• Matsunaga medal established '1 page 3 L ' 'acificNa11orK]( PubWcoHon of the JapaneseCitizeii American Ctllzens Lsogus (7Se Poitpcad U^) HI Racism hits Califomia campus CLAREMONT, Calif.—The racist slogan "Aaan____ dents_____________ in the Claremont _________________ area. In October of last Americans die in three>foot high bold yellow year, a Japan^ American resident of Claremont letters hit Pomona Cdlege students as they went to awoke to nnd feces smeared on hi^garage and the dass on March 6. words, "You rice ball eat s—." At Pomona College Orighia^y ^slogan read "Asian American Stud­ an Asian American student reported bcdna hai ies No^ in reference to ongoing efiorts to include rassedover the phone, African American students Asian^^eriean y^erican fStudies.................. on the..... Pomona College have diarsed harassment by campus security, lasian american s oie curriculum. T am outraged. We are threatens and several studenU have reported recei ring snb- widi our lives whenever we riee up for equality," Semitic calls. said student Giselle Ow Yan. "It makes no sense In b^t of the racist hate message, the Pomona thatWMh^d fearfon^ livM^Unany students approve^ resolution denound^the in^ "nie^S*fMn^ofcing of Uw^wallthe wall is a clear signsin that calledontheadministrat^toremndtostudent racism exists at Pomona. With the rise <tf Aidal intolerance nationally, students at Pomona Col legearenowexperiencingitsadverseefTectscloeer Asian American Studies Center, and issue a pub- Sign that originally raad 'Aslan Amarlcan Studlaa Nowf on Pomona to home," said sophomore \^ivek Malhoba. lie sutement by the president of the college con- C<riiaga campus was dafacod March 6. The threat is one in a series of hate crime inci- demning the incident Senator's joke 'Toughest civil rights bill' ^ACL works with California Assemblyman Brown SACRAMENTO—California Assembly Legislature. In a jab at Gov. Pete Wilson, Brown not funny, soys Speaker Willie Brown (D-San Prandsco) intro­ said, "I think Pete Wilson would find it real duced March 3 a comprehensive dvil rights briD difficult to meae around with the (California) that he said would give California the toughest CSvil Rights Act of 1993." laws in the nation. The JACL is a part of a broad coalition of 19 Noteworthy for Asian Americans, AB3325 dvil riAtsandlabot organizations thatendoraee J^CL's Hoyoshi .would prohibit employe^ from requiring em­ AB3^. Dennis Haya^, JACL. national direc­ ployees to speak Engliw in the workplace. Other tor, said, "With thrincreasing numbers of Asians In another volley of Japan- bashing. South Carolina Sen. Ernest Hollings recently told a group of 90 wooers that they "should draw a mushroom cloud and put under it: 'Made in America by lazy and store the autbonty of the Fair Employment and ilbterate Americans and tested in Japan." Housing Ck>mmission to award relief to discrimi­ The slur was made as Hollinn toured the Hartsrille, S.C., plant of nation victims and forbid discrimination against disenmination." Roller Bearing Co. of Am«ica. Hollings defended himself in a stata- people with disabilities. mentaaying, "Fm not Japan bash­ Speaking to the Loo Angeles TTmes, Brown ing. rm^fendihg^^fttt AmehM premeted m bill wouldhe ^proved by the ^te baraforitrpasaage.* ' bashing. When you defend America, they want you to aperfe^ giie." The 70-year old senator is up for re-election in November. He continue^ "I made a jpke to make a point; the Jaoanese Speaker was wrong when ne said Florin eventgoes on despite threat that American workers are lazy rci SACRAMENTO—The Florin ter, dated Feb. 29, complained that' as the Florin JACL received a and stupid." JACL Day of Remembrance pro­ the "average public is sick and packet of hate mail and a local Hollings referred to comments gram March 7 went off without tired of reported events and lis­ Sacramento manju shop was ^ot made by Japanese Parliament any problems despite anti-Japa- tening to you on television medias up with a pellet guff. Speaker Yoshio Sakurauchi who nefe threats made against it and ... Enouc^ is enough. C^SAcel 7 But despite threats, the 10th cri tid zed the Ameri can work ethi c. the Florin JACL boerd of direc­ March cry baby gathering in Annual Time of Remembrance Reacting to Hollings' state­ tors. Florin." The writer signed the let­ program held at the Florin Bud- ments, Dennis Haya^i, JACL A Florin JA(X board member ter a "di sgusted d ti zenLast year dlust (%urch went off seamlessly. national director, said, "There is received a threat through the mail around the Pearl Harboranniver­ nothinghumorous or funnyabout "We're real pleased with the warning, "We have nan^ and sary, Sacramento experienced a reponse we got, "said Andy the atomic bombir^. Given the addreaaes of your board." The let­ flurry of anti-Japanese inddenU current climate, Sen. Hollings' Tm not Japan­ SMFLORUI/p«g«8 comments were extremely irre- Bponsible. It is interesting to note bashing. I'm de­ that the Governor of South Caro­ lina, Carroll Campbell, has also fending against Campaign trail taken exception to the remarks, America-bash- partieularly since the state of South Carolina is trying toattract ing. When you foreim investment from Japan defend America, and Taiwan." Hollinn' comment comes just they want you to one week after the Civil Rights, Commission releasedareport con­ apo ogi^.' demning the alarming trend at anti-Japanese sentiment in ^ United States. With the commis- —Sen. Ernest HoHIngs SMSENATOFVpagaS Manzonar bill signed y WASHINGTON, D.C.-Presi- The Manzanar bill waacospon- dentGeom Bush signedintolaw, aored by Repreaentativea Norman March 3, H.R. S43. the bill that Mineta (D-San Jose),- Robert designates the Manzanar Reloca­ Matsui (D-Sacramento), and Wil­ tion Centor'Bs a national historic liam Tbrnnas (R-Bakari^ld). site. Dennis Hajruhi, JACL national Rep. Mel Levine (D-Los Ange­ director, jimiaed the aignif^ of the les), who introduced the bill, sttd, lalL aaying, "The Prudent haa "Establishment of this historic si te acknowledged the historic impor­ will be a powerful] reminder of what tance of the caijBpe in our natiem's can happen if our national com­ history. The designation of ths mitment to freedom wavers. Re­ Bdanzanar site as a national his­ minding future genqrations of toric site will eerve as a lastina Americans ofthis tragk period in and symbolic remindsr of ths need Patty Miiik (MO a fuiid-r*itii.g in SrMnbra^ CaB.. lor DnM Str»xt wl» is luiming our history is one of the best waya for vigilanee in protecting the eon- to ensure that so^ a wholsai^ stitution ri^to of all Americana." br tha lha 6th DMnct oongrtaaonal taat m CaUtomia. WiA Strand is ha wiia Ijsma. For an alaction riotation of caoatitatMoal guar- Hayashi,notingieeenttanaMBS ntjndup aaa paga 3. anteas is never repeated." 2-tadSc atlzen, Friday, March 13,1992 , No.2,SM Calendar *<ish;daoaeftbe id. New S'UenaxCe mamban wi ba guedt. 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