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Pacific Citizen Established 1929

National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League

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#2772/VoI120, NO.5 ISSN: 0030-8579 2 Coral Circle, Suite 204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 March 3-16, 1995

Yoshino leads interim staff at JACL HQ Staff report

Overseeing JACL's transition period, Bill Yoshino, acting JACL national director and Midwest regional director, met with staff Feb. 27 to discuss the continuation of membership services and other functions throughout the final stages of JACL staffreorganizatioR.

Yoshino said, in a letter to the National Board, "We have set as our itnmediate priority, an attempt to ensure that the basic functions of the organization continue with a minimum of disruption. These functions include membership renewals, the Washington, D.C., Leadership Program, the Scholarship Program, and financial operations such as payroll and staff benefits, upkeep of all invoices, premiums, contracts and filings." (See Yoshino column on page 2)

Yoshino indicated there are cur-

rently six JACL full time staff members and that volunteers·and former retired employees of JACL have offered to help &t national headquarters after the staff recently decided to leave their positions. The acting national director asked the board for its support and for the authority to hire on a

MORE ON TRANSITION-Bill Yoshino talks about staffing and handling of projects at headquarters-page 2.

temporary basis a business man- ' ager, membership coordinator and administrative assistant.

Besides maintaining the national headquarters office, Yoshino indicated that Washington D.C. office is being temporarily staffed by I,.eigh-Ann Miyasato as the organization looks for a new Washin~on, D.C. repre-

Texan says II J II word on State House floor Iwo Jima vet has no regrets in making comment For some, the war will never be

over. Rep_ Doyle Willis, an 84-year old veteran of the battle of Iwo Jima, speaking on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives,recentlyreferred to the Japa-

BETTYWAKI Time to put prejudice aside

nese troops during World War II as "Japs~ who tortured U.S. servicemen, reported the Austin American Statesman.

Willis, who has served in the Texas House and Senate a combined 40 years, compared mod-

ern-day criminals to Japanese soldiers. In a meeting of the Tarrant County legislative delegation he said he had to "kill a Jap every moming before breakfast."

After making the comment, Willis refused to apologize, and remarked further, "So I'm talking to one of these Marines this morning about calling 'em a J ap and he said, 'Well, you should have called them a damn Jap.' "

The comment drew criticism from BettyWaki,president, Houston Chapter, JACL. Speaking to Associated Press she said "Elected officials have to put aside their personal prej udice and racism and remember that they represent all Texans, no matter what color or ancestry."

According to the Statesman, Willis' comments raised eyebrows in the Texas Legislature, butdrew no official protest from the body which has no Asian Americans among its 181 members. Willis has long been a vigorous supporter of veterans' issues. .

Pete Laney, Texas House speaker, said, "There's a lot of things that shouldn't be said here that's said, and that's probably one of them."

Domestic partners bill

re-introduced in California A bill which would give domes

tic partners some of the same rights as married couples was reintroduced Feb. 21 by California Assemblyman Richard Katz (DSylmar). At theAugust 1994JACL National Convention, the National Council endorsed the concept of domestic partners after an emergency resolution wllS introduced by the Diablo VaHey Chapter, JACL.

The Domestic Partners Registry bill (AB627) is identical to a bill which was vetoed by Gov. Pete Wilson, after it passed both the State Assembly and Senate.

Katz, noting that the bill had wide support from senior citizens groups, religious, medical, educational and gay and lesbian groups, said, "I've heard many horror stories from people who were forbid-

den to see their loved ones in hospital emergency rooms or denied rights when a partner became incapacitated or passed away and it has to stop."

The bill allows unmarried couples who live together, without regard to sexual orientation, to register with the Secretary of State. Once registered, the domestic partners will be allowed hospital visitation l'ights if visitors aren'tdesignat.ed,conservatorship rights if a partner becomes incapacitated and be able to will property to one another with greater ease.

Other groups supporting the bill include: AARP, California Commission on Aging, California Federation of Teachers, Jewish Labor Committee and St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

BILL YOSHINO . Reorganizing staff efforts

sentative. The changeover in JACL is the

culmination of a process that began with the August, 1994, formation of the Presidential Select Budget Analysis Committee to analyze J ACL's recurring budget-

Cyril Nishimoto named to census advisory board

Cyril Nishimoto, director of the New York-based Japanese American Social Services, Inc. (JASSI), has been selected by Ron Brown. U.S. commer~ secretary, as a member of the Census Advisory Committee on Asian and Pacific Islander Populations.

The committee serves as liaison between the Asian Pacific American comm unities and the Census Bureau.

Nishimoto said, "I feel tremendously honored and privileged to be selected to serve on this important national committee. As the

See CENSUS/page 4

National officer to file libel suit against member

A national QffiOOl' h~& expressed f.Ul in~t to file a libel la\V$\lU against a J'ACt fil~xnbEll' rOt sta,tementaJnadeand diasmni· naf:4d which ~ alleged to d:i,@ar&.~ th$ p~Q'nal l'eputa~ion of tile officer.

P«ifie Citizen. has Qb· tiiifling (l()()i~~ of letters Qnd memol'flnda distributed to the Nati()n~l Boe;rd, Pacific Citi2~n. 'Uoard and oth~T n;ews media outlets by the JACL memoor.

At iSsue a~ allegations against the national ot:' fleer which at clXtrently under invest\gation and therefore confidential.

Pacific Citi~en is unable to publish full detaUa and infof'DlatiQn on this lawsuit. As the JACL newspo.pa'r.Pooifie Citizen. wUl exercise reatraint becf.\uae the personal reputation of tl JACL'VoluntEler lnd the organization itselfare at atake. .

ary problems. The Budget Analysis Committee, meeting at its own expense, released a report on Nov. 25 which, on the initiative of Mae Takahashi, its chairwoman, was sent to all chapter presidents and the National Board. (See Pacific Citizen Jan. 20-Feb. 2 issue for complete report as well as dissenting reports by headquarters' staff.)

On Dec.3-4, the National Board, met in Los Angeles to discuss the committee's report and decided upon a course of action. The board decided, at that meeting, to reduce the size of the National and Pacific Citizen staffby combining several overlapping jobs in order to reduce the recurring size of JACL's payroll. An Implementation Committee was formed and delegated the responsibility of redefining the new jobs, helping in the transition ofthese employees who were being released, and advertising the newly defined jobs.

Each of the six JACL employees (5 headquarters and 1 PC) were given an option of applying for the four newjobs (3 headquarters and 1 PC) without outside competition, or accepting a severance pay and benefits package to help in their transition to outside employment. All five headquarters employees elected to leave J ACL. The PC employee decided to stay and reapply for the newly defined PC position. The JACL national director, associate director, assistant membership director and administrative assistant all elected to not apply for the restructured positions. In addition, JACL's business manager resigned effective Feb. 28.

Over the next several months, the National Board will turn its attention toward stabilizing t he fiscal and administrative health of JACL by reviewing its management and financial operations in

See INTERIM/page 4

Leaflet attacks minorities,

, . women, gays In San Jose po .. ce department

A leaflet attacking the qualifications of minorities, women and gays in the San Jose Police Department, including Assistant ChiefTomShigemasa, wasanonymously distributed Feb. 16 in the police locker room.

Parodying the police internal newsletter, the Insider, the leaflet criticizes the Chief Lou Cobarruviaz's policy of "protected classes," which seeks to further promotions of underrepresented groups within the department. The leaflet states that the policy protected women, minorities and gays from "promotions based on raw scores," "your own laziness" and "low levels of IQ." The flier also depicted a mock conversation between Shigemasa and Japanese visitors and ridiculed local lesbian leader Wiggsy Sivertsen.

Speaking to Pacific Citizen, Shigemasa said that the department is investiga ting the inciden t. While the source of the leaflet is unknown, it was found in a room which has limited access to the general public. Shigemasa also noted that whoever created the leaflet had know ledge of com puter graphics. The police departm nt is not releaSing the leaflet in order to limit the number of people who know its specific contents.

"The investigation is still going. We're trying to identify who had it done. We are very concerned as a department. We have a very professional department, but it takes just one," said Shigemasa, who is former San Jose Chapter, JA L, presid nt.

As assistant chief, Shig masa is one of the highest ranking officials in the departm nt.

"As operations manager ov rseeing 1,700 employe s, I'm not going to mak everyone happy, many may not agree. It is unfortu-

TOM SHIGEMASA Investigating racist leaflet

nate it came in light of my ethnicity, as a Japanese American. It's offensive to me," said Shigemasa.

The assistant police chief said the leaflet constitutes a hate incident rather than a hate crime because no crime has been committed under the penal code.

"As for JACL. it's a sign of the times. It can happen to anyone at any place--even the police depar tment," said Shigemasa. "The lesson to be learned is jfit does happen, make sure it is report d and investigated instead of ignoring it."

While disturbed by the incident, Shigemasa added that it did not reflect the ntir polic departm ntorSanJose community. "Despite this, this i th most prof1 -siona1 d partment in the Unit d Stat s. I am proud of being a San Jos polic officer and it does not dissuad m from being an officel'.

t the same tim ,it is troubling to m ,th chi f and th whol cit. administration," s id .... big masn.

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JACL calendar

Eastern

SOUTHEAST

Sal April 29-EDC Session, 9 a.m.noon, Info: Mike Furukawa 404/850-0540; followed by annual chapter picnic, 2-6 p.m., Murphey candler Park. Sal May 6-Aslan Pacific American Council Heritage dinner, 6 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta. . Sun. June 11-Japanese cooking demonstration, 3-5 p.m., Benihana in downtown Atlanta, info: Glenn Nomura. NOTE-2 p.m. board meeting precedes. Sun. Aug. 13-'Japanese American Heroism During WWII,' video and speakers, 3-5 p.m., Georgia Power Bldg. Auditorium, downtown Atlanta; info: Dave Furukawa, 404/6232-8008. NOTE-2 p.m. board meeting precedes. October-Mixed Race / Culturalldentity Forum, co-sponsored with local university, time and date TBA. Info: Bill Sakamoto White. Sun. Dec. 3-Annual Holiday-Installation Dinner, 7-9 p.m., Kamon Restaurant, (all you can eat sushi and more); Info: Randy Miyahara. NOTE-6 p.m. board meeting precedes.

Midwest

HOOSIER May - NJAHS 'Go For Broke' photo exhibit, Ransburg Gallery, University of Indianapolis. NOTE-In conjunction with Asian Pacific AmericanHeritage Month. Nisei veterans in the Midwest are being invited to participate in opening ceremony. Their names and addresses

requested by Charles Matsumoto, Hoosier JACL president, 849 Reda Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46227.; (f &t) 317/888-8505. Monetary support for exhibit also requested by chapter.

Mountain-Plains

NEW MEXICO July20-23-EDC-MDC-MPDCTri-District Conference, Marriott Hotel, Albuquerque. Workshops: Total quality management for chapters; Finance and accounting for chapters, Grant-writing; Multicultural persons and familes in JACL, Interethnic conflict: Latino and African Americans in the Japanese American community; Second Amendment and Asian Americans; Is JACL dying?; The atomic bomb 50 years later: what have we learned? Booster activities and tours. Info: Randolph Shibata 505/883-1258.

Intermountain

NAT'L JACL CREDIT UNION Sat. Mar. 11-Annual meeting, 5:30 p.m. Happy Hour, 6:30 p.m. dinner, Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City; info: 801/544-8828.

NorCal-WN-P

CONTRA COSTA Sun. Mar. 26-Scholarship Awards and SeniorAppreciation Dinner, 5 p.m., Maple Hall , Church Lane & San Pablo Ave., San Pablo; info: Natsuko Irei, 510/ 237-8730.

Community calendar

East Coast

NEW YORK CITY May11-July16-"The ViewfromWithin: Japanese American Art from the Intemment Camps, 1942-1945," Queen's Museum of Arts.

Midwest

CHICAGO Ends March 19-5mithsonian traveling exhibit, 'Strength & Diversity: Japanese American Women 1885-1990, Reid Museum, 3121922-941 0; Info: Mary Doi 7081869-1350. INDIANAPOLIS May - NJAHS 'Go For Broke' photo exhibit, Ransburg Gallery, University of Indianapolis. Nisei veterans in the Midwest invited to participate In opening ceremony. Thelrnames and addresses requested by Charles Matsumoto, Hoosier JACL preSident, 849 Reda Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46227.

South-Southwest

CAMP SHELBY, Mlaa. Thu.-Sun. June 15-19-Hattiesburg Homecoming, 1 00thl442nd, MIS Co. S, 171st Inf Bn monument dedication; Camp 8helby land tour info: Corliss Tours, 800/456-5717; 818/359-5358.

Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE Thu.-Sun. Sept. 7-1O--MIS Nat'l Reunion/Seattle, Doubletree Suites, Southcenter Shopping Mall; Regis Info & forms. RSVP by July 3, MIS Northwest Assn. Reunion, P.O. Box 18616, Seattle, WA 98118. NOTE-MIS group rate up to three days prior & post-reunion on space availability: Doubletree Hotels 2061575-8220, 800/222-TREE;

Small kid time

Thu - sightseeing, golf tournament, Fri -informal sitdown dinner or NativeAmerican salmon bake at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center (limited to first300), Sat - panel discussion: "MIS PastPresent-Future: reunion banquet with DLI command historian James C. McNaughton, Ph.D., speaker. Thu.-Sun., Sept. 21-24-'95 Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Seattle Art Museum; Info Wm. Satake Blauvelt 209/329-6084 eve/msgs.

Intermountain

UTAH Fri.-Mon. May 26-29-Topaz Pilgrimage. info: Jiro Yamamoto, San Francisco 415/863-8141.

Nevada

LAS VEGAS Sun. April 3()........San Jose Taiko Drum performance, 4 p.m., Lorenzi Park; tickets Sadie Tanaka 7021876-6716.

Arizona

GILA RIVER 1 PHOENIX Frl.-5un. Mar. 17-19-GiiaRiverCamp Reunion and monument dedication, Holiday Inn, Phoenix; for regiS. forms! Info: Area Coordinators - No. Calif. -John Yasumoto 415/929-1853, Lonny Ishihara, 415/493-2340. Roy Uda 9161 391-0915, George Kikuchi 408/246.-3511; So. Calif. - Sue Koyama2131728-3514, Mas Fukal 3101324-0434, Chico Masel 8181331·8636, Haruo Hayashi 805/489-2595; Ariz. - Ben Inoshita 6021 991-3835; Central Calif. -Todd Uyemura 209/237-2884, James Yamamoto 209/ 264-7924, Yo Mlsaki 209/896-2605; HawaII - Helen Y Mishima 808/935-6078 POSTON 1 LAUGHLIN, Nevada Mon.-Wed. Mar. 20-22-Poston Monu-

FLORIN Sat. Mar. 11-"Time for Remembrance," Florin Buddhist Temple Hall, 7235 Pritchard Rd., Sacramento. Info: Christine Umeda 916/657-5052 day, 916/391-1921 eve; planning meetings scheduled every 3rd Wed. NOTEChizu liyama, speaker, "Courage and Sacrifice: the Extraordinary Roles of Japanese American Women."

SEQUOIA Sat. Mar. 4-Crab/spaghetti feed , 5-8 p.m., Palo Alto Buddhist Temple gym; info: Aki Yamamoto 415/965-0671 ; Mike Kaku 408/985-2747.

Pacific Southwest

ARIZONA FrI.-Sun. Mar. 17 -19-Gila River Camp reunion and monument dedication, Holiday Inn, Phoenix; registration forms! info available from Ben Inoshita 6021 991-3835. NOTE-Nearly 700 registered as of Dec. 26. Sun. April 23-Chapter-Sara Hutchings Clardy Scholarship Awards banquet, Holiday Inn, 2532 W. Peoria Ave., Phoenix. Info: Joe Allman 6021942-2832. NOTE-Denny Yasuhara, speaker.

MARINA 1 SCAN Thu. April 6-Monthly meetings, 7:30 p.m., Burton Chace Park, Rec Room at end of Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey. Info: Isaac Hirano 310/822-3568. NOTE-Meetings every first Thursday.

mentand Camp III Pilgrimage, Laughlin Flamingo Hotel , Japanese American History Society of San Diego, sponsors; info: Ben Honda 619f2n-8082, Yuki Kawamoto 619/286-8203.

California

SACRAMENTO Sal Mar. 2s----.Japanese United Methodist Church Men's Club benefi t ballroom dance, 7:30-10:30 p.m., 6929 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento; info: Bill Kashiwagi 91 61635-2815. NOTE-DJ Duncan Harden's music. Sat. April 22-Tsubaki Dance Club Spring dance, 7:30 p.m., Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H St. , Sacramento, info: Tosh Matsumoto 91 61429-8600. Don Iyeki 707/448-2563. Jeannie Matsumnoto 209/368-8059; Nob Kuri ta 916n 26-5521 . NOTE-DJ Duncan Harden's music. FrI.-Sat., May 19-20--Tule Lake Reunion V, Fri. mixer, Sat aft. symposium, "Past Is Prologue: the Japanese American Legacy," Sat. eve banquet, Red Lion Hotel-Resort; Info. Tom Okubo. gen. chalr, P.O. Box228n, Sacramento, CA 95822. NOTE-Side events: golf toumament, Reno trip, Discount Malls shopping. SAN FRANCISCO Sun. Mar. 5-Nisei Widowed Group, 2-4 p.m. meeting; info: Elsie Uyeda Chung 415/221-0268, Yuri Moriwaki, 510/482-3280. Sat.-5un. May 27-28-Nikkei Forum on Aging, San Francisco Miyako Hotel; Info: Ich Nishida, NCJASC pres., 875 Elgin St, San Lorenzo. CA 94580.

S.F. EASTBAY Sat. Mar. 18-UC Berkeley Japanese Women Alumnae luncheon, 11 a.m.oS p.m .. Top of the Inn, Holiday Inn, Emeryville; RSVP Feb. 23, JWAUCB, 2334 Califomla St., Berkeley, CA 94703. or call Joyce TakahashI. Ph.D .. 9161

See CALENDAR/page 3

Several weeks ago, Denny Yasuhara and Jim Miyazaki (JACL vice presi

dent for operations) asked me to provide supervision over the staff operations during this interim period until a national director is selected. At the outset, it is important to note that our existing staff has been generous to me in their support and advice for those tasks we need to accomplish in the coming weeks and months.

At present our active staff includes PNW regional director Karen Yoshitomi, CCDC regional director Patricia Tsai, PSW administrative assistant Carol Saito, headquarters bookkeeper Eunice Kaneko, and headquarters receptionist Emily Ishida. On a temporary basis, we're very fortunate to have the services of Leigh-Ann Miyasato in the Washington Office. An attorney, -Leigh-Ann brings impressive credentials and experience to the position. Where we had 15 national staff in December, we have six active and part-time staff members today.

Nearly all of the primary functions of the organization such as business/finance, membership and certain programs were handled by staff members who are no longer with the organization.

Our immediate concern and priority is to ensure, to the extent it is po~ible, that the basic functions ofthe organization continue with a minimum of disruption. These functions include among others, membership renewals, the Washington, D.C. Leadership Program, the scholarship program

CALENDAR (Continued from page 2)

758-5437. NOTE-Sara Ishikawa, professor emeritus, UCB School of Architecture, keynote speaker. Sun. Mar. 25-NCRR's workshop, 'Teaching About Intemment of Japanese Americans,' 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Albany Middle School, 1000 JacKson St.,Albany, $25 regiS includes bento, info: Lucy Hamai 51 0/559-6680 day, 510/524-2093 eve. NOTE-Morning panelists: Carol Chin, Paul DeWitt, Chiyomi Masuda; 1 :30 p.m. workshop panelists: Fred Korematsu, Mils Koshiyama, Rudy Tokiwa. SAN JOSE Thu. weekly to April 13-Yu-Ai Kai! JACSC watercolor painting, 10:30-11 :30 a.m., 588 N. 4th St.. San Jose 95112; info: Anthony Chung 408/294-2505. Sun. March 19-Yu-Ai Kai fashion show-luncheon. Red Lion Inn, San Jose. RSVP, 408/294-2505; TV personality Jan Yanehiro, emcee. Fri.-Sat. May12-13-Wesley United Methodist Church Centennial Celebrations, 566 N. 5th St., info: Akira Kamiya, chair, 408/295-0367. NOTE-Fri lecture, 7:30 p.m .. by Calif-Pacific Annual Conference Bishop Roy Sano, Fri.-Sat. talent display/special music. Centen-

By BILL YOSHINO

Up and running and the various business operations of the JACl,..

The national JACL is making every effort to act wi thou t delay to fill critical positions within the organization. The posting for the . positions of national director and Washington representative have been placed in the Pacific Citizen. I have been authorized to post and hire on a temporary basis the positions of business manager, membership coordinator and administrative assistant. Our most pressing concern centers on the automated membership processingsystem. So if you know of someone with good computer skills who is looking for a job situatjon in San Francisco, urge the individual to send a resume to me at our headquarters office.

On Feb. 27, I convened a meeting of the existing staff in San Francisco. Also present were Jim Miyazaki and Richard Suenaga, the Pacific Citizen editor. This meeting allowed us to put in place an action plan for the coming months. I have asked our regional staff members to assume r~sponsibility for important operations and programs. Karen Yoshitomi will oversee membership operations. Patricia Tsai will provide staff support for the scholarship program and Carol Saito will provide assistance to the Legacy Fund Grants program.

Our membership priorities will be to catch up with computer entries of new and renewed members since January, send renewals for April and May, complete a 1994 membership report, and begin a process for distributing chap-

nial worship on Sun. June 4 FRESNO Thu.-Sun. Mar. 2-5-Callf. Council for Social Studies Conference, Center Plaza Holiday Inn. Thu panel: 'The Constitution: Not Just a Piece of Paper,' speakers includes Dr. Franklin Ng, Dr. Izumi Taniguchi, Elisa Kamimoto. DELANO Fri. -Sun., June 9-11-Ninth Nisei Reunion of Delano at Las Vegas. Imperial Palace Hotel-Casino. 3535 Las Vegas Blvd.; registration by March 1. $40 includes Sat dinner. Sunday breakfast. payable to Delano Reunion Committee. Toshl Katano. 722 Randolph St.. Delano, CA 93215; Delano Reunion hotel rate RSVP by May 8. regular rate after that date. Info: Toshi Katano 8051725-8660. LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY Through Thu. Mar. 16--'Vlsas for Life: the Story of Chlune and Yuklko Sugihara,' Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance, 9786 W. Plco Blvd., L.A.; Info: 31 0/553-9036. NOTEExhibition of 75 photographs of Consul General Sugihara and his wife whose efforts to Issue thousands of transit visas allowed over 6.000 Jews to escape Europe. Through Sun. April 9-Travel exhibit: 'The Japanese Pioneers of Oregon,' Legacy Center, Japanese American

ter rebates due from the third quarter oflast year. On the scholarship program we will begin working with the chairs of the scholarship committees to put a process in place whieh will culminate with the selection ofscholarship recipients at the end of June. Patricia Tsai will coordinate staff activities for this program.

Our Washington, D.C., Leadership Conference will begin on . March 4. The planning and implementation for the program have been directed by John Nakahata and Bill Kaneko. Their efforts together with the assistance of Leigh-Ann Miyasato, will make for another successful conference. Anotherimpendingprogram is the Legacy Fund Grants which has a June 1 deadline. Carol Saito will work with the committee to ensure that chapters receive the grant applications in a timely manner.

I have every confidence that even with limited staffwe will be on track shortly. Our staff has been bolstered by the good will of our membership throughout the country. It's gratifying to know that even in what may seem the darkest of times, our members do respond with offers of volunteer assistance and words of encouragement. We appreciate your support and we look forward to carrying out our role in maintaining the daily operations of . the JACL and providing staff assistance to our national board.

Yoshino, JACL Midwest regional director, is interim national director.

National Museum (JANM), 369 E. 1st St., LA Fri. Mar.3-Glri's Day-Hinamatsuri doll display, JANM, 369 E. 1st St, Little Tokyo; Info: 2131625-0414. NOTE-8at workshop. Cards and Spring Flowers class, 1 p.m. RSVP required. Sat. Mar. 4-Japan America Symphony Orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m., Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St.. Los Angeles; info: 213/489-5060 . NOTE-Pipa virtuoso Wu Man of China, guest soloist. Sat. Mar. 4-East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center's 'Spring Fling,' 7:30-11 :30 p.m., ESGVJCC, 1203 W. Puente Ave., West Covina; Info: Barbara 818/810·1509, Tosh1909/861-9676. NOTE-BenefltforBuilding Fund.

Sun. Mar. 5-Hand-weavlng demostratlon by Hltoml Yamamuro, 12n., JANM, 369 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo; Info: 2131625-0414.

Sun. Mar. ~apan America Symphony Orchestra's first Youth Concert. 4 p.m., Armstrong Theatre, Torrance. Admis· slon tree to youth under 18; Info: 2131 489-5060.

Portland reunion set for Aug. 11·13

Sat. Mar. 11-'Taka Tips,' Building Blocks for Parents, 2 p.m., RSVP, JANM, 369 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo; Info: 2131 625-0414. NOTE-Taka KawatsuNomura, speaker, taught pre-school at Gila River WRA Camp.

A reunion will be held from Aug. 11-13, 1995,forall those who lived in the Portland area prior to World War II at the Lloyd Center Red Lion Inn in Portland.

The reunion will begin with a mixer Friday evening, Aug. II, at the Red Lion Inn. Various tours will be offered on Saturday, Aug. 12, including: the Portland city scenic tour I, Portland city cultural tour II, the Mount St. Helens tour, the Mount Hood Loop tour, the Oregon Coast tour, and a winery tour. In addition, a golf tournament and a walking tour of downtown Portland and the wa· terfront are scheduled.

T he reunion banquet on Saturday evening will feature a nostalgic program of music, slides and photos which record the Nikkei story of Oregon and metropolitan Portland.

A bento picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 13, at Blue Lake Park with opportunities for recreation, games and more socializing.

The reunion is open to all fami. lies, friends and interested persons of former and current Portland area residents. Haru Ninomiya and George Katagiri head the committee which has been planning the Greater Portland Reunion the past year.

A pre-reunion feature is an Alaskan Seven-Night Cruise starting Aug. 1 on the MA Satendam which will depart from Vancouver, B.C. Information: Cruises by Azumano, 503/294-1718, or 800/396-5578.

Registration forms are available from the Greater Portland II Reunion Committee, P.O. Box 133731, Portland, OR, 97213-0731.

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Plans to reopen the Little Tokyo branch library in March were detailed by its head librarian Susan Thompson,just before it closed service Feb. 11 at Centenary Methodist Church, which had provided 2,700 square feet rent free for the last six years.

The move is underway, a sign is up for the new branch of 5,000 square feet at the northeast cor,ner of Alameda and E. Third St. The site is a half block from the previous branch.

Marion Kadomatsu of the volunteer Friends of the Little Tokyo Branch Library took part in opening the branch in the 1980s, first as a bookmobile thatofferedJapanese-Ianguage material as well as books on Japanese American history. By the end of the third year, it had met the 50,000 circulation figure to stay open. The branch was opened in April, 1989, at Centenary after the Friends raised funds for furnishings, shelves and library equipment.

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Plans for the monuments and plaques have been completed and construction is underway. Diagrams and photographs are currently on exhibition and aa a permanent part of the Gila River Arts and Crafts Center Museum, Pinal County.

Over 1,000 former internees, families and friends have registered for the three-day event. Headquarters for the reunion is the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel in Phoenix. All registration is closed. Speakers include: George Takei, California Assemblyman N ao Takasugi, Mary Thomas, governor, Gila River Indian Community (GRIC); and Urban Giff, GRIC community manager.

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Tanforan assembly. center subjed of docu'mentary

Looking back at the Tanforan Race Track and its role as an assembly center for Japanese Americans during the evacuation is the subject of a book and documentary scheduled to run in May on KCSM Channel 60 in San Mateo, Calif.

Tanforan: Race Track toAssembly Center is being produced by Dianne Fukami and hosted by J an Yanehiro. The project is being done in cooperation with the San Mateo Chapter, JACL.

Tanforan in San Bruno was used as an assembly site during World War II for thousands of J apanese AIuericans living in the Bay Area as the government built permanent internment camps.

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only Japanese American member, I look forward to working with the eight other Asian and Pacific Islander members to help ensure that the census most effectively serves our communities."

The Census Advisory Committee will examine how the 1990 census was taken and look at resul ts of evaluations and research

war," said Fukami.

The producer, who has been in the process of interviewing Tanforan internees, said she is interested in speaking to others who were at the center , especially those with diaries, artwork, correspondence or maps. Fukami and Yasuko Ann Ito, associate producer, are also interested in talking to members of the Tanforan Camp administration or those who visited people who were interned at the center.

"Today, when worldwide comm unication can be achieved instantly, it's hard for many to conceive of a period in which rumor and fear replaced fact in guiding the actions of government officials as well as those whose ancestry tied them to America's foe. We feel itis importanttodocument those times, particularly, while many ofthose who experienced those events are elderly-but still with us-to relate what happened," said Fukami.

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THANKS-The Mile-Hi Chapter recently honored, from their pro bono assistance with redress claims. Not left, Ed Imatani, Kerry Hada, Andrew Hamano and present to receive their plaques were Linda Hamada Linda Kato. They received plaques in appreciation for and Ronald Taoka.

AHorneys who helped with redress honored at Mile-Hi Chapter event By TOM MASAMORI Mile-Hi Chapter

DENVE~ACLNational President Denny Yasuhara addressed 110 chapter members at their Jan. 21,1995, installation dinner (See "All aboard," page 7 for new officers). Yasuhara talked about his

views about the problems inJ ACL and possible solutions to the current financial situation.

The event also honored six attorneys who provided pro bono service to chapter members with redress claims. Recognized were Kerry Hada, Linda Hamada, Andrew Hamano, Ed Imatani, Linda

Kato and Ronald Taoka. Among those in the audience

were Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, state Sen. Stan Matsunaka, honorary consul general William Hosokawa as well as members of the judiciary. Adele Arakawa, 10-eal TV broadcaster, was emcee for the event.

SeaHle Chapter has 'moving' experience

GEORGE T AKEI

The Seattle Chapter's recent installation banquet was a big event for a couple reasons. One is that the chapter's keynote speaker was actor George Takei of Star Trek fame and author of "Reaching for the Stars."

The second reason is the 5.0 earthquake that occurred about 10 minutes into the program. The epicenter was believed to be just 10 miles away. No apparent damage to the facility occurred and the 250 members continued with their event.

Takei delivered a moving talk, reminding the audience of their roots and the important role J apanese Americans play in today's society. Following the banquet

theme of "Reaching for the Stars," he encouraged members to set high goals and pursue them.

Denny Yasuhara, national JACL president, installed the 1995 board (see "All aboard," page 7).

Outgoing chapter president, Raymond Ishii, who provided leadership in many programs throughout the past year, was given the past president's pin by incoming president, Dr. Calvin Takagi. Arlene Oki was awarded the Silver Pin for her many years of service to the chapter. Judge Eileen Kato presided as emcee of the event.

Following the banquet, Takei autographed copies of his book.

Florin finalizes ITime of Remembrance l

By BILL KASHIWAGI Florin Chapter, JACL

The 13th annual Florin Chapter, JACL, Time of Remembrance event has been finalized, according to Christine Umeda, chairwoman. The commemoration of the wartime internment of Japanese Americans will be held at the Florin Buddist Church at 7235 Pritchard Road, Florin, Saturday, March 11, 1995. The Morning Educator's Workshop is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The topic, "Justice Is a Matter of Continuing Education," is designed to teach constitutional issues about racial intolerance through the internment experience of Japanese Americans during World War II. Workshop coordinators are Joanne Iritani and Ruth Seo.

Participants include: Mary Tsukamoto, educator, author and community activist, who will speak on "Courage: The Story Must Be Told;" John Cary Sims, professor of law at McGeorge School of Law, on "The Significance of Japanese American Internment Cases in Constitutional Law;" Janice Matsumoto-Low, associate professor, California State University, Sacramento, on "A Different Way of Knowing Internment Through a Woman's Eyes;" Ruth Seo, mentor teacher, Grant Union High School, on "Oral History-Lives Touching Lives;" and Cary Leek, sixth grade teacher, Sacramento Country Day School, on "Into, Through, and Beyond Farewell to Manzanar."

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The evening program begi.ns at 6:45p.m. with the callofthe drums by the Sacramento Taiko Dan, a children's group, followed by the presentation of colors and pledge by the VFW Nisei Post 8985.

Christine Umeda will introduce the speaker, Chizu Iiyama of El Oerrito, who will focus her talk on "Extraordinary Rolesof.Japanese American Women," followed by the introduction of the Friend· ship Community Award by Mary Tsukamoto to County Supervisor Illa Collin.

The Oral History Project will be presented by Marion Kanamoto. The program ends at 8:45 p.m., followed by an Asian buffet.

Tom Nakashima, a local radio

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Donation of $10 at the door is asked.

The registration fee for the workshop is $25 per person (includes continental breakfast, materials,Japanese boxlunch). Educators and the general public are encouraged to attend. Send checks payable to Florin Chapter, JACL, to Joanne Iritani·, P .O. Box 226090, Sacramento, CA, 95822.

Information: Joanne Iritani, 916/395-7944, or Christine Umeda, 916/427-2841.

Sacramento holds crab feed By TOKO FUJII Saoramento Chapter

The chapter's 1995 Crab F ed was acclaimed a huge success as more than 400 members and guests filled Betsuin Hall to enjoy the outstanding crustacean dinner, along with the pasta prima prepared by Janet Takehara.

The always popular airplane flying contest. was conductod in 14 divisions, wibh a beaut.iful tropby awarded to each champion. Total raffie tick t sal. s of almost a $1,000 was added to the 1995 scholarship program.

Co-chairs Richard Sawamura and Mike Iwahiro extended thanks to all thos who heLp d make this event IlSUCCOSA, inc1ud· ing the Boy Scouts Troop 250 and the UC Students Club.


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Personally speaking

JULIE SASAKI

Julie Sasaki, board member of the Detroit Chapter, JACL, was recently selected by the J apanese government for a special twoweek trip to Japan to participate in its annual Invitation Programme of Japanese Descendants.

The program is designed to promote good will and provide a cultural exchange for American and Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry. It includes visits to ma-

. jor Japanese cultural, civic and business entities.

Sasaki, one of two Americans chosen for this trip, is manager of electronic product marketing and planning for Rockwell International. She has been a Detroit Chapter board member since 1992.

Dr. Alice Murata was selected . to receive the 1995 J-apanese

American Community Service Award by the Asian American Coalition of Chicago. The award was scheduled to be presented to her at the 12th annual Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 11 in Rosemont, lll.

Dr. Murata, who is the first Sansei and first female president ofthe Japanese American Service Committee Housing Corporation, was recognized for her efforts to preserve and promote Japanese American history. She was instrumental in developing the exhibit "Strength;mdDiversity:Japanese American Women 1885-1990" for Chicago's Field Museum.

She has also been responsible for efforts to preserve the history of Chicago's own Japanese American community by creating an oral history project in which 100 Issei, Nisei, Sansei and Yonsei are interviewed about their lives.

DAVID MURA

David Mura of Minneapolis received $105,000 as one of 109 winners in this year's Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Awards. Mura, 41, is a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota and the author of "Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei" and "The Colors of Desire," a collection of poetry.

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Asian American Renaissance, which Mura cofounded, will receive as part of the award about $10,000 for a workshop led by Mura to help young Asian Americans build a sense of community through reading and writing.

Daniel Kiyoshi Hana80Do, an eleventh-grade honor student at Carmel High School in Carmel,

Ind., has earned the Eagle Scout rank, the highest given by the Boy Scouts of America. Hanasono had completed eight years in scouting and had earned 21 merit badges.

DANIEL K. HANASONO

For his Eagle Scout project, he constructed bird houses and feeders for a nature study project for children at the Forest Dale Elementary School in Carmel.

He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. George K. Hanasono Jr, members of the Hoosier Chapter, JACL .

KEN MIYAGISHIMA

KenMiya~hima was elected chairman of the Board of Dona Ana (N.M.) County Commissioners Jan. 17. He is considered the highest ranking elected official in the county.

Miyagishima, 29, ran unopposed in the Nov. 3,1994, general elections.

OnJan.l0, the commission had elected John "Tony" Schaefer chair of the group in a 3-2 secret ballot. But because such voting must be held openly, a second election was held and Miyagishima won the chair by the same 3-2 margin.

One of 12 women selected to participate in a ground breaking endeavor to move beyond the glass ceiling in their chosen careers, Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson, Ph.D., vice president, student affairs, Arizona State University at Tempe is being mentored since last fall by Kath-

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in making the announcement. The fellows, with outstanding career achievements, come from all fields: business, government, science, the professions, diplomacy, academia and the nonprofit sector. The training includes a week-long cuI'riculum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, 14 days of on-theiob training, strategic career planning and networking with mentors, in-service and public speaking training plus . participation at two IWF meetings. TheIWFis comprised of more than 3,000 top women leaders from 20 countries. Its programs are designed to impact public policy development, global affairs and the daily lives of women around the world.

A recent glance of the Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening (D) cabinet left no doubt a new wind blowing through the state, according to a Washington Post report Feb. 12, as one meetingfeatured a computer-driven slide slow on improving the organizational acceleration, clutter of flow charts and' the talk laden with words, such as paradigm, benchmarking strategies and prospective programmatie input. In this midst is Jane Nishida, 39, secretary-designate of environment. She was rormer executive director, Maryland Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a newcomer to state politics and well-respected. Cabinet secretaries are subject to senate confirmation.

S.F. Chapter offers applications for scholarships

The San Francisco Chapter, JACL, announces that applications for its $1,000 scholarship are now available. According to Kay Gamo, the funds forthis scholarship were raised from the chapter's annual golf tournament.

The scholarship is available to a graduating senior attending an accredited high school in San Francisco. The applicant must also be actively involved in a volunteer capacity in the community and have at least a 2.5 grade point average. Gamo commented that the chapter is interested in recognizing a commitment to volunteer work in the community, either in the Japanese American community or community at large. "We believe it is very important for young people to be volunteers and we want to recognize those students who are already actively involved in this valuable service."

The applicant must be planning to attend an accredited two or four year institution of higher learning or a business or vocational college in the academic year of 1995-1996. "The committee members recognized the fact that. individuals may choose to pursue a career in other 81' as not offered through colleges or universities" Gamo added, "and w wanted to open up the scholarship Lo Lhose individuals who may plan to attend an accredited business or vocational institution."

Finally, the applicant must be a member or be a fam.ily member of a member of the San Francisco Chapter of the JACL. The $1,000 scholarship will be applied 1.0 the stu.dent's educational fees or tuition.

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Henry Ikemoto, retired Los Angeles County probation officer, took command of the 100/442nd Veterans Association at its 35th annual installation fete Jan. 21 at Holiday Inn, Torrance.

"We still have a great job to do," he declared, "to tell the message (of why we fought.during World War II) to our own kids and their generation."

Guest speaker Franz Steidl of Soquel, Calif., previewed his forthcoming book, "Facing the Enemy," about the Battle of Bruyeres and the rescue of the Lost Battalion from both fronts, the Allied and the German. He said that one Texan of the so-called Lost Battalion remarked to him, "We weren't 'lost'; the Germans knew where we were and we knew where we were."

The 1995 executive officers are: President: Henry Ikemoto, (Anti-Tank Co.) Vice presidents: Frank Seto (AT Co.), Ben Tagami (100th) Chaplains: Rev. George Aki (Regt HQ), Rev. Israel Yost (100th) Treasurer: Henry Sato (100th) Secretaries: Hank Yoshitake (100th), Neal Sakanishi Trustees: George Nishinaka (Co. H), coordinator; Tagami, Yoshitake, George Yoshihara (Co. E) Ways & Means: Y. Buddy Mamiya (lOOth), lloyd Toda (Co. H)

Delegates: Jim Kawaminami (Co. I), HiroTakusagawa(Co.F), Company presidents, delegates: Sam Fujikawa, Tagami(100th); Ikemoto, Dave Kawagoe (AT Co.); George Seki, Dick Nakamura (A Batt.); George Kusunoki, Mike Takamine (Co. E); Takusagawa, Frank Morimoto (Co. F); Jun Fukuzawa, Jim Nakagawa (Co. G); Tom Shimazu, Toe Yoshino (Co. H>; Richard Shinto, Kawaminami (Co. I), Ben Kitagawa, Don Seki (Co. L); George Yamada (232nd Engrs.); Russell Nakaishi, David Sun ahara (Associates).

Dayton Chapter, JACL President: Daryll Sakada Vice president, program: Ron Katsuyama Treasurer: Tom Flynn Secretary: Tim Spoonster Membership chairperson: Fred Fisk Legacy chairperson: Mark Nakauchi Newsletter editor: Don Hayashi Fujikai president: Chieko Fisk At-large board members: Izumi Allen, Allyn Yukawa

Cincinnati Chapter, JACL President: Marie Matsunami Vice president, membership: Shelly Okura Treasurer: Benny Okura Secretary: Shiro Tanaka Ex-officio: Ken Oya Board members: Judy Ibarra, Gail Murao, Kazuko Platt

Olympia Chapter, JACL President: John Liddell Vice President: Aaron Owada Treasurer: Pat Ward Secretary: Kelly Wicker Past president advisor: SU8umu Sato Directors: Donald Arima, Dor-


othy Sato Brooks, Reiko Callner, Cheri Howe, Sam Owada, Tamiko Ward, John Umino

1995 Committees and chairs

Anti-hate crimes: Reiko Callner Education : Dorothy Sato Brooks, Reiko Callner Legacy Fund: Pat Ward Membership: Tamiko Ward Minidoka Book: Dorothy Sato Brooks, John Liddell, Sam Owada, Gordon Yamaguchi Newsletter: Dorothy Sato Brooks, Cheri Howe, John Liddell, Tamiko Ward, Kelly Wicker Pacific Citizen: Kelly Wicker Public Relations: Aaron Owada Scholarship: Donald Arimo, Naomi Yamane Venice-Culver Chapter Sunshine committee: Kelly Wicker U.SJJapan relations: Pat Ward

Riverside Chapter, JACL

New officers of the chapter were recently installed at a Feb. 4, 1995, meeting. From left are: George Kodama, offioial delegate; Stephanie Doy, vice president, programs; Karl Oike, historian; Hitoshi Shimizu, treasurer; Fred Hoshiyama, board mem-

ber; Sam Shimoguchi, president; Akemi Wood, secretary; Frances Kitagawa, insurance chair; Mark Greenblatt, board member; Tak Shishino, vice president, membership; and John Saito, installing official.

The chapter's 28th installation event was held Feb. 4 with Dr. James K. Sasaki as guest speaker. A retired Methodist minister, he discussed "Issei, Nisei andSansei: We Are the Same, But Different."

1995 board members : John Kurata, Irene Ogata, Clyde Wilson, Doug Urata, Beverly Inaba, Bob Endo, Gen Ogata, William Takano, Junji Kumamoto, Meiko Inaba, Sumi Harada, Mable Bristol, Lorna Nakamura, Akio Yoshikawa, Michiko Yoshimura, Joyce Higashida

Asian American Bar Assn., Chicago Area

President: Jean Marie R. Pechette Vice president: Sharon K. Legenza Secretary: Peggy C. Wallace Board of directors: Sue Tohinaka and Theodore I. Yu, one-year terms; Jennifer L. Chan, and Prabha Parameswaran, twoyear terms.

Washington, D.C., Chapter, JACL President: Clyde Nishimura Vice president: Emily Murase Treasurer: Karen Makkreel Secretary: David Sugura Vice governor, D.C. News Notes: Lily Okura Membership: Rich Amano

Board members: Susan Hane, Warren Maruyama, Yoshi Takeda.

Detroit Chapter, JACL President: Valerie Yoshimura Recording secretary: Scott Yamazaki Treasurer: Mary Kamidoi Membership: Bill Shay Newsletter: Toshi Shimoura Fund-Raising: Julie Sasaki ACJ representative: Valerie Yoshimura. Scholarship: Frank Watanabe At-large: Gerry Shimoura, Kristina Peterson, Lucy Seligman, Ernie Otani

Eden Township, JACL Presidents: Karen Shinoda, Dick Sasaki Vice President: Yo Kawabata Recording secretary: Ada Wada Corresponding secretary: Tomi Miyamoto Treasurers : Ted Katayama, ShigNaito Membership: John Yamada Historian: Tomi Miyamoto 1000 Club: Tets Sakai Scholarship: Bob Sakai Official d legates: Ichiro Ni· shida, Ada Wada Insurance commissioner: James Tsurumoto Redress-Legacy Fund: Ichiro Nishida JASEB: Yo Kawabata, Tomi

Mile-Hi members

Miyamoto, Ichiro Nishida Holiday IssuelPC: Yone Ito, Ichiro Nishida Newsletter: Ichiro Nishida Photographer: Jean Nakao Board: Bob Agawa, Cheryl Evans, Vas Ishida, Yo Kasai, Gary Kawabata, Kimi Katayama, Yutaka Kobori, Isado Momono, Jean Nakao, Kunio Okui, Moses Oshima, Ron Sakaue, William Sakai, Wes Sakamoto, James Takeuchi, Rev. James Toda, Mas Yokota Ex-officio: Janet Mitobe, Fred Miyamoto, Harry Tanabe

Eden youth

President: Erin Hashimoto Vice president: Naomi Beppu Secretary: Sumiko Kanzaki Treasurer: Valerie Lim Membership: Roger Oda Hospitality: Stephanie Shew Social Activities director: Lauren Fong Publicity: Tracy Hayame Community service: Jessica Lee Historian: Lyndsey Shinoda

Chicago Chapter, JACL President: Joy Yamasaki Vice president, budget and finance: Bill Mukai Vice president, program: Geoff Tani Vice president, human rights : Mike Yasutake Vice president, memb rship: Eugene Yamamoto Vice pr sident. public relation : DonnaOgura Secretary: David Igasaki

Photo, LlL MASAMORI

ON BOARD-New board members officially installed at a Jan. 21, 1995, meeting of the Mlle·Hi Chapter are, from left, seated, Sumi Takeno. membership/hospitality; Peter Kanda. Vice president! secretary; Denny Yasuhara, JACL national presl· dent and guest speaker; Tom Migakl, president; John Tanlgawa, youth ohair; Dr. Mark Shlmoda, at

-large member. Standing. from left, are Tom Masamorl. redress/Legacy Fund; Sami Nakazono, programs/fund. ralslng; Andrew Hamano, local scholarships; Adele Arakaw , emcee; Richard Hamal, treasurer. Not shown: Jim Hada, singles, and Chiyo Horiuohl, nation I scholarships. See ohapter news story on p ge 5.

Board members: Ross Harano, Janice Honda, Kathryn Thata, Smokey Sakurada, Christine Takada, Cynthia Acott (effective, June, 1995).

Salt Lake Chapter, JACL President: Terty Nagata Vice president, scholarship: Gary Nakao Vice president, program: Karen S.Okabe Vice president, membership, newsletter: Dale Arnold Treasurer: Yuriko Kojima Secretary: Stephanie Sueoka Newsletter: Joanne llirase Issei Center: Bernice Kida State Centennial: Jean Irwin Youth rep: Libby Oda IDC governor, civil rights issues: JeffItami Coordinator: Alice Kasai Ex-officio: Larry Grant

Committees and chairs

State Centennial: Raymond Uno Health insurance: Terry Nagata, Scott Winget 1000 Club-Veteran'sAffair: John Owada AARP-Mesch Board: Hide Fujikawa Asian Fest: Ken Yamane AAU: Sandra Kikuchi

St. Louis Chapter, JACL President: Mike Kimzey Vice president, finance: Bob Mitori Vice president, programs: George Sakaguchi

cretary: Sandy Roll Vi w editor: Sherry Pratt Board m mbers: Kathryn Frye, Mik Hoshiko, Irma Yokota, K ndall Itoku

Gardena Chapter, JACL Pr sid nt: Ron Doi E' utive vi presid nt: Helen Kawagoe 1 t vic pre id nt: Grace Setsuda 2nd vi president: Miyo Fujikawa 2nd vic presid nt: T rry Terauohi 3rd vic pl'esid nt: Lisa Nnka-gawa '1'1' asut r: John Fujikawa R ording 8N'1' ttU'y: Fern Haning 'Out'sponding s' r tar:: John

Fujita no rd: May Doi, Jo bitl\l'll,

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Opinions

BILL HOSOKAWA

Japanese in U.S. need survival skills

The body of a 20-year-old Japanese woman was found in an irrigation ditch on a Colorado farm a few weeks

ago. She had been strangled and her throat slashed. She was from a well-to-do Japanese family and a drop-out from the University of Colorado.

Japanese reporters stationed in the U.S. rushed to Boulder to do what they are paid to do. No doubt their stories about another Japanese victimized by savage American criminals got plenty of attention in the media.

As this is written, there is no indication that this was a racially motivated killing. A

_ young male drifter with whom she had been seen is considered the prime suspect.

What follows has no statistical data to support it. But I think it is safe to say that Japanese temporarily in the United States are victimized disproportionately more often than their Japanese American cousins.

In other words, Japanese who are indistinguishable from Japanese Americans to the casual observer seem to get mugged, their pockets picked, robbed, beaten up,

J shot and swindled more often than natives.

I NEVER INQUffiED 'how it came about that my Issei parents left Hiroshima Prefecture and ended up

in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. In fact, I wondered why they left Hiroshima in the first place since my father, as the cho-nan (eldest son), under Japan's primogeniture laws, was in line to inherit the family properties. From tidbits of information picked up over the years, I pieced together a sketchy outline of our early family history in the U.S. After a military stint in the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War, my father, with his new bride, headed for the Seattle area. Apparently this young Japanese couple first worked as a maid and outdoor handyman for a family by name of (Issei pronunciation) "Tan-kure-tsu." Before I came along as the last of four children, the folks had owned and operated a dairy farm. I discovered this one day when my mother, upon sighting a herd of cows, spontaneously commented on the breed and characteristics of these particular bovines. Inquiring as to whatever happened to the dairy operation, I was informed that the all-essential barn burned down-alas,

MaMO-TARO 1995

And more of them get killed. In addition, the automobile accident rate

among the visitors seems higher. A larger percentage gets creamed at crossings, crumples fenders, falls into ditches. This is partly understandable. Japanese kids don't grow up with a steering wheel in their hands. For many of them driving is a painfully acquired skill, not something that comes almost naturally. And for some, long stretches of open road pose an irresistible temptation to speed, especially when they've had a few beers. (Besides, from the Japanese point of view, Americans drive on the wrong side of the road.)

If my assumptions about the vulnerability of Japanese visitors is correct, the question is why they should suffer a higher rate of unpleasant experiences than natives?

My theory about the cause is that it's something like putting pampered pussy cats out in the woods to live among cats accustomed to foraging on their own. The wild cats have developed survival skills whereas the house cats are naive about finding food and shelter and avoiding predators. If the house cats don't wise up quickly,

BILL MARUTANI

they're in danger of getting eaten up by tougher and fiercer animals.

Put in human terms, the Japanese live in a society with a low crime rate and being wary and suspicious isn't essential to survival. On the other hand, whether or not Americans are conscious of their actions, they automatically stay out of dark alleys and avoid talking to strangers because they know danger lurks in the woods. That may not be a particularly nice way to live, but it improves chances of staying alive.

Japanese youngsters who come here on their own are likely to be leaving home for the first time and experiencing real freedom for the first time, and too often that leads them into situations they aren't prepared to handle.

To our shame the U.S. has become a sort

See HOSOKAWAlpage 12

Hosokawa is the former edi,torial page editor of the Denver Post. His column appears in the Pacific Citizen.

Hawaii's Nikkei culture

with no fire insuranc ~ coverage. But fQr absence offire coverage, II\Y life well might found me sitting (indoors) on a stool plucking away at milking cows rather than being condemned to stoop labor in the fields under a blazing sun.

Both parents having passed away, the opportunity is long gone to fill in those huge gaps in our family history.

THIS BIT of reminiscing is prompted by a recent tour of the "Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii" (JCCH) in Honolulu. A four-storied structure with an adjoining garage, its clean lines reflect the culture of shibui (restrai nt). The concept of a community center was sparked some ten years ago following the Nikkei community's centennial celebration of their settlement in Hawaii. Sensing the urgency to perpetuate and preserve their unique history, not only for thei r progeny-one of the project's themes being "mago-ko no tame nC' (for the sake of our descendants)-but also as a segment of Americana, in 1986 the leaders of the community launched an ambitious drive to translate dreams into reality. Shortly, JCCH obtained an IRS 501(c)(3)

tax-exempt status as a public charity, thereafter asGembling land followed by commencement of construction which was to cost $10.8 million. Last year the JCCH reached its initial fund-raising goal of$10 million. A sensitive educational exhibit with depictions of "how it was" with artifacts from the past, is in place. Space has been reserved for memorializing more recent stages of Nikkei life. As we were walking out of the Center, I noted a large dojo (exercise hall) where, on this Sunday afternoon, a group attired in white gi (outfits) were limbering up. Apparently the dojo is also used for kendo (Japanese fencing), another disci plinary art form. The programs of the Cen ter are open to other ethnic groups.

TIllS MAJOR UNDERTAKING involved, and continues to involve, participation from the broader segments of the Nikkei community with t.he chairmanship of thE>

See EAST WIND/page 12

After leauing the bench, Marutani resumed his law practice in Philadelphia. He writes regularly for the Pacific Citizen.

[SNe/) ON AJ.I AIICIENr "JAPANESE PASt£. AN C'f..t)ERlY C!/ILPt£SS COUPLE ) 16ReVlAR/)£I) wIn" A SON WHO ~5eS FROM A LARGE PEACH.

Letters

Says members need to give financial assistance to PC

"I would sure like to see the Pacific Citizen more frequently," is the sentiment expressed by several friends. One of them said that she had to read the Rafu Shimpo to find out what's happening at National JACL. I wonder if the scarcity of the PC will result in the waning of interest of our members and advertisers.

What is the remedy? I hear that there is a PC Fund started to payfor more frequent issues of the PC. I would like to appeal to all of you JACLers to send in at least $20 each to get more issues out again . I am enclosing my $100 for this program.

I see that National JACL sends in $12 per member toward the PC, but non-members are charged $30 per year to subscribe to the PC, so if all of us could kick in just a little bit more, I think we can meet the challenge of getting more issues out.

~.~S~ Chicago

Reader wants JACL to rescind same-sex decision

As long as God's judgment on sodomy hangs over J ACL like the proverbial sword of Damocles, no amount of frail , human ponderings will extricate the organization from the chaos it now faces. All we need to do is to learn from history: Greek and Roman civilizations fell , not from outside attacks but from inner, moral decay.

God's Law is Truth and inviolable. Genesis 5:2 says: "Male and female cre

ated He them." Romans 1:26-28: "For this cause God

gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. And like\vise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another: men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence oftheir error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient."

The sol ution? Rescind the same-sex decision of '94.

~7./l9M'-Stockton, Calif.

Applauds those who oppose bOard decision to reduce staff

The Pacific Citizen is to be commended for the 2117-312 i sue which is its mo t relevant and pertinent issue in a long time.

P had the courage to print, among other things, letters from acr3mento and ~m past National President lifford UYI..Ja.

See LEITERS/page 12

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Pacific Citizen, March 3-16, 1995--9

BY PEGGY LlGGETI

The slippery slope: Who knew what, when?

This is a self-evident truth: If you can afford only $5 for dinner, you can't feast on lobster and champagne. You

have to settle for a tuna sandwich. For JACL, it is tuna sandwich time. But how did we get here from there?

What happened to produce the deficits of 1993 and 1994?

I attended the September 1993 JACL National Board meeting when JACL Treasurer Jon Kaji announced a projected deficit for 1993 of $75,000. To my astonishment Kaji did not report why the deficit would occur, what line items were over budget, what expenses could be reduced or eliminated to avoid the deficit.

I was shocked and dismayed that 1W

National Board member asked how expenses had been exceeded during the first nine months of 1993 or, what could be done to reduce or eliminate the projected deficit.

No questions. No comments. No concerns expressed. No recommendations made.

At that same September 1993 meeting, Randy Senzaki, the newly hired National Director, was preseI).ted to the National Board. When he was asked what fundraising background he brought to J ACL, he chuckled and said, "I have no fund-raising experience. My experience is limited to spending money."

The national directors for the previous two years had no explanation about the $75,000 deficit, nor were there recommendations as to how that deficit could be reduced.

The JACL staff member in charge of business and financial operations was equally unhelpful.

The most important issue before JACL was financial survival. Yet no member of the paid staff and no National Board member had one word to say about what should be done to meet the crisis.

Even today, there is no information as to how the $75,000 deficit for 1993 came to be, how it was handled by the staff and the National Board. We do not know how a $187,000 deficit for 1994 occurred, how that unbudgeted money was spent.

YASUHARA'S MANDATE National President Denny Yasuhara was

elected in August of 1994 by a landslide vote on a promise to get the JACL back on

"In mocking irony, the Nisei were to have more reason than any to 'Remember Pearl Harbor'."

-Japanese American Women: Three Generations

My life in the Amache concentration camp and beyond comes to memory increasingly as a kind of surreal

movie in slo-mo, born of a belated understanding of those events that took place outside my own small reality space then. What I know now from this distance, compels me to look upon the events of my history with some dark humor since, on the face of it, it escapes rationality.

The ironies! Consider, for example, that the government forced us into concentration camps as a danger to the national security, then drafted some of us out of those very camps to defend that security. In segregated units. And another: As if to assuage their consciences (more likely to check rebellion), they allowed, even encouraged, harmless recreation and entertainment in camp. They fed us meals that could be considered adequate under wartime strictures-meals that were often produced, and always prepared, bycampmates, I might add. But get this: camp officials often had to defend themselves to disgruntled citizens on the outside against charges of "coddling" for this "entertainment" and for a diet that cost 36.8 cents a day per internee. You have to think, wait a

track and solve the financial crisis. Yasuhara's first act was to appoint a

special Budget Analysis Committee led by Mae Takahashi of Clovis, former finance chair for JACIJLEC, a person of unquestionable integrity and ability. Her conscientious oversight of JACIJLEC funds assured contributors the funds were being used only for the intended purpose of obtaining passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Takahashi's skills and commitment to JACL are beyond reproach.

MISSING RECORDS In September 1994, the committee in

vited staff recommendations for achieving a balanced budget and to provide data about recent activities to assist the committee in its assignment.

The committee was frustrated by staff delays and inaccurate data. By December 1994 much data that had been requested had not been provided. No recommendations had been made by National Headquarters staff as to steps to reduce the deficit. Records of expenses for the Washington, D.C. office for 1992 are still missing.

Staff explanation that those records are not missing but simply not available at this time does not explain where they are and why they have not been produced as requested.

Some JACL financial records reportedly are at the headquarters Business Manager Patti Paganini's home where they remain without authorization. It is reasonable to ask whether yearly audits were completed without giving the auditor access to those records. How does a business managerw ho is paid to work eight hours per day at JACL headquarters explain an entire year of missing records and keeping JACL financial records for years at her home. Without these records, the JACL Budget Analysis Committee cannot evaluate income and expenditures for the critical period of 1992 to 1994.

As dues-paying members of JACL we have a right to know what and how decisions were made leading our organization to the brink of bankruptcy.

Who was in charge? Who decided they had the authority to ignore budgets approved by the National Council that required balanced budgets? The time for

spending money the organization doesn't have is long past.

JACL salaries consumes over 95 percent of membership dues. By contrast, a recent survey shows that other non-profit organizations with comparable budgets limitsalaries to 40 percent of their budget. .

The staffhas consistently contended that neither the members nor the Board should know what their individual salaries are. No other nOll-profit organization in this country denies access to that information to members or their Boards.

In addition, we have allowed the JACL staff to determine their own salary raises . The exception is the Pacific Citizen Board which considers and votes on whether and how much salaries for Pacific Citizen staff should be raised. The National staff's insistence that their salaries should not be disclosed has in large part caused the percentage of salaries to budget to increase from 40 percent to over 90 percent over a period of five years.

To allow the 1993 budget deficit to occur without taking remedial action was irre,- ~

sponsible on the part of the staff and the National Board in place at the time.

To allow the 1994 budget to accumulate a $187,000 deficit was irresponsible ofthe staff and the National Board in office at the time.

National President Yasuhara's mandate from the membership was to solve the financial problem and insure the continuation of the important work of JACL. The National Board, recognizing its fiduciary duty, acted to restructure top staff whose jobs overlapped and whose salaries were not justified in light of the budget crisis.

That was the only responsible action, given the nature of the problem.

Some critics have said more time should have been taken before taking action, that other options should have been considered. They have not suggested how long JACL should have continued to operate at a deficit, nor have they proposed workable options. The staffhas made no money-saving proposals, just as they remained silent in 1993 and 1994. That is enough to have no confidence in our employees. CLOSED MEETING REQumED

The JACL Constitution requires that discussions on personnel or litigation not be conducted in open meeting. Within two

BY MEl NAKANO

Camp and beyond

min ute: regardless of the cost, isn't t.hat. the ki nd of charge you rna ke against provisions made for conuicted criminals? You see what I mean about surreal.

All ofthis and other information, including t.he machinations of the politico-economic machinery t.hat. drove us behind fences in the first place, came to me long after I left. camp and had situated myselfin middle America. I see now, as I scour old camp newspapers, that some of the information was there. In any case, I ignored it. then, and for years, papered ov r whatever pain and humiliation I experienced. But since the late '60s, when I began t.aking possession of my history, t.hat cover slufIi d off layer by layer in an amazing, clarifying, radicalizing process.

As I seeitnow through t.he lens of memory , distorted by the mirage of time, I seem to have carried on at camp Amache as if enclosed in that desert place was a totally normal state. I marry, a child-brid at eighteen, and become a child-mother at nineteen. We go to the meSR hall to eat., to the canteen for necessities, to the laundry room to wash diapers, to the latrine for ablutions. We mail order st.ufffrom Sears. Shi builds a chest of drawers for Lhe baby and a dressing table for me out of wood he has salvaged from an old outhouse. We sometimes go dancing at a converted mess hall or see a movie-ofthe likes of "Trail of the Vigilantes." Shi works as a warehouseman at the Coop, as an elementary school

teacher, t.hen in and out of camp on short "leaves" to fill the wartime labor shortage on surrounding farms. J am in love with wifehood and motherhood of which I know precious little. We have no plans for the future.

This is our life, a cocoon. We can peer out through the silky env lope, our "home", at the progress of the war, the propaganda, the aWt.ud ofth folk in th neighboring towns and at the vitup rat.ing (a it. turns out)DenuerPost,butw far lylook. lthink 1 am in a safe plac and hav found d finilion for mys If in which "Japan s " n ed not occupy much spac .

Then, a jolt.: Shi, whom ~ think is probably susp ct. becaus of hiS ext nd d visil. to Japan a long with his family fi months b for t.h war's outbr ak, is draft; d to s rve in the Military lnt lligence S rV"ice. Y s. He is assigned to th base at Fort. Sn lling, Minn. He soon finds a situation for m there in Minn apolis in which I am tohouReke pandt.endthr childr n(n v r mind that I hav n it.h r k pt house nor tonded childr n b for ) in xchang for a room for my infant son and me. I g t clearance, pack up ourworldly goods in t.wo cartons and a suiLcas and board a t.rain for Minnesota.

This episod remains wit.h me with som clarity: Aboard the train, all at once I become searingly conscious of my Japanes face and the knowledge that I hav just been released from a prison. I fe 1 a larg

weeks of the December 4 ::.994 decision to reduce the staff, four or'the five affected staff members hired an attorney who put President Yasuhara on notice that all communications should be with his office. Because discussion at the December meeting involved specific staff positions and the possibility of litigation, an executive session was justified. STAFF WALKOUT AND DEMANDS

Instead of applying for the newly created positions to assist JACL in getting back on track, all five turned in their keys and turned their backs on JACL.

The five staff members were given benefits and full salary for 2110/95-3/10/95. Now they are demanding a six-figure severance package. To take more JACL funds to pay those people would be improper and in violation of the JACL Constitution that requires any unbudgeted item greater than $5,000 to be approved by the National Council.

The National Board does not have the authority to suspend the JACL Constitution and payoff the very people who are primarily responsible for depleting the assets of JACL.

MANAGEMENT AUDIT NEEDED What we need now is a management

audit to tell us how the budget deficits of 1993, 199"4 occurred and what we can do about 1995. We need to know what decisions were made and by whom to create this current financial crisis. "If we do not learn from our mistakes, history tells us we are doomed to repeat them." This is an axiom that we need to heed well.

A management audit of JACL finances will help us to understand what mistakes were made and how they can be avoided to insure our organization's survival so that it can work to guarantee due process for our people and preserve Constitutional freedoms and rights.

It is time to rededicate ourselves to the goals of JACL, and take the actions necessary to revive the organization.

I urge all members to endorse the deficit reduction plan recommendations of the JACL Budget Analysis Committee.

Liggett is a member of the Fresno Chapi€r, JAC[;:

red .. J" emblazoned on my breast ala Hester Prynne, guilty, possessed with the face of the enemy. I huddle in the corner of a sea t, the baby in my arms and pray, please, please, baby don't cry. He cries. I rock him vigorously give him water and a cracker. But he will not be appeased. I am flushed with embarrassment and alL"\iety, feeling totally alon , wishing I were in\'i~ible . Understand, I do not know how to navIgate: I hav never ever tak n a trip alone before.

I see from th corner of my eye a GI walking towards me down the aisle. I dr ad th moment he will tell me to shut the baby up so he can g t som sleep. Sudd nly, I t! I hi pt senc b m: e~t. H h sitat s a moment, th n g ntly pl'les th b byoutofmylapandproce!!d ~ to walk up and down th ais1 until th b by qui ts and falls I p on hi should r.

It is truly a random act ofkindn ss. And thissoldi r, whop rhapsinth n ·t months will sacrifice his lit! in th ourse of b ttling against p opla who have fa s like m ' son's cannot. kno" how his I rg act. fills my h' art and sh p s my thinking.

(N t: 0 What Do sit Man?)

Nakano, Nisei author of "Japanese American Women: Three Generations." is presently working on a book about Iwr father. Her column appears mOllthl ' in the Pa ific Citizen.

-lO-Padfic Citizen, March 3-16,1995

-Sawamura accuses PC editor of improper involvement in election From Cherry Kinoshita, Chair, PacHic Citizen Editorial Board

Allegations have been raised by Michael Sawamura and others of the Sacramento Chapter in a Feb. 10 memorandum that Pacific Citizen staff, namely Editor/General

-Manager Richard Suenaga, violated the provisions of the JACL Personnel Manual by engaging in the organization's electoral politics at a meeting held last June, prior to the National Convention in August.

The memo was addressed to both National and Pacific Citizen Boards with copies to the Sacramento JACL Board, NCWNP Executive Board and PC district representative, Fforin JACL president, PSW District Office, and the Pacific Citizen "for publication." .

As part of the personnel oversight process, a JACL staff member is entitled to a confidential review of such serious charges. The procedures outlined by the then-legal counsel for handling this issue as a personnel matter, following Personnel Manual guidelines, were in progress and are continuing in consultation with the present legal counsel. It is indeed unfortunate t~at the irresponsible distribution of this document to numerous groups has deprived the right of confidentiality to a staff member. In this case, Mr. Suenaga has voluntarily agreed to waive his right to confidentiality on this particular point in order to respond to the allegations in public.

The allegations stem from a document reportedly containing confidential reporter's notes which was stolen from the PC offices last summer and has been in circulation since the August convention. Portions of the Feb. 10 letter from Mr. Sawamura not related to allegations against the PC have been ex-

cised because of a concem that they are potentially defamatory to others. The relevant portion of Mr. Sawamura's letter is published below together with the Pacific Citizen editor's response.

Letter to the JACL National Board, Pacific Citizen Boards, Feb. 10, 1995, from Michael A. Sawamura

June 16, 1994 memorandum

"Attached for your records and review is a three (3) page memorandum enetitled: "CONFIDENTIAL -INFORMAL AGENDA; BRAINSTORMING SESSION" (See Exhibit "A"). At the outset, we want to make it perfectly clear that we do not have any information to verify the truth and veracity of the information contained in this internal memorandum. We received a copy of this memorandum for the first time this week. Because of the serious nature of its contents, we wanted to bring this memorandum to your immediate attention;

"This memorandum is important because, if true, it clearly shows a conflict of interest of paid Pacific Citizen staff formulating strategy against our National Board and, arguably, against the JACL. If the contents of the attached memorandum is false, then Ii confused individual is attempting to ruin the reputation of our Pacific Citizen staff and prominent JACL leaders. This too would be dearly inappropriate. Whatever is the case, the circulation of this document must be stopped and each of you, as our

national leaders, must take immediate action.

"Among other things, this memorandum allegedly sets forth an agenda of a meeting with paid Pacific Citizen staff in attendance wherein different strategies were formulated for the National JACL convention by using Pacific Citizen editorials to effectuate their purpose. Additionally, this document sets forth the formulation of Pacific Citizen articles to discredit JACL national leadership. It also defames members of the national board and districts, as well as other JACL members, (according to legal counsel).

"We believe that it is imperative for the National Board and Pacific Citizen Board to be aware of this document and to immediately investigate the contents of the enclosed memorandum to verify the truth of these allegations.

"The existence and contents of this memorandum was apparently discovered by the past and current national board at the 1994 convention. Yet, no action was evidently taken to investigate this matter and it was suppressed. However, this memorandum has been continually circulated and we received a copy this week. We believe that it is in the best interests of the JACL to openly and honestly deal with this memorandum and to put it to rest once and for all."

Letter to JACL legal counsel Tom Hara, Feb. 15, 1995, from Michael Sawamum .

-for information regarding the misconduct allegations of a National Board Member. Although we do have some problems with your reply, we will save them for a later time.

"As with your memorandum regarding the misconduct allegations, please provide us with a short memorandum as to the status of JACL's or your investigation of the Pacific Citizen staff with regard to the alleged meeting held on June 14, 1995 as described on this memorandum attached to our February 10, 1995 letter. A clear and legible copy of this memorandum can be obtained from National JACL Headquarters if you do not have a legible one.

"The basic information that our chapter hereby requests from you and/or the records in your possession are as follows:

"1. When did the National Board first become aware ofthe existence of this memorandum?

"2. When did the investigation with respect to this memorandum begin?

"3. When do you anticipate the investigation of this memorandum to be concluded?

"4. Did theJACL volunteers listed in that memorandum admit being .in a meeting with the PC staff members described in the June 14, 1994?

"5. Did theJACLvolunteers listed in that memorandum admit discussing the agenda items set forth therein in the presence of PC staff?

"6. Did any PC staff member implement any of the agenda items as set forth in this memorandum?

"We again want to thank. you for your "7. When were you first aware of the previous response to our chapter's request existence of this memorandum in your ca

pacity as National Legal Counsel."

PC editor, Paul Shinkawa respond to Sawamura1s allegations Response from Richard Suenaga

In a Feb. 10, 1995, memo to the JACL National and Pacific Citizen Boards, Michael Sawamura of the Sacramento Chapter made a number of statements which directly or indirectly imply charges of impropriety against a JACL national officer (See statement on page 1) and Pacific Citizen.

Sawamura also attempts to revisit a recent National Board decision. In the memo, he states that the Dec. 3-4, 1994, National Board decision to reduce the national staff in San Francisco to answer a huge deficit was improperly and hastily made.

Sawamura made three charges against PC. The first is that the newspaper has failed to publish chapter news and the second, that PC failed to publish news of the chapter's recent work to recall a racist cartoon. In the Feb. 17 issue, PC responded to the first charge by citing more than 200 chapter news stories that were published in 1993-1994, including several which covered the Sacramento Chapter's firebombing incident. As to the racist cartoon, the an-

Response from Paul M. Shinkawa

In June of 1994, I was in Denver for a long-planned family vacation together with some professional business. As part of my trip, I met with Bill Hosokawa, Richard Suenaga, Gwen Muranaka, Peggy Liggett, and several members of the Mile-Hi Chap-ter, J4CL. .

The four of us spent several hours with Bill at his home generally talking about the past and future of JACL and Japanese Americans along with the future of JapanU.S. relations (raised by the Emperor's visit).

At the beginning of the meeting, Richard showed us a typed agenda. It was identical or substantially identical to the one in circulation. Generally, the agenda was disregarded during the course of the meeting. The only topics from the agenda which I recall being discussed were the Lim Report, the JACL elections, and a working story on JACL finances.

The discussion of the Lim Report centered on bringing Bill Hosokawa up to date on it and discussing who should be warned about it so that it would not alienate too many convention attendees. Our concern was that it had the potential to di'vide the membership in anger.

The discussion on electoral politics was prefaced by a warning to Gwen and Richard that they should st.ay strictly out of anything that even appeared to be campaigning, that the PC needed to be SCl'UpUlous about maintaining its neutrality before and during the convention.

That evening the four of us (without Bill) met several members of the Mile-Hi JACL

!!'Yer was simple: the news story was received two days via fax after the Feb. 3 issue had been sent to the printer. The story was therefore published in the next issue, dated Feb. 17. PC has a computerlog of faxes as proof of when Sawamura sent the story to PC.

The third charge is aimed directly at the PC editor. Sawamura refers to an "agenda" which I had written prior to the convention for discussion at a meeting with those who were concerned with a number of key issues affecting Pacific Citizen. In answer to inferences of improper involvement in a JACL election, here, then, is my explanation of that document.

On June 14, 1994, PC assistant editor Gwen Muranaka and I met with PC editorial advisor Bill Hosokawa at his home in a suburb of Denver. Our primary purpose was to avail ow:selves of his professional advice and experience, specifically on an important financial story we were working on at the time. PC funds were not used for this trip.

I also apprised Peggy Liggett, a PC Board member at the time, of the discussion. She

at a local restaurant. Most ofthe members were old acquaintances of Richard's late father, who was a prominent member of the Denver community. We occupied several tables and as a result, I am unaware of what the other conversations involved.

In response to Sawamura's question in his Feb. 15 letter, here is what I am able to answer:

1. I do not know if any members of the National Board were ever aware of a memorand um, although I have heard that such a document was in wide circulation during the Salt Lake convention.

2. I do not know if an investigation ever took place, or why one would be appropriate since nothing illegal, improper or unfair occurred. The PC staff was receiving large amounts of unsolicited information related to JACL issues and candidates. They wanted advice on how to conduct themselves. They felt that they were not receiving this advice from the PC Board chair and so they sought, at their own expense, to acquire that counsel.

3. Not applicable. 4. As noted, those attending the meeting

were: Bill Hosokawa, Peggy Liggett, Riohard Suenaga, Gwen Muranaka and Paul M. Shinkawa.

5. The information or similar information related to the so-called "agenda" was related to us at Bill Hosokawa's home by Richard.

Richard described statements mado by other volunteers in JACL t.o him, soma of which were st.at.ed on the agenda. The stat.oments generally related to displ asur wit.h the state of JACL, particular displeasur with certain national officers, and calls for

said she was interested in participating in the informal session and, accordingly, paid her own way to Denver.

Paul M. Shinkawa, former PC Board chairman, was also scheduled to be in the area, attending a seminar at the University of Colorado in Boulder and participating in a family reunion in Englewood, Colo.

I did, in fact, also prepare an agenda which focused on JACL convention issues. This was essentially a compilation of notes and comments from sources who wished to remain anonymous, who in their discussions with me expressed grave concerns about the future of Pacific Citizen-specifically about attempts to.> control or restrict its editorial and business functionS.

I wrote this document for purposes of discussion only with Muranaka, Liggett, Hosokawa and Shinkawa. At no time was this agenda intended for public dissemination.

As it turned out, this agenda was not addressed. Both Shinkawa and Hosokawa advised M uranaka and me that despite the concerns of members about PC's welfare and future, the editorial staff could not in

change in either the organization or the individuals involved. At no time did he describe any of the information as being his own ideas or opinions. To the contrary, he expressed several times that these opinions were from calls or letters sent to the PC by members. Some of the opinions are ones which I have stated openly myself. I do not recall Richard every attributing the quotes to any partioular individual although the statements themselves were listed on the agenda.

I urged Richard that, while he should carry out his journalistic responsibilities by listening and gatheringinformation, the use of that information had to be very circumspeot in order to avoid the appearance of partisanship or involvement by P staff. Bill reiterat.ed that certain actions were reserved solely for volunte rs and that the PC must keep its distance from the elections.

Bill, Peggy and I discussed at length with Richard and Gwen the differ nces between a private newspaper and th PC and the absolute necessity for PC to preserve its objectivity by notbecominginvolv din elect.oral matters.

Richard pledged and Gwen agreed that fairness in reportage would be the basic bottom line in the PC's handling of any story. Richard and Ow n bot.h stated that they understood clearly from PI" vious conventions the requir m nt.s for staff noninvolvem nt.

As part oft.hat conv rsation,ll luted to Richard and Gw n t.hat PC staffw rebound by t.he SAme restrictions on involv m nt in tho JACL poliLi al Pt'Oc AS that bound National staff. P ggy und 1 relat d several

any way be involved in these matters. We were advisedthat only volunteers could do so. We agreed. The focus of the meeting, then, returned to the financial story which was eventually published in the July 22-Aug. 11, 1994, issue.

I made only five copies of this agendaone each for the participants of this discussion. It has, however, been apparently distributed to certain people within the organization. This has occurred because the document was stolen from my office and copied and distributed to various JACL interested parties. I have proof that this is indeed the case.

The expression of member concerns in the agenda amounts to a reporter's confidential sources of information. Though this document has been distributed by apparently unknown parties, I could not and would not do so because it is protected as private journalistic sources.

Further, the fact remains that no discussion or action was taken on this agenda.

examples of allegations raised against National staff's past improper involvement in the J ACL election process and warned them not to make the same mistakes. I also recall responding to Bill's question that since he wasnotaJACLor PC staff member, he was not barred from participating in electoral politics.

6. It is obvious that no PC staff member ever acted on any of the statements or rumors listed in the memorandum. I think that a review of the PC issues between June 16 and August 5 will verify thi . I also believe that the PC's coverage of the candidates shows very even-handed and fair reporting on an equitable basis.

The national officers who were alleged to have been targeted for opposition in the electioQ actually ran unopposed and were r elected by substantial majorities.

7. Not aplicable.

In closing, I ould like to point out that during that tim in June, 1994, Peggy Ligg tt was a bona tid member of th P Board ,vith every right to Dleet" ith P staff. Bill Hosokawa also h Id and still hold's a portfolio 8$ advisor to th PC. I hold no office or any formal position with JA L, either with my hapter, District or National at that tim . As a m nlb 1" 1 ooliev that 1 had th right to meet with the P sta.ffand its volunte 1"5. E en nsidering th circumstanc s ofm ' form r position as P Board chair. I am not awal that P staff w. re VC1" W rn d r prohibit · d from asso iat.ing with m . Had such a ban b n in xistencc, 1 rtain~ ' would not haYt:

See RESPONSE/page 12


Obituaries .

Adachi, Osayo, 74, Los Angeles, Jan. 6; Glendale-born, survived by husband Masanori, daughters Haruye, Shlgeko Cox, brother Isami Tsutsuml, sister Grace Akiyama. Aokl, KlkuJI, 73, Los Angeles, Jan. 21; Stockton-bom, survived by wife Fumlko, son Kenneth, daughter Kumlko Sadarnoto, 4gc., sisters Ayako Kataoka, Mariko Hotta (both Jpn). Chlong, Anna Fuml, 77, Seattle, May 15; Riverside, Calif.-bom head librarian for University of Washington geography department, San Diego State College graduate, relocated in WWII to Chlcagoarea, developed export business in postwar Japan with late husband U.S. Army Capt. Khe-Beng Chiong (ret.), widow of 36 years, survived by daughters Meilan Chiong-Bisbee, Bi-Lan, Chu-Lan, 3 gc., brother George Morikawa (New York), sister Ryo Tsai. Ebesu, Allan N, 76, Los Angeles, Feb. 10; Honolulu-bom, survived by brother Wallace, sisters Getrude Kodani, Jean, Lorraine Tagawa (all Honolulu). FuJII, George Sadayoshl, 79, Feb. 6 in Orange County; Seattle-bom, survived by wife Terue, sons George, David. Ted. daughters Janet Watanabe, Jean. brother Jack (Jpn). sisters Fumiko Aihara. Fuklko Watanabe (Jpn). Fukuhara, Kaoru, 63, Inglewood. Jan. 31; Terminal Island-bom. survived by her brothers Steve. Yukio. Furuichi, Frank, 79, Los Altos. Nov. 25; Los Altos-born. co-owner of Los Altos Nursery, city's oldest, which donated Chinese pistachio and chestnut trees on Main and State Streets and to the Shoup Park Tea Garden in Los Altos, spent WWII years at Santa Anita, Heart Mountain and Detroit. Furukawa, Rose Y, 75, Monterey Park, Feb. 11; Seattle-born, survived by daughters Susan Sunada (San Jose), Nancy Ng, Bonnie, 2 gc., brother Tadashi Horino. Furuta, Mitsue, 77, Seattle, Dec. 31 ; survived by son Richard. daughters Carol A. Ko-Matsuoka. Mary. 4 gc.. 2 ggc., sisters Dorothy Morisaki. Mutsuko Terao. brothers Joe and Ben Nakamura. Goishi, Emlko, 73, Carson. Jan. 11; Los Angeles-bom. survived by husband Frank, sons Tom. Eugene. brotherMichishige Kubo (Jpn), sister Shigeyo Akao (Jpn).

Hamasaki, Louise Yoshiko, 68, Arcadia, Feb. 11; Los Angeles-bom, survived by husband Tamikazu, sons Wesley, Mark, daughters Wendy Garrett. Marsha Stratton, mother Shigeno Nishimi, brothers Kiyoshi and Dan Nishimi, sister Sharon Adams, 5 gc. Harada, Margaret H, 72, West Los Angeles, Jan. 8; L.A.-born, survived by son Harada. Hatakeyama, Yasuji, 95, Los Angeles, Jan. 5; Yamanashi-born, survived by son Kimio, daughter Misao Aoyama, 5 gc, 11 ggc. Hayaml, Asano, 96, San Gabriel, Jan. 1; Hiroshima-born, survived by sons Frank, Walter, daughter Grace Koide, 12 gc., 5 ggc. Higa, Yasulchl, 84, Gardena, Feb. 11; Hawaii-bom, survived by sons lsamu, Robert, Tom, daughters Hanayo Nakama, Miyoko Kitagawa, Helen

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ggc. Inouye, Rev. George Tokuhachl, 94, Gardena, Jan. 16; Fukuoka-born retired minister of Seicho-no-Ie, survived by wife Ayako, son Minoru, daughters Jane Asamoto, Toshiko, 4 gc., 6 ggc. Inouye, Katsuko, 90, Los Angeles, Jan. 23; Ehime-born naturalized U.S. citizen, survived by sons Kenichi, Shin]l, Shuzo, daughter Hiromi Choy, 4 gc., 7 ggc. Inouye, Kolchl Kay, 75, Los Angeles, Jan. 30; art-advertising agency director. Inul, Masayo, 82, Altadena, Jan. 21; Salinas-bom, survived by daughters Rosalie Sakaida, Yoshiko Yuba, 5gc, 3

ggc., brother George Matsushita, sisters Yasuyo Iwahashi, Mitsie Manaka, Mutsuyo Sugano. Iserl, Fusako, 52, Westminster, Jan. 26, Kagoshima-born, survived by husband Yukio, daughter Naomi. Ishida, Tsutomu Tod, 61, Gardena, Jan. 20; survived by son Glenn, stepbrother Dawsey Gillespie Jr., sister Misao Kinoshita (Colo.), stepsisters Setsuko Donham (Minn.), Rose Sato, Margaret Yeager, Mary Webb (Ore.) Ishiki, Peggy Matsuko, 81, Torrance, Jan. 22; Hawaii-born, survived by husband Harry, sons Talchi, Kazuo, daughter Reiko Arakaki, 5 gc., 3 ggc., 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Joe, Taye, Benicia, Jan. 22; survived by motherTamiko Nakamura, sisters Michi Tanaka (San Francisco), Haruhashi (Montebello), brother Frank Shiwotsuka (Tokyo). Kagiwada, Frank Eiho, 99, Los Angeles, Feb. 6; Kanagawa-born, survived by wife Sachiko, son George, in-law JoAnne Kagiwada, 6 gc., brothers Saburo Kubo, Shiro Kaglwada (Jpn). Kakuta, K. Fred, 91, Harbor City, Jan. 22; Hawaii-born, survived by son Richard, daughters Ruby Ozima, Grace Mizuno, in-law Denise Kakuta, many gc. and ggc. Katagl, Raymond Kenichl, 91, Los Angeles, Jan. 12; survived bywifeJessie, sons Roland, John, 4gc, 1 ggc. Kawashima, Haru, 93, Pasadena, Jan. 7; Mie-bom pioneer Pasadenan, survived bysons Takaharu, Robert, daughters Fumi Kawashima, Mlchi Matsumoto, in-law Lillian Kawashima, 9 gc., 2 ggc. Kimura, Takeshi, 70, Pacoima, Jan. 25; Gunnison. Utah-bom, survived by wife Natsuko, daughter Joanne Kimura Tolladay (Fresno), 1 gc, brothers Harry (Salt Lake City) and Mike Kimura (San Jose), sisters Fusaye Tokonaml (Jpn). Sara Sadakane (Santa Ana), Aiko Asato (EI Cerrito). Kishi, Fred, 73, Livingston, Sept. 8 of cancer; Livingston-born farmer with brother Sherman since '50, WWII MIS veteran, Livingston-Merced JACL pres. (,67), 20-year plus Livingston Unified School District board member, survived by wife Kimiko, daughters Susan (Orinda), Ruth Woodring (Concord), Patti Chad (WInton), Jan Kehoe (Hayward), 5 gc., brother Sherman, sisters Mayme

Noda (New Hampshire), Mlho Kunzer (Culver City), Lucy Okuye (Turlock). Koba, Mary H, 70, San Gabriel, Jan. 10; Compton-born, survived by daughters Georgia Hayashi, Masaye, 4gc., brother Dick Fukuyama, sisters Eruko, Sueko Kamlmori, predeceased by husband George. Kojima, Yoshl Teresa, 91, Monterey Park, Feb. 3; Shiga-born, survived by daughter Yuriko Livingston. Kondo, Natsue, 92, Los Angeles, Jan. 14; Hawaii-born, survived by son Kazuml, sisters Mildred Miyamoto, Hanako Kunltake.

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Kumamoto, Frank <Match', 83, Los Angeles, Jan. 20; Glendale-born WWII MIS veteran, retired pharmaCist, survived by son Alan, 2 gc., sister Ada Masuda, predeceased by wife Flora Suski.( corrected) . Kuranaga, Harry H, 74, Gardena, Jan. 13; Isleton-born, survived by wife Alyce, daugher Sharon Yamanaka, 4 gc., sister Fusaye Ogawa (Soquel). Kurlhara,Teruml, 63, Los Angeles, Jan. 20; L.A.-born, survived by daughters Karyn, Kelly De Mello, son Alvin Morita, brothers Elwin and Kunio lIIinomiya, sister Hisako Nitta. Maekawa, Tom Z, 91, Kent, Wash. , Aug. 11 ; Auburn Issei patriarch farmer, bonsai fancier, senryu poet, survived by Nisei wife Kiyono, sons Don, Bill, daughter Nina Chinn, 9 gc., 6 ggc. Marumoto, Judge Masaji, 89, Honolulu, Feb. 10; Hawaii-born jurist-attorney, WWII veteran in Judge Advocate General Corps military governent in' Okinawa, first nominated by President Eisenhower to Hawaii territorial supreme court in 1956, served in '60 and '67 term in Hawaii state supreme court, decorated by Emperor Hlrohito with Order of Sacred Treasure 2nd Class; survived by wife Shigeko, son Wendell , daughter Claire, 4 tgc. and 1 ggc. Mlnabe, Takie, 92, Los Angeles, Feb.8; Wakayama-born, survived by son Shlgeo, daughters Kazuko Tanino, Hideko Asano, 5 gc., 5 ggc. Murata, Takeo, 75, Downey, Jan. 10; Huntington Park-bom, survived by wife Setsuko, daughter Ann Shizuko, son Glen, sisters Teruko, Klmiye Obayashi, Matsue Okada, Ume Kita. Nagayama, Yoshlhlro, Tokyo, Jan. 20; former general manager of Kikkoman International, Inc., survived by wife Mitsuko, (Hi node 6B-705, Urayasu-shi, Chiba-ken 279.) Nakagawa, Fred Katsumi, 80, Encinitas, Jan. 21; Talbert (Orange County)-bom, survived by wife Fujle, son Wayne, daughters Sumi Morel, Teru Thurston, gc., brother Mitsuo, sisters Chlsato Kuroe, Chiyo Nakamura. Nakaki, George Hldenobu, 85, Los Angeles, Jan. 19; Seattle-bom, survived

by wife Peggy, son John, 2 gc, brother Hideo, sister May Nakaki , Sumi Fukuto (Riverside), sisters-in-law Mary and June Nakaki. Nakamoto, James H, 83, Los Angeles, Feb. 11 ; Penryn-born, survived by wife Toyoko, daughter Cathy Rogers, son Dale, 3 gc., 1 ggc, brother Noboru (Salt Lake City) . Nakamoto, Toshiko, 80, Chino, Jan. 8; Stockton-born, survived by husband Yoshiichi, son Henry, daughters Keiko Koyama, Lily Nagano, Judy Hutton, 9 gc ., 3 ggc ., brothers Jim Kimura (Pacoima), Yasuji Kimura (Jpn), sister Hisako Kunitsugu (Jpn). Nakamura, Margaret Toshiko, Gardena, Jan. 21 (sv); survived by daughters Jane Hidaka, Aline Kawasaki, Arline Sumida, 4 gc., 3 ggc., brother Henry Yamagata, sisters Helen Koyama. Naruko, Joseph Noboru, 56, Hawthorne, Feb. 5; Guadalupe-born, survived by wife Barbara, brother Kenneth, sisters Yoshiye Morita, Jeanne Shimonishi. Naruo, Michi, 78, Montebello, Feb. 7; survived by husband Robert, son Randall , daughters Judie Jue, Kahryn Reed (Honolulu), 7 gc. Numoto, Toshi, 75, Glendale, Jan. 6; Spokane-born, survived by wife Lily, daughters Kathy, Carey. Ohta, Hiroye, 90, Harbor City, Jan. 19; Tottori-bom, survived by wife Sakiko, sons Tamio, Yutaka, daughters Marie, Emiko Aguiniga, 5 gc., 2 ggc. Okumoto, Morito, 93, Los Angeles, Feb. 11 ; Hiroshima-born, survived by daughters Yemiko Okumoto, Sachiye Masumoto (Jpn), 5 gc., 5 ggc. Otsuka, Naoye, 99, Los Angeles, Feb. 9; Nara-bom, survived by daughters Michi Komatsu, June Iwamoto, 3 gc., 9 ggc. Sagara, Ayako, 85, Monterey Park, Feb. 3; Hawaii-born, survived by husband George, son Calvin, daughters Shirely TItterington, Frances Nakayama, 4 gc., sisters Dorothy Onouye, Shizuko Takatsuia. Sera, Shiro, 73, Rosemead, Jan. 5; Honolulu-born Sansei, survived by wife

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RESPONSE (Continued from page 10)

done anything to get PC staff into trouble.

The problem with attempting to reswnd to these current allegations is that the information w mch is the basis of the charges consists of personal notes which were stolen and then circulated. Anyone's personal notebook will contain candid observations. Many of them will not even make sense or may have been written in a wholly different context than the one from which they are later read. Notes represent a short-hand rendition of ideas which the writer is being exposed to. Frequently, the writer does not even agree with or fully understand what is being written down. Particularly with news reporters, the notes may only reflect what the writer is hearing rather than what he is thinking. For that reason, Richard Suenaga should only be judged by what he has done ratherthan by what has been stolen from his notebook.

It was my belief before and during the visit to Bill Hosokawa's house that only Peggy, Bill and I would be discussing JACL electoral matters for the upcoming National Convention. Since Richard and Gwen had some questions regarding ethical concerns, I expected to and did discuss with them the rules insofar as they

. apply to staff. Peggy, Bill and I felt itveryimportantthatPCstaffnot cross the ethical line inJACL politics. From everything that I know, they did not do so.

HOSOKAWA· (Continued from page 8)

of combat zone. Yet the Japanese youngsters continue to enter it

without being prepared to cope with the hazards. Until they are

taught survival skills, the casual

ties will continue to mount.

LETTERS (Continued from page 8)

George Kodama's analysis of the

Takahashi report is lengthy but I hope every member will study it carefully. No one understands JACL's budget as well as he, historically.

. I sincerely hope readers will

digest what these men have to say. Then they will understand some of the veiled problems and ask questions before joining in a blind chorus of support and approval. The readers will then see that scapegoating staff is not the answer, but a virtual paralysis of JACL. Other alternatives are pos

sible. As important as these issues

(are), more important is that we need tonurtureyoungerJACLers and cease labeling them as "ruthless" and "suspect." They have much talent and skills to offer. Let's capitalize on the positive.

?Itdi,~~ MontereyPark, Calif.

EAST WIND (Continued from page 8)

project being rotated to include prominent citizens with proven

track records. Among the many groups contributing talent and re

sources are: Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, United Japanese Society, veterans including the 100th and 442nd, the kenjin-kai's (prefectural associations); phis many others. The 442nd Club, for example, provided monetary support in the six fig

ures. To those good folks of the JCCH:

O-mede-to.

OBITS (Continued from page 11)

Rumiko, sons John, Gene, Ronald, Sherman, (Ianertwo Hawaii) , daughters Dr. Ann Kunitake, Dr. Kazuko Sera, Joanne Kikue Hons (Hawaii), 7 gc. Shiga, Yoshisada, 88, Torrance, Feb. 14; Ehime-bom, survived bywife Ayako, son Fred. daughter Peggy Kushigemachi, 2 gc., sister Kazuyo Ueda (Jpn).

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