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Advice To AH Tully
By BILL MARUTANI
In the previous column, we alluded to the thesis
that Sansei, notwithstanding their bold and firm as­
sertion of having attained “full acceptance” (there’s
that abhorrent term again) are also laboring under
eelf-imposed deprecating restraints. Indeed, the ones
who most loudly proclaim their status of full accentsure are the very ones who most often are saddled
with this status of unknowing self-depreciation.
A few years ago this writer served on a Sansei
i panel discussion where the subject of the status of
Sansei in our American society came up. The San«°i
group consisted primarily of those from the East and
| Midwest, including a couple of Sansei who were preiiiHiiiiniiiinniHHHnmiinnniminiiH^

sidents of their resueem-. , ,
,
who were a ho
* L >C1001 student bodies.
..
Prominent in

Off Your Butt Ends’’
others

-ether Sansei. They
^^
or complete acceptance, that
they experienced no
Problem in dating, in w
fraternities, sororities.
and so on.
'

°> hi the fairyland of
c^cge Ine, within fhe !imited high school and early
Phere of their school
5S^ ^aw hwli„gc„ta„d'-

cl no c-or-’mZ' ”
“'mtl011 where there existten4 * XS^’’"! «“?• blithely mluatel
themself And
- £««» society vis-a-vis

Now far be it for this writer to put a
aamper on
suca uninhibited and refreshing enthusiasn
As a mat­
/T° ^ Z
th«
was floated back
m. tVt ? "“1U ; haPW’ co"eS® ^ (which were

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So what is written here is not with anv bitterness

t^Ti'T
life s5nce con^e has bee" bett*;
J " I had once hoped for. But facing up to realities
XZ 1W 1 ^"^ enthusiasm a«d hope: on the coni
”iay Pr°mote a meaningful approach to
vllt b ^031b.

(Continued on Page 8)
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V/EBNESDAY JUNE a

New Canadian Exclusive

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Amongst jc's in’S

This week follows the 16th instalment of “Th a

(lonata

Jessie L. Beattie’s
STRENGTH for the
BRIDGE
$5.00
I

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r"“ l£M Sets 1,000 Mark
—?^
Drive
II for
j A
t
. 1,000 memberssi of appeal from the T
The enormous
enormous task
- said
said Membership
Memberch;^ Chairman, m
p
me T.
1. JCCA. The
~101 1008-69!
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umi of preparing for the drive has been carried
basaki as the Toronto Japanese Canada 1Citl/oy
a handful of executive me,nbers and other
sens’ Association once again opened their annual
volunteers with Miss Sasaki at the whip. They
membership drive.
have
been
meeting once a week for the past
Last year we hit a new high of 950,’
sue months to address, fold, stuff and lick appeal let^fevdegree of M“ier of said “and this year we're going to top that.
ters.
Japanese Canadian in the Toronto and area
kirt1'riikibili'.r'"> "as bo™ta j‘,|m" 35
Should there be errors or omissions in addressyears ago, will 'nil have received', or will soon receive, their letters
,
1.1th his wife and daughter for i ' ‘
ieminds “whip” Sasaki, “please send all fees
missionary
work
in
Lesotno, a new state
in
Africa
hoc
k
.

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f01. ov„ ii „® s
bM a”™t«r to the Japar
1 to the Toronto JCCA at 415 Spadina Avenue, Toronto 2-B, Ont.”
“Last year our total receipt
*
*
*
TORONTO.—Mr. Edward Ide, chosen at the group’s Annual came to $2,096.64,” said Miss Sa­
current President of both the
Meeting held at the Park Plaza saki. “In order to carry out a
By the REV. TADASHI MITSUI
National and Toronto Japanese
varied program of welfare, aid
in Toronto on May 22nd.
Canadian
Citizens Association
fen so busy with the affair- of th
ln the conSregation had
Another Japanese- Canadian, to community projects, participa­
te aims were assimilation
/apa ueS? ^mmunity, though (JCCA), has been appointed the Rev. Newton Ishiura has tion in- matters of Immigration,
Director of the Canadian Civil been a past director of the same civil rights, and inter-ethnic acthe same interests wit ’
had Ijttle time to
® ‘he same Methodist Church
J c^urc^es
the white peoule
Liberties Association. He was organization.
tivity, in short, to act as the voice
-of the Methodist £ ch
rS’ -the “forward Moveof the Japanese community, the
01 ^Japanese Mission ever fhA i n
ot e lniPact on the people
JCCA must rely upon the co­
?^sed the impXe
S” °sterhout iy
*
’•■particular the financial sidP n/P?wtUa and financial mov
operation of the general public.”
Lson was a conwletp
f ^.movement in the Japanese
Their membership fee, $3.00 for
SfliJ?n Earthquake Relief Fu^
campaign
aging too early, reports the education ministry after a recent single person, $5.00 for married
i
. It is clear
/ und of 1923 was “a smashin
*y>
mT tm JTK tnat the Werest of the Japanere study on the matter.
A survey was conducted amonig 92/100 Japanese from the age couple, and $50.00 for Lifetime
^^Particularly
of the chutch as
membership, ensures the funds
of 19 ^ 59 concerning their physical stamina Tnd Vitness'
the Japanese Communitv
most of the lead'erit is the first time that such a studv
y ’has been made by the with which the organization may
^ at thafc tinig
unity "’as in the hands of the Japanese government.
function effectively.
. -hid this lari'
. Ac$rdi^ 10 ?e /urey’ the- ^ace of Physical growth slows
Some projects from the past
J!Z‘ in sharing- a common aim with white down anei tne peak of the age of 17 for women. Physical fitness'
)r, Protestant churehp ? alarming when the union of three reclines when men pass the age of 42 and women pass 39.
year include a highly successful
the Japanese*
realized in June of 1925.
. "Cgaiding hie decline of capacity for physical exercise, the concert to commemorate the 25th
impact of
°n3- 111 British Columbia indicate survey shows that Japanese begin to lose their physical endurance Anniversary of Relocation, a Cen­
They simply
on,^e people of the con- in such activities as running, jumping and learning, comparative’v
tennial raffle in aid of the Ja­
-u"n 'o^emoratinod- ^e Tallies held in every citv early in life.
panese
Canadian Centennial pro­
‘5 Public meeting of
Um°n
though it had only been
In terms of height, taller persons are generally superior in
0i course, it jc '
the annual Conference.
ject, visits to Nipponia Home and
all aspects of p.iysical fitness than shorter persons.
As
reatlon?^’P between age and decline of physical fitness hospitals, membership in the Tor­
^Japanese
the ovei’-emphasis on the
;. • lOrs Tor this lack
^ ie^orm movement and to ignore it reveals that residents in farming or fishing areas grow “older”’’ onto Japanese Welfare commit­
their age while persons living in urban areas remain “voungimpact of the anti
C°mmon Purpose. As was the case
for their
*
° tee, assistance to the newly form­
acted as th ?m4Se movement of 1900’s, language . er • n
r age.
The fact that
w between white and Japanese
Occupation-vise, persons engaged in managerial jobs and ed Japanese Immigrant Liaison
n^ vvorkedChurch was the only employees holding posts higher than that of section chief, retain Committee, the community picnic,
011 the matter n ^
Japanese immigrants had
P-M^ical fitness longer than those engaged in farming or and the annual budget allocation

been
to “y that the
____________________
-° the JCCA Issei-bu.
of context ^ on'^ been Christians a short

E. Ide Elected Civil Liberties Association Director

ZS Japanese Lack Stamina & Age Early

the union
rec°Piti°n of the Ml
^?J°?ay^
Nevertheless, it is
ni°«?e rnission5 frr^nha-TCha^ed except the sign at the
iWvl V
Ee Kyokai” to “Godo KvoN^beeMUitea„ ? Church). And the term
HIROSHIMA. — A ‘local‘ poet’s campaign on December 16 last
Letters to the poet have been
.ank-JaDs”
^ °n« for a long time after the union unpretentioi ;s call for “no more year.
JaPanese Christian r C?me to Canada for the Pacific Hiroshimas” through
“peace
compiled in a 14-page pamphlet.
The first 1,000 copies of the
?; - annua] affam
rence that began in 1920 and seals” has met with an overEncouraged by the unexpected
/--re werA ,
nom 1930.
whelming resnonse from thou- seal ran out within a few davs
and
about
a,
000
more
have
been
11 over the
i?Cidents in 1925 that had a much sandf of persons
response from Japanese, Matsuo
printed to meet the demand.
is planning to send the seals
^?^ion
the Japanese churches. countr^
children aniono-1 n S-C^°° S’ ^ the increase in the
Shizuaki Matsuo. •30. initiated • T?e ueal carnes this message abroad to turn the “ripple” into
on The voice demons- len^a^ population in Vancouver the campaign late kast year by 'nTrL th Japanese and English:
m?=
a wave that will engulf the
S'
tvhen you think of Hiroshima, world.”
,AIC ?chools
SeareSation from white chil- printing 1,000 seals- which he
Ln6 Schoo] dLtrwi- Wronger. And finally, in January, used
used in
in mailing copies of the the world will never repeat Hi­
'LJ^ r° segre^a^o ’Surrendering to the voice of the I magazine edited bv him and other roshima.”
Junichi Mizuno, a poet living
a-p'd Henrv
Omental children in the schools, poets.
Matsuo stated the campaign in Chiba City, offered to trans^niediatelv
s°n schools followed this decision |
*
following the split in the anti­ latei „the
words of the “peace
jr°rn the pro-oriont ’noves were met with the furious I ' flood of letters requesting A-bomb movement due to fac­ seals” into English.
al people of both Anglican and | ke seals and encouraging the tional scrambles for hegemony
„.^atsuo’s latest appeal is “Mak^
CContini
p°et poured in shortly after the
in what originally began as a
Vietnam one country Hearts
on Page 8)
| vernacular Mainichi described his citizens’ appeal for peace.
know no boundary.”

Hiroshimas"

Peace

Seals

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Wednesday ,_June_5, 1968
A N A DI a N
PAGE 7

Stella Ito, Where Are You?

Uta a vood policy to
have the RIGHT POLICY

(Courtesy Man. JCCA)
SLICED BEEF WITH EGG SOUP
(Gyuniku no Yanagawa)

Consult

Ingredient

(4 servings)
14 oz. beef

0

A

burdock
cup Dashi (broth)
tablespoons Shoyu
tablespoon sugar
!j cup Mirin (or cooking sherry and sugar- in half the
above quantity1)

Ajinomoto
li cup Sake
4 eggs

William Wales Ltd.
Insurance Agents

Director Can.'s Buddhists

^TOTONtT-^

the Buddhist Churches of
°Vhe Xational Office of
asked to assume the
\e..Rev' Funuma™ Watanabe was
of the Buddhist Churchy 0^^'T?- '
all aspects of business
1
office will deal with
districts of the BCC as ^ll115'-^11?
Haison work with all j
and exchange programs'
' " C°nduct intemational negotiation
Other officers win be assigned nt
the next meeting". For the
Position of National Treasurer
Mr. Roy Sato has agreed to
serve. —T.B.C.

464

Yonge Street, Toronto

Phone 921-3171

Bu»:

824-8153

Rec

ERNEST JOMORJ
Chartered

*

Accountant

Suita

Dinner Fi

WINNIPEG—The Reverend By Man. United Church
and Mrs.
Furuya of thM
Manitoba Japanese^ United Church
w C
2. Peel off burdock with back of knife and
?
Winnipeg a
scrape. Sasagaki. the beginnin
Furuya wiilte Y mY Y^TY
Soak in water with vinegar to remove harshne
ss. Then wash In
water and put in bamboo basket.
''■ell deception dinner it ulnAeX T"^ V"81'0^"0"- A Fare-

822-1353

<03

130 BLOOR ST. W.

TORONTO

1. Slice tender beef into thin eating sizes.

3. Add seasoning to the broth and make sauce by boiling.

Japanese United Church for Sunday. Ju™"^

the Shanghai Restaurant.
4. Arrange burdock evenly on the bottom of
pan and place
Pov-r,
■ t ■
sliced beef flat on top and sprinkle sake on them, Putei^oios wishing"
1 ut lid on pan v
° to attend .are requested to contact: Mr. T.
and on low heat par-cook.
Nakai, Mr. T. Kawata.
or Mr. M. Shibuya. The cost per
person
5. Pour sauce over and continue to cook. When burdocks opt is $2.50. —Man. JCCA
toil, pom beaten eggs all over the ingredients in the pan When
*
*
?ggs are firm, remove from fire and serve while hot
“X ^ " 1C“C At Kelso Pk" Fne 9
lariation:
Instead of beef, chicken meat or canned salmon may be used.
(The above recipe from a Shufunotomo Cooking Text Card).

TORONTO JAPANESE UNITED CHURCH
701 Dovercourt Rd.

S°U‘h

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1968 11.00 A.M.

B1°°r‘

Sunday Service and Church School — 11:30 A M
r„nEnghsh ~ Rev. G. Imai 444-5159
Japanese — Rev. M. Norisue 766-5632
A warm welcome to all.

Club
as last year) 0„ Sunday, June 9th

PICTURE FRAMES
127‘
Slr,,el’ Toron'° 7- Ont
SOUTH OF WOODLAWN
Toki© Niahim
^23-687-f

Japans Caftan Augers
'eaeat'On C™‘re (sa“ I11™

KINO’S MARKET

»^bS r; “9:00 "•“•50 w "**io — - »'v
as po.^ioie to take over an area.

Red & White
Food Store

fc
Yf tO P1’y b * “'"•>«”» charge per car. chared
by the park author,t,es at the gate. There will be Races Bin™
Treasure hunt, Suika-Wari, etc.
eS’ Bingo.

Be sure not to forget your Bentos, Fishing equipment.
See you all there! —H-T. J.C.A.C.

Phone 355-2211

*

TORONTO BUDDHIST CHURCH
SUNDAY,

9,

JUNE

1968

H-nn
®?li9i»«s School
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THE

History of J.C. United Church . . .

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CANADIAN

Cont. from Page One

Wednesday, June 5. 196

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PAGE 8

me wew Canadian

Authorized as seco^
,
Methodist Churches. The explanation of the School Board officially secret organizations. Gradually, the government changed, its at­
Post- Office
given as the reason for these moves was that Oriental children titude toward imperialistic nationalism. Finally in 1925, the Par­
and for payment of postage^
had been proven to be incompetent in school because of their lan­ liament passed a government bill to prohibit all activities and or­
guage difficulties, so it was claimed necessary to create special ganizations of any kind that would contemplate or plan change
classes for them.
in the characteristic of the Imperial government system. And it
,Shoi’t!^ thereafter, the churches and W.M.S. decided to start became law to allow the government to survey, to inspect, to in­
K^rgartens for all Oriental children in order to prepare the terfere, to control, and to ban gatherings, groups, and organiza­
. “dren for school. On this ground, the officials of two churches tions of any kind including religious bodies.
c p ?e °* the Oriental Missions held a series of negotiations with
Amid all this strife, Rev. Yoshioka requested leave of absence
the School .Board Officials. They successfully stopped segregation for the purpose of study to complete his training in the work in
479 QUEEN ST. WEST
in schools in most communities in British Columbia except Steveston. Canada. He left Vancouver to enter Victoria College jn Toronto
Toronto 2-B. Ont.
, In Steveston, where nearly three thousand Japanese had liv- in the summer of 1926, and studied there for two years. The
EMpire 6-5005 *
ea, the public school did not allow Japanese children to enroll in congregation of Vancouver Japanese United Church unanimously
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the fall term of 1925. The grounds for this action were that since decided to call Kosaburo Shimizu who was then working in Ocean ,
most of the Japanese nad lived in rented houses belonging to the Falls. The enthusiasm of the congregation in inviting Shimizu to KEI TSUMURA English Edi^r
KEN MORI Japan^lS"
canneries and did not own properties very few of them had paid Vancouver impressed the writei- very much when he read this
property taxes to support the school, and therefore had no right portion in the record. Judging from the enthusiasm of the congrega­
And Advertizing'.
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their children in school. As the result of this action, the tion and the successful ministry of Shimizu in Vancouver the Ja­
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W.M.S. board of the Methodist Church was asked to operate a panese Church had become a distinctively “Japanese Canadian”
S4.0O per 6 months
school for the Japanese children by the Fishermen’s Association. church that required a ministry educated and trained in Canada
S7.00 per year
T ortunately, a new building for the kindergarten was completed and yet one who still preseved the Japanese traditions.
m 1925, and the W.M.S. worker with the help of some local volun­
The people of the congregation were forced to retreat from
teer teachers were able to open the classes for 126 children by the the front of the community leadership, reluctantly at first but
fall . of 1925. The quick action of the churches was met with af­ latter committed themselves to the progress of the church to
fectionate gratitude and admiration from the Japanese community. spiritual and material maturity. There were no divisions of the
The school segregation issue and the church action against it were conservatives, the liberals, nor unionists, though the latter two
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acciedited to the good reputation of the W.M.S. kindergartens were the majority in the church. They were now busy with the EXPERIENCED mon for shipuina, und=among both Buddhists and Christians.
strengthening of the Christian Education Program for the ever standmg English and Japanese, ’o^
20 years of age. Ask for Mr
One of the biggest upsets in the Japanese communities in increasing Canadian born children and young people.
or Frank Omoto, Dominion Auio’^X'
Canada happened in 1926. In March, 1926 suddenly the Consul
Rev. Akagawa, still idealistic, in the same year bought five
of Japan, Mr. Tatsu Ka’ai, begun to practice a tight control over acres of bushland in Burquitlam — presently the site of Hume sones, 250 Helens Ave., (Toronto) "
the Japanese Association. When most of the officers of the As­ Park — and started a sort of a commune with five other young
experienced, 3 adults, char k»t
lop wages, references reau^d ?^
sociation protested against this practice, the Consul threatened people. He planned to build .an idealistic agricultural community 1833
(Toronto).
to resume the right of issuing the certificate of guarantee and of the Hutterite-type, while he continued his pastoral work in
the certificate of residence, which had been entrusted to the Asso­ New Westminster and the Valley Japanese United Church. Money
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ciation and the local Associations since 1915. Had this been execut­ was contributed, by a wealthy silk merchant in Toronto who was
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room apartment on main flooed, it would have, crippled the financial situation of the Associa­ very enthusiastic to hear Akagawa’s plan. A communal house refrig, and
stove. Carlton and' Pedi­
tion completely, since the fees collected for the service of these was built and on April 15, 1926 the new community center called ment. Phone 221-2145 (Toronto)
certificates were the main source of income for the Association.
“Beulah Home” was dedicated. In its constitution, the Home was
J he Officials argued that the Consul had no right to inter­ defined as “a community aiming to realize a small Kingdom of
fere with the organization that had been strictlv Canadian and God,” and was a group of “Christian love and faith and prayer.” EXPO 68: 3 bedrooms, livingroom T.V
was registered under the Benevolent Society Act of British Colum­ There were independent individual contributors but the community complete bathroom, 20 min. from Me--o
bia. There was no significant response from the Consul. Neverthe­ itself was .a financial body in the form of a co-operative. This Adults $5.00 each, $2.00 child. Smecfai
for family: Martin Eiri, 281’ Eseless, the Association had its own weakness in character. It was a was strictly administered. And the members were allowed to work price
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Canadian Society on the surface, but in practice it had been fed outside only until the communitv could become fully self-support­ Phone: 625-9148
by the Japanese Imperial authority. Finally, on March 20, 1926. ing.
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16 officers out of 25 resigned from the ■ Association posts. The
Either because Akagawa’s ideal was too far from reality, or
election of officers following the Consul’s interference was a land­ because the land was not fertile and failed to yield enough crops For Sale:
slide victory" for his camp, the rightists. Most of the liberals and to make the community, self-supporting, the community did not TWO plots. Highland Memory Grins,
unionists abstained out of sheer disgust. One might observe a last very long as the original members married and moved away No.. 1 and 2 of Lot 124A; ’ Garcer
(front garden). Price $1500.00.
peculiar weakness before authority" which is commonly" observed Ku financial reasons. But the house itself became a very Christus
Phone eve. 759-8275.
as the National character of Japanese Nationals. It' had been strategic point for Akagawa to carry on pastoral work in the
apparent in the immigrant’s community in the Dominion of Canada.
Valley, paiticularly after he started to use the convenience of an
Several court actions were taken in order to decide as to automobile. It became a home for delinquent young men and was
Ambitous young man re­
whether the Japanese Association was Canadian or Japanese. But an unofficial counterpart of the W.M.S. Home and School in Vicquired for permanent
each time, the court’s decision worked against the interest of the ioiia.. Akagawa planted many- Japanese cherry trees on the site,
liberals and the Trade Unionists. Thus, a long ugly struggle be­ and it later became a favorite picnic site for the members and
position in Shipping and
gan between the Japanese Association, which was dominated bv Sundays School children of the Japanese churches until the war
Stock Room.
the Consul, and’ the Japanese. Camp and Mill Worker s Union,
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which eventually succeeded in obtaining the recognition of the
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The peiiod from 191/ until 1926 was sandwiched between two
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress. The former was called changes in the political mood in Japan which were transmitted
for advancement. 4 weeks
“Shiro-gumi” — “white camp”, .and the latter “Akagumi” — into the Japanese community^ by" the Consular authority. During
paid holidays annually.
“Red”. Many city
. liberals in the field of business later compromis­ this^ period, the Vancouver church could exercise - and enjoy full
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ed with the Association for the sake of their survival and for the leaaership of the Japanese community. It was a time when the
lack of an organized voice. But they were annoyed constantly by church could voice its argument that the Japanese should assimilate
the tyranny of the extreme rightists faction in the Association.
.Canadian society . Because of the churches’ effort, many people
And we shall be .able to observe the result of the anger of the
staV in Canada permanently. But this period of leader­
liberals at the outbreak of the Second World War,'when the B.C. ship dia not last long. As the mood in politics changed, the church
Security Commission organized a liaison committee with the right­ was forced to retreat from the community front. In a sense, it was.
ists’ faction of the Association. This made an extremely bad im­
that the church oroke from the Japanese community"
pression on the Japanese of the Security Commission even though affairs, because it was after this, that the church came into ma­
Sansei . .
they tried to be generous within their own capacity.
turity" with the nelp of an able minister.
The struggle continued almost until the outbreak of the Sec­ ..
A sudden thaw in the cold nationalistic wind in Japanese poli­
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ond World War, although after a decade or so its temperament os ai?dT
coming of an old friend of the Vancouver church
weakened because an entirely new generation appeared, the Nisei Consul Ukita brought about a liberal trend in the Japanese com“I’M JUST AS GOOD”
— Canadian Japanese children born in Canada. This struggle ni™!tj andleadership of the Vancouver church in communitv
Among the Sansei’s assertion
proves that the commonly held impression of the Japanese com­ affairs in 191/. This trend lasted nine years.
of
their unimpeached status were
munity by the contemporary white population as a tightly knitt­
At the same time, a few drastic changes came about among
proclamations
such as ‘Tm a;
ed ghetto was incorrect. Diversities of opinion and struggles between Japanese immigrants in Canada. They" were increasing numbers of
various groups became conspicuous when observers " stepped into Japanese homes as the result of women coming from Japan, increase most as good as my ‘hakujin
the Japanese community. This may account for the quick dis- in the Japanese farmers and their co-operative movement, and' friends” or the apex claim that
persement of the Japanese population after the war, once dis­ the traae union movement of the mine and saw mill workers “I’m just as good.” And' as furth­
crimination of the whites and the language barrier, because of These factors contributed to the stability of the Japanese immi- er proof of how well they were
integrated, they went on to sug­
increased Nisei, had disappeared.
gest that all this business of
Dui?i? tins period of liberalism and of settlement, the church evacuation,
was the cause of the liberalization in 1917. the sudden
the discrimination
change of policy of the Japanese Consulate toward Japanese amongst the Japanese people played a leading role in persuading heaped upon their Nisei l13^'
1,1'lmis;^a:^s/'^t they should stay’ in Canada permanentlv and etc. were ancient things ot the
Canadians was the result of the changing- mood in the Japanese
political scene. Since 1923, the Terrorist’ Movement, which in S’d ^■^similate mto its society by changing their culture into far past; moreover many ie;i
most cases was backed by rightists in the Imperial Army, had that of Canada. It was tne cliurch that led the movement of ac­ almost no affinity to the Ja?3‘
been attacking the Democratic and the Socialistic Factions in culturation during this period, and it was also the church which nese culture, let alone the herb­
Japan and forced them to continue their activities as underground brought about a reconciliation of misunderstandings between Oc­ age of their grandparents acidental ana Oriental at a time when more anti-Japanese feelings
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiih’iiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininniiiiii in 1925 111 the 5egTegatlon issue in Vancouver and in Steveston the-Nisei. They" were . . • “Ameri­
cans”.
Read Jessie L. Beattie's
And at first blush this sounds
_ Fortunately, as the leader of the communitv, the church was
refreshingly"
encouraging, at ‘e!1;l j S°°d ldeaIistic leader, Rev. Yoshimitsu Akagawa, the first part.
That is. until o. _
and had a good reputation as. the result of the heroic acts of the
analyzes
what
the
Sansei. i= ^^
during the time of a great epidemic of Spanish
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Even
when
tne
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leadership of the church was in great demand in everv organiza- tion that “I’m just as
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J^nese community. As the result of this movement unmistakably implies tiia‘ i
“hakujin” counterpart is on5.and of the role the church took, a surprising degree of assimila­
higher
plane and, conversely, t ‘
tion was brought about in Christian Japanese homes.
the Sansei is on a lower P-•x^U\this movement was hampered by several shortcomings
or at least started on a lo^
lacked a basic and realistic philosophy and plane.
program- It did not. result, in the integration of the whites and
And I ask of These
ue d3.P3nese despite the cultural assimilation. And it was, lastlv
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teaching of Christianity as though it was the equality in the minds Qi
mind.
essential
teaching.
Thus non-Christians’ eyes were veiled from
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