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Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, American Islamic Relations SAN FRANCISCO-The Izumi noted that although rev­ As thousands of men, mostly Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North (CAIR) of Southern California executive committee of JACL's enue projections have fallen short, from predominantly Muslim Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, executive committee, who attend­ national board ~et for a special if membership numbers continue countries, scrambled to meet a Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates ed the rally in front of the down­ meeting recently in a continuing to come. in as projected and the second Department of Justice and Yemen. town Los Angeles Federal effort to monitor and improve Annual Giving campaign is suc­ deadline for . ~pecial registration, The protesters were hoping to Building. JACL's financial situation. cessful, a second withdrawal from civil rights groups from across the· prevent a repeat of the mass arrests Zouvir Achour, a Tunisian, lives "We have to be the catalyst, we the Life Trust Fund will likely not country gathered on Jan. 10 to that took place in Los Angeles fQI­ in San Francisco and was in line to have to be leaders," said Aoyd be necessary. protest the policy as discriminato­ lowing the first registration dead­ register with the INS. While the Mori, JACL national president, to Art Koga, JACL treasurer/sec­ ry and a blatant form of racial pro­ line of Dec. 16 where about 400 28-year-old student agrees that the board members, "but we can't retary, stressed the need to come filing. registration. is a expect changes to occur up with a cost-reduction plan A, B, " The "normal overnight." and C. If JACL's finances do not DOJ/INS regis­ process," he At the Nov. 24 meeting Mori improve, such a plan of action will tration policy is feels that his pri­ and the executive board noted that become necessary, he said. So far clearly discrimi­ vacy is being tough times are still ahead for he hasn't seen a firm cost-reduc­ natory because compromised by JACL, projecting a deficit of tion plan. it's focused on having to be $178,586 for 2002. With expenses Mori ' pointed out that the only certain seg­ subjected to fin­ already cut to the bone .a,nd numer- finance committee will need to ments of the gerprinting and 0us staff positions left unfilled, the come up with a cost-reduction population, and being pho­ board members agreed that rev­ plan. John Tateishi, JACL execu­ in this respect, tographed. enue generation must be their tive director, noted that he put this is about as "I'm the most focus and spent much of the meet­ forth such. a plan at the executive blatant a form of peaceful person ing discussing the need to increase session held during the recent racial profiling on earth," he membership. national board meeting. as there is ... said. The message is simple, said Looking forward to the next and by the way, The groups David Hayashi, vice president of quarter, Mori emphasized the need by federal were calling for: planning and development: "It's to stick to the Three Pillars Plan statute . racial the end of the no JACL future or JACL future." PHOTO: TRACY USA "special registra­ introduced at the September 2002 profiling is ille- Saif Hussain, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, leads a national board meeting. The plan . gal," said John Friday congregational prayer for Muslims in front of the Los Angeles tion" arrests and Financial Picture focuses on the areas of member­ Tateishi, JACL Federal Building where the INS was holding special reigstrations for detentions; The national board is looking at ship, education and fund raising, executive direc­ immigrants. Civil rights groups have called these registrations dis­ release of the short-term survival right now, said with the main goal being reven}le tor, who spoke criminatory and a form of racial profiling. detainees arre~t- Mori, taking things a few months generation. at a rally in San ed when they at a time. Once the organization is Francisco. men were detained for various came to register; repeal of immi­ on firmer financial ground, the Three Pillars Plan - Close to 7,000 men from 13 violations of criminal or immigra­ gration laws and policies that rely national board will start to focus Membership mostly Middle Eastern countries tion laws, which included mostly on racial profiling and incarcera­ on long-term survival. As of Oct. 31,2002, JACL had were required to check in with the minor offenses such as not inform­ tion; and more INS resources to Clyde Izumi, JACL business 20,744 active members. Lucy Immigration and Naturaliiation ing the INS about a change of reduce the application backlog manager, reported that JACL Kishiue, JACL membership and Services office under the National address. that leaves non-citizens vulnerable investments have started to go fund development director, report­ Security Entry-Exit Registration "We feel very heartened, we to detention. back up over the past few months ed that compared to 2001, JACL System by the Jan. 10 deadline. feel ' very encouraged (by the sup­ Recently JACL joined more after a slight rebound in the stock had.942 fewer new and renewing Failing to register could result jn port of other communities) and we than 50 national, state, and local markets. As of Oct. 31, 2002, members in 2002. But she also deportation. see that this is not something organizations asking President . JACL's investments were valued noted that many of the new mem­ The men, here in the United unique that we are facing. It's just Bush to eliminate the INS special at $6,578,772. The Legacy Fund bers signing up in 2001 were Blue States on non-immigrant visas, our time as Muslims and members was at $4,807,206 as of this date, Shield health insurance members were fingerprinted,photographed of the . Arab community in See INS/page 7 still below the principle value of who had let their JACL member­ the fund, so earnings on the fund ships lapse. Also, since JACL had MORI MEMO ' are continuing to be directly rolled a dues increase in April 2002, the Judge Rules Shooting back. impact on revenues has been off­ .Looking Forward Oil Nov. 6, 2002, JACL made a set. of APA Girl Justified $75,000 draw on the Life Trust In 2002 JACL was losing mem­ to a Great Year Endowment Fund in order to meet China to the United States in bers at a rate of 4.4 percent com­ By FLOYD MORI By Pacific Citizen St3tr expenses. The withdrawal, which and Associated Press November 2001 to be with her pared to 200 1, better than the 8 National JACL President is actually a loan to be repaid with­ percent rate that had been predict- father. But in early May of last year in five years'at an interest rate of 2 Ajudge has ruled that the shoot­ she was removed from her father's The New Year is always a time percent, is part of the $200,000 See FINANCES/page 7 ing of 14-year-old Anna Guo by a care and placed in a foster home. to reflect. What am I doing right? rookie Ventura County, Calif., On May 5, 2002, Guo became sui­ What can I do to improve? We all police officer was justified. cidal, threatening to kill herself with ····· Irisid~the ············ want to maxi­ Superior Court Judge Herbert a steak knife. Fearing for their safe­ mize our good Curtis ill ruled on Jan. 6 that Guo ty, the foster parents called the p~ificeitizen points and intentionally rushed toward Officer police. eliminate our Kristin Rupp with a knife while When the police anived, Guo weaknesses. screaming profanities. Rupp rea­ allegedly lunged at Officer Kristin th~! Letters·to Editor, ..2 We want to sonably believed her life was in Rupp, 23, who then shot at Guo improve and danger and had little choice but to three times, hitting her in the leg . National News .' ..3,5 do better this frre her gun, the judge ruled. and stomach. ' year. Can we? The teen could be sentenced to Several members of the APA Community News ....6 ·· Yes, we can! five years in the Califomia Youth community questioned the severity Let's take a look at ourselves as Authority, but Deputy District of the felony assault charge, noting Columns ......... ·, ..8 citizens of this great nation. It Attorney Miles Weiss has indicated that the girl was distressed and sui­ seems that we seem to measure that he will seek treatment for the cidal at the time and was crying out for help. how well we do in strictly econom­ girl instead. A sentence hearing was Calendar ... , .......9 Shortly after the shooting the ic terms. Is the number of dollars scheduled for Jan. 13. Several Asian Pacific American Ventura Police Department con­ we have in the bank to pass on to Necrology .......10-11 groups, including JACL and the ducted an internal investigation and our posterity the measure of how Chinese American Citizens eventually ruled that Rupp was not 1000~Century Club well off we are? In the worldly Alliance, have long protested Guo's guilty of any misconduct.