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Since1929pacific CITIZEN \\ \\ \\.I'.\ClFlCClTlZE:\.ORG torfno aoos Oscar Bid Qse§) Convention Time Filmmaker Steven Okazaki Mark your calendar for hopes his short documentary Dreams Dashed JACLS 'Phoenix Rising' about atomic bomb survivors An injury forces Michelle Kwan to with­ extravaganza. will be recognized. draw from her last chance at gold. PAGES ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 9 SPORTS PAGE 7 CITIZEN Day of Remembrance since1929PACIFIC Find a OOR event near you. LISTING PAGE 10 The National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League #3051/VoI.142, No. 3ISSN: 0030-8579 FEB. 17-MAR. 2,2006 Houston's AA Festival Fights for Visibility ..... Revenues vs. Expenses - YTD (preliminary 2005 EOy) Amidst Controversial Cancellation Decision Currents RevenuesJll' JAC L National exceed EXfjDditures By LYNDA LIN Com parison of Revenues to Expenses by S 32k Assistant Editor ! := r... ,,996 "' I ua ~ _ ~:~~~ h 2006 l bUd9 1 ~ 11 l ' ~ For their performances, chil­ dren practice moving their feet in I , I ,~,,_ ] ,, ! the choreographed footsteps of :§tnf their ancestors and plucking the 1ti& 1"7 11)98 1", 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 bgtlOO5 .caOO5 bgt:2OO6 ~ v_ 0:: strings of a pipa, .a curvy Chinese _TctaI~ .......... TotaI~tlJ'es 5 (.) instrument usually not seen or heard by a mainstream audience. NATIONAL BOARD MEETING They practice performances to bring their cultural songs, dances and arts to a Pan Asian stage in JACL Closes '05 with Surplus, Texas, but this year the long­ PHOTO: KIM HOOSTROM standing festival was cancelled, a Warns of Future Shortfalls Houston Asian American Festival Executive Director Glenda move that set off what is being By LYNDA LIN ing campaigns including Annual Joe (right) and Daniel Watanabe, festival president and vice called a mortal combat between Assistant Editor Giving and the JACL golf tourna­ president of Houston JACL, are fighting to keep the 26-year-old festival officials and its longtime ment and a one-time personal dona­ festival alive at Miller Theatre this Oct. 22-23. host venue. SAN FRANCISCO-The JACL tion from Anthony Plummer, a Citing its new commitment to ''We're not putting this festival At contention were the "recital national board reported a surplus in longtime JACLer, also contributed professional performances, board down," said Paul Beutel, Miller type" children's performances and the 2005 budget, but put off dis­ to the surplus in 2005. members of Houston's Miller Theatre artistic director. "It's not in martial arts demonstrations. cussing 2006 and finalizing the The good news comes with sever­ Outdoor Theatre in December sync with our mission right now. The decision enraged festival 2007-2008 biennial budgets until al sobering caveats. Although rescinded a grant for the Houston That's key to us, professional cal­ officials, raised accusations of the next meeting in April. JACL's membership decline is the Asian American Festival (HAAF), iber performances. Our collective ethnic bias and left performers The $132,288 surplus in 2005 is smallest it has been in the last 12 an annual two-day event in opinion after last year's festival in like Changlu Wu and the young primarily due to a decrease in mem­ years, the number is still dropping, October of mostly community­ October - once we experienced it students at her Houston-based bership decline, Millennium ub repo ed Ed i i based performers it has hosted for - was that it was not at the caliber classical Chinese music school renewals in December and a drop in JACL vice president of member­ 20 years. we wanted." See FESTIVAUPage 12 expenditures, said National JACL ship. Since January 2005, member­ Secretaryffreasurer Mark Koba­ ship has fallen 1.7 percent. Groups Hope to Tell Little Known Little Tokyo Story yashi at the Feb. 11-12 national board meeting. Successful fundrais- See FINANCESlPage 3 But a proposed walkway and mural on Azusa Street marking the location of the Amache Camp Will Become founding of the Pentecostal Church Movement has National Historic Landmark faced roadblocks the past By ASSOCIATED PRESS , "Amache?" they asked. "What's decade. that?" GRANADA, Colo.-This was a Today they know. By CAROLINE AOYAGI place no one talked about for a long Today - thanks largely to the Executive Editor time. same teacher who persisted in The people once warehoused on Congested traffic and the hustle this 160-acre stretch of land See AMACHEJPage 6 and bustle of tourists and residents choked with sagebrush and alike are an everyday characteristic crumbling concrete founda­ of the four blocks that make up Los And one little known part of Little William Seymour founded the tions didn't. Angeles' Little Tokyo. There's a lot Tokyo history can be found here on Pentecostal Church Movement, a Neither did the people of history here from the first Azusa Street, a small section that is movement that now boasts 500 mil­ who lived in the town less Japanese immigrants in the 1900s, little more than an alley with the lion members. than a mile away. When an the upheaval of the internment occasional garbage truck or delivery Today all that stands to commem­ eager, young high school years, and the resurgence of the area van. This is the location where orate this historical event are a cou­ teacher arrived in town 15 in the 1970s and 1980s. African American pioneer Pastor ple of small plaques, a street sign, years ago and asked his stu­ and a grapefruit tree planted in dents how to get to Camp P hoenjx :Qji\jng: memory of Pastor Seymour. For the Amache, they' responded Leaderi\hjp ror a New See AZUSA STREETlPage 3 with blank faces. generatjon AA Groups Blast Radio Personality Adam Carolla for Anti-ASian Comments By Pacific Citizen Staff priate that an industry leader such as portion of CBS listeners and view­ CBS allows one of its radio person­ ers. Several Asian American groups, alities to ridicule Asian Americans ''While Mr. Carolla may try to including JACL, recently came out with racist stereotyping o"9"er the air­ hide behind the excuse that this was with statements criticizing radio waves," said a 'joke,' there is not humor to be personality Adam Carolla for his H e i d i found nor excuse to be made for anti-Asian comments mocking an Tanakatsubo, demeaning an entire community JACL National Convention Asian American awards show. JACL vice with racism," she said. June 21-24, 2006 In a Jan. 24 national broadcast or president of "Once again, he's equating Chandler, Arizona the A~ Carolla Show, Carolla public affairs, stereotyped foreign aspects of Asian mocked the Asian Excellence in a JACL language and culture with Asian Awards in a 52 second segment statement. Americans," said Guy Aoki, found­ which was dubbed over with a "Asian Americans constitute not ing president of MANAA (Media 17 series of "ching, chong" sounds. only a large segment of the U.S. Action Network for Asian WEEIiS "In this day and age, it is inappro- population, but also a significant See RADIOlPage 3 2 ANNUAL GIVING PACIFIC CITIZEN, FEB. 17-MAR. 2, 2006 ~ PACI"' CrnZEN ~ Annual Giving a Success 2005 WINNERI ~ NEW AMERICA By JOHN TATEISID response to our appeal for support of 9 JMEDIA Executive Director COLAs for the staff and for our pro­ ~ Awards In WrtUng .A grams. In this issue of the Pacific A belated Happy New Year. Citizen the names and donation lev­ Total contributions as of Feb. 8,2006: As we begin the New Year, I'm els of our contributors will be PACIFIC CITIZEN happy to report that our year-end acknowledged as a way to thank $108,960 annual giving those who donated to this campaign. 250 E. First Street, Ste. 301, Los Angeles, CA. 90012 7~ tpue 1M- tpJ«It ~ ~ campaign was And to those of you who mis­ Tel: 213/620-1767, a resounding placed your solicitation letters and $2,500-$2,000: Yosh Amino, S Hiji, Tsugio Hiji, George Hinoki, 800/966-6157 success. are clamoring to join the other Daniel Date. $1,000-$1,999: George Charley Hirai, Rina K Hirai, Ruby Fax: 213/620-1768 Our goal donors, it's not too late. You can still E-mail: [email protected] T Aratani, Harry Higaki, Manabi & Hiramoto, Setsu Hirasuna, Stuart was $100,000, join in on the campaign by sending www.pacificcitizen.org Sumi Hirasaki, Dale Ikeda, John Hirasuna, Akito Hirata, George Nishizu & Family & Clarence Hirokane, Eisaku Ace Hiromura, Pete but in many your contributions to the JACL Executive Editor: Nishizu & Family, William S Kiyasu, Hironaka, Yoshi Hironaka, William ways, that was national headquarters with a nota­ Caroline Y. Aoyagi-Stom Randall Lee, MD PHD, Sam Naito, Hirose, Gregory Hiura, Marshall optimistic as we began the cam­ tion that this is for the annual giving. Assistant Editor: Ninomiya-Koda Foundation, Jean Hoffman, Shig Hoki, Harry K Honda, paign with a few starts and stumbles We'll end this campaign on the last Lynda Lin Okagawa, Kenji Okuda, Hide Taye Honda, Thomas Hopper, Calvin in late November. day of February. Office Manager: Oshima, Lois Yamakoshi. $500- Hori, Florence Hori, Takashi Hori, Thanks to so many of you, we You can't get a 2005 tax write-off Brian Tanaka $999: Yoneo Asano, Roy Y Herbert Horikawa, Richard Horiuchi, Circulation: Eva Lau-Ting Ashizawa, Louis Dicerbo, Bette Chiyoko Hoshide, Harry Hoshiko, exceeded our goal and reached over but you can certainly get an early $108,OOO! Where normally we have start on 2006 write offs! Pubiisher:Japanese American Hamachi, Janice & George Higashi, Ken Hoshiko, Masako Hoshino, 600-700 supporting our campaign, Citizens League (founded 1929) David & Carol Kawamoto, Misayo Perry Huhne, Paula-Jo Husack, Edith Once again, thank you to all of 1765 Sutter Street, San Kumakura, Ford H Kuramoto, Placer Ichiuji, Dan Ikeda, Hannah Ikeda, this year we had over 900 contribu­ you who donated to the year-end Francisco, CA 94115, tel: County Chapter, Susan Reese, Akiko Kay Ikeda, Daniel Ikemiyashiro, tors.
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