WWW.PACIFICCITIZEN.ORG Pearl-in-One Tadd Fujikawa wins the Golden Scribe Pearl Open a month Iris Yamashita turned her hobby after becoming the of writing into gold with 'Letters youngest player to from Iwo Jima.' make the PGA. ENfEKfAINMENT PAGE 9 SPORTS PAGE 7 An Emotional Honor smce1929PACIFIC CITIZEN APA groups honor Norman Mineta. NATIONAL PAGE 3 The National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League N.Y. APA Community· Decries News Report of 'Sic~ening Surprise' in Chinese Food Mouse or chicken meat? New York's CW11 into the hospital and con­ was enraged over the story's depic­ The APA community says (WPIX-TV) first reported tacted the CW11 News tion of Chinese restaurants and the the CWll's reports are sen­ on the story, "Sickening where she appeared on-air news piece's use of "fried mice" as a sationalistic. Surprise," Jan. 29 during its to say she would "never eat word play on "white rice." . 10 p.m. news broadcast Chinese food again." This isn't the first time the news By LYNDA LIN with footage of reporter "The news piece was station has gotten in trouble with the Assistant Editor Chris Glorioso confronting conducted from a preju­ APA community. In November an employee of the New diced, biased and unethical 2001, the CWll accused a Korean It looked like it had little paws and Food King restaurant in standpoint. I see it as an restaurant in Flushing of selling dog, a tail, but the identity of the piece of Canarasie, a neighborhood insult to American justice but the story was later unsubstantiat­ mystery food found among a New in the Eastern portion of the that says everyone is inno­ ed. York patron's order of take-out Brooklyn borough. A cent until proven guilty," The APA restaurant community Chinese food has ignited protests patron had ordered chicken said Steven Wong, 52, a has continued to suffer racial dis­ over what Asian Pacific American and broccoli, but was so community activist and crimination because of that 2001 leaders. are calling ethnic stereotyp­ convinced a piece of her PHOTO: RICHARD II president of the Chinese story and this more recent story has ing by a local television news .sta­ "chicken" was a "mouse" Protesters including Steven Wong (right) Restaurant Alliance. tion. that she checked herself demanded an apology from the CW11 Feb. 4. The APA community See CHINESE FOODlPage 4 A Note of Heartfelt Thanks JACL National Board Announces Budget Surplus, Nomination of New Nat'l Director The organization is in the of approximately ~ Revel/ues.vs. Expenses - YTn + 200712008 black, but is not meeting $128,000, report­ . ··· .-----"'11 revenue expectations. A new . ed JACL JACL National Secretary/ Comparison of Revenues to Expenses leader is nominated, but not ,.... (1996 actual through 2006 acbJaJ 20()6. 2008 budge lSI .L...;===-, I yet .announced. Treasurer Mark Kobayashi at the By LYNDA LIN Feb. 9-10 nation­ Assistant Editor al board meeting. But the surplus SAN FRANCISCO-The JACL would actually kicks off 2007 with a continued sur­ only be $14,000 plus streak, but national board mem­ "' 1000 Club life membership and c.. tury club life membership hao'e PHOTO COURTESY OF HARDWICK FAMILY without the con­ skewed the EOY 2006 numbers bers are still cautiously optimistic Susan Hardwick places the note of thanks to the 442nd written by her tributions of "' Long term affects ofthis need to be evaluat~RAPH: MARK KOBAYASHI about the orga.nization's financial and her sister Janet on the JA National Monument in Wash., D.C. 1000 Club and future. Century Club life memberships, a motion to increase, the dues of The Hardwick sisters , again,' and rushed over to take the This is the fourth year in which the which are restricted funds. some lifetime membership cate­ piece of paper down before the JACL has a surplus of revenues over always wanted to thank At the June national convention in gories in 2007. Japanese embassy folks he was expenditures with a current surplus the men of the 442nd Phoenix, the national COURcil passed Regiment for saving their escorting on a docent tour of the See NATIONAL BOARDlPage 2 father, Sgt. Bill Hardwick, D.C. monument could see it. during WWII. They final­ But with a quick glance down at Fort Lewis Judge Declares Mistrial in ly got their chance. the note, Murakami did not see any racist graffiti but a photo of a smiling 1 st Lt. Ehren Watada's Court-Martial By CAROLINE AOYAGI-STOM man above a handwritten note. It By MELANTIllA MITCHELL in prison if convicted. Executive Editor read: 'Thank you 442 RCT for res­ Associated Press Writer However, after discus­ cuing our father, Oct. 30, 1944, 1600 The flapping single piece of white sions with lawyers behind hrs. Our father always said you were paper stuck onto one of the granite FORT LEWIS, Wash.--An Army closed doors, the military the only ones who could do it!" walls of the Japanese American lieutenant who refused to go to Iraq judge, Lt. Col. John The letter was signed by Janet National Monument immediately had hoped his court-martial would Head, said he did not Hardwick Brown and Susan caught Dr. Raymond Murakami's end in some sort of resolution. But believe Watada fully Hardwick, daughters of the man in attention one recent blistering the judge's decision to declare a mis­ understood a document the photo: Sgt. Bill Hardwick, a January afternoon. trial means the entire case will likely he signed admitting to member of the "Lost Battalion" who 'Dammit,' he thought, be revisited. elements of the charges. had been rescued by the Japanese 'Someone's defacing the monument On Feb. 7, 1st Lt. Ehren Watada Head announced his American soldiers of the 442nd dur­ had been set "to testify in his own decision after the 28- ing World War II. defense against charges of mlssing year-old Watada, under "It brought tears to my eyes," said troop movement and conduct unbe­ Protestors show their support outside of questioning with the mili­ Murakami, 79, president of the corDing an officer for his statements Fort Lewis. during 1 st Lt. Ehren Watada's tary jury absent, said he See NOTE OF THANKSlPage 12 against the war. He faced four years court martial Feb. 6. See WATADAlPage 6 Students Foster Love Through Mentorship of Adopted Chinese Children By LIANN ISlllZUKA in a typical classroom. Care mentor has a personal co)lllllit­ Special to the Pacific Citizen Seated at these long ment. And together, both the chil­ tables are a· handful of dren and their older buddies share in WEST LOS ANGELES, Calif.­ adopted children from these experiences. Long tables are cluttered with plain China, with their China UCLA's China Care Bruins is an white t-shirts as the ovelWhelming Care Bruins college bud­ umbrella organization of the nation­ fumes of bright pennanent markers dies on the University of al China Care Foundation, a group fill the air. Marker tops quickly pop California, Los Angeles founded seven years ago by then 16- off their caps from the nimble hands campus. year-old Matt Dalio. Dalio lived in of elementary school children excit­ Each smiling young China for a year and wanted to found ed to begin creating imaginative face has a different story an organization dedicated to improv­ illustrations on the shirt canvas. and background. Each ing the lives of Chinese orphans. The But this is no ordinary playgroup Adoptee Talya Pray-V"{einstock, 9, colors her t­ individual UCLA China shirt at a recent UCLA China Care Bruins event. See CHINA CARElPage 6 2 LEITERS/NATIONAL PACIFIC CITIZEN, F EB. 16-MAR. 1, 2007 Eyen with these obstacles, PACIFIC CmZEN ~ NATIONAL BOARD f'... Kobayashi outlined the keys to suc­ 2005 WINNERI (Continued from page 1) .. Closeup 02-06 Endowment Funds NEW AMERICA cess for 2007: It- JACL N ational EndowmeJIt Funds 2001 through 1213112006 QJMEDIA . "This definitely raises some con­ • Strengthen program monitoring 6SD,()(JIJ : ....•. ..•. _-_ .•......••.•••...•..•....••....••..•• ~ Awards In Writing .A cem going forward as it shows that tools we seem to have had a shortfall in • Stick to the budget plan revenue," said Kobayashi. 'The key • Keep focus and work on projects PACIFIC CITIZEN areas of revenues would be in mem­ in the budget bership, grants andfundraising. We • Get revenue sources for items in .....•.,,:,",. 250 E. 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Borrow agaillst Natiollal EndlJlmellt should be T( ~ turm ! d Executive Editor: to work harder to achieve our goals be able to predict bumps in the roads .:. 2006 borrow of$ 80k against Reserve needs to be tracked Caroline Y. Aoyagi-Stom in these areas." so that we can make corrective .:.