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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 135 911 UD 016 785 AUTHOR Kagiwada, George, Ed. TITLE Proceedings of the National Asian American Studies Conference II; A Tool of Change or a Tool of Control? INSTITUTION California Univ., Davis. Dept. of Applied Behavioral Sciences. PUB DATE 6 Jul 73 CONTRACT R0-IX-1587-73 NOTE 135p.; Proceedings of the National Asian American Studies Conference (II, San 'lose, California, July 6-8, 1973) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$7.35 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Asian Americans; Community Development; Community Influence; Community Involvement; Community Services; Elementary Scool Curriculum; Females; High School Curriculum; *Planning Meetings; *Problem Solving ABSTRACT The proceedings of the two-day National Asian Studies Conference II titled, "A Tool of Change or a Tool of Control?" represents some change in emphasis from the 1971, First National Asian American Studies Conference at DMA. Conference II consisted of an Asian Women's Panel, a community session, a curriculum sessionl and S-i'veral workshop presentations. The workshops represented the concerns of several groups such as student organizations and Asian American studies. Workshops addressed issues including the following: community organizing, government funding, course design and teaching . methods, and the involvement of professionals in the community. Conference II was designed to generate resFonses to common problems while focusing on the community/ academic relationship. It was developed.on a university consortium basis and this team effort provided conference program diversity. (Author/AM) *********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * ,materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. 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California State University at San Jose 6-8 July 1973 Edited by: _eiar e KagiwadliCoordinator) Joyce a al Gus Lee With assistance from: Ferris Yayesaki Asian American Studies Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616 The following report is submitted in fulfillment of Contract#RO-IX-1587-73 between the Office of the Regional Director, Department of Health,Education, and Welfare, San Francisco, and Asian "American Studies Division,Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California at Davis. With the submission of this report to HEW, the terms of the contrast have beencompleted. 3 11 PLANNING COMMITTEE California State University, Long Beach Susumu Yokoyama California State University, Los Angeles Stan Yamashiro California State University, San Francisco George Woo California State University, San Jose *Roy Hirabayashi Mas Sato Steve Wong University of California, Davis *George Kagiwada *Gus Lee Jovina Navarro Isao Fujimoto Dean Lan Livia Wang Uni versity of Cal i forni a , Los Angeles .Ken Izumi Lowell Chun-Hoon Al an Moriyama Conference Coordinators CONFERME SCHEDULE Friday: 6 July 1973 Orientation Meeting 8:30 pm Saturday: 7 July_ 1973 OPENING SESSION . 9:00 am Chairpersons: George Kagiwada, Asian American Studies, UC Davis Roy Hirabayashi, Asian American Studies, CSU San Jose Gus Lee, Asian American Studies, 'JC Davis Welcome Address: Mayor Norman Mineta, San Jose Keynote Address: Penny Nakatsu, Asian Law Caucus, Oakland Statement on Campus Affairs: University of Hawaii: Nancy Young and Pete Thompson UC Berkeley: Bill Tsuji and Marilyn Wong ASIAN WOMEN SESSION 10:30 am Chairperson: Jovina Navarro, Asian American Studies, UC Davis Panel Speakers: Pat Sumi, Asian American Studies, CSU San Francisco Leslie Loo, Asian American Studies, UC Berkeley Cynthia Maglaya, Asian American Studies, UC Berkeley Asian Women Discussion Groups COMMUNITY SESSION 2:00 pm Chairperson: Isao Fujimoto, UC Davis Panel Speakers: James Hirabayashi, Dean, Ethnic Studies, CSU San Francisco George Woo, Asian American Studies, CSU San Francisco Royal Morales, Demonstratioh Project for Asian Americans, Los Angeles Lemuel Ignacio, Pilipino Organizing Committee, San Francisco Edison Uno, Community Coalition for Media Change, San Francisco Community Workshops 4:00 pm Research and Studies Service and Action Involvement of Professionals in the Community Community Organizing Reaching the Public Community Workshops (repeat of the above) 7:30 pm NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES COORDINATING ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP 7:30 pm Chairperson: Gus Lee, Asian American Studies, UC Davis STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS WORKSHOP 7:30 pm Joanne Fujiwara, UC Berkeley Lulu Tsai, UC Davis Forrest Hong, UC San Diego Jeff Tsuji, UC Berkeley Victor Huey, Laney Community College Livia Wang, UC Davis Roy Nakano, CSU Long Beach Butch Wing, UC Berkeley Pam Tao, Laney Community College Steve Wong, UC Berkeley iv Sunday: 8 July 1973 CURRICULUM SESSION 9:00 am Panel Speakers: Lowell Chun-Hoon, Asian American Studies Center, UC Los Angeles Lucie Cheng Hirata, Asian American Studies Center, UC Los Angeles Alan Moriyama, Asian American Studies Center, Los Angeles Curriculum Workshops: Course Design and Teaching Methods Beginning New Programs Secondary and Elementary Schools FUNDING AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES WORKSHOP 1:30 pm Chairpersons: Phil Chin and Gail Nishioka CLOSING SESSION 3:30 pm Chairperson: Isao Fujimoto, UC Davis TABLE OF CONTENTS Planning Committee Conference Schedule iv Table of Contents vi I. Introduction II. Keynote Address 3' by penny Nakatsu III. Asian Women's Panel 11 IV. community Session 23 A. Panel Presentations: A 1. Research and Studies 25 by James A. Hirabayashi 2. Service and Actiun 29 by George Woo 3. Involvement of Professional People 31 by Royal Morales 4. Organizing in the Asian American Community , 36 by Lemuel F. Ignacio 5. Reaching the Public on Asian American Community Issues ' 47 by Edison Uno B. Workshop Reports: 1. Research and Studies I 49 2. Research and Studies II 52 3. Service and Action 55 4. Involvement of Professional People 58 5. Community Organizing 61. 6. Reaching the Public. 63 V. National Asian American Studies CoordinatingOrganization Workshop 67 VI. Student Organizations Workshop 73 VII. Curriculum Session 81 A. Panel Presentation: Curriculum Development in Asian American Studies: A Working Paper . 83 by Lowell Chun-Hoon, Lucie Hirata and Alan Moriyama B. Workshop Reports: 1. Course Design and Teaching Methods 92 2. Beginning New Programs 107 3. Secondary and Elementary Schools 109 VIII. Funding and Government Services Workshop 111 IX. Summary. 115 Something's Happening: Reflections on Asian AmericanStudies Conference II by Isao Fujimoto 7 vi X. Epilogue 121 Confessions of a Conference Planner by Gus Lee XI. Appendix 125 A. National \sian American Studies Coordinating Organization 127 by George Kagiwada B. NAASCO--Instrument of Control/Instrument of Change 130 by Gus Lee C. Notes oh the Funding and Government Services Workshop 131 by Phil Chin 0. The Grantsmanship Game 133 _by-Phil Chin "c. vii INTRODUCTION Any conference should reflect both the times and the people that created it. Asian American Studies Conference II was no exception; its emphasis represented a change from its progenitor of 1911, the First National Asian American Studies Conference at UCLA. J In 1971, Asian American Studies programs were just beginning to emerge on many campuses. Accordingly, the first national conference reflected a broad scope of concerns and emphasized the seeking and sharing of information and resources. In the past two years, more specific issues have come into focus and Asian American Studies Conference II differed from its predecessor in three ways: 1. A Problem Solving.Orientation became a mental motif for the planners early in the process. We responded to the oft-presented query of "Why a conference at all?" with "We need collectively considered answers to big questions in Asian American Studies." What is our function, our purpose, our goals? The conference theme, "Tool of Control or Tool of Change?" was an attempt to reflect this concern within the broad perspec-' tives of Asian American Studies. On the other hand, the planners felt that past gatherings had failed to generate meaningful results primarily because abstract discussions tended to be largely couched in rhetoric. It was therefore decided to focus on practical questions with the hopes that answers would also reflect positions on the broader, abstract issues. "How do we start new programs?" "How do'we-suTvive without compromising principles?" "What do me teach?" "How do we organize?" "How do academy and community relate?" "How do we fight sexism?" These were considered the pressing questions made urgent by the uncertain future of ethnic studies in general and Asian American Studies in