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ISSN: 0000-8579 / Whole No. 2,338 1 Vol. 100 No. 18 244 S. San Pedro St., Rm. 506, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3981 (213)626-6936 May 10, 1985 Matsunaga introduces redress bill with 25 co-sponsors WASHlNGTON-A Senate bill naga in 1983 am which had 20 already been taken. The House calling for redress to Japanese sponsors by the end of the 98th redress bill has been designated Americans interned by the federal Congress in 1984. Like its prede• HR 442 in honor of the 442nd Regi• goverrunent during WW2 was in• cessor, S 1053 embodies recom• mental Combat Team. troduced on May 2 by Sen. Spark mendations made by the Cmunis• In introducing the Senate bill, Matsunaga (D-Hawaii) with 25 sion on Wartime Relocation and Matsunaga termed the 1942 re• other senators as ro-sponsors (see Internment of Civilians in u.s3. moval of 120,000 JAs from their list below). Redress supporters had hoped West Q)a.st homes and their in• The bill, S 1053, is virtually iden• to have the bill named S 100 in carceration in detention camps tical to S 2116, the redress bill honor of the all-Nisei 100th infan• "one of America's worst wartime which was introduced by Matsu- try Battalion, but that number had mistakes. " Urging Congress to acknowl• edge " the grave injustice" of the WW2 camp now national landmark intenunent, Matsunaga said that passage of the bill "would remove Photo by George Thow by J.K. Yamamo~ . h~ , &,J. Mervyn Dymally (D• a blot on the pages of our nation's VOILA! - Photographers crowd in when a plaque designating Man• Ml\NZANAR, Calif.-The Site of Calif.) and representatives from zanar as a National Histori cal Landmark is unveiled. On hand for the history" and "remove a cloud an mterrunent c~p where 10,000 Inyo ColDlty, the nearby town of which has hung over the heads of ceremony were (from left) Sue Embrey, Manzanar Committee Japanese Amencans lived during Lone Pire and the Ft. Independ• spokesperson; Los Angeles city councilman David Cunnningham; Japanese Americans since the end V[W2 w~ forf!1ally declared a Na- ence Shoshone-Paiute tribe. The ofWW2." Jerry Rogers of th e National Park Service; and Rep. Mervyn Dymally. tlon~l Histonc Landmark in an ceremony took place near the April 27 ceremony held during the monument marking the location The bill would provide the esti• mated 55,000 to 60,000 surviving ~lO--~ News ~ 16th annual M~ Pilgrimage. of the camp cemetery. in Briefu' •.,., As approxLmately 300 people ' Manzanar," Rogers said be- internees a one-time per capita l~ked on, Jerry Rogers, associate fore the unveiling, 'is representa• compensation of $20,000 in partial Government forced into Hirabayashi hearing director .for cultural resources for tive of the atmosphere of racial compemation for individual10sses th ~ NatIOnal Park Service, un- prejudice, mistrust and fear that and damages; eStablish a trust SEA~ - Federal district court judge Donald Vorhees on April veiled a bronze plaque designating resulted in American citizens be• fund for humanitarian and public 29 derned the U S. government's motion to dismiss Gordon Manzanar. as a ~ite . which "pos- ing uprooted from their homes, educatimal pUI'pQSe5; and require Hirabayashi's petition for a writ of error coram nobis filed in J an• sesses na~lOnal sIgn~cance com- denied their constitutional rights, that Co~ess and the President uary 19&3 ..Hira bayashi seeks to overturn his conviction for resisting me!florating the history of the and-with neither accusation in• apologize to Japanese Americans the WW2 mternment orders, basing his case on government docu• Uruted States of America." dictment nor conviction-mo'ved for the internment. ments that he says disclose government suppression, alteration The gathering, which included to remoU; relocation camps. . . - It also calls for similar restitu• and destruction of key evidence attesting to the loyalty ofJapanese a number.offormer Manzanar in- " Manzanar cannot be celebrat• tion for Alaskan Aleuts who were Americans. ~rnees , w~ joined by Los Angeles ed, for it was not a triumph . .. not removed from their villages and Vorhees also turned down a motion by the U S. Justice Dept for held in abandoned canneries or CIty councilman David Cunning- Continued CD Page 7 a sta~ pen~g final disposition of a similar petition filed by Minoru mines for the duration of the war. Yasw., now m appellate proceedings in Portland, Oregon Hirabayashi's case will come up for a full evidentiary hearing Pearl Harbor cited in contract dispute (h.spoosors ofS Ifm on June 17 (see April 19 pc). Jeremiah Denton R-Alabama DENVER-State Senator Ray 442nd Regimental Combat Team Ted Stevens R-Alaska Anh Mai slayer sentenced to life in prison Powers (R-Colorado Springs) an• during WW2 and were killed in Frank Murkowski R-Alaska gered local Asian Americans Germany. Alan Cranston D-California BOSTON - U S. Marine Robert Glass Jr., 21, was convicted of Gary Hart ~Iorado first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment May 1 for when he declared that a Japanese Tom Masamori and Minoru Ya• Spark Matsunaga D-Hawaii having stabbed Vietnamese immigrant Anh Mai to death in 1003. American flrm should not have sui of Mile-Hi JACL were joined Daniel Inouye D-Hawaii Glass was also convicted of three counts of assault with intent to been awarded a state contract be• by Willis Yap of the Organization Paul Simoo D-lllinois murder and three counts of assault and battelJ' with a deadly cause "the Japanese bombed of Chinese Americans in protest• Tom Harkin D-Iowa Paul Sarbanes D-Maryland weapon Three other Vietnamese were injured in Glass's attack, Pearl Harbor." ing Powers' remarks at a senate Powers has introduced a bill, hearing. Edward Kennedy D-Massachusetts one crippled permanently. John Kerry D-Massachusetts Glas? attacked the immigrants in an early-morning brawl at their SB 252, which would reduce high• Representatives of Hispanic and Carl Levin D-Michigan home m Dorchester. The Boston Police do not consider the Anh way comtruction contract set• Black organizations, inclUding Donald Riegle D-Michigan Mai murder to be racially motivated asides for minority businesses League of United Latin American John Melcher D-Mootana According to the Boston Globe, police records show 31 racial from l5% to 11%. At a Senate Citizens (LULAC), NAACP, and James Exon D-Nebraska Bill Bradley D-New Jersey incidents against Asians in 1003, and 43 in 1984. Transportation Committee hear• Urban league, strongly objected ing two weeks ago, he gave one of to Powers' comments alleging Frank Lautenberg D-New Jersey DanielMoynihan D-NewYork Racist radio broadcasts protected by FCC his reasoos for spoosoring the bill: "slipshOO workmanship of minor• AlfonseD'Amato R-NewYork and W~IllN<:'JTON - "Sennons" broadcast over a Dodge City, Kansas, "Another thing that really got ity contractors" "unreliabili• Quentin Burdick D-Nortb Dakota ty ofmimrity workers. " radio station that urged listeners to kill Jews are not enough to me on this was when I heard of a Howard Metzenbaum D-Ohio bid being let to aHa waii bidder, a Powers has indicated that he Mark Hatfield R~OD deny the station a license, the Associated Press reported The Fed• Slade Gorton R-Washingtoo eral Communications Commission ruled April 26 that even "racist Japanese, that we were bombing would like to run as the Republi• not 30 years ago. " can caOOidate for governor in the Daniel Evans R-Washingtoo and anti-Semitic" broadcasts are protected by the First Amend• William Proxmire D-Wisoonsin ment right to free speech However, Koga Engineering & next general election. Construction Inc. of Honolulu, to Station owners Charles and Nellie Babbs may still be refused a which Powers was referring, was Washinrrton /pnis/ature endorses redress license renewal if the commission finds their basic character qual• founded by Malcom Koga, a third- ~,. ""::!' ifications to be deficient generation Hawaiian who served Associated Press reported. b~adcasts OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Wash• In a series of in 1982 and 1003, preachers William with the Army Corps of Engineers ington State Legislature has asked "We sb>uld do something to say Gale and James Wickstrom took 2m hours of air time to denounce for two years in Vietnam. Congress to pay $20,000 to each we're sorry we reacted irrational• Blacks, Mexicans, Jews, Vietnamese, and politicians. Paul Iwata, vice president of American of Japanese ancestry ly," said Rep. Katie Allen (R-Ed• 'Asian America' program up for L.A. Emmys Koga am manager of KECI Colo• who was interned by the U.S. dur• monds). "We can't make up for what we've done, but we can make LOS ANGELES - Tritia Toyota and Stanley Kawakami are among rado Inc., a Littleton-based sister ingWW2. company that is taking over the Senate Joint Memorial 104 was a gesture." the news writers nominated for the 1984 Los Angeles area Emmy "We cannot free our conscience Awards for their work on the hour-long documentaIy "Asian Koga cmtracts, sold his home in sent to Congress and President Reagan April 17 after winning by buying it off," snapped Rep. America" The program also garnered Emmy nominations for Hawaii nine months ago aId has state holl'ie approval in a 61-:1) vote Ray Isaacson (R-RichJand). KNBC-TV in the public affairs specials categOlJ' and for film editor moved to Colorado perIllalEntly. John Alarid ' Two of his uncles served in the following some heated debate, the 2-PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday, May 10, 1985 f~------makes one recognized. But, he Chinese American II~ i~ i~ i;~ added, "quality hard work" 8 f OI-a New Yorkers learn how to succeed ~ f,g - helps: that is, the ability to work astronaut encounters S S ,5 en 11; 1 J!l ~ 3Ji by Teru Kamvawa to resign her position as deputy creative1y and innovative1y share of problems J! ~: ~~~ 1be New York Nichibei commissioner. And Mo, whose within a set deadline. I.. tn.. ~CI:! On the evening of April21i, the job it is to oversee disciplinary Mo added that interpersonal HOUSTON-Dr. TaylorG. Wang, 8i ~ i '0: JACL and the Organization of problems in the police depart• and communications skills and 44, became the first Chinese i & ~.. ~ ~ 1~ Ghinese Americans (OCA) held ment, including those involving the presentation of a highly pnr American in space as a crew i i >.9 a..S .2 their second joint conference, ti• police brutality, commented on fessional attitude also helps de• memberofthespaceshuttleChal- .-5 ~ g ~~:i tled, "Building Skills for Suc• the difficult week it had been tennine how one is regarded. lenger, which lifted off from Cape 1i g; g~.8 cess, at the offices of the Anti• Prefacing her remarks, Kong Mo further referred to popular Canaveral April 29 and landed at 1"0 .; u; ~ ~ ~ Defamation League near the held up a handwritten sign, which stereotypes of Asians as contain• California's Edwards AFBMay6. il s e :a':§:: United Nations. While the fea• stated, 'Take a risk or save face: ing "grains of trutb." He de• Wang is a senior scientist at the i i .. ~ l: g~ ,2- tured speakers--Gail M Kong, What will people think; Power• scribed a "colonial mentality" Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ~ 'iii A. .... ~~.; .. ~ : c: ~ 01 ~E fonner deputy commissioner of Responsibilitv----Interesting Work" among Asians which "supp~ P asa d ena, Ca lif., and an expert Q CD ,g tI .=::S Si 0 Special SeIvices for Children After reviewing the various ses ethnic identity, culture, and on fluid dynamics. He and other 'E ~ ~ en ,s 8. a!C and Deputy Police Commis• categories of jobs available in heritage," and which, in turn, mission specialists conducted ex- c ~ ~: :: ~ 6~ sioner Hugh H Mo--spoke as city government, Kong discussed leads to the stereotypes that periments in the $1 billion Space- w 5i N ~ to i:?/ e f= ~ 1= »,Si ~ city government employees, "issues" for Asians, saying Asians are not independent or labwhimwaskeptinthe~huttle's CD .. ~ • i i~ ' ~~ their remarks focused on how Asians "don't admit what we original thinkers, lack self-es• cargo bay. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~.! t to achieve success in the govern• don't know." She stressed that teem and assertiveness. Like other devices on the shut- g ~ ~ '== ~~ ~ i ment and corporate worlds and asking questions and socializing He stressed that Asians take ~le, the $3.5 mill.ion Drop Dynam- >- ~ 2!- :; ~(!;~! how being Asian American af• or "networking" are important their cultural identity seriously ICS Module which Wang helped = ~ u &! fects that upward climb. for Asians. Asians are viewed and emphasized, "If you're a develop failed to work initially, ~ ______' Both speakers have been in with some caution and suspicion banana, you might as well forget short-circuiting when Wang at- positions ofhigh visibility and re• and, therefore, she said, "reach• about politics." tempted to start it on the first day sponsibility in city government ingouthelps dispel some myths. " , Mo advised that Asians net• of the mission. "I refuse to come Grief workshop slated and, as introduced by OCA board Mo explored the nature of work, help others, be conduits for home until I get this thing fixed," member Herbert Sue, ''well qua• stereotypes of Asians and the resources, pay attention to cur• he said on May 3, having spent STOCKTON, Calif.-Asian Amer• lified" to speak on the subject myths that many, particular1y rent events, and draw up "net• three days searching for the short. ican cormnunities of San Joaquin, Last year, as a result of a child fust-generation Asians, have of work balance sheets" of contacts Later that day, Wang announced Stanislaus, and Merced counties abuse scandal at a day~ facil• the workings of American soci• who would make job referrals that he had fixed the machine. Al• are cordially invited to hear ity in the Bronx, Kong was forced ety. Hard work, Mo asserted, is and recommendations, give pnr though its power had been reduced Thomas E. Bruce on Friday, May not the on1y ingredient that Continued 00 Page 7 ('ootim....t 00 Page 9 10, 7:30 p.m. at California First Bank meeting room, 35 S. El Dorado St. The event is free. who suWOrt Kimura gave-their American legal standards. Bruce teaches a popular course Petitioners ask leniency for Kimura reasons fur signing the petition: NorioKaneko, student: "I think on death, dying and grief at Sac• Chiiko Okano, housewife: "I that the charges against her are ramento City College, and is in de• by Katie Kaori Hayashi by the sympathy expressed for want the court to consider Kimu• too harsh. I think that a reasonable mand as a speaker on this subject. SANTA MONICA, Calif.-To ask Kimura in the petition, and that ra's cultural background. Her act, charge for her could be involun• He is known for his work with hos• for leniency for Fumiko Kimura, he was also impressed by the ef• which is considered a serious tary manslaughter because she pices and grief support-group who is dlarged with murder and forts being made on her behalf. crime by American legal stand• didn't take her children's lives for guidance and training. He was a felony child endangering in the He expressed hope that the peti• ards, reru.lted fr(Jl1 her Japanese malevolence, cruelty or flnancial recipient of a public service deaths of her two children, peti• tion would favorably influence the cultural background. She killed gain.' award from the Mental Health tions have been sent to Deputy court. her beloved children, but her in• Takako Gotoh, student: 'I can Assn. ofSacramento. District Attorney Louise Comar Yamaguchi said that she had tent was to die with them. ' understand her act, even though it He speaks on .. Coping With from supporters in Japan and the received copies of the petition FusakoOtani, housewife: "I can is a serious crime in this country. " Grief am Loss." Grief is experi• Los Angeles area. which had been distributed at the understand her act. I think that Petitions are available at the enced any time there is separa• Kimura, a Japanese national, is first meeting of a local support every Japanese national could be Little Tokyo Service Center, Ja• tion, not only in terms of death, alleged to have walked into the group for Kimura, and that 170 J a• the second Fumiko Kimura. Ja• panese American Cultural and but when there is the loss of a job, ocean at Santa Monica Beam with panese nationals and Japanese panese nationals aren't familiar Community Center, 244 S. San loss of good health, loss of person• her 4-year~ld son and 6-month~ld Americans bad signed as of April with American law, and we are Pedro St., Rm. 410, Los Angeles, al treasure, separation from life• daughter on Jan. 29 in an attempt 30. Noting that other small groups intrinsically Japanese' even CA 90012. time residency, and so on. to commit family suicide, known have been working to collect sig• though we try hard to assimilate in Japan as shinju. natures, she said, "I hope every• into American culture. I think that Gerald Klausner, Kimura's at• one will have compassion for the she is a victim torn between two torney, received 545 signatures on tragedy of the lady and sign the cultures and legal standards. I a petitioo sent from Kimura Law petition." don't think that it is reasonable Office in Japan, according to Gail Some of the Japanese nationals that she is going to be punished by Fast action, Caro, Klausner's legal assistant. r------; Caro added that the lawyer in Ja- @ II . l ' th d C~..."J " . CA •••• LL·$ pan lS no re atlOn to e elt:lUant. ,_~ f- low rate Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a licensed r'l/~· ··· social worker at the San Fernando ' Across St . .klhn 's Hasp, 2032 Santa Monica Blvd , Japanese American Community Salta Monica, CA. car Center, said that the lawyer vol- '-______K1fU(_ ISH_ IZll_KA_ B2_ 8-09_1_1_ . af- ".-----=----=--=------=-== =:, LARGEST STOCK OF POPULAR & unteered to collect signatures CLASSIC JAPANESE RECORDS, ter being asked by Kimura's hus• Naomi's Dress Shop MAGAZINES,ART BOOKS, GIFTS band, Itsuroku, about the Japa• Sports & Casual. Sizes 3 to 8 Two Stores In Uttle Tokyo- nese legal system's treatment of 133 Japanese v~ Plaza Mall 3OOE.1st-340E.1st shinju. 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SOME THREE DECADES ago ~~:!l when this writer arrived here fresh out of law school, we be- ~~~~S1-=::::-l EAST I " , came, as far as we know, the first WIND _ ' . Asian American lawyer in the ~ state. For the longest period we D=:~ were alone until a Chinese Ameri• Bill can by the name of Arthur Lee Marutani opened up his practice in China- ~ ~ town. Arthur, a truly fine gentle------.. . man, suddenly passed away about five years ago, a big loss to LATE LAST FALL there was the community. formed in the Philadelphia area an organization of Asian Ameri• BECAUSE OF OUR surname, can lawyers, some 35 barristers of for many years we received con• whom approximately one-third stant solicitations to join the Jus• are women. Included are Chi• tinian Society, a group comprised nese Korean one Pacific Island• solely of lawyers of I talian ances• er (Fijian) and Japanese ances• try. Although a member of the tries. Of this last ethnic group, " regular" bar associations (Phil• So I can lay claim to being at with directions to indicate the an-, AND NOW TODAY some 35 there are about a half dozen in• adelphia, Permsylvania and least an "honorary !talo-Ameri• cestry of my parents. Now what Asian American lawyers in vari• cluding the president of the or• American), having no ethnic af• can" barrister. that had to do with my qualifica• ous areas and levels: city law de• ganization Dennis Morikawa. filiation, I fmaUy put in myappli• SPEAKING OFTHE American tions as a lawyer was beyorxt me, partment, state attorney gener• Dennis is a labor lawyer with a cation to the Justinians. No re• Bar Association, that's a story in and back went a letter to head• al's staff, federal law depart• Philadelphia law firm that is the sponse. Thereafter, for a while, itself. Since I had joined one of the quarters in this vein. The re• ments, a number in many of Phil• largest in the United States. He is, whenever I saw a prominent law fums in Philadelphia, " re• sponse from the Chicago head• adelphia's most prominent firms, by the way the son of Rev. Jitsuo member of the Justinians I'd jok• spectability" included joining the quarters was some lame reason• including a number of women Morikawa who was the pastor of a ingly inquire aboot the status of American Bar. The membership ing that "because this is business lawyers. We urxterstand that church in Hyde Park in Chicago my application. (This is known as application form had a space for practice." I wrote back declining shortly an Asian American wom• where some of us as students vis• yajiru in nihongo.) One has to 'race" which I completed by fiU• to accept that as a reason. They an lawyer will be joining one of ited when word of this eloquent have at least one parent ofItalian ing in the word "human." Back fmally gave up and accepted my our local law schools as a profes• preacher spread. Impressive. Dr. ancestry in order to be eligible. came the application with direc• money. sor, reportedly a "flrst" outside Morikawa has since been with the The national organization of the tions to fill in "nationality" to Not too long after that, this in• of Hawaii. Baptist Theological Seminary in Justinians also sent invitations, which, of course, I filled in quiry was removed. At least, I WE'VE COME A long way. But the suburbs nearby. so I joined. "American." Back it came again never saw it again. it's only another beginning.
tion-{)f-service notice. Thanks, ·Mom ''Well, at least we gained Gearing Up for'86 Convention another 24 hours by sitting still ...and tomorrow's payday," by Yosh Nakashima encourage early submissions of peeked out the window and came she said as she laughed softly. Vice President, resolutioos so that delegates can ONE THING back quietly, gently petted Ron• I remember this episode in my General Operatioos review them with the local mem• LEADS nie, and sat down next to me life every year as Mothers Day SAN FRANCISCO-As was sug• bership and chapter leaders for TOANOIHER again "Electric man," she said rolls around perhaps because it gested by Hank Sakai (April 19 appropriate action. It is ~ible softly. "Shhh,," she admonished has become a symbol to me of PC), I wish to give a summary of that resolutions may arise from Ronnie. mom's patience, quiet humor, the activities of the various com• the various workSlops during the devotion to her children and in• The bill collector pounded on mittees which report to our office . convention and lOOse will be pro• tense desire to carry on with her grammed appropriately. Bob the door. "Anybody home?" he The JACL Personnel Manual life despite far too many obsta• was completed arxt distributed to Nominations activity shall be Shimabukuro asked loudly. Ronnie got up, cles. . growled softly, looked at mom, all statfpersons early in 1985 and announced by the end of 1985 so who ~ warned him to be She has seen all seven of her is again undergoing some revi• that potmtial candidates will have quiet with what we kids termed children pursue varying careers sion in the area of disability and f1I1ll rules and guidelines. Hope• I was home from school one the old "stink eye," then calmly and lifestyles, some of them very maternity leave definitioos of fully, there can be a fmancial cap day, laid up with an asthma at• went back to his spot, stretched anti-traditional. Yet, she has what may be required by law and on campaigns and the' guidelines tack, tIying desperately to out and carefully watched my rarely interfered or objected; in what is best for all concerned. for the wording 00 endOrsEments breathe. My mom was with me, mom with his inquisitive eyes. fact, she has been supportive of - The many commit~Per and also for the issue of who can or gently rubbing my back, singing. After about five minutes of ab• all her children through the most sonnel, Nominations, Japanese cannot be nominators. My brothers cocker spaniel, solute stillness inside the house tIying of circumstances. American of the Biennium, There may be consideration of named Ronnie Hansen Shima• and a racket outside our front That she ~ these qual• Awards and Recognitions, Reso• a new award to be presented either bukuro after the Baltimore door, the "electric man" left. ities was probably no accident lutions, Credentials, and National· in 1986 or, more deflnitely, in 1988. Oriole shortstop, lay just off the "Good dog! What a good dog, I She herself was raised to be a Convention-are all led by cap• All recipients of National Council futon as close as he could get to guess you can stay in the house strong, free-thinking woman by able persons who are hard at work awards--Japanese American(s) us without being shooed off: today," sighed mom with relief her non-traditional (and very to assure a smooth and successful of the Biennium and JACLer of when we heard a car drive up. as she went to the door to pick well-respected) immigrant father 1986 national convention in Chica• the Biennium-shall have their Mom stopped singing, got up, up the all-too-familiar termina- from Gushikawa, Okinawa He go. The One piece of cooperation travel and lodging covered by the was supportive of her endeavors that we need is district represen-. national JACL am convention. and was, in mom's words, "a real tation on the various committees A Wond"rful Town ISSN: 0030-8579 good, kind man" by those individuals who will be at By plan or pure accident, these the convention. The National ConveMion Com- ~ traditions are carried on some• While there may be some minor mittee in Chicago ~ deflnitely on pacific citizen how. Both of my sisters exhibit changes in the various fonns used top of the convention and every• those same independent qual• for chapter and delegate creden- ~ is progress~g on time. ~d Nat'l JACL Headquarters. 1765 Sutter St.. San Francisco. CA 94115. tials for the 1986 national conven- effiCIently. There IS much actiVIty (415) 921·5225 ities and, in their own way, so do ~year-{)ld tion, will basically be the. being planned arxt we should all Published by the Japanese American Citizens League every Friday excepllhe firsl my daughter and 2- most and last weeks of the year al244 S. San Pedro St. . Los Angeles, CA 90012; (213) year-{)ld niece. same as before. plan to be there for business and ~26-6936 • 2nd Class postage paid at Los Angeles. Ca. Annual Subscrip• Resolutions for pl~~. __ _ tlons-J~CLmembers : $1 0.00 of national dues provides one-year on a per-house• As my mom joked to me one hold baSIS. Nonmem . ~rs : $18. payable in advance. Foreign addresses: Add day while talking about her life, ·There will be a definite change Chicago is an interesting city U.S.$8 • News or opinIOns expressed by columnists other than JACL staH do not ''You better watch out, Bob. in how resolutions are to be with much historical and cultural necessarily reflect JACL policy. handled for 1986. Resolutioos on interest. The weather will be OFFICERS Mira's going to run off with her Frank Sato, Nal'l JACL President Dr. Clifford Uyeda. PC Board Chalr boyfriend when she's 17." I subject matter(s) dealt with by warm,s>plantogetagoodsuntan . EDITORIAL / BUSINESS STAFF cringed, a little panic stricken I the National Council recently will and leave heavy clothes at home. Edltor:.Karen Seriguchl Ass't Editor: Bob Shimabukuro most likely be not acceptable un- We believe that the lineup of A~v e rtls l ng : Jane M. Ozawa Edit. Ass't:J.K. Yamamoto only hope I can deal with that ~IrCU la U?n : ...... Tomi Hoshizaki Mitsuko Sakai situation (should it arise) with as less there is a need to restate the workshc:ps will be of interest for ypesettlng: Mary Imon Mailing: Mark Saito much grace as my grandfather. issue in a stronger fashion. Those those of all ages. There may also Gen Mgr/Operations: ...... Harry K. Honda To Yasuko Nakanishi Shima• introducing similar resolutions be workshops in the area of em• POSTMASTER: Send addreSS changes to PacifiC Citizen. bukuro, a very happy Mothers will be encouraged to merge them ployment and professional in• 244 S. San Pedro St.. 1 506, Los Angeles. CA 90012. Day, 1985. into one resolution. We shall also CoIItinuedoo Neo Page friday, MIy 10, 19151 PACIFIC CITIZEN-6
Potpourri of Memories and addressed to any place where o the United States mail service is Back to the subject of American What he went Uu'ough has been Shigemi Nakamura, live in in operation." Graham adds: football in Japan, George Shimizu likened to the experience of Denver. "Which is to say, in World War of Greenbrae, Calif., sent along Jackie Robinson who broke the II, not only the U.S. armed forces copies of stories he wrote for the o Japan Advertiser in 1938 when he FROM THE color bar in American baseball. and their civilian attendants, but Although he barely spoke Japa• Seems we were short-changed enemy prisoners of war and in• was a part-time sports reporter in FRYING PAN: nese, Yonamine's aggressive, go• by Uncle Sam instill another way terned civilians had the free mail Tokyo. Shimizu was a senior at for-broke style of play revolution• back in those dark days. John M. privilege. Apparently, among in• the American School in Japan Bill with a y81 to write. In the absence Hosokawa ized that country's baseball and Yumoto of San Mateo, Calif., ternees in the United States dur• opened the way for other Ameri- sends along clippings from Linn's ingWorld War II, only those in the of someone more mature, he not an players. Yonamine led the Stamp News in which Richard B. Nisei camps lacked the free mail only covered the games but Yomiuri Giants to eight cham• Graham writes about postmarks privilege. " picked the first All-J apan football B coincidenc , Bob himabu• pionships in ten seasons and set a on letters sent from War Reloca• team. Unfortunately Shimizu kuro Pacifi Citizen assistant career batting average of .311. tion Authority camps. He says Graham notes that of all the used only last names (except editor sent me a clipping about that postage-free mail privileges WRA camps, apparently the one Clarence Shima of Rikkyo and Wall Yonamine the same week Kaiser Tanaka was of another were provided "detained civilian in McGehee, Ark., was the only Kojack Naito of Waseda), and that we heard of Kaiser Tanaka s era. Born in Hawaii as was Yona• internees" by something called one to have its own postmark. It mentioned no home towns. death. mine Tanaka went to Japan in Order 19127 effective Nov. 6, 1942. seems other camps used post• "Many of these football play• The Yonamine story appeared the 19~ and played college and It provided that "letters, post• marks from the nearest town. ers," Shimizu notes, "later in the Honolulu Ad ertiser. Yon a• pro baseball. Postwar he was a cards . .. parcels of mailable Graham doesn't indicate wheth• served in the Military Intelli• mine, who played professional big league coach and manager. matter oot exceeding four pounds er stamped and postmarked en• gence Service as language in• football for the San Francisco He was an employee of the U.S. in weight intended for or dis• velopes from the WRA camps structors and in the service at 4ger and profes ional baseball on Army's recreational services patched by prisoners of war, in• have anything more than curiosi• Camp Savage, Fort Snelling and the Salt Lake City farm team of when he died a t his home in Tokyo cluding civilian enemy detainees ty value, but those who have kept the Presidio, and in the Pacific the San Franci co Seals, went to a few weeks ago. Three of his chil• and internees, shall be accepted old letters might be wise to hang during the war am in the postwar Japan in 1951. dren Harold and Gus and Mrs. free of postage when mailed at on to than a bit longer. occupatim of Japan." Speaking the La~guage of Success The Recruitment and Leader• and communication skills and group. Ambitious objectives are "An understanding of the ship Committee sponsored its not enough on strategy. Yet pe0- unrealistic if group members do larger picture is also an impor• first workshop at the recent Tri• ple who have well-developed not have the resources or access tant aspect ofleadership, for that District Convention in Fresno. skills in this area are often the to persons with those resources awareness may also modiJY your The overall purpose of the work• most effective leaders and can needed to meet the goals. objectives and strategies." shop was to stimulate thinking make the difference between For example, fundraising is a "JACL has enough leaders - on some of the elements oflead• shaping an organization that key part of our goal to attain re- our priority should be to recruit ership and to provide partici• _by B..J. Watanabe treads water (or worse, loses dress. Because we lack the re- more 'troops.'" pants with an opportunity to ground) or one that continually sources within our organization "We must be careful of stereo• exercise their own styles of IDcation, ethical conduct, and progresses and aspires to greater to raise funds outside the com- typing ourselves, for example, in leadership and problem-solving strategy. In the area of communi• levels of influence. munity, the national board has the communications skills area skills in a team setting. cation, he emphasized the im• Sato also noted that goal-set• hired a fundraising finn to tap There are lots of Nikkei who are After Pat Ogawa, PSW commit• portance of speaking welL net• ting is important and that those individuals outside the articulate and lots who will argue tee member, greeted everyone working, and interpersonal skills everyone has to understand and community most likely to make at the drop of a hat" and explained the game plan for and felt that we must develop agree with the goals in order to a contribution . ''We Nikkei must also be sensi- the three-hour session, I briefly greater capabilities in these attain them. In fact, goal-setting Recognition of our internal tive to the cultural factors in• covered the background, goals, areas in order to be more effec• was one of the first things that strengths and weaknesses and volved in working in an organi7.a• and activities of the national tive leaders. He recommended a he did when taking office as na• adoption of strategies to meet tion like JACL. For example, committee, and introduced favorite book, Speak the Lan• tional president he laid out the our goals (or tailor them) given youngerpeoplemaybereluctant Frank Sato, J ACL national pres• guage of Success, by Hoffman goals and objectives for the organ• those strengths and weaknesses to disagree with older people be• ident, who spoke on the ''Ele• and Gravich to those interested ization, and requested national are important elements of good cause that may be taken as a sign ments of Leadership." in polishing their communica• officers and committee chairs to leadership. of disrespect" Sato had given this presenta• tion skills. do the same for their areas. Following Sato's presentation, Byron Kunisawa, management tion to the first session of na• I was most interested in Sato's Clarity of goals and commit• Alan Kumamoto had participants consultant, then introduced the tional JACL's Washington, D.c. discussion of strategy, which in• ment to them by team members break up into small groups to dis- next part of the session, the Sub• Leadership Conference almost cluded: (a) setting clear goals and is important if progress is to be cuss the points Sato had made. Arctic Survival Situation. (Part n two years ago, and we asked him objectives; (b) assessing internal made. Otherwise, it's too easy to Kuwamoto is the director of the to be continued.) to again share his views on capabilities; (c) understanding float along treading water with• Center for Non-Profit Manage- The committee thanks Ida leadership. the mandate or legitimacy of pur• out making any kind of signifi• ment and seIVed in the past as Nakano Minam~ who designed With respect to skills develop• pose. cant gain JACL's national youth director. the new committee logo. She is ment, Sato discussed four broad It seems that all too often dis• An important part of goal-set• Participants agreed and dis- a ~lance graphic artist who areas in which leaders must be cussions on leadership focus on ting is that these goals must be agreed with Sato and added the lives in the Washington, D.c. concerned:appearance,commu- well-worn areas like appearance tailored to the capabilities ofthe following remarks: area
~HICAGO CONVENTION audit of one of the chapters, this -·~~-~;-(--- Leffers ...... Continued from Page 4 matter is being handled at the na• tionallevel and we are optimistic terests. Keep tuned to your Paci• pleting the Former Chapter Pre• about a favorable result. All chap• Hollow Honor Reminder fic Citizen for regular updates. sident's Handbook with Harry ters shall be fully informed about Honoring Jolm J. McCloy Ken Masugi's ooble aim to pro• The 1988 National Convention Honda's assistance as well as that this matter as it progresses. (April 12 PC) is both ironic and mote a "color-blind" govenunent will be held in Seattle, Washing• of our national director. Some• Please be sure that the informa• prophetic when the hunt for Dr. (MarchZlPC) iscmunendable but ton, and you will receive more in• time this year we hope we will tion aoout your chapter's annual Josef Mengele continues in the his oppa;ition to reparations is not. formatioo about that one in Chi• fmish. It is not as easy as we report is returned to national jungles of South America. Is it -Many of our citizens are una• cago. As the recipient of the Ina• thought it would be. It will be in headquarters as soon as possible. any womer that John J. McCloy ware that our government erred gaki Chapter of the Biermium loose-leaf format so that changes We need the information to assure as Asst. Secretary of Defense (EO 900) and its abridgement of Award on many occasions, Seat• can be added without reprinting optimum advice from the national would, at the early stages ofWW2, due process) and many more are tle should deliver a different and the whole thing. staff to chapter leaders. help imprison 110,000 innocents adamant that our government's exciting type of national conven• A guidebook for "Hosting a Na• o and then at the conclusion of the action was justified. Reparations, tion in 1988. Each convention has war would grant safe passage however nominal, will greatly many similarities but also unique tional Coove.ntion" is also in the We are also looking into the pos• works C¥ld that is being done through Europe and fInally to publicize our government's mis• differences. sible need for a change in the cor• South America a Nazi, KJaus deed am its related admission of mostly by our national director. porate posture/structure of the Handbooks Only because of a strong host Barbie, The Butcher of Lyon? error. various health insurance pro• What lII)re can we expect from Per~ all ethnic Japanese, Most of the goals of our office chapter's ability to conduct a na• grams offered by JACL through• tional meeting have we been able those members of the Establish• particularly in California, Oregon for the biennium have been met or out the nation. There will be no ment who demonstrate so little and WaWfigton, ought to go are on schedule. We have taken on to see successful conventions. change in coverage or plans of• JACL is fortunate to have the cap• regard fur humanity? The honor through a mock evacuation to as• some other responsibilities which fered except as noted by the indi• rings hollow to these ears, Ronny sembly centers e.d February• mayor may not be completed as able leadership that it has had and vidual programs. Be aware and continues to have. Baby. lest theyforget! we had roped. read all information sent to you. JAMES OSHIKA YASUOSAITO We are in the process of com- Lastly, on the issue of the ms Don't assmne anything. Allen Park, Mich. Torrance, calif. 6-PACIFIC CInZEN I 10, 1985 , Empire Printing Co. COMMERCIAL and SOCIAL PRINTING COMPUTER TRAINING Journey Into Our Heritage English and Japanese 114 Weller St., Los Angeles CA 90012 by JuneOba Hashimoto (213) 62fJ-7060 FREMONT, Calif.-Braving the ., cold and threatening weather, 25 PARADISE OKAZU-YA RESTAURANT friends and members of the Fre• • . Sped8l1Ilng In .....ua...ortlnt CUlelne OPEN Tue-Set, 7.m-7pm • Sun. 7.111-5 pm Plaza Gift Center mont JACL attemed the lDlveil• N ENGLISH & JAPANESE ing of the photos of the l00-year 1631 W. CarsonSt., Torranal-328-5345 LOMI SAlMON . !.af In or To. Out anniversary of the Japanese im• - CIOMd Montier Only migratioo to America held at LAULAU Qulck_rvlce from steam table. Angel Island in San Frareisco ..... Combination Plate Bay on April 20. With a carpool of Vtry Reuonable Prices Keep Up with the 'PC' Ads KAlUA PIG five cars, the group left Fremont OPEN FOR BREAKFAST AT 7 A.M. at8a.m. POI Our own style Portuguese ..usage mix, The 15-minute ride on the ferry SAIMIN Spam, Bolonl, Chashu. JACL Chapter-Sponsored (With eggs & choice of rice or hash browns) to Angel Island was lovely and en• InclUdes Coffee, Tea or Miso Soup. Group Medical Insurance joyable. Once on Angel Island, the Photo by June Hashimoto hike straight up 1.2 miles to the ENGROSSED - Mary Misaki, Yutaka Endorsed by immgration building where the Honda and others view exhibit. Pacific Southwest District JACL photo exhibit was held required CHAPTER SPONSORED INSURANCE BROKERS some physical stamina but it was time of his death and did not re• LOS ANGELES (213) Masaru Kagawa .. 624·0758 Saburo Shimada ... 82G-4638 quite exhilarating because of the member him looking so young. ~~~I!,"~!!!EfE!~otS~!.M Kamiya Ins. Agy.. 626·8135 Paul Tsuneishi. ... ,. 628-1365 cold weather. The photo clearly showed him •~ Art Nishisaka ..... 321-4779 Yamaro Ins. Sv..... 624-9516 The photo exhibit was impres• wearing an eyeglass with the left HOME COMPUTERS· WATCHES · 1V· RADIO ORANGE COUNTY (714) sive and told the story vividly of lens frosted. He had lost his eye SOFTWARE - DESIGNER'S BAG . BONE CHINA Ken Ige ...... 943·3354 James Seip~1 .. ... 527·5947 Maeda.Mizunolns 964-7227 Ken Uyesugl ...... 540-3770 the immigration to America. when he was in his late twenties Authorized SONY Dealer Agy. Since I was born and raised on working on a demolition gang in 111 Japanese VlUaee Plaza Mall EAST LOS ANGELES I MONTEREY PARK (213) Maui, Hawaii, the photo exhibit Hawaii. Los Angeles. CA 9OOl2 Takuo Endo ...... 265-0724 Robert Oshita ..... 283-0037 on Hawaii was especially inter• As I studied my grandmother in (213) 680-3288 Ogino-Aizl.JT1i Ins... 571 -6911 George Yamale . .. 386-1600 Agy. or283·1233 esting. As I approached the end of the photo, she too looked younger the exhibit, my eyes focused on a than I ever remembered. She died GARDENA VAllEY (213) Jeff K. Ogata .... " .329·8542 Seichi Sugino .... _ 538-5808 photo with a caption that read' in 1978 at the age of 94 . Memories Stuart Tsujinoto . " .772·6529 George J. Ono .... . 324-4811 West Maui Corrununity' with a of my early years surfaced as I . familiar banyan tree in the back• gazed at the photo. I recognized Family Counseling in Little Tokyo WEST LOS ANGELES (213) ground and the Honor Roll bill• the black shoes she was wearing By Professional Arnold Maeda, CLU .398·5157 Steve Nakaji ...... 391·5931 board oftbe 100th/442nd veterans with the chunky heels that I used Bilingual Counselors which I walked by every day on to wear running around the house DOWNEY: Ken Uyetake ...... (213) 772 2853 Confidential, Reasonable Fees SAN DIEGO: Ben Honda ...... (619) 277-8082 my way home from grammar in child splay. SAN FE~NDO VLY: Hiroshi Shimizu, CLU .. (213) 363-2458 school. The sad, painful look on the faces Excitedly, as I studied the of the Issei parents in the photo• ~n to anyone, citizen or non-<:itizen, group photograph closely, I rec• graph (probably taken around We can help you understand who becomes a member of the JACL ognized my late grandmother, 1945) bespeaks their never-ending and cope with difficulties in family Mrs. Okuno Oba, and standing sacrifices-in this case, the loss of or marital relationships, career, next to her my late grandfather, sons in battle for their newly Mr. Joichi Oba. It was especially adopted country. identity, and cultural differences. emotional moment for me, as my We woold like to express our sin• Medicare Supplement husband and two children ages 15 cere gratitude to Go For Broke, To make an' appointment and 11 had never seen a photo• Inc. and the exhibit committee for Insurance Call Yasuko Sakamoto, MSW graph of my graOOfather. Grand• a most ootstanding photographic MEN and WOMEN-Ages 64 and Over pa Oba died at the age of 74, 33 display of the first Japanese im• at (213) 680-3729 years ago in 1952. I was nine at the migrant generation. • Helps pay your MEDICAL EXPENSES IN EXCESS NiKKei Family Counseling Program OF THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY MEDICARE. • Offered by an A+ Excellent Company Little Tokyo Service Center (United American Insurance Co., MAXC) White House briefing set 244 S. San Pedro St., Rm. 411 • GUARANTEED RENEWABLE for life, subject to (In the Japanese American company's right to change rates. • Pays your medlcaelnltial hospital deductible, LOS ANGELES-National JACL Cates, Peggy Sasashima Liggett, Cultural & Community Center) and ccHlsurance beginning the 61 st day. women's concerns committee Clare Kawamura, Margaret Ya• • Pays for your private room costs. chair Irene Hirano announced mamoto, Lily Okura, Lillian Ki• that the White House will host a mura, Grayce Uyehara, Fae Mi• • Pays for blood charges. • PAYS 100% OF YOUR HOSPITAL EXPENSE briefrng on issues of concern to nabe, Mollie Fujioka, Mei Naka• AFTER MEDICARE RUNS OUT. Asian and Pacific Islander wom• no, Irene Hirano, Jeanette Ishii, • You choose your own doctor and hospital en on May 20. White House staff Mae Takahashi, Mary Nishimoto, • Current monthly premium Is $59 for all ages. and individuals from the National Karen Seriguchi and Lia Network of Asian and Pacific Shigemura. Fa'! FURTHER I/oFORMA nON. CAlL OR WRITE Women have been coordinating Hiram and JACL program di• MIDAS SEICHI (SAGE) SUGINO the briefing. rector Lia Shigemura will lead a Sugino Insurance Agency Focus will be on several issues, workshq> on the issue of mail• including policy-making; exclu• order brides at the conference. OPERANDI 16418 S. Western Ave., Suite A, Gardena, CA 90247 sion of AlP women from pro• The mail-order bride issue has L.A. Phone: (213) nD-4473 grams and services; needs of been of recent concern to the Invest in Dollars and Have It Gardena Phone: (213) 538·~ / 329-6542 children and youth; unemploy• JACL women's concerns commit• Working for You in Yen ... ment and underemployment; tee because of the reinforcement refugee needs; and the issue of of stereotyping and concerns re• With Liquidation in Dollars. mail-order brides. In conjunction garding exploitative aspects of r~~~~~~~~ ~f- T~;~~~;N~ with the White House briefmg, the these businesses which deal in the Hedge Against Inflation -I National Network of Asian and trade of Asian women. The wom• , (A Mail Order Company) I Pacific Women will sponsor a en's concerns committee's posi• by ReaHzing More than two-day conference prior to the tion on this issue has been en• 20% NET per Annum I : briefmg to prepare participants dorsed by a number of Asian/ ~are for discussion on the issues of Pacific organizations, including Minimum Investment: $15 , 000 I QuaJity (hand painted silk screens, I concern. the National Network of Asian I dolls, la~uerware, Imari ware, dishes, etc.) Hiram indicated that more and Pacific Women and theJACL -DETAD..S UPON REQUEST- t from Japan and the Far East at discount prices. " Dyke Nakamura, Foreign Department than 28 Asian arxi Pacific wom• National Board. : S~nd for a free catalog in color by completing I en's organizations, including The White House briefmg and Yamakichi Securities Co. , Ltd. t thiS form: I the national JACL women's conference will provide an oppor• 7 Nihonbasbi, Kabutocho, l-chome Name: ...... concerns committee, will be tunity for Asian and Pacific Is• Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103 I I sending representatives to parti• lander women leaders from I Address: ...... cipate in the briefing and con• around the country to share infor• Cable: YAMASECURE. TOKYO I City, State, ZIP ...... : ...... ference. The following women, mation and provide input to the Telephone: (03) 667 -79"47 , Mailro: TREASURES OF THE ORIENT from geographically diverse White House arxi individuals in I P.O. Box 3978. Gardena. CA 90247 areas of the country, will repre• private and public policy-making ..______-' L ____ ~ ___, ______.. sent the JACL: Betty Waki, Rita positions. FrIday, May 10, 1985 I PACIFIC cmZE~7 - study by the National Park Serv• with a cmgressional certificate of Warren Furutani of the Manza• MANZANAR ice, approved by the Dept. of the Committee directed some of SUCCESS -continued from From Page appreciation, Dymally gave an nar QmdJllMld from Page Z Interior in February. update 00 House redress bill HR his comments at non-internees in a greatleap forward for the United Manzanar is one of about 1600 442, which he is ~ponsoring. He the audience. Referring to the fessional advice, "give money to States. But it must be commemo• National Historic Landmarks na• express8i hope that Congress desert heat, he said, "Think about a cause you subscribe to," and rated, coounitted to and held in tionwideand the 76th in Califurnia. would pass the bill "not next year, living out here in these conditions "get you a job." Lacking contacts memory as a reminder ...ofthose Rogers considered the designation but this year." for two, three, four years. Am you in any of these areas, he cau• who here endured what no Ameri• of Manzanar to be "of exceptional didn't have the choice of getting tioned, means that one's abili~ can must ever again be asked to significance" because places less The bill is now in the Judiciary into your air-conditioned car and to succeed would be hampered. than 50 years old are rarely given Subcommittee on Administrative endure.' driving home to ws Angeles, you Discussion in the question-and• Rare Distinction that distinction. Law andGov~nta1 Relations, didn't know when you were going answer period, moderated by The National Park Service has Accepting the plaque on behalf which has been chaired by Rep. to leave." of the City of Los Angeles, which Sam Hall (D-Texas). Hall's ex• Fae Minabe oftheJACL, focused bad " a special interest' in Man• Experiencing the environment on attitudes of sexism and ra• zanar, he noted, because internees owns the property where Manza• .peeted departure from the sub• in whim internees had to live nar stoo:l, Cunningham praised committee "is a very good sign cism in the workplace, ways to temporarily housed at Civilian should create "not only a respect combat stereotwing, and the re• Conservation COIpS barracks at 'the spirit of those who perse• for us," Dymally said, because for the people that endured, but vered ' in the camps and declared, Hall "was not favorably disposed lationship of Asians to other nearby Death Valley National also energy to make sure that minority groups. Monwnmt volunteered their labor "Never again will we allow this to to this bill." Next in line to chair ... [they] receive the justice that in park improvement and main• happen." the subcommittee is Rep. Pat is due to them, " he said. It was announced at the meet• tenance. Among those accompanying Schroeder (D-Colorado), who Dy• Located 210 miles north of Los ing's end that the New York - The camp site which was de• him on tOO platform were his aide, mally thinks will be more sympa• Angeles on Highway 395, the re• chapters of the JACL and the clared a California Historical Dennis Nishikawa, and Rose Ochi thetic. mains of the camp consist mostly OCA are initiating a series of Landmark in 1972 was nominated of the mayor s office. Other statements on redress ef• of building foundations. The guard workshops on group discussion, as a possible national landmark in After presenting Manzanar forts were made by Jim Matsuoka houses at the entrance, the camp presentation and communica• the swnmer of 1004 and, after a Committee chair Sue Embrey of National Coalition for Redressl auditorium (now used by the Inyo tion skills, group dynamics, as• Reparafuns; George Ogawa, re• County Dept. of Highways) and sessing managerial styles, and dress chair of JACL's Pacific the cemetery monument are the how to get promoted. Southwest District; Elaine Yone• only staffiing structures left. Those interested may contact Museum contains camp artifacts da, who announced a redress en• The pilgrimage, organized by JACL members Joy Miyasaki, 13) INDEPENDENCE Calif. - Six ing shots of the f11"st incoming dorsemmt from the International the Manzanar Committee, in• Water St, Apt 7F, New York, miles north of Manzanar artifacts group and the last family leaving. Longsh
?. Chapter Pulse Mile-Hi here, June 1 -2. The chapter is providing transportation from AURORA, Colorado - Monday, the Phoenix airport to the Em• May 2i) is the date for the Go For bassy Inn and the meeting site. Broke Golf Tournament at the A Western Barbeque is planned Wellshire Golf Course. The tour• for Saturday night For infonna• nament is a benefit for the com• tion, contact John Saito at the munity graduates program for the PSW office, (213) 6264471; or Community Graduates Award George Kanegai, (213) 8ID.:3592 in Dinner, Saturday, June 8, at the the evenings. Ramada Renaissance HoteL 3m S. Parker Road Banquet tickets Golden Gate are $:?i), with reduced rates for SAN FRANCISCO - ''Return to seniors and students. Entry fee Bainbridge," a film about the ex• for the golf tournament is $100. pulsion of Japanese Americans Tickets and infonnation for both from their homes on Bainbridge events are available from Dennis Island in Washington, will be Ioka at 79&8758 or Kent shown Monday, May 2i), at the Yoritomo at 0064362. Christ United Presbyterian Church, Second Floor Social San Diego Hall, 1700 Sutter Street, 7:30 p.m SAN DIEGO - The annual The film, to be followed by dis• JACL community picnic will be cussion, will be presented at the held this year on June 30, at May meeting of the chapter. The Bonita Basin in Mission Bay public is invited. Park This year's date, a depar• ture from the traditional July 4 date, was mandated because of POSSIBLE the congested beach space on In• 7000/0 RETURN dependence Day ~rd~ating the event this year are Ben Would you Invest $3,340,000 and Nakata and Robert Ito. net $20,000,000 or more? I have 7,323 acres of prime land In the heart of Northern New Mexico's Arizona recreation area. If properly subdi• vided, the gravel deposit mined GLENDALE, Arizona - The and sold, and other natural re• r------~ PSW District Council meeting sources developed, you could net I am interested In becoming a State Traffic Officer will be held at the JACL office much more. This opportunity can FILL THIS OUT AND MAIL TO: be handled with a $1,000,000 down payment. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL Namt." Penny Stocks : OFFICE OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT FOR INFORMATION WRITE: OPPORTUNITY · P.O. Box 1428 OPPORTUNITY OF THE 80'S 2555- 151 AVENUE. P.O . BOX 898 I Corral... N.M. 87048 .. ~.!!S\ 11., Slu"" : ... <.:. .... J For ClJrrent ReamnendaUons SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 95804 NlJ AFREE REPORT. Contact OR PHONE: ~ HOmo ...... (505) 888-1302 or (916) 322- 6862 .~ NORBAY SECURITIES, INC. ~ - ' ~a.l .~o, ..... 0f"tI'CM'f __ '''_ a#*-n.1 ...c ...... J'I> •• NVESTMENT BANKERS (505) 283-2107 Nan WATS 1~23Hi261 Member NASO SlPC ._------_. - ~ACIAC CITIZEN I Friday, May 10, 1985 Breaking Silence
For my mother's testimony before the Commission on Wartime My mother, Relocation and Internment of Civilians soft like tallow, words peeling from her like slivers There are miracles that happen of yellow flame, she said. her testimony From the silences a vat of boiling water in the glass caves of our ears surging through the coldest from the crippled tongue, bluest vein. from the mute, wet eyelash, She, when the land labored testimonies waiting like winter. with flowers their scent We were told. flowing into herpores, that silence was better had molded her earth golden like our skin. like a woman useful Like with soft breasted slopes go quietly, yielding silent mornings easier like and purple noisy birthings, I tell yau this: don't make waves yellow hay Pride has kept my lips expedient like andtonuUoesthrob~ pinned by nails horsestalls and deserts. like the sea. my rage coffined. ·'Mr. Commissioner . .. And then But I exhume my past . . .the U.S. Army Signal Corps confiscated all was hushed for announcements: to claim this time . our property . . .it was subjected to vandalism (Take only what you can carry ... ' My youth is buried in Rohwer, and ravage. All improvements we had made We were made to believe Obachan's ghost visits Amache Gate, before our incarceration was stolen our faces betrayed us. My niece haunts Tule Lake. or destroyed . .. Our bodies were loud Words are better than tears, I was coerced into signing documents withyeUow so I spill them. giving you authority to take . .. ' screaming flesh I kill this, the silence ...... to take needing to be silenced There are miracles that happen, ... to take. behind barbed wire. she said, 'Mr. Commissioner . .. and everything is made visible . . . .it seems we were singled out We see the cracks andjissures in our soil: from others who were under suspicion. We speak of suicides and intimacies, Our neighbors were of German and Italian of longings lush Uke wet furrows, descent, some ofwhom were not citizens . .. of oceans bearing us toward imagined riches, It seems we were singled aut ... " of burning humiliations and She had worn her sweat crimes by the government. like lemon leaves Of self hate and of love that breaks , ~ shining on the rough edges of work, through silences. removed the mirrors Weare lightening andjustice. from her rooms Our souls become transparent like glass so she would not be tempted revealing tears for war~ad sons by vanity. red ashes of Hiroshima Her dreams jagged wounds from barbed wire. honed the blade of her plow. We must recognize ourselves at last .The land, We are a rainforest of color the building offood was and noise. noisy as the opening ofirises. We hear everything. The s01.l1lds of work We are unafraid. . bolted in barracks . .. Our language is beautiful. Photo by Emma Gee silenced. THREE GENERATIONS - Poet Janice Mirikitani (center), with Mr. Commissioner . .. (Quoted excerpts from my mother's testimony modified with her permission) daughter, Tlanne (left) and mother, Belleanne Yonehiro. So when you. teU me 1 must limit testimony c by Janice Mirikitani, 1981 to 5 minutes, when you teU my time is up, me San Francisco ------~ • STORE FOR MR. SHORT Qr L Japanese Charms yaUR MONEY, ~ lPraL Japanese Names '15 AS SAFE III, SIN~R1epb~ WUII Japanese Family Crests 12558 Valley View, Garden Grove, CA 92645. (714) 895-4554 WITH 238 E. First Street., Los Angeles, CA 90012 PALISADES Tel.: (213) 626-1830 Specialist in Short and Extra Short Sizes FINANCIAL AS IT 15 DEUGHTFUL IN FORT KNOX' seafood treats WITH DEUCIOUS and so easy to prepare NEW CAR LOANS UNCLE SAM 30 YEARS MRS. FRIDAY'S Gourmet Breaded Shrimps and Fish Fillets OF SAFETY YOI WI lUll Fishking Processors. 1327 E. 15th SL. Los Angeles. (213) 746-1307
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Kogi Sayama, and involvement with A Liberated Issei Woman Knowledge-Faith. the community qualified her for this high honor. by M Jlilm Mori that perhaps her judgment was no longer Many students remember her as a very good. strict disciplinarian and say, "I'm glad Since her retirement from teaching, Who is this liberated woman born in her poor health has kept her at home, Teaching Career she had that stick in her hand and did not 1897 in a little town in Tochigi, Japan? She hesitate to use it. At least, we learned hospital, and now in the Keiro Nursing i my mother, last sur iving child of sev• As far as I can remember, she always Japanese from her class." We remember Home. A mn-believer in Western medi• en children, sixth child and second daugh• had a career. She had gone to live at a Kiritsu . . . Rei (Attention, Stand Straight cine, she took responsibility for her own ter of Haruzo Noguchi and Shime Yama• school principal's home at 11 years of and Tall ...Bow) as we stood in line daily health. At one point in time, when she was naka. Other have known her as Fuld, age, am she cooked the evening rice for at the soond of the bell. Then, invariably, suffering from an ulcer, Dr. K. Ogawa Ba-chan or Hoshiyama Sensei. dinner and took care of the children when we had Taiso (Exercise) as part of WI" examined her and suggested surgical in• And why do I say she is a liberated she came home from school. After receiv• daily education. It helped the flow of oxy• tervention. In no uncertain terms, she women'. She had an adventurous spirit, ing a teacher's certiflcate, she taught 2 gen throughout our young bodies and said, "I will cure my own self," and was strong-willed perse ering, energe• years in Japan, in 1919 a short while at minds. walked out of the office in furor and with tic and dedicated her life to the children of Dai ~ ichi Gakuen, and from 1927, for 4(k)dd determination. When her ulcer flared up the Japanese community of Sawtelle. years at Sawtelle Gakuen. During the Unusual Father again about a year later, Kaiser doctors In 1918, when she came as a picture World War II years, she even taught pri• At the same time I call my mother lib• recollll'rended surgery, and to the doc• bride on a Japanese freighter, she lamed vately in Manzanar between her dish• erated, I remember my father as a very tor's smprise, this little woman refused~_ at Long Beach Harbor and was met by her washing hours at the mess hall. Not only understanding and an atypical Issei man. with a loud NO. In time, close to death brother Gizo. She was introduced to her did she teach the language but also set a He was very open-minded. Mother usual• from severe ulcer symptoms, she suc• husband. Suematsu Hoshiyama, born in model for her students. ly stayed up late doing schoolwork; dad cumbed to emergency surgery. Now, Niigata, who at that time was farming Amorg the many principles of charac• thought nothing of getting up early in the with only one third of the stomach left, sugar beets in Smeltzer, Orange County. ter she advocated, there are flve princi• morning to make his own breakfast of hot her personality has become mild, she has She and Mrs. Fujioka were the only wom• ples that come to mind. oatmeal, making his sandwich, filling the become dependent, and her zest for life en on board. She related that they were thermos with coffee and taking off to has waned. given the best berth and were treated ex• 1. Yo no naka 0 jOzu ni wataru no work while mother was just getting up. Irene and Bruce, the grandchildren, tremely well. ni wa, kado no tatanai ningen ni nan Also, in the evening, since mother would say, " Ba-chan is strong. You know nasai. Translation: In order to go Weekend Marriage taught school until 6 p.m., he would shop she's the boss whe;n she shouts the orders through life sucressfully, be a person for the makings of his tasty soupy stew or tells you what to do or not to do. She Very early in their marriage, she de• without any barbs. In other words, "Don't and Cook the washed rice. Of course, dur• may be an invalid now, but she'll be in cided that she needed to learn English. be like a porcupine." While she was ing prohibition, he made his own brew in a control fI her life 'til the end." She did not stay on the farm. My father actively teaching, she did not affiliate huge crockpot set in the back porch where So the strong, indominate spirit goes continued farming with his brother, and herself with either the local Buddhist or it was nice and cool. Ota~jisan would on ... never a complaint, tolerant of much my mother went to live in a Caucasian Christian churches. She felt that she had drop by, and they would toast each other pain, inflicted on her by others and by her home in Hollywood . This is where she to remain neutral in her religious prefer• and sample the brew. physical body, and always maintaining learned how to make beautiful beaded ence an:i kept good communication with Some may have said that my dad was high principles of daily conduct. A lamp shades for the Ambassador Hotel, ministers of both churches as well as the hen-pecked. On the contrary, I admire mother, but always a Sensei, too. and she helped with caring of the children kendo, judo, community council, and my dad for his acceptance of her plare in while attending Polytechnic High School many other organizations. the comllumity and encouragement giv• to learn English and sewing. She was not 2. Ningen no ue 0 hashiru Ieoto. en to her to pursue her teaching career. a typical woman from Japan subservient When he passed away in 1951, she grieved to her husband ...she saw her husband Translation: In daily life, travel on a path Yasui receives library above the other party. This was meant to deeply and lost much weight. She must only on weekends or days off. have been well aware that if it weren't for She was one of a very few women who prevent unnecessary confrontation. If award for contributions l~s , words came your way like a poisoned him, she never could have had so much learned to drive acar. In fact, in the freedom to pursue her career. DENVER - The Auraria Higher Edu• her flrst car was a Model T Ford. When it dart, rire above it. cation resource center will dedicate a was brand-spanking new, she drove it to 3. Ningen no kao 0 mite aisatsu. Numerous Honors special room as a ''Milloru Yasui per• the downtown Motor Vehicle Depart• shinasai. Translation: Look at a per• In 1954, she became a naturalized citi• sonal papers section" in its library at ment. She came out with a license, and- son s fare when you converse. The facial zen. In 1960, she received a Moku-bai 3 p.m, May 14. 10 and behold-the car disappeared. expression will tell you where the other (special Japanese Government recogni• The Friends of Auraria Library will Someone had stolen it. Of course, in those person is coming from, what his or her tion and certificate) in commemoration present an award to Yasui at this dedi• days there was no way to lock cars .. .it mood is, and you can then communicate of the 100th year of U.S. -J apan Trade and cation in recognition of the donation of had no windows .. .it had a hand crank. better. Amity Relations. In 1964, the West Los his papers to the Auraria Library Ar• Subsequently, she drove a monstrous Angeles JACL recognized her for com• chives. two-doorChrysl&, a used car. With it, she 4. lwanakute yoi koto wa iwanu munity services. In November 1969, at 72 Mike Foster, president of Friends of transported many school children on koto. Translation: If it's not necessary to years of age , she went to Japan to receive Auraria Library, told Yasui that, ''the short trips to the beach, ran errands to the say it, don 't say it. 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PNW Dist Cocl - Mid- BASIC TOUR II: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo Frank Nlimi, tour escort_ Columbia hosts mtg 12 days/11 nights--$l,427; Sgl Supp $325 DepLAX Tour, Duration, Tour Guide Old Mexico' 10days Oct 6 • • • . 7/18 ~tr-Lv LAX. 3:40pm. Japan Air Lines #64. 7/19 .Mexico City, San Miguel De Allende, Guana.iuato, • Through May 12 • July 9 Canadian Rockies Tour (8 days), Frl-Arr Rio. 7:40am; your hotel. Rio Palace. 7/20 Sat-Rio Patzcuaro, San Jose Purua, Ixtapan and Taxco $l,095-Jim Furula city tour. Dinner with samba show. 7/'1:1 Sun - 7/22 Mon: Rio Denver - Ansel Adams alleisure. 121 mealsl$890. photo exh on Manzanar, * JUDe 23 Sansei & Family Summer Vacation• 7/ 23 Tue--10:3Oam Oightto Sao Paulo: )/{lur hotel. Hilton Tour to Japan #1 (13 days), Malao Uwate Ancient callay 21 days Oct 7 'Born Free & Equal: Den• (PANA Convention Hq). 7/24 Wed-AM.-HaU-day city tour. 7/25 Thu-PM.-Registration at Convention. 7/26 Fri -7/28 Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Guilin, Shanghai, ver Art Mus, lOOW 14th Ave * June 23 Sansei & Family Summer Vacation• Tour to Japan #2 (11 days), Sun-1lJ PANA Convention. 7/29 Moo-Optional Tour: Xian and Beijing/49 meals/$3,225_ Prkwy $l,95(}-Heruy Sato ' Iguassu Fa Us. 7/30 Tue-9:15pm flight to Rio connect Los Angeles - Japanese w iUl JAL #63 Cor Los Angeles. 7/31 Wed-Arr LAX ai 8:15am. Down Under-New Z'land/Australia 18days Oct 30 * JuJy 10 AJaska Cruise 1 Land Tour (10 days), Ink Painting exh, Cnty Mus Auckland, Rotorua, Mt Cook, Queenstown, Te Anau, John Tsuboi -OptionaJ ToW'S (p/person, share twin basis) of Art., 5005 Wilshire Blvd Dunedin, O'lristchurcn, Melbourne and Sydney * Sept 7 France-Spain-Portugal Tour (22 days), No. 1-Rio de Janeiro-Santos Tour. One day. lunch 10- 117 mealsl$2,389. • Through June 2 $2,195-Ted Kojima I~o~ ~~~ . '3' ci~%ii '~i ; 1 : ~p;~~I ' i-i~t~ ' I~lf / S:: Los Angeles - 'Tradi• ; ..i s' • Sept 7 Autumn Tour--Eastem Canada, Niagara, Amazon River cruise. two mear:. 'h-day ity lour. round trir. So. America Circle 17days Oct 18 tions Transformed,' con• Ontario, New York (B days), lransfers ...... 220. $77 sgl supp . Bogota, Lilla, Macnu Picchu, Santiago, Buenos Aires, temp works by As Am art• $1,095-Jim Furula No.3-Brasilia: 3days/2 nights Meriden Hotel. round trip Iguassu FaUs and Rio de Janeiro/21 meals/$2,874. transfer, one-day tour in Brasilia, fuU-day stroll in the is• ists, DoizakP Gallery, 244 S * Sept 25 Autumn Hokkaido-Tohoku Tour San Pedro lands, 'h-day tourin SaJvador. two meals at hotel. '" $160, MayanlYucatan Exploration 6days Nov 2 (13 days), $2,25(}-KazTsuboi 66sglsuppl. Merida, O'li::hen Itza, UxmaI and Kaban/12 mealsl$714 No. 4-lguassu FaUs: :! days/l Dlght Tropical Hotel das CANADA * Sept 25 Autumn Kyushu/Shilwku Tour (13 days), #1-$1,850;#2-$895- Ca taratas. round triP lransfers. airfare. t meal at hotel.lguassu Caribbean Cruise 8days Nov 2 Sundance Guest Ranch Fa ll tour...... S t87, JO sgl suppl. San Juan, ClIracao, Caracas, Grenada, Martinique, About 5 hrs drm from Seattle 11 Jim Furuta Brazil Airpass-For tho e wishing to visit Brasilia or Ma• B.C.'s southern IOlfnor. Pkg ~ naus.lhis JESS whidl pelTTlit travel 104 Brazilian cities may SI. Thomas/all mealsl$l ,430_ S S49 US. lOci accanm. meals . n:!- be purchased ...... $250 pIper. 100 . much more RecIpient of 1984 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CAll us. Orient Hi_lights 16days Nov 9 award for Resort of the Year. WOlf Rates inWde round trl> aJr, $3 U.S. departure tax, round trip Tokyo, Kanakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Bangkok, Sin• -- Box 489 . AsIlcrof1 . BC. Canada VI)( transfers via private motacoach, porterage fOl' a maxmwn of 2 lAO. or calf (604) 453-2422 . Telex: Asia Travel Bureau gapore and Hong Kong/31 meals/$2,495. 048772. bags per person in & out 01 hotels. airports; hotel accommo• Paul Bannai, tour escort. 102 S. San Pedro St., daflons as indicated including tax and service; meals indicated. Rales DO NOT include PANA Convention registration, Brazilian Los Angeles, CA 90012 taxes, visa services, tips k> guides/drivers, items of a personal • Prices aubjIIct to change without notice. Departure dates may be natwe_ (213) 628-3232 adjusted when CXlnditions warrant It. (.) All groups consisting 01 15 or more tour II1IIfTbers will be eecorted by. Tour Escort trom Los Angeles. • A COMPlETE TRA VEL AG:NCY INOUE TRAVEL SERVICE, (213) 217-1709 WEARE READY TO SERVE All. YOURNBEDS 1601 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. #209, ------.------.- Gardena, CA 90247 Se habla Espanol ~.. ,., Endorsed by ~ the National JACL \...* iri" SEE YOUR mAVB.AGENT OR CONTACT: ~ - EUROPE 1985 West L.A. JACL TRAVEL PROGRAM Japanese amencan FOR INFORMATION, RESERVA liONS. CALL OR WRITE I TraveL CLue InC. '85 SPECIAL FOR JACL MEMBERS, FAMILY & FRIENDS Roy Takeda: 1702 Wellesley Ave .• Wesllos Angeles 90025 • ..• 820-4309 , , s (213) 82.... 1543 mUR DATES: GUIDES Steve Vagi: 3950 Berryman Ave .• l.A 90066 ...... • : ... 397-7921 250E.1stSt.,SUlta812;L.os ...... CA80012 Europe Vacation Tour Toy Kanegai 820-3592 Bill Sakurai: 820-3237 Name ______9 Countries 115 Days 4: Basic J3pan + HK, Bangk .May 11-29: Phyllis Murakawa' Veronica Ohara 473-7066 Vuki Salo 479-a 124 ~: ~urop~ Tour ... SOLD OUT ••June1-22: TO!. Klnlgal ),ro Mochizuki 473-&141 PhVflls Murakawa 821-8668 ~------City/StaleIZP ______From $489 Land Arrangements by Japan Travel Bureau Intemahonal 7: Japan SImmer Tour ...... Jun 22-JuI6: Bill Sakurai West l.A JACL Toor Brochu~Avalfable PUs air fare Phone;(a/c 8: Ura-NIIIon, HK, Bangk ... Sap 28-0ct 19: Vlronlca Ohara West Los Angeles JACL Per person I wish to 8AJIy for mentlership in JA1C: S20 per persn based on oouble occupancy 8a: Dmote, Hokkaldo, Thoku ...Slp 28-0ct 19: StBve Vagi TRAVEL CHAIR: GEORGE KANEGAI-820-3592 o 9: China & Kyushu Tour ...... Oct 2-Ocl 26: Jlro Mochizuki 1857 Brockton Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 o For JAQ.rnEIIOOers; $10 perperson. BARGAJN AIR FARE 10: Ura-NllIon, No. Kyushu Tour ....Oct 5-26: Bill Sakurai o I wish to i'lWde __ dependen1s: (al the above raI8S) (Round Tr1I) lrom WestCo.. t 11: Mediterranean Cruise .... Sep 29-0cI11: Toy Kanegal West LA JACl Right, c/o Roy Takeda Name 01 Oapandents: Relationship To Amsterdam from $548 1702 Wellesley Ave., los Angeles, CA 90025 12: Fall Foliage/New Eng. Can ...... OcI3-13: Yuki Sa to To London $599 Please reserve --S8at(s) fOl' Right No __ 13: Japan Highlights ...... Nov 2-Nov 14: To Frankfurt $618 I agree 10 conditions of the contract and brochures. Right o Send me i*mnation on toulS as c:hedIad: (..,) 14: Spcl. Japan Hoi Tour ...... Dec 21-Jan 4: Geo Kanegal schedules are subject to change. To Paris $588 Name ______Mini-group air fare on a bl-weekly travel/tour. Address ______or Contact Participating Agents (PalUII UIl) EUROTOUR Mini-schedule 1985: 30 daYI Japan Debi Agawa. CTC ..... (805) 928-9444: Santa ~aria, CA ANI) CHARTER Homutay to or from Japan. City. State. ZIP ______Ben Honda _...... (619) 278-4572: San DIegO, CA Phone: (Area code) ______Nori Masuia ...... (209) 268-6683: Fresno, CA (213) 413-8274 RighI and lour meetings eve