aci ic citize11 National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League , October 26, 1984 Newsstand 25¢ (~ Postpaid) 244 S. San Pedro St .. #506. Los Angeles. CA 90012-3981 (213) 626-6936. 628-3768 ISSN: 0030·8579 /Whole No. 2,312/ Vol. 99 No. 14
Toyota, Chao advise assertiveness
reports" as a consumer affairs exp rt. nce h had gotten her foot in th d r, she sought "to build a foundation as a com pet nt r port• er who also hap ned to b a mi• n rity. " Sh had to be "thick• skinned' cause of some ad• v rs viewer reactIOn when she first w nt on the air. And there wer other problems " Wh n I started, I was ex• tr mely lost I was on the aIr live thr e w ks aft r being hired," sh saId , r alling h r unfamili• arIty With SCrIpting, working with cam ra cr ws, am other aspects of the Job. "At first I did not ask questlonsor make waves." Rosalind Chao Tritia Toyota Th turrung POUlt came when sh chaU nged the producer who was about to pass her over for Survivors of U.S. atomic bombs seek information, aid som n else At that moment, " I decid d to go after something by By Brenda P aik UDOO East W t -250 000 laboratory work r in mys If " She described her start SAN FRANCr8ro - The stati - research and development of nu• 10 n wscastmg as "a long, ardu- tics are alarming: clear weapons. us nal quest to asswne -1,000 Japanese r hi- T r r . nt mol' than a identi y. havlOr, atterns of ac• bakusha (Hiroshima and aga• million Am ricans h ha ur- tion for which r had no back• saki atomic bomb survivors); i ed. U .. atomic bomb produc- ground. I wasn't raised that -5,000 Marshallese Islander , tion, testing and use sin the w y " -50 000 uranium miner 1940s This figure does not mclud Her adV1ce to aspiring Asian -100,000 residents of evada, the 25 <1h expected ca s of birth American journalists was that Utah Arizona and California de~ cts resulting from radiation " You can be aggressive, you can downwind from test sites; e posure. let people knO\ what you want. -250,000 atomic vetera.ns (U.S. " I am impressed by the cour• You can't hang back. ,. servicemen exposed to radiation age of peopl here today," aid in Japan or nuclear test sites) . Re . bu Hanaoka, co-chair of On -Dimensional Rol - 250,000 evada and Pacillc the F Irst RadIation UfVI ors osaJind Chao plays Soon Lee test site workers ; Congress held in here ct. 12-14 . a Korean war brid , in the CBS ries "AfterMASH .. Although a part in a net'; ork T how would not be taken lightl. by most ac• ewsi Brief--- tress Chao sa.id, " I came this close to oot taking the role. At the time I felt. I'm an AsIan Ameri• Suspected killer caught o t. 12 with the state supreme can. Why should I ha e to shuffle around [in a ub ervIentrole]?" EATTLE -Wai Chiu 'Tony" court. Ng, the third suspect in last year's PropoSItion 38 directs the state After coIl ge, Chao was ''\ ork• mass slaying at the Wah Mee legislature to urge the federal ing non-stop" as an actress but Club, was apprehended Oct. 4 in government to change prOVISions was discouraged to find that ' ev- an apartment in Calgary, Al• of the Voting Rights Act that re• ry role was basica.Uy the same." berta's, Chinatown. Ng faces 13 quire bilingual materials in cer• Typically she played a young girl counts of fIrst degree felony mur• tain districts. living in Chinatown who uncle der. Each count carries a maxi• grandfather or some other male mum sentence of life in prison. r lalive gets kldnapped. "Ine i• Two other men, Benjamin Kin 'Canada will apologize' tably," she satd, the key to the plot a missing ase from Hong Ng and Kwan Fai " Willie" Mak, OTTAWA - Japanese Canadians is were convicted last year of aggra• can expect an apology and a seri• Kong." Another recurring role vated first degree murder for ous consideration of compensa• was as 'a py someone falls in their roles in the murders of 12 tion for their wa.rtime intern· lov with." men and one woman at the gam• ment, sa.id Multiculturalism Min• She fInally declared she would bling club. Ng was sentenced to ister Jack Murta recently. do no more tereotyped roles-and life in prison; Mak was given the Ark Miki, president of the Na• did not work for a ear. death sentence. tional Assn. of Japanese Cana• When she accepted a role in a dia.ns, welcomed the promise by TV pilot as a young Chine e girl in a citizenship class, he did not re• Court backs vote count the new Progressive Conserva- tive government. Former prime gret it. ,·It was a mall role, but I SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The su- minister Pierre Trudeau had op• ended up building it into a lat'ger perior court here denied a motion posed compensation, saying re• role." filed. earlier this month by a coati- dress would mean no end to such Photo by Clark Pittman A a result, the producers be• came intere ted in de eloping a tion of Asia.ns, Hispanics and attempts to " rewrite history." ONE WHO LEAPED-Rep. Rob• risk-taking is an important part of others to prevent the secretary of Murta said he was considering ert Matsui (O-Calif.) tells a crowd serie. about th Asian American achieving leadership roles in poli· experien e. Although the network state from counting the votes on . the establishment of a committee of about 100 at LA's Music Cen• tics. The Oct. 17 program was turned down the idea, hao wa Proposition 38 (see Oct. 5 PC). to look into the issue of fmancial ter how he attained hiS congres• sponsored by Leadership Educa• encouraged that there were in- The coalition filed an appeal compensation. sional seat and emphasizes that tion for Asian Pacifies (LEAP). l "I1\1l1u~d !'age 2 2 PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday , Octo r 26, 1984
'Unfi nished Business' ------_*;; CI c: (7) to screen in New York jii< N W K - ian Am rican §~ Il)~ L gal r ns and ducation N fa) und ki ks off its t nth anniver• (.) ~ ary 1 bration ov . 16 with a 0.. <
TOYOTA------Ian American college tudents Continued from Front Pag who might try gorng mto a SIm ilar Ime 0 work after graduation dustry people who were interest• 1 a comedy . 'th network \! an D n't take no for an answer ' ed in such a project. to keep thing I ight and funny " It was then that she decided that he attributed the network's reti• ethnic roles didn't have to be neg• cence about developmg h r char• ative. he thought h could ' 'do acter to lack of awarene about the roles, try to do them with Asians. In an ent. she would some dignity, try to play charac• like to portray n Lee "as an ters in a way hat' noton -dunen• Asian Amencan woman who i sional." For that reason, she proud afmy h ritage .. eventually took the part 10 "After• Chao said the industry was " still MASH. . very backward as far as sian When the cast of the sh - 00 American women go " but that the over scripts before shooting he• situation is changing for the b t• gins, Chao is able to change some ter. parts that she fInds objectionable, • ian America yet ' there are still things that go In her capacity as a new ast• on the air that I'm not ery happy er, To ota has b n able to ralS about. One problem, he said, IS public consclOusn s about Asian that the show has skipped 0 er Americans locally through a re• Soon Lee's adjustment to life in port entitled " Asian America," r America. She said the network's which ran as an hour-long prime• attitude has been, " It s ethnic• time special in Augu t. It dealt ! bow many people can identify with the vanous Asian/Pacific with this problem? ' Compare groups in outhern Californla• I One episode dealt with preju• who they are, what problems they dice, but because ' AfterMASH" must deal with, and bow they are tills monthly Fine hotels on 4 islands. Hawaii's top checking fee ROOM+CAR with yours. packages. "Hawaiian Roamer" 80.00 low as $36 b ar pro ided p r da .. . _Ca. __ for t 0 people. For re er ation and full information ... see your travel agent or phone toll free MA H, MA I PALM Ka h ulUI, MaUl - From $-15 K.JhuIUl. Mdul -Ff\l m $30 (800) 367-5004 .GJIawfliiarz hcckin!-!. Pacific ~sort§ HIL HAWA IIA , K A LAG , hlg ru Tomita, Pres fAk,rd "FIJ,h ' FUJlki. VP Hllo, Hawdll - From $-18 K duhou, Kona - Fro m $51 11 50 King t . Hon lulu. HI 'l0814 Friday, October 26, 1984/ PACIFIC CITIZEN-3
Curator Saul to speak ------Community Affairs ------at Nisei veterans exhibit FRESNO, Calif. - Eric Saul cur• ator of the Presidio Army Mu e• urn in San Francisco, will gi an account of the e.xpLoits ofth Ni i oldier during WW2 at a recep• tion to honor th eterans, at• urday o . 3, at the Fr no M t• ropolitan Mu eum from 7-9 p.m. Tickets for the reception ar L AN ELE 12.50 and sales are limited to 600. Tickets may be obtained from Ken Yokota, California First Bank, 1458 Kern t. Fr no , A 93706, 233-{)591 ' from presidents of Koreisha bu boku K i hoi a luau JA L chapter in 10 is, Fowler with entertainrn nt and food , Friday, Sanger Parlier, Reedley Selma, ct. 26, 10 :30 8.m . t i hI Hon- Tulare County and 0 lano ' or from the Central Calif. District Council office, 912F t. Fellowships available The e ent is sponsored b the Dr. Yoshiye Togasaki (center) Tateishi (left ) and National Direc• WA HIN T - Th American with JACL Redress Director John tor Ron Wakabayashi. A.L.L./ JACL VFW Post 5869 ociologi al A n. Min rity F 1- VFW Post 8499 and the MetropoU• lowship Program has announc d tan Museum. the a ailability ofdoctoral fi llow- Former L.A, employee donates award to JACL On display at the museum hip in ciology for 1985-86. The th 36 ikkei who were awarded through Dec. 9 are the Go For purposeofth awards is to r ruit $5,000 from the City of Los Ange• Broke and MIS {Xloto exhibits as persons who will ontribute dif• les for wrongful termination dur• well as photos taken at Manzanar fering orientatIons and creati ity mg World War II. In banding the concentration camp by the late to the field . Prospective am cur• contribution to JACL ationa! Di• Ansel Adams. The show also in• rent graduate Iud nts who can rector Ron Wakabayashi and Re• cludes photos of the local Japa• approach research on mental dress irector John Tateishi, Dr. nese American community up to health issues relating to minori• Togasaki expressed a hope that the time of the internment. ties from an indigenous perspec• Reunion of Tule Lake her action would stimulate others The ALL./ JACL Chapter em• tive will be sel ted for thes internees slated for '85 to come forward to support the phasizes that the exhibit is a awards. Th program is 0 n to campa1gn. valley-wide project. Having sent students beginning or continuing /fat ishi expressed special ap• 700 letters to alley schools, the studies in SOCiology departmen . preciation to Togasaki, noting chapter anticipates conducting Applications must brei ed that sh had maintain d a sub• many tours for schoolchildren by Feb. 1 1985 aoo awards will be tantial I el of corresp ndence during the next month. announced by April 15 1985. to her colleagues in the medical The museum is located at 1515 For applicati n forms, WrIt : fi ld, urging th IT support for the Van Ness and is open from lla.m. Minority Fello ship Program, redr camPaign. Togasaki, to 5 p.rn. each weekday except Amerjcan Sociological Assn .• active in medical circles am the Monday and from noon to 5 p.m. 1722 St., , ashington, D. . ikkei ommunity, has spoken on Saturdays and Sundays. 20036. ut on redress for many years. PRESIDENT REAG In 1 , ~nald ~ agan opened his campaign for president with a pledge t all Americans for a new beginning, one filled with h IjJ and promis and ecun d by a tabl and lasting pace, e onomi vitality and a return to basi family values. mericans if all nationalities, races and backgrounds hav ntributed gn at! to merica's new b ginning and ntinue t exem• pli£ th qualities Pre id nt Reagan and Vi e President Bush believe an e entia I for a trong and free nati n. 'PPortunity, hard work and faith in God and family an the buildin blo ks of th future and th basis Of Pre ident ~ agan' new b ginningfor merica, Working together; we can build a brighter future. REAGAN-BuSH'84 Leadership Thafs Working
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LOOK GQRlX)\J - THERE'S NAW-FRED. SHE'S JUST Oyaji Syndrome JACQUI VI DOUREK. LOOI
Bill ~ M__ ar_ u_ta_D_i_____ IIf. WHETHER IT BE consciou 1 or unconsciousl ~nd we ubmit that it is mo tl th latter • among orne Nikkei and in i i WE PAU E HERE f r a mo• in particular there is a re idue of ment to make it abundanti clear mental outlook that might be that we by no mean ad at a labelled 'the Oyaji yndrome. " ocial order with an thing oth r What this means is subservience than defmed lin of auth rit to the oyaji the bo . Who the We need uch lmes, if nothing boss is aries according to the et• el e to be able to fi r nsi• ion. Sorry."? If that i our Amer• of movies. But our Issei parents ting: it may, indeed be one' u• bilit . Anarch may b rm in ican way of making amends, th n and their offsprings were not in• p rior at one' place of ernplo - mud wr tling or d molition why is a rtain former general carcerated in make-believe ment· most often it is some public derby. although n both oftho uing for 120 million w n he barbed-wire compounds ; they did authority or entity· we' e e en " por ' ha d fined rul I st no pr rty, was not accus d not lose make-b lieve farms and noted an instance where orne elu i eas uch mayb . f di loyalty, was not incarcer• properties for which they had JACL district go ern or is accord• ated, but h f ls his reputation worked and sweated so much ; BUT GETTI G BA K to th wa impugned? their pnd which was crushed ed omniscience simply by rea on oyaji syndrome. Old habits die of being an office-holder . . Oyaji nd in his ca ,at I ast, hIS par• was not make-belie e. The only hard, particularly if one d n't make-believes were the false knows best. ' e en realize that (s )he opera• n r malned untouch d. Can It's all rather pathetic, render• you ay the am abou your par• charges, the baseless suspiciOns, ting under uch habIts. And som - the implication ofdisloyaJty. ing yourself into an unque tioning time good habits can b om n , grandparent , children, vassal. Downright un-American. bad ones if misappli d. Respect pou , tc ? It is tim we stop thinking like A PO IBLE SOURCE of this and obedienc are noble utu , THE MA TI I M 0 uf~ r- a als. It is tune that we think mental framework may ha e but they becom a enu of deg• mg tnj ti tol ally and m and act like th Americans that been the respect-for-authority radation when gl en to mjustic I nc IS fine r make- il weare.
Letters
Saiki Responds edge. (both ' pro ' and " con") to fit I was delighted to read Mr. To elaborate further, the status what h beh ves. 1 do believe Mark Ishimatsu s letter criticiz• of being a Japan expert cannot b that h IS hon t, but mISguided. ing my views and I generally acquired even by mo t Japan e This letter is written at her re• agree with much of his state• themselves. let alone foreigners quest. ments in regards to the develop• Even the mo t knowledgeabl of D 1D . MooRE ment of general laws on physical the Japanese a Clates I have Phoenix, Ariz. sciences and the progress met over a period of 35 y ars achieved thereon. would never admit that th ar Nonetheless, my basic premise experts. This may be partially at• I Thi th wJapan? was not that Japan can only be tributed to the traditional rien• • truly understood unless a person tal element of modesty. Recent! As for making us of clentlfic Recently, a young Japanese completely immerses himself in• there are e eral Japanese TV facts as th foundatIOn fi r furth r couple on their honeymoon was to Japanese culture, although this personalities who purport to be progr , I h artily agr With in 01 ed in a one-car accident would undoubtedly help. Verifica• experts, but are not so respected Mr. Ishlffiatsu. till , ther are while enroute from Las Vegas to tion by actual experience will pro• by viewers. major differ nces between physi• the Grand Canyon. Their car vide the person much more ear• On the other hand a number of cal and ocial sciences. As an rolled se eral times and thewom• thy, realistic feelings about Ja• people are recognized as experts economics major at U.C., th first an suffered a fractured neck pan, just as one must climb a by those around them. In other precept I was taught was that eco• vertebra. The man was in a coma mountain to experience the short• words, expertise is not self-de• nomics and the social sciences for three weeks. ness of breath, .the oozing sweat, clared. it is conferred upon the were not exact sciences. There As they did not speak much the aching legs, the coldness of person by his associates and by are too many variables which English, the hospital called us to high altitude and the exhilaration the public. cannot be controlled as readily as ask our help with the patients. We of ultimate success. Practical ex• A classic example may be the in lab experiments. Let's take the spent considerable time and ef• perience is an extension of aca• case of Lafcadio Hearn, known in case of discrimination. fort with them at the hospital. As demic knowledge, and is also a 19th-century Japan as Koizumi How far have we come towards BARRY SAIKI he refused to eat the hospital fare foundation of academic knowl- Yakumo, who spent his entire its universal elimination? As long Tokyo we made miso shiru, tsukemono as individuality exists and is rec• and other J apanese goodies to ognized and revered, as long as take to them at the ho pital. In Kawasaki Update pacific citizen ISON 0030-8579 families, groups and nations exist time they were released and went and a long as we are affected by With reference to my letter 9/7 back to Jap n. It has been over the variables in our educatIon and PC), Mrs. Rachel Kawasaki tele• two months but we ha e not heard Nat'! JACL Headquarters. 1765 Sutter St., San FranCISco. CA 94115. environment, it is doubtful whe• phoned me talked for an hour, a word from them. We are (415) 92 1-5225 Published by the Japanese American Citizens League every Friday except the firs t ther racial discrimination, let and assured me that she was not amazed at the manners or the and last weeks of the year at 244 S San Pedro St. . Los Angeles. CA 90012. (213) alone personal bias, can be com• the Mrs. Kawasaki I had known in lack of manners of the modern J a• 626-6936 • 2nd Class postage paid at Los Angeles. Ca Annual Subscnp• panese young people. This cer• lions--JACLmembers ' $10.00 of national dues provides one-year on a per-house• pletely eradicated; yet we need Poston. I am convinced now ) hold baSIS. Nonmembers $ 18. payable In advance. Foreign addresses Add to work on it on a personal, local that the Mrs. Kawasaki I knew tainly would never have hap• U.S $8 • . News or opinIOns expressed by columniSts other than JACL staff do not pened in our generation. necessanly reflect JACL policy and national basis. was Rita", not Rachel." Odd Even in the so-called classless coincidence-both Caucasian, Later we had one Japanese boy OFFICERS Frank Sato, Nat'l JACL Pres Henry S. Sakai, PC Board Chair societies, one sees the bias in na• both married to a Kawasaki. " stay with us during a group tour. EDfTORIAL I BUSINESS STAFF tionalities e.g. Uzbeks, Tatars, Mrs. Rachel) Kawasaki and I We chauffeured him and some Editor:Karen Senguchl Asst: J,K Yamamolo, Henry Mon Mongols in USSR), the desire for others of the group to many places A~vertlsing : ...... , ...... , , . , , .. , . , . . • ...Ja nll M Ozawa finally reached agreement! We Circulation: TO(n! Hoshlzakl. Mltsuko Sakal Mailing . Mark Sallo political asylum, the imprison• agreed that we disagree-but and activities as requested by Production: ...... •. .•...... Mary Imon. Jon Takasugl ment of dissidents and the stratifi• without being disagreeable about them. In the last two months since Gen.Mgr.lOperatlons: ...... Harry K Honda cation of privileged classes. The that fact. he has gone, he has never sent us a political systems that recognize I arrived at the opinion that she postcard or letter. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PaCifiC Citizen, 244 S. San Pedro St .. #506. Los Angeles. CA 90012. individuality also endeavor to is one who consistently distorts In contrast, we hosted two curb personal excesses by pro- her view of" facts" or "evidence" Continued OIl Page 7 Friday, October 26, 1984 / PACIFIC CITIZEN-5
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eral we k ago, at the cen• would b Chapter Pulse t tennial celebration of th Pin ...... -...,_,~~ ___ ..-....;_-=.__ ""/.,,/, w~ 4< ~1? ~ ~ Unit d Methodist hurch in an Francisco the propo ed $5 mil- Downtown Los Angeles to complete a short application lion Asian American Endowment FROM THE form which is available at the Fund came up for li el dis u - FRYING PAN: L AN LE Dick Yamashl• counselor's office of local San sion. What the a emblage oted ta, presid nt of Marcom lnterna• Bill Francisco high schools or by con• to do ay a great deal about the ti nal, Tokyo, is th gu st speak r tacting Karen Taketa, scholar• church in the general sense, and Ho okawa W dn sday ct. 31, Japanese ship chairperson, at 399-5871 about Japanese Americans. Am ri an ultural and Commu• (day). All information submitted nity mer, 2nd floor conference The endowment fund plan by applicants will be kept confl• ro m,244 . an edro St. adopted b the National Con oca• d ntial. All applications must be . His topic are "Recent IS5U s tion of Asian Ameri an M thod• p stmarked no later than Dec. 10, In U.S.-Japan Relations: The ists back in 1983, wa it 1984. resporr View From Tokyo and Washing• to the mother church's dec' ion to ton, .." (3-5 p.m.) and concentrate support on minorit .• anga Moyu J pan e Ameri- Marin County , mini tries. The endowment fund an and US -Japan R lations" would be rai ed b A ian Am ri• (7: 3 9:30p m ) SAN RAF AEL, alif.-The cans from ASian Americans and Yamashita, a natl e kton, eIghth annual o. Calif.-W. eva• controlled b Asian American alir. is i WIth mor than ten da-Pacifl JACL Dis riet Council for the benefit of Asian American voUeyball tournament will be year of xp rien In Japan, IS churches. th Japan Ch pter JA L presi• held Sunday, oV . l8 at the Terra The need for money was ob i• dent, an offic of Am rican Linda High School gym. ous. Large numbers of Koreans, hamber of Comm rce in Japan, JACL chapters and Japanese Am rican Youth groups may Chinese, Pilipinos, Taiwanese and th co-found r and form r co• enter teams m this tournament. and Indo-Chine e as well as Paci• dir tor 0 U.. -Japan Trad fic Islanders had immigrated to tudy roup All players must JACL or JAY the United States in the last de• Th m ting IS op n t th pub• members or have membership cade bringing with them more he at n charge. Furth r mforma• within th amily. than their share of economic and tl n an be obtamed from PatrIck Teams will be scheduled for sociological problems. Many gawa 628-2725; Richard T. K n- seed play in the morning rounds were Methodists and many who m u, 972-40 x211 or len S and championship and consola• were not looked to the church for Fuku hima, 48 0 x284. tion rounds in the afternoon. Of aid. There were congregation to th six players OIl the court, at be formed ministers to be trained least two must be women. The and churches to be buil t. There H u ton tournament begins at the 320 ova Albion Way school gym at 9 were yOlmg people to be coun- compassion. a .m. Rub r-sole shoes must be worn on the courts. RegIStratlon is 0 or initial On Board Members Endorsem o Candidates am entry, 10 for additional hapter teams arxi must be sub• mt ed by • ov. . Addlti na1 m• Second, Isaid in 1982 that th Id 'kn formation may be obtained from my last tenn of being in J A L af• but I D nnis ate (415 897-8006. ter thirteen years; had I th d• Id . sire and en rgy to stay acti e I February' board m tin • anJo BY THE BOARD: would ha e run for presid t. wh n th n \i r r s organIZa- to imply that I mad a deal to up• tion was p nt th r w r a J E. Calif.-JA Lis spon- port Frank Sato is an insult and oring a day at the Ba leadows Henry Sakai number 0 us h ked about reaffmns my d cision to r tire. that. Mm was there and .. h n HorseRa es on 0 25, 1984. Cost As for national offi er nomin• a ked, h said h could 11 WIth i $24, which includes admission, ating candidates, I agr Ith It, 0 th board appro th program, buffet luncheon at the Fred Hlrasuna that th pr ident reorganization. Had Min poken Turf lub, and transportation by A couple weeks ago 1 was in should not nominate his su c - out I think th board would not Southern Pacific Railroad. Attire Reno and talked to Wilson sor. That probably applie to any ha e appro ed t change. for men is sports coats and col• Makabe and he mentioned a officer nominating his or her suc• lared shirts; for women, pant couple of things that I feel should As I tated in my articl . as uits or dres es. For further in• cessor. As far as NatIOnal Board chaIrmanofth LE Legislativ be clarified. Wilson said that he members supporting candidates, formation and to make your re• and some other JACL delegates EducatIon Cornrnitt e ), Mm wlll San Franci co rvation contact the JACL of• I don't have any probl m with b ba k playmg a major rol In at the convention were a little up• AN FRAN I The JA L fice 408 295-1250 or Joe Hiro• that. Both candid at had support redress. set by my article explaining why I from board members. chapter is soliciting applicants naka, 408 292-2914. Deadline is endorsed Frank Sato for presi• Min Yasui campaigned early I hope I've clarified for tho for its annual scoolarship to a de• ovember 11. dent. They felt that I had used my and did an excellent job and I delegates who thought there was serving high school graduate. authority of PC board chair to get thought hemightgo to the conven• som ulterior motive for my sup• This year's scholarship will be the article in for the convention. tion with enough committed dele• porting Frank Sato for pre id nt. $1,000. Any student graduating Sonoma County As most of you know, I have gates. I think a lot of people felt he Also I apprecIatErl Wilson Maka• from high school in 1985 who is a EBASTOPOL, Calif.-The chap• written more articles in the PC got a raw deal on redress and had be b ing frank with me so that I member, or whose parents are ter second annual ushi ite than any other board member be• been shoved aside from the com- could respond to these comm nts. members, of the San Francisco takes place aturday, o . 10 , at cause I feel it's important to con• chapter is eligible to apply. the Memorial Hall. Organizers vey information to the member- The scholarship will be award• remind members that last year s ship. Anyone who had written an ed on the basis of: a ad mie sushi sold out in 45 minutes and an article could have had it included achievement; demonstrated lead• early arrival is recommended. in that issue so there wasn't any Salinas Valley to host district meeting ership, community involvement The event start at6:30 p.m. and commitment; defmed pur• preference to my article, and be- SALINAS, Calif. _ Acting Gover• of the N. Calif.-W. Nevada-Pacif• pose for higher Erlucation ; writ• sides I wrote it as being "By the nor Mollie FUJ'ioka will call to or- ic District Council on Nov. 4. Sal• Board" and not as PC board d h c. . ten e say: 'How you perceive West Valley chair. I think the National Board er t e 10urth quarterly meetmg inas Valley Chapter hosts the your future role in the Japanese AN JOSE Calif.-High School members have a responsibility to . .. meeting at the Barbary Coast Inn American community"; and a seniors who are either members give the membership their objec- MIdwest DIstrIct 808 N. Main St. personal interview, if necessary. or whose parents are members of the chapter are in ited to apply tive views and recommenda- to t N 16 18 Reports from the leadership for scholarship . The amounts of tions ' otherwise it's very difficult mee OV. - workshop, aging and retirement, The essay should express the the scholarship ary from ear to for the members to know what DETROIT - Midwest District redress and program ommittees applicant's perception of the role candidates or issues to support. Council's fall meeting will be he or she intends to take within the year, but this past year the chap• will be heard. New business in• ter awarded one $750 and two $500 The other thing that Wilson hosted by the Detroit Chapter cludes the nomination and elec• Japanese American community. scholarships. mentioned was that these people Nov. 16-18, announced Governor tion of the district boa rl for 1985- This may be in the form of a pro• thought that I might have made a George Sakaguchi. 86, and a discussion of proposed fessional career, as a volunteer in The criteria for lection are: deal with Frank Sato so that he Agenda items include district changes to the National JACL one or more community servic GPA, extra-curricular activities, community services, written es• would re-appoint me as the PC redress programs, the budget, hu• bylaws. organizations, or both. The essay board chair. First of all, anyone man rights, ethnic concerns, is limited to no mor than 250 say, and recommendations. Th who has worked with me in JACL membership recruitment, and For further information about words. deadline for filing an application knows that I don't make deals. objectives for the coming year. the meeting, call (415) 921-5225. All applicants will be required is December 1, 1984. 6-PACIFIC CITIZEN / Friday, October 26, 1984 'I Will Not Plead Guilty' Candidate'S postwar years in south central L.A. recalled ut tanc!ing ornmunity S rvice and honors from ur Este Retail Kim M on " an, 33, a orth awards from Fir stone- lor n e Floral Assn. Korean re ident of J pan, \ h hamb r of omm r e 1976) , As a do-er in civic affairs, she Ii in K oto i th third from Kedr n Health Cent r was recognized by the L.A. , for igner to bring th fmg r• (1 80 )' ivic Involv m nt Award ounty ublic Library, Toast• from ity of L.A., Merit for C m• mistress International i served as printing ' u to trial follo ing hi munity S rvi e from C unty of commissioner: Martm Luther arre t for iolation of th All n L.A. V lunt er rvice Award King Jr. neral Hospital ; active Regi tration La\! 111 Jul I t fr m L.A. City ools ; National witli the Ikebana International, ear. H i a tea h r f ultural H pital Award from AV Aux• Japanese Chamber of Commerce anthropology at K oto ika 01- iliaryi PTA H norary Li~ M m• of South m California, Gardena lege, peclalizin in th area 0 b rship Award. Valley JACL, Watts NAACP , human xual ha i r. or commercial imrrovement Cosmopolitan Republican Club ; "The d bat 0 er fin rprint• f th area, sh spen countIes and L.A. County Republican Cent• ing i not just limit d to th i ue h urs to promote busin ss and in• ral Committe . of equality under th law. What I du try in south c ntral L.A. She A 30-year resident in the dis• has be n ac orded a National trict, she was born in Oran&e want to point out through m R ognition C rtiflcate in Busi• County and educated m court batt! i that thi i aooth r n s Revitalization rogram, Montebello. Echo Goto's family exampl of the outright official Asian Am rican Busin Al- includes three grown daughters: di crimination again t minorit !ian a hi vement award, Ur- a registered nurse, a pharmacist groups here. ,. ban re Multi- rsity Award , and a businesswoman. Koreans in Japan \ ere techni• call made into .' foreigners , PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT under Article A of the an ran• d co Peace Treaty igned in 1952 which ta : "Japan r ogniz• ing the iodependen e of Kor a, renounc all right titl and claim to Korea, including the islands of Quelpart, Port Hamil• ton and Dagelet. ' "But' he questIOn , "wher in Elect this entence i there anythmg about the citizenship of Korean li ing m Japan'? ' ECHO Shoichi Yokoi and Hiroo noda are two former Japane er ICe• GOTO men from or ld War II \ ho re• cent! returned to Japan after more than 20 ears of hiding in th r ---Calendar---- .Through 0 4 29th Congressional District Seatt1 omoko lko' 'Flowers and • OCT 26 (Frida ) ther Household Gods' perf by Asn Am n rancISCG-Okazakl rtlm .. nfm- Th, ippon Kan Theatre, Wed t, 8pm; IShed Busmess,' Palace of FlO Arts. Keep America Strong info 624-8800 7:30pm; spkr Gordon Hlraba ashi, Fred . Through No 1l Koren:tatsu, Min Yasul. info Asn La San Francisco-'On Is e er Enough .. Caucus. 83S-1474 by Rick stuomi, Marc Hayashi, am Lane EI SegundG-lnd Order of Fores rs hon• Go With Goto Nishikawa, pres by Asian Am Theater Co , ors Dr Jack FuJimoto, HaCienda Htl. 525 I tkts 566-1003 pulveda, 7pm . info 02 .Througb Dec. 9 • 27 ( turd y ) EectEcho Fresn<>-Go For Broke photo exh, also attle-Theatr of ug n rforms Japanese 'ohand Kyog n. UW Piggol ud photos of Manzana r by Ansel Adams, Metro Camprugn Dlfector Talmadge Talt, Art Mus 7pm. free , info 2-9107 .Through Dec 16 Sonoma Count -Chapt r c I brat 50th 7833 S Central A e., Los Angeles, CA 90001 Los Angeles-'Song for a ' IS I FISh r• anny and holds kelro-kaJ man,' by Philip Gotanda. with Robert Ito. • OCT 30 ( day) East West Players, 4424 Santa Moruca , t·ts Portland-Theater of ugen. Art Mu 66()..{)366 Berg Swann Aud, 7 30pm • 0 2(Frida ) • • • ew York-'Aslan Americans in Corpo• • OCT 26-27 rate America' IS toplcofforum. AT&Thdqs Portland-Last wkend to see . Asian Point aud, 550 MadISon A e , 7pm, fr of iew' exh of Asn Am artwork, ChIn e • OV 3 (Saturday) Consolidated Benevolent Assn Hall, 315 W Placer Coonty-Capl Gordon akagawa DavIS St; 12n-6pm ; free; info 282-9200 guest spkr at ann 'I GoodWill Dnr, St San FranclSCO---June Watanabe Dance Joseph's PanshCntr, 11610 AlwoodRd, Au • Co performs 'E .O. 9066 ' and other works, burn, 6pm New Performance Gallery, info 924-0187 • 0 4 (Sunday) • OCT 26-28 C~ P Di trict.--4th qtrly mtg, Barbary LOS ANGELES-- at' I Asn Am tudles Coast fnn, 808 Mam, Salmas, CA , mfo Conf and at'l Asn Pac Am Law Stud nts (415 ) 921-5225 Conf; info !Q5-2974/825-1304 • OV 5 (Monday) Los Angeles-Am Assn of Rettred Per• HILLS sons mg, JACOC, 244 SSan Pedro, Rm 410 , 1'3Opm , toPIC supplementary Ins to Medl• IS NEARBY WHEN PSW contest still on care. lnfo (213 ) 293-3165, 263-8469 LOS ANGELES-Chapters in the CARE MEANS Pacific Southwest District still ~ . AT L'AS,t:/>:1 BUNKA SO MUCH have time to enter the district's membership contest, which ends CLEAN MICRO COMPurt'RS Kits & Supplies One visit convenience is , caring at a difficult time. Dec. 31. The membership base A comp Ie'.? Vllero r.)mr-urer 111'<1""'9 " will be the Dec. 31, 1983, count as KIT WILL CLEAN & MAINTAIN: Rose Hills offers a modem published by National JACL IAppl e Computers. Zenllh Data Systems. morturary. flower shop, headquarters. T/Business Systems. IBM Systems. Compaq Systems. Compul rcraft . Xerox . and caring counselors. at For each new member, $3 will Se.ko. Alpha Systems. and most any other be awarded to the chapter. For Icor" .:;. .. t.:r :>ysteon one peaceful, quiet Kit contatns 2 - 15 oz Screen Cleaner location. Dignity, understanding and care ... A Rose Hills example, a chapter with 200 1 - 15 oz Computer Body Cleaner members as of Dec. 31, 1983, and 1 - 15 oz Antlstat Spray tradItion for more than a quarter of a century. 1 - 15 oz HI- Punty Solvent 250 members as of Dec. 31, 1984, 1 - 12 oz DUSler will receive $150. Ltnt Free Wipes InCluded So much more ... costs no more In the National JACL member• For tnformation write or call' I Instruction Workshops ship drive, which ended June 30, JOHN M. flOYD SAtES' C. I by AppOintment Friday & Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m. ROSE HILLS MORTUARY PSW was awarded $855 for having P.O. Box 742667 I at Rose Hills Memorial Park increased its membership by 171, Houston, TX 77274 NICHI BEl BUSSAN 3900 Workman Mill Road . Whittier. Califomia reaching 102% of the previous CALL TOLL FREE I 14DJacksonSt., SanJose, Calif. year's total. 1-800-231 -9925 Dept. 7 (408) 294-8048 (213) 699-0921 • (7 14) 739-0601 / Friday, October 26,1984/ PACIFIC CITIZEN-7
hav mad a sp ial pilgrimag . More on endorsement Time to Address Violence Letters-- ur club mad a pilgrimage Continued from Pog 4 on w k prior to Memorial ay I commend Judge William Ma• Ther is little question in m in which many of our friends par• rutani ("The Voice rom Central mind that incr ase in anti-A ian ticipat d and h lped us clean up Cal," 9/28 PC ) for setting th re• ntiment in thi countr i a er nd pia flower on th remain• cord straight concerning the rule real phenomenon. We b n ing h dst n s and th m m rial governing the corxiuct of national looking through the reportin of tn. offic rs, particularly the national president, during elections. Judge Marutaru con isely stat• ed the appropriate passages from Robert' ul . of rdpr and pro• MUSUBI vided an Lnsl ghtful analysis of the possible w ~ U l!~S woen such by rules are ign red. Ron Unfortunately, the error which Wakabayashi curfed at the national conven• tion cannot be changed. But hope• fuJIy this organization is now more aware of and sensitive to the these incidents over the past few proper c nduct befitting national years and noted orne patterns officers and the order of business. that may be of interest and Violen e i the mo t m a ur• JANE B. KAmATSU concern. able indicator ofra i m. It ' onl nver an Francisco American of Japanese ance - the tip of th iceberg. Th m dia try are not often the ictims of the imag of Asian in r nt movi most violent acts that take pIa e. rna be another indicator of the ~ /opo n Ph 01ol yp tr /n Newcomers are targets far more increased racism. Th prolifera• tion of tat ments from ariou often. It may be that a life experi• T I Rl TI L J • opinion-maker in go rnm nt ence in this country for the better W ( Pedro FALL'84 than ~ of ikkei who ar and big busin that carr racial innuendo may be et another SUITS & SPORT COA TS American-born pro ides us with GIVENCH Y, LANVIN, some de ices to recognize and mea ure. The in a e in the pre• BY avoid the most dangerous situa• sence of bumpersticker with ra• VA LENTINO AND tions that confront us. ew im• cially biased m ges might be li itin ST. RAPHAEL ARE migrants or newcomer often another. The graphic at ix Flag ARRIVING IN SIZES have not developed antenna sen• Autoworld in Flint, Michigan u d 34-42 SHORT & EXTRA sitive to the intergroup conflicts that the American itizens for SHORT LENGTHS. FOR and the racism that unfortunate• Justice has attacked, is only the A GOOD SELECTION ly rears its ugly head in a parti• most recent. SHOP EARLY. . cular American style. The life ex• The Goals and Obj cti est! perience of being born and raised statement that the ational in an environment where you are Board is studying as the founda• 785 W HAMILTON A VENUE CAMPBELL. CALIFORNIA 95008 the majority population may not tion for JACL acti ities for this PHON E 408/314· 1488 refme sensitivities that minori• biennium has addressing the rise M·F·12-8.'30. SAT 10-6. SUN' 72,S tieS in America routinely de elop in anti-Asian sentiment as one of ...~ . as a basic defense mechanism. the cornerstones of our program. This may explain attitudes about It is the issue that has ro th •N minority status on a continuum. line between a concern to condi• Japanese nationals in particular tion. It is not som thing that sits Japanese businessmen in the on the horizon. It's in the front United States. have a hard time yard and it's time that we take a understanding this. Our recent shovel to it. His Lordship: Tonosama JACl Blue Shield Medical (1) Group Insurance Program No doubt you've seen some sam• Mosm rai movies. In those pictures the MOSHI tonosarna was usually a shadowy presence with no part in the action, Now Serving These Districts: more a part of the setting like the stock shot of the castle donjon in by Plaza Gift Center No.Cal.·Western Nevada DC Paclllc Northwest DC the title scene. Have you ever Jin Konomi Cenval Calilom a DC IntermountaIn DC FI E JE:VVELRY RA VIDEO SYSTEM Pacific Southwest DC MountaIn Plains DC wondered about him? Probably HOME CO'vIPUTERS WATCHES TV AAOIO not. But in a remote, indirect way + SOFlWARE DESIG ER S BAG CHINA he may have a great deal more to rice to some petty lords with a fe w Authonz ONY Dealer Any JACL member between the ages of 18 and 64 may apply to enroll Into the JACL-CBS Group do with you than you suspect. For square miles and 10,000 koku. 111 Japanese ViUage Plaza MaJJ Health Plan. Applicant and dependents must have instance your recent ancestors Koku is about 5 bushels or 180 ~es , los CA 9OOl2 acceptable statement of health by Blue Shiekl Com• may have been samrai in his ser• litres. (213) 680-3288 pany before an effective date s given. vice, on permanent half-pay for Though hereditary lords of their For more information, please contact your JACL some generations. Or peasants han, unlike the dukes and counts Chapter for your contact person or send in Coupon who had to surrender half of their and barons of medieval Europe below. harvests, sometimes 60 0, also for they did not own the domains over FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON .. generations, while generations of which they ruled. They only had To: Frances Morioka, Administrator tonosarna lived in the lap of the prerogative oflevying tributes, Creative Cookery JACL-CBS Group Health Plan, luxury. There are many facts and services, and taxes. It was the pea• $6.25 POSTPAID JACL National Headquarters storie~ about t01Wsamas, some sants who owned the land. Over 370 recipes from the exollc Far East (Coast) 1765 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 amusmg, some that make you Created by the political genius BeautifuUy publJshed s a 229-pag cookbook by th~ Please send me Infonnation on angry, but all more or less sur• of Iyeyasu, the founder , the Toku• I Wash tngum. D C. JACL Ord r Now l the JACL-GSS Group Health Plan: prising. I would like to share them gawa shogunate existed solely for I o I am a member of ______---' chapter. with you. But first, what the purpose of perpetuating itself. WashingtOn D C. JACL o I am not a member of JACL. Please send informa• tonosarna was. To this end it pursued a ruthless, 103] 6 Mounttngton Coun tion on membership. Membership in JACL is ReqUired. I Vienna V" 22180 Make ch ks payable to: , Name ______He was one of the 280 or so vas• cynical policy of keeping its vas• I Washtngton. D.C. JACL Address ______sals of the Tokugawa shogun who sals fmancially drained and poli• Please ena ruled Japan as so many independ• cop s of CREATIVE COOKERY. tically impotent. One instrument $6.25 ea postpaId. City/ StatelZip ______ent states until the Meiji Restora• of this policy was the irregular, but Phone (. ___ ----0 work 0 home tion. ~hese , called daimyos, held frequent assessment of special . Name: ...... •...... •...... •.. BLUE SHIElD OF CALIFORNIA heredItary fiefs (han in Ja• duties and public works for which Address ...... •...... •.•. . A Health Care ServIce Plan panese) varying in size and yield the daimyos were required to City/State/Z!P . . . • • .. . .••..•.....•...... from Kaga's 3,500 square miles with Differences You Should Know Abou\l provide the expense and man- Amount enclosed: ...... (approximate and 1,000,000 koku Cootinued 00 Page 8 8-PACIFIC CI TIZEN / Friday, October 26, 1984
tion filled by th President and New member rebate for year-end offered Sato sketches goals and objectives confirmed by the Senate.) SAN FRANCISa>-A ooo-tim for n w m mbers r ruited Document 'in Brief' $10 rebate offer to JACL hapt I tw n No . 1 and c. 31 1984, was for 1984-86 at Nat'l Board meeting Here is Sato's draft document announced by R hi, national of ct. 2 with his comments: i epr identofmem rship. by th Chi ago cony ntion in 1986, "w th boarc1-can 10 k for the v raU goals are noted in th JACL Membership at 97 The current incentiv to chapters Constituti n: i- Promote th in• to olicit n w member is $2. A mile to s of a complishm nts, terests of Japane Am rieans and AN FRAN I A of pt. 1 ok ba k to th progress that has 30, national JACL member hip 'new member is d fmed as any• uphold th ivIl and human rights for b n mad , as w 11 as point to all; 2- reserve cultural h ritage; was 97 ¥C (25 593) of last year's on who is n t a current member. dire tlOn ." 3-Promote und rstanding between comparable total of 25,890, a r• The du rate is tat th 19841e 1. all thOlc groups; and Encourag . It is imperative to provide an end• In th nsumg w ks until th ding to National Headquart r n xt Board m tmg sch dul d good citizenship. membership coordinator Emil of-th year impetus to chapters to n strengthening the organization. timulate membership recruit• h r Feb. 8-10 , th specific ar to th five goals as nVlSlon d by the Na• Ishida. The 1983 calendar total b xamined and Ie t d. was 26,420. ment, ' Ochi added. tional JACL president are: 1- " ur goal ar wid -ranging Enhance the Image ("We should con• and far-rea hing for the 19805," tinually strIve to enhance the image ato aid in his openmg r marks. and prestige of th JACL as a relev• Central Calif. to focu on redress education " We hall contin to d velop r - ant. national. human and civil rtgh FRESNO Calif.-,. Redress-Do tions at 10 a.m. ational Director Ie ant and succ sful programs orgamzatlon." ); 2-Expand mem• Ron Wakabayashi and newl ber hIp (to5O.0 othis biennium which We Ask Too Much?' is the topic of that m t the n of Japan e h felt was 'do-abl . '): 3-Reassess a pecial program during th an• elected President Frank ato will Ameflcans W shall k to commumcatlOn ffectlveness (I.e., nual Central California District make pr entations. enhanc (JA L ) national pres- the eacific Citizen. national conven• Council con ention, oV . IO-Il. Three separate work hops , co• nc and pr stige xpand our tIon format. youth speech contes , Congressman Char'le "Chip' sponsored with th tat uperin• ability to und rstand and mflu- annual report to the membership) Pashayan has agreed to peak on tendent of edu ation's ouncil for nc official Washington." (Sato, R assess organIZational responsI• Asian Pacific Affairs. are offered bility and capability especially when the efforts to eliminate monetary mCld ntally, IS a part of th offi• turno r occur) , and 5-Broaden payments from redres legisla• on unday as well. Top1cs range CIal Washmgt n executive and bolster the tinanclal base ("a tion and why there is support for a from curriculum planning. ca• bran h as msp tor g n raj of the strong need is h re") more limited redress program, at reer counseling staff d elop• t rans Admmistrallon, a p 1- ntinued on Page 9 Saturday night s program and ment. and anti-Asian iolen e. dinner. John Tateishi, national Due to an unexpected new a• JACL redress director has been signment, Ken Kashiwahara will MOSHI-MOSHI------in ited to present the argmnents be unable to speak Sunday ev n• nunued from 7 SummIt threw down everything on for passage of all the reconunen• ing. The dinner's keynote speaker th road and blew. The party was dations of the Commission on will be determined soon. tranded and unable to mo e. The Wartime Relocation and Intern• Co t for Saturda ' dinner is tonosama fretted and fumed . ment of Civilians. 12. Registration and dinner for Finally men most of them Election of district officers for Sunday is $15. ReglStrations amrai. carried the lordship s the 1985-86 term are also part of hould be mailed to Mike Yatabe, palanquin., and the enormous the Saturday evening program. c/ o Califonua Frr t Bank, 1458 quantity of luggage down the The Stmday, ov. 11 , sess10n Kern St. Fre no, CA 937 , by rugged hill road to the next station. begins with reports and resolu- Oct. 29. - The tonosama was an overgrown brat with no understanding of the realitl 0 the world. So he sum• BooksheH moned th bugyo and gave him a ere to e-lashmg. After send- Catch Up (2) mg off the proceSSion. he bugyo commItted harokirt. If anyone is wondering ple ( 14.95 ) by Michl K
Jam Monon Prom the Univ. of Was rungt on Press In the Sea of terile Mountains C. Harvey Gardiner 1981. 248pp The Chme in British Columbia Pawns in a Triangle of Hate Lisc. $25.00 in e the g Id rush day of 185 , th lunese: have mad importanl New and Distinguished ontribuLlons 10 Snllsh olumbaa, desp Ie bem ubJected 10 raasm, bl try Th Peruvian Japanese and the United tate and the rough edges of a PI neer Iy. Books in The full a COunl of a liltle·known chapler of WW2 hIStory- the e acua· Asian American Studies uon of nearly 1,800 Japanese: from Peru 10 the U. . orne were e changed Ronald T. Takaki 1982: 37 pp (or U.. pnsoners of war tn Japan, fewer than 100 retUrned 10 Peru. 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Vernon Ave_ fCa l arnazoo , ~I49003 irculation Dept., Fish Cake Manufacturer Wada Asato Associates, Inc. Los Angeles / 295-5204 16520 S, Western Ave , Gardena , S8l0E. 0lympicBI d ., Los Angeles CA 90247, (2 13) 516-0110 Call Direct (616) 372-1283 Since 1939 Los Angeles, CA 90022. 12- PACIFIC CITIZEN / Friday, October 26,1984 Unique Adventures in Brazil Yogurt and Fanning in Sao Paulo N ext year' convention of th Pan• toma h ail- you s flow rs grown in straight rows, then A merican Nikkei Assn. J wiU b h lei you know th yare Japanese. But if the rows m ao PatL~ Brazil. ar crooked, then you know they are other nationalities." Su h a statement was usually By MisaoSakamoto followed with laughter. The hotels we stayed in Brazil ser ed vari• tn 1979 wilen Calvin and I took a Caribbean ous brands of yogurt. Among the e wa th cruise we became fri ndly with a couple who " Yakult" brand. I became fascinated by this had lived in Brazil for many years. The man name. I later learned of its origin a I becam was th photo-journalist for LIFE Magazine. acquainted with Yoshikawa-san the local Ya• " Amazon VaUeywas a wUdjungJe," he told kult representative. us . "The Indians and uropeans couldn't do His office clo ed for one day du to th anything with it. It took the Japanese to cuJti• workers trike. He in ited Calvin and m and vat th land Today the best fruits and vege• another friend to isit the akult farm. tables com from this area. The Japanese (Others in our group had already left -0 worked hard and they are the best farmers !p Paulo). I was happy to get out of th bus Brazil." industrial city and the country ide. Th early im migrants worked under harsh The 5,()OO.,acre Fazenda Yakult, located condillons in the Brazilian jungle cultivating about 62 miles out of sao Paulo, started Its colt , bananas, and sugar cane. Today their operation about 15 year ago. A we rode families operate th ir farms outsIde sao along, the farms and the green rolling hill Paulo and have established an excellent repu• reminded me of orthern California. We tation for their farm products stopped for refreshment and relaxation at the I dId not Toyotas and Datsuns gracing pri ate resort operated by th management th streets of sao Paulo. But I saw Yakult Here I enjoyed the restful and rene atmos• y gurt. Yakult apples and other fresh, tropi• phere alongsid a lake. cal fruits gractn the buffet tab in hotels We rodeup a little way and visited the dalI)' and ob erved the mechanical milkmg of th cows. The 2,500 cattle had all been imported Asian role models feted from Canada. The veterinarian, who is from JAPAN HOLIDAY Upcoming 1985 Escorted Tours Japan, explained the operation of the darry OAKLAND alif.-A ian He had just returned from Canada where he mumty Mental Health IVI TO TOKYO (ROU TRIP) Japan SPring Ad enture .. ..•.•.••• Apr 8 I had gone to purchase more cattle. h ld i 10th annl er ary c bra• from los Angeles, San Diego. San FranCISCo, Europe May and June Leads to Long LiCe tlOn ct l2 at th Berkeley Va ht Seattle. Portland $ 730 Canadian Roc as - VlCtona (8 days) June 19 The research of Yakult yogurt started be• Club Th program honored peo• Phoen •..•••.••••••• 783 Japan Summer Adventure JUly2 fore the war. It developed into an internation• ple who ha e mad ignificant Denver .• 846 Hokkaldo-Tohoku ( o.Japan) ...... Sept 30 al bus mess after World War II. Dr Minoru contributIOns to the communtty Ne YorX .. Miami St LOUIS, Minneapolis, East Coast & Fol age (10 days) ..•..•.•.•• Oct 7 Shirota, ofKyoto University, had lived among and wh have rved as Itl DetlOlt Chicago. Omaha 946 Japan Autumn Ad enbJre Oct. 15 Cleveland Mll wau Be Washington 0 C Far East (Bangxo , Singapore, Mala sia the natives in th remote part ofRus ia where role mod is 10 promoting belt r Tampa, Boston, Philadelphia A anta 968 healthy people llved to be over 100 years 0 Hong Kong T8JWan, Japan) . • .. 0 1 mental health, among themBrad• P (AL OF age. Through his resear ch he concluded that I high Korean AlrUne . Los Angeles, San FranClsco/ their health and longevity were due to their y Wong, a hool dent who protested his school's por• Tokyo FREE Honolulu Stop (1-Year Open) .$ 594 For rull inro rmali o brothure diet, especially to their cons umption of ngapore Alrl ne. Los Angeles/To yo. nonstop (60 0 " th yogurt. trayal Asians during a m Days Open) ..... 670 The bacteria in Yakult yogurt is alleged to day celebration; Allee Ham• ChristmaslNe Year Vacation Fit available now TRAVEL SERVICE be more effecti ve than that in other brands in maker of th San Francisco Gi• lOund trip $654, free Honolulu Stop 4.4 10Fam 1iSl ( .15 ) . 7 ~ San ff.c 11CO . CA 9-41 az combating stomach cancer. Dr. Shirota's re• ants and Assemblyman Tom (213) 484-6422 search studies attracted many fo reign doc- Bates. 1985 West L.A. JACL Issei in Brazil face difficult old age • • • • • • • • • • • Travel Pr'figram SAO PAULO Brazil-Almost PATIERN BOD!FORM F R JACL MEMBERS, FAMI LY FRIE 0 suffering from senile dementia TM • Lal ha Addition TOUROAru: CUIOES eight decades have passed since and alcoholism. Las egas Bus-Fun Trip 3(). . 2. Ceo. anega. the first Japanese emigrated to Despite pleas fo r assistanc , (' 84)- Hohcla Tour 2 -Jan 2 ' G . ega. Brazil and other South American the Foreign Mirustry and JICA FASHION ENTHUSIASTS! 1985TOU countries. Many of the Japanese have not taken any significant HAl MOR!: SCHOOL Of DRESS GRADUATES emigrants are now experiencing steps to remedy the pli ght of th (In memory 01 MIss IrmA L H&14rd) the problems which accompany I'd II e 0 shdre my life long "dream" elderly Japanese living overseas, InV nhon wlLh you be ore our produc old age. although workers in th welfare Approximately 60,000 of the j goes on h mor et I hove Inven ed facili ties for the aged have been ·PATTERN BODIFORM" to revoluhoruze 800,000 people of Japanese des• invited to Japan, and financial cent living in Brazil are over 60 pattern rna 109, whether you deSign, make pat ems or assistance has been provided to a adjust pa erns to indiVidual measurements. years old, according to estimates small number of needy house• made by the 'Foreign Ministry holds. Exct:.lenl lor nooby sewers, dressmakers ond profes• and the Japan International C0- slonols and wonderful fo r group lessons or 11 ages. operation Agency, and some of The elderly Japanese emi• For more mformotJon, pi ase write to Bea Ishl, 1 17th the emigrants are more than 80 grants are seeking old age pen• Ave., San FranCISco, Cahforma 9 41 18 Tel (4 15) years old. sions from the Japanese govern• 752 2215 The percentage of elderly ment, and the construction of • • • • • • • • • • • • * ~ong the ethnic Japanese popu• medical facilities and nursing homes. FOR INFORMATION. ESERV TlO S. ALL OR WRITe lations of Peru and Argentina is Roy Takeda. 1702 Wellesley AV . est Los M sele. 90025 . 82().4)09 roughly the same. However, when the pension IS• leve Vag. : 3950 Berryman Ave., l 90066 .... • • 397-]921 In addition to the illnesses as• sue was brought before the Diet, Toy Kanega, 82().)59 B,II SaJcura,: 620- 237 Amy akash,ma 47 ·9969 PA fF1C ISUlN DS ~k?9f!:T ~ Veronica O hara 47)·7066 uIc, Sato 479-6124 Cha Ish,kawa 47 74)) sociated with old age, many of the the Health and Welfare Ministry Jlro Moch lZ ukI 473-0441 Phylhs Mu awa 621-6668 elderly Japanese emigrants suf• voiced its opposition, saying, "in Land ~ ern n by japan Travel Bureau International fer from loneliness because they principle pensions are to be paid ron! 0flj Mi'lni\ger ill Pari'ldise West L. .... jACL Tour BrochuresAva,lable West Los Angeles JACl have no surviving relatives, and only to those who are reSiding in A n Immediat e open ing exists for a FRONT OFF ICE MANAGER at TRA va CHAIR: GEORGE KANEGAI-820- 592 are unable to speak the language 1857 Brockton Ave., l os Angele , CA 90025 Japan." t he PACIFI C ISLANDS RE SORT of their adopted country. Flight and tour meeungs fr>IfJry 3rd Sunday of the month. 1 p.m.. When JICA conducted a survey Noboru Hidaka, the superinten• o n Guam. Ca ndidat es must have a at FaltciaMahood Center. 11 338 Sanca ca Blvd., WaSlLA. t horough k no wl dge of hotel front -- of housing and nursing home fa• dent of a nursing home in Hoya West LA JACl Flight, clo Roy Takeda City, is conducting a dri ve to gar• o ff ice system s. and strong admin• 1702 Wellesley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 cilities for elderly Japanese liv• istrat ive and su pervisory capabilities. ing in South American, it learned ner assistance for the elderly Ja• Please reserve tIs) for Flighl No __. panese emigrants in coordination Pre fer .person with Japanese speak• I agree to conditions at Ihe contract and brochures. Flight that mi · of the elderly Japanese ing ability. To the su ccessful candi• schedules are subject to change. were living in miserable with the Sao Paulo Japan-Brazil Name ______Rellef Association. d ate w e offer a o mpetit ive sa lary conditions. and benefit p ac kage. Send resume Address ______The three nursing homes for "Are the voices of those who are and salary requirements to: City. State. ZIP ______P e~ onn Japanese in Brazil were tmder• weak and far away never to be I Ma nager Phone: (Area code) ______staffed arxl unable to cope with heard? [This issue] should be ac• PAC I IC ISLANDS R SORT [ 1Send lour brochure [ 1 Flight only infonnation the hundreds of elderly occu• tively addressed by fellow Japa• P.O . Box 894 6 pants, some of whom were also nese," says Hidaka. Tamuning. Guam 96911 U.S.A .