Waterlront park proposal will increase hazardous shipments near

Val. 9 No. 23 · The Joumal of Seattle's Asialicommunities . December 1, 1982
Waterlront park proposal will
increase hazardous shipments
near International
District
by Ron
Ch~w
ments, a low-income housing project in
the International District.
Although two-thirds of the train traffic
is currently transported through the tunnel under downtown rather than along
the \'\1aterfront tracks south of BeU Street,
Sue Taoka , staff person for the International District Improvement Association, says the proposal will, nevertheless,
result in increased noise and danger to the
residents in the InternationaJ District.
''You 're moving aU of this hazardous
cargo to a residential area that's more
A proposal to eliminate rail shipments
from the tracks along the Sealtle waterfront and divert them to the mainline
tracks that run along the western edge of
the International District will increase the
danger of a hazardous materials accident,
the International District Improvement
Association has charged.
A group of professionals - including
architects and planning, lransportation
and financial consultants - has formulated a 5]0 to $12 milIlon proposal 10 densely populated. ,he said "The
create a lD-acre park on the Downtown Waterfront is actually a safer place to
\Valerfront. a park which would take up transport the hazardous cargo, because if
most of AJaskan Way in front of the piers , an accident happens there ~ there's less
Under the proposal. Alas-lao Way would people there. "
be scaled bad.. from four to two traffic
Shipments of hazardous materials.
lanes.
which are used in industries like puJp and
The park would incorporate plantings paper, are only pennjtted on the Water01 seasonal flowers, fountains. sculpture. front between midnight and ba.m.
paved aIPas for pedestrians. Joggers and
The tunnel apparently. does not have
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The propmal, prepared with assistance
from City staff. calls £or removal of the
operating railroad tracks along Alaskan
Way south oIBeli Slre<t.
'The removal of the track would have
considerable benefit, according to the
preliminary feasibility study of the Alaskan Way Waterfront Park committee. "It
would remove the noise and vibration of
the trains. improve the safety of the
streetcar operation. remove hazardous
cargo from the highest use portion of the
Waterfront . and avoid blockage of emergency vehicles travelling between the
Waterfront and Downtown."
Under the proposal. the Waterfront
rail shipments, which include ha.z.ardous
cargo such as deadline: chlorine, LPG
niquuied petroleum gas) and sodium
hydroxide!. would aJi be diverted to the
mainline tracks which run along the western edge of the International District and
into a tunnel which travels under down town. The mainli ne track enters the
tunnel at 4th and Jackson , across the
street from the Downtowner Apa rt-
:;any vents to tM tree:t above, a c
rn
cited by Taoka. ·'If anytlUng happens like
a derailment in the tunnel." she said, "and
a tank containing a deadly gas ruptures,
the gas wil.l be confined and may shoot
out in something like a bazooka effect. "
But Phil Sherburne, who heads the
Waterfront Park Committee, said the
likelihood of an accident involving hazardous materials is greater along the Waterfront than along the mainline track because the Waterfront tracks intersect with
auto traffic. There are no plans to change
the mainline track to accommodate the
increased traffic, he said, because only 13
or 14 addiHonal trains would be rerouted
from the Waterfront onto the mainline
tracks. and most of those trains are singJe
engines or engines and cabooses.
Dale Odell. contract administration
director for Burlington Northern Railroad. discounted the danger of a hazardous materials accident. "The tunnel
route is in mainline condition, We said,
','This is a main route. maintained at a
high level, and the rail fastenings are
heavier duty." And the trains going
II
through the tunnel do not exceed speeds
of20 miles per hour, he added.
The International District Emergency
Center has previously expressed concern
that, in the event of a hazardous materials
accident, it would be difficult to evacuate
the largely elderly population of the
IntematjonaJ District, many of whom are
non-English-speaking or immobile.
According to the Waterfront Park feasibility report. up to $3 million would be
needed to cover the costs of the railroad
rerouting . "Potential exchanges between
the City and Burlington Northern which
might involve valuable alterations in
franchise agreements or transfer of some
City land to BN are being examined." the
report states.
The report states that "no SIgnificant
obstacles to the implementa60n of this
proposal" were found, and that "it does
appear possible to raise the necessary
funds ."
Sherburne sajd the Waterfront Park
Committee will likely present the proposal to the Mayor and the City Council
in January, starting the environmental
Impact review process.
He stated that the City. Burlington
Northern and the affected property owners have been very supportive of the proposal.
T angalin wins sixth term as Filipino Community president
by Ron Chew
Silvestre Tangalan last month defeated
two opponents to gain his sixth two-year
term as President of the Filipino Community of Seattle. Inc.
Beginning with his election for the
Im-72 lenn, Tangalan has served continuously as Filipino Community President , except when he was upset by Vincent lawsin in the balloting for the
1919-SOtenn.
Nearly 1800 people came to the Filipino
Community Center to vote November
14. according to election supervisor Sam
AqUino. He called the turnout "average,"
although many who registered did not
vote .
m the race for president. Tangalan
gathered 710 votes, Rick Beltran 600
votes. and Mel Fernandez. 376.
Beltran is the current Filipino Community Vice-president , a post he will
relinquish when the newly-e.lected Filipino Community a ficers assume their
posts in January .
Fernandez, president of the University
of Washington Filipino Alumni Association, ran as a reform candidOkte, pledging
to expand the activities of the Center and
refurbish the Community Center build-.
lng. Although Fernandez attracted key
endorsements from community leaders
such as City Council member Dolores
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to register more eligible voters than
Fernandez, observers said .
Dolly Castillo easily won eJection as
Vice-president with 717 votes, defeating
Eduardo Del Rosario who had 488 votes
and Oscar Montoya who had 358.
Among the other election victors are:
Recording Secretary Charles Tangalan;
Corresponding Secretary Rowena Beltran; Treasurers Ella de Guzman and Lenon~ MangaJindan; Auditor Juan Men doza; Board of Trustees Salvador del
Fierro. Sr. and Greg Perez; and Clubhouse Managers Julita Tangalan and
Rose Beltran.
Silvestre Tangalan, commenting after
his election, said he would "pretty much
Just continue with the status quo." possibly improving existing Center programs.
He said he was disappointed that 80 per
cent of the 20 Council member politions
were won by women . "I have nodiscrimination against women," he said. "I think
they wiU be ouy and they have good
ideas, but when it comes to the hard . physical work, I don't think they c~ sustilin
it. "
And Tangalan sajd he was also disappointed that two women beat out two
male candidates for the Clubhouse Manager positions. " 1 wanted the men, ,. he
rr:marked. 'Women can do the scheduJingbut l don·, kn ow whether they can lilt
50 pounds of tables and chairs." TmpIan w.id he did not believe the two women
could come out to the Community Cmttr
in the evenina to open and doee the doo,..
"unI... their husbands wiU help them."
T anplan said he may appoint lOme men
10 assist thetwoClubhouw~ .
,.. .
Asians testify on community
needs and discrimination
by Sara T. Yamasaki
The Indochinese rdugees did not
choose to leave their homeland and come
to a cQuntry of ~oreign customs. language
and values. They did not choose to be
looked down on as they crowded into
a~rtments with other ~ee families. to
save money. They did nat choose to dlvarct their spaust, or, as in one particular
case. commit suicide to have their family
qualify for federal aid to families with
dependent children.
Bob Johnson. regional director of the
International Rescue Committee, depicted the situation facing Indochinese: refugees in his testimony before the Washington State Commission on Asian American Affairs Novembe.r20.
Johnson was one of approximately 25
representatives of groups who testifi~ at
a public hearing on issues confronting
Asian Pacific Americans, the largest minority group in King County. The
h.. ring. held al the King CounlY Council
chambus, ce.ntertcl predominately on
prevailing discrimination and financial
needs of the community.
Almost 10,000 indochinese. refugees in
Washington will lose cash assistance and
medial coupon benefits beause of a
shattering change in the refugft welfare
regulations, Johnson testified.
Gail Tanaka, director of the Intemation~ District Community HeaJth Center, said that because of federal cutbacks,
the Center has seen a significant increase
in the number of refugeeclients.
Stephen Sumida, assistant professor in
the Department of Comparative Ameri-
can Cultures at Washington State University (WSU), suspects racist pressures are
building more pervasively than people
are conscious of.
Representing the Asian Amencdn COI1lmunity at WSU , Sumida said th.e K~' Klux
Klan is now an active orgaOlutiQn at
Washington 5t3te University and not far
from campus sits the Church of the Aryan
Nation . a self-proclaimed ''Nazi Church.
Tancredo Verzosa. a community citizen told the Commission about a racial
di~mination suit he initiated against
the world's largest stockbrokers.
For 100 long Verzosa suffered blows ~o
his dignity while employed at Memll
Lynch . He watched a young. man he h~d
T;ancm:lo V~OU filf!d '" discnmi~lion suit ;ag;ainst Muriil Lynch - John Hu.b photo
trained and other less e.xpenen~ white
men move to higher positions in the com- Asian students to major in Engineering, Lujan, this d raft w o uld limit minority acpany while he remained at his entry leveJ Business, and Computer Science, said cess to the Universi ty of Washington.
The Commission pandists - State
job.
Herman D. Lujan, vice-president of
Verz.osa finally asked his employer to Minority Affairs at the University of Represenlative Art Wang, King County
Council
member Ruby Chow, Seutle
consider him for a higher paying. more Washington.
responsible position. His boss offered
According to Lujan, Asian students Oty Coundl member Dolo .... Sibonp,
him a job washing windows in his Broad- need to be exposed to other employment and members of the Commission Oft
moor home for $2 an hour.
options at an early age to meet broader Asian American Affairs - listene::l all
James Hattori, KING-TV reporter, needs of the community. The financial day to testimony fro m a dive.rsity 01
talked about the portrayal of Asian Pac- cutbacks at the UW will hit most strongly Asians including the Palouse Asian
ific Americans in the local media. Hattori the minority, adult learners and lower- American Associatio n in Pullman mel an
said the power of the me<tja to inform , income students; tuition will be hard to Asian Pacific American woman m.chinenlighten, question, probe and entertain afford and entrance requirements wiU be istinAubum.
must not be overlooked nor underesti- more competitive.
Ironically, while the C o mmission Ii&mated . Hattori encoura.ged Asian Pacific
The draft of the Revised Plan for High- te.ned to testimony fro m organizations
Americans "to speak their minds, to har- e.r and Post Secondary education: 198J- struggling with fin ancial losses, the Combor no fears of the press, and to continue 89 could seriously affect minority stu- mission itseU faces an uncertain futurt..
to make a stand for what is justly theirs. to
dents in the Educational Opportunities The Commission will be termin.ted in
At the University of Washingto n Program, said Lujan . The draft plan sug- June unless "Friends of the CommiSlion"
(UW), Asian enro llment, pa rticu la rl y in gests that entering university freshmen and other volunteers are able to counter I
the Schools of Dentistry, Law, andMedi· be limited to the lop IS percent of high negative legislative recommendation
cine, has declined with the tendency for school graduating classes. According to Ihrough lobbying and publicityeffotts.
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Economic development fair focuses on improving Chinatown business
by Ron Che.w
The Seattle Chinese Post and the ChiNltown Chamber of Commerce last
month hosted an economic development
exhibit at the Imperial Palace Restaurant
in the International District.
Thirty-se.ven businesses - including:
restaurants, banks and stores - sold produets and displ.yed their services al the
exhibit. and a panel of business persons
spoke about how to improve the ec0nomy of the Seattle Chinatown-Intemation~ District ar!:a.
The panel included architect Dennis
Su, Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
President Jesse Tam, and Kau Kau Restaurant owner Wai Eng . Panel members
poinled out thaI, despite the depressed
economy, business in Chinatown was
generally doing better than in other parts
ofthecity.
AssunLil Ng, publisher of the Seattle
Chinese Post, said one goal was to encourage development of the International
District as a diversified commercial center - with more than just restaurants and
grocery stores. She commented that
within the last five years, the District ha;
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security, and haVing more activities to
draw people into the a rea .
'We have here a city within a city and
no one even realizes it," Ng commented.
"Not aU Chinese, Japanese or Vietnamese
live in the International District, so we
w~ted. to bring together a variety of
busmesses to show what our community
has to offer in terms of resources."
many of the ideas for improving; the buRness climate of Chinatown have been diJ..
One panel member pointed out !hat
cussed befo"" but tha t lack of influential
leadership has hampered their implanentation.
Among the b usinesses which hod
booths al Ihe exhibil were: Mon Hoi Chi-
Panelists talked about attracting great- nese Bakery, King Lung Commodities,
er numbers of white consumers to the Silver Dragon Restaurant , Koru Giftlnte.rna!i~nal District, improving the song Center, Wah Young Co., To~ Pr0av.&ilability of parking, increasing police tection C enter and Kong Sun Co.
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"ideoI modo]" 01 a teacher, and thai
there would be no way 01 domminine 11
the t.achon picked mlsht haw_1ooIinp toward the studmb they Wft1! _
po..d to help . Sibonp addod that the
teach... must "be oonsItive to cultural cIif"
feren,..." that mlsht offoct the otudmt.
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Carl Williams of the Bilingual education Service Center for Alas.ka and tM
Northwest (BESCAN) and other com"
munity people expmoed concern that
Asian languag<s, particularly Chu-,
are being dropped by the School District .
Williams commented that it would be
counterproductive to lose such an important resource, particularly with the t.rade
possibilities for the Northwest as a P.. cific
Rim Country.
Williams also offered Steele the help of
the BESCAN staff, which includes a number of Specialists in Asian languag<s and
cultures, to tither set up workshops or
work directly with aides, administraton
and teache.rs. In particular, Williams said
BESCAN could help in cross-<:ulturol discipline problems, such as the conflicts
between Asian and Black .tud..,ts. WUIiams a~ with Steele that setting up a
program such as Steele suggested, utilizing smaller class sizes, would ~uire retraining teachers to adapt to the lower
student-teacher ratio, and said his organization could help in that training.
In clOSing, Steele told the group to
"hold my feet to the fire" and arrango to
meet with him regularly, but particularly
around budget time, when it can make a
difference for the next year. "Unfortunately it 's true that the squeaky wheel ~ts
the oil," he said , He also suggested that
the community go to the School Board to
present impo.r tant issues.
Another meeting with Superintendent
Steele is planned for January . For further
information contact Bettie Kan. at 722an
Conamed members of the Asian community met informaUy with Seattle
Public School Superintendent Donald
Stft1e last week to question him about
bilingual educa tion funding, school
administration staffing, and conflicts ~
tween Asian and non-Asian students.
Several of the 25 people attending the
November 22 meeting at the Wing luke
Memorial Museum supported the School
District's Newcomer program when
Steele criticized it as a "pull out" model
where students are segregated from the
mainst.ream of students.
City Council membe.r Dolores Sibonga, who organ ized the meeting after
Steele expressed interest in talk.ing to her
about Asian commu nity concerns, asked
Steele abou t bilingual fu nding. which will
probably lose T itle VU funds from the
federa l government nex t June. The District's 68 bilingual staff face the possibility of layoff if those funds are not replaced.
State funding of bilingual education
will be part of a block grant which will
also provide funding for severa] other
school programs, such as special education and programs for gifted students.
Steele said the School District is currently suing the state to include bilingual
education under basic education funding.
The District is also "fighting with the federal government." according to Steele, to
get funding for bilingual education,
The School District "cut nothing out of
bilingual education last year," Steele
said. and he hopes any budget cuts made
this year will be a function of a declining
bilingual enrollment.
Block grant funding, where individual
school districts would decide how much
of the grant to give each of the included
programs, may beagood way to fund the
programs. however. "the problem is the
adequacy of the funding." according to
Steele, If the state retains the same type of
,.
Asians voice concerns in
meeting with School
Superintendent
tax structure. the block grant may not be all students are treated equally for the
enough to sufficiently fund the progra ms same offense. Some community people,
involved. But Steele said he is optimistic however. feel the problem of harra.ssnext year's school bu dget will do better ment, particularly of immigrant group
with a Democratic-controlled state legis- studen ts, is not being adequately handllatureand thepossibilityofastate income ed.
tax .
Due to budget cuts, Steele said, the DisSibonga also reminded Steele of a state-- trict no longer has aides on each school
ment he made at a meeting with the Asian bus. but has 10 security personnel availcommunity last year. At that meeting, able to handle a ny figh ts or connicts that
Steele said the District "should have an may happen. Steele admitted this is a
Asian assistant superintendent." But so weaker system, and urged people to
far, in his 17 month tenn as superinten- report any problems that may occur on
dent, Steele, who has appointed one the buses.
assistant superintendent, has not made · Steele said he did no t believe in any
such an appointment. Steele told the program like the Newcomer Centers that
group last week that, though there still is isolates students fro m the rest of the
not an Asian assistant superintendent, school. particularly when the students
the community has a strong representa- isolated may not have much in common
live in Ken Seno, direct or of policy and other than their inability to speak Engplanning for the administration.
!ish. Steele said he fa vors placing students
Frankie [rigon, editor of the Asian who are behind in their schooling, whe-Family Affair, questioned Steele about ther because of a language leaming or a
the District's handling of conflicts be- discipline problem, in smaller classes
tween Asian and non-Asian students, with a "hand picked" teacher who would
particularly Blacks. Steele said the Dis- "take responsibiHty fo r their education."
trict's new discipline poHcy, implemented
Maria B.atayola of the Asia n-Pacific
-earlier this year, is meant to ensure that Women's Caucus told Steele hewas using
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by Moyuml T . utWw.
For t.he past 10 years, stereotypes of
Asian/Pacific Americans in the news
media .md mte.rtainme.nt media have
bftn the rallying cry for organizations
wishing to end discrimination against
Asians and other minorities in the media.
Today. however. this attack generalizes
and ignores the finer aspects of th~ prob-
Some relevant concerns
about the failures of the
print media
lem .
From five years' experience working at
a major daily newspaper and previous
association in the media field , I offer the
following as more relevant concerns reg.uding at least the print media. The
infonnation can be ordered in three cafe--
gones: inclusion, identification and accuracy. and all are perpetuated by the lack
of qualified Asians employed in the field.
1. lnclusion - Often news and feature
stories boil down minority participation
to black and white. A recent front page
news story on the new members elected to
the Washington State legislature noted
the number of blacks without any mention of other minorities, notably our own
Gary Locke. Often national wire stories
originate in the Eastern part of the United
States, where blacks are the most visible
minority in se\leral major cities. lack of
awareness by local news desks aJlows the
same unfair bias against fair reporting to
be continued without any feeling that
there has been any mistake made on the
part of the local newspaper.
2 . Identification - O.K. so they admit
that 'Asian/ Pacific Americans exist, but
then what? Where do we start? Often a
glaring omission of an important organization or individual is made. For example, with the recent death of Genji
Mihara, long-time head of Japanese
Community Services, Inc., no obituary
was run in the Seattle Tim£'s until the day
o( his funeral, and only aIter 1 called the
news desk to identify him as a leading
Seattle figure. Or in the case of a feature
on the international District soon to be
run in the Sunday magazine section, [he
photographer called me to ask how she
could get into the "good" places to shoot
and could she get' names, addresses. and
phone numbers of J.D. leaders. Or in the
big fea ture story on 82 outstanding young
people of Seattle to watch in 1982. there
were virtually no minorities listed among
the hundreds nominated (or the list untill
was asked to contribute; thus Dave
Okimoto of Asian Counseling and Referral Service and Shawn Wong, writer.
were added.
3. Accuracy - Names of orga.nizations often are misspelled or written
WTOng. Filipino Youth Activities (not
"Association") and Intemational District
W e need negotiators, not these clowns .
by Gary Iwamoto
The two old-timers sat on the park
bench, both buried in newspapers which
had been left there. The ftrst old-timer
Mid. '1 wish both ada could iU&t. sit
down and r..nc this over . There's got to be
some common ground. The fate of the
country is at stake. Don't they hear the
people talking in the streets7 This madness has to stop." His friend nodded his
headina.gree:ment.
"First, one side escalates its position,
then the other side escalates its position,"
the old-timer continued. "And the people
in the streets have no say. Ues are spread
by both sides. We can't separate the truth
bKau5e it is hard to teU what is going on."
His friend nodded in agreement .
"And look at all of the money involved. People are starving in the streets. Un~
employment continues l'o grow. Businesses are going to bankrupt. All of this
money ~ng spent, but I think it's unwinnable . Do you know who is going to lose
out1Thepublic.
"One of th~ days, the public is going
to say 'Enough already: I can sense it
now. I read the newspapers, r hear the
radio, I see television ... there is a movement growing among the people who are
getting s.ick and tired of what's going on.
And sooner or later, both sides are going
to have to listen to the people ... H~ friend
nodded his heold in agreement .
"Don't they realize that if they did sit
down and tried to reach an agreement, we
can go about our business and we wouJdn 't have to worry about the future1 J think
it's petty differences that are keeping both
sides apart. Maybe we need a change in
leadership. We need negotiators, not
these clowns who seem to want to avoid
each other.
'''m not saying that either side is right.
But I think that both sides should be able
to live together in this world . After a1l,
the stakes are real high . Maybe they can
both give in a little, especially since the
American public is involved. But (Tom
where I Sit: both sides are only looking
out for theu own special interests. They
don't have the inter5ts of the people in
mind.
'1 think they are ignOring us . To teU
you the truth, I'd like to ignOft them, but
that kind of thing alway. ends up in big
headlines. The news is full of it. But you
know, when they weren't at the bargaining table and then was no news about it, I
almost forgot about it. But then one side
would hint about their willingness to
negotiate. and it would be back in the time fur the media In stitutions to recognewspapers again. " His friend nodded his nize our voices.
head in agreement.
Tsutakawa is a reporter a1ld copy
'I just wish they would sit down and editoro1l1eave from tile Seattle Times.
sign the damn thing. 1 just don't see why
that can't be done. But I really don't know
if that will ever happen. I see the biggest
problem as one of trust. Both sides don't
trust each other. Traditionally, they are
against each other.
"But maybe there are better things to
do with my time than sit here and spout
off. Whether it happens or not . I'll still be
Edllor
around:' His friend looked at him and
Ron Chew
said, 'What are you talking about1
Adt'l'rllSlII8 R~pl'f!'.iftlt"'i~$
Nuclear arms limitation has got to hapSutt Chin. Sandra Coong. Sen"rQ l<'Uir:
pen. If there is no limitation, how do you
COlltnlolltillg Edito1'l
know you are going to be around."
Ann F'UILi [)e:oln Wong
The first old timer looked at his friend
Arlo.ndJr·
and said, "Nuclear anns limitation 7 I was
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Why do they
all look alike?
live vaJuo leads to artistic ge.nesis. Rather
than limiting ourselves 10 lind diches. we
shouldbeexp~dingoul'arti$ticho.rizons.For
Our EdJtor:
Why it it that all Asian Amman arts pubUarion. look the t.a.mel I am merrina to th.e
photOVOPho publioh.d In "er..ti"" Sou"","
(Novt'lnba- 17. 1912). It .etmI like no AQn
Amaic.an photo contest delavina, of the: name
any conscientious Asian Americans. there is
no other w ..y.
Greg Soone
Historically accurate,
but incomplete
ilcomp" without dw obIiaatory kimono (or
-obliquo AUD ........). ......Ad of..u- Dear Mr. Chew:
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ina ...........
The ~rtide entitled , "Is the Offi~ For
tobe .............. -.........ondplotitudn Women's Rights Serving Asian Women's
_ _ _ by our own klDd. Tho ~ 0/
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they -.... u Nf.eds, " wrltt~ by Doug Chin ~ younoelf
PfOII<r Aoi.In "-lean oubjoct _
. ha.. (November 17, 1982), is historiC<llly accurate
incomplete. It don not ~port I~ ~ult~
...bmIttod 10 • """,0 ......uty . ........ ~ but
of, the Asian PacifiC' Women's Caucus ~ling
you wIIIlhls ......uty
With Ms. Don~ Moo~, director of the Of'fl«
for Women's Rights (OWR).
jou .. wriIino ......' dna ...... woWIi ... be
The .lrticle chtd an employment brochul't
tha.t was to k tramlatcd into two Asian P.ld-- 10 horitoeo.
Noohina
""""HaIiywood-IIIonina~."
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The fact 01 the maUer wa.s that
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_Photo-_ I~ was no employment brochu re in exis.
III!:nce. The b rochu re tha.t would ha.w been
Ir.anabted wouki haw bftn ON' of the <JV.JR',
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w.uages.
Commuruty Health Cent.r (not "Clinic")
are commonly mistaken . Noted Ch.icMKJ
educator Robert Camas recently w_
identified as a black. Somet imes over~
sights in pho to identifications are found,
such as in a photo in the Times after the
deaths of Silme Domi,n go a nd (;me
Viemes, showing a demonstration accusing the Marcos regime o( collusion in the
deaths. It failed to correctly identify
Cindy Domingo, sister of Silme, as tM
maIn figu re in the pictu reo
Many, many examples of a voidable
problems and errors regarding the minority community occur every week in the
print media. I personally am consult~ on
such questions often when I am at the
newspaper and at least every several
weeks since I've been on leave frp m t~
newspaper.
The main reason these mistakes or
oversights occur is unfamiliarity with the
minority community among the staff, re-porters, photographers and editors, and
the easiest way to remedy the problem is
to have more qualified Asian / Pacific
Americans on the staff. Of an editorial
staff of about 150 at the Seattle Times,
only six are Asian (one C hinese, one Filipino, and four Japanese). In addition,
there are only four blacks and no India ns
or Chicanos. OnJy one minority is in a
decision-making editorial position.
The problems of stereotypes. lack of
inclusion, accuracy and identification
will never be alleviated or solved, even
with sensitivil'y sessions for the heads of
newspapers, until the number of qualified
Asians and other minorities is increased
dramatically. In this area, there are many
bright, hard-working, experienced Asjan
and Pacific American journalists, ready
to make their mark.
The Asian and Pacific communities
here always have had strong newspapers,
within those communities, a sign of good
organization and high literacy. Now it is
existing materials on non-traditional jobs, seJCual harassment oron Ih(> office itself. TheCau.
cu§ identified the need for a g(>neral employment rights brochure.
Through cooperative had work on bOlh
sides, ill ut>to employment brochure has b«n
developed to translate i.nlo five Asian Ian.
gu~~es. namely : Vietna~ , Cambodian.
FlhplOo. Korean <Jnd Chinese The Caucus has
spent many hours in the development ilnd refinement of the employment content. It has
also presCribed an intenSive content review
and t.ranslatio.ns review proc~s by other C'om.
mumty age noes such as the Cenler for Career
Alternatives. Asian Coun~1ing and Referral
SelVlI:e and Employ~nt Opportunitl~
Center to ensure ;appropriate Content and
translation .
As .in any effort to make government respo~lve .10. the community, the proof of thf'
pu~dtng IS m the reading of the brochure in
ASian languages .
Sincerely yoors.
Maria Batayola . Asian Pacific Women's
Caucus and rormer Seattle Women'sComrnis_
51 on member.
.. P.S . T"~ Seattle Womt''' 5 COttl'HI.ssio'l is
lomt'd to filII Of"CfI for W>'> " M!II s Rig'ltS
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photographer
by Ann fulii
Reiearch help!; Barry Wong take better
and more intelligent pictures .
"1 don't like to use the fact that I m a
new~paper photogrilpher as a crutch.
wid Wong; !>tilff photographer for Tile
Snlttle Tim€s. I )ike to be good at every·
thing, I don't like anybody who depends
on mt!' to have to scttlt!' for anythmg. Wong has been a full-time photographerforfouryears.threeat Ti,e Tm,es
and oneat the Frono Guide in California
wherehegre:wup. Hinntry into the world
of JOumalism waS molivatrd by an
iIIdmiring English tucher. who thought
Wong should be editor of the school
paper. He became assistant editor and
from there rus interest in photography
developed ,
I read every photography book in the
public library in FreYlo," saId Wong,
"And then I tool every course 1 could
Then 1 talked th. Junior high school
soenceteacherantolettingmeintothisold
photo lab,"
\""ong·s training is different from most
photogr.aphers who (aTlle out ot photojoumallsm schools. he says He attended
Syraetc.e Uniyersily in 'ew York, which
taught two branchb of photography:
photojoumalismand iUu~tralion.
"1b re Will" ill 11..'1 of blending in the
dill~.
id \\'ong. "1h")()k both iUu<;tra~
lion and phl,to joumalism 50 I gN more
Ir 'nmg m the u~ of color. lighting,
strooothan those who went on to a purt
rhotoloumah m school. and that was
probably to mv advant.lRt
\-Vong .also apprrciath many typn of
photograpl1y and he lilrs to dabble in
diHe~nt !>tyles
1 m n'al proud of the versatility 1 have
.md thdt I'm til Vl.'1"}' f .. it It>amer .. he said..
If 1 get into something 1 don t know
about. I usually adapt very quidJy tlnd
pic).. very high standards for whoilt I want
to pull of( ..
Wong s.ays that reo;earch helps him to
take ~tter" pictures. Whether he's
shooting politicians or ~ports, he tnes to
become, me..... hat of ~ ·'expert· on what
he's domg.
' lilo..e when 1 was photographing
I former U,S. SenatorJ Warren Magnuson
during hIS last campaign . I went to the library and puJledstonesgoing way backlo
the 60'~ to find out about his mind. hi
politics, his life. the type of people he liked
tospeal in front of . ...... hat he stood for and
what made him mad
"lnthat way , it a!lows me to take more
intelligent photographs. photographs
that aren't Just somebody walling around
domg something, but pictures that say
something about the personality, what
the person believes an,"
INh."Wongwas<b>ignedtocoverbase-ball for three months. he wasn't looking
forward to it very much .
(found ba~ball tremendously boring
as a spectator ~d frustratang as a photographer; §.aId Wong. "because the game
would lull me to sleep and just as I was at
the point of dozing. everything would
happen 10 two seconds, and I would wake
up and be frustrated
• So I lUst rec;ign~ my Uto the fact that
I would be shooting this. SO I better be
good at it
\"008 read books on baseball, from
how-ta-play books to aniillysn of the
current tums to gossip boo
And by the time thefil'tgame rolled
around. I was suddenly an intrigued
photographer omd had a much better
appreciation of the game, \.'\fong said
And it became lIot ol fru~Lr.ltion, but a
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challenge, in that it's a highly difficult
sport to photograph
A newspaper photographer must be
able to shoot a variety of things, from
fashion to lasagna. And not all photographers can do this. said Wong.
·It takes an unusual balance of personality Lraits to make agood photographer.
he said. ''There's the artistic. the mechanical and the scientific. and not everybody
has those qualities, not even good photographers. So they have to mile up for it.
work extra hard. which gives them a great
disadvantage.
I have a reputation with !'Orne editors
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t'asy
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nalism is that you're limited by reality.
\.-'VIlat you have to work with is what's
going on in front of you and that critical
moment can be very brief
'50 for that kind of photography. one
trai.ns himself to be ready. Whether it's
technically, physically, or mentilly to be
able t(l ~ what's going on and to be able
to recognize it.
The difficulty of illustration photography is capturing a mood or feeling
about a picture on film.
1Vhen you try to translate this, you
have all the technical difficulties. Wong
said. 'There is no reason why it shouldn't
be
because 1 can usually get just as excited
about the topic as they are
''The major tough thing in photo jour-
~£ect .
m y photogr-aph y teache r to ld
me. You thought it up with your mind,
you have the lights, the props and if it's
imperfect, you made it imperfect.
\-\fhen he was a young photographer,
Wong would look through books. and
once in a while a photo would catch his
eye.
ltwouldn'tbeinygreat prize winner.
Wong said, 'but it would just reach out
and transfix me, grab a hold of me.
·'It wasasificouid understand what the
photographer saw, what the people were
going through, and if I was there. 1would
ted the same way about the situation as
the photographer did
Wong wants hiS photographs to bring
people together from different times.
What I want to do is to contribu te. to
oot the plrtur that fm supposed to
~hoot,"hesaid. "so that somebod'l many
years down the road will see them and
know that if they were there, they would
have seen and felt the same things I did. "
But as (or the p resent , Wong has yet to
decide what dirmion he wants his career
to take. "I'm still trying a lot o f things and
seei.ng what I'm good at , he said.
He encourages young, aspiring photographerstotakeinalotofexperiencesand
not to get caught up tot ally in photography.
'In the long run. tha t leaves you very
empty and you then just become part of
the mechanism of the ca mera ." Wong
said.
The stereotyped lifestyle of a photojournalist is ve.ry alluri ng. A lot of young.
photographerswillgetcaughtupintrying
to behave like a 'news photographer ' and
tend to ignore who they really are, to lose
their compassion, lose their heart .
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December 1 1982 The lnl~matlon&J 6xoUnlrwr I pqe 7
by Lonny Kan<\<o
11 you look across tho h.rdwood Ooor
of San Diego's SaUet Society 5tud~o,
you'lI see her thue at the head of the hn:e
d ballerinas at barre, 'her long blad. half
pulled bad into a hun. Her black leotards are complemented by a pair ~f.tan
parachute pants. those ~', autight
warm-ups dancers use to make Ihmlselves uncomfortably sweaty to lose
welght At five foot seven and barely over
it hund'.red pounds. there can't be mu'!'
for Linda Reiko Kimura to lose. but she,S
trying to lose the six pounds she feel she 5
ovef\'l--eight before she travels acroSS t~e
country to begin her second season Wlth
the PeMsylvania Ballet.
For Linda this is the second of the twoa~ay workouts during the ofr-se~son
with which she maintains her professIOnal performance leve1. From the time
they've done the first plies, sweat bre~ks
out along her back. Her hands and fmgers, gracefully iong and beautiful in performance, work as hard as her I~ and
feet as they shake with the isometric tension necessary to keep each finger, each
hand shape nowing from one position to
the next in an i.IIusion of grace and ease.
Reiko (her professional nam~) will leave
the noor drenched and exhausted, until
it's time to head out for coffee at the yearold Nordstroms in San Diego's famous
Fashion Valley.
Ballet, which has its roots in European
tradition, has always emphasized the line
of tho leg. BaUet dan""" spend. lot of
time doing barre and center work. which
shape the feet and the turnout of the leg.
its extensions and attitude. Thus it has
always been important for ballerinas to
have relativelyJong legs and short torsos.
With the exception of the Jaffrey Ballet,
few companies have broken with the
Russian and European tradition.
10 contrast , modem dana: companies
such as Martha Graham's haVe! ~mpha­
siztd th~ longer torso and its nexibility. In
a modem dance company. women violate the ballet esthetic in favor of greater
arm, back and leg strength. Graham. as a
choreographer, has long taken advantage
of Asian dance.f$ and their lower center of
gravity; and the floor work Graham de-mands builds great abdominal strength.
So it is unusual to find an Asian American dancing in a nationally known professional ballet company. linda notes
that Yoko Oehino recmtly danced with
Am.rieon Ballet Th•• tro (AST) and h..
sisler lori danced with Pennsylvania Ballet before R~iko was hired.
'The Oriental body is just not made for
Und.i. R~iko KlmulOl dOinces for the Pennsylviln~ Billiet - W.a.nda T ri ttm Rob1l\ photo
ballet," says linda. "Our proportions
aren' t right. We're usuaUy too short or
too long waisted or too heavy in the legs.
But you can make up for it . For example.
if you're short, you can dance tall, and
people will believe you are taU ."
Height is not one of linda's problems.
'When 1 was growing up, all the boys
were this taUI" she says, indkatingalevel
An exhibition of sumi a.nd watercolor
paintings on Chinese rice paper by lucy
Uu continues at the Frye Art Museum
until December 12. The museum is at
Arts'
Terry and Cherry. Free admission. Can
622~ .
The Seattle Art Museum continues to
exhibit Oriental Rugs of 1M. Hajii Bab."
from the late 16th to early 20th century.
The rugs a~ from Turlu:y,lran, India,
U.S.S.R. (Soviet Centrai Asia and Turke·
stan) and the People's Republic of China.
Through January 2. FTff admission on
Thursday. C.1l 447-4670.
The. Cicada Gallery at 608 Maynard
AVe!. S. continu~ its Christmas show of
local craftspeople until December 24.
C.U624-S319.
The North Seattle Community College
Gallery in Room 1332 presents a show of
oil paintings on paper by Robert Tse and
prints by Robert Graves until December
]0. The hours ~l"C! MondaY - Friday, 11
a.m.-3 p.m. It is also ope:n Wednesday
and Thursday nights. 5-8 p.m. Add~
is 9600 College Way N .
Playwrights . from Idilho, Montana,
on , Wash.l~gton .and Wyoming are
ehglble 10 parlKlpate In the third annual
Northwut Playwrig,hb Conlerence in
April at the! Empty Space Theater. Otad.
O.re:s
-etc-
Compiled by Alan Chong lau
line for submitting scripts is January 15.
Manuscripts should include SASE and be
addressed to John Kaz.anjian, New Play
Development, The Empty Space Theater
919 E. Pike St .• Seattle, 98112. Here's ~
chance for new playwrights to see their
plays get a full production.
For those of you interested in seeing
some of set designer Gilbert Wong's
work, catch The Best ChrishNl.!l Page;r,nt
Ever, where "the worst kids in the world"
are. cast in a Christmas pageant. It plays
thrOligh December 30 at the Poncho
Theater. Ddn't forget to bring your kids
along. CaU633-4567 .
Further down the! coast another set de-
~"1lw~Eaa.Nnu I ~ 1.1912
at the tip of her nose . "I only had one Ja~
anese boy friend - and he was half
Japanese. But I'd rather be tall than short.
Even though tall baUerinas get stuck in
the back of a classical ballet, you can do
more. with a tall person. They have nice
lines."
Seattle audiences had their chance to
see. linda perform last March when the
Pennsylvania Ballet played in the Opera
House. Kimura is not new to professional
ballet. She spent the year before last with
the Nevada Dance Theatre and the three
years before that with the San Diego 831.1let.
Talking wit.h linda, it's not clear whethe.r being a Japanese American hurt her
Continued Ot1 page 9
signer named Wong is garnering a fine
reputation. Carey Wong is set and costume designe.r for the Portland Opera . He
is responsible for Don Giova.nni, L.
Cene.rentola and a host or other productions al the opera. The winter issue of
Stepping Out Northwest magazine
profiles Wong and his work .
locally, our Own Asian Multi-Media
Center/ Northwest Asian American
Theatre is celebrating its lOth anniver.
~ry :-vith a Community 5.how-Off high.
IIghtmg the up and coming comedian
Arnold Mukai. It may be the last chance
to catch Mukai before he heads to L A
a~d hopefully, stardom. Also appearing
Will be Northwest Asian American Theatre players, the Inter-1m Interrupters
Seattle Taikoand Shakespeare In Yellow'
The show ~iIJ. feature visuals by Dea~
Wong and IS dm!'cted by Maria Batayola
and produced by Bea Kiyohara . This all
lak~ piaceonDecemberl1 at the Nippon
Kan ~he~tre al 608 S. Washington.
Donahon Is$10.oo. There's a n<>-host bar
fro~ 6-? p.m. Showtime is at 7 p.m.
Don .' mISS ,:",hat promises to be a special
~enmg while helping a worthy Commu_
nity organlzation at the same time
In .addition , the Northwest 'Asian
Amencan Theatre recently received a
small operating grant from the National
Endowment for the Arts and wants to
match that grant with donations from the
community. Help keep community arts
alive. For infonnation on how you can
help, write Asian Multi-Media Ce.nter,
c/o Kenichi Nakano, 2733 33rd Ave. S .•
Seattle, WA 98144.
Chi~ese American jazz pianist Ted lo,
based In New York, is featured on the latest album by bassist Ron Carter titled
PariaH, from the Fantasy record group.'
Locally, pianist Deems Tsutakawa has
his first album set fo r reJuse by J-Town
Records. Years in the making the record
simply called Deems, has Tsu'takawa on ~
se\'e~-root Yamaha studio grand piano
plaYing solo and joined by rhythm and
horn sections as well as background
J~als. DHms is available by writing
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36th Avo. S., Seattle, WA 98118. Call
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ka~al i~ MusIC present Deems TsutaDean M':h'·lbu ,:, PMremiere Concert with
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of b.ttle. I. was the dftpeot, most_ful moment of pure music durina tho
who1 . ...erung.
Chinese musicians
entertain Nippon Kan
audience
A crowd nearly filled the hall of the
Nippon Kan Theatre last month to hear
the Silk Route, an ensemble of eight musi cians and two dancers, perform an evenin.sofChinesemusic.nddan~.
The group from the People's Republic
of China presented songs and dances
from ChiN's v.ut northwnt regions,
bordering on the ancient caraviln trolHs
by Alan Chong lau
known as the Sill RoutE . Since its arrival
October 3, the group has toured Canada
orful costumes like those worn at the and winking at the audience. One forgot
just how much consummat~ skiJi it took
the- U.S. mainland . and Hawai i. Seattle heigh. of the Tang dynasty .
was the group's last stop before returni ng
The progTolm opened with a bucolic to make his effort 5«rn so effortless and
to China.
and understated Chinese Aute piece with lighthearted. The mustc he played came
Group leader Hun Dao Yun said he pipa accompaniment. Next. Daud Aoud from the Cauc.uus region of China.
Accompanied by a trio of percussion
hoped the visit would further culturoll played a solo on the ravaku , a thin boxunderstanding and friendship between shaped banjo similar to the Japanese and string instruments, a woman dressed
North America and China.
shamisen . Aoud, a huge bear of a man, in a swirling Mongolian robe danced the
The diversity of the performers from managed to coax a mesmerizing melody weav~r 's dance with a joyous enthusiasm
mcouraged by shouts from th~ musiSilk Route revealed a hU'ger diversity of from his ins trument .
cultures in China than most of us realize.
A young lady performed a Mongolian cians.
In perhaps on~ of the most .a.rTe$ting
There are aJmosl50differenl national ities dance with a lithe energy and sense of
m China, and some were represented in controlled movement that suggested and intense musical performances of the
the group chosen from six WHerent song grace and di scipline. A man played the evenjng. Her Su Fong performed two
and dance groups and fi ve different kumutsu, a long, svelte instrument that songs on the pipa . Within her single pearnationillities. Each performer was clea rly suggested an Eastern guitar . He played shaped lute, Fong was able to invoke the
a vlrtuoso artist in their own right. Each with great flourish and showmanship. at wh o l~ history of a military campaign,
.1Itut represented a different side of their times playing with the inst rument in one co mplet~ with the cries of pain and loss,
particular culture and land, sporting col- hand, upside down , and often waving the howling of the wind and the ferocity
The last performer was M~ muaician
ling O h. who played an ..n. multiple
pipe instrumtnt with it M'pU~te mouthpiece. whose tone sent shivers up my
splne. Oh, colorfully attired In ... IOtrieat.lndian mosaic dalgned shirt of mis,
blues, a nd oranges. played with an ftJ'Iotiona! energy that culminattd in a fast
flurry of no.es played while dancina
around thest-qt' .
The Seattle Cha pter of the National
Association of Chinese Arne-riuns and
the S..ttl.... Chonqing Sis'er City ASO<>dation shouJd be congratwated fOT sponsoring this ra re appearance of Chinee
music, dance and cuJture. Tha t they were
abl. to fiil the hall with minimal publicity
and only three days' notice speaks weU
for the organizations as well as the strong
interest of the Chinese American com~
munity in Seattle for cultural events such
as these , One hopes more such events will
he scheduled. Th. potm.iallnteres. from
the community is there. It w~ wonderful
los« .
. Linda Reiko Kimura, with the Pennsylvania Ballet
ContinuedfTOmpage8
program called 'Gumby and Pokey. (A r
or helped her, but it's clear Linda has barre, she bends backwards confidently
worked hard toeam herrewards.
and easily until her head seems about to
If I don't get it on my merit, 1 don't touch the floor. The mirror catches the
want it," says Linda. talking about how struggle of her fellow dancers who lean
hard it is to get ahead in the professional awkwardly and uncertainly into the inballet world. She knows how many years visible, empty space behind them.}
of training and auditiomng it takes to
"Ilove to jump and I have a good sense
make a place with a quality dance com- of line ... says Linda. "Mostly, that's what
dancing is, making lines and shapes with
pany.
"I was six. or seven when 1 started bal- your body.
let. 1 was a real klutzy kid, so my mother
Her friends in the know. however. say
decided 1 needed to take dancing lessons. that it's her musicality, her sense of
It wasa choice between doing Hana-Yagi phrase, that distinguishes her from othe.r
Japanese dancing: or ballet. My mother dancers
chose ballet ,.
"I played plano for about a year. And I
After studying 10 years with the San stunkl But you should hear my sister
Francisco Ballet she spent a year at the play,"
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Uncb. mother Ch yflc.o, h • ano r
ballet department. From there she joined idea . "'You've really done it on your
the San Diego Ballet.
own" she told linda recently When
Over the years, however Kimura other children were sent around to variaud!lioned unsuccessfully for Pennsyl- ous schools and gained the advantag(>S of
vama Ba Uet: 'Finally 1sent them a video- learning a variety of styles and were seen
tape of my work and they called and by various artistic directors . Linda was
offe~ me a contract. And then just after home in San Francisco attending class as
I mailed: my contract to Pennsylvania, usual.
Kent Stowell of Pacific Northwest Ballet
"Nobody told us what we should do ,
that it was a good idea to go to aU these
offered mea company contract too."
As a dancer, Linda's attributes include schools. If my parents had known, they
her wonderful flexibility. ''In Utah I used probably would have sent me. I think
to be called 'Cumby· after the flexible clay going to summer sessions is a real necesdoD on a Saturday morning television sity.
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next summer, Linda says to 14 year old
Usa, who's at a crossroads in her ballet
training. 'They have good teacher..!
there." Lisa's been trying to study at the
table next to us, but can't help listening to
Linda talk about the baUet world
It'snot the difficu lt technique that is the
challenge for linda, it's the attempt to
make everything: as perfect as possible
that keeps her fascinated with ballet ,
1 liked doing Ballanchine's Conct'rto
&,.,occo. The steps were easy bu t to
make it look right was a real challenge
Even the simplest class exercise is a chall~n~e to perfection.
'1 get frustrated because I figure I'll
never be perfect, says linda but it's also
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of perlection that makes
loda think that some day she may be a
good ballet mistress. "Td Ii.ke to choreograph some time, but 1 don't know how
inventive I am: 1 a m good at setti ng bal lets and cleaning them up because I am
very picky."
But ballet is fun, too. "I loved doing the
Arabian solo in the Nutcracker last year
J got to wear gold toe shoes and dan« real
slinky I It was SO much fun. But in the
third performance, a guy in the audience
started moaning and screaming during
my solo. That had me worried.'
Sh~ also has had fun partnering with
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Chi na &Almitrrimt ~
Gate .-.1MilllJl
Tacoma's Roy Kaiser, who trained at Se-attie's Cornish School of Dance. On
pointe, Unda is almost six feet tall ("
have big feet" ) so she found in the tall,
athletic, and handsome Kaiser a ~ect
partnu _ "Roy ," she says, "was so much
fun . H~ made doing even tedious work
enjoyabl~ .
Kimura feels there is room for minorities in the ballet world . True, there aren't
a lot of minorities to be seen in th~ major
ballet companies, but thl!}"ve all had a
few. She likes Pennsylv .. nia Ballet because all the dancers are treated equally
and fairly.
The only racial reaction she received
was from the audience while on tour in
the South. "People lookt:d at me liU: 1w~s
from another planet: then I realized that
they don 't see many Asians. It's not like
San Francisco where almost everyone
you see isa minority.
The future is still open for Unda. 'Tve
always thought I'd like to be in ABT. and
I'd stilllik~ to dance with Jaffrey or San
Francisco - llik•• 10' oJ .h,ngs they do.
So as linda heads back to Pmnsylvania
to become Reiko Kimura, ballerina, she
will continue the two-a-day classes on top
of the six. hour daily rehearsals, for she
knows that hard work h.J..s earned ~ery­
thing: she hasachievtd .
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We confuse two simple words: aging and illness
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Our toClt'ty often confuse two simple
words· qing and illnns
This fMlaey wu discussed at.. isel
Aging .nc:t Retirement Workshop pon50~ by the J.~ Ame:ric~ Otinn
Le-..gue and the Pacific Asian Elderly SerVlce Development Project of the Asian
Counseling and Rd'~rr.. 1 5f!rviCf. The
worL.shop W.JS held November 20 at
Blaine Memorial Methodist Church
joe Okimoto. M.D.. IKturing on
Aging and WeUness, stiltt<l. "It IS impel'tMlt to l.now the de:hnition of aging and
illness bKaUst in our youth--onmttd
society. thne lennl.~ oftm mlXed up.
Out of thu mlx-up come a lot of myths
and ste:rtoOtypes .bout agmg, M s~lId.
SenJlltyisoneeumple.
Okirnotost.ttd thOlt studi
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illness and not~. product of aging.
He 5.illd thert ue. howt\'u. J()5SiH one
expenences """th agin~r
- Physico! (ogility. strmgth, VIsion .
h'ilnl\8 .•. );
- Men~1 (short tum memory lapse);
- Emotionilll (loss of rol~ as a pilre:nt.
worker. I~ of fnends or lovt'd onn).
Individuals ~pond djJfe~ntly to the
losses. either with dq>res5lon, or medication and alcohol. hewid .
BKause of the stigma society .1Ilt.1lchn
to old ~e, Dr Okimoto said, the most
diff-icuJtloss to contend with 15 the loss of
seUworth.
He added that it is important to reject
the myths and keep a positive attitude towards YOUf'5elf and the process of aging.
Dr. Okimoto suggnted that to .. dueve
good health , the fonowing are imperillive: physical activity, whIch hillS been
found to reverse deprnslon: ill positive
.1Ittitude; and developing .11 strilltegy to
work with the ch.1lnges that confront you.
Dr. Okimoto said. ··One must first
recognize the changes of ilging and the
limitations th.1lt they impose. then hvt ill
life th.1lt livn with the limitations, not
iIIgainst
After the lecturn, workshop5 were
held to relate the general concept of ilging
to the Nisei
In a group led by Lori Matsukawil.
there was discussion of exp~ding the
scope: of existing programs to Include isei Interests
The group also discussed the idea of
using Nisei as resources for semin.. rs in
physico! and flfWloal indopondona.
One particip.. nt mentioned that the
ise:i have accumulillted a lot of knowledge iIInd expeMma over the ye..rs that
c.. n be- shared with the most recent Immigrants - the Indochinese,
Abo •• all. tho pUIJ>OS<! of tho workshopssee:med to be to sort out community
needs. generate interest. ~d start some
new programs,
MatsuUwa cittd T omonokai. a club
for widows and widowers, as an ~ample
of a gr.. ssroots project. People found a
noed that w ..n 't boing fulfilled, formed,
group, and now have a club that serves a
vaJuable function for the community.
Suspect in Cannery Union murders is released
d~poltches
worlen to th4 Ala
ne:ries.ofbriberyandcorruphon
by Ron Cho"
The failure of the King County p~
cutor's office to bring cnmiNI chargt'S
ae"a11\$l Teodonc.o s. OotrunguH In connection With th~ shOOling dtilllhs of Cannery Union officials Silme Domingo and
GeneViemesis "tMm t~riouslravesty
of Justice," the Committee for Justice for
Domtngo .1Ind Vi rnes stated last week
Domingo and Viemes, shot to death In
the office of Local 37 of the Jnternatlonal
Longshoremen's and Warthousemen·s
Union on June 1. 1981 . were promment
young activISts In the Fillpinocommunity
and h.ld worled to rid the Union, which
Three men - Tony Dlctado hmmy
Rami! and Pompeyo Gulo),. Jr. - havt"
been comdcteG o( ol$QV.. ".1t~
murder in the slaYlllp. Thto three, .It earlier trials, were Idenhfied as membe~ of
the Tulisan gang. which wa Involved an
gambling in the Intemilhonal District and
the Alaska cannen
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A prosecution witn c:; earlier t~tihed
that Dominguez known a!<. Boy Pila>-'
hadbee.n the lookout at the murder.:.cene.
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the issue of survival
by Gl"eg 5. Castilla
Many of the more than 32,CX>O Indochinese refugees in Washington State race
the Issue of survival. which is compounded by the latest social 5ervtce cutback limiting refugee assistance to 18 months.
After 18 months, the refugees have to
live on their own. Bill Pierre. the director
of the newly organized South East Asian
Refugee Federation (SEARF), explams
that many refugees have survived the cuts
10 public assistance by doubling up with
other families and migrating to other
states like California and Texas where
there are more available social services.
"Some, especially those who work seasonally in farms. have saved a little," he
added.
Many refugees share more than the difficulty of finding employment. They face
the pain of adjusting to a new life-style, a
new culture. This process is made more
excruciatingly painful by language barriers and social isolation. The lack of English skills prevents them from assimilatingAmerican culture. As a result, they do
not benefit from traditional existing
social services.
And elderly refugees - unlike the
young who are more nexible - face the
double dilemma of learning and unlearning so many things. In America , the elderly find themselves stripped of social privileges normally accorded to them back
home. They are seldom approached for
advice . Young refugees prefer to go to
social service providers - who mayor
may not be of their own culture - for
help. Although not openly d,,,,,,ssed, the
elderly are also e pected to work to help
support the family. Thjs abrupt role reversal creates a psychological strain that
makes life less meaningful for them.
But the young and the elderly often end
up without jobs. Both do not have the
technical skiUs necessary to survive in a
highly industrialized economy. Those
fortunate to pick up a little English have
to compete aga.inst the increasing number
of Americans also out of the job market.
In King County, which tops aU other
Washington State counties in the number
of refugees, private and government
agencies have taken steps to assist the
refugees.
One such agency is the Asian Counselmg and Referral Service (ACRS). Aside
trom operating a janitorial training project that provides intensive ESt (English
as a Second Language) and vocational
training, ACRS also employs trained
counselors to help refugees cope with
mental problems. And ACRS administers the Pacific! Asian Elderly Service Development Project (PAESDP). The project. funded by the Administration on
Aging through the Seaule/lGng County
Division on Aging, enhances service to
Pacific1 Asian elderly by:
- improving the capability of Pacific!
Asian voluntary service organizations to
meet the needs of the elderly through the
provision of technical assistance;
- increasing the service capacity of
voluntary organi.z.ations through the allocation of venture capital funds:
- and developing linkages between
Employment Opportunities
Center will hold open house
The Employment Opportunities Center (EOC) will host an open house of its
BeUevue offices on Friday, December 3 at
1,JOp.m.
EOC houses its Refugee Employment
Program and an ustside Short-tenn
Training Project at Its Bellevue offices,located at 15749 NE 4th Street. The programs train refugees in housekeeping!
ma intenance and electronic assembly.
Staff also provide employment preparation classes, resume writing, bilingual
counseling, job development, referral
and placemen t.
The staff are bilingual and speak Lao,
Vietnamese, Khmer and Chinese. 'There
are nearly 2,400 refugees residing east of
Lake Washington," said Khampheng
(K .P.) Phimsone, Supervisor of the
Refugee Employment Program, "and
most of them still have minimal English
skills. The staff help them make the transition to American society."
Several area businesses are involved in
the Short-term Training Project and
supply instructors. 'We felt thIS was a
more realistic and productive expenditure of money because professionals in
the industry know what they want in an
employee." continued Dr. Robert Flor
Program Coordinator. "This strategy allows us to simulate the entire process an
American crew would engage in. "
The open house will begin with orlentationat l :30p.m. At 2 p.m. , therewi1l be
a housecleaning class tour, followed by
an office open house at 3 p.m. , and an
electronic assembly class tour at 4 p.m.
Social SecUrity · Imm1gratlon • Accident
Claims . Employment Problems
EOC opente-< ill Rclugff EmrloytMnt Progn.m: from left. Thlt'! Dang. Vtt'tl\;l~
~lor; Khanh Np;uyt'n. V~tNJ1'ItW It'ild counselor loulh Yin. u mbochiln rmplo)'ll'M'nt
EIs.i
Valle, program dU'Ktor: Chris WilkinM>n, job dt'vt'ioper: ;and Hoump/w:ng Kh",mrnil ny. Laot ~ rmploymc:nt CQuflSltior. - GI"t'g T uoli photo
the majori ty cultu re aging network and
the voluntary service organizations in the
Pacific!Asian community.
To help refugees find jobs, the Employment Opportunities Center (EOC) w as
awarded impact Aid money to support
two of its projects. One project, a joint effort with Seattle Central Community
CoIlege, trains refugees for jobs in the
food service industry. The second project
provides refugees with training in electronic assembly and custodial services. In
addition to this, EOC also runs the Refugee Employment Program which provides
career counseling and job referral to those
on public assistance.
SfARF provides help to those who
have just been terminated from public
assistance. SEARF. a coalition of six ethnic associations, offers the following ser·
vices; orientation to new arrivals, emergency housing and medical assistance
vouchers, immigration and legal services, translation and interpretation.
Al! over the County, more than 30
agencies, all supported by lmpact Aid
funds from the Department of Social and
Health Services, train refugees in custodial an~ lawn care, hospital work, food preparatlon, housekeepmg service, el~tr()o.
nic assembly and sewing. These agencies,
however, deill with only very limited
numbers of participants.
Despite the concerted effort by both
the government and private sector to he4?
the refugees, there seems to be a need fo r
redirecting existing programs. One social
service provider, who declined to be identified, asked why most of the projects
funded, especially by Impact Aid money,
train refugees in jobs considered degrad109 in Asia. 'What do we reaJly want the
refugees to become?" he asked. "Do we
really want them to become pla in janitors, housekeepers, gardeners, hospital
workersl Why not train them in jobs that
will put them on par with other Ameri-
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It is also pointed out that some social
service agencies lack the language capability to serve refugees effectively. As a
result , refugees do not go to them for
help .
Elsa VaUe, dinetor of the Refugee Em·
plo yment Program. sees a need for shortterm skills training of refugees. "They
should be trained in jobs that are in demand in the market ," she said. 'This, plus
an intensive ESt training, makes a good
combination."
PAESDP's Evelyn Pries~ey is thinking
along the line of eco nomic devdopment:
"Programs that do not help the refugees
help themselves sho uld be discouraged .
Many refugees are already skilled carpenters and mechanics . Many have skills.
Others are good in needlework and silversmithing. These many skills need to be
translated into forms that can be marketed ."
Today the most urgent need of the
refugees Is the ~me as that of many
Americans: economic survival. But unlike their American counterparts, the
refugees confront many obstacles in their
struggle for survival. Funding of refug-~
related programs is at bare minimum .
Some refugees, themselves, say the
future does no t appear rosy.
Xio ng Yakobo, a Hmong student at
South Central C ommunity CoUege, says ,
.,.e.n years fro m now, the problems of
many refugees will still be unemployment, "
Thao Tat , the 63-year-old president of
the Indochina·Chinese Elderly Club, con·
cludes, "I think the situation of the refugees, especially the elderly, will be worse in
the future. As the young grow one step
forward, we grow one step backward.
When your stomach is (uU, it is easy to
know what is right from what is wrong.
But not when you are hungry.'
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'those olllending are asked to also bnng, ~
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gQOC:l which "... i11 be d('lnated to the Kelfo
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The 1982 Annual MembershipMeetin~
of the Chinew lnionlUltion and Service
Center «]SC) I set f('lc Monday Dec 13
by Ann Fujii
•• 5,45 r m. In the Assembly Hall 01 .he
University . The first aw.. rdH i.s DonN! Bush-AsiOl Center .
e'(t year s board mfmbcrs will be
Lee Cooper a senior m<tjoring in journ<tlelected at the mt"ehng imd the a~ency IS
ism and mtnonng in broadcasting.
Tokuda ...ablishod tho scholarship in nl"lW taking applicatiOns If you would
an effort to aid low-income students. p.;Ir- Itle tOoilpply, write to4OQ Maynard Ave
tlcuJarly women and minority students S. 2nd floor . II you WI h to attend thl
Interested in ca.rft'r5 in brOildcast journal- ~oJr'5 membership festivities and be e.ligIble to v('Ite. please return your .apphca
Ismat5.tnFr~5COState
Rolc.ka Sid Club has a.nnounced that its bon to the agency before Dec. 8.
Th. ISC's 10th Anmve""ry will be
1983 ski school will bo h.ld from J.n . 9
through F.b. 13, sue COl\5KUti . . Sundays C"eleb ratf<d Saturday. Dec. 4 from 4 to b
p.m.
with a Wine and refreshment party
at Snoqualmie Summit and Crystal
Mountain . Deadline for registration i5 at the foUowmg act gallenes: Carolyn
Staleys Fane Print!.. 313·-15t Ave. S. and
Doc. 10.
boingoff.rod atS1? and Cheng's Gallery .t tho sarno .dd ...... Ticare only open to Rolli members. Mem- J...etsaA!'$10eachand maybe purchao;edat
bership application Vld ski school rt'gis- .he Agency. All proe<ods WIll go to tho
traUon foons a~ available from Joan operation of the Center next year
The Tule Lake Photo Exhibit Premiere
H.bu, 3021 -12th Av•. 5 ., s.attle. WA
and Reception will be Friday, Dec, 3 .a t
98144
T~portation is av<tilable from Jei- the Bush-Asia Center. MeetlOg Room B,
fenon Park fieldhouse on Beacon Hill. from 5-7 p. m.
The e'Chlhit will £eoltUf'(> 20 black~and·
Rokka members also enjoy other club activitiHsuch as bus slti trips. club r.u:es for white photos from the June. 1982 pilgrimall members. Vlnual potluck dinners. pri- age and wtll IIlclude presentations b)
vate ski sales and will have aCCHS to .122- Chuck Kato, Co-Chair on the Red~..
Committee and Torno ShOji, participant
bunk lodg. at Crystal Mountain.
AnorcnlO"'it.ttionis~i~e>.tl!'~to on the T ult: Lllf:' rilgnmage
The ongolOgexhibit Will be at the Bu .. hall relatives and friends of isei Veterans
duh (
C) rn-.:mbers, to attened the an- Asia Center, 2nd floor in the SOCial sen:
K
hallway .. from Dec i throuth 31
nual NVe Chri:-tm.ls Part} Sunday.
Deco 12 at the ~i i Vets Memorial Hall from 10 am to 4 p.rn Thi~ exhibit i<;
..ponsored
by the Washington State Com.. tarting olt 1:30 p.m ,
Each child attt,ndmg I!. to bnng a 53 ml~lon on A~lcln Anwrican Affairs and
value e~change gift. holiday wrapped the InUmatt nal £tammer
Do Yl'IUCC hn!>t ~ shopplO~ early! At·
and ckarl)' marked '" ith d B or 'C de!ilgnations ('In the polckage to a l$t Santa tc-nd the Fri('nJo; of the Conunis .. ion 1kMfit Audion Fnda} 0«. 3 from 0 to 10
III distnOUtlOl\ of prnen to a boy or prl
-,
Soricu<hl h.
boon rwn<d R..
g.ion.aJ Director for the Japanese Amencan CitlftN ~a.gue effect:IVe Oct - 1. As ~
Kaftft
rogulvstMfpononsin«Oct 19110. Kar-
en's duties will now Focus on devt"lopU\8
ntW ch.IIpten in Washington, ~n.
andAl..ko.
TM lntnnatloN..I Oistrid HousiR8 AtUana (IOHA) wiU hold its annWlI ChrIst..... Party s..tunday. Doc. 18.t tho BushAsia emt...r from 3 p.m . to 6 p .m. The
prog.r.am will inclu<k a summOltion 01
JDHA work. an auction. elKtlon of
Board 01 OirKto .. ond a
RoI~­
ram •.
romlt and entertainment and door prizes
will also take plKt.. For mort infonn.abon, caJIIDHA62l-5132
Mayor Char)" Royu is seek,ing appU -
for an OpeOlng on the City's BOiIrd
of Ethics F.atr Campaign PrActices Com-
Catlts
mission.
The Board provides advisory OPiniOns
rqarding potential conflicts of interest
involving City offkers ~d emploYfn. It
is composed of seven mmlbers: three are
appointod by tho Mayor ""d Gty Councilond tho ..wnth membor appolntod by
the> other six Board membt.rs may not
p,uticipate in any municipal election
ampa.i&nsorJHVeas officers of any political pMty during their tenn of office.
Turns are three yurs
lntorostod Suttl. rosidon .. should sut>mit a resUIZle and ltiter of interest to ed
Dunn. C '0 Mayor's Office. UOO Mumcipal Building s..ttl.. WA 98104
deacUw for applications is Dec. 6. For
mo~infonnation. pleasecaU62.S-2ASO.
orie Sato. NtionaUy known artist,
was a wi.nnu in the tlghth annual Ithaca
Y. Video Festival. Herentryisentit1ed .
'Altor Image, 1TI.S.
W..,dy T okuda formor KING-TV
~"Spenon and now a KPIX ~hor­
womom in San Fr.. ncisco. has lllitiatrd a
51.000 MWS joum;;alism schola~h.ip III
her name through San Fnncisco State
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Thomas Jinguji . biolo~lcal <;Clences Feder.1 Way High; C.thryn Kusaka pre-law
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of Was.hington Students Club, Inc. presented the 1082-83 scholarship awards at
the rKeption held at the }(aWolbe' Hou~
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Brothers Skig and Tak Momodoa a~
holding a big sale at their Crown Furniture Store. They have been in the busifleS)
for 36 year.. and are gOing to reh~.
Everything in the store goes at 30 to .so
percent'" savU\gS. Yld Shag of his quitling sale
Alan Kawashima, at John Fluke, Mfg.
Co. has bee.n appotnted the company's
in-house CrYative service fNlnilger A!'spooslble for program concepts and hlrmg of free-lana rPSources. acrorcitng to
Lou Washburn. director of corporoate
relations for the com~ny's SIbS millionsal~ Everett electronics firm .
$2 50 for t first 15 word • 20¢ tor~.. h additional word
A art' due tilt" s«ond and fourth \\"ednesJa 'S of each m o nth.
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purchac;edoal the door TodoNteauctlon
items volunteer your a. <'l5t.ance or purChd hckets. pleac;e call AJ..emi Matsumoto at 037-2013.
Teresita 8.1toayob chair 01 the Asioan
PacifiC \.'Vomen·s Caucus has been
elected to tilt> Northwest Women's uw
Center bo.lrd. The Center is an orgoanlLltlon which set'ks to secure equ.al nghts ror
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