THE NEW CANADIAN
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
. Ai.v.rsT is.
TORONTO. oNT.
Jiindian Rodo fitilfs uilh )lc
By TAkASHl OKA in The Christian Science Monitor
.! ,'H'han .nul 1 ' � r.ode .stilts io-y Kt r. Thai :>'on]y the Japanese iv of saying that ,)u'iU'lutn ;i!id \\ere .inseparable childhood:
.Ai'Uially. 1 did not receive my
:-;st pair of bainho.'V stilts until 1
\vYis" ilurteen, 'several years after
,i",r,rhan had; moved awuy. :.The
/�:':! y "stilt?;" Junehan.:aml I ..ever
�'�-!:-:.--le were, makeshiift affairs fa-'
.'--v.ioneu -out of' t in: A'aiis anil
./�.'�.: :>g. runch; a . hole. Jn a can,
� : �!;e;V(l ;a piece of string through' V.. knot it. underneath, and pres-. V'! there; was a- .*t jit�at .least, 'J'.mehan and I called it -one. Otd-�;�!-� toys: laughed at', us, as . -ihe'y
' passed by us, n'djrig high on their
yomiine "bit.inb.oo stilts. Hut we
'i'ii'dn't care. :Many a wild foray
ukl .we make , on oiir can stijts.
xi-op-klopping down ihe road in
.hot pursuit of two-sworded ene-
!'''>; samurai. : .
Stilt-riding: was not our -ma-jo r past'irie, however. Most '-of the inie we \yerc too busy exploring e;u-h .other> . gardens.
I was living iii Grandfather's
h'"isc. in those 'days�a- rambling.
JnUf-westenv house in .Sakurft
- Shinmachr. (Cherry Blossom Xe\y
Town). Our garden sloped down
away from the house, .across a
iirofui lawn/ and ended ih a stand
'�i~ .eminently clinibable red :pine..<.
I swelled with proprietary".
}n'id.e, ; whenever Junchan came
'.over to play- with me. 1 kirew that sooner or later we would bo�
-scrambling from :npt.ch to notch of our-' tall red pines, getting, our knt'es black and our hands sticky with resin. We never worked up
� nine enough courage to climb �lie: four'. tallest . one's. \vhich had ';�'.�>' branches at all for the- 'first
;.i\vciuy feet, or so,/ . : ..�;.-
But \ve, tried all the others:
.T'ul always we kept coming back
'in one, -only, of . medium height;
v- V, (eh had a long tapering branch
. ;^''i retelling out across the narrow
.;�:':: no' -hoyond our garden/ almost
. : :to Junchan's back yard.- We
;.x:Ul :\he guests iii the o-rluM'
' '.V-:-'vs; but somehow.. this tree \\~as
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I
arid 1 s'p'ebt many a morning perehe^; as near nd of the branch a? we . watching the tradesmen as nloaded their \vnres a* th'-? moto's''. kitchen <ioor. There 'the fishmonger, ex peri H-a -wooden tub! til of fish each end of- his long wooden
' Kr- sh 'fr�>m :the Tsuk j: n-ar-
.ket."' he wou'id tej! M-<. .Y;:v.:a'. :. mo.t'o,' .hint Imp's p'o'-ih r. a- he �j'op'v'ncd- his Uibs to show' /j; !;<: I'M i.-�; ing .-rows.'.-if pickerel. ,-h'cr.rinii'.. ' and � flounder, or s'lers- of:'.'red '[ t'uMa,.'aiul gnarled uk;topi:s-ien :
�y- -There was. the he-an-cii.rd nian
i \yho, like the ftsh. monger.- hala'iV
�i-V.rd two tubs, from.a \y<>,iden 'pole;
I "Jiis{. two slab?;' to.lay." .Mrs.Ya:'
j nuvmoto 'would tei} him. "ar.�j per
haps-, three ''.fried. ;eimi--/: The
bean-curd man 'vV.uiM '-'get � out -his
.c!u>pping-board; ' carefully ..'.'slice'
Up two five-inch square -slabs'j>f
oAu'vehng whi to bean -curd, take
.out thYee brown fried cinds from
the .tub,behind him, get oiil his
no'teliool< .and/the. .hik'tand-brush'
8et hanging from ..his w;'iist,'and:
rapidly, note.'"down" '.what he .had
sold. Then he would be off with.
.a" smile and a "Th'ank : you for
buying from us e^'ery day." blow-''
ing his two-note horn as he went.
There .was' � the bean peddler;
"who carried � red' beans. �. black
beans, white beans�pickled, sal-
ted,and sweet�:aj]''�:i'.h a hayo tin
box. :on his .back.: He. didn't come
eveiry - day, and Mrs-. Yumamoto
didn't always buy 'from hini when
he came. T>ut 'if she 'bought red
beans; we kiiow that she .-was- -got-
t .ing ready to have a ifeast.
A h<fj- if it was a feast she was
preparing-, it wouUl be ' djf.jVuH.
for her, looking up and seeing. .tvvo eager faces swaying almost-
above her head, not to invite me.
t.he- boy from across.. the. lane.
NY hat a . banquet � she cotild ccni-.'co'ct! She.kneAv just.'. lujw to cook
rice, steaming it over' a 'slow Wood fire in a thick black 'p-M
with an .enormous "\vooden ':<!.
I; remember the -menu for Jim-. clian's anniversary: ~- Junehan. Grat-rdfatber Yain:nnot'f, and Mrs. Yamamoto heiiig the hosts .and. I the cii^ly guest, Rice wit.h, red beans and- sesamp'-^e�ds. pi�-kjed. fisji wra])ped-in;konbu (a special black sea grass), vhickeir thighs fried .in ginger ;;iid soy syuiv-. and ..clear soup with sea bass. �Junehan and I ate iint.l we" could no more .v-'hikr (j'-iuuifathor Var. manioto told us stories! ami: Mrs;. Yamamoto kept' refilling OI;I"T:C;. bowls, � "..��..' '-.'...
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Clrandfajher Yamamoto v.a= a retired army, c'o I_ o ':;- e.-: '/�!" t-lie Russo-Japanes(- \\-\\v per^-'d. land Junehan. often proudly 5-Jiow.-[ed m-1 his iiicture in military _.uii.i-; form on the dressyr. \\. ihe livi'-^ �room. In the '. p:�-t:.ire . <;.r ":-.���.:' S"ani-;i;ri'io- '.iook�. d i::;:7- . f : :< �-with. his missUu'he av.d :�. '� 'ia >-' -
Fujiwara Opera to Perform in Toronto
17-19 at Royal Alexandra
Montreal, Winnipeg & Vancouver Engagements Also
A ti't'ee'day. Toronto engage-.n-iV'I'.t. �S-;'�(', ' 17 1!�! at t)u: 'Koya-Alexandra'-� t heat re has..'.been ai1:. 'Tokyo in heeenilie
i!iy u.ill als'� p.-! ;j\ i--i'- !-u'!\Me .re' ui
Sally Nakanrtura
U.S. Grants Restoration Of Nisei Citizenship To War Renunciants
' \VASIJI\(-;TOX ; i>.r. t-h'-'o:
;-. f>(.:p':irtt>Tont_ of . Justice took .-�{ 'ste|)' this - 'week toward-"Toward :�'�):� �!gluing' an'.Injustiee thrit arose . �uif of the. S-eV-'ind. \Vo.r-hi : war". ."� In rVinsrrpsencV. .�fh"'e cit r/ev.-slup i o}..' )-r>7- Japanese Am'er.ic'a'ns.'-.wiir
i ally"; a (hoiisaml or.-- more � Xisei ;..\vill; reji-a.in"- the." citiv.ehshi.p"- they
� renounced in l'*-12; ' . '
: Tile action taken Mo.uday by-1 the Justice Depart ine.nt eonsisie'i} .! of''withilrawinj;. .its opposition t-o ".suits 'f.il.edv by'.Tr>7" .�Vme.ri;ia?is".uf .:. Japa.iK'^e ..-iTieesn-y to rep-air;, their : est:/- :.;ship. .Consent' tiernvs : re1-. �" storine; .ciH/,, !rs!iip will be. ent-'.r-;-ed at o.nee in .the.<e-'�:ivst s. -.'-�-.' .-
; '.Assistant - Aiiorh'oy-(ienei'a! (-1. ":.('.' Do;;h "iivide. -i!-'-'clear' tjiat-:t'.he ' (iov-'.rn'meii! - would- nor approve
� )v�.>:firat.iofi of. rir./.ens'h'iji to Xis� i' : of .pr'o\f;{ (Hsloyalty. 11..- fell'- t'hai.
�iie !i!K-!'a'i^e<l it'o.Hev. however.
Company, T'rnost M. Kawley inanau'-r -of the .thi;:j.tre. announ-. Ce.ii t !iis week. � .'�':.....'.
1 n their .-l-Veity tour of ;tb�x I'.S.
.sin.yer.s. -wilt ./present '.Puccini's-Maiiama !>iittei'fl> � and Gilbert and Sulliva.n's 'Tile Mikado. .'T!ie premiere performance will.be 'given Aug. L'J at Berkeley'. Calif.
l-'ollowiitg 'its enuogenijent iir
\Vashin')i'ton.';".-n.C.. the eoinpany
is scheduled to ;ip;iear on'th�� Kd
Sull|vat} Show. C1>S'tele\ ision, on
'�Sunday; Sept.- 1 '<. The following
."day. the tro'i'spe �'�' ��>!{� ope-n in
: . Iminodiately foHowing the 'To-' ran to -showing. th�v. eon > puny will 'inn..- io .M(�n.tri'al Sejit. L'K-L'.'i. Her Majesty's 'I/heat re in Mont-)eai. -will host :tbe Japanese Coni-.pany' .in .five � pcrfonnanCes, in-' .clti(iii)g' a matu\ei> on "Saturday.
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A. Winnipeg ' en^agt'inent � is. lieilulcii -<)e-t..'. '1 I , and the c<�m-
.;n \'an lii'iiu; to
. Tbi> touV
' w.iil iv theKun'wara Opo.ra's. first j vis it in ' i.'ana<la. and' :their third'. in the rn-t'ed Siatos-..
tir 'a ' novel : inter pre.t:jt ion, Mai'laina. '.Hutte'i fly .will br.i\'e' the .la 'p:i.n�'s'e -ioi.es sumv i'.'- Jajianese ai.ni. ! ho. A-tnericii!! .I'lK.ii'aclers \\ ill enaet .1 heir : i o|>-s iii K-n'glish; Aine.i'ican singers aiy. being �-n gaji'i d .. f.i �!'�'. .such � >-�'1e8 as 1'inke'r- . ton and iSh"arpl�.;ss;;'Thie 'Mikado' is sun^ .'entirely ;-in\Kng!'ish. '�' �
.�'l.'ht^. 1-Aiiiw'ara group, hea'ded by it's ftnitidcr aiid artis.tie di.ref- . lor. Vosliii' Fuji wara. i-s tinrtp.to in that ft �'�� is ..the only major Japanese company 'producing- works devoted to the : repertoire of the \VjfStern lyrie theatre.. It holds an1 intornatjomi! . reputation for e\-<misife eos'turning an<t authei.it it\ stage designs. '..' .-,.�� ...� ' :. .
Th; coin|ia�y's -10 Japanese stars will inelude ranadiair-born ti;irit�*he Satosbi: (Sally) Nakii-imn'a. 1,avis}i stage ^e�Miei-y and a prii'eless -Collection of eostumes are ai'com|>anying t he touring si?igers. . ' '.��"'
COLOR PREJUDICE IN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
of.'Nisf;i.- -.
rt-sV l.'Mi'i r>� \\\--eidi 'i' in.:f;;vor
M a i j t'o .1 a p ;i n.- -Th�' �?�'. S. '.\'-'" ?'i'.":t:! ^lui! i( av� - A ::::ro:ivrr f->r Jais.'i.': -op Au.ir. -'�'>]�-- - . -'
.-r- -.- W AVinch s^jid last woo.k he s'onvetinves' thinks "there? must be a .coioj-; prejudice sonie^-here" ;n- the Immigration liepartmenl. - ' ;". ' . '
Tb.f CCF .member for. Vancouver. Mast -said-.in ' the. Commons1'� lie eaniiot understand why tb'ei e_ .should .br- discriniination- aj.:ai?isi (.'ana�lii�^ 'citix-ens of -lOast :lnd?an
Mr. Winch -sa:d most Kasi ln-'ifans in Canada, all of .whom
'originaily .\vt re Hritisb. subiecls, ;>�5d" now are" Canadian cit'i/.ens, .< aine '.'from the I'uiijab. Th.ey �sbould--lie trea.ted on the: same
..basis as ' other Tlritisb -subjects iii UK- br--rigin'g of relatives to ;u'e: with them' in 'Canada.'.:.
Nlr. \\incb also <U'alt with the
�problems, of Chnrese in the Van-1 V-ouve'r area/ �:.:�- : � �'Ho c.ritifi/od .("he depaYtfuf-nt's
regnjat ion Nv)iK-h: p<> riij i is ('hinose fathers to 1'n-ing' theii- wives and .children from Hong 'Kong to-Aether, litit tint singly as they siiceeeii in 'reaching. Hong Kong frri'nt. ('o.niniunist-held China, j- "On jnatteV.s siii'fr as (he;>e 1 I'l'jin'n'ot sec where is the niilk of i li',i;jian .kindness .;in the di-jiarl-j-'rnent.. and ils .officialsV' Mr. j \\ inch -.said. ''I sonietimes: <l"ubt {.they are fathers themselves,'' '.-�.-j , "There is' ^oiviniich red tap*- in j your . dep;irlment;" :h<\ lol<l :'N1�'. I''.rii;k<Tsj?i-ll. "(let rid;"�f. a liitie-; of it-.HUii you'll have a -little jiioro \ popularity.'.'^.-. r ; :
j �"l;K'r.HfiUI.fHir-:. : Inrhided in [the 2<iu tea.'Jjers <*f. the lOoK-fiV !.'ti'j;m .of the Lethbjidjro .publr 1 sc]f'>Ml staff were Mrs/. Fumi.
TavTiag; '"��<�('. (leiK-ral .St^'.v.a'ft. anrl 7r.JH.Aoki of (lilbort 1'fjf'rson
Juivior High, .
MARGi LYNNE and GERRY from B.C.
Local Bussci Invited To New York Confab
Trv- Kitstern (A :�� e r : c :�. '.'.) V ��*.:�.� Hi:ddhi?T L<, gue ha- ir.vi-" i T->r6-:tn YKS to "send .-!>.-< r-" � rs 'c. thrir annuai C'-^f^reji-Cr ir: v>--.v York City."rs I.abnr Day
�"-�ic* R^vcn r-i Tak Ts"ji }". K-ei*'.;;-,. . �'
c�--y.;l�'-.>>Ka>. n s:^t!;
Swimmers Arrive Here for Olympic Trials
:<-i:�;'*:�.':� -:'�'.��*. :� itvi'iv. ri ,-, :'T:-i"f ;(. "/>or|i a?:Mial Kv-:"V.i;; it,ter:.a- " teaa;. Marv'-'r�-t W"?.': .I't- rjj>ap-\\ �'.���-�] .\ . a>' "/'j :'�-.;�'.�: '}'.���' t:o:.a! regatta. . . -iiu:'iit<-d. . � -
>-:-� V .lai:a-;'-e (-a:,a<i:a::-. M: = i-'. '-A \\-f-k -ar^r, "M/v- Iwa^aM ' '� 'Th.-n-'.---.-ilway.: r'h- iX.K'Hri'-i:.i!-':. I 1, ; r-.o I/. ��: :- -!'va'-.iki. !��:.- '�.-����' ~-* �'�. riaiiuiiai n\;>r'.<' for trie -'tis}; Kiv.pirv (ia.n.es ir: \\"a'--s a'Tcl v..-r.. �_-"!'�'.-'"". -''-�'-'� by" ',:-.��� !>��:- .��';":.;"'.�!- yir-1^" b:i:v-"rfiy in f}..- }>.<'. T'h^ iW.n ' Olympics. y<"! know," --�.., i -.-,.-.'.-: :- (.; "rrv N.;>: ;�- ""�':'�';. < i::i1r:;i':.-':.-..vi.t>v h. thv sav^-' ,-h.- vr'.<>>.s>-<\. \ sh'.";�''i ':.�� *- rr;v
w;:h his -bare '":�'�' w.."^t;a- clogs., a^ h'.--la'.vr. . f>T fv-d th�' <'r.r= :.-csro ir. h:s :>"!;<i. I ":: . hirv' :.:~'i '�>'> r.var "his Mr>. Ya-:-a^'"*o � - -.
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U>ET FROM VERNON KKI/IWXA. B.r.l-Ar : '.urs T�l I tar; ->f Vf-rr, � ca-*-.p. &^\ . f Mr. ar.< � : of Westbank. wa.- a *^ rf Ttw jiiiiil^i or Ti"y?fiT -�it nan in th^ p*rwir at Kf-
ftSTlt.
rahrr:-
-k: pp�'-d
w-%rfcsr:c �'-.
"*>��� � .ark. Su! -.v;-. >
''�* V' � H*�rn in
*-ar- '-�'> '* ' \arr..i;v*-
A: th�- t.-*-a> . r J
Wins July Award
VANCOf VKK M -. r fa r-*-I -A -a -<�-:i. <i--t!ijrr;t� r -f Mr. ar Mr^. A. t'.ta-ak:. 4'�!�1 '"'irrb:
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f- r J'ry.fr.f "h'-r <'-ut-iarHi'njr r* -_ror*t in h*--r �'-.'��
u
\ years'
-. army
fix u.� n t^r o'clock
career. wa� f�r the
�-^"'-�ia^rfrto.
b�tt�H�>r. of
3OT.
mashed red bean� (T^ be
_ _ n -. Another Kecord
KK-� Mars
14. Mar The :o
v�p of hy th*� makers of IVverly ,- Sur. Batter to *nc*>urmKfv f*#in citii*n-and �1
|r 3ft*s*
o
novtooau a* of
n th* !<��� y< botterfiy for jun- Olp&pic tria*. Bst eroi if si*
to Xix� Ivsoaki by AMcrman Frank B�ker at Ec�-Poof MI