H3042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 15, 2000 The President will go in June. We WOOD), who is currently the chairman During this time of celebration, Mr. will be in session the rest of June and of our Congressional Asian Pacific Cau- Speaker, it is only fitting that we July. We will break in August, come cus, along with our other colleagues, honor our fellow citizens of Asian Pa- back in September. No arms control will hold a special order commemo- cific descent both from the past and agreement has ever been ratified that rating the month of May which honors the present that have blessed and en- quickly by a Senate, and the President Asian Pacific Americans. riched our Nation. I submit that Asian knows that. So he will not have to get I commend and thank the gentleman Pacific Americans have certainly been the support of the Congress in the next from Guam (Mr. UNDERWOOD) for his an asset to our country’s development session. It will be either Al Gore or strong leadership of the Congressional and it is most appropriate that our George W. Bush. Asian Pacific Caucus, which he has President and the Congress recognize So my advice to the President would brought to the forefront and addressed these achievements by establishing a be, bring in Republicans and Demo- many of the critical issues facing our National Asian Pacific Heritage crats, Mr. Speaker; have an honest dis- Nation. Month. cussion with us about our approach Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, I will The peoples of the Asian Pacific have with the Russians; clear up the START not be able to participate in the special contributed much to America’s devel- II treaty; get rid of those two protocols order tomorrow, as I have a prior com- opment. For example, in the fields of that were never a part of the START II mitment to give an Asian Pacific sciences and in medicine nothing exem- treaty that the Senate ratified in 1993 American Heritage Month speech at plifies this more than Time Magazine’s and bring in George W. Bush along Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and then at Fort selection a few years ago of a Chinese with Al Gore and involve both of them Hood, Texas, this coming weekend. American as its Man of the Year, Dr. in any discussions with the Russians, On that note, Mr. Speaker, I have David Ho, head of the prestigious because if the President does not, Mr. just returned from Fort Bragg, North Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Speaker, if he does not do that then we Carolina, and Fort Sam Houston, at New York University Medical could only read his intent as being Texas, where last week I delivered ad- School. purely political; purely political be- dresses to our service men and women Dr. Ho’s journey, starting as a 12- cause the President knows that his at their Asia Pacific Heritage Month year-old immigrant from Taiwan to only attempt would be to, one, change programs. gracing the cover of Time Magazine, his own legacy and, two, bolster Al I certainly want to extend my deep- has given hope to millions of people Gore’s campaign and not to a sincere est appreciation to Major General Wil- around the world afflicted by the HIV effort to get this country’s legislative liam Boykin of the U.S. Army Special virus. His story is a stirring testament bodies to ratify a substantive agree- Forces headquarters and Brigadier to the significant contributions that ment with Russia, because if that were General Thomas Turner of the U.S. Asian Pacific American immigrants the case the President would involve Army 82nd Airborne, both groups at have made to our Nation. As one of the this Congress and he would involve Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and also foremost AIDS scientists in the world, George W. Bush in this process before my good friend Major General James Dr. Ho pioneered a treatment for the he goes to Moscow. Peake, the commanding general at HIV infection with the usage of an Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my Fort Sam Houston, for their warm and anti-viral drug. This has fundamen- colleagues to convey their concerns, as gracious hospitality and the courtesies tally changed the approach of combat- I will be doing. that were extended to me when I vis- ting AIDS, stated Time Magazine in f ited them earlier this month. honoring Dr. Ho. Dr. Ho’s work is REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to be greatly responsible for containing the VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF here tonight to share with our great AIDS epidemic in America and today H.R. 4425, MILITARY CONSTRUC- Nation a legacy of those Americans less than 1 percent of our citizens are TION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001 whose roots extend from the soils of infected. nations in the Asia and Pacific region. Mr. DREIER (during the special The rest of the world is not so fortu- Mr. Speaker, the Asian Pacific region nate, Mr. Speaker. Just recently, the order of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania), is a dynamic area of the world where from the Committee on Rules, sub- Clinton administration announced that mitted a privileged report (Rept. No. two-thirds of the world’s population re- global spread of AIDS has reached cat- 106–618) on the resolution (H. Res. 502) side. Our Nation’s trade with the Asian astrophic dimensions that threaten to providing for consideration of the bill Pacific region is almost twice of any overwhelm foreign governments, ignite (H.R. 4425) making appropriations for other region, including Europe. wars and destabilize entire regions of I recall Senator DANIEL INOUYE of Ha- military construction, family housing, the world. With 16 million dead from and base realignment and closure for waii once elaborated or illustrated our AIDS and over 33 million infected the Department of Defense for the fis- trade with the Asian Pacific region and worldwide, the AIDS crisis has spread cal year ending September 30, 2001 and Europe in this fashion, he once made from Africa to South Asia to the for other purposes, which was referred the comment that for every one or sin- former Soviet Union and even Eastern to the House Calendar and ordered to gle 747 that flies between the Atlantic Europe. be printed. and the East Coast of our Nation four The global AIDS pandemic is now so 747s fly between the Asian and Pacific f serious that the National Security region to our country. Council of the United Nations has de- ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN Asians, or Americans of Asian Pacific clared it a national security threat HERITAGE MONTH descent, over 10.5 million strong, are even to our own nation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under among the fastest growing demo- Against this backdrop, Dr. Ho’s med- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- graphic groups in the United States ical research is increasingly front and uary 6, 1999, the gentleman from Amer- today. Over the last decade, the Asian center stage in the worldwide battle to ican Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) is Pacific American community has more contain this destructive disease. By re- recognized for 60 minutes. than doubled and this rapid growth is storing hope to millions of patients Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, expected to continue in the 21st cen- around the world suffering from this a few years back I was privileged, along tury. By 2050 the Asian Pacific Amer- deadly virus, Dr. Ho is a credit to our with my Asian Pacific colleagues on ican population is projected to exceed Nation and the Asian Pacific American Capitol Hill, to attend a special White 40 million people. community. House ceremony where President Clin- As many of my colleagues are aware, Dr. Ho’s scientific advances continue ton signed an official proclamation de- the immigrants of the Asian Pacific a long record of service by other Asian claring May, this month, as it is true countries are amongst the newest wave Pacific Americans. For example, in each year, as National Asia Pacific to arrive in the United States in recent 1899 a Japanese immigrant arrived on Heritage Month. years. However, they are merely the the shores of this Nation. After years Tomorrow, my friend and colleague, latest chapter in a long history of of study and work, this man, Dr. the gentleman from Guam (Mr. UNDER- Asian Pacific Americans in our Nation. Hideyo Noguchi, isolated a syphilis

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 06:04 May 16, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15MY7.139 pfrm02 PsN: H15PT1 May 15, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3043 germ leading to a cure for this deadly Of course, we cannot forget the tens American, Leitani Peitani, known in widespread disease. of dozens of Polynesian Americans, Japan as Musashimaru, has now at- For decades, Dr. Makio Murayama like Samoan All-Pro linebacker Junior tained the last position in sumo wres- conducted vital research in the United Seau of the San Diego Chargers, and tling known as Yokozuna, or grand States that laid groundwork for com- former All-Pro guard Jesse Sapolu of champion. bat in sickle-cell anemia. the San Francisco Forty-Niners, Along with him is a native Hawaiian In 1973, Dr. Leo Esaki, a Japanese former All-Pro tackle Dan Saleaumua by the name of Chad Rowen, or American, was awarded the Nobel Prize of the Kansas City Chiefs, and All-Pro Akebono as he is known in Japan. He in physics for his electron tunneling tackle Luther Ellis of the Detroit has scaled even greater heights in theories, and in engineering few have Lions, who have made their mark as sumo by attaining the exalted status of matched the architectural master- stars in the National Football League. grand champion. pieces created by the genius of Chinese Yes, I am also impressed with dot Until this Polynesian American ar- American I.M. Pey. you end, a Vietnamese American who rived on the scene no foreigner had In the fields of business and com- won numerous college awards as a top ever been permitted to assume this sa- merce, the names of prominent Asian linebacker, and will expect to play first cred position, as the Japanese associ- Pacific American and corporate leaders string this year with the Dallas Cow- ated the Yokozuna with the essence of and legal scholars are too numerous to boys. Shinto’s guardian spirits. mention. One need only read our Na- In professional boxing, which a fast The ascendancy to grand champion tion’s top periodicals and newspapers rising Samoan challenger in heavy- sumo status goes to the heart of the to document that Asian Pacific stu- weight professional boxer Dat Nguyen, Japanese religion and culture, and it is dents, both in secondary schools and a Vietnamese American, who is now a tremendous achievement by this na- universities, are among the brightest ranked number one in the world heavy- tive Hawaiian and certainly a credit, a minds that our Nation has produced. weight division by the International tribute to the Asian American commu- For example, a recent Stanford grad- Boxing Federation. nity. uate, Jerry Yang, a Taiwanese Amer- USA Today just 2 days ago gave Mr. Speaker, in honoring the Asian ican who cofounded Yahoo, the Inter- David Tua as ranking number 3 overall American Americans that have served net directory, Yang’s Internet com- in the world, just ahead of Evander to enrich our Nation, I would be remiss pany recorded $588 million in sales last Holyfield and Lewis Lennox. It is ex- as a Vietnam veteran if I do not honor year and is valued at over $11 billion pected that David Tua will be fighting the contributions of the Japanese today. for the heavyweight title sometime in Americans who served in the U.S. Just last week, Mr. Speaker, USA November of this year. Army’s 100th Batallion and 442nd In- Today announced its top 20 high school Mr. Speaker, one of the brightest fantry Combat Group. students around the Nation, and among stars to emerge recently from our com- History speaks for itself in docu- the 20 top students that was announced munity is, yes, none other than Tiger menting that none have shed their by USA Today, Mr. Speaker, 13 were Woods, a professional golfer who has blood more valiantly for America than Asian Pacific Americans. identified himself not only as an Afri- the Japanese Americans who served in In the entertainment fields in sports, can-American but as an Asian Amer- these units while fighting enemy forces American martial arts expert Bruce ican, too, due to his mother being of in Europe during World War II. Lee captivated the movie audiences of Thai ancestry. The records of the 100th Batallion this Nation destroying the stereotype In routing the field in the Masters and 442nd Infantry, Mr. Speaker, are of that passive, quiet Asian American Tournament a few years ago, Tiger without equal. These Japanese Amer- male. made history. He continued making ican units suffered an unprecedented Worldclass conductor Seiji Ozawa has history this year by winning 6 PGA casualty rate of 314 percent and re- led the San Francisco and Boston Sym- golf tournaments in a row, matching ceived over 18,000 individual decora- phony Orchestras through brilliant the second longest winning streak in tions, many awarded posthumously for performances over the years. history. Before Tiger Woods’ career is bravery and courage in the field of bat- Mr. Speaker, a native Hawaiian by finished, Mr. Speaker, this American tle. the name of Duke Kahanamoku will reinvent the game of golf. Mr. Speaker, a total of 52 Distin- shocked the world by winning the I recall when someone asked Tiger guished Service Crosses, 560 Silver Olympic Gold Medal for our Nation in who he was or who he is in an article, Stars, and 9,480 Purple Hearts were swimming 7 decades ago; followed by he said he is part African-American, he awarded to the Japanese American sol- Dr. Sammy Lee, a Korean American is Native American, he is white, he is diers who fought in the 100th Batallion who won the Olympic Gold Medal in Asian American, and that makes him a and 442nd Infantry. high diving. pure golfer. Given the tremendous sacrifice of Then there was Tommy Kono, a Jap- Another professional golfer, Mr. life, however, it was highly unusual anese American from the State of Ha- Speaker, we must honor is Vijay Singh, that only one Medal of Honor was waii, also a Gold Olympic Medalist in originally from the island of Fiji and is given. Nonetheless, the 442nd Combat weightlifting and, yes, perhaps the now an American resident. This Pacific Group emerged as the most decorated greatest Olympic high diver ever Islander showed great discipline and group unit of its size ever in the his- known to the world, a Samoan Greek tremendous heart in winning this tory of the United States Army. American by the name of Greg year’s Masters Tournament despite President Truman was so moved by Louganis, whose record in gold medals grueling weather conditions and com- their bravery in the field of battle, as and national championships and inter- petition from the world’s best golfers. well as that of the African-American national tournaments will be in the The win was Vijay’s second major vic- soldiers and sailors who fought during books for a long, long time to come. tory establishing his place certainly World War II, that President Truman among golf’s elite. then issued an executive order to de- b 2045 We also have Asian Americans who segregate the Armed Forces. There is Japanese American Kristi are making their mark, Mr. Speaker, I am proud to say that we can count Yamaguichi, and Chinese-American in history, not in our country but even Senator DANIEL K. INOUYE, a highly re- Michelle Kwan’s enthralling ice skat- in the Far East. We have Samoan spected Senator, and the late Senator ing performances at the Winter Olym- American Salevaa Atisanoe, who only Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii as soldiers pics continued the milestone achieve- weighs 578 pounds as a former sumo who distinguished themselves in battle ments by Asian Pacific Americans. wrestler in Japan for 15 years; a wres- with the 100th Batallion and 442nd In- In professional sports, we have Mi- tler by the name of Konishiki. He was fantry. chael Chang blazing new paths in ten- the first foreigner in Japanese cen- It was while fighting in Italy that nis, and Pacific Islanders Brian Wil- turies-old sport to break through to Senator INOUYE, then a young lieuten- liams and Michael Jones in world the rarefied area of sumo’s second- ant, was shot in the abdomen and leg rugby, and many others. highest rank. Another Samoan/Tongan and had his arm shattered by a grenade

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 06:04 May 16, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15MY7.142 pfrm02 PsN: H15PT1 H3044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 15, 2000 while advancing alone and personally man machine gun fire by silencing sev- a companion advanced through fire and eliminating three German machine gun eral gun positions. killed at least 51 attacking Germans; a nests that had pinned down his pla- Private Barney Hajiro of Waipahu, member of the 100th Battalion;. toon. The Senator lost his arm and Hawaii, charged uphill in eastern Tech Sergeant Yukio Okutsu from spent 20 months recovering in Army France in 1944, where he destroyed two Hilo, Hawaii, destroyed two machine hospitals before receiving the Distin- German machine gun nests and killed gun nests, captured a third at Mount guished Service Cross, the second high- two snipers, a member of the 442nd In- Belvedere in Italy; a bullet bounced off est medal for bravery awarded by our fantry. his helmet; member of the 442nd Infan- Nation. Private Mikio Hasemoto, Hawaii- try. Last week, Mr. Speaker, Secretary of born, killed in action December 1, 1943, Private First Class Frank Ono who the Army Lewis Caldera and the De- in Italy, a member of the 100th died in 1980. In 1944 in Italy he silenced partment of Defense announced they Batallion. a machine gun, killed a sniper, de- have completed a reevaluation of the Private Joe Hayashi of Pasadena, fended a position with hand grenades, exceptional heroism displayed by the California, killed in action. He led at- and helped rescue his wounded platoon soldiers of the 100th Batallion and tacks that took strategic hills near leader; a member of the 442nd Infantry. 442nd Infantry. As a result, I am very Tendola, Italy, a member of the 442nd. Sergeant Kazuo Otani of Rivers, Ari- proud to say that next month, on June Private Shizuya Hayashi of Pearl zona, killed in action, multiple acts of City, Hawaii, charged with his auto- 21, in a special White House ceremony, bravery while his platoon was pinned matic rifle near Cerasuolo, Italy. He down in an open field; a member of the Senator DANIEL INOUYE from Hawaii killed nearly 20 Germans and took four and 18 of his fellow Japanese American 442nd. prisoners, a member of the 100th Private George Sakato of Denver, soldiers shall be awarded this Nation’s Batallion. Colorado. His squad was pinned down last military decoration, the Medal of Second Lieutenant DANIEL INOUYE, in France. He led a charge that de- Honor. now a United States Senator, April, stroyed a stronghold; a member of the Additionally, two other soldiers, a 1945, he destroyed three German ma- 442nd Infantry. Filipino American and a Chinese-Ha- chine gun positions, staying on the Tech Sergeant Ted Tanouye, killed in waiian American, shall also receive field to direct his troops, after his right action 2 months after his arrival in Medals of Honor at the White House arm was shattered by an enemy gre- Italy. He led men to capture a hill, re- ceremony. nade, a member of the 442nd Infantry. fused aid for a wound, then led a long- For the past 12 years, Mr. Speaker, I Tech. Sergeant Yeiki Kobashigawa of odds night attack to break a 2-day Ger- have been complaining about this in- Waianae, near Lanuvio, Italy, where he man resistance, member of the 442nd. justice, where anti-Japanese and anti- had a companion, destroyed two Ger- And there was Captain Francis Wai, Asian prejudice prevented these Amer- man machine gun defense emplace- posthumously awarded for his actions ican heroes from being properly recog- ments, a member of the 100th Bat- of bravery in the fight for freedom in nized. On that point, Mr. Speaker, Sen- talion. the Philippines. ator DANIEL K. AKAKA of Hawaii de- Staff Sergeant Robert Kuroda, a Mr. Speaker, I do not consider these serves tremendous credit and our Na- medal awarded posthumously, killed in acts of heroism as politically expe- tion’s gratitude for introducing legisla- action in October, 1944, a member of dient. tion that passed in 1996 which man- the 442nd Infantry. Mr. Speaker, I include these two arti- dated that the Pentagon review and re- Private First Class Kaoru Moto of cles as part of the RECORD, these news- evaluate the courageous exploits of the Makawao, Maui, who died in 1992. paper articles. soldiers of the 100th Battalion and Alone, he wiped out a machine gun The articles referred to are as fol- 442nd Infantry. nest and later crawled 100 yards under lows: Finally, the records are being fire to capture prisoners, a member of [From the USA Today, May 12, 2000] changed to reflect the legendary brav- the 100th. 21 ON MEDAL OF HONOR LIST ery of these Asian American warriors, Private First Class Kiyoshi (By Martin Kasindorf) and finally justice is being done. It Muranaga, killed in action. His mortar President Clinton yesterday upgraded the took 50 years, Mr. Speaker, and today fire forced the Germans to withdraw an World War II decorations of 21 Asian-Amer- there are only seven survivors out of 88 millimeter Howitzer threatening his ican heroes to the coveted Medal of Honor, the 21 Medal of Honor recipients, but platoon. A shell from a German gun including at least 10 men from Hawaii. this is what makes America a great killed him, a member of the 442nd In- For ethnic groups whose fighting ability and even patriotism were once doubted by Nation, Mr. Speaker, I submit. I am fantry. pleased to see that this injustice has the nation’s leaders, the action 55 years after Private Masato Nakae, Hawaii. He the war is the final stamp of commendation. been corrected. died in 1998. When his submachine gun Clinton signed documents accepting Pen- Mr. Speaker, despite this change was damaged, he picked up a wounded tagon recommendations of higher honors for where we will now honor 21 Asian Pa- comrade’s rifle to hold off the advanc- men who had received the Army’s second- cific Americans to become recipients of ing enemy with rifle grenades. Also highest medal, the Distinguished Service our Nation’s highest award in the field throwing hand grenades, he forced an Cross. Seven are still living. Eleven were of battle, that of the Medal of Honor, enemy retreat; a member of the 100th killed in action. there are complaints from some so- Nineteen names on the list are those of Batallion. Japanese Americans who fought in Europe called experts that the only reason why Private Shinyei Nakamine of Hawaii, with the racially segregated 442nd Regi- we made these changes is because of killed in action, age 24, while attack- mental Combat Team or 100th Infantry Bat- political pressures, and that it is done ing machine gun nests, a member of talion. Among those receiving the medal: because it was politically expedient. the 100th. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, 75, who I say to such criticism, they are full Private First Class William lost his right arm in battle as a platoon lead- of baloney. What I would say is also Nakamura, killed by a sniper in 1944 in er with the 442nd in Italy. the word Awaha, in the Hawaiian lan- Italy during a bitter firefight in which Another medal recipient, Francis Wai, an infantry captain, was of Chinese and Hawai- guage, a bunch of hot air. he pinned down German gunmen to ian ancestry. A UCLA football star before Let me share with my colleagues and allow his platoon to withdraw, member the war, Wai was killed during Gen. Douglas with the American people, Mr. Speak- of the 442nd Infantry. MacArthur’s 1944 liberation of the Philippine er, why the U.S. Army and the Depart- Private First Class Joe Nishimoto of island of Leyte. ment of Defense has properly upgraded Fresno, California, killed in action 8 Recipient Rudolph Davila, 84, of Vista, these Distinguished Service Cross re- days after the heroism in France for Calif., is of Filipino and Spanish ancestry. cipients to the Medal of Honor. which he is honored. Fiercely attack- Presentation of the medals at an outdoor For example, Staff Sergeant Rudolph White House ceremony on June 21 will bring ing alone he forced enemy withdrawal to 462 the number of Medals of Honor award- DaVila, of Vista, California, in the and broke a 3-day stalemate; member ed for the highest gallantry in World War II, Army’s breakthrough from a beach- of the 442nd Infantry. in which 15 million Americans served in uni- head in Anzaio, Italy, in 1943, he single- Sergeant Alan Ohata of Hawaii, died form. Only two fighting men of Asian or Pa- handedly saved 130 riflemen from Ger- in 1977. Eight days off the ship, he and cific island ancestry, Army Pvt. Sadao

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 06:04 May 16, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15MY7.144 pfrm02 PsN: H15PT1 May 15, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3045 Munemori and Sgt. Jose Calugas of the Phil- young men the right to serve in 1942. The ‘‘To think these guys, in spite of their fear, ippine Scouts, previously had received the 1,300-member 100th and later the 4,500-mem- did what they did, is simply awesome,’’ blue-ribboned medal for that conflict. ber 442nd were organized in Hawaii and Ichiyama said, ‘‘I don’t know how they gen- Asian-American veterans say the addi- fought in France and Italy. erated the courage to do what they did.’’ tional Medals of Honor validate a long drive One-third of the units’ enlistees volun- for justice. Suspecting that wartime preju- teered from Mainland relocation camps [From the Honolulu Advertiser, May 12, 2000] dice had limited their recognition, veterans where 110,000 Japanese Americans had been MEDAL OF HONOR’S ROSTER OF WARTIME of the 442nd and 100th persuaded U.S. Sen. interned by presidential order. At least four VALOR Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, to sponsor 1996 leg- of those named yesterday for the Medal of islation that ordered a Pentagon search for Honor left the camps to go to war. These are the World War II winners of the Medal of Honor candidates among Asian The Asian-American units, which were Distinguished Service Cross who were up- Americans and Pacific islanders. commanded by whites, were thrown into the graded to the Medal of Honor by President The law was patterned on an Army study thickest fighting. Casualties were heavy. Clinton. In some instances, a more detailed that led to the 1997 award of Medals of Honor Their loss of 650 men killed and 8,836 wound- summary of actions was not available. Mem- to seven black World War II soldiers. No ed marked the highest casualty percentage bers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team blacks had won the medal during the war be- among Army formations. or 100th Infantry Battalion are noted. cause of a biased ‘‘racial climate,’’ the Army At the same time, the 442nd and 100th were Staff Sgt. Rudolph Davila, 84, of Vista, admitted. the most decorated units of their sizes in Calif. In the Army’s breakout from a beach- At least four of the Asian Americans Army history. A partial medal count, up- head on Anzio, Italy, in 1943, he single- named yesterday to receive the Medal of dated yesterday: 20 Medals of honor, 48 dis- handedly saved 130 rifleman from German Honor were originally recommended for it by tinguished Service Crosses, 560 Silver Stars, machine-gun fire by silencing several gun their commanders. They got the Distin- 4,000 Bronze Stars, 9,468 Purple Hearts. positions. guished Service Cross instead. Pvt. Barney Hajiro, 82, of Waipahu. Charg- The Asian-American medal study provoked [From the Honolulu Advertiser, May 12, 2000] ing uphill in eastern France in 1944, he de- stroyed two German machine-gun nests and controversy. When Army historian James PERSONAL GLORY WAS NEVER GOAL OF killed two snipers. 442nd. McNaughton described the project in 1998 to JAPANESE-AMERICAN SOLDIERS the Legion of Valor, a group whose members Pvt. Mikio Hasemoto, Hawaii-born, killed (By Mike Gordon) earned the Medal of Honor, Distinguished in action Dec. 1, 1943, at Cerasuolo, Italy. Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force They fought for their country. They fought 100th Cross, he was beset with protests about race- for the honor of Americans of Japanese an- Pvt. Joe Hayashi, of Pasadena, Calif., based ‘‘political correctness.’’ cestry. And they fought to win World War II killed in action April 22, 1945. He led attacks Former Legion of Valor President Mike and come home alive. that took strategic hills near Tendola, Italy. Gilroy now says: ‘‘I think there probably They never fought for medals. 442nd. would be a concern about it being a politi- But now the bravery of the 442nd Regi- Pvt. Shizuya Hayaski, 82, of Pearl City. In cally motivated thing, but it needs to be mental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry a charge with his automatic rifle near done.’’ Battalion will be rewarded with the Medal of Cerasuolo, Italy, in 1943, he killed nearly 20 The citations of those being upgraded Honor, decades after their battles became Germans and took four prisoners. 100th. speak of astonishing acts of courage: enemy the stuff of Army legend. 2nd Lt. Daniel Inouye, 75, now a U.S. sen- machine guns and tanks silenced by men Now 19 more will forever be tied to the na- ator. In April 1945 he destroyed three Ger- who charged at point-blank range; wounded tion’s highest honor. man machine-gun positions, staying on the comrades carried to safety through galling Shizuya Hayashi is 82, and the words and field to direct his troops after his right arm fire. the memories of that long-ago war come in was shattered by an enemy grenade. 442nd. fits and spurts. But in 1943, in Italy, the HARD TO BELIEVE Tech. Sgt. Yieki Kobashigawa, 82, of young private charged a German position Waianae. Near Lanuvio, Italy, on June 2, The living recipients, making no claims of and killed 20 enemy soldiers. He also took 1944, he and a companion destroyed two Ger- past discrimination, were quietly delighted four prisoners. man machine-gun defense emplacements. when aides to Army Secretary Louis Caldera Next month the Pearl City resident will be 100th. phoned them with the news. at the White House for the special ceremony. Staff Sgt. Robert Kuroda, medal awarded ‘‘It was hard to believe it,’’ Shizuya He’ll meet a president who wasn’t born until posthumously for actions on Oct. 20, 1944, at Hayashi, 82, of Pearl City said. ‘‘During the after the war. Bruyeres, France. 442nd. war, we didn’t think about medals. We just ‘‘It’s kind of surprising,’’ he said. ‘‘A lot of wanted to do our job. I was surprised they other boys deserve it, but they’re not here. Pfc. Kaoru Moto, of Makawao, Maui, who gave us medals.’’ Those days, we didn’t think about medals. died in 1992. Alone, we wiped out a machine- Under Akaka’s bill, the Army reconsidered You were there to do a job. It was something gun nest and later crawled 100 yards under 104 Asian Americans and Pacific islanders you had to do. fire to capture prisoners. 100th. who had won the Distinguished Service Barney Hajiro fought, too. He helped to Pfc. Kiyoshi Muranaga, killed in action Cross. The Navy reopened the files of the sin- rescue the Lost Battalion, a Texas unit June 26, 1944. His mortar fire forced the Ger- gle Asian American who had won its equiva- trapped behind enemy lines. He was wounded mans to withdraw an 88mm howitzer threat- lent medal, the Navy Cross. A Navy decora- three times. ening his platoon. A shell from the German tions board ruled that Cmdr. Gordon Chung- On Tuesday, he got a telephone call from gun killed him. 442nd. hoon didn’t merit higher commendation. Washington, informing him of the medal. Pvt. Masato Nakae, Hawaii. He died in Historians at the Army’s Presidio of Mon- ‘‘I was thinking a long time ago about 1998. When his submachine gun was damaged, terey in California unearthed the old cita- this,’’ Hajiro said yesterday. ‘‘They turned he picked a wounded comrade’s rifle to hold tions of 47 Japanese Americans, one Korean me down, so I didn’t care. Then it came up off the advancing enemy with rifle grenades. American, one Hawaiian-Chinese America, 54 again, and I said I would accept it for my Also throwing hand grenades, he forced an Filipinos and one Filipino American. Davila, buddies who died in the war, not for myself.’’ enemy retreat. 100th. who served in the Third Army in Europe, is U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye also is one of the Pvt. Shinyei Nakamine, of Waianae. Killed the lone Filipino American. recipients. Inouye lost an arm during the in action June 2, 1944, at age 24, while at- Army lawyers determined that 23 Filipinos war. tacking machine-gun nests. 100th. who got the Distinguished Service Cross ‘‘I am deeply grateful to my nation for this Pfc. William Nakamura, killed by a sniper from MacArthur were ineligible by law for extraordinary award,’’ he said. ‘‘The making on July 4, 1944, at Castellina, Italy, during a the Medal of Honor. They had served in the of a man involves many mentors. If I did bitter firefight in which he pinned down Ger- Philippine Army or constabulary, not the well, much of the credit should go to my par- man gunmen to allow his platoon to with- U.S. Army. ents and the gallant men of my platoon. This draw. 442nd. But 25 Philippine Scouts, attached to the is their medal. I will receive it on their be- Pfc. Joe Nishimoto, of Fresno, Calif., U.S. Army, were considered for the top-rank- half.’’ killed in action eight days after the heroism ing medal. None were recommended for it by Ed Ichiyama, a veteran of the 442nd and of La Houssiere, France, for which he is hon- the Army’s three reviewing boards of senior one of those who researched old military ored. Fiercely attacking alone, he forced generals, headed by Gen. Eric Shinseki be- documents to support the awards, said yes- enemy withdrawal and broke a three-day fore he became Army chief of staff in June. terday that he feels like a new father. He is stalemate. 442nd HEAVILY DECORATED UNITS 76. Sgt. Alan Ohata, of Hawaii. He died in 1977. Their dominant share of the new Medals of ‘‘The AJAs left a legacy of valor, loyalty Eight days off the ship to Europe, he and a Honor won’t surprise wartime admirers of and self-sacrifice,’’ he said. ‘‘We like to companion advanced through fire and killed the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the think we opened the door of opportunity at least 51 attaching Germans. 100th. 100th Infantry Battalion. slightly for succeeding generations.’’ Tech. Sgt. Yukio Okutsu, Hilo. He de- After months of initial suspicion by mili- He, too, plans to be in Washington for the stroyed two machine-gun nests and captured tary leaders, political lobbing by Japanese ceremony, proud to honor his comrades liv- a third at Mount Belvedere, Italy, in April Americans in Hawaii won the community’s ing and dead. 1945, A bullet bounced off his helmet. 442nd.

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 06:04 May 16, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15MY7.071 pfrm02 PsN: H15PT1 H3046 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 15, 2000 Pfc. Frank Ono, who died in 1980. On July do not shoot, swim or use compasses as is no evidence that Dr. Lee disclosed 4, 1944, in Castellina. Italy, he silenced a ma- well as white officers.’’ The Com- classified information, and he, in fact, chine gun, killed a sniper, defended a posi- mandant later apologized for his re- has not been charged with espionage. tion with hand grenades and helped rescue marks, but it was a little too late. While Dr. Lee is in jail in manacles his wounded platoon leader. 442nd. Sgt. Kazuo Otani, of Rivers, Ariz, killed in After years of perseverance and ap- and held in solitary confinement, action July 15, 1944, near Pieve di Santa peals, Mr. Yamashita was vindicated former CIA Director John Deutsch, Luce, Italy. For multiple acts of bravery after proving that he was the target of who similarly mishandled classified after his platoon was pinned down in an open vicious racial harassment during his materials by accessing files through an field. 442nd officer training program. The Sec- unsecured home computer connected to Pvt. George Sakota, 79, of Denver. When retary of the Navy’s investigation into the Internet, was left off with a slap of his squad was pinned down at Biffointaine, whether minorities were deliberately the wrist. France, in October 1944, he led a charge that discouraged from becoming officers re- Mr. Speaker, the double standard and destroyed a stronghold. 442nd. selective prosecution has not gone un- Tech. Sgt. Ted Tanouye, killed in action sulted in Bruce Yamashita receiving two months after July 1944 heroism in Italy. his commission as a captain in the Ma- noticed. Asian Pacific American re- He led men to capture a hill, refused aid for rine Corps. searchers employed at the U.S. Na- a wound, then led a long-odds night attack I am also greatly disturbed, Mr. tional Labs report that they work in a to break a two-day German resistance. 442nd. Speaker, by events of recent years in- climate of fear and paranoia. As one Capt. Francis Wai, posthumously, for ac- volving political campaign funding, Taiwanese American scientist stated, tions at Leyte, the Philippines, Oct. 20, 1944. where the integrity of the Asian Pa- ‘‘They want us to be Americans and Mr. Speaker, these Asian Pacific cific American community has been work in their defense labs, but they Americans paid their dues in blood to unfairly tarnished in the media for po- never treat us as Americans. They al- protect our Nation from its enemy. It litical contribution transgressions of a ways treat us like foreigners, like Chi- is a shameful black mark on the his- few. nese.’’ tory of our country when the patriotic I find this racial scapegoating to be Mr. Speaker, incidents like these survivors of the 100th Batallion and repugnant and morally objectionable. sadden me. To protect America’s great- 442nd Infantry returned to the United At least I find this quite objectionable, ness, we should all be sensitive to the States, many of these soldiers were re- Mr. Speaker. Playing up fears of the fact that full acceptance of and demo- united with their parents, their broth- Asian connection serves to alienate the cratic participation by people of all ers and sisters and loved ones who were Asian Pacific Americans from partici- races and backgrounds, including Asian locked up behind barbed wire fences, pating in our political process. More- Pacific Americans, is crucial to our living in concentration camps. over, this negative reporting acts to Nation’s health and vitality. Members might be interested to marginalize Asian Pacific American I think the cases of Dr. Bruce know that our colleagues, the gen- political empowerment at a time when Yamashita and Dr. Wen-ho Lee, and tleman from California (Mr. MATSUI) we are coming of age in American poli- the hysteria surrounding Asian Pacific and former Congressman, Mr. Mineta, tics. American contributions, bear implica- were children of these concentration Perhaps these attacks are a conven- tions, not just for the military, the camps. ient way to ostracize a growing Amer- government, and the media, but for our The wholesale and arbitrary abolish- ican political force. When mainstream society as a whole. It asks the ques- ment of the constitutional rights of Americans raise money for political tion, how long do we have to endure these hypothetical Japanese Americans purposes, it is called gaining political the attitude of those who consider will forever serve as a reminder and power; but when Asian Pacific Ameri- Asian Pacific Americans and other mi- testament that this must never be al- cans begin to participate, we are ac- norities as lesser Americans? lowed to occur again, Mr. Speaker. cused of being foreigners trying to in- I applaud Dr. Yamashita and others When this miscarriage of justice un- filtrate the mainstream of our Nation’s like him who have spoken out to en- folded in World War II, Americans of political system. On this note, Mr. sure that racial discrimination is not German and Italian ancestry were not Speaker, remember the Oklahoma City tolerated. During this month as we rec- similarly jailed en masse. Some declare bombing incident? Americans of Arab ognize the diverse experiences and con- the incident as an example of outright descent or Arab Americans were imme- tributions of the Asian Pacific Amer- racism and bigotry in its ugliest form. diately targeted and investigated as ican community to our great Nation, I After viewing the Holocaust Museum terrorists by local and Federal law en- hope that we all take inspiration from recently in Washington, Mr. Speaker, I forcement agencies. Mr. Speaker, I sub- them. understand better why the genocide of mit it is wrong, and this type of nega- When I envision America, Mr. Speak- some 6 million Jews has prompted the tive stereotyping must not continue. er, I do not see a melting pot designed cry, never again, never again. Like- This is nothing new, Mr. Speaker. to reduce and remove racial dif- wise, I sincerely hope that the mass in- One need only look at the history of ferences. The America I see is a bril- ternments on the basis of race will this country to see that scapegoating liant rainbow, a rainbow of ethnicities never again darken the history of this of Asian Pacific Americans as for- and cultures, with each people proudly great Nation. eigners has been used as an excuse to contributing in their own distinctive Mr. Speaker, to those that say, well, burn down Asian Pacific communities and unique way. that occurred decades ago, I say, we in the 1880s and deny Asian Pacific I submit, Mr. Speaker, I did not have must continue to be vigilant in guard- Americans the right to own land, to be categorized as a Pacific Island ing against such evil today. marry our own kind, and practice American or Chinese American or Not long ago we had the case of many professions in the early 1900s. Asian American or black American. I Bruce Yamashita, a Japanese Amer- Today, in a time of heightened ten- do not hear anybody calling themselves ican from Hawaii who was discharged sion between the United States and the French Americans or British Ameri- from Marine Corps officer training pro- People’s Republic of China, many cans or European Americans. gram in an ugly display of racial re- Asian Pacific Americans question Asian Pacific Americans wish to find scission. His superiors taunted him whether the same issue of racial a just and equitable place in our soci- with ethnic slurs and told him, ‘‘We scapegoating are being raised again in ety that will allow them, like all don’t want your kind around here. Go the case of Taiwanese American sci- Americans, to grow, to succeed, to back to your own country.’’ entists Wen-ho Lee. As my colleagues achieve, and to contribute to the ad- may know, Mr. Speaker, Dr. Lee is the vancement of this great Nation. b 2100 target of a heavy-handed Federal pros- Mr. Speaker, I would like to close my The situation was made worse by the ecution for the alleged crime of mis- remarks this evening by asking, what Commandant of the Marine Corps, a handling classified materials while is America all about? What is this four star general, who appeared on working in Los Alamos National Lab. great Nation all about? I think it could television’s ‘‘Sixty Minutes’’ and stat- After 3 years, Mr. Speaker, after a 3- not have been said better than on the ed, ‘‘Marine officers who are minorities year FBI investigation, however, there steps of the Lincoln Memorial on that

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 06:04 May 16, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15MY7.074 pfrm02 PsN: H15PT1 May 15, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3047 summer day in 1963 when a black min- Mr. SIMPSON, for 5 minutes, on May 7579. A letter from the Associate Bureau ister by the name of Dr. Martin Luther 16. Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, King, Jr., said, ‘‘I have a dream. My Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, for 5 minutes, Federal Communications Commission, trans- dream is that one day my children will on May 16. mitting the Commission’s final rule—Imple- mentation of Section 3(n) and 332 of the be judged, not by the color of their f Communications Act [GN Docket No. 93–252] skin, but by the content of their char- Regulatory Treartment of Mobile Services; acter.’’ BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission’s f Rules to Facilitate Future Development of Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee SMR Systems in the 800 MHz Frequency LEAVE OF ABSENCE on House Administration, reported Band [PR Docket No. 93–144] Amendment of By unanimous consent, leave of ab- that that committee did on the fol- Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission’s Rules to sence was granted to: lowing date present to the President, Provide for the Use of 200 Channels Outside Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (at the re- for his approval, a bill of the House of the Designated Filing Areas in the 896–901 MHz Band Allotted to the Specialized Mobile quest of Mr. GEPHARDT) for today, on the following title: Radio Pool [PR Docket No. 89–553] Received account of personal business. On Thursday, May 11, 2000: April 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. BECERRA (at the request of Mr. H.R. 2412. To designate the Federal build- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce. GEPHARDT) for today, on account of of- ing and United States courthouse located at 7580. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, ficial business. 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Division of Investment Management; Divi- Mr. ABERCROMBIE (at the request of Indiana, as the ‘‘E. Ross Adair Federal Build- sion of Corporation Finance, Securities and Mr. GEPHARDT) for today, on account of ing and United States Courthouse. Exchange Commission, transmitting the personal reasons. f Commission’s final rule—Rulemaking for Ms. BERKLEY (at the request of Mr. EDGAR System [Release Nos. 33–7855; 34– ADJOURNMENT GEPHARDT) for today, on account of an 42712; 35–27172; 39–2384; IC–24400 File No. S7– airline cancellation. Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, 05–00] (RIN: 3235–AH79) received April 24, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Mr. MCNULTY (at the request of Mr. I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accord- Committee on Commerce. GEPHARDT) for today and Tuesday, May 7581. A communication from the President 16, on account of attending the state ingly (at 9 o’clock and 07 minutes of the United States, transmitting notifica- convention. p.m.), under its previous order, the tion that on May 12, a U.S. C–17 aircraft is Mr. STUPAK (at the request of Mr. House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- scheduled to deliver urgently required am- GEPHARDT) for today and the balance of day, May 16, 2000, at 9 a.m., for morn- munition and other supplies and equipment the week, on account of personal rea- ing hour debates. to Sierra Leone for the Jordanian contingent sons. f in UNAMSIL; (H. Doc. No. 106—236); to the Mr. UNDERWOOD (at the request of Committee on International Relations and EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ordered to be printed. Mr. GEPHARDT) for today and Tuesday, ETC. 7582. A communication from the President May 16, on account of official business. of the United States, transmitting a report Mr. VENTO (at the request of Mr. Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive to the Congress on Chemical and Biological GEPHARDT) for today, on account of communications were taken from the Weapons Defense, submitted pursuant to health reasons. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Condition 11(F) of the resolution of advice Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (at the re- 7574. A letter from the Regulatory Liaison, and consent to ratification of the Convention quest of Mr. ARMEY) for today, on ac- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards on the Prohibition of the Development, Pro- count of travel delays. Administration, Department of Agriculture, duction, Stockpiling and the Use of Chem- Mr. ENGLISH (at the request of Mr. transmitting the Department’s final rule— ical Weapons and on Their Destruction, adopted by the United States Senate on ARMEY) for today, on account of trans- Regulations Issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act (RIN: 0580–AA64) received April 24, 1997; to the Committee on Inter- portation problems in getting back to national Relations. Washington, DC. April 6, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 7583. A letter from the Auditor, District of Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma (at the re- 7575. A letter from the Associate Adminis- Columbia, transmitting a copy of a report quest of Mr. ARMEY) for today, on ac- trator, Agricultural Marketing Service, entitled ‘‘Recent Inspection of Community count of illness in the family. Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department Correctional Center No. 4 Confirms Over- Mr. SCHAFFER (at the request of Mr. of Agriculture, transmitting the Depart- crowded Condition and Building Code Viola- ARMEY) for today, on account of offi- ment’s final rule—Marketing Order Regu- tions,’’ pursuant to D.C. Code section 47— cial business. lating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Pro- 117(d); to the Committee on Government Re- Mrs. WILSON (at the request of Mr. duced in the Far West; Decreased Assess- form. 7584. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory ARMEY) for today, on account of offi- ment Rate [Docket No. FVOO–985–4 IFR] re- Council on Historic Preservation, transmit- cial business. ceived April 7, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- ting the Council’s fiscal year 1999 annual re- f culture. port, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470(b); to the SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED 7576. A letter from the Assistant, Board of Committee on Government Reform. Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 7585. A letter from the Administrator and By unanimous consent, permission to transmitting the Board’s final rule—Home Chief Executive Officer, Department of En- address the House, following the legis- Mortgage Disclosure [Regulation C; Docket ergy, transmitting the 1999 Annual Report of lative program and any special orders No. R–1053] received April 24, 2000, pursuant the Bonneville Power Administration, pursu- heretofore entered, was granted to: to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on (The following Members (at the re- Banking and Financial Services. Government Reform. quest of Mrs. TAUSCHER) to revise and 7577. A letter from the Director, Financial 7586. A letter from the United States Trade extend their remarks and include ex- Crimes Enforcement Network, Department Representative, Executive Office of the of the Treasury, transmitting the Depart- President, transmitting the FY 2001 Per- traneous material:) ment’s final rule—Financial Crimes Enforce- formance Plan and the FY 1999 Annual Per- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for 5 minutes, ment Network; Amendments to the Bank Se- formance Report; to the Committee on Gov- today. crecy Act Regulations-Requirement that ernment Reform. Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, for 5 min- Money Transmitters and Money Order and 7587. A letter from the Director, Office of utes, today. Traveler’s Check Issuers, Sellers, and Re- Management and Budget, Executive Office of Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. deemers Report Suspicious Transactions the President, transmitting the FY 2001 An- (The following Members (at the re- (RIN: 1506–AA20) received March 16, 2000, pur- nual Performance Plan and FY 1999 Perform- quest of Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) to revise suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ance Evaluation Report; to the Committee and extend their remarks and include mittee on Banking and Financial Services. on Government Reform. extraneous material:) 7578. A letter from the General Counsel, 7588. A letter from the President and Federal Emergency Management, transmit- Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United Mr. PAUL, for 5 minutes, today. ting the Agency’s final rule—Changes in States, transmitting the annual report to Mr. JONES of North Carolina, for 5 Flood Elevation Determinations—received Congress on the operations of the Export-Im- minutes, today. April 14, 2000, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. port Bank of the United States for Fiscal Mr. COMBEST, for 5 minutes, on May 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking Year 1999, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to 16. and Financial Services. the Committee on Government Reform.

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