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1 SistersAcross Waves invites women of colorto share Rockthe Vote RepublicanVS. DemocratVS. Independent experiencesand openlines of communicationat UCSD. Nationwide,voterturnout isat an all time low. What happened tothe Withthe national elections lessthan a month away, presidential hopefuls AsianAmerican vote? Statistics showAsian Americans arenot areactively onthe campaign trail. Familiarize yourself withtheir plat- Ge+der By BettyHai hopesof addressing thesespecific issues essential. proportionatelyrepresented. forms.Find out who you will be seeing onthe November ballot. Thetopics ofthe discussion groupis StaffWriter as,,,,’ell ’asmany other aspect,, t,flife. page5 page4 Fromthe beginning, thegruup became opento the interests ofthe women. 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Checkout the Asian and feministmovement were because ofher Somestlbjcct lnattcf is highl.,, personal CartoonFeatures Asian at San Diego 534-2023 Forthose interested inSisters Across PacificIslander organiza- ethnicity.Sheand Jocylyn Arasmith therefore,a safe environment where page2 Waves,contact the Women’s Resource Stereotypes page8 page7 & 8 BaptistChurch eventuallyformed a discussion group womenwould feel secure toshare things Centerin the Old Student Center for tions’activities. witha smallnumber ofwomen fliends in theywouldn’t sharein other situations+ is further information. Here And Now Tours U.S. Jesse Jackson By BettyHai ofAsian American life. Asianand Pacific Islander Americans Stal.fWriter Thesubject matter ranges from so- Urges San canexpress: themselves inopinions, ciallyandpolitically relevant issues such literature,artwork, andgraphics. Our Severalyears ago, director ofHere and asthe Vincent Chin tragedy tolighter Diegansto missionistoincrease political andso- Now.John Miyasaki, sought to form a topicssuch as dating. With its unique cial:awarenessofAsian and Pacific smallband of actors to perform Asian formatofa montageoftheatrical medi- AmericanorOriental folktales. ums,Here andNow is able to make mu- Vote! Islandersinhopes of shattering the Miyasakifelt that not enough people sic,dance, poetry, anddrama come to life stereotypesandprejudices thatplague knewabout the beauty ofthese folktales onthe stage. By Elsa Tsutaoka Kingtrial," Jackson replied, "Would you our:s~ietytoday. \ havewanted to be on that jury in the orthe messages theybrought tothe world Forthe past few years, Here and Now CommtmitvEditor Momentumalso serves to update intheir stories. Fromthis basic idea, Here hasbeen touring the West Coast. This RodneyKing case’? "Yeah," said the andNow eventually evolved to become youth."Well only registerd voters can be UCSan Diego students onissues, and yearthe performance grouphas the unique Urgingrncmbers ofthe community to thepopular theatrical groupit is now. ona jury." eventsconcerning thecommunity. We experienceofbeing offered the oppor- VOTE!on election day, the Reverend Jacksonalsonoted that itis a critical hope:tokeepa balance ofthe types of Presently.itis an Asian American per- tunitytotour the East Coast. Several JesseJackson visited SanDiego’s Logan lbrminggroup that has toured colleges, Easternuniversities haveinvited thegroup HeightsBaptist Church onOctober 2. timeto vote. While conditions arediffi- opinions+andarticles contributed tothe culteverywhere, hesaid that it is impor- toperform fortheir community. TheReverend Jackson has been criss- paperwhether they be of the conserva- tantto try to make a change. Audiencesleave the Inhopes ofsharing their unique talents crossingthecountry non-stop inan effort tiveor liberal nature. acrossthe United States, Here and Now toconvince thousands ofnew or disillu- Hesaid, "In Connecticut itcosts performancewith $18,000a year to go to Yale and #37,000 ...... ~ We’hopeto involve thevarious ispresently making plans to tour late sionedvoters that their votes not only a yearto go to a penitentiary.Itcosts / departmentsoncampus, faculty, and thewarmth of the Springquarter. count,but can swing the 1992 elections. twiceas much to go to jail than to go to Inorder to provide some funding for Thisevent, organized bythe San Diego i communitiesaswell as AsianAmerican Yale.That’s sick .... Change starts from theirtrip, Here and Now will be holding RainbowCoalition, members ofthe Af- thebottom upand it’s up to us to make a story a dinnerdance gala extravaganza on ricanAmerican community, representa- October24th at Occidental College. The tivesfrom African American churches difference." iml~rtantto Citingwhat he called a national leader- highschools, andtheaters allover the west programincludes dinner, dance and a andvarious unions, wasmeant to inspire coast.Audiences, regardlessofrace, leave liveband as well as a Hereand Now peopletoregister tovote if they hadn’t shipthat was "out of touch" with the theperformance withthe warmth of the performanceallin the same evening. already. experiencesofeveryday people, Jackson AsianAmerican story. urgedthose present tovote. Theperformance willinclude vignettes Theeffectiveness ofJackson’s speech Theoverall vision ofHere and Now is frompast shows as well as a previewof wasevident when an 87-year-old woman Jacksonjoked, "George Bush never topresent creative,.socially relevantshows, thisyear’s show. Tickets arepresently registeredtovote. knewwhat a grocerystore scan~ct was thatare often times provocative andulti- onsale for $10. Please reserve your Jacksonspoke of the need to vote. He becausehenever had to shop for himself. matelyenlightening. ticketsforthis unique experience. For noteda story from one of his visits toLos DanQuayle doesn’t know how to spell / Eachperformance iscomprised ofa furtherinformation ortickets please Angelesafter the riots. When talking to potatobecause hehas never had to buy Ib varietyoftheatrical styles and forms. A contactHereandNowcast member, Betty someyouth who said, "Why should we potatos." seriesofvignettes makes up every show. Haiat (619)-558-0958 orsign up in the vote?Voting doesn’t change anything. Lastly,Jackson urged the audience ¯ 12. Eachvignette illustrates a different aspect APSAoffice inthe Price Center. Lookwhat happened with the Rodney notto give up hope. "Keep Hope Alive!Vote!" Feature 5 4 Feature
1How much of a cancommunity hasyet to come out in full forceat the polls. With community wide Choose or Lose! differencewould participation,theAsian American vote it makeif Asian canbe heard. Accordingtothe U.S. Bureau of the By VivianNoh Americansdid Census,67% of Asians in America are ManagingEditor vote? concentratedinfive states --California, ...in 1988, Asian
Inease you have missed all the press than Americansfigured releases,televised campaign promotions, have intothe 2 % listedas telephonecampaigning, andpresidential been andvice presidential &bates,it’s time to created otherin thelast getfiuni/iar withthe issues. Thefollo,’- inthe en- nationalelection¯ ingare exeerpts./)vnt thetelerised presi- tirerest of dentialdebates attdstatentents frontthe thecoun- theirconstitutionalright.Further, in 1988, candidates’campaign literature. Make try,where thepercentage ofvoters by race or Hawaii,New York, Washington, and anil![i,mative decision andtake your Mr.Bush’s Texas.About 46% of Asians live in one stand.Choose orlose. laborsecre- "Black,"and 3% "Hispanic."Asian ofsix metropolitan areas-Los Angeles, tarysaid the Americansfigured somewhere into the SanFrancisco, SanJose, Honolulu, New Experience jobgrowth has 2%,listed as"other," thatvoted inthe last theAsian Americans that do vote, the AsianAmerican community, whyis it Yorkand Chicago. Clinton:"I’ve worked hard to create beenenormous. nationalelection. numbersarenot sufficient inrepresent- importanttovote? Consider how many Californiahasthe largest concentration goodjobs and to educate people. My We’vedone it in Whydon’t more Asian Americans vote? ingour population proportionately. An- Asians there are in America and how ofAsians with approximately 40%of the statenow ranks first inthe country, injob Arkansas.Give Itis not necessarily a lackof interest in otherfactor contributing tolack of par- manyAsian representatives existin our nation’stotalresidents withinits borders. growththis year, fourth inincome growth, mea chancetocre- politicsalltogether. Asians have been ticipationisthe fact that about 75% of the government.Consider why "minority" Ofthe 29.8 million people living inCali- fourthinthe reduction ofpoverty, thirdin atethese kinds of ableto penetrate the, once exclusive, AsianAmerican population isforeign issuesarenever apart of a nationalparty’s fornia,2.8million areAsian or Pacific overalleconomic performance, accord- jobsin America. We politicalarenas of America. Since the born.This places obstacles suchas lim- platform.Consider why incumbents for Islander.California has54 electoral col- ingto a majornews magazine. That’s cando it." CivilRights movements ofthe 60’s, the itedEnglish comprehension, unfamiliar- electedoffices never campaign forthe legevotes this national election. How becausewebelieve ininvesting inedu- Bush:"We’ve got the politicalandcommunity environment is itywith or indifference topolitical issues "minority"vote. manyof those will be representative of cationand in jobs. And we have to planannounced forwhat moreconducive tominority leadership. andprocess, andlack of American citi- Considerwhyvoting districts aretwice you? changethis country..." wecan do for small busi- Asiancandidates thathave run for public zenship. aslarge in "minority" populated regions Bush:"...This country isnot coming nesses.I’ve already put officeshave always had supporters and Withall the obstacles challenging the ofSan Diego County. The Asian Ameri- November3 -- Rock the Vote! apartat the seams tbr heaven’s sakes. forwardthings that will get contributorsbeyondtheir constituencies. We’rethe United States ofAmerica. In thiscountry working fast, Itis believed that Asians are the most spiteof the economic problems, we’rethe someof which have been generouscampaign contributors andhave echoedhere tonight, more on t:m mostrespected economy around the beenvery effective interms of influenc- 70 world.Many would trade for it. We’ve researchanddevelopment, a ingpoliticians though financial means. beencaught upin a globalslowdown." taxcredit for first-time home Inmost of these instances, though, sup- O Perot:I don’t have any experience in buyers." portersseek personal gain and prestige > 60 runningupa $4 trillion debt.I don’t have Perot:"Step one, you want to andare rarely motivated bypolitical putAmerica back to work, clean © 50 anyexperience ingridlock government reasons. °’t..,.l wherenobody takes responsibility for upthe small-business problem. IfAsian Americans dovote, how much 4,,,,,,,a anythingand everybody blames every- Haveone task force atwork on that. ofa differencecanit make? Nationwide, 40 bodyelse. Thesecond, you’ve got your big Asianstotal 3% of the population, sothe 1 don’thave any experience increat- companiesthatare in trouble, includ- groupremains ata disadvantageinterms O ingthe defense industries. Havean- ingthe worst public school system inthe ofinfluencing theswing vote (at least 30 % of votingpopulation industrialword,the most violent, crime- otherone on that. Have a thirdtask 10%of the population isneeded toaffect forceon new industries ofthe future to II 85% White riddensociety inthe industrial world,but aidparents, educators, andstudents in it).Even if Asian Americans possessed 20 I dohave a lot of experience ingetting makesure we nail those for our country O IO% Black "giveevery American the rebuildingandrevitalizing theirschools. theability toswing the popular vote, itis 4..,a thingsdone." andthey don’t wind up in Europe and rightto borrow for college through a difficultforAsian Americans tovote as a Perot:Perot recently criticized America II 3% Hispanic Asia." NationalService Trust." This fund will O forhaving one of the worst education blockdue to weak partisanship. The 10 allowany American toborrow money, DomesticEconomic Plan systemsinthe world. Itwas compared to groupremains diverged onpolitical issues r--]2% Other Education fromthe trust by serving inthe commu- Clinton:" I live in a statewhere the Japan,who is one of the countries to alonggenerational, gender and class Clinton:TheClinton/Gore planintends nity. manufacturingjobgrowth has far out- spendthe most on education. Hestresses viewpointsandalso other intra-group di- to"fully fund Head Start," which helps Bush:Bush has announced "hisstrategy 1988 pacedthe nation inthe last few years, largerfiscal investment inour schools visions.There isa lackof political con- 1980 1984 childrenoflow income families start sav- toimprove graduation ratesand achieve wherewe have created more private sec- andrebuilding theinfrastructure of tinuityandidentification withpan-Asian Source:Harold Stanley and RichardNiem: Vital Statistics on AmericanPolitics, 79-101; 1989 ingsfor future educational endeavors. excellenceinschools" with AMERICA torjobs, since Bush has been President, America,including theeducation system. Americanissues and leadership. Among Theyhave also introduced a new plan to 2000.Itincludes a number ofmeasures to
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Co-Sponsoledby APSA. SAAC, & ASUCSD Opinion 9 FoxAirs Cartoon Featuring Stereotypical Asian Character ActivitiesOutside oiA-- ademics: Fugiembodies all the stereotypicalqualities associated with Asians: big glasses, Keeping an Open Mind v0il]o On: slantedeyes, buck teeth, pigeon accent, computer skills and a smallwiry body
By Pamela Paek UCSDin many aspects. I have not sically,notthe typical "oriental" FeaturesEditor By Betty Hai andcultural input. What is not learned on joinedsuch cultural organizations, woman,islinked tosome form of thestreets, inbooks, from parents, in butI can’thide the fact that I am notknowing myroots. It’s one of StaffWriter gamesand toys, or from school isincor- Collegeinvolvement ismuch Korean. mymany encounters withdealing poratedfrom television orthe media. morein depth than any high school Ihave black, straight, thickhair withmy cultural identity. FoxTelevision station recently intro- By Tina Wu Televisionservesas a veryinfluential club.In college, commitment to anddark eyes. Although I,a t 5’8, I amnot going tolimit myself to duceda new cartoon toits youthful Sat- OpinionEditor mirrorto our society byshaping and anorganization ora couple ofor- ama tallAsian woman and I don’t onlyassociating with Asian- urdaymorning viewers. The cartoon, reflectinggender and race relations ganizationsdepends ondedication necessarilyfitthe physical typeof calledSuper Dave, isa spin-offofHBO’s Americansand again, I am not throughprogramming targeted atspe- andpersonal timeobligations. In- anAsian-American, I stillam one. liveshow of the same name. goingto associate onlywith non- cificaudiences. Forchildren, inparticu- dividualparticipation canactively Ifeel that I have been color blind to HBO’sshow featured a dare-devil stunt Asians.Myfriends arerepresenta- lar,this is evident incartoons such as helpeach individual inpersonal myself.But I haveencountered person,Super Dave, who would perform tiveof ahnost every ethnicity; I growthaswell as help others with somestrange looks from seemingly numerousdangerous and entertaining havelearned a great deal from all "[PsiChi differentoutlook andinsight. defyingthestereotype. stuntsIorthe audiences’ viewingpleasure. Fuji negativelyshapes the ofthem, fi’om their individual in- Omega]promotes FoxTelevision adapted HBO’s show for perceptionthat children AsianAmerican awareness{and itsown network with several newtwists. have of Asians .....1 am thepresident of a socialsorority"...this comesas a surprise: Foxtumed the show intoa cartoon targeted allows]different an Asianwoman is leadingan organizatiionthat is notAsian-oriented; culturestobond ata youngeraudience. TeenageMutant NinjaTurtles andBatman whata concept.... together." Inaddition, thecartoon transforms whichgiveyoung boys very strong male SuperDave from a meredare-devil rolemodels and heroes. UCSDhas a myriadof organi- Forexample. I amthe president sightaswell as flom their cultural Kim Phung stuntpersontoa superhero. Super Dave Younggirls, however, have role zationstochoose from. whether it ofa socialsorority atUCSD that background. takeson various missions where he res- modelsand heroes in thepopular beacademic, social, cultural, en- doesnot discriminate inany form Whatit comes down to is a cuespeople, animals, andobjects byus- "Barbies",s~nin toys and cartoons, vironmental,political, etc. ofreligion, race, etc. For some matteroflooking atwhat is offcred inghis dare-devil skills. whereasstrong female roles such as Babs "Itried one Beingan Asian-American and people,thiscomes asa surprise:an loractivities outside ofacademics Moreover.Foxadded a side-kick, a Bunnyof TinyToon Adventures and [club].I really avoidingthecultural clubs because Asianwoman is leading anorgani- withan open mind. There isa lotto newcharacter named "Fuji". Fuji is Su- GosalynnofDarkwing Duck are scant. didn’tlikeit theyare too intense, toopolitical, zationthat is not Asian-oriented: learnat UCSD and the best way is perDave’s highly intellectual Japanese Similarly,thischaracter, Fuji,in em- [because]I feltlike Fuji Character on "Super Dave" Cartoon tooactivist, orfor whatever reason whata concept. tor etinvolved. Don’t close off assistantwhopulls Super Dave out of phasizingandusing stereotypes forcomic anoutsider. numerousruts whenever Super Dave’s isunderstandable, ina sense. ! Theyassume that 1 ama "ba- anyopportunities andmake quick relief,negatively shapes the perceptions dren. qualities. Nobodywas getting uniqueskills fail him. Fuji, unfortu- havehad my doubts about the nana"and that my lack of an accent judgementsbefore giving them a thatchildren have of Asians and race Itis imperative thatAsian Americans Pleasejoin in this protest bycontacting toknow me. so I nately,embodies allthe stereotypical Asian-Americancommunity at andnon-submissive behavior, ba- chance. relations.Itis a very real fear in this age aswell as all Americans cometogether as BettyHai at Mail Code 0070, A-43, La decidedtoquit." qualitiesassociated withAsians: big ofanti-Asian sentiment andthe irrational a unifiedbodyto prevent andprotest such Jolla,CA92093 with suggestions ORby glasses,slanted eyes, buck teeth, pigeon Hyphenated:Asian American Identity DoreenErenea fearof the "Asian-invasion" aswell as racialinjustices. Allracial injustices, no writing a simple letter ofprotest to accent,computer skills, anda smallwiry racialtension thata children’s television matterhowtrite ortrivial theymay seem, FoxTelevision Cont.from p. 8 body. charactersuchas Fuji will promote the serveas building blocks toa brickwall SuperDave Cartoon Inour present society, media serves as family,andbe a ChineseAmerican eryonetojump into the ’Melting theyare considered foreigners in stereotypesofAsians and determine the thatmay serve to alienate andisolate a 5746West Sunset Blvd. a largeportion ofchildren’s educational studentinprotest ofracism inyour Pot’of America. boththeir motherlands andnative "Ireally didn’t futureofrace relations visavis our chil- groupofpeople dueto their stereotypical LosAngeles, CA 90028 school. Thoughthe ideology of the homes.So, out of these masses knowmuch about Theway in which you choose to ’MeltingPot’was disreputed inthe growsa population of’hyphenated myculture when I The Hyphenated-American identifyyourself ismuch more than 1940’s,itcontinues tobe a popularAmericans."Weare a groupthat wasin high school. a classification,butalso a social Americanideology, alongthe lines benefitsfrom a multiculturaland KaibigangPilipino ¯ andpolitical statement. Your’self of’being as American asapple multilingualbackground. We’ll gotme excited about The way in whichyou chooseto identify metamorphosizesaccording tothe pie.’ havethe advantages ofdrawing learningabout my yourselfis morethan a classificationbut contextsofyour surrroundings. Whatwas Reagan’s definition uponresources from our various ownculture." alsoa politicaland social statement. Theconstruction ofyour iden- ofAmerican andwho did he con- culturesandconstructing ouriden- EmelynDelapena I tityis an on going process inwhich siderto be non-American? Howdo titywith the best ofdifferent worlds. theindividual should bethe sole we determineif someoneis Thehyphenated ’American’ is By VivianNoh personalorpolitical identification ? Per- notindicative ofhow much I have assimilatedintodominant society ManagingEditor hapsyou will respond bystating a racial We are a groupthat benefits from a butthe ’American’ partof me is categoryoryou will be more specific in Inan age of political correctness, the onlya symbolofmy diverse back- "Holdingoffice naminganethnicity. Itmight beeasier to multiculturaland multilingual useof terms, such as ’Asian’, haschanged ground. ina sororityand justsay you are what your parents are. dueto a moreaware and inclusive soci- background I ama proudKorean American. schoolwork takes up Inmost instances, youare obliged to ety,to produce newterms, such as ’Asian- ¯ i I wasborn and raised inAmerica. a lotof my time. 1 American.’ Yourself proprieter.Butoften times coun- American?Does someone become ButI willalways call myself Ko- don’thave time lot The significanceof the hyphenatedmetamorphosizes in teractivesocialand political forces Americanifthey speak English rean,first. anythingelse." ’American’mayinfer greater sensitivity comeinto play. withoutanaccent ? How about if amongour generation, orit could be a the contextof your RememberReagan ? Remem- youdon’t speak your native tongue KrissyMatsuno ] reflectionofthe American that is omni- berhis speeches that were sup- orpractice other aspects ofyour GetInvolved in surroundings presentina generation struggling toretain posedto stir emotions ofpatrio- distinctgroup? Asianand Pacific itsancestral andhistorical past. tismand a lovefor the country ? Whatif you were born in the givea lengthyexplanation ofwhat race IslanderMedia on "Whatare you T’ It’s a questionthat Heonce urged Americans, ev- U.S.and grew up in a predomi- othersmay consider youto be, and you Campus. everyAsian has been asked at least the eryone,tostop being ’hyphenated nantlywhite neighborhood andall area citizenofa certain country, grewup Momentumand "[Ijoined numberoftimes equal to the number of Americans’andjust be proud citi- ofyour friends were white? In inanother andpolitically identify your- CSA],because I daysthey have lived in America. The zens.If identifying ourselves was theseinstances, arethere varying EastWest Horizons, wantto get to know selfwith a groupseparate from your questionsounds simple enough. Why, a simplematter ofstating ourciti- degreesofbeing American ? literaryjournal of background. morepeople and then,does hesitiation usually follow ? zenshipournation would not be as Theyounger generations ofeth- Asianexperiences makesure i don’t Youmay call yourself Asian in the Isit a questionofwhere you were born dividedonso many issues. nicand racial groups,’ andeven arelooking for forgetmy Chinese orraised, yourcitizenship, yourethnic or U.S.Census, or Japaneseamong your Reagans’spleawas not an issue somenew immigrants, whowant contributors. heritage." racialties, your religion, oryour own Pleasesee p. 9 Hyphenated ofpatriotism orloyalty tothe tofit into the host society, arefaced MabelLam country,buta suggestionforev- withthese dilemmas. They’ll find Editorial Editorial 11 The Year of the :’olitical Woman CindyLin
¯ DianneFeinstein and BarbaraBoxer: Just the changewe need Asians vs. Rap By CherylSoriano andour families. The question StaffColumnist FeinsteinandBoxer would represent usand address ourneeds and concerns. remains,what is the It’sanother year at UCSD. Outside our Thisis not to say that Feinstein and stanceof rapin littleworld on campus, weare faced with Boxerare perfect. Which politician is’? a generalelection year. The media is Feinstein,asmayor of San Francisco, did generaltoward callingthis year, "The Year of the havea notorioustaxand spend record. Asian Americans Woman." Twowomen, Dianne Feinstein and Someestrogen will BarbaraBoxer are campaigning forthe Whyb, it thai I’ve heard ~,o many r’,lp- twoopen Senatorial positions. be goodto balance pet,talk about how the; know all this Thesepositions weremade possible by marlialarts and how the~ like Bruce Lee. theretirement ofSenator Alan Cranston out someof that buton the next song they talk about the andthe ascension ofPete Wilson tothe testosterone "Japs’taking over or the ’selfish Korean governor’soffice. Grocer?’ I feelthat America isready and willing Tosome Asians. rapis the stereotypi- fora change.Two women in the Senate We Mustn’t Stop Boxerwas involved inthe house banking calmedia image with nothing but dirty isjust the change weneed. I do not think scandal--bouncing143checks. I:mguageandracism, butto other Asians, I amthe only one who feels that some However,consider their opponents, hip-hopisthe music of the people¯ Wemustn’t stop now. estrogenwillbe good to balance outsome BruceHerschensohn andJohn Seymour. Inresponse tothe Huntington Beach Well,in ways, they are both correct. Thesedays it is common for Asian ofthat testosterone. Herschensohnwasa speech writer for altercation,theNational Coalition Ior True,there are some rappers who are By JoanneTashiro Americanstobe seen as an "Asian who Asa youngwoman of color, I would Nixon--Mr.Watergate himself. Hesup- Redressand Reparations (NCRR) has racistand foul mouthed, butmost oflhem takesjobs away from Americans," an definitelywelcome two women to the portsthe end of legalized abortion and Editor- in- Chief prompteda grassroots campaign, mobi- arenot at all like that, and certaMy notas "Asianwho ruins the grading cmwe in U.S.Senate. It wouldmean that our increasedoildrillin,, offof California’s lizingtheprogressive andcollective power badas the media portrays them. Grassrootsactivism characterized the biology class," oran "Asian who looks issueswill be addressed andtaken seri- coast. ofthe community. Asan Asian American. 1 have mixed "60swhen Asian Americans began to remarkablysimilar tothe Geisha girl por- ously.This includes issues such as sexual Seymouris knownto waver on the NCRRaims to unite all Asian cthnicities f,.’cliJigs.A songlike Ice Cube’s Black empowerthernselves socially andpoliti- trayedonTV or fihn." hanassment,domestic violence, rape, issueof abortion, andhe voted confirm- bothculturally andgenerationally. Italso Koreareally made me think about myself cally. Asa Sansei(third generation) woman protectingourreproductive rights, and ingClarence Thomas, which turned away seeksto break down the model minority The "doublyoppressed" Asian ofcolor I have been mistaken forall three healthcare. femMstsandabortion rights supporters. mythof passivity byencouraging victims Americanwoman in the "70s fueled the eventhough itis obvious that I am not. I Theseare all important toAmerican Withtrack records like these, you know tocome forward and seek help and sup- ...butto otherAsians Asianfeminist consciousness movement refusetostand byand let the larger soci- women,especially towomen of color. wheremy votes will be. port. Momentum Staff byestablishing groupssuch a: "he Asian etylabel individuals intosuch mythical Wewant to feel safe on the job, on the OnNovember 3,1992, I will be voting rap is the musicof NCRRand fellow organizations are PacificWomen Network inthe eftbrt to categories. Editorin Chief : streets,and,of course, inour own homes. lbrthese two qualified women, l’m not currentlyseeking justice fortwo recent StaffWriters : the people acismand sexism. Suchstereotypes blanket therealities JoanneTashim Wewant the right to make decisions tellingyouwho to vote for. The operative raciallymotivated crimes inHuntington CherylSoriano, Betty ltai, In1988, a decade ofperseverance by and culture ofAsian America andfoster aboutour bodies. Wewant to be able to phraseisthat "I will be voting." The Beach.It also serves as a meansto VivianNoh, Nelson Soohoo theAsian American community ledto the racistattitudes andmisunderstanding. Manai.gj_ng Editor : affordadequate health care for ourselves importantquestion is,"’Will you?" educatethepublic ofthe overall rising LinnCook, Kris Easterling victoryofredress andreparations awarded VivianNoh andwhere I standwhen it comes to tidein hate crimes. Wemustn’t stop now. hip-hop,andwhere rap stands when it toeach Japanese American ofthe World Asas intern for NCRR this past sum- WarII American internment camps. Communu_~y_Editor : JoanneTashiro, Vivian Noh, Matt comesto the various Asian American mer,I learnedthe process inwhich to Itis frightening tothink that just last EIsaTsutaoka Baldwin communities.Asa serious hip-hop lis- establishanorganized group to head a Wemustn ’t stop now. summerthree White males in a truck tenerllove hip-hop andwhat it stands for, campaignagainst racism. Most impor- Artwork: Momentumis lookingfor anyone attackedlbur Asian American youths in Features~Editor: butas an Asian American I think there are tantlyI realized thatthere arc powerful ShoonLio Thedecade ofthe 1990s is the time to HuntingtonBeach, smashing their car PamelaPaek interested in working on our somebad influences within the art form. organizationsoutthere to turn to lor sup- Acknowledgements:Thanks to newspaper.This means you! We Thequestion remains, what is the thecause for civil rights. Pres- windowwhile yelling "Nip" and "Jap." port. entlyAsian Americans arevictims of An18 year old victim received 16 ~ors : MikeYamada for all the help putting out stanceof rap in general towards Asian Unionizatmnofthe community and "Japan-bashing"andviolent hate crimes. stitchesfrom repeated blows as the MattBaldwin ourlast "LA Riot Issue" Also thanks to are searching for writers, Americans?Thereis no really solid an- theenactment ofcampaigns actsto re- AlthoughAsian Americans arecom- assailentswung at his head with "the Tina Wu ShoonLio for the artwork and Theme Z swerthat I could come up with. Itdiffers storevoice within Asian America just as photographers,artists, advertising club"antitheft device. Box.We appreciate allthe student con- fromartist toartist andregion toregion prisedofdiverse groups ofcultures, we wasdone in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. The Crimeslike this are happening right tributionsfromour sister colleges. agents,computer layout personnel, Inthe particular partof the Bay Area aremisconceived asbeing a monolithic futureofthe 20th century isleft up to our groupin which individual culture and now.Racism isstill alive and well in MannySheu Momentumisa tri-quarterlypubli- etc.If youthink you may fit any of whereI come from, people ofcolor have generation specificneeds are not recognized. Americaeven though decades ofmass CindyLin cationfunded by ASUCSD. Momentum a fairamount ofmutual respect foreach the abovepositions don’t hesitate Themodel minority myth still hinders struggleshavefought toput it into extinc- doesnot discriminate onthe basis of other.This is not as true everywhere. In Wemustn’t stop ever. thedevelopment ofthe community, de- tion. Facul~ race,creed, orgender. Letters, articles, to lookus up. LAfor example, many Asians are very AsianAmericans from much ProfessorLisa Lowe submissionsareencouraged. Theviews waryof Blacks and vice versa. Hip-hop Thefight for civil rights andthe welfare AsAsian and Pacific Islanders we andopinions expressed herein do not Earn units (Lit/Writing, isa primarilyAfrican American Artform, neededfinancial, educational, andmedical ofthe Asian American community de- rid. mustn’tstop the struggle. necessarilyreflect those of Momentum EthnicStudies, etc.) Paid positions soall this is reflected inthe music from servenothing less. orits sponsors andfunding sources. available. theseareas. ~)1992ASUCSDMomentum SomeLA tappers seem extremely hos- ,~m_c.o_v.mp_mm~ Drop by the office(cubicleNine, tiletowards Asians; this is not the case Onething I find extremely interesting thereare many Asian rap groups starting afraidofit.. To these people I can only isthat there are Islamic Black rappers up.None of these groups have big record saygive it a chance,itmight grow on you. MannySheu, Joanne Tashiro Write to: Momentum studentcenter second floor), or withany Bay Area rappers I know of. StevenMih UC San Diego However,many rappers dorespect at whorefer to themselves asAsiatic, which dealsyet, but it is only a matter oftime. Justlike Asian Americans havemixed PriceCenter, 0077, Box D-28 giveour Editora call558-0443 leastsome aspects ofthe Asian and Asian hasto do with the Asiatic origin ofIslam. WhenI lookat hip-hop asan Asian- feelingsforrap, hip-hop hasmixed feel- 9500 GilmanDrive Americanculture. Itappears that many TheFU Schnickens even claim to be American,theseare the first things I see, ingsfor Asians, Asian Americans and EricMurakami La Jolla,CA 92093-0077 enjoythe food, like martial artsand some expertsonmartial arts. probablybecause I love the music and am theirculture. evenexhibit knowledge intheir lyrics of Asto Asians inhip-hop, there are many familiarwith it. However, some Asians someAsian religions. wellknown DJ’s that are Asian, and now seeonly the bad side, and seem almost NextIssue: Masters ofthe Mix Mama Mih’s Spareribs
(Myfavorite recipe) by StevenMih
"VeryGood (kbzd of saltythough)" --TinaWu
"It was mm, mm, good(even though my nosewas plugged)" -- MattBaldwin
Cooking(and studying) time: 45 minutes.
Ingredients: ! poundpork spareribs cut into one inch pieces* 1/4cup soy sauce 2 teaspoonsvinegar 2 teaspoonsSake or cookingwine 4 teaspoonssugar (either powdered or granulatedworks)
Directions: 1 ) Havethe butcher cut the spareribs into one inch lengths. 2) Usea knifethe to cutthe ribs along the bone to makeone inch squares. 3)Put meat into a potfilled with water to justbarely cover the top of the ribs. Bring water to a boilcovered. 4) Leavecovered for 10 rainsat mediumhigh to keepit boilingwithout boiling over. 5) Addall the other ingredients: soysauce, sugar, Sake, and vinegar. Uncover pot and turn to highheat. 6) Boiloff the water lor about 25 minutes,stirring occationally. 7) Whcnthe water is almostboiled off, the dish is ready.
Comments:This recipe is greatwith rice because the sauce has all theflavor of themeat and soysauce. It easyto makebecause w~ujust wait for the water to boil off. The longer it boilsthe more tender the ribs get.
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