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Back to the drawing Hearing scheduled REORGANIZATION board: Fox pays it in Yamashita case will change 'Fuji' A public hearing was scheduled Nov. 19 before a naval administrative board in Ar LOS ANGELES-Tmi." the cartoon lington, Va., to hear new evidence of alleged character on the “Super l^ve Show,” will ’Let's be widespread, long-term racial discrimination be revised after nuirjerous complaints that within the U.S. Marine Corps. the character was racially stereotypical, According to William Kaneko, JACL vice accordingtoa Nov. 10Lott Arx^elcK THmes nfiajor president for public affairs and Honolulu 8t^. Chapter president, and Steve Okino, chapter TrieTVme# article said thatit was criti member, the hearing was scheduled in light cism by Kenyon S. Chan, chairman of of the case of Bruce 'Yamashita, who charged Asian American studies at Cal State players,' that^racial bias led to his "disenrollment" Northridge and member of the Fox from U^MC Officer Candidate School'two Childrens Network advisory board,thot See YAMASHiTA/page 3 led to the chanTOS. Originally DIC Enterprises, the com says pany that produces “Super Dave,** said HELPING HAND—NCWNPDC donates that there wouldn't be any changes in the money to Yamashita case—page 3 character. Kimura In a Nov. 4 letter to Dennis Hayashi, JACL na- —^^------JACL needs recognition, clout before MAKING A POINT—JACL National to°r"“'Hobbv appropriate President Lillian Kimura addresses West London, ex- ctioice is to ensure government agencies and L.A.. APAN and SCAN Chapters ecutive pro- that the audience organizations, president forward before members of the West p“r Da'®“- realize that tells Southern L.A., SCAN, and APAN Chapters at a Ld.-Inron- this very popular, Nov. 15 tri-chapter installation dinner. sidering likable, positive and California chapters Asked to speak about the future of JACL, Kimura explained the rationale d““ * tt important character By GWEN MURANAKA behind the controversial restructuring length), we is indeed Asian.* Assistant editor plan. “It subout how we(in JACDcanbs ullimotely —RobbV LondOh Los .ANGELES—Change. LHIinn players. We want to be at the table when concluded * KnAira, JACL national president, spoke the presi dent signs major legislation and and continue about reorganization and moving JACL get one of those pens he gives out. At this tobelievethat theappropriatechoiceis to time, none of us are there,“said Kimura. ensure that the audience does realize According to Kimura, stren^ening that this very popular, likable, positive All aboard the internal structure of JACL is key to andlmpbrtantcharacterisinde^Asinn.*' fulfilling the organjzal^gn's plan for ac- BRUCE YAMASHITA ThsfoOomig^hors were'fnSiai^ ,tiorn. "\^ have to get ournouse in order* Hayashi said the apparent chang^f Nov. 15 (Photos oh page 4): Harassment began early heart is a 'good sign. “It's really good. ■ to become players. That's/Why I'm ^op- They're being responsive to people's cen- centrating on infrastructure," said West LA., JACL. chapter Kimura. cents. I hope when they modify the char Pfes'ident~-\lohnny Gushiken Recounting the acter they take the comments (made by Praising the work of PSWs reorgani 1 St Vice President. Peograms—Toy zation review committee, called
No. 2.688 Calendar CA 90066, as soon es possible. Infor- San Jose _ . matiori: Karl Oike. 310/ 837-7662; or Join the group Friday, Dec. 11—Yu-Ai Kai's Christ Junelcfunose, 816/ 288-7169. Philadelphia mas party. Yu-Ai Kai office. 565 N. Fifth Thur*.. Dec 3-Sun., D*o.8-Nobukq to- “PacC^ Ongolng-Natona]AichivM.MidAllan. Sl . San Jose. 7 p.m Cookie exchange, Miyamoto premieres *A (kain ofiCand.* be Region's "The Internment of Japa entertammenl and surprises. RSVP by Ki^ways Performance Space. 1651 GcA o« the news and features from across the country nese Americans. Photographs by Dec. 10 Information; 408/294-2505. 18th Sl. Santa Monica. 8;30p.m. Tck- DorMhea Lange.* Lobby WiHiam Penn e*« «->o Tirkflis I A ?ia/wava.*>R7 \t you wish to subscribe or have moved Post OHice Annex. 9th and Market Los Angeles Area Through Sun., Dec 6—The View from (Allow 6 wooks to roport add/oss char>g« with kibol on front pago) Streets. Mon.-Sat..8a.m -ep.m. Infor Saturday, Nov. 28—Gerakf Ishiteshi-s Within: Japan^ American Art from Great Sansei Reunion. Bona^ture the Internment Camps. 1942-1945.' ______mation: 21& 597-3000. Effoctivo doto Hotel. Los Angeles, 8 p.m Featurng: UCLA’s Wight Art Gallery. Free to the Please send the Pacific Citizen for The Slonebndge Band and the Shireiles public Parking: $5. Inlormation Wight Cost: $25 Information: 714/ 639-1007 ______Tf/rM/ilitaiOK Art (xaltery, 310/825-9345 Of JANM. 1yr/$25 2yrs/$48 ^3yrs/$71 Saturday, Nov. 28—Hawaiian Com 213^25-0414 Name;__ Seattle munity Center Assn.'s 1st annual Saturday, Dac. 12—Bud Dry presents WWnn^y, Nov. 25—First Hit Uons ‘Ho'oukj Lahui^estival.* Carson Com- Address. -f Club's Las Vegas night. Bush Garden B B. Chung King and the Screaming mun'tv Cenfor 801 F Car<«-| St , Heads p^ormrig at tte Roxy. City, State, Zip. Restaurany^4 Maynard Ave.. S . 5 Carson. 10 a-m. Tickets; $10 Informa p.m. BlacAjJxaaps, and wheel garnes 9009 W Sunset Blvd.. Hollyv^od. 11 M suoscfiptions poyoble in oOvonce; .foreign: US S 13.00 extra per year. tion: Clarice W. Nuhi 31CY549-S573 Of p m Tickets arxl information Chns. 81 S' Chec)(s payoWe to: Pociftc Otaen. TOl E 3rd St. Los Angeies.CA 90013 infonnation: Gary Matsudaira. 206/325- Randy 1C Chang 310/788-3032. —6655. 909-9663. » EXPIRATIONNOTCC: imelMMour0«a o»MUPifwofaMwslaMtMA0ft«VB2.thee0-«« Saturday, Nov. 28—Ryoko Shftiala Through Saturday, Dac 19—The gt»cepNeOenoiwwthel»*i»w#lotNouwftfief, 1*92. ■ JAqLrnetrfeewhiphMbeefnWeUeha Through Sunday, Dec. 13—Wing Luke leaches how to make origami Christ the p«ac cupi, plMM nottjf JAO. NMunal HeMQuarteis enr«dai«ir Asian Museumpresenls works by local SPARC (artery presents 'Confronta mas cards. Japanese American Na tion 1992,'anexhibitonrBce.colorat>d Asian American artiste. 407 7th Ave tional Museum. 369 E. Firsi Si. 1 p.m. Artists inckjda: Silk designer Laihong racism. 685 Venice Blvd. Artists in Cost: $5. members; $7,50. rton-mem- clude: video artist Alan Nakagawa end Tran arto graphic designer Frank Fujii. bers, pre-registration required. Infor- information: 206/623-5124 performer Amy Hil. Inlormation; £nc majion;2l3/6254>414 Gordon or Luda AguayoSt (V822-9560 Wednesday, Dec. 2—The Japanese.. Through 1993—*issei Piorieers:-Ha ^^Pacific Citizen *}eUtAo American Democratic Club sponsors waii and the Mainland. 1885-1924’— an Asian Pacitic American communi^ 701 E. 3rd St, Suit* 201, Los Angetes, CA 90013-1817 Japanese American National Museum. Lewiston reception in suppon ol mayoral candi- 369 E. First St . Los Angeles. Hours (213) 626-6936 / fax 626s8213 data kike Woo. Empress Pavibon Res Tues.-Thufs and Sal -Son. 10 a m. to S Ttw Pocfc C*a«^ (IS^: 0030^79) • pubUtwd w—kt^ except me Int week o« Througli Wed., Nov 25—'7U1 Artsls taurant. 968 N. Hai St. Los Angelet. 6 p.m.; Friday. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; dosed me yea. boneeUy dseng Aiy and August, ond leny-mortrnv in DecemOet. Py me View of the Japanese American Intern- p.m. Tickets: $100. Information: David Mondays. Thanksgiving. Chnstmas and Jcvmse Amencon Cltaens League. 701 E 3rd Si. e») . Lot Angeles. CA POOiy 1817 menL* by Kenjiro Nomura, Lewis-Ciark Lang or DianeSherman.213/626-5573. AmualtutMcrutonioiet JAClmetrOea SI2ol menoiioncsOjetpiOvKieoneyearon New Vonr"* rHv Gerveral »>H-»-;«ft;on, Center for Arts & History. Exhibit or Thureday, Deo. 3—Marina Chapter. oone pet-honehoM bat* Non-membea I ycof — S3S. 2yeon — S48. Syeon — S71. catalog intormauon: June McKivor. $4;seniors. students, chidren 6-17. $3; poyoble n advance AOddunol potioge pec ywfo*e«rv S13 LS AX mai-U5. JACL's Christmas potiuck. Burton Nomura profect director: museum infor disabled access Artifacts, photographs, Canada. Mexico S30 US. Jopon/tuiope $60 US (Subiect to change w«houi notce) Chace Park. Marina Del Rpy<^-p.m. 3-screen video, audio tours in English. mation; Leslie Esselbum. 208/799-2243 Bring main dish and a new. unwrapped Natooaneodejuatea l765SunprSi.SonXmneeco, CAMII5. (4157WI-«7S Japanese. Spanish. Information: 213/ toy tor Toys for Tots lnfornution:Mice. 6254)41^ o» Wotwnol Deector do fiol jecewority lelleet JAq policy. 310/324-0582. Sunday, Dec. 6—Pacific American Second^icBt Potfoge Poo Of Lot Ang^. Cdf. and oddeonoi moing oflxret Riverside San Francisco Area Ballet Theatre presents, 'The Nut Through Sat., Jan. 30—The CaNtemia POSTMASTER: SETO ADDRESS CHANGE lO PocVc CAsen 701 E 3*d St. P301. Lot Through Monday. Nov. 30—Photo cracker ‘ Performance Theatre. Museum of Photography presents AngeUi.CAW01>l8I7 exhibit honoring UC Berkeley class ol Garderta High School. 1301 W. 162nd ‘Bearing Witness: Memories of Japa Newo/ad doadHna Friday before date of faaue -42 Nikkei, Owinelle Hall mam lobby. UC Sl.. Gardena, 2 p.m. Cost: $10. youth; nese American IntemmenL* 3^4 Main Berkeley. Information: SKV 237-5436 $20. adihs Information: Susan Roe. Sc on the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Edltor/Qeneral Manager: Richard Suenaga Saturday, Dec. 5—Diablo and Berke .4032 Wilshire Blvd . Ste. 409 Los Ange Riverside. Wed-Sat., 11 a m.; Sun. Assistant Editor: Gwen Nuranaka ley Chapters. JACLjoint installatkirTand les. CA 90010; 213/38L1565 noon-S p.m ; Mon. and Tues.. ^sed. Editor Emeritus: Hairy K. Hond^ awards dinner. Maiko's Restauranu Sunday. Dec. 6—RacSo.UI Tokyo's Admission: $2. Information: 714/ 784- aassificd/Production Manager: Isao Andy Enomotxi 1629 San Pablo Al«.. Berkeley. 5 p.m 40th anniversary celebration. New Won 3686 Business Manager: Joyce Kato '' Guest: Lane Nishikawa Cost: $25 1n- Kok. 2411 N. Broadway. Los Angeles, Subscription/Circulation Manager: Frances Okuno / tortnabon: Jon Kubokawa. 2620 Biscay noon Cost: $25. Tickets available at: CALENDAR ITEMS MUST Way. Walnut Creek. CA 94598: 510/ Ratio U1 Tokyo.,320 E 2nd St., Ste, 798-6016. BE SUBMITTED THREE Padflc Citizen Advisor: Bill Hosokawa 313. LJ^.. CA. 90012. Information: 21^ Sunday. Dec. 6—The Nisei Widowed 626-4688 between 10 a.m. to noon. WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF JACL President: UHldn C. Kimuro Group's Christmas party and monthly Mon.-Fri. meeting, at the home pf Yuri Moriwaki. Sunday, Dec. 8—The Nikkei Widowed THE DAY OF THE EVENT. JACL Notional Oectof D$nnl$ Hoyoshi. 2 p.m. Potiuck and gift exchange. New Group's Chnstmas pac^ New Otani INCLUDE DAY OR NIGHT members welcome Infortnalion; Elsie Hotel Cost: $23. breast of chicken, PHONE NUMBER FOR Padflc atizen Board of Directors Uyeda Chung.I, 415/2415/221-0268. or Yun salad and dessert. Send checks to: Tak Chairman: Paul Shinkawa Moriwaki. 510/482-3:1/482-3280 Shibuya, treasurer. 12432 AJiinSt. LA . FURTHER INFORMATION., Cathy Naeda John NakahaU Ronald ShlbaU Les ttata Terence J. Yamada KimTachlkl Reunion reports Peggy S. UggeU - - Sherrie Shimantoto paz meant to all and the ch 38th Ave., San Frandieo CA 1,400 attend ter-building of camplife. The < 94121 (41S/386.S607). hibit of forgotten memories, Topaz 50th curated by Mitzie Funiya Tarver, BURLINGAME. Calif.-More Jean Kashima Nakao and Eiko Gila Camp I than 1,400 frolicked over the La Honda Sugihara, was cited by the JACL bor Day week at the Hyatt Re Yonsei viewers as outstanding. event at Fresno gency to attend the 50th Year The forum on EO 9066 fea Topaz Reunion. John Hada, the tured Fred Korematsu, Dr. draws 700 LEGACY FUND main speaker, related what To- Yoshiye Tc^asaki, Prof. Hairy FRBSNO—An August week H.L. Kitano, Jerry Enomoto, end, no guest speakers and won Judge Taketsugu Takei and Jane derful ottractions spelled success Beckwith (Delta High School for the planners and 700 p^d- teacher, who is seeking involve panu fkthe Gila Camp I reunion The Gift —vrwffiiuiii—sww M CmwH tal. ment on the Topaz Memorial July30-Aug.2.Activitiesincluded CMiO SZ7*ex cMO. MtaS or se Building Restoration project). bowling, golf, trip to Yqaemite, of the Bill MizonoandSumi Sugihara, visiting the Fresno Metri^litan eexhair, and the reunion commit Museum exhibit on three^nere- tee made sure everyone had a tions of Japanese Americans and Generations good time. Some had not seen each the banqueL • other since camp days as they Canal High adiool graduates • Yes. I want to help build the future for Japanese Americans. spent the three-days with chatter from the classes of*43-’4S derided Please accept this contribution to the "Gift of the Generations.* aoout family, friends, relatives, kids and grandkids. □ S20XD0 ond over □ $5XXJ0 - $9,999 □ $500 The sushiJaden platters and □ $10.000-$19,999 □ $1J000-$4,999 □ $200 delectablesinthe hospitality room dling the aminMmenta. The class Other $_ were augmented by a oufTet of’43 plans to boat their reunion brunch. in 1993 in Reno. • My cofitributton to the Legacy Fund: $____ d^hizu liyama emceed the ban A video of the reunkm, cen • I would iite my gift recorded in memory of: Discover The Underwater Wonder quet, chaired by Jiro Nakaso, Ki tered at Fresno Holiday Inn, has 1 -800-424-DIVE or 813-S30-0638 .Tanamachi and Helen Mori been distributed to those wIm or (HONOREE). Ushijima; camp songs were led by dered it and thqae wishing a taiite Yo Kasai with Sadie Towata now mi^t ask a'friand to have it • I am un^le at this time, but would lice to ^edge: Ttijima at the piano and the Fri copied, H was euggeetad. day mixer, chaired bv Geom ____ -In 19_i_ t«l« u3iu Or. ObvMW, n 3«2L ^information: Yo Miaaki (209/ Yamamura and Hada, featureda 896-260S).G Polynesian floor show, music by Your Name the Reefs. A traveling exhibit of water- Address. cdor paintings of Tanforan, and Holiday Issue reminder Topaz, shown at the reunion, is City. State, Ztp_ planned by Joe Kawakami. Dave How'aitgoingon the Holi Tatsunopresehtedhishomemov- Telephone____ day Issue? Don’t fomt, the ies of Topaz; TV documentaries define is Nov.,30. uyou'r* were being shown continuously. JACLDiatrictA>>apler_ still working on the prcdect Orders for the Topaz Reunion and may mid aesietance or *92 T-shirts, reuniorf vi dieo, a video more time, call PC atth* toll- of the forum (chaired by Chuck free number neaae make yoor tax daduelfcle contrbutlon payable to: Kubokawa on the “Past, Present JACL Lagaqf Fund. and Pbtiire Effects of EO 9066”) 1765 Sutter SL, San Franeiaco, CA, 94115 aqd other mementos may be or 1/800/964-6157 dered from Tomi Gyotoku, 826- Pacific Citizen, Friday, November 20,1992—3
Bi-Coastal TVavel HAWAII MEMGO VBGAS KAMIMOTO Packages (Continued from page 1)' 2 for 1 Southwest Airlines Fares Sentence due for Reduced Intemttionsl Fares delegate to the Denver national ^ tSAVEL^ARS omvention, includes board mem 3 murderer, rapist Eurv^n Sfacsl Tnm I (310)433.gm bership with the Centra] Califor (213) 846-1181 Cruises & MofeTTSD nia Nikkei Foundation, Founda of Issei woman, 87 tion of St. John's Cathedra], co- chairofthe Day ofRemembranca' V>RGl(^ ISLANDS-CMAfttil? ya staff report to Judge Gomes urging the Dedication of the Fresno Assem Sill. tnoAd or icvbi dtoid your avn’fkat. sentence of "life without pa- bly Center Memorial. ine tropic ctUnd. “ SC ft tloop oA fuest edtus (or 2 CO 4 gueau. AMronomical celoccpo. FflESNO, Calif.- -The sen- role* be meted. • Kuwamoto served as regional urfif. 0»nm m lOih leaon. USCC. Uncing of Jsremy Brinkley, To show the community is dire^r since 1978 and assisted capoinfPADI diveoMKer. who Reeded guilty to all concerned,Central Crfifornia' * in the office move to the old South Cd(1.MO^S3M3aO Of 2<»^S3H3I0 charges in the brutal rape* JACL district governor Ken ern Pacific Depot, 1713 Tulare 16SMm»A....Cf.«~ift,. a 0«I30 lourder and burglary of Yokota, Selma diapter presi - St., #126, Fresno, CA 93706 (209/ . ChiyokoKono,-87,ofSelniaon dent Tad Aroki and F^sno 486-6815). In the latter years she : July 26, 2990, as well other chapter president Robert develop^ the Nikkei Service Cen 5499.00 I chmee of burglary and rape Ishikawa co-signed a letter to ter ana its hot meal nutrition pro per pcrsofVdoublc S triple occ. % ot otner victima, ie due to be Judge Gomes, pointing put gram, which is now under aus Nov. 24-30 or Dec. 9-15, 1992 (plus t«k A baiEEBKc charEca) i heard shortly in the superior that the due process rigl pices of the Central California A afrfHS.»SioS€'uar Uft Htoiltn' I court of Juc^ Gene Gomes, the victim’s family need U Nikkei Foundation as ofJuly. PrioirKUdK ReUable World Ttavcl Dept IS.FresnoCountyCourt- • Boun^^ rnottcaodi Irwiportahon recognized as^*^las theemo- Kathleen S. Omachi ofReedley • Uurucy hoMi occoRunodtfwru » ■'* bouse, Fresno 9S72I, it was ar Tours tionalcoststhattheKonofam- - has assumed this phase of com • i deWs nights in V9kpwv« 006 e. Altedena Ortve ^reported by the Fresno JACL ily has paid because of. munity work as the new director • Unch. dirtTMT ah^ragia («n toutt) AlUKicna. CA 91001 ' Newsletter forNovember. • ofthe center, as ofAug. 31. A CSU • Hotl^ brMUod & louTy EoKTi-t Shopprtg C Brinkley’s crimes, “and that • nwnbgrving Doy dinrw por^ & dona {aIS) 791-6770 ' Now 0\at he is up for sen this family will continue to Fresno graduate with a Masters • CompCnMnlory guidod lour of VorKDt^«r (SIS) .791-9267 Pn tencing, the victim’s grandson, pay if they feel that justice is of Social Work from Berkeley, she -Dr. Gdiy Kono tf l^rkeley. not served by your sentence served os a national VISTA vol- requestedlettersbe ad^essed (oflife without pafole).’ Q unteer( 1972-1974) in South Caro We’ll help you set lina and Georgia.® the table — Report from Fred Hirasuna Send the rm ‘ Autumn Harvest Bouquet Just call or \-lsH us NCWNPDC gives $5000forYamashita case today Thanks gjvlngis VIPER FEVK - rrs HOT The Northern California-West Ikei offering his services pro bono. Yamashita in his quest for jus Tt«r cw (wSurM a V. 10 poW« plorU ihrS wj popal you (rom 0-60 in Wu than 4 wconda ern Nevada-Pacific District Coun Appeals to the Board for the tice." |( you ora irMrauad in b«i^on* d^t^wUct cil ofJACL voted unanimously to Ck>rrection_pf Naval Records and JACL chapters or districts may WorUlHide Delivery l^too
factor in Yamashitas diseftroll- disenrollment. beXCMTlO«T|Aa YAMASHITA CUaKWCB. i n b< m ment from the 140th OCS class. TwoyearsafterYamashita was arfbbrtfoW.wdtbsi PtWocv wHh your mm p«r>or>d viDo. (Continued from page 1) Kanekoandchapterlegal coun dropped from (X^ the Marine bTubuf $p^ (or goVen & bminsu p«^ days before he was to graduate in sel Clayton Ikei were also sched Co^s verified most of the meupr - $99^^ 1989. Kaneko and Okino said uled to lead a JACL team at incidents of discrimination and W' ■ Surwbne .. 5>a.. that evidenced was.scheduled to Yamashitas hearing before the harassment, apologized for them, i-sno-S'JT-’s.sii F^oningAm.. uimdcrL.. Owing Naval Discharge Review Board. 7964 Wota. Fbba^38 be presented showing institu but did nothing to strengthen its 1-600-824-5444 The hearing was the Hrst tional racial bias aga^t minor .-anti-discrimination policies or to |B)4 923-4966, Fox (81^ 924-3109 ity candidates in 25 Officer Can opportuinity for Yamashita to offer Yamashita the comrhission didate School clossesifrom 1982- publicly present testimony and he had earned, according to 1990, and that race was a primary evidence in'his appeal of his Kaneko and Okino. ®
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T* 5, ' % 1..^-' - SWEARING IN—Lillian KImura (left). JACL national president. Installs Susan Roe and Johnny ;E5^- a Gushiken at the Nov: 15 combined meeting of West L.A.. APAN. and SCAN chapters. Story page 1. msammm Stay with us! The Neptune Building invites the Japanese Consulate to stay in the community. Move into 701 E. 3rd St. across from Yaohan Plaza.
WE OFFER '# t ★ THE TOP TWO FLOORS ★ YOUR NAME ON THE BUILDING i ★ PRIVATE ELEVATOR i. WEST L.A. OFFICERS—Satoshi Nitta. Ay^o Tagashira. and Virginia Tominaga take the c ★ HIGH SECURITY - ★ UP TO 70 PARKING SPACES
All of this at the iJESi LKASE ItATK in town Rease call Cutting/ MaeVaugh at 213/620-0030 For Smaller tenants we have space from 500 sq. ft. to 2,060 sq. ft ready to occupy.
NEW APAN CHAPTER—Kay Game and Craig Minami lake the oath. UMO 5 TEAIS CARS rm lOAl IRSDIAKE ^ i SINtit IITEIEST
or TO 3 YE«S FIEE lOAl IISUIAICE SINfLE IITElEa >.4 1 SECURED BY PRESIDENTS CLUB—from left, Carol Kawamoto, PSW governor: Danny C3oto, APAN president: SHARES or TO S TEAIS Linda Hara. SCAN co-presideni: Galen Murakawa. SCAN co-president: Johnny Gushiken, West L.A. FIEE toil IISOIAilCE president: and Lillian Kimura, JACL national president. SlMriE IITEIEST Small kid time Gwen Muranaka
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UHH 84110 / lot 1SS4040 /, SOO S444I2I ' m 6—Pacific aazen, Friday, November 20,1^2 KIMURA Opinions (Continued from pagt 1) • Strengthening and eopporting •leaders at the chapter level—Kimura said that there would be public affairs workshops on dealing with the media us BILL HOSOKAWA ing the successful Pearl Harter campaign as a model. Kimura also said there are plansforproducinganewpresident'shand- book for all chapters, using the PSW president's handbook os a mc^l. • Continued1 sujsupport of the le^ei Keeping up the good word in Washington, D.C. - Kimura praised the prognun for fostering young JACL leaders, saying th{^ manx national board members are alumni of the ^r^^ids m$y hate to compose English count fi^m the viewpoint of the camp hos how to get there and color photographs pre^am, and also acknowledged the papeta, but when they ^w up pital, but it has a naive charm. Her address show what visitorsvrillsee.Butthisismore alumni present at the luncheon. JL^L manyfeel compelled to wri^. Pub is Box 66, Powell, WY, 82435. than a simple guidebook. The Iritanishave' • Further implementation of the lishers, whose solvency depends on manu added their own comments, quotations and automated membership renewal pro Lest We Forget, by Joy^SPfe. Williams and the observations of others. You can reach facturing books that have a chance to make Alice M. Coleman. This paperback booklet gram—Kimura explained that the auto money, can afford to take bn only a small thelritanisat340l OroVistaAve.,Bakers mated system once fully implemented will of approoQTflately 180 pages is made up of field. CA, 93309. allow chapter membership chairs to focus fraction of the manuscripts offered them. twb sections. First is a revie* by Williams Fioating Candles by Mari Shimosaki. on new member recruitment. InevitSbly, that means that some excel of the Evacuation with emphasis on the • Networking with other ethnic civil lent material of limited interest will never Amache WRA camp in southeastern Colo Bill Shimasaki’s work as an engineer for the U. S. AID pn^am took him and his rights organizations including, be published unless the authors undertake rado. Williams is chairperson of the depart NAACP, American Jewish Committee, near-heroic measures. ment of sociolt^ and social work at Texas family (wife Mari and four children) to the world’s far corners—Jordan and other parts and La Raza—Kimura singled out the Some determined authors find small, Woman’s University in Denton. The latter APAN chapter, whose primarily young half consists of'some powerful poems by of the Middle East, West Africa, Tunisia, membershipsponsoredmanyamendments specialized publishing houses where pnrfit Laos, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Thai-^ is not the prima^ objective and succeed in Coleman, a former federal employee who at the Denver convention, for their inter lives in Denver’s Tamai Tower, a retire land. Each Christmas Mari would write a est and commitment to JACL. "APAN had getting their writing between book covers. letter as a greeting to friends. Her Christ 0‘hers will pay a printer to manufacture ment complex sponsored by the Bude^ist 10 to 12 people attend the convention in temple. mas letters from 1959 to 1990 have been Denver. It was good for us, and good for their books. Never mind that sales seldom collected in a slim booklet published a year are large enough to pay the printer’s bill. them. APAN pu^es us toward focusing on The poems are worth the list price of ago by Carlton Press of New York. This is broader issues, not just Japanese Ameri Thanks to this Idnd of determination mate $14.95 (plus $3.50 for shipping and han fascinating reading. The Pbimasakis are cans,” said Kimura. rial of limited interest is preserved in type. dling). The authors are turning profits over retired in Sequim, WA, 98382. The president also praised the tri-chap Four publications of this kind have come to a fund.for maintaining and preserving Finally, I have been privileged to read ter installation idea, calling it the "wave of to my attention recently and I’d like to the memorial at the Amache campsite. parts of an unfinished manuscript by Dr. the future" because of its cost efficiency mention them briefly: Coleman's address is 1909 Sakura Square, Frank Inouye of Honolulu who had a key and the fact that it brings members of 1255 19th St., Denver, CO, 80202. role in discussions at the Heart Mountain dirt^nt chapters together. Behind Sorbed Wire is made up (rf* ex Noting the many problems in soriety, cerpts from the diar^ of Velma Berryman Ten Visits by Frank and Joanne Iritani. camp about the segregation and army re from raci^ and poverty to AIDS and hun Kessel, an i mpressienable young registered This is the newest and by far the best cruitment programs. I hope he will polish it ger, Kiniura said. There may be a time nurse at the Heart Mountain WRA camp. versiem of their ^ide to the 10 wartime and seek publication. He has strong views, whenan ethnic specific organization is not There is nothing profound about her ac- evacuation campsites. Simplified maps tell well-expressed.© needed, but that time is not now." "Our concern is how these problems af fect civil rights. We need to bring our ivioshi moshi perspective to the table—visibly sfv^said Kimura.® ^ ~ BY jiNKONOM! MATSU I (Continued from page l) women'sgroups forClinton, and publicized his initiatives for women’s health care, in addition to assisting her husband in his The Age of the Woman: Hanako-san rde as treasurer of the Democratic Na- tenal Committed. "I am honored ahd.oleased su^h a distinguished team t ^ In the bubbly prosperity years in Japan, dulge in all her hobbies—the theater, con- least of all, her reckless |ih<9ping. Neither opportunity to play a ptart in making staff circa mid- to late-1980s, young women of cerU, movies, dates vrith young men with will she have the time tb gtdlivant around recommendations to President-elect 23-24 to 29-30 age bracket suddenly devel "my car" (private car for personal use is any more. No wonder dhe is not ready to Clinton," J>oris Matsui said. “I intend to oped a conspicuous lifestyle which was e called that), dining at ritzy restaurants, commit herself to such^a future. i put all of my efforts ii^'bringing to the radical departure from the lifestyles of their and above all, shopping. The world is her Speaking of future, what sort of rature newadministration the best and the bright oldersistersand mothers. The newly started bow] oframen, and man is just another gu does she have at her work place? Thera she est Americans who have a wholehearted women'smagazineHonoi^o was their guide which she can, but does not care, to add to does not have a career but just a job. She is commitment to public service."Q and mentor as to what were fashion^le in it as yet. aglorifiedgo-fer,afactotumwitheuphoni- clothes and accessories, what plays and It is not that she is not interested. But the ous job classificati^ but no prospect of JACL concerts to attend, best restaurants and husband she will consent to accept must be risingmuch higher. Regrettably (acccMtling resorts, where tofihd the fashionable shops a man of three highs (sanko): high income; to my mentor, an exeeptioruuly talented (Continued from page 1) and boutiques, what cities and sights to high stature, higher the better, but at the young lady out of the iWda College who national director. visit abroad, and so pn. The media latched least 170 cm. (5 ft. 6 in.); high level of manages the American branch of a Japa Karen Narasaki, JACL Washington, onto the new subculture and called it the schooling, that is, he must be a ooll^ nese company) Hanako-san and not a few D!C., representative, said that "Ms. Mntsui Hanako Phenomenon. The public took to graduate, nevermind the standingatgradu- of her cohorts think it is just fine. They are is highly regarded and will provide an calling individual women Hanako-san if ation. And here is where her ramen bowl not burdened with responsibility. important perspective to the transition they were seen to belong to the subculture. threatens to-cracks. Half the Japanese So Hanako san lives in perpetual today. board. Her appointment also underscores Here is the simplified description of males are not quite 170 cm tall. 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