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An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
Vol. 43 — No. 33
Friday, April 27, 1979
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Presented by Governor-General. . .
Cine-Fi’s
Sekiguchi
receives
Academy
award
T.Umezuki, Member of the Order of Canada
and as a special tribute to truly Canadian spirit. He tai Times,? a daily news
By ROY ITO
has gained the respect of, paper printed in Japanese)
the Issei pioneer citizens.
Mr. T. Umezuki, Publish
and provided leadership picking Japanese character
*
*.
*
er of The New Canadian,
for three generations of type. At Tairiku he made
friends with the new edit
was awarded the Member of Mr. T. Umezuki was born Japanese Canadians.
the Order of Canada by Go on October 10, 1897, in Sud“I will be 80 years old or, Mr. Etsu Suzuki, a very
vernor-General
Edward amura, a small village on on October 10. But I feel progressive thinker, who
LOS ANGELES. — Cine- Schreyer oh April 25th, 19- the island of Kyushu, in young and can’t' believe I soon became a strong in
Fi International’s
Kiichi 79. at Rideau Hall. For this Japan. This makes him will be 80 years bld. I un fluence in T.U.’s life.
Sekiguchi received a tech honor, Mr. Umezuki’s na eighty years old this year, derstand that there is a the Working conditions were
Almost sixty years of his
nical achievement award me was nominated for sub life has been spent in Ca ory that your health is aff very bad. He quit this job after a year and ax half and
mission by the National
from the Academy of Mo Japanese Canadian Cente nada, and for most of that ected 50% by your mental after a brief and unsuccess
attitude. My theory is 60%
tion Picture - Arts and Sci nnial Society in commemor time Mr. Umezuki has typi
by mental attitude and 40 ful excursion as. a Skeena
ences for development of ation of the J.C. Centennial, fied for our community, a per cent by physical condi River fisherman, he left for
the CineFL auto radio so
tion^ I am trying to feel the Fraser ~Valley to take
und system for drive-in the Commission will select new era-name young and don’t like to be up farming with a friend.
aters.
called “ojii-san”
(grand He learned how to clear
Sekiguchi was invited to for Japan when Hirohito reign ends
father, or term of respect the land, plant and harvest
for an older man) by a strawberries.
attend the 51st Academy
according
to
which
this
ye
T^U. considers his life
Awards presentation by TOKYO. — The Prime ar is the 54th year of Sho Nisei person of Roy Ito’s
in in the country as the hap
Howard N. Koch, Academy Minister’s Office has draft wa, lost its legal ground age (the' interviewer,
ed a standard operational
50’s). I want to be called piest time of his life. He
president.
in
1947
when
the
Imperial
procedure to select new era
did self-study in entomo
Cine-Fi is a new, revolu names in the-, event _ the Household Law was revis “T.U.” instead.”
logy and other subjects he
He
was
the
oldest
of
sev
tionary drive-in theatre so Emperor’s reign ends, the ed..' _ . ( .
became interested in. He
en
children.
His
father
was
und system introduced so Japan Times reported.
Both the Japan Socialist
studied English for three
me months ago in Los An According to the proce Party and the Japan Com a farmer. With sb many years, trying to realize Mr.
geles and now in use in dure which the office des munist Party are opposed brothers and sisters, T.U. Suzuki’s dream of farming
ended his education at 15
theatres in the United Sta cribed as being its “basic to the new legislation.
years of age after eight ye and studying as a good way^
tes. It is soon to be intro view,” preparations for se
Komeito approves of the ars of schooling to help the of life.
duced internationally in lection would start if the
system on conditions that family, even though his te On July 1, 1920 with a
Canada, Australia and So Emperor became seriously
a new period designation achers recommended he go group of like-minded peop
uth Africa.
le, T.U. helped to organi
take effect on Jan. 1 of the
ill.'
.
’
The Cine-Fi concept uti The selection should be year that follows the start on with his studies. He was ze the Japanese Labour Ulizes the drive-in customer’s made promptly but with of the new Emperor’s reign a clerk in the municipal of nion. The first meeting held
AM car radio instead of prudence “taking into . full and that the selection proc fice in his village for four at the Japanese Language
the traditional out moded, consideration the prevail ss should be open to the pu years.
School on Alexander Street
T.U.
remembers
himself
noisy, squeaky speakers.
ing national sentiments, blic.
attracted shopkeepers, far
as
“
a
cheeky
boy
who
was
Theatre goers who attend it said?
mers, fishermen, mill-work
It has proposed that the not afraid of anyone.”
the drive-in without a car
A number of learned men Diet inaugurate a commi
ers and labourers. The ba
He
came
to
Canada
in
Ja
radio are furnished with a will be commissioned for ttee to discuss and decide
sic idea for organizing a
nuary,
1918.
A
distant
re
unique, portable AM radio. the selection process and bn new era names. Demo
union for Japanese labour
lative
sponsored
his
trip
to
ers was to raise their work
Two channels are capab will be asked to submit a cratic Socialists take a po
Canada.
In
those
days
a
Ja
ing standards to the level
le of switching instantly few candidate names. Each sition similar to that of
panese,
and
only
150
of
of those of white workers,
to English or Spanish lan should consist of two Chi Komeito.
them
a
year,
could
enter
nese characters, one offic Those moves by the ©po
and to get people together
guage.
Canada as a farm labourer to fight against the anti
Patrons of drive-in thea ial said?
sition parties portend ro or as a house servant. T. U.
The
prime
minister
will
tres equipped with Cine-Fi
ugh sailing ahead for the came as one of the latter, Asian movement. At that
B.C. Japanese
simply clip a wire to their then choose one from am legislation on which Diet to work for Mr. Yamazaki time in
car antennae or attach a ong the proposed names, debates will enter a crucial of The Continental Times. workers generally worked
harder and longer
than
suction cup to the sealed-in according to the formula. stage soon.
The
only
others
who
were
their white counterparts
window antennae for qua This basic policy of “genThe government explain welcome were wives called
but were always paid less,
lity sound in the language go” (era name) selection ed the bill at the plenary over from Japan.
will be explained to the session of the House of “My ambition, my dream and found themselves pit
of their choice.
The sound system alrea Diet shortly in connection Representatives in mid was to climb up the Rockies ted against the Trade Uni
dy has received widespread with the government-propo March, according to one re step by step and eventually ons as strikebreakers and
cheap labour; T.U. felt that
endorsement from the pub sed gengo legislative bill.
port, and the proposal was look below on the vast snowlic and theatre-owners ali The controversial bill was sent immediately to a cabi covered prairies, and see this was one of the major
reasons for the prevalent
ke, according to industry presented, to the. Biot in net committee.
all of Canada. That9s what anti-Japanese feeling.
early February in order to
sources.
According to the basic I had in mind in those
It was decided to print
give
legal
endorsement
to
The process was develop
view of the Prime Minister’s days."
a weekly newspaper, Rodoed in Japan. It is being the “era name” system, wh Office, it will be in charge
T.U. landed at Victoria Shuho (The Worker’s We
marketed in the
United ich was reduced to a mere of clerical matters related B.C. and soon found him ekly) for Union members.
States by Cine-Fi Interna social custom after World to the system.
self in Vancouver working
CONT? ON P. 4
tional, a Los Angeles-based War II.
for Tairiku (The Continent
Cont.
on
Page
2
The centuries-old system,
corporation.
Vol. 43 — No. 33
Friday, April 27, 1979
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Presented by Governor-General. . .
Cine-Fi’s
Sekiguchi
receives
Academy
award
T.Umezuki, Member of the Order of Canada
and as a special tribute to truly Canadian spirit. He tai Times,? a daily news
By ROY ITO
has gained the respect of, paper printed in Japanese)
the Issei pioneer citizens.
Mr. T. Umezuki, Publish
and provided leadership picking Japanese character
*
*.
*
er of The New Canadian,
for three generations of type. At Tairiku he made
friends with the new edit
was awarded the Member of Mr. T. Umezuki was born Japanese Canadians.
the Order of Canada by Go on October 10, 1897, in Sud“I will be 80 years old or, Mr. Etsu Suzuki, a very
vernor-General
Edward amura, a small village on on October 10. But I feel progressive thinker, who
LOS ANGELES. — Cine- Schreyer oh April 25th, 19- the island of Kyushu, in young and can’t' believe I soon became a strong in
Fi International’s
Kiichi 79. at Rideau Hall. For this Japan. This makes him will be 80 years bld. I un fluence in T.U.’s life.
Sekiguchi received a tech honor, Mr. Umezuki’s na eighty years old this year, derstand that there is a the Working conditions were
Almost sixty years of his
nical achievement award me was nominated for sub life has been spent in Ca ory that your health is aff very bad. He quit this job after a year and ax half and
mission by the National
from the Academy of Mo Japanese Canadian Cente nada, and for most of that ected 50% by your mental after a brief and unsuccess
attitude. My theory is 60%
tion Picture - Arts and Sci nnial Society in commemor time Mr. Umezuki has typi
by mental attitude and 40 ful excursion as. a Skeena
ences for development of ation of the J.C. Centennial, fied for our community, a per cent by physical condi River fisherman, he left for
the CineFL auto radio so
tion^ I am trying to feel the Fraser ~Valley to take
und system for drive-in the Commission will select new era-name young and don’t like to be up farming with a friend.
aters.
called “ojii-san”
(grand He learned how to clear
Sekiguchi was invited to for Japan when Hirohito reign ends
father, or term of respect the land, plant and harvest
for an older man) by a strawberries.
attend the 51st Academy
according
to
which
this
ye
T^U. considers his life
Awards presentation by TOKYO. — The Prime ar is the 54th year of Sho Nisei person of Roy Ito’s
in in the country as the hap
Howard N. Koch, Academy Minister’s Office has draft wa, lost its legal ground age (the' interviewer,
ed a standard operational
50’s). I want to be called piest time of his life. He
president.
in
1947
when
the
Imperial
procedure to select new era
did self-study in entomo
Cine-Fi is a new, revolu names in the-, event _ the Household Law was revis “T.U.” instead.”
logy and other subjects he
He
was
the
oldest
of
sev
tionary drive-in theatre so Emperor’s reign ends, the ed..' _ . ( .
became interested in. He
en
children.
His
father
was
und system introduced so Japan Times reported.
Both the Japan Socialist
studied English for three
me months ago in Los An According to the proce Party and the Japan Com a farmer. With sb many years, trying to realize Mr.
geles and now in use in dure which the office des munist Party are opposed brothers and sisters, T.U. Suzuki’s dream of farming
ended his education at 15
theatres in the United Sta cribed as being its “basic to the new legislation.
years of age after eight ye and studying as a good way^
tes. It is soon to be intro view,” preparations for se
Komeito approves of the ars of schooling to help the of life.
duced internationally in lection would start if the
system on conditions that family, even though his te On July 1, 1920 with a
Canada, Australia and So Emperor became seriously
a new period designation achers recommended he go group of like-minded peop
uth Africa.
le, T.U. helped to organi
take effect on Jan. 1 of the
ill.'
.
’
The Cine-Fi concept uti The selection should be year that follows the start on with his studies. He was ze the Japanese Labour Ulizes the drive-in customer’s made promptly but with of the new Emperor’s reign a clerk in the municipal of nion. The first meeting held
AM car radio instead of prudence “taking into . full and that the selection proc fice in his village for four at the Japanese Language
the traditional out moded, consideration the prevail ss should be open to the pu years.
School on Alexander Street
T.U.
remembers
himself
noisy, squeaky speakers.
ing national sentiments, blic.
attracted shopkeepers, far
as
“
a
cheeky
boy
who
was
Theatre goers who attend it said?
mers, fishermen, mill-work
It has proposed that the not afraid of anyone.”
the drive-in without a car
A number of learned men Diet inaugurate a commi
ers and labourers. The ba
He
came
to
Canada
in
Ja
radio are furnished with a will be commissioned for ttee to discuss and decide
sic idea for organizing a
nuary,
1918.
A
distant
re
unique, portable AM radio. the selection process and bn new era names. Demo
union for Japanese labour
lative
sponsored
his
trip
to
ers was to raise their work
Two channels are capab will be asked to submit a cratic Socialists take a po
Canada.
In
those
days
a
Ja
ing standards to the level
le of switching instantly few candidate names. Each sition similar to that of
panese,
and
only
150
of
of those of white workers,
to English or Spanish lan should consist of two Chi Komeito.
them
a
year,
could
enter
nese characters, one offic Those moves by the ©po
and to get people together
guage.
Canada as a farm labourer to fight against the anti
Patrons of drive-in thea ial said?
sition parties portend ro or as a house servant. T. U.
The
prime
minister
will
tres equipped with Cine-Fi
ugh sailing ahead for the came as one of the latter, Asian movement. At that
B.C. Japanese
simply clip a wire to their then choose one from am legislation on which Diet to work for Mr. Yamazaki time in
car antennae or attach a ong the proposed names, debates will enter a crucial of The Continental Times. workers generally worked
harder and longer
than
suction cup to the sealed-in according to the formula. stage soon.
The
only
others
who
were
their white counterparts
window antennae for qua This basic policy of “genThe government explain welcome were wives called
but were always paid less,
lity sound in the language go” (era name) selection ed the bill at the plenary over from Japan.
will be explained to the session of the House of “My ambition, my dream and found themselves pit
of their choice.
The sound system alrea Diet shortly in connection Representatives in mid was to climb up the Rockies ted against the Trade Uni
dy has received widespread with the government-propo March, according to one re step by step and eventually ons as strikebreakers and
cheap labour; T.U. felt that
endorsement from the pub sed gengo legislative bill.
port, and the proposal was look below on the vast snowlic and theatre-owners ali The controversial bill was sent immediately to a cabi covered prairies, and see this was one of the major
reasons for the prevalent
ke, according to industry presented, to the. Biot in net committee.
all of Canada. That9s what anti-Japanese feeling.
early February in order to
sources.
According to the basic I had in mind in those
It was decided to print
give
legal
endorsement
to
The process was develop
view of the Prime Minister’s days."
a weekly newspaper, Rodoed in Japan. It is being the “era name” system, wh Office, it will be in charge
T.U. landed at Victoria Shuho (The Worker’s We
marketed in the
United ich was reduced to a mere of clerical matters related B.C. and soon found him ekly) for Union members.
States by Cine-Fi Interna social custom after World to the system.
self in Vancouver working
CONT? ON P. 4
tional, a Los Angeles-based War II.
for Tairiku (The Continent
Cont.
on
Page
2
The centuries-old system,
corporation.
Page 2
Friday, April 27, 1979
PAGB I
|
Adopted
&
abandoned,
again
It rules as unadvisablea gazette reporting the ordin
Era change. . .
Cont. from Page 1
The New Canadian
Established in 1939
Second Clasa mail No. 00366
A member of Ethnic Press
Association of Ontario
and Canada Federation
proposal to let a council, or ance reaches the newstands. By BILL HOSOKAWA ge parlor but quit when she
a Diet committee . select a Although the name sho
discovered what the boss
Some readers of this this wanted her to do. She was
new name, chiefly because uld be changed soon after
new designations must be the demise of the Emperor, column with long memori employed currently as a
Published on Tuesdays and
es
may
recall
one
publish
Fridays
made promptly:
the timing will be decided
sort of housekeeper. She loThe Office says the plan by the Cabinet, the. office ed in this space last year. ked Japanese but spoke on
T. UMEZUKI PUBLISHER
It was titled, only half acc ly English. She wanted to
should take effect after, a said.
K.C. TSUMURA
Cabinet ordinance is pro Some insist on establish urately, “Adopted & Aban apply for American citizen
English Section Editor
KEN MORI
mulgated for* the new na ing a time period between doned.”
ship but in the absense of
Japanese Section Editor
me and when the official the day the reign of the It was about a Japanese proper papers, didn’t know
SUBSCRIPTION
Emperor ends and the day girl who came into my offi how to go about it.
$10.00 for Six Months
the new era name begins to ce seeking help in finding After the column was pu
her birth certificate, which blished, a number of read
$17.00 for one year.
avoid the confusion.
she said she needed to app ers, one from as far away
479 Queen Street West,
ly for a driver’s license. So as Hawaii, responded. Se
Toronto. Ont. M5V 2A9
mething about her prompted veral suggested that inas
PHONE 366-5005me to ask some questions, much as the girl had her
and she told a pathetic sto green card, all she needed
ry. ‘
.
CLASSIFIED
to do was go to the Immi?
INSURANCE
She had been born in Ja gration and Naturalization
____ Limited__
pan, possibly Tokyo, she Service and ask for the in
Gertrude Urabe
Help Wanted y
40 Melford Drive, Unit 1
said,
and
had
been
placed
272 LAWRENCE AVE. W.
Scarborough,Ontario
formation that was provid EXPERIENCED typist-,
in
an
orphanage
at
a
very
SUITE 103,
M1B2G2
298-3333
ed when she was register clerk for invoicing and as
TORONTO, ONT. M5M 4M1
young
age.
An
American
KEN MURATA
sorted duties. Apply in
ed.
PHONE 783-8422
serviceman
and
his
wife
ad
Home: 291-0952
Good advice. However, I person, Clairmont Plastics,
Home 449-9293
opted the child and brought
phone 366-8676, Terry Na
her to the United States. had made some inquiries of
kamura (Toronto).
After some years the coup my own based on what lit
le was divorced. The girl tle detail she had provid
Business For Sale
E||B||VA
489 Duxidm St '
stayed with her foster fat ed, and purely by chance
"WWl.WP .■
/. Torent© 2B, Gni
her who remarried, but she located her stepfather. He COFFEE shop (store) for
didn’t get along with him vras living in Denver but sale. Reason: owner’s ill
or his new wife. At age 19 had moved and his telep ness. Queen and Spadina.
TRAVEL SERVICE
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the girl left home. Now she hone number hadn’t been li Call day 363-7676^ after 7
was 23, had lost contact sted. I called the girl and p.m. 469-4706.
* Group Departures to Japan by Japan Air
with her family, had no pa put her in touch with him.
Lines & CP Air.
<
Happy ending to the sto
pers or identification aside
* Escorted Group to Hawaii — July ‘79. Call us
from the U.S. Immigration ry? Not quite.
for details.
and Naturalization Service A few weeks ago the step
* Tired of the Cold Weather? Call us today
“green card,” and didn’t father telephoned me. “I
for reservation to the Sun.
know where to turn. She have bad news,” he said.
thought her adopted father “My daughter is dead.”
* For travel anywhere in the world.
had some papers relating to He told me he and the
Contact: 363-0655.
_
her status, but where to girl had reestablished con
tact. She lived in an apartfind him?
The girl told me she had
CONT. ON PAGE 3
worked briefly in a massa
Agincourt
Roofing
S.
TORONTO JAPANESE LANGUAGE
SCHOOL IJIKAI
Benefit Draw, April 14,1979
1st Prize (Trip for 2 on Japan Air Lines)
Ticket No. 2446 — Kay Fujiwara, Scarborough,
Ont.
Seller: Kay Fujiwara
2nd Prize (Trip for 2 to Las Vegas)
Ticket No. 6987 — T. Kaerys, Toronto, Ont.
Seller: Gary Imai
3rd Prize (Week-end for 2 at Prnce Hotel)
Ticket No. 0890, M. Chewawsky, Thornhill, Ont.
Seller: Henry Tsugawa
4th Prize (Ricoh 35ZF, Camera with Case)
Ticket No. 3318, A. Irie, Toronto, Ont.
Seller: Michi Kobayashi
Consolations _
_
G.K. Mori, Downsview, Ont. No. 15168
Seller: K. Okihiro :
S. K. Hori, Toronto, Ont. No. 9223,
Seller: Dundas Union Store
Jean Hoakam, Toronto, Ont. No. 9350
Seller: N. Turner
H. A. Franklin, Toronto, Ont. No. 8644,
Seller: Chery Nakagawa
D. Nishijima?. Toronto, Ont. No. 4390
Seller: Art Okeda
S. Tateishi, Toronto, Ont. No. 11227
Seller: D. Washimoto
T. Koshida, Toronto, Ont. No. 3872
Seller: S. Koshida
Tom Mototsune, Toronto, Ont. No. 8234
Seller: Sadamu Sato
„
Art Odamura, Mississauga, Ont. No. 4581
Seller: M. Shinde
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Seller: Daisy Asada
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PAGB I
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Adopted
&
abandoned,
again
It rules as unadvisablea gazette reporting the ordin
Era change. . .
Cont. from Page 1
The New Canadian
Established in 1939
Second Clasa mail No. 00366
A member of Ethnic Press
Association of Ontario
and Canada Federation
proposal to let a council, or ance reaches the newstands. By BILL HOSOKAWA ge parlor but quit when she
a Diet committee . select a Although the name sho
discovered what the boss
Some readers of this this wanted her to do. She was
new name, chiefly because uld be changed soon after
new designations must be the demise of the Emperor, column with long memori employed currently as a
Published on Tuesdays and
es
may
recall
one
publish
Fridays
made promptly:
the timing will be decided
sort of housekeeper. She loThe Office says the plan by the Cabinet, the. office ed in this space last year. ked Japanese but spoke on
T. UMEZUKI PUBLISHER
It was titled, only half acc ly English. She wanted to
should take effect after, a said.
K.C. TSUMURA
Cabinet ordinance is pro Some insist on establish urately, “Adopted & Aban apply for American citizen
English Section Editor
KEN MORI
mulgated for* the new na ing a time period between doned.”
ship but in the absense of
Japanese Section Editor
me and when the official the day the reign of the It was about a Japanese proper papers, didn’t know
SUBSCRIPTION
Emperor ends and the day girl who came into my offi how to go about it.
$10.00 for Six Months
the new era name begins to ce seeking help in finding After the column was pu
her birth certificate, which blished, a number of read
$17.00 for one year.
avoid the confusion.
she said she needed to app ers, one from as far away
479 Queen Street West,
ly for a driver’s license. So as Hawaii, responded. Se
Toronto. Ont. M5V 2A9
mething about her prompted veral suggested that inas
PHONE 366-5005me to ask some questions, much as the girl had her
and she told a pathetic sto green card, all she needed
ry. ‘
.
CLASSIFIED
to do was go to the Immi?
INSURANCE
She had been born in Ja gration and Naturalization
____ Limited__
pan, possibly Tokyo, she Service and ask for the in
Gertrude Urabe
Help Wanted y
40 Melford Drive, Unit 1
said,
and
had
been
placed
272 LAWRENCE AVE. W.
Scarborough,Ontario
formation that was provid EXPERIENCED typist-,
in
an
orphanage
at
a
very
SUITE 103,
M1B2G2
298-3333
ed when she was register clerk for invoicing and as
TORONTO, ONT. M5M 4M1
young
age.
An
American
KEN MURATA
sorted duties. Apply in
ed.
PHONE 783-8422
serviceman
and
his
wife
ad
Home: 291-0952
Good advice. However, I person, Clairmont Plastics,
Home 449-9293
opted the child and brought
phone 366-8676, Terry Na
her to the United States. had made some inquiries of
kamura (Toronto).
After some years the coup my own based on what lit
le was divorced. The girl tle detail she had provid
Business For Sale
E||B||VA
489 Duxidm St '
stayed with her foster fat ed, and purely by chance
"WWl.WP .■
/. Torent© 2B, Gni
her who remarried, but she located her stepfather. He COFFEE shop (store) for
didn’t get along with him vras living in Denver but sale. Reason: owner’s ill
or his new wife. At age 19 had moved and his telep ness. Queen and Spadina.
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Happy ending to the sto
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and Naturalization Service A few weeks ago the step
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thought her adopted father “My daughter is dead.”
* For travel anywhere in the world.
had some papers relating to He told me he and the
Contact: 363-0655.
_
her status, but where to girl had reestablished con
tact. She lived in an apartfind him?
The girl told me she had
CONT. ON PAGE 3
worked briefly in a massa
Agincourt
Roofing
S.
TORONTO JAPANESE LANGUAGE
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1st Prize (Trip for 2 on Japan Air Lines)
Ticket No. 2446 — Kay Fujiwara, Scarborough,
Ont.
Seller: Kay Fujiwara
2nd Prize (Trip for 2 to Las Vegas)
Ticket No. 6987 — T. Kaerys, Toronto, Ont.
Seller: Gary Imai
3rd Prize (Week-end for 2 at Prnce Hotel)
Ticket No. 0890, M. Chewawsky, Thornhill, Ont.
Seller: Henry Tsugawa
4th Prize (Ricoh 35ZF, Camera with Case)
Ticket No. 3318, A. Irie, Toronto, Ont.
Seller: Michi Kobayashi
Consolations _
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G.K. Mori, Downsview, Ont. No. 15168
Seller: K. Okihiro :
S. K. Hori, Toronto, Ont. No. 9223,
Seller: Dundas Union Store
Jean Hoakam, Toronto, Ont. No. 9350
Seller: N. Turner
H. A. Franklin, Toronto, Ont. No. 8644,
Seller: Chery Nakagawa
D. Nishijima?. Toronto, Ont. No. 4390
Seller: Art Okeda
S. Tateishi, Toronto, Ont. No. 11227
Seller: D. Washimoto
T. Koshida, Toronto, Ont. No. 3872
Seller: S. Koshida
Tom Mototsune, Toronto, Ont. No. 8234
Seller: Sadamu Sato
„
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[ Dates & Doings
Hosokawa
Personal Notes Across Canada*
Cont. From Page 2
ment, but less than a month
earlier they had coffee to
Obituaries
J.C. Cent. Bazaar on Saturday, May 12 gether.. She told him, he sa
id, that some man. was ha
ARIKADO
SUMI
TORONTO. — The Annual J.C. Cultural Centre Ba rassing her. The stepfather
zaar will be held on Saturday, May 12th from 1 to 6 p m.. said he told her to notify
TORONTO — Mrs. Ku TORONTO. — Mrs. Marj
Japanese food and gift items* delicious home-baked
goods, White Elephant, hand-crafted items, boutique cor the police, or get in touch ma Sumi, beloved wife of orie S. Arikado (Musella)
with him if she had troub the late Kikumutsu Sumi, passed away at St. Marga
ner and most importantly, plenty of congeniality.
Special feature: Delicious Japanese meals will be le. She seemed to be in passed away at Queen Eliserved continuously and for those interested, Japanese good spirits when they par zabeth Hospital on April ret Hospital on April 10th,
1979 Wife of Donald F. Mu
sake and beer will be available.
ted.
That,
he
said,
was
the
11,
1979.
Annual Trip To Japan Raffle winners will be drawn.
last time he saw his adop Dear mother , of
Tomi sella daughter of Connie
No admission charge — J.C.C.C.
ted daughter.
(Mrs? Y. Sumi), Choichi, Arikado and the late Hen
Then one day the police Ko, Annie (Mrs. T. Endo), ry Arikado,. sister of Carol
called. They said the girl James, and Kay (Mrs. K. (Mrs. K. Kato) and Fred
Toronto Sogetsu Flower Show May 27 had been found hanged in Nagata), sadly missed by Arikado.
TORONTO. — The Toronto Sogetsu Society will the basement of her apart her 22 grandchildren and
Earle Elliott Funeral Ho
present its third annual flower show on Sunday, May ment. They called it a su 37 great-grandchildren.
me. Complete service in
27, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 123 Wyn- icide.
Earl Elliott Funeral chapel. Cremation.
ford Dr., Don Mills. The show will be held from 1:00 p.m.
I asked the father to let Home. Service at St. Alban’s
to 6:00 p.m.
Ikebana arrangements made by members .of the gro me make a copy of the de Anglican Church (St. And
up will be on display, and demonstrations will be given ath certificate so the pro rew’s Japanese Congregati
John Evelyn
by teachers and students. There will be a tea room, door per Japanese authorities on) Highland Memory Gar
prizes, and Ikebana containers oit sale.
could be notified. He said
Golf Centre
Everyone is welcome. Admission $1.50. Children un he would bring it in, but so dens.
Golf equipment, shoes
der 12 free.— T.S'S.
far he hasn’t.
small-wide sizes, and
An experience like this Buy and Sell
Your Home
play golf 7 days a week
provokes some soul-sear
Through
after p.in. every day.
Alta. Momiji Dancers slated May 6th ching. What unbearable mi
Box 365, Markham
TOM
OMURA
sery
had
caused
this
young
for first presentation at Yates Centre
640-1233
woman to take her life? MELL REAL ESTATE Ltd.
(10th Line 2^ E. on 7
By LOUISE NISHIYAMA
2008 Lawrence Ave. East
When she came for help, I
turn left 3% north on 10th
RAYMOND, Alta. — The Momiji Dancers Society, re had located her family for
Scarboro, Ont.
cently formed and registered in the Province of Alberta, her. Should I have done mo757-5184
will hold its first presentation on May 6th at the Yates,
Memorial vtiittv.
Centre This
group’os primary aim is tp try toj
Memorial
Ima givup
C re? Could anyone have do’
’
•*
preserve and promote our cultural heritage through ne more to help her? I don t
odori amongst our fellow Canadians and amongst our know.
younger generation.
But she leaves a haunting
At the present time we have 31 members ranging question. Are there others
from fourteen years of age to Grandmothers in their
LATEST STYLES
ALL HEEL HEIGHTS
fifties. Our instructor, Mrs. Chiyoko Hirano of Vancou like her — Japanese young
ver B C, has been out on several occasions during week- sters adopted by people
LADIES 2 and up
MENS 4 and up
end Workshops to teach us new odoris, which we have who for many reasons ha
MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS
practised on a weekly basis on our own. It has been ve become alienated from
barely a year since we have formed this group, which children, divorced JapaneALBERTS SHOE STORE
consists of members from a wide area covering South se war brides cast out on
ern Alberta (Lethbridge, Taber, .Vauxliall and Ray
1328 Queen St. West
their
own
and
unwilling
or
mond), and we are now preparing for our first presentati
Phone 531-1931 Toronto.
unable to go home, people
on onMay 6,1979 at the Yates Memorial Centre.
For further information the executives of this Society with problems too complex
are- Mrs Lily Oishi, Chairman and Co-ordinator — Leth to cope with and searching
bridge, Alta. Mrs. Jack Nishiyama (Chieko), Secretary —
Raymond, Alta, Mrs. Shig Urano (Vi), Treasurer - Leth- for help?
And if there are, and the
bridge, Alta.
re must be many, what can
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we do to help them?
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[ Dates & Doings
Hosokawa
Personal Notes Across Canada*
Cont. From Page 2
ment, but less than a month
earlier they had coffee to
Obituaries
J.C. Cent. Bazaar on Saturday, May 12 gether.. She told him, he sa
id, that some man. was ha
ARIKADO
SUMI
TORONTO. — The Annual J.C. Cultural Centre Ba rassing her. The stepfather
zaar will be held on Saturday, May 12th from 1 to 6 p m.. said he told her to notify
TORONTO — Mrs. Ku TORONTO. — Mrs. Marj
Japanese food and gift items* delicious home-baked
goods, White Elephant, hand-crafted items, boutique cor the police, or get in touch ma Sumi, beloved wife of orie S. Arikado (Musella)
with him if she had troub the late Kikumutsu Sumi, passed away at St. Marga
ner and most importantly, plenty of congeniality.
Special feature: Delicious Japanese meals will be le. She seemed to be in passed away at Queen Eliserved continuously and for those interested, Japanese good spirits when they par zabeth Hospital on April ret Hospital on April 10th,
1979 Wife of Donald F. Mu
sake and beer will be available.
ted.
That,
he
said,
was
the
11,
1979.
Annual Trip To Japan Raffle winners will be drawn.
last time he saw his adop Dear mother , of
Tomi sella daughter of Connie
No admission charge — J.C.C.C.
ted daughter.
(Mrs? Y. Sumi), Choichi, Arikado and the late Hen
Then one day the police Ko, Annie (Mrs. T. Endo), ry Arikado,. sister of Carol
called. They said the girl James, and Kay (Mrs. K. (Mrs. K. Kato) and Fred
Toronto Sogetsu Flower Show May 27 had been found hanged in Nagata), sadly missed by Arikado.
TORONTO. — The Toronto Sogetsu Society will the basement of her apart her 22 grandchildren and
Earle Elliott Funeral Ho
present its third annual flower show on Sunday, May ment. They called it a su 37 great-grandchildren.
me. Complete service in
27, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 123 Wyn- icide.
Earl Elliott Funeral chapel. Cremation.
ford Dr., Don Mills. The show will be held from 1:00 p.m.
I asked the father to let Home. Service at St. Alban’s
to 6:00 p.m.
Ikebana arrangements made by members .of the gro me make a copy of the de Anglican Church (St. And
up will be on display, and demonstrations will be given ath certificate so the pro rew’s Japanese Congregati
John Evelyn
by teachers and students. There will be a tea room, door per Japanese authorities on) Highland Memory Gar
prizes, and Ikebana containers oit sale.
could be notified. He said
Golf Centre
Everyone is welcome. Admission $1.50. Children un he would bring it in, but so dens.
Golf equipment, shoes
der 12 free.— T.S'S.
far he hasn’t.
small-wide sizes, and
An experience like this Buy and Sell
Your Home
play golf 7 days a week
provokes some soul-sear
Through
after p.in. every day.
Alta. Momiji Dancers slated May 6th ching. What unbearable mi
Box 365, Markham
TOM
OMURA
sery
had
caused
this
young
for first presentation at Yates Centre
640-1233
woman to take her life? MELL REAL ESTATE Ltd.
(10th Line 2^ E. on 7
By LOUISE NISHIYAMA
2008 Lawrence Ave. East
When she came for help, I
turn left 3% north on 10th
RAYMOND, Alta. — The Momiji Dancers Society, re had located her family for
Scarboro, Ont.
cently formed and registered in the Province of Alberta, her. Should I have done mo757-5184
will hold its first presentation on May 6th at the Yates,
Memorial vtiittv.
Centre This
group’os primary aim is tp try toj
Memorial
Ima givup
C re? Could anyone have do’
’
•*
preserve and promote our cultural heritage through ne more to help her? I don t
odori amongst our fellow Canadians and amongst our know.
younger generation.
But she leaves a haunting
At the present time we have 31 members ranging question. Are there others
from fourteen years of age to Grandmothers in their
LATEST STYLES
ALL HEEL HEIGHTS
fifties. Our instructor, Mrs. Chiyoko Hirano of Vancou like her — Japanese young
ver B C, has been out on several occasions during week- sters adopted by people
LADIES 2 and up
MENS 4 and up
end Workshops to teach us new odoris, which we have who for many reasons ha
MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS
practised on a weekly basis on our own. It has been ve become alienated from
barely a year since we have formed this group, which children, divorced JapaneALBERTS SHOE STORE
consists of members from a wide area covering South se war brides cast out on
ern Alberta (Lethbridge, Taber, .Vauxliall and Ray
1328 Queen St. West
their
own
and
unwilling
or
mond), and we are now preparing for our first presentati
Phone 531-1931 Toronto.
unable to go home, people
on onMay 6,1979 at the Yates Memorial Centre.
For further information the executives of this Society with problems too complex
are- Mrs Lily Oishi, Chairman and Co-ordinator — Leth to cope with and searching
bridge, Alta. Mrs. Jack Nishiyama (Chieko), Secretary —
Raymond, Alta, Mrs. Shig Urano (Vi), Treasurer - Leth- for help?
And if there are, and the
bridge, Alta.
re must be many, what can
OPEN SUNDAY
we do to help them?
SMALL SHOE SIZES
DUNDAS UNION STORE
BEST RESULTS FROM THE J.C. COMMUNITY
Healthy Body & Mind
USE THE NEW CANADIAN AOS FOR
Through the Martial Arts
-10 A.M. TO 6 P.M.173 DUNDAS STREET WEST, TORONTO
364-7692
ONE HOUR FREE PARKING FOR
OUR CUSTOMERS, AT JOY LOY
PARKING LOT (SOUTH OF LICHEE GARDENS)
VlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltillilllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIK
'
Z
•
■ ■■ 1
• '•
■
TIMES SQUARE TRAVEL CENTRE LTEDt
I
__ .
, |
Gold Seal Fireproof
Safes — Burglar Proof ;
Safes
Class U.L. Standard
TRTL - 60 — For Business
Or Home — various Models
& Sizes — Fireproof Filing
Cabinet
672 No. 3 Rd., Richmond, B.C.
1157 Melville St.. Vancouver, B.C.
Weekly Group To Japan By Japan Air Lines
and C.P. AIR is now available
For More Information Concerning All Your
Travel Needs, Please Contact us as Soon As Possi
ble .
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
625-3890
We Will Be Happy To Serve You.
NICAN TRADING CO. LTD.
3225 Lenworth Drive, Mississauga, Ont.
(416) 625-3890
1010 Mainland Street, Vancouver, B.C.
(604) 688-9857
Phone 273-5696
Phone 681-7251
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIH
4
Please contact us.
For informat ion concerning all your Travel needs,
ii
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Page 4
Friday, April 27, 1979
PAGE 4
T. Umezuki. .
Cont. from Page 1
been following my col
or $3. at a time from; the after the English section, I _ influence of The New
The papers policy was to
umn for years and fol
Canadian was immeasu
treasurer whenever I ne- T.U., the Japanese. From
help Japanese re-orient the
lows my suggested diet.
rable for the- betterment
eded it. No definite am that day to the present
ir thinking about life in
He says he is going to
of the Japanese Canaditime,
Jhe
New
Canadian
ount
was
set
aside
for
Canada, to work towards
live to be a hundred ye
my wages. At one time has been a fully bilingual ■ ans.” . ~~ ’
stopping the anti-Japanese
ars.”
T U married for the first
I asked him for money newspaper.
movement. T.U. worked for
T.U.’s hobbies include
“My work was to write time in 1932. His friend and
for my supper. He said
a while on the new paper.
he didn’t have any mo
news in Japanese and benefactor Mr. Suzuki sug golf and fishing. He is kept
Union Membership gradua
ney that day. So I drank
translate Tom’s articles. gested one day: “How abo extremely busy with the
lly increased, but because
water and spent the ni
I also translated the ma ut getting married? I know newspaper and hasn’t had
the- Union and the news
in points of Japanese co a girl. I will arrange a ma a chance to go fishing for
ght hungry.”
paper advocated new ideas,
rrespondence into Eng rriage.” And so he- did. T. two years, but golfs twice
there were some people who
There were some success
lish for Tom’s reference. U. married the step-daugh a week to keep in shape.
were opposed.
es. In 1927 Japanese Cana?
The main policy of The ter of one of the Union me He and his second wife,
“The Worker’s Weekly dians were allowed to jo
New Canadian during mbers. Suzuki passed aro Chiyo, live in east Toronto
was used to educate the in the Trade and Labour
the war years was to le und the hat and gathered and participate in all the
Japanese people. Our Un? Congress of Canada. Loc
ad the bewildered Japa donations for T.U. who was community and social ev
- ion was hot like a trade ally they joined the Lab
-■■■■.nese to new homes in the not in the best financial ents.,
union. It was more of a our Council of Vancouver
east to start new lives. position to get married. He
union to
educate pe and New Westminister. At
We used very strong and Chiyo had two sons and
ople. The main > reason their monthly meetings the
■ SAY IT
a
daughter.
words
to
emphasize
the
Japanese
Canadian
Camp
for organizing the Union
I
WITH FLOWERS
importance
of
moving
In
1939
T.U.
applied
for
and
Mill
Workers
Union
was to stop the anti-Ja
I SHARON'S FLORIST
and
warned
people
not
to
his
naturalization
papers.
panese anti-oriental mo sent two or three delegates,
942 PAPE AVE.
dilly-dally in the camps, He saw a difficult time fa- ।I
vement. The existing lab one of whom was. T.U. Ev
TORONTO. ONT.
and not to be so inde st approaching: when Japan I
TEL: 425-2122
our unions would not en with his broken English
City wide delivery
made the treaty with Hit
cisive.”
admit Japanese.
They he made reports and took
As before, T.U. encounte ler and Mussolini. T. U. with
feared their 100-year mo- part in discussions.
Peter Sasaki
. vement threatened by or T.U. became friendly wi red some criticism from the help of friends in the
in C.C.F. managed to get his
iental workers who work th members Jn the C.C.F. conservative elements
JAPANESE
ed at. cheaper wages and party and attended their the Japanese community, papers.
RESTAURANT
broke strikes.”
meetings. Once in Burnaby but as before, he stood be “Then I became a real Ca
The Worker’s Weekly was he made a speech in Eng hind his beliefs and kept nadian!”
"MICHI"
T.U. is currently the Pub
going.
the first to print an Eng lish at a C.C.F. Meeting
459 Church St.
“Some people called lisher of The New Cana
lish section of one column.
One of the Union’s main
Phone 924-1303
The New Canadian the dian semi-weekly, one of the
T.U. helped with the orga policies was to secure the
THE NEW RESTAURANT
enemy of the Japanese in two Japanese Canadian
nization of some of the yo- franchise. They sought the
“MASA”
Canada for. advancing newspapers. He writes and
ung 'Canadian-born Nisei help of the Labour CohgAt 195 RICHMOND ST. W.
such a policy, Some of translates at least one palabourers. Some of these ress and the C.C.F. party,
youngpeople later became and invited them to their
them called me a traitor ge of news each issue, He TORONTO. PHONE 863-9519
to the country, and so has a health column on
active in the Japanese Ca meetings. The Daily PeopI asked what country, page 7 which is avidly fo
nadian League.
le and Union organizers
and when they said a llowed by a large number
Eventually Japanese we worked hard to prepare
KIMURA,
traitor to Japan, I said of Japanese Canadian se
re permitted to join some their members to become
“That’s okay.” I’m doing nior citizens and has been
CADSBY
trade unions, and the mem better Canadians by teach
this with great convicti syndicated in Japan.
bership of the Japanese La ing about Canada and the
& TAYLOR
on. There is no salvation
“I think I am doing a
bour Union increased until Canadian way of life. In
Barristers & Solicitors
for the Japanese Canagood deed for older peo
it became necessary to ch 1936 when the Japanese Ca
1501 ELLESMERE RD.
ple. I don’t write until I
ange the weekly paper to nadian Citizens’ League se . dians except this.”
Scarborough, • Ontario
try the diet for myself
a daily one. More staff was nt delegates to Ottawa to Both T.U and -Tom ShoTelephone: 431-1500
A person from New York
needed. T.U. came
back appear before the Franchi yama were firm in their
155 MAIN ST. W.
Japanese
se
Revision
Committee,
The
came
to
see
me
and
than
Stouffville, Ontario
from the farm to Vancouver
belief that the
Telephone: 294-6393
ked -me. He said he has
to join Minshu (The Daily Daily People supported had to leave the security
of their "ghetto” and take
People). The paper already their efforts.
had a printing shop on Po As well as writing and the first steps towards rewell Street near the Ja editing for the Daily Peo establishing themselves eaHYLAND
BARBARA'S
panese United Church. The ple, T.U. was at various ti st of the Rockies.
capital to purchase the mes the secretary and tre With $400 given to the
FLOWERS
Flower Shop
printing machine and pub asurer of the Japanese La paper by the Security Com
proprietor
lish the paper came as do bour Union.
mission, T.U. travelled to
BARBARA NIKAIDO
JON ONODERA
The Daily .People, despite Alberta and Manitoba to
nations from the members
1232 Danforth Ave.
financial difficulties, pub visit the families who were
489-4654 — 481-8805
of the Union.
(Business)
(Residence)
Toronto. Ontario M4J 1M6
There were already two lished until December 7, relocated to work on sugar
Japanese daily newspapers 1941, when its operations beet farms. He was encour
540 Eglinton Aye. W.
=
Tel. (416) 465-9939
=
Toronto
in Vancouver, Tariku Nippo were suspended by the Ca aged by the people he met.
Some were living in hous
and Canada Shimbun. The nadian government.
At that time there was a es that were little more
Daily People became the
third daily paper. Since ab Japanese Canadian news than renovated chicken ho
The New Canadian
out 90 per cent of the Ja paper published in English uses, but were full of hope
479 QUEEN ST. WEST, TORONTO, ONT. M5V 2A9~
panese in Canada were li which was allowed to con for the future These peop
for which
ving in Vancouver and ne tinue printing. The New le, wrote T.U. in the paper,
Please find enclosed $
arby points, most of the Canadian was edited by were better off by far than
•Renew my svibseiaption.
papers were hand delivered. Tom Shoyama. In F ebru- those staying in the relo
•Enter my. new subscription for . . . ; . year/months
The circulation was about ary, 1942, the B.C. Security cation centres and road
1,000 to 1,200. The Japane Commission asked The New camps in the interior of
$10.00 for 6 Months
$17.00 per year
se Labour Union had bran Canadian to publish artic
“When I look back, the
NAME (MR. MRS. MISS)
ches in various centres in les in Japanese to inform
work that was done by
B.C. and with their supp and instruct the Japanese
ADDRESS
The New Canadian dur
ort, the paper
managed people so they would und
ing the war and especial
erstand the new regulatito keep publishing.
PROV.
CITY
ly during the relocation
^he paper was always ons. T.U. was asked to jo
period of 1945-48 was very
POSTAL CODE
pressed. for money. For in The New Canadian st
impressive. I think the
instance, I used to get $2. aff; Tom Shoyama looked
I
I
PAGE 4
T. Umezuki. .
Cont. from Page 1
been following my col
or $3. at a time from; the after the English section, I _ influence of The New
The papers policy was to
umn for years and fol
Canadian was immeasu
treasurer whenever I ne- T.U., the Japanese. From
help Japanese re-orient the
lows my suggested diet.
rable for the- betterment
eded it. No definite am that day to the present
ir thinking about life in
He says he is going to
of the Japanese Canaditime,
Jhe
New
Canadian
ount
was
set
aside
for
Canada, to work towards
live to be a hundred ye
my wages. At one time has been a fully bilingual ■ ans.” . ~~ ’
stopping the anti-Japanese
ars.”
T U married for the first
I asked him for money newspaper.
movement. T.U. worked for
T.U.’s hobbies include
“My work was to write time in 1932. His friend and
for my supper. He said
a while on the new paper.
he didn’t have any mo
news in Japanese and benefactor Mr. Suzuki sug golf and fishing. He is kept
Union Membership gradua
ney that day. So I drank
translate Tom’s articles. gested one day: “How abo extremely busy with the
lly increased, but because
water and spent the ni
I also translated the ma ut getting married? I know newspaper and hasn’t had
the- Union and the news
in points of Japanese co a girl. I will arrange a ma a chance to go fishing for
ght hungry.”
paper advocated new ideas,
rrespondence into Eng rriage.” And so he- did. T. two years, but golfs twice
there were some people who
There were some success
lish for Tom’s reference. U. married the step-daugh a week to keep in shape.
were opposed.
es. In 1927 Japanese Cana?
The main policy of The ter of one of the Union me He and his second wife,
“The Worker’s Weekly dians were allowed to jo
New Canadian during mbers. Suzuki passed aro Chiyo, live in east Toronto
was used to educate the in the Trade and Labour
the war years was to le und the hat and gathered and participate in all the
Japanese people. Our Un? Congress of Canada. Loc
ad the bewildered Japa donations for T.U. who was community and social ev
- ion was hot like a trade ally they joined the Lab
-■■■■.nese to new homes in the not in the best financial ents.,
union. It was more of a our Council of Vancouver
east to start new lives. position to get married. He
union to
educate pe and New Westminister. At
We used very strong and Chiyo had two sons and
ople. The main > reason their monthly meetings the
■ SAY IT
a
daughter.
words
to
emphasize
the
Japanese
Canadian
Camp
for organizing the Union
I
WITH FLOWERS
importance
of
moving
In
1939
T.U.
applied
for
and
Mill
Workers
Union
was to stop the anti-Ja
I SHARON'S FLORIST
and
warned
people
not
to
his
naturalization
papers.
panese anti-oriental mo sent two or three delegates,
942 PAPE AVE.
dilly-dally in the camps, He saw a difficult time fa- ।I
vement. The existing lab one of whom was. T.U. Ev
TORONTO. ONT.
and not to be so inde st approaching: when Japan I
TEL: 425-2122
our unions would not en with his broken English
City wide delivery
made the treaty with Hit
cisive.”
admit Japanese.
They he made reports and took
As before, T.U. encounte ler and Mussolini. T. U. with
feared their 100-year mo- part in discussions.
Peter Sasaki
. vement threatened by or T.U. became friendly wi red some criticism from the help of friends in the
in C.C.F. managed to get his
iental workers who work th members Jn the C.C.F. conservative elements
JAPANESE
ed at. cheaper wages and party and attended their the Japanese community, papers.
RESTAURANT
broke strikes.”
meetings. Once in Burnaby but as before, he stood be “Then I became a real Ca
The Worker’s Weekly was he made a speech in Eng hind his beliefs and kept nadian!”
"MICHI"
T.U. is currently the Pub
going.
the first to print an Eng lish at a C.C.F. Meeting
459 Church St.
“Some people called lisher of The New Cana
lish section of one column.
One of the Union’s main
Phone 924-1303
The New Canadian the dian semi-weekly, one of the
T.U. helped with the orga policies was to secure the
THE NEW RESTAURANT
enemy of the Japanese in two Japanese Canadian
nization of some of the yo- franchise. They sought the
“MASA”
Canada for. advancing newspapers. He writes and
ung 'Canadian-born Nisei help of the Labour CohgAt 195 RICHMOND ST. W.
such a policy, Some of translates at least one palabourers. Some of these ress and the C.C.F. party,
youngpeople later became and invited them to their
them called me a traitor ge of news each issue, He TORONTO. PHONE 863-9519
to the country, and so has a health column on
active in the Japanese Ca meetings. The Daily PeopI asked what country, page 7 which is avidly fo
nadian League.
le and Union organizers
and when they said a llowed by a large number
Eventually Japanese we worked hard to prepare
KIMURA,
traitor to Japan, I said of Japanese Canadian se
re permitted to join some their members to become
“That’s okay.” I’m doing nior citizens and has been
CADSBY
trade unions, and the mem better Canadians by teach
this with great convicti syndicated in Japan.
bership of the Japanese La ing about Canada and the
& TAYLOR
on. There is no salvation
“I think I am doing a
bour Union increased until Canadian way of life. In
Barristers & Solicitors
for the Japanese Canagood deed for older peo
it became necessary to ch 1936 when the Japanese Ca
1501 ELLESMERE RD.
ple. I don’t write until I
ange the weekly paper to nadian Citizens’ League se . dians except this.”
Scarborough, • Ontario
try the diet for myself
a daily one. More staff was nt delegates to Ottawa to Both T.U and -Tom ShoTelephone: 431-1500
A person from New York
needed. T.U. came
back appear before the Franchi yama were firm in their
155 MAIN ST. W.
Japanese
se
Revision
Committee,
The
came
to
see
me
and
than
Stouffville, Ontario
from the farm to Vancouver
belief that the
Telephone: 294-6393
ked -me. He said he has
to join Minshu (The Daily Daily People supported had to leave the security
of their "ghetto” and take
People). The paper already their efforts.
had a printing shop on Po As well as writing and the first steps towards rewell Street near the Ja editing for the Daily Peo establishing themselves eaHYLAND
BARBARA'S
panese United Church. The ple, T.U. was at various ti st of the Rockies.
capital to purchase the mes the secretary and tre With $400 given to the
FLOWERS
Flower Shop
printing machine and pub asurer of the Japanese La paper by the Security Com
proprietor
lish the paper came as do bour Union.
mission, T.U. travelled to
BARBARA NIKAIDO
JON ONODERA
The Daily .People, despite Alberta and Manitoba to
nations from the members
1232 Danforth Ave.
financial difficulties, pub visit the families who were
489-4654 — 481-8805
of the Union.
(Business)
(Residence)
Toronto. Ontario M4J 1M6
There were already two lished until December 7, relocated to work on sugar
Japanese daily newspapers 1941, when its operations beet farms. He was encour
540 Eglinton Aye. W.
=
Tel. (416) 465-9939
=
Toronto
in Vancouver, Tariku Nippo were suspended by the Ca aged by the people he met.
Some were living in hous
and Canada Shimbun. The nadian government.
At that time there was a es that were little more
Daily People became the
third daily paper. Since ab Japanese Canadian news than renovated chicken ho
The New Canadian
out 90 per cent of the Ja paper published in English uses, but were full of hope
479 QUEEN ST. WEST, TORONTO, ONT. M5V 2A9~
panese in Canada were li which was allowed to con for the future These peop
for which
ving in Vancouver and ne tinue printing. The New le, wrote T.U. in the paper,
Please find enclosed $
arby points, most of the Canadian was edited by were better off by far than
•Renew my svibseiaption.
papers were hand delivered. Tom Shoyama. In F ebru- those staying in the relo
•Enter my. new subscription for . . . ; . year/months
The circulation was about ary, 1942, the B.C. Security cation centres and road
1,000 to 1,200. The Japane Commission asked The New camps in the interior of
$10.00 for 6 Months
$17.00 per year
se Labour Union had bran Canadian to publish artic
“When I look back, the
NAME (MR. MRS. MISS)
ches in various centres in les in Japanese to inform
work that was done by
B.C. and with their supp and instruct the Japanese
ADDRESS
The New Canadian dur
ort, the paper
managed people so they would und
ing the war and especial
erstand the new regulatito keep publishing.
PROV.
CITY
ly during the relocation
^he paper was always ons. T.U. was asked to jo
period of 1945-48 was very
POSTAL CODE
pressed. for money. For in The New Canadian st
impressive. I think the
instance, I used to get $2. aff; Tom Shoyama looked
I
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