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THE NEW CANADIAN
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23Wh7
■w-rn YEAR—No. 82------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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TOK ONTO. ONT.
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Aids NAACP tn Fight Council Joins J CCA onlmnugrat n Probteni
—The VaneouAt a meeting of the council mi adopted children of Japnne
For Rights of Association verVANCOUVER.
izons were not al­
Canadian
Coordinating Council of Citi- Oct. o. Dr. Saita prtHiik;

jACL

and citizenship prom lowed entry and that the Luited
interest in this proceeding which zenship plans to organize a spec- immigration
ews Service)
---"which Japanese Canadians
'VAsHINGTON. — The Japa- raises the question whether a ial research committee on the . lem till facing in spite of being
ei. classifying them as
state
may
constitutionally
place
immigration problem of Japanese
„I mericah Citizens. League
immigrants in cases of
Canadian citizens.
;Y
14 major national or- prohibitions or crippling restric- and Japanese Canadians, accordHe emphasized the fact that
that intervened re- - tions on the operation of a volun­
there
was no quota for Japanese
amazed and showtary
association
similarly
organ
­
Thev
member of the council and presi­
with the United States
immigration
to
Canada,
that
ed
great
interest
in hearing the
ized
for
a
specific
purpose,
that
dent of Vancouver 3 CCA.
Court,right
in defense
the
are
SLSNl
of theof Naof promoting equal rights for all,
problems which
quietly enduring”. Dr. Saita stat­
cons
without
discrimination
based
up
­
Association foi the An
ed. “Their interest was shown by
of Colored .People to on race.” ■
their questions and a proposal to
Voicing their deep concern at
enjoy freedom of association.
( the State of Alabama’s “'assaultorganize a special research com­
no
­
TOKYO.—Disgruntled taxicab ation of the. 117 cabbies, did te* mittee because they felt that the
Tim 14 organizations supported on freedom of association,” the
thing more menacing than
the NAACP by filing an Amici organizations declared: 'Today, drivers in the city of Kure, hear point out the right roads to solution of such a problem was
Curia* (friends of the court) it Is the NAACP that is subjected Hiroshima, have launched^ what Tokyo.
brief in a case entitled NAACP to attack. Tomorrow, the same may be the strangest strike m
Arrangomenfs have been made
The taxi drivers’ union men
history of labor strife.
v ^tate of Alabama, which the measure may be taken against the
________
The 117 organized
hack drivers were greeted upon their arrival for the Vancouver Coordinating
^ "rcme Court has agreed to re­ any group that supports a cause called a strike, then piled into the in Tokyo by high ranking mem­ Council of Citizenship members
view during the current term that opposed by state officials.”
company’s 68 taxis and drove off tiers of the Socialist, party. Ja- to meet with the superintendent
The case is on appeal to .the . to Tokyo—-621 miles distant—to pan’s second most intluenual of the immigration otlicc in Van­
began Oct. 7.
high court by the NAACP to re­ present their grievances to go­
couver and Dr. G. W. Black, liai­
The brief was submitted by Leo
view an Alabama Circuit Court
sons officer of the citizenship
vernment officials.
Pfeffer, director of the Commisdecision handed down in July,
mi
Law
and
Social
Action
of
The unusual motorcade, com­ the cabbies began a series m branch, this Friday, Oct. 2a, for
$ior
1956,
which finedThe Association
a luncheon meeting to discuss the
the American Jewish Congress. $100,000 and held it'in contempt prising only 55 cabs at the end strategy conferences to work out problems. Dr. Saita and Dr. K.
ways
Io
best
present
their
case
Other organizations joining in the
court because it refused to of the journey, roared into Tok­ to * the Transportation Ministry John Shintani. executive member
brief are Commission on Chris­ . of
turn over a list of its Alabama yo after' a teeth-rattling ride and the national. Diet.
of the Vancouver Civic Unity
tian Social Progress of the Ame- members. The NAACP feared
.Association, are expected to at­
rican Baptist Convention; Ame­ that publication of its member­ over dusty, bumpy Japanese
tend.
'
rican Civil Liberties Union-; Ame­ ship records would subject its roads. Thirteen cabs, succumbing
rican Friends Service Committee; members to boycott and physical to the rigors of the trip, were
TO SPEAK TO' VARSITY CLUB
American
Jewish
Committee; violence. The Association halted
left
along
the
roadside.
American ’Veterans Committee, its operations in Alabama in
The cabbies took matters into
Anti-Defamation League of BY al June, 1956, after an injunction
Saitn will speak to
Dr. Il
their
own hands after becoming
BTith: Board of Home Missions had been issued against it. The
.s-a X arsity Club on
of the Congregational Christian injunction cited the failure of the incensed over the slow pace of
Los Angeles Nisei Miiko taka
>f Nish in Our ComChurches: Council for Christian NAACP to register with the wage negotiations. ,
flew into Toronto last Sunday m unity” at a mw ling tentatively
They gassed up all the taxis
Social Action of the United state. When NAACP attorneys
slated f‘'r Tini day, Nov. 1. 12:30
the
company owned, bought a few
Church of Christ; Jewish Labor offered to register, the Montgo­
p.m .
Committee; National Community mery Circuit Court Judge ruled road maps, and headed for the big morning after publicizing hei
lid, ''1 am very
Dr
first film, Warner Brothers’ Sa- pt a d that tin.•s' younger Nisei
Relations Advisory Council; Unit­ that they could hot. The Alabama city.
Flabbergasted taxi company of­ yonara, which will be. premiered
ed Synagogue of America; and Attorney GeneraF then demanded
arc < mseious oJ th< ir responsificials
screamed “robbery” when in New York in January.
when
Workers Defense League.
to our eommunity

the membership lists.
they learned of the. action, they
•i>
drifting
away
Nut-i
a

Seattle-born
Miss
Taka,
who
Signing the brief on behalf of
• The appeal to the Supreme shouted for the police to catch
J ACL were attorneys Frank Chu- Court is the first time the high the fleeing unionists and to jail was discovered at the annual Ni­ from their responsibilities. . . •
. and ioeia' rare all right,
man of Los Angeles, legal coun­ court has agreed To review any them on a charge of grand lar- sei Week Festival in Los Angeles,
.
; io me they are for
had
to
cancel
appearances
in
Bos
­
but

sel. and Harold Gordon of Chica-__ of the numerous anti-NAACP acceny.
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fm
’t‘on of the moment—■
ton,
Montreal
and
Ottawa
from
th
r
go, legislative- legal committee.
tions taken by the Southern
the time word spread her three-month 39-city tour be­ nt
ervice toward i the many
By
The signatories to the brief States in recent years,
through police networks, how­ cause of a case of flu. She said,
ar; to come."
described themselves as “'private,
The brief submitted hy the
ever,
"the
speeding
taxi
motor
­

This
is
too
awful
to
be
labelled
voluntary associations of Ameri- organizations ^^o^a£ cade had elft-the prefecture and
Asian. I prefer to call it the Sput­
cans formed to achieve specific any question ^ut s®ol^at d was well on its way.
nik flu.”
purposes, religions, civic, educa- or integration, but argues instead
• Police in other prefectures, per­ • In Toronto, she visited Mayor
tional, and others”. As such, they on the constitutional freedom o
haps influenced by the determin- Phillips, appeared on television
maintained, “they have a direct association.
Monday night, and went through
the regular round uf press con­ zlyamatto aralaavczara koi c
ferences. Arriving at Malton Air­
port in a bright orange kimono, wo ayamuchi to iu(To have erred and not right­
she was reported to have a bit
ed,
it is called truly erred.) Com­
of difficulty with immigration
rentians.
pare:
Wrongs righted is no long­
Tokyo.
By ZOE BIELER
“I love to sew,” she says. Sew­ officials improving that she was

There
I
learned
what
it
was
er
wrong.
ing talent runs in the family and an American.'
In the Montreal Star
like to be foreign born because one of her brothers Norman Wa­
Because., she herself has _ _ though
uiuugn Ix of course
___ __ ____
knew what tanabe, is a designer with one
perienced the problems and diffi- ^e Japanese language sounded of Montreal’s private dressmakculties which face a student in a ^^ j couldn’t speak it and my ing establishments.
strange land trying to under­ understanding was imperfect.”
The dean of arts and science novels not as examples of wholePrior to taking the job at St.
hogging westernization, but as a
stand lessons given in a language
Andrew’s Youth Centre, Miss at the University of British Col­ modern adaptation of old and
CHILD
EXPERT
imperfectly
understood,
Miss
umbia, S.N.F. Chant, will presenBack in Canada she came east Watanabe taught nursery school some impressions of the increas­ sophisticated artistic traditions.
Tsuya Watanabe is able to sym­
at the Education fog Hearing
pathize and understand the New and continued her studies, at the Handicapped Children School on ingly westernized living habits of
Canadian children who come to Institute of Child Study in Tor­ Coronet Road.
Japan, gathered during a recent
onto She has also taken the spe­
St. Andrew’s Youth Centre.
“Most of my work has been visit, on Oct. 28, 29, and 31,
GREENWOOD, B.C.—Ted Mit­
Newly
appointed
program cial art course for teaching child­ with young children but I’m en­ 10:20 p.m. EST, on the Cl^ sugu Hamaguchi, son of Mr. and
director o.U,<the Centre, a Red ren art at the Montreal Museum joying working with middle aged Trans-Canada network.
Mi'S T Hamaguchi of Green­
Feather agency, Miss Watanabe, of Fine Arts. Besides working children and teen-agers,
she
Chant
believes
the
Japanese
do
wood, B.C., was the recipient of
a tiny Canadian-born Japanese, as
as a nursery school teacher at says. Only four feet ten in not stress extremes as North a $100 scholarship from the
has had wide experience in child­ the Montreal Day Nursery for height, the cheerful little woman,
Parent-Teachers association for
ren’s work. Born in New West- several years, she has Mso taught whose hair is beginning to go Americans do, but “tend to merge his outstanding average upon
and harmonize rather than separ­
minster, B.C., she received her handicraft both at Camp Chap­ gray,
gray, has no objections when ate and analyze”. Thus he sees high school graduation. He en­
leau,
the
Old
Brewery
Mission
early education in British Colum­
some of the teen-agers refer to
the latest Japanese movies and tered UBG this year.
bia and then went to Japan to camp and at Clouds’ Hill, a pri­ her as “Shorty.” With most
study at the Girls’ College in vate camp for girls in the Lau- the staff she is better known as
“Sue” rather than Tsuya.
Miss Watanabe claims she is
still too new at the job to have
made any definite plans for new
HAMILTON, Ont.—Thirteen- awav when young Thomas was program but she would like to
year-old Eddie Naganobu and 12- struck. “Don was bleeding very include organized trips to such
Christmas is just around the corner and
year-old Donald Thomas were badly, so I ran for help”, he saiu. places as the Montreal Museum
think about our big special Christmas and
holiday
“The girls knew we were down of Fine Arts, a TV studio and a
playing at the bottom of 150press will start rolling on the first part of the NCs hoimaj.
foot-deep Chedoke falls last Sun­ there all right,” he said “I guess library in the program. “I would
day when a couple of young girls they were just seeing how close also like to try more dramatics.
are
FN T
A high proportion of the
started throwing rocks at them they could come to hitting us.
from above.
Reaching the top ox the falls, youngsters who come to the
Donald was hit on the head he ran to the house of Howard Centre after school and 'each
special issue.
.
,
and was reported to be in critical Pettigrew on Scenic drive wad evening are the children of re­
Photographs and black-and-white drawings are also welcorn •
condition in St. Joseph’s hospital phoned police and an ambulance. cently arrived immigrants. “They
Help ns to make the holiday issue the type of paper YOU
after a five-hour life or death "After emergency treatment ax learn English in school but there
is
much
we
can
do
to
help
them
operation by brain surgeons.
the scene, the boy was carried up adjust to the Canadian way of
want to read!
'
The Editors
Edward, son of_ Mrs. and Mrs.
3
the
steep
sides
of
the
falls
on
a
Harry Naganobu of West 30th
life,” Miss Watanabe declares,
Hamilton, was only three feet stretcher.

Kure Cabbies Drive to Tokyo in Strange Strike

Miiko Taka
Passes Thru

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Montreal Nisei Youth Director

On CBC: Japanese and Western Ways of Thought

Wins P-TA Scholarship

Nisei Runs for Help as Pal Hit by Stones

Calling AU Writers

and Photographers and Artists, too.

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October -23, 1957.

gS Cup Golf Medals Charged Duty in Japan
.T-wanese customs of^ ^ W
60
edal s as “'-'valuable metal"
inrgLd the International
nation $38.88 (14,000
duty to get them into the

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ing to be taken out of Japan a- ^
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said Fred Corcoran- of
over
OCTOBER
New .York, vice-president
of the , 25„—Vancouver.

.,. . renow^up r.c.ir
Nisei
aSSOCiatlOll.

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lowe'en Dance at Arlington, 1236 West

i dates and doings
Kabuki Performance
Draws Audience of 300

The medallions, showing two
Broadway; 9-1: 75c_
.
men shaking hands and inscribed 25—Kelowna, lc, DBL
"international goodwill througn
KalL
golf,” were held by customs a- I 2S—Montreal. Bussei cancer;.
Tong with four dozen golf balls.
vavipivun
Dutv on The balls came to 819.44.; ■‘The customs officials were 2-3—Toronto. Toronto Japanese u.
s
very nice about it. but none of
at Royal Ontario Museum.
them plays golf,5' said Corcoran. 9—Toronto. Buddhist Bazaar at 91S

Au estimated 300—more than
a third. Occidental—crowded into
Wbronze discs are to be athe Toronto Buddhist. Church las:
ddivered anywhere in Canada
to participants m the
Friday night to see the Womens
r price list today. Oniy 5IQ
Auxiliary present two kabuki
' • ;■• Cnp international gon
naka you IN1 owner ri a
.VVVent Oct. 24-27 as “gooddramas with English common:
adorn portable typewriter,
TJauan,-host-country,
tary.
..........................................
..
.
wilt: ink?
\vi
Comments from the entnusias7 my entrants'in the tourney.
58 of the medals are gotic' audience after the perform- I
Bathurst St.
mice revealed that many were
9-11—Kamloops. B.C. imra annual
under
the impression that it
YBL Convention; Convention Ball
taring
Miss
Bussei
contest;
box
a
professional
company, although
keg
only
the
director,
Mrs. K. Nishi­
22—Toronto. Nisei Students Club Autumn
moto,
was
a
veteran
of kabuki.
Nocturne at Polish Alliance Hall.
VANCOUVER -NISEI: Fred Kumoi 7oo
XD^Y 10-PIN (Oct. -20): Barney 4-0
22

Kelowna,
B.C.
KYBA
Sixth
Annual
Most
of
the
viewers
found
it very
(269, Sho Tabata 713 (320), Sam Tana­
SU?17A,. paul and May 3-1 over Ken
General Election.
interesting
and
polished
although
ka
709
(
287),
Connie
Nozaki
645
(240).
aYUtJ Verb split 2-2 with Mas.
30—Toronto. TYBS Musical Talent Revue.
City Senior Men's A: Tad Kitagawa 30—Toronto. Nisei Women s L-mb am- they could not understand all tliv
A
■ Jim Morita 624 (231), John
Csi^ (215-213), Henry Nagai took'the sootiight by rolling 928 (390).
ner and dance at Little Jacks, Law­ movements- and symbols.
747 Vim Hashida 604 (202), Ken Commodore Major: Tom Nomura 793
rence Plaza. 82.75.
The first play, Sendai Hagi,
Rm (775) Tosh Muraki 596 (311), Dave Matsuba 730. CYO League: 30—Kelowna, B.C.-Bukkyo-kai 251^ an­
was
a tragedy about the motherly
J Fujioka '594 (235-204),. Setty Dave. Matsuba 817 (293), Harry Shibata
niversary Concert . and Snibai at
I. J. SHAROUN
■ ."";9n (224) Shirlev Aihoshi 600 795- (305) (both bowlina for Marra Steiia
love and loyalty to a feudal lord,
Buddhist Hall. .
''Xan^Nitta’598 J215), Nobby Fu- No. 2). ■ •
.
.
enacted against a background of 781 Queen St. West, Toronto
(215) Dorothv Dietscn joZ
During Thanksgiving weekend, about
DECEMBER
court intrigue in 17th century Ja° V Baba' 578 (216), Kav Ogaki 20 bowlers took a trip to Kelowna for
•-h?"

—Barney a three-event tourney—mixed doubles, 21—Winnipeg. Manitoba -JCCA Xmas pan.
mixed teams and all-star. Sorry all the • Ball at Curtis Hotel, East Kildonan.
The second, Yoslutsunc benID AY 10-PIN (Oct. J 8): Mickey high average bowlers couldn't make the
bonzakura
(The Thousand Chcrix 5
(933)’, Tom lakahashi 56o trio because of flu and work. But Van
Trees), was a fairy-tale comedy
Morita 537, Joe Ito 527 Bob bowlers did well by coming in 2nd and
496 Jack Watanabe 526, Poul 3rd in mixed teams and 2nd in mixed
telling the story of a young maidAW (222)
Tak Takemura 5^.1 doubles.
—Chuckles
en on a journey who is befriendf Tim Kitamura 517, Porky Ito 516,
THE LADIES . . .
who magically
ed by a
415 (212), Tosh Iwai 513,
FORT WILLI AIM. Ont.—The changes
S3 . Shigetomi 513 (200), Roy Fuiii 509
into a soldier.
himself
NISEI MAJORS (Oct. 18): High man annual meeting of Lakehead Ni­
1
Tanaka:508-(201), Tosn OniTsuji said that
y' FF," Chuck 'Shimizu 503, Letty Na- this week was Tad Tanabe, with a nice sei Club Ladies’ Auxiliary was
he
would
like
to
see
the Japanese
-785,
Ken
Izumi
768
(342),
Tak
Nishino
502 (209), Ken Nakamichi bUZ,
748, S. Takeuchi 734 (318), F. Saito /lb, held recently, and the following Canadian community present this
Ade 500.
. . executives were elected:
138414 Queen W.
w Hashizume 468, Alma Mnke m2, M. Kuroda 703.
type of Japanese drama at a
Ken Izumi, out front with 26 pts., looks
President, Mrs. Y. Sakamoto: place such as Hart House.
; Ch—itzer 451, Joyce Nakamicni
FVSato .445, Chris Uchikura 4o8, like the team to beat this year, althougn vice-president, Mrs. H. Abe;, re­
LE. 2-6378
Toronto
$
--Ji
^
Kobayashi 436, Mary- Ebata 431, followed closely by the solid Lewis
Men's Wear team with 23, and the cur- cording secretary, Mrs. B. Okada;
Tanaka 413, Rose Yasui 400.
’ rent champions Yamada Studios with Zi. correspondence secretary, Mrs. S. National JCCA Meeting
Java Shopoe is next with 16, Min Sasa­ Inouye; treasurer, Mrs. G. Kenno;
The jiext National Jcl a exe­
ki and Zaduk & Williams 15, Spadina
membership,
Mrs.
G.
Iwasa;
pro
­
cutive
Committee, meeting will be
.Bowling 9.
In the high average race, Tuck Ka­ gram committee, Mesdames M- held this Thursday, Oct. 24 8:30
taoka still leads with a lofty, 257, with Kishi, K. Hibi, F. Nishikawa, S. p.m. at. the International Insti­
WMWW^
runner-uD Tad Tanabe 247, followed by Hayashi, and H. Asano; social
tute. 41.5 Jarvis Street.
Yamada "Studios' "Big Four"—T. Nishi­
The agenda has been carried
243, M. .Isoshima 240, H. Inouye 2o0, conveners, Mesdames H. Kino­
HO. 5-3652 -—Res: LE. 2-7445'' no
and IS. Wakabayashi 227; F. Saito 226, shita, M. Ohashi, T. Yamamoto ovei- from the previous meeting
S. Suefuji, R. Ushijima and K. Ohara and S. Omae; visiting committee, scheduled fox- Oct. 16 which was
328 Broadview Ave., Toronto
224, K.’ Izumi 223.
M.S.
Mrs. K. Tatebe and Mrs. T. Mi- postponed owing to the flu. Sub­
2M.A TONOI tTKIIT, TORONTO
yata.
icommittees on immigration and
GOLF TOURNEY . . . “
. , public relations will be establish­
The ' annual
inter-provmcu.ii ed. Preliminary discussions will,
golf tournament was held at Win­ take place on “History of the Ja­
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
nipeg recently' with approximat­ panese Canadians.’’
Everyone is welcome.
KIMIAKI NAKASHIMA? C.A.
ely' 40 from Winnipeg and LakeWALTER I. SHERER, C.A.
j. DOUGLAS LEHBERG, C.A.
head participating, in 36-hole me­
WALTER FISCHER, C.A.
RE. 1-1186
dal play. The Championship Chal­ Club EI Choclo
5590 VICTORIA AVE., MONTREAL 26, QUE
lenge Trophy foi’ low net was
H. S. TSURUDA
Sunday, Oct. 27, is the date of
captured by Lakeheader Min Sa­
(Japanese Canadian Agent)
next regular club session at
kiyama. Presentation was made our
85 Rowntree Aye., TORONTO
Armadale
Hall,‘ 1331A Dundas St.
at a dinner party at Shangai
West, Toronto, with instructions
RO. 9-0(573
Chop Suey House,.
- .
commencing
from
8
p.m.
Flat Roofing © Shingling @ Eavestroughs @ Sheet Metal W or
The last golf tournament ot the
Our instructor, Eddie Hashi­
Lakehead Nisei Golf Club was
B O N D E D RO OFER
moto, will be instructing fuithei.
held a few weeks ago. The 36- in samba and waltz. As usual, we
Phone RO. 2-4911
T- Nishida
hole affair-was won by Casey
TORONTO
buy the best
Iwasa, low net A; Kenji Tsubou­ will have plenty of time for so­
cial
dancing.
chi, low gross; Bob Nishikawa,
We would ask that all those
Be Sure? to Order
low net B.
interested in becoming members j
of our club to please join as soon
bowling
t .
The LNC bowlers are back in as possible.
*
full swing, having just completed
*
? We cater to wedding parties, private dinners and
their second week of competition. Rec Socratic Club
There are six teams competing
100 LBS. FOR $16.25
; banquets Also take-out service.
Rec Socratic Club will continue
for the annual championship,.
with fox-trot this Sunday. Be­
At
WELCOME . . .
'
,
ginners classes are from 8 to
We welcome Masako Kawata with advanced classes from J to
of Winnipeg to the Lakehead. Sne 9:30 The Hallowe’en Social also
EM. 3-7646
123A Dundas St. West ^ Toronto
has joined the staff of Selknk takes place this Sunday with free
- High School, teaching a home refreshments. Admission is no
I economics course'.
cents for members and
TORONTO
FATHER KELLY
_
',
non-members. Members of
Father Kellv of the Catholic.. 5^ are reminded that this is Anu
Phone EM. 4-7692
Mission was vacationing ‘at the last week for the old member­
home of his.parents in Fort Wil­ ship; new cards are on sale au $
EM. 6-3663
liam, after serving in Nagoya, the door.
*
*
*
Japan, for the past seven years.
During his sojourn, he was a veyy Anglican Bazaar
popular speaker and was always
The annual Toronto Japanese
a staunch supporter of Japan aim Anglican Church bazaar
Nisei in Canada. The Club pre­ held this Saturday, Oct.
1620 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BLDG.,
sented a token of appreciation to pm at St. Anne’s Parish Had,
B Y KRISTER and SOLlCITOB
him before he returned to Japan Dundas and Dufferm. It is spon­
TORONTO, ONTARIO
for his second term of missionary sored by the Anglican Church
NOTARY PUBLIC
Telephone: Office EM. 3-1349 — Res. AM. 1-2746
work.
Suite 502, Temple Building
G2
RICHMOND ST. WEST
dancing class
Act the LNC executive meeting,
TORONTO
Res: KO. 7-3421
it was decided that the first com­
r.M. f-*wfi&
munity dancing class will be held
aluminum storms
at. Wayside Gymnasium on Oct
.& SCREENS
95 7-30 p.m. Mr. S. Miller has
RESIDENCE.
OFFICE
agreed to give us lessons in pol­
2 Vosta Drive
EM.
4-1394
ka. foxtrot and waits. Everyone
MAylair 13^5
direct from factory
EM. 4-1395
is welcome. We hope to have a
®
FULL
GUARANTEE
. Big Majority of Japanese Canadian Customers
good turn-out from all the Nisei
@ highest quality at
Purchase Their Homes Through
and the younger Issei.
LOV/EST PRICES
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
HOLIDAY PARTIES . •
NOTARY PUBLIC ,
On the same agenda, it was
201 Northern Ontario Building
agreed unanimously that we hold
representing
_—
230 Bay Stroat (at Adelaide)
aSChristmas Tree Party f°r the
BA. 5-5917
TORONTO
WTLLOWDALE,
ONTARiO
and a New Y ear s Day
WA. 1-1191
® kiddies
Social and Keiro-kai. as m the
153 St. Clair Ave. W.
or LE. 4-1427 (Res.) ^ past.
TORONTO. Ont

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Wednesday, October 23 195.7

Coordination

THE NEW CANADIAN

T.

UMizUKI,
Publisher;
UMEZUKI,
English Section^
ktN MORI, Japanese Secvon V*^
and Advertising Manager. ' ' '^^

Published on Wednesday and Saturday of each week
Subscription Rates: $3.50 fc- 6
One of the important tasks of nil levels of the Ja­
$6 per year. (Ad rates-on request
as
a
medium
of
expression
and
news
outlet
panese Canadian Citizens Association—the National,
H°urs: 8:30-5:30 Monden
among those of Japanese origin in Canada
provincial, and local—is to coordinate their efforts with
9-1 p.m. Saturday.
; na-:
other groups.
as second class
EM. 6-5005 479 Queen St. W., Toronto 2-B, Ont. Authorized
Post Oifice Department, O‘
Vancouver JCCA has given support to the Vancou­
ver Coordinating Council in achieving social justice.
Now, in return, when Dr. H. S. Saita of VJCCA present'e’d the immigration and civil rights problems of the JCs
STEVESTON, B.C.—Sid Koni­
“Unless there are old' folks at pipe-moulding factory in Whnubefore the Council, it immediately arranged for a meetting with the local immigration officers to discuss the shi, Japanese-Canadian fisher­ home, our youngsters nowadays
Anti - Jap ane se
man, bridges the gap between the probably will never* learn Japa­
problems. ■
still strong when the “exiles” be­
The Toronto-Ontario JCCA special committee on old and new in this busy Fraser nese,” he says.
gan to return home in 1949. Mr
Sid’s family attends the United Mori says his store window
immigration also has worked with an outside group— River port, Canada's largest Ja­
Church but still celebrates the broken several times but wers
the Chinese Canadian Association—to present a brief panese settlement.
new year in Japanese style, which who. came back in 1951 Sid,
av
Master of the Gulf Kid, a 33- he describes as three days of
last March to the former minister of immigration, J. W.
there
now
is
no
ill.feeling
or
di
Pickersgill, requesting changes in the immigration re­ foot gill-netter, he is again cast­ house parties and drinking. The crimination.
ing his nets in British Columbia’s local liquor store sells the Japa­
gulations of Canada pertaining to Asiatics.
“There is- considerable inter­
salmon-rich coastal waters. But nese sake, while Steveston gro­
marriage
between Japanese and
Then there is the Japanese American Citizens he finds life has changed much cery stores specialize in imported
whites,

he
says. “At home niv
League, joining 13 other major national organizations since his return to his home town, delicacies from Japan.
children and white children watch
62 miles southwest of downtown
However,
storeowner Mitch television together. They go to
to support the National Association for the Advance­ Vancouver.
Mori, 35, notes that' each year the same schools.”
ment of Colored People in its fight to enjoy the freedom
“We are quickly becoming as­ there is a'•steady decrease in pur­
Sid, a member of the United
of association. As the 14 organizations say, “Today, it similated with other Canadians,” chases of Japanese goods. At the Fisheries and Allied Workers
Sid, 34-year-old father of same time, the cafe jukebox, once Union, lives in town but a few of
is the NAACP that is subjected to attack. Tomorrow, the says
three.
stocked with Japanese hits, now the fishermen still live in unsame measure may be taken against any group that
Although many of the estimat­ plays American tunes. Restau­ ’ painted wooden houses near* the
ed 1,500 Japanese in Steveston rants in town now serve Ameri- waterfront. Approximately. onsupports a cause opposed by state officials.'’’
5

Steveston JC Fishermen are Assimilating

still speak Japanese among them­
selves; worship Buddha and cling
to ancient traditions, the younger
generation is breaking away from
the past.
Sid, who spent part of his
youth in Japan and speaks Japa­
nese, says his children speak only
English and can barely under­
stand Japanese.

can-style food only.
When Canada went to war with
Japan in December, 1941, all Japanese-Canadians were ’ moved
away from the west coast. Many
went to Toronto and formed a
sizeable settlement; some were
sent to the B.C. interior and
others found work on the Prai­
ries.
Sid Konishi worked in a

third of Steveston’s CanadianJapanese
are fishermen, with
This type of unity is to be highly commended. Restric­
about 250 owning their own
tions on Japanese immigration are still largely, unchang­
boats. Many' women work in
ed since the war, but it is with such coordinated efforts
Steveston’s canneries and herring
that a greater chance of success may be afforded.
reduction plants, while others
commute to work in Vancouver.
We would also like to take this opportunity to com­
Sid, like most of Steveston’s
mend the hard-working president of VJCCA, Dr. Saita,
fishermen, specializes in salmon
and to wish him, and others like him, every success.
fishing but' in winter goes shrimp
fishing to supplement his income.
He estimates his average gross
earnings between $8,000 and $9,Chapter VI: SOCIO-POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
000. The figure might reach $13,000 in a good year but drops to
$4,000 if'the. catch is lean.
However, his earnings are off­
set by heavy expenses. A gillnetter similar to tire Gulf Kid
By BETTY WANGENHEIM
We have already seen the withdrawal of the older Nisei. Some might cost $13,000 to buy and
have attributed this to a pre-occupation with families and homes,
(Ed’s Note: The twelfth and concluding part of the chapter on ’and have suggested that, when their family responsibilities lessen, equip.
Socio-Political Institutions from Airs. Wangenheim’s thesis, The they will become more active in ethnic affairs. This is still a pos­
Social Organization of the Japanese Community in Toronto—A sibility but the evidence to be derived from the few oldest Nisei
CARD OF THANKS
Product of Crisis; 1956. Chapter VII is the Conclusion).
whose families have grown up does not give support to such a trend.
We wish to sincerely thank our
It is argued that for many years to come, teenagers and young friends, far and near, for the beautiful
^JANY of the active ethilie organizations are now working to coladults -will continue to need the protection of ethnic social groups floral offerings, the messages of symloot funds (for the proposed Toronto Community Centre). Sig­ to overcome the social problems caused by their cultural and physi­ pathy\and many acts of kindness shown
nificantly enough, they have had to resort., to sponsoring- dances, cal characteristics. It should be stressed that the age-group of Ca­ during our recent bereavement in the
passing of a beloved son and
movie nights, etc., to raise money. People no longer appear to re­ nadian born now active in ethnic social clubs passed the greater sudden
brother.
cognize an obligation to give donations for such a community pro­ part of their formative years in the isolation and confusion of the
We also deeply appreciate the servject. Some of the young Nisei social groups like the idea of having “Ghost Towns”, and much of their insecurity and mannerisms can ices rendered by Rev. G. D. Young,
Rev. Y. Ogura, the pallbearers and
the Centre Fund as an objective:
- be traced back to that-period.
those who loaned cars.
“It gives us a logical place to give money. Our dances have
It is probable that, as the younger ones raised in the East, with Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Okamoto and family,
been so successful that we were really ashamed to admit how much a more secure normal family life and with less conflict in their Taber, Alberta.
money we had. So we are glad to hand some of it over to the value systems, grow up, they will not have need of the same pro­
Community Fund.”
tective covering.
In .1955, those organizations that were attempting to sell the
idea of the Community Centre as a project which would benefit all
Japanese Canadians and for the success of which all Japanese Ca­
There has been a certain degree of hostility aroused both here
nadians should feel a strong responsibility were definitely discon­
and
in
the United States against the arguments of such well-assimi­
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barriers are inside the Nisei’s own mind, and. Nisei organizations
all their money for their own building ... And this offer to thei
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the majority of Buddhists have consistently taken a less active part organizations. Repeated statements have been made that most Ni­ or
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There is not yet any absolute certainty, despite the funds col­ unlike that of some Issei leaders, has no important economic facet,
lected, that the Community Centre project will succeed. While it in there tends to be a weakening of the strength of such groups.
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There is no doubt
Issei, whatever their orientation
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for the perpetuation of formal ethnic organizations.
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