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Famous Nikkei artist dies € —pages PacificNaHonal Publication of the J meseCitizen Americcn atizens League (75C Po«tpoid U5.) Newalond 25c »2666/Vol 114, No. 20 ISSN: 0030-8579 701 Eos) 3rd Street. Suite 201, Los Angeles. CA 90013 (213)626-6936 Friday. May 22. 1992 Justice Department objects to appeal in Koreans pull together after L.A. riots By HARRY K. HONDA V ^ loo cose conviction EdKor emeritus 1 RICHMOND, VA.—*n»e U.S. Fourth- Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard *Out of aehea, eoUdaritsr* oral argumenton the appeal by Uoyd Ri^ ThisXbreoTVmes(May IDheadline.in Piche on his conviction for partidpating wake of the L.A. Riot, enunciates a bold, in the 1989 murder of Jim Loo. I^che also new chapter in the 90-year Korean Ameri appealed the District Court judge’s order can story. What appeared to.be a widely to pay $28,000 in restitution to the Loo scattered and independentarray of com family, llie Justice Department has filed munities has a cross appeal objecting to the sentence. been galva Piche,underFederal SentendngGuide mm. nized over- lines, should have been sentenced from 6 flight, maybe in a couple of nights, into to 7 1/2 years for the crime, but District one electrified people. Here is a sampling:' y: Court Judge James Fox downgraded the Editor K.W. Lee, in a front-page signed sentence to fobr years. editorial, v5ws "Never Again," and leads 11)6 oral argument focused primarily with the fighting words of Steve Lee, 24, on theassertionbyUoyd Piche’saUiirney whoee beauty supply store lost $150,000 that Judge Fox’s instructions to the jury to the looters: “We'U survive. Then’s been tMITY—Jarty Yu. executive director ol the Korean American Coalition, signals for Korean and refusal to permit the introduction of prettymuch thebackboneofKoreanpeople. togetherness at rally during recent L.A. rots. f ii certain evidence concerning unrelated Whether it’s in South Central or wherever, past conduct of certain witnesses consti Koreans will survive. tuted grounds for a reversal of Piche’s And continuing: These new Americans conviction.Thethroejudgeappellate panel from Korea will endure—like weeds also questioned whether Judge Fox had sprouting from cradSjtin the scorching Highlights of Korea Times coverage made sufficient findings on Piche’s ability asphalt highway. iTotNrince the end of (Excerpts from the May 11 Korea LA-.expressed hisdiscontent with talk to pay before ordering him to make resti World War II, a miiwrity's minority— tutionXo the Loo family. Times English Section) of loans: “We don’t want an SBA loan. Vcioeless and powerless—has been singled We want to be compensated for every Karen Narasaki, JACL Washington out for destruction by a politically power thing (financial and emotional suffer- D.C. ropresentive. and Daphne Kwok, (1) President Bush met with Ko ful, economically frustrated minority. ing)." executive director of the Organization of rean American victims and commu To Korean newcomera, it is a sobering Outside the studio at 2001W. Olym ChineseAmericans, attendedthehearing nity leaders on Thursday, May 7, at reminder that they have replaced their Radio Korea (KBLA), an eventcovered pic Blvd., some 500 protesters, mostly on behalf of their organizations and the Jewish counterparts as a scapegoat for all by C-SPAN. He promised to be “as Korean American, were yelling: "We National Network Againstanti-Asian Vio the ills, imagined or real, of the impover- need compensation.' No more Gates." lence. responsive as I can” and Small Busi crime-ravaged black districU. Edward T. Chang, aasistant profes *We applaud Uie Justice Department’s ness Administration director Patncia "As Los Angeles burned, these urban Saiki urged the people to go to disaster sor in ethnic and women's studies at decision to appeal the short sentence,” warriors stood alone:, centers and fill out the forms, indicat Cial Poly Pomona who met with the said Narasaki. •Police weren't there in the crucial hours President, said: "I think-he felt it. I •fJiven the fact that Uoyd Piche was ing a loan can be obtained "in about of the riot. three weeks". don't think it was just a political ges found guilty on all eight counts, we be •Neither did the National Guard arrive In Suk Yoo, owner of a burned-out ture.’ - By Kay Hwan^X). lieve that Judge Pox erred in sentencing in time. ' Pidie to less than the minimum required beauty supplies store in south central Sm HIGHUGHTS/paga 3 •Political leaders—including President by the Federal Guidelines," Kwok said. Bush—Virere out of touch with the tur moil. They came and acted too late.” In retrospect: The mainstream ORA payments media's (print and electronic) ignorance and sensationalism inblack-Korean cov Asian American leaders meet for relief effort plannclea with erage .. .contributed to the polarization of LOSANGELES—Continuingthere the.twomisunderstoodgroupsratherthan down in the greater Los Angeles area lief effort, over 70 Asian American lead including Long Beach. hewing ^d calming tensions and had a some uncertainty ers met May 7 at the Asian Pacific Here is a partial list of organizations By CHERRY KMOSHITA Hfe-threaWning impact on many fearful American Legal Center (APALC) to Koreans. A college student’s letter ap-. coordinating efforts within the Japa- Natiortal JACL redress chair discuss sharinginformataon within the neseAmerican community.Foracom- pe^ng in the Los Angeles Times at the In October of this year 12,500 eligible Korean American and other Asian plete listing of services and relief ef height of the media hysteria is quoted:"/ individuals whose birthdates fall in 1934 American communities. forts, contact APALC. 1010 S. Flower or earlier will be receiving redress pay feel for my father’s safety and well-being It was reported at the meeting that because ^ the way the media have per SL, Suite P2, Loe Angeles, CA. 90015- ments from the $250 million in entitle over 1,800 Korean American busi 1428, 213^48-2022. petuated the pnd>lem extsting in South ment funds originally authorized for fis nesses were damaged or destroyed in • JACL—Information collecting Central L.A. My father is a Korean Ameri cal year 1993 under H.R. 442 (Public Law the recent rioting in Los Angeles. In and referral services: Jimmy can merchant.... and as his sons, I fear for 100-383), according to Paul Suddes, act- addition APALC reported that over 600 Tokeshi or C^arol Saito, 213^6-4471. his life every day. * irtg administrator of the Office of Redress other Japanese, Cambodian, Vietnam # Japanese AmeYicana for Loa Administration (ORA). "Long before the Latasha Harlins trag ese, Chinera, FHlipino, and ITiai busi edy, dozens of small storekeepers were If the Civil Liberties Amendments of nesses suffen^ dsmages or were burnt Sm REUEF^isgo 3 1992, H.R. 4551. introduced in the House SEE COMMENTARY/PAGE 6 by Mi^rity Leader Richard Gephardt, and S. 2553, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Daniel Inouye, do not gain passage CcHftgreas and approval by ^ president before October, those bom after 1934, lOvowvAUsnuso INewsmaker roughly estimated to number as many as 14,000 eligible individuals, may not re Black actor speaks at museum opening ceive redress compensation in fiscal year ■ "Ninoe /-kilHrienchildren. * 1993. Among «the celebrities at the May 15 public Speaking of the museum, Williams, an African However, pending resolution of the openif^ of the Japanese American National Mu American-actor, said, "We can perceive the Japa shortage in appropriations, “our goal is to seum in Los Angeles, Gregory Alan Williams, the nese American experience, discover an American have all the eli]pble cases res<dved by this Good Samaritan who helped save the life of Takao experience, and commemorate their successful October in readiness fcs* payment,** ac- Hirata of Gardena the first day (April 29) of the contributions." And while sitting around the old LA. Riot,wasaspecial guestaddressng250people. Japanese wooden tub, which is in the Legacy Ses REDRESS/pagt 4 Including Maryknoll School students and Para Los m WILliAMS S WILUAMS/paga 6 California civil rights bill headsforfloor vote SACR^ENTO—A comprehensive dvil rigl^ bill introduced by California AssemUy Speaker Willie Brown (D-San Pranciacp) was recently approved by the Ways and Means Commi ttee and is headed for a floor vote. If approved. AB3825 would prohibit emplp^rs from requiring employees to apeak English in the workplace and out law discrimination against the ditabled. IVwmmitteeappro^UiebiUfayaUto Smsrgin. 2-^dfic atizen, Friday, May 22,1992 No. 2,666 DOLLHOUSES Calender MINIATURES Sacramento area DoS House Lady Miniatures Friday, May 22. to Sunday, Hay Join the group Seattle 24—Tula Lake Reunion IV. Red Lion Oeannam Village w 8964 Dr.SwGibritLCA 91775 Ihreosh Sunday. 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