aci ic citizell National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Newsstand: 25~ (60e Postpaid) # 2.433 Vol. 104, No. 13 ISSN: 0030-8579 941 East 3rd St. Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 626-6936 Friday, April 3, 1987 AP Students Introduction of Senate Bill, Discuss Issues House Hearing Postponed WASHINGTON - The introduction of the Senate redress bill and in Education a he~ring on the House redress bill have both been postponed, ac­ cordIng to JAClrLEC executive director Grayce Uyehara Sen. Spark Matsunaga (D-Hawaii) said last month that he would by Edna Ikeda introduce his bill, with 60 senators signed on as co-sponsors on SAN DIEGO - Nearly 500 stu­ March 26. In announcing the postponement, Matsunaga's office did not dents and community members give an explanation or confum a new date for the bill's introduction. attended the ninth annual Asian The bill now has 66 co-sponsors--41 Democrats (including Matsu­ Pacific Student Union (APSU) naga) and 2? Republicans. The latest additions, as ofMarch'Z7, were statewide conference Feb. 28 at Lawton Chiles (D-Fla), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) Thad Cochran UC San Diego. (R-Miss.), Christopher Bond (R-Mo.), and Alan Simpson (B.-Wyo.). It was the largest APSU confer­ Of the 14 members of the Governmental Affairs Committee to ence ever, with high school and which the bill will be assigned, eight are co-sponsors: Chiles, J~hn college students coming from Gl~nn (D-Ohio): Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Jim Sasser (D-Tenn), George throughout California and as far Mitchell (D-Mame), Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Wild WaITen Rudman away as Oregon and Michigan. (R-N.H.). Enthusiasm ran high during the PhOto by George Toshio Johnston House Subcommittee Hearing day of workshops and speakers ON THE AIR - The KUSA-TV (Denver) public affairs program "9 File ," Originally scheduled for April 2, a hearing on redress bill H.R addressing the theme, "Living in hosted by Bill Britt (left), featured PC columnist Bill Hosokawa and Mile-Hi 442 by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Law America: Land of Opportunity?" JACL president Bob Sakaguchi in a segment taped March 17 and aired and .Governmental ~elations has been postponed until April 29, Perhaps the only somber note March 22. The two guests were publicizing a symposium, held March 26 starting at 9:30 am. 10 tile Rayburn House Building. was a tribute to the late Minoru at Tri-State Buddhist Temple, on the late Minoru Yasui's coram nobis case. Speaking in Los Angeles on March 28, Rep. Norman Mineta (D­ Yasui, who spoke last April to The symposium included speeches by attorneys Peter Irons and Peggy Calli) said that more votes from subcommittee members needed to the UCSD Asian American stud­ Nagae and a screening of Steve Okazaki's film "Unfinished Business." be confumed before the decision is made on whether to refer the ies class. Tributes were given by bill to the full Judiciary Committee. James Lin, instructor of the class, "Since tho e who were invited to testifY before the subcommittee and Bert Nakano of National Co­ Oakland Councilman Ogawa had only two weeks to prepare tileir testimony for the hearing," said alition for RedresslReparations. yeham, "the extension of time will allow more time for preparation." 'English Only' Debate Those who plan to attend the hearing may call the LEC office at Lily Chen, fonner mayor of Plans to Run for Sixth Term (202) 223-12AO for more information. Monterey Park, was the commu­ nity keynote speaker. She spoke with pride of her city's reputa­ OAKLAND, Calif - Veteran City then affects the crime ituation. tion for having "open doors" for Councilman Frank Ogawa has A lot of crime is caused by un­ Asian Candidate Building a Asian immigrants. She also relat­ announced that he will seek a employment" ed the pain of dealing with anti­ sixth four-year term in the APlil21 The only Asian and one of two Asian sentiment and the "English election. Republicans on tile council, Oga­ Coalition in 'Black District' Only" debates. Ogawa, an East Oakland resi­ wa has been credited with help­ "We do not want 'English Only,' dent. is probably the best known ing to bring in foreign inve tment member of the City Council, but to Oakland from ia. by J.K Yamamoto we want 'English Plus,''' said LOS ANGELES - Even with 13 Chen. "When we see misguided he is not taking his reelection bid He added that he wants to con­ lightly. He expects to spend about tinue redevelopment projects candidates in the running, City individuals tIy to pass laws which Council hopeful Arthur Song is demand that newcomers give up $00,000. the city has been working on for "We don't take anything for some time and which, he said, in no danger of getting lost in the their language and culture for crowd He is the only ian seek­ some perverse notion of assimi­ granted. We're working very are now beginning to show o:uits hard," he stated. of that toil His second priority i ing to repre ent what is con id­ lation, we must speak out" ered b orne to be a predomin­ Samoa Koria, a UCSD student Economic development is his maintaining strong police and top priority, he said, ''because it' ftre departments. antly Black di trict and APSU coordinating commit­ The 10th Di trict. which in­ the best provider of job and tilat -frorll a report /)IJ the Oakland Tribune Continued on page 8 eludes parts ofWest Lo Angeles, the Cren haw area and Korea­ town, i about 44 percent Black, Incumbent Tries to Tie Furutani With Scandal 22 percent Latino, 22 percent An­ glo and 12 perc nt ian. The voters will pick th ir repre enta­ by J.K Yamamoto tive on April 14- GARDENA, Calif. - As the race Black Ollmnmuty uppoJt for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education ap­ Although he ha been "focu - ing a lot of att ntion" on the ian Photo by J It Yamamoto proaches the April 14 election, Arthur Song UCLA administrator Warren Fu­ conununity, ng, a Korean Am r­ rutani has gained support while ican attorn y, said, "Much of my rebutting allegations that he is upport om out of th Black campaigning with stolen money. community, which is kind of tart­ Incumbent John Greenwood ling, p ialty inc fro per­ declared during a March 17 forum C i ed a' Ul ian candidate or at the Ken Nakaoka Community the Kot' atown candidat " Center that Furutani has "re­ Becau of t 11 ' ion hetwe n peatedly accepted campaign con­ lh Black and I"m'can com111uni- tributions from businessmen im­ ti _ in 1 nt I ru. ', h 'aid, h plicated in a scheme to steal more kn w hi thnicity ould be an than $100,000 worth of goods i u . "It' un mly to hav any from the school district" and that kind of bigotry or rad 111 nt r a "Furutani has demonstrated that Photo by J,K Yamamoto c nt t," h comment d, "but he hasn't got the judgement to City Councilman Mike Woo (left) announces his endorsement of Los An­ v n WOI wh n it" on minor­ make decisions involving the geles Board of Education candidate Warren Furutani on March 30. ity pitt d again t anoth r:' children of our city and our Hi f 1 that hi" advantag i school district budget" Furutani's campaign; Kobayashi man have also been charged. Ko­ that "I know v ry part of that The individuals in question are donated $200. bayashi, whose busin' was al­ di trict . .. My office ' hav always Henry Shimohara of TOITance, Pleaded No Contest leg dly involved, has be n grant- be n in th 10th .. ~ pru. nts owner of Lawndale Nursery, The two nurserymen pleaded d immunity fi'Om pros 'ution. liv in th 10th." George Nakahara of Gardena, no contest March 10 to charges "That is an issue behind us," And th mOl he 'om ' into manager of the nursery, and that they billed the school dis­ Furutani told Pacific Citiz n. contact wit.h vot 1 ,h aid, th Gardena city treasurer George trict for materials that were not 'W 've set tho mon y asid . U mOl h ha found that "th v at Kobayashi, owner of Koby's Ap­ delivered but were instead re­ was donated to th campaign .. v ry inlet Sf d in our candidacy pliances. Shimohara and Naka­ sold. Four school district em­ b fore any of this hit th pap 1 . ... 'rh Y'l looking at m not 0 hara each contributed $100 to ployees and another buslness- foulluued 1111 page 2 much a an t.hnic candidat , \ . " \, \ \ . 2 PACIFIC CITIZEN I Friday, April 3, 1987 ~2A~ : Allow 6 weeks advance notice to report address change with label on front I L.A. SCHOOL BOARD RACE----------- I If you are moving / Wish to subscribe, I Continued from front pagt' Write New Address below. Effective date ................................................................ George Kobayashi ... has not been Moore and Maxine Waters; and languages. Please send the Pacific Citizen for: charged with anything. The im­ councilmen Mike Woo and Rich­ "At the same time that this is 0 1-Vr $20 0 2-Vrs $38 0 3-Vrs $56 munity issue that was raised in ard Alatorre of Los Angeles. Mas happening," she said. "programs which directly impact those stu- I To: .............................................................................................................. the papers was unfortunate, be­ Fukai and Paul Tsukahara of cause . .. it tends to taint him, Gardena, Mike Mitoma of Carson dents.