ACI IC CITIZEN Publication of the National Japanese American Citizens League Vol. 84 No.1 Friday, January 7-14, 1977 Postpaid In U S 20c 15 CENTS Court scenes by Carol Yoshimoto: Full Text of Wendy's Statement Stricken from the Records on Back Page: Trial nears end, defense calls Wendy OAKlAND, Calif.-The flied a motion for mistrial White offered a plaUSible direct examination. Wendy Yo himura trial on based on the prosecutor's alibi for Wendy on the ni.ght She denied any knowledge charges of po se sing illeg­ attempt to 1Ott'Oduce as eVl­ of March 30 .. 1972 when of 2the contents of the garage al arm and explosives back dence a page from a diary Brandt, Bortin and Ruben­ other than her own few pos­ in 1972 neared its end today said to be Wendy's and which stein were arrested at the sessions which consisted of old clothes and art materials. (Jan.6) when defense attor­ was found at the San Berkeley garage. She and ney Jame Larson rested his Franci co apartment where Wendy attended a wine tast­ She also denied ever having ca e; but it was not before she and Patty Hearst were ing party in San Francisco at been a member of the so­ everal days of stormy arre ted Sept. 18, 1975. The that time, and Wendy left called Revolutionary Army court proceedings. page contained many per­ White's San Francisco apart­ (Brandt's small cadre). Court was held over be­ sonal matters having no re­ ment after 12:30 a.m. March Wendy related what her parents had told her of the ., c cause one juror was ill and lation to the case. The judge 31. another snowbound over the would not grant a mistrial She also testified that camps and her own experi­ I I '''· ence at school upon her re­ I • Jan. 1-2 weekend in the although he ruled that the Willie Brandt, Wendy's boy­ turn to U.S. when she was Sierras. page 10 question be deleted friend. was a "very domi­ Defense attorney Larson calls Wendy to stand. Meanwhile, defense had from evidence. However, neering person, always turn­ placed in second grade with the jury had already had the ing the conversation to poli­ small children because of opportunity to scan that page tics, a subject in which her difficulty with English. and could have drawn prej­ Wendy seemed less than in­ She then told of meeting udicial inferences as to terested". She added that Brandt and how. he influ­ enced her political thinking Edison wiU be missed Wendy's character. Brandt made Wendy cut her and social awareness. Wendy By LEE RU1'TLE hair, objected to the clothes Wendy's Father Called she wore and the magazines spoke of how she was emo­ SAN FRANOSCO-Among After serving a year (1970) terian Church. HIS remams The next day (Jan. 4) she read. He also criticized tionally involved as she the contributors to the PaClf­ as a member of the San Fran­ were inurned at Mountain Lar on called Frank Yoshi­ her art as being "simple­ learned of the Vietnam war ci co grand JUry, Uno gamed ic Citizen, one will be missed View Crematorium, Oakland. mura, Wendy's father, as his minded, unimportant." and how she related to other from now on. Edison T. Uno, prommence for rus part m Asians being killed for a JAn Statement first witness. Mr. Yoshi­ Wendy Takes tbe Stand friend of minorities and out­ selectIon and behaVIOr of mura gave a factual account purpose that seemed so un­ spoken community leader, grand juries Naoorl8l JACL issued the Wendy herself took the followmg statem nt: of his family's experience just. She identified this with died on Christmas eve at UC Probably hiS most impor­ tand Jan. 5. She appeared The JACL will long rememoer from the time when they her earlier childhood visits Medical Center here. tant national role wa his co­ the many actJvitJe whIch EdIson were first evacuated and nervous at first but soon A man in his prime, he chairmanship of a succes - Uno worked hard for and accom· put into concentration camps calmed down under larson's Continued on Back Page succumbed to a stroke when ful drive to repeal Title II of pllshed For over 20 years, Uno \\<<1'1 along with 110,000 Japanese a blood clot formed following the 1950 Internal Security an advocate of I:lv ll nght:; and ~aal JU lice He had hIgh Ideals and all hIS Americans up through their open heart surgery Dec. 20. Act, which had authorized actJom, followed these pnnclples of expatriation to Japan and . Seemingly on the road to detention camp to arise equalIty and clvll llbertics subsequent return to U. S. New L.A. county library recovery. he talked and joked again 10 the U.S. He was es­ He also related Wendy's with tlus reporter only a few pecially proud that he helped National JACL President childhood experiences in named for Mas Satow days before he was fatally place a plaque at Manzanar. James Murakami said: Japan and later in the Fresno LOS ANGELES-The Gardena Library under construc­ stricken. In addition to participa­ "In many ways, Edison schools. He described his No stranger to JACL con­ ting in many JACL and com­ Uno was the conscience of daughter as always being "a tion at 14433 S. Crenshaw Blvd. has been named at the ventions where he was some­ munity projects, Uno taught Japanese Americans .• He kind, considerate person, request of Supervisor Kenneth Hahn in memory of Ma­ times controversial, he was Asian American studies at was a person who stood for warm and affectionate and sao W. Satow in honor of "one of America's most distin­ nevertheless rughly respect­ San Francisco State and at the highest ideals. Sometime always bringing home stray guished civic leaders". In a motion introduced Dec. 28 by Hahn and adopted ed for his vigorous disserta­ other Bay Area campuses. he stood alone, but undoubt­ cats." He was not cross­ unanimously by the Board of Supervisors, the building tions on whatever he thought 47 Years Old edly he could convince oth­ examined. was right for JACL, its indi­ ers of his perspective. Over Larson then introduced was named the Masao W. Satow County Library. Born in Los Angeles 47 The late Mr. Satow was a leader in California and in tbe vidual members, and for years ago, Edison Uno had ten years ago, Edison advo­ six large photos of the 1942 anyone caught in the net of cated for programs which to­ Evacuation showing camp nation as the national director of the Japanese American lived in San Francisco since Citizens League from 1946 until his retirement in 1973. discrimination and injustice. 1959. He is survived by his day we are mounting a cam­ conditions. Ever since his teenage paign to gain reparations." "Mr. Satow many years ago was a staff secretary at the wife, nee Rosalind Kido, two Larson called two more Southwest YMCA in Los Angeles and was a camp leader days in the Japanese Ameri­ witnesses, Margo White and daughters Elizabeth and Ro­ At the time of his death, at the Y camp at Little Green Valley," Hahn said. can concentration camps, Bernadette Smith, both for­ sanne; brothers Howard and Uno was co-chairing the Na­ "Mr. Satow did so much in his lifetime and he has great Uno has been an energetic Ernest, sisters Hana Shep­ mer college mates of Wendy activist in efforts to assure tional JACL Committee on influence in America for people of all religions and ard, Mae Matsuzaki, Amy Reparations, chairman of th at California College of Arts that such camps would nev­ and Craft and with whom groups. Ishii and Kay Kaneko. J ACL anti-<iiscrimination "It is fitting this library be named in memory of this er be tolerated again, and Wendy shared an apartment F\meral services were held committee and primary that their grim reality would in 1971. They testified as to distinguished citizen." . Continued on Page 9 not·to be forgotten. Dec. 29 at Calvary Presby- Wendy's good character. Satow died March 3,1976. Office of Education adds new unit to help Asian and Pacific Americans WASHINGTON-Formation Asian and Pacific Ameri­ office is to be appointed. of an Office of Asian and Pa­ cans, and (3) foster stronger According to commission­ cific American Concerns in communication between the er Aguirre, there are about HEW's Office of Education Office of Education and the 207,600 Asian Americans in was announced Dec. 16 by nation's Asian and ' Pacific the nation's elementary and U.S. Commissioner of Educ­ communities. secondary schools and about ation Edward Aguirre. The new Office of Asian 50,000 in its colleges and and Pacific American Con­ universities. Aguirre said that the new cerns will join four other Rep. Mink's Remarks advocacy office will (1) pro­ special units in the Office of After the announcement, viPe an opportunity for Asian Education: Rep. Patsy T. Mink of Ha­ Ht:lping to initiate lhe Asian and Paeinc Thom, Asian & Pacific American Federal Americans to help in devel­ Black Concerns Staff. Spamsh· ~aii addressed those attend- American Concerns staff office in tbe U.S. Employee Council; Dr. Edward AguIrre, oping new education pro­ Speakmg Program Staff. Women's 109 a reception about the Office of Education are (from left) Jona­ Commission of Education; JuaniIB TolDQO gr4lrns and policies, (2) help Program Staff and Office of Indian Education.