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Oe New Caiiahiai}
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
VOL. 45 — NO. 79
_
FRIDAY, NOV. 20,1981
TORONTO, ONT.
J.C.C. Centre architect
Moriyama reveals $60m
Scarboro Centre plan
The N isei
as
Hero(ine)
TORONTO — The Toronto also requested to examine
Nisei architectural firm of the possibility of building
Moriyama and Tashima un- a cultural centre on the
veiled a $60-million plan to borough-owned site.
expand the Scarboro Civic
First phase of the plan in
Centre recently at a joint cludes developing borough
meeting of council, the board . parking requirements under
of education, the library ground on lands directly
board and the public utili south of the Civic Centre and
ties commission.
Borough Dr., reorganizing the
The land-use plan, the re school board offices for ex
sult of a 10-month study, pansion, and preserving the
outlines the potential /for treed areas along Ellesmere
a 800,000-square-foot expan- . Rd
sion of municipal and educa
Included in the second
tion offices; additional park phase is the expansion of the
ing space and construction Civic Centre's east wing to
of a utilities head office buil eight storeys to provide bor
ding, library administration ough and utilities office
building and multi - purpose space, and development of
cultural centre on the 20-acre health and social services,
site around the Civic Centre. and library administration of
Raymond Moriyama, arch fices.
itect of the Japanese CanaA Scarboro central library
dian Cultural Centre, prepared would be built in the third
the plan and said it is a long- phase, with the cultural buildterm .qne< flexible and not ings — an art gallery and
without constraints.
< .
performing arts or cultural
centre — to be constructedfc
The $106,000 study was
Jn the final stage of the plan.
commissioned last December s
The cultural centre could
by council to determine the
cost $12 to $17 million, Mo
need for future municipar of
riyama said, depending on
fice space requirements and
whether a 1,000 or 2,000-seat
whether a local government
auditorium is built. An art
network could be combined '
gallery is estimated to cost
at the one location.
In addition, Moriyama was , $4-4 mi,,ion-
By RON WAKABAYASHI4
Our pioneer Issei still call
them you ng people, although
they are looking more and
more like Ojichan and Obachan these-days. Relatively
speaking, I guess it is okay
for the Issei to see the sec
ond generation in that per
spective. From where I sit, I
see more snow on the moun
tain.
'
_
I hear Nisei voices talk
about the Sansei and Yonsei
PASADENA, Calif. — Joining this year's Tournament of
as young people. “It's time ,
that the young, people take Roses Parade Queen, Ms. Leslie Kawai, will be actor James
oven I don
doh't
over.
' t believe a word Stewart, named recently as grand Marshall at ceremony in
of it. The Nisei don' tmean it, Pasadena. The two were joined by an “imitation” of Harvey,
anymore than the Issei did. the giant rabbit that only Stewart could see in the movie of the
They are not ready to roll over , same name; Queen Kawai will reign over the 93rd annual Tourand play dead. In fact; the riament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, 1982.
times require the opposite, it
——— —
rrth/time
TOKYQ — Thirty-seven per ciety, showed that 12 per
finally take center stage.
The war placed the Nisei in cent of Japanese male junior cent of female junior high
an awkward position. With high school students have studentsThave smoked at
their parents suddenly de smoked cigarettes, according least once.
Thirteen per cent of the 946
clared enemy alliens, many to a survey released recently.
rounded up by the FBI, they
The survey, conducted in studentswho answered queshad to take center stage Nagoya City, 350 kilometers tionaires said they have smok
before their time and make (220 miles) west of here, by ed, but only 2.4 of the males
the best of it. It must have Dr. Hirotami Tominaga of and 0.2 of the females said
been a real difficult position. Aichi Prefectural Cancer So- - they smoked regularly.
In my late teens and early
twenties, I was having a good _
time. I wonder how much
the responsibility of head
By Geoffrey Murray
away with the bulky cathode achieved.by using liquid crys sure there are no basic flaws.
of household, community
A pocket television no big ray tube that until now has tals similar to those already
Both Hitachi and Toshiba
spokesperson, and the bleak
outlook of forced incarcera ger than a walet will be on the stood in the way of real minia familiar in digital writswatch- expect to be on the local
turization. Another company, es and pocket calculators.
market in 18 months with a
tion takes away from those market by 1983.
Two major Japanese elect Matsushita (which makes the
The Japanese say color tel model selling initially around
fun years.
The early voice of the ronics companies, Hitachi Panasonic brand), is moving evision is feasible, but for the $400. As with most new promoment they are sticking ducts, however, the cost is
Sansei constantly constipat and Toshiba/ have already in the same direction.
The breakthrough has been with black and white to make expected to come down preted the Nisei.“Why didn 't you produced a test model doing ■
ty sharply as the companies '
resist?”
“Why don't you
^■'^ w^^^
gain more experience, and
ever talk about the camps?”
^»^'5;^
demand increases.
It was more than a generation
Miniature television is seen i
W
gap. The limited history and
as the logical next step now,
insight that the Sansei were
that the market for standard
provided, allowed only a
sizes has reached saturation. 1
negative view of the Nisei as '
More than 99 percent of all
the quiet American. The Nisei A
Japanese households have at
didn't fight: The Nise[didn't
least one set, almost invaria
stand-up. The Nisei were
bly color. Now the industry
bananas. I think many of the
wants to push a trend toward /
Nisei started believing that
1 one set per person.
the Sansei were right.
The smallest set currently
on the market is one produc
The Sansei were wrong.
ed by Sony that takes advan- .
The Sansei voices at the
tage of the development of a
Commission Hearings have
miniature cathode ray tube *
changed. Listen to their
and semiconductor (intergratestimony. They are talking,
ted circuits) technology.
ANTI-AIRPORT DEMONSTRATION. Helmeted demonstrators
about the Heroic Nisei. They
But this color model is still
are talking about the most
snake dance in the streets near the new Tokyo International
about 414 inches in width and
decorated unit in U.S. Army_
Airport in Narita, near Tokyo, in protest against the expansion
hight, about 111/2 inches deep
off the airport. About 6,200 people, according to police esti
history, the 100th/442nd.
mates, participated in the anti-airport rally and march.
Continued on page 2
Tournament of Roses Parade
Queen for 1982 Leslie Kawai
Japan's newest TV will fit into pocket
Continued on pogo 2
.
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
VOL. 45 — NO. 79
_
FRIDAY, NOV. 20,1981
TORONTO, ONT.
J.C.C. Centre architect
Moriyama reveals $60m
Scarboro Centre plan
The N isei
as
Hero(ine)
TORONTO — The Toronto also requested to examine
Nisei architectural firm of the possibility of building
Moriyama and Tashima un- a cultural centre on the
veiled a $60-million plan to borough-owned site.
expand the Scarboro Civic
First phase of the plan in
Centre recently at a joint cludes developing borough
meeting of council, the board . parking requirements under
of education, the library ground on lands directly
board and the public utili south of the Civic Centre and
ties commission.
Borough Dr., reorganizing the
The land-use plan, the re school board offices for ex
sult of a 10-month study, pansion, and preserving the
outlines the potential /for treed areas along Ellesmere
a 800,000-square-foot expan- . Rd
sion of municipal and educa
Included in the second
tion offices; additional park phase is the expansion of the
ing space and construction Civic Centre's east wing to
of a utilities head office buil eight storeys to provide bor
ding, library administration ough and utilities office
building and multi - purpose space, and development of
cultural centre on the 20-acre health and social services,
site around the Civic Centre. and library administration of
Raymond Moriyama, arch fices.
itect of the Japanese CanaA Scarboro central library
dian Cultural Centre, prepared would be built in the third
the plan and said it is a long- phase, with the cultural buildterm .qne< flexible and not ings — an art gallery and
without constraints.
< .
performing arts or cultural
centre — to be constructedfc
The $106,000 study was
Jn the final stage of the plan.
commissioned last December s
The cultural centre could
by council to determine the
cost $12 to $17 million, Mo
need for future municipar of
riyama said, depending on
fice space requirements and
whether a 1,000 or 2,000-seat
whether a local government
auditorium is built. An art
network could be combined '
gallery is estimated to cost
at the one location.
In addition, Moriyama was , $4-4 mi,,ion-
By RON WAKABAYASHI4
Our pioneer Issei still call
them you ng people, although
they are looking more and
more like Ojichan and Obachan these-days. Relatively
speaking, I guess it is okay
for the Issei to see the sec
ond generation in that per
spective. From where I sit, I
see more snow on the moun
tain.
'
_
I hear Nisei voices talk
about the Sansei and Yonsei
PASADENA, Calif. — Joining this year's Tournament of
as young people. “It's time ,
that the young, people take Roses Parade Queen, Ms. Leslie Kawai, will be actor James
oven I don
doh't
over.
' t believe a word Stewart, named recently as grand Marshall at ceremony in
of it. The Nisei don' tmean it, Pasadena. The two were joined by an “imitation” of Harvey,
anymore than the Issei did. the giant rabbit that only Stewart could see in the movie of the
They are not ready to roll over , same name; Queen Kawai will reign over the 93rd annual Tourand play dead. In fact; the riament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, 1982.
times require the opposite, it
——— —
rrth/time
TOKYQ — Thirty-seven per ciety, showed that 12 per
finally take center stage.
The war placed the Nisei in cent of Japanese male junior cent of female junior high
an awkward position. With high school students have studentsThave smoked at
their parents suddenly de smoked cigarettes, according least once.
Thirteen per cent of the 946
clared enemy alliens, many to a survey released recently.
rounded up by the FBI, they
The survey, conducted in studentswho answered queshad to take center stage Nagoya City, 350 kilometers tionaires said they have smok
before their time and make (220 miles) west of here, by ed, but only 2.4 of the males
the best of it. It must have Dr. Hirotami Tominaga of and 0.2 of the females said
been a real difficult position. Aichi Prefectural Cancer So- - they smoked regularly.
In my late teens and early
twenties, I was having a good _
time. I wonder how much
the responsibility of head
By Geoffrey Murray
away with the bulky cathode achieved.by using liquid crys sure there are no basic flaws.
of household, community
A pocket television no big ray tube that until now has tals similar to those already
Both Hitachi and Toshiba
spokesperson, and the bleak
outlook of forced incarcera ger than a walet will be on the stood in the way of real minia familiar in digital writswatch- expect to be on the local
turization. Another company, es and pocket calculators.
market in 18 months with a
tion takes away from those market by 1983.
Two major Japanese elect Matsushita (which makes the
The Japanese say color tel model selling initially around
fun years.
The early voice of the ronics companies, Hitachi Panasonic brand), is moving evision is feasible, but for the $400. As with most new promoment they are sticking ducts, however, the cost is
Sansei constantly constipat and Toshiba/ have already in the same direction.
The breakthrough has been with black and white to make expected to come down preted the Nisei.“Why didn 't you produced a test model doing ■
ty sharply as the companies '
resist?”
“Why don't you
^■'^ w^^^
gain more experience, and
ever talk about the camps?”
^»^'5;^
demand increases.
It was more than a generation
Miniature television is seen i
W
gap. The limited history and
as the logical next step now,
insight that the Sansei were
that the market for standard
provided, allowed only a
sizes has reached saturation. 1
negative view of the Nisei as '
More than 99 percent of all
the quiet American. The Nisei A
Japanese households have at
didn't fight: The Nise[didn't
least one set, almost invaria
stand-up. The Nisei were
bly color. Now the industry
bananas. I think many of the
wants to push a trend toward /
Nisei started believing that
1 one set per person.
the Sansei were right.
The smallest set currently
on the market is one produc
The Sansei were wrong.
ed by Sony that takes advan- .
The Sansei voices at the
tage of the development of a
Commission Hearings have
miniature cathode ray tube *
changed. Listen to their
and semiconductor (intergratestimony. They are talking,
ted circuits) technology.
ANTI-AIRPORT DEMONSTRATION. Helmeted demonstrators
about the Heroic Nisei. They
But this color model is still
are talking about the most
snake dance in the streets near the new Tokyo International
about 414 inches in width and
decorated unit in U.S. Army_
Airport in Narita, near Tokyo, in protest against the expansion
hight, about 111/2 inches deep
off the airport. About 6,200 people, according to police esti
history, the 100th/442nd.
mates, participated in the anti-airport rally and march.
Continued on page 2
Tournament of Roses Parade
Queen for 1982 Leslie Kawai
Japan's newest TV will fit into pocket
Continued on pogo 2
.
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the testimony of the Nisei at with a fuller story of your could be done.
Kenzo Mori
the hearings, and discovering histories filtering into our
Both Hitachi and Toshiba, these tiny television sets
English Editor
more and more
the common collective know however have adapted avail won't emit light. Instead they/
Kei Tsumura ~
use
exterior
Iight,
so
the
best
character o f the Niseiy The ledge. Understand that the able- liquid crystals to pro
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Now, we know different. limits of your parents and a pound^
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Although the screen in both' calculators — people are just
Listen to the Sansei voices, their generation. The expecwho are saying “The Nisei tation is^foryou to finish what is only an inch square, the intrigued byLoffbeat gadgets.
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sacrifices that each Nisei come, enjoy it!
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and Canada Federation
c h i I d re n. T h ey a re I i s t e n i n g t o the^ Sansei is now changing s i b I e, n o f u rt h e r slimming 2.2 watts for Toshiba.
Publisher & Japanese Editor Unlike cathode ray tubes,
the testimony of the Nisei at with a fuller story of your could be done.
Kenzo Mori
the hearings, and discovering histories filtering into our
Both Hitachi and Toshiba, these tiny television sets
English Editor
more and more
the common collective know however have adapted avail won't emit light. Instead they/
Kei Tsumura ~
use
exterior
Iight,
so
the
best
character o f the Niseiy The ledge. Understand that the able- liquid crystals to pro
Published onTuesdays and
viewing,
in
fact,
could
be
at
duce
a
flat
television
about
gaman” and “gambaru’’ of pedestal that you now oc■ Fridays
the
beach.
<
t h e s e c o n d xg e n e r a t i o n cupy, also gives you a longer the size of the tiny transistor
479 Queen Street West
radios
now
being
held
to
milIs
there
any
need
fbr
such
touches you in its heroism.
Toronto; Ont. M5V2A9
way to fall. The Sansei
When the Sansei first look expectation is not for perfec- lions of teen-age ears around a small set? One engineer
. PHONE 366-5005
ed at the Nisei, they saw a tion. The Sansei unders tan d ; the world. The Toshiba model says: “WeiI, you could- say
people that could have been the N isei' s h u man I i m its, as weighs less than 10 ounces it/s a bit of a gimmick. But
described as “ki ga chisaiv. you understand the human and the Hitachi version about look at the immense popular
ity now of musical electronic
Now, we know different. limits of your parents and a pound^
CLASSIFIED
Although the screen in both' calculators — people are just
Listen to the Sansei voices, their generation. The expecwho are saying “The Nisei tation is^foryou to finish what is only an inch square, the intrigued byLoffbeat gadgets.
•FOR.
“
It
has
practical
uses.
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im
have made me very proud To - you started. You proved you
KIMONO for young lady
see it being popular with the
be Japanese American.
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The liquid crystals used are highly mobile young genera and mature women. Please
of an enormous wrong; As
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hours of direct-flow voltage,’ - that with the present portable
high-speed response, sharp models on the desktop.
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$
-display of intermediate col World Series game. Someone
hits a-home run, but the mo?
or tones.
1
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tegrated circuit embedded nect, everyone leaps up in
with 52,800 image elements, front of you, blocking the enINSURANCE
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condensors, and s,witch ~tire view.
Low Low Prices
Gertrude Urabe
elements are mounted on a
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' On
small silicon board. The
“No problem...You reach
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crystal liquid panel laid on quickly into your coat pocket,
Toronto, Ont. MSN 1A7
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Temto, Ont.
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Friday, Nov. 20, 1981.
THE
Personal Notes Across Canada*
Birth
TAMURA
VANCOUVER - Kyung Hee
' SCARBORO, Ont. — Mrs. and Shigehiro Wada recently
TamikoTamura, 56, passed announced the birth of a
away at Providence Villa Hos- daughter, Lucy Nam if 9 lbs. 8
^Pital on November 1, 1981. onzs., at Grace Hospital, oh
Beloved wife of Kiyo Tamura, October 10, 1981. A sister to
and loving mother of Sachi Nancy. Proud grandmothers
and Roy Tamura. Mother-in- are Mrs. Oshika Wada of Jalaw of Bill Lipsit. Sister of pan and Mrs. Bunseun Park of
Tsugid, Saburo, Hatsuro and Surrey, B.C.
Juro Suzuki, Naka (Mrs. Fred
Sasaki), Tomi (Mrs. Doug
TORONTO — Geoffrey and
Arai), Taki (Mrs. Terry Hata Patricia (nee Bremner) Ikeno
naka). Jerrett Scarborough recently announced the arriv
Chapel. Interment Resthaven al of their son, Christopher
Memorial Gardens.
- Scott on October 30, 1981, at
Humber Memorial Hospital.
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CANADIAN
Page 3
Dates & Doings)
“Know
Your
Enemy
St. Andrews thanks Bazaar helpers
TORONTO-St. Andrews Japanese Anglican Church wish
to extend their most sincere thanks for your donations, con
tributions, of goods and to those who assisted us at our
Bazaar on October 31st. Many thanks to the supporters who
made our Bazaar so successful.
St. Andrews .
SHIATSU DOHJOH
‘
5 _
KElfSAITO
r
822. Broadvisw AVe^ Tortato, Ont
The hours are, Monday to Saturday, 10 tjn. to 8 p.m.
*tt
Donald I. Kimura
Borrivtar 4 S^Htof. '
By BILL HOSOKAWA
___ ;__ Limited——S’
I do not wish to belabor the
155 Main Street Watt
40 Melford Drive,Unit!
subject. But the interesting
Scarborough, Ontario
StoufMllt, Ontario
details
that
continue
to
arrive
NAKATSURU
, M1B 2G2
298-3333
LOH 111
about
Nisei
GIs
who
were
RICHMOND, B.C. — Mrs.
KEN MURATA
CARD OF THANKS
cast
in
the
roles
of
Japanese
■
Hideko Jean Nakatsuru, aged
Home291O952
The family of the late
soldiers
for
training
purposes
55, passed away in hospital
Hisao Izumi wish to ex
in World War II make it neces- 1
MW
on October 22, 1981.'
press their sincere Thank
sary to return once more to
Survived by her loving hus
You for the beautiful flo
that topic..
band, Satoru; 3 sons, Dennis,
ral tributes, koden, tele
Extra Short 34 to 46 / Short 36 to«
The latest intelligence
Gary, Kelly; and daughter,
grams and kind words of
Rr4 GtoliaM Shorter Than Annie
comes from Robert M. Yoshi
Sherry; 2 grandchildren; her
comfort during their re-v
tomi of Milwaukie, Ore., who
mother,.Mrs. Fusako Toyoda;
cent bereavement.
sends along copies of clip
3 brothers, Johnny, Gerry and
The many acts of kind
pings from the Fort Meade
-orBRotorj's
r
Kenneth Toyoda; 1 sister,
nesses
extended
during
(Md.)
Post.
One,
dated
Aug.
Mrs. Carole Mori.
this time of deep sorrow
17, 1945, answers some very
Funeral service at Steveswill be forever appreciapertinent questions about the
ton Buddhist Church with
ted.
Army's attitude toward its
Rev. S. Okada officiating.
Mrs. Miyako Izumi,
soldiers of Japanese paren
Vancouver Crematorium.
Kiyoshi and Minoru
tage who accepted the role , ■
and Grandchildren,
of the enemy in training the
troops.
Winnipeg, Man.
The Nisei were required to
wear Japanese uniforms, de
monstrate the use of captured
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SUITE
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(but
we
know
what
volunteer
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ing means in the military),
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were required to stand before
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tricky, he is murderous*. Watch
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him. Learn his methods care
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swer these questions. We
aspirations, poetry, etc. Accompanying photographs of
learn that some of the les
8 illustrations are also 'welcome. About 1000 words is a
Trrol SotIc^
sons 1 were in the form of
good lenth, but optional.
plays with the principals act
All material should be slanted to interest the readers
ing out a scene. Let me quote
of The Naw'Canadian.' All manuscripts submitted should
Nov. 4 J.T.B. “CHINA NOW”
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from a story written by T/5 Sid
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oiaiH
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Continued on page 4
1
THE
Personal Notes Across Canada*
Birth
TAMURA
VANCOUVER - Kyung Hee
' SCARBORO, Ont. — Mrs. and Shigehiro Wada recently
TamikoTamura, 56, passed announced the birth of a
away at Providence Villa Hos- daughter, Lucy Nam if 9 lbs. 8
^Pital on November 1, 1981. onzs., at Grace Hospital, oh
Beloved wife of Kiyo Tamura, October 10, 1981. A sister to
and loving mother of Sachi Nancy. Proud grandmothers
and Roy Tamura. Mother-in- are Mrs. Oshika Wada of Jalaw of Bill Lipsit. Sister of pan and Mrs. Bunseun Park of
Tsugid, Saburo, Hatsuro and Surrey, B.C.
Juro Suzuki, Naka (Mrs. Fred
Sasaki), Tomi (Mrs. Doug
TORONTO — Geoffrey and
Arai), Taki (Mrs. Terry Hata Patricia (nee Bremner) Ikeno
naka). Jerrett Scarborough recently announced the arriv
Chapel. Interment Resthaven al of their son, Christopher
Memorial Gardens.
- Scott on October 30, 1981, at
Humber Memorial Hospital.
NEW
CANADIAN
Page 3
Dates & Doings)
“Know
Your
Enemy
St. Andrews thanks Bazaar helpers
TORONTO-St. Andrews Japanese Anglican Church wish
to extend their most sincere thanks for your donations, con
tributions, of goods and to those who assisted us at our
Bazaar on October 31st. Many thanks to the supporters who
made our Bazaar so successful.
St. Andrews .
SHIATSU DOHJOH
‘
5 _
KElfSAITO
r
822. Broadvisw AVe^ Tortato, Ont
The hours are, Monday to Saturday, 10 tjn. to 8 p.m.
*tt
Donald I. Kimura
Borrivtar 4 S^Htof. '
By BILL HOSOKAWA
___ ;__ Limited——S’
I do not wish to belabor the
155 Main Street Watt
40 Melford Drive,Unit!
subject. But the interesting
Scarborough, Ontario
StoufMllt, Ontario
details
that
continue
to
arrive
NAKATSURU
, M1B 2G2
298-3333
LOH 111
about
Nisei
GIs
who
were
RICHMOND, B.C. — Mrs.
KEN MURATA
CARD OF THANKS
cast
in
the
roles
of
Japanese
■
Hideko Jean Nakatsuru, aged
Home291O952
The family of the late
soldiers
for
training
purposes
55, passed away in hospital
Hisao Izumi wish to ex
in World War II make it neces- 1
MW
on October 22, 1981.'
press their sincere Thank
sary to return once more to
Survived by her loving hus
You for the beautiful flo
that topic..
band, Satoru; 3 sons, Dennis,
ral tributes, koden, tele
Extra Short 34 to 46 / Short 36 to«
The latest intelligence
Gary, Kelly; and daughter,
grams and kind words of
Rr4 GtoliaM Shorter Than Annie
comes from Robert M. Yoshi
Sherry; 2 grandchildren; her
comfort during their re-v
tomi of Milwaukie, Ore., who
mother,.Mrs. Fusako Toyoda;
cent bereavement.
sends along copies of clip
3 brothers, Johnny, Gerry and
The many acts of kind
pings from the Fort Meade
-orBRotorj's
r
Kenneth Toyoda; 1 sister,
nesses
extended
during
(Md.)
Post.
One,
dated
Aug.
Mrs. Carole Mori.
this time of deep sorrow
17, 1945, answers some very
Funeral service at Steveswill be forever appreciapertinent questions about the
ton Buddhist Church with
ted.
Army's attitude toward its
Rev. S. Okada officiating.
Mrs. Miyako Izumi,
soldiers of Japanese paren
Vancouver Crematorium.
Kiyoshi and Minoru
tage who accepted the role , ■
and Grandchildren,
of the enemy in training the
troops.
Winnipeg, Man.
The Nisei were required to
wear Japanese uniforms, de
monstrate the use of captured
MOST POPULAR “SAKURA” BRAND RICE
Japanese weapons, maneuver
Open Sunday —- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
like Japanese soldiers to Ja
AND PARTNERS
173 DUNDAS STREET WEST,- TORONTO
panese language commands
CHARTERED
977-3761 & 977-3765
so that American re.cruits '
ACCOUNTANTS
HALF HOUR FREE PARKING FOR
could get a feel for the
' FIRST REXDALE PLACE
SKI
OUR CUSTOMERS, AT JOY LOY
enemy. Nisei, volunteers ail
155 REXDALE BLVD
ALPINE X-COUNTRY
PARKING LOT (SOUTH OF LICHEE GARDENS)
SUITE
406
(but
we
know
what
volunteer
1201 Bloor St. W.
- REXDALE, ONT. M9W5Z8
ing means in the military),
Toronto, Ont,
532-4267
745-9800
were required to stand before
outdoor classes while an of
A4T REALTY CANADA LIMITED
Toronto Real Estate Board Member
ficer pointed at him and de
clared: “There is a Japanese
OPEN Mon..-Fri. 12:00-2:30 5:00-10:00
Sat.
5:00-10:00
rifleman, your enemy. He is
Closed Sundays & Holidays
itate advice
tricky, he is murderous*. Watch
N
him. Learn his methods care
£
EOLWIp^M.
fully...”
—
TOOK HAYASHI
So okay. But what did the
£
(419)783-1491
MB VICTORIAPARK AVE
Army do to point out the diffe
(419)2914907
rence between the Japanese
and the Nisei troops? Did the
J
Army have any concern about
the feelings of the Nisei?
' 114 LAIRD DR. LEASIDE, ONTARIO
Was anything done to teach
PHONE* 421-6016
Material Wanted For Special Issue
the GIs that they weren't
engaging in a race war, but a
Stories, articles, photographs, etc. are wanted.immediately for The New Canadian’s annual HOLIDAY ISSUE.
war of conflicting ideologies?
We would appreciate writings on club activities, sports,
Yoshitomi's clippings anshort stories, profiles, “think” pieces, fashions, hobbies,
swer these questions. We
aspirations, poetry, etc. Accompanying photographs of
learn that some of the les
8 illustrations are also 'welcome. About 1000 words is a
Trrol SotIc^
sons 1 were in the form of
good lenth, but optional.
plays with the principals act
All material should be slanted to interest the readers
ing out a scene. Let me quote
of The Naw'Canadian.' All manuscripts submitted should
Nov. 4 J.T.B. “CHINA NOW”
be accompained by’self addressed envelopes with suffi
from a story written by T/5 Sid
Tour to Bahamas from $349.00
cient return pestage. While the publisher will take all *
Edelberg:
Tour to Caribbean from $ 439.00
reasonable care, they will not be responsible for the loss
“One scene is particularly
Tour to Florida from 3249.89
of any manuscript, drawing or photograph. Deadline is
pointed. The doughty corpoTour to Las Vegas from $399.0(1
Dec. 1st.
ral, on meeting a Nisei in U.S.
Tour to Mexico-from $469.00
Return flight to Vancouver from $269.00
uniform for the first time,
Mail all materia! to The New Canadian HOLIDAY
calls him a ‘dirty Jap’.
I ISSUE.
'
“The sergeant takes excepj
479 Queen.Street West, Toronto, Ontario immediately.
Short Man
DUNDAS UNION STORE
oiaiH
JUNN KASHINO
FURUTA
needs, contact FURUYA TRAVEL today ! ! !
Continued on page 4
1
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page
THE
L.A. Times writer discusses
racial slurs in U.S. media
LOS ANGELES — Anti-Ja- in a midwestern paper during answer:
pahese slurs in the mass the recent baseball strike
“The point of origin is lar
media was the topic of a* which showed a crate filled gely a matter of perception. Is
presentation given by Los. with slant-eyed, buck-toothed ■a glass half full or half empty?
Angeles Times writer Nancy basebalI players being uri- Often, what is one man' s
Ypshiharaatthe JACLPSWDCJ loaded from a Japanese ship, poison is another man' s
third quarterly meeting Aug- ? Two Caucasian men are ob- nourishment. ust23.
:
serving this at the ship's
“An individual filters every
Yoshihara, who specializes dock and one of them says, statement or image through
in the field of advertising for “Strike dr no strike, do we his or her set of values, stan
the Times ' Business section, have to import baseball too?” dards and opinions. Statetold the JACLers at the Buena referring to the recent U.S, ments become racial slurs
Park Holiday Inn that “as the televisi ng of-Japanese base- depending on whether you
mood of the country turns bal I games 1 n the absence of are on the batting or receiv
conservative, at a time whenlocal ones.
ing end of the line;”
news reports often focus on
Yoshihara also noted the
A black journalist friend of
issues concerning U.S.-Japan recent NBC “Saturday Night Yoshihara's exemplified this
relations or Japanese Ameri- Live” sketch in which a com- point, since the friend saw
cans, some ugly references ic attacked Japanese auto im nothing wrong with the now
to things Japanese have sur ports, using the term “Jap” defu net V ‘ ‘ Fri to ' Band i to” (a
frequently.
faces here and there.”
racial slur for Hispanics) but
As an example, she menHow do these things come was ofehded by television's
tioned the cartoon appearing to be? Yoshihara offered the stereotyping of black families
which depict men as weak
and wome n as dom i nee ri ng.
Yoshihara also cited a Play
boy Magazine interview in
EDMONTON — 20,000 Ja Via Rail transcontinental pas which_author James A. Mich
panese tourists with $5 mil senger train service to Jas- ener noted that he had always
-r
used the word “Jap” nonlion to-spendare awaiting theoutcome of efforts to save. m%’iste7AI AdaTr. 3
ounsm . cha|antiV, until His Japanese
American wife gave him a ver
The
Japanese
tourists
have
GARDEN
bal thrashing for such usage
booked
trips_to
Jasper
this
M. OH Mite
and exp Iai nejd the offensivewinter and face the prospect
ness of the term to him.
of loosing the only conve
At the time' Michener and
nient way to reach the moun his wife each had different
tain resort if VIA service is
perceptions of the word “Jap”
cancelled as scheduled on and Yoshihara said that’this
Nov. 15. If Canada doesn't do
type of difference “continual
J something to help them, its
ly mirrors itself in the mass
tourist image in Japan could
media, which, after all, is
be permanently damaged,
created, conceived and deli
Adair said.
vered by people bringing their
own perceptions and inter
pretations into play.”
She added, “Often what is
RESTAURANTS
racially offensive inadvertent
. proprietor
ly surfaces as a result of ig
"MICHI"
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norance or oversight.”
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Yoshihara said that there is
a need to monitor such
(Business) (Residence)
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abuses in the media, while at
the same time develop a con
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tinuous dialogue with media
? Joront
executives, producers, trade
groups and standard boards.
But it is< difficult to per
ANewNovel
suade a company or organi
zation to drop a deliberate
By JOY KOGAWA
“when that objectionable item
Obasan is a powerful and passionate novel that tells,
was designed to turn a buck.”
through the eyes of a young girl, the moving story of
However, some firms_do
| the Japanese Canadians during the Second World War.
respond, noted Yoshihara,
Naomi Nakane, a sheltered and beloved child, is only
five years old in 1941 when her mother leaves to visit
pointing out that the adver
relatives in Japan. Then comes Pearl Harbor —. andtising firm which marketed . .
without warning her gentleworldis thrown into un
the Isuzu automobile consul-'
imaginable turmoil. Separated from her mother, Naomi
ted the JACL before airing a
J^®^®® bewildered as she and her family become
commercial which showed a
“enemy aliens,” persecuted and despised in their own
Japanese Salesman attempt
land. Like other Canadian citizens of Japanese origin,
ing to teach his Caucasian
.they are stripped of their rights and possessions, the
partner the right pronuncia
men press-ganged, the women and children herded into
concentration camps and- dispersed across the country.
tion of the car's name. A
“Disarmingly lovely, beautifully structured, it is a
karate chop scene was
|. tour de force.”
originally planned, but was
removed by the advertiser
because it was judged in bad
Twenty thousand tourists
with $5 million waiting
a
;
rriaay, nov. zu, 19B1.
NEW , CANADIAN
Enemy ; . .
Continued from Page 3
tion. ‘What uniform was that • be that many a doughfoot in
dirty Jap wearing?’
the audience altered his ppi‘“Whaddya mean, what nion at the same time. There
uniform? American, same as is considerable applause
• me, of course?
when the play is finished and
‘“Do you respect that uni the men who have seenthe
form?’
,
x
four-pronged ‘Know Your En
‘“Of course I do, when it' s emy’ prog ram wi 1I be the first
to admit that these men (the
on Americans, but this...’
“‘This is a Nisei, born in Nisei) are doing a bang-up
America? the sergeant in-" job.”
forms him, ‘and just as much
Another of Yoshitomi's
clipings say that the: Mobile
an American as you?
“He points out that the Intelligence Training Unit,
100th Battallion, all Nisei, which is what the Nisei
fought the gruelling battle for trainers were called, was dis
Italy and came out the most continued at Fort Meade in
decorated unit of the entire Mid-September, 1945, within
Army Ground Forces. - ‘ Be days after Japan surrendered..
sides,’ he adds, ‘your name
sounds German, so you can ' t
be trusted either, if what you
say is true. Both your parents
come frorh enemy countries.’
Mrs. Haruko Yamabe, wife
T h e c o r p o ra I b r is 11 e s o f
of the late Mr. Masao Ya
course at any reflection on
mabe, formerly of Vancou
his own patriotism.
ver, is being sought by the
“ ‘These men run a double
Kumamoto - Kencho, Ja
nsk,’ the sergeant adds. ‘If
pan, for the disposition of
they are captured bv the
enemy, they are immediately - property in Kumamoto-Ken.
put to death, and then they • Mrs. Yamabe, or anyone
run the risk of being shot by
knowing her whereabouts,
their own men. Why, on the
is requested to contact
islands^ one of them transla the following as soon as
ted -Jap attack orders- he possible:
heard coming oyer the hill
Mr. Masakazu Shimoda,
and this enabled hundreds of 486 St. Johns ' Road, To
American lives to be saved.’
ronto, Ontario M6S2L5, or
The corporal finally admits phone 769-3613.
that he is wrong, and it may
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However, the commercial
still had a closing line, spoken
by the Japanese salesman, in
which he tells his Caucasian
partner, “That's okay, I could
never say‘Chev-ro-ray’.”
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THE
L.A. Times writer discusses
racial slurs in U.S. media
LOS ANGELES — Anti-Ja- in a midwestern paper during answer:
pahese slurs in the mass the recent baseball strike
“The point of origin is lar
media was the topic of a* which showed a crate filled gely a matter of perception. Is
presentation given by Los. with slant-eyed, buck-toothed ■a glass half full or half empty?
Angeles Times writer Nancy basebalI players being uri- Often, what is one man' s
Ypshiharaatthe JACLPSWDCJ loaded from a Japanese ship, poison is another man' s
third quarterly meeting Aug- ? Two Caucasian men are ob- nourishment. ust23.
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serving this at the ship's
“An individual filters every
Yoshihara, who specializes dock and one of them says, statement or image through
in the field of advertising for “Strike dr no strike, do we his or her set of values, stan
the Times ' Business section, have to import baseball too?” dards and opinions. Statetold the JACLers at the Buena referring to the recent U.S, ments become racial slurs
Park Holiday Inn that “as the televisi ng of-Japanese base- depending on whether you
mood of the country turns bal I games 1 n the absence of are on the batting or receiv
conservative, at a time whenlocal ones.
ing end of the line;”
news reports often focus on
Yoshihara also noted the
A black journalist friend of
issues concerning U.S.-Japan recent NBC “Saturday Night Yoshihara's exemplified this
relations or Japanese Ameri- Live” sketch in which a com- point, since the friend saw
cans, some ugly references ic attacked Japanese auto im nothing wrong with the now
to things Japanese have sur ports, using the term “Jap” defu net V ‘ ‘ Fri to ' Band i to” (a
frequently.
faces here and there.”
racial slur for Hispanics) but
As an example, she menHow do these things come was ofehded by television's
tioned the cartoon appearing to be? Yoshihara offered the stereotyping of black families
which depict men as weak
and wome n as dom i nee ri ng.
Yoshihara also cited a Play
boy Magazine interview in
EDMONTON — 20,000 Ja Via Rail transcontinental pas which_author James A. Mich
panese tourists with $5 mil senger train service to Jas- ener noted that he had always
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used the word “Jap” nonlion to-spendare awaiting theoutcome of efforts to save. m%’iste7AI AdaTr. 3
ounsm . cha|antiV, until His Japanese
American wife gave him a ver
The
Japanese
tourists
have
GARDEN
bal thrashing for such usage
booked
trips_to
Jasper
this
M. OH Mite
and exp Iai nejd the offensivewinter and face the prospect
ness of the term to him.
of loosing the only conve
At the time' Michener and
nient way to reach the moun his wife each had different
tain resort if VIA service is
perceptions of the word “Jap”
cancelled as scheduled on and Yoshihara said that’this
Nov. 15. If Canada doesn't do
type of difference “continual
J something to help them, its
ly mirrors itself in the mass
tourist image in Japan could
media, which, after all, is
be permanently damaged,
created, conceived and deli
Adair said.
vered by people bringing their
own perceptions and inter
pretations into play.”
She added, “Often what is
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Yoshihara said that there is
a need to monitor such
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abuses in the media, while at
the same time develop a con
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executives, producers, trade
groups and standard boards.
But it is< difficult to per
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suade a company or organi
zation to drop a deliberate
By JOY KOGAWA
“when that objectionable item
Obasan is a powerful and passionate novel that tells,
was designed to turn a buck.”
through the eyes of a young girl, the moving story of
However, some firms_do
| the Japanese Canadians during the Second World War.
respond, noted Yoshihara,
Naomi Nakane, a sheltered and beloved child, is only
five years old in 1941 when her mother leaves to visit
pointing out that the adver
relatives in Japan. Then comes Pearl Harbor —. andtising firm which marketed . .
without warning her gentleworldis thrown into un
the Isuzu automobile consul-'
imaginable turmoil. Separated from her mother, Naomi
ted the JACL before airing a
J^®^®® bewildered as she and her family become
commercial which showed a
“enemy aliens,” persecuted and despised in their own
Japanese Salesman attempt
land. Like other Canadian citizens of Japanese origin,
ing to teach his Caucasian
.they are stripped of their rights and possessions, the
partner the right pronuncia
men press-ganged, the women and children herded into
concentration camps and- dispersed across the country.
tion of the car's name. A
“Disarmingly lovely, beautifully structured, it is a
karate chop scene was
|. tour de force.”
originally planned, but was
removed by the advertiser
because it was judged in bad
Twenty thousand tourists
with $5 million waiting
a
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Enemy ; . .
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tion. ‘What uniform was that • be that many a doughfoot in
dirty Jap wearing?’
the audience altered his ppi‘“Whaddya mean, what nion at the same time. There
uniform? American, same as is considerable applause
• me, of course?
when the play is finished and
‘“Do you respect that uni the men who have seenthe
form?’
,
x
four-pronged ‘Know Your En
‘“Of course I do, when it' s emy’ prog ram wi 1I be the first
to admit that these men (the
on Americans, but this...’
“‘This is a Nisei, born in Nisei) are doing a bang-up
America? the sergeant in-" job.”
forms him, ‘and just as much
Another of Yoshitomi's
clipings say that the: Mobile
an American as you?
“He points out that the Intelligence Training Unit,
100th Battallion, all Nisei, which is what the Nisei
fought the gruelling battle for trainers were called, was dis
Italy and came out the most continued at Fort Meade in
decorated unit of the entire Mid-September, 1945, within
Army Ground Forces. - ‘ Be days after Japan surrendered..
sides,’ he adds, ‘your name
sounds German, so you can ' t
be trusted either, if what you
say is true. Both your parents
come frorh enemy countries.’
Mrs. Haruko Yamabe, wife
T h e c o r p o ra I b r is 11 e s o f
of the late Mr. Masao Ya
course at any reflection on
mabe, formerly of Vancou
his own patriotism.
ver, is being sought by the
“ ‘These men run a double
Kumamoto - Kencho, Ja
nsk,’ the sergeant adds. ‘If
pan, for the disposition of
they are captured bv the
enemy, they are immediately - property in Kumamoto-Ken.
put to death, and then they • Mrs. Yamabe, or anyone
run the risk of being shot by
knowing her whereabouts,
their own men. Why, on the
is requested to contact
islands^ one of them transla the following as soon as
ted -Jap attack orders- he possible:
heard coming oyer the hill
Mr. Masakazu Shimoda,
and this enabled hundreds of 486 St. Johns ' Road, To
American lives to be saved.’
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The corporal finally admits phone 769-3613.
that he is wrong, and it may
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However, the commercial
still had a closing line, spoken
by the Japanese salesman, in
which he tells his Caucasian
partner, “That's okay, I could
never say‘Chev-ro-ray’.”
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