Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVI, Number 25, 15 ʻOkakopa 1941 — Fealty Vowed For Japanese Who Live On The West Coast [ARTICLE]

Fealty Vowed For Japanese Who Live On The West Coast

EOITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-story series depicting the problems and loya!ty of the Japanese-A(rierlfans on the West Coast. ' LDS ANCKLES-—War clouds ovor tho Pacific hnve focused the allonlion of the West Coasl on its large .Tapanese population aml llie queslion of \vhether tliese 150,000 Nip-ponese-Americans will remain faithfu! to the American gov-

jemmeiit in event of war. DitTori!!jr tn;in !licir p.>sirion in tho last W«r]<l \Vur. in whloh Japali was alienoil with iho Allioii cause, ,Tapanoso ;in<l Anierioans of Japauese anoo>;try now flnd thom splves tho o;vuso of somo an\tfty as the probienis of tho PaoiAo uro liiikoei moro closoly \vith Ilio Europenn *War and the Tokyo-Borlin-Home asis. ! līeprosentatives of tlie Tarious LTapanese-Anierioan ori. r anization?: in ! tho T*nitoii ?tntos, tho mft,iority of j tvhieh are in California. steadfastly j assert that tlie īssei (Lmmij:nint'= j horn in .1311811") an(i (he Nisei (Am j j orican-l«orn offsprins of tho<o immi- ' ' ;nt<l have heen, aro and wiil lio i : faithful to the T T nite<l Statos "in j a»y ovent«ality." j Centered In Califorma I [ Two thir.ls, or 100,000, of a!! Ja-1 j pauese-Au»ericans in the | jStutos now resido i» O;.iiforn;n nn.l huoro Uwu' 50,000 itve in Sottlīn>r» ! !Ca!ifornla. } Tho iioan of īhe Japanese-.\mo- : |rioa» "universo" is I.os Angoles*, '•!.Ct(lo Tokyo" a <l<nvrUou ii <oo- ' »!o(i of soveral blooks where tho: lioad<iuar(ors of hnndretls of Kiii-I ponoso-Amerk'an Associat!o!is aro! locateft. Second larsrost rontor is| San *TJttlo Osak!'.." j These oentors aro <>om-' pleie nnits. having their <nvn : tiewpntiorss enterprls!iii: rha!i!l>ors ■ of Oom»neroe anil Nipponese owuoii i hanks, *lru«r stores. hotels. hars an<l ; Westernizeti tea | In all of the Jnp;mose dt<tri< (s of 1 West rv>;ist rltlo<4 uro Nspjione°o j Amor!oan svoups or.irtnil?:oil to hriiij:] tho \Ve,st Far Ktis( to a 'Mom i 5 m><lo«Man<ll»jr ati<l (o <1omoii«(raU») iho hne of tho Tssoi aixl N)>o; f<.rl tho l'iiīfo<l Sta(o>". j An answer lo ihe... qu«vst'on ~f wh< thor fhose "ohil<ltvn of tho Uis.! (he T T n(te<l S(a(o>! if \v:ir sht«u!>? 1 \ t ' 1 •'< V( «\ I •. ,

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veeetal<los and fniits, aoooniinj; to |Xnkamura. | Une j NO\euth <if the total air«hle jl;an<} in Kalifornia, or a< ros, jis till<"<] h.\ Amerioans, Iho iinajority ot' whom ure AiaoWeau eljlixons, Thoir iinnual orop is \vorlh jStio,()oo,oL>o. | "\Yl<y. ! lioso poople are Ameriean iro the <-oro,'" Nakamura deolared. j"and if īn<lustriousnoss. pei-sever-.aneo in tho fa<'e <if (li^eiiininaUon^; ilhrifr ainl oourase spoll goo<l eiti-' Jzezislaip, ihen the people of Amerioa|| nee<i nevor \vorry over (lie .Tapan-] ose-Anioriean:> . . . at any tiiup."