$45,000 overwhelm JAYS of pnde and under tanding senlalion on Japanese American hl s­ By LORI KIMURA ton by Nancy Araki ..'- Japanese JAYS Convention Co -Ch. of Japane e Amencan heri­ Amencan p. yt'nolo!!l cal pl"O llle br tage. Mark Suels hl Among t he hig hlig hts of AI T LAKE CITY. Utah ­ Other special events were The 7th bienmal NatIO nal J a­ the assembly were the lucky the adventurous canyon out­ Gamblers' Mania (an open­ panese American Youths ing and the memorable Final (JAYS) Assembly at the ing ni ght m ixer). talented Night dance at Snowbird Uni v. of Utah J ul 13- 1 was Superstars and the allright - JAYS who remained were a huge success as young Taiko drummers from Los also able to become involved delegates and . boosters Angeles. the disco dance and with the National JACL Con­ m ingled for five fun-filled the JAYS workshops on: vention being held the fol­ I- Kinnara Taiko Group led by lowing week at Little Ameri­ days amid greater feelings Johnn}' Mon: :'-AudIQo\;sual pre- ca Hotel. District youth chairpersons shared their Sansei architect completes thoughts and stressed the youth perspective with the JACLers. sometimes staying plan to redevelop Salt River up late into the night to con­ TEMPE. Ariz.-A Sansei ar­ have also studied the con­ vince the seniors of the need chitect planner has devel­ cept to deter mine how they for a $42.000 budget to get oped a plan converting a might assist in r enovating new programs rolling. BREEZIN' BY-Japanese American Youths show: (1) NYCC leadership in a meeting. (2) star k 4.S-mile stretch of the t he river bottom that runs The JAYS were extremely (JAYS). JACL's younger counterpart. held their Games on the University campus. (3) JAYs in Salt River corridor through through m etropolitan Phoe­ pleased to see the Conven­ biennial conventon the week prior to National session. (4) The Canyon Outing. (5) Kinnara Tai­ Tempe into a recreation-in­ nix. tion allocate $45.000 to the JACL's at the Univ. of Utah campus. Random ko workshop. (6) Dinner-dance at Snowbird with dustrial development. Industrial and recreational youth-NYCC budget. snapshots taken during the JAYS Assembly the Hiroshima musicians J on Stanley fumoto's plan. development can be added lmown as the Rio Salada by future planners. Kimoto Project and designed with explained at an earlier meet­ another planner Ron Lan­ ing with the local city coun­ don. was reviewed by the cil. The project has been un­ city council Aug. 1. The two der study by the Arizona had been working a year un­ State University here since der a federal job program 1966. grant to rejuvenate the junk­ Kimoto. 3]' is the son of PACIFIC CITIZEN infested r iver bed with' the Herbert Kimotos of Los lakes, ponds. inner-connect­ Angeles. a 1973- ASU grad­ Publication of the National Japanese American Citizens League ed streams . flood control uate in architecture and now and prospects of improving intends to enter private Friday, August 11. 1978 the entire 40-mile length of practice here and build his No. 2,OO5-Vol. 87 20e Postpaid u.s. 15 Cents Salt River. own house in Laveen. ]0 State and county officials miles south of Phoenix. # JACLers dispute Sen. Hayakawa's comments on redress By SHARON SUZUKI pected furor started. He said Hayakawa's argu­ Americans feel. " . He was old resentments" and it be­ understand Japanese Amer­ (PC Staff Writer) Japanese Americans who ment that relocation was not forced to give up proper­ lieves " ... the United States icans. has nothing in com­ Los Angeles: favor redress are irate. and "perfectly understandable ty as thousands were." Mine­ has, as Hayakawa says. done mon with Japanese Ameri­ ~ Di s pute or debate regard­ some. likeJACL's new presi­ ...even the JACL supPorted ta said. its best to make amends for a cans." says Uyeda. "Sen. Ha­ ing a matter on which opin­ dent Clifford Uyeda, have it at the time", is "not true". One editorial in favor of 'perfectly understandable' yakawa could have been our ions differ" is Funk & Wag­ been busy refuting Hayaka­ Kubokawa says JACL mem­ Hayakawa's stance on wartime lapse in toleraIlce ... voice heard throughout nalls' definition fo r contro­ wa's statements, bers "fought this thing all redre~s was headlined "Ha­ S.1. Hayakawa the dissident America. Instead he is the ver sy. but it is also an accu­ Chuck Kubokawa of Palo the way to the Supreme yakawa's Wisdom". and atr is right again." the editorial sarre voice which has effec­ rate description of JACL's Alto. NC-WNDC governor, Court." peared July 3] in the Orego­ concluded. tiely prevented us from at­ newly-launched redress has also stepped into the me­ nian. It said though Hayaka­ Uyeda believes that, al­ taining the status of equality dia arena in the battle for re­ In that same article, Rep. wa marches to a "different though Hayakawa's state­ in America." campaign. Norman Mineta (D-Calif.) Sen. S. I. Hayakawa. who dress. He was interviewed in drummer ... he has often ments are "negative to our the San Jose Mercury. stating was reported also upset by been proved right in his ap­ cause . , . he has a right to ex­ Uyeda believes neither Ha­ spoke at JACL's Sayonara HayakawaJs comments. ac­ Banquet on the last day of vehemently that "Hayakawa proach to life." press his views" and "we yakawa "nor anyone else can doesn't know what he is talk­ cording to M ineta's press aid The editorial agrees with must tum his media-drawing prevent the JaJmlese Amer­ the national biennial conven­ Hal Stemmler. tion. was quoted in the Salt ing about. He was never in­ Hayakawa that JACL's press­ power to our OPIX>rtunity to icans from discarding the Lake Tribune the next day carcerated. He is a Canadian. Mineta also cites the fact ing for $25.000 redress to Jatr educate the American public." "tatus of a second-class citi­ zen" but that ''Hayakawa is saying. "I'm in total opposi­ How is he sUPIX>sed to know that Hayakawa was never in­ anese Americans sent to "The American public will tion to any such redress." what it was like?" He "just terned in a camp as causing camp or expelled from the soon realize that Sen. Haya­ not aware of what he is doing. The story was picked up by doesn't understand." says him to be "insensitive" to West Coast during the war' kawa does not speak for Jatr That is the true tragedy of his both AP and UP!. and the ex- Kubokawa. how the majority of Japanese will cause the "rekindling of anese Americans. does not act." #: Ten seek Nisei Week queen title; LittleTokyo's 38th galaset Cc. She attends Cal State at LOS ANGELES-A tea held rna. 19, East LA. JACL. She Los Angeles, and is the on July 30 marked the debut is a student at Cal State at daughter of Stephen and Se­ of Nisei Week Queen contest­ Los Angeles. and her parents tsuko Yamamoto. ants and kicked off the annu­ are Kenji and Julia Katayama • Shari Lynn Yamamoto. 19. al festivities. • Christine Emi Kato. 23. Uptown L.A. Optimist club. The Hollywood JACL spon­ West Los Angeles JACL Aux­ She is the daughter of J oe sored Coronation Ball on iliary. Her parents are Kei ad Hannah Yamamoto, and Aug. 19 will mark another and Reiko Katoand she is at­ atteds Cal State at Long Beach. debut-the 38th Annual Ni­ tending Cal State at Long sei Week Festival's Queen Beach. Loris Kurashige, last year's will be chosen that night from • Lynn Tomomi Nakamu­ queen. and her court were in the following ten aspirants: ra. 23, Metro JACL. She is the charge of the program and daughter of Jane Nakamura buffet lunch at the Japanese • Marsha Ann Aseka. 2]. and attended the Gemologic­ Consulate General's resi­ South Bay. She is the daugh­ al Institute of America. dence. Among those present: ter of Richard and Patsy • Victoria Frances Okada Watanl MIYakawa, Consul ~neral Aseka, and attends the Univ. 19. Citrus Valley Optimist of Japan; Assemblymen Floyd Men and Paul Bannai; YClihlO YamashIta. of California at Los Angeles. club. She attends Cal Poly of pres .. Japanese BusUlI!5s Assn : Coun­ • Diana Takeko Dutcher. Pomona and is the daughter cilman Gilbert lindsay, 9th D ISI : and 19, Gardena Valley JACL She of Matsujiro and Yoshiko former Nisei Week ~ , is attending Cal State at Do­ Okada. The Coronatioo Ball wi)) of­ minguez. Hms. and is the • Christine Emi Toguchi. fer both ballroan and disco Toyo Miyatake StudIO daughter of Ralph and Azu­ 19. Pan Asian JACL. Her par­ dancing at the ritzy Beverly GARDENFUL OF GORGEOUS G1RLS-Can­ JACC; Marsha Aseka, South Bay JACL; Shari rna Dutcher. ents are Ted Toguchi and Ju­ Hilton Hotel. Besides the didates for this year's Nisei Week Queen are Yamamoto, Uptown Optimist Club; Jamie Kaji­ • Jamie Sumiko Kajiki. J8. dith Uyehara. and she has at­ bands in two different ball­ flanked by Chris Yoshitake, Nisei Week Chair­ ki. Suburban Optimist; Christine Kato. We9- Suburban Optimist Club. She tended modeling schools and rooms. singer Aki Hara will man (left); and on the far right. former Nisei l.A. JACL: Christine Toguch1 Pan Asian JACl; is the daughter of James and will attend Cal State at Los perform. For tickets or more Week Queen Penny Tani Sakoda The con­ Diana Dutcher, Gardena Valley JACl; Tamme Carolyn Kajiki and attends Angeles in the fall.