%�<.
2?'��'-' i
l#f
'!;
I
I
&N-.V
.1
THE NEW CANADIAN
20. 1343
THE NEW CANADIAN
An Independent fapantse-Erigtisb Organ,
Published on Wednesday and Saturday of each week
as a medium of expression and news outlet
imon� those of Japanese origin in Canada,
KEN AI)A('III , ____________ -...,..,., .......... ',.._��._,..'..' ....... ..... -....-:.�, ......... .�:....:,:, Kdilor �
TAKAICHl IMK/VKI ..... ........... : .... .'.., Japaru-so Section Kdilor
; ' ^ '. . ' ' ��' ' � ' ' . . , ' ' �
. Monday to Friday. Saturday.
3:30 a.m. -6:30 p.m. };00 a.m.- 12 noon,
Subscription, in Adva-ru fS.OO for six months
?fi. 00 per one year
479 Queen St. \V. � KHpire 6-r>Ot>5 � Toronto, Ont. Authored is srrond class man, Post Office Dept., Ottawa
87 KEN ADACHI
I A Date With April
if really can't .remember what '.her name was. I'll call her April.
-------- - - . ^^^^^>JJJJrJJ By CINDERELLA
"if The Nisei Lack Spirituality"... ."
Monsters & Race-Baiters
H\ ;\L MlV \1)F
<>nstecs 'a
normal, jo a <� reat er
'or a loss ..de<: ive.; As a
c'. ma
thing" was ga/ed upon 'with Tan-a tic idolatry: -and 'envy, to he. <i ''nothing" was .to l!i!l a fate worse -than death iUelf. Arid Hilt
Today young Xi?eis.are on trial.
Kverybody kn-uvs April since' | -Words are being bandied around about their ___t-.
she's .been around. Heeii to Paris, 1 responsibility to Certain loyalties, their selfishness their �'�
for example, that, city of eterna! � tlw-ir unconcern for .the other fellow, .their material;^'
springtime, and spread her charm tlv-ir. lack of spirituality, � ���'.'� ;
'�around, and .lately I understand. . A young Xi?ei woman, at the very-outset of her >�>����-
she's . -been, ' tripping around in '-speaking-of her responsibilities to a nowly-aequnvd ni:.t;
Portugal. And she's the sort thai aml.father-in-law,,snid, "They're .still young. Heck, tb.-v 'inspires'flcAvers in'May to bloom.'� She did not believe ?he was being selfish. 'A1.-0 -sentimental fools like lo |' A-young Xisei saved all his earnings -and -invesfr,!
think about her in ' the evening.-- : car. -He squires'his friends,'his girlfriend, other .'peopv
while .taring moodily into tho j'..J�d girlfriends ground- everywhere, nnd yet when'his ov IiT-'ip- ; ''('i't]-s "1*.a dwindling fire, . . ; ask him if he would-take tlicm someplace, he \vill say. �;'-;' So you can ;see that-she's quite I cernedly, "Cosh.. I'm'busy ..today..'Why Can't you take'a 'T
a kid, A versatile dams'e] \vUh {: .Another young Nisej has^devoted all his time -tmvar
lots on the ball.: .... .v V .
born without an', ami, s\
was a "nothing,". .
.ir.ay bcdioVti without'- k'in'dm-s's 'or j.' �"; W\ recalled his (lays': at the
tile.: p.iilent u\l'of Ci'VlSi U'llCe. A,
'man - wh.
Occident has a great strutrde to-j *i*e,- and a bully, -a: successful
There .he was some-thing of .a bully because of.his
./adjust 'him sell'Mo the lack, 'but 1 <)1U'- is-like" royalty in an orphan-. <>ne bon-f ..u hhoiit ar.ins. suiters -\ :lrr('- AS a ��child whenever children
to !\hiy house with
only, from
:\\hV>�'. find .him g
ahead in the world/An(l now,: froni his successful She reminds me 'of the program j takes note of all his friends -'who spend a- 'good deal o'f t^r i'-'-' on Sunday, evenings to which 1 ,; in community welfare, and says pityingly, "Where is'aH 'ii^ ��'^ used- to: listen'.xjuile passionately. | ?':uihily' welfare- stuff getting tiieni? Just suckers! Tliey should ^. Called ''Kscape With Me'', tli^v j vvise; to themselves, Kvery man 'foiv;})i'ni;soiryou-knikv.!tfVAV4V^^'S"' .program .is hard to beat for its > W'U deny that he is wrong. Young Niseis have a great -jvi^v?. f. .-.-pretty: lyrical: efVects.; sounds, of j .^"oney Und :pasition;- ' : ; - : ^ : " .-./�' �.-'".'. ''*�,'*';
-surf, breaking, 'over a .distant ' .
strange; .Having uo.Yer diad arms, i square wooden - blocks. and: he r .,
v ' - '-.-'- . . -. .- ' �'�:' j- i �,,��� '�"-.' � , , , i.!n>m Hie past,'cx
lie CaiiiKit- iniss (jie-m. Sometimes1' J�iunl -lliat s�)meone - eisxv had-
ne Aaiuioi- im-s uito.n. ^'m-eUllies ' *""ini m.u .^tMneoiie (.'i^1 ilHd } ; ; . � � � ' t -i , j '
. , - : ,.--' . .:'�-.�.��.", -\ �-.�� .., 11 /; '-.�-,��� - ., .. .bitter-sweet memory. And to top
.when We ;;r<^ little- we imaum- eiecte<l n 'betlor house than his, !.-,'� .' 'f ' ', ' ,!�>�-'��
� . � � � . �'..'� . ' ..������ � , . ' 1^4-./\<l�i->-^\i t ii-i- 'w'/\if 'i>T^i c-^rifMTinV
shore,'piano, ti.nkling nielodically i If' these remarks fall uneasily up/in our cars, if �!�.-�� \\-Vsvv
- in. some,.q'luot,room, and. a. song ; ffi'ate."-harshly �� upon pur sensibi'lities, -we have only to'!��'.�]; :'j,'�:..v:
' ' '" "- -1' ' ' �-�--.----- ^ -i-.iMW�v-. tjle teenagers they were, 'and the part . we- liave U-,v.;:,f �!''
i V �' - . � � ... . ��� � ��-�.''� .�'.'.. . ...'.-. � - - : � ;- �' ' ��''�..�.,*
itoif, a voice.:sof(/and soothing', j
�their, development,
filled .to the tonsils witli^ sex.-an--, peal, whispej'ing beautiful poet- !
.These Xisoi ;young people we' criticizi? today were y. st-r.iay^ lagei-s. If they/are lacking in Certain admirai>le �qualiii.r-s.: o'^ll it not be because we; have, catered^^ too much in the /pa?! t-war,;.
'ical things in .the dark. :' '.'�';� j t5?� glorification:of \vhat is knowjv as "Teen Age?VV ' �:
� The :progi:anv' is like, the- title !' .;,J)rrecent' years :tho world has. been -offered ihc teenagei- oirV says.;.an escape. It carries the ^v�t% ]ilatte'r. In an e/Yort to understand, the- teenager of tli,; i^v!,,^ er. if lie has any imagina- |:~~n' P^ri:od of restlessness an'd upheaval�and 'perhaps
how .it would.be to have \viiVsvs. j he. would tumble it d^wii to .his''
but .then? i.s-no reason to suppose ' ..si/.e. Later "he .decreed'; to . the 'it isdluvsamefeol ing; birds have, children .that they should build
No, to'a monster Ih.e-.no'rm niu>t j >VI'|h ceiTain iicstrictions;"that no'
sei'in' monstrous,- since ever youe 1 on'o was '.allowed to have a garage
is normal to himself...To the iiv- but he, and that no-one was al-;.'..her. nionster it niust be. even mon> ! bnved to build .a bit^txer" house. I. . Ol>scure/ since he has no visible
tilings to c'ontpafo with, others; (became of his p<tsition,as leader ! �':". ��'" ."" vv; .��:��: :, ""� -^ "";."'";':1 =.],.,,.,.' ,> ':'"� i^'V i - r> i � r �'.""�'"" "V" ��"'�' 7r",^""-'" ��;��-".'- -- ---."\4
�;..,': :;.. � - f-,., -: a : -'< - ,-j -' f "voi- doc's -not . .i'.nd � the', time or ^(>U of colossal. Psychiatrics and psvcbologsts delved "i" >!!.;,.
1 o.. a inan horn � without- con-:} ot the group the more rest rictibns- ', �'. -',:.. -,,nrrlnHn,r,^v;^ ^ r " I i -ji : \' , . -' �
.::. . :, , :, . , � :.--�'-� i �"'��.,V' : numev to do-so: ': .-��:� . neglected penpa.of human study-With: gusto, predict-in^ tlVcMlv---^
.elenvv>;a_soul,str,cken nKuv.nu,st.j lu_ im^l-aipon ^em. -, , . X^. April.' the kid with''.the :^,.ultmg-from.m
........ V <1llS' a-"C'rnmU :< ! ^ ^^'^ Singerty;^
........" '" " " " ..... jitsiu^ist4 with: all the iuteresfing.^bleins of American a
f~\t*' T iV�ri � 'TI^X^-^-V'- ��* ^-, 1 A** -**'__-. J. '^ _ i' i '.:-"��* i � ".'t � � - v "i � � . - �-' �� "' '
,'��' -.',-; '-.-'� \. ' ' i'istener. if lie has any im^gina- ~~n' P^'od of restlessness an'd upheaval�and 'perhaps too t ; ^-1^
~ '\ MM^10"i *T*""Mt^llls't^ �" " .-� . - . .. , [... � ,�� -_ :- .. ,- , � -. ." . . ' � '^. � t � . ^ i i ��<.* rt',.
the iS '<u'r ^ h -f fin^ :U '.*&' ?nt" far. �}V<" places^j;.�'P VicarrOusly- for., what we had inissed- ourselves at "a :siimlar-: aw.'--t ie e>^ suie � ^^.^'^���\^- ^M^ }^ to -k0 and: ^*c b a ve; catered, to tlie teenage group "to an eNteiit which is };,. ihiu-)osition.,as ieatter '..,.._'i.;.. ..-- , ' > w, . V, 'V:ni, _,,; short of colossnl: PsvrbinivJpc mwi �^bwoW,o'rt^^'<^ ,i^i,..,,i '�'-:..-." / i'v^''
boii
'; variation, ami that to a .monsl (he iior'i
'V:S�
from '.)
a "no
English;.":If he was % be 1-^^ oxo|ic � .^imi,mg labels' ^. "he would at least
I: I-
- �- ; y . ' �:'.-. {tricks of:tbe trade. -.Ami if nature j ^'"n-i'tc :ume�.Between;: nappy Childhood 'and serious adu!:ho-d-�-. .-.. - - ; . .�, j!0y^V;irr!� /VnphCa' | wasnH tern' l^eaiUi^^^
"lv {1'luv��-. ;. .,-;. -v;- -� � ' '^-[^^f^^
-..'_; .:.; .;�;-; ;':-,- . ;"� -. ! ^^}(]^^ and. Jl^re: was _; -^.j^,^. .am{ , Wilh; ,uimirabie i'^f cu^/IVen Ago. Fashions. Teen Age Books, 'Teen A-e'T!- a*i-.; 1 bo ,-<ir:si is : .about, a youug . uttUv resistance there, but a naine >-..,' : - � " � - f TV.^, \ ^.^ ���nni;^'*. ^ .--.:�.� ,v -;-�, . �: �*� ���-. '�-. ��'� : - �"
XT___.- '..:.;� \\n. ... ....v : i i..; u,..-i i-i. , i i n. '�.":.:� i -1 _-'_.' Vi. '�:��'.,.. ' i __, ^ellect.-^
crtisutle been me an
f Teeh^Age Tbat.becAinc tho:thing.
ssed. our-special attention, "on. ibis particular st:;-v �'->:�', i-fin effort>.to help do aw^y:Avith self^con?c5ousn,>/ which : �'" him in tater years, \ve leaned 6ver.back\v^rds t - v n at.'. .Teen Ago Consci'ousness which is mor0 dangor^ :~ th:-i:
to thoughts .m enchanted evcMv-^ ^hr ?e]f^^^i^?uc?s of insecurity. ings' on the banks .of-the Seine, ;--
"� liiiK'd. To l.e';> �];ii;;.;s: a'o; ^""U:>
: call. h:m'.i!ii.V. Pefoiv be u as a
. day oui Pill \vas lef: - at a:: ;or:
. p.liai^.giv He'uaS ;� H an'i; ;).i:i;5i;d'-
soi>:tx boy. ::!'�'� d d \\\c -.i::;> ...- - t -� - i- -, � * !-.av.-:ty,.-
s .\vliich -could' 1'a1-: .into the .picture.:: :v ?->�irresponsible .<!��'�� -woivhippin� g. se 11-:�.-,i� is "typical of. the tee it ;u:>
y.
a.s
t'i'iw oMe ' laughter
tle-
I � 'i>--; i ,, � .- �� \ : e%< �-i1'---- a::a uexeti :HJ: IHIM'^ - ->.-.-.v . v.Vi vn.ni <i.-> (\^rty<ii UI.UH- n.-e;!. ,i:
'nil7^: :'' '' ln?V ''-�'-'';";: '" i'uni^-lv- the!--' w.< ^,-4^. ali-1 -�V.c^"^wr':?'l>�..-- our "selfish teeir aee children, -flesh of ,:.u> I;? �tl...^lV ''^^;!'1;-; - �- .! ,;;Hi.0,v -ri^i to"roiviu,r�v I ^^'..m^rato in comparison, - , "� . . ' "..'. . - ' .
T!'-";.'!':-' y^'�^':(i. ^^^va;- ; tj.:lf;sv _/v:-,Vh-'-^ w>h hu-i;rV: �'-'� A'uJ today, -we- Bonder at, the lacV of those qualh:. ,-. w1-
� �rV �' '>r^ � orTi"':1-���:;<' i- Tre -"���'A' '. ' ... �"� - " �� . � �'�'(-/?]] .;-Mvi-i�i'fil>4,T. 4~[\ -. _i. .___. .-� ,, .. � ', \ ".
for
e
hi.
\V!
�::s.l<.
*[:lV.d'.:i-.i> v. :''-� ;� d ^'^"
'-T:>v or
;aV.
:-.e:i-J-
\v
.
sinrituality- the absence of'those' old-fashion^l o ]rn.%v no1, .givej^ them .these things, "wo are sho . y<_ ung Xisei of, ^xlay are not exactly what -\vo
\v,
bitt
T i.- .-> - �
^OTiV O ^ AMyC*"*^**"! i *^ i*y? *
* -' '. -X �L*..*K*i.>^.|.\C*1".*i:A* w
young Xisei of-t.HJav.are 'what th-:v -1
-LKT-Jl/O DO ir IS FAMILIAR CRY
TOKV-> . 1 ����.::
W
^i to accept everytl^r:? for: so 'bVr.cr. n
' '' "
v: t v!:-'. I- r,ur elforts t--> c: -�'�I thr-'v. the thincr-1 wbu-^ �:r:V.;a-l .ar.d' nv.'-ntal �-<v;;:i;v-. 1:: t:-y'--c � -; '.r, :.".;� �;�.-�
v. S-".--;c �/ .-. ..-.% '*!-:,.-
f.
�lr.t: \\ �-:;; :�-. V \\'�;/" . "- :;�"� M .: /: "it :;��-,�: \ .: \
>-.': ;y *> *' * ' ;-J :'-
S-''-.'..- :;-..- �' �' .':* : * � � - f
��� H* t-'k l*� f ^rwil� -- i*. mi
i: �;-. h.- v, -�. <" t-"'v v\ r-=v:p' ^i. N -r:;^-s- A.r':- - 0
v-
� :':"-'- ':'..':,
; i . . "* *- ' � -
��>" * rf. fc*"�� ^k" �^- V V--4 ^-
''' g rtnr.'i-���:;���.y �i " �*: * r�" ir ':; **ro "
1^" ,*�- ^"C T- '- � " *^ T �fc ^ f ^7* � � .A *. ��
.i \