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, • Since 1929 ______________..... INSIDE &- ENTERTAINMENT 2005 Film Picks .. ,......... 9 ITIZEN CALENDAR. .............. 10 The National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League 2004 NECROLOGY ... 11 #30281 Vol. 140. No.1 ISSN: 0030-8579 JAN. 14-FEB. 3, 2005 Doris Matsui to Run for Late Husband's Congressional Seat By CAROLINE AOYAGI "unfortunately, there are some peo but her constituents also know that A graduate ofUC Berkeley, Doris If Doris succeeds in her bid for Executive Editor ple out there who are rustling the she's fully qualified to represent the currently works as director of gov the House seat, she would become bushes, trying to see if they should district, given her experience in the emment relations for a Washington the third widow from California to After a great deal of speculation run." White House and as a lobbyist." law firm. She grew up in Dinuba succeed their husbands in Congress. from political pundits and commu Doris, a longtime Washington ''We're talking careers here," said and has one son Brian who is mar Democratic Rep. Lois Capps won nity members alike, Doris Matsui lobbyist. who once served as the Allan Hoffenblum, author of the ried to Amy. They have a daughter her late husband Walter Capps has decided to deputy director of public liaison in influential California Target Book named Anna. Santa Barbara seat in 1998 'and run for her late the Clinton White House, is a clear of state politics. "It's the most valu Like her husband Robert who Republican Mary Bono won her late husband favorite in the heavily Democratic able political office in Sacramento died Jan. 1 of a rare form of bone husband Sonny Bono's seat in the Robert's con 5th Congressional District. - if you're an elected official, it's marrow disease, Doris spent her same year. gressional seat. "Doris would be endorsed by the only job that you can get that is early childhood in a World War IT Just days ~. everyone and anyone in D.C., and life tenured." American concentration camp. See DORIS MATSUI/page 2 after Robert wouldn't have any trouble raising Matsui was laid money," said Dick Rosengarten, Community Mourns Passing of Robert Matsui to rest after - author of California Political Week. T. serving 26 years in the u.s. House "She is the heir apparent now." The longtime Democratic rare disease. He was 63. capital city's solidly Democratic of Representatives, advisors to But although Doris is a clear leader was a champion of "Bob wanted me to express his fifth congressional district in 1978. Doris Matsui, 60, encouraged her to favorite to win, others speculate the civil rights most profound gratitude to all of He went on to serve 26 years in announce her candidacy in order to Congressional seat in the those he had the honor to serve and Congress, most recently winning his fend off any potential candidates, it Sacramento region is so prized that By P.e. Staff and Associated Press who made his life so extraordinary," 14th term by over 71 percent. was announced in a Sacramento some longtime Democrats may still said his wife Doris Matsui. ''Thank Matsui was the third-ranking Bee article Jan. 10. decide to contest the seat. SACRAMENTO, Calif.- you to his constituents, his friends, Democrat on the powerful House "Doris and Bob were truly a Some of the names being men Members of the Japanese American his staff, and his colleagues." Ways and Means Committee, where team, and Doris is obviously very tioned include Sen. Deborah Ortiz, community In a statement announcing he was his party's point man on qualified to fill that seat and, just as D-Sacraniento, and former mourned the Matsui's death, his office disclosed Social Security legislation. Two importantly, carry out the legacy of Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, D passing of one that the congressman had been diag years ago, he was elected to serve as her late husband," said John Sacramento. As of Jan. 9 neither of its greatest nosed several months ago with chairman of the Democratic Tateishi, JACL executive director. ruled out a run for the late Robert leaders as myelodysplastic disorder, an often Congressional Campaign "She would be a great member of Matsui's seat, according to the Robert Takeo fatal form of bone marrow cancer. Committee - a committee respon Congress, and I'm extremely happy Sacramento Bee. • Matsui, long The congressman's family said he sible for electing Democrats to the she's decided to run." "There's no question that Doris time member entered the hospital on Dec. 24 with U.S. House of Representatives. "She let me know she was going will be the front runner in the race, of the U.S. pneumonia. Matsui was born in 1941, and like to run," said Rep. Mike Thompson, regardless of who might be interest House of Representatives, passed Matsui was an attorney who many other JAs, his family was sent D-St. Helena. Thompson said ed in challenging her," said Tateishi. away Jan. 1 at Bethesda Naval became a City Council member in Matsui wanted to wait longer, but "She carries the name into the race, Hospital from complications from a 1971 before winning election to the See ROBERT MATSUI/page 3 Although California's Alien Final Stop for dusti·ce Land Act was overturned in the America's last Chinese set ownership for them, and at the cere 1950s, Locke residents have been tlement is on the forefront mony, she was able to keep her kept from buying the land they of a new future while pro word. The event captured headlines, call home because property deeds cast a much-needed spotlight on the gave ownership of the land to a viding a glimpse into the developer, while the tenants own past forgotten town and signified impor tant progress in making up for the buildings. ''It is a very important symbolic More Than Just a Fashion Statement By LYNDA LIN decades of injustice. But every realized dream has its development, because it formally, emblazoned with what he consid Assistant Editor When issues of humor and rude awakenings. Most of the origi legally recognizes one aspect of race collide, can racism be ered racist caricatures aimed at the hardships suffered by our par Nearly a century after Chinese nal Locke residents who built the far behind? Asian Pacific Americans, he felt the ents, grandparents and those immigrants fIrst called the three-block town - currently the line was definitely crossed. before them," California town By LYNDA LIN The T-shirts manufactured by GI said University of Locke their Assistant Editor Apparel and sold for $4.98 in of Arizona home, they are Burlington Coat Factory stores con Professor finally owners of A fine line divides humor from tain images of Buddha with the Gabriel Jack their own land. offensiveness, but when Jun Zuniga message "Get Lucky by Rubbing Chin, who In a Dec. 11 and his wife discovered T-shirts at a Buddha's Belly," a monkey with the along with his ceremony, Locke Pittsburgh Burlington Coat Factory tagline "Who Flung Poo, Chinese students, suc residents marked Food Delivery" and another adver- cessfully cam the first day they . tising "Madam 'wong's House of paigned to have could legally Tang, Good Eats Guaranteed similar alien sign a deed for Fresh." land laws land ownership Zuniga says the T-shirts are repealed in - a small ges examples of corporations profiting Wyorning and ture for most, but from demeaning racial images. He Kansas. for residents of e-mailed and spoke with Burlington However, this sleepy San Coat Factory but was rebuffed when more work Joaquin-Delta he requested the merchandise be PHOTO: CHRISTINA FA needs to be town, it was the taken off the racks. Dream Achieved-Longtime Locke resident Connie King done. Currently, last step in attain ''The only social commentary I'm (centery is jubilant after signing the de'ed to her home. She is New Mexico ing the American hearing from Burlington Coat flanked by her granddaughter Sabrina King (left) and a repre and Florida still dream. Factory's decision to continue prof sentative from Placer Title Company. have alien land iting from these products is 'Racism Like many last remaining Chinese settlement in • laws on the sells,'" he said. ''There is no irony or "Lockees," 81-year-old Connie the United States - have found books. Voters in New Mexico wit involved with these products." King has been fighting for owner another permanent home in the recently rejected legislation to Zuniga added, ''Their customer ship of the land under the home afterlife where, presumably, there is repeal the racist constitutional pro service representative basically put she has lived in for over 50 years no alien land law barring Asian vision and a proposed constitu- the onus on me, the idea being that until now. She made a promise to some Locke residents before they Pacific Americans from truly belonging. See LOCKE/page 4 See CLOTHING/page 4 died to achieve the goal of land 2 IEITERS DORIS MATSUI Courthouse in Sacramento as the Robert T. Matsui United States PACIFIC CITIZEN (Continued from page 1) Courthouse. 7 Cupania Circle, Gov. Amold Schwarzenegger has Congressman Matsui was instru Monterey Park, CA 91755 yet to set a date for a special election mental in obtaining more than $142 Tel: 3231725-0083, to ftll Robert Matsui's seat but a pri million in federal funding for the 800/966-6157, Fax: 3231725-0064 mary is likely to be set for early Courthouse. E-mail: [email protected] March.