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1 100TH U'FANTRY BATTALION VITERANS CLUB MONTHLY NEWS * * * * MARCH 199 PLEASE MARK' YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR THESE, "NO MISS" EVENTS COMING UP: SENIORS HEALTH & WEALTH EXPO I 9 Wednesday & Thur'sday, March and 4. from 8:00 a.m. to :00 p.m. PLACE: Hawaii Prince Hotel Grand Ballroom The EXPO will feature free local food specialties catered by the hotel, musical entertainment and ballroom dancing exhibitions, -plus exhibits focusing on health care, estate planning, living trusts, investments, long term care, beauty, nutrition, fitness and travel. Crafts and gift items will be sold. The special feature exhibit in this year's show will be presented by the 100th Infantry Battalion. The exhibit will include a display of World War II artifacts, a video showing of the documentry produced by Bob Jones, KGMB-TV news anchorman, and books covering the war and life experiences of these heroes. Members of the looth will be on hand at the booth through out show hours to provide information as requested. Admission is $.00; parking is $2.00 with validation. Discount coupons (2 people for the price of $.00) are available at the clubhouse or can be obtained from the current issue of Hawaii Fifty Plus. Door prizes will include a round trip for two to Las Vegas and neighbor island trips. Mike Tokunaga and Martin Tohara are coordinating the 100th participation in this event with the help of the Sons and Daughters. Seniors Health & Wealth EXPO is produced by Gregory Rawlings. Everyone is invited to join in on the fun, food and education. CLUB 100 CHAPTER NIGHT March 26, 199 This event is to welcome the Mainland Club 100 members and their spouses who are coming here for the 442nd reunion. Place: Club 100 Time 6:00 P.M. What to expect: Light dinner I fellowship with approximately 75 mainland guests and entertainment Cost: $5.00 per person (no charge for mainland guests) All members and spouses are encouraged to attend. Let's make this a realmemorable evening for our guests. Please call Aki Nosaka at to let us know if you are coming and whether you can help or not. ATTENTION: ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOB JONES 1992 ITALY TOUR April 2, 199 Bob Jones and Peter 0 I Callaghan would like to invite the people who went on their 1992 Italy tour to a reunion ITALIAN DINNER at the Clubhouse. Bob and Peter will provide the pasta, salad and bread (no cost '. to tour members). All you have to do is bring a couple of bottles of good Italian wine to share with others. If you have an accord ian or play a harmonica, bring it. This will take place on Friday, April 2nd at 7:00 P.M. at the clubhouse. Head count is absolutely essential. March 15th with your reply. Call Ray or Aki at before

2 51st ANNIVERSARY June 5, 199 Place: TlIne: pagoda International Ballroom 10;0 A.M. - 2:0 P.M. Watch for further information and the registration form in the March issue of the Puka Puka Parade. The deadline date for your response is set for May 14, ,8th ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE September 26, 199 Place: Punchbowl National Cemetery Time: 8:0 A.M. (Please note change of time from 8:45A.M.) Able and Charlie Chapters in charge MINI REUNION October 17-21, 199 Place: Four Queens Hotel, Las Vegas Reservations are being taken now. See the registration form. Seats on United Airlines are your reservation now. The following To Club 100 February PPP for the limited so please place * * *- * * * donations have been gratefully accepted: Frances S. Goto... $18.00 Masaru Ishida Mary Hamasaki Bob Jones Helen Nikaido Puka Puka Parade Beverly Kamimoto Roy Terada Kenneth Kaneko Additional donations made to the Iniki Fund: Tony Kinoshita... $50.00 Sam Tomai Kiyoshi Uyeno Mitsuo Nakamura.. $50.00 Natsue Honda This brings the total donation to $16, Mahalo nui loa to the following Puka Puka volunteers: Bernard Akamine, Akira Akimoto, Otomatsu Aoki, Alfred Arakaki, Richard Arakaki Kunic Fuj imoto, Tom Fuj ise, Ralph F1lkunaga, Chester Hada I Mary Harrnasaki, Saburo Hasegawa, Tokuichi Hayashi, Richard Hosaka, Ed Ikuma, Isamu Inouye, Shigeru Inouye, Gladys Kawakami, Arthur Komiyama, Richard Kondo, Sadashi and Jane_,Matsunami, Wal termoriguchi, Yoshikiyo Mugi tani, Bessie Nakasone, Ray and Aki Nosaka, Itsuto()kamoto, Yoshiichi Okazawa, Seie and Evelyn Oshiro, Tony Oshita, Ken Suehiro, Mike and Beatrice Takahashi, Stanley Takahashi, Martin Tohara and Marie Yoneshige. PARKING: All members are aware of the ongoing parking problem around the clubhouse. However, with everyone's cooperation and patience, we can work out the problem. Let's ab~de by,the foll~wing,~ules. parking in the driveway is not permitted on Tuesday mornings until the rubbish has :been collected; also on the second Thursday evening,of each month to accommodate the Board of Directors. When parking in the driveway, please go as far in as you can, bearing in mind, however, that you may be hemmed in by other cars and you may be asked to move your car to permit other to leave. (No huhu, please) Please leave a note on the dashboard indicating whose car it is and where you can be found, that is, lounge, office, Board room, etc. This will ease the problem somewhat. Thank you for your cooperation.

3 Page ',WANTED: MEMBERS -: ANY AGE You are wanted to 'march (or ride) in the 442nd RCT Parade on Saturday March 27, 199. You will be marching as the 1st Battalion along with members of the 442nd, Army, Navy and Marines. You can assemble at the Shell at 8:00 A.M. where you will be bussed over to the starting area at Ala Moana Park.,,. The uniform wi~l be white short sleeve shirt, long dark pants, comfortable,shoes and Garr~soncaps which will be provided.,.come out: and show them that you can still march miles? 2 miles? 1 block? ~~ride in a ~ruck? Able Chapter News By Tom Fujise March, March, Marchi ng we wi 11 go. So, come March, we Able, members, along with the 442nd boys, will be marching as part of the 442nd unit. The hope is that a larse sroup of the 100th,will participate in the parade. "With so many of th~ looth boys now sporting gray hairs and round bellys to carry around, this -mile walk will count towards your physical fitness exercise. All you Able members slip on' your club' shirt and put on walking "shoes and gather at the Wai ki ki Shell at e: 00 a.m ~ on March 27th. From there you will be bu~sed over to the parade ground where the parade will start at 9:0 a.m. ' I wish' to apologize for an oversight in the January issue. Louise,Morikawa's name was inadvertently omitted from t~e list of people who,worked so hard to make our chapter Christmas party a success. Louise took charge of the chi Idren 's games and' the pi natas. My humble a~ologies to you, Louise. '., With no news, either good or bad, from any Able members, this socalled writer has no futher Able news to repor~:this month. DOG.. CHAPTER NEWS... '... '. By Helen Ni kaido On Saturday, when Marti n Tohara and Mi ke Tokunaga were at the National Cemetery at Punchbowl volunte~rlng at the visitors' ':information desk, there was a visl tor from La Crosse, Wisconsi n. As they got to talking, Martin found out that Harry Miyamoto of Dog Chapter and this visitor were neighbors. What a surpr ise and coincidence to be there, the right day, the right time. It's not all that bor i n9 to serve at the information desk at Punchbowl because you have TV to watch, read" do needle' wor k, cat nap and some days you have ~uite a number of visitors coming in for grave info. Dog Chapter is planning to have the Dog Chapter sons and daughters take. over our Christmas party. Give th. old dogs a break. Ed & Kay Harada, Yosh! ko Oshiro and Helen Ni kaido joi ned Kiyoshi,and Alice Kaml (A) to Las Vegas,on Feb. 7 to make some fast bucks. Onl y Yoshi ko was very luc ky Other members in the group were Saburo and Setsuyo Hasegawa (A), James Miyano (B), Ken Suehiro (Hq) and ~Candy" Tanaka (8). Don't forget to pay your chapter dues. MAUl CHAPTER NEWS By Tom Nagata Maui Chapter secretary, Edward Nishihara, mailed out the 199 schedules of meeti nss and social programs last month. If any of you did not get your schedule, please call Edward. Also, hang on to the schedule to remind you of the comins events. There will at 11:0 attendance early and be a general membership meeting on Thursday, March 11, President Raymond Nosaka of Club 100 will be in at our Sizzler's luncheon meeti n9 so be, sure to come meet him. ~lso pn the agenda will be discussions, 1".

4 Page 4 regardi ng the schedule, fi nancial report, budget, IISons & Daughters" of Club 100, life membership dues for Mauichapter, etc. Wi th the recent promotion to sumo grand champion. yokozuna, of Aka.,bono or Chad Rowan of Hawaii, his stable master and coach, Mauiborn Jesse Kuhualua also shared in his glory. Once, while flying back to Hawaii from the mainland J I sat next toa tourist from Japan. When I mentioned that I was from the island of Maui. the first word he spoke was "TAKAMIYA!" RURAL CHAPTER NEWS..... By Ted M. Hamasu The prexy. VP and the secretary of our chapter were i nvi ted by Jerry Yamaki to visit a penthouse apartment for our meeting place. After a delicious lunch and drinks, compliments of the Yamakis, we were chauffeured in his Cadillac to the Pearlridge S~uare where the apartment is located. It took the elevator a little time to climb up 44 stor ies to Apt at the top of the structure. As we entered. the first thing that met my eyes was Ford Island in Pearl Haibor. "Wow, what a view!", I e)(c~.imed spontaneously. From this vantage point, you can see Oiamond~Head on the left, Pearl Harbor right in front, Waipahu, the Waianae Mts., Mililani,.~nd as far as Wahiawa and Koolau Mts. on your right. AS you shift your gaze downward, the cars traveling on the highways look like moving match boxes; "this is going to be our meeting place in March. thanks to the generosity of the Yamakis. We thought it wi 11 be nice,to i ni tiate our new meeti ng place by having a light lunch of sandwiches and drinks, paid by the chapter. If any of you will be ki nd enough to volunteer to make some d~sserts, they will be accepted very graciously with much appreciation. Note: The Pearlridge S~uare is the tallest and skinniest building in Pearlridge. It is located on the corner of Moanalua Road and Kaonohl Street. It s on the mau ka side of Hoa nalua Rd. a nd the entrance is on Kaonohi St. on the right side of the building as you look mauka. Parking may be a problem but there, will be someone to guid. you. You cannot get in the building without a key, so wait by the entrance. More instructions when you get in. Joi n us at our penthouse meeting placie to enjoy the view from "heaven", See you a-11 there. Oa Rural Chapter wen hold its installation and New Year's party at Dot's from 11:00 am on Jan. 17. Da weather was nice and the guests came on time. so da program wen start on time and wen go Ii ke clockwork. After Ted Har:nasu. da MC wen give his spiel, we wen invite each other by singing "How do you do everybody, how do you do" and da song "Hail Hail the gang's all here. II After pau, our padre, Kenneth Hisa, wen give da invocation with solemn and inspiring words. After a,moment of silent prayer by all for our departed comrades. we had our kaukau, led by our guests. Hr. and Mrs. Nosaka, Mr. Kataoka. Mrs. Mar ian Hayashi and Mr. and Mrs. Kaw",d<:"jmi. Oa ono kaukau served by Dot's and lots of desserts donated by da wives were enjoyed by all. After plenty of good food

5 Page 5 a nd lots of time to digest it, we conti nued with our program for the day. Da program was' pau by 1: 0 pm and after a short rest, Tamotsu Shimizu wen take o~er for da lucky number and bingo games, with help from Lefty. Kiyomi and Ted. There were enough prizes for all and some of the lucky ones wen get two. Oh.yeh, befo I forget, we like to tank Mrs. Shimit~ andha~asu for helping us to buy most of the pr izes. After da game we':haa mo time so Ted wen take over da entertainment with da help'of,j::6ur guest Ray Nosaka on da uke, Mrs. Nakano and Kiyomi in leadi~g da group singing. We wen close with all of us singing Hawaii Aloha and Aloha Oe. It was a fun and good fellowship party. (Note: I wen practice my pidgin English. Mo easy to writer, 'as why.) Mahalo to all of you for joining us and making this banquet one of the best, and many thanks for your kind donations which make it possible. Donations were received from M/M Enga, 20 Ibs. rice; M/M Fukino, $10.00; M/M Furuya, gift pack peanuts, Hawaiian fruit box; M/M Hamasu. 1 case ~oda, patchow6+k bedspread; MIM' Hayashi. boiled peanuts; Mllkei, tumblers; MIM Ishii, tsukemono;m/m Iwasa, 1 case soda; M/M Jinohara, sekihan and csukemonoi MIM Kamikawa, three 1/2- gal. shoyu, 20 boxes saimin; M/M ~aneshige, tangerines; MIKashimoto $10.00; M/M Nakano, knitted tissue bo)( cover, kni tted clothes hangers, box of candy; MIM Ota, $ls.oo, 1 cs. soda; M/Sekiya, $$0.00; M/M Shimakura. soapi MIM Shimizu, 5mm camera; M/M Takeshita, $15.00; M/Tanji, 1 case soda, MIM Taoka. $50.00; M/M Tokai 1" in, 1 case beer, 9 btls. 'shampoo, camellias i M/M Yamaki, $20.00, 6 gift certificates; HIM Yoshida, 20 Ibs. rice, blueberry delitesi Hayashi, $0.00. MIM Nosa ka, $20.00; MIM Kawa kam i, $15.00, box of chocolate, $10.00 Mahalo again. l' btl. liquor; Mrs. to PPPj M/Yamauchi, Rural Chapter meeti ng at Pear 11" ldge Square on 19 March 199 from 11 :00 am at the mauka corner of Moanalua Road and Kaonohi St. in Pear 11" idge. If you are not sure,,call me at in the evenings. HEADQUARTERS CHAPTER NEWS... By Ken Suehiro I admit that my inability to rememb~r things and events are proving fn'!strating and disturbing. But before I forget, let me tell you about of Hq. gol fers. (I won't mention names so you readers figure it out.) Three of our boys got together a foursome, including Tak Takahashi. I don't recall where they golfed but Tak volunteered to be the scorekeeper. As the game progressed t Tak paused at one of the holes and asked two of the foursome "how much did you ~hoot?~' The first answered "over 10". The second also said "over 10". Tak looked at the two and'without a word threw away the s~~r~ cards. I didn't dare ask who these two were but Tak did'say" "What's the sense of keepi n9 score?" I'm not a golfer but I assumed' the two were so lousy, no scores need be kept. However,,'to "have the scorekeeper throwaway the score cards must be bad - :un'heard 'Of to quote other golfers!..

6 Page 6" We had our first quarterly meeting on the 16th at 9;0 a.m. By our standard, it was a success - all told 7 attended.,they were Akira Akimoto, Toshio Kunimura J Tom Nosse, Prof. Otagaki, Suehiro, Art Tamashi ro and Gary Uchida. '. Our next quarterly meeting will be held in May and I hope we'll have a bigger group. The main topic.of discussion will be a Hq. meeting in Las Vegas. How about that? Wives and widows are,:,' welcome - pay your own way.. No set date but possibly in June. We plan to ask Kiyoshi Kami. City Travel, to take care. If you are interested I call Suehl ro,, I Arthur Tamashiro, 261-4'62, or Mike Takahashi The most important item of discussion was having our sons and daughters become members of our Sons and Daughters Club.,After all, they must take over soon, before we all die. Right rib~, the active ones are Daniel Uchida (Gary's son), Robi n Otaga'ki (Dr. Otagaki's son), Ca~t. Gray Ikuma (Edward's son). Randy Ik.wa (son of the late Roy Ikawa). Also Melvin Inouye, son of Medics Chapter Shigeru Inouye. I'm sorry but I have no idea whether any Hq. daughters were present and if they were, let me know and I '11 announce it in the next PPP. Art Tamashiro will be checking into a luncheon meeting for Hq. I feel'we should have wives, widows, sons and daughters invited - sort of a get-to-know each other get-together. Mi ke, our hustler, is wor ki ng on a new 11st for our telephone contacts. He promised. the list will. be of.,,active members and those who will remain active;' No sense bothering anyone who is not interested. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER NEWS... By Tad T. Hashimoto W'e ~ave a new member for 199.'" Mrs.' Gladys Nobuhara has joi ned our club~' She also donated the generous sum of $SOO t~ the 100th/442nd/MIS Memorial in memory of her deceased husband, Saburo Nobuhara of D Company. The looth monthly meeting was held on January 16, 199 (the third Sat. of the month) at 10:00 a.m. at the Memorial Hall. Eric Abe, 1992's looth president. called his last meeting to order, with new president Sam Fujikawa taking over the next meeting and on through 199. We thank Eric Abe for his excellent handling of his presidential and other related duties. Er lc also tha nked the members for the cooperation given him. For 199, it's Sam Fujikawa (C), president, Ben Tagami (A), V.ice-Pres., Douglas Tanaka (B), Secretary, and Harry Fukasawa (8), Treasurer. Present for the first meeting of the year were Sam Fujikawa, Henry Hayashi, Carlos Picazo, Henry Sakato, Tom Kasai, Ben Tagami, Harry Fukasawa, Eric Abe, George Kurisu, Toe Yoshino, Jim Ishizawa, and Tad Hashimoto. Ladies present were Fumi Sakato, Elsie Hayashi, June Kur isu. Jean Tagami., and Sue, Hashimoto. Henry and, Elsie Hayashi brought See's candy, Tom Kasai brought Cochella, dates,

7 Page 7 George and June Kurisu brought macadamia nuts. little goodies. Thank you all. We all enjoyed the At this meeting, it was approved by members present'that Ben Tagami may spend up to $ to maintain a 100th hospitality room at the 100th/442nd RCT and veterans reunion in Honolulu, Hawaii, from March 24 to 28. Good luck, Ben and Jean. Club 100 would like to thank Warren and Mildred Fencl of Morris, III i nois, for thei r generous donation in November to the looth Chapter. A great couple - we've seen them at so many of our 100th reunions. They have donated to a lot of things pertaining to the 100th and the 442nd. February 1 is our Valentine's night. April 17, Saturday, is Club 100 Family Night at the clubhouse. Dinner is at 4:00 p.m. 22 persons attended the rd annual installation banquet of the executive officers of the 100th/442nd Veterans Assn. of Southern Cali fornia. which was held on Saturday, Jan at the Torrance Holiday Inn in Torrance, Calif. Duly installed by Retired Colonel Christopher R. Keegan (H Co.) were the following officers: President, Geoige Yoshihara (E Co.); 1st Vice-Pres., Frank Seto (AT Co.); 2nd Vice-Pres., Sam Fujikawa (looth); Secretary. Henry Sakato ( 100th); Treasurer, Mi no Kami nishi (L Co.); Chaplai ns. Reverend George Aki (RHQ), Reverend Israel Yost (looth); Trustees, Sam Fujikawa (looth). Ben Tagami (looth). and Hank Yoshitake (IOOth): ;Administrative Coordinator. George Nishinaka (H Co.); Appointees, Ways & Means,'IY. :Bllddy Mamiya (IOOth).and Lloyd Toda (looth). 199 president for the 100th Battalion Chapter is Sam Fujikawa (C) and board delegate is Ben Tagami (A). Two. of the donors of the program and banquet printing were Chip Mamiya and Buddy Mamiya (D). Hank Sakato (B) led the pledge of allegiance and Hank Yoshitake (A), the 1992 president of the 100th/442nd Veterans Assn., gave a 1992 events report. Retired Col. Young O. Kim (IOOth) reported on the 100th/442nd/MIS Wor ld War II Memor ial Foundation and asked everyone's support of this magnificent memory we are about to leave for the future. Kim also participated i nthe roll call of the officers. Guest speaker was the noted UCLA economist, lecturer and author, Dr. William G. Ouchi. 100th members attending were Eric and Irene Abe. Sam & Teri Fujikawa, Harry Fukasawa, Henry & Elsie Hayashi, Nora Kim, Col. Young O. Kim, Buddy & Lily Mamiya, Ken & Hisako Miya and Ken's sister, Henry & Fumi Sakato, Harry & Harumi Sasaki, Lloyd & Chuckie Seki a nd guests Bob & Pola Fujioka, Ben & Jean Tagami. Albert & Connie Takahashi, Mas & Elma Takahashi. Hank & Kaz Yoshitake and their table of family and friends. The beautiful flowers, c6rsages and red rose bouquets were generously donated by Mako & Chiyo Yoshida. The Military Intelligence Service Club of Southern Calif. celebrated their annual Shinnen Enkai with a pfogram ~rid dinner at 4:00 p.m. on January 1 at the 8ay View Holiday Inn in'sant~ Monica, Calif. Attending were some members of the 106th who were.honored: Young Oak Kim. Buddy Mamiya, Ben & Jean/Tagami,Hank & Fumi Sakato, Hank & Kaz Yoshi take and Sam & Ter i ' Fuji kawa. Col. Kim gave a talk on the 100th/442nd/MIS World War II Mo~ument. The good news again is that the Camp Shelby Monument Has been,,

8 Pag~ 8 erected in Camp Shelby.. The bad news is that we still owe about $8,000 for the museum renovation and the monument. There are plans bei ng made to have a Camp Shelby edication ceremony with a side tr ip to New Or leans. This event is tentatively planned for Sept Thanks to Teri Fujikawa for a lot of help with a couple of articles. KAUAI CHAPTER NEWS... By Tsugi Takemoto What to do with all the donations received for our Iniki fund from you generous people was decided at a meeting held Feb. 14, 199 at the Wailua Marina Restaurant. At least the first attempt was made by voting on the suggestion that was brought back by committee of Mako Takiguchi. Ben Morimoto and Kazu Senda. The 2 members present voted to allot $200 to each paid-up member and another decision making will be held later. Larry Sakoda and Bunkichi Matsuyoshi have been helping other,veterans on Saturdays to repair the damages caused by Iniki around the Kauai Veterans Center. Wally Takemoto gave up Saturday also. The Kauai Veterans Council is fortunate in having a group of 15 veterans to do the ground work while waiting to see who will pay for the hurricane damages. Where and when the Mother's Day luncheon will be held will be decided by Lillian Takiguchi, Norma Senda, Shimoe Mukai, Matsuko Doi, a.nd Es>~heT..,. hjg,eta".wh.o.. wjll ",:r~pq.r.t" a,t... _-~.h.~,next meeting on April 18, 199. The scheduled date of April 11 is Easter Sunday. Nothing much is going on as too many members are too busy fixing their houses, or everyone is keeping m~m. BAKER CHAPTER NEWS... By Yasu Takata Eighteen showed up for our chapter meeting on saturday. Feb. 20, at one o'clock, an increase of 4 members. We expected more bec~ase of the change to daytime. I asked for news but nobody volunteered any. So I have to make my own, except for Evelyn Tsud&'s tidbits. The Health and Science news brought out two things. One was green tea, which Teshima of Japan wrote to me about sometime ago. Instead of coffee. I switched to chazuke and koko about couple of months ago using green tea, morning cup of green tea and night cap of a cup. It brought my blood sugar down about 25 points. Whether.it was the tea that helped or the drop in the intake of calories or,the,exercise I got cleani ng up my yard, who knows? It was the first drop in my blood sugar level in months. Next~ was the article about gar 1 ic. I haven't started on it yet. The paper says there are people who eat a whole clove a day and swear that it keeps them heal thy. Lefty Mizusawa of our Rural Chapter claims that mamaki tea helps if you believe in it. (Mind over body) Psycho~ogists say tht can happen. Lefty says he has plants at home and is willing to give them to people who believe in,it. Another one is noni JUlce. Ray Nosaka and I tr ied the noni juice for, several months but didn't show any improvement. The noni juice was thrown out by my wife who said it looks unsanistary. The various local newspapers carried very interesting stories about one of Hawaii's living treasures. Toshiko Takaezu. sister of Bill Takaezu. She was recently awarded an honorarydoctoi's degree by the University of Hawaii. She is a world renowned artist and her works in ceramics, fiber, and metal are now on display at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. the Contemporary Museum, and the Advertiser Gallery. Her works are also on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

9 Another articleln the 2/12/9 edition of the Ha~aii Herald which caught my attention was one "about Darrell Kani nau, son-i n-l aw of,james and Irene Ks'washi'ma. Befing /4 Hawaiian,Oarrell was asked abo~t his thoughts on th~ Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Although he is proud of his Hawaiian heritage, he is not involved in any movement because he is still trying to learn about the,hawaiian history. Darrell says that his marriage to Sue Kawashima has given him another cul ture a'nd he is very comfortable embraci ng,the two di fferent cul tures. As a matter of fact, Darrell and Sue were instrumental in having the annual mochitsuki gathering of the clan moved to their home. You may recall seeing them pounding mochi on TV and in the papers~ The most recent edition of the California Hotel news showed a photo or Frank Fujiwara smiling from ear to ear because he was one of the lucky slot winners. v...".'-1"-'. v '-'. CJ"-'. G"--'. ~ ~ ~. )1t C')<C) ~. ) j ) ) So CONTEST t The Sons and Daughters of the 100th Battalion Is sponsoring an essa contest open to all students In grades 6 8 (Junior Division) and 9-12 (Senior Division): The- winning' 'essay In each division will receive a $100 savings bond, Essays will deal with this question:. What do you think It was like being a Japanese-American during World Wa:r ",'... _ _--..._.-_.... Essay Contest Rules 1,,Essays should be no more than 500 words. 2. All entries must be legible. Type or print in Ink. double-spaced. oniy on one side of each page. All entries should be postmarked no later than ESSAY CONTEST Attention: Spns and c/o Club Kamoku Street Honolulu. HI payghters Education ',Include your name. address, phone number, school. and grade. 5.': All essays submitted become th'e property of The Sons' arid, Daughters of.i~' the 100th Battalion who reserves the right to reprlnt'the essays In :;, pan: or full. 6. Wlnners',will be determined by,a, panel of judges and Its decision wilt be final. Essays submitted will not be returned. )*'rv --.- "".- ') ,. Ji r til...

10 Page 10 SONS AND DAUGHTERS There's still time if you want to attend a SKIN CARE seminar on February 28 at 2:00pm at the clubhouse. Call Joyce Doi as soon as possible at Club 100 will be participating in the annual senior citizen fair on March -4 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel from 8:00am - :00pm. Our fathers will host an exhibit booth that will display medals, other war memorabilia and books. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help set up on the evening of March 2nd. If there is anyone who has a van or a big car and would like to help transport the items to the hotel please call Louise Morikawa at I will be lfere on March to help sell books and if anyone would like to help sell books on Marchlcall Louise.. ;.,. VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED for CHAPTER NIGHT on March 26 at 5:0pm at the clubhouse. We need help for: bartending, parking, decorations, registrations, set-up and clean-up. Please call Ann Kabasawa at if you would like to attend and/or help. The cost is $5.00 for this event. It will be a fun get-together with fathers from the Mainland as well as here. It seems like the 50th anniversary was just here and here we are planning for the 51 ST ANNIVERSARY. This reunion wil be held on Saturday, June 5 at the Pagoda Hotel from 10:0am - 2:0pm. Much help is needed. If you can help in any way, please call Joyce Doi at or Joanne Kai at Under the professional direction of Curtis Ho and Ann Ishida-Ho, LEGACY OF A GENERATION EXHIBIT at Kapiolani Community College Library will be ready for viewing by March 1th. Volunteers have spent many hours gathering the materials to honor our veterans. This display is comprised of photographs, excerpts from historical books, medals and other memorabilia. A special display of Rev. Hiro Higuchi's personal belongings will allow you to get a personal glimpse of the Reve.r~~A.w!t<? provided strength to soldiers. Mark your calendars for March 1 at 2:00pm at the library where you can chat with Hung Wai Ching and find out all about his role in World War II. Crimes against Asian-Americans today will be described by the Japanese American Citizens League. Then on March 20 at 2:00pm come and hear Mike Tokunaga share many war experiences. Also you'll be able to learn about how the veterans and their roles in the war had made such an impact on Hawaii socially as well as politically. " In its educational mission, The Legacy Foundation in conjunction with Waipahu' Community School for Adults will be presenting LEGACY OF A GENERATION SYMPOSIUMS on Saturday, February 27 and March 6 from 9:00am - 11 :OOam at Waipahu High School Cafeteria. On February 27, James Lovell, Bert Turner, Mike, Tokunaga and Thelma Chang will be speaking. Then, on March 6, Dorothy Matsuo; John Tsukano, Sakae Takahashi and Carol Fukunaga will share their stories. They are free and open to the public. There will be a questions and answers time also. 442ND 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE One of the events of the 442nd 50th anniversary is the PARADE on Saturday, March The march will begin at 9:00am from Ala Moana Park and end at Kapiolani Park. MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED from 7:00am - 1:00pm to help with the various tasks. Our 100th fathers will be marching in this paiade also. As sons and daughters we can march right by their sides. Please call Boyd Yamashita at or Warren.' Yamamoto at if you can help. The next quarterly meeting of the Sons & Daughters of the 100th Infantiy Battalion will be held in conjunction with the "Blast from the Past" social on April 24 at TripIer Officers Club from 6:0pm. Please call April Yukitomo at for more '. infonnation. Hope to see you there!!

11 - f Page 11. ATTENTION: ALL PUNCHBOWL CEMETERY INFORMATION VOLUNTEERS By Stanley Akit~ First, lid like to thank all of you for giving somethng to the community. lim sure, tha:t"you have that feeling of satisfaction and of being of service after directing someone to a gravesite or have answered a question asked by one of the visitors.,, I receive many.ponunents, especially from you volu?teers, regarding a little more information about the cemetery. Evelyn Tsuda has graciously volunteered to write a brief summary of perti.nent information.which you can pass on to those who are interested. (Will be available soori). A new schedule will be printed starting in June, 199 which will include all of you present volunteers (unless you wish your name to be deleted) and the new volunteers. If you do not wish to continue, please let me know. My phone number is Remember--this is all voluntary work, apd if you are unable to make it on your assigned day, just change with 'someone else on the list. Parking is available in stalls #5 and #6 fronting the main office. Finally, what you are doing is also to the glory of Club 100. w~ shall never take for granted the extreme sacrifices made by the men of the 1 DOth Infantry Battalion. We shall always cherish the rights of freedom that they had gained...' " We shall pass on their legacy of respect, hard work, family strength, and equality of all people to future generations. In keeping with these principles, the Sons and Daughters of the 100th Infantry Battalion is offering a competitive, annual higher education scholarship for a graduating high school senior or undergraduate, who is a descendent of a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion. This $1,500 scholarship, called "One Puka Puka Achievement Scholarship," is the first of several to be offered by the Sons and Daughters. This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving recipient during the 51st anniversary celebration of Club 100. Information packets will be mailed to interested students in January, 199. We are presently seeking contributions toward our scholarship fund. We invite you, your family, friends, and your company to make a donation. Scholarship donations to the Sons and Daughters are tax-deductible". For further information, please call Ann Ishida-Ho, Chairperson of the Sons'and Daughters Education Committee, at (808) or write to: Attn. Sons & Daughters Scholarship Fund, Club 100, 520 Kamoku St., Hon., HI "1he Sons and Daughters organization intends to file for non-profit. SOl{c){) status, which will be retroactive to the date of incorporation, June, 1992.

12 CLUB 100 SCHEDULE FOR MARCH, 199 ABLE. Saturday March 27 Loullge 8:00 A.M. BAKER Saturday March 20 Lounge l:oo P.M. CHARLIE Monday March 15 BoaI'd Room 10:00 A.M. DOG Saturday March 20. BoaI'd Room 8: 00 A. M. HEADQUARTERS No meeting this month RU'RA.L Friday March 19 Jp.rry Yamaki's Penthouse 11:00 A.M. HAWAII Thursday March 25 AJA Vets' Hall ll:oo~.m. MAUl. Thursday March 11 Siz~~lers Res t. 11: 0 A. M. KA.UAI :" SO. CALIF... Saturday March 20 Memclrial Hall 10:00 A.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thursday, March ll Board Room 7:00 P.M. SONS/DAUGHTERS BOARD Friday, March 12 Board Room 7:00 P.M. GREEN THUl-mS. Monday, March Hall 7:15 P.M KARAOKE... Friday, March Hall 6:00-10:00 P.M. CLUB 100 CHAPTER NIGHT Friday, March Hall 6:00-10:00 P.M. Collating date for the April Puka Puka Parade is March 25th. responsible for furnishing the manpower and the refreshments. Baker and Rural Chapters are CLUB th INF. BN. VETERANS 520 Kamoku Street Honolulu, Hawaii Non Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID Honolulu, HI Permi t No. 158