Cant see my new data after ejb 3.0 Facade.create()

Question

I am adding an address using EJB 3.0 Facade.create() method. On a separate page I call another EJB 3.0 customer.getAddressCollection() method, but the collection of addresses still has the old list. It does not have the new address in there. If I log out and back in it still does not show the new address. Only when I start another session can I see the new address.
I am using Sun App Server version 9.0.
Is there some App Server setting or some "flush" or "commit" method I am overlooking?
Here is the relevant code:
// update the database using the Facade EJB
        addressFacade.create(address);
        customerMaintenanceMessage = "finished adding address";
        request.setAttribute("activity","mainPage");
        request.setAttribute("customerMaintenanceMessage",customerMaintenanceMessage);       
        RequestDispatcher disp = getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/CustomerMaintenance");
        disp.forward(request, response);
//forward to the addressList page:
        Customer thisCustomer = customerFacade.find(customerId);
            List<Address> addresses = (List)thisCustomer.getAddressCollection();
            request.setAttribute("addresses",addresses);
            disp = getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/AddressList.jsp");
        disp.forward(request, response);
// Address List display JSP
        List<Address> addresses = (List) request.getAttribute("addresses");
        for (Address address : addresses){
                //display the address...
        }

Answer 1

I was able to get a working solution I added the following code right below the addressFacade.create(address) line in the update the database section:
     customer.getAddressCollection().add(newAddress);
     customerFacade.edit(customer);
Essentially, I had to update the address, the customer addressCollection, AND update the customer entity.
I think this is cumbersome, but maybe it is the price paid for the simplicity of EJB 3.0.