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THE NEW CANADIAN
An independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1958

Canadian Citizenship
Requirement dropped

Purely Personal
------- , By HANK MORITSUGU —-

TORONTO. ONT.

Urges Students to Fight
For Ist-ciass Citizenship

17 IRELAND LAKE, Ont., my 'the well-known volume, The
“We’re still second-class citizens”. Mrs. Muriel Kitagawa, chairh place . of abode for the next United States and Japan. He had
man of the National JCCA Immigration Committee, told the Uni­
OTTAWA.—- The Government versity of Toronto Nisei Students Club last Friday. She and NJCCA
little while, has been, basking in always been interested in the Far
gloriously sunny weather this East, and regretted that the has dropped a requirement that president Ed Ide were guest speakers at'the students’ JCCA night.
week with temperature ranging Asian Studies department at the Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian
“Back in the thirties when the Nisei were fighting to get the
between 20-25 degrees. But the University of Toronto does not immigrants become citizens be­ franchise, we were third-class citizens. Now we're second-class citi­
fore being
to be joined zens,” she asserted. The JCs are still regarded as Japanese nationals
- eligible
mild spell will be temporary, I’m teach the Japanese language.
Not
the
least
of
the
benefits

in
Canada
by
members
of their when they want to enter the United States as residents.
told. It was no less than 26 be­
families.
that
might
accrue
from
the
intro
­
low here the day before I arrived.
Mrs. Kitagawa urged the Nisei
The citizenship restriction, im­
The skiers are complaining of duction of a Japanese language
students
to fight for their rights,
course at U of T is a more con­ posed by order-in-couneil dated
the scarcity of snow this year,
scious effort by some staff mem­ September, 1954, was resented by
thirties had taken the leadership
there being less than a foot of it bers to render Japanese terms East.- Indian and Chinese especi­
in
advancing their social status.
on the slopes. Kirkland people are and names in correct pronuncia­ ally on the grounds that they had
She related that Nisei of that day
I .don’t know whether it to wait until they had become
used to about four feet of the tion.
who had gone through university
citizens, a matter of five years,
bothered
other
people
at
a
series
were
forced to take jobs as un­
VANCOUVER.

The
great
dif
­
stuff lying around this time of
of lectures on Japanese art last before they could bring their
skilled
laborers.
ference in standards of living be­
year, arid the skiing season re­ fall . . . but it irked me to hear families.
The U of T students listened
Other immigrants could do so tween Asian and Western nations intently as the history of the
portedly lasts from December to (for example) the name “Utama­
as
soon as they established
could precipitate a Third World JCCA. was told from its beginings
ro

uttered
in
an
anglicized
April under normal conditions.
home.
rhythm
that
would
make
it
a
good
in the early thirties up to the war
War.
Population here has slipped
Acting Immigration Minister
from a prewar 25,000 to someth­ rhyme for “’wheelbarrow”.
This is the opinion of Donald years when the JCCA league was
I do have a tendency to be Fulton said the Government re­
almost wiped out. Mrs. Kitagawa
ing under 19,000, largely owing to
P. Dore, assistant professor’ of talked about, the young' Nisei
cognized
that
prolonged
separa
­
over-conscious
about
these
things.
decreased mining activity. A
Asian studies at University bf leaders like Tom Shoyamn, Shi­
number of empty homes and Consider the usage of our own tion imposed financial and physic­
alhardships
and
that
speedy
re
­
editor,
whom
I

ve
often
heard
in
­
nobu Higashi and Kunio Shimizu,
shops are in evidence, and few
troducing
herself
with
something
union
of
families
made
for
happy
and
told anecdotes about the
Ho told a meeting of the Van­
rooming houses are without
and
permanent
settlement.
that
sounds'like

oomzooky.

evacuation
and repatriation. The
vacancies.
couver Civic Unity Association
franchise
was
finally granted in
In Kirkland' I’ve already felt
that the world was growing smal­ 1948. ,
many times the friendliness for LARGEST CONGREGATION OUTSIDE JAPAN
ler and Asians were learning the
She went on to describe the
the newcomer in town that
situation
in Japan—“like some­

difference
between
the
have
and
characterizes all. small communi­
thing
being'
squeezed harder and
the have not nations.
ties.
harder—-it just has to burst.” And
“Atom bombs are relatively in Canada, there are vast empty
Yesterday I met a young Ame­
cheap
and soon all Asian nations lands waiting to be developed.
Rt.
Rev.
include
working
class
families
Wilkinson,
rican woman who’s here with her
will
be
armed with them,” he
•and
leading
businessmen
in
Tor
­
husband, a USAF sergeant sta­ Bishop of Toronto, confirmed 20
“There’s a job for you to do in
said.
onto.
They
started
meeting
in
the
at
the
Japanese
the J CCA”, she told the. students.
tioned at a local outpost of the candidates
“The iniquities in standards of It should be given new ideas, “a
Pinetree. line. While in New York, Church of St. Andrew’s, Dufferin Chapel of the Holy Trinity and
living
are a constant threat to shot in the arm”.
she had known ,a number of Ni­ St.. Sunday. They were presented the congregation is growing so
the
west
they provide the
Earlier Ed Ide impressed upon
sei, most of them from Hawaii, by Rev. Ken Imai, Japanese pas­ fast that tentative, plans for a incentive because
to
the
Asian
nations for the students the necessity of an
new
church
are
being
considered.
tor
of
the
church.
who shared, the same apartment
Last Easter' 49 children and an atomic attack.”
Bishop Wilkinson congratulat­
organization like the JCCA to
building with her. When I men­
He
predicted
the
Asian
coun
­
adults
were
baptized
and
55
can
­
protect and advance the interests
ed
the
church
on
having
become
tioned having met a few Nisei
tries
would
sell
their
1
allegiance
didates
were
confirmed.
The
con
­
of the JCs as a united group.
the
largest
Anglican-Episcopal
on a visit there, she rattled off
to
the
highest
bidder
in
terms
of
gregation
was
officially
recogniz
­
It was opined that if there was
all kinds of names like Yoshimo­ Japanese congregation outside
aid
and
said
the
Russians
had
ed
as
a
church
of
the
diocese
in
no
such organization like the
Japan,
exceeding
in
membership
to, Imai, Yasuda, etc., hoping that
provided'
almost
twice
as
much
JCCA
during the evacuation, the
195.7.
The
women

s
auxiliary
is
even
Los
Angeles
and
Vancouver.
we had at least one mutual
aid
as
United
States,
last
year.
preparing
Japanese
cultural
pro
­
JCsmight
well have been deport­
The
church
started
ten
years
acquaintance.
Mr.
Dore
recommended
that
all
grams
for
occidental
W.A.

s
in
ed
to
Japan.
ago
with
four
members.
Now
We didn’t have any, but it was
nations, East and West, pool
The Nisei Students Club had
a lot of fun hearing about these attendance sometimes reaches the diocese.
their
aid
through
the
United
Na
­

We
are
real
Canadians
and
called
for a JCCA Night because
300.
Rev.
Imai
came
from
Japan
people and their activities. Par­
tions
to
prevent
bipartisan
reac
­
it
was
felt that most of the mem­
we
feel
that
we
have
something
five
years
ago
when
membership
ticularly the story of the young
tions
on
the
part
of
Asian
coun
­
bers
were
unaware of the JCCA.
to
contributeto
the
culture
of
was
25.
Most
of
the
members,
are
fellow from Japan, born in Paris
tries
receiving
the
aid.
About
40
students
attended.
Canada,

explained
Mr.
Imai.
converts
'from
Buddhism.
They
where his father was with the
branch office of the Mitsubishi
Company. A student at Colum­
bia University, he had purchased
an old jalopy to drive his friends
around the city. They had the
time of their lives pushing the
On Sunday afternoon Ken and I dropped into the gallery at 98
Just as if the weatherman had been waiting for someone to auto when it failed to function
Gerrard
West, armed with a little reference book of Japanese wood­
make
a
comment,
no
sooner,
had
T
written
about
a
wonderful
sunny
through New York’s rush-hour
block prints (since wo are neither artists nor experts on the subject
Sunday
when
the
first
heavy
snow
covered
our
city.
The
roads
busy streets.
of Ukiyoe by any means), and managed somehow to identify the
This lady has also seen Japan have become icy and slushy and hazardous to traffic, but maybe
works.

some
of
the
unemployed
will
be
able
to
get
temporary
jobs
shovel
­
itself, having enjoyed shopping
There are a total of 72 originals selling from $25 to $75 each,
ling
snow.
.
.
visits to Tokyo and Kyoto while
by six top Ukiyoe artists. There were two by Hiroshige which I
stationed in Korea doing service
particularly liked for the beautiful coloring, depicting scenes of Edo
work for the armed forces.
(
Last Friday evening we attended a Nisei Students Club meet­ (the old name for Tokyo).
The photographer for the'
Ukiyoe
is
the
name
given,
to genre paintings—wood-cuts of the
Northern Daily News here used ing where NJCCA president Ed Ide and Mrs. Muriel Kitagawa were
life
that the artists knew. Those produced in the Edo period (1603_
_
to work with the Chas. Abel com­ to speak on'the JCCA.
It was a very interesting evening, especially Muriel’s remini­ 1868) were intended for esthetic appreciation rather than as acces­
pany in Toronto. He remembers
sories to religion as was the case before that time. Early Ukiyoe
a Nisei fellow worker who he be­ scences of the Nisei movement in the early thirties. She mentioned painters
chiefly portrayed gay girls and actors, but later artists
lieves is now in the job printing such fore-runners of the Nisei as the late Hozumi Yonemura and
covered
all
phases of life. According to the reference book, here is
Susumu Kobe, and Nisei leaders Shinobu Higashi and Tom Shoyabusiness^
some
data
on
the artists in the show:
*
ma. Shinobu and Tom, incidentally, were the co-founders of The
New Canadian.
,
HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), one of the most popular of
In those days in B.C., Muriel said, the Nisei could not get good ,
Ukiyoe
painters. Ilis most celebrated pictures are the 53
Yamada’s indicator is some­ jobs in spite of university education. This social injustice was the
stages
on
the.Tokaido national highway, called “Tokaido
thing I heard about when I visit­ beginning of the JCCA, a group for collective action for the better­
Gojusantsugi
”. He achieved great success in giving graphic
ed St. Thomas a few weeks ago. ment of Japanese Canadians.
expression to Japanese climate and weather.
Friend of mine who’s a freshman
I don’t know how the talk impressed' the students of today.
engineer at Western told me it’s They are comparatively lucky and have little difficulty getting good
TOYOKUNI (1769-1825) was skilled in painting women
used in chemistry labs there jobs. But if they look a little bit further, there is still injustice
and portraits of actors, particularly in the latter where he
with similar purposes for 'which remaining for the Nisei.
established a style of his own.
*
we used litmus paper _ in high
For instance, as Muriel pointed out to them, if Japanese Cana­
school. But Yamada’s indicator, dian citizens try to get suitable jobs in the States, they are treated
KUNISADA (1786-1864) was a disciple of Toyokuni I
which I presume is named after as Orientals insofar as the U.S. immigration laws are concerned. p
and later became Toyokuni TH. Like his teacher, he repre­
Dr. Samuel Yamada, is much They are categorized as alien immigrants from Japan, and are
sented actors, and also illustrated a large number of story­
more thorough. Dr. Yamada took obliged to ‘come under that country’s quota system.
books.
his Ph.D. at Western, and was
To remedy this inequality and injustice, collective action is
KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) was also a distinguished dis­
last heard from in Sweden,-where needed by a body like the JCCA. Muriel called on the students to
ciple of Toyokuni I. He was highly spoken of as a painter
he was lecturing and continuing spearhead this representative body of the JCs as Nisei students
of warriors, and produced landscape masterpieces character­
his research in a specialized field had done before the war.
ized by Western modes of expression.
of biochemistry.
One of several people to-whom
-^lll’
EIZAN (1787-1867) was skilled in the representation of
I must soon drop a note-is my
1
*lovely
women and in his advanced years developed his own
Last
Monday
an
exhibition
of
Japanese
prints
of
the
19th
cen
­
former tutor in Russian history.
stvle.
tury
opened
at*
the
Gallery
of
Contemporary
Art,
lasting
until
After' finishing his elementary
"schooling in Japan, he came back Saturday, Feb. 8. In preparation for this show, the gallery had a piil ^
EISEN was one of the pupils of Eizan. In those days,
to America to take his degrees at little difficulty in identifying the prints, since they had signatures
a
recognized
pupil of a famous artist was given part of that
Harvard, where he heard lectures written only in Japanese. So the GCA asked The New Canadian to
teacher

s
name.
by Edwin Reischauer, author of help with the labelling.

Warns Unaided Asians
May Start Hew War

Confirm 20 at St. Andrew's Japanese Anglican

ISSEI-DOM
. . . by t. u.

Of Sta^e®t§? JC€A5 «< Ukiyoe

Students and the JCCA. . .

Leftover Notes to Kill

Japanese Prints at GCA

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* KEG NEWS ACROSS CANADA
SUNDAY 10-PIN (Jan. 19): With, hdcp.:
Slim Hashida 627. (231), Henrv Nagai
619 (222), Tosh Ogawa 616 (224); Mickey
Nishimura 592 (224). Dorothy- Dietsch
598 (206), Yoko Noda 581 ^(215), Sue
Nagamatsu 579 (202), Toy Hashizume
564 (214), Irene Tsujimoto 564 (202).
Triple ila Ken. Yamada 52i, Ken Nakanishi 518, Joe Tsujimoto 514.
Ken 4-0 over Mike; Mas, May, B
3-1 over Geo., Herby, Paul. —B'

RECSOCRATIC (Jan. 19)
raka:
s too
recor
(326)
Shigetomi 70S (262). Sue M
ped the ladies with 6(21S).

VANCOUVER NISEI: "A
gawa 76-5 (323), Dave
(276), Kaye I:
:gi
321. Teresa Mi ■ao 547 (265), Yost
Ye 619 (224).
b
Uno 696 (252), I
ta 610 (221), Len Inouye 604 (229). Shir­
ley Shoji 578 (253), Naggy Murao 578
?19 (249), Tov Nozaki 519 (224)'.
—d: s. m.

dates and doings

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Japanese Movies
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A Valentine Queen to be chosen at Cupid’s Fancy

Two Japanese movies will be
presented . by Oyama Show on
Feb. 20 at the Gem Theatre, Dun­
das at Brock in Toronto.
“Haha no Kyoku” and “Abare
Andon” will be shown as usual
at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. with doors
opening at*5 p.m. The two movies
were completely sold out at show­
ings in Vancouver and Steveston
.recent! v.

Fancy”,, the social event of the
year in Vancouver, will be held
on Friday, Feb. 7. at the Hastings
Auditorium with proceeds going
towards the annual $100 scholar­
ship for a Nisei student on the
UBC campus. Headlining this
event will be the third annual
Valentine Queen Contest with Bob
“Mr. Magoo” McGavin of radio
station CKWX acting as master
of-ceremonies. The queen candi­
dates are: '

Vancouver Nisei
Fellowship News

WEDNESDAY 10-PIN (Jan. 15): Bob
Adachi 538 (184), Ken Moritsugu 526
the 11 th, around 40 members and
(197),-Jimmy Archer 522 (184), Jim Burns
friends
- of the Nisei Fellowship
516 (208), Mori Higa 516 (191), Hideo
group enjoyed a very delicious
Baba 516 (193), Tom Madokoro 513 (210),
sukiyaki dinner in true Nihon
Jack Watanabe 512 (180), Tom Fujimoto
511 (188), Yuki Onizuka - 507. (184), Ed
style with all the trimming's,
Nakamura 503 (173), Gord Mori 503
After* the two-hour dinner, the
(183), Ken Iwai 502 (185).
Fellowship
Maw, Joe, Tosh 4-0 over Don, Dick,
HAMILTON: On Jan. 11, Hank Kondo's
al meeting­ and election with the
Lou; Barney, Kaz, Frank, Yuki 3-1 over. 836 (338) was the only score worthy of
Koto, San, Doc, Ernie; Regent Press mention. On Jan. IS,, commercial leafollowing- 1
WINNIPEG.—Patricia Satom
and Ken split 2-2.
■ .
'
guers came through with Geo. Yanagaw
©
HIROKO
HAYA,
18,
repre
­
ous executive positions for 195S.
Red Cap Winner: Hideo Baba.
a hitting 759, Ken Namba 719, Jim Kino­ Hirayama will represent the pre
senting the Nisei Varsity Club.
President, Keiko Shimazaki:
(Jan. .22): Mike Idenouye 550 (207), shita 715, Kaz. Kadonaga. 709, Shores arts class in the
University of . She is enrolled in the’ Coilegr. of
Jim Burns 545 (212), Jack Watanabe 540 Kondo -705, while pretty Mich Hashimo­
vice-president,
Aiko Hori; secre­
(218), Ernie Chapman 532 (202), Joe to hit 607. On Jan.- 25, champ Tad Kon­ Manitoba’s “Snow Queen” con- Education at UBC where she is tary,
Lorraine
Miyagishima;
Tsujimoto 529 (179)/Sumi Sora 523 (190) ,- do had one of his better nights with test. Daughter of Mi’. and Mi's.
Maw Mori 513 (181). Ken Nakahara 220. 8823 (333), followed by Kaz Kadonaga Ichiro Hirayama of Winnipeg. preparing for a career as a pri- treasurer, Shiz Nihei; social conDoc,. Dick, Joe, Yuki, Tosh and Lou .3-1 ’748 (313), Shores Kondo 703 (300), Andy
mary school teacher. When she is veners, Amy Odamura and Gorover Ernie, Regent, Frank, Ken, Don and Makino 697. For the ladies, Kim Hashi­ Patricia will compete against 12 not studying, Hiroko spends her don Kadota; sports conveners,
Barney. Kayo, Kaz, San and Maw split moto hit 650 while cute Connie Kosugi other candidates.
time either in Phrateres or at her Amy Aoyama and Tod Sdkaki;
2-2,
—Joe hit her first 303 single this year and 633
triple.
'
—Fred
interests—gossiping-, cooking and welfare conveners, Harriet Iwase
VANCOUVER 10-PIN (Jan. 19): Com­
and Jim Poitzsche; publicity com­
sewing*. Pet peeve: rain I
FRIDAY 10-PIN (Jan. 24): Jack Wata­
monwealth Savings, Mikado’s, Dave
mittee. Kay Sato and Seichi Ta­
Koby Auto Body and Manufacturer's Life nabe 598 (239-208), Joe Tsujimoto 591
Dr.
Chaim
Vardi,
founder
and
©
KAY
HAYASHI
is
sponhara.
(222),
Bob
Yamamoto
573
(231),
Geo.
took 2 points from National Life, Ama­
Sha
At an executive meeting held
no's, Tom's National, and Chungking Kubota 530, Jim Burns' 529 (216), Ken editor of Christian- News from sored by Vancouver JCCA.
Nakamichi 525, Mickey Cinicola 520, Israel, and recognized as one of is a student at-West Vancouver
(1). '
recently,
the different committees
Mamo Madokoro bowled men's high Sam Hayashi 516, Herby Morita 510, the most competent experts on High School. Her favorite pas­ planned a varied and vigorous
Dave
Kuwahara
505,
Wallv
Iwamoto
505,
single for the day with 222, while triple
was bowled by Johnny Nakata 582. Lefty Nakamura 502, Mike Idenouye the Christian church in the Mid­ times include baby-sitting, col­ program for 1958. To start off, a
Ladies', high single Asako Nomura 165, 502, Roy Takeno 204, Roy Nagamatsu dle East, will speak on “The Re­ lecting records and sewing-. Her joint Sport and Social Nite on
and Joyce Okahori bowled the high 210, Roy, Tanaka 200. Joyce Taniishi 479. ligious Factor in Israel” next ambition is to become anything Jan. 31 is being planned with in­
triple 420.
—A. M. Toy Hashizume 443, Joyce Nakamichi
441, Mary Ebata 435, Marie Kobayashi Tuesday, Feb. 4, S p.m. at the but a stenographer—the probable vitations being- sent out to the
428, Kay Hewlett 426, Louise Baniel 419,
Unitarian Congregation, fate will be a- private secretary Kika Nisei and the Nisei Vaisity
BUSSEI (Jan. 19): Mas Yamada 660, Mils Wafanabe 401, Yuri Miisubata 400. First
Sam .Ito .654, Kunio Suyama 643, Jits
Club. There will be a bowling
Playoff -winners in second series to 175 St. Clair Ave. West. A noted for Elvis Preslev,
Oishi 642, Ken Tsujiuchi 634, Tad Ni­ join Yamada Studio and Monarch Shirts author, lecturer and scholar, Dr.
get-together on Feb. 15, and a
shimura. 622,. Jack Shimizu 604, George are Kayo Shigetomi 27, and Central
Fukusaka 602, Min Nakamura 601, Nancy ■ Cleaners 25. Going into the last week of Vardi has devoted himself entire­ © VICKI IWASE, 18, is repre­ welfare visit on March 2.
And the big spring social event
Fujita 645, Kim Kono 614.
the second series, Sugimoto Ins. and ly during the past decade to the senting Vancouver YEA. Vicki is
which
is gaining tremendous
a
junior
office
clerk
at
the
Work
­
Geo. Kubota both had 24 ■ points, but problems on Christians in Israel
NISEI MAJORS (Jan. 24): T.\Wakaba- took a shellacking in the last week of
popularity
is the annual Glenn
men

s
Compensation
Board,
and

■ yashi 814 (324), S. Nishikawa 790, T. Ka­ the series to lose second playoff spot and neighboring countries. A
Miller
Nite
which this year will
spends
her
time
reading,
bowling,
taoka 764, M. Nobuto-750, S. Wakabaya­ which ifent to Central Cleaners since question, period will follow the
shi 754, S. Suefuji 747, K. Izumi 727, M
be
held
at
the
spacious Hastings
sewing
and
cooking.
Her
ambi
­
they took four points from Sugimoto Ins.’ open meeting.
Kuroda 722, K. Ohara 716. .
We
Auditorium
on
March
tion
is
to
tour
around

the
world
Team standings: Yamada Studio .79,
extend
an
open
hand
to
anyone
in
80
.days.
Eastway Auto Body 75, Lewis Men’s
and everyone to come and enjoy
Wear 73, Java Shoppe 73, Spadina Bowl­
© REIKO NAKAMOTO, 19. the the various functions and activi­
ing 60, Zaduk'& Williams 52, Main Auto
Body 48, Min Sasaki 44.
—J. K.
choice of the Ten-Pin Bowling

Snow Queen Candidate

Christianity in Israel

CLASSIFIED SECTION
Help Wanted

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BARRISTER and SOLICITOR
NOTARY PUBLIC
Suite 502, Temple Building
62 RICHMOND ST. WEST
TORONTO
EM. 6-0959
Res.: RO. 7-3427
3*

OFFICE
EM. 4-1394
EM. 4-1395

RESIE>ENCE
i
2 Vesta Drive I
MAyfair 1365

Articles for Sale

CLEANER-and-spotter's helper, experi­
ence not necessary. Phone HO. 1-63ST NEXT to new clothing and all house­
hold articles: also merchandise on con;
(Toronto).
signment. . Junior League Opportunitv
HOME sewer, experienced on doll Shoo, 539 Mt. Pleasant at Bedside, Tor­
clothes with electric machine; apply onto. Phone HU. 8-7127.
second floor, 350. Sorauren, Ave., Toronto

Female Help Wanted
CLERK-typist, must be good at figures;
good wages, 5-day week. Apply Fashion
Jeweller Co., 39 Lombard St., Toronto.
TYPIST-general office routine, 5-day
week. Apply Uniforms Registered, 10
Laplante Ave., Bay and College, Toron­
to. Phone EM. 5-0125.

Business for Sale

CONFECTIONERY store
BUSY Bloor Srect West, doing good
business, 84,000 will handle..
Many
houses, -8 to 15 rooms, good income,
can buy some with very small down
payment. Phone
SAM S. TSUMURA
Keith Brooks Real Estate
582 Yonge Street, Toronto
WA. 4-7711 or Res.: AT. 2-3873

Andrew E. McKague,
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
- NOTARY PUBLIC

MACHINE CO.

201 Northern Ontario Building
330 Bay Street (at Adelaide)
TORONTO

H. S. TSURUDA
(Japanese Canadian Agent)
35 Rowntree Ave., TORONTO
RO. 3-0673

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EXPERIENCED

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Apply at

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HO. 5-3652 — Res: LE. 2-7445
328 Broadview Ave., Toronto

M. YANAGISAWA
representing

KEN WILES LIMITED REAL ESTATE

153 St. Clair Ave. W,
TORONTO. Ont

WA. 1-1191
or LE. 4-1427 (Res.)

® NANCY" SAKIYAMA, 18, the
nominees' of the Steveston YBA
is training as an X-ray technician
at the Vancouver General Hospi­
tal. Besides bowling and dancing,
Nancy spends a great deal of
time cheering for the Steveston
Jeweller’s Basketball Team.

e

CUSTOM-BUILT FURNITURE
REMODELLING
REBUILDING
RECOVERING
WIDE SELECTION OF LATEST FABRICS

352 Downsview Ave.
Toronto 15

ties with us. Be seeing you.
—S. T.
*

*

Club El Choclo
Rumba and tango instructions
are slated for El Choclo’s next
g-et-together on Feb. 2, at 1331A
Dundas St. West, Toronto.
Our instructor, Eddie Hashimo­
to, expects to have plenty of new
material to teach and it is hoped
that all members and friends will
be on hand promptly at 8 a.m.
After the classes, we will have
our usual evening of social' danc—R. N.
in a-.
MAIL TO JAPAN: SS Java
Mail leaves Vancouver for Japan
oir Feb. 4.

CALENDAR

© PAT USUI, 18, is the candi­
date of the Five-Pin Bowling Lea­
J4NUARY
gue. She occupies her daytime 27-Feb. 8—Toronto. Japanese Prints of
hours as a steno at the Daiichi
19th C. at GCA, 98 Gerrard West,
Bussan Kaisha Ltd. (that’s a
12-6 Monday-Friday.
mouthful’). Her interests lie in 29—Toronto. Nisei Women's Club meet­
ing, 8 p.m., 30 Arden Ores.; speaker,
Elvis Presley, skating, dancing,
George Tanaka.
and bowling. Her ambition is to 29—
Montreal. Nisei WA meeting, 8 p.m ;
become a private secretary to a
hairdressing demonstration by Rose
millionaire.
Wakabayashi.
This gala event will be held
FEBRUARY
from 9-1 a.m. The crowning will
be at 11:30, and doing the honors 1—Winnipeg. Winnipeg Nisei Fellow­
ship Social, 8 p.m., Knox United
will be Miss Valentine of 1957,
Church.
Yvonne Tasaka. Brick Henderson 1—Winnipeg, Man. Japanese Golf Club
and his orchestra will supply the
Stag Nite, 1766 Henderson Hwy.. N.
music. Come one, come all, to the
Kildonan.
Cupid’s Fancy on Feb. 7 at Hast­ 7—Vancouver. Nisei Varsity,, Club s
Third Annual “Cupid s Fancy featurings Auditorium!
—Jane

OPHOLSTERIHG Co

3BSS3C1

A Big Majority of Japanese Canadian Customers
Purchase Their Homes Through

© NANCY OKANO, 18, repre­
senting the Nisei Baseball Club,
is in grade 12 at Vancouver Tech­
nical School. She plans to enter
the field of hairdressing.
Her
extracurricular activities include
sewing', skating and bowling. Pet
peeve: men who smoke cigars.

Dozvnsview CUSTOM

TORONTO

Buy Your House Through
The Most Successful Realtor in Toronto

League, is a steno at the B.C.
Electric Company. Petite Reiko
occupies her spare time with
cooking, sewing and a certain
young man. Her ambition is to
grow another two inches.

For Free Estimates Call
Ralph Kamo ME. 3-2433

ina the Valentine Queen Congest.
Dancing 9-1; Hastings Auditorium.
8—Toronto. Glenn Miller Nite, U of T
Nisei Students Club.
14—Toronto. AYBS Valentine Dance,
UNF Hall.
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Wednesday, January 29, 1968

What ^akes a Kls^smo^ Run?
By BILL HOSOKAWA
In the Pacific Citizen

Carolina state troopers came riding up in their squad cars and
dispersed the redskins, but not before the Indians had given the
whole nation something to laugh about. Shades of the old frontier!

DENVER, Colo.—Our nomina­
tion for the funniest story of this
young year is the one that comes
out of Maxton, N.C., over the
weekend. Seems a bunch of 110
pct. Americans, who are so brave
LUMBERTON, N.C.—An In­ came with a gun. Obviously you
they have to wrap themselves up dian judge has convicted a Ku did not bring good will.”
in sheets so no one will recognize Klux Klansman of carrying a
In low, measured tones, the re­
them, decided to put some Indians concealed weapon and of public
corder
continued:
of the Lumbee tribe in their drunkenness at a KKK rally near,
place. First, the Klansmen burned here Jan. 18 that Indians broke
“Our people (Indians) can’t
a couple of crosses, a tactic with up with gunfire.
understand why you would want
to come among a happy people
which they’ve successfully intimi­
Assistant
Recorder’s
Court
dated-unarmed Negro men, wo­
and bring arid create discord.
men and children. Then the Judge Lacy Manor gave Klans­
“You have helped to bring
Klansmen scheduled a rally to man James Garland Martin' of
about
nationwide advertisement
whip up their courage some more Reidsville, N.C., a soft-voiced lec­
to a people who do not want that
and try to frighten the Indians.
ture Jan. 22 before giving him a kind of advertisement—who only
But the Indians didn’t scare. As GO-day suspended sentence upon want to create a community that
in the days of .old, they oiled up
would be an asset to our nation.
their shootin’ hardware and, payment of a $60 fine and court
“If your .organization had
It could have been two something worth while to offer
since it didn’t seem the law was costs.
going to. defend them, they de­ years and $100 fine and costs;
us we would be happy to have
cided to protect themselves. One
‘A ou came into a community,7 you. But- the history of your orof the Indians shot out an elec­ where there is a happy, contented ganization proves that
tric bulb illuminating the rally people who frown on violence,” nothing to offer.”
and then the whole raiding party the dark-visaged judge told the
Judge Manor told the defendcharged the Ku Kluxers, shooting Klansman who, with about 50
ant,
shifting weight from foot to
into the air and whooping like other Klansmen, had been chased
foot,
that he was being tried as
crazy.
off a field near Maxton by a band an individual violator of the peace
The Klansmen ran like the of Lumbee Indians who fired —not as a Klansman.
cowards they are.
Finally the rifle and shotguns into air and
Mr.
Martin said he was
Cavalry in the person of North earth amid wild whoops.’ “You “through” with the Klan.

Indian Judge Convicts KK Klansman

THE DIRECTOR'S STORY:

6He found ME strange.. J'
By JOSHUA LOGAN
In the Montreal Star

THE NEW CANADIAN
Published on Wednesday and Saturday of each week
as a medium of expression and news outlet
among those of Japanese origin in Canada

EM. 6-5005

479 Queen St W.. Toronto 2-B, Ont

Authorized as second class mail, -Post Office Department, Ottawa

space
by marge

Republic Day of India. . .
Last Sunday saw yours truly mingling- with some 200 East In­
dians and a surprising number of Occidentals at the Leaside Mem­
orial Gardens. The occasion was the Republic Day of India, a pro­
gram of an Indian dinner (which I missed) and Indian entertainnient (which I didn’t miss).
Many of the women, including; Occidentals, were dressed in sari
the simple yet elegant wrap-around garment. I . was fascinated oy
one small Indian woman (—I thought Japanese were^supposed to
be small), a fine-boned fragile-looking creature whose head was
about half the size of her husband’s. She had the care of a mischievous-looking little boy of the Dennis Mitchell temperament.
Indian songs have that haunting minor key melody reminiscent
but not the same as Japanese songs. It may be that I’ve heard
more of the latter, but the In'dian songs seem to sound more exotic.
Then-there was a scene from a famous Indian play, Shakuntla” b
Kalidasa who, it was explained to me, was regarded as the Shal
speare of India.
I was struck by the similarity in the entertainment to Japanese
concerts—not so much the content—but the audience. Comments
like “This year’s program is pretty good. It’s moving quite fast.”
“Last year it dragged on and on . . . practically every, woman was
up there on the stage. . .” And there was the usual mike trouble/
The most absorbing part was an explanation of the Indian dance
by a Dr. Mookerjee, who is, I was informed, working in the U of T
• geophysical department with experiments on goldfish. This hefty
specimen of Indian manhood, shirtless and dressed in a -white dhotf,
a light loose-fitting pantaloon garment, illustrated the motions of
the dance with astounding muscle control. In one particular demon­
stration, he stretched both arms out sideways with his back to the
audience and started a movement which repeatedly flowed like a
huge wave over rippling muscles from the tip of one hand, through
the arm, shoulder, and back, to the other hand. . .
A difference between the Indian community and that of the
Japanese Canadians in Toronto was that they sang the National
Anthem of India. I have never heard the Japanese National Anthem
sung here.

What kind of a story would ex­ ate art of Japan, perhaps there
plain the East to the West and was hope for some kind of un­
the West to the East on a sub­
“CAYONARA” started — inside conscious or unconscious level so derstanding. Herewas part of a
'
me, that is—on the banks of that I could not be accused of story at least.
The first night in Japan, my
the Ganges,, in Benares, -India, preaching? What kind of story
wife
and I sat in the balcony of
several years ago.
would
frighten
my
beloved the Kabuki-za, the grand Kabuki
I was standing on a barge look­ friends and relatives in the
ing down at the oily, mustard- Southern states, where I grew up, theatre in Tokyo. There was no
question that it was a dazzling
colored water when an incident who still allowed race-conscious­ evening.
- occurred which will always'live ness to endanger* their’ families
The next night, an
in my experience. 1 found myself and homes as much or even more
Jazz at the Penthouse started a couple of Saturdays ago at Club
looking into the eyes of a naked so than does the hydrogen bomb? opera overwhelmed us with its
One-Two.
Last Saturday we went to take a look at this newest
man—thin, brown, ascetic, in a All through the Eastern world, vast spectacles.
addition
to
the local jazz scene, and it Iwas good.
thin wet cotton breach cloth big headlines told the people of
Later, in Osaka, we saw th
Presented
by tailor Dave Caplan who. is obviously enjoying his
through which his groin was ap­ Asia that there were race riots great Bunraku Puppet
Theatre
role
as
MC
of
the show, Toronto’s J ATP holds forth in a pleasant
parent—squatting at the very in our American cities, segrega­ •each one 3 Vs feet'tall, with arti­
dark
blue
room
with white decor on the third floor of 12 Adelaide
edge of the river. He was only a tion in our schools, black men and culated hands and fingers worked
East.
Headlining
last Saturday’s show was bassist’ Jack Lander,
few feet away from me. His brown men excluded from restau­ by three men in black masks—
alumnus
of
the
Australian
Jazz Quartet, pianist-vibist Ralph Fraser,
hands scooped up the yellow rants and clubs and buses. And one for the right arm and the
drummer
Archie
Alleyne
and young tenorman Doug Richardson.
water and let it fall through the we were- becoming- authorities. head, one for the left arm, and a
Added
to
this
was
a.
short
floor-show
(stars brought up from down­
air, splashing down onto his face. Anyone who traveled throug-h the third for the feet.
stairs)
including

a
swingingsinger,
Gene
Nash, a not-so-swinging
. Next to him his equally beautiful East could only tremble at the
I
had
never
seen
a
country
so
singer
Julie
West,
and
The
Grads
vocal
quartet.
wife, swathed in thin cotton, dip­ violent hatred for America and
It’s a nice place to relax and listen or dance to jazz stylings.
ped her baby into the same water, Americans that these stories en­ full of visual pleasures, and I’was
as startled by Japan as if I had No admission.—no cover—no minimum, but the Shopsy sandwiches
then stuck her finger around the gendered daily.
never heard about it or seen any­
baby’s mouth and rubbed it about
Yet in the search for the story, thing about it throughout my life. cost a dollar, and the rule is no eat, no drink, no stay. This Satur­
to cleanse the little mouth.
I found nothing that had excite­ Somehow in my education Japan day the Norm Amadio Trio (Norm, piano; Archie Alleyne, drums:
The man looked up at me, sur­ ment enough in itself to make my was skipped. I knew the Chinese Ernie Odzachuk, bass—the house musicians of the Town) with Doug
'
' The downstairs entertainment is
stand.
prised, then studied me curiously. point without dreary propaganda. theatre and Chinese art, Indian Richardson take over the
scheduled
to
come
up
again
too.
I stared back, for I could see in The story must be romantic, sculpture and architecture. I
OTHER NOTES: Maynard Ferguson and band hit Buffalo’s
his eyes that he was startled to beautiful, dramatic in itself; the found myself enormously excited
Delwood
Ballroom on Sunday, Feb. 2, and Woody Herman and his
see this large, heavy-set man in point must be implicit and invis­ and, when I met Jim Michener at
Third
Herd
blow at Brant Inn on Wednesdav, Feb. 26.
European clothes looking down ible.
the Press Club in Tokyo, I didn’t
at him while he was taking his - On my way, I had run into talk about his “South Pacific” in
holy bath.
Paul Green, our eminent play­ London. I blurted out, “Why don’t
It was not the fact that I found wright, who was circling the you write a play about a GI and
U^til this Sunday, the Graphics Show, wili be' featured at the
him strange that impressed me. globe in the opposite direction. a Japanese g'irl ? It must be a new Garret Art Gallery of nine OCA students. If you can survive
It was the fact that he found me “Wait till 'you see the Kabuki backstage story so I can bring all the dark lane at the side of 218 John Street and get rip the flight
theatre of Japan,” he told me. “It
strange. I had always felt I was has the most style of any theatre this beautiful theatre back to the of wooden stairs that could be the scene for- a dramatic murder,
States. And -we can also'tell . .”
you’ll find a show worth seeing.
part of the world’s norm. Sud­ in the world today.”
Two years later he had writ­
These fellows are really living up to their “getting-closer-todenly I felt ^abysmally ignorant.
Kabuki ? Kabuki ? I had never ten “Sayonara.” Whether he re­ people” theories. Walter Sunahara, a member of the group of nine,
I knew nothing about him! I had heard of it, and yet I was a sup­ membered my suggestion or not,
showed me around the exhibit* explaining techniques and telling
not. been prepared in all my edu­ posedly educated, privileged man. he had written a story that I had anecdotes. I learned more about the relation between artists and
prayed for. It was the story that their art in one evening than I learned from touring the local gal­
cation, in all my reading, in all. I felt guiltily ignorant.
dramatized my experience on the leries during the past year.
my emotional and intellectual ex­
On Okinawa, the moon was
perience, to cope with him. And shining and the plane was being banks of the holy Ganges—and
It may be that getting acquainted with the different styles
he was obviously as unprepared refueled, our tough young Ame­ yet it was romantic and touching macle this show more interesting- to me than the first one. The next
as I! Yet- we were both citizens rican pilot was 'talking Jo me. and far removed from that yellow one showing the steps from sketch to painting promises to be even
Ganges.
more enlightening. . .
of the same world. How could two
I ou’re in the theatre,” he said.
such differing people exist peace­ “You’ll get a big kick out of the
ably on our joint planet? How Japanese theatre. Every time I
can people in a world live com­ get to Tokyo I spend six hours
fortably as long- as each one of sitting- in the Kabuki Theatre,
them is a curiosity to the other? eating sushi along with the rest
To me, this was a very drama­ of them. It’s a hell of a show.
tic experience. I wanted to tell You’ll get a boot out of it.”
For over 800. years the won- ings on rice paper, Benkei, The
about it so that other people
Was it possible for a normal orous adventures of the giant Boy-Giant will be available at tures of Benkei at the Monastery
could share my emotion. Being a American kid to enjoy something
of the Western Pagoda and his
theatrical man, I began to search as odd, as esoteric, as a theatre, Benkei have thrilled and delight­ bookstores in March ($2.50).
encounter
with Prince YoshitsuCapturing the spirit and charm
in my mind for a story that would composed completely of men, a ed Japanese children as well as
their elders. N ow the earlv ex of the original, this modern En­ ne at the Gojo Bridge. Children
dramatize it.
if other theatre where some of these men
ploits
of this fabulous boy-g-iant glish version makes it possible will'readily sympathize with the
people in the world could be made played women’s parts in elaborare
available
in a children’s book for Nisei and Sansei boys and difficult and storihy growing-up
to feel it too,’ perhaps someone ate, waxed wigs and high-pitched
entitled
BENKEI,
THE BOY­ girls to read ' and enjoy the of Benkei, who because he was
might find a way of explaining- voices, men who minced across
GIANT,
beautifully
written in - legend, which for centuries has too big for his age, never seemed
this man to me and me to him. J the stage and talked in thii
English
by
Marjorie
G.
Fribourg been a favorite and which until to do
correctly and
had a theme. It became at that
and
published
by
the
Sterling
now
had
to
be
told
and
retold
by
who,
once
he
learned
the secret
moment a compulsion of mine to who could havi come from any
Publishing
Co.,
Inc.
Magnificently
parents
and
grandparents.
of
using
his
strength
wisely,
be­
find a story that would activate ordinary hig-h school in the
illustrated
with
oriental-style
Included
in
Benkei,
The
Boycame
a
mighty
warrior
and
a
this theme.
States, could appreciate the delic- paintings done’to simulate drawGiant are the well-known adven- wise counselor.

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