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J.C. Arts Exhibition to display 42 works of Japanese Canadian artists
TORONTO. — The Japa­ ewed 124 siibmisssions at ther jury selected; callig­ should phone this number: Metro-. Library, due; to
the limited space, will be
nese Canadian Arts Exhi­ the Annex (1468 Danforth raphy works at the Japane- 364-1627.
'A.,
• /
..•••••
bition will display 42 works Av.) on Saturday, April se Canadian Cultural Cent- The J C. Community, art­ displayed ajid shown to the
public . at the? Japan Infor
of Japanese Canadian art­ 7th. The capable jurors we­ er. : .
ists .and friends are- all mation Center approxima­
ists and ■ artisans at the re Art Irizawa — graphic
Those interested; in atten­ invited to ^view the ex­ tely the same time. Furth­
artist, < Nobuo Kubota —
Metro Toronto Library du­ sculptor and musician, and ding the special opening hibit at the library from er notice - will be* issu­
ring the dates of May 22 to Helen Massingham — tex­ ceremony on Tuesday, May May 22 to June 15, 1979.
ed in the near future.
June 15, 1979.
tile artist: On the following 22 at the Metropolitan To­ The works which are
— JCCA & Annex
displayed at the
. A three person jury vi­ Monday, Mrs. Nikaido, ano­ ronto Library, from 7 p.m. not <

(! he Xciv (Zaiwbicin
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
Vol. 43 — No. 35

Saga of Manjiro Nakahma. ..

Friday, May 4, 1979

TORONTO, ONTARIO

Loses only link with mobility. ..

K.
Mizuno
Project
to
aid
paralyzed
Jpnz. who ‘discovered’ America
Nisei’s loss of electric wheelchair

Friends in Hawai- helped
Man jiro’s return by . an in­
In Japan, Manjiro Naka; genious plan : putting him in
MONTREAL. — A para­ no has been completely pa­ which gave him mobility
hama,: the 19th century sea­ a smali whaling- boat that
man turned 'statesman and was stowed aboard a large lysed Montreal Nisei man ralyzed except for the par­ and thus independence, and
scholar is known as “the sailing vessel and dropped recently lost his only ve­ tial use of his right arm. self-assurance during these
man who discovered Ameri­ in the ocean near . Japan. hicle of .mobility.— his elec­ Because of this partial use many years.
ca.” The Manjiro Saga be­ The boat landed in Okina­ tric wheelchair. During the he has been able to operate But now, his' electric wh­
wheelchair eelchair has broken down
gan in 1841 when the 14- wa on Jan. .3, 1851. (A me­ past 8 years, Kiyoshi Mizu- an electric
and beyond repair. This
year-old boy and foiir fish­ morial statute at the place
courageous Nisei in his ear­
ing companions were < ma — Mabuni-magiri — is be­ Admission free for Annual Japanese
ly 40’s is reported very de­
rooned in a tiny islet off ing: erected). He was hot
pressed as would be natu­
Japan’s- coast and rescued executed but was impris­ Canadian' Cultural Centre Bazaar
ral.
by Capt; William Whitfield, oned in Nagasaki and ques­
TORONTO. — The Japanese Canadian Cultural ’ A new electric wheelcha­
master of the New England tioned closely about his tra­ Centre
’s Annual Bazaar will be held on Saturday, May
whaling ship, John How­ vels. Finally he was sent 12th, from 1 to 6 p.m. at 123 Wynford Drive in Don ir costs about $2,000.00. The
provincial government has
land.
home to his clan, Tosa, on Mills Admission free.
Whitefield became att­ the island of Shikoku.
One of the highlights of the day will be the “Air been advised but their bud- >
ached to the young lad, tu­ When Commodore Perry Trip To Japan” Raffle. There will be door prizes, Japa­ get does not provide for
nese food and gift items, home baking and sewing, bou­ wheelchairs. This is why
toring him in English abo­
in Tokyo Bay in tique corner, white elephant sales, and other goodies the .Grace Dart Hospital
ard the whaler and took sailed
1853, Manjiro was called by that annually attract the community to this affair.
has started the K. Mizuno
Manjiro home to Fairha­ the Lord of the Ise to ser­
Food? But of course! There will be tempura, udon, Project.
ven in J.843.
ve as a translator. Perry, and other Japanese favorites served as usual. Also there
Kiyoshi has a sister in To­
The May 7 date celebrat­ who never did see Manjiro, will be a snack and tea room. Don’t miss this year’s ronto and another out west
ed by the Asian Pacific A- and his staff were amazed big event of the Japanese Canadian community. Bring but because he left home at
JCCC
merican Heritage Week at how fast the English do­ along your friends.
16 to come to Montreal he
commemorates 'the arrival cuments were being transhas no1 close* family ties, th
of the whaling ship with ated. Manjiro also taught Police say gangsters made $5. billion fact, he is alone in Mont-?
Manjiro aboard at Fairha­ western navigation and su­
real, dependent ,on the staff
ven, Mass, . in 1843.
The pervised modern - shipbuild­ TOKYO. — Police estim­ gangsters that major sour­ at Grace Dart Hospital. Ms.
ate Japan’s gangsters made ce of income included $2.2
Yankee sailors called him ing in Japan.
about $5 billion last year, billion in stimulant drugs; Debbie Hart, director of
“John Mung” as Japanese
Manjiro was abroad the
social service and Mrs. Tanames were hard for them Kanrin Maru in the histo­ mostly from illegal activiti­ and $847 million in bookie tsuko Cooper, supervisor of
£o pronounce. He was enrol­ ric 1860 trans-Pacific voy­ es such as drug trafficking, activities. Gambling sources physiotherapy head the
brought in $334 million;
led in a nearby public scho­ age of the first Japanese gambling and. extortion.
The National Police Ag­ and protection fees, $145 staff who are asking the
ol for further education.
mission to the U.S. and ser­ ency said in its. report re­ million. Strong-arm debt Japanese Community in
By 1846, he was back at ved as navigator and inter­ cently on 108,000 known collection
amounted
to Montreal to donate to this
sea on extending whaling preter. By accompanying
worthwhile project.
$143 million.
cruises in the Atlantic and the Oyama Mission, he ret­
All donations will be ac­
Prostitution
contributed
Pacific, learning western urned again to the U.S. in Winnipeg Sansei
knowledged arid a tax de­
$171
million
while
gangst
­
methods of navigation. Still 1870, this time reaching
ers earned $149 million as ductible receipt will be is­
determined to return to Ja­ Fairhaven for a happy reu­ captures bronze
sued. Please make your;
pimps.
pan, despite the- fact that nion with his
cheque payable to “Grace
American WINNIPEG — Sansei, Authorities
calculated
Tokugawa Japan permitted rescue-benefactor, Captain
Dart Hospital — K.' Mizu­
that
a
middle-class
gang
­
Pam
Okano
captured
the
Japanese neither to leave Whitefield.
no Project.”
land
boss
had
an
average
Bronze
medal
.
in
the
Pre
­
nor re-enter on pain of de­ Manjiro died on Nov. 12,
As the Montreal J.C?
ath,Manjiro was in Calif­ 1898 in Tokyo an< was bu­ Master Competition at the income of $144,000, but a Cultural Centre was as­
ornia in 1849 and soon af­ ried at the Bussin ji Temple Master Rope Competition at small-time thug made only ked to publicize this pro­
ter in Honolulu with a res­ In 1925, the remains were the Canadian modern gym­ an average of $14,000.
An average Japanese wo­ ject among its members;
pectable poucli of gold nu­ removed to Soshigaya Ce- nastics championships held
at the University of Winni­ rker earns about $8300 a it has set up a 2-man comggets from his mining ex­
year.
. Cont. ,on Page 2
peg.
Cont. on Page 2
ploits.
By HARRY HONDA

Page 2

Friday,, May 4, 1979

PAGll

Pioneer. .

Cont. from Page 1.

LA. pioneer Nisei policeman
retires after 24 years

The New Canadian
Established in 1939
Second Claaa mail No. 00366
A member of Ethnic Preaa
Association of Ontario
and Canada Federation

This incident led Emily WameteryL
..
His edest son, Toichiro> rriner to write “Voykge to
studied i medicine in Ger­ Destiny” (1956), recounting
many and came home to a the Manjiro adventures.
chet.
T. UMEZUKI PUBLISHER
successful practice.>;Jn 1917,
In 1976? Manjiro’s grand­ By JERRY AKAHOSHI
K.C. TSUMURA
he * visited New England son, Dr. Hiroshi Nakaha­ LOS ANGELES. — Quiet­ It is his firm belief that
English Section Editor
and met'Capt./ Whitfield’s ma of Nagoya visited Ha­ ly and without much fan­ an officer quick o use his
KEN M0RI
sori? Marcellus, to express waii and the mainland, re­ fare, Sergeant Robert Ko­ weapon is displaying a lack
Japanese Section Editor
of
confidence
in
himself
his gratitude.
tracing the path of his ga retired from the Los
as well as a lack of proper
479 Queen Street West,
In 1933 Presiderit Frank­ grandfather.
Angeles Police Depart­ training on the part of the
Toronto. Ont. M5V 2A9
lin D. Roosevelt -wrote to It has. been written that ment in mid-February aft­
PHONE 366-5005
Dr. Toichiro Nakamura, re­ Manjiro’s historical impor­ er a career spanning more Department.
He cited the recent inci­
vealing the fact that his tance is not that he was than 24 years.
dent where two offiers em?
grandfather, Warren Dela­ the first Japanese to come
He was the second Nisei ptied their revolvers in a
CLASSIFIED
no of Fairhaven, was part- here (other castaways arri­ hired" by the LAPD follow­
owner of the ship John ved earlier) or that - he ing the late Stanley Uno. confrontation over a $22.09
Help Wanted
gas bill with a woman ar­
Howland which had rescu­ stayed . longer (others? of
During; his x long career,
EXPERIENCED
typisted Manjiro and recalling course, settled in Hawaii). Koga worked just about med with a butcher knife;
In his opinion the incid­ clerk for invoicing and as­
stories his ^grandfather told His significance is that he every detail on' the ' force
of "the Japanese boy who later rose to high rank and --- foot patrol to vice to ent, currently under inve­ sorted duties. Apply in
lived across the street”. used the knowledge he undercover and detective stigation, should never have person, Clairmont Plastics,
occurred, and is an exam­ phone: 366-8676, Terry - Na­
had gained of America to work.. •
ple of the violence for which kamura (Toronto).
Healthy Body & Mind better relations between More than a third of his
time was spent at the Po­ he has an extreme distaste.
Through the Martial Arts the two centuries.
lice Academy where he tra­ During the first decade K. Mizuno...
ined literally hundreds of of his career withv the Dep­
Cont. from Page T
artment, he spent many offrookies
as
well
as
veterans.
Low Lbw Prices
duty hours working in Nisei mittee of Kim Nakashima
Today,
a
civilian
at
49
On
Products
and Sansei activities thro­ and Terry Yasunakato look
years of age, Koga is still ughout the Southland.
New Color TV's deeply involved with law
after publicity and collec­
He was a familiar figure tion.
"MISTER
enforcement. He is presi­ at dances at the Internat­
Stereo’s, Microwave
Ovens, Video Cassette
dent of the Koga Institute, ional Institute, Ardmore Please mail your cheque
ALUMINUM"
as soon as possible to: Mr.
a non-profit foundation for­
Recorders, and TV
Playground,
Parkview
Wo
­
INSTALLATIONS
med three years ago, speci­ men’s Club, Aeronautical Terry Yasunaka, 2960 de
Converters
Metro Toronto License B1971
alizing in the training of and other popular dance si­ Beaurivage St. Montreal,
Admiral,x Lloyds,
Que. H1L 5W5
Member* of Better Business
instructors for law enforPanasonic?- Quasar,
tes of the day.
—- Montreal Bulletin
Bureau
cement agencies at the city, Now he has 'dedicated
Toshiba, Zenith,
• EAVESTROUGH, Conti­
county, state and federal/ himself to the Koga Insti­
levels’
nuous lengths
SHIG'S T.V.
tute and gets great satis­
• SOFFIT & FASCIA, for
The Institute features faction from; contributiiig
Sales & Service training and research in
roof overhang
.
to the developmenUof futu­
Member MTTSA
Arrest C ontrol Techniques, re law enforcement offic• SIDING * SHUTTERS
Self-Defense '' Techniques,
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Impact Weapons
(Baton ers.
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741-4236
He has had training man­ __ _ _ Limited——
and
Yawara
Stick),
Officer
2625 Islington Ave.
uals published and is: cur­
40 Melford Drive, Unit 1
755-6505
Survival
Training,
and
Phy
­
(At Albion)
rently in the process of re­
Scarborough, Ontario
Proprietor:'Masao Aida
sical
Fitness.
Shig Aoki Prop.
vising them to incorpora­
M1B2G2
298-3333
He works out of an offi­
te the latest law enforce­
KEN MURATA
ce in Santa Monica while
ment development and tech­
Home: 291-0952
the administrative offices
for the Institute is located niques.
Some of the techniques
in Sutherlin, Oregon. _
In addition to his work he devised for mob control
hav proven especially ef­
LATEST STYLES
ALL HEEL HEIGHTS
John Evelyn
at the Academy, Koga has
LADIES 2 and up y
MENS 4 and up
also taught Police Science, fective when implemented
Golf Centre
by
properly
trained
offic
­
MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS
courses at Cal State L.A.,
Golf equipment, shoes
ers of the LAPD. /
Pasadena
City
College
arid
ALBERT'S SHOE STORE
When he first joined the small-wide sizes, and
is currently conducting a
force, L.A.’s finest was so­ play golf, 7 days a week
1328 Qneen St. West
class at Cerritos College.
/after p.m. every day.
Phone 531-1931 Toronto
Originally from the San me 4,000 strong, and he al­
Box 365, Markham
Francisco Bay Area, Koga ong with Urio Were the on­
640-1233
ly Asians. joined
the
LAPD
after
ser
­
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(10th Line 2J4 E. on 7
ving in the military during Today the Department
has over 7,000, and Koga turn left 3^ north on 10th
TIMES SQUARE TRAVEL CENTRE LTD
the Korean War.
His prime motivation for says he’s lost track of the Line)
Phone 273-5696 entering police work, a feel­ number of Asians. He puts
672 No. 3 Rd., Richmond, B.C.
Phone 681-7251 ing that he retains
1157 Melville St.. Vancouver, B.C.
after their number at somewhere
nearly a quarter of a cen­ between 60 and 70.
Kashu Mainichi
tury, was a* dislike for viol­
Weekly Group To Japan By Japan Air Lines
ence/— both on the part
and C.P. AIR is now available
of the citizenry as well as
For More Information Concerning All Your
the various authorities.'
Travel Needs, Please Contact us as Soon As Possi
Aside from the required
ble .
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practice on the Academy
firing range, not once in
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his long career did he fire
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Friday, May 4, 1979

[ Dates & Doings ]

Humanity
causing
abnormal
weather

Personal Notes

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express
■Mmunira
our sincere thanks. to
our many relatives and
Births
friends for their acts of
Winnipeg. — Ron and kindness,
Mont. Mi nyo-Kai spring odori May 13th
sympathy, com­
June; Ohta (nee Bailey) re­
MONTREAL; — The Montreal Miriyo-Kai reports
cently announced the birth fort and the : beautiful
floral offering:^ during
that planning is well under way for the Annual' Mont­
of
their
first-born,
a
son,
real Spring Odori Social which will be held on Sunday,
the recent bereavement of
TOKYO. — “Human act­ Daniel Hughes Yoshiki. a dear ' husband and
May 13thj at the Japanese Community Centre, 8155 Roivity” is one of the factors born on April 1, 1979 at father, Saburo Kubota.
usselot St.
They extended _ a hearty welcome, especially to the causing world wide weat­ 8:30 p.m. Daniel weighed
elderly Issei to join their family and friends for an enj- her abnormality in recent 7 lbs. 14Vz oz. and was 21 %
Mrs; Esther Kubota,
oyable afternoon of relaxation and entertainment, and years, according to a “whi­ inches long. Proud grand­
Kathryn; Kubota,
to watch the “odori-kos” in their colorful kimonos.
Roy and. Miyoi Kubota,
Rehearsls are being held every Friday at the Bud- te paper on abnormal wea­ parents are Mr. & Mrs. H.
dhist Church Hall froip 8:00 p.m. This year being the ther” made public recently Hirayama and Mr. & Mrs. . George and Vi Kubota,
Tommy and Mitzi Ku­
International Year of the Child, former members are by the Meteorological Ag­ G. H. Bailey.
invited to participate. If you cannot attend practices^ ency. The report was bas­
bota,
please bring your yukata and join on the day for the ed on research gathered
.Keizo and Michiyo Ku— Montreal Bulletin;
social.
between 1970 and 1977.
J NT Auto Service bota,
Mr. and Mrs. Susumu
It said that releasing of
42 PARLIAMENT ST.
Kozai,
large amounts of carbon
AT FRONT ST.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted SaShitoryu Karate tourney at JCCC
dioxide into the atriiospheTORONTO, ONT. M5A 2Y4
kamoto,
Tel. 362-5094 - 362-0218
TORONTO. — The Japanese Canadian Cultural re has contributed to a
Mr. and Mrs. Kazuma
Centre will again be the site for the Canadian Shitoryu change in the pattern of
BY
OPERATED
Yoshimochi
Itosu-Kai Karate Championships on May 13th, 1979. So­ weather, suggesting that in­
NAMIKI & TANQUYE
me 21 clubs from across Canada, are expected to compe­ dustrial activity on the ear­
te for honors in kumite (sparring) and kata (forms). th is a factor for the at­
Action starts are 12 noon.
;
SAY IT
The Canadian Shitoryu Itosu-Kai Karate and Ko- mospheric phenomena.
j
WITH FLOWERS
biido Association, directly affiliated with the Federati­ It said during the years
HYLAND
on of All Japan Karate Organizations (FAJKO) recog­ of 1950 to 1970, there were
a SHARON'S
FLORIST
FLOWERS
nized by the Japanese Government, is now preparing its more abnormally low tem­
942 PAPE AVE.
Canadian team for competition at the First World?s peratures recorded than ab­
TORONTO. ONT.
proprietor
Shitoryu Karate Championship in Japan in 1980. Saka­
TEL: 425-2122
JON ONODERA
gami shihan,-a director of FAJKO and Chief of the Ja- normally high temperatu­
— pan Shitoryu Itosukai Karate Association, has directed res. Since the 1960s, there
Peter Sasaki
489-4654
481-8805
the Canadian representatives to send this team.
have been more dry spells
(Business)
. (Residence)
and heavy rains.
JlllIllIllllllllllllllllilllllilHIIIIIIIIIiL
540 Eglinton Ave. W.
Thisz tendency, however,
Toronto
varies by region as the pre­
BARBARA'S
vailing
westerlies
in
,
the
National J.C. Youth volleyball tourney
middle latitude altered to a
Flower Shop
WINNIPEG — A group of eager young Japanese “north-south current.” that
KIMURA,
youths in Winnipeg have organized a volleyball tourna­ is, they sharply meandered
BARBARA NIKAIDO
ment scheduled to start on August 24th. Teams from
CADSBY
across Canada as well as Winnipeg have indicated that north to south.
1232 Danforth - Ave.
i
This was. one reason why
thev are very interested in participating.
& TAYLOR
Toronto, Ontario M4J 1M6
This is a major project for the Japanese youth gro­ Japan experienced a warm
Barristers & Solicitors
up The tournament is designed to promote goodwill, winter and Europe
and
Tel. (416) 465.9939
1501 ELLESMERE RD.
understanding, and friendship among the Japanese- Ca­ .North American were gripScarborough, Ontario (
nadian people. This type of activity ipust be encourag­
Telephone: 431-1500
ed, especially among the young people.
. - ped by severe cold spells
155 MAIN ST. W.
The key to any amateur athletic event-is financial recently, the paper reveal­
Stouffville, Ontario
support from private^individuals and the local business ed. ,
Telephone: 294.6393
community. Various companies' have been ^approached
The tendency of the po­
and the response has been quite favourable. Our objecti­ lar region to become cold­
ve is to raise $1000.00 in donations from all areas.
We invite you arid-or your company to help, support er, seen;in the first..half of
JAPANESE
the
1960s,
stopped
in
the
F
this worthwhile project. Yourcheque should.be made
RESTAURANT
out to the National Japanese Canadian Youth Volley latter half of that decade
ball Tournament arid sent to one of the following.
and the weather there has
"MICHI"
Chairman David Oye, 866 Minto Street 783-9314 _ returned to normal in the
insurance
459 Church St.
Vice-chairman Jeff Sawa; 267 Aldne Street 887-1295
1970s.
Phone 924-1303
Treasurer Sandy Oike, 751 Nairn Avenue 667-2911
Gertrude Urabe
If further information is required, please contact ‘" On the other hand, the
272 LAWRENCE AVE. W.
THE NEW RESTAURANT
weather
in
the
temperate
one of the above.
—Outlook.
<
SUITE 103,
. “MASA”
zones started to get colder
TORONTO, ONT. M5M 4M1
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during the 1960s. Compared TORONTO, PHONE 863.9519
r*
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the sixties, in the next
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ge in the prevailing tem­
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peratures as North Ameri­
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conditioris, some experts
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TRAVEL SERVICE
claim that the tendency for
the earth to become, colder
would continue for the next
* Group Departures to Japan by Japan Air
10 to 20 years, while some
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predict it will be warmer
* Escorted Group to Hawaii <— July ‘79. Call us
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ase of nitrous oxide, reck­
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ing to the change.

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Friday; May 4, 1979
PAGE 4

; Courageous Los Angeles Sansei leukeinia victim fights to resume normal life
Z' , She
; and
, all the .I
j cells
11 lea- t Now, nnnnu
hie was
scared.
Donna
Bv MICHAEL
MICHAEL KOMAI
KOMAI - sses on a weekly basis.
blood
Donna rnlR her
“ land
.
.
..
..
.
,.yshe
.
By:
talked to him arid felt
friends
stressing
the.
fact
developed a close relation­ ving the body defenseless
that one must be healthy in lifted his spirits. She was
.s “Sometiriies I think I feel ship with her; students, so against infection. ; x
• what she feels. . . and it close that her “kids” wrote
Dohelmycin was the che­ order to do things well. a “good example”—- Donna
“You don‘t want to end up had been through the tre­
hurts me to see my own Donna at the medical cen­ mical used.
. ^sister going through it.” ter.
This diseases-fighting pro­ like me” is the point she atments and was preparing
to leave the medical center.
(Diana Kondo)
Project coordinator Terri cess is a seven-day treat; pushes.
This concern for others The mari “wanted to fight
, “WHY r HER?” (Doris Martinez said Donna was riient. After allowing the
so he could get out too.”
Kondo)
“one of the best. . . who ne­ patient to recover, there are brought Donna to another
“You hear about others ver said no.” Terri added three - additional ' followup point. During her stay :at x Donna would like to see
getting it but never some­ that Donna “had a good sessions to ensure maxim­ UCLA, she noticed that le- such a “visitation” program
ukemia patients have no established. She is willing
one so close to you.”
perspective in the prograrii um results.
to help such a program vi­
“A SCHOCKER!”
The first three days 7 of “visitation” program
and tried to promote the
“It is something scary ewing that there is a rieed
“(It was) like a stab in need for ethnic studies.”
treatment are “mild.” The
because you don’t have any­ for it. :
'
the back.”
Ms. Martinez said the loss final four days, however, one to talk to. People don’t
But first, Donna would
Such were the reactions of Donna, whose enthusi­ are very taxing. The con­
when friends and relatives asm was contagious; left centration of the chemical know that much about the like to complete her scho­
learned of Donna Kondo’s everyone stunned. A void is much stronger and its disease because they have oling. She intends to gradu­
ate in 1982 and begin a ca­
never-faced it.
illness.
was created in the program side effects are harsh.
“Sometimes I wish I. did reer doing community ' so­
Donna has leukemia;
Donna spent two. weeks have someone to talk to. Pe­ cial service work. She rea­
by the absence of a key
Donna Mitsuko Kondo, worker arid of the Dayton in intensive care-isolation ople will listen but they lizes that the task is diffi­
20, is. one of three girls of Heights site coordinator, recovering. She w,as so dra­ don’t know how you really cult, “I know I have to take
Yoshio (a gardener with the position which Donna ined of strength that she feel unless you' tell them — care of myself,” but the
was to assume Jan. 2, 1979. could not talk to anyone. the kinds of pain you go rewards are great.
reation and Parks) and Shi­ Karen Umemoto, co-work­ She was. nauseous and felt
It will be some months
zue Kondo of Los Angeles. er and friend, said Donna sick all over. She Aya.s in through.
“I think if somebody ca- before Donna can go back
Donna, Doris and Diana was “very strong in ideals pain.
me to talk to me about their to school but she is looking
The
treatment
caused
Dor
are triplets.
and principles, very unselexperiences with the treat- forward to that day. Donna
nna
to
lose
her
hair.
She
Donna attended Los An- fish and dedicated to help
ments, it would have made hopes to fit right in and
geles and Dorsey High Sch­ fighting problems she sees may have received kidney me at ease in my mind. I have people forget the dise­
damage also (she is being was so scared after , being
ools. Doris went to Dorsey in society.”
ase she once had.
and Diana studied at Fair­ Donna’s endless drive was checked for this). A poten­ told that people had died : She wants to 'devote her
fax, Dorsey arid Los Ang- also a cause for concern for tial side effect that did not (from chemotherapy) ”
energy to helping others,
materialize
was
loss
of
he
­
those around her.
eies.
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Donna said a Japanese rather than trying to con­
aring.
(to
varying
degress).
Calif.
.Ms. Martinez said she was
Donna went on to
vince, them she is all right.
During the recovery pe­ man across the hall from
State Univ. Los Angeles worried Donna who has
her had the same disease
There, she joined a sorori­ had diabetes since .she was riod, the hospital conducted
ty and began her involve­ nine would “wear herself bone marrow tests to check
the effectiveness of the tre­
ment with the campus com­ out.”
munity. She exhibited, ’ the
Bruce Kobayashi, anot­ atment. Because of her run- ­ The New Canadian
479 QUEEN ST. WEST, TORONTO, ONT. M5V 2A9
> sariie traits that characteri- her coworker, added that down condition when she
? zed her activities in the fo­ Donna would go two to th­ entered the hospital, the
for which
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llowing two years, energy ree nights a week with ve­ doctors had trouble obtain-. I
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and selflessness.
ry little sleep.
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Slowly, she phased h^ry
Donna’s mother felt Don­ Three times they tried and
self out of the sorority and na spent too much time hel­ failed to obtain the speci­
$17.00 per year
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men
from
Donna

s
back.
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became active in the organ- ping othersshe couldn’t
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Union (ASU) of CSULA. her health. All Mr. „ and engineered. The needle was ।
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Donna went a step further Mrs. Kondo knew about Do­ inserted ;into the bone ma­
andwas instrumental in-set­ nna was that she would le­ rrow, of a bone in Donna’s
PROV
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ting riip the first two West ave early in the morning; chest and proved successful.
The leukemia had gone
Coast7 Asian Student Con­ come home late at night and
POSTAL CODE
into remission — the disea­
ferences/ out of which the go directly to bed.
Asian Pacific Student UniThis hectic pace did catch se was -dorinarit — for now.
on (the uiribrella organiza- up with Donna. She was
Her physician’s caution
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contributed her efforts to. ggncy room by sister Doris. more virulent and the che­
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Next, Donna found her­ Three days later, Donna what Donna has gone thro- j A BIOGRAPHY OF ISSEI PIONEER; RYUICHI YOSHIDA,
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self helping the Multicultu­ learried site had leukemia. ugh. .
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Donna left the hospital
ral Pride program. The It was 11 p.m. Donna was
in early February and went
Pride program consists of completely alone.
SUKIYAKI Japanese Cookbook
volunteers who have the go­ She cried. “When I think back for her second treat­
. for-Cosmopolitan Gourmets ment
session
in
the
middle
al of developing and imple- of leukemia, I think of de­
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March.
She
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Donna was transferred resting at home.
icula for elementary school
children (Asian, Black, Chi- to the UCLA Medical Cent­ Donna said that while in
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er for chemotherapy treat­ the hospital “I learned a
cano and Indian).
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After some initial hesit­ ment on Dec. 29. Chemothe­ lot about myself, how str-1
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the focal point of Donna’s the body’s circulatory sys­ feels she has matured. She
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tremendous drive. Donna tem with a chemical which realizes more. ‘‘You can’t
479 QUEEN STREET WEST,
was instructor at Dayton is toxic to the diseased tis-: abuse your body — your
TORONTO, ONT. M5V-2A9
Heights Elementary School ■ sue. The treatment also des­ health. I didn’t rest enough
teaching two one-hour cla? * troys some healthy tissue or eat well enough”.

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