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Burlington, Ontario J.C. Doll-maker Has "Dream-come-true" Tokyo Exhibit
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clay.:
A Japa
/When the form is complete and
nese-born “doil-ihaker, Mrs. Ki­
miko Koyanagi of Burlington; sanded, she„begins to paint it, us­
Ontario has - been invited by the ing Chinese white, a paint • made
“YO-EI” Gallery, next door
to from ‘ seashell powder and animal
the famous Shieseidb Building, on bone. ’ Several coats are used.
Tokyo’s Ginza^ to hold a one- Some of the dolls are left’ white;
woman exhibition . of . her sculp­ others - ar e painted in a pastel or
ture-dolls from December 6th to black.
The fin’sh is so' delicate that
12th. . ;
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For Mrs. Koyanagi, wife of Mrs. Koyanagi wears a knitted

BURLINGTON, Ont

Nisei architect Mr. James Ko­
yanagi, it’s a dream come true.,.
She is -a third-generation, doll­
maker. She learned her art from
her 80-year-old mother who has
.been visiting Canada since this ’
summer.
, . . It has always been Mrs. Ko­
yanagi’s ambition to hold a show
in. Tokyo while her mother was
still healthy. And, after 11 years
in Canada, Kimiko was off .to Vol. 41 — No. 91
Tokyo ■ on Now. ,27th----- accom­
panied by her mother — for the
achievement of her dream. . Dolls, as the Japanese know
them, go far beyond the realm of
childhood. They are art objects.
There is a school in Tokyo devoted to the study of doll-making.
Books are written on the subject?
When she first began showing
dolls in the Hamilton-Burlington
area some eight years ago, her
dolls were traditional figures
from Japanese history, with au­
thentic coiffures and costumes.

Like .many,
many artists,
artists; Mrs. Koyaglove
It’s one aspect of a general
kike
love to
to .
. touch
touch the
the .’'figures,'
figures, . be-J
beigi has mixed emotions when
cause the oil in human-skin would aura of sadness that pervades the
her. work is sold.
collection.
mark them. ’
“Sometimes I miss my ' work
Mrs.
Koyanagi’s first
oneTjvb or three figures are sty­
lized versions of Japanese women' woman show was held four years very much,” she said. “When
never' see
in kimono. On these, the artist ago at The Craft Gallery, Cana­ people buy them, I
.
.
has also used bits of brocade, dian Guild of Crafts (Ontario), them again.”
(But she likes the idea that her
in Toronto. At that time, prices
sometimes painted'over. ,
In several figures, one arm con­ ranged from $50 to $400. She ex- sculptures may become part of
ceals part of the face behind a pects they will be - at least as people’s homes in Tokyo.
wide sleeve. They are weeping. ' high, .probably higher, in Tokyo..,
Cont. on Page 2 .

rhe Dun Canadian
An Independent; Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin

Remem bra nee Day

Jpnz. Canadian War
Dead Honored at
Memorial Tower

Craft

^even^i^gi^st^^

the viewer

seems to see it.
The figures are elegant, with a
simplicity that resembles a line

of melody.
- The technique is . the traditional
one used for -her earlier Japanese
dolls. Wood shavings from paulownia wood, imported from Ja­
pan; are maxed with a chemical
~ glue and small -pieces of rice
paper into a sort of clay. Using a
... stick Lof wood as a base, she
builds ~up the figures from this

mony included: Vancouver JCCA,
Vancouver Buddhist Church, VanVANCOUVER
; Japanese
couver J.C. Christian Churches,
Canadian soldiers who served and
Seichi no Ie Vancouver Church,
died for .Canada during the wars
Vancouver J.C. Anglican Church,
were remembered on November;
Vancouver J.C; United Church,
11th by a huge gathering at the
and. the Church of World . MesJapanese. Canadian War Memorial
sianity.
in Vancouver’s Stanley
I Tower
Park.
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The traditional-- two - minutes
silence and the playing of the
“Last Post” by Makoto Sakai re­
called the sacrifice of J.C. vete­
TOKYO — Women’s movement
rans during this annual Remempioneer and consumerism advo­
branece Day service..
cate Shigeri Yamataka died of a
The opening address.was given
kidney ailment recently at the
by Mr. Gordon Kadota of the J.C.
age of 78. She had served two
Centennial Committee, followed
terms in the upper house of the
by Japan Consul General ShuniParliament.
chi Asao, the Rev. Yokoyama and
Founder of the Tokyo Federa­
the closing ceremony by Mr.
tion of Women’s Organizations in
Kazuta of the JCCA.
;
i Groups represented at the cereCont. on Page 2
By JIMMIE KAKUTANI

This was the craft she. had learn­
ed from her mother, Kane Muraoka. But Mrs. Koyanagi was also
creating another type of doll,
slender. elongated figures very
- different from anything she? had

; seen.
■ ;
Ar ? A.
-iShe has carried this'form to a
high point of artistry. Although
she calls them dolls, ‘‘the 21figures she has
send to Tokyo
■are what most Canadians would
call statuettes.
It isn’t easy to'get a booking in
a - Tokyo gallery. Mrs. Koyanagi
said . most of the galleries are
booked two or three years ahead.
Her figures are quite unlike
the traditional Japanese doll.,
Pure in line and devoid of un­
necessary details, they all seem
at first glance to ■ be female
figures, but to Kimiko Koyanagi
they represent many\things —- a
bird, a tree in the garden in win- ter,: eternity^',
^S^^cgn^^^
,of exquisite

TORONTO, ONT.

FRIDAY^ DECEMBER 2, 1977

Leader Pases

O=A

Photo by JIMMIE KAKUTANI

President Carter's Team Lashed for Shunning The Nikkei
/SPOKANE, Wash. — Japanese
Americans were shunned for most
top-level posts in the Carter ad­
ministration because of questions
about their loyalty in “a crunch
situation,” says Rep. Norman
Mineta (D-Calif.)
Mineta said the highest rank­
ing Asian American working for
President Carter is an assistant
secretary -(Patsy ' T. Mink) of
state for occeanography, naviga­
tion and environment.
~
“When a Japanese American

was considered for a top post, the never become office managers
question that came up was, Un a Mineta said.
crunch situation, would he be’ - While blacks, Mexican-Ameri­
loyal to the United States or can s and Native Americans have
Japan ?’ ’’. Mineta said.
made gains in. recent years,
(Mineta, in .Spokane.. (Oct. 29) Japanese Americans have had
to address a banquet sponsored fewer opportunities because they
by the Japanese American Citi­ were less vocal or less militant,
zens League, said Asians often he said. are stereotyped as non-assertive,
“Where there’s non-recognition
and lost job promotion opportuof a legitimate gripe, I think an
nities.
“Everyone .wants a Japanese available, proper course is vocalAmerican as a secretary, but they ness and being hard-nosed about

something,” he said.
lie urged Japanese Americans
to “become activists for the,good
of all generations, whatever their
ethnic background, or color, sex
or creed.
“The United States has been
hailed as a nation of immigrants.
But to this nation’s discredit,
some immigrants have found the
doors to America harder to- open
than others, and the path ahead
strewn with more obstacles,” he

said.

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Friday, -December' 2/" 197.7

PAG® ' 2

The
New
Canadian
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Rusty B29 Bomber Accessories
creative' work_because the
family has
Good investment for Tokyoite
Cont. from Page 1

. Usually': Mrs’.Koyanagi'works’.her'
on'- three or four figures at/: a
her 'husband’s income
time. To ’finish three in this way to depend oh.
: would Stake three months. Obvi­
.'She' has seven brothers and
ously/ she couldn’t make; a/living sisters living/ one saster'iri/^
,this: way,: and? can only'carry oh • Lumpur arid the others in Tokyo,
and says she soirietimes> feels
guilty/that she can do her creative ' sculpture - when the others
must make ■ a living. All are dollCont. from Page 1
makers.
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1948,_she laterwas elected head
Before *her marriage to James
of 'the Nati onal Federati on of Be- Koyanagi/ -a Hamilton architect
g'ional Womens Organizations;
of Japanese, descent/ Kimiko Ko/:• Yamataka first; j oined the Wo­ yanagi had won awards iri Japan
men’s movement an 1918, and has foi^her dolls. 1^ 1962 she won
played a leading role: in raising second prize in the annual / Allthe social and political , status of. Japan Women’s Doll Exhibition
Japanese women. . , iri'Tokyo, in which, there were 250
r /She was also active in promot­ entries.' '
_

ing the welfare of war . widows,
iShe and her brother once coL
and triggered the . nation’s- con-: laborated in writing and illustrat­
; cumerists’ movements by market­ ing "a book - on doll-making.
.
ing cheap, but high - quality cos­
•Recently, \in Canada, her workhas been- featured in books -and
metics.
. . ■
. magazines devoted to crafts.
The Koyanagis have two sons,
aged 13 and 10. Neither - one has
ever touched any of the dolls.
Throsgh
Their interest is more in hockey:
—.The Spectator.
>£ELL REAL ESTAT® Ltd.

. TOKYO—Rusty control panels. wheel for, $1% :a propellor blade
T. UMEZUKI PUBLISHER
and gunners’ seats from scrapped for- • $40,” a bombsight for $800’
K.C.-TSUMURA UjS. Air Force B29 heavy Bom­ various meters for; from $12 to
.
English
Section-Editor
bers. .are: among the ^ latest collec­ $400 and a B29 “built-up” toilet
= KEN MORI
tors /items sold-by a shop here 33 basin for. about $15.
. Japanese' Section . Editor
■years -after'.the. planes -reduced - Osamu Okada, - owner of the
SUBSCRIPTION
•much of " the Japanese -capital ' to Sun Automobile Company, bought
j
z $15s.00foroneyear.
parts of the. “last five B29s to be
ashes. * ‘ , _ —
.
' $9.00. for Six Months
: 'In the first two weeks .of the - scrapped’’, late last year - from. -a/ 'Published- on every^Tuesdays
“B29 .Sale/’ nearly 300 Japanese: dealer in Alamo, Texas, “although
'arid ^Fridays
mostly ■ young men .fascinated: by I-was not sure "the notorious B29s.
aircraft' mechanisms, bought'junk would-Fsell well in Japan, even / ^ ^?479?Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M5V. 2A9
' .
parts priced from two dollars to among enthusiasts. _
PHONE 366.5005 ? .
“As soon as I saw them,- I felt
$800/the owner of the shop said.. But some: passers-by showed as if Thad spent my. $28,000 for
bitt erness < toward : the , displ ay of nothing because they looked so
former enemy aircraft and the re- rusty, dusty and dirty,”. Okada
called. memories of .daily bomb-: said. “And customs officials made
ings by the sleek,- - four-engined me pay the amount for ‘aircraft

Leader

TOM OMURA
T9N»M

HYLAND FLOWERS
_ proprietor

JON ONODERA
481-8805
.489-4654
(Residence)

(Business)

540 E glinton Ave. W.:
Toronto

Second Class mail No. 00366 /
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Help /Wanted ,
.
planes, that - dropped ,177,000 tons .part.’ ” ~
'The 39-year .old Okada, who WANTED: cook, kitchen-helper,
of bombs Jonir-Japan byJ the end
run s a s m all car work sh op p i 1 e d. -waitress for Michi Restaurant.
of World War II..
One example was / an elderly the parts -in his warehouse, a; Telephone' 924-7'501.
neighb orhood woman who -first wooden shack that survived B29
TRAVEL SERVICE Requires
congratulated the shop: owner; on bombings during the war.
his .'business/: but then was told ' ■ Then, Okada said, letters starts Sales Rep. arid Clerk: Typist with
ed flowing "in, and- customers knowledge of Japanese language.
that the items came from B29s.
: “Listen: boy,” she said/ “I’m 83 began visiting the shop. Their No experience necessary. Will te­
and the planes bombed us /every ages ranged from . mid-tens to ach all phases -of ticketing, pac­
■day. Wasn’t it terrible ? I always more Jhan ' 50, and_ they ‘ came kage holidays etc.’ Good starting
lay on the ground not Jo be hit, from - as far as Hakodate,. 45C salary and a chance for advacement. Cail'869-129L . : /
but there were, a lot' of fires after, miles north of Tokyo.
“I never knew there were- so
they had gone.” ’
i
As she stalked away, the shop. many airplane’ fans in. Japan. :
‘‘Some buy-the junked :parts for
owner said ‘‘that was the kind
940 MT; PLEASANT ROAD,
of reaction I was afraid of inir ornament, some" for practical use,
TORONTO, ONT. M4P 2L6
tially, but there were not too such as the pilot’s seat I use in
_2 BLOCKS NORTH
my den at home,” said Okada.
many like her/’
OF EGLINTON
One customer bought a huge
“All we did was to launch two'
TEL. 488-1213 ,
advertisements 'in aviation maga­ aluminum fin with “ContinentalOPERATED BY
zines,” said Yoshifusa Shiratori, Air ■ Command” emblazoned across
NAMIKI & TANOUYE
manager ' of the B29 shop. ‘‘And it. Teenagers: are reportedly buy­
we are getting at least 10 . cus­ ing up B29 flier’s jumpsuits -MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL
tomers a day and more than ,30 which they are saying are “very
smart.” .
.
on holidays.”
-Parts' on sale include a control

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Friday 'December ' 2, 1977

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GreetingsOmitted
Due. Bereavement

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GREETINGS OMITTED
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT

SAKANASHI

- TORONTO! — Mr. Sidney A. Tsiitau Lefty'Ito
WINNIPEG — .Toshio and
' Susan ;' i(nee . Nagamori) Nishi Sakanashi,- 62,- passed: away.' at Shaly Iwashita? \ recently announced the = arrival of St. Michael’s Hospital on Nov- Yasuro Iwashita
-their-—first child, 'a!- -beautiful ember 11, 1977.- Beloved husband Kimiko Yamakaki
1 daughter, Wendy Mika; on Aug. of Emy Nakano. Loving father .Takeshi’ Yamazaki
‘ 30, -1977 at; 11:21 p.m. Weight. .5 of -Wendy i(Mrs.. Doug Bache), 527 Logan Ave.
• Is/ -13% oz. ‘-Length 19% .jn«? and ^Richard. TDear
brother . of -Toronto M4K. 3B3
‘ Thrilled ’grandparents are' Mr. Hana. Kawasoe. '
'' . ’
and Mrs. Mas Nagamori -of Win­
’ Giffen-Mack < •-Chapel. . Inter­ GREETINGS OMITTED
nipeg and Mrs. Mayumi Nishi of ment Resthavem Memorial Gar-. DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
5 Wakayama;-: Japan. Proud great-; dens.
'
Mr. Frank Hatsutaro & Family
grandmothers are’ Mrs. Tsuya
Mr. & Mrs. Koichi (Tish)
Nagamori and Mrs. Fuku Onagi
SHIKAZE
Tsujimura
of Winnipeg.
’ WINNIPEG—Mr. Fred Satsuo Mr. & -Mrs. Kei Hirano
Shikaze passed away peacefully Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hirano
bn Nov. 5th;- 1977, at SL Boni­
face Hospital, aged 69 years, late GREETINGS OMITTED
of .69 Horace St., ' Winnipeg, be- DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
FURUKAWA — WATHALL
loved husband of iSa-lly (Shizuko Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kurisu
& Family
. WINNIPEG—— Donna Naomi, Shikaze.
- Beside his wife he is survived 20 Faversham Cres.,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
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Furukawa, was married to = Mr. by daughter Mrs. Doreen Ama- Etobicoke, Ont. M9C 3X4 .
- Daniel Eugene Wathall,son of datsu, son-in-law. Robert and
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wathall, on No­ grandson Jonathan of Winnipeg, GREETINGS OMITTED
vember 12th at The Church of brother ' Yoshitaka Nishio and DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
sister Mrs. Asai Maeda of Japan.
.. Jesus Christ on -Concordia.
Mike & (Kathy Sakura
Mr. Shikaze was born in KagoAgincourt, Ont.
'
shama: Ken, Japan, Dec. 10. 1907,
Masami & Dorothy Yamamoto
coming to Canada in May, 1922,
Mississauga, Ont,
For Bent Results and settling in Manitoba in 1942.
He retired, from Anthes Western
GREETINGS OMITTED
Ltd. after 23 years with the firm.
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
-Funeral (Services were held on
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Nov. 7th at-the Manitoba Budd­ Joe Kitamura and Jean
hist Church, the Rev. Y. Hayashi Mrs. Katsu Okura &■ Family
Jack & (Inis Kitamura
officiating.
Tosh & Agnes Kitamura
Hamilton, Ont.
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Dates & Doings
Request Return Of Minna-sama Cash
TORONTO ’-— ATTENTION all‘Minna-sama walkers! Only,40%
of the ?sp oris or sheets, and- money have' been submitted - so far: Please
'return- them to;; the various leaders1 in'your. organization or to* the
Cultural Centre, before December 10, 1977. Thank you.;
v
By the way,. Satoru Taniguchi was also one of the /Samurai
walkers. Congratulations, Sat.! -y- Toronto JC Centennial Minnasama Walkathbn Committee.

The J.C. Youth Annex Art Raffle
By DAVID K. FUJINO
>
TORONTO -— The . Annex/ is . a new part of the Japanese
Canadian community."iSoon to be located-in a storefront on the Bloor- '
Danforth subway::line> the Annex will be offering- several things to
all Japanese Canadians. There will be space for meetings- and
lectures, a-library on Japanese in the Americas, legal aid services,
courses on our history, ‘and a series of art exhibits and musical
evenings.
’ .
To help us grow,-various artists have offered their works'toward
an art raffle. Winners, of the raffle can select their favourite piece
of7 art from a collection representing the-efforts of people such as
| Ruth Yamada, Bryce Kanbara, Akira Yoshikawa, Shizuye Taka| shima, Heather Yamada David Fujino, Yosh Inouye, Mel Shimoda,
Sue Tabuchi, and Debra Machida. Major proceeds from this 'raffle
will be used to fund the diverse programmes of the Annex.
Tickets are available from Mel iShimoda (429r0676), and from
many individuals who will be visiting you. At a.cost of 50c per
ticjkets, or 3 tickets for $1.00, it’s hard to buy art these days at such
prices (never .mind rice arid kamaboko to .put on the dinner' table).
- The Annex —— as its name implies — is a supplement to what
already exists in the community. Artists have offered their work and
talents toward our fund-rasing raffle.. (It’s hoped tlhat Japanese
Canadians will support the Annex Art IRaffle and thereby support
the positive community aims of the Annex.

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OlfgBlMBliiOiOlii^
When. I, joined ; he said is stall in its' “fledging
(SEATTLE-^-George Ishii loves | date,” - he. said,
7“ ' .
- :
Seat tie Police Department as_ stage.'
his work and calls his office his; the
:
When he decided in* th e; fourth
:a' criminalist, {there-w
“pride^and* joy.”
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. As v director of . the ’.Western other peison working;!or the lab grade to 7 become a: chemist, he
Washington. (State Crime Labora­ -and the space--was one large room ■ never dreamed his career would
tory, Ishii supervises . a staff of serving as storeroom, office, ilab lead him to his current position
' - but after receivings his bachelor
22 persons an I a large, modern and. lunchroom.” '" '
Today,'. Ishii said the Northwest of ' science degree* :dm chemistry,
facility in Seattle’s.Fublic Safety
Association of Forensic Scientists from: (Seattle Univ./a brief diver­
Building.
But he .can recall, not too many has a membership of 90 persons sion in the study of political sei-,
years ago, when the police lab all of whom are /‘highly profes­ ence, - and some graduate, work iat
the Univ, of Washington, ’his
,
in Seattle was just a “one-man sional people.’”
- Ishii,; a' 'man of* medium build work as : a; criminalist: created just
type” operation.
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The consolidation, which is now
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not feel they are getting justified
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“If the fellow- had started the
car like he said he had, the ex­
haust system would not have been
hot enough to change the. color of
“I can understand the frustra­ the fiber,” said Ishii.
In another - case, where . two
tion of the other agencies,” he
added. “It ' was a service they police officers were struck by a
were / all looking forward, to and hit-run driver,: the lab analyzed a
I small paint chip and determined
all have waited patiently for.”

more people,” he* said. “I’m rea­
sonably optimistic/ though. In the
new administratiori, people are
more aware of our situation.

But- despite this -problem_ with
the bureaucracy, Ishii is very
happy with the new lab facilities,
which < cover about 10,000 square
feet. As he walked through the
lab his hard-earned knowledge of
____________
all aspects of
crime lab work was
involved would lose any .services evjaerit'as he explained the funcsaid .the
they < had previously, ■
tions of the lab.-.
Nisei criminalist. •
. “This is really^a showpiece. It’s
When we consolidated, we had one of the finest designed -labs
in the country,” he, beamed.' “I
give a lot - of credit to the. archi­
tect, who - approved -everything
right down to the ashtrays.”
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•a long;range: program to increase m 6 dern lab; “themost valuabl e,
the: staff arid ’ service .to all other instrument ’.is the. brain "of ' the
agencies over a period of time,” crimirialistxThe other instruments
Ishii - continued. “But budget re­ are just tools.” '
v
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He recalled" ari example of one ;
str icti ons ; were imp osed and we
were caught in. that as well as case where a - man -ha d .been found
dead in a parking lot and appear-,
everyone else.”./ .
.
• The . “equab ' services”- contro­ ed-to have been run - over by an
versy surrounding the lab . was automobile. . . When. a the police
brought to the public attention: a tracked {down' the driver of ; the ­
few months- ago: when. Bellevue ca r, .Ishi i sai d,. the driver said: he
Police Chief Donald Vari Blaricom ■thought he7hit a chuckhble while
Publicity protested the-, crime leaving the . lot* He * said, jt: yas
lab’s refusal at the time to pro- possible he had hit someone with­
.";
Cess ’ evidence in a violent rape out knowing it. .
But something about the driver’s
case because of the lab’s service
story did not • sound right, and
guidelines.
According to Ishii, ten more Ishii’s lab went to work. A crim­
staff members and .supportirig inalist noticed some green streaks
equipment would allow’"-the. lab in the victims blue clothing. A
'to service every law enforcement further test showed the green
agency in all capacities, but that .color was a result of a change in
it is -up to the legislature to pro­ fiber.’ The criminalist/then’ heated
the fiber until he determined the
vide the funding.
“Under another administration, minimum temperature at which
we tried unsuccessfully to get the fabric would change/colors.

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the color, make, model ’ and year
of the car. They then made copies
of the correct paint ; color.7 and
distributed them to all patrol of­
ficers to match up against cars
on the street.
'
Within 24 hours, Ishii said the
car was found with damage to
the right front area, as a the lab
had predicted. He, added.-that they ;
were also able to - fit the paint
chip exactly into the area, from

which it was missing.
• As directorj Ishii’s job is com­
pletely administrative and he said
■; A ■ tour of the crime lab .re­ he really misses lab work. But
vealed" a tight security system, he' said that the directorship re­
various size rooms and many long quires someone with a criminal­
counter tops7 cluttered with com­ ist’s background and he.keeps tab
plicated equipment and an abun­ on the daily operations of the lab.
He is also active in various pro­
dance' of microscopes. A criminal^
ist in the serology section was fessional groups. Recently, the
examining a rape victim’s cloth­ Northwest Association of Foren­
sic Scientists/ of which he is the
ing for stains.
founder, awtixuciiuLou*^
awarded Ishii the
wnen people tmiiK.
v^ group’s
-When
think ox
of a ^uuie
crime . lounuer,
lab, I don’t know what they think ■ first distinguished service award,
of, but this is a typical lab,” he I / Ishii said the pressure on the

said. “We. are hereto-trace evi­
dence such as hairs, fibers, paints,
glass fragments; we analyze
them and compare them.”
Ishii pointed out a high-power­
ed microscope which can compare
two samples side by side. In the_
firearms and topi marks lab, he
demonstrated > the capabilities of
a $14,000 bullet comparison mi­
croscope.
Inside the bulletproof firing
room, he noted the precautionary
features to protect the employees’
hearing, adding “I can only hear
half as well in my right ear as
my left because of firing guns.”
He said that despite the expen­
sive equipment necessary for a

lab’s workers is steady, hut “not
dmmobolizing.”It,s a healthy kind

of pressure -and keeps us honest.
“Everyone is constantly aware
that" because of their contribu­
tions a person may be'-denied his
or her freedom.”

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