Special New Year's Issue
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Special New Year's Issue • 2 SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S ISSUE PACIFIC CITIZEN, JAN. 20-FEB. 2, 2006 r P.u:IAC CITIZEN ~ .. 2005 WINNERI (i)MEDIA - ~ Awards In Writing A PACIFIC CITIZEN 250 E. First Street, Ste. 301, Los Angeles, CA. 90012 . Tel: 213/620-1767, 800/966-6157 Fax: 213/620-1768 E-mail: [email protected] www.pacificcitizen.org Executive Editor: Caroline Y. Aoyagi-Stom • GIL ASAKAWA • Assistant Editor: Lynda Lin Office Manager: Starting the New Year with a Clean Slate Brian Tanaka Circulation: Eva Lau-Ting appy New Year to all of the loyal readers shines a light on these topics as part of its mission, consistent news coverage, and I for one will watch Publisher:Japanese American Hof the Pacific Citizen. Akemashite and considering its small staff size, it does it with with great interest as the P.e.'s Web. site Citizens League (founded 1929) omedeto gozaimasu! admirable passion, fairness and thoroughness. (http://pacificcitizen.org) becomes an important 1765 Sutter Street, San So as the P.e. starts the New Year settling into part of the operation. Remember, it isn't just a Francisco, CA 94115, tel: Asian cultures take the New Year much more 4151921-5225 fax: 4151931- seriously than Western cultures. Westerners focus its new digs, I'd like to.praise Caroline Aoyagi "newspaper" anymore. It's a news organization, 4671, www.jacl.org on New Year's Eve and make it the'time for par Storn, Lynda Lin, Brian Tanaka and Eva Lau-Tmg and you can find the news via both the paper edi JACL President: Ken Inouye tying and cutting loose. Sure, there are people for their dedication to the JACL and to the P.e. tion and online. Although the Web site will usual Nat'l Director: John Tateishi who do their share of contemplating, but not like Here's more reason to congratulate the P.e. ly only display a few stories from each issue, I Pacific Citizen Board of Asians do on New Year's Day. think it will become increasingly an important Directors: Gil Asakawa, chair person; Roger Ozaki, EDC; We don't just make those hollow pronounce 'These aren't trivial avenue for disseminating the information that Casey China, MDC; Kathy ments about losing weight and working harder, or makes the P. e. such an impOrtant asset to the Ishimoto, CCDC; Nelson Nagai, promising to be better people. We're all about duties, yet only a scarce JACL. NCWNPDC; Sheldon Arakaki, doing, riot just talking. We spend the days leading The staff takes very seriously the fact that for PNWDC; Larry Grant, IDC; up to Jan. 1 cleaning house and making sure we few news organizations many JACLers, the Pe. is the only constant link Sharon Kumagai, PSWDC; th~ Maya Yamazaki, Youth. start the year with a literal, not a figurative, clean cover civil rights issues to organization, and so its mission is made that . slate. much more critical. r-NEWSlAi;-OEAOLiNE:--' The P.e. is starting 2006 with a truly clean and specifically the If the P.e. doesn't cover the news that matters : FRIDAY BEFORE DATE to us, who wiU?The local newspaper/Web : OF ISSUE. slate, having completed its move to a whole new APA community as I Editorials, news and the opln location back in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neigh site!TV station? Not likely - especially if you : Ions expressed by columnists borhood, closely as the P.C. ' (like me) live far away from the West Coast c0l?- I other than the national JACL : president or national director It's been it busy year for the P.e. and its small, centrations of Asians. I do not necessarily reflect JACL dedicated staff. Last year about this time, the P. e. staff: the paper has won two runner-up awards So, I'm glad to see the P.e. is starting the year : policy. Events and products I advertised in the Pacific was covering racist comments about tsunami vic from New America Media, iq the organization's with its clean slate, and look forward to serving : Citizen do not carry the Implicit tims that were aired on a New York radio station. 7th Annual Ethnic Media Journalism Awards, another year as the chair of the P. e. 's editorial I endorsement of the JACL or . I this publication. We reserve the Throughout the months, as it does every year, the dubbed by the "Jim Lehrer News Hour" as the. board. It's an honor and truly a privilege to be - :L ____________________right to edit articles. _ P. e. reported on racial incidents far and wide, kept Ethnic PuIitzers. Caroline Aoyagi was cited for connected with such an important news organiza her article ''Mexican Americans Seek to Right a PACIFIC CITIZEN (ISSN: 0030- tabs on news from the Asian Pacific American tion, and to watch it grow into its online version. 8579) is published semi-monthly 'community, and, of course, covered the important Wrong,". and Lynda Lin for 'The Price of I hope you feel the same about the P. e., and except once in January, work of the JACL. Becoming American." value it as much as I do. November and December by the These aren't trivial duties, yet only a scarce few 1bis was the first time stories were submitted Here's to a tenific 2006 for all! • Japanese American Citizens news organizatioris cover civil rights issues and for a contest, so it's truly an honor to gain such a League, 250 E. First Street, Ste. ~lqsely 301, Los Angeles, CA. 90012 specifically the APA community as as the high profile for these awards. Gil Asakawa is the cu"ent editorial board chair OFFICE HOURS - Mon.-Fri., 9 P. e. The P. e. is the only national news media that This year, we can look forward to more of their person of the Pacific Citizen newspaper. a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific Time. ©2006. Annual subscription rates: NON-MEMBERS: 1 year-$40, payable in advance. Additional WINNER! postage per year - Foreign peri odical rate $25; First Class for PAcmc CITIZEN U.S., Canada, Mexico: $30; Airmail to Japan/Europe: $60. (Subject to change without notice.) Periodicals postage paid at Monterey Park, Calif., and at additional mailing offices. Permission: No part of this publi cation may De reproduced with- out express permission of the publisher. Copying for other than personal or internal reference use without the eJq>ress'permission of P.C. is prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Pacific Citizen, do JACL National Headquarters, 1765 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA94115. PACIFIC CITIZEN 250 E. First Street, Ste 361 JACL MEMBERS Los Angeles, CA 90012 phone: 2131620-1767 Change of Address fax: 2131620-1768 e-mail: [email protected] If you have moved, www.pacificcitizen.org * Except for the National Director's please send information Report, news and the views expressed by columnists do not nec to: essarily reflect JACL policy. The columns are the personal opinion of National JACL the writers. 1765 Sutter St. * "Voices" reflect the active, publk: dis cussion within JACL of a wide range of San Francisco, CA ideas and issues, though they may not 94115 courtesy DoriS Matstli's reflect the viewpoint of the editorial The APA community lost Robert T. Matsui (right) Jan,. 1 to bone board of the Pacific Citizen. Allow 6 weeks for address marrow cancer. His sudden death shocked the commuhity ~ * "Short expressions" on public issues, usually one or two paragraphs. changes. served as a 'Iongtime Democratic Congressman and civil dghts should include signature, address and champion. His legacy lives on through his wife, Doris, who won daytime phone number. Because of To avoid interruptions in receiving his Congressional seat in a special election. Pictured above, space limitations, letters are subject to abridgement. Although we are unable your p.c, please notify your p::st Doris is sworn in Mar. 10 by Coogressvvoman Nancy Pelosi (left) master to include pericx:licals in to print all the letters we receive, we with son Brian, daughter..jn~law Amy and granddaughter Anna. appreciate the interest and views of your change of Qddress (USPS those who take the time to send us Forin3575) ·slll!ee.... mllllollllre ... to·sllll!lp·ics .. ·PAllll!lall!-·s""' ··· ",I their comments. > _"""",. '_"";,_"",,"",,,"&7 ( PACIFIC CITIZEN JAN. 20-FEB. 2, 2006 BY THE BOARD 3 • KEN INOUYE • A Word from the President: Reflections uring this past year I had the oppor JACL. JACL provides a Dtunity to speak to many JACLers as legitimate forum from I attended numerouS installation whiCh we are able to dinners and town hall meetings that were express ourselves with sponsored by these chapters. At these meet respect to civil liberty issues ings it became quite clear that JACL has that affect all of us who live become one of the most important civil in this great country. rights organizations in the country because A JACL member is an of the strength and character of its members. individual who lo;es this I have tried to sumrriarize just a few of the country and jealously pro characteristics that I have observed concern tects the Constitution and ing the type of person and characteristics of Bill of Rights for we believe those individuals wh9 are JACL members: these documents are the A JACL member recognizes and thanks glue that keeps this great the Nisei generation for having the foresight nation together today, to create a national organization which has tomorrow and especially in allowed our community to participate in the times of crisis. democratic process at the local (chapter, dis- • I am proud to be a JACL against social injustice.