APRIL 15th; 1939
THE NEW CANADIAN
Page 5
SECOND GENERATION PROBLEM
BY^MARTHA KAYAHARA
The you tli V of V today,- ah over lie world liave many problems;
jrobleins wliich seeiii to have ho olution. Kvcrywh^re there are, lie isame questions, "What can ^ do?; \Vill we over solve our xnsporat ing problems*'' . , v ;
; Young as some of Us are, we fctel tha.t such problems as erv franchisementi recpghized equality and .:econ^mfc security -are ourc. , Then there Aare always problems between the first 'and second generations; -All these jrbblerris must, be solved. But we solve them?
The points that f think are the
inand. Let us ahalyzse it. v. Loye---this is> a love among friends and acquaintances' a
Jove for ajl hiankihd, a love which makes ^ desirousl of helping others, .avloy.e vyhibh niaKes us Want to be with peopie just because th^y are people.
, / Now, who ^nre Our; neighbours?
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pupil Jnachopr^ ^ome -fwin uiipther couutry and somehow doesn't know ho\y to dress "as the re$t ;;M J he class--tliat family .who jiistlVibved .into our neighbourhood, who seem to :be friendless, that fatherless boy,
ost important in order tliat wtf!(*cnvn M10 street, who has to de-ay solve our problems are: (i) I^iver groceries after school, and ealth, (2) -a Universal (Minrch.!'%^1(V^ :)/Harmony in Hio Family. :l)'�; woman,
>ve for t()hers,V5) Concession' . Tliestv aiv onr neighbours. Lot | itween the First and Second �s love t.hese "as thyself means'; j-neration. (6) Respect tor (Mll \ve must treat them as much as we I illow Beings. , love-ourselves Perhaps you are;
POINT (6)�RESPECT i�>ware of the tact that wo must ] . love others first before we can-:
There are many Japanese who; expect them to love us. not respect their Tallow be i p0|NT (3)�HARMONY IN THE1
FAMILY
The family is the basis of social litV. If we love one. another in the family, it will be a habit with us. ami 'We .will love1 olhers naturally. If we1 love1 our brother and our sister wo will love-.someone ('Ise's brother and sister, so we .would i��{ alonir'much better wit.'i im> rest of the world.
����/ Th is; year! the Dining Roqfn of David Spencer vyjlll be the s6e.ne of the. annual. Japanese Students' Club's "Graduation Banquet Saturday, April 29, at 6 :30 p,m,\ .;.�.,-'. ��;:.."':^ ':",'�;� ���/'V:-':'v. O;'/.
This Is a lean year as far, as the actual riumbef of prospee-ti VAC graduates ' is / con<5�rned� -just two, Elkp Henrril and Shaw M fzuhara, to; ' r e\c eH y e their BaQ'ieloV of Arts degree-� but I hteresi is none the less h Igh.
Dean Buchariam has been asked to speak for; the even ing and bther prominent citizens will be .present; -.'^;- '^��'- �:'.;�'�. X'v: ; ' _�/._.- ;.'
AH associate members, alumni and friends are welcome.
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; � As >ye listened to. � tiVo-.i^.Wcei^ flowing worcte o' Dr: our N'anfagc poii\t -ii> the observer's gallery jt> .-to'^ O HAII tfuring tfx? ^ Yoiith Con0rcsv\^ o"f ;his arguments fri favour of: mental re{axi�Hon: : ; ;:; '� v ; , -
;Thcn *nd rhero I reaHxcd why I fclf iu$tifjc4 iri ifa^ing fhe futinios in spire pralLthoadnionishrnChrs Deborah has hurled my way 'to the effect ihaf I >vas a <?asc of nicrit^l "ntqllycoddllty" ._f<ji be reading such trash. > � "'.'''�'. . ''.'.-.� '�.'�: _::\_-'-'-- .'� '���� '.-'�'��'':. '��fV. - �.'�-�'-,. .' ��'.� :�.:��','.'. -':�
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YVF; S. PROGRAM
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rs and think that there aye no :-etit young people in. V:meou-I think they .'are mistaken. :-nuse if all Hie.-second genera-n were shallow and flighty/ y are there so many -present light to. hear, serious speeches, 'erhaps it is because people ge others by, themselves that second generation are wicked in not saying that the second oration are perfect. Far from But respect is surely esson-ainong us. for if each Japan-does not respect the other., �can we. expect .others to re-n. us,
�OINT (5)�CONCESSION
le first and second generation?
h in many things. This is bo-
<e onr parents come from a
itry whoso social life is niurl;
rent from that of America.
r ideas on clothes, shows;
�iug. and boy and .girl friends
ot coincide with. ours.
)st of us think that their ideas
oldtt'ashioned. Perhaps they
Japan is an old country and
;s have; changed since our
its were very young. ''But
doesn't say that their ideas
iTong.
:t us concede certain things
ur parents, talk things over,
try to understand each
r's points. If we listen to
first generation we will
some very good ideas, for.
�all, they are our parents
do know more thari u:s
jgh. experience and age.
kVi,H also win their respect.
The Powell Y.P.S. has arranged for Rev. Andrew Hoddan to speak to-t ho Society. April 20. at 8.00 j p.in. lie will .uive an lecture, entitled "Into of Kuroiie."
Their Citizenship Meeting which was to t:iki- place on ihv 4th Sunday of t ho.'month has boon post-pd'ned until th*1'o<Hh.
Powell Y.P.S. at<> inviiod lo attend the Tnited Churcli V.P. Rally to he held A])iil.2l at (ho First I'nifed Church. Hev. of rlie \Vesley-St. .Andr�'ws Church will address the audience.
'' But JlOW I; ......
niuiVdnnoness:bf daily existence, that's if, ; ,v :
; ;^ Conic to tlifrik- of it more closely,lust ,.'as :pr.;Sed{iesvick stated, readingV^after a .hard day's work; some of the poetry \vc found siich a; drudgery in high school, does �actually give the iriiod a certain ''lift." " The other day Deborah and I found lonothcr means pfmerital relaxation .when Instead of spending, the evening in discussing tl>e tanka or the haiku 'we saw the film product ion of George Bernard Show's Pygmalion. ... '��" ' ' ,; .- ����: ,-'�'� :,. .'-.':. .' .'.: -.'-. "�'�".': .;-.-.;-".'�'-'; .''
Novelist* dramalist and critic (even in rhe fields of music and painting)-George Bernard Shaw�GiB. S. to his m any reader*-� sfill is a colorful figure of our day. We discovered, tcor thar the keenness of his mind has by no means diminished with the advent of old age.
For many long years G. B. S withheld 'his .-prays ftcm Hollywood illnstratetl fproducers but '.finally 'he-.'gave them his .'consort 'to Cfl;^ Pygmalion. th'1 Heart 'With ffio ircnowncd playwright himself -taking '..on active' part' in the '� fcbmpo.sition of the dialogue'- for the film,-the' result' is', i bight, zesty bit of etucrlairimcnt.
GREEK SCULPTOR
Deborah went to the .bother of looking up ns related in Greek mythology. Pygmalion i sculptor of -unusual folcrit. Once he created statue cf �") woman that lie fell deeply in lo>e Gods that.hlc be given to it, Venus/ the gvd
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ct Pygmalion ns V..TS ,i Greek ,1 boauhfi.il ivory it ,mJ prayed the of Irve, heard his flowed into matchlessly
life -
POINT (2)�UNIVERSAL CHURCH
W.har.do I niean by a rniversal Church?
lOrery c-hiirch should be under (he same name or the same principle's. There should he no antagonistic feeling among bodies of Christians. Tht're should l-c more finer-church activities to unite all Christians and to make thorn feel that they, are on common ground with one another. There are churches which (jo sponsor1, inter-church nctiviiies. Perhaps we could do this in our own Japanese community. It will-go a long way in helping us to get. along with other Canadians.
POINT (1)�HEALTH To my mind, health is the most important factor to help us solve our problems. How can we better face i he world with all it� pit--falls and dangers than when we are in: a good healthy condition of mind and body. :
If we have good health "we
CONGRESS
(Continued from Paige i) .].
L,\ae i entreaties nnd granted .hts request Even .is ht? . u'rjy.eij the st.itue.. Joyfully he embraced the . now ! :> '����; g beautiful creature and took her for his Asifc.
In G. B. S/s Pygmalion .1 tn,in with a genius foi (caching phonetics takes on a bet of passing off a flower-girl bred in the slum district of Covcnt Garden as a duchess at .in ambassador's
All the complications and sitiiiitiors that a.^ic ie w;zori.!ry of his tutorship and..with, fl-y
that arisen from a contemplation' Under of insohiable -mysteries and Hie! nicoc-T :'feel lug of oneness witli this.'
mystery of life." � � |
Or. Sedge.wifk warned the gath-I
iering of the danger of fanaticism!
in an escape that found it's oiily' mostly- in the p'aihs," before ..a gathering of ser�jus-n->
solace in btioJks and schemes of! frightened out of their wits by. her seeming � lunacv is bit :social 'reconstruction. ' �f the c^-nny dramatic sense of '.the widened mas^-: -Sf �<;
i Ainong the new 'officers elected j ENTERTAINMENT
'to the Provincial Committee arel Those attending the picture must not exp^rr .?ny
'John Prior of ()TiV(M-, -president.! Shaw's social c/ -. phMosophical problems Nor is ?Hc.;o':ay i
cerned with the- existing differences in prcntmc jr;on :.n language, at t .may seem at first. Tfie vigorous, yes, : G. B. S. ccupied with a strong human � interest-with
;~>ro\ 'C-c the action, ueaul 'ysng aids of
civilization and science, flic former ugly duc> ;:ng becomes transfc^rfned info a modern Cinderella with interesting results;.,'
Sfiaw's gift of writing natural, vigoroi;s.' and viuj dialogue is shown with only too hilarious an effect on the audience One scene that has--the '.flower-girl reeling off her lesson, "I.-- Spam ihc tvnn falls in the p'aihs," before..^a gathering of serous-r^ndei! |>�?ople
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f?iHMcConnell. vice-president and .Murray Colcleugh. -Secretary-,. Treasurer. i
On the Executive of the Vancouver Youth Council. John 'Jon- [ son Was .elected president, Eric! Martin ^vice-president and Jerry*? Mundal. General Secretary, ;
r>position of C HHjsly r.on-ihc English 'owcly \vif of relapse al any
| be able to. cope with
wilLi �pro-1
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iblems; our; sense cf well-being
"jwill give us confidence in our--^chapter." A general meeting will i |selves' Can you study when you :he;.-called' sliortly to consider fur-|
best thing that we will be;have a headache? Perhaps soniei'ther plans and dteails. j
;o gain is a .wider culturalfof you are wizards and can. but] This action is"'being taken by' round which other Canad-;think how much.more you can do!the' Chapter after seycrarr at-f. �ill not have. --.We''may take� ii' you are well: jtempts to form iiidependent chap->
from bur parents .On-: , FUTURE ."' iters in surrpu;iding.- mid-Island 4
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time into sentimental bathos lifts the production Jut of rredtocrity of Sfmildr ordinary Hollywood productions. .
Deborah and 1 thought it would be quite appropriate if some of the young Niseis would follow the example of. the ffower-airl and try to take lessons in elocution and interest themselves in I public speaking generally. . '�-..;� 0
; Deborah had in mind tixse oratorical contests and fprurnis in
I English. Now, if the Niseis eould speafc. better English thon ffio Can-:|adianis themselves, what an eloquent advocate th^t wbu/d be!. As it is ;I some Niseis-converse in good fluent- Engf/sh bu^ the. average person � talks with a certain Japanesey twang. ..-.'./
:ulture;an(l tfrom: the Ameri--j ^ ^ There ^ is a Tery'posiiiiiishV fii-t6wns failed, largely because fiuence> . itni-e painted for the second gtv*--' lack of cppaWe leadership.
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A portrait of Their Majesties I King George VI and Queen j Elizabeth .will be presented to < the local elementary school, in.'I - commemoration of Theip. Majes- ! I ties visit to Canada. :* I �'. PJahs for the Island Nisei Con-: [ference to he held in Victoria Slay ________________^________J.27-2.S- were also . dist-U^sed and^
SrSSiSnKJ^^ forwarded to the Vfc-;
~;tpna Chapter. The meeting was at the home of
* (4>f-LOV.E- FOR OTHERS eralion. but we may: still have; ititute neighbour for others.;hi*h hopes and great ambitions,, e ,the Biblical saying.-"Love i The whole world is working for j ighbours as thyself/' Thi>|iis. educating "us; for the-.future.f be a very wonderful world [because. wve are the youth of to- � irfollowed this divine com-'day. the builders of tomorrow! ; I
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ng. Wamming. cnrsing;. too, now become the students' rule.
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