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Famed "Go for Broke" Unit Returns to France
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। color guard led a procession of
BiRUYEREiS,. France .—( Carry-', II.
-A group of 53 Nikkei, made up • regiment members and townsing/lettefs of ; greetings-from the
offices .of Calif2 Gov. . Edmund. G. of the WWII GI’s( and their fam- ’ people to the town square, where
Brown7 ’ (Los Angeles Mayor. Tom ilies an'd p friends^ . joined the six 442nd veterans placed a floral
Bradley and a - resolution from townspeople in commemorating wreath at the Bruyeres War
State
Assehiblyman
Paul
T. the liberation of Bruyeres by the Memorial. The wreath presenta­
tion was. followed by the playing
Bannai, veterans, of the - famed regiment on Oct. 18, 1944. '
ing is the environment. It is riot Japanese American; 442nd Regi­
A special religious service open of U.S. and French national an­
By BARRY T. SAIKI
abnormal for a family of four or mental Combat Team returned to •ed the commemoration on Sun­
thems.
. TOKYO'
; “What is , the7 Japa­ five ' to live 'in a two-bedroom this city’ in eastern France re­ day, Oct. 16. The services were
From there, the visitors travel­
nese concept of the Middle'Class ? - apartment. (Living ’ spa ce7 in Japan; cently —..33 years after they had translated' into English for the ed by bus down streets renamed
And how7 does it compare’ with is at a premium and expensive. liberated it from German occu­ visitors by their French hosts. A
Cont. on Page 2
This is understood. But the. fami­ pation forces during World War parade with a marching band and
that of the United -States ?”
- ’This question-is raised by: a re­ lies ' have -all the other conveni­
cent survey conducted by ’ the ences such as TVs, refrigerators, HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!llll!lllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlIllllilllll■■ll>lllll■l■lll■llllll■l■■l"llll■l|l|l,11111111,1
Prime Minister’s Office to check electrical appliances, bathrooms,’
public ' opinion which held more possibly - internal heating and
than 90% of the -Japanese asked I cooling, arid sometimes automothink they belong to the middle . biles.' While complaining, about
class.
By
extrapolation,' that the ..high cost of food; the ^fami­
leaves 2 or 3 % of the 34-million lies manage to have well balanced
households; in Japan in the. upper • and nourishing foods. Once a
class and from 7 to: 8% in the year, they may take an excursion
TORONTO, ONTARIO
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1977
or some may travel overseas.
lower.
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The survey went to 10,000 over ]
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The Japanese
Middle Class

TH E N EW CANADIAN

age 20 with-'an 82.3%--response; be partially responsible for the
On the specific question’ of their- belief. ' that they belong to the
current standing in society:
middle class. With good mainte8% nance and upkeep, their abodes
Upper middle class .... :;...
59
Middle class .......—...-;.--...are _.kept clean, minimizing- the
(Lower middle class ... .. 23
development of slums. Slums are
If ; a comparable survey were largely created by the attitudes
made in the -U.S.:, the likelihood of people living in the area as
is that about 75% would feel they well as the landlords.
are part of the middle class,
The high level of education in
leaving . between 15-17%. in the Japan may in turn be responsible
lower and from 8-10% in the up­ for this. Japanese, as a whole,
per bracket.
strongly, believe that their child­

ren will have good , opportunities
by gaining higher education so
As one who has. lived in both most of the children are sent to
societies, it may be easier for me senior high schools after complet­
to compare;.what constitutes mid­ ing their compulsory junior high
school education. Moreover, about
dle class in both countries.
i
. In the U.S-, middle class will be 40% continue on to colleges and
evaluated on the annual income universities.
Another survey revealed that
basis. Until a decade ago, $5,000
. was at -fhe poverty level. Today, the average family spends out-of$10,000 separates the middle class pocket about $350 per child annu­
ally while in the elementary
from the lower level.
The Stateside middle class con­ school. Those going to private
cept means a four or five room schools naturally also; have to
home in the city or suburbs; or it pay tuition. The per child cost to
could be a comfortable apartment the family for senior high school
•for singles and couples -in the city is about $400. The costs for col­
with internal heating and air- leges and universities, which are
conditioning, a one or two-car concentrated in major cities, will
garage. The parents are generally be about one third the costs in
able to save some funds so that the (States for living expenses.
their kids can go to college, with Hence, an increasing number of
part-time to
their children sometimes contrib­ housewives work
uting part of- the educational rnaintain the middle“class stand­
' / ; .■
costs. One major advantage to ing. ■
A UN survey showed that
the _American ' families is the
availability of numerous State- Tokyo with an index of 144 was
supported schools, greatly-, reduc- the most expensive city in the
in educcational costs for .the mid­ world. New York was used as the
basis with 100; The ■ Union bank
dle class.
The middle class in Japan does of Switzerland also reported that,
not expect a three-bedroom home based on.GNP at market prices,
although they would .like to have the U.S. ranked fifth with $7,865
about a 1,000 square feet of livi­ per capita, while Japan was 18th
<
ng space. Nor is the car consider­ with -$4,920.
*

ed a-necessity. Annual income of
from $4,000 to $8,000 will be con­
sidered sufficient to maintain a
Japanese standard of the middle
class, in spite of the: fact that the
cost of living is much higher than

•in the U.S.
The main reason for this think-

Thus, the replies professing
that- the Japanese belong in the
middle class reflect the hope and
optimism of the respondents. The
wealth is less material, but more
the desire and the will, with
which one can build a better
status in life.

“The New Canadian" Needs
Articles for Special Issue
Centennial year, .Nisei and Sansei should have a
plethora of ideas -— “think” pieces, fashions,
hobbies, life-styles, identity, youth, middle-age, oldage, short stories, profiles, sports, etc. are all
welcome. Approximate wordage should be around
1,000, but optional.
This year we are especially interested in getting
articles from across Canada. It
would be’ beautiful if we could,
receive material from every pro­
vince in Canada, as our subscrip­
tion list show we have readers eLOS ANGELES-Calling them “super minority” was written by verywhere. We are also, hoping
the “most successful racial mi- . Robert C. Toth and ran in the that our “pros” will also be in
nority in U.S. history,” a Los Oct. 177 issue of the L.A. Times. there pitching as usual.
According’ to Mr. Toth, the
Angeles Times writer based in
All
manuscripts
submitted
Washington, D.C., recently filed Japanese American overcame the should be .typed double-spaced. If
a story in which he claimed that “great odds” with, “on the aver­ m.s. are to be returned they
“there is no parallel to (the) age; more education than whites, should be accompanied by a self­
success story” of Japanese Am- nearly as high- incomes, more addressed envelope with sufficient
stable marriages, and about twice return postage. While the Pub­
ericans..
The paean to the. perseverance as many professionals propor­ lisher. Mr. T. U. Umezuki and his
that made them what he called a tionately as the total U.S. popu­ boys will take all reasonable care,
lation.”
they will not be responsible for
Injecting a “however” element, the loss of any manuscripts, draw­
the report quoted a University of ings or photographs.(We-have to
Maryland sociologist. Dr. Darrel say that!).
Montero, who commented after a
The most vital thing is that we
recent study that-“the prognosis
receive all manuscripts EARLY
for maintenance of the commu­
— December 5th is our deadline.
On Oct. nity is not good.” .
SAN JOSE, Calif.
And God bless each and everyone
The reason given is the “steady
30, “California Today,” the Sunwho sends their manuscripts in
day magazine of the San Jpse assimilation into the mainstream even earlier!
an of American life,” thanks to a
Mercury
News,
featured
article by Dr. Clifford I._ Uyeda. growing rate of intermarriage.
William Peterson, of Ohio State
who recounted the various pro­
tests over the years against the University, credited the. “success”
of Japanese Americans to “a
use of “Jap.”
With the most recent flare-up strict and effective comunity dis­
TOKYO — Shigechiyo Izumi of
in nearby Holister noted in the cipline that reinforces the strong
lead paragraph, Uyeda goes back work ethic, the drive for educa­ Kagoshima cs 112 years, old, ac­
75 ‘ years when the epithet was tion, and family discipline derived cording to the Health-Welf are
.bom and how it was finally recog­ from Buddhist-inspired respect Ministry, the oldest of the 697
nized by lexicographers as a de­ for parental and civil authority.” centenarians in Japan. Born in
•He asserted that assimilation, 1865, he is the lone person of the
meaning, insluting term. “There
are owerhelming, historical, ethi­ while not in itself bad, is produc­ Edo (pre-Meiji) era as Isa Na­
cal and moral reasons for not us­ ing the “sad paradox” of /‘lessen­ kayama, also of the Edo period,
ing the term Jap, -whatever the ed success of Japanese Ameri­ died this year. Tn 1967, there were 253 centenarians an Japan.
cans.”
intention,” he concluded.

Help! The New Canadian is.
TORONTO
even more-than usual, desperate!
Our desperation is in the search for material
favour .Special Holiday Issue.
We want articles, stories, photographs, etc., on
any subject of interest to our Japanese Canadian
readers. With 1977 being pur Japanese Canadian

Los Angeles Newspaper CalIs The
Nikkei Story “Super Minority"

Why "Jap"
is Epithet

Kagoshima Man

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.Established/in 1939 —


by city/fathers “Honolulu-Ave./ ception”followed;
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'The 442nd - visitors sat .ihterand “Rue de 442”* in honor of' the
A member ofEthnic Press
'. / . Association of Ontario _
- heroic Japanese American combat- spersed among the French hosts
- and Canada Federation
—>.team; to a - stone monument erect­ 'during a< three-Jioury long lunch­
T. UMEZUKI PUBLISHER
Sen. S.
S. I.
I said. ' “This ' is what the Civu

WASHINGTON — Sen.
ed shortly .after the war' in' the eon.
; K.C. TSUMURA
Rights
.
Commission
is
beginning
Later -in the afternoon i the Hayakawa •■(R-Calif.)-: in what he
forest on the" Bruy er b's outskirts
.
English
Section Editor
' where: s6 much blood was shed 442nd tour was driven to the termed <a -“statement ofcon­ to'do, and its intrusion,. shouliLbe
KEN MORI
11) halted.”
-; and so many lives were given by Epin al Cemetery where they saw science,”' recently -(Oct.
Japanese Section^ Editor '
Hayakawa said not .many want
■the meh of the 442nd —- the most countless rows of white - marble charged theU.S. Commission on
: Published Tony every Tuesdays
- and Fridays^
■highly decorated U.S. combat unit crosses i'n a secluded rural;'area." Civil Rights with “intrusion into to criticize the Civil Rights Com-,,
mission

lest
they
appear
to
..be
SUBSCRIPTION . '
surviving- vete- Regiment members sought out the private business of book^pubof the7 war.
against
civil
rights.

He
explain
­
$15C00 for one year.rans placed another floral wreath and located the names of young -lishing.” Joining him as cosign­
$9.00_for Six Months
ed

We
want
to
emphasize
,
our
at this monument in memory of Americans from every 'state in ers . were (Republican. senators
the union who gave their lives for Jesse Helms • (NC), James Mc­ challenge does not involve any
L 479 Queen Street" West;
their fallen cohorts.
past
defense
of
civil
liberati.es
Toronto,' Ont. M5V 2A9
Clure
(Idaho),
Orrin
Hatch
.
'
.
A ceremony in tho Bruyeres their country. .
PHONE 366.5005
City .Hall welcomed the veterans r Twelve -men of the 442nd are (Utah)', Carl Curtis (Neb) and but rather its present activities
which imperil those freedoms.’’
in two languages and introduced buried at Epinal, not having-re­ William Roth. (Del.).
He predicted,, if the publishers ■
UjS. military, personnel and a quested -transfer to the U.S. A re­
.The senators cited ah Aug. ,1.7 do not defend their own civil ]
serviceperformed in । letter sent by the-Commission to
representative of the American- ligious..........
. . was
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”French. Cemetery in-Epinal. Fol- memory of'the-442nd men ka«; a-^ oj text book publishers rights, it will be for. the HEW ;
-lowing the; speeches, six bronze in -action. The presentation had । tjjrougll^ut the country. It said to .'-pressure schools to use only
m e d al s we re p r e s ente d b y. th e ci ty. concluded- the formal ■ services -the Commission is “investigating federally sanctioned text books;
to the 442hd Regimental Head­ when it was discovered that one the nature, extent and impact of otherwise, school districts . will
Barristers & Solicitors
quarters Co. veterans. In return, of .the ,442nd men buried at Epinal textbook biases.” The result of lose Federal funds. “It is only a
j 1501 ELLESMERE RD.
the 442nd presented city officcials had been a Hqs. Co. sergeant. the study, according to the letter, matter of time,” Hayakawa com
Scarborough;' Ontario
eluded.

If
that
happens,
,
it
will
Telephone: 431-1500
•Special
respects
were
paid
at
/the
with a scroll,-^ hand-decorated by
-will be a : report with recom­
< 155 MAIN ST. W.
442nd member Joel Fujita of Ho-, ■gravestone of T/Sgt.-Ueta'ro Sari- mendations “aimed at ameliorat-. happen, because, publishers al­
Stouffville, Ontario
nolulu and "signed by all the mem- monij, of ^'Hollywood, >Calif., -who ing the problem of textbook biases lowed it to happen because they,
‘-Telephone: 294-6393
'bers ^of the toursThe/Scroll now; was killed in action near Belmont. as well as counteracting- the nega­ cooperated with the Federal bu­
reaucracy in its initial intrusions
Many of the Hqs. Co. members
. hangs on the wall of the Bruyeres
£.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllIllllllllillIll
tive impact of previous biases.”
_into the writing and marketing of
-who ‘ organized the tour said they
V Ci ty Hall.
According- to Hayakawa, the books . . . all in the name of ■civil
Kay Ishibashi ■ spoke to the felt the/ discovery of Sgt. Santownspeople bn behalf of. the.;Am-, monji’s marker was the most (Commission " is asking "textbook rights.” y
erican" group in French.'- Gifts; moving moment „ of --the. 442nd’s publishers to. submit7the “guide­
lines”, they give to authors to enfrom Central and .So. Calif.-were pilgrimage to Italy and France.
sure that their texts are not
distributed and a>champagne reBARBARA NIKAIDO
racist; or sexist. It other words,
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Hayakawa said, this means' “to
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ensure that they portray women
and racial minorities in a positive
Tel: (416) 465-9939
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Masuzo Nezu, 72, =
TOKYO
light. This may be an admirable
Phohe 273-5696 goal, depending upon how one de­ recently was mixing the usual in­ Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
Rd., ■ Richmond, B.C.
Phone 681-7251 fines ‘positive,’ but it has nothing gredients—70 proof shochu liquor
1157 Melville St., Vancouver," B.C.
to ' do with the: business’ of gov­ and a batch of deadly snakes—-to
make a drink believed to contri­
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ernment.”
bute to long life and sexual acti­
- The Commission is asking for
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vity.

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these guidelines so. that it may
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Dec.
21
Nov.
But, police said, one hour after,
"print a “resource list” containing
Jan.18
Nov. 22
he had dumped the -12 habu i
the
informat

oh
for
distribution.
Jan.
6
Decsnakes, into the liquor to soak, >
Hayakawa said, . “The publishers
Jan. 13
Dec. 23
one of the seemingly dead rep­
Feb. 10
.Jan. 14
of America are meekly submit­
ALPINE X-COUNTRY
tiles came to life, jumped up andFeb. 17
Jan. 27~
ting to the Commission their
Mar. 17
Feb. 18
bit the old man on the finger.
1201 Boor St. W;'
guidelines for 'Producing officially
April 02
Mar. 06
532-4267
Nezu, who was said to drink a • Toronto, OnUapproved books.”
glasss - a day of the concoction,;
“It is disconcerting that any
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. Friday, November 18, 1977 ,:

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Personal Notes Across Canada‘S

Calendar

Ariniversctry^
60th
SHIKAZE

Cases

Artisan z77 At JCCC Nov. 19 & 20
. TORONTO .-:— Japanese folk craft will be the feature of this
year’s ARTISAN ’77 Show. Children will enjoy paper dolls, spinning
dragon-flies- (take tombo), candy mobiles, and many' other interest­
ing ?and fun articles priced to suit their budgets.
Our exhibition will again be an exciting display of prized works '
made .by-the over-50 selected craftspeople. represented in the show.
Most of/:the artisans will have booths where you can purchase
jewellery, batik, pottery, enamelling, weaving, Japanese dolls, shoji
screens, Japanese stone lanterns, leatherware, glass; and woodwork.
_ - ...The-Canadian'production, “Potters At Work,” filmed in-Japan,
will be shown throughout the afternoon. Continuous demonstrations
of crafts and sumi-e (brush painting) ; concerts on a handcrafted
guitar; and a Tea Room serving- Japanese and Canadian refreshments will add to the enjoyment of'a/most unique craft show'.
. Admission- is free.
• JCCC.
. ■

LQS- ANGELES ';^: A' recently
published wall-calendar-called A
Calendar of Gases .1978” contains
illustrated .descriptions’ of
12
cases in which race, nationality,
sex, and .political beliefs, were
among the /‘weapons” used in
their prosecution.
Mr. Ritsuichi
- TORONTO
Raymond Okamura, long an ac­
Uyeno, 88, and his wife, Kuye, 80,
tivist in the cause of civil and-hu.
celebrated . their . -60th Diamond
man rights, has’ contributed a
MADOKORO
Wedding Anniversary - recently
scholarly description of-the Kore­
with their, daughters at Sai Woo
TORONTO. — Miss Marianne matsu, Hirabayashi, Yasui and
Restaurant.
;
' 'Jr
Madokoro; 22, ■ beloved daughter Endo cases related' to the wartime
Over 90 people from various
of Michi (Mike) and .Susan Mado- ■evacuation of ' West ' Coast Japa­
places
came
to
.
share
in
thecele_ , .....
......
koro,passed away on: November nese to the calendar which was
bration. Congratulatory messages <
19^7
^^ rf. Lom-jM>
TORONTO -—-‘ A panorama of vivid colours matched only by
■compiled by the Meik-John Civil
from Ontario Premier, Mayor of
David
Mitoke
of
sister-in-law of.
the rainbow, -of bright kimonos,: marked the Toronto Japanese
Liberties1 -Institute.
:7 Toronto and many others were.
Garden^ Club’s 25th Anniversary Flower .Show at the Japanese
of
Steven.
and
O akvill e, a un t
Among other cases= documented
_ . read.
Canadian Cultural Centre on Saturday and Sunday, October 29th
Alison. and' illustrated with photographs and 30th.
-The couple have three sons and
Earle ■ Elliott Funerel Home. and ■ paintings by An ton: R efregiei
'
Opened by Mr. Fumiya Okada, 'Consul General of Japan, Mr.
two daughters, grandchildren 10,
Service at St. Andrew’s Japanese and Ben Shahn are those-of Sacco
Mamoru Nishi, -Pres'dent of the Club;and club members welcomed
and one great grandchild.
Anglican -Church.
Interment at and Vanzetti,' the Scottsboro Nine., many distinguished guests including the Consul General; and Mrs.
Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Margaret .Sanger',' Native ^Ameri- Fumiya Okada, Hon. and Mrs. Dalton Wells, . Mr. and - Mrs.
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SAY IT
can Indians at /Wounded Knee, Ragnar Johnson, Const.l of Iceland; Mr. Y. Naguro, Director of
Japan Trade. Centre; Mr. T. Yamanouchi, Director of Japan Tourist
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WITH FLOWERS
and Fannie Lou-Hamer.
Association, and Mrs. Yamanouchi;. Dr. . and Mrs. L. Laking, Rev.
PAUL K. ASADA, O.G, N.D.
SHARON'S FLORIST
The nihe-by-twelve inch calen­ and Mrs. T/ Moriki, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dunlop, Mr. and -Mrs. Mikio
i
942 PAPE AVE.
“Doctor of Chiropratic”
dar • may be obtained for 85,00 Nakamura, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hartnoil, Mr. and Mrs. N. Kagawa, of
[
TORONTO.ONT.
\
728-A St. Clair Ave. Wplus 75 -cents for 'handling, from the Bank of Tokyo, and vaiious club representatives.
(^ block West of Christie).
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TEL: 425-2122
The focal point was a crimson “25” on a massive white ^back­
the ’Meikle-John Civil Liberties
TORONTO
|
City wide delivery
651-8060 'Res. 621-1989
Institute, Box 573, Berkeley, GA ground executed in chrysanthemums by Mir. .Scott Fujita, landscape
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- Peter Sasaki
architect of 7.5.3 Garden Enterprises,; who also arranged the floor
94701.
plan and the fountain for the crippled children of Ontario, sponsored
by the Toronto-Forest Hill Rotary Club.
Mrs. Michiyo Tamura was the.capable co-ordinator of the seven
schools -of Ikebana whose spectacular display included . six tai^aku,
or ni.ijor arrangements," from four-, to six feet jin height.
Highlights of the program included a discussion of the prin­
AND ASSOCIATES
ciples on Bonsai by Mr? Frank Okamura of the Brooklyn Botanical
, . The Toronto Japanese United
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CHARTERED
proprietor
Gardens, followed by a demonstration, .demonstrations of Ikebana
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ACCOUNTANTS
by Mrs. S' Urabe' and Mrs. T. Yoshikawa of the Toronto Ohara
JON ONODERA
Church would dike to thank all
'Chapter,
and a’ presentation of films on. Ikebana, Festivals, and
523
THE
QUEENSWAY
their members.; and the general
489-4654
481-8805
TORONTO, ONT. M8Y 1J7
Gardens of Japan.
'
(Residence) ,
public for their generous sup­
PHONE 255-7341
'
Tro-phies ' were presented to Mrs. Y. Iwata,-P. C.- Matsuo and
port at the Annual Bazaar.
i
T.
Omoto
for outstanding exhibits of chrysanthemums and exotic
540 Egliifton - Ave; W.
I plants. Prizewinners included'Mrs. Y. Iwata, C. Katsano, -Mr. Kotani,
Toronto
| Mr. Koyama, C. P. Matsuo,1 M. Nishi, J. Omoto, Mr. and Mrs. Seko,
Mr. Shinkoda; K. Takata; Mrs. Teshima, Mr. T. Torisuka and others.
There was considerable interest in the Young People’s section,
• Through ■
with Ikebana prizes awarded to Sandra and Laura Takata, and
Miniature Garden awards to jimmy, and David Straus and ; Joel
Toguri, the two latter exhibitors being only eight years of age.
It is hoped that more young people will exhibit their work in future
MELL. REAL ESTATE Ltd.
WINNIPEG, Man. — Mr. Fred
Satsud Shikaze,; 69 -passed away
peacefully -:oh „November 5, 197.7,
at Saint. Boniface/ HospitaL.Be; loved''husband. of. Sally' Shizuko
Shikaze .of:.69 Horace Street in
Winnipeg. ,

25th Annual Jpnz. Garden,Club Show

HYLAND
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shows.
.
. Fine weather .brought out record, crowds to view the most
successful exhibition ever held by the Club.
Plans are already under way for the 1978 Show which it is
hoped will ibe enlarged to include Folkcrafts, Ningyo, Origami and
other Japanese art forms.
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Warmest thanks are extended to the news media, all the judges
and our members who worked so hard to make the show a success.
F
Hanae Nishi, Publicity Chairman.

Material Wanted For Special Issue
Stories, articles, photographs, etc. are wanted immedia­
tely for The New Canadian’s annual Xmas Issue.
We would appreciate writings, on club activities, sports,
short stories, profiles, “think” pieces, fashions, hobbies, as­
pirations, poetry, etc. Accompanying photographs or illustra­
tions are also welcome. About 1000 words is a good length,

but optional.
,
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£
All material should be slanted to interest the readers of
The New Canadian. All manuscripts
submitted should
be
accompanied by self addressed envelopes with sufficient return
postage. While the publisher will take all reasonable care, they
will not be responsible for the loss of any manuscript, draw­
ing or photograph. Deadline is Dec. 1stMail all material to " he New Canadian YearEnd Issue,
479 Queen Strtet West, Toronto, Ontario immediately. —.

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Friday, 'November 18,1977 .

PAGE 4

Largest J tin. Greiss Cache Seized

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juaha’ processed 'into hashish on
Oct. TO, and told police, he- and
Sakurai bad shipped 56.85kdlograms of the substance; by/boat
from ■ - Bangkok, ' due -in 'Tokyo.
By MARITA HERNANDEZ Police said the:marijuana ^arrived
in 40 vinyl-’baggies. '
_/‘v (San Jose Mercury),
In the past month, police have.
iSAN JOSE,' CalH. —- Jan Kuralaunched a nationwide campaign hara> .like most of: his Japanese
against marijuana, jahd so, far American contemporaries, grew
have arrested more than i0 noted up knowingjittle about his Japa­
singers, .composer ■ and other .en­ nese ancestry.1 .
tertainers on--charges of using
21, an employee. .
: . “Two years ago,. I didn’t-give a
They, said Ohta - was caught the green, leafy ; substance. /
damn about other Japanese Am­
bringing in 16 sticks of mari-:
ericans,” he said - candidly . on a.
recent afternoon, sitting behind a
-neatly-kept desk at his . San Jose
. law office.
.“And I don’t speak .Japanese,”
he would later.-interject.
' ;
-

TOKYO — Police arrested two
entertainment promotion agency
employees recently 'and said they
confiscated^? 56.85 ^ kilograms pf
marijuana: from/ southeast "Asia;-.
the largest quantity of marijuana
ever seized in Japan.
They said the 'marijuana ' was
worth about $800,000.
’ 'Poice said they arrested Akira
Oh'ta, 30, president of Geinq Pro­
duction Co., and Futoshi Sakurai,.

About Ancestor Discovering Roots

I?m -sure/that: many ' Japanese
and-beyond? ~
Assimilation to the American ’ Americans; would rather stay as-

imilated and not be /with other
way ;of life has been almost total.
“Very few of us~speak Japanese,” JapanesesAmericans or the comhe said, adding that more than -munity,” Kurahara: said. He does
half have married outside of their: not" fault -them.' ' ■
///“It’s not: somethingsthatrshould
ethnic group'.• - “Other than the fact that'we’ve -be forced < on' people,” Kurahara
had a lot of education stressed’ oh said. “But the:-opportunity";should
us, our values are no .different be there; for those who' want to
from the average/middle-class learn about their cultural herit­
American. We have the same age and get involved.’’
likes and dislikes,, the same taste / The JACL sponsors a scholar­
in food and even the same preju­ ship program for Japanese Am­
erican y o u th - a s well as program s
dices, ”-he said.
They’ve come;a long way from for senior 'citizens and ' youth.
their grandparents’ way ’of life,
One' of its main functions,
This - attitude; he explained, is
ALL HEEL /HEIGHTS
. LATEST STYLES
safeguard
the Issei, or first generation Kurahara said, ^s to
, a common- one among ; Americans,
'MENS 4 aiidup ~
LADIES 2 and up
agains
discrimination
against
Japanese American. ,
.of Japanese - ancestry. Tt’s . one
. / MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS; . .
This group, for the -most part, J apanese Americans. Recently,
that’s taken? several generations
past their 60s today, suffered the the ’ organization took; a stand in
of hand time's and prejudice To
eliciting- action ' against a San
brunt of racial discrimination.
develop.
1328 Queen St. West
Many of them still speak Japa- Benito High School Teacher who
- Today, Kurahara heads'the San
Phone 531-1931 Toronto
nese and have maintained their s used defamatory -terms in referr­
Jose chapter of the . Japanese
V
cultural values . but at a high ing to Japanese people.
American Citizens League, a na­
The national JAGL also led a
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tional civil rights organization of price.
“They took a really bad beat- campaign That resulted in a presi­
about 30,000 that acts as an advo­
ing, they’ve seen it all,” Kura­ dential parden for Iva Toguri,
The New Canadian
cate for Japanese Americans and
hara said. After World War II “Tokyo Rose” of World ■ War II.
479 QUEEN ST. WEST, TORONTO, ONT. M5V 2A9
- works to preserve - the ethnic
Kurahara said'heTntends to re­
they - were forced to “start all
group’s cultural heritage.
for . which main involved with" <his people.
Please find enclosed $
over again.”
r
“Along with his own recently
Most became self-employed- as
“Knowing about one’s cultural
•Renew my subscription.
sparked
interest
inlearning
about
... year/months
•Enter my< new - subscription for .
farmers or merchants because - heritage gives a person an iden­
his cultural background, Kura­
they could find no one. willing to tity-different from the mases. It
$15.00 per year
hara has - noticed a resurgence
$9.00 for 6 Months:
employ them, he .said. They em­ also gives a sort of understand­
among other Japanese Americans
phasized
education
for .their ing of where your people come
NAME (MR. MRS. MISS)
' in ’ discovering their'roots.
children, Kruahara said, noting from, .emotionally
how they
But, .he added, “we’re still in
that- Japanese Americcans are । feel about family life and why
ADDRESS
The .minority ‘ among • Japanese
among the highest educated ofj they take certain; stands.”
Americans.”.,.;
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any ethnic group. 7
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Kurahara traces the loss of culKurahara’s parents belong to
tural identity among Japanese.
Healthy Body & Mind
POSTAL CODE
the Nisei group, or second gen­
Americans to a struggle<for sureration Japanese Americans. They Through the Martial Arts
vival.
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’ were the ones to bridge the gap
. < “Because of the-beating Japa­
r in the process of assimilation._
nese
Americans. took
during
In their teens or early
20s
APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL GREETINGS
World War II”—loss of- their
IN THE SPECIAL EDITION OF THE ENGLISH SECTION IN
during ’World War II, they, top,
hard-earned ’ property and . con­
were the victims of discrimina­
Greetings Omitted will be published in our regular issues
finement to relocation centres-—
tion.
, ,THE NEW CANADIAN
they realized that in order to sur­
Although well educated ’ and
479 Queen St. W. Toronto :.Ont .M5U 209
vive they would have to take one
able to find employment, they
■Phone 366-5005
of two courses.
were typically underemployed. It
“They would have to bunch to­
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was not uncommon to find' an
MB.T MBS/ TOM INOUYE
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT;
gether or assimilate,” Kurahara
engineer working as- a grocery
AND FAMILY
• MR. 4 MBS. TOM INOUYE
said. “And they chose to assimi­
AND FAMILY
clerk, Kurahara said.
late.”
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123 MAIN ST.,
100 MAIN ST..
In the long process of assimila­
TORONTO. ONT.
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- This meant turning their backs
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tion, Kurahara said, “our cultural
on their cultural heritage and-—
heritage fell by the wayside/’
$7.00
$5.00
“forcing white values on them­
selves, and working at not stick­
Over $5.00 space-according to sum.
PHONE
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(Please mark which above sample)
ing together,” Kurahara said.
449-0302
$2.00 for aditional names
There is no Japanese American
“ Although' Kurahara considers
it “ a shame” that so little of the community in San Jose, per se,
Japanese heritage has been pre­ Kurahara said. “You’ll not find
I enclose $.. -___ —. for which to publish my greeting
■ or greeting omitted, indhe Holiday .Issue .as .follows;
served, he is not one to point a them congregated in any' one
(Please remit with cheque or money order)
finger at those who cihoose to community.”
■ —_
ignore their Japanese American
In Santa Clara County, for in­
NAME(S)
stance, where Kurahara estimates
ancestry.
For he, too, was raised in a there are some 17,000 Japanese
white middle-class nieghborhood, American families, only 1,800 'be­
with
no .Japanese
American long to the Japanese American
friends nor a desire to identify Citizens League, the oldest and
ADDRESS
with the Japanese culture.
—. largest Japanese American ori
There are three distinct cate­ ganization.-Even a small number
gories of Japanese Americans, he live in the Jackson and Taylor
explained.
streets district of San Jose, the
He categorizes himself and his most noticeable congregation of
contemporaries as Sansei, third- Japanese .restaurents and busi­
generation Japanese Americans nesses in . the county.

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