veひCents Gets You A In Pi^c Bc^
By JOS CM L GALLOWAY dr«is— gowns and carrying Uttle plastic bucket it Then, with a gbmce at the watchl"y to mftk«
).ーFor tlHl seven-cent price of admission conUinimf theiir towels anil soap. sure shie. had only one eye on m«, I »tripi^ off and
Y(XーFor tlHl seven• cent price of admission 【!^M4^Me public bath allyou get is cIa^. 'zjfi an^Hiexv Americajidre&m mwts disaster on tha 」rocb* of reality. 助,幼Am«riowi.back in Keokuk, lowsi, and Re>. 、Texas, daydrcaunB. on sunny Sunday "ternoons ':K^tti膽》way from it 加d going to the mys-.•Ori«nl where :he can cavort in the .gi^ntん "t^,with alittle gei&ha coy'Iy'batting 'her lathes at hin thro ugh. the rising steam.
this in wind, ai^ in the interestof卞urn&IUtic recently I told my. wife I was.going up the .to try out Uie' neigiibophood public baQi.
1» "Don't forget your towel and soap," t*js «fUiK to fiTulone oi" the 'thousands of public Tekyo. Ju«t follow all the people wearing
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conUiai, theiir towels amisoap.
Hie fiitt rude awakening comes at the front.iioMU*. or should I幼y doors, of a. piiblic b«th. Th« signs, in Japan*sa> say, "Men" on one door and "Women', oひ the. other.
Not being able to read kanji, I stood waiting unti! I saw some meれcom* ouj; of one door. And I went iii that one,
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Inside, a seven-foot high w:all.j"uns down, the mkW】,e of the "thhouse except at 'one spot 、vWe .a stern-faced elderly Japaneselady s|ts' in, a cubicle staring sp"aigM. ahead—?resumably with one eye on the men's side.and .on "ye on the wo men's .side.
Thislady collected 28 yen (7 t'en") from me with, out even raising an 'eyebrow.
Then, with a gbmce at the watchl"y to sure sKe' had only one eye on m«, I strip put my..clothe* in alocker and went the sU^幼、ィoggdd Kl«^.door» to. the bathing
Inside, you sはdown on alittle pliistic «tbol three inches high—no smallfeat in it»<?lf 'for pound vv*steme'r~and scrub' yourself.
After rinskw 'thopoug"hl》'you approach the'】*ifre pool。f w»t«r. Four or five men are already in it up to their chins »nd the steam rise a ominously.
A Jajwnese bath is no |ii,ace to j>laylast-one rotten-egg:. The Japai、ese 'like 'their water at a t«mpe« rature ^uaranteeti to i>arboila pWk-3lriniw<i fore—er. So Ilowered n、yseばslowly and 、ケithhel(i my shrieks of pain in th«? interest of proving to the nrinninぉ Jajwi、ese thut anything-》'ou• can do.Iィsm dO"beUcr. (ConUniMd on r義"8>
CENTENNIAL YEAR
EXPO 67 Amii 28~OCT. 27
ol.XXXI—No. 5
Anlndependent Org cin for Gonad ians of Japanese Origin
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY18,1967
Toronto, Out.
、ぉdgnkai" By , . ■
lffiarriedS抓sei Couples
■ Recently■■ Mr. HoirAnlMにImueki, editor of the Japanese Ame-newspajpci".ii»kttbei' AUinichi of Los Angdes^:hdd.a "Zadan-—fre<v: dif(^i|B8ion — ■ among :newにv.' wed Japanese — :American.
'c<^leiB'onv..theiropiBionSj prゅlems on.—.marriedTaking .in the.disowsioii.were: Allen Okamoto,.23, his wife.Pat'Oka, to, 22, Walter t^im豕,28, hi a wぱe J柳((Baba) Wcmg, 26; Bob lson« 24にhi&ーwiie Kathy (Yuasa〉.'. Nelson; and. Dr. Kazue画.To-【".Dr. Ter» To gas aki an^ 'Mf. Imnzeki. .Tl|«"zadan^".wetU:.as: fellows.:
OCCUPATION
1maze4d:. What is' your-pre.s印t..occupation? A Men 0k^m"6: r柳iivふゃ'insuひn、ce arul real.おtate'. business San. Franc is co.. wi tlx my father. P" CHuunoto: .I 'tun atteadlag:sch。01,ma〗oringーin e^ucaUon. ■Jean:WongI. am a fuiレtime-housewづfe and mother.:We have six. months —old daughぉt,amed Joyce'Akemに'.
Iraazeki: Why.did.you■■ give your child a■ Japanese.name..ani3 hy: Akemi?
-Jean 'W幼g:ノI:wanted to give, my child'a'Japanese name, and 'alt (Ud'.not di幼pee.'I.chose'Akemi.becaiise i-I iked 'the.sound thecalne. ■.、——■:,::'-..:■'.:
W^Uer.WongT.I:am ーocmted.with:Fairchild 'Semiconductor in にView as a-pro<faction controller.
Bob Nelson: ram::, a'clerk: in "the'accounts payable division, in もAir Force Exchange, in San Francisco a not ■'a cash'ier aぃnight IMP.
■Kathy. NeUon: I am .working for Pla.nning^ Assoc—iぉes. at Jack-n Square.
Imazeki: Howlong have you been marriied? Kathy Nelson:-We have been'married.—for six.'months. ..■ ■Iraazeki: Itr may be of interest to you'to kno、、にthat :Kathy,s''fath-r, Mr. .tlachiro Yuasa» an architect,:is wel)'known in tKe Japa-■ese'comraunity of .the B&y Areaに …
Jean "Wo.ng:'Walter and】一have been mairミed'foiv1.5 month.s.. Allen,Oka]^oto:. Pat aivd,][ have been.-ma it ie d-"for 9 months.
FmsTMEirriNG
Iiiiazeki: Would you tellus. how you met?. P".. OkaniQo: "We met through our 'mutua1friends and our irst <date was a blin& date.
Imtz^.;丑owlong'was your e,ourts.hip?: P*tりk a mo to: We Went:together for about 2'yearsに Imue^i: .Did your' parents k;now of your. 'intenUons :to: get •.arried?. i>id you.tellthem? Hpw did you a沖roach your -parentsマ PaにOkM&otひ:.We'Kad been dating, so I..think my parents— ss帅ed'that I might get married..'Wおen : we actually did--get; arried, we'went'to Ileno and had. a reception here'.at a later date.. Allen Okamoto: My mother said it' was about: time ... .■
RENO MARRIAGE lBMZ墓ki: "Wh》.did you ,o' t<i Ren.o?
P«t 0k組oto: B«icaufie Sve thought it would be simpler, and
want a chvmA wedding. Our-parents seemed to want more than did.
Did your parents know, that you 、vent to Reno to
OkAnoto: My parents knew. I don'tじsually 、valk out with a suitiase.
EKd you'te" your parents, Pat?-
loto: Xo, but they were sort of prepared.1th:nk ey had an inkling.
l呼aaeld: How about you, Walter, how dki you meet Jean? Walter W«n9:.We met t)iroug"h a mutual friend — my ex-girl go eve to see the Kingston Trio and th«n dropped !• » iWMi咖if w^ere I was. I noted that Jean 、va? different girts I used to go with.
yOQ clarify yourlai:t statement ? Well,sh« was —et and shy. your ex-giri friend a Chinese 'American? Walter W*^: Y«ft^
!jmm4j: How did yoa ?t««dy? ,'alUr Wasf: went steady about 34 years. l翻國-Ai: W»» Waher jxior first steady boy friend, J ear'?
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J.C.CentenniaiCommittee
TORONTO.—A多IOO,OOO. budget for Toronto Japanese Canadians to. eelゆrate, .this nation's 100th. .birtiiday .was approved'by: the.-'Jap an esc* Canswhan CentennialCommittee at a meeゅg'hdd last Sunday a, the丄C. Cultural Cent?e. The fund drive, campaign 、viU b eg in: oir February15th ,
':T^e.b|ulk of this fun<r:wHr.go..towards..:t|i<: .creating. - of a ^Japanese: garden at the':, J.C.. Cu卜 :tural'Centre,' .A 'budget 多8,00CL was., setぉide for'the various Centennial.year Japanese C3nadはn
programs as:follo、vき:'. '■ ■
■■l.'Kabuki —'?2,Q00に.for 、vigs,でostuniesにmuSk, "buyo"'insti'uctions■, ,tape: recordings, prpps, overhead, etc. — .to. be heklin Nevenil)er,-19(57.l,ro-(Jucer is'Mr..:.T.:Sh:iozaki: and director is:Mr.. Ko-. .nishにAll''eqiiipi、ieht a:n(Tcost:un、es'、puiでhased become 'the'i)roperty.orthe.Centei川ie1Co】川n if tee. .Ticket salesむonv.aH':peH"ornia"cesノi】i.l9(J7,ノ'oi' むoin.the first series.of.pe.rformances'.win belong, to .the .Centenni:il..C^)mn"Uee..:':
Issei Reieastiesjmpe『i a IGo[It est Winning Poem
T01^0isTT0.~*This〜'ear,3 ImperialPoetry Contest winner, To-yoshi. H,iramatsu-'of:Toronto,ヽvhQ read',his prize wirming:Avork, Ln the presence of the. Ernperor.and Emj)'ress of Japgrilast week—, has ..releashed .a Jxanslation .of his ppem. 'It.reads as follows: BroughぃQver from a.far'.distant1amf,.: ■ A schoolof goldfish, N"ow .accustomed to Canadian 、vater.s, ■....— Swimming pleasantly. .'Mr.'Hiramatsu, ■ who', was bom and. spent, his early.: years'in J a IXan, felt'that tlie: ーdfiさh — popular Japanese:pet'— sym-'bolised.the'J多panese Clainadians who. came to'a strange'land, overcame many diffic.uU.i.es., and finally made the necessary'' adjust-■m. ents'and. adaptsi.U oil's, toli、'e as: good citizens.
Ni幼jB咖tyD鹏論ed豳まA卯alachin,M8e言
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Federal Grand Jury recei^ly was schfilled to .resume its investigation of幼a!leged '"little. Appalachin" meeting of top gambling :figureきin October of1965.
MissノCarolyn K-ikur"ura, 26,■ also knpwn as:Carol.Kimura' a 1960 Los AngdesNiseトWeekprhi"ss, and. Nata〗ie Loughr^n, 30, khowTi as actress Vicki or Victoria' Lockwood,. bot]\ Las' Veg^as show girls were previously given immunはy from prosecution to
testify about 'reports th*t the gamblers at the Palm Spring, meeting, used the girl's residence there on C ami no 4*1. Sur to placelong distance bets on ■the World Series that year between the Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins. The a!lege<f partic':p&nリin ! th«j meeUrtg are Vincent Blue Eyes" Anthony, "Fat Tony,' Sakmo, Jerry Zarowitz, Eにot P. Price arM Rub》"
The girls in.",lced Tiieにftb Amendment,'んhゅ aboot th* alleged telephone be". Govemaaent pros^ciKor:^ thゅ
Bertrand Russell
Calls Vietnam A "Racist Waビ'
TOKYO. — It was revealed here recently Bertr&nd Russell, English pacifist and .|^lcs<^)her, SCIIt a ne*" yeaビs message to the Japanese people denouncing the ^^a^ in Vietnam as a "racist war."
In his rr,e5;5age sent u> the Kj"o<Jo N>w-s 'Agency, RusoeU said the Japanese p^ple mugt wogni" the Vietnam war as "a grave threat to th憶sdves….ュ threat which is contemptuous of their human diれitjr."
He塞ppeaJed to the Japan esc
to "oppose this vicious r»eitt war" atk! added,"ふno*, permit your歲mhorities to betray j:oiir o霄n interested,
read portions of the secret ;rar,づ jury iftv€«ti»*ti"n mni^cript to a f.S. Diatrirt judge \vho gr»iit-ed the immunity.
....2.: ■ July ■'1st:, Mammoth Para^c —$3,000. for material,labour, overhead, .etc. — a:float meeting: -the. required 'stands in. qiwli-■ty aml、lesign.-Some 200 (Uu、cew will.marc】、■、、'Hh: the .float. Nis«i.
■ and' Sansei —conimerdalartiste
■ and other interested .persons >vill ■be asked to design and build :this float.
3. Canadiana Week, May 22. 27,1967 — $1,000. for props, practice 'halls,...niusic,. overhead, etc. " wはh the Japatiese Canadian CO m m unify' pre sen U rig martial arts, folk' .dances, choirs, bands, etc. An "Old World" aレ mo sphere .'is to prevailat this. Et;:に(:'folk'..festivalwhich will include exhibitions, sports, .etc.
4, Other Programs ami-Con-tinjjer?t 'Ex拜ses — $2,000* for specialpromotions, :other pro-graiYは,,travelにoverhead,'etc..— any programs or proniotioiis Mひt hitherto proposed but may be accepすゅle to. the ,ExecuUve Board of the Centennial.Com- ノ m it tee.. This pi"ogram also in-,' cludes.-travelexpenses that the Kxecutive Board of the Centennial Committee may approve';n connection vrith any program. music shef", hall rentsU? for th':
:.Jrpanese ban(!s, and other cvfc卜 ト('a(liir:づadministrative eスfK:ns-'fで,
7he KxpT-ぶh'(' i;aar<i was giv-
'eri the authority tr> mak,'にレ>.
'r:"','",ary hudce: transfersト'-ぃvf^^^n four prv'gram-; to ーr.'.-v:,"ir ii measure ('f flMibil:t:..
Th:* meeting, aUervie,! c>y over 4*,. J.C. coTmimity icJuHr*, vぉCo^^:hAirN1 b》'31. Xakanui-m« T.lUaeoka^ and S*to.
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