Asian Americans raise racial issues in debate over Persian Gulf War

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Asian Americans raise
racial issues in debate
over Persian Gulf War
by Danny Howe
Racial issues such as the recent harassment of Arab
Americans by the FBI have been of particular interest
to many Asian Americans after the Uni ted Sta tes went
to war last week, ironically just one day after the
birthday of slain civi l rights leader Martin Luther
King, Jr.
University of Washing ton assistant professor Linda
Revilla says there are many parallels between the
historical treabnent of Japanese Americans during
World War II and the current suspicion of Arab
Americans by FBI au thorities beca use of theirethnicity.
Japanese Americans were apprehended and interrogated hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
1n response to the increase in acts of racism against
Arab Americans, Bill Yoshino, the National Director
of the Japanese American Otizen's League, recently
released a statement warning against the "singHng
out of the Arab America n communi ty"-somethi ng
w hich he states could lead to the misrepresentation of
Arab Americans and, more seriously, lead to acts of
violence against them.
Dr. Revilla believes that it is possible that something
similar to the Japanese American internment can
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recent trea tment, '11"s obvious that we haven't lea rned
anything fro m pas t wa rs," she says.
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Peace activists at several ofSeattJe's anti-war rallies
also have shown their concern over a war which they
say has given some people license to openly practice
their racism. They believe that the escalation of
American nationalism has made racism, especially
agains t Middle Eastern Amen-cans, more acceptable.
During a January 19 anti-war protest, pro-war sUJr
porters were seen displaying signs saying, "Nuke
Iraq." Recently, Congressman Rob Chandler was
quoted assaying 'There is no such thing as a moderate
Arab,H although he later said that he was quoted out
of ron text.
Revilla recalls aaearlier: march she.attendccLwhcteunidentified people held a sign reading, "Support or
Deport" towards peace demonstrators.
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,--------------------------------------, -------------------------------------Dal1l1yHowe
New editor finds challenges 'exciting'
After a three-month national search,
Danny Howe was selected editorof the
InienwlioTUll Examiner (IE), it was announced by the IE board earlier this
month. Howe, who received his Masters in SociaI Work in Communi ty and
Organizatio nal Services from the University of Washington last December,
joined the staff January 14, and will
assume the edi,--------,torship Febru-
aryl.
Howe is no
stranger to the
local community. In the past
three years, as
an active member of the
Asian/Pacifi c
Student Union
at UW, the Associated Students Task Fo rce on Racism, and the UW Ta s k Force on
Ethnicity, Howe ha s met and worked
with a wide range of people in the
community - business, legal and social service activists.
These contacts have given him a
taste of community activi sm and ad·
vocacy, which he feels is an important
function of the newspaper . As a result,
Howe sees his ne w position as an extension o f his work at the university.
'This job," he says, #will give me an
opportunity to do the same things, but
in depth. It's all pretty exciting."
rE board member Davld Takami,
who oversaw the selection process,
said that Howe's experience and attitude were mainly responsible for his
selection. "In recent years," Takami said,
"his visibilityand involvement inAsian/
Pacific and minority issues brought him
into contact with a lot of people.
"He stood out as somebody who
had a . .. very significant experience in
the community, (with) a vision of the
paper ... that was tied with the community."
Takami added that Howe was selected because he was Hinvo.lved, concerned and energetic."
Howe wants the Examiner to playa
stro nger advocacy role in the community with a stronger editorial stance
and would like to see the paper becornea weekly. Herealizes that a bigger
budget and staff is necessary first, but
feels that the Examiner would then be
"better able to cover current issues. H
Howe was born in Ft. Hood, Texas,
26 years ago . Son of an enlisted army
man, Howe spent his early years in
Anchorage, Alaska, and moved to.
Lacey, Washington in 1975.
HegraduatedfromTimberlineHigh
School in Lacey in 1983, and received
his B.A. in Marketing and Asian
American Studies from the University
of Washington in 1987.
Outgoing editor Bob Shimabukuro
corrunented, ' Ws going to be very different around here. His energy and enthusiasm is \'ery infectious. There is a).
ready a scnseoi opbnusm in the office...
Small businesses have made ID
'the great neighborhood it is today'
wonderful oysters and black cod from
by Bob Santos
Two of my favorite businesses in the Pacific Fish Company across Dearborn
International District closed their doors and very rarely did anyone order just
over the holidays. TheJackson Furniture one cheeseburger at a sitting.
The regulars were from the J.D. and
Store closed after 68 years in business. It
was one of the first businesses to open in the businesses on the periphery of the
the newly built Bush Hotel in 1923. district. You would literally rub elbows
Closed during the Internment, Jackson with the officials and guards from the
Furniture was reopened by the Hidaka Immis-ra:tion and Naturalization Serfamily at the opposite comer in the vices; workers from Pacific Fish, Crescen t Spices, GMC Trucks, 7th A venue
Rainier Heat and Power Building.
Shopping through the storeat its dose- Service, RS Auto Repair, METROTransit
out December 27th was like Christmas and many old friends who just wanted
shopping again. In fact some in my to spin those yams with Mary and Tok
family will receive their HOKEYSa year about the fish they caught or the
from now. Tumof thecentury machines rnatsutaketheygathered. We were also
visible but not for sale were the privileged to see the two litUe grandReming to.n typewriter and the children of the Hamasaki family grow
Burroughs adding machine, which was up behind the counter, playi ng and
used by the owners through last year. coloring books on the empty stools after
There were binds of pull-down shades the lunch hour rush.
With the passing of these two longof all sizes; panes of plate glass; a handpowered drill that was still in excellent establis hed businesses you hear people
condition; a 30-pound Fuller Paint say irs the sign of the times. People now
award for lS years of service that was shop for their hardware good s at Pay '
probably presented in 1960 and a box Pak and eat their breakiast and lunches
fuJI of Fuller Paints yard sticks with a at the fast food drive-ins.
It doesn' t have to be that way. We
Seneca telephone prefix.
The last of the old-style cafes, the should shop and do business with the
Puget Sound, also dosed its doors in district merchants. I see o.nly advanDecember. With 14 stools and an open tages o.f doing business at 7th A venue
kitchen with its gas burners and steam Service, where Pat Abe will che<k under
table working from six in the mornmg the hood of your car for antiopated
until early afternoon, it was the oruy problems that we would only report
place in town you could order a ham- after the fact. What is more important IS
burger steak with fresh ground meat
rather than a frozen patty. They scn'ed
I .D.shops
Continu~d
(rom front
p;a8~
tholt the scrvice statio n provides income
(or several families.
clothes ·
RusseJl's Meats is a business that has
was hboard in the display window
thinking it was an old antique, I -.;
ea rlier. My father had a charge acrount
there in the '40s and '50s, and there are a
few old customers that still pay monthly.
Bcsides thelotto number you ca npurchase
the freshest and tastiest ho memade sausage, any rut of meat any thickness, pig
told by Mrs. Mu rakami, "We starltd 10
o rder those again recently bccau5eSlOtnf
people wanted them for their quality
when using them to keep rhythm while
entertaining ....
The Intemational District communlty
snout and ears and Virginia Ham that
hang from hooks, and it was the only
place in the 1.0. where I could buy rock
salt during the snow.
Tai Tung Restauran t in the same
bui lding has been th e favori te
Chinatown estabHshment that served
generations of Seattleites. It is also a
popular restaurant with the professional
athletes from the BA, the NFL and
major leag ue baseball.
Up King Street the Yick Fung Company (Blue Funnel Line) has been operated by the Mar family since 1911. The
Sun May sto re is o perated by the ir sister, Myra Chin. Wa Sang hasbeenowned
and opera ted by the Chi n family s ince
1928. I still remem ber Mr. Lee o f the
gift _ _
When I asked about the old ......
been in exis tence si nce 1909 and si ts o n a
spot that was tide Oats o nly a fe w years
A sign in the Puget Sound Cafe thanks customers for th eir support-Dean Wong Photo
Wah Young Co., when he owned his
firs t grocery store at 16th and jefferson
One of the oldest, if not the old est
kami bought the property on jackson
Street in 1932 when he built the ex is ting
jackso n Building.
Except for a jewelry store on the comer,
the building was boarded up when the
family was forced into the internment
bu siness s till operating in the 1.0 . con-
camp, and the sto re was reopened in the
tinually by the same family, is the H1GO
Variety Store at 6th and Jackson. The
famil y opened the ir first Hkent store in
1923 at the Presley Building, the present
could still see remnants of theold ten-cent
store. You can sti ll buy hardware items
in the early '40s. I would buyca ndya nd
ginger on my way to Marykno ll and
la ter Immacula te grade schools.
sireofthe Sun Ya Restau ran t. Mr. Mura-
mid-'40s. Walking through the store I
like screws, wall hangers, soap dishes,
bottle openers, and sewing needles of all
offers everything within walkingdistan<e.
During the problems genera ted by the
snow on December 18, I never had 10
lea~ the district. I did a1\ my daily aroI
holodayshoppmg wi th local businessesln
the 1.0. and Pioneer Square.
I also spent a lo t of time that week at
Bush Ga rden, another old famil y establishment.
Along with the new year we win find
~ ne w gene~tion o f shop owners opcn­
Ing new bUSinesses in the International
District. I only hope they have the same
sensitiv.i ~y to serve the neighborhood. as
the fanul lesof the original pio neers who
are s till ~n busi ness today. They have
made thi s commu nity the grea t neigh-
borhood it is today.
Loyalties still questioned
by Michael Park
Why did you join the mi litary?"
From the halls of Montezuma, to the
Looking back, the reasons seem stushores ofTripoli, we will fight our country's pid now. They were shaped by the inbattles in the air, on land and sea ...
doctrination of public education where
It sounded good to us as high school
seniors. The recruiter looked sharp in
his Dress Blues when he challenged us
boys "to become men." As high school
students we didn't think about the
devastation of war during peace time.
ESpecially when w e w e re bei n g pum ped
up wi th Sylvester Stallo ne as Rambo,
John Wayne and others who p resent
war as a glorious means to an end.
Now with 430,fXXJ Americans in the
Persian Gulf and my number coming up,
I have been forced to think about why 1
enlisted myself in the Marine Corps Reserve. "Why," asks my mother, "did you
d o something that you didn't have to d o?
we learned the red commies were the
bad guys and America had a d u ty to
make the world green with democracy.
''There is no black and white in m y
Marine Corps," said the Staff Sergeant
who recruited me. "We are all differe nt
shadesof gt=ecn . We areall Ame ricans."
I sucked in my g ut, stuck out my chest
and stood at attent io n as I s wore to
defend my color-blind na ti o n.
I was shipped of( to Rec ruit Trai ning
d reaming of the day w hen I wo uld call
myself Marine. W hen I arrived at Mari ne Corps Recruit Depo t, Sa n Diego,
Calif. my mood was da m pened. No t by
the screaming. red faced Dri ll Ins tructors
and my new hai rcut,but the fact tha t my
co lo r-bl ind dream was beginni ng to
crumbl e.
I was no t Pri vate Pa rk bu t the "fa tass
gook and "the infiltra to r." I was sepall
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rated and isola ted from the rest of my
platoon and labeled theenemy. We were
being taught about the Vietnam war by
an old G u nnerySergea nt who d escribed
the "joys of napalming gook women
and children ." Almost o n a daily basis I
found tha t Asia n people were d escribed
as subhuman in the boo t ca mp academia
while my loyal ties were cons tantly being questio ned.
First to fight for righ t and freedom and to
keep our honor clean, we are proud to claim
title of UNITED STATES MARINE!
Those wo rds tha t mad e even the Drill
Instruc tors lock their bodies in the positio n o f a tten tion would a lm os t bring
tears to my eyes w hen I finally pinned
the eagle globe and anchor to my serv ice unifo rms, distinguis hing me as
Marine and no lo nger a recruit . My At-
titude was stiU gung-ho. " I wa s a gook
o nly in boot camp," I thought, "lrll be
diffe rent now that I am a Marine ."
But I fo und tha t it w asn't different. I
was still "the infiltrator" and my loyalties were still questio ned . Many of my
fellow Asian Americansacknowiegged
that they w ere also treated as second
class Marines, no t in terms o f rank, but
as human beings. They were afraid to be
seen as a group w hen o n li berty. We
were already sepa ra ted and isolated as
"gooks/ 'butwereafraid tha t if we stuck
together we would be accused of separating ourselves.
Tooay, my reserve uni t is at Ca mp
Pend leton, Calif., wai ting to join Operation Desert Storm. I'm at home waiti ng
for orders. 1 find my loyalties being
ques tio ned once again. This time because I oppose Mr. Bush's policy in the
Persian Gulf.
Once ag ain I face th e" Ame rica- love
it or leave it! go back ho me, gook" men-
tality.I 'd ra ther be at home in Lake City
than the hot desert sand of th e Middle
East, but that 's not what people mean
when they tell me "go back home,gook."
If my orders tell me to go join my unit,
I w ill go. Not because I agree wi th Mr.
Bush' s policy, but because I have more
to lose than a Whi te Marine who goes
UA (Unau thorized Absence) rather than
to war. As a n Asian American, I have
m o re to prove because w hat I do will be
seen by the larger society as a reflection
o f the A sian America n commu nity.
Thi s does no t mean, ho weve.r, that 1
look down upon any Mari ne, Sailor,
Soldier o r Airman wh o refu ses to serve
in the Gulf. Mr. Bu sh's reason for war is
no t a just reason. The U.S. go ve rnment
has no mo ral rig ht to expect any of its
citizens to die fo r an immo ral cause.
If Kuwai t was o ur ma in supplier of
bananas, I do ubt that there w o uld be
430,000 Ame rican s s weating in the
desert heat. No w we have all these
people running aro und screaming abou t
the "liberatio n o f Kuwait" as if Kuwa it
is the o nly natio n in the world that is
under siege and Saddam Hu ssein is the
o nly "madman" running around with
an arsena.l o f weaponry.
As I join anti-war demo nstrators, I
am happy to see so ma ny people opposing American interventio n in the Persian
Gulf. A t the same time, I am saddened
by the fact that I may be sent o ff to a
foreign land to fight people who never
called me" ook."
(ReprintJ with permission from The
Daily, the student publiCDtion of the Unr-
versity of Washington)
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Race also seems to be a factor of Asian
This nationalism and g rowing d iviAme rican pa,r ticipation in the Peace
sio n between an ti-war and pro-wa r Move ment.
testers seems to ha ve profoundly afFilipino American Wil Depusoy, one
fected the lives of Asia n Americans on
o fSeattJe' s more visible Asian American
college campuses.
peace activists says, '1 t' s somewhat of
University of Washingto n graduate
an anomaly to be an Asian in the Peace
student David Xiao feels that Asian movement."
Americans ,.... hoo ppose the war stand a
Tim Otani, executive di rector of the
g reate r ri sk o f bei ng labeled un _ Ins titute for Global Security Studies, beAmerican."
heves thatlcaders ofthemovement have
Michael Park, a Korean American hi storica lly been ineffective in their o utmarine rcservist who expects to beca11ed reach to groups of color. He also specutodu ty within the next few weeks, says la tes tha t minority co mmuni ties have
that his ethnicity has actua lly been the different priOriti es. "When you work on
deciding fac tor as to w hether or no t he civi l rights and o therrightsat home, it's
would go to war. Pa rk disagrees with ha rd to divert a ttention to other is sues n
Ame rican JX>1icy in the Persian G ul fbut he says.
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that some peaceful solution would hapfeels co mpelled to fight, if called u pon
Racia l concerns surrounding the war pen at the las t minute," says Linda
to do so.
in the Midd le East have been accompa- Revilla.
"I feel 1 have no choicc. Whatever I nied by disbelief and sadness.
" I hope tha t they fi ni sh real soon SO
do, larger society will look at me as a
"I think that we were in a s ta te o f that they can come back safely," comreflection of my peeple here - my fel- denial u n til th e b o mbing ac tu a ll y m e nts Vi e tnam Vetera n Leo na rdo
low Asian Americans here." Park con- started, denial and still hoping, d enial &quian about the American soldiers.
tinues, '1 feel if I don' t go, and the that the war wo uldn' t sta rt a nd hop ing He and severa l other veterans lis ten
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intently to the latest news reports at the
V.A. Hospital.
CoUege student Kyle Vu, who believes the price of war is too high inany
circumstance, is ' also hopeful that the
wa r will end soon. "1here are many
things to live for and die for, but I don' t
think anything is worth killing for.N
Active duty fuels frustration in reservisfs family
by Carmen Espan01
On January 11 , 1991 my niece, SPC
Francesca Angeles and her reserve unit,
the 50th General Hospital began deployment to the Middle East. Her last
weeks were stressful for the family . Incidents and interaction between famlly
members and Franci were strained and
awkward.
On Christmas day, Franci had leave.
We enjoyed a family ho liday together,
rem ini SCing about other holidays, ea ting, wa tching TV. No one men tio ned
proof of insurance coverage.
Franci's mother, Toni Gonza lez a nd
her three other children Eric, 15, Lisa,
14, and Felix Jr., 12, went to visi t every
day that it was permitted. Long lin es a t
the two phones available in the ba rrac ks
and Franci's guilt about tyin g up the
phone lines kept he r p ho ne co nve rsation s bri ef.
the C ulf cris is. Our e n e rgies were spent
ea;oyi0 3" \h(! p "t'eCio'Us ti ~d to-
days are spent watching and listening
gether. The snow covering our front
ya rd allowed us the opportunity fo r a
di version. We had an old-fashioned
snow-ball fight and made snow peeplc.
Beginning Janua ry 2, Fra nei' s u nit was
"locked down," m eani ng tha t members
of the unit were restricted to base for
"security." Family members we re allowed to visit at Ft . Le"'iis, althou gh
upon arrival you had to show you r
driver's license, car registration and
of uncertainty?
My sister reminded Franci of the religio us accessories from family, friends,
The last day any of our fa mily saw and priests. Was she wearing them?
Franci wasTucsday, January 8. My sis- Did she pack them with her gear? Aside
ter, who had steeled herself admirabl y her battle dress unifonn, gas mask and
aga inst worry, let her tears flow. The antidote injection kit (in the event of
children, agonizing over their impend- chemical warfare) she had a poclcet bible,
ing sepa ration fro m their sister, c1ung to St. Christopher medal, rosary, sacned
her with des paration, d espair and frus- heart, and prayer card. My sister gave
tra tion . The re w e re few words ex- them to my niece to ease her own mind,
changed, for w ha t can you say in times hoping somehow to protect her with
religious armor.
Franci' s father had a more difficult
time coping with her imminent deparchildren may be suffering and feeling
ture. His emotions led him to an arguhelpl....
ment with his daug,hter. His a~ui'h
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was expressed by picking a figlil and
blaming her for joining the reserves,
help alleviate the isolation of peeple of
the Gulf crisis and his discomfort.
color who have family members in the
My niece, unable to bear any more
Gulf. We need to talk to others in the
stress, hung up the phone and cried.
same situation and support each other
Her self-confidence and morale were
in this ti"", of need.
shattered. Through conversations with
For infonnation about taking part
her mother, her roommates and me, she
in such a group, caU and leave meswas able to see that her father was upset
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not so much by her actions as he was by
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With war d eclared so suddenly, our
to news reports, and reading the
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others in the Gulf. It has stretched the
emotional, mental and physical limits
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Changes to come
It 15 time to say goodbye as editor.
W1uJe I thought that thi. particular
column wouW be one of reflection and
thanks, news and commentary have
been dwarfed by the half·million-dolIar-a-day v;deo game being played out
(ora neworderin the Mideast.1hat real
lives are involved, not to mention the
wasted resources, is sobering. Takes aU
of the fun out of writing this column.
But I'll try anyway.
First, the Examiner is producing a
series of arts supplements this year,and
the first of these, our supplement on
pioneer Asian American photographers,
is included in this issue. Our thanks to
writers Kazuko Nakane and Alan Lau,
graphic designers Vic Kuboand Sha,ron
Nakamura, project coordinator Dean
Wong and therestofthc ExaminerstaJf.
Future supplements include: a liter-
our shared history.
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Second, Danny Howe takes over as
editor of the International Examiner. A
newspaper, especially a small community newspaper, gcncrally reflects the
personality of its editor. Whethel" consciously or no~ changes in style and
content will occur. But because the relationship ~ a newspaper and its
readership is a constantly evolving one,
you.r comments (complimentary or not)
affect the product. Changes in a
newspaper's content are a direct resulto(
chiingesinaneditor's perceptionso( what
is happening and what is important.
Over the past ]8 months , t.he
newspaper's (ocus was altered, because
you, the readers, did a lot to change my
perception of what was important to
t.his community. ukewise, I like to beary supplement, an Asian American lieve that many of you changed your
musicians special and a children's pho- outlook on the state of our community
tography project. We welcome com- because o( what was covered in the
ments, especially written ones, as a Examiner over the past two years. This
written record of response wouJd help interaction was beneficial to all. The
newspaper improved, and the
us secure funding for future issues.
Wecspecially thank Anheuser-Busch, community's anger, anguish and joy
t.he Seattle Arts Commission and Yuen were heard more often in Seattle's
Lui Studio for their contributions in mainstream media.
I ask readers to be as patient and
funding "Shade and Shadows: An Asian
American Vision Behind Northwest thoughtful with Howeas you were with
Lenses." They have helped us record me, as he steers the paper through a
1905-1991
Keye Luke:
Asian American
artist, actor dies
by Alan Chong Lau
Keye Luke, one of the most wellknown Asian American actors, passed
away in Hollywood on January 12 aHer
suffering a stroke. He was 86. Ina career
that spanned over.5O years, he had over
200 television roles, 100 feature film roles
and a three·and-a-half-year stay on
Broadway in "Flower Drum Song."
Luke was recently honored with a
staron the Hollywood Boulevard Walk
of Fame, becoming only the fourth Asian
American in the industry to receive that
distinction. (Others include Anna May
Wong. Phillip Ahn and GeQ'lle Takei.)
He was best known for his role of Master Po in Ule 1V series '1(ung Fu'" and, to
an earlier generation, as the Number
One Son of Charlie Chan, the fictional
Chinese American detective character
created by a white mystery writer.
Luke was in most Hollywood. films
that demanded an Asian presence, including adaptations of Pearl Buck's
novel of Chlna, "The Good Earth," and
" Love is a Many Splendored Thing."
More recent appea rances include those
in "Just You and Me, Kid," "Gremlins"
and Woody Allen's" Alice: set to open
in Seattle in February.
Born in CantononJune 18, 1904, Luke
and his family came to Seattle when he
was four. His fatherdied when hewasa
teenager. Keye's cousin, Seattleite Betty
Luke, says that her father looked in on
Keye and his two sisters after their father passed away.
Although known primarily as an actor, Lu}<e fi"t went to Hollywood as a
well-known professional artist in Seattle.
Primarily self-taught, Luke did take
some art classes at Franklin High School
where hedid black and white drawings
forthe 1923 annual. He cred.i ted Franklin
art teachers Charlotte Bisazza and Lila
Delano for bringing Chinese art into
their teachings for him. His illustrations
••••
Irs time for Bob's Valentines ....
again. Submit entries by FoIwuary 2 It>
Bob's Valent;nes, 318 -«h A"" Soaa.,
Seatlle, 98104. We ha"" cut the
half. just 25( a word. come on.l«'~
break t.he ternble s tereot)'pel of thr
unromantic Asian. Remembe-, thrJllilf
for the best Valentine is a copy 01 tht
Asian/Pacific American MaleCa1en4.
autographed by Da.!e Minami.
'
Example:
The S7 ~7S V~Ie.ntine
To the yellow rose from Be.l1evue
Looldng fo r SOme exd tcment? FIylit tle.Qui t your job, buy ahouse ~
your life -forever, together, ~th tht
one you love. - Manoa Bob
terests, espedally in issues
of community
ad vocacy and
joumatisticob,.rnv;ty.
lbeed itor of
a community
ncwspaperhas ~_ _ .,.-_ _--,
to be part editor, O'llarUzeT, L _ _ _~~---'
salesperson
.
and potitician in order to SUTVlve. He/
she also needs a lot of support. Give
Danny that support. Let him know how
you fuel about the paper. Everything
you say may not be to rus lilting. but he
Pna,.
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Crime update
Gambling Onlca Seiaed
Darres Park
Although refused boil ata hearing last
month, I:.liure; Park wasgranted a release
on a SSOO,lXXl property bond. and home
detention (with electronic monitoring
d e vi ces) at h is parents home in
V..-.:ouver, Washington.The ruling was
issued January II by Us. District Court
judge Philip Sweigart.
Parkrernainsincustody foUowingan
appeal on the bail ruling filed by Us.
AttomeyCari Blackstoncjanuary 14. A
hearing is scheduled for January 25.
Vietnamese and
Umboctioo. .....
nesses in Seattle were r.ldtd lor . .
""-Y
Ironic slot machines Oft
following. four-month in~
by Seattle Police t:leputme.,j VIae
Section. Two penons Wft!! . . . . . .
for professional gombiIing. .........
bOn and possession of ~ <If.
vices, leading orgaNzedcn-lIId_
felony assault, according toSgt.
N elson of the SPD. No ........ _
made available.
drew so much attention that reproductions and articles were featured in Tuum
Crier (1923 and '33), one of Seattle's
leading magazines of the day.
One writer called Luke a "Seattle
Beardsley," referring 10 the well-known
British illustrator Aubrey Beardsley,and
praised his " meticulous craftsmanship
and feeling for line, mass, harmony and
rhythm."
From 1926-27, he worked ana mural
for the Bon Marche doing up to six
panels in oil paint depicting an allegorical story of old O1i03. A t the time it
wasconsidered.oneofthefirstexamples
of wall paintings in a western departmentstore.
He exrubited locally at an art gallery
in Rhodes Department Store and also in
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. He also
designed. movie posters for a local theaterwhereheworkedforFoxWestCoast
Theater Oater 20th Century Fox) as a
commercial artist. His acting debut came
in 1934 with Greta Garboin "Th.ePainted
Veil." He describes that first role to an
Asian Week newspaper reporter as simply being "in the right place at the right
tim?" and that being a commercial artist
at a film studio provided an "inside
connection."
Throughout rus acting ca reer he COn.
tinued his painting. A Seattle art publi.
cation reported in the'30s, NKeye l uke,
former Seattle Chinese who has bcen so
successful in the Charlie Chan thrillers,
is arousing high en thusiasm in the fil m
colony." It also reported (hil t Luke wa.)
working on an oU pa\ O\\ og o\Mao.Qt\na
and child which would ta\c.e three
months to complete. He also designed
sets for the films "Shanghai Gestures"
(1941) and "Macao" (1952).
in an indu stry in which few leading
roles have been given to Asian An'eicans, Keye Luke stands out as one of the
mostknownof Asian AmericanaclOlS.ln
resJX:mse to the issue of stereotypes in the
motion picture industry, Luke told a reporter for Asian Week newspaper that
"motion pictures don't have c1ear<ut
motives - they are run fo r people who
have buying and voting power. The industry fell into the habit of using 0rientals in menacing roles, and it's taking
Asians a long time to get out of that
category. But things are changing nowthey know that they shouldn't do that"
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AN ASIAN AMERICAN VISION BEHIND
F ):'. OG.~T""""-
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1924. PiJmCk Su).:I1IJ4 Colkm,m.
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DR. Km KOlt-.:F . Untirl~d.
.vo d.ur. U \V, 5p~cillt Collraio".
Portmit of}~lkio Morinaga.
No dau. Gmr Randall Collraion.
HIDE.O ONISHI.
This pormlif o/flu pbolograplur
was la/uti by follow Camrnt Club
mrmbrr Hidro Onishi.
) lll~ III Sl '''''" .
Portmlt of Dr. Kyo AO/JU.
ND daft'. U"t/'rrJ;ry of\r'aJhmgton
SprOat Col/ret Ion .
Slmam; movrd 10 Nt'f1J York
u·lurr lu brcamr HajJ
phorogntplur for TIlt' Muuum
ofModrnl Arla'fd
docummud thr u'Orld of
",odrrn dana /Jnt! rlJ6ztrr.
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llSluwks SIIouf,lL A(0" SIIOW COII/t>do'Lh" nOILl Sl/U
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smok~fo~ b""uiJ. ow h~ Ikn mOllgh lighl ill t"~ room to rt>UI/I~ iILSp«'
11011 0f'Jls !a,m p"ut> tf,km Oil tbat trip to CoIL.ilk witb t/~ mn't'}'Or. "
0;)
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Pbotography alld a N~w R~ali t y
SIl1<." tOc b<ginning or the 19th cemmv. when the cunm was d",doped bl' both Louis
J~ues ~ 1Jn~ Dagu= md \\·illimt Henry Fox TalIxx. photography Ius ~memed oor
hIStory md qUled~' recorded our inner <pint more ,;vidl" md accuraldy than ,,~ had <''tr
P'"10UsIy lI1ugined.
.
For I SO~-e:u:'''~ 1m acned. myth aboul !he <kpiction or rruth in photogra.
phI'. h brokropen thc<hlddor glory and ro=attxhed loconllia, ",..ruing the nakrd
r.a, orhunun narun:. The Gll1l<r.1 changtd oor ';"",or'm 1O"''tr. In Chiru and Europe.
photogr.iphm broughl our !he rcili~·orgunpowder mds:Ibre inflicted on ci,i1ian and soldiers
alike. In the Unned SLlIO. ,\fa"""-, Bradl'and hisCle\,· rooming !hefidds in aCO\'tred wagon
broughr the shock orCUlOns and brother against brother ro«~ doo",<p.
Here 111 the onhwesr. one or the early itineranr photographe,," E.M. SanUJlis.
whoom" to' rue in I863. Idi behind a memorable phoroofChiefScanlc. Theodore Peiser,
among OIhel>, recorded the common lire or this area ar the end or rhe 19rh <enrury. (77"
.<;",mvSIIII••\1.rch 1.19-8)
Around the rum or the «nrun·. Edward S. Cunis (1868·19)2) and his brother
Asahd Cunis (18'4-1941) "arne 10 .· .."'1<. .-\,cl,e1 W'as less Rambo,~nr d,an his brother Ed·
ward. who became known worldWide' (or his '\onh Amtric.m I'n&ul phOiography. But
As.thd k:/i behind .lO,OOO nq;ari",. "... ording thcdevclopmenrof\X'ashingron tne hom the
1J0ndikc Cold Rll-.h. rJilroJd and land development in YJkima. whale hunting by the
~Ili. 10 the consrrurnon of roads in Scanle. In order ro give, culrural image oflife in
\'(.aslungron. he Clprured in phorographs people in their everyday ,ai,;u",
His Io'e or 1110Ulllains led ro numerous phorographsor n.lrun: in th OI1hw
i udiJlB in~of -fr. Rainier whim maybe more F.unifur thtn his lurne lO many.
Mul.t'l Choir/,t' ana C B. Susun 1i,.,nllu il
19OOt. OkanDfil" County Hisron c,zl Socit''J Co/kmo"
fR.>\:-.;'" \tAnt ItA,
Early !mflge s ill tbe City
a ll d Alollg tbe Frontier
N
.mes orAsian AmeriCln photographm appean-d in the Nonl1\\'CS{ around the
rum or d,c «nnll,. AU or them ,,'tre japanese who oper.ued phoro srudios lOr
,shon rime. T. Milono..(i.n 19(1 ) and Y. Takagi (in 19(2) managed a phoro
studio on 411 Y~lcr \\/a\' in OO\\l1fO\\1l5e3rr1e.
The RlNO-japanesc \X'ar (19().j· 19051 broughljapmtse immi·
gran" T. TnkU(iI and S. Shiga 10 the U.s. Both opened pholo srudios. From
19()""'-1910. '-IJJ.IO .\1iJuno. whll blt'fmmOO to PortL.nd to become a paimer. operated his
phottl ~Illdi() on ·f 11 h":'>icr \\ 'J\'. In 1916. K. I\. 0gJ.SJ'\ ara m.magoo his smdio on 811
IJ(k.\()1l in ChIllJhl\\ n. Sc,.-.mlc:.
.
'c.mlc: l·lr~.. Dirl\lnr.li,b JbOln ~I=j j.1P,UlOC \\ho r.ut phmo ~rudios from 1901
[0 19"1.2 Althollgh [he [r.Ul~il..·nr h.llhdor lifr did not tot.ul~' di~ppe:tr. som~ of th~ photogra.
phm olJbliYlt.J I.l.\UIl!; bll'lIll'~"',Uo lIll:" \t'ttk'Ci in Iht't'Ommunity \\;(h their F.unilics.
.-\.iko I'ho«l Sludio "'-1;a" i" 1909 I.lSting 33 ycm, while Toyo Pholo SlUdio.
oper:I(ed be"""" 191-·I'JJ~. jad"I<1I1I'holo S,uJio Uamcs A. Amano). Ochi Studio and
T.!k.lI1o Srudio ,til 01"'''<..1 i" 1921 .U1d continued business well aIi« World W'" II. ~ losr
~(udios \lIl1pl~ dis.lppeam.i without J trace.;l!o did their pharo reoordsof the communit),.
There W.l> one exceprion. FR.~'. s.~ MAl'i~R.' (18'4·1913) came 10
Okanogan. \\'.t,llInglonll1 190.1 and managed to open his own photo srudio in 190~: He
stood isolJled from hi, "Jtiw land and people. y., his dear intelligence. combined w1lh,
oompassionate ~mparh\' tow.mis hwnan mtuf'e allowed him co aprure his subjects in ... 11(\\'
bnd w;th a W',U1n and deep undt-rst:lJ1ding.
. .
Beca= MarsurJs phorographs wc",donJted to Okanogan County H~rorical
Sociery, JoAnn Roe, in "Fr:mk Marsura: Frontier !'holograph",: ,,,.s able ro shed lighr on !he
past or this youngjapmesc nun.
.
Acrording 10 Roe, M,rsura w., a descendenr or the M,rsura clan hom H,r>do
in Kyushu. He was bom in Tokyo bur w\lSorphmedar agefi'"<' He""rkaI .. hOC! Gakuen
"hich w.s funded by his uncle and ,unt. He learned English in this Christian school and
was baprized in 1889.
.
like Asahd Curtis. Marsura presmro, record orthar "i1ich Oc 1o,:oJ: In h~ ~
il was the bndscape and people of Okanogan thaI G1jXlII«I his fancy. He kn<w Inomardythis
terrain ormouorainsand n,,"', fiUed with irsserdersand nJOl lOeresuit"\lSOlOredun JlISt
. Iy a pan ora hisroricaI SCto<. They ,,'tre indio
beautiful images. For him. propIe"~ nor sImp
,iduals ,,;th rhcir 0\\11 personaliry.
and
Roe StIres rhar Marso,. ";)S popular "ith the Ioc2k as wdl as the cowbol'
FRA'" .\t>\f'olRA
Pk.lJll"t ~;'Ikr &tu"",, Okiln.ztt'''.ruJ liMP u up.
J9(}(h. Olt.zn"tiln
~'mry Hutflri(Jl/ Co/kctJfJrl
Th~
P onr] Of Li g ht and Shad~
B
y 1916. the an scene in Sonle had grown and anisIs "'at sarthing lOr
bItak from the mode of rtp=r.uional m.
...,. ..
Imogen Cunningham, ,,110 gOOuattd from Br<>:I<!..~\' H¢ School
andlarer. from the IU\ttiltyofWashingron in 1903, trained~· nI........
raphyar&h,~Cunis'sSrudiolOrartw_~ H _,.....
m ... ....,;
. _" f
,-- "=,, unages!i<tlllCdw"..-I
Inalu<Q dreams.She\\".lSS<dcingalxautytharc:xisredbqood the
: ,.......
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work dare nor be mady the conquest or th
oorer,-._
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e cunm, a grear pan m\lSl be m
preuve, an to tnterpret our ffilow beings a.sense ofbea
f th .
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(Post-Inrdligmar. May II . 1913)
uty 0 e mner mm ~ n:quittd."
,,-, ': I>.f I'I.l.lmg Fo!ltJg~
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Along with the artS and crafu mo\'emen' and An Nou,,,"JU iaorial nIwu..phy sp""d inremationally at the end of the 19th renrury The pho~.l:"
r~
eiled unfocused
" " 6.... ~, "=IlO(-.,.,
making " .
phOtos, bu, were also "",loring '\'3)' to take phOtograph 10.
higher level. They"'w photography in ,ermsofan ",ther than as mere ttthnology, ~ .
ously 0JUgh, a way 10 ""''''' their inner kding. within the limiction ofa &..me.
sen. F=kAsakichi Kunishigt. who landed in San Frnncisco in 18%. studied p/lo'ogr.lphy In ehieago and CUlle 10 Sonle in 1917. elevattd photography 10 a refined kvd of
aesthetic expression.
On the other hand. Dr. Kyo Koike. an establi<hed phySician whoeamelOSeanle
when he was 39•. was sdf-rnughL With his phOtogr.lphy. Koike crea,ed poetic images ofhis
own mncrvolcc 10 narure. HlS works were 11m published in Phoro-Era Magazine inM:udt
1922. Through numerous works tha, tOliowed in phOto rnag.mnes, Koike gained inttmaoonal recogruoon.
Koike. Kun~higt and other Japanese American ama'eur phorog"'phers b<gan
to meet 'ogtther and IOrmalized their group as the &a,de Camera Gub (Seq a' the:
end of 1924. The purpose of this organization was 10 promote. foster. and ,rlvanct the
phOtogr.lphlc artS.
.
This ~ub prog~ "'pidly. gaining international anention through Notiln
(lilCr.illy mmslated. tonality. but here used as "Iigh, and sh,de"). a bilingual magazine pubI~hed by see and distribu,ed Internationally. In its firs, m'O year:s (1925-1927). Notln was
filled ~"th li,erature: monthly rtpor1S, announcements of prizes, and sometimes very valuable
rethmcal and amsuc mfonnaoon 10 essays on photography. Koike, as ediror and wrirer for
loran, became alc:ading figure ~f this club, and was able ro invite many \\'elI·known guest
speakers tOr ,he ennehment of th~ group,
A, the S<rond meeting of see on Dettmber 12. 1924. Glenn Hughes, who
contributed ro the development of theater in &anle and was IalCr to be English ediror or
Nor.lIl (1925-1929). talked.boulSr.lgtligh,ingto 26 member>. On Match 13. 1925. Mark
Tobey. a painter and instrueror a' Cornish Instiru,e a' the ,ime, lecruttd '0 the Gub. comparing ,,,,riemic painting with Funuism.
A, this time see was virrually the only pierorial CUllera club in &a,de, Membership grew to jus, under 50. and tOr a brief time in 1925 a quaneror the members wert
CauClSian. see grew '0 host national and international exhibits on piaorial photogr.lPhyin
conseallj\'e years beginning in 1925.
Though the majority of the members were beginners. a number kep' winning
prizes. Unril i,eeased '0 exist in 1929. see was very acrive, peaking in 1926 when 589 pborosof20 members were aeeep,ed at 33saJons. Th~ high sr.mdard wasduero theindMduai
phOtogr.lphers who seriously pursued their own visions, as well as Dr. Koike who guided the:
club and provided artistic stin1Ulation. The most noted priu-winning members \\'Crt Koike.
Frank Kunishigt. Hiromu Kira. Hideo Onishi. Yukio Morinaga. Fttd (Hiroshi) Ogasawm
and Ella McBride, who joined the dub in April 1925. She \\".lS one of the Ii:w Cauc:>.Oans who
remained \\;th this group tOr a long rime.
DR. KYO KOIKE (1877-1947) was highly respected in the community. partially
becluse orh~ ocrupation as a physician. but more becluse ofhis artistic elmts and .hili!)' 10
mimlare his ideas. He had a logical. disciplioed mind and mzived a Washington Sc t< medicallicensein Januaty 1917.
In order 10 develop his English. he rnnsIa,ed Japan<SC li,erature into English
from 191910 1924. Koike had the ability '0 answer erirics ofJapanese pictorial pbotognphcrs.
"hieh was one reason he becune. spokesperson tOr Seanle Carom Oub mernbe1s through
Notln and numerous micles contributed '0 in,ernational photo rnog:azincs.
Koike possessed. delia", sensitivity within his dear intdlecr. He helped org;u>itt. hailm poertygroup. Rainier Ginsha. in 1934. and W2S known tOr his love of [IlOll[U2ins.
He published "Sangaku Shashin no Kenkyu" (Srudics on Mounl2in l'horography)- AruIu
Publi<her. Tokyo. 1933-and aIsorolkaedsrnall mounl2in flowers. exquisit< minultfl"..
IOrmations p=cd ber'I= the pag<S of abIadt no« book.
Everyone in the community knew him but no one really knew ..1!yheam<!D
the: U.s. a' such a rnatWtage. Sornesaid that the inrdJeaualsand Communist rodicak .....
under govanm<n' arrack wh<n he Idi Japan. Appattndy the landlord of his aporu.building in Japan had been am=! by poIi<x tOr poIirical aaiviria. ~ fled. fcuingpik
by 2S>DCiarion.
pmpie though, ~
l" his de:uh cmiIi= Iisrs . deaztd..,t".
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1920•. Gou Rantinll
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PH OTOGRAPH ER UN IG":Q\VN .
Pormm ofFranll ~niJhiK~ and hu II.-ift. Gin.
No dart, U. \V, Sp«ia! CDI1«tion.
Afur Kllnuhtt/r "'Ollb, Gin rmulrriNi
lu!ao MaISWhil4 u-ho u-w 111m
" &Olnk Camml Qub m~mb":uu:1
rl4u frinul Df Koik~L
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was.
the name ofc:hirooe.
His pharos"""~ and
dnwn inoo each ""'" irnrnediady. 0<)"CS"" soothed by the gmde rmunI sofmcs, ofsnow; a shimmcringswf.cc of ....... bo-
we.,.,
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His
Midnight c"nurJlllion.
Chin CoJ/rrTion.
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this lL'ilIlairm n~al'
his mulio by Bro:u1u.wy.
u:ift uzy:s
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Of."I0-0I[N YAXC.
Ch" olth, firtt photos Yant look
RI tlu ChiCllt.o Art Inmluu.
HiJ wlft SlIp it n'mmd,d him 0lth,
Chma ' SIIyi"K> "Ifyou su Ihm fNopk wlllXmt..
on, mwt IN your ua,hn ..
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aJQJCS' momall rL cxp<nalC< rWtt <han. ,-isioo. We fed !Ix: " ' be:
bench Wld<r!lx:11tt\ ro '''''' !Ix: bo:u 00 "'mf. F", him ~~:_fOJ> us 00.
_rL't". butll ..... an ap!<S!lOnrL.dait<ro~'n ~._ ..... L.":.",
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~·"-rn ="""·' ''''' IDa>rn-..
rh<echo", nD Inner - , . . Hccp<ur<d!lx: mommtrL thisaRingin""""" ~ 1'-1..
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He ..... proudolhim<df... japanc!e. ,ube:uncImtood!lx:nca! mokrpbowgropI!y an ~ an. In ru. pho<o., !Ix: j~ <pprocimon of
nunua:!.
m.pc.l bqxxuy. "",d'" hun " ... no< grand 01 """""<. ~atlI!<"... 'P\>I=lcd with
and duUut;h .oubdc:tvol~ Thefcdrngmm-..-cd ....... poognaru .. haiku and
.. cxtIXIt>l ... bru,h "","""II thou lem.!Ix: final ,ision up to !Ix: im3gjnarion 01'", '''''''''Fo, an imrn<J...« dfoa. he would ....m and ""I( fur the ri!:ht com ."""
"luch be: knew. ",th h~ rnrutOOll and tr>in<d 50lSCrL~ would .,m~''''':: H~
ooh Iocu> "'mcx! out the tOMII), and dinun.no:I, sharp dq>th rn the lmag<>. The, ",=II ta.
tur.ll1Urixc """-"<Xl on rntloureanocion ",thout hemming roo bc.urifuI
\ '0)" few of the other mcmbmofSCe Idi behind their "'''' ~ SUl<:ment>.
We do n~ .,'cn know "hcremanr of their photos art now =<pI for Frank Kunistllgt: and
H,mmu Nra "tro,ook h~",thhtmtoLos~in 1926.
I-IIDfO OS!\HI was a rook lit
ParamoUnt restauranr on Jat.k50n lIm 10
ChIll.lt""l1, He"<rlt th~ Iabo""", dfult!i IOprodua: on ~ andsomromcs he""" a
monr.gt lec:hnique by ovroappmg st·.era! negatives (0 create o;e pOOro. He left for J~
before \x\Xll "lrc:n: most ofh~ pnn" w<ttlost. He never nrumed 10 SQrde
YCJ.J0 !\ IORI .. \GA came (0 Semii' when he ""35 a young man. He worked at
HaIf", s phOto srudio m Taconu, Washington ond did mast of the printing fo, Dr.
Ko.ke.rnd other see mcmbm. Monnaga's ability ro>killfiillyoomrol the ",""'llOnali~· in
thc pnnongplOCC!.\enabk-d h.m to focus on the p1ayfuloom..m oflight.rndshadc: thatso:ms
b~ed on the inuges. The qualitv of his dark room technique no doubt erthanced the look
,lI1d fed ofsec mcrnbm' pholOS. Monnaga's 0"'11
mosrI)' involved scenes rn the cin'.
His most brilliant wori< goc:s lx." nd a pm:oncrn-cd piaoriailiamewori<,lockingrn an i~t
of",,,,yda) life ",thrn an urban landscrpe.
FRfD OG,""",\Jl\ was a highl), regarded pictorial photogrnphcr in Scatde who
later 010\'00 10 Ponland. O«gall, He tried to Clprun: the profundity in beau~·. He left his
artistic ~ra[ement In Nor:m OanuarvS, 1926). For him, the pu~Orart was to express one's
0'''' philosophv.li:dingand belid lleaun'ell1e<ged tioman acr ofappreciarion. .rnd therdOn:
was IIldi\1duaiistic and crubkc[lw.l1tar beauty a1W3.\'s has to acmmpanr a plQ.\lflt sensation.
~me Slid that hi.~ \\on..... h.ld puetil narurallmagrn:" and "simpiicilyof a bcmrifullme and
dlStrihurion ofrbt.:c:mcm and hg.ht." 'n Pordand, hegamcdan honorJ.ble ITI.T member.JJ.lpin
the Oregon umerJ Club In 192.4 until hen.'Signed. in 1930.
Like OgasaW.tr.l, FR.~" AIWOII K U~I>HIGE (IS- 8·1 %0) pursued be-Jun',
but with a dd icarc refined sensuaJiry. He \\lorked for Ella McBride's Srudlo In Se:arrlc umil
W\'(Iliand managedhlSo\\ltsrudiom his apanmem on 17l2jacksonSm:ct in 1939. Hew"
known for his figurative
especially of nudes and dancetS though he took mmyother
narun::...
th;
\!nu
,,,,ri<
t'1l":-';~ I\l "I'H
1\"0
f
fit'dN.f
illft'. U \\ .\pUlJI G.Otnl(Hf
""ri<.
kinds of phoros. Through McBride, Kunishige was able to establish :I connttnon with the
Cornish lnstinate. A number 0 his photos wot: of dancers 3r CorrUsh.
Kunishige was not an anrateur phorogr.tpher. heoontroUed the light and skill,
fullyprocessed his own photos. He F.tvored using aJapanese rice paper ctlJed "TCXlUr.t TISSUe"
that produced a ddiclIe and intimate texrural sume< of light
HIROMU KlRA (l89S·) W:lS known for his still·lire photos. He was born in
Waipahu. Hawaii. eduetted in Kumanloro Prefi:crure. Japan, and came to Scatde around
191 7, He mastered the techniques of photography and could process h~ own photos.
A strange incident ocamed in October 1924 when members of Phou,.Era
Magazjne thought Kira and Dr. Koike """ the same peoon ..no tried to enter a competition
with pharos under tWO different names.
At the request of Kira, Dr. Koike wrote a fie"" letter to the publisher of the
magazine, pointing our differences bern'l'Cfl the two men's phoros. Koike used his old
Wrurn Kodak. while Kira used his Graflexwith verito lens. Hesr.tted that he ofiendisagteed
\ \ tih Kim's ideas.
Kira's inreresl in geometrical fOrm , which he devdoped in Los Angeles. was
moocm and doser (Q dlCmoverni'm mal marured in San Francisco in the 1930s with me r-64
group. SrilI, his aesrhaiQ; wcrt' similar to ocher members ofSearcle ClIllerJ allb, who shared
a ddiCltc inrimacy wirh light Koike lInderstood the difkrences and accepted Kira's work.
OR. K YO KOIKE.
Summt'r 8rrt'U.
1925, Patrick SuyamA (A/kerion.
Ont' of''" ftw inJ14nrn whrrr
Koikt' rroppnlll photo.
Wt' "prim rht' origimll t't'1'1I'Dn ht'rr.
me
P icrorialism and the Ttlrll
Towards a N e w Realicy
oike. who was mO,re tradici,~n:ll and sta}:ed ~ose to ho,B'
K
0\\11
native aesm
, etICs.
sham! a similar approodr ",th Alfred Soegl.tz "lro did a memorable sen:, on
douds. "Equl\"a1ems: in the 1920s. The """t-ganle movement of praorial ism hld already cr:LSed around 1910 in the U.s. But negl.tz, "tro"",
known JS all earlv .ldmC'.ne of piaorial phorographr. concinued hb seriou:.
s<.treh ofan m phorograph\".
.
,
Stieglitz Iud the abilit) 10 absorb himself weill)' in ~vlulever subjec, he chose to toOlS m~n~
the moment. Acrording to Beaumont Newhall. Soegl.tz fully COllCCf\«l his pt= befo .
attempt'" 10 rake it. mil'" tor effects of ,i"id aau:Ili,y, and reduced the final record 10 .ts
simplest fuml of exp=ion. ("The HisrolyofPhotography: 1981.1'..168) .
jfi,
In the '10s, both Stieglitz an Koike expn=l their 0\\11 mner Itding.boot!
.m m(" beam)' round .In commonp IJee nJrute. Th'
.
~1m>< ,,~"' momenr.tr\· and du<ct.
elf tn""'tl.
.
. •. .
and
though meir expressions were so differenr. mesmerizing power In Sneglil2 S II1ll:,OCS
subtlew in Koike'~
.
r .. __ ;n..r.,~
... .1. ofpho""",mhl'marured in San Franasmlmogt:n ,-,"uw'5'-"
...".,. .
c.J.---'\V
Th<l.soughta
11>J\-cd 10 San Francisco in 1917 and metAnsdAdamsand =w:uu esron.
.
.
Th'
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fHO<HE.'< V""G (l9.1().196.9) was born in
.•. Otill.l.md c.unc: '0
Chiago in 1933 " • Dq>u" Consul lOr tIx- au
Con.<uhl<. He srudi<d
p;iinrmg. sculprun:.md ~y .,OtiC>goAn Insnrul< .. nigh' &om 19.\>
101939 until h<w", r=<igntd '" nk. V.ngdid nodU\'<""vknowkdgro/"
tlx-cunm wh<n h< rnistlkrnh'mr<r<d. phoroS"p/w cbMxxn "hil< srud\in!;
JI tlx-Instiruu:. inc< h<was no< registtu:d lOr tlx-r:!a&. h<W:lS r<qucsnx! 10 b '
He became upset.md cktmninoo ",srud\' phorugr.phy, as.~ hng.JIOd,.1ud '"
anoouClIion .. Hsmg-H,,~ Acidany ofAm. '" IungIui,Oun.und h< bmcd thill[}"""
quiddy. While still a srudenl.' tlx-Insoruu:. hi. pharoof"Thrtt Mm" w"chosm .bootof
the best pOO"'" .md ahibiu:d at tIx- school. This pharo
be. strikingly dUro and
modem unag< for "' [1111., c:rprunng tIx- enag,.' ofcit)' lilt.
.
V>ng wasa nun of pride.md pofroion. His disciplined nun<! rould ~ .,.
luoonsto<''trychalJenge. Photograph) becun. his 1m" In 1946 h<w'[II ro HoIhwooo to
stUdy lighting and CU11era .ngksa, RKO morion piaul<studio, "h... h< met.md h<cm",
mends "ith P""", Washingron ""ci.~, cinematographer J.unes Wong Howe.
Thc man who inirially did not c\'tn know how to Iood a roll offilm into a C3mm became an acromplished instruClor of phorography, He "'ttblished the 'onhwest Instiru'e ofPhOlography at 1305 Third Avcnue in downro"" Semi. in 1~7, Man)",et<r.Ul>
cun.heretostUdyphOlographyundertheG,1. Bill. The Instirul<,,,hichopm,ed until 19 I.
became a center of pho'ography, whel< Yuen Lui, Yung Chin, Elmer Ogawa .md others
learned their ,cdmic.I skills" well" their ",ion of photography.
. YllEN Ll1I (l91()' 1974) was Yang'ssrudem and h<cune one of tlx-mosr popu_
IarpomaJl photographrn in ,a--n. H.sp<cializcd in picruresofehildrm andsumcdcd in his
business. H~sonsexpanded Yum Lui Snidio'om'<r 13branch<:safier 1968.
YUNGOiIN(l916- ) was also one ofYang'ssrudenrs. .-",imaesrcdinmmmercial phorography, Olin mosrIy ,ook classes in pormi' phorography, He has high resp«t
for Yangand sciU considers Y.ng'swork tlx-best. Olin has hem an amarrurphorographer lOr
years, exhibicing in in,errurion.i salon compecirions while working for tIx- Bocing darkroom,
= '"
Cl1AO-CHE~ YANG.
Paris Strutcl~'Wn1.
0«_24. J955.J~'lIIn~ Yang ColI~rtio".
Do,,~ at a tlm~
whm Yang
INt ,IN ,,«d to kal-'t' &1lt1/~ ami tra/..'t'l
around £urtJ~ IZlon~. ,aking pinurn.
He~ p=clyretireti.
HlSR\ n.KAH.bHI. GLm \f:llJ.
19501. Hn.? 7iIk;yoshi ull~(flo " ,
7iIknJ n~r Pion~" Si[UIlrr.
t1N rrJk'tllon Uyms '/Ilk lin IIm~n II[
fotvrr t"OnJtrvc"lion I. t"Om~.
QUE O 'IN (1911-1974) "'" born in Kwangtung. auna, and came\O 5<,,,,1< in
1927. H. becam. a proli:ssional ponrai, studio photographer known for h~ minute pafttcion of ocquisi,dy refined a<sthetics. Chin was highly regarded for h~skiUful retouchingand
abiliry to C1p1lUC mood 'hrough the use of Rembrandt lighcing.
Aw:uercoiorist " thebcginningof the 1930s. Olin was also wdl-rocl in W.".ern and Olin.,..classicalli,erarun:. Heh<cunea businesspannerwith Yang in 1~I , opm'­
ing Cathy Srudio. He later bran<hed ou' with h~own Qu< Olin 5<hoo1 o[Photography from
1~5 to 1974.
Pictorial photography kep, its dominanct among amateur phorographrn in tIxau:a fur a long ume. Que Chin began phOlographyas a hobby and i, concinucd '0 h< his
in,erest <''til aJier he made i, his profession. H~ IandsClpe phorographycllIgh, tlx-dettCS
ofSung djnasry brush paincing. The abstraercd brush srroks tr.ICt: a true form of 1l3IUI< y,ith
an degan, reverm, qualiry,
In h~ youth, Chin fdl ofT a 'I« and d.--doped a bone inf<nion, renuining
bed-ridd.n lOr ""'en y.ars. During ,his tim., h. picked up a<:am<n "In bed I could gi.~
lots of though, '0 ,cdmique. There,,~ so much time for thinking,· ("Sca,d. Guide,"
December 2, 1950)
"Midnigh, Comm:uion"~' composed picture. Thesubjco, a f.r.onteUttof
Otin\ was used manycimesin difTeren, phot", by him. Theciryligh' bdUnd tlx-ll«brings
ou, a po<ricdmuny atrTlll'iphcreand pulls '"0 men sr:rndingon di/ferm, pbnc:s rq;ah<r, This
tIx-me"",Io,'td by many othrn "no tried '0 c:rprur< tIx- beaury ofligh' wider a Itt<.
Th.acmi,yofama,rurphorographmdedined III tlx-1930sand picl<cd uP'"
tlx-1940s unul tIx-"",,,ilich dfeaivdysiknct:d tIx-J"f"I"'S< Amaicam.
Bu, i, began to pc:akagain in tlx-19SOs. BdOre tlx-war HE-"RY MIlAKEhad a
srudio on JiICkson and documented acmitic:s of tIx- J"f"I"'S< Amaian community,
MITSI.TARO FL'l.'U, a c.pi,oI Hill grocer, exhibited his photos .. tIx- J"f"I"'S< Ownlxr of
Corrunatrin 1935,
YOSHIO No.\1A (1914-) " .. inspired by Koik<, whom h< met in 1937, Noou
organized a )-oungJ"f"I"'S< Amaian amateur photographers group using tIx- ScaaJc Carnera Oub as a modd and PU' rq;ah<r an ahibit in I~ I,
'oou mxganizcdothagroups in tlx-19S0s. Some manbm included GEOACf.
lJcHIDA, (1924- ) who would go on to coke photos ofartN MuHobey for his 'ow Yorl<
ahibitioo aaIog and 0AID:a ARAl (190 1-196}), a prominent momcy,
He.'RvTAKA1'OSHJ (1899-), an amateur pbocograpIra humblysa.id. . / was noc
good. / am sciII no< good.. He has pmistcd through uUI and aror akingpiauns lOr ONU 70
)'t2ls. ElMER OGAWA (I 9O}- 1970) was_ of tIx- fintJ"f"I"'S<Amaian 1lC'MfJOP<fphr>~and ..'!'IX< lOr tIx- Pa<ifi<Gnzm"iUle docummOnglikin tlx-comrnuniIy.
Filipino Amaian hisuxian Dorod!y Cordov./lOCtS tim cady Frlipmo Amcrian pborogJ>pbm...m as FAA! M,I..'lCAO and WmY AiMA.'<ZOa dJd their ~
afra r<pJIarday jobs, Men .. tIx- ~ oftnmdsor rt:brMs what ""'" dy ~aIli-
Q UE C HIN. Off'gon
CoMl.
LPu 19501, NalSulto Chin Colkcrion.
·1 mnrmlKr our whok fomily
SIll in lhr caT whik Qur
waiud for thr flit to br jJUI ntht. ..
_ Nn.... koO'U'"
Untir/nl.
1966. johul Namkung Colkerion.
JOHSEl NA!-IKUl'G.
~pr.
TaJun
{II Cap~ joh,uon,
DIy",pi< Ntu;onnl Park.
JOH"El -":A..\H'L"G . UntirkJ..
SrP!. 1966.jo},ui NaPr/kung Co/kelton
Tllitm III
10
G:~ johnJ4U.
D/:rmpic ,\~ru)1Lti PArk.
Exp~rim~l1ts
111
Co l or
Ouo<h<n Yang hod a ",hd und=ding about mcxkm an and was V<rV in\'on«i ",th
roIorphorography. Heopented Yang Color Phomgraphyfiom 1951 to the i960s. \X'ithhis
undmundlngofcolor, YangcouJd mak"a phorooflOOd most appetizmg.
He undmtood color" an independent quality deuchcd fiom reali~' that couJd
"perfOrm the incstil1l.lble I>Sk ofimerprering man's inner vision and imagination: - (From an
undated o,pcech) He continued, saying that color photogl>phy ~"a cmrn~ tool to interpret
human fl-eiil1!;'emoOOmand tnsights. - Heah=aed
and rotmofinug<>In thesamc
w.~· he U5cd qu.lIity of color m photogl>phy. UnfOrtunately, his explorations in color ph<>togl>phy were CUt shon "hen he died ofa kidney ailment in h~ Late fihics.
JmN1. ~"KI:"G (I 919-) was hom in Korea He was 1"<tV inrercstcd in cLasg_
cal mia:, studied mUltcJtTokj"Consrn~tOlyofMusicin 19r. ""~\\ith the Shanghai
s}mphonyfiom 1941 to 1944, and cune to5<:mk in 194' to oominue his srudics. \X'henhe
realW:d that he hod fewopportunltic:s in hisspeci:ilty(Gerrn:m WnJ. he changcddUroion.
Though he was ~y taking nJture photogl>phy and knew some of the Japanese Amerion
atn.lrrur photographers. he hocune a serious color n.ture phorographer after he took an
apprenrimhip \\ith Chao-chen Yang in 195~. NamJ.'I.IOghod a disciplined mind, nunur<d
through musical training. He was able to master the rechnical p=ofcolor photography
=
in nine monms.
Namkllng'ssllperb rechnique givessuongsupporr to his phoros The dose-up of
asmall section of narurc fOrces C\'ery linle detail of narura! fonnation up [Q the surface of me
enlarged photo like a largeab"raG paincing. It has the sheer beauty of color harmony .md
rhythmic movement.
Sometimes when a site calls to him, he will wait for hours to catch me right
a dick of (he shutter. Orner tUnes he encounters it JUSt like an accidenr ",nose
momenrum he has to catch before it slips av...a),.
N:unkllngsa», "I don'r wantto get too profound. I feel the emocion fiom the
subjects. It is not my emotion. They emanate emotion so I can photograph them." (Tht
&ntrk Sun, April 12, 1978) He likes Adams as • reacher, and admires the lI"rk of
Edward Weston.
instant with
\\ ·"H H I.
s<.mk Opm: proJumo" ol"F,llur."
n1rh LUI eolkmon
1 98~.
"T"~a.,rJur l;J~of'u"",,ltIlt.lrurr
offm ",0 " possibiluiN for- n::pillnJI/on
I /iJu pho'OfT.lP"1 u'ith " '·;Iu.:1 Jisso1l.l"u. ..
hll""",~
...lt.l&"fl"<)ftlbilbook,
~ .rJ Slr··trDru. . 19a.
N,w Currents
Northwest
III
Pbotography
F
rolll about the 1970s, (he Northwest began ro lose discina regional charaaeristics in
photography. Though environment' oominuoo to be imporrant, it no longer domimlloo as subject matter diversified. This was a rime ro see a new generation ofAsian
Amcncan photographer> who expanded in dilkrenr areas lIith their lenses
PAUL ~1ACAI'IA, J phorographer employed by the &artie An
~ lusrum, rook photographs roUowing the histOne route of the Lewis and Clark
expedition in 1976. DAI'ID W'AHWJIE cxhibir<d his arcisticlandscape photos ar &artie An
Museum in 19'). WAIl Lu.son ofYuen uu, hecanlC interested in takingh~own photography in cllC 19'0, after he org.mized J numberofinrernacionaUy-kno\\l1 photographer,;' shO\I>
Jt h~ gaUel)'. He has "''en taking piaures of ope1<l perlOrmancc and nudes ror a number of
rears 110\\. VKTOR G·Wl)AYAdid Jscne:sof a.rchireaural phorosdocumcr1tingmeeerie 1lOCrumal fua, of building; in his ScJrtlc nighr series.
There an: now dozens of phorogrJphers working ror newspapers and magazines
in thcareJ \lith BARRI WO~(; :Uld CRAIG Fe]ll being a ft.. = r examples. Other> work ror
fim1S and freelance in their spate rime sudl as IloKMON DoNG and RICK WONG. DEk'
\\YONG has c.ln'ed our a niche for himself as a sensitive documenrer of Lhe Asian Americm
oommun.il)'. Rt'Cc..'fH phorognpherslike IRENE Kmm'UKI have more in common with the new
breed ofanists who push the use of the ClJ1lera lens beyond mere documemation to experimenrmion, using the htesr advances in computer tt"Chnology ro funher theirexploration ofthe
inner psyche.
End of tbe Rond
Asian American phorographers in the 'OMIIN have rerortled theinision as Amcrieans and
shared an ar1~C d",-eiopmenr lIith other Amcncan artists. Photographers of the firn generation =ined some aesthetic of their nlril'l: Land. Though the)' absorbed the process of
modaniucion, at rhe same ame they never entirely abandoned rq>resenraoonal rorm. R<:ercnct to nanue was deep in their mdirions. and a toral pl.y of rorm rud not become thor
choia:ofanistic expression. Also, m=cr to a p=anisticappzcoc:h rud oot mthe beginning
encourng< journalistic photography..
. ' .
11,eir exploration lIithin a fr.unc of shade and sluJo,I> lIill conanue to illurrunarc the world in which II< li\'e ror a long ame to come. \X. th rh= pictutes. ""rds fall!ht. .
Look closdy .md they rdl their 0\\n srories.
I~NdoVlull;/AJ.ma"'''f:Lzu''nu.mpiI<JJtImrro1)ofl\'orrJ,"''''Asi.m,-iMm­
,.m.rmm to "-pubWwi byzl",.irdn,,,,,./4==AnlSmiz/wnJ,m 1 _ )
YvNc. {HIN PlmJrriI
1961h.
}I. lit
0" " c./Um,n
-'/nuI';'~ bplllNi J~n~J"JI npt I""
Jd",.,U,. ut·-."forllllr'-uJ-
r_.
J"""'N~hAn;,z; l'in. .
Scatt.k An M'*'Im. 19/8.
Monro<. RDbcn. "Ligh. and ~
PiaoriaJ Pho"'llnphy in Soak. 1920-1940
and <he Sonk Cam<n Oul>.· in
TlO7finr ShIlJoWllnto Light., cd. M2)'Um..i T suabw::und
Abn O>ong Lou. Sonk. Young Pin< P=s. 1982, 1'1" 8-32.
R=I. Deno;" «I.. J4i"""S' ~phJ in Amma. /920-/940.
Los Angd", J"J"'O<'< Arn.:rican Culrunl
and Community Cmrer, 1986.
Roe. JoAnn, Frank MalSUra: Fronrkr PhotogrupJKr.
Sotcle=. Madrona Publimer. 1981.
Special Coll~ons and Document$.,
Allen Ubr.uy. University ofWashingron
Tab.mi. David. "Sh<lrcd Dreams-A History of
Asians and Pacific Americans in Washington St:lle,"
ed. Ron Chew. Washington Untl!nnia.l Commission, 1989.
Zobihlci. C.",I. " D •. Kyo Koike. 1878-1947"
in Pacific NorthJ«rJ QrutTkrly, April19n, pp. 72-79.
YOSHIO NOMA. Old Tnlck.
1939, Yo,Shio Noma Co/yerion .
.. This WIlJ DIU of ,IuJim pholOJ
I took 10 "uiw a/un/ion and il
my I1rt• ..
tncourtlg~d m~ 10 purnu
Noma
JaW
Dr. Koj}u aI 4
mmlOT
at/d
rr;,d to lutp flu jdta oftJ](, Camull Club
aliw itf hiJ OW" grOUPllhllt followed.
Project Coordinaror. Dean Wong
Wrir~ and R.esetrt:hers: Kazuko Nakane. with Alan Chong UU
Editorial Assinance: Robert Shimabukuro. Mary Akamine
Design: Viaor Kubo Uld Sharon Nmrnura
Financial Support AnhetlSB-Busch.lnc.:
Sean~ Arts Commission Uld Yuen Lui Studios
Special <hanks .0 <he pho<ognphe<>, .darn·... fncnds and
ever)"one ek who hdpm on this pro~.
Cop)'righ. 1991 by <he Imer=uonaJ Examine<.
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Spectra Communications to
manage Nippon Kan Theatre
by 5lulin Hoi-Jew
Beginning in February, the local
management and medJa consultant finn
of Spectra Communications, lnc. will
take over management of the 81-yearold 'ppon Kan Theatre.
Sharon Maeda, one of the fourd... of
Spectra inJu .... 1988 and ,ts <=rent president, plans toadvertisethetheatre's merits
business community,
cultural arts community, and the Intel"national DIstrict. Maeda, who will spearhead thecommunityoutreach.1S planning
an advertisement brochure.
Maeda emphasizes the versatility of
the space, which has hosted movie
opertings, banquets, wedding receptions, Noh and Kabuki theatre performances, sumo-wrestling competitions,
symphoniesandrommunityevents. The
Nippon Kan Theatre boasts a sound
and lighting system which Maedadaims
is suitable (or "anything shartof a major
dramatic production."
A booth accommodates multi-medJa
projector.;. Four hundred may be seated
comfortably In the main space. She estimates that there are approximately 100
parking slots within a block of the building.located at 630 S. Washington Sl
to the downtown
Rental prices are competitive with
those of local hotels for business conventions_ Maeda quotes $175 for an
e1o-ening event (which ends before midnight> which dOESn' t charge adrrussion
and $250 for one which dOES.
Ann Fujii will be jouungthefinn fulltime on February 1 in order to arrange
bookings, scheduling. promotion and
liaison work with maintenance,secu rity
and housekeeping. She was chosen by
Maeda for her mass media expenences
as a news assistant (or four years with
Associated Press, and six years at the
SeattleT,mes; her ties with theJapancse
American community through her five
years of work. with the JACL; and
community events organizing.
Maeda has known Fujii's parents for
many years, and Fujii herself since the
latter was a child. Both are optimistic
alx>ut the future of the theatre.
"'l'd like to make it a place, a focal
point, for all kinds of events, not just
Asian events,'" said Fujii. In addition,
she would like to get rid of "negative
ists.Shehersel.f-we.nt back several times
for interviews ....
She identifies thecompanysstrengths
fonner producer-<iirector at KCTS/
Channel 9, Maeda is the driving foroo
behind Spectra. Theoompanyworks with
non-profitorganizationsandgo'''''''''''''t
as: a reliable t~person staff; Maeda's
direct management experience with the agenciesinmanagemen~publicrelations
University of Washington Ethnic Cul- and cultural diversity trainings.
tural Center, a multi-purpose facility
Currently, they are working with anand theatre; a strong history of interac- other local rompany on public realtions
stereotypes" of Asian Americans tions with the Asian American commu- matenals to encourage high school stuthrough cultural events at the theatre. nity and the International District. Fujii dents in King County to practiceenvironShe claims that her talents are "perfectly pinpoints one of Maeda's strengths as mentally-sound behaviors such as recymatched" to the position: "It kind of her "far and wide" rontacts .
cling.
combined everything I enjoy."
Even before thIS high-profil.contract,
Maeda declined to comment on the
Spectra Communications cam- Spectra Communications has handled controversial exit of fanner managers
paigned extensively for the position. some hefty projects, such as all the na- Edward and Betty Burke in September
Maeda speculated that majority owner tional and international press on the last year, following a long-standing disSamuel Strom was "tom"over the final- Domingo/Viemes v. Marcos case. As a pute with majority owner Strom.
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I page 5
"Com e See the Paradise"
A tame story of
interracial love
and injustice
"Com, Sa Tht Paradis<"
A fibn Ity Alan PIlTU,
Nuw playing Qf M,lTo GnD7!QS
-Paradise- also follo\o\"S
Hollywood tradihon by
making the love story a
White malel Asian female
pa.ll'ing. Handled Wlth sensib ..;ty, this familiar tactic
would not necessarily be a
problem. Butin -Paradise,"
the Asian female is given a
.second<.la.ss status, and
Asian male is shortchanged
again.
This whole issue of the
inequality of Asian American male-female depictions
has long been debated. but
in 'Paradise," there's no
doubt a bou t the message:
White male/ Asian female
relationships are dearly
better than Asian maJe/female ones. 1llefew glimpses
we do see of Japanese
American men and women
together are played
laughs or are sources of
shame. Lily brushes off any
advances by young men in
thecommunityandtheonly
alternative to Jack is the
conniving Mr. FujiOka
who's presented as an old,
ugly, lecherous down with
bad teeth.
The Kawamura'soriginal
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drunk who kills himseJfbe- V.n,.molo(H.""l, N.omiN.'ano
cause he can't satiSfy his Kaw.unura),
Tomita (uly), front row: Elu;abeth Gilliam (Mini), Brady Tsurutllnl (frankIe).
wifewho'sa laughableadultress. Lily'ssistertumsup SJX>l but Tomita possesses an inner dignity that gives
pregnant and alone after an offscreen tryst with pre- weight to a sketchily written part.
sumablya nisei man from camp (or maybe a case of
HCome Sec The Paradise's" only real unqualified
immaculate conception?). Mr. and Mrs. Kawamura success is in its sets and period detan. h seems that
have no intimate interaction of any type and the older most of the energy (and a large budget) was pu.t into
Kawamura brothers have no love inclinations period.. the recreations of Uttle Tokyo (in Portland, Oregon)
Compare this to the relationshi p of jack and Lily and the camp at Manzanar. They are very evocative
which is quite literally love at first sight that has them and communicate a strong sense of time and place.
kissing a few minutes after meeting. The film's racial/
Unfortunately. the script and characters inhabit
sexua l pecking order is clearly defined by film's end. these spaces like shado \.vs, giving only a hint of the
Aftcr all the Kawamura men have been literally and truly great story that could havebccn told. looKing at
figuratively killed off, Jack is left to lead thi's house- these wonderful sets and an the resources a t Alan
hold of helpless women and children. One consola- Parker'S disposal I couldn't help but wonder wht,t a
tion, if it can be termed that, is talented filmmaker like Steven Okc1zaki ("Unfinished
that lack and wly's relationship Business," "Days Of WaitingH) could do with them.
Reviewed by Wm. Satake Blauvelt
When word tirstgotout that filmmaker AJan Parker
was going to do a fUm on the World War n japanese
American internment, audible gagging could be heard
in the Asian American community and various film
arcles. That reaction was warranted based on Parker'S
track record as the director of ~idnight Express,"
and "Missisippi Burning." Both were high profile
films based on true stories that coupled lurid violence
with a willful distortion of facts.
"Midnight Exprcss,u made a hero out of an American
drug smuggler and characterized the people of Turkey
as "a nation of pigs." "Missisippi Burning. glorified the
F.B.I.'s role in thedviI rights struggle by focusing on the
heroics of two fictional white agents at the expense of
African Americans. So when "Come See the Paradise"
was released, apprehension was high.
The film is something of a surprise. It's a rather tame
story of interracial love and injusticc. Sct during the
years 1936-'48, "Paradise" revolves around the rela tionship of lack Mc.{;um (Dennis Quaid), a radical labor
unionist,and Lily Kawamura (Tamlyn Tomita),a young
nisei woman. Jack, on the run after unintentionally
taking part in the fire bombing of a New York theater
during a projcctionist's strike, flees to Los Angeles, finds
a pbina UtUcTokyomovie house run byHiro Kawamura
(Sob Shimono), and falls in love wHh wly. The young
lovers flee to Seattle to escape her family's disapproval
and California's anti-miscegenation laws.
They marry and have a child, but Lily returns home
leaving jackaCter he is arrested while participating in
a cannery workers union demonstration.
ACterJapan bombs Pearl Harbor,Jac k isdraCted and
the Kawamura 's are interned. The lovers are separated and reunited many times by larger forces as the
Kawamura family is decimated by the cffects of thc
internment.
On the surface HPa raOnce again Asian Americans are is not very believable as written.
The film also tries to cover too
disc" is a noble
robbed
of their own voice, turned into much territory and ends up
attempt to exglossing
over everything it
pose the pain- supporting players in their own story.
touches. Especially disappointful experience
ing is the shallowness with which
of japanese
Americans during WVVII, but a number of problems important aspects of the camps, like the Manzanar
negate its noble intentions. While heralded 'as riot, the loyalty questionaire and the No-No boys are
groundbrcaking, thefilmactuallyfollowsHollywood. handled.
To be fair the film is not a total washout. There are
traditions in its depiction of Asian Americans.
"ComeSee The Paradise's" biggest problem is its most several moving scenes and the use of period music is
obvious - the relevance of the Jack MeCum character. strong with an effective use of the standard "Until The
Although Parker and Quaid havestressed the intcrracial Real Thing Comes Along," sung by Harry Kawamura
love story ang le in interviews, the film is dearly more (Seattle native Ronald Yamamoto). The actors all do
interested in the internment. After the first hour of this good work even though their characters are thinly
nearly two-nnd-a-half-hour film, jack becomes totally written, especially veterans Sab shimono and shlzuko
irrelevant and the repeated reunions forced into the Hoshi, as well as Yamamoto, Stan Egi and Akemi
story arc distracting. That time could have been used to Nishino as the older Kawamura siblings.
As the leads, Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita
develop the JA characters who are onc-dimensional
types rather than fully developed people. Once again struggle mightily to make their parts work. Quaid is
Asian Americans are robbed of their own voice, turned all passion and charm until his character ceases to
matter. Tomita's character is something of a blank
into supporting players in their own story.
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2) U.S. Citizenship required;
3) Be able to read. write andspealt
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Wcmen mel minorities an: cnc:ow-q,ed to apply.
Urasenke Foundabon, 1910 37th PI. E.
Philip will present a readmg with slides
as she rcmunts her two years in a TCmOte
Kyushu pottery village. Info: 324-1483.
Tibetan New Year
• The Tibetan Rights Campaign and
the Tibetan Commuruty of Seattle will
Sponsor the first annual Seattle ....losar-'
-a traditionalTibctan New Year"sdinncr and celebration, 6 p.rn. Sat., Feb. 16
at the Ballard Commuruty Center, 6020
by Ann Fujii
Rep. Robert Matsui
Meel Bob MatsUi, US. Congressman
from California, a prime proponent of
Redress and COmmitted representative
of the Asian/Pacific community, Janu-
28th Ave. .W. Traditional Tibetan
foods will be served with a menu that
Vo,'iU accommodateboth vegetarians and
non-vegetarians. Ticketsare$15adults,
ary 26, 1:30 10 3:30 p.m., Bush Garden
Restaurant, 614 Maynard Ave. S.
Empowerment
Tom Nesby, of Nesby & Associales, a
$7SOchildren under 12 and are available
at The Elliott Bay Book Compa ny in
management and leadership firm,
speaks on "Asian Empowermcnt~ The
Pioneer Square, The Vajra, Broadway
True Agenda " al7 p.m., Wed ., jan. 30 at
the law offices o( Bogle & Gates, Two
Union Square Bldg.,6thand Union,51st
floor. Doors open al 6 p.m. Sponsored
and Tenzing Momo & Co. in the Pike
Place Market. lnfo: 285-1249. Advance
purchase is requi red .
• A festiva.l to celebrate 1991, the Year
of Tibet and to bring in the Tibetan New
year, the Female Iron Sheep Year 2118,
will be held Sat., Feb. 23, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at Sakya Monaslery, 108 NW 83rd
by the Asian Management and Business
Association. Cost is$5 (ormembers,$15
for non-members (applicable towards
membership), and $5 for students.
Contact: Ron Choi, 587-3485 or277-6962;
john Urrulia 284--9114.
Taiko
Northwest Namukai Taiko "rill be
having a 3-session workshop (or those
interested in lea rnin g about taiko
drumming, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Feb. 3, 10 and
24. COSI is $20. Info: 937-2013.
Flower Show
The Third Annual Northwest Flower
and Garden Show will be Feb. 15-18 at
the Seattle Convention and Trade Center. Coming from Japan to participate in
the show for the first time is Master
Masatoshi Tomita,a senior instructorof
the O'hara School of Ikebana in Tokyo.
Crafts in Japan
Leila Phili p will speak on "One
Women's journey: The Siory of an Ap-
pren!iceshipin Rural Japan," 7 t09 p.m.,
Feb. 15 at Ihe branch office of the
S1. The celebration will feature enter-
tainment, a video of Tibctan culture, an
exhibit, Tibetan foods, Himalayan
handicrafts and a raffle. Free. Info:
Carolyn Lama, 789-2573.
Chinese New Year
"The Chinese Community Salutes
Parentsand Grandparents," isa Chinese
New Year's banquet sponsored. by the
Chinese lnformation Service Center, and
will be held Feb. 22 al Ihe Ocean Cily
Restaurant. Cost is $15 for non-clderly,
$160 for a sponsor table of 8, $200 for a
corporate table of 8. Donations will be
accepted from the elderly who attend.
Info: Rita Wang al OSC, 624-4062.
Queen Contestants Sought
The Greater Seattle Japanese Queen
Committee Inc. is seeking contestants
from the greater Seattle/Tacoma area,
ages 18-23. Entry deadline: March 1.
their own backyards. It premiered in
the Bay area and will hopefully find a
distributor.
• Henry Chow and Joslyn Grieve's
collaborative film "Peering from the
Moon" was recently chosen (or the
prestigious Sundance Film Festival. The
film parallels the lives of Chinese stu-
by Alan C. Lau
Visual Arts
• MasamiTeraoka talksabout the work
in his show, 'Waves and Plagucs," (on
view through Feb. 16) at the Henry Galleryon Thurs.,jan. 24, 7:30p.m. 543-2280.
Fuller/Elwood Gallery's mini-relro-
spective ofTeraoka's smaller drawings
and prints give you an idea of how he
works when you compare them to the
larger works in Ihe Henry Gallery show.
In Pioneer Square behind MIA Gallery.
625-D890.
• Wah Lui's photography is included
ina groupshowincelebrationofHuman
Righls Day. At Shoreline Community
College Gallery in Building 1000. Till 1/
31. 546-4717.
Video and Film
• Firsl-time filmmakers Scott Crocker
and Toshiaki Ozawa have collaborated
on "Boneshop of Ihe Heart," a study of
six reg"ional Southern artists who don't
so much exhibit within the confines of
while-walled galleries as the earth of
C~IRP
t
dentsal theGreal Wall, a Blackskinhead
and white yuppie living in San Francisco.Chow filmed theChinascquences
in Beijing, where he studied film. He
was bom in Taiwan and raised in S.F.
from ageS. He won an Academy Award
nomination for best student film for
"Liru" in 1987.
• Filmmaker Emiko Omori has finished filming "Seventeen Syllables:' her
adaptation o( Hisaye Yamamoto short
stories. It will premiere on PBS next year
on the American Playhouse series.
Music
• Sam-Ang 5.,m and Can Moly Sam
will perform traditional Cambodian
music and dance as part of the annual
Northwest Folklife Winter Concert on
Jan. 25 al UW's Meany Hall. 684-7300.
• Afterbackingupvariousjazzgreats,
the rhythm section of Akira Tana
(drums) and Rufus Reid (bass) have
joined forces to form the group TanaReid
wi th two fine young hom players, Ralph
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sponsorship of theJAG.'s 691h Annivc:rs.uy lnstaDal10n Banquet onJaauary26. 1MBanqutt: wdl
be held at the SeaTac Marnot HotclBaUroom.. beginning.t 5 p.m.. wllh R~ Robert M. . . . . . .
featured spe3ker. (for inform;ation: call Daren akllgawa.. 762·1824 or 562.2642J
Adcc!-ley Communications will abo have an Itdvert:bemmt in the p-ogrmt. -We wed. widI.
community groups allihe time. It's JMI1 of Ad:CJ"ky's cnmmunlty outre.:h... sb:l Kri!hna SeIh.
dirccto!-ofpublicaHaiB. "1t'srt'iilly ru<rlo work with peopI.ewho.esoamtiWo'"
The team of I1rtists wan led 10 poclnly the differe\t gu'lCIlltionS at the rommunity 01\ ttw
billboard. The artists lhemsel~ arc in on;.! of tM photos.
Ackerley Communkations is also helping the international Oi:!trict/OUn.town ~
and Oevcl.opment Authority OOCPDA)toreslore the munl in Hing Hay Park. Ackerley Isdoa.dnt
thelaborwithsupptics
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lhet'fldorJ~U3J'y.-
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Info: Jane Tsuboi, 722-2375.
Frank Abe
The Washington Council on Crime
and Delinquency has selec ted KIRO
Newsradio's Frank Abe for Outstanding Achievement by a journalist. Frank
was cited for his King County Courthouse reporting and Special series, including stories on the adequacy of jail
health and physchiatric care and the
ramifications of the new sex offender
law. The award will be presented Tues-
Dean
Peggy Nagae Lum
Peggy Nagae Lum, altomey at the
Seattle law firm of Betts, Patterson &t
Mi nes, is currently serving as PresidentElect of the National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association. Heroneyear
tenn will run through November 1991.
Juliette Dong
Juliette Dong is the acting coordinator
of the King County Women's Program.
She will be responsible for managing the
program until the position is filled perday, jan. 29 at Ihe WCCO's annual manenOy. Dong is rurrenOy head of the
mcetingat the Columbia TowerCIub in Data Managemenl and Evaluation Sec-
the Columbia Scafirst Center.
tion in the CommunityServices Division.
MooreandJessie Davis,and pianist Rob
Schneiderman. Their CD debut enti tled
"Yours + Mine" (Concord CCO 4440)
at 5th & Marion at 7:30 p.m. 623-8655.
will be out by Feb. Pick up this lasty jazz
release.
Performing Arts
• Northwes t Asian American
Theatre's WinterIest '91 continues with
L.A. improvisational troupe Cold Tofu,
jan. 23-27. 340-1049.
• Long Nguyen, who recently returned (rom a gues t residence in L.A.,
will be teaching winter session at Dance
Centre/SeaWeon 19th Ave. E.322-3733.
• Seattleinstitution l\,farthaNishitani
opens a new winter schedule at her
modem dance school. Classes for children and seniors too. 633-2456.
Literature
jessica Hagedo rn's novel
"Dogeatcrs" was nominated for a National Book award. She is also the cover
story (or a recent Image magazine (the
S.F. Sunday Examiner magazi ne). Congra tulations,jessica! Hernex t":o~el will
deal with the experience of Fihpmo expatriates in the US. who come of age in
the '60s and 70s.
• VS. Naipaul reads from his recenl
book'1ndia:AMillionMutinies 'ow"as
partof the Seattle Arts and Lectures series
on Tues.,Jan. 29al FuslMethodislChurch
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Opportunities
• The Washington State Arts Commission has three open competitions for
artists. The Artist Resource Bank Competition seeks new artwork (or Washington public schools. Deadline is Feb.
15. Two other projects are at the UW
campus. Oneis the "Temporary Projects
at Campus Bus Stops" with a deadline
of Feb. 25, and the other is '1ndividual
Artists Projects" on campus with a Feb.
25 deadline. Call or wrile WSAC for
applications. nO-9th & Columbia
Building/Mail SlOp GH-ll /Olympia,
WA 985044111. (206) 753-5894.
• Spindrift literary magazine is look-
ing (or submissions. Deadline is Feb. 1.
Call 546-4742.
• The 6th Annual L.A. Asian Pacific
American International Film Festival is
seeking film entries (or its Spring '91
event. Deadline is Jan. 31. Call or write
Abe Ferrer at Visual Communications,
263 S. Los Angeles St. #307, L.A. CA
90012. (213) 680-4462.
• Video Shorts Festivalrurrentlyseeks
submissions of video work for public
screening with prize money available.
Deadline is Feb. 1. Call or write Video
Shorts al P.O. Box 20369, Seattle WA,
98102. (206) 325-8449.
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(>carnine<. 318 Shth Avenue SOuth, Suite 127,
WASH 'S
AUTO REPAIR
Camplde AutomlXive Service
Ail" Conditioo &tvia:
SOli Runia A~ S • 722·l2QS
I
EMPLOYMENT
I
EX ECUnVE Of RECTO R
Multl..sct'Vice youth and family
agency. Maslen in Sodal Scienceor AdminiSlralion plus three
yean ot experience in fund ~
veloprrM:n,community~alions,
personnel management and so.dal 5Cf'Vke administration pre""'cd. SaJa>y 00'. EO'. People
01
Color are EOOOUrolged to Ap-
ply. Scod covcrlC{tcrand resume
to Search Committee. Youlh
EaSlSideServices.16150NE&h
Bellevue, Washington 98008 •
COUNSElOR
Chemical dependency youth
Counselor needed for Inpatient
program. Experieocewith youth
and teaching/Yocalional experi_
ence desjred . Part-time, 57.77 _
9.65 I hr, excellent fringe ben.
efits. Minorities encouraged 10
apply_ EOE. Send resume to:
Ryther Child Ccnler-DH. 2400
NE 95th, Seanle. Wa. 98115
Dept of Human ~ces
YOUTH SfRVICES
SPECIALIST
Beginut S2,741 /mo
Negotiate, plan, and administer
contracts with community based
agencies 10 provide dired ser·
vices to youths. MIN QUALS: 3
yrsexp ingrantorconractadmin.
humanserviceprgmadmin, prgm
plngoteval. BAdcgree in related
field. Some subs allowed. HOW
TO APPLY: Special application
materials required obtain at 4th
FIOOfDexter Horton Bldg. Seattle,
WA 981 04 or scnd SASE marked
with title, Applications due 2141
91 AA!EOE
DIRECTO R O f
PU BLIC REl A TION S AND
MARKETl NG/NORTl-ISEATTLE
COMMUNITY COllEGE
Reponing 10 the college president. !.he Director of Public Relalioos and Marlr:e(ing will devclop and implemcrn a maricet.
ing and public relat.lons plan (or
NOfth ~nle Community Col.
lege that will wengthm part.
nerships in tnccommunity, and
promo{e good will and the
~lege's image as a ~ier
educational institution. Other
imparlanl responsibililfes in.
clude planning and promol:ing
events, setting publication and
production standards and
scJx.dules, releasing information
the public, acting as a liaison
~ thecollcge and elCClcd
local. stale, and congressional
offiCials, and the public infor_
mation offICeS (or Sealtlc Community Colleges. This position
also supervises staff. qualifications include an appropriate BA
and a minimum of 5 years pro.
gressively more responSible
management experience in
public relations and marketing.
or a combination of education
and experience. Excellent verbal
and wrillen communication
skills. Position closes 1/22/91.
Apply <l.t Human Resources
DcpI.., Seattle Community Colleges, 1500 Harvard Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 or call (206)
587-4126. seeD IS AN EEO
EMPLOYER.
PROGRAM ASSISTANT III
NORTH SfAm.E
COMMUNIT', COLlECE
Provide information, advice and
assistance to srudeots, staff and
the public on financial aid pro4
grams and application process.
Responsible (or specific pro~. public.rebtions functions,
reconciliation of accounts, promotingof scoolarships. Requires
experience in financial aid or
related field. If you excel at
working as a team member in a
multi-ethnic setting with heavy
CUSlomer service and are an organized, detailed person, you
should apply. S 1708 -21221mo.
TOU R GUID ES
$8.87/Hour
Room and Board provided during lour operation
Eight exciling and rewarding full-time summer jobs conducting public tours of the Skagit HydroelectriC Project in the North
Cascades. Applicants must have min. 2 yrs exp 1nvolving
leadership, sales and/or public speaking. Exp with group
living, the handicapped and/or elderly and for foreign languages is desirable. Guides are required to Iiveon-site five days
a week. Valid Washington State Driver's license, first aid card
and CPR certification must be obtained before starting work.
Applications due February 14, 1991. For application materials. contact:
Seattle City Ught
Skagil Tours Office
1015 Third Avenue, Rm B09
Seattle, WA 981 04
(206) 664-3 113
ANEOE
plus e.xc. benefits. Position RECEPTIONIST
Adult Rode Radio Station. ProResources
Department.,
fessional appearanCt>/people
skills_ Must bedcpendolble, woric
well under stress. Busy phones,
587-5454. APPLICATIONS
clerical duries. (EqtI" Oppof'tU..
FROM WOMEN AND Memn ity Em pl oyer)_ Resume to:
ben of MINORITY GROUPS
KXRX, 3131 Ellion Ave. 7th FI.
STRONGl Y ENCOURAGED.
Seattle, 98121
COURT SPECIAliST II
PAR)( RANGER
Implement.s and manages judi- Seasonal openings with W~ St
cial and judicially-related pro4 Parks~. One year of 001grams. Conducts ftcld visits 10 lege ;rod six morths of experierla!
Sludy exIsting court adminiSlr.l- in oddoof f"E!O'ealion, nonnl relive procedures and designs al- SCII.Ba!S, forestry recrootion. oonternative managemenl tech- savalkln.environmmtlif'CS0UfCt5
niques. PIOlns :md coordinates ex doscIy mated rJeld or one year
majot state projects.. BA in public, of law- 81~ Cllpfrience.
court, businessadmin .• ot related Must ha\e rompleted 148 m.. of
field,AND 2 years' exp.in court a.ppv..oed law enfon:ement trainadmin. orprogramdcvdopment. ing 10 00c0me a COITYTliWonu:l
Direct expo with WA courts may parle range, Additional college
be substiMed year fOf year for studicsin::reas listcdwill besubstieducation requirement. MA in Med fOf experience. Current
court, public, Of business admin. AmaiGUl Red Cross standard fin;(
may be substituted for one year aid ccrtifK:ation orequivalenl: exexpo Salary: 530.852-39.228. perieoce 1UJuirt'd. Salary 51632 Closing deale 2115/91 or until 2056/mo.r-orApplicalionconlact
filled. For job description and PersonneIotrlC'e, 7150Ck91watu
application materials contact: L<ne, Olympia, Wa_ 98504, (206)
PtfiOnnel Dept., Office of !he 753-5760 Eat
Administrator for the Courts,
1206 S. Quince, Olympia, WA THERAPISTS
98504 (206) 753-3365. We are Child and Family Therapist,
an Equal Opportunity Employer. fulltime, eXpefieoce w ith famWomen, racial and ethnic mi- ily violence. Dtpefience with
oorilies, pe!'SOflsofdisability,and families of color. 271·5600
persons ova 40 years of age are R.N .
encouraged to apply.
Needed for progressive agency,
doses 1/3Ml.ApplyaIHuman
~a~?~: ~~~1~a:ea~II~~~:
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SPECIAUST
Immediate openings wth progressive agency 10 provide innovativeinslruction,supportand
personal assistance services.
(opening i.e. bathing.. loileting.
dressinglto adults with developmental disabilities li .... ing in
their own residences in the Kent
area. Qualified applicants will
be 18 )o'eats or ol~, have a
persona l insu red car, valid
Vv'SDl, telephone, and a demonstrated abililylowork reliably
in a professional manner. Requires assisting in wheelchair
transfers_ Peoplewith (!Xpericnce
working wilh persons with developmental disabilities and
CNA's encOlIraged to apply.
• Variety of shifts available to
start2J11
• $7.25 hour to s{art with increase after 520 hours
• Medical. dental, life
• Persona/leave
• Paid training
Apply in person at: CO.MMUNITYLMNG,1048W.JamesSt
1101, Kent, WA, 98032 or call
for an appointment or applicalion (206) 859-8nO EOE
RECEPTlONIST
Adull Rocic Radio Station. Pr04
fessional appearance/people
skills. Must bedependable, work
we.JJ under sUess. Busy poones,
clerical durles. (EquoaJ Opportu.
nity Em ployer) , Resume 10:
IOCRX, 3131 Elliott Ave. 7th F1.
Scanle, 98121
Advertising ReQresentatives
'~p"'" ~'i'.
'"
.,
,'~"
.. ~ high Comlnisslons
(50%
on new accounts) 1
• Work flexible work hours
• ~eet~terestJng people
providing support instruction
and personal assistanl services
to adults with developmental
disabilities living in their own
residences in the Kent area.
People wilh experi cnce working
with developmental and physical disabilities encouraged to
apply. Requires flexible hOUfS.
• Salary S40 K
• PerSOl'lal leave
• Medical, dental, lire
Must have a personal insured
car, valid WSOl and telephone.
Apply in person at: CO~U­
N1TY LIVING, 1048 W . .lames
SI. li1 01, Kent, WA, 98032 or
call (206) 859-8nO EOE
INSU RA NCE
l OSS CONTROL SPECIA.lIST
Self-insured pool seeks individual to developaod implement
safety and loss control programs
in the areas of property and Iiabilily. WOfk consists of field
surveys, field training, public
speaking and writing fOf publicalion. B.A. degree in safetyand
health, environmental science
or refated field and a minimum
of tv.<:! years loss control experience preferred. Excellent Benefits. 72243636 . EOE
page 8/ The International Examiner. Wednesd.ay, January 23.1991
-~""' poIicy~
indprojlprog..m"" pbnnir£"'"
evaJ. SA in ptbI idmin,
QUHN CONTBTANTS
s..I<;"g ~ Community
Q urm cO"'eItants from tt.
groaIefSeatdelTac:om.t . . .
18 - 23). Scholonhips_.
Entry ~I i nt' March 1. For
Application/queslions: 722.
2375
aw soc
or rd. Some subs alkMout.
HOW TO APf'l Y: Special oappIiOIrionrrlil«erialsn:quiro:f obc3inat
4th floa """"" Halon B~ Seattle, W A 98 104 or SOld SASE
M::!o
m<Wb:rlwilhlide.ApplicalionscLe
2I1/91. AnEO£
CAMPAICN COORDINA TOR
CampaignCOOI'dinalor fOf small
non-profit, community based,
proactive, Drug free Zone, Ofganization. Six (6) mon th, full.
time position, 5 10.00 per hour,
no benefits. Funding possibly
available for additional six (5)
months. For m~ information
caJl723- 1261.
TElE-RESEARCH OPE RATORS:
Part-lime/up to 30 hrs a week.
Sevenl shif\.s a .... ailable. including evenings to 8 p.rn.and
weekends t06p.m.Houtlywage
plus bonuses. No sales, No cxperience necessary; muSi be
dependable. Some openings (Of
English/Spanish speaking individuals. Call Ms. Swanson or Ms
Pestanaweckdays until 6 p.m. at
285-4394 . tWf, we encourage
women and m inorities to apply,
o~
~ PHARMACY
.....
~ ..,.-,.,.::;:.,..,
2520 Beacon So.
Phone: EA 2·6130
Tokuda Drug
PRESCRIF770NS
OUR SPECIALlY
609 South Maln
624 -7098
m R<lyonter Incorporated
An Equal Opportunity Employer
DP Enterprises, Inc.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Renton School District
24--hour .Icb Hotline
Call D5-5826. EOE
Seattle Conwnunity CoUep
1500 Harvard Ave.
Job line: 587-5454
CHINESE PASTIllES
Banquet Room
Orders To Take OUI
CocktalJa
605 7t h Ave . South
EOt/M
BANKlNGJOB INFORMATION
Call our 24-hoor jobline
KEY BANK OF PUGET SOUND
Equal Opportunity Employer
Seattle: Public Schools
An EOf/M 'mploye<
fof job info, call (206) 281 -6678
King Oy. M<dkaI 81uo SNdd
An EOt/M Employer
jobIine: 464-5588
1.0 TAVERN FOR SAU
Excellent location. 51 5,000. In ternational ~ea lty : 623 -2303
HOUSING DMSlON
DIRKTOIl
capit:albu:fgetsof523 million,owt
62 staff. Division re5pOf1sibie for
ad-ninislering !he City's housing
programs. DESIRED QUAlIFlCATIOI">IS: SA n COIT\ITlIA1Iry deo.dcpnent or other rdatcd IieId; 3
yrs.ecp in ad-nin hoosing or bN
inc:omegov'tassi5f£dhoosingprograns, ot commlrlity and neigh-
bahood dev P"'!P""- nv..)"
oisu::a!SSk.ll~expre­
APPt Y: Sero aMY
'flired TO
letter and resume to Personnel
Officer, OCD, 700 ltd Ave. Seattle, WA 98104, Of writI? hr ad-
9 1.ANEOE
COUNSElQRJT1tAJNER
~)<>U1h....t=rc..w..e
prowarn needs WAC a x to prov'de j<>Uh ord family coumeIirog
""~-~
8A
__
~FrI
b ~
and COA's.
Mnm..n
PT~PId<'4'~ ..
To apply, please contact Danny Howe at the
International Examiner at 624-3925.
R.Jshb
HUMAN RRATIONS COOl.
DINATOR
Begins ill 51.....9Av
Promote soc:ia.l end economic «1uity few 'NCmCn and ~ mit'IOI'itiE5. MIN QUo\l~ 2 )"S ex:p
Salary. $4,445 - $5,166 per month
"-,>10"""."""'",.""""",
sible for managing opera1ing ard
ditionaiinfo.Applicationslile1J8l
The International Examiner Is hiring outgoing advertising
representatives. We are looking for independent and
reliable people with good soCial and communlcations
skills. Prior advertising experience is valuable. but not
required.
Office: of Women' .
0iS.17011~AYe..N.Se­
...... 'OC""P'eolcola"lf"110
...,..,..
Cityof .se..ttk
Notice of PuWic: Hearins
The Mayor's Office will hokl <l
public hear-ing on !:he City of
5ean~s 1991 AffirmativeAction
Wotic Plan. The hearing will be
ned on Tuesday,}an. 29, 1991
7:00 to 9;()() P.M. in the Dome
Room of the AIC:.tk Bkfg. 700
3rd Ave., 3td Floor, SeeanJe..
'Mleekhair access is availatMe
from ~ 3rd Ave. enuance. interpreter service- b the heat '"8
impUed will be provided. for
additicnaI inbmalionrepding
!he publoc ~og. p..... call
IheAffIt'l'M.NeAcltorJDwend),
Unit aJ 684--7936_
~
161
GUISS
D€SIOHEM
8I..l 1SI«IA
MjMtIl.l.f'Ml
3£04 tflMM) EAST
SERffif.
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ge102
(206) 328-0688
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