo. Cincinnati, In Kanlchl Bud Watanabe, Stock• Fu.nd will I 'ltlnln ()~ tun ~ sonville, Fla., In honor of Ichlro & memory of JuJlro Nakamura; In ton. Calif .• in memory of Mrs. Yoneko cont fllHltil,lns I\'Olh i~(t\ .. Mitzi Kato's 50th Wedding Anniver• memory of George Hashlzume; In H. Watanabe. ,,'d\lfl.l$ 1~I\d tnnlHi ~. 11w1: • sary. memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda. Robert & Harue Shellito, Albu• fur • ~h{ •11 ~ttt".$ ~L\~Yn~ tl Toshlo & Mary Abe, Bloomington. Osamu S. & Lily Y. Honda. White querque, N.M. sblll'\' 'fUl in~h'l;1 0, Mlnn .. In memory of Dr. GI dys ~h"t Bear Lake, Minn., in memory of Dr. Lorraine S. Nagai. Los Angeles. rrhc flv choptors boa.d Stone. t~H Gladys Stone. Calif. tho llSb with \;l)-p (uMtln.t$. Robert & Lillian K hiw 91, Sac• (n,Jl\\ the> di~hib\ttiC)l\ tif I ~'\\ " Toml Omori. Cincinnati, Ohio, In G .• A., & Maekawa. Metu• L., P. ramento. Calif., In honor of lohlro & ing~ I~r S!~ tlt.~ • $2,4. h (..~)\ " honor of Ichiro & Mitzi Kato's 50th chen, N.J .. ln honor of Ichlro & Mitzi Mitzi Kato's 50th W ddlng AnnlvEl r• c~, w. $l,G4;l: ~IW ~'t nC\Il~'(), Wedding Anniversary. Kato's 50th Wedding Anniversary. S ry. $l,.{t)G; Su I't'nl~nto. $m'lB. lid Etsu M. Masaoka, Chevy Chase, Aklko Shlroyama. Vlsalia,Calif. Kay MUrElta, Cincinnati, In l hillldlllphlu. $ 'Ttl. 'I'h ~rc~ Md., In memory of Mike Masaoka. Klmlyo Nakamura. Clnolnnatl. In memory of Goorg· riEl Illzum . tic. "'und (!nmp: l{fo. i~,· III :::; , MasayeOno, Minneapolis, Minn., memory of JuJlro Nakamura. M rth M. Nomura, Chlo go. flttlo r.h"pl{r was It W 11· In memory of Gladys Stone. Kazuko Inuzuka Hustead, Kolzer, 10010 & Sumlko Kosob y hi, Sachl W. Sako, Salt Lake City, Ora .• In memory of T oml & T ka hi Mlnnaapoli • Mllln .. In momory 01 Pacific Citizen, November 17-30, 1995-7 • . With less air time, news anchor gets PSW help G~t (\ question? 1/800/966-6157 The JACL Pacific Southwest feel it is essential that the estab• KCBS-TV spokesperson Cybil District recently joined other lished representatives be given McDonald said that the current Asian American groups express• increased exposure, not a dimin• schedule is not permanent. ing concern to KCBS-TV in Los ished role." "We have not made any adjust• Angeles over the decreased vis• Toyota currently anchors the ments to the schedule right now. PC's Classified Ads ibility of Asian Americans both in station's noon broadcast and does We are experimenting with dif• the news and newsroom. reporting for 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. broad• ferent configurations of news an• get RESULTS! In particular, KCBS-TV anchor casts. JACL and other groups have chors. This is the new assignment Tritia Toyota, who has been a raised concerns that Toyota, who we have for Tritia at this time," news anchor on Channel 2 since is the only Asian American news said McDonald. 1985 and active in the Japanese anchor at KCBS-TV, is being John Saito, East Los Angeles American community, has seen gradually phased out. Chapter, attended a community Greater Los Angeles Singles Chapter JACL her role at the station diminished. Kawamoto said, "I know most meeting Nov. 7 to discuss con• David Kawamoto, district gov• of the members of our organiza• cerns about KCBS-TV. Stewart Invites you to an ~ ernor, PSW, in a letter to Bill tion watch your news because of Kwoh, executive director, Asian ~ Annual Christmas Dinner Dance ~. Applegate, KCBS-TV general Ms. Toyota. I'm certain her com• Pacific American Legal Center, @ Saturday Eve, December 9th. 1995 I " manager, said, "To see her dimin• mitment to the community is a who chaired the meeting,.metwith vJ>' Sequoia Conference Center, Buena Pari< Wi primary reason for that following. Applegate, Larry Perret, news ished role at the station can only Dance to the live music of JACKIE KANE BANDII injure the relationship thllt she I am saddened and concerned by director and Bob Navarro, edito• has developed with the Asian Ms. Toyota's decreased visibility. rial director. Others who attended $35.00 6efore 9{OVerrWe1 30m Ca{[ MiyaRp for reservation/info. She is a vital member of our com• the meeting included: Dan American community. With so few $37.50 after 9[gverrWe1 30tfi (310) 559-4024 PlUme & :r~ Asian Americans represented at munity and you should give her Mayeda, Media Action Network your station, and other medium, I ample consideration for that fact." for Asian Americans and Lorain Wong, Asian Pacific American Corporate Alliance. In a letter to Applegate, Kwoh noted that Asians represent only 7 percent of the KCBS workforce. "We have also noticed less cov• erage of issues and people rel• evant to Asian Americans on your % news and public affairs program• • A~ ming," said Kwoh. 9 NO ANNUAL FEE Mineta tribute 25 DAY GRACE PERIOD to be held in

San Jose fh I ion a I J AC L (r e d j tUn ion The San Jose community will honor former Rep. Norman Mineta Dec. 1 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 408 Almaden . VISA Ave., San Jose. The reception is scheduled to start 6:30, followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Event ro-hosts include: Santa Clara County Supervisor Michael . Join the National JACl (redit Union and become Honda, San Jose Mayor Susan eligible far our new VISA card. Fill out the Hammer, Yosh Uchida, Michael FOle, Sr., and Don Edwards. information below far membership informolion. Proceeds will be donated to a _ r: • •• AdVocates designated community service in ------Nome ...,.-______Met N~o, Sonoma Chapter, JACL, and Ken Inouye, Mineta'g name. Mineta retired from Congress this year after 21 Address ______SElAN-C5CO Chapter, JACL, WeTe among those honored by years of service to become CEO of the Cat~or1'lia Associafionot Humans -Rights Organizations the Transportations and Services Oty/Slole/Zip ------(CAHRO) at their 22nd annual banquat held Oct. 14 in San Division of Lockheed Martin Corp. Francisco. Nakano is a commissioner ofthe Sonoma County in Washington, D. . Human Relations Commission and Inouye is the chairman of Tickets $45. Sponsorship tables the Orange County Human Relations Commission. as well of 10 are also available at. differ• as treasurer of the CAHRO State Board of Directors. The ent levels. A National JACL organization promotes collaboration among human relations Checks should be made out and ~J ( RED I TUN ION organizations to eltminate prejudiCe, intolerance and dis• sent to Norman Y. Mineta Trib• ute Dinner Committee, 1245 PO 80X 1721/ SlC, UTAH 84110/ 801 3S5·80~0 / 800544-8828 crimination and buDd understanding among the diverse reSi• Sout.h Winchester, Suite 314, San dents of Califonria. Jose, CA 95128. Information: 4081 984-6045.

memory of George Maekawa. Masajl & Tae Toki, Cincinnati, In Ir------, Pacific Citizen I FUND Frances TOjo, Cincinnatl,in memory of Brett Starrett. (Continued from page 6) memory of Brett Starrett. Masa]! & Tae Tokl, Cincinnati, in Tomi Omori, Cincinnati, In memory of Kumeo Yoshlnari. SAVE : nishi memory of Chiyo Tamura. Phebe Tojo, Cincinnati, in (Support & A.slst Volunta'a, Effort) I Florence Suzuki, Columbus, memory of Chlyo Tamura. Here' my ontribution to upport the P until memb rship I Third quarter Ohio. Bernice Hashimoto, Clnch:matl, sub cription rate are rai d adequately, and to help bring PC I Tomi Omori, Cincinnati, in in memory of Chlyo Tamura. memory of George Maekawa, Bernice Hashimoto, Cincinnati, ba k to a weekly publi ation! FRIENDS Roy M. Okubara, Mill Valley, Ca• In memory of Brett Starrett. Plea email tax deductible donati n to: : ($1,000-$4,999) lif., in memory of Gary Masaki Oku• Sam I. Sameshlma, Kersey, bara, Colo., in memory of George S. PACIFIC CITIZENIPC SAVEl Gordon & Catherine Yoshikawa, George T. & Mary Shimizu, Sameshlma. 2 Coral Circle, #204 I Cincinnati, in memory of Chiyo Greenbrae, Calif., In memory of Iwao & Toshlko Moriyama, Mont rey Park. CA 917SS~ 740~ I Tamura. James & Yuka Yamamoto, Bethesda,Md. Berkeley Chapter, JACL, Berke• Jacqueline R. Vldourek, Cincin• 0 $20 0$50 0 $100 0 250 0 I re I ley, Calif. nati, In memory of Chiyo Tamura. DONORS NAME James & Ruth Takeuchi, Cincin• George Kinoshita, Ojal, Calif., in I ($500-$999) ADDR ______~ ____ I nati, in memory of Chlyo Tamura. memory of his wife: Mrs. Louise James & Ruth Takeuchh Cinoin• _~_ Toshl Shimizu, Cincinnati, In Kinoshita. lTY / T ATEIZIP I nati, in memory of George Maeka• memory of Chlzu Haseba. Faith Presbyterian Church, Cin• I PHON '.t J _ H PT.IDI T. I wa. Toshl Shimizu, Cincinnati, In cinnati, In memory of Louis Itaya. Kaye & M. Marnelle Watana• memory of Chlyo Tamura. J. E. Reid & Assoolates, Cincin• I be,Cincinnati, birthday celebration Fred & Tokl Morioka, Cincinnati, nati,ln appreciation of MasajlTokl's AND IN APPRECIATION I of James Takeuchi. in memory of Chlyo Tamura. presentation. Kaye & M. Marnelle Watanabe, I Doug & Pat Ikeda Carper, Clnol(l• FuJlo & Mlsao Okano, CinCinnati, Cincinnati, In memory of Chlyo nati, in memory of Dr. Carol Ikeda . In memory of Brett Starrett. I . Tamura . • Grace F. Narlta, Huntington Fujlo & Misao Okano, Cincinnati, I Kaye & M. Marnelie Watanabe, Beach, Calif., in memory of Chlyo in memory of Chlyo Tamura. I Cinoinnati, In memory of Brett Tamura. Tom &Ve rna Muraoka, In memory Starrett. Benny & Joanne Okura, Cincin• of Chlyo Tamura. I Kaye & M. Marnelle Watanabe, nati, in memory of Brett Starrett. Paul J . Kashlwasa, Saoramento, I Cincinnati, in memory of Whitey Benny & Joanne Okura, Cincin• Calif., In memory of Chris Naka• I Poppen house. nati, in memory of George shima Kaye & M. Marnelle Watanabe, Maekawa. Pioneers, Clnolnnatl, in memory I Cincinnati, In memory of Louis Itaya. Benny & Joanne Okura, Cincin• of Chlyo Tamura. I Kaye & M. Marnelle Watanabe, nati, In memory of Chlyo Tamura. General Electri C, in memory of I Cincinnati, birthday celebration of Cincinnati Chapter, JACL, Oin. Chlyo Tamura. TomlOmori. olnnatl, In memory of Chlyo Tamura. than & Jeri P rker, Clnalnn tl, I Frances ToJo, Cincinnati, in Masa)1 & Tae Toki, Clnolnnatl, In In momory of Brott Starr tt. I memory of Chlyo Tamura. memory of Chlyo Tamura. Mll.ry ruglkaw , Clnolnn tI, In Frances ToJo, Clnolnnatl,ln memory of Chlyo Tamurn. ---~-~------~ 8-Pacific Citizen, November 17-3.0, 1995 f Opinions '. . Letters '. ,,'.' ,

Reader suggests stories on Kibei Good to know that P.C. is on-line. I'm retired and wondering how many of us are on-line. Incidentally, as a matter of inter• eat, thousands of Kibei returned to the U.S. mainland and Hawaii and were initially History, off the beaten path shunned by Nisei society ... However, after the Korean conflict, many Kibei either ma• ne sunny Sunday on a recent trip to to deal with him. the temple grounds is a sign that reads: triculated in higher education on their Gl Japan we took a slow train out of Harris wrote in his journal: "1 shall be "This monument erected in 1931 by the bill and became professionals or applied O Tokyo and headed for Shimoda, a the first recognized agent from a civilized butchers of Tokyo marks the spot where their bilingual skills effectively and climbed little fishing town at the southern tip of the power to reside in Japan ... This forma an the first cow in Japan was slaughtered for the ladder ofsuccess in bUSiness, especially lzu peninsula. epoch in my life and may be the beginning human consumption. (Eaten by Harris and in Japanese ~ompanies as the companies Not many Americans know of Shimoda of a new order of things in Japan. I hope J Heusken.)" Heusken, as 1 recall, was a required persons with language and tech• nor, for th~t matter, do the Japanese, but it may so conduct myself that I may have Dutchman who was Harris' interpreter and nical skills. From the mid-'60s the Kibei 'holds considerable historic significance for honorable mention in the histories which assistant. r also seem to recall thai on an were gradually assimilating with the gen• both peoples. Here is where an American will be written on Japan and its fuiure earlier visit I saw a somewhah larger sign eral Japanese American community. Have flag flew on Japanese territory for the first destiny." dedicated to the several hundred head of you ever explored this subject? Just a time. The year was 1856 and the place was On the temple grounds is an ancient 'cattle which had given their lives to satisfy thought. a little temple where Townsend Harris, the cemetery w};lere lie the remains of five Harris' appetite, but this time I could not first United States consular official to be young Americans who died in Japanese find it. stationed in Japan, had his office. waters while serving in Perry's fleet. Their It was a moving experience to visit this Harris was sent to Japan as a conse• names-John D. Storm, Alexander Doonan, bit of U.S.-Japanese history and it sad• quence of the visit two years earlier of Rob Williams, G.W. Parish, James dened me that this spot is so little known by Los Altos, Calif. Commodore Perry's menacing fleet ofwar• Hamilton-are barely discernable in the Americans and Japanese. The temple does [email protected] ships. Shimoda commemorates Perry's ar• original tombstones. Most ofthem were in not appear on an illustrated walking map (p.C. has one corning up on the MIS rival with what's called the Black Ship their twenties when they died and were handed out to visitors at the railroad sta• linguists, many of whom were Kibei-Ed.) festival, and the natives told me that some buried so far from home. tion, and new buildings all but conceal it. American naval personnel and their fami• The temple has been spruced up a bit Perhaps restoration ofthe site, and a better New JACL member lies usually come down from their base in since I first visited Shimoda several de• museum might be worthy of consideration Yokosuka for the fun and food. cades ago. There is a small. museum on the for a JACL project. wants to help out Back in 1856 when Harris arrived the grounds with some photos and Harris era Hello. My name is Michael Cibenko and Japanese didn't know quite what to do with artifacts. The faded photographs show I'm a relatively new JACL member. Cur• him. They put him upatShimoda, aconsid• Harris as a portly man looking somewhat Hosokawa is the former editorial page edi· rently, I'm a senior at the University of erable distance from Tokyo in those days, like William Howard Taft. tor for the Denver Post. His column appears Montana (major in literature/minor inJapa • so the big wheels in the capital didn't have It is likely he had a robust appetite. On in the Pacific Citizen. nese). Japanese related courses this semes• ter for me include Japanese Oanguage) 201 and a course on Japanese fiction. rm writing today in an attempt to be• come more involved with JACL. Living in Montana, it's difficult to maintain contact with other members. Perhaps the informa• BY MEl NAKANO tion superhighway win provide better op• portunities for people like me and I'm glad that you're now online. I'd like to take this chance to make a few inquiries if I may. Beyond Beijing I'm wondering if there is any work that I Mei Nakano, autlwr, Pacific Citizen col• southern with headlines like "China Puts Great Wall might be able to do for JACLfroro my home. umnist and member of the Sonoma County China. Tht Around U.N. Meeting," and "Unofficial Also, as a member of The University of Chapter, JACL,journeyedtoBeijing, China, answers to the Group (meaning NGOs) Facing Barriers to Montana's Japan Club. I have many con• as a Non-Government Organizations Fo• other ques• U.N. Parley." Imagine my surprise on tacts amongst the Japanese foreign ex• rum attendee of the Fourth United Nations tions are a lot arriving in Beijing to find colorful welcom• change students and faculty members. Per• Conference on Women, Aug. 30 to Sept. 8. As more complex ing banners strung high across the streets baps 1 could be instrumental in helping to a representative of the Women's Concerns and open to of the city, people lining the streets, smil• shape some ties between the Japanese com• Committee of JACL, Nakano wrote ajour· opinion. ing and waving as they watched our cara• munity here and JACL. Please get back to nal ofher experiences there. This is the final Why China? van of buses snaking towards Huairou. me regarding this matter. installment. I imagine this: Then, here at home, scanning back is• Lastly. it is my goal to travel to Japan the U.N. look- sues of newspapers, I am astonished at the after graduation in May '96. I'm currently ome. And, yes, tbere's no place like ed into a crys- Conference logo negative spin on their stories like: "del• applying for various work opportunities it. But, of course, that doesn't at all tal ball and egates . .. feel caged by tight security that both through my college's Japanese de• H diminish what I experienced at the saw one of its members there, a dragon, they fear will get in the way of a successful partment and the JET organization, Any NGO Forum on Women in China. looming forth, large, energetic, spouting conference," and China "generally treated information you could provide that might Like me, most conferees appear startled fire. But then the dragon writhes, wriggles this convocation of women's advocacy be useful would be greatly appreciated. by the wide interest shown by our commu• out of its old skin. "Come to my house," it groups as a hostile force invading China." I thank you for your time and this oppor• nitiesin that event. We'vebeenealled upon says to the group in its new skin, smiling. What rot. Common sense should have told tunity to tell you a little about myself. I numerous times for "reportbacks" and in• The U.N., in its wisdom, obligingly accepts. the media that China would not have ac• hope that ru be able to take further advan• terviews by a wide variety of organiza• Okay. a fairy tale. But the fact is that an tively pursued hosting th conference had tage of this means of communication in the tions-some for fund-raisers-and the me• unpreoedented number ofwomen responded they viewed us as a "hostile . " invading" future. dia. to theinvit8tion. And, while most of us had force. And give them a break. China has The most-often asked questions for me gone to connect with other women around betLer sense than to show a suspicious and ~e~ are: Did you see Hillary? Why China? And the world, we also wanted see for ourselves See BEIJING/page 9 how was it? What impact will the Confer• Huson, Mont. thai enigmatic country, China, a fascinat· masaro@Seh ay.umt.edu ence have on women's lives in the future? ing, looming giant poised to b come m~or ------Not necessarily in that order. player in the global community. I w nt to Nakano ;s author of ~Japanl!se American No, 1did not see Hillary Rodham Clinton. China expecting hostility or, at least, re• Women: Three G1!neratio~s." Her colunm 1 was on a plane that day for a visit to sentment, having be n pru.ned before.hand appears monthly in the Pacific Citi.zell. Pacific Citizen Policies EdItorials, columns And cartoons gt.J THE SPIRIr OF THE SEASON, The opinioru , news and stll1!ments In the edit\.). OUR NEW SHOGUN WILL DfJt10NSTPATE rials, IW1\1\S ,lnd C.)rtl.XlI\:> ,lppearing in PJ

By HARRY K, HONDA Editor emeritus LOS ANGELES-The loud, four-beat martial airs of the Navy Band from San Diego must have reinvigorated the experiences ofNisei and Sansei in World War II, the Korean or Vietnam wars during the Nov. 8-11 "National Salute to Japanese American Veterans" at the Conven• tion Center here. Their small talk kept ringing. Some hadn't seen each other since'''they were discharged 50 or 25 years ago. With a sold-out, lively crowd of 2,500 opening the Wednesday, Nov. 8 fund-raising dinner for the Japa• nese American National Museum (JANM) that was emceed by Norman Mineta, and an estimated 5,000 Col. Young Oak Kim, 1OOth Battalion veteran of San Pedro, Calif., spreads absorbing a fast-paced program in the adjacent hall co• Medal of Honor winner from the Korean War, dirt to the four corners, symbolic rite of a Japanese ground dedication. The hosted by actor Mike Farrell from "M.A.S.H." and George Hershey Miyamura of Gallup, N.M., addresses a monument will bear names of 15,000 WWII Nikkei who served overseas, Takei of "Star Trek," the most overheard comment was: Friday morning gathering of 250 at the Little Tokyo despite the U.S. government's suspicions after Pearl Harbor that led to "Fantastic. We'll never see another like it." The spon• site where the proposed Japanese American World wholesale internment of 120,000 mainland Japanese, two-thirds of whom sors don't figure to repeat either, one JANM volunteer War II Veterans Monument is contemplated. were U.S.-born citizens. ventured. Secretary of the Army Togo D. WestJr. (his grand• father had the same first name in honor ofthe J apa• nese admiral), Secretary of Veteran Affairs Jesse Brown and Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr., former chair• man, Joint Chiefs of Staff (who was a World War II 2nd lieutenant with the 34th "Red Bull" Division that supported the 100/442 Regimental Combat Team) headlined the speakers from Washington, D.C., plus a three-minute video of the Commander-in• Chief Bill Clinton. Their messages were Secretary Jesse Brown of Veteran Affairs pays trib• welcome in praise of the ute to Japanese American WWII veterans at the Nisei accomplishments in "National Salute~ Nov. 8 staged by the Japanese the military. "The unique American National Museum. in conjunction with open• Opening day visitors carefully peruse the photographs and graphic displays that cover the Nikkei in contribution of Japanese ing of its year-long exhibit, ~Fightlng for Tomorrow." military service from the Spanish American War through the Persian Gulf-Desert Stonn. Americans to the war ef- "Our nation will long remember fort was a stark contrast to the and be reminded of your patrio• now well-documented indignities tism,~ West declared. .... ~ , ~ that a well-meaning but blindly National VFW Commander-in• ~ .... M )'I'JU~ ., prejudicial government brought ",=-L~-a Chief Paul Spera, Lt. Gen. Allen N8 [JD l'\ TIf .. ; .... " to their mothers, fathers, broth• Ono of Hawaii, Maj. Gen. James ...... <1 ... ers and sisters," Brown declared. Mukoyama of Chicago also spoke Q.\" ,"' .. '. ~~ . [OiIill CfI' ~ ;~ "All of their liberties, rights and at the dinner. ... .,,,,,,. oro"" ~ ~ responsibilities ofcitizenship were Jl(XY~ DII"-if ... Entertaining at the eveot were ~, ...., ,,;- ",,, r~··; suspended or placed beyond reach. nOMS~' ~tDD' ... , .. ,."' Sue Okabe (who was a soprano ~(.c ',' .... .• 1 All, that is, except one-military ~~~~ ...... c ~ singing in the Denver area usa ~,tJ3 ,~ ,"" 0+»''1' .. ,- ~, service." ~t1 11 .... 50 years ago); Art Linkletter's ooe• (111 ;;1 .' " '" Clinton emphasized: "It is fit• liners from the kids he had on his oJl1S~ ~ ',:~~ wJ"'1l . .. ~ ting that we express our grati tude TV shows since the 1980s (but ~ 111'4,01" " \i\ "t ".' to those Japanese American vet• who remembers visiting his San ~~ ~"'" ~~ 4" ;l- ij MEMORIAL-Vietnam vet• .r~' .• ," erans who risked their lives to Francisco friends interned at ~ """~ l> ,~ .~ . eran and Green Beret pla• ... ) " ~~l ~ , <" defend our freedom," Tanforan); the Sanko Trio (a Ia ~~ ,,,,,, '''' ' I~~' "".... , -,#' toon leader Vince Okamoto , .Ii ,&" ,.' The Washington, D.C.-based the Andrew Sisters) featuring .. " . (above) speaks at dedica• rPJ ~\~'" " • Kimiko Gelman, Keiko Kashiwagi, ~' .."" ,. ,11 ,,' tion of J .A. Vietnam Veter• Japanese American Veterans As• ~ f\"~ ~y.A ... ~l ,,",,~, Mitsuko Yamane and accompa• .~~ ,.-"',..1 ans War Monument (at left) sociation, (Col. Hank Wakaba• a.P~~ ~ l \\1' .,.1 ..~ -'" I~, yashi, president) which had ear• nied by Craig Hara, Scott ~.~~ ~ l".J. "", .,,, ' bearing the names of those ~ .... ,' rO' killed and missing in action. lier approached the Department Nagatani and David Cheung; and f\.f'" IlJl , ; ~,~ " oA ~".t :." .(Nfl .wl- .,11 .. >I ~ of Veterans Affairs, to commemo• Pat Suzuki (of Flower Drum Song . rate the 50th anniversary of the fame) with Warren Meyers at Lhe End of World War II, then asked piano. Nikkei Vietnam War dedicated in Los Angeles JANM to assist in the celebration. Special guest Noriyuki Pat With collaboration of the Depart• Morita said he "stood tall" as be Formal dedication of !.he thr e-panel granite The Japanese Am rican rsion ofth famous mentofDefense, it was the kickoff remembered the men of the 1001 Vietnam memorial wall honoring Nikk i v ter• Vietnam Memorial in Washington features the for the year-long exhibit, "Fight• 442 and MIS, He was a t.eenag r ans from thaI, war was held Nov. 11 at th Japa• nam sof114Jap n eAmerican whowerekilled ing for Tomorrow: Japanese afflicted with spinal TB at the nesc Am dcan Cultural and ommuniiy enter or are mis ing in action. Americans in America's Wa,r. time. plaza, in th Litt.Je Tokyo area of Los Angeles.

erty. So, if only oui of self-inl.er• munist monolit.h, rigid and op• cnpa iLy ctl.nnot sustnin thi BEIJING cst, they had to show well. pr ssive, as w 'v be n 1 cI to b - growth b cause th y nlreadyfe d (Continued from page 8) Theydid, in myopinion. Among Ii v . n nrly 25% ofth wo\'ld' populn• oppressive face in that fishbowl of other things, Lhey provided vast 'I'h qu stion of hina'H policy t.ion whi! hoidintr only 7 (' ofits a world happening. China, bear in meeLing facilitios for the 'onfl r• on r produ tiv Il:1aucs spanks to arabi land. mind, is speedily transitioning oncc, surprisingly good transpor• that. W 'v be n Lold LhaL Uw So, which is Lru '1 I don't know. from a collective economy to a tation Hervices to nnd from Lh GhillCAO kill unwanted babl .s nnd But. I'm in lined to fnvol' th{ market economy, anxious to be a conference sif.o, nnd 100,000 vol• fol'Co worn n to hovo nborLions. womon's r port 0\1 r whut we', partoftheworldeommunity. They unteers nil told. And while secu• Nol AO, SI\Y Chin IH wom n , b n f~d by l.he tnedin. 11\ un)' need good public relat.ionH to con• rity was 1\ tad dgy and l'igid by RIlLh r, \.hoy /'lay, th y tire giv n uS,1 bl\li Chin s WOt\Wll will tinue selling their goodl! abroad Western tusl.os lit. Lho atal1., by the inctmLiv(,H 1.0 curb ·pop ,laLioll do whttt th b Ii v to boo nnt ond to attract foreign businesses. third duy. it had l'l'IIlJC d, W growLh: ii'110 conLl'oc(.IpLiv 11, II' ~ , only in thdr il\\(11' st,. bUL in tht The relaMe of Harry Wu alonf.{ moved about f"(!oly, taking nu• nborLion:-l (for which Lh Y got Lim( inL~wost 01' tbl l'ln111Ll'V 1\8 n whoh . wi t,h Lhe promise not to sell n ucleur vanLage ofUw ubiquitous guicl(1H, off rrom world nnd HI' Lime bon Thnt guts to tht h~t\l't. of ",1\1\1 Lcch to Iran seems ample evidence ('uger to practico thoir gnr,IiHh, llfiLs for t.h IL"Ht child, hut noL Llw Llw ron 1\.11'/;'11(' was ntlbout Can of that. China also realizes that. l'nger to hlp. socllnd. Mnny suy LhoY rOt I ('om• ft l'i'ncp-goOl'S may hl1 dll'<'n tnlk fceding Lhoir 1.2 billion poople Out hl'CHUBC China is chnngil\f: polled io cOOpt mt.o wiLh 1,h\.1 oml iug nbt\uL impl'twing \I\l' 101, of must t)(' couplcld with Hales of so rapidly. iL's hurd to gOL n Ilx Oil (llmlly/on child nlnndllLt bOClUlRl1 WOlllllll I\nd child,· 1\, bul \lUi manufactured goods and sLring()nl. it. Hight now, J Ii eiLaRUtH'1n T({• 14 million pooplo m·tl hlllll,y ndd d 111 tlLll I , til( il' "0111 ",us \0 llll 'Illl' JI'o r 1111', t.h rin in'" nnllwm policics on population grc)wth in lng hologrum, I:IhilUng nnd thrce' fll1nuully to UHlir lilt· m.ly bloll1,I\(\ Lilt' onditio1\ of till Llw pl\opl . ''1" tOil 01\ 1\\0 'ing fm, 'l\ttl," S\lI\~ order to lift millions out of pov- dimensional, moro LhuIlllH It (!UI11- Jltlpulnt.iol1. 'J'tlll!r rout! pl'(}dlldn,~ WhoLlwl' it. wnR WOl\\OIl from At' n{, t \tI' OPll\ 10-Pacmc Citizen, November 17-30, 1995 -' Short takes Los Angeles EDSATO history, spoke Oct. 24. "Color of .Japanese Casualty Plumbing & Heating Health forum on Honor," a video dccumentary pro• 65,OOOAsians live Insurance Assn. Remodel and RepaIrs, Water Heaters duced by Loni Ding about the Nisei COMPLETE INSURANCE Fumaces, Garbage Disposals JA women opens who served in the 442nd and mili• in Las Vegas Serving Los Angeles, Gardena A four-year study on the health tary intelligence, was shown Oct. The Clark, Nev., COllOty Oom• PROTECTION (213) 321-6610, 293-7000,733-0557 of Japanese American women 31. mission unanimously approved a and other ethnic groups in the 15-member panel Oct. 3 to study Alhara Insurance Agy. Inc. 40-55 age bracket has com• the needs, concerns and problems 250 E. 1st St.,los Angeles 90012 Commercial & Industrial menced at UCLA-SWAN (Study Kona coffee topic facing the Asian American com· Suite 700 (213) 626-9625 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration of Women's Health Across the Contractor munity in southern Nevada. Funakoshllnsurance Agency, Inc. Glen T. Umemoto Nation) at centers in San of museum exhibit The Asian Chamber of Com• 200 S. San Pedro, los Angeles 90012 Francisco, Chicago, Ann Arbor, A six-week run of "The Kona Cof• merce told the commission that Su~e 300 (213) 626-5275 Uc. No, 441272 C38-20 Mich., Newark, N.J.) Pittsburgh SAM REIBOW CO., 1506 W. Vernon fee Story," spanning over a cen• about 65,000 Asian Americans Ito Insurance Agency, Inc. LOB Angeles - 295-5204 - Since 1939 and Boston. The research is tury and touching on the lives of representing Japanese, Howe Bldg, 180 S. Lake Ave., 11205 sponsored by the National In• every immigrant group that Chinese, Filipino and other Pasadena, 91101 stitutes of Health. settled in Hawaii, opened Oct. Pacific Rim countries live in the (818) 795·7059, (213) 681-4411 LA. - Random selection from a 15 at King Kamehameha's.Kona Las Vegas area and own 1,200 Kagawa Insurance Agency Inc. computer-generated list will be Beach Hotel in Honolulu. businesses. 360 E. 2nd St., los Angeles 90012 used instead of active solici• Plans are to have the exhibit On Sept. 28, the Japan Suhe 302 (213) 6211-1800 Qrac tation of volunteers, especially travel to Bishop Museum for four America Society of Nevada had in the South Bay area of Los The J. Morey Company, Inc. months and then to Maui and per• co-sponsored the first Nevada• One Centerpointe Drive, Ste 260 Angeles, it was indicated by haps Kauai, according to project Japan Business Forum at the La Palma, CA 90623 gharac Yuko Kawanishi, Ph.D., director Ed Kaneko, a Kona coffee MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One (714) 562·5910 (408) 28()'5551 associate project director. For grower in Holualoa. He said there Tokyo businessman reported information: Lyra Ng 3101794- Oglno-Aizumllns. Agency are a few fourth-generation that Japan's gaming industry, 1818W. Bever1yBl,Ste210. Montebello9064{) Japanese Names 8584. Japanese families in Kona who centered on pachinko, is going (818) 571·691" (213) 728-7488lA B·~~ . Japanese Famiy CIIlSIs still grow coffee. high-tech and expanding, First Chinese ota Insurance Agency » 12546 V,Uey VIew 35 N lake Ave .. Pasadena 91101 , Gtlden Grove, CA 92645 Suite 250 (818) 795·6205 Sculpture honors Dayton gets grants (714) 8954554 elected in N.Y. T. Roy Iwaml & Associates Doris Ling-Cohan is the first Sakamotos from LegacyFund Quality Ins. Services, Inc. 241 E. Pomona Blvd. known Chinese American public A 12-foot sculptured and partly Two JACL Legacy Fund grants Monterey Parit 91754 (213) 727·7755 official to be elected in the lower polished basalt stone monument were acknowledged by Dayton, Manhattan district which com• symbolizing Jimmie and Misao Ohio, JACL in its Septemberl Sato Insurance Agency ~J~~~~~ prises the Chinatown area ofNew Sakamoto was dedicated Sept. 10 October newsletter: $1,000 to 340 E. 2nd SI. '300, los Angeles 90012 ~"H.I;i.J].~ ' . 1 (213) 68().4190 . I- York City. in Seattle's Keiro Nursing Home help in sponsorship of the --=~ I.~t- ~ Ling-Cohan, a board member of entrance. Sakamoto, publisher Smithsonian's travel exhibit, Tsuneishllns. Agency, Inc. e.J 'i e .. 250 E. 1st SI los Angeles 90012 the Organization of Chinese of the Japanese American "A More Perfect Union: • FULL SER nCE ORIF.NTED SIIOP SuIte 1005 (213)626-1365 Americans, New York Chapter, Courier, organized leagues for Japanese Americans and the • COLl.fSfON SPECIAI.IST won the civil court judge seat in Seattle-area Nisei in football, U.S. Constitution," coming Jan. Charles M. Kamiya & Sons, Inc. RENTlI. CARS AI';IILAOf.E the Nov. 7 election local general basketball and baseball. 4-Feb.15; and $500 for a sur• • A . R.D APPROVELJ dba Kenneth M. Kamiya 2~ elections. Surrounding stone benches vey of racial attitudes towards Insurance .11?'i.. HOUR TOWING SERVICE ' Her experience includes serv• represented the players in the Asian Americans in Miami 373 V811 Ness Ave., SOOe 200 ~131 .~7 _(~ ing as administatrive law judge pre-WWII era Courier Leagues. Valley,Ohio, patterned after the TOITllll08. CA 90501 (310) 781-2066 'l for New York City. She also served The Spokane, Wash., group of National Conference survey, Frank M. Iwasaki Insurance 6 lI31 Hollywood Blvd. ' • as a managing attorney and se• Norio Wakamatsu, Hideki according to Ronald Katsuyama, 121 N Woodburn Olive. Los Angeles 90049 HOllywood, CA 90028 nior attorney for MFY Legal Ser• Sekijima and Harry Honda Ph.D., associate professor in (213) 87!)'2184 vices, and a New York state assis• originated the project; Jerry psychology at the University of , r------, tant attorney general for the Bu• Arai was architect. Marie Ishii Dayton, 513/229-2152 days. reau of Consumer Frauds. responded for the family. Her Legacy Fund grants are made She has also taught law at the mother, Misao, made the formal possible through interest income Available Exclusively To JACL Individual Members City University of New York unveiling. generated by the fund. School of Law and New York University. Domestic violence The Ling-Cohan is a foundingmem• Legacy Fund aids ber and board member of the New center honored JACL - BLUE SHIELD York Asian Women's Center. Detroit JACL's 50th The National JACL Legacy A family service center in New Health Plans Fund has awarded a $2,500 grant York City providing domestic vio• Jerseyites learn to Detroit JACL for its 50th anni• lence services to Korean Ameri• versary historic exhibition, it was cans was named one of the more WWII history announced by chapter president country's most innovative pro• Thanks to Seabrook,N.J., and Valerie Yoshimura. Included will grams at the Oct. 3 first annual Philadelphia JACLers, the WWII be recent snd old family photos MarshaUs, Inc., Domestic Peace history of Japanese Americans and Japanese/camp/JACL Prize presentation in Washing• in the military and internment artifacts and memorabilia. ton, D.C. camps was being explored The exhibit committee is seek• Seven domestic violence pro• Two Blue Shield Health Plans during the month of October as ing help cond ucting and transcrib• grams across the country were at Special Rates For JACL Members part of the Camden, N.J., County ing oral interviews, drafting text, each awarded $1,000 at the event Library program at Voorhees. designing the panels and layouts, co-hosted by Esta Soter, executiv • Choose either of two health plans: HMO or PPO Grayce Uyehara spoke Oct. 10 and final installation. Yoshimura director of Family Violence Pre• • A Wide range of benefits such as: on the social conditions that led said"! would like to collect at vention Fund, and Jerome Ro~si, to evacuation and internment. least one current photo from president of Marshalls. • Professional services and hospitalization benefits Ellen Nakamura and John every member, so that we can "Domestic violenc is lrom n• • Dental coverage Fuyuume, a week later, related have a collage of our mem• dous and pervasiv probl m for • Medical Eye Service vision care benefrts the Seabrook changes from a bership for the final panel and families, communit.i s and busi• SM • Healthtrac - A personal wellness program to help farming community to an show our beautiful diversity I" ness s," Rossi said. "P ac educational and cultural center. For information: Valerie begins at home, and th keep you healthy Teresa Maebori, chair of Matsumoto, 1587 S.Congr S8 St. Marshalls Domsti P n e • Extensive HMO and PPO physician networks JACL's education committee #36, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, :3131 Prizes arc d signed to build r cog• • Wortdwide emergency coverage which has prepared a teacher's nition thaI. domestic violenco can 482-3778. • A JACL -endorsed health plan backed by over 50 years of manual relating to this unique be pr v nted .. ." Blue Shield experience

Whereabouts , JACL Members 18 and over may apply to enroll In the Blue Shield of California Health Plan sponsored by JACl. Applicants and SHISHERO HAROMI (spelling?) 1151 (home). 90066,310/652-6061 (at the store dependents under age 65 must submit a statement of health Lost school mate: Haroml, a male. In the afternoons from 1 to 5.) She acceptable to Blue Shield before coverage becomes effective. attended North Hoilywood,Calif., KEN TANABE, Gardena High wants to know more about her Individual members age 65 and over, covered under Medicare Junior High Schoolln the spring of We both graduated Gardena High mother. Toshl must have been In 1942. Age about 14. SchOol chum In the spring of 1966 and Northrop her teens and Is believed to have parts A and B, may join the PPO Plan without a health statement. would like to hear from or about Institute of Technology, Inglewood, lived In the National-Sepulveda him. Wayne Patterson, age 69,2790 In December, 1970, with a B.S. In Blvd, area of West Los Angeles. For More Information, Write Or Call Today: N. 600 E, Ogden, UT, 84414, 8011 electronic engIneering. We both at• WILLIAM YAMAMOTO (415) 931-6633 or (800) 400-6633 782-8263. tended CSU Long Beach In pursuit Nisei student In 1930s who at• STUDENTS IN WWII ARKANSAS of our master's degree, but I tended Wllnerdlng (?)Hlgh School Yesll want to know more about the JACL-Blue Shield of California Group Dorothy Bell Winger taught switched after one semesterto mIs• In San Francisco and then to Sac• Health Plan for: [ I HMO [J PPO school in the relocation camp school sionary work and lost contact. The ramento High and Junior College, _ chapter In Arkansas (Rohwer or Jerome?). schools have not been able to 10- William Yamamoto last lived at Rt. I am a member oC She would like to hear from her oate my friend. I shall return next 14, Box 327, Sacramento. Contact I am not member 01 JACL. PI (ISS S nd m membership inlom) Ii n. I students. Write to her at Rt. 6, Box year (1996) to Thailand. Contact: William Eastman, 1563·46th Ave., understand th t JACL momb rshlp Is required to obt in this co rag. 77A, Pittsburg, TX 75686. Larry S. Miller, 2277 W. Wing Rd. San Franclsoo, CA, 94 122. ______Agc __ Submitted by Mae Yamada,11622 Apt #3, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48858. JUDD M. and rOSHI Nama SE 227th Pl., Kent, WA, 98031. LADY NAMED 'TOSHI' HARADASATO STEVEN MAYEDA Information wanted on a Nisei Seeking Japanese Amerloan Address An old photo album was found In lady, "Toshl," who worked for my couple. The wife was a college Clty/StatelZlp a Los Angeles apartment building, mother sometime between 1938- classmate at Parsons College. Phone ( ) JW Ik ( IH m bearing the name of the owner as 1940. She would be tho only per• Fairfield, IOWD, In 1943-46. Last Steven Mayeda. Some pictures son who was very close to my known addr ss: 1369 Ada St., Bor• show scenes wIth San Diego and mother-sInce deceased. Contact keley, CA 94702. Write to: Katharln S nd To: Fr no S Morl k • Admini tr tor Redondo Beach In the baokground. Joanne Gertzman, c/o Zane, 8567 F. Groen, R.R, 2, Box 139, Hedrick, JACL·Blue Shield of California Group Health Trust Contact Jeanne Ellyea, 619/690- Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA, IA, 52563. 1255 Post Street, Suito 805, San Fronclsco. Coltfornia 94109 Pacific Citizen, November 17-30,1995-11 In sports Get in the Holiday Issue mood! Cyril Nishimoto runs his Dodgers· Hideo Nomo 1/800/966-6157 11th New York Marathon , named Rookie of Year

Cyril Nishi• The storied moto of the baseball year of New York Japan's most famous player CLASSIFIED ADS Chapter of the concluded Nov. Japanese REAL ESTATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES American Citi• 10 when Hideo zens League Nomo ofthe Los BESl' OF WASHINGTON 8< IDAHOI BECOME A LICENSED TRAVEL Angeles Dodg• Live. pley, woll< In Ideal climate on WA·IO bor· AGENT IN ONE DAYII and executive der. Primary or large gelaway. Enjoy golf, river director of the ers was named "Fly wholesale for the res1 of your life". & snow sports. Near college, med Clr. & airport. Includes major travel Indus1ry discounts rookie of the 3200 sq. ft custom wMew$, 6 ae. 4 horsa bam. Japanese up to & sometlmes exceeding 50% on No WA Income tax. $219.950. American So• year. hotels, cruises, amusement par1ls, rental cial Services, According to 2535 12th Ave. the Los Angeles Clarkston, WA 99403 cars, elc .... Inc. of New (509)758-6505 C II M ' . 818-880 9597 York ran the Times, the Nov. 12 New pitcher re- BUYER WAITING 11 EMPLOYMENT , ceived 18 first- . Your price my/our terms. York City CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Marathon. place votes and Wanted businesses operating of HIOEO NOMO 118 points from most kinds, too: mini-self storages, Pacific Citizen, the Japanese Ameri• A veteran CYRIL NISHIMOTO can Citizens League national news• the 28-member committee of the Baseball Writers hotels/motels, strip shopping marathon runner since 1985, Nishimoto placed 407 centers, mini malls, office paper, seeks a part.time (20 hrslwk) in a field of 26,531 finishers with a respectable time Assn. of America. Chipper Jones of the Atlanta buildings, apartments, and related person to maintain subscription mail• ing list Database entry, verbal and of2 hours, 54 minutes, and 16 seconds. This was his Braves was second with 10 first-place votes and 104 Income producing properties, even 11th New York City Marathon. His best time in the points. written correspondence skills if losing money currently. Contact needed. Wor1< with post office, ven- event is 2 hours, 44 minutes, and 11 seconds. Nomo, who is the fourth consecutive Dodger to DR. URGEE O'STOITOS win the rookie of the year honor, preceded by Raul - dors and provide support forproduc• Nishimoto, 39, told Pacific Citizen that this outing 810/7n-555 lion. Type 40 wpm, two years office "was cold and windy. It was a lot more difficult." Mondesi, Mike Piazza and Eric Karros. experience, knowledge of IBM and Normally, the JACLer runs 25 to 30 miles per The native of Japan, 27, finished the year with a EMPLOYMENT Macdesirable. Will train. Send cover week but averaged 70 miles per week in preparation 13-6 record and a 2.54 earned-run average. He led LABOR RELATIONS leiter and resume to: the league in strikeouts with 236, the fi,rst rookie to for this event. He belongs to a local Japanese run• REPRESENTATIVES Richard Suenaga ning club called Runners New York. do so since another Dodger star pitcher of the past, California School Employees Associa• 2 Coral Circle, #204 "I really love the New York City Marathon," he Fernando Valenzuela. tion, representing over 170,OOOciassifled Monterey Park, CA 91755 said. "It brings the whole city together. It's an According to the Times, Nomo intends to return to school employees statewide. Is recruiting international event, like a big parade. Millions of the Dodgers next year. He "will probably be offered for qualified Labor Relallons Represenla· Rancho Santiago College in New Yorkers line the streets in support and you about $500,000,/." the Times reported. "He is hoping lives in Southem Califomla. Represent Santa Ana, CA has openings for for more than ~1 milJ.ion, but doesn't anticipate a members! chapters In wide variety of ser• Coordinator/Student Services have the company of all the runners around you." vices/ program, Including contract nego· Next year, Nishimoto, who is from Gardena, Ca• bitter contract dispute." tlations, grievances, arbitration, mem• (Faculty Position), salary lif., and lives in New York City, plans to run the Back home, Nomo has been hailed as the biggest bershIp 'organlzlng certification/ $31,019-$51,493/yr, deadline star since Sadaharu Oh. He is the subject of three Boston Marathon as well as the New York City decertification campaigns. Equlv to BAI 11/30/95; Librarian (Tenure documentaries and an autobiography. In his spare 8S in labor relatlonsl related field. WIth event. In high school, he participated in track and Track), deadline 12r1195, salary cross country. time, he is learning English. minimum 2 years recent experience as a labor represenl8Uvei organizer. or as an $31,019-$51,493/yr; Part-time electedlabOrofflcial. Employeril8ldben· applicant pool for Medical As• ents end auto allowance Send resumel sistant Instructor, $35/1ecture hr, salary requirements by December 1,1995 On-line report to Lois Desmarais, Galilomla School deadline 11 /27/95; Administra• Employees Association, P.O Box 640. tive Secretary, type 50 wpm, san Jose CA95106 MlEOE IWF/ H take dictation @ 80 wpm & proof• TV channel provides Web sit~ read @70%, salary is $2,145- Call; $2,739/mo, deadline 11130/95. 800/188-8157 Contact 714-564-6499 for appli• for computer tour of Ellis Island cations, job announcements and Now you can take a computer immigrant's journey from their from the Ell,s Island Cookbook, for ad rates schedule test appt. 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DEATH NOTICES: To publish Angeles), 5 gc., 5 ggc., brother George' Kamidol, Yoshlko Kataoka. Yamada, Hoshle Watanabe, 85, nessman and San Francisco resident of an obituary in a specific issue of KlmuraandslsterYoshlyeTanaka(both Tanaka, Masuyo, 94, Los Angeles, Fairfax, Va" July 3; Seattle-born, sur• 85 years, survived by wife Shizu, son Pacific Citizen costs $15 per col• Jpn). Sept. 1; Hiroshlma-bom, survived by vived by daughter Pamela Kru!e (Vienna, David Jr., daughters Patricia Yamamoto, umn inch. The copy from either the Katsukl, Shlgeru Sam, 77, Torrance, sons Eddie Iwamoto, Akio Iwamoto, 7 Va.), brother Shig Watanabe (Denver). Joyce Mita, 5 gc., brother Victor (Santa family or the funeral director is re• July 13; Hanford, Callf.-bom, survived gc., 7 ggc. predeceased by husband Shizuo, broth• Monica). worded as necessary. by wife Yuriko, sons Gary S .• Tokio C., Tanaka, Shigeo, Chicago, Oct. 12 (sv): ers Taul Watanabe (Believue,Wash.), Yamakoshi, Noboru 'Noby' 69, Chi• Jun Watanabe (Seattle), andsisterSeiko The following appear on a space• daughters Linda Holloway (Oregon), survived by wife Bernice, son Robert, cago, Oct. 15; Menlo Park. CaJif.-born, Darla,S gc., brother Saxon. daughter Linda Yoshida, 4 gc. Hasegawa (Mercer Island, Wash.) chairman-founder of Nobart Group, a available basis. Mlkawa, Ume, 94, Greeley, Colo., Sept. Tsutsul, George K, 73, Torrance, July Yamada, Paul Tsutomu, 28, Los Ange• multi-million-dollar printing firm. honored Endo, Edith T. 73, Altadena, Calif., 27 (sv); Kagoshlma-born, prewar resl- 10; Los Angeles-born, survived by sons les, Aug. 31; Santa Monica-born Sansei, in '91 by U.S. Small Business Sept. 4; Kingsburg, Calif.-bom, survived dent of Cheyenne, Ault, Colo., survived Eric, Michael. survived by father, Henry (Oregon), Administration's Office of Minority Small by husband Yoichi George, daughters by five sons, five daughters. 21 gc., 22 Tsutsumlda, Mlyano, 96, Los Angeles, mother June Fujioka, sister Audrey, Business and Capital Ownerships De• Christine Haley, Cynthia McGrath, 2 gc., ggc. Aug. 21 ; Kumamoto-born and longtime grandfather Tozo Yahata, grandmother velopment with lifetime achievement sisters .Mary Tashiro, Nadine Nakai, Nakamura, Masa, 75, Nampa, Idaho, Arizona resident, survived by son Masao Klmiye Hirano, fiancee Deanna Rust. award, officer with. Buddhist Churches brothers Chester and Roy Fukagawa. Aug. 25; Boise-born, retired from farm- (Arizona), daughters Sakae. Kathie Yamada, Shizuko, 78, Denver, Aug. of America and Midwest Buddhist FuJiwara, Alice Yoshlko, 55, Tigard, ing in '75, survived by wife Marie Taketani, 7 gc, 8 ggc. 17; survived by son William, daughters Temple, Isham YMCA, Kiwanis Club, Ore., July 27; National, Wash.-bom and ' (Harada), daughters Marsha, Colleen Uchlmoto, Kane, 98, Saratoga, Calif., Florence L1, Doris Yagi, 10 gc., 8 ggc., Chicago Commons Assn., former arts formerly of Ontario, Ore., survivors in• Amlingmeier (Olnclnnatl), Tammy ,Sept. 4; survived by sons Don, Warren, brothers Jack and Frank Suzuki, sisters chair for Governor's Committee of illi• clude brother Bob (Honolulu), sister Ellen Wheeler (Boise), 1 gc., sister Laura ~ ughter s Amy Naito, Laura Nakanishi, Mildred Yokotake, predeceased byhus• nois Asians, trustee for Japanese Ameri• Cunningham (Pittsburgh). Donart, predeceased by parents and 8 gc:, 5 ggc. band Shizuo. can National Museum, survived by wife . Furukawa, Haruko, Denver, Oct. 13 son William ('85). Uota, Ken and wife Rebecca Fuller, Yamakawa, David K. 95, San Fran• Aya, sons Warren, Brian, daughter (sv); survived by husband Harry, sons Sprung, Murray, 92, New York, Oct. both 52, Washington, D.C., Aug. 131n cisco, Oct. 15; Tokyo-bom retired busi- Vivian, 2 gc, brothers and sisters. James and Shig Shimizu, Dave 30; attorney since 1929 until retirement traffic accident on Missouri Route 61 Furukawa (Alamosa, Colo.) in 1994, for old Hebre~ Orphan Asylum near New London, daughter Julia who Hamaguchl, Lois, Chicago, Sept. 15; (one alumnus and columnist Art was driving the car was hospitalized Pioneer Issei lawyer survived by sons Eugene, Jimmie, Buchwald referred to him as "our Father with serious Injuries; civil engineer Ken daughter Rosie, 3 gc., predeceased by Flanagan)· , ManilaandTokyowarcrime Poston-born, graduate of San Jose husband Genhlchi, son Kenneth. trial counsel, lifelong New York JACLer, State, consultant the last 15 years to Mukaeda succumbs at 104 Hashlsaka, Fred, Sacramento, Sept. 1 survived by wife of nearly 64 years, Washington Metro Transit Authority; Katsuma Mukaeda, 104, rued (sv); Japan-bom, garage owner. sur• Mary, daughter Peggy Nelmeth, son Rebecca, st. Louls-bom school teacher, Nov. 4 following a September au• vived by wife Ruth, 4 children. John, 6 gc., 8 ggc. married in 1971 : others surviving are tomobile accident in Hemet, Ca• Hlronaka, Mutsuko 'Boots,' 71 , Sugsl, Noriko, 66, Ontario, Ore. , Sept. Ken's parents Mltsuyuki and Yoko lif., where he and his second wife, Weiser, Idaho, June 18; Santa Cruz. 26; Kagoshima-bom, postwarimmigmnt (VIsalia, Calif.), brothers Alan (Sacra- Calif.-bom, survived by son Jeff (Se• JACL member, survived by brother mento),Ronald(Visalia),slstersChlkako Tillie, have been recent residents. attle), daughters Cindy Picard (Oregon Mitsuyuki (Osaka), sister Fukuko Kanda, Sakamoto (San Mateo), Mlyoko She remains hospitalized after Slope,Ore.),GingerKrugmlre(Tacoma). predeceased by husband, frank. Tominaga (Stockton), Kathy Watanabe breaking both legs. SOD Richard 4 gc., brothersJoe and Yosh Kishi (Santa Tabata, Asa, 90, Gardena, Sept. 7; (San Gabriel), Rebecca's mother Julia and grandchildren survive. Cruz), predeceased by husband Tho• Fukuoka-born, survived by sons George, Fulier (Hannibal. Mo.) Two full generations ofIssei and mas. William (OhiO). 4 gc .. 1 ggc. Uyehara, StanleyS. 55,Monterey Park, Nisei had sought his counsel Hoshizakl, Grace Chlyoko, 78, Hemet. Tamada, Kay, 77, Chicago, Sept. 24 Aug. 26; Maui-bom, survived by wife throughout his pioneering service Calif., Aug. 31; survived by son Yoshio (sv), survived by son Ronald, daughter Amelia, son Jason. daughters Romy. in Southern California spanning (Cerritos), daughter Diane Peterson (Los Phyllis Brown, 2 gc., brother Thomas Jolene, broth ers Masao. Paul, sisters some 60 years. The Kumamoto• Hel en Meadows. Kay Ajlmine, Sally born naturalized U.S citizen and Higa, Mary Kawahara, Lucille Tengan. Downtown L.A. JACL (the second Uyema, FuJlko, 82, Torrance. Aug. 26, Issei) president in 1960, hIs ven• UPCOMING 1996 ESCORTED TANAKA TOURS Waianae, Hawaii-bom, survived by sons ture promoting Japanese culture KATS UMA MUKAEDA (c. 1984) Hlsao, George, Richard (latter two of began in 1932 through a film ex• JAPAN SPRING ADVENTURE (plus Takayama Festival. 10 days) ...... APR 13 Las Vegas), daughter Joyce Sakamoto, change, postwar efforts with American University School of ALPINE EXPLORER (SWll2enanG' Austria! Germany. 15 days) ...... •...... MAY 10 10 gc., 3 ggc .• brother Richard Uyema, UrasenkeSchool oITea Ceremony, Law, was an Issei fund-raiser for Tauck's NEW MEXICO & LAS VEGAS (Ca~sba d CvmI Sanla Fe! Taos, 10 days) MAY 28 sisters Akiko Irel, Amy Hayashi, Marga• J apanese chamber of commerce, JACL'sAnti-Discrimination Com• CANADIAN ROCKI ES! VICTORIA (BanlI Spr HU. Lake Louise. 8 days) .. JUNE 19 ret Nohara (all Hawaii). J apan America Society, JACLand mittee in the late '40s when it was IRELAND/ BRITAIN (15days) ...... •.. ..•...... •.•... .. JUL 6 the Japanese American Cultural lobbying for Issei naturalization, PRINCESS ALASKA GLACI ER CRUISE (7 days. Dlscounl for eartybooklllg) AUG 17 DEATH NOTICE and Community Center. He di• and rallied national support for NIKKEI CANADA! NEW ENGLAND CRUISE (10 days, JCCCNC FundralSer) SEP 8 MILDRED FUJIKO TAKEDA EUROPEAN ESCAPADE (llily} Swtlzer1and1 France! Englarld, 12 days) ••••.•..•..... SEPT 18 rected a Shrine Auditorium pag• JACL's Japanese American Re• Mildred F. Takeda, 78,olAlameda TENNESSEE! BRANSONI KENTUCKY (ShOli Tabuchl 9 days) .. SEPT eant celebrating the lOOth anni• search Project. Among the numer• snow, passed away on Aug. 31 at the EAST COAST & FALL FOUAGE (& Penn. Dulch, 11 days) •...... OCT kunshcr• Alameda HOSpital. She was bom in versary of the U.S.-Japan Friend• ous awards are three - CALL OR WRITE TODAY FOR OUR FREE BROCHURES - Lawai, HI. She is survived by hus• ship Treaty in 1960. decorations from Japan and the band, Taro Tom: children, Dianne Mukaeda finished Southwest• JACL scroll at the Mukaeda testi• Tanaka Travel Service Is a lull service agency and can assist yoo il issuing IllIflViduaJ air IlCkels. (Eddie) Matsuoka, Janet (Rodney) ern University School of Law and monial in 1972. cruise bookings, & other travel plans a\ NO ADDITIONAl CHARGE. Kwan, Doug, Gary (Maggie) In San Leandro, 6 ggc; brother. Bob OEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE Kaneshiro; sisters, Katherine (Mike) HIROSHI NARAMURA TOM T AMOTSU ITO Yamakawa, Mary K. (Ken) Kaneshiro TRAVEL SERVICE Hiroshi Naramura, Okayama• Tom T. Ito. 84. Riverside born and Clara (Tom) Stanton of Hanford, 91 . 441 O'Farrell St, San Francl.co, CA 94102 ken bom, resident of Los Angeles Nisei and resident of Pasadena Calif. Funeral services were held on (415) 474-3900 or (800) 826-2521 passed away on Nov. 4 at Washing• passed away on Noy. 8 at hIS resi• Sept. 5 at Buddhist Temple of ton Medical Center. The deceased dence after a prolonged illness. He Alameda. is survived by his wife. Shizue Mae; is survived by his wife. Suzie S.; - sons, Kenneth H. (Valerie), Glenn T sons, Roger T. and Philip N. (Bar• and Victor H. (Marveene): grand• bara); daughter. Patty (SteYe) children, Robert A. and Kristine Y.: Nagano: grandchildren. Scott T , Sisters-in-law , Amy Ehjmo Leslie, Noelle and Kelsey; brothers. ~st Tomlnaga. Kazue (Jou) Okitsu. and James O. (Toshi) of Laguna Hills L.A. Travel and Bill S (lillian): Sisters, Tomiye Hldeko Mochizuki; many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Fu• B. NagaI and Dorothy Shundo of 12012 Ohio Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025 neral services were held on Nov 13 Laguna Hills: brother-in-law. Bill T at West Los Angeles Buddhist Sate of Hespena and sisters-In-law Phone: (310) 820-5250, Fax: (310) 826-9220 Church under the direction of FukUi Toshi. Margarel and Mary Ito. Fu· Mortuary . neral service were held on No 14- at Centenary United MethodIst • 88. GROUP TOURS Church with Rev Hideml Ito of Monuments & Markers tor All Cemell!ries ChatsworthlWest Vallev United No. ,.OOB DATES Methodis\ Church offICiating under 1. Hokkaido Snow Festival & Winter On!';en Feb 6 - 16 *Ii LlJ .'Ei'\!~± the direction 01 FukUI Mortuary 2. Japan SpeCial Cherry Blossom Tour Mar 25 . Apr 4 KUs,aVAMA SEKlHI..sHA 3. Costa Rica Splendor Mar 14 - 23 EVERGREEN MONUMENT CO. ALOHA PLUMBING 4. Washington DC Cherry Blossom Tour Apr 5 - 14 4548 Floral Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90022 5. Japan Spring T our/Ura· Nihon Apr 29 - May 7 (213) 261 -n79 lie. #440840 6. China 4 Cities & Hong Kong Apr 14 - 28 -SINCE 192'2- 7. Wonders ot Turkey May 15·28 777 Junipero Serra Dr. B. Michigan Tulip & Great Lakes May 20 · 3 San Gabriel. CA 91 776 9. Japan Spring Festival Special (Minshuku Lodging) May 12 - 22 (213) 283-0018 10. Minnesota & Mid-West Highlights (Mall of America) Jun 19 - 30 11 . Japan Summer Tour Jun 24 -July 4 12. BranSOn/Ozark-Tour Shoji Tabuchl lncluded May 10 - 18 13. Georgia, South Carolina May 25 - Jun 1 14. British Heritage Jun 1 • 14 15. Hawaiian Islands Cruise (Optional HNL Stay) Jul 6 - 13 107 Plsi rlmpl/! S/fW GUlM llltul TOYO 16. Japan Glon Festival (Matsurl) Mlnshuku Lodging Ju11 2- 1B Los Angtles, CA 90012 OIlH"" 17. Japan Nebuta Matsuri Special (Minshuku Local Lodge) Aug 1 - 9 IioiIItI OJII(fIi PRINTING CO. Ph. 213 .626-0441 CHtlul1l' 18. Japan Awa Odori Special (Mlnshuku Lodging) Aug 6 - 14 309 So. San Pedro St. Sap 16 - 26 19. Japan Hokkaido & T ohoku Tour Fax' 213 -617-2781 Los Angel s 90013 20. Japan Tohoku Tour Sap 22- Oot 2 21 . Canadian Nova Scotia Maritime Sep 14 ·22 (213) _6-8153 22. Canadian Rockies Loop Sep 21 ·29 23. Eastern U.S.-Canada Discovery Oct 2 - 16 24. Japan Ura·Nlhon Tour Oct 21 - Oct 31 ~ SI'ro;"8 tilt' mll/llllllltv 25. Japan Kenka Matsuri Special (Minshuku Lodging) Oot 10 · 1B ~ far l1! ~' r 10 ) t ~ l~ 26. Japan Fire Festival-Kyoto Speclai Oct 14 - 22 TOYl;~ 27. Tennessee, KentUCky & Branson/Ozarks 0 0t 5- 13 28. Japan Oaimyo Gyoretsu Special (Minshuku) Oot 29 · Nov 4 KUBOTA NTKKEI 29. Japan Fall Foliage Tour Nov 2 - 12 STUDIO 30. Kyushu Special with Shikoku Tour Nov 16 - 'il7 MORWARY 31 . Discover South America Nov 4 - 18 ''Ill VEN t E BLVD. : . 32. Christmas at Branson Nov 27 · Dec 2 LOS ANGEl.l:IS, CA !lOOlS 33. Japan OmisokalShogatsu Speolal Dec 26 - J 114 (213) 74q-1449

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