Gone with the wind! - The International Examiner

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When they heard the shout 'go!' they
ran in unison down the long concrete
walkway. A cheer went up as the
gr?ceful giant rose into the sky . . .
Gone with the wind!
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Check.ic)" was "lako-kichl," or kilecrazy. A yearand a halfago, when Check."OkIY, we'D need fifty people to get ley attended a kiteOyers convention in
tbiskiteupf"Thewordsjumped from the Tolcyo. Hirot introduced tum
Kazuo
bullhorn and spread excitement into the Tamura of Shironc. Tamura said his
crowd Iithered II Magnuson Parl. dream was to come 10 the United States.
He lold Cheekley if someone would sponHands reached for the heavy line novices, first timro. masters - grabbed $Orrum and a (cwolher Shirone kilcnycrs
on. When they heard the shout "gol " lbey to the U.S. , he would bring materials to
ran an unison do .. n tbe lonl concrete make kites and leave his creations there, It
walkway . A cheer went up as tbe graceful wasn't until The Bon began devclopil\j its
idea for the Orient Expressed, a three
liant rose 10(0 the sky.
week C\lCO l hlabUgh1ina the cultur es of
portS Oay ..,.-as sponsorrd by The Bon Japan and Otina, that Otecklc)' was a ble
and <he _ , I.td/~. The
to secure a spon50r for Hirai, Tamura,
was also the reah.l.luion of a dream shared and live other kitenyen to visit Seallie.
Kitenyingisa part of c\<eryonc's tife 10
by I kitefl ytr from Seallie and a handful
Shicone. according to HlfOi. Kites Oy
(rom birone. Japan.
Dave Checllcy, founder of the Wash· from January until June, a time
ington Kitenyers Association, met designated as kite season. With obvio us
Tsutomu Hiroi, a sculptor from Tokyo , pleasure, Hirai repeated a traditional
several yean ago in Denver where Hiroi story which o:pln..ined bow the Shirone
'NIlS a viSIting professor. Hiroi, like
Kite Festival began. "About 300 years
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ago."' he began, some people were flying kiteflyer accidentally let his kitedrop onto
kites on the east side of Nuanokuchi
River, which runs tbrouah Shirone. One
lriccfie.ldonlhewcst sideoflheriver. The
newly plan.ed field was dam..ed and
people in tbe villages on the wcst side be..
came very an,gry . The viUaaers decided to
scule their dispute in the sky with kites.
HUie , ric< paper ki.es WIth bamboo spines
were launched from both banu of the
ri\l ~ . The object was to cut the line of the
kite from the opposite bank. Once cut
free , thekitewouJd fall from the sky like I
broken. winaed bird. Ie became an annual
event.
Nowtbe " tako--kichi matsuri ," or kitecrazy festivaJ, marks a lime of relaxation
and celebration. DurinathisweekinJune,
the townsfolk ofShirone can relax. Their
rice fiddsarecreenwith newshootJof rice
planted by hand . The tonurou work is
bdtind them . and there is excitClDCnt
C\o'erywhere as construction beJjns 00 the
warrior kites for the annual festival .
Construction of these kites a painstakina procedure. The rectan.&Uw kites
("od&l:o" ) measure 22 by 16111 r.... and
the hCXIJonal ("rokkaku-dako") mea.s-ure 10 by 6 ~ feet. These Jianu are not
~relymadetodanccinthewind . t.heyare
pieces or art . " The Japanese say that
when manyknes Oym the bluc sty, Jt is.
museum ." said Hircri. "And wben kitn
flyapins •• hesun, i. is tikeosl&medJiass
window ,"
Althou'" Hiroi wu the only .cam
member .. bo 'poke Enalioh. Ibey
manaled ell durina .heir my UI Seauk.
8etn& UI !be company or otber Seattle
tJteOyCl'S, a kIte lanauaae common to
Seank and Slurone vleny.... bdped them
communicate. "l"'here are many COUD·
tries:' said HilOl, "but the Ity is only
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Congressman proposes
direct payment to internees
by Ruthann Kurose
Sealtle Congressman rvtike Lowry will
shortly inuoduce a bill to address the issue
of internment of Japanese~Americans by
the U.S. government during World War
U,
Tbe legislation, currently being redrafted because of input from concc:mcd citizens wiLh.in the Asian community, propo5C':S a direct payment to all people interned or certain specified heirs in the
amounl of SIS,CXX> plus SIS per day of inu:mmenl.
'The bill also creates a trust fund that
will allocate monies [or educational,
rultura! and humanitarian projects of
value and importance to the Japanese
American community.
Congressman Lowry has also 00sponsored HR 5499, a bill lO establish a
commission to look into the effectS of internment on Japanese Americans.
"This in no way diminishes my suong
commhment to my direct appropriations
bill or lessen the amount of effort I will
put into its passage," Congressman
Lowry said. " Rather, I feel. the information and discus.sion engendered by the
commission bill will offer timely arguments in suppon of the validity of my bill. "
Con.gressman Lowry said it is dear tbat
Japanese Americans were SUbjected to a
grievous • injustice and denied constitutionally guaranteed rights when they
Wert forced to leave family and friends,
abandon homes and businesses and
relocate or be interned. He noted that
these faas are supported by easily 01>tainable gmremmem records.
" I view the airing of these truths
through the commission vehicle in a positive light." he said. "It will assist
proponents of my bill in educating
Congressional Representatives as well as
the general public of me need for a direct
appropriation for those interned. "
It is a;pected that developing allies
within Congress to suppon redress will be
a difficull struggle, Congressman Lowry
asks the Asian community for their continuing involvement and support in the
task that lies ahead,
Ruthann Kurose, a lifelong resident oj
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Japanese Americans opposition to the
October 13 Minidoka pilgrimage planned by
the Sealtle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) foMd the organizers to postpone the evtnt indermitdy.
JACL members announced the postpone-
Minidoka pilgrimage
postponed
ment8.t a prcss conference October 10.
The Sealtle JACL had planned a ceremony recalling their imprisonment al the
Minidoka Relocation Center in idaho
during World War 11. Minidoka was one of
10 camps in theweslern United States which
housed tl O,<XX> west coasl Japanese American citiz.cns. Plans included the burning of a
mock guard tower as "the symbol of the end
of camp," organizer Frank Chin said,
"Japanese Americans in Idaho (wbo were
no< inlerned) Strongly objected," Chin said,
He said they feam! reperrussions, induding
a white backlash, from the tower burning
ceremony. The national JACL joined with
menon-internees in Idaho in objecting to the
ceremony. according to Chin.
"The f~ are not legitimate," former
Minidoka internee Dr. Min Masuda said.
The University of Washington psychology
professor attributes the fear to Asians wanting to maintain a low pronJe and not "rock
the boat, not project yourself in front of any
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However, Masuda continued, it is time
for Japanese Americans to assert I'ourselves
as first class American citizens. to say that we
were wronged and for the American govern·
ment to address that wrong." Masuda said
though, that it would bectifficult to convince
the Idaho Japanese Americans of the' 'rightness of this action."
"It is not going to becasy," Masuda said.
"We bope to allay the fears of Japanese
Americans in Idaho. thal we are not going
back to stan World W ar 11 agam but to
make peace.
" The burning sounds radicaJ. out of con·
lut in their lives. but it is a symbol of
outrage. We are trying [0 lay to rest the n~
tion that we WCTe peacefuUy incarcerated.
The burning of the guard to wer, he said,
would express the incarcerated J apanesc
American •'emotions at the time, the sense
of outrage, and bitterness, of degradatio n."
JAC L must also allay the fears o f Seatlle
Japane;e Americans who had planned to
make the trip. Masuda said that the Seattle
Japanese Americans are "sensitive. they
don't want to offend, they don't want it (the
pilgrimage) to have a repercussion.
"It's an emotionaJ thing. The slightest
threat wouJd be enough 10 keep them fro m
going. We first must reassure our own
people,"
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Pat Suzuki: coming home
by Klrrn Cbino
Pat Suzuki, singer/actress best knowo
for her Broad\o1ray role in Rodgcrs and
Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song"
was in town recently to do a benefit. The
benefit, a reading of Frank Chin's "Ycar
or the Dragon , ,. was held to raise money
to transport Issei incarcerated during
WWlIlo Minidoka , Idaho for a day of
remembrancc.
SU2uki reenacts the role or Ma , a character Suzuki originally brought to life in
the Public Broadcasting System version
or Chjn 's play. "Frank must I VC picked me
because J reminded him of his mother or
something," Suzuki said. The character
has some similarities to the playwright's
mother, she sajd.
As a child. Suzuki started singing
church solos, though she said, '" hardly
e-.crwent."OriginaJlyfrom California, it
was in Seattle that she became a local
favorite, singing at the Colony.
Suzuki's car~r flourished ""ith a RCA
recordingcontf3ct. Within two years, she
was on Broadway with Jack Soo in
"Flower Drum Song."
Most of her income now comes from
singing engagements. After a try on the
HollY"ood television route with the
short-lived series, "Mr. T & Tina," starring Pal Morita and anolherdead "pilot"
series,shehasreturned to ew York City.
About roles she has receiyed, Suzuki
says, " I like to try anyth.ing."
She has played a hooker in the "Owl
and the Pussycat" opposite Robert Reed;
a madam in oneofthe "Charlie's Angels"
episodes; and "s monkey in a Bun
Reynold's movie she'd rather forget,"
according to the benefit nighl's program.
"I think the arts takea lOt of courage,"
said thc Japanese American singer/
actress. "You have to be very stronghearted and care for it (your art) a lot."
ShewouJd like to do ano ther stage rolc,
"somet hing that pays a 101 and gives me a
major part. Another recording contract? " t 'm stiU waiting!"
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___Opinion page_ - - - - - - -The September primary
Halftime in the Great
American political
football game
Asian to have been elected to office, unbyCary l"amoto
less they bad a political viewpoint consisWeU, we are now at haJftime in the tent with the times. Wing Luke had tbe
Great American political football game. appeal of a Kennedy Democrat while
The winners are regrouping for the next go Uem Thai rode on •• fiscal conservatism"
around in November. The losers have when it was popular in the late sixties.
Now, Asians are becoming part of or at
been carried off the field. The public is
aboul to endure another round of band- least accepled by the estabUshmenl. All
shakes, luncheon meetings, door belling, fOUI Asian candidates who ran (Richard
Ishikawa , Dolores Sibonga, Paul
media ads, bus signs, and fundraising.
The primary election is a true American Horiuchi , and Lloyd Hara) had the en dorsement
of many established civic orphenomenon where individuals from
varying walksofJifewith different politi~ ganizations includ.ing the Municipal
cal viewpoinLScometogether fortbenoble League and the established media,
purpose of getting your vote. The re- including the Seattle Times. which have
sponse this year was underwhe1ming. The great influence on the minds of the VOlers.
farmland open space issue, for example, Ishikawa, who ran for and won a position
was nOI defeated by the number of people on the King County Superior Court, rewho voted, but by the number of people ceived the endorsement of the legal estabwho didn't vote (il nceded a certain per- Lishment , the King County Bar Associacentageofthe total eligible vote as welJ as a tion . It usually means the I' kiss of death"
for anyone who doesn 't get it.
winning vote).
The Asian candidates fared well in the
The folks in the Asian community
primary. For those o f us who have been played a major role in at least one primary
acth'c in Asian community struggles, we race, the campaign for the City Council
always been on the outsjde of the "estab- between Dolores Sibonga, Bob Moffett,
Iishmenl," the powers thal be, which Nick Licata, and Walt Crowley.
make the decisions. Ten years ago, it
Many in the community voted for
would have been almost impossible for an Sibonga because she is minority, because
AS(JiDs.rf bKomlnl ptlrl of Ihe: tsubllshme.IU -lXn Wonl pholo
she is Filipina. because she has a law degree, and because she served on the Council before. Shewas also theonJy woman in
the race. Asian activists supported Licata"
because, among other things, he was in
favor of rcot control.
The International District Housing
Alliance, one of the major housing actiyist groups in Renters and Owners
Organized for Fairness (ROOF), is bringing tbe rent control issue before the
public. The housing shortage in the Dis-
~~~a::in~tell°bec::=nth:S lalt~~
victim of owner neglect. As of now, there
is little protection against spiraling rents
for the residents of the International District.
Rent control: how it affects us all
byElaine Ko
scarct and expensive commodity. The real
will be assured of the stability of rental
solution, of course, is to build enough af- housing which is affordable. While we
fordable housing for everyone - the eld- need rent control, we will aJso need an allreceiving unreasonable rent increases, then erly, single people and families.
out effon to continue to build new housrent control will certainly affect you. If
But this is not happening. City govern- ing.
you're a homeowner and )'OU Want a ment has only met two percent of the esBut does this so-ca.Iled housing crisis afstable neighborhood with less "turnover,"
tablished housing need for lower-income ' feet the Asian community? Unforthen rent control will affect you.
elderly and families. The International tunately, it does. We are giving a larger
Rc:nt control would allow lancUords to District has lost 3,675 units since 1969, and large pan of our incomes to rent or
increase fOUS only in proponion to inleaving the remaining District botels vir· mongage payments. Currently, over
creased costs, ~ hile providing for a fair
mally full all year round.
JO,<XX> households across the -City are
profit. Rent conLTol will also stabilize and
So how docs rem control help solve this paying ov~ on~uaner of their income in
upgrade neighborhoods because landlords problem of fewer housing? We know rent. (If you're paying more than onemust ketp Iheir buildings up to dc:ccnt housing production is quite expensive, founh of your income in rent, then you're
standards to ro..."cive extra rent increases. construaion costs going up each year paying too much.) More and more people
Over 200 cities currently have rent control (nine percent in 1978) not to mention land have been forced to move because of un14\\'>S intend~ spccifica1Jy to prevelll rent- and labor COSlS. Just as energy conser· affordable rents. There have been congougers from "doing their thing" at the vation has become a catchword, the con- tinual e.frons 10 break up our ethnic comtenant'S e,'\ptnSe.
servation of rental housing is now an idea munities for one reason or another. Now,
WC'\'C all been feeling the price in- that makes the most sense. Conservation rents increasing 32 pefUn/ annually are
0"t8SCS O\"'eI" rtet:nt months. And like a
has become a realistic and inexpensive rhreclIening the long-term stability 0/ our
pilon of gas. housing also is becoming a suategy. By keeping rents fairly stable. we
Continued on pagt' 10
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Sibonga was singled out for her unwillingness to support rent control, although
other candidates and all oft he incumbents
- Norm Rice. Sam Smith, and Paul
Kraabel - share the same view of rent
control. Rice, Smith, and KraB bel, however, did nOl face a candida te who was
basically running on a ren t control platform.
The renl control issues, ho wever , did
nOt prove to be a decisive factor in the primary contest. T he cand ida tes who
supported rent contro l. Licata and
Crowley , tame in third and fou rth . The
candidates who d idn't support rent control, Sibonga and Moffett, go into the
final.
Aside from the rent cont ro l issue, the
voters do have a clear choice bet wee n the
Hliberal lawyer" and the "co nservative
cop." Sibonga, in her brief stint o n the
Council, was a strong advocate of a
stronger affirmative actiop plan fo r the
City. Moffett, on the olh;' hand, as president of the Seattle PoUce Guild, helped
spearhead several reverse discrimination
suits against the City. Sibonga is against
the expansion of 1-90, Moffett is fo r it.
The Licata supporters face the alternatives of voting for candidates who d o not
support rent comrol or sitting the finaJ
election out. Since Sibonga won the most
VOtes in the primary and is expected to aitract the voters who supported C ro wley
and Licata, those who sit the vote out indirectly help Morrell. Moffett wo uld have
the most to gain by a continuing rift be-tween the Sibonga camp and rent control
supporters.
The Asian commu nity activists used to
set up meetings with the white folks to
present demands for better conditions in
the community . Nowwe may have the opponunity to present demands to o ne of
our own .
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Seatde En&i.-ing Departmenl. 62S2381.
A=rding to a Seort~ T!!nos artlcle
(Oct. 7) Metro is taking ...". 10 keep iu
promis< to the Internatioool District that it
would vacate its Dearborn St:reec ..,...
Metro Council will be asked in NoYcmb<r
to approve a call for bids OIl construction
of fueling and washing equipment aDd an
operations center on land Metro now
owns at Founh Avenue South and South
Royal Brougham W ay (South Connecticut
Street), acmrding to the article. Also.
there "'" plans to expand the Metro bases
in Bellevue and Tuk\lrila to increase busparking area£.
bySueCbin
Th< fuutl vOle on 1980 Community De,-.JoptDftll _
Gnat progrun funding
are: Mini Park - S47,OOO; NSA Implemenabout the Board since " we have three tation Fund - S2OO.<XX>; 10 Health Clinic parks: The Kobe Terrace and the Hing $47,.500; Chinese Information and SerHay Parks are completed; and the Mini- vice Center - $32,00>; Nutrition (Inter' lm)
Park will begin construction in 1980."
- $52,500: lD Drop-In Center - S27,800;
A commissioner should be willing to Asian Counseling and Rererral Service spend eight to sixteen hours a month o n $35 ,400; utility undergrounding (planBoard activities. Names and resumes ning) - $50,300.
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should be sent to: Arlene Oki , the Mayor's
Office, 1200 Municipal Building, Seattle, District BoanI is holding its annu ..
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dection November 29 at the Wing luke
The disco of the month is coming up. Museum from I p.m. to 9 p.m .
TIle
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Management
Business Nominations are November 5 at the
Association is having a discolMasque:rade museum from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m . and
ball October 26 from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Positions 3, 4, and
Costume is required. Tickets can be 5 will become vacant at the end of the
purchased at H ong Kong Restaurant, year. Position 3 is open to businesspersons.
M.ich 's Men's S hop. West Coast Priotigg, property ownen or employees of the 10 ;
alOp Ho use, and UW Asian Division. position 4 is open to resicknts. tmants or
For more infonnation, call Terry at 7n - community participants; position 5 is an
.. -Jarac position.
8726 or 464-S660 or Randy at 6254591.
On Friday, October 19, the Oil'
The Washington
Associaton
of
Churches and the FUlpiDo You.b Hearing Examiner will bokI • public
hearing
begi.n.niJ:Ia at 9 a .m. to consider a
Activities are among several organizations
co-sponsoring a training program o n variance appljcation of the C'IIo-a. W.
immigration and na turalization laws and Benevolent AsIodadoa. Chona W a trants
procedures 10 be presented by the to esUlblish an accessory parking lot for
Immigration and Naturalization Service. members on an eJtisting playgrouod and
The program will focus on immigrant visa uodeveloped property at 515-521 8th Ave.
processing abroad and a review of famil y S. A variance is requested to allow accesreunification/adjustment of status. The sory offstreet parking less than the miniworksbop is on October 24 from 8:30 a. m. mum required setback distance stated in
to 4:30 p.m. at Sl. Mark 's Cathedral , the Zoning Ordinance. Th< hearing is on
Bloedel Auditorium. A S2 donation per the Fifth Aoor, 400 Yesler Building_
are SI2.50. Panicipating artists get two
free tick..... Auction bqiru at Chong Wah
HaJJ at 6:30 p.m. For more information.
call Peggy at 623-5124.
Th< Seattle Am Commission is seeking
proposals for design and fabrication of
derontln bannm for the International
District. The banners will hang from the
nc:'W
Asian-lantern light .S landards,
whenever those are completed. The
banners will be located along Jackson,
King and Wcller Streets between 6th and
8th Avenues South. The budget includes a
separate design award of SSOO and a total
project budget of S5,300. Jury for the
lnlemalional District Banners project
includes Phyllis Lui, interior designer.
George Tsulakawa, anist; and a third
juror to be conftrmed. Deadline is
December 3, 1979 at the Seattle Am
Commission offICeS, 104 Center House,
Seattle Center. For more infonnation,
phone Kit Maas or Marcia Wagoner at 1979, beginning 11:30 a.m. at the Seattle
625-4223.
Buddhist Church gym, 1427 South Main
Cicada's October exhibit features Street. Kendo is the ancient Japanese
cc:ramics by Gretchen Johnston , weaving martial art of sword fighting. Donations
by Sally Wagner, and ceramic sculpture by will be accepted at the door. Teams from
Susan Tho mas. The show opened the west coast and British Columbia are
September 28 and continues through participating. For more information,
Octo!>er2.1.
contact Jeff Marstcn at 2,4&.2239.
Johnston combines hand-built and
wheel-thrown pottery in porcelain and
Asian organizations are urged to
stonev.rBre. Wagner weaves garments, recommend qualified individuals to fill
scarves and rugs in opulent textures from upcoming vacancies on the Seattle Board
muffled shades to sparkling hues. Thomas of Park Commissioners. The terms of two
will exhibit sma1J cenunic sculptures in fall present park commissioners will end in
oolor with fanlAS)' and genre themes. For December. The advisory board consists of
seven members appointed by the Mayor
more infonnalion, caJJ 624-53 19.
Anyone inlerested in sword fighting? aod coruumed by the O ty Council.
Acoordlng to ID Project Manager AI
The general public is invited to the Fifth
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Annual
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P
romptcd by the resignation ,of ~"!­
Flores, Asian
sion director Larry
di",-
sian counselors have sounded off 0." w~t
they calla lad of support in the Uru\~ty
of Washington's OfrICe of Minority Aff1W"S
(OMA).
Flores resiJoed his poSition June 15
after servin, as director (or three year'S.
He said "subtle changes over, the ~t
year" under Dr. Herman t ,uJan, Vice
President for Minority AIfalrs, caused
him to leave. Following recoms:nend~.
lionsfromascarch committee, LUjan will
appoint a new director within a few weeks.
The ian division is onc of fi~e components in the Equal Opporturuty Program (EOP) adminiSlered by the OMA
The other four divisions serve blacks,
Chjcanos, American Indians, ~d ceo-
Asian division counselors sound 0
The 'subtle chan
nomicaUy disadvantaged (whHC) stu-
dents. This fall, about 3,000 persons are
registered as EOP students.
The EOP program gives minority and
economically disadvantaged students the
chance to enler and graduate from the
Uni \'crsity. and supplies them with c.:oun-
seling and study skills and instructional
training if needed.
Inadequate Staffing
The major complaint from Flores and
Asian division counselors is inadequate
staff help. With S8S incoming freshmen
this year , the staff must advise nearly 60
per cent ofall the first-year EOP students,
although they make up only 4 out of 14
total counselors. Prior to the start of the
Academic Advising Unit, which .... as designed to alleviate workload , there were
about 1400 [0181 students in the Asian
division . That compares to about 700 in
Lbe black component last year, with the
same number of staffing.
The students will suffer from the staff
problem , said acting director Vic ~neda .
Pineda who like Flores has been WIth the
divisio~ since 1972, cited preregistration
workshops, graduate receptions, and a
special admissions policy for non-resident
Indochinese refugees as activities being
cutout. Also. students this year will have
to wait longer for direct. counseling.
According to Asian division counselors, their concerns on tbe matter have
betn made known to Lujan.
"Initially ..... e·ve made requests for
more help and tbey say they know about
our problem, but what are they doing?"
asked Edmon Lee, a counselor for fow
years .
. ' )f we can't gel things done in·house it
only makes sense to publiciz.e the problem
and let the community koow," he continued.
No Money
Lujan acknowledges the requests fo r
additional staffing, but claims that with a
carry-forward budget in th e OMA , there
is no money for help .
" I don't have any new money lying
around or any new positions lying around
that I can allocate," said Lujan , who has
bet-n ..ice president si nce spring, 1978.
Becauscofth e lackoffunds, Lujan said
he suggested to the division the use of
graduate students as temporary help and
he rewarded senior division counselors
for their work .
In addit ion, Lujan mentioned he is in
the process of acq uiring specialized grant
money fo r the office.
" The Asian divis.ion has never, in the
recent past, gone out and gotten any grant
funds that are available," said Lujan . " It
would seem to me that some init iat ive
from the division would be helpful in ad dressing the work -load problem ."
Nori Mihara , formerly the director o f
mathematics instruction at the tutorial
center. was appointed by Lujan early this
year asane~ecutive staffas.sj s tant . A5 th e
individual in charge o f all the student
divisions, he sees the pro blem of understaffing as universal .
" The black diviSion, Chicano diviSion,
Indian division , white division , Asia
division , instructional center - (My ..
are inadequately staff," said Mihara.
"But I have yet to hear of I ~
that says, ' Yeah , we have adequate sui·
fing.' ..
A, 'he Slart of 1979, Lujan deYiIod"
Academic Advising Uni, (AAU)IO .....
who are experts in any particular field
. " The Academic Advising Unit was d~
signed to provide students with good
academic answers, " u plained Lujan .
~'The students need 10 talk to people with
m-<tept h knowledge of a given field."
The counselors assigned to transfer the
students in to the AAU do not feel , how.
ever, that the transition has been smooth
or that it would rdieve their work· load as
much as one would expect.
"The sludenu still come bac k," said
acting director Pineda. " We still see stu·
dents for reasons besides academics. I I
" Particularly v.i th the Asian students,
wedon 't get students who come in and say
they've got a head problem - they come
in and talk about their classes or what·
ever, H recalled Edmon Lee.
U And then you get deep down into it
and it IS personal. But what are they going
to say o\'er in the AAU, that they can 't
hand le that?"
L« also said many students were con·
fused by thechange-over to the AA U and
it was difficult fo r counselors to teU st u·
dents they recruited to go somewhere else.
Lujan counters his main concern is
students in their first two years, and he
wants the divisions to serve their needs
first.
" I have made the deliberate policy de·
cision, and I'U ta ke the flak from any
community group, that that's my priority
group - those in-a>ming peopl e," re·
sponded Lujan.
"The iss ue is not that we can separate
academic from personal problems, " he
continued . " Theissueisifa student has an
academic question, where is the best place
to get an academic answer?"
student overflow in th e divisions and
provide more specialized academic
·ng. 8egjnning autumn , 1919, aJl
II with 45 credits (one fuji year of
) and who are recommended for
fer by adivision counselor arc moved
the AAU. There , they receive aea·
it counseling by a multi.ethnic staff
Flores and the di vision counselors are
also dist urbed by what they see as " politi_
cal decisions" in promotional and hiring
pract ices within the OMA. They believe
certain divisions are getting more visi·
bilityin higher positions, at the expense of
other divisions.
" I guess it hit me first with the hassle
over the appointment of t he second din~c ·
10roftheAAU," said Flores. "I expected
Lujan to share each of his decisions with
all the division directors before it was
done, but I saw some decisions made
without any inpuI," he recou nted .
Mary Bogan was appointed by Lujan as
the initial AAU director, but resigned
afteronemo nth . Before a fo rmal job an·
nouncement appeared , Elai ne Miller,
acting director of the black division, was
selected as her successor.
"Wi th an y job opening , you should
open it upin ·house and let everybody have
a ch ance," said Edmo n Lee. " Initially,
Lujan had j ust appoi nted someone to the
position ."
" Whet her an yone is interested ornol, it
ma kes you wonder what ki nd o f promot ional procedu res a re there to gi ve fair and
adequate co nsideratio n to al l interested
staff," he cont inued.
Lujan responds that the a ppoimment
was made during the office reorganization, and therefore does not follow regular job replacement guidelines .
•, During reorganization, I have the
option as director, of shifting people's responsibilities and the selection of Elaine
Miller took place under this option," ex·
plained Lujan.
" Therefore, thesearch is less extensive,
there is far less advertising; it's a reassign·
ment of internal duties ."
Another recent concern of the coun selorsis the appointment of a new recruit·
ment coordinator in July. Without a
formal job announcement, Carl Miller, a
counselor in the black division , was
chosen, despiteamemoof July 6 that calls
specifically for announcement proce·
dures on new openings.
"This is a temporary assignment and
with a temporary assignment you don ' t
have to advertise ," said Lujan. " The
Universit y alJows us to give someone an
additional duty if that dut y is important
and to give that person a modest and
temporary irlcrease in salary. H
It has been pointed out that other coun·
selors have more recruiting upe.rience
than the recent a ppointee. Luj an replied:
" Some expcric:nce in this case was one
thing , but there were several other things
needed too."
" We needed to have an individual who
had some experience in those areas where
our recruitment was low, " he said . " The
a reas of falling enrollment si nce 1974 are
the black and Chicano enrollment. JI
Asian di vision counselors believe they
SIe being overlooked fo r in·house
promotions. They feel they are stuck with
" dead~nd jobs," as fourth·year coun·
sdor Steve Aspiras put it.
" You j ust start to feel pretty lo w when
all these people are going past you in terms
of belter-paying jobs and mo re responsi·
bility and you're more or less in the starting gate," said Aspiras.
The division counselors want the new
director to be a StIong leader with close
communitytics,and Vice President Lujan
agrccs .
" I thi nk I have established some
reasonable rdations with parts o f our
minority community in Seattle, " he said.
" I would hope that whoever is picked , if
he didn ' t have the ties already, could es·
tabUsh them in a relatively shon period o f
.
time and with some ease. ..
According to the Asian division coun·
selors, the stud~nts will suffer unless they
speak out on specific problems which af·
feet them .
uThe students have to realize they're
not getting the services they should get,"
said Lee. "It's showing now, a lot of
people have to wait a long time for coun·
seling."
" If the students bring about th eir con·
cern, we may get more support, " said
Adrienne Chan, a counselor since 1973.
" But tha t might be the only way; we've
gone through our channels ."
AU of the counselors have considered
leaving the division si nce A ores resigned,
but they say it is t he students who keep
them there.
" It 's hard to leave," said Aspiras .
"You look around and see a lot o f stu ·
dents and you bate to leave them hang·
ing."
"You know, before you were able to
name al l the students by their fa ces," he
conti nued . " But now, because of their
numbers, it' s pretty hard to remember all
of their names. It means a lot to them."
Or. Human LuJ ••
in action, be said. they would be less
apathetic.
Another big item on Horiuchi's list is
the "quality of life contributed by the
arts ." He 'Imuld sec: that adequate fund illl is spent on the Seattle Arts Commission and on parks.
'Like picking
from a menu
at a Chinese
restaurant'
by KothyCbl ••
A Seattle Times reporter wrote that
voting for Seattle Oty Council candidates
in the primary election was a " bit like
picking from the menu at a Chinese
restaurant ...
The September primarily offered a
wideseJection of conservative and liberal
candidates. A record number of Asian
Artencans decided to become candidates:
Paw lIoriuchi and Dolores Sibonga for
Seattle City Council positions, Uoyd
Hara for City Treasurer and Richard
Ishikawa for King County Superior
Court.
Ishikawa, who gained his seal in the
primary election, will not have to compete
in the general election. The three other
Asian candidates will battle their
opponents in the November g.c:neral election.
Ofthethrec, Sibonaa is most likely to be
successful in her bid for office. She Jed the
race for Council posWon 2 with 40 percent
of the vote in the primary. Her opponent
RklUird
taka _ Sll'p lip -
Horiuchi , in his race for Council position 4, faces an uphiU battle against incumbent Sam Smith. Horiuchi cites name
familiarity as a problem as does Hara.
Hara , however, is confident; hepoinlSoul
thai candidates such as Norm Rice and
Michae1 Hildt have come from being behind in tbe primary to win the final . Hara
says that in precincts where his campaign
workers have doorbelled, he has done as
well, if not better than his opponent.,
George Cooley, in the primary.
Both candidates, too, have not had the
strong support from the Asian com-
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Moffett , look 23.5 percent of the vote.
The liberal voles that went to Walt
Crowley and Nick Licata in the primary
probably will go to Sibonga.
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munity Sibonga has had . Of course,
Sibonga has been active in the Asian community;shewas president of the Inter - 1m
Board of Directors, editor of the Filipino
Forum newspaper, and involYed in the
Asian/Pacific Women's Caucus as well as
other Asian organizations.
Sibonga also served as an interim
Council member last year. "There's a lot
of work to be done in city government,"
says5ibonga. ") have the qualifications. I
know the process."
Some issues Sibonga supports are: 5J R
120 which would allow the city to fund
weatherization of homes, getting people
into high occupancy Yehicles, increasing
affordable housing and rehabilitation of
multi-family units.
A newcomer to politics, Horiuchi spent
primary night singing in the Opera Howe
instead of watching e1ection results.
Watching the returns would not have
changed the outcome, says Horiuchi.
Horiuchi says he would have liked the
primary to be closer, bue he feelshego.( as
many votes as he was entitled to., considering the effo.n he put o.ut, not to mentio.n
the competition be's up against.
"U's Sam Smith's attitude that I'm opposed to," says Horiuchi. '<His politics is
just politics." Horiuchi says Smith is a
"fence sitter" who wiU jump off to
whichever side is politicaJ1y sound for
him. "He's no.t a bad Councilman," says
Horiuchi, "but he can do a lot more."
Horiuchi would like to bring Council
meetings to communities to increase par_
ticipatio.n. I r people could see the Council
Both Horiuchi and Sibonga would like
to cut the red tape in the building process.
Horiuchi would also liteto give incentives
to build low~income housing.
Hara feels the City TTeasurer should be
more of a public spokesman. "The City
Treasurer sho.uld consult the Mayor and
theCityCou,ncil and infonn them what he
thinks is best," says Hara. So far. there
has been Im:uted access between these
offices.
If elected, Hara says he will make positjve changes to update and modernize
practices. He would make sure in ....estments are consistent with City policy.
Hara , a Sansei, says no Japanese
Arnerica.nhascomecloseto winning a city
office. " There's a growing political activism in Asian Americans," says Han.
"Asians have to get politicaUyinvolyed to
secure the lifestyle and the influence. I t
Hara says there is a large enough Asian
populatio.n in Seattle that Asians should
be well represented in city government.
Hara also mentions tbat he has over 850
contributors, second only to 5ibonga,
who has the besl-fmanced campaign.
All three candidates are supportive of
the International District. Sibonga says
she would liketoseea balance between the
commercial and tbe residential. However,
as Horiuchi says, "I don't want to be the
mayor of the 1D," realizing they, as
candidates for city offices, have the whole
city to think about.
Ishikawa's campaign worries are over,
and he is glad. He didn', like campaigning.
"I'm not a politician," says Ishikawa.
"It's the first time I' ve ever been involved
in a campaign. It 's tiring. Howeyer, if I
were to be put in this position again, I
would."
Ishikawa was sworn in as King County
Superior Coun Judge October 5. He won
his one-year term by gathe.ring 50 percent
of the vote over Terrence A. ~arroLl, the
incumbent who held the post for only
month. In jucticial races, any candidate
gathering 50 percent of the vote auto-maticaUygetslheposition, no matter how
many candidates are running. There were
only two candidates fo.r Position 11 so the
primary decided the winner.
Ishikawa, 47, who was a King County
court commissioner, says his old position
had all the authority he has now, with the
exception of handling criminal matters .
It's a step up, says Ishik awa.
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Combining poetry and drama
A play about finding self
by Marx.ft' Kawasaki
Beingpar1 Chinese and growing upwilh
whi les, Lilysearches for her own identity.
She encounters difficulties with her
m'Jther. rypicaJ ofwhal most teenagers go
through. This according to Sharon
Miyake, actress, is the theme of the play
innocent and at that rebellious age.
"No plays have taken I«oagers at that
moment seriously," said Frank Chin, director. "ll's a rare e;(ploration of the
period of the development of a woman's
sensitivity. A moment that exists only in
childhood and the end of childhood."
Themain characters were played by Sea
Kiyohara as Lillian (Lily's Mother),
Sharon Miyake (Lily) and Betsy Chin
(Leilani). Dick Yokoyama played the
gardener.
"One, Two Cups .. ...
Asian Exclusion Act 's workshop 'Production of Mei Md Bressenbruggc's play
was an innovative attempt to combine
forms of poetry and drama using flash·
backs imerspersed throughout the play,
This play is the first look at teenage girls
Oppressed by her mother's tales of her instead of boys, said Chin. There have
youth in China, Lily is confused and un· been countless examinations of boys be-
able to relatc to the two different cultures
she Lives iOj,;.The play revolves around
Lily's idcnG"IY crisis and her friendship
with Leilani, a younger girl, whom she
seeks support from. Both girls a re wise yet
cause most plays were written by men ,
Chin explained. It's not really about
Asians. Asian plays are expected to have
political or sociological messages, according to Chin. They aren't supposed to
lend themselves to pure entertainment.
" I'd like to see minorities act in first
class plays regardless of specific pans just
for stereotype parts"o said Sea Kiyohara.
"When there are characters that could be
anyone, why can't they be ethnic?"
Calligraphy, with the utmost concentration of !eeling
my words here I desired to emphasize the
necessity for taking good care of things
with which Nature has endowed us."
A large, soft-grey scroU is called
"Tabu-to fly," and in it Kunii expresses,
"that a strong and healthy mind wilJ
motivate us with great energ'y."
Kunii has collections of his work on exhibit at the National Museum of Modern
Art in Tokyo. Galluy Loo, Paris. Japan
House GaJlery, New York and many
others. He has had 21 one-man shows
similar to the one in Seattle, and has been
commended by the california legislature
for his contribution to mutual understanding between the United States and
Japan through calligraphy.
Perhaps one of the pieces in this collect.ion that best describes what KUnll is
attempting to convey through his work is
titled, "Carve Out." In it, he sa)'s,
"Through writing of the word hough! to
find out thewayoflife in which we strictly
inquire the profundity of human mind."
The calligraphy ofSeikai Kunij was exhibited earlier this month at the Wing
Luke Memorial Museum.
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The beauty of Japanese calligraphy
(shodo), portrayed with the utmost concentration of feeling and sensitivity, is expressed in the works of Seikai Kunii. One
of the leading modern abstract calligraphic masters of Japan, Kunii has been
practicing calligraphy for 47 years.
He has also studied the Buddhist docLrine of Zen which, he says, is "a
supremely harmonious system which puts
not only our life and bod)' in order but our
spirit and sel[ as well." This order, he
says, describes the state most desirous to
himself. Calligraphy enables the calligrapher to speak from his heart and his
mind through his brush.
Calligraph y.oneofthe 0lde5t and most
revered art forms in Asia, is composed of
characters known as kanji . Kanji , meaning "the words" in Japanese, was invented by the Chinese over 3000 years ago and
used by the Japanese for Over 1400 years.
The very first kanji were probably pietographs or shapes closely representing
physical forms.
The intrinsic meanings of the words he
writes are all imponant to the caUigrapher . By reflcctjng one's experiences
only black ink and works to vary the intensity of ink. He selects his papers carefully.
Kumi emphasizes that his works are
Reference: "Caligraphy by Yamonouchi
contemporary rather than traditional. - A Catalogue," by Professor Glenn T.
One of his graphic expressions is titled, Webb, University of Washington, Febru"My Words." In it, he conveys, "With ary I, 1976.
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words, written calligraphy becomes a
mirror of those things one normally cannot express.
Kunii uses brushes made rrom the hair
of sheep, goats, deer and rox. The ink he
uses is ground from an ink stone. He uses
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ma:n.iaJ artS wert just pan of the Sr-.-mth
Annual A5ian Day Festival in Tacoma 1aSI
moolh.
About 2,1XXl pcopl< aowded Locbbum
Hiah 10 s« the e:xtnIvapnza presented
by tbe A5ian American AOiana:.
Korean, Vietname!e, Filipino, Samoan,
Japanc5<. Guamanian, and Thai comJl .
muniues provided food and m tertainmc:nt
for the celebration.
the biggest
AsianlPacif.c cultural n-eDt in TacomaPic:rceCoun IY.
'" wa! especiaJJy impr<SS<d with how
the various Asian communities pulled
lhcmsdves: 1OId.hcr for !.his event," said
Festival a.ainnan Jan Yoshiwara in an
openi"i . peech. Abo opening the
a:rcmonic:s wtrt' Joe SlOrtini. Pierce
County Commissioner. and Rich E\13l1S,
Tacoma City Councilman.
In aa:ordanc< with Illis ycar', United
Nations dec:iatation. the "International
by lr'tDt Wang
Washington Slale. Five th ousand oul of
the 9,000 resettled in Pugel Sound . Many
services are available to them in Seattle.
Services incl ude trai ning fo r empl oyment
learnjng Englis.h fo r survival a nd mai n:
[aini", mental and physical healt h .
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The EOC (Employment O pport unity
Center) assists refugees to fi nd jobs. But
to beeligible fora job , a refugee first must
gai n necessary skills and learn basic Englisb . The Superintendent of Public (nstruction English as a Second Language
Programs areprimariJy located in Seattle.
Seatlle CommunilyCoUege o ffers 10ESL
classes for about 190 students. Renton
Vocational Ttchnica.l Institute provides
En,glish classes with bilingual teachers and
training for welding.
I.n the International District , the
Chinese Information and Service Center
has an ESL class. Melody L<o said that
again , a tutonlll program "ill stan. Eighty per cent
on~ agenc), funds are slable
of the refugees speak Chinese, she said ,
and many come in nec:d of translation or
~p in mling out applications . Due to the
mcreased nwnbel' of Indochinese and
o~y six staff members, Leo continued,
clients sometimes have to wait .
,.,., lOl nt I,..,.tiotw/ ~/0rn0brr I I '"
sIciIls.
.svt'edcakes. and ~fricd viccuals tan-
Year of the Child" was the festival theme. taliz.ed pala.tes as they were prepared on
0:Uk1rc:n no more Lhan J3 years of 8$ the 5po( . A man working morning shift at
the sushi bar was caught eating \ "e1)'
provided all enlcnainme:nt.
Tmy oocfOO( girls, wreathed ",ilh American
cbocolate--covem:! donuts.
Dowers and sheil suands. opened the " WeU ," he quickly wd, "the sushi is for
show. swinging to Polynesian drums and lunch."
music. There 'Ntn demonstrations of
Craft displays were many. Elaborately
Filipino games. Thai dancing, calligraphy,
Laotian JX)drY rcadin.g, Korean taekundo. Japanese dancing, and a
"Guamanian auavaganza. to
Also featured were traditional foods
from each country. Meat-stuffed pastries,
Where Indochinese go
Many Indochinese refugees resettle in
The A..s.ian American Alliance ""3.S forIJK'd in 19 4 amid a hea\)' inOu., of
Kor<an ~-arbrides. TIl< Alliance's chi<f
taSk then was res:pondin,g to the needs of
the ",arbrides. and oIdtT noo-Eng!ish
sp<aking Japanese" bo possessed few job
Tacoma alliance
holds
Asian festival
, storytdling. and
Ann~ M ori
The ID Community Health Center is
swamped, admitted
Director Jon
Na kagawara. T he staff is too smaU to
handle a 4S per cent patient increase this
year, he said. The Health Center works
closely with the Health Department and
voluntary agencies and Indochinese
refugees come to know of the Center's
existence. It is the only agency providing
medical service for such a large number of
Ind~nese - an average of 16 a day,
according to Nakagawara.
The Health Center treats IndOChinese
patients for minor illnesses or skin probJems and also immuniz.es the chlJdren
Clients are charged a ccording to incom;
and family size. The Asian Counseling
and Referral Services (AC RS) takes care
of mental health problems. It also is in~
volved in getting refugees into training
programs . Six Indochinese counselors
help about 200 Indochinese re fugees a
mo nth, according to David Okimoto
ACRS director.
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Church . It IS 3.SSOC1atcd with EOC. The
CCOle! assists in translation . Its staff also
prepares refugees for citizens.hip . About
3:~ refugees will be eligible to become
CitIZens by next year. All the staff members art' refuaees. Three are Laotians who
occupy CETA positions .
Now. accord..ing to Festival Chairman
and Allianc< Board Mem..... Jan
Y05h:iwara. the organization has expanded
into a "mulu-SU'icc advocate agency"
whose main objecti,"T is tvo'O-(old .
FU'Sl,t.heAl.Li.anceisasc:Mct
organization. Yoshiwara strc:SSed the need
for "advocacy and t.ransIation St"fV1CCS in
bilingual communities" for me aged , as
well as immigrants.
Secondly, the Alliance is a n imponant
carved ivory tusks and shells COntrnsted representative agency " ith local gO't-ertllive-looking georgene arch.ids. Intricate melll . In the past , there was a "rea] lack:
Y'leUlamest .....ood carvings stood next to a of responsiveness from government aaenKabuto (helmet) r<pIica - a gift ll5ua11y des" to the needs of immigrants and wargiven 10 Japanese boys at birth or on meir brides. according to Yoshiwara.
rtm New Year' s Day.
The 250-member Asian non-pro fit
Etiutic dolls, poltO)'. and an flanked a organization receives funding from
display o f beautifully illustrated children's various grantS and CETA programs.
books by Asian authors and artists. in- Asian Oay is a major fund-raising event,
including a Filipino booklet entitled, " The but the Asian American Alliance also
Dcmonyo (DeviJ) M ade Me Do It."
sponsors dances. picnics, T -shin and butProctcd.s from Asian Day go t,o the ton sales. Future projects include an Asian
Asian American Alliance operating fund .
art exhibit and sale.
International District Emergency Center
(lDEG medics responded to all assa ult at
the Bush Hotel where a person was beaten
in his room by unknown persons. Another
assault a t a local bar resulted in inj ury to a
female patron. Both were sem to local hospitals for treatment. One night a man had a
seizure in the Sea·First parking lot. He was
treated by IDEC medics and taken tt) Harborvie\\! Med ical (HM C). Fire Depart.
and IDEC medics responded to a false
alarm at the Sun Ya Restaurant. A young
woman had too much to drin k and olhers
thought she had serious medical problems.
In early October a £ire broke out a t the
Publix Hotel on the fifth n OOL There was
beavy smoke throughout lhe fl oor. SeatLle
Fire Department found 3 bed on fire in one
o f the rooms.
A stabbing occurred a t the Alps where a
man was stabbed in the back . He was sent
to HMC in serious condition. The assailant
ned lhe scene. Several figh ts broke out in
the district during that sante week and again
at the Alps the very nex t day, where a
woman was assa ulted; 800rher a t the Bush
HOlel where yel another "'oman " as
assaulted and sent to the hospitaL Bmh attackers ned tll C scene.
A small fire broke out at the rear ofOom
H ong Co. T here were no injuries . IDEC
had se\'eral reports o f a person sick or
inj ured in Maynard Alley . IDEC medics
a rrived and called for a detox van . Medics
lhen left the area a nd to ld the person to nag
down the van. But the person went to sleep
instead a nd the van missed ' him twice.
IDEC then was called again. Onct: agai n
medics PUt in a second call and stood by
unlilthe va n fin a lly ar rived .
Octo ber is flfC prevenlion mont h. We
wish all a fire-safe month . Also, IDEC
would be glad to come to your non-profit
agency or group a nd show you how to use
your fire exlinguisher, placement of fire
exit signs and exit signs, AJso, IDEC can
show some of ils fire equipments. Call us at
623-3321 to sel up a da le.
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homes. while our incomes oren 'r increasing at/hot rare.
Renters and Owners Organized for
Fairness (ROOF) is proposing a housing
program including a rent control law
which would give relief to renters as well
as struggling homeowners (See Supplement) . What we are proposing will be
directed to the City Council for their action in the upcoming months.
Rent control will be a controversial
~e. Landlords will o ppose rent control
m any ? y, shape. or form, and theY've
~e this almost unanimously in oLbaCUes. They say; " We need to raise rents to
keep up with rising costs, maintenance
and inflation, etc. etc ... "
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fm rate of return. This is guaranteed by
the law and 'egal precedents have bco:n set
to assure this . Any excessive profit beyond
the legally-establilh«l proJiI mlITgin will
~ . e.'\ces.si".~ incrtases for the renters
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Renter'S and singJe-famil y homeowners
make up this city. We citizms must work
together for rent control if we want to
continue
boasting
about
Seattle's
livability.
11te I.D. Housing AI/iona is a member of
Ren/~rs and OwMr'$ Organiud for Fairrr=. ~aUl62J-j I32forUifomtoJi<>n.
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Carter appoints
two Asians to high
government positions
Prc:sident Caner recently appointed two
Asian Americ:am to high goverrunent
positions, a representative of the Demoa1ltic NationaJ Committee told
ExDminerearlier this month.
The
Joji Konishima. direct.or of the Asian
Affairs Unit for the Democratic National
Committee, said Carter has appointed
Asians to Lhe Select Commission on Immigration and Refuge Policy, and the Census
Bureau for California and Hawaii.
The appoinunenlS were flfst hinted at
by Chip Caner, the President's son, late
last month. Caner, speaking to about 60
persons at the Kawabe House, was here to
solicit backing for his father's re-election
bid and to find out concerns of different
oommunities, keeping his father from
"becoming isolated. '.
Congressman Mike Lowry's office,
responding to a
presidential
request.
agreed to help set up the visit as a matter
of Congressional counesy.
Besides mCltioning the appointments,
Carter asked for the names of qualified
Asian Americans from this area for
possible appointment to high government
positions. national boards and com-
missions.
Chip Caner, asked about priority in
funding for bilinguaJ social services. said
his father has HgeneraUy been supporuve
of bilingual servia:s for Asian Americans."
woukl have (0 have more infonnation ~fore he couJd respond to a
specific funding proposal strategy.
bUI thaI he
Filipinos protest
prosecution of
California doctor
Earlier this month , a Filipino doctor in
California went on lriaJ, charged in connection with the death of a baby who had
bc<n the victim of child abuse by his
father.
Dr. Bienvenido Alona Jr., charged with
nine counts of crimina1 perjury, has been
accused of medical negligence in treatment
of the child, who suffered bums inflicted
by the father.
The Seattle Chapter of the Nationa1
Committee for the Defense of Dr. Alona
has sent over 250 petition signatures and
100 telegrams to the District Attorney's
office in the past several weeks, protesting
that the prosecution of Alona involves
racial and national discrimination by the
District Attorney's office and the Navy.
The first two days of the trial. which
began in a Ventura County superior court
on October 3, involved jury selection.
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David DdJa, of the Na1ionaI Committee for the Defense oJ Dr. A1ona, said.
"The evidma: is all ''Cf)/ shaky, based on
a number of oral statements. Thcrt "'"85
also gross m.i5oommunicaLion in the
Federal Bureau of lovmiption int.c:rVieoN
of Dr. Alena."
Della said an educational on the Dr.
AIona case is being organized for the near
future. For more information, call Della,
325-7625.
Federal agency
refunds food co-op
The International District Food Buying
Gub recently announce-:l plans to continue its program, which provides food for
ID residents at a 10-15 percent discounL
l...ast month, Inter4'lm's request lor
funds were denied by the Community Ser·
vices Administration (CSA).
Charlie Chong, crue! of operations for
CSA explained that grant applicants were
eva.luated by a competitive scoring process,
due to limited funds. He stated that Inter-1m was later awarded a $22,000 grant
as a priority alternate when funds became
available.
Dalai Lama:
'Happiness
is in ourselves'
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual
and tempora1leader of the Tibetan people,
visited Seattle October 4 to 6, one of the
cities on his United States itinerary.
The Dalai Lama, presently in exile in
l.ndia, spoke at the University of Wash·
ington's Meany HaU to an overflow
crowd. His message was for nations and
individuals to seck love, compassion, and
peace internally and with each other. " The
real source of happiness is in oursdves,"
he said.
In 1959, his Holiness sought asylum in
India after the Chinese crushed the
Tibetan people's national uprising in
Lhasa. The Dalai Lama's foUow~ num·
ber about six million. There are an estimated 300 Tibetan refugees in the United
States. About 40 people fonn the closelyknit Tibetan American community in
Seattle and BeUevue.
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denounce Marcos
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marros
and President Jimmy Carter were burned
in effigy by about 30 Seattle demonstrato~ in front of the Philippine Consulate
General on September 21. The demonstra·
tion, staged by the Seattle Anti·Martiai
Law Alliance, marked the seventh an·
niversary of the Marcos dictatorship.
The demonstrators denounced continued United States support of Marcos,
including renewed American commitment
of SSOO million over the next five years,
1be protesters said the money to Marcos is
in exchange for the right to maintain military bases in the Philippines and to protect
S3 billion in American business interests,
including copper and aluminum mining.
From the Consulate at 810 Third
Avenue, the marchers walked to Hing
Hay Park in the lnternational District for
a rally.
Cannery Workers
Union ousts
secretary-treasurer
Ponce Torres, controversial SecretaryTreasurer of the Seattle International
Longshoremen's Worker Union·LocaJ 37
(ILWU), was recalled by union members
by a 170 to 70 vote. The results of the
referendum reca1.I was announced at a
special membenhip meeting 5epIember
12.
An Asian advisory committee on police
relations will work to get the Seattle Police
Department to implement recommendations fonnulated by the committee last
year, according to Mark DeUa .
Della and attorney Diane Wong are co-
M Iya 0
~l1Uthentic
Japanese
cbain: of the: committee, which has
r=mmendcd inmascd r=uiting of
Asian of
and cstablishin& a language
bank , for Asians who need bilingual off teerS to provide assistance..
Della said lh< police chief and the
mayor M\o-C met with the committcc and
approved lh< reoornmcndarions. The
committoc recently put together by-taws.
said DeUa. "and now we' re at a startini
poin,,"
.
The:. committcc was scheduled, cartier
this month, to meet and discuss !he recently announced decision of Mayor Charles
Royer to recommend funding of an addi·
tional41 positions for uniformed officers
and 20 civilian positions in next year's
budget.
Former union dispatcher Rudy (Amin)
AbeUa was narrowly confinned to fill the
vacant office on September 19 by a
narrow 7-6 and one abstention vote in the
union's Executive Council. Abella's con·
ftrmation became official foHowing a
union membership meeting that same afternoon.
The September 12 announcement
brought the Torres recall campaign to a
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The Seattle Public Library's Adult
Readina and Enriclun<11t Center (ARE) is
providing materials to assist non-English
speaking residents "cope with day·to-day
survival," said Lynn Danid, librarian.
Daniel, who developed the Iw<>-year--old
c:ol1«tion, said it contains readina:
materials, nIm strips and cassette tapes to
help those to whom Engish is a second
language, pc:r5Ons who have difficulty
with basic reading skills and the mentally
handicapped.
The materials include: help with learnin.g: to use money and banks. shopping
and consumer infonnation: how to get a
driver's license, or a job and how to apply
for citizenship. Puzzles, games and flash
cards are available to I.hose working with
tutors.
The Education Department of the
Downtown Library will also refer users to
tutors when requested. Staff can assist in
contacting other agencies for help with
housing, child care, medical needs and
socia1 servitcs.
Asian mental health
needs to be researched
Seattle wiU be one of nine clties targe!ed
for research into the mental" health needs
of Pacific American communities. accor·
dina to the Pacific Asian Coalition (pAq.
PAC, a national human services advocacy and research organization based in
San Francisco, has been awarded a threeyear grant of S6OO,ooo by the Nationa1 Institute of Mental Health of the Department of Health. Education and Welfare.
With the grant, research will be conduced in cities with heavy concentrations of
Pacific
Asian
Americans:
Boston.
Chicago, Denver , Honolulu. Los Angeles,
New York, San Diego, San Francisco and
Seattle.
Specifically, the research will:
-define the priority mental health
needs of Pacific Asian communities.
-assess the impact of community mental health centers upon Pacific Asian
communities.
-analyze alternative models of mental
health service delivery.
-identify the range of treatment
methods utilized in mental health services
to Pacific Asians.
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H's time to rally in support of
the Emergency Center
The International District has been very for-
ID has 600 decent, affordable housing units for
tunate to have many programs operating in
our neighborhood . There is a variety of ser-
low-income residents. We have another 270
units on the "drawing board" with govern-
vices available to residents as well as Countywide residents, a situation not found
ects .
anywhere else in the country.
We have the ID Emergency Meal Voucher
Program, operated by Inter'lm and funded
through the Community Develop",ent Block
Grant funds . This program assures that lowincome elderly residents will have nutritious
meals during the last few days of every month .
This program is critically needed by elderly
whohavea fixed income.
The International District has two congregate meal programs which provide hot lunches
to eligible residents living in the 1.0. There is
also the ID Food Buying Club and [0 Community Garden, both of which attack hunger
and nutritional problems in an innovative
way.
Residents of the District and non-English
speaking Asians throughout the County are
now receiving reguJar medical care from the
10 Community Health Center. And the Asian
Counseling and Referral Service provides
family and mental health counseling to the
greater Asian American community.
We've had as much success in housing. The
ment funding already committed to the projThere is also the Denise Louie Child Care
Center, the ID Chinatown Preservation and
Development Authority and the Merchants
Parking Association . All these programs are
subsidized by public funds. We are very fortunate to have all these successful initiatives
funded for this next year, especially with
severe government cut-backs in sociaJ services.
ONE AGENCysTlLL NEEDS HELP
But what about the longest-standing program, the ID Emergency Center (IDEC) which
has operated for the past U years1 Currently,
the IDEC has no operational funding . It would
be very useful to reflect upon just what the
IDEC provides for our neighborhood.
First the IDEC provides emergency medical
and first-aid assistance 24 hours daily seven
days a week every week of the year with no vacationsl IDEC also provides daily firewatch
and security for 10 hotels and apartments.
Residents, employees, and visitors can feel
safe as long as IDEC is ready and waiting -
less than two minutes away from helping you,
no matter what the problem may be.
In a typical month, the IDEC staff will assist
three to four heart attack victims, three assault
victims suffering from wounds. IDEC assists
victims of auto accidents, provides an instant
alert system against fires, electrical and
plumbing failures within hotels especially during the late night and early morning hours. Because of IDEC, many people are alive a nd well
today.
And the services are as widely acclaimed as
they are used . IDEC's dedicated direc tor a nd
volunteers are continuing to provide w hatever
services they can , o n no fu nding.
We all benefit fro m this serv ice. Now it's
time to rally to ensure the continued operati o n
of IDEe.
We'd like to announce plans for a major
fundraising effort for IDEe. The enlistment of
support from all local businesses, residents,
employees and community persons at largea re
needed. Please be prepared to support generously to IDEC when we come to .visit you
throughout the District. Everyone needs
IDEe.
Who are 'insensitive baddies' on Work/ Release?
The saga of the Work / Education
Release Program at the Immigration and
Naturauzation Building (INS) continues.
Almost on a weekly basis we read accounts
in the local media of the dilemma the county is in, and the pressure that it placed on itself by not responding to the poor conditions of jail inmates. The County, in tum,
acts as if this problem surfaced yes terda y.
Ruby Chow, our illustrious leader on the
King County Council would like us to believe that this two-year planning phase
happened under her nose while she wasn't
looking.
R"",ntly, in trying to work out solutions
to the problem of dumping 300 Work
Release inmates on Our (J.D.) front door,
the Mayor's office called the County and
the community together for "grown-up,
sitdown talks. " The only problem was that
the County showed up at only one out of
the first three meetings. Which seems tQ
emphasize the fact that the King County
does not take the 1.0. too seriously.
The 10 has become the insensitive "baddies" over this issue, because as all our
We just don't feel that
the 10 should be
surrounded by jail
facilities.
But we shouldn't feel as bad as our illustrious leader, who bristled when she found
out that Inter 'lm, the PDA and IDEA were
lobbying County Council members about
the INS issue without her permission. She
feels that we are overstepping the boundaries into her kingdom and if anyone should
explain the housing and future commercial
development in the ID to her colleagues it
should be her. The only trouble with that is
she hasn't taken the time to find out what is
happening in the ID today and doesn't
know the planned developments for the
future.
liberal friends are saying, "The Work /
Release Program is a good, workable program and that we should accept it here or
we are against all good things." I think all
citizens of this country should realize that
the ID is cooperati ng fully with the King
County Jail facilities and its Work Release
Program. After all, the combined facilities
operate on our northern border off 3rd and
Yesler and the new jail facility will be constructed in the same area. We just don't feel
that the ID should be surrounded by jail
facilities .
The County should wake up to the fact
that their Work / Release Program at INS is
not wanted. Any attempts to place it here
will be challenged in court, which means
again more delays, much more costs and
prolonged suffering in overcrowded cond,tIOns for County inmates.
Bob Santos