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Remarks on the entrenchment of the Bill of Rights
Our Council, as have others moc£atic society’’ that many
The history of Canada is ^ this nation and not just toler­
who, have appeared before Canadians who are members
ated in our own epuntfy..
our constituent organi­
Mr. Chairman, as\ men and this committee/ object to the of
crimination’ .to, .many of .us
who a re of non-AngloSaxon women of good will and good loose formulation of Section I zations have been discrimin- ~
origin. I would{ like to/cite a faith,; 1 bopq. you will;.put of the'. proposed Charter of -ated against.
Any person would find it
few examples of what' has aside your ipdlitical * diffe- sRightsand 'Freedoms. It is
happened ’.and, what ; ,is rences and work^together to under the quise of the con- difficult tp argue and even .
cepts: : “generally accepted’’, more difficult to prove that ' "
happening.
"’ b ri ng forth a Cdn stitutioh T^
The treatment of our origin­ your fellow citizens will be 'reasonable’’ and in the best
Continued on page 2
Member . organizations ©f
interests
of
a

free
'arid
deal Canadians (has been and pround of.
the ; Committee
were . the
still is) abysmal. In the past aimiiiimimiiiiiHiiffl!MiHi*iiiiHiiiHHiiiiniHHiiiHHi»iHnhiiiiiiinHUHBinH
Canadian
Jewish
Congress,
the denial of the .right to work
Ukrainian National Commit­
and restricting the bringing
tee, National Baltic Federati­
in , of\ wives and mothers of'
on, National Black Coalition,
Canadians of -Chinese encestNational
Italian
Congress,
ry'to Canada was - evidence
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
and the> National Organizati­
of legislative and administrq-s
on of Canadians of Origin of
live discrimination.
VOL. 45 — NO. 21
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1981
TORONTO, ONT.
, India. *
The internment and -ampri- niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiimiiniiiinTfiiniiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniHHiiiiiHiniHin^iiHii iiHiiiiiiiiiinHiiii
Many of the .concerns and
sonment
of the .Ukrainian
demands which were express­
Ganad'iqns in World , Wqr . .1
ed by Mr. Imai’s committee
under- the guise . of enemy
have been rectified in the
alien.
.
'
' .
Constitution Bill before the
The internment of the Japa­
House of Commons at prenese Canadians during the
Committee on the
sent.
second World*' War.. M
: I
Constitution- National ? Ethno
point out, since this was
Kamachi, who wonks a gill- 'to the Fraser.
, STEVESTON, B.C.. — Mas
Org anizatio n s
Cultural'
Kamachi' says that - federal 'z
brought up at7 the first mini­ Kamachi; a 60-year-old Japa­ netter. insists river closures
Canada.
fisheries directives outlawing
sters conference. some fundanese Canadian who has fish­ while necessary — are mean­
commercial and sports salmon
mental “'differences with the
ed the ^Fraser River since the ingless until a proper treaty fishing u'ntil June 21 will put
J come before you, not as a United .States. The beginning
mid-1930s, didn’t even, pause is signed with the Americans many of the 300 or so river
of
the
internment
are
similar,
first class Ontarian but as a
when asked the reason behind that would prevent large- gillnetters out of business. ' . v ' second class Canadian. Born however the end is-xquite dif­
in British .Columbia; where J ferent. Due to the American the recent West Coast salmon scale interception of salmon .. The directives also include ,

- The following attached re­
marks, were made to the Inter;Parliamentary
Committee
on the Constitution by George
y Imai, who was the Chairper­
son on the Constitution for
the National Ethno-Cultural
OrganizationsHof Canada.

Veteran B.C. Nisei fisherman blames
Americans for recent salmon closures

got my primary education in Bill of Rights and its -judicial
tKe Internment Camp and then system/as entrenched, in .the
forcibly removed tO' Saskat- United States Constitution, (1)
: ch ewa n where 1 was r a ised the Japanese;Americans^ w
and to Quebec for my higher able to return to their homes,
education and now a resident however in Canadaj we could
of Ontraio.il open deliberate­ not return to our homes. .
fl wonder, if the Mobility
ly this way to emphasize my
strong feelings for the de- Rights were in effect then^
; ma nd of q meaningful entren­ What " would have ‘happened
ched Bili of Rights in our
'(2) perhaps most important,
Constitution for -alt citizens of
no Japanese American citizens
- this country.
-.
As in the past, our faith^in. were forced o r 1nvolu n ta rily
our legislators is suspect even exiled from the /United States,
'
today. During the first Mini­ this was not the case: in

in a triangular stretch tof U.S. a complete ban on gillnet
it’s The water jutting- into the Strait fishing between New West­
minster and Mission for the
Americans who are taking of! 6e org te Sp a w n i n g s a 1 m o n
entire 1981 season and. a re­
must
swim
through
it
to
get
themall.”
duction in gillnet mesh size to cut the incidental catch of
the larger chinook.
Kamachi feels the fisheries
ckin^ id the growing applause department is singling out the
By DAVID FUJINO
of international ^jarz 'critics
gillnetters and that seiners —
and
listeners.
In
1979,
Down
TORONTO. — The Akiyofar bigger culprits in his eyes
Beat
magazine
awarded
her
shi/Tabackin big band brings
— are getting off scot Tree.
its special music to Toronto*s No. 1 spot as Arrariger, and
“There - used to be about
Minkler Auditorium on Friday, voted in the Akiyoshi/Taba300 seine boats (10 years ago)
ckin band -ds No. 1 Big Jazz
April 3rd, 1981,
and now there’s 700.. And
Toshiko" has co-led the band Band. In 1980, in Down Beatas
that’s
why
they’re x going
sfnce 1973 with her husband
Continued from page 2
after us . . .- the seiners are
sters . conference we heard Canada.
and reed-player, lew Tabaowned by the big companies.
(3) even as early as 1942
some of the Premiers state
We’re ?just small people.’’
that we do not need an en­ individual J apa n es e Arn e riIn attacking the Americans,
trenched Bill- of jRights in our cans were able 'to appeal to
the
federal
government .
Constitution: because the pro- the courts for a judgement,
Kamaand ' the'
seiners,
vinces protect all of Its citi- even though it went against:
West
them, we,-, in Canada, had no
is. typical
of
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. — Americans by failing to dis­ chi
zens. I wonder if those
three Nisei veterans ^appear-, tinguish them from' the enemy Coast fishermen, who. seem
zens of Alberta where the such recourse. / - ,
Japaneses e.g. the bombing of to
other
blame
each
crosses were burnt on their -~' For those reasons alone, an ing oh a local radio talk show
Pearl .Harbour by Japan. In continually — while placing
Trent lawn feel that .'.way or entrenched Bill of Rights in Feb. 16 were confronted with
number of antagonistic contrast, a good number of the least blame on' them­
the East Indian that is brutal­ our Constitution is .funda­ a
and
unconditional. telephone queries during a people called in to commend selves.
ly beaten in Toronto . or the mental
the three war heors who gave
Trailers
and
gillnetters
7
Filipino that is stabbed in. Mr. Chairman, - we not. only “call-in’’ period. , . , blame seiners; seiners blame
Regimental
Winnipeg\or the members of support but <; we( demand a ; Three 442nd
rhent team.
gillnetters and sports’ fisher­
' the • Buddhist
Church
of stro ng a nd mean ingfu 1 Bill of Combat team members Chet
Kawaguchi, project coordin­ men;- sports fishermen blame
Quebec which is not recogniz­ Rights entrenched, in our. con­ Tanaka, Tad Masaoka and
eveydne'
blasts
The
Constitution Tom Kawaguchi, guests on ator of the exhibit, said, “It seiners;
ed by that province. Today in stitution.
unfortunate that latent Ottawa.
“News. < Magazine,’’, is
‘ ,
all our provinces- we have must guarantee: that what KOBS
feelings of hostility, against
But its rare that a /com­
. Human
'Rights- legislation, -happened to "us will" never were publicizing the "Go For
Japanese
Americans
surface
Broke” Exhibit opening March
mercial fisherman will ask
however, those codes can be again happen.
from
time
to
time-to
question
Our plea to you is give us 7c at the Army Museum at the
that control'of the fishery be =
vigorously enforced of left to
the
loyalty
of
our
group
even
Presiclio of San Francisco.
stagnate dependent upon the
KCBS staff members expre­ through thq FBI, the military, government. “God help the
other
governmental
ssed surprise as they screened and
fish' if Bennett got control,”
\ X that is the reality of the situ-, leave us second class citizens
agencies
have
reported
that
out the most vitriolic of the
ation today in .Canada. Why
was how one fisherman put
not
one*
single
case
of
sub
­
must 3 /successive- Federal constitution may give us, not telephone calls. Over one;
or y sabotage
was
third of the calls received version
Ministers of State for Muti- only protection before the
A point commercial fisher-\
committed by a Japanese
culturalism be concerned and law, but give us the psycholo- Were anti-Nisei in sentiment.
during
or. after men like to bring up, is that
Several of the callers impugn- American
come to the defense of the
sports fishermen are no saints.
lieve that we too are part of ed the loyalty of Japanese World War 11 ”
closures.
- “The . Americans,

Jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in T.O

Nisei vets harrassed on radio

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Friday,; March' 20/ 198?

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Continued from page 1

. The. , seconds major project statute; there is a? minister
Established in 1?39
the internment of Japanese’-roust ~ be
as restricted7 as
Canadians during the 'Second possible without any.and we raised in the Council's sub-, without a department ar even
Second Class, mail No.038S
an
assistant
deputy'
minister.
missionls
the
question
of-The
- World" War, the internment-of 'emphasize anyjimitgtion bn
A member of Ethnic Press
Association' of Ontario
Ukrainian Canadians during -Section? 15 jl)'.the noh-discri- .entrenchment of a clause in ■Instead’ of an’inclusion -in/the
resolution' ? to
the' / and Canada Federation'
would present
the First World War or the minatldn rights. .Canada' is the-.. Charter 1 -which
disenfranchisement of Chinese proud, to’be one'of the freest make a clear reference to the Queen, there is ridicule, pro­
Published on Tuesdays and
tests
"over'

balkanization

.
Fridays
, Canadians at the turn of the nations in- the ' world where multicultural
dimension' of
century were- not - “reason- every person has-equality of Canada, and which^jwould and charges ofj.‘ token ism” or
Publisher & Japanese Editor
; able”'or “generally accepted”' opportunity,/Canada has also guarantee -the- rights' lof all “patronage’’. Is this the way
Kenzo Mori
necessities; The very- purpose undertaken international com- Canadians to preserve, enjoy that we "want fo have bur
English Editor
of an entrenched Charter- of mitments in the (Human* Rights and develop their cultural and contribution ■ and ' input ' into'
Kei Tsumura
Canada
-viewed
today
and
Rights and Freedoms 'is -to area and has stated publicly,
Circulation Manager
remembered
for
future
gener
­
K. Sho
protect minorities and 'indivi­ “Look If we err/ you can call ^ Although”it may be argu­

duals from supposedly “re­ us to task, so we suggest its ed that such provisions should ations?^
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asonable” discriminatory act­ time to give the'"protection- of "not. .be.'placed in a funda- , Mr. Chairman, we cannot’
$12. for '6 months
ions, by an emotional majori­ those -Convenantse to-/’the .mentdlb^
accept
the
re-assurances
that
of Rights and
$20. per year
ty-'who .influence the Govern­ people of Canada, Covenants, Freedoms; we find it necess- we will' ' be favoured ' with'
479 Queen Street West,
ment.
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which give wider expression, ary-to’include them in light some vague preamble- or a
Toronto, Ont.'M5B 2A9
Proposed < Resolution to Human Rights than the.pro-' of ? the-provisions regarding possible future amendment in
PHONE 368-5005
because of^ the preeminent -posed resolution,—by including -the official language guaran- the
Constitution.
If / the
placing and wordihg of Sec­ a provision in\ the Charter for tees in the proposed Charter, government is intent on ention J does not give Cana -the invoking of Internationa] ln'
of the detailed guarIm view pf
guar shrining a Charter/ it must
d'ans that basic '-protection agreements in the-. Human dntees' S regarding ". official' Include us' today. We only,'
and fails in. handing over -Rfghts- ' area
ratified
languages' and the rights of have to reca 11 th e fia sco ot
powers- to paraphase' the Canada in the courts.
official" language
minority the rejection of an aimend 1 i
Barrister & Solicitor
Prime Minister to the people
We would further suggest groups, with which we concur ment to the Immigration - Bill J
of Canada. We cannot ' fully the inclusion of a provision in (our specific comments on several years ago. We were 5'
£
-155 .Main Street West
endorse the proposed resolu­ the' new Charter guaranteeing these will be voiced later), the told' that a -preamble- to ' the
Stouffville, Ontario
tion if Section '1 remains the legal counsel'to those Cana­ absence; of- any ’ mention of rtqw' constitution would be
same.- If there is to be a gene­ dians' who are- mot able to Jf general
LOH 1L0
cultural^ . rights
or more meaningful than a refe-;
ral limitation- clause,--then it
positive provisions:for. the pro­ rence to multiculturalism In
640-5454
tection s of non^official minori­ the Immigration Act. They 1972 , |
i
Commissity rights is seen lby :us to foe McGuigan-Molgat
Continued from page 1.
more' than a m’ere' oversight. on.' on the Constitution made
s ug g estio n sb fo r
eye
a
personal
musical We cannot but- yiew this as a substa ritia 1
RESTAURANT
deliberate
.
omission
and
a
the
inclusion
of
multicultur-the critics - gave the g roup- No. identity.
In
the
case
of
Japanese-born " Toshiko sign of-overt discrimination of alism provisions 'in a new
459 Church St.
substantial . sector " of Constitution
but those
Akiyoshi, her very own music­ aPhone 924-1303
To date, Toshiko has record; al identity has truly arrived."- .Canada’s population in a do­ recommendations quietly" dis­
apeared. Since then we have Ir For .fire^ repairs, Michi is
As Toshiko herself has said: cument. which is to-be the
ed 10 big band albums fea­
while.
turing -her distinctive arrange-; “I believe in what I am' doing. yardstick for Canada today had the' iPepin Roberts Task I closed - for -- a
“MASA”
meritsand"
compositions. I want-. to- keep bn-‘creating arid for the Canada of the Farce of Canadian Unity' and
At 195 RICHMOND. ST? W,
the Ryan ‘ Beige Paper which<
Against all .odds,' the band sounds that will- add' some­ future.
"Mr. . Chairman, we reject revived- the
Toronto, Phone 977-9519
has survived 8 years; this, in thing . to American --.traition
and
out offhand • any formulations concept of
itself, “ is a co nsiderable ■ a chi-;
.
\
r \
_evement ' in ’ ...today’s
quick character. .1:hope to leave- my. or .'Implied constitutional- pnon “founding nations” concept of
disappearance^-' of
musical, little mark oh the history 'of .visions based* on the concept- Canada.
Mr. Chairman, our- Council
groups. This is largely to -the |azz. of
“founding”, .-nations
or
advocates
and
■ pianist’s
steady’ persistence
_ Listen ers • can expe ri e nee . th e;
races
.
The
bhly

'groups
which
cultural tolerance and "under­
• and great,:commitmeht to'the exciting sounds of the Akiyo. writing, and performing .of her shi/Tabackin big - band c at- m a y la y leg itim a te‘ - cla i m to standing; we reject the! foss­
Seneca
College’s,
Minkler .such terms are the, native ilized and xenophobic per­
own music. ception of Canadian society
■For-a musician to play jazz Auditorium, at 8:30 p.m. .on ^peoples of Canada. .
■ — .which is-, a ‘ quintessential’ ' Friday; April 3rd. ? Tickets a re- - W
of- ■based on a static and retros­
American' music — orie must $ 10.00 and $ 12.00 arid can be ficial bilingualism as reflect­ pective view of past - pri­
ofc. the
fallacious
do
’more
than . master obtained . by phoning the box ed in .the- provisions of the vileges,
two .founding
technique. One must achi-" office at 491-8877. • ’ '
Charter, we resent that the concept of
additional dimension of this* peoples” who have somehow
more
equal
than
country, namely muiticultu- -become
The New Canadian
.
ralism does not appear to others. We therefore ask Mr?
479 QUEEN ST. WEST/TORONTO; ONT. M5V.2A9\
warrant
inclusion" in
the Chairman thgt this committee
give th e'< str on
possible
Charter.
"
~
- Please find enclosed $
for which*.
-consideration for the suggest­
For nearly q decade, the;
ions contained ^in our brief
^JRenew my subscription.
concept or phrase of “multi­
which include the following:culturalism” has been little
. ^Enter my new subscription for
year/month# •- Stereo’s, Microwave
1) An inclusion to general
else than a. political football
Ovens, Video Cassette
$20.00 PER YEAR $12.00 FOR 6 MONTH
language'
in
our
— to be snapped, passed,'
Recorders, and TV
r
.•kicked - and mostly fumbled phraseology “mother’- tongue”
NAME (MR. MRS. MISS)
Converters
— with no touch-downs' or as- a non-disorimination right
Admiral, Lloyds.
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_
field goals-scored. The B & B - Sec. 15 (1).
4DDRESS
Panasonic, Quasar,
2) An additional clause in
Commission’s
recommend­
Toshiba, Zenith,
CITY
PROV.
ations which resulted in the Sec.- ’(15)- which would< not
Official ^Languages' Act the preclude any programs, laws f
postal COnV”
Social Action Programme and or activities designed to pro-.
tect and develop any lingui- s
of the" Constitution Act, -ap­ Stic and cultural rights in ।
. Member MTTSA
j
pear to. , have little - impact Canada.
Fast TV. Service
with . its.
recommendations
3) The provision that would
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Friday, March'20,

Anniversary
— 50th ”

Birth

Gospel
Church
campers
reunion

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OPEN SUNDAY
- 10 A.M. TO 6 PM 173 DUNDAS STREET WEST, TORONTO,
977-3761 & 977-3765

.NORTH - BURNABY,- B.C. TORONTO.-1 —.FPenny (nee
C
ONE HOUR FREE. PARKING FOR
Mr. and Mrs. Zenchi -Kinoshita Watson .and 'Ian- Akiyama re-j
OUR CUSTOMERS, AT JOY LOY
/ celebrated their 50th wedding cently announced -the birth of
PARKING LOT (SOUTH OF LICHEE G ARDENS)
anniversary on-Feb. 21,.1981 Mathew Jiro bn Feb/24, 1981
I
ByZ Pa stor STAN YOKOTA
aVFour Season's Hotel in Van- at Women’s College Hospital..
_couver with-'their children.
TORONTO. ~- A reunion of
Grandparents are Mr. & Mrs.
The ' Kinoshita’s
received Dan Washimbto. and ;Mj. & all former campers of the i
w
many gifts and congratulatory Mrs./Alan .Watson.’
/
Japanese Bible Camp held at
.messages - from friends andFair Glen Camp' will be
relatives/One of their sons is
celebrated on Saturday, ’March
ALL HEEL-HEIGHTS
LATEST STYLES
21/
1981
at
7:06
p.m:
at'St,
- ’ 'Gen-e Kinoshita, well known
MENS 4 and up ■ ■'
LADIES 2 and up
. ' architect.-. •
John's Church, Broadview &
, MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS
MITSUI
Kinoshitaregreted
that
Simpson Ave.
- many old friends in Eastern
The camp -began through'
CALGARY. — Mrs.. Kane
- Canada were unable to at- ’|\|itSyp passed away' in her The intial efforts of Mr. and
1328 Queen St. ‘West
tend This happy occassion.
j 75th year, on February 2, Mrs. Hiko Kinoshita in 1956.
Phone 531-1931 Toronto
.--------- 1 1981, in, Calgary. iPredceased-i. Fair Glen Camp, is located on
- .
by her husband, Toichi, surviv-; the Trent- River; System near
~
CARD OF THANKS „
-ed' by her family
son-, Ken- Beaverton, Ont, just an* hour
' We' wish' to express our- - hy; /daughters/ Miyoko (Grig- ’ a™d a half drive from Toronto,
460 Dundas St. W.
non);
Joyce
'
(Matsumoto):
Jt
is
owned
and
operated
by
- sincere gratitude to friends
Toronto 2B ,Ont.
Chiyo
(Bergeron;
Judy
(McDer;
the
Associated
Gospel
-Chura n d re 1 a tiv e s- who shared.
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and grandfather.
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Language School Tour to Japan
July 4
We gratefully; acknow--’ ’ Ocean View Cemetery in VanThe first couple of years, the
Germany & Switzerland
July 23
ledge
the- ' beautiful,
staff outnumbered the camp-couver.
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f lowers,. koden, telegrams,
e rs. Th e- re n ta 1 fee of the cam p
- Garden Club Weekend trip
* * *
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ancbmony acts of kindness.
was about $200^00 for the
Aug. 5
London to Paris.
week. The/cost for registration
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Oct. 10
was:
Adults
$151
Students
bata
Kiijuro $12. Children $ 10. As each
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Mr.
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MONTREAL — Mrs. Hatsu
THE PLACE TO START YOUR HAPPY HOLIDAY
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wife
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Nobuichi spent a week at camp. Many
CHARTERED
mother
dear
ACCOUNTANTS '
Sachi
(Shimo-Taka- have found a true perspective
Ernest,
FIRST REXDALE PtACE'
hara) of Montreal, Setsu (Wel­ to life through the experiences
spiritual atmosphere
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Toronto;' Also' survived by
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Fjiddy, March 20, 1981

Page4

Priest who has worked with Japanese
poor since 1930 gets Papal audience

A Canadian Sansei
painter Writes

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By HEATHER YAMADA .
TOKYO.

Pope
John
Paul
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Heather Yamada is a Toronto-born artist who hasyexhibited
TOKYO. — Pope John PaulJ
her work both in the Canadian art scene and in the Japanese
II and an ailing^ 83-year -.old?..the small reception room, he .Krakow. •
said John Paul, Canadian community. At^present, she lives arid works in Van“Zeno.
Polish priest who has spent said in Polish, “The pope fnom
more-than half a century kelp- Poland has come,” and called “I wanted very much to meet couver, British ^Columbia.
ing Japan’s poor and destitu- ; Brother Zeno by name,’bend- you: I am vOry grateful for the~
-VANCOUVER, B.C. —. Writing, -like painting, requires a
•te held -a emotional reunion ' ing low over the elderly pri­ great work you have done
here.” ; He
then
embraced .number of things in order to come into being. There has to
recently at the Tokyo Catholic est’s wheelchair to kiss him.
be a strong desire to simply paint or draw, write, make music.
Brother
Zeno.
Gave
him
bless-:

Papa,
.
papa,"
sobbed
Center.
,
-I wonder how syndicated writers produce pieces every day,
ing
and
a-silver
rosary.
Zeno Brother Zend, who has diffi­
week after week, year after/year. Don’t they -dry up? Get
Franciscan
Brother
the.
room, bored? Or just feel like' swimming instead? Maybe I lack that
but
had
Others , in,
-Zebnowski,' frail from a heart culty - speaking
ailment . and confined to a conveyed his strong desire to witnessing the reunion,^ were kind of discipline: it’s the kind my mother said I would deve­
lop if I continued to study piano. Years later, neither was I
wheelchair, broke into tears see the first Polish pontiff. in tears... ;
good at playing the piano, nor did I acquire that discipline.
also
greeted
The
pope
as his ’Polish, compatriot kiss­ The two first met at the Vati­
“Being disciplined” — “coping” — “learning to live with
ed him on the cheek and held can in 1971,/when John Paul about 100, Polish residents of certain things in life:” these are all part of .^society’s arbitr­
was
still
Cardinal
Karol Japan in Polish at the' Cath­ ary control through- -catch-phrases.. They keep' responsible,
his hands tightly in prayer.
olic Cen ter before, h i s m e eti n g somewhat timid people from .changing their lives. You are
I told you should be thankful you have a job, even though the job
with Brother Zeno.
' stinks. Or, you are encouraged to look at neighbour,'“X” who
b rothen arrived . in ’ is apparently worse off in his/her respective job. These “startJaipanjn- 1930, lived through dards» for comparison only-support the'status quo. For my­
,
, ,
,
. . I the atomic bomb attack on self it Is at times difficult to convince myself that ! - am somedo sing days I
. . . the
.
' PALO ALTO. — David Xiyo- to Stanford frqm Seattle- with -Nagasaki
zhowTucky^v <///?;/:■/"^
in _
_ . .
shi 'Hasegawa, 18, a Stanford one .classmate, Mark Ander- Qf Worid War II and traveled v So why do I continue to. do a. job that is unsatisfying and
obviously not my life’s Work? What I do as a job has to do
University
freshma n
from. son.
throughoutthe
rubble
of
with making a living — that is, making money. What I do as
Sea ttle, com mitted suicide at
< iHa s eg a wa h a d retu rn ed to bomb ed -ou t Ja pa n ese cities h vocation has to do with/art and creativity. . In different
a ... motel on Mercer. Isla nd, the Seattle area shortly be- after the war to organize the , media — paint, pencils/sometimes music, I attempt to convey
■ Washington, Feb. 1, university _fore hls death golng fo a poor into /what came /to be certain ideas and. feelings to do with the human spirit. Art,
for me, is a personal playground for. constant learning and
officials .said.
I movie with a.friend recently known os “Ari no Machi
experimenting. Usually, in 2-dimensions, I am constantly ex
A pre-med student, Hase- and seeing his brothers and (Ant Town) "communities.
ploring psychic space in real space using colour, forms, lines,
•gawa was one of 11 seniors ' sister later. He stayed at
The brother, who worked as and in this case, the white of the page. My awareness as an
from Takeside High School the. motel rather' than..with a carpenter and shoemaker artist is changed because of it. The discoveries are vital and.
/ who enrolled as freshman at his parents.
before taking his vows, also important enough that I also want and need to expose them
in some kind of public situation. Then people are invited to
Stanford last folk He bicycled
After he failed to meet his gathered <buildingj materials come to see and experience, maybe to ask, too. By necessity
planned. and helped-the urban-, poor there is this two-sidedness.to art - the private execution and
as
girlfriend
was
notified. rebuild -their, homes in 20 Ant the public exposure. This dual nature causes much anxiety
The
motel
and anticipation. It is this- mixiture- which, makes art-making
His body, was found by the Towns around Japan.
The, Poipe challenged Japa­ the most challenging, infuriating, and most joyful way of life
manager,
who
summoned
police and the medical ex- nese bishops to increase the that I can possibly imagine.
Japanese
d'miner. Results of an autopsy' “tiny” . flock . of
are pending. He left notes for Catholics -rr .about 400,000'
out of 117 milliton people.
Extra Short 34 to 46 / Short 36 to 46
ents, indicating he found . it
”1 have come here to offer
^ .^
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difficult
(
to
communicate
his
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