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Thc Dcto Canadian
Vol- 41 — 43^

1 FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1977

Special Youth Conference Issue

Sansei and The
JC Centennial
(Note: This is the text of the the War .Measures Act’ the act
English part of a speech given -which, legitimized the evacuation;
by. Martin Susumu Kobayakawa and . second by pressing for war
at the Japanese Canadian Cent- reparations fr\m the . Canadian

Sansei Across Canada Invited to J.C.
Centennial Youth Confab July 29-31

of living in Canada by Japanese- ' JC’s one common thread seems
Canadians. I also know that it is to run 'through the various rea­
Hustle and bustle-fund-rais­
ennial Service,; Toronto Buddhist Government for loses incurred by ing banquet here and Monte'Carlo difficult for many of 'the younger sons, they give for their involve­
Japanese-Cahadians to - feel any ment. It is a sense, concern and
our people during World
War
'Church, May 15j 1977.)
night
there!
More
Japaneseinvolvement "with Centennial, and wanting to belong- to a “com­
By MARTIN KOBAYAKAWA JICanadiians in .more communities
“Community”
is
a
yet there are some older Sansei munity”.
This is.1977, the \year of the ■ At a humanistic. level, let us across Canada than ever before
and younger Nisei (late, teens to vague term at test^ but the way
Japanese Canadian _ Centennial. not forget, who we really 'are. meeting in long drawn-out ses­
arly 30’s) who seem to be very it is used by these young partici­
We as Japanese Canadians have Let us-find a source of strength sions ■ meticulously planning the
active in the planning of Centen­ pants, the term seems to embrace
- been here for a hundred • years in our collective cultural roots, EVENT — whatever it might be
“kinbelonging
roots”
nial events. Why are they active ?
As Sanseis, the Centennial Year, by maintaining those social and to celebrate . Centennial. Kung fu
What do they see in Centennial ship”— a faint sense of cultural
has special significance for us, cultural values and * traditions look out! We will odori our way
and Japanese-Canadian activi­ development and least- of all but
as the torch of leadership pf the which', are uniquely Japanese Ca- into the hearts and minds of all
ties ? Is -it a lark or is. there nonetheless apparent, a glimmer­
.
"
Japanese Canadian
community 'nadian/
Canadians.
something about Centennial that ing recognition of being racially
will soon be passed on to us from ■As Sanseis, we are deeply in­ . ,Behind all this activity • -and
strikes them as being worthy of different.
the Nisei. It .is-a time to .look debted :to the Niseis', our parents’ commotion there is a point. Yes,
their time and energy?
“Geez -— I never did anything
back at the struggles of our ex­ generation for the many sacrifi­ I know, all the activity is in. com­
with other Japanese people beIn talking to these younger
istence here,- spanning, over' th­ ces they have made in ensuring memoration of one hundred years
fore —- you know, its kind of
ree generations; it is also a time that we .-would make the. best of
funny. Sometimes I feel right at
to
--to look-forward to the contribu­ the opportunities available*
home and -other times I ask my­
tions we can make, not only to :us, which were not fully open
self what am I doing here. . .
mainstream Canadian
society, to them. To the Isseis, we. are
mple or some other girl that I’d
By J. OGAKI
47m still tryin to figure out .why
but also-to the future and to the grateful for the hardships -.you
seen on T.V. or film. There we­
establishing
The first time I told any of ren't many Asian actresses then. I’m active. . . . But. you know,
survival of our own community. had to' endure in
I’m having a lot of fun doing
long-term my school friends I was a BudOur history in Canada has not yourselves ; here, the
There ^aren't now.
it!”
grade 9. I f inabeen an altogether .'pleasant one. benefits of which the Sanseis are dhist was in
One day I. really looked at my­
Very true — thats one thing I
It is a history of hardship, toil reaping today. I hope the Sansei lly came to terms with my “unu­ self in the mirror. . . was-that
the sual” religion. I was proud to. be
noticed among. these young. JC’s
maintain
and sacrifice, from work in the generation can
me ? I didn’t have double eyelids
they are not being nega-r
fishing, farming; and lumbering, high standards set by '. the Issei a Buddhist. When I talked be­ where eyeshadow would creaset- is that
forehand' about'
activities
at actually I could see very little of tive about their involvement.
industries on the West Coast, by and. Nisei generations.
Rather, -their
involvement
is
naturally
■To conclude as a Sansei, I see ‘Church’ my friends
Issei anc! Nisei, to the re-const­
my eyes.
: .
. ■ .
based on a very positive feeling
ruction. of Japanese-Canadian li­ oiir Centennial Year not as our assumed that I meant ‘Christian’
Once in a while I stare deep
of wanting to do something re­
fe in the post-war period.-.It' is_ last hurrah, but rather as a new church. It wasn't until three ye­ into the mirror still not
quite
lated to the Japanese-Canadian
also a history, of outrage
and beginning for the Japanese Ca- ars later I recognized the worth back at me. The image lingers
The but there is more. • Judgements^ factor of their lives. Centennial
the of my ethnic background.
Lest
injustice against our
people, nadian community.
provides an opportunity 'to ex­
which culminated in the evacua­ struggles of the Isseis and Ni­ wo rid;, around me wasn't so nai­ made oh appearances alone are
plore their feelings about being
tion of all Canadians of Japane­ seis have been in vain, let us not ve. ■
deceiving-the old “you can't tell
I remember the bad dreams I a book by its cover” cliche still Japanese-Canadians, a fact that
adopting
se ancestry from.,-the West Coast lose our identity by
really hasn’t touched most Sansei
for ‘-‘reasons of security”.
As the values of mainstream Cana- had about little boys throwing holds. How many times have you
stones, .calling me a nasty three been stopped on a street or en- and younger Nisei much. Their
Sanseis, we can take an active, .dians; rather, let us live our . liactivity is very real but their
lettered word. When I imagined
role in re-shaping our history ves by reaching our full potenreasons are bit more elusive
myself, I imagined Shirley Testeps to repeal tial 'as Japanese Canadians.
first, by takin
so “WHERE DO WE GO FROM
HERE?” is what they are ask­
ing, but they are asking this
question by doing things. In
Toronto, it is the Japanese-Cana­
the
Japanese
community
surviv
­
dian' Centennial Youth Confer­
ond the control of the Nisei, na­ light. It is the aspiration of the
By LARRY SASAKI
ing
through
the
next
generati
­
conference
to
act
as
a
catalyst
ence; in Vancouver, the Powell
mely the internment and the re­
in
the
search
for
some
direction.
on? Do you see this new aware­ Street Arts Festival; in Hamil­
. The recent past has seen an location. This was an' awesome
increased awareness of cultural experience over which no cont­ It would attempt this primarily ness surviving, through the next ton, the Seminar on the War
the
Measures Act and JO Identity
values and heritage. This •awar- rol could be assumed. However, by providing a forum for
year, the one following the cenWorkshop; and I’m sure
there
to examination of singularly per­
forms, people^ are now beginning
eness has taken many
tennial
?
sonal issues such as are reflected
will be other such events in com­
from “Roots” to cultural confe- wrest control of their*own circ-.
•the
v
It
is
.not
the
function
of
in
the
following
questions.
munities across Canada.. What do
rences. It' has grown an people umstances witness the ascension
conference
to
answer
these
quFirst:
What,
does
being
Japa
­
these activities reflect?
as diverse as blacks, ■North Ame- of traditional cultural comp oneestions
but
to
place
them
within
nese
Canadian
mean
to
you?
Do
and ot- nts now visible in- the North AFirst thing, you notice when
rican Indians, Basques,
our consciousness. The
confe­
you
see
it
in
a?
positive
light,
or,
you look at. the young people
hers on a global scale, So too, merican Indians.
rence .would not be
deemed a
has
^t
been
a
down?
Second:
focused
The centennial has
our
who are actively organizing these
an emerging awareness- of
failure
should
no
concrete
reso
­
what
does
being
a
Canadian,
can be attention to bur cultural herita­
activities is that they are -not
J apanese background
lutions be ascertained. Such re­
in
the
larger
scope
mean
to
you
?
really too young. Young «in the
found amongst the Sansei and ge, raising questions concerning
solutions would be
suspect at
How
do
you
see
yourself
in
re
­
eyes of their Issei and Nisei
Nisei in this our centennial. An its future. In looking -back we
best,
for
the
measure
of
the
lationship
to
the
cultural
mosa
­
parents maybe, but most are in
awarsness which was lost bet- may see some'; direction- for the
success of tile conference should
ic?
To
the
mainstream
cultural
future.
The
Centennial
Youth'
ween the Nisei and the Sansei
(Conti, on page 4)
not be words but, action.
under circumstances muchz bey­ Conference was conceived in this environment? Third: Do you see
By Ron Shimizu

True Confessions

'Conference Should Not Be Words, But Action

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Friday;:JuAc "3,/19 7.7

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tered a “conversation' only to be ‘ ornament from-: Japan' sits on the
asked, -what's • Japan'
like'', or mantle, - scrambled 'eggs and r ba£
say something - in".
Japanese
con. sizzle... at the" end of ohashi
Then you explain in —impeccable- or ' an occasional Japanese’ word
English slang-that you
-were (i.e. yakamashii).
.
• .
As .the language fades, the cul­
.-.born here and you can-t . speak
Japanese and you‘ve .never-been ture follows .The. meaning- of- ah to Japan.
~ - odori, is lost in its strange lyrics^
The average sansei youth has the .-words of the elders gather
■ been absorbed into' the .. middle dust. This year £ marks-the ’begin­
; class fabric of. Canada. Occasio­ ning^, of a -new. century „ .rather
nally': a thread "slips loose; an t?i an the end • of ’ an old.. It is S a
tiine to look forward, to
see
‘where do we go. from ihereh The­
re'is more than jlist-, ourselves,,
but we" must start _ wihin
andlook without-it’s a small’ world.
I am a Japanese Canadian. I‘m
proud to be a Japanese Canadi­
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- and the ’horses wild . ..
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the sunset ^kissing their blurred
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WINNIPEG — On April - 16,
1977, r-Mr. and Mrs. Ohutaro^ Te7 By LEWIS- BUSH .
fanisihi/iweieh^
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A: kimono _ Mission ;from Japan, headed- by - Mr.
ception held at the Internatio­ ; / / T
bush war-; Norio Yamanaka, -will be exhibited and modelled by one hundred
nal Inri. to celebrate. their 50th Tbler—often called the
Japanese people ,at the iPrince Hotel’s (ballroom on June' 7th ’'at 7:00 p.m.
wedding. anniversary. Attending nightingale, whose hohoke kyo! They will show iboth old -and new kimonos as well- as “Kitsuke”,
the'/ reception were family- - and is 'heard , in-spring — has been the proper way to wear kimono.7Instruction will be given by ex­
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Japan on April 23, 1927, Chutaro - -Uguisu nakitsu
on Friday, July 1, 1977. _ ’

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and Yaeko immigrated ; to Cana­
Petticoat Creek Parl<T was decided upon and the area reserved
Spring’ has come ~
da in 1928 taking up residence
is “Cedar Point’’, “.Lookout Point”; “Pleasant Point” and “Bluff
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in Vancouver; B.C. In -1942, they
View”.
- Was - singing” on the . willow. ■•
~A bus has been reserved and .there will be -pickups at 9:30 a.m.
moved , to' Emerson,
Manitoba
-By . my gate.
(Bloor /Bathurst subway) 'and 10:00. a.m; '(Danforth /Victoria Park
and from there in 1949,
they
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corner).
The cost will be' $2.00 return and sail interested parties
- Manuyoshu -— Anon. ;
settled : in Winnipeg where they
;--824 -Danforth Road,
-However, the'^hototo-gisu ' — should contact Mr. Hayashi i(259-7545) by June 27th. If you are
have since resided. , ;driving,./there will- ibe a parking Charge of $2.00 per cnr.
At' .Midland . Street .
little cuckoo, seemis always to
/ The gate opens at 8:00 a.m. .and there is no charge. Races
' ‘-.Chutaro and Yaeko are - the
Phone 264-3553
-have been; ^considered. the., prime start at 10:30 a.m. Entertainment-: at -1:00 p.m. Bingo at 3:00 p.m.
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splanting of rice, seedlings and
Mrsl. Ichiro_ Teranishi, Mr. and
so it is also called taue-dori, or
Mrs. Bill Takeuchi; Mr. and Mrs.
sanae-dori — rice planting bird.
Frank Tazumi, Mr., and; Mrs. Wi­
It is said to/be very difficult to
llie Oye, Mr. and Mrs. -Mas Mi-;
yai, and Mr...and. Mrs. - Gordon distinguish the : hototogisu from
the common cuckoo except by its
LATEST STYLES
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Teranishi. They are also
the
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kyo-kyo-kyo^
grandparents of 22 grandchild
' LADIES -2 and;up
MENS 4 and up
kyo song. The bird bnteds in- va^
dren.
MEDIUM&WIDEFITTINGS
rious. parts of the country and
frequents mountain woodlands at
altitudes of between 500
and
2,500 .meters, but is also seen
ThM«fh
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. or heard in towns or cities whilst.
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migrating to the south at the
( .beginning of. autumn. Like the or-'
dinary-cuckoo it does mot build
- a _ nest - but deposits . its eggs in
TI741M
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the nests _of- other birds;, partic­
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ularly those of the uguifsu. ;
' There are numerous, poems fe­
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Members 7 of / the Japanese -Canadian Cultural
game, hyakunin-isshu so popular
Off-season period .when the
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price is right. Visit London,
Meeting of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Hototogisu- i
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For your gift idea, we sug­ Paris and Rome.
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Nakitsuru k'ata o magamareba
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I; heard the ‘hototogisu ;
FIRST TIME IN CANADA
But . all I could see
Was the waning, morning moon
This was composed* by GotokuPERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION
daij’i; Minister of the Left, during
OFthe reign of Gotoba Teno, 1185-;
JAPANESE CLASSICAL DANCE
1190.
Hototogisu is. the name of the
By Headmaster of BEKKE FUJIMA SCHOOL _ MISS CHIKUYU FUJIMA FROM JAPAN"
well-known novel by
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8-10 p.m.
At J.C.C.C. JULY 8th, 1977
Roka, and the pen-name ; Shiki;
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Friday, June' 3, 1977?

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Youth Confab .

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addressed; ~- regardless
of nity be. there to help them answer questions “who must begin: to
but their .■ settlement/; in Canada be
will- ensure. some form oA- Japa­ -whether - or not . it - is ^ aimed- at their questions;. Ao; help them take' the - leadership. That (is .to
nese-Cana dian presence in : the Japanese-Canadians.Butto speak place themselves; in the; social and■ "build on“the-postwar ? community
of Canadian base; painfully but proudly re­
; effectively '- and. be heard, Japa- cultural? context
•Second thing, you notice, is that ■ country. . • \
■ Secondly, I’m not sure that all nese-Caha'dians must ■ speak as a society — that is; to know that he built by < the Nisei and with the
they are slightly different in the
is “J apahese-Canadian and \ feel: diligence and theisame'' sense of
* way-they operate from the c older Sansei will • intermarry; ; in fact, community. We>have the. mecha-,
venture that'- the Issei, -had in.
good about it.
- ,
;
~ Nisei and Issei. They are vocally they .are not. now.-I suspectthat nism in' the Natiohal JCCA, but
. \
we do not have the committment ? The second reason directly con­ settling in Canada.
...more < decisive: when “amongst each succeeding crop .. of; Sansei
, The Japanese-Canadian Centen­
; themselves, and they bring to and Yonsei of marriageable age ■to “community” to make credible cerns Sansei; and -younger Nisei.
Besides ensuring the development nial Youth Conference will pfotheir activities a host of skills, will intermarry depending on the any statements we 'Tnake.
wide the opportunity to
begin
whether it be in activity - plan­ social climate of this country;
.So the . immediate ’ task at hand of -the - J apanese-Canadian com- this process' of exploring in more
ning
preparing publicity,
or Right now a lot of Sansei might is to begin: to build back that -munity, it will be up to the Sansei
concrete ■ . terms “ just ., how the
whatever, reflecting a relatively be intermarrying-, but maybe c ommitment to;. community; . -Thi s and- younger? Nisei to direct the
young ; JC’s ’ will 'contribute, to
broad exposure and experience over the next '5-10 years the rate is not an easy-task ..because it is community ' towards participating
of the intermarrying wall de­ difficult Ao see any . compelling fully in the. resolution of social Canadian “society by; continuing
in doing things.
crease due to an increase in' the. reason to do so. Most JC’s are too economic-political and cultural the developing of a Japanese/Finally and perhaps most signi­
amount of . racial discrimination well-off. Little or no overt dis­ issues of Canadian society. That Canadian community, and how
ficant, there is in most (instances
across Canadian society as a crimination is directed toward is to ensure the full and creative both within that community and
- a willingness among the older
utilization
of: the
citizenship the society at large, he will par­
whole. V/ho knows!
JC’S today
Economically -and
people to work with this younger
At any rate, claims that the socially “fitting’ in” the main-, rights gained by Japanese-Cana- ticipate to ensure his own self- group. It is very encouraging to
Japanese-Canadian, will become stream of Canadian life has been dians~ but to do so without' losing fulfillment. .
' see the younger people - partici­
The conference. is designed to
our identity as Japanese-Canapating along with- the older Nisei totally extinct;are not ‘that well- overwhelmingly successful. BUT
bring together the younger JC’s
and Issei in the planning of Cen­ based? Therefore, the-question of the Sansei are beginning to ask dians.
To lose'our identities as such, with the Nisei from, various
future directions for the continu­ who we. are and what are we
tennial.
- '
_
creating
an
immense fields to reaffirm the need for
ing, development of the Japariese- about? They are asking and the besides
It is these signs which makes
Canadian community is relevant. ■asking for the .most part, is be- .amount of personal hardship on “community” and to explore new
me optimistic that "the involve-'
individual JC’s, it would be a direc tion in keeping with Canada
ing

done
in
a
positive
vein.
.
ment of the younger JCs is not SURVIVAL — BUT TO WHAT
tragic loss to Canadian society today.
Why are they asking ? Because
just a momentary whim. Partici­ END?
?
'The conferences will address
as a whole, not - only from the
young people usually ask all sorts
pation is based on genuine con­
Whether the : community will
point of view of cultural diver­ those very real issues which will
of questions and if .you’re a
cern and positive feelrigs of being
continue with a few social and
sity, but it would mean the 'bury­ face the individual. Japaneseyoung JC, it seems very- natural
Japanese-Canadian.
cultural activities or whether the
ing of some totally unique social Canadian and the community in
-to
ask
about
the
colour
of
your
The activities in which the community will begin to partici­
and political experience for Cana­ the future. Exploration' of issues
young people are involved reflect' pate more fully in the debate of skin: the food you- eat, why you
redian society. Foi’ instance, evacu-. such .as interracial m
.to a large degree, their interests social issues of .Canadian, society look' different from the kid -next
multiation and rel ocation of Japanese- ligion racial prejudice;
door
As
you"get
older,
you
still
and_ concerns . One primary ex­ is the question which faces us. Canadians as an example of the culturalism and what it means to
ask
(maybe
not
out
loud)
these
ample is the Japanese Canadian
' As individuals, many Japaneseloss of civil rights under the. the JC and the community will
kind
ox
.

questions
and
sometimes
Centennial Youth Conference.
Canadians do, participate', in the
War Measures Act is critically take place on the second day.
events in your life, cause you to
If nothing else, the conference
mainstream of Canadian life and,
valuable to the maintenance of
Th Japanese-Canadian Centenni­
ask these questions, like, when
in turn enjoy the benefits. But
the quality of democratic gov­ will reflect whether there is the
al Youth Conference (JCCYC)
you were called “Jap” or “.Slant”
the issues, the real gut issues,; of
ernment.' As the only citizens ; of/ willingness to move forward.
for the first time,' or. when they
The JCCYC has much wider Canada today require more than
Canada (apart from’ 450 approx- Whatever the outcome, I’m sure
begin to tell “Paki” jokes a-bit
implications and. ramifications for just fitting in -the mainstream.
Frerich-Canadians) Who have felt the question “Where'Do We Go
too often at coffee, break and
the participants than a fun-filled The current debate - of Canadian
the terror, heartbreak,' and the From Here ” will be; examined
when East Indians get beaten up
.
1 and interesting weekend on July unity requires the. participation
disillusionment “ of
citizenship from all'angles.’ .
oh subways for no real reason
29-31. The program of the con­ of all ethnic communities of the
rights revoked by a purely poli­
the^ wei'e different or
excep
ference is structured around the country. As Canadian I’m sure
tical (not criminal) act, and then
when you’re mistaken for a
theme: To explore"future direc­ most of us want to keep the
have to work hard and struggle
Chinese at work or at school.
tions for the development of the country unity, but - those of us
to regain those rights,-JapaneseBut
you

re'/'Canadian,
right!
Japanese-Canadian Community in who are neither English-Cana­
Canadians have a vested interest
Canadian society by focussing on dian nor/ French-Canadian are The "point is Sansei are asking in keeping Canada a just and
the
the contributions , that. can he having difficulty finding a plat­ and - that alone provides
democratically-run country.
rationale
to
rebuild
the


com
­
made by young JCs as well as form which to speak. iSurely, as
To that end, Japanese-.Cana40,000 munity”. The first reason direct­ dians must speak as a community
examining some of the personal Japanese - Canadians,!
and social issues that young JC’s strong ’ across the country, and ly concerns Nisei; As parents you and participate fully as such on
can expect to face in the.future. drawing upon our unique cultural will naturally try to answer these the:current1 issues of this country
That is quite a mouthful! Let’s and historical development - in questions, but if a “real com­ in which basic
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of
munity

were
existing,
many
of
MhMi)
(Residence)
■basic
Canada, we have something use­
take a closer look at the
human rights and citizenship are
ful to contribute as a community. the questions could be answered at stake. For this task, it is older
parts of the theme. k
By all popular accounts we are a far more completely because the Sansei who are now asking the,
FOR
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was’ the hard and diligent work readily pointed out to the young
man 'or woman. “You’re, part of a
First thing that some Japa- of _ the J CCA to gain citizenship
people who moved to Canada and
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tainly the signs would seem to social and political issues of the
support that, especially with all Canadian society as a definite
the Sansei intermarrying and not community. It would be tragic
relating to the community as it not to participate and watch the
' now exists. But that is being a English and French-Canadians
bit too hasty arid pessimistic. decide over our, fate- as Cana­
.again!
There are an awful lot of other dians.
But
national
unity is not the
factors which must be considered
/ before writing off the' JC com­ only issue. There is immigration
munity as inevitable. For one policy which very much affects
the
thing,
there
is
immigration the future development of
which will bring into Canada Japanese'^ Canadian community.
Japanese who wish to settle here. Also there is‘ racial discrimina­
.They may be not a larger factor, tion which continually needs to

.So -the Sansai questioning is
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JULY 17
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JULY 22
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will despair at the seemingly non­
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