•• •• aCl lC Cl lZCll National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens league Newsstand: 25¢ (60e postpaid) ISSN: 0030-8579 Whole No. 2,383 'Vol. 102 No. 13 941 East 3rd St. #200, los An eles, CA 90013 213) 626-6936 Frida, A ril 4, 1986 Matsui circulates Harassment leads to shooting Nat'l Geographic PHILADELPHIA-Four white phia, were charged with ethnic article in House men screamed racial slurs and intimidation, criminal trespass­ threw rocks at the home of a Viet­ ing, terroristic threats and crim­ WASIDNGTON-Rep. Robert. namese family, who retaliated by inal mischief, according to Vea­ Matsui (D-Calif.) said March 26 opening fire with rifles and a sey' who also reported that that he has circulated copies of handgun, slightly wounding one Chong Popowski 19, and Luu "Japanese Americans: Home at person, police said. Van Troung, 30, were charged Last" an article in the April Two Vietnamese were arrest­ with aggravated assault, simple issue of National Geographic, to ed along with the whites in the assault and possession of an in­ members of Congress. confrontation on March 23 in the strument of crime. Matsui said he found the arti­ primarily white, working-class The Embergers, Haggerty, cle to be "an accurate, important • neighborhood said Detective Morrison, and Troung were re­ account of the Japanese Amer­ Capt Matthew Veasey. leased on bail ranging from ican experience. I wanted to bUSTANDING WOMAN-Irene Hirano, founder of T.H.E. Clinic for Women in Los Angeles, is one of the honorees in the Coors Gallery of Women, a The outbreak started when the $1,<XX> to $8,<XX>. Popowski was make certain that the members whites gathered outside the being held in lieu of$5,<XX> bail of the committee who will hear traveling exhibit that pays tribute to women of different races who have demonstrated strength, daring, determination and imagination. Coors offi­ home. 'They were screaming ra­ Veasey said the incident was the case for redress have the op­ cial slurs and statements like 'Go the first of its kind in the Tacony portunity to read it" cials joining Hirano at the March 9 unveiling of the exhibit at L.A.'s Arco Plaza are (from left) Lura Daniels-Ball, community relations field manager; home, Gooks ' " Veasey said "The area, which is about W miles The article was distributed to family told police the men out­ from the southwest Philadelphia all members of the JudiciaIY Marvin Johnson, vice president for corporate public relations; and Ron Kirkpatrick, Westem regional manager of community relations. side were terrorizing them and neighborhood where protestors Subcommittee on Administra­ breaking their windows with targeted a black family and an tive Law and Governmental Re­ rocks and bricks." interracial couple late last year. lations, which holds hearings on Former redress director saluted One of the Vietnamese men Racial tension involving South­ redress bill HR 442 on Apr. 28. told police he fired a rifle from east Asian refugees has been a Written by Arthur Zich and il­ The master of ceremonies, at­ SAN FRANCISCO-Over 200 the front yard to scare off the concern in the city for more than torney S. Stephen Naka hima, in­ lustrated with photos by Michael friend and a ociate from the whites, but when the men con­ a year. In 1984, the city Commis­ troduced NCWNP governor and S. Yamashita, the article briefly Bay Area and Central California tinued throwing rocks, two Viet­ sion on Human Relations blamed chronicles the JA experience gathered at the Hotel MeIidien LEC board member Mollie Fuji­ namese men fired e era! shots the tension largely on the rapid from the arrival of the Issei to on March 22 to toa t-and roa t­ oka, who greeted the audience from a window with a rifle and increase in the number ofAsians present-day perspectives. J olm Tatei hi at at dinner pon­ on behalf of the district council handgun. and a lack of understanding and The immigrant days are re­ sored by No. Calif.-W. NeV.-Pacific and introduced Tateishi's wife, Glen Emberger, 21, was grazed communication among Asians, membered by Issei Yuki Tori­ District Council JACL mother and two chilch-en. in the head and tI-eated at a ho - blacks and whites. Former JACL national presi­ goe, Yoshisada Kawai. Michiko Tateishi resigned earlier thi pital and released, Veasey said The commission estimated dent Flo d Shimomura aid that Tanaka and Kamechiyo Takaha­ year a National JACL redres Emberger, his brother Michael that OO,<XX> Asians live in the five­ ~rical he "personall felt a great 10 " shi and sociological director. a po ition he had held Z7, Joseph Haggerty, Z7. and Har­ county metropolitan area aspects are given by scholars ince 1981. From 1978-81. he was when Tatei hi 1 igned but that ry Moni on, 25. all of Philadel- . -1rmn a report by Associated Press Akemi Kikumura. Franklin Odo, National JACL redre commit­ he wa "happ. to ee him mile Peter Irons. Yuji Ichioka and tee chair. for a change." He d cribed the Hany Kitano. progre mad in the redres Monterey Park incumbent fearful The internment and its impact movement through Tatei hi' ef­ on JAs are discussed by doctors Seniors oppose forts. of 'divisiveness' in city election Ford Kuramoto, Mary Oda. Kazu­ Noting Tatei hi' abilitie on yuki Takahashi and Edward Hi­ firing of director the soccer field and hi "flaming by J.K. Yamamoto legal technicality, he ha ince meno as well as fonner internees wit,It Ernest Weiner, executive MONTEREY PARK, Calif.-The been campaigning as a candi­ Mary Tsukamoto, Nancy Araki by Ron Chew director of AmeIican Jewi h Apr. 8 municipal election could date. He has also lent his support and Tom Watanabe. Veterans International Examiner Committee. de cribed him a a have overtones of racial antagon­ to imilar language campaigns­ Tom Kawaguchi, Shig Kihara, SEATrLE-The board of direc­ man with the "capacity to lice ism because of the recent "Offi­ all of them unsuccessful-in the Shig Doi, Wilson Makabe and tors of Asian Counseling and Re­ through facade ... and get to the cial English" movement, accord­ neighboring cities of Alhambra, Sen Daniel Inouye relate the ferral Service (ACRS) is explor­ heart. of the i ue." ing to councilwoman Lily Chen. Arcadia and San Marino. story of Nisei who fought for the ing the possibility of fonning a KPIX-TV news anchor Wendy The top vote-getter in the 1982 Arcuri, who says he will give U.S. in Europe and the Pacific. task force to work out a com­ Tokuda said that Tatei hi made lection, Chen al served as ''Official English" top priority if Others quoted in the article in­ promise with seven Asian Paci­ her proud to b a Japane mayor during her tenn. She is elected, began hi mo ement as clude playwright Philip Gotan­ fic elderly associations which American when he broke th up for reelection along with fel­ a re ponse to the proliferation of da; the late astronaut Ellison voted March 14 to withdraw sup­ "quiet American" t reotype b low incumbents Rud Peralta Chinese-language signs in the Onizuka; Mike Watanabe of port from the agency, board presi­ tanding up for what h beli ved and David Almada. city, wh re ian now make up Asian American Drug Abuse entBenson Wong aid March 1& in before the nation. Al 0 eeking the three council mOl-e than 33o/c of the population Program; John Saito, Pacific The associations withdrew On a more humorou note, h eats ru photographer Frank He claim that immigrant-run Southwest JACL director; War­ their support. from ACRS follow­ pres nted him with a colorful Arcuri, teacher Bany Hatch, and businesse di criminate against ren Furutani of UCLA's Asian ing executive director Theresa aloha hirt and ungla e to bu ine woman Pat Reichen­ Engli h ~ peaking customers. American Studies Center; and Fujiwara's decision last month to help him modifY hi trait-laced berger, all proponents of making His opponents. Ch n runong Rep. Matsui fire Evelyn Priestley, head of image. Engli h the city's official lang­ them, argu that Arcuri' e en­ "Japanese Americans are Pacific Asian Elderly Service Rose Ochi. a National JACL uag ; and law student/re ean:h­ tual g al i to liminat bil~aual among the most affiuent, best Development Project for the past vic pre ident and ex cutive a - er lui Houseman. ballots. bilingual education, and educated, fastest growing, and five years. istant to Lo Angel Mayor Arcuri pearheaded a petition other elvi for non-English- least known ofAmerica's minori­ The task force. Wong 'aid, Tom Brad] y. Pl nt d Tat i hi driv 1a t y ar to ha the "Offi­ pe king re id nts. ties," said Matsui "The National would consist of r presentative with a plaque in crib d with a ial Engli 'h" maUl placed on ''If not 1 ally a languag i:­ Geographic hac; done an out­ from the ACRS board and repr tribute from the Cit. of Lo ~ An- th APlil ballot Although the u ," id h n. "It' an tlmic Continued 011 8 standingjob oftelling our story." 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