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Whole No. 2,418 Vol. 103 No. 23 ISSN: 0030-8579 941 East 3rd St. #200, Los Angeles;CA 90013 (213) 626-6936 Friday, Dec. 5, 1986 Racial Tension Raised Immigration Bill Shop Owner New Series a Unique Chance for JA Actors Attorneys Try
Pleads Guilty by Nonnan Cohen and Rick Momii It was an interesting atmosphere in which to to Decode New in D.C. Dispute hold an interview. We sat at a long kitchen table in a friend's old-fashioned, but smartly reno• WASHINGTON - The Chinese vated, Hollywood home with three actors, all of Technicalities American owner of an Anacostia us talking into a small Sony tape recorder. cany-out, accused of brandishing These three actors-Gedde Watanabe, Sab by J.K Yamamoto a gun at a Black patron during a Shimono and Patti Yasutake, recreating their LOS ANGELES - Anticipating dispute, pleaded guilty Nov. 25 movie roles in Paramount Network Television's a great deal of confusion and mis• to reduced charges in the two• "Gung Ho"-had recently heard the good news: understanding over the recently month-old incident that has ex• Their series is scheduled to debut on ABC today passed immigration bill a panel acerbated tensions between (Dec. 5) at 9:30 p.rn. PST (check local listings for of attorneys explained the provi• Black residents and Asian mer• exact air times), opposite NBC's "Miami Vice" sions of the law to social service chants in that neighborhood. and CBS's "Dallas." As we talked about the show agencies and the ethnic media Cheung Hung Chan pleaded and their expectations, the air was filled with at the Asian Pacific American guilty in D.C. Superior Court to an ex.citing mix of jocularity, anticipation and Legal Center on Nov. 24. one count of failure to register a apprehension. ''If you're confused, believe firearm. He was arrested Sept Z7 Conflict Between Cultures me, you're not the only one," said Linda Wong of Mexican Amer• after a customer, Sara Carter, We first askpd what the series was about and complained that he had chased ican Legal Defense and Educa• were greeted by a choms of answers. Watanabe, tion Fund. ''INS knows less about her outside his restaurant and who plays Kaz, one of the two leads, answered threatened her with a gun this new law than you do ... Only first: ''It's about an Amelican auto plant that is now are they beginning to trans• Protests Continue scheduled to close. The Japanese are invited to late that infonnation into the Since the incident, protesters take over the management because of their in• field offices." have held daily demonstrations dustrial success and of course, clashes between Employer Sanctions outside Chan's Good Hope Carry• the two cultures ensue." Out in an effort to keep the busi• 'That's the plot," interrupted Shimono, "and Photo by RIck Momii The employer sanctions provi• ness closed. The Rev. Willie Wil• also where the conflict pagins. The characters Nikkei regulars on "Gung Ho" include Gedde Wata• sion makes it unlawful for an em• son, leader of the protest and must discover how to get along with each other. nabe (seated), Patti Yasutake and Sab Shimono. ployer to knowingly hire, recruit pastor of Union Temple Baptist The two cultures have to meet somewhere in or refer for a fee an alien who is Church, has accused Chan and the middle and learn to work together." Yasutake added that she uses her "own ex• not authorized to work in this other Asian merchants of taking "And that's where the growth is," concluded periences, personal and professional, to shape countly, she said, and it applies profits out of the Black commu• Yasutake. Umeki [ber character] into a unique, individual regardless of the number of em• nity while treating Black custom• The inevitable question arose early in the ill• woman" ployees in the workforce and in• ers rudely. terview: How do Japanese Americans play J apa• Shimono said that he uses his father as a posi• cludes people hired on a tempo• With a translator at his side, nese national , foreigners? "Actually, aliens;' tive image, but summed it all up: "We tly to rary or part-time basis. As for Chan acknowledged to Judge quipped Shimono. approach our characters as human beings." non-profit agencies, her 'tenta• Harold CUshenbeny that he had Japanese Sensibilities We asked them about demographics, TV's fa• tive interpretation" was that they a pistol that day, but challenged Watanabe said that he still has a lot of the vorite audience measure. What audience seg• would not be covered. the prosecution's version of what Japanese sensibilities he felt as a boy growing ment would ''Gung Ho" appeal to? Much of the In order to protect themselves, happened up. Some of his thought processe are the am humor is deli ed from the struggle between the employers must ask for documen-' Prosecutor Andrew Fois told as Kaz's. Consequently, being J apane e Amer• working classes. "What fm curiou about," said tation that proves identity and the judge that if the case had ican was helpful in developing hi character. ''1 Ya utake, "i how middle America responds.." authorization to work in the nit• gone to trial. the government ex- flnd a lot of Gedde in Kaz," he remarked . . ed States. A green card. a natural- Continued on n :\1 page CooIinued 00 Page 11 Continued OIl Nul PIIIfl Asian Plans to Run in L.A. 's 'Latino District' 'Pearl Harbor' Demo Planned Union Pickets Japan Embassy by J.K. Yamamoto LOS ANGELES - An Asian to Protest Toyota's Policies American has declared his can• didacy for the new 1st District WASHINGTON -More than 300 sary of the Pearl Harbor attack. seat on the City Council, chal• members of the AFlrCIO picket• Leadm ofsome non-eonstruc-• lenging the widely held belief ed the Japanese embassy Nov. 17 tion union have privately ex• that the seat is intended for a to protest the hi1;ng of non-union pressed fear that the Pearl Har• Hispanic. bor Day rally might be percei ed Leland Wong, 29, made his an• workers by Toyota. Chanting 'Toyota hould play as appealing to racial prejudice nouncement at a Nov. 19 press by American mIes," the protest- conference in Chinatown He 'Not Racists' 1 d nounced the corporation's will be competing with Assembly• us of non-union constmction woman Gloria Molina and School workel at its $000 million a em• Board member Larry Gonzales bly plant in Georg town, Ky. in a special election scheduled for Feb. 3. "J pan compani are com- The district, which includes ing to thi country and attempt• Chinatown, Echo Park, Cypress ing to liminat coll ctiv bar• Park, and parts of Highland Park gaining ag'l'eem nls," said J eph Malon , cretary-tr a ~ w r f and Mount Washington, was creat• ~ ed by the City Council earlier this th AFL-CIO Building Trad D pru.tm nt. "To, ota i h ll-bent year in response to a Justice De• partment lawsuit alleging that the on d troying th tandard fli • city's district boundaries weak• ing that middle-da Am rican ened the voting power ofLatinos. hav wOl;k d y ru to achie ." Non-Latino Can Run Non-Union Hiling But the redrawing of district lines to include more Latinos in the 1st District "does not insure or guarantee an elected office" to a member of that group, said Wong in an interview with PC. He charged that the local press has been ''unfair'' in implyingtilat the seat is reserved for a His• panic. "People in this district are 'beyond looking at race," he said, Pl1010 hy Jon T knStlgl R lu 1111111>0 ConUnuro on pa.l(I' 12 Leland Wong announcing his candidacy at Chinatown press conf r nc . O,"timl< I on \" ' t' 12 2 -PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday, December 5, 1986 No. 2,418 Allow 6 weeks advance notice to report address change with label on front NEW IMMIGRATION BILL ----- '87 Journalism If you are moving / Wish to subscribe, Continued from Front Page Write New Address below. Effective date ...... But applying before the deadline ization certificate, or, in some Please send the Pacific Citizen for: "does not mean that you're going Program Open 1-Yr $20 0 2-Yrs $38 0 3-Yrs $56 cases, a birth certificate will satis• to get an answer," she added. o fY both requirements, said Wong, 'The delay could be as much as to Minorities To: ...... adding that as alternatives, a two years." 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SEATI'LE - Racial scapegoat• tries do, commented Wakabaya• Advisory Panel ing and an attack on cultural shi. "When the media picks up pluralism brought about by on major economic issues, and if cmCAGO - Accusing President economic conditions in the Japan [is perceived to be] an un• Reagan of heightening the fear United States threaten all minor• fair trading partner," he said, of immigrants, Mayor Harold ities, according to speakers at the "Japanese Americans and Asian Washington welcomed new ap• American Jewish Committee's Americans really pay the price pointees to his RefugeeJlmmi• National Affairs Commission of that and become the scape• grant Advisory Committee on dinner session Oct 30 at the goat" Nov. 5 in his press conference room. Sheraton Hotel. IntensifYing Anti-Semitism Participants at the dinner The Asian representative on Edward Elson, AlC Board of the nine-member committee is workshop, part of the AlC Na• Trustees chair, held "radical tional Executive Council meet• Krisna Abnay of the Lao Center. right extremists" responsible for In thanking the new members ing, heard AlC Director of Na• the intensification of anti-Semi• tional Affairs Irving Levine call for accepting their appoint• tic rhetoric in rural America. ments, Washington said that Chi• for minority groups to incorpo• 'The economic crisis in lUral rate into their thinking the cago was built through the hard America has grown more severe work and dedication of its im• similarities they share and the over the past several years," he power they have as a united Chicago Mayor Harold Washington welcomes Krisna Abnay of the Lao migrants. said. "In an attempt to capitalize Center as a new appointee to the Mayor's Refugee/Immigrant Advisory "Our neighborhoods have flour• group to ensure the growth of a on fears and insecurities growing healthy pluralistic society. Committee during a Nov. 5 reception at City Hall. Abnay is one of nine ished,' he continued, ''because out of this crisis, radical right ex• committee members representing the city's major immigrant groups. your communities have been un• The gathering also heard guest tremist groups, many of them speaker Ron Wakabayashi, JACL yielding in their commitment to espousing virulent anti-Semitism, improve the quality of life around national director, list the trade have intensified their proselytiz• imbalance, the current wave of them." ing activities among the farmers Washington also criticized fed• Asian immigration and the re• of the Middle West" Inouye Given Ellis Island Medal sulting xenophobia as reasons eral authorities who attempt to Elson asked that the vast NEW YORK - Sen. Daniel Ino• mado, publisher of the Philip• hold immigrants responsible for for increasing anti-Asian at• majority of law-abiding citizens titudes in this countIy. uye (D-Hawaii) was one of80 not• pine N ws; KP. Hwang, a Ko• terrorist activities and the na• "who reject anti-Semitism and able Americans to receive an rean American executive' Dr. tion's drug problems. Increase in Immigration extremism .. . carry the mes age Ellis Island Medal of Honor on George Kanahele, a Hawaiian The purpose of the committee Wakabayashi noted the dram• to all sectors of ociety that Oct Z7, the l00th annivel aI)' of American ducator; Dr. Har is to link the different refugee atic increase and change in the scapegoating, stereotyping, and the Statue ofLibeliy's d dicalion Gobind Khorana, an East Indian and immigrant communities to Asian American population over religious bigotry are unaccepta• in New York Harbor. American educator; and Profes• the city government and help the last two decades. While the ble responses in America" Other recipients of Asian Pa• sor Chien hung Wu, a Chines develop polici that affect those 1900 census reflected a popula• Levine observed that each cific ancestIy wer Alex Escla- American phy icist communities. tion ofabout 500,000 Asian Amer• ethnic group seemed to have its icans, a majority of whom were own equivalent of the Holocaust, American-born and of Japanese citing as examples the WW2 ancestIy, Wakabayashi pointed evacuation of Japane e Amer• "Our Fishin s Great... Our Prices Equal... out that by the 1980 census, two icans slavery of American out of every three of the 3.5 mil• Blacks and the massacre of HY NOT ENJOY THE VERY BEST?" lion Asian Americans were for• Chinese Americans. Don't Rough It! eign-born In addition, he con• New Respect tinued, better than 00 percent of Wakabayashi, in addressing Our Lodge is Nicer, Our Boats all immigrants today are from the evacuation and redress issue, Are Larger and Covered ... 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By the Board the human and economic costs being memorialized are demon• lHE: I-JClSTAL61C GEf-T06E1HER. by Thomas Hara strable, and ifwe do not take the Governor, lead, I daresay no one else will. Midwest But as a program, it is the largest District Council one undertaken by the group, and I am skeptical of membership's willingness to pay the freight The ''Pledge Scorecard" suggests Two seemingly unrelated arti• this and the LEC solicitation cles in the Oct 31 Pacific Citizen seems to confmn it caught my attention fur this piece. In the first, National Youth Coun• Goals vs. Resources cil chair Diana Kato outlined an At the same time, the National ambitious set of objectives by and Council consistently affrrms its fur our young people ("Major support for youth activities of Plans for Youth''). just the type proposed by the cur• While this was encouraging to rent National Youth Council And hear about and pleasing to con• again, this is commendable, for template, I was bothered by her here we are talking about the de• conclusion (which is correct, nev• velopmentofthe next generation ertheless) that the success of her ofJACL leadership and the very Min Yasui -An Incredible' Hero agenda is dependent upon ''strong future of the organization Yet National JACL commitment be• even when the non-scholarship by Fred Hirasuna he accepted his defeat graciously cuss the progress of redress. hind the youth and their pro• programs budget stood at$40,OO), Min Yasui was, in our estima• and was the first to congratulate In Las Vegas, Min and True grams." more often than not that alloca• tion, one of the most incredible of his successful opponent and to celebrated their 39th wedding Having seen the youth pro• tion did not really exist in avail• our heroes in Japanese American offer his complete support He anniversary, which was actually grams' line item drop from an al• able cash At $19,(0), God forbid history-tremendously talented, dedicated himself anew to the on the 16th, but which they post• ready paltIy $40,(0) to $19,(0) in that anyone should come up with with unbounded courage and cause of redress and plunged poned until the 17th to permit the current budget, and having more than one viable project in with completely unselfish dedi• even more vigorously into his ef• Min to participate in the CCDC just voted to approve a sizeable the same year. cation to principle and ideals, forts to seek its success. convention activities. It was a borrowing by JACL at the last My point is that it is much unmatched in dedication to JACL Personal Sacrifice personal sacrifice that CCDC ap• National Board meeting, my re• easier for the National Council to and to the common cause of re• We asked Min to be our key• preciated very much. action was, ''Good luck, Diana embrace an attractive proposal dress. note speaker at the 1985 CCDe In a letter to Tom Shimasaki, and Ruth." than it is for the National Board His untimely death is a great convention, which was scheduled dated Aug 30, 1985, discussing Shor1fall in Pledges and staff to implement it with the loss, not only to JACL, but to all for Nov. 16. He and his wife True the matter ofgetting Congressman resources provided. Americans of Japanese ancestIy went on an extended tour to Hong Charles Pashayan to cersponsor National President Harry Kaji• -indeed, to all Americans. hara's ''Pledge Scorecard" was We have always had creative Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and the redress bill, Min wrote: people among staff and volun• We in Central California did Japan, leaving Oct 23 and return• the second item of interest It de• not really appreciate Min until " ... I believe that monetaIy re• tailed the ~OO) shortfall in teers, able and willing to develop ing to Portland on Nov. 12 to dress is essential-we are talking substantive programs to accom• he came twice to our area as a spend a few days with relatives calendar 1900 redress pledge re• keynote speaker at two of our an• in terms ofjustice--and the Amer• ceipts to the national Ol-ganiza• plish the stated objectives of our there. ican way is to payoff with the charter. But equally so, I think, nual conventions. I came to know To make our convention, he tion (not to be confused with the him very intimately. I learned his coin of the realm ... To do less shortfall of $28,(0) or so still out• JACL has always had a budget cut short. his stay in Portland and than that is an affront to all of crisis of one sort or another which real character and became a deep returned to Denver on Nov. 14. standing from years 1-3). admirer and a personal friend us, in my opinion . .. I know that Taken together, these arrear• has tied our hands in following The next day he flew to Fresno no amount of money will ever ages may be seen to comprise a through with these programs as Talented Speaker via San Francisco, arriving in give back to my deceased father large part of JACL's current de• successfully as we might If I am He was gifted with great legal Fresno at 10 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15. the things that he lost ... but a ficit problem, a problem which correct - and I might not be, if talent He had tremendous speak• On Saturday, Nov. 16, he parti• substantial amount would give may well force your National the halcYon days of Mas Satow ing ability-second not even to cipated as chairman of a morn• recognition to the enormity of Board to request repayment of were economically "flush" - then Mike Masaoka, whose ability as ing session on redress. He had what was done to him and his $50,(0) previqusly transferred to I am led to believe that we a public speaker is legendary. press interviews in the afternoon family during 1942-1~ ... " our Legislative Education Com• should, in the future, begin to No one could question his sin• and ended by making the keynote Our greatest tribute to Min s mittee (LEe) for redress lobbying ''think small," funding only pro• cerity, his honesty and candor, address at the evening banquet memory would be to continue the purposes. grams which we can afford, and and his complete readiness to ac• which closed the convention fight for redress with renewed My purpose here is not to wail to develop only those programs cept any challenge. He left the following morning vigor. A uccessful conclusion and moan about the potential re• which we know we can fund After being defeated for the for Las Vegas, where he met with would justify his tremendous ef• scission of the LEC transfer, al• Should the question arise in National JACL presidency at the Grayce Uyehara, chapter presi• forts toward this cau e. though it should appear obvious February, I will vote to leave the 1984 convention in Honolulu by dent George Goto and other mem• Hirasww is the ceoc represe1ltal:ire (in light of the 1900 Senate elec• $50,(0) with the LEC and muddle the narrow margin of one vote, bers of Las Vegas JACL to dis- on the Pacjjic Citizen Board. tion results) that if this should on with the rest of our budget come to pass, it will occur at problems as prior national boards about the worst possible time in have done. As I have opined be• the lobbying process, as we enter fore, JACL has too much credibil• A DisselVice to the Asian Community into the critical two years of the ity at stake in the redress move• l00th Congress. Nor do I wish to ment to waIDe now, at the last dwell upon any causal relation• minute. Yet I will do so with the by Elaine Song The article claimed that Asians ships between no~ndowment knowledge that we would defi• Asians for Justice for Justice did not know that the lobbying expenses and our gen• nitely jeopardize other and equal• The Sept 19 Pacific Citizen ar• $15 charg to each ofth defend• eral budgetaIy crisis. I devoted ly worthwhile ventures, such a ticle titled "Vinc nt Chin and ants applied to the assault and a few lines to that subject in the youth proposals, for lack of Bun Vong: Similarities and Dif• battery ofBuny eun om, ong' these pages during the summer, funding. ferences" was inaccurate, in traveling companion, and not to to no avail National President Kajihara ponsible, and a disservic to the manslaughter of Bun Vong. has frequently cited his desire Program Selection Asian Americansseekingjustice It also aid that the coalition did and intention to expand the fund• for victims of anti-Asian vier not know that the $15 charged to Rather, I speak to the broader ing base ofJACL, and I certainly lence. each deli ndant was not techni• issue of the manner in which our agree with the need. But having In tIying to draw distinction cally con idered a fme, but an organization goes about its pro• attended a few sessions of the between these two cases, thi ar• administrati ti gram selection On redress, for National Council, which mostly ticle analyzed the Bun Vongcase example, our National Council engender titillating but nonpur• in strictly legal term , while ig• has repeatedly declared this to posive debates about the elec• noring the real issues that touched be the flI'St priority ofJACL And tion of officers, my reaction must the Asian American community this is entirely appropriate: the be, ''Good luck, Harry." in Boston. In light of the serious lev I of ISSN: 0030-8579 anti-Asian violence occurring in Boston recently, the beating death of Bun Vong, a Cambodian pacific citize11 refugee, was seen by the commu• nity as a serious incident of ra• cial violence with vast civil rights Nan JACL HudqU8rtera, 1766 Sutt.rSt.. San Franel.:o, CA 94115. (415) 1121·5225 implications. PC ignored this per• Published by the Japanese American CitIzens League evary FrIday excepl IhO IIrst spective, and instead cho to and laalweeks oltheyear al941 E. 3rd 51., #200. Loa Angeles. CA 90013 2nd Claas postage paId al Los Anl,leles. CA . • Annual Subscrlptions-JACL memo print th legal justification for bers. $10.00 01 naltonal dues prOVIde one·year on one·per·household baSIS. Non· not con idering this cas a civil members. $20/yr, $38/2·yrs. payable In advance Foreign addressees Add U 5.$12 p/yr .• F,rsl claas/alr-U.S.lCanada US$25 extra, Japan/Europe US$60 eXira rights case-as though th I gal OPIniOnS expressed by oolumnlsls olher Ihan Ihe National Presldenl or Naltonal Dlreclor or the news do nOI necessarily relleel JACL policy definitions con titute th ab lute truth. OFFICERS Hlrry H KII,"'rl. NIII JACL Prelldenl Peggv S L,ggotl, PC Boara Cn." Further, faHUl to olicit any EDITORIAL / BUSINESS STAFF reaction to thi p rspectiv f\ m Edllor Lynn Sakamolo.chung Au I Edllore; Robert Sh,mabukuro. J K Yom"mUIO Ad •• n,slng/Bulln... Manager RICk Manti Bookkeopor Mark SUllO m mbers of th community, in• P,oducUon Ma,y Imon Cuculauon Toml HOihlZtlkl Gener.1Manlger / Operatlona HallY K Hond. cluding th Asian forJu tic POSTMASTER: Send Chengel 01 aadren 10 fll""" CIILlGn , altion which organiz d a1 und 9~ I E 3rd 51 , '200, LOI "ngolea, CA 90013 1I0J thi ca . I inforc d th on • dim n ionallin f thinking. of (unlinUl' MOlikami JA Directory Park Road Info: ~ 495-0033. EL CERRITO for No. Calif. Dec. 12 MaJy Ann Tatagi Memorial Benefit Dance, sponsored I9p.m to lam by the Asian Women's Shelter Project, will take place at SEBASTOPOL, Calif - Plans to El Cerrito Community Center, 70C11 Moeser Lane. Music publish a resource directory of will be provided by Toru's Shanghai Bar and Grill Band. Japanese American women in Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Info: (415) Northern California were an• 526-8432. Tickets will be sold at the door. nounced Nov. 10 by the Women's FRESNO Concerns Committee of JACL's Dec. 13 Nichigo Bible study, sponsored by Christ United Metho• Northern California-Western Ne• 1:30p.m dist Church, will take place at the home of Richard and vada-Pacific District Council. Swni Wall. 10030 Haven Lane, Hanford. Study will be led The project will be headed by by the Rev. Toshimasa Yamamoto. Info: (:1OO)~I35 . the newly organized Resource SAN FRANCISCO Directory Committee, composed of Nikki Bridges, Chizu Iiyama, bers of the Tanaka family in 'The Gambling Den" are, from left, Dec. 14 Nisei and Retirement Christmas party will take place at Susan Nakamura, Mei Nakano, Mako, Sala Iwamatsu, Shizuko Hoshi and Mimosa Iwamatsu. 1:30to5p.m Christ United Presbyterian Church, Sutter and Laguna Sharen Muraoka, and Marian streets. Info: Nisei and Retirement, do 2m2 Santiago, San Francisco, 0016. Uchida "No such directory is available LOS ANGELES today," said Nakano, "and this re• New East West Play Focuses Dec. 7 Jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi will be presented in two ference should provide a much• concerts at the New Otani Hotel and Garden, W S. Los needed, authoritative source of Angeles Street Afternoon cocktail show will begin at personal and professional infor• on Conflicts in Prewar Family 2 p.m Tickets are $15 per person Evening concert, which mation about women ofJapanese will include dinner, begins at 6::J> p.m Tickets for the eve• ancestry in this region." ning show are $t1O per person Info: (213) 629-1200. LOS ANGELES - 'The Gambling for students, seniors and un• The geographical and ethnic Den," a play by prize-winning employed persons. Dec. 13 Asian Business League's second annual Christmas Ball boundaries of the work are lim• playwright Akemi Kikumura, Further infonnation regard• and Awards Banquet will take place at the Pasadena Hil• ited for now because of budget• opens Dec. 11 at East West Play• ing regular showings may be ol:r ton Hotel, 100 S. Los Robles Ave. Guest speaker will be ary constraints, Nakano added CBS-1V news ancborTritia Toyota Cocktail hour will be• ers, 4424 Santa Monica Blvd., un• tained by contacting the East gin at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7::J> p.m For further But the committee plans to com• der the direction of MaJw. West Players box office, (213) 66(}. infonnation, contact Mitchell Matsumura, (213) 749-5003. pile a comprehensive listing Kikumura's play focuses on 0366. For infonnation regarding within these limits, and to pub• the struggles of an Issei man and the benefit perfonnance. call Meg lish the directory in a fonnat his family in California prior to OAKLAND at (213) 293-6284. which can be expanded and al• WW2 by examining the issues of Dec. 13 Hawaiian-slyle Christmas celebration will take place at tered. racism, acculturation, tradition 8p.m Ohana Cultural Center, 4345 Telegraph Ave. Entertain• Categorie for listings in the di• and generational conflict BUN VONG CASE ment will be provided by Hui Pa Hula '0 l..eianuenue. rectory include: Family; Employ• 'The Gambling Den" -I Tickets: $5 in advance, $8 at the door. Info: (415)~. stars Continued from Page ment and Careers; Health and Mako as Saburo Tanaka, Shizuko WEST COVINA Nutrition; Aging; Personal De• Hoshi as Massan Tanaka, Mimosa fl'Om any members of Asiaru for Justice, the coalition attacked in Dec. 14 San Gabriel Valley Singles Club will host its first Cluist• velopment; Legal Matters and Iwamatsu as Anna Tanaka. and mas par1y at the Sambi Restaurant ofTokyo, 0049 E Fire• Financial Planning; Education; SaJa lwamatsu as Jeannie Tanaka it. was plainly irresponsible. stone Blvd, Downey. Info: (714) 001-0076. Politics; Women Entrepreneurs; Also featured are Ralph Bran• It is ironic that this article Building and Design; Arts; Com• nen, Lowell Gytri, Tad Horino, Pat bould appear at a time when munications and Media; and Busi• Li, Nelson Mashita, Richard Lee justice for incent Chin is in nesses. ung and Momo Yashima danger, at a time wben it is cru• Those who wish to submit pos• Show times are Thursdays, Fri• cial to understand the Asian "Nat'l Business - Professional Directory sible listings are asked to send days and Saturdays at 8 p.m . and American community perspec• Yourbusin£ss catd In each issue Cor a hal!"yar (25lssua)'" th~ PC BusIness·Profusional D!JuIory ti e. In renewing and continuing is $12 pc line. Ihru-Iint mInlmwn. ~ ~ (12 pt.) counts as two Iinu. l.oQo ~ lint rate. the name and address of each undays at 2 and 7:30 p.m nominee (individuals and organi• A pecial pre-<>pening pelfor• our tireless truggle for justice, zations), along with the category mance on Dec. 10,7 p.m . will ben• equality and bettennent for all Greater Lo8 Angeles San J08e in which they might be included, efit East Wind Magazine. Tickets Asian Americans. \\ e hope that ASAHI TRAVEL EDWARD T. MORIOKA. Realtor to Mei Nakano, P.O. Box 854, Se• for the benefit perfonnance are in the future we can look to the uperuven, Group Oioc:OUDIa. Ape" F.reo 580 .5th t .• !>an Jo " 95112 bastopol CA 95472. $12 for general admi ion and $8 PC to tand strong \vith us. main• Compulerbed.Bond"d (408) 559-8816 •. m. 998-3334 p.m. 1111 W. Olympic Bh·d. Lo. Auf!eleo 90015 taining the integrity of our people. (213) 623-6125/29 • Call Joe or Glady. Watsonville, Calif. , SHORT&SMALLMENSWEAR FLOWER VIEW GARDENS #2 Tom Nakase Realty New Otani Hotel. 110 S Lo. """"leo Los Angeles Japanese Lao AngeIeo 90012 / Art 110 Jr. c:r~, Rancbea, t'oruello, In omit FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MAN, Citywide De1.. ery / (213) 620-0808 TO~I ~E. Rullor 25 ClifTord A.e. I,W8) 72,I-M 7i surts & Sport Coats in 34 • 44 Short and Extra-ShOII. also Dress ShIltS. Slacks. Casualty Insurance Assn, Shoes. OvelC08lS and Accessones by GIVOOChy.lanvIn. Talka. Arrr1w. John Henty. Dr, Darlyne Fujimoto COMPLETE INSURANCE PROTECTION FamiI) Optometry '" Cont.ct Le .... San Francisco Bay Area London Fog. Sandro MoscoIoo. CoIe-Hann and Robert Tallon 11420 South l, Cerritol. CA 90701 (213) 86G-1339 •' Our' Advertlaera ant good people. Aihara Insurance Agy. Inc. Dr. Loris KurasWge They aupport 'your' PC. 250E lst51 • SUite 900. LosAngeles. CA90012 KEN & COMPANY 626-9625 Vioion Examinotiont/1berapy. Con_Ill.... " 2855 STEVENS CREEK BLVD LOCATED IN THE NEW 11420 Soulh 'I. "rritOI. CA 90701 rAl Y. KEIKO OK DO SUITE 2249 Anson T. Fujioka Insurance (213) 800-1339 ~ .I,~ MUUon OoUor Uub VAUEY FAIR SHOPPING CENTER 321 E 2nd 51 .• Suite 500. Los Angeles 90012 INOUE TRAVEL SERVICE 398 I 211U",ion 81,d., SANTA CLARA. CA 95050 SECOND LEVEL NEAR MACY'S. 626-4393 "'~n ... nt. LA 9.53'.1 (15) 651·6500 1601 w. Redondo Beach Blvd. #209 PHONE · 408 1246-21n Funakoshi Ins. Agency. Inc. G.rde .... CA 90247; (213) 217·1709 200 S San Pedro. SUite 300. Los Angeles 90012 Offie... in Tokyo. J"p1lD / Uma. P~", 626-5275 TATAMI & FUTON ImpeRTaL Lanes Inouye Insurance Agency (818) 243-2754 t 5029 Sylvanwood A e Norwiil . CA 90650 l!U ' KI FUTON MfG. c.:ompl.·l.(· I', u hUI .•, H.. ·.hlUru lIl , 1A)t.alt(l' Japanese American Citizens League 864·5774 2101.22,,<1 ,to ...... s.·o,t1,· (206) :125.2525 TAMA TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL Legislative Education Committee Itano & Kagawa . Inc. Martha l/taruhll.m.. hlro 32t E. 2ndSt. SUlte30t . LosAngeles90012 0"" WUahl..., BId!t .• Sir 1012 JOB OPENING FOR POSITION OF 624-0758 Lao Anjrleo 900 I 7; (2 13) 622~U33 UwAJlMAYA .. .Alway iI/good tllste. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Ito Insurance Agency, Inc. TOKYO TRAVEL SERVI E 1245 E Walnut. #11 . Pasadena. CA 91106 530 W. 6th I. #l29 Description of Dutles:Fuli llme posItion under the supervision of the E ec• (818) 795·7059. (213) 681-44 ttL A 1,0 At'l\t'Je.9OO14 (21:1)(>80-35.5 ullve Director. responSible for Initiating and developing coalillon support to Kamlya Ins. Agencv. Inc. YAMATO TRAVEL DUREAU lobby for the redress legislation In Washington. D.C .• by e pandlng the 327 E 2nd St.. Suite 224. Los Angeles 90012 200 S l!/U) Pedro , .• #502 support of Ihose organizations at the community level. ASSist the lobbying 626·8135 1,0. Anj(el ... 90012 (213)600·03:13 effort in Congress. develop media opportunities. events and aCllvltles which Maeda & Mizuno Ins. Agencv Will further underst ndlng and support for redressing the injustices suffered 18902 Brookhurst St\ Fountatn Vall~ CA lm08 (714} 964-7227 Going Places? Watch by Americans and resid nt all n Japanese dUring WW2. Other duties as aSSigned. The J. Morev Compan the 'PC' Travel Ads C~rfltos. Qualifications: 1. SIX years experience In communtty or group 11080 Arte.la BI. SUite l' 90701 (213) 924-3-194. 17t4) 952- t~ For the Best of work, advocacy experience and partiCipation In the political process. Everything Asian. 2. Education In Humanities. Socl I and/or Polilical SCiences. Law. or Steve Nakaji Insurance Orange County Fresh Produce, Meat, PubliC Admlr1lstratlon. t t 964 Washington PI Los Angeles CA 90066 391 ·593t Seafood and Groceries. 3. Effective writing end public speaking skills. Victor A. Kato 4 Knowl dge and/or experlance with the history and Issues of the Ogino·Aizumllns. Agency (71 .) 841-7551 • E"nption... I1 ..... to.'ol .. A vast selection of 109 N Runtlngton . Monte Par~ CA 9t 7>1 17301 Bra.h Bl.d .• Sullr 23 Gift Ware. Japanese Amerlc n community. particularly of the mass e cluslon. removal (818) 57 1-691 1. (21 ) 283-1' LA HWlt.I.nj4too But,". CA 92(~l7 and detention of 120.000 people wllhout individual review. Seattle. 824·8248 5. Working knowledge of computers helpful. Ota Insurance Agency Bellevue. 141·9012 12E tst t • SUlle305,LosAngeles. CA9001 The Paint Shoppe 6. Strong personal commitment to the mission of seeking redress 6t7·2057 laMan.ha voter. 11 lIN. lGrT.or U1vd. Southcenter. 248·1017 through the legislative process. .·ulkrton (;A 92632. (7 I'l) 526'() 116 T. Roy Iw. ml "Assocl.lts Salary Range: $30.000 - $35,000 (negotl ble based on b ck- Qualilv Ins. Services. Inc. San Diego, Calif. The IntennollJlluin ground and experlenc .) 3255 Wilshire 91 • SUlle 630. Lo:; Angeles 9OOtO Application due within 30 days (Dec. 28. 1986) from flrSl nnoun 38"2255 Paul H. Hoshi Insurance Mam Waka ugi, Sol".I1.". ment Sato Insurance Agencv 852 ·161h St .• !I... 0""1\0. t:A OJ2 WI u,.'" t:ro,_ I.... rlll.' Dll,uolud.) 1t" .. 1 E."ilt·, Position begins J nuary. 1987. In the Wa hlngton Office of JACL 366E tstSt . Lo Angeles . CAgOOt~ ~'A ~t, ()ffi~~(619)23 · W376 Rrl.(t.IOJ)l:l1.73:;6 :1/. :lrd (J.. t.rI". UII 'nO) I.l Employment IS wllh the JACL-Leglslatlve Education Commlll 9. 6 6·5861 629·1425 (:;O!!) 1IIl1-1 :1<1I (lr (51):1) 2(,2·:11;") Applicallon:Plea and resume with cover lett r which t te Int r st Tsunelslliins. ADency, Inc. Ventura County ElUltcrll Dilltrict In IhlS poSition to 3 7 2nd St . ulta .21.10:; Angeles 9001. 6281 CALVIN MATSUI REAI:rY MIKE MASAOKA ASSOCIAl'l-.:S GRAY E UYEHARA 11o ...... LummrrriaJ AHT Insurance Assoc., Inc. (.,mwWw ..I.· ", • .t.IUKIUII M .. I ..• ... Exocullv Olr tor. JA L·Legl I live Educ lion Commlll db.\ W,ldaA\t!oA - O(:I~ t c·.lnt 371 • M.. bUAvr. !I"'. 7. 'JUII.I 7 t":.t N ..... "' ..hh'l\t ..... IH. :ltltltl(, 9O~47 UmarW... (:A 1J3010 (IIUS) OJII7·511()" 1730 Rhode lsi nd NW. SUit 204 Washington. O. 003 - 1 00 We torn A\ ... roo. G.IIllcnn (2112)2%.H"" (21 ) !llu·OltO Friday, December 5, 1986 / PACIFIC CITIZEN-7 Blue Shield to Include Health Chapter Pulse FLORIN eChapter, along with the greater Florin area Japanese commll• Analysis With ni~ , will honor Mmy Tsukamoto, recipient of the JACLer of the Biennium Award, at a Jan 9 dinner at the Sheraton Sunrise Plan in 1987 Hotel, Sunrise Boulevard and Highway 00. Program will also include the installation of 1987 chapter officers. Tickets are $15 SAN FRANCISCO - The North• per person and may be obtained by contacting Tosh Fukushima, ern California-Western Nevada• (916) 487-0434. Reservations deadline is Dec. 26. Pacific District CouncilJACL NEW YORK Blue Shield Health Plan recent• ly completed negotiations for its eAnnual bazaar and fund-raiser will take place Dec. 13, noon 1987 contract with Blue Shield of to 6 p.m, at the Japanese American United Church, 255 Seventh ,California. Ave. Potluck dinner will be served from 2-5 p.m To participate John Yasumoto, plan chair• Betty Waki and Steve Hasegawa dig in during "Hasegawa Shrimpfest." in the potluck, bring a dish or $7. Info: Hisayo Asai, (212) 6634860. man, reported that the dental PHILADElPHIA plan will be improved at a mod• est 3.7 percent rate adjustment New MPDC Officers Elected' eChapter Christrnas party will take place Dec. 13 from 2-7 p.m and a health promotion program, at Moorestown Friends Meeting House and School, Main Street and Chester Avenue, Moorestown, New Jersey. The potluck called Healthtrac, will be added HOUSTON - During its week• The meeting also included a to the plan effective Jan. 1, 1987. dinner is $1 for members $2 for non-members. Please call Sim end meeting Nov. 7~ , the JACL "Steve Hasegawa Shrimpfest " Endo, (215) 844-7317, or Gladys Kamihira, (609) 866-1476, to coor• Dental Improvements Mountain Plains District Council and a workshop on aging and re• dinate dishes. The dental improvements are:· elected new officers. tirement led by psychologist (1) reduction of calendar year de• Succeeding Paul Shinkawa of Toaru Ishiyama of Cleveland,' GARDENA ductible from $75 to $50; (2) pay• Houston Chapter as governor is who also spoke at the banquet eThe chapter holds a paper drive Dec. 7, 9-11 am, at 1476 W. ment of preventive services at Steve Hasegawa (Omaha). Other on the subject of Nikkei heroes. 153rd St For paper pick-up, call 329-6040 or 329-3003. 100 percent of the prevailing fee, officers are: Bob Sakaguchi (Mile• A redress update was given by with the $50 year calendar year Hi), vice governor of Colorado; LEe Director Grayce Uyehara, SEQUOIA deductible waived; (3) improve• Sharon Ishii Jordan (Omaha), vice who stressed the need to contact potential redress supporters not eAll members are encouraged to attend the Dec. 9 meeting of ment of the dental schedule up governor of Nebraska; Sei Tokuda the chapter at the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple, 2751 Louis Rd. (Albuquerque), vice governor of only in the four states in the dis• to the prevailing fee allowance, Chapter officers will be elected. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m with percentage allowances re• New Mexico; Betty Waki (Hous• trict, but also in Kansas, Mor.• maining the same (50 percent on ton), vice governor of Texas; tana, North and South Dakota, prosthetics and 00 percent on Harry Watson (Albuquerque), Oklahoma, and Wyoming. The 10 others). secretary; and Tom Masamori states account for W senators Effective Jan 1,1987, the new (Mile-Hi), treasurer. and 55 representatives. rates will be: subscriber, $234.90; NEW LOAN RATES subscriber and one dependent, verse unhealthy life tyle pat• Richard Ikeda (Sacramento),Joe $469.00; subscriber and two or terns that could result in serious Sugawara (Contra Costa), G€rald New vehicles more dependents, $601.11. illness later on. Takehara (Sacramento), Jim Tsu• 85% of purchase price 9~/o In the near future, subscribers Yasumoto is encouraging all rumoto (Eden Town hip), board Up to 60 months will receive detailed information persons turning 65 to remain in members; Kevin Nagata (Fresno), on Healthtrac, along with a Per• the program in order to be as• Central California DC r present• Share secured loans Vitali~ sonal Questionnaire sured of better coverage. ative; Douglas Urata (Riverside), Up to 60 months which should be completed and On Oct 1. the JACL Blue Shield Bett¥ Oka (Orange County), Pacific returned. With the help of com• contract was amended to to open Southwest DC representatives. puters, Healthtrac analyzes the the plan to new members who Frances Morioka is the plan Used vehicles data about lif~le choices. The are over 65. JACL members of administrator. For more infor• 75% of average Blue Book personal health analysis 1S then all age levels can now join the mation, write to 1765 Sutter St, Up to 42 months measured against a vast storage health and dental plan. San Francisco, CA 94115 or call of medical data. Started in 1965, the plan now (415) 931-6633. Confidential Report Signature includes six JACL district coun• Unsecured The Healthtrac analysis is cils with over 5 (XX) subscribers. Up Lo 36 months strictly confidential; the Per• Administrative Committee HOUDA Y GrFT IDEA Vitali~ members are: John Yasumoto sonal Report and a letter VILLAGE SCENE ~hersecuredloans summarizing the report will be (San Francisco), chair; Jim Ya• Up to 36 months sent directly to the subscriber'S maguchi (Fremont), vice chair; VILLAGE HERD home. Included will be specific, KikuO Nakahara (San Mateo), Poems of Vintag personal advice on how to re- treasurer; Tad Hirota (Berkeley), 1968 and Sequ ] By YasuQ /l Ilk) NATIONAL JACL CREDIT UNION Four Generations $4.00PER OPY /AVAILABLEAT NOW OVER $7 8 MILUON IN ASSETS of Experience . .. Amera 13 Bookstore· Lo Angeles PO Box 1721 I Salt Lake City Ulah 84110 I 80 I 355-8040 ody' . Berkeley FUKUI ity LIght . an Franci co MORTUARY KlIlokuniya - an Fr:mcI co Inc. 707 E. Temple St. 911 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Los Angeles, CA 90015 626 - 0441 (213) 749 - 1449 Gerald Fukui , President R. Hayamizu, President; H. Su~uki, \.\.\.\e TokY, Ruth Fukui , Vice President VP/Gen. Mgr.; Y Kubota, AdVisor 0 Nobuo Osuml , Counsellor Serving the Community V lor Over 30 Years Books from Pacific Citizen (# 1) IN TIll NI?WOTANIlIOTl.l ""'AAOI N Ail of!uJy 1. 1986 -1'bi8thrce-purt li st ~upcr8Wc" pr "iOWl n<1" rti ~ "n .." 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U, J \(.'1, S IIIr) 11111 11,,1) fu r' 1111'1111." , . 111111 11 11 .' rillo . protected products/service, always cash ., you have a maximum $3000 r dit J"hn M"dl"ll. JA(. L·J,\ Hl'·. (It·rinlll"" IQl 1illl. .. lttr) tJl11 r"r II,'''' \'""""'1111 . IV "".It·,.,"",, II"", 10111' 1111 _ r .·.'· ...c l, ,lIlu /'''''.,..'',. Llt,lr 1'.,11)(, Ilf,. II, -\,.).1 .. 11 , "'Jrll) ~r,," 1' ""'". "hi,. ,., .t\rfl 11111 .. ,II I1 I'rllulluHllili. friendlyasslstanc (before and AFTER 0' o r ptt \'1 us l uahlh. 1 1 fN: \\ t " f · .,~ ek ll'''' 'wt I 1"1'1"""'.1" Hlolfu !'JhllnllU l:.n"II.II Uf'o 1 1.1. 7~ 1I,,,J , llur'"'I)''''''' 1'!Jn • • 13. -;:;p,I,I. IlIl".J.·U""" delivery)." We lease and sell all mak / U J III.II"'·.,· AnU'rl,·u" •• t.1".. If4II1 ... l" u u ... r .... ut I thnll' o (,,, till" Urokrl U IJjl"'li/rt.IIJi.hJrt ur Ih .. J • .,.iUh'.'" Arnliullf.1I O""r I ...... ' ... " .. rlll'"IIII. II, UUrll'1 models (J panese, G rman, Amedc n, · ~42f1d Ameril:." 'QOlh 1,.(illlll")' Ualu.lioll 'Iud It,.. "1'"ltC'rU. ~ lu,l )' ',U,·d'I'"'' .... I'.~ II,. · I 111 1, .. 11111' 1 J"'II" NATIONAL JACL CREDIT UNION ;,clnll!nlMI ("uml'iIIl ",,. ... n . It) Lllrl I',IUIIL.... I .. II """" l·IIIIIIIU.lIIII) HU ll h,' IIIUIIIIIIIII,, 01 IHI.) Ii ... I.,urth et .) and offer a ompl t.e line of acces· I,,·.uliful Jimi'rd fll"l1l C"di'I'JII, u·l .. rlt ,l. ,hrrn ... I"t'. j(rlll"l"lllioli. ~IIIIJl' l'd . " .. IIII1,,,.\,·. tdl,hltlr \\-\l':t ..~ • . • ;Jb.71JIJ,Jol, hard . sories; I.e., car alarms, st.er os, window PO Box 1721 tty Ulah 8<1 t 10 tinting, sunroof .,. U.",.U.u T.l,.... 11)' Allull U .. rluuWII . 1,. 1.. " .. " o lIJl lllUt~" , fIllll r hl .....Idrl". ,,( till' J ..... ,,('.(. ''''''''~I''Ullt 'Ii 11101 ' U 'I'h.· ' •• ,,1. IS ) 1',' 1.- 1,1111'10,.1 ,-.hllllll, .... ilil. ~J . 'J~ vyd. hll .. ,h," /HI" 21 "tUlu • • 11 ... 1 '" U IItr"!I'. "I 11,,1'" I" lI'h ... W.UO P'"). t \ill"Krloll,I"',11 GIVE US A CALL PLEASE St./'iJ) BOOKS TO. MICHAEl H. ISHIKAWA The National URtC ___ President A,Jdre.. _ CHRIS ,NAITO JOI JACL Credit Union Vice P, ' ld'nl City, SLn tc, ZIP JUST FILL OUT AND MAIL (213) 680-1 168, Amount t! lIclmmd: I Priccti Muhjf'('< 1 to f'hung'" wit hout n"lit·t'. S" m,. thll" ul Pc.. UUIl'(' ifn' .~blulnuIJII ' I""'IHI . "'K t'l " ., .•. 680-4039 Nom IJU S1A1. 1~ !'t I J HA Ne ..~ tl.:', bult' .... r.' ..lr. 1 .~u ",,, Iuf', ~II"I a u .. , 1,10 .fiu l ,,111111.11) Addl ss lPt. u...ur... urdr,fl\"t'r '50) /JIt/(;" :!t\(;U'J(; Suit 18·B C ltyl t I 1ZIf 'J,U EII"t3nJ Street, #200, u,. Anj(,·I,·., (;A 'JOOI:I Los Angeles, CA 900 12 .DC8 P ••••••••••••••••••••B:x 172 1 ILL k ily, UI h84110 T I( OJ) - 040 8 -PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday, December 5, 1986 REDRESS PLEDGES Donations for Continued &om Page 5 Walerga Park Chapter Pledge ($) Received ($) EASTERN: Project Sought New England ...... 130 New York ...... 995 SACRAMENTO - Donations are Philadelphia ...... •...... •.•.•..... 775 being sought for the completion Seabrook ...... •....•••..••....890 of a memorial at Walerga Pru-k Washington D .C ...... 1245 commemorating the wartime District Total. 4035 Walerga Assembly Center, part of which once was situated on MIDWEST: the four-acre park site. Chicago ...... •...... $3915 Donations will be used to CinCinnati ...... • ...... •• ...... 545 build a shade structure, de• Cleveland ..... " ...... •.•...... 990 signed by Imai-Wang Associates. Dayton ...... 505 and for the placement of a Detroit ...... •.• ...... •...... 885 bronze memorial plaque on a Hoosier ...... •...... •...... 355 355 nearby boulder. Milwaukee .....•...... 515 51. Louis ...... 555 Contributions may be sent to: Twin Cities ...... •...... 880 905 Walerga Park Dedication Pro• ject, c/o California First Bank, District Total: 9145 1260 700 L St, ~acramento , CA 95814- CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: Clovis ...... $625 625 ~ Delano ...... •.•...... •...... 200 200 Fowler ...•...... • , . •..... • • , ...... 350 350 1986 HI Boxscore Fresno ...... , ...... , ...... 2075 2085 GOALS TO BEAT -1985 TOTALS Olsplay Ads 8.036 col Inches Parlier ...... , ., ...... 745 One·Une Greelllgs . 797 JACl·HI Project ... 30 unrts Reedley ...... •...... 745 745 1986 DISPLAY ADS Sanger ...... , ...... 1 030 480 Dec. 1: 7 .574.5 (94.2%) Selma ...... , ...... •...... •.... .485 485 thIS year s boxscore shows bulk rale chaplels In Tulare County ...... 1290 510 FAMILY AFFAIR - Works by origami artist Daniel Nakamura are on bold lette, • . Legend' 64 = ""pg (min.). 96 - 1 pg. 192 display through Jan. 31 in an exhibit, "A Family Creates," at the Pico Rivera = 2 pg. 288 - 3pg.364 = 4 pg& so on District Total: 7545 5480 AI.IMd. 192 ParlIer Art Center, 9110 Mines Ave., Pico Rivera, Calif. Also featured in the exhibit Allzona Pasadena 10 are Yoshio Nakamura, printmaker. photographer and painter; Grace Naka• Arkansas viy Philadelph,a INTERMOUNTAIN: S.,keley .336 Placer Counly . mura, photographer and painter; Joel Nakamura. graphic illustrator and BolseVly . Pocalelio/ Blacidool District Council ...... 5570 $)500 Carson . Por1I.nd 144 painter; Unda Nakamura. photographer; and Jay Oberholtzer, photographer. Chicago .224 Prog W SIde BOise Valley ...... • ...... Cmcannali 5 Puy.llup Vly .. 96 Cleveland 6 ReedllY 192 Idaho Falls ...... CloVIS 6 Reno Mount Olympus ...... Coachella V1y Rovers,de 18 Contra eoste 192 Sacramento . 192 Pocatello/Blackfoot ...... Conez 21 SILouls Daraon S.lIn •• Vly 288 Salt Lake City ...... , ...... • ...... Peace Marchers Leave Flame Deano 13 Sail Lake 128 Snake River .. ••...... •...... , ...... DetrOl1 . Sn BenolO DIablo Vly . Sn Diego 336 Wasatch Front ... •• •...... DownlownLA .. Sn Fern Yly 364 E.. ILA 192 Sn Francisco 18 From Hiroshima at JA Church Eden Two 144 SnGabVly .. District Total. 5570 1500 Flo,," Sn Jose 28 Fa Lupton Sn L Obospo Grand Total: ...... $116.140 S 58,506 Fowler Sn Ma.eo . 9 Fremon. 12 64 NEW YORK - En route to Wash• gregation. As a native of the only French Camp ~ n B:~ country to experience a nuclear Fresno 224 Sla Mana V1y ington. D.C.. participants in the Gardena Vly Se.tlIe 3 Great Peace March left the Him· attack, Shinohara said, "We have GIlroy Seabrook GoldenGale 2" Sel.naco 1.088 CHIYO'S hima Peace Flame at the Japa• to tell our experiences to the Selma 80 Japanese Bunka Needlecrah Aloha Plumbing ~:;~sSR:ea SequOIa Framing, Bunka Kits . lfssons. Gifts I}e e American United Church world" Gresh·Tr .(g) Snake River .336 (714) 995-2432 Lie #440840·· Since 1922 HawaII Solanoc~ PARTS · SUPPLIES· REPAIR orl Oct 213. The march officially ended in Hollywood Sonoma 2943 W Ball Rd, Anaheim . CA 9'2804 777 Junlpero Serra 0,. San Gabriel, CA 9177& the nation' capital on Nov. 15. Hoos",r 5 So Bay (213) 617-0106 The church is I'lt>w re ponsible Houston SCAN (213) 283-1l018 • (818) 284-2845 Idaho Falls Spokane 424 E. 2nd St .. Honda Plaza. L.A. 90012 for "taking care of the flame and -from a report by New York Ntellibei ImpVly Stocklon 192 288 Torrance 192 keeping it lit until all nuclear t:e:"wash n Tn·Valley 6 weapons are eliminated from 1000 Club Roll Las Vegas T~a r e Cly 23 Lalln Amenca TW lnOues the planet," aid Mik Mertens, I Year of Membership ho\\n , Uv·Merced 144 Ve l'lce-Culver ntury . orporate, L Life, Ladl 6 Venlurl! 96 ~ a marcher of Korean, German Mann Cly o((off.AM-A., I From the Univ. of Washington Press M MemOrial. / L entury Life Wasalch FN Manna 6 Wash. DC (~Uf'{)RNJA. and Iri h descent who had been Summary (Since Jan 1, 1986) Marysvolle Walsonville 192 M,d·Columboa WestL A 2 A Current List of Distinguished keeping the flame in a keros n A tlV I prevlou total I .2.00; MiI.HI 224 West V.lle 192 ro~1I1O IIORI Books in Asian American Studies 1'otaithl r port *46 . . .15 , MIlwaukee WhlleRwV (g) ... ;: I lantern. 6 __ ... _..-- urrenttotal 2,022 Monlerey Pn.'" 128 Wish"e An ember from th flam that MIO~mpus 12 ~..:;-.~: J --i~' By spec/a I arrangemmt with the Uti/v. of Washmglon Puss. NOV 10-14, 1986 (15) New ngland Cenlral Cal DC 9 ." the Paafi' CitIZen offers books III As,a" AmerlC;1II sllId,es Oil 'he burns in Hiroshima' Peac Park New MexICO 9 Easlern 6 ~ ' . ·::;I~.· lanna 26-Cathy Sonoda Nlw York 96 Intermounl81n 8 ~:"f ~ p . .. 1 "~ bam oJ a 'dirtc1 sh'pment from UW Prom 50me lilies are on was brought to 1.0 Angel in lid· olumbla 33·Ray Sato. NIkkei LdrA Mldwesl DC '''''"l_ .. t K ~ """" . dISplay Pacific Citizen Prj c~ lIoldinij lill Sepl. 198b 941 East )rd St, Rm.200, Los Angeles, CA 9001) AmI. ndobcll S A~At~ Pledse send lhe lollowlng book, IlIlhe r------~ Senior Center Subjects Needed Moves to New Study Looks at Camps' Effect Site, Reaches on Sansei Lives Out to Nisei NORTHAMPI'ON, Mass. - Dr. by Soji Kashiwagi Donna Nagata of Smith College SAN FRANCISCO-On Nov. 25, is currently conducting a re• a new era began for Kimochi search project on the cross-gen• Senior Center. erational effects of the WW2 Kimochi's hot lunch nutrition evacuation and internment of program, for years operated out Japanese Americans. of the Konko Church Hall and ''While much has been written Hinode Towers, moved into the on the historical circumstances Japanese Cultural and Communi• surrounding the interrunent," said ty Center of Northern California Nagata, "there has been little sys• (JCCCNC), located at 1840 Sutter tematic research on the long• St between Webster and Buchan• range social and psychological an streets in Japantown consequences of the camps. Kimochi's plan is to form a "Although a large number of complete senior center all in one Sansei did not actually experi• building. Before now, the lunch ence the internment, it is still site at Konko Church was a steep possible that they have been in• block-and-a-halfaway from other A VISITOR FROM JAPAN - "A Man Working" by seven-year-old Takuma Suzuki is just one of the directly affected by the experi• programs at the Kimochi Home. drawings by children from Yokohama on display at the downtown Los Angeles Children'S Museum, ence that their parents and grand• In the JCCCNC, lunch will be 310 N. Main St., through the end of March 1987. The exhibit was arranged by actor and patron of parents went through. The San• served as always from 11:30 am the arts George Takei, and by independent filmmaker Lucinda Travis, in cooperation with Kazuo Akitsu sei Project hopes to study the im• to 1 p.m, but now seniors will be and Toshio Koizumi of the International Division of the Kanagawa prefectural govemment. pact of the internment upon the welcome to stay after lunch and Sansei generation." participate in such programs as The project will assess: (1) how lectures on health, nutrition, and The move to the JCCCNC coin• lar responses from the Nisei she ing and other sports-related trips much knowledge Sansei have medical and financial needs, re• talks to. are possible future activities. about the internment; (2) ways in creational activities, and on-site cides with Kimochi's push to at• tract more Nisei to its programs. "A lot of Nisei tell me, 'I don't Nisei can also be seen volun• which Sansei have come to learn counseling. "This is their building," said really need it and I don't want to teering for such events as the an• about the camps; (3) the nature of communication between San• Free Transportation Kimochi executive director Steve take someone's meal away.' What nual "Sansei Live" fund-raiser Nakajo. 'The Nisei builtit-their I say to that is everyone in the and on a daily basis at the nutri• sei and their parents concerning The transportation program the internment experience; and money is in it I hope they would Japanese American community tion program will also operate out ofthe center (4) how this knowledge affected and will begin a ''Nihonmachi feel good about coming here." is entitled to a nutritious meal The feelings of loneliness and Eijima encouraged Nisei to Kimochi's goal is to serve Japa• isolation many retired people the Sansei s own lives. Run," a free service for seniors Nagata will mail a confidential conceive and develop their own nese Americans," she said face are not as bad when there 55 and over. Participants will be survey to a large number of San• picked up and dropped off at the programs. "It's all programming" Kimochi needs the Nisei to at is something to look forward to, least give the program a try, she Nakajo said ''If you have some• sei from a wide range of ages and Kimochi Home, Hinode Towers he said ''If they're enthusiastic geographical areas. Sansei whose about the programming, they'll added, because in the next five thing that you enjoy in your and Peace Plaza. parents were not interned are make the effort to come." to 10 years there will be very few everyday life, it really helps." "This building will be the focal also sought for the project point for seniors in the communi• Reluctance to Participate Issei left to serve. For more infonnation on the "We're here to provide support program, visit Kimochi's ad• Persons interested in receiv• ty," said Kimochi finance director But getting Nisei to participate ing a survey should contact Naga• Richard Eijima, who wrote the and encouragement to the Nisei," ministrative office, located at has not been easy. Eijima cited said Eijima "We want to help Room 200 in the JCCCNC, or call ta at Smith College, Northampton, project's 100-page proposal and several possible reasons for their MA 01~ ; (413) 584-Z700 was instrumental in acquiring them maintain their indepdend• (415) 001-2294. lack of participation: "Cultural• ent lifestyle, and to help them the $25O, $60!rperson. per nl~ht. double LocQt~d tit thl' base ,,(Culden Pea"- Within WASHINGTON occupancy. makes Vail more affurdable, walklllll dl,tdlll ul th.: Illall anJ step, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington than ever. 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V"hJ Nov,"'''''' :1(; Ihr"lIllI' zoned resldenll I, can be subdivided, Assumable mortg ge 01 total price, vertlcdl leet credit for VAIL '(l mml"~I(ln, 50,000 Ucc'emllcr 19. l!lI\n TrJwl /\sa"IlI has very low annual p yment with no interest. EXPRES.C:; CAR)) holders. Jl'lIU "r,'ml'll)' TilX ,IOU ~\"'Il"t) 11t1III1r1uul'u MANOR VAIL Ask for Bill Gilbert, 595 E. Vall Valley Drive, Vall, CO 81657, (303) 476·5647 (Direct) Port O'Call Realty, 571-5629 (Denver Toll Free), (800) 525-9165 (OutSide Colorado Toll Free) (206) 665~4115 or (206) 665-5902 Friday, December 5, 1986 I PACIFIC CITIZEN-1 1 From Conference to Compendium Newscaster Tokuda Authors JaparrI!Se Americans: From Relocation to don K Hirabayashi (''The J apa• Redress, edited by Roger Daniels, San• nese Canadians and WW2''). Book on Well-Known Whale dra C. Taylor and Harry H.L Kitano; PC University of Utah Press, 1986; 3'a) pp; Other authors familiar to $24.00, plus $1 handling readers are C. Harvey Gardiner SAN FRANCISCO - KPIX-TV ~'The Latin American Japanese news anchor Wendy Tokuda and Roger Daniels' concept for a and World War IT,); Harry H.L her husband, KTVU-TV news conference in Salt Lake City on Kitano (''The Effects of the producer Richard Hall, have co• the wartime experiences of Japa• Evacuation on the Japanese authored a children's book, Hu'YYlr nese Americans bloomed into Americans''); Amy Iwasaki Mass phrey the Lost Whale, A True Story. the International Conference on (''Psychological Effects of the The book is based on the ad• Relocation and Redress in March Camps on Japanese Americans''); ventures of the humpback whale 1003. Gary Okihiro and David Drum• who wandered into San Francis• Now comes this collaborative mon ("Concenb'ation Camps and co Bay and up the Sacramento venture of conference proceed• Japanese Economic Losses in River in October 1985 and even• ings and first-hand accounts of Califoria Agriculture, 194042''); tually found his way back to the internment that look into less John Tateishi (''The JACL and the Pacific Ocean Tokuda and Hall well-known aspects of reloca• The book's cover illustration is this Struggle for Redress''); William told the story to their daughters tion, its impact on the Intermoun• wartime photo by Dorothea Lange. Hohri ("Redress as a Movement Mikka and Maggie as it was hap• tain West and a preliminary as• Toward Enfranchisement',); and pening. sessment of the redress move• Those authors in the book who Dale Minami ("Coram Nobis and "Richard and I really enjoyed ment are well-known to Pacific Citizen Redress''). watching our daughters' delight Salt Lake City JACLers were readers include Barry Saiki with Humphrey's story," said To• There is also a section of let• Wendy Tokuda involved with the planning ofthis (''The Uprooting of My Two Com• ters from redress opponents kuda ''We decided it would be a conference, which included a munities''); Bill Hosokawa (''The John J. McCloy and Karl R Ben• fun family project to learn about grams and community outreach journey to Topaz, the WRA camp Uprooting of Seattle''); Toyo detsen to Jane B. Kaihatsu. humpback whales and write a projects dealing with issues of in central Utah. Suyemoto · Kawakami ("Camp Other topics are fairly new to book so other children could concern to youth and families. The editors point out that the Memories: Rough and Broken the PC library, such as the article enjoy the story. We also felt it ''We're pleased to match their 3(}.plus articles in the book are Shards''); Lane Ryo Hirabayashi by John J. Culley on the Justice would be a good way to raise donation to an organization that not identical to the speeches giv• ("Impact of Incarceration on the Department camp in New Mexico money for a worthwhile cause." actively contributes to the wel• en Many spoke extemporaneous• Education of Nisei Schoolchild• for Issei aliens. Additional in• Tokuda and Hall will donate fare of children " said KPIX Gen• ~'Amer ly, such as the late Minoru Yasui, ren''); Tetsuden Kashima sights include those of a Topaz their proceeds from the book to eral manager Carolyn Wean. Judges Raymond Uno and Wil• ican Mistreatment of Internees school teacher and of a Heart the Family Service Agency of Published by Heian Interna• liam Marutani, Ron Wakabayashi, During World War ll: Enemy Al• Mountain community analyst who San Francisco, which assists par• tional of Union City, the 32-page James Tsujimura, Toaru Ishiya• ien Japanese''); Dennis M. Ogawa found his assignment there his ents with the physical, mental book features watercolor illustra• rna, David Nakayama and Masa• and Evarts Fox Jr. ("Japanese In• most difficult in 50 years of work and emotional development of tions by Hanako Wakiyama, a yuki Sato. Their speeches, re• ternment and Relocation: The as an applied anthropologist their children Tokyo-born artist who is studying grettably, are not published. Hawaii Experience''); and Gor- - Harry Honda KPIX will match their dona• graphic arts in the Bay Area The tions in the name of its "For Kids' retail price is $9.95. Sake" public service campaign, For information on book-sign• which consists of news, docu• ing events, contact Darcy Provo N.Y. Group BLACK-ASIAN CONFLICT mentary and entertainment pro- at (415) 765-8873. Continued from Front Page Gets Grant for pected to be able to prove that had contacted District police and Chan followed Calter into the thought they told him he could CLASSIFIED ADS Family Shelter parking lot, approached her with keep the gun a loaded .38-caliber pi tol and In exchange for the guilty plea, 2-Announcements NEW YORK-Asian Amelican said, "You don't think rll hoot, prosecutors agreed to drop charg• for Equality has been awarded do you?" Fois said the confronta• e of carrying a pistol without a Apply Just Once LEGAL ADVISOR FOR ALL THE CREDIT YOU LL EVER $45,087 - S57,543/yr a $1 million grant by the state tion had been preceded by Car• license and po ession of wrreg• Possession of license to practice law 10 tile Stlte and ter' return to th restaurant i tered ammunition Chan, who NEED III BUSIN ESS OR PERSONAL Federal couns of CaM Grad from an acc redrta:! school Department of Social Selvices LOANS. LEASES ALL TYPES OF FINAN· of law A min . of 7 yrs of exp In the practJce of law for AAFE's project, Equality after an earlier argument with is to be entenced Jan. 6, faces CING FOR MORE INFORMATION, Additionally. 1 or more of the folloWing exp (JJalifica• han and his wife. up to a year in pri on and a $1, LA CITY COUNCIL Upcoming 1987 Escorted Tours Continued from Front Page 1987 WEST L.A. Mexico experience (Mex.Clty/Taxco/Merlda/Cancun) . ..MAR. 11th adding that the main issue is how John Ferraro in the same district Japan Spring Adventure (Ext-Hong kong) ...... APR. 10th JACL Travel Program to ''make local government work" and forcing them to run against New Zealand-Australia (Ext-Tahiti) ...... •...... APR. 24th Grand China (Beijlng/Xlan/Guilin/Shanghai, HongKong) .MA Y 14th AdmInistered by WLA Travel . Inc. He also cited fIgures showing each other in the next election. Canadian Rockies-Victoria (8 days) ...... •...... JUN 15th that Hispanics constitute the ma• Death Created Vacancy Japan Summer Adventure (Ext-Hong Kong) ...... JUl6th For JACL Members, Family and Friends jority of residents in the district, Hokkaido·Tohoku (North. Japan) ...... SEP 26th 1986 Airfare : LAX· TYO·LAX--S548 but not the majority of registered After the sudden death ofCoun• East Coast & Fall Foliage (10 days) ...... OCT 5th cilman Howard Finn in August, Japan Autumn Adventure (Ext-Hong Kong) .....••...... OCT 12th voters. Hispanics make up about Grand Far East (Taipei/Bangkok/Singapore/ 40 percent of the voters, com• however, the council adopted a • 'HOT ITEM': TOKYO new plan which gave Woo and ...... I&iiia... Malaysia/HongKong & Ext Japan) ... NOV 5th pared to 45 percent for Anglos ...-_laW For full information/brochure and 15 percent for Asians. Ferraro separate districts and "I've worked alongside His• moved the vacancy left by Finn ='!'~'!'~f!' , TRAVEL SERVICE (415)474-3900 panics, whites, Asians, as well as to the Latino district Finn's for• ~ 441 O'Farrell St., San Francisco, CA 94102 Blacks," said Wong. ''I can strong• mer constituents in the San Fer• ly represent all those who live nando Valley objected because their district was portioned out here." 'PC' Advertisers Look Forward to Serving You to two other councilmen As for advantages he has over ~ACKA RES his opponents, Wong claimed The redistricting plans were also opposed by some members IS Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6, that his campaign represents "an Dec 20, 1987~an 10,Jan24, Feb7, of the Chinese, Korean and Fili• option other than two political Japanese American Travel Club Feb 2! , _ ~ar 7, Mar 21 . pino American communities, ENDORSED BY THE NA T/ONAL JACL machines." He has referred to Includes round trip dlrec1 flghl from lAX. sa Molina as part of the "City Hall who felt that their voting strength 250 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; (213) 624-1543 U.S. departure & custom lax. artlvallransfer from Nania 10 Shlba Park HOlel (2 blocks was being dispersed among the Toll Free: (800) 421-0212 outside CA Office Hours: political machine" and to Gon• from Tokyo Tower). rate based on dbl OCQJ. new districts. (800) 327~471 In CA M-F 9-4; Sat 9-2 zales as part of the "East Side pancy. 4 American breakfasts. half-day TO· kyo tour. wllh optJon 10 extend.• Arrange 10 political machine" because of VISit relatives or other tours Within Japan. endorsements they have received 1987 Japanese American from different political factions. TOYOTA PROTEST Travel Club Tours • 1987 Tour Dates Born in District Continued from Front Page (Nov 7. 1986) ORIENT In addition, Wong said he was playing on racial animosity dat• 1: Jan10- 17 born and raised in the district, Sun Valley, Idaho ing from WW2. Phyllis Murakawa, escort whereas Molina and Gonzales • SPRING / SUMMER / AUTUMN IN JAPAN ''It's a Philistine reaction that 2: Jan 29-Feb. 11 had to move in order to become we've been 90ing everything we Departures: May 5, July 24, Oct 16 11 days From $2,580 Sapporo Snow Festival district residents. Yuki Sato, escort can to curb," lamented one labor • JAPAN&HONGKONG Wong, who recently resigned federation official who spoke on Deparlures: Monthly 15 days From $2,790 3: Mar12-28 as executive director of Califor• South America Tour the condition of anonymity. • ORIENT HIGHLIGHTS Toy Kanegai, escort nia Tomorrow, a non-profIt pub• ''I feel like 16 years of work is lic policy group, is seeking politi• Japan, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong 4: Mar 14- going down the tube," the official Deparlures: Monthly 17 days From $2,995 Trans Canal Cruise cal office for the first time. He said, refening to the campaign Phyllis Murakawa, escort has worked for United Way, the to eliminate racial bias. CHINA 5: Mar27-Apr13 city's Community Youth Gang Japan Cherry Blossom Tour Roy Takeda, escort Services Project, and Service -from ~ by the Detroit News for Asian American Youth. • SPRING / UMMER / AUTUMN IN CHINA 6: Apr17-May2 and Associated Press Departures: Mar 21 , June 20, Sept 26 16 days From 2,795 Okllsland Kyushu Spring Tour The redistricting which brought Steve Yagi, escort about the special election has • CHINA & TIBETAN APITAL· LHASA 7: Mar29-Apr5 been the source of much con• Community Departure: Sept 5 17 days From 3,500 Caribbean Cruise troversy. The fmit plan, approved Bill Sakurai, escort by the City Council in July, was Travel Service ; SOUTHEAST ASIA 8: May8-May22 Ura-Nlhon Tour opposed by Councilman Mike LOWEST AIRFARES Toy Kanegai, escort Woo becau e it placed him in the TO JAPAN I ASIA • KUALA LUMPUR - INGAPORE - HONGKONG 9: May 16 - May 25 predominantly Hispanic district Weekly Thur day Departures 10 days From 1,049 Historic Eastcoast Tour An Asian could not be reelected $524 Veronica Ohara, escort in that district because members West Coast to Tokyo Round Tnp • SINGAPORE - BALI - KUALA LUMPUR 10: June 7 - Jun 28 Weekly Thur day Deparlures 10 days From 1,298 European Highlights Tour of one minority group tend not • Japan Rail Pass Steve Yagi, escort to support a member of another, • Hotel/Ryokan Pass LATIN AMERICA 11: Jun 11·Jun 14 he argued. SpeCialiZing In Travel to River Rafting & lake Tahoe An alternate plan passed b Japan I Asia Phyllis Murakawa, escort the council created a Latino dis• • SOUTH AMERICAN HIGlfl..lGHTS 12: Jun 5· Jun 17 5237 College Ave., Departure. 0 7 18 days 2.899 National Parks & Canyons Tour trict without an incumbent by Oakland, CA 9461 8 Bill Sakurai, escort placing Woo and Councilman • ARCHEOLOGI AL MEXICO TO R 13: Jun 19 - Jul3 D partur : ov 14 from LAX 7 nights 843 Japan Summer June Tour Roy Takeda, escort , SOUTH PACIFIC 14: Jul3 -17 AMAZING TOKYO -7 DAYS Japan Summer July Tour Yuki Sa to, escort - SINGLE EXTRA $173 $899 15: Jul5 - Jul17 INCLUDES: From $2,835 Canadian Rockies • Round Trip Airfare via Singapore Airlines. Veronica Ohara, escort • 5 Nights Accommodations at Sunshine City Prince Hotel 16. Aug 1 -14 with daily American breakfast. 3,535 Festival of Japan Tour • Round trip airport / hotel transfers. George Kanegai, escort • One half-day Tokyo sightseeing tour. 17. Aug. 7 - 21 • 3,796 Japan Summer August Tour Departure Date: Every Saturday from Dec. '86 - Mar. '87. MabeJ Kltsus~, escort Also. Japan Rail Pass and Hotel Pass (Other Cilles) are available 24 da s From 2,999 18: Sep6-16 National Parks & Canyon Tour Toy Kanegal, escort JAPAN HOLIDAY TOURS CRUISES 19: Sep11-21 (213) 484-6422 Canada, Nova Scotia Cruise, Nla~ara Yuki Sato, escort 20: Sep 14 - Sep 30 China Tour Mabel Kitsuse, escort KOKUSAI TOURS From $1,395 21 : Sep 25 - Oct 9 Hokkaldo/Ura-Nlhon Tour 1987 PREVIEW 7 day From 1.725 Veronica Ohara, escort 22: Oct 2 - Oct 24 APR 2 - SPRING CLASSIC TOUR JAPAN AND/OR KOREA SPECIAL Omote Nihon Tour 12 Days - 26 Meals - $2295. Seoul 3 days $300. Yuki Sato. escort MAY 21 - SOUTH AMERICA TOUR - 15 Days - Mosl Meals $2495. 23 : Oct 2 - Oct 24 Sao Poulo, Iguassu Falls, Bahia, Manaos & Rio de Janeiro. • ONE W EK-WAIKIKI The Exotic Orient Tour JUN 26 - MINI ORIENT TOUR - 11 Days - Mosl Meols - $1795. 1) parlur : ~y ___ 8da, S From $ 319 Bill Sakurai, escort Singapore, Penang. Bangkok & Hong Kong . 24: Oct 3 - Oct 14 JUL 3 - HONG KONG & JAPAN· 13 Days - 26 Meals - $2295. • ONE WE K-ll NG KON ONLY Fall Foliage Two Nation Tour D parlul' : W _ kl .~ _____ 7d~rom 899 Roy Takeda. scort JUL 30 - JAPAN FESTIVALS TOUR - 9 Days - 19 M 015 - $1795. 25 : Oct 8 - OCT 7 - NISEI VETS SUPER TOUR - 16 Days 30 Meals • SHOPPING ' 0 L & 1I0NG KON Australia/New Zealand Tour Seoul. Taipei. Tohoku & Hokkaido - $2 t 95 . 1) partur 's~ I ~_ _ __ 9 day' r ~~l ~ 999 Jlro Mochizuki, escort OCT 22 - HONG KONG, OKINAWA. KYUSHU & SHIKOKU • PRE-MARDI .RA : NEW ORLEAN 'TE MBOATl . 26: Oct 9- 13 Days - 29 Meals - $2550. Chlna/ Ura·Nlhon Tour Escorlt.'d by Sami Kushida Galen Murakawa, scort OCT 31 - JAPAN ODYSSEY Fall Foliage Tour 1) 'partul' 's . Feb 2<1 J ys From ~ 850 12 Days· 26 Meals · S2295. For 'nlormatlon . brochur . write to NOV 10 - URANIHON ,uUI( • 12 Days 28 M als - $2295 ~s, NOV21 GRANDORIENTTOUR t4Days - MostM als $ 1995. For itinerary Details, Contact JATC Today L.A.TRAVEL Kuala Lumpur. Kuching, Singapore, Bangkok & Hong Kong . R MARKS· All pn S SnoWlllllU Oil :::'11..,"111 Hwm b8S1 lInd lor 1111 1111111 11 II rrav I 12008 Ohio Ave. S8 .00 U S. lax mu I be d d Duo 10 s on I Ir sur h rgos nd ~Urt ne flu III IliOn:; All lours Include, flighls, Ironsl rs , porI rage, 1001 Is, mas I on 01 • buyond our control, prlel> 81 ubi 110 ImnOi! Los Angeles. CA 90025 sightaeeing, tipS & laxes and lourillg Iran.portal,on (213) 820-5250. KOKUSAIINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL 820-3451 (d y) 826-9448 (ev ) 400 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213/626-5284 'PC' Ad t~rtl"cT ' .\ppredat' ·ou