CANADIAN
An Independent Organ For Canadians Oi Japanese Origin
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1954.
TORONTO, ONT.
eveston Now Haven for 1,000 JC's Rep�rt cites R<>ie of Nisei
Played in World War II
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By GFTMn
Since the .Japaiuse (^iM'ia.dia'v;:
inj;' in n.(\ water..-- 'a!e-;u'r. v;i,t!
to the coast, the -,}C pop'j'at
Fraser Kiver ;:2'�-oiL!�'� mi'i'es :
1 to il position ^of TH>W. H.hl'lte1
but -a few of thf .pre-war
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\vi-'vo "vc -.M.rrtfvt'. <1 ;h>- pnvio:v w' !>v Hft'iim-- of- the JO .;v, '�'��'. V"'.\ ;ii
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lijeir families to tlv. ir old LOSI ;;;;�� ""*Tiee, abandoning the 'various >s: � t h' ey.' lie. 1 d 'during, t lie e v.aeu -days in the I'.O.�'� intt j ior p&d points east of the Uoekies--liHTgely southern Alberta � and. alco there, are (juite a' few ajriv-ftlg from;,Iapa:i.: ' '�;, -.'�
AVi.th a few favourable seasons bphind them, many of l')i'e..:ftsh'or-�en have managed lo build e\-
A!on" Hu' waUl''r'-o:)i- o;u" c�l'!� ;u'ross a le" ^*>^ v�:;
- 'A" f"r '^ Poop'e. -this u-.[-,-
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AVASlliNdTON, I1.C. -� A historical ilocu.tnoi\t;>tion of Japu-P; '�>,;� Air.e-.'is'aiis in-Si'ltvtivo Sei;vieo durinij World War II has boon1 i'.o. !-,;}y r,''i'ascii, .uivonlinK' to tho Wa.sliin.uton office. (�f tho Japa-'.'��. Aniriivan Ciliv.c'i.-i League. : � . �� '�
�\V; iff on by (if fi et'i>. �i!' llu1 I'.S. ! '�''�' . - ...... :.-.-.-, ,�... .
:Mt\hv, S,ni<-^ SVSUMH, tin- far- I .J:�i'���> ^'^try bdiovo thai
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. .faro and destiny: of Uieso Ignited
crafls, and nearly all reside ill very lovely hoiiif.s in ..various localities;'
Jn the off-season, tfiiney-a few are 'seen .'par.tieipsiii.'ig,-' in- organizational. avtivitfes7 the \:se.i. particularly in. the Young lUidd-ts' Association--ami the .Xi'sei' lift.- Others :haye. cultivated an interest : in rluck-.liiintim;; during the shooting'; season .that-arrives gener.aHy after fi:-'hu;g has been
Closed;
o! .-(�.liL'i.MjO. jM.-,:.e;i �! .-v ;.: ;; -,\- \ ,e.i- : ['.^M-^J ;}f Toronlp ;was one of: the nity of. thirty years..<�,!' a<v,'...- A;i ('\b 'tt�ron.(;:i ^ccoiu!;�.'ry school si.u-kem t-r }) .SSv-s's -a \ v);v finr-'ji-. ri-;^i'ni corner! proside'nis reproseat-:sonality \\\i\* :\ ^^l ' ran;--� ':"<T�'! >V4- 1T;000 [)nt>ils. n Ito me! las( �. -, . ^ ���.,,,,'-. '-�'-'.' : ' . Are1,; .for (he first tiiiie in� Toronto
lalen,. I heir: >}^-^> ^-^-:- ^h,^^
<;.(on, r-U':,.'is.-(i-,'-hv.:i-.;'.;>;� t::?- "^.^ � T)f (Iieir ieaohers' (leiuaiul for a in ihi- \vcsv?? �
. :. separate salary scale.
POW Fprsakc:5 Gommvinist Ties JFor
. S K Q LT L. --�'-'("")�]. "Clait-'le- J. : i'ro-Ci'i^nuiiiist North Carjip'-t.wo.
Those/not on^a^ed in fishin.tr' aw pi i nia r il y conn eel ed w i f h ca n-ncry work, some (iiron^tiOHt f he year; we find here, also, a few excel lent carpenters. . .' Coming Into existence along" with the gro\vhi� population are, pf course, a'.nunllK'r'of. JC-:0!>e'r-' ated enterprises.; .These,' do a
the mids.t. "of a Vueocssful fishijri;'
. or^inaiiv � AtrW i>< '^! ^v^ -nid "he wanted l.o .'
I'.1.;' i;i -'he'.^eleeii-\:e S^rviee, ere-ii.''s r �!'^.'.>1 t'ai^p!.)i.vll ('. Jehnsoh a,- \vr.ite-;el' 'L^pe;:i'al. (innips.
ivjiout is t.-ni it led. rob>iiel.- Jolm-son iee(vt>tiy partii'ipati;<l in the '�i;AYashjnti.to';VJ A(.'L eh'ajAter.'sVNiM'i .; Memorial hay.Survive-; a't ArM):!;-�' i L'. n Natio-iial C\ inciery.- ' , �
�(le'jieral l!oi;s!iey.'..'wril'es fur-; (.her:.''"Ap.pvt cialion is als^J a.ck' i \\o\\ led.ued (o Mr. .Mike Masaoka' I who reivdorod \aluable assist-f ance." (Mas a ok a :'.j:<: Washinjjlbn I representative of the JA('L). '-i ... .The foH�\vi.ruv JAC'L resolution i i>; uMoti'd; in 11;.'.'. publieation :aivd '���'.i'S- '"f:ri'ilit-.>d�'.' \vii\\ � suHstanti'aily aid;:;--: t.hoToi i!'.a,t-ion of the ''j-'J^iul � Ue^imema! ('oi.ihat Team 'anil the of "discrimination i ii! 'd t'a.f'- ela.-sifiea-
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v;/Jn .the heart of J he fishing town's .-.business1 centre, one fimte the-"Steve>fon Confectionary and Jewellery,"' "Joe's Cafe and (iro-eery" and "Marine Caraiie/'
Ko. 1 -Roaii-'at theHu-ko, \< ih<~ "St-afonci. Caf.' "a;i(i AVafv rfr.-nt General Store" -pji-rate-1. by t >;-nitonian M^e, Ko-lHik'V and
H.ak'lteloi' i-vailr-d '.br � was reJnrned to lUe
ni :lUl 11'.. of ( Y!H\!;i !i!I !�
aV a -prKo'ne.r of\v,ar
\'lfp-t/>!fl Avr!''ilr.tr;MO'-prisoner- leaifev.:-' -.".;e
thal.yv:isir.u�t ivi-i (V;u \\-: ;.th" ('oiiii^'n'ist. a'
�'ih1 Vv'ira'iiii:.!.^- '-'(� -Ap/'i ni'i't-'-T M!V' i ','/- .. 'i\t;r-";i
' _; . "1 .am so :^lad you afe fiiValiy
db- -is h<' *-"0{"'ns Iwiin'e. j love you ver\
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'Whereas, .v/o Americans of
Nisei Girl's Work to
U n H * T U'U'�
�>e Among Art bxhlbns
', TOROXl'O. -'^ . To'rontonians ivi'l. l>ave t lie- opport unity' < if vir\\'-in�: tlu\ \york .of a Xis.; i jnrl a-rtis-l � -tills . \\vok as t ]>'<.�� a:!!uial
! "a'Tivt incr-' rn. \\ aterrf*.!' the Ti'inuito An (ial'i <lav. .'i-iii:. l'"i.
���*,:,>: ;TcIls U,3, to Pull ,; Troops Out of Japan .
�ukino. The "pair have chose.ir'a-femrliar site to pve-^r.r tiay ;;.-h-' ix'nTen'-�'it -is tb- f'.-r:r,--r- }'":i-.\-:df -Ri\vr i'ish. Ltd." a ,',::..>'::;.:�,-Ja'jani se' u!>;-.>n. As *':<���' iu^Ki- ;:�-
'jd^rii cafe, th: ; e--:^i-in
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I u1'-2-venr.-ii.-n �ci)ri)or;il from .- .. . . r
^;m"-- .l^- ,^-^ -� .lmii-n .^"art, at;l_ a:.m �IK,.:I.,^,
to be returned '.:> tne-l .N. C r.;n-
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IMS Fri->viil- b-.i
.i_a:i;:ht*'-{- -f Mr:,.M.'��;�! -rhi/uki-
C<)-:!>.g'o. c-f :Vi t {��;)]�. f.'-i";r. y�:;i> ^. :tCvl graduated \vii!i ;:.;;>^uf.- ;;; ^1;�\-
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with ii:c; Ori'aiiu 1 )-pa) i:>u ::.l. <-f
il- I;';:::-- \vljr r. y'-'.'.i
To Sue Truman, U.S.
\'horea.�, �e desire to conlri-
ihe war and the peace to follow; aiid
"AV horeas, many of us now have
brot hers, 'sons',, ahil liusbiuvds who
a re s er\ i n � w i I h d is 1 i net i o n a nd
va|or in the armed fo.rcos. of our
"counlry';' :and . �..���"�>
%'V� hereas. it has '-ho en called to (Uir allention thai Ainericans of Japanese ancesfry have been and are beiiijr classified in the Selec-f jye Service rolls in (hose,classi-fications orij'inally assigned to <�netny alieiis and friendly aliens but now (lesiunafed as classifica* (ions for (hose unfit or undesirable for inililary services; and v "\\:liereas, as Aniericai.i citizens enlilled - to�,/participate. In flu? common lot and life (�f nil.Americans, we do resent .and decry this nnwa.rranted and unjust dis-c'r'iininalion which (}ue�iions ^oiir : loyahy and allegiance (o oiir coiiulry; . v':
"Now; therefore, be it resolved by (he special emergency mee.tinjr <ff (he Ja])anese American Citi--/.ens League,:.convened; in Salt. Lake t'ily, I'lii'i,' that we do herer by re�jues'.l fhe Selective Service division of (lie \\rar nepartmeiif foi:rccl.assify Americans of Japanese ancestry on the same basis as all other Ainericans."
The repoVrii.Ues: "Over 2o,000 rcgisfrants itf ;la[>anese oxfrac-tt-in .v/crt� i�i'.oVess(-d for ihduction by th.y S.'jcetivo St-rvico during -World AVar. 11. M'-ri-.�'t.)m>r2ii;(>UO
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For A-Bomb Victims
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All-Nations Cavalcade 7n Toronto Feb. 6 i:
TOflOXJO;'-- In aid of the �X.-jtlo'Fia'i I'!aying'''.Fif;!�|s Associ-�a{.i<JTj. r; "si>f'cial "n/ \v 'programme -.:liti'in" of tiir> All-Nations"Cavnl-
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