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ASIAN
Volumn 12 Number 2
Welcome Golden
Baseball League
(l-r): Pat Sajak with three year old
Claire and Dad, Larry Panyon at the
Mesa Miners Stadium
By Christine Ong
Japanese American Citizens League welcomed the Japanese Samurai Bears, one of
the eight teams comprising the Golden
Baseball League, at the JACL Hall in
Glendale, Ariz., May 24, two days before
its inaugural game at Surprise Stadium.
Although the Bears are just starting to get
their paws wet, so to speak, they have
already generated a flurry of interest
among fans and volumes of worry among
their competitors, said CEO and Founder
of the league Dave Kaval.
As the first all-Japanese baseball team to
play in an American League, the Samurai
Bears is the first team to play against
American contenders since Wasada
University played a 26-game sweep, opposite West Coast college teams, in 1905.
“People are excited to see the juxtaposition between the Japanese team and all the
other American teams,” Kaval added of the
differences between Japanese and
American styles of baseball.
The Hawaiian-shirt clad Cromartie, the
manager of the Samurai Bears, added that
the opposing teams have already begun to
compliment the Samurai Bears on their rigorous style of playing ball. Although, he
admits that the Samurai Bears need to step
up to the next level if they want to excel.
“I know the Japanese style of playing and
what to expect,” he said. “I will accommodate it to the North American style of baseball.”
Despite their adept base-running, the
team must doctor up their defensive skills
to succeed, he said. The Japanese, unlike
the Americans, primarily focus on bunting
on pitching effectually and place less
emphasis on power. Nevertheless, in order
to fend off their American challengers, the
Samurai Bears must apply pressure to their
opposition, said Cromartie.
“It’s going to be a tight season,” Kaval
said of the months ahead. “Yet, I am
always pulling for the Bears. They work
hard and have the dedication—two elements in Japanese baseball that will help
them succeed.”
Cromartie also said that the GBL will
open up the doors for the Japanese to play
see Welcome page 14
SUN EWS
Voice of the Asian Chamber of Commerce
Serving Arizona the Grand Canyon State
June 16, 2005
San Francisco
49ers have odd
training methods
(l-r): ASU Graduate Jeffrey Lim and ASU VIPs: Adelaide Severson, Robert
Soza, Juan Gonzalez, Christine Wilkinson honoring the 2005 graduates at
the Third Annual ASU Asian/Asian Pacific American Convocation
ASU Asian/Asian Pacific
American Convocation
By Valine Loo
Graduation season came to a close
with the Fourth Annual Asian / Asian
Pacific American Convocation as graduates streamed into Neeb Hall at ASU
to the beat of Chinese drums traditionally used for the lion dance. Gathered in
Neeb Hall was an intimate group of
graduates, their families, and supporting members of the Asian community.
Among them were the Asian Chamber
of Commerce, Japanese American
Citizens League, Pacific Rim Advisory
Council, Arizona Asian American Bar
Association, ASU Asian Pacific
American Studies Program, ASU Asian
American
Faculty
and
Staff
Association, ASU Multicultural Student
Center, and Maricopa Community
College. Notably, the platform party for
this year’s convocation included Dean
Robert Souza, Dr. Christine Wilkinson,
Dr. Juan C. González, Dr. James Rund,
and Adelaida Severson. Among them
was also Tram Mai, anchor for 12 News
acting as the mistress of ceremonies,
and graduating officers of the Asian
Coalition Jeff Lim and Leapy Taing.
The speeches at Asian Convocation
this year were heartfelt and encouraging. González had the honor of welcoming the graduates and their guests,
followed by an introduction of the student speakers by Tram Mai. Leapy
Taing redefined faith, first and fore-
Golf Tournament for
ASU APA Studies
Asian Chamber of Commerce will
host a golf tournament on September
24, 2005 at the beautiful Biltmore Golf
Course on 24th Street & Missouri for
$100 per person.
This tournament will benefit the ASU
Asian Pacific American Studies
Program that has been a proud addition
most, as a belief in yourself that serves
as the cornerstone of achievement. He
also spoke of success not as a status
symbol but rather enjoying the simple
things in life. As Jeff Lim reflected on
late-night studying, he encouraged his
fellow graduates to remember all of the
various obstacles they each overcame in
college. He assured them that though
there would be more to come, the obstacles would be overcome in much the
same way – by remaining strong and
keeping focused. He closed with a challenge to the graduates: to put their heart
and soul into whatever it is that they do
and to be passionate. Leapy Taing and
Jeff Lim both were sure to express their
love and gratitude to their families as
well. Tram Mai was also caught up in
reminiscing about her college experiences and personally congratulated the
graduates on their achievement. Lastly,
keynote speaker Dr. Christine
Wilkinson asked the graduates to stand
and applaud their families for all the
support they received during their college careers before imparting her words
of wisdom. She spoke of true learnedness, how it comes in the desire to
learn, and how it is only obtained with
persistence. We can’t think of a better
way to say it, graduates, but thank you
for the legacy you’ve left behind and
good luck on all of your future endeavors.
to the ASU curriculum. Currently, the
community and ASU has been coordinating efforts to offer APA Studies as a
major to enhance the importance of the
program. Chicano, African American
and Native American Programs are
already offered as majors. Not so for
APA Studies.
This program has become very important to our community and especially
our students. They learn to live in both
worlds with a clear understanding of
The San Francisco 49ers showed their
team a video containing racial slurs, softcore
pornography, and the ridiculing of the
Chinese and gay communities. This video
was intended to instruct them on how to deal
with the media.
Kirk Reynolds, team public relations
director, and person responsible for the
video, says “You do something controversial, you say something controversial, it will
have an impact on this team. So remember,
be mindful of your actions.” Um... lesson
learned, chief?
What exactly was the message there, Kirk?
Don’t call Chinese people “chinks” because
the media might make it out to be a bad
thing? Is that the point we’re trying to get
across here?
“Did I push it too far? I did,” Reynolds
said. “The ideas of the tape are appropriate
for the locker room,” though some of the
subjects were inappropriate for the values of
this organization, and mine, frankly.”
So, racism is appropriate for the locker
room? Why, because there are no Asians
around? Is that what makes it OK? And
guess what... there’s a homosexual or two in
the 49ers locker room as well, and yes, I
know that Jeff Garcia isn’t there anymore.
Statistically speaking, it’s more than likely
that someone in that locker room was gay.
What exactly was appropriate about it, Kirk?
Mike Rumph said the video “was one of
the funniest things I ever saw. The locker
room is like a fraternity. The outside world
can’t really judge that.”
I know you’re all really tight and all, and I
know that you all like nudity and lesbian
porn... but I’m not giving anyone a pass on
the racism. I don’t care what world it is,
inside, outside, upside down... there is no
place where it’s OK, no matter how funny
Mike Rumph thinks it is. You know what I
think is funny? Mike Rumph’s ability to
cover NFL wide receivers. That’s funny to
me.
June 14, 2005, the Asian American community at the Chinese American Citizens
Alliance Headquarters in San Francisco
met with Dr. John York, owner, and other
executives of the Forty Niners. Yvonne Lee,
former U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner and
former Executive Director of the Grand
Lodge, Chinese American Citizens
Alliance, led the organization at the meeting to voice their outrage at the insulting
49ers' diversity training video. Obviously
Kirk Reynolds learned nothing from Bill
Singer’s firing by the Mets.
who they are. APA Studies is also
important for non Asians as well. It
helps them to understand what APAs
have gone through and most importantly businesses and corporations have
found that the APA Studies Program can
be their most valuable resource.
For information on tee time, etc.
please e-mail Ted Namba at [email protected] or Madeline Ong-Sakata
at [email protected] or Jim Shee at
[email protected]
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June 16, 2005
Asian Chamber of Commerce
Advisory Board
Honorary Advisor
Tom Kadomoto, Honorary
Consul Gen. of Japan(Ret.)
Advisors
Choosin Bhandhusavee (Peoria)
Bea Chaves (Phoenix)
Calvin Choe (Phoenix)
Patricia Ong Din (San Francisco)
Jean Fernandez (Glendale)
Craig Fujii (Gilbert)
Les Gin (Tucson)
Patricia Wong Hall (Flagstaff)
Marie Hanna (Tucson)
Maria Hooker (Tucson)
Claudia Kaercher (Phoenix)
Luzviminda Kendrick (Hawaii)
Donn Kong (Tempe)
Dorothy Lew (Tucson)
Dr. Richard Matsuishi (Glendale)
Enrique Medina (Awatukee)
Kim Miglorin (Scottsdale)
Ted Namba (Glendale)
Victor Ong (Phoenix)
Nampet Panichpant (Los Angeles)
Lydia Yasmeen Peera (Tucson)
Pui Pongtractic (Phoenix)
Lou Ann Tampos (Mesa)
Molly Woon Stilley (Flagstaff)
Wilmot Wickramasuriya (Tucson)
Sin Vilay (Scottsdale)
Evelyn Yanagihashi (Tucson)
Marian Yim (Phoenix)
Andrias Yose (Singapore)
Edward Yue (Phoenix)
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Presidents Message
I want to start off by welcoming Great Info Organization our newest nonprofit organization member and individual members, Lyle Horiuchi of Hill & Usher
Insurance and Paul De Giovanni of Autom. Welcome to all of you and thank you
for joining.
Everything that has happened you will read about in this issue. I have a very short
message because when you have read this, I will be recuperating from surgery. So
wish me luck and a speedy recovery. Next month’s message will really have something in it to share with you!
Rocky Tang
Asian Pacific Night
at Bank One Ballpark
August 22, 2005
7:00 p.m.
Diamondbacks
vs
N.Y. Mets
Tickets $13 and $15
Above Bullpen/Left foul line
First Pitch by
Father Emery Tang
National Anthem by
Inhale Life Singers
Color Guard by
Thomas Tang Post 50
Call Madeline at 602-371-8452
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Phoenix Chinese Week 2005: Year of the
Rooster Celebration August 30, 2005
Taipei Youth Classical Folk Performances
Phoenix Sister Cities Commission in partnership with Phoenix
Chinese Week will have a special event featuring for the first
time Taipei Youth Classical Folk Performances on Tuesday,
August 30, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater. The performance will have a variety of traditional and classical folk performances and Chinese folk sports, including a variety of dance,
rope skipping, shuttlecock kicking and unique Chinese yo-yo
techniques in vibrant costumes from Phoenix's Sister City of
Taipei, Taiwan. This performance will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
August 30, at the Orpheum Theater 203 W. Adams St. Tickets
are $25 for VIP seating, $15 for general admission and $10 for
student, children 12 and under or senior 65 and older. For tickets, call Wen Chyi Chiu at 602-418-8895, Lin Ling Lee 602-5488398 or the Civic Plaza box office at 602-262-7272
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Center for Buddhist Development
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June 16, 2005
Book Preview: Food for the Journey
A book of essays
By Father Emery R. Tang
Billions of Blind Mice
Pete is a good friend who has difficulty
dealing with diversity of opinions. To disagree with him and the ultraconservative
readings on which he feeds himself,
along with his daily dose of health food,
means you are wrong. Period. He might
well have coined the dictum “If I want
your opinion, I’ll give it to you.” While
he may be grinning impishly when he
declares for the umpteenth time, “I made
only one mistake in my life: that’s when I
thought I was wrong but I wasn’t,” I think
he really means it.
Once when Jesus was walking ahead of
a noisy crowd of followers, a pathetic,
blind beggar named Bartimaeus sat by
the roadside, hoping for alms. As the
commotion grew louder, he asked and
learned that the crowd was tagging along
with the well-known Jesus. So he began
shouting out, “Jesus, have pity on me!”
Some insensitive people in the crowd
became annoyed and yelled at the poor
beggar, “Oh, keep quiet!”
Instead, the beggar raised his voice
even louder, “Have pity on me, Jesus!”
Jesus stopped and said, “Bring that fellow over here.” So they went to him and
told him, “Hey, get up. He’s calling for
you. But don’t worry. You don’t have any
reason to be afraid of him!”
“What do you want from me?” Jesus
asked.
“Master, I really would like to see,” the
blind man begged. Without a pause, Jesus
said, “All right, go now, it’s your unshakable conviction, your faith in my power
that has healed you.”
Instantly the man’s sight was restored,
and he jubilantly joined the crowd following Christ. (Mk 10:46-52)
In this very moving story I see myself
in the blind Bartimaeus. My very humanness means my vision is limited and, in
many ways, totally unseeing. And yet,
like my friend Pete, I sometimes don’t
hesitate to make absolute statements and
draw conclusions with unblinking certitude and finality. At times, to bolster my
stance, I will lean on the words and official pronouncements of acknowledged
authorities, people who are supposed to
know. But in the end, as abundant historical evidence shows, we could all be
blind mice leading other blind mice.
“Everybody lies” is a truism that is also
good cautionary advice. Not that everybody sets out with malicious intent to
deceive and mislead. Quite the contrary.
The great irony is that people lie in all
sincerity because they’re blind to the
truth and don’t know any better. Which is
why I have found myself saying and
believing things taught to me that do not
in fact conform to reality. No reason for
alarm. After all, the limited human mind
is simply incapable of grasping the vastness of all reality.
The larger question now becomes:
Then, why am I–and others as well–so
obsessed with always being right? And
Blessed with faith, family & friends.
What will this boy become?
with such close-minded, bull-headed
obstinacy and absolute finality? Rigid
intolerance of other views drives wedges
of discrimination and even hatred
between people different by reason of
religion, politics and ethnic cultures.
Why am I not humble and wise enough
to preface my statements with an openended: “So far as we know...” or “Most
evidence points to...” to allow for further
insights and investigation?
I suppose I am like everyone else in
need of security and stability. I have to be
sure. To be on a rocking boat or shaky
ground is unnerving. There’s nothing
more reassuring than good ol’ terra firma.
As a result, I settle for the notion that, if
it’s in print, it must be right. Or I assume
that the trained experts and authorities in
various fields of knowledge who taught
me can’t be wrong.
Then going beyond the natural sciences, there are those mysteries that transcend all human knowledge: God, life
and death and what follows after, sin and
its consequences. The darkness enveloping these realities hang over my life like
a thick, impenetrable shroud.
All around me are searchers flocking to
gurus and sites of visions, looking for
final answers that remove all doubt. Now
enters the imagination to play seductive
tricks and to conjure up visions of monsters and evil spirits. So it was that early
map makers routinely sketched in sea
monsters beyond the explored oceans
with a dire warning: “Here there be dragons.”
Long before Galileo’s telescope
showed our earth to be circling around
the sun instead the sun around it, the
earth had always been doing so. People’s
perception did not alter the reality. While
everyone was under the illusion that the
sun rose daily in the east and set to the
west of a flat earth, the round earth was
spinning around the sun. Furthermore,
not only was the earth not the center of
the universe, but it is only one of other
planets circling the sun. Each discovery
is but the platform for further probing.
Today I marvel at the scientific efforts
to determine if there is life in any form,
especially intelligent life, elsewhere out
in the infinite vastness of space. That is
one question begging for an answer that
will probably yield the truth in the years
ahead. Meanwhile, back home here on
see Blind Mice page 14
Asian SUNews: “This boy has become
Father Emery R. Tang, dynamic speaker
and inspirational author of
“Food for the Journey”
“A collection of reflective essays and
photos containing personal discoveries
and insights that may nourish other
travelers on their spiritual journey.”
Book info: [email protected]
Enjoy Summer Baseball in Mesa
By Krystin Yee
The Mesa Miners honored Judge Brian
Ishikawa, his father Paul Ishikawa and
Brian’s father-in-law James Tamooka this
weekend.
The three family members/baseball enthusiasts were given the opportunity to throw
out the first pitch against the Japan Samurai
Bears.
On Friday, Judge Ishikawa and his father
threw the first pitch together.
The ceremonial duty was followed by an
exciting game between the two teams, with
the Mesa Miners coming out on top.
Saturday night was Tamooka’s turn to start
off the game with the first-pitch ceremony.
The following double-header ended with
one win for each team, providing great fun
and entertainment for fans of both the Minors
and the Bears.
The Mesa Shinkendo Dojo put on demonstrations for the pre-game show both days,
and the Thomas Tang Troop presented the
colors.
Numerous activities were held during the
games including mascot races and Japanese
balloon send-offs for the kids.
Despite the Mesa Minors being only a
minor-league team, the Ishikawas support
them as heartily as any Diamondback fan.
It may not be the same as a game at Bank
One Ballpark, but as Paul Ishikawa stated, he
still enjoys it.
“I grew up in Mesa, so it’s good to have a
team here,” said Judge Ishikawa.
There are many that agree with Judge
Ishikawa.
The Miners have attracted a following of
faithful fans that are decked out in Miner
gear and cheer on the home team at many of
the home games.
Brian’s father-in-law Tamooka has been
involved in baseball for many years.
He played in high school, in the internment
Judge Ishikawa and his father, Paul
after throwing the first pitch together
camps, and in a YMBA league.
He enjoys playing more than watching, but
Tamooka is a Diamondbacks fan and enjoys
seeing players in action.
The Golden Baseball League plays in communities that might not otherwise have a
chance to see an entire season of live baseball.
“Saturday
night was
Tamooka’s
turn to start
off the game
with the
first-pitch
ceremony.”
“He played
in high
school, in the
internment
camps, and
in a YMBA
league.”
June 16, 2005
JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE
(JACL) ARIZONA CHAPTER
5414 W. Glenn Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301-2628
Convention Planning Meeting
Our next JACL 2006 National Convention
planning meeting will be held on Sunday, June
26, 1 PM at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass
Resort and Spa (exit I-10 at Wild Horse Pass
Road). National JACL Vice President of
Operations, Larry Oda, will join us for this
meeting which will give us a better “feeling”
of what to expect during the June 21-24 2006
National JACL Convention.
There will be several meetings going on at
the Wild Horse Pass on June 26 but hopefully,
we will have a chance to look into some of the
meeting rooms where we will hold our various
events. Convention committee members will
receive a copy of the Convention sponsorship
packets and will break out into various convention committees. We will start working on
the details for this exciting National event
which will give our Chapter an opportunity to
show National JACL what a great Chapter we
truly are.
Everyone is invited to attend these
Convention planning meetings, even if one is
not sure what this event is all about. We hope
to see you on June 26th!
Wanted!
Here’s a trivia question for you: Who built
the JACL sign that is on the front of the JACL
Hall (answer at the end of this article)? Well,
the sign has withstood mother nature for some
thirty-five years but it might be time to think
about constructing a new sign for our JACL
Hall. We are looking for a volunteer to design
and construct a new sign for the building. If
you are willing to undergo this project for our
Chapter, please contact Allen or Seiko Watkins
at (623) 581-2623. Thank you!
Answer: Chapter President, Dr. Richard
Matsuishi is the one who constructed the
JACL Hall sign with his own hands. Thanks
Dick for making the great sign for our hall!
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Cruise from Long Beach, CA to Mexico for 2
including airfare to and from Southern
Callifornia (prize donated by the National
JACL Credit Union)?
Here are the rules for the JACL 2005
Membership Cruise Contest: Any JACL
member who gifts or refers a new member to
join JACL is automatically entered. The new
member’s name is also entered. A member
will be entered every time they gift or refer
someone (e.g. if you gift three new membersyour name will be entered three times). The
more you gift or refer new members, the better
chance you have to win.
The 2005 application form must be used as
that is how National JACL will get the names
to enter into the contest. All applications must
be sent to National Headquarters and postmarked no later than June 30, 2005. The
drawing will be held in early July.
The cruise will be with Carnival Cruise
Lines. The ship departs Long Beach with
stops at Catalina Island and Ensenada. Eight
great meals a day plus snacks are included,
with menu options including steak and lobster.
There is a different night club show each night
of the cruise and a casino on board for entertainment.
AZ JACL supports Golden Baseball League in Surprise
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AZ JACL supports new
Golden Baseball League
By Michael Tang
SURPRISE, AZ - The evening
began as any other typical baseball
game would have, with the first
pitch ceremony, the singing of the
National Anthem, and the announcing of the starting lineups; it was the
Taiko
drummers,
traditional
Japanese folk dancing and 7th
inning balloon ceremony which followed that made the experience
wholly unique. And yet while a distinct Eastern flavor was made
undeniably present by such aforementioned activities, there could be
little debate that the center piece of
the spectacle was the group of
twenty-five Japanese baseball players donned in black and grey sitting
patiently in their dugout. The game
that followed was a clash of two distinct styles of play, with bunts and
slap singles attempting to out duel
doubles and home-runs; on that particular night, Japanese small ball fell
short to a dominant performance of
Yankee know-how.
The Surprise Fightin’ Falcons prevailed victorious over the Japan
Samurai Bears on that fateful
Saturday evening by a score of 6-1,
but the crowd of 3,500 at Surprise
Stadium bore witness not merely to
an ordinary baseball game, but
rather a diplomatic change in political landscape represented through a
time honored medium.
One of the more notable members
in attendance for Saturday’s game
was the Vice-commissioner of the
GLB Emoto Takenori, who prior to
his tenure as commissioner was a
pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers and a
member of the House of Counselors
from 1998 to 2004. “The game of
baseball in Japan has become very
similar to that of the United States
due to the influx of younger players,” Takenori said, “The players are
also almost at a similar level as
those of the MLB.” Following the
Japanese team will also be a film
crew which will be documenting
and broadcasting the experiences of
the team back to it’s native Japan in
the form of a reality TV show in
hopes of gaining publicity and
diplomacy for an ever-expanding
league.
“Twenty-five years ago I came to
Tempe with the Hanshin Tigers and
was impressed by the American
minor league-systems, a program
that the Japanese Baseball league
lacks,” Takenori said, “There are
150 MLB teams to the Japanese 12,
which is why through media coverage I hope to expand the league and
develop a minor league system in
Japan.” Many members and representatives
of
the
Japanese
community were more than eager to
embrace the opportunity of experiencing a Japanese style of baseball
in the United States.
“It’s a different experience than
watching a Major League game, the
environment is very relaxed,” said
Moriichi Kobayashi of the Japanese
Business Association of Arizona.
“This organization provides a great
opportunity for the younger players
to get exposure, but allows people to
truly experience what Japanese
baseball is,” said Dr. Richard
Matsuishi,
Arizona
chapter
president of the JACL. While the
game itself was the center of the
evening’s attention, the pre-game
performances and activities were the
result of a cooperative effort
between the Surprise Fightin’
Falcons organization and the JACL.
“Ever since we have been
involved with the Fightin’ Falcons
and Samurai Bears organizations,
we have worked tightly with the
GLB,” said Dr. Ted Namba, former
president of the JACL, “we are
looking forward to continued cooperation with the GLB with the
upcoming
JACL
National
Convention.” “It has been an honor
thus far to work with the JACL in
promoting both the Falcons and the
Golden Bears; there is little doubt in
my mind that if we work together
we will be capable of bringing the
GLB to prominence on the West
Coast,” said Holly Muller, the marketing director with the Surprise
Fightin’ Falcons.
The Japan Samurai Bears are one
of eight teams currently playing in
the Golden Baseball League, an
independent baseball league boasting three teams from Arizona, four
teams from California, and of course
the first Japanese National Team to
play out a full season on American
soil. Led by manager, Warren
Cromartie, a former MLB player
and a standout in the Japanese
Baseball League, the team will play
a total of eighty-eight games while
traveling up and down the West
Coast.
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Periscope Potpourri
It began in the late
1990s, when Claritin,
the highly disbursed
allergy medicine, lit up
tubes with its accelerated
marketing
campaign. The first
time that a pharmaceuChristine
tical
company
Anne Ong
marketed their drugs to
consumers, and surely not the last,
Claritin made headway for future pharmaceutical companies to do the same.
And, the rest is history. The pharmaceutical industry, now a multi-billion dollar
stronghold, saw the financial fortunes
Claritin bagged in and followed in their
fortuitous footsteps.
Just the other day, as I sat at my favorite
purlieu, Starbucks, leafing through the
pages of Newsweek, I realized just how far
the arms of influence are reaching. No
longer is it just Claritin that drug companies are marketing, but now, medications
such as Vytorin, a cholesterol-reducing
enhancer; Lunesta, the recently approved
“sleep aid that can change your nights;
and Adderall, the supposed “trusted solution for ADHD” are zeroing in on
consumers.
Through more extensive research and
readings, I discovered at least three areas
pharmaceutical ads fail to gloss over.
What the ads neglect to tell consumers:
1. The true effectiveness of the drugs
2. How doctors and pharmaceutical
companies profit from illness
3. How people may benefit without
drugs and without doctors
Although medicinal ads are profuse
with reasons why patients succumb to the
trappings of chemically-based “cures,”
the same ads never once indicate the inefficiencies of the drug.
In a study conducted by ScheringPlough Corporation, the manufacturers of
Claritin, only 46 percent of the patients,
less than half, experienced improvements
in their condition. However, when the
control group, those patients given a
placebo, raked in their results, between 37
percent and 47 percent of the patients said
the severity of their allergies lessened. In
effect, “the most prescribed allergy medication” as indicated by the makers of the
med is really the most prescribed ineffective allergy medication.
Although ineffectual at producing
results in its patients, Claritin is effective
at marketing and reeling in the dough.
After all, who would turn away “all-day,
non-drowsy relief of allergy symptoms…so you can get out there and enjoy
your day”—Claritin’s claim and peoples’
aim.
Claritin, the genetic name being
Loratadine, is an antihistamine that provides relief of seasonal allergy symptoms
such as watery eyes, runny nose (rhinitis),
itching eyes, and sneezing. It is also used
to treat hives.
So how do Claritin and other drugs that
have little effects get green lighted?
Often, it takes very little to gain the
FDA’s mark of approval for any given
drug. Researchers need only define a
measurable marker (i.e. cholesterol), or
that which the drug intends to change. If
the drug positively affects the marker in
patients during clinical tests, without
causing an extreme number of deaths, the
FDA eventually approves the drug for
public consumption.
Then, there are the wondrous side
effects that ensue from medicinal “cures.”
Take Adderall, a stimulant that allegedly
stymies a person’s ability to concentrate
and focus, that includes side effects such
as dry mouth, loss of appetite, insomnia,
headaches, weight loss, inhibit growth,
drug dependency, suicidal ideation, anxiety, agitation and depression.
Although the FDA monitors the results
of the measurable marker, they hardly
give a second glance to the litany of side
effects of drugs.
Funny how a drug that is supposed to
relieve patients of symptoms results in
symptoms that are, at times, far worse
than the initial culprit. And, of course,
once the subsequent side effects do surface what does the doctor order? More
drugs—drugs to treat the effects of drugs!
Why, how ingenious!
So why do people continue taking drugs
that repeatedly prove ineffective or that
bring on new problems? More than that,
why would any person in their right mind
take a medicine in which the systemic
effects are worse than the actual problem?
The actual answer may vary, but there is
one constant will always remain unchanging. Most notably (and quite obviously),
pharmaceutical direct-to-consumer marketing has got patients’ panties in a twist,
so to speak.
The pharmaceutical force of direct-toconsumer marketing, the ways and means
pharmaceutical companies profit from
peoples’ reliance on advertisements to
make consumer decisions, lives strong.
The idea is to familiarize patients with the
medications, compelling them to make
brand-specific requests from their doctors
and, finally, selling the stock of their business. These self-prescribed patients are
the agents propelling the pharmaceutical
business (and it is a business) onward.
They are the ones who feed into the lies
drug companies want us to believe.
Are marketing ploys (i.e. pictures of
innocent children, convincing cartoons
and friendly faces and persuasive rhetoric) enough to tap into peoples’
vulnerabilities and, most of all, their
pocketbooks? Let the profits of such
pharmaceutical marketing moguls like
speak for themselves.
Surprisingly, or perhaps not so surprisingly, Fortune 500’s top 10 drug
companies back in 2002 made more than
all of the profits of the other 490 businesses that topped the list.
Drug
companies made nearly three billion more
than the other 490 businesses that particular year, making nearly $36 billion.
Undeniably one of the darkest sides of
capitalism, pharmacists make money
through making people sick and keeping
them sick. The business of modern medicine has turned into a sloth of lies chasing
after roof-breaking sales figures. Such
lucrative money laundering occurs only
when researchers discover new diseases
by 1) marketing current drugs or 2) creating new drugs to meet new needs.
Slammed with the big lie of pharmaceutical foes, patients have unknowingly
become drug-dependent, never once realizing that the many medicinal “cures” are
not cures at all. Rather, the supposed cures
are, instead, crutches.
But what about the doctors, what role do
they play in the twisted scheme of things?
It becomes seemingly clear that many,
though not all doctors, prioritize their own
self-preservation above that of their
patients. Thus, doctors are merely intermediaries between the patient and
pharmaceutical companies.
Without
patients to treat, doctors would be without
a job. And, no job means zilch dough.
Pharmaceuticals also give doctors a
never-ending pocket of perks for shelling
out prescription drugs to patients. For
one, many drug companies give doctors
“research and equipment grants, free air
travel to conferences and money to cover
the salaries of extra research staff,”
according to an article published by
Uncaged Campaigns. Many doctors are
also shareholders in drug companies.
So, if you’ve ever been to a doctor who
has ruled out “alternative medicine” and
herbal remedies, you can probably count
on the fact that they have something to
lose, whether it is the promising perks or
portion of the profits. God only knows
that if the word got out that these substances did any good, then people might
actually be healthy.
Now, envision a world free of disease, a
world where man, woman and child,
alike, all rove through the daily grind
without worry of what health bug will bite
next. Picture a place in which people
need not make recurrent trips to the doctor for fear of what parasitic plight has
emerged. Imagine a time where doctors
no longer serve a purpose, as everyone
everywhere has a clean bill of health and
sickness is a nightmare of the past…just
imagine.
Flash back to the year 2000 when the
Israel Medical Association doctors went
on strike in opposition to the treasury’s
proposed four year wage contract.
Frustrated, the doctors thought their
protests would bring about change.
Change it brought, but not in the way they
initially thought.
After doctors halted their services, the
death rates drastically declined. “This
month, there were only 93 funerals compared with 153 in May 1999, 133 in the
same month in 1998, and 139 in May
1997,” Hananya Shahor, the veteran
director
of
Jerusalem’s
Kehilat
Yerushalayim burial society, told the
British Medical Journal in June 2000.
Truly, if drugs are restorative, there
should not be as many sick people in the
world as there are. It seems as if that
number continues to climb as more and
more people become chemically dependent on prescription drugs.
If prescription drugs really did make
people healthier shouldn’t the millions of
people that are taking drugs be in tip top
shape? Theoretically, if all of these drugs
doctors promoted improved patients’
health, then people would not be obese,
cholesterol would not be an issue, depres-
sion and other mood disorders would
cease to plague patients, everyone would
have an intensified immune system, etc.
Nevertheless, as we all know this is not
the case.
To the contrary, health horrors are still
extant, pharmaceuticals still racketeer
ways to get more people hooked on their
drugs and doctors remain pawns in this
game of money-making.
What the doctors and drug companies
do not reveal is that lifestyle changes can
replace a lifetime of drug consumption.
However, it is much more time and cost
effective for doctors to give patients a prescription and tell them their problems are
now solved, never mentioning the horrendous side effects or that it is probable that
a simple lifestyle modification might be
the best “cure.” Why would doctors opt
for the ethical way out, in which case they
would lose money, when they can opt for
money through medicating?
Meanwhile, as the consumer public gets
sicker, the coffers of pharmaceutical companies and doctors get wealthier. A
business disguised under the wings of
humanitarianism, pharmaceuticals and
doctors profit from human suffering and
the people are the ones that pay the ultimate price. The lucky ones end up with
depleted pocketbooks, others wind up
sicker than they once were and the not-solucky die….they die from what they told
was a “cure.” Little did they know that
the “cure” was actually a crutch, supposed
to give them life, but really preventing
them from life.
It is the true war against America. More
than 1,700 Americans have died in since
troops entered Iraq in March 2003, but
more than 100,000 die annually from prescription drugs, according to the Journal
of the American Medical Association.
As News Target Network puts it, “…it’s
like having twenty-five 9/11 attacks each
year, but instead of terrorists flying the
airplanes, it’s pharmaceutical company
CEOs. There are more deaths and injuries
caused each year by pharmaceuticals than
in any U.S. war or conflict since World
War II.”
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BUSINESS NOTES
PHOENIX HONORS 600 SENIOR
CITIZENS FOR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
More than 600 senior citizens were honored by the city of Phoenix at a recent
luncheon for volunteering at least 30 hours
each in the past year at their respective
senior centers.
This year about 1,000 volunteers logged
150,568 hours at the city’s 17 Human Services Department senior centers, equaling
$775,425.20 in services. Through the
city’s senior programs, volunteers provide
support services for older adults such as
greeters and fund raisers, meal servers and
office assistants, activities and trip planners, and teachers for various classes.
“Because of the enthusiastic volunteer
efforts of these seniors, the senior centers
are able to offer more exciting, diverse and
creative activities and programs,” said
Doris Marshall, Phoenix Human Services
Department deputy director.
Mayor Phil Gordon announced his new
Senior Front Porch Bench initiative made
possible by a $10,000 contribution from
PacifiCare. About 165 benches will be distributed to Phoenix seniors in the next few
months. Also 50 seniors attending the
lunch were randomly selected to receive a
bench. A check for $10,000 also was presented to the city by Kathy Feeny, executive vice president, Secure Horizons
Senior Solutions, a division of PacifiCare
Health Systems, for a smoke detector program that will be implemented in the fall.
“I want to thank Secure Horizons for its
generous contribution to the Senior Front
Porch initiative, which will provide about
165 benches to Phoenix seniors,” said
Mayor Gordon. “They remember the
‘good old days’ relaxing on a front porch
bench, talking with their neighbors and
knowing that the porch bench was a symbol of stability and safety because it
brought people together.”
l-r - Mayor Phil Gordon; Leeying
Tsao, Site Council chairwoman;
Maggie Eng, Chinese Senior Center
Supervisor
The city’s senior centers provide people
60 years or older and adults with disabilities with senior services including nutrition programs; noon meals; home delivered meals; educational opportunities;
recreation and social activities; and information, referral, advocacy, transportation
and counseling/casework services. A calendar of events and menus are available at
each center.
The luncheon was sponsored by the
city’s Human Services Department Senior
Services Division and included awards
presented by Mayor Gordon, lunch and
entertainment.
For more information about the city’s
senior citizen programs, call 602-262-7379
or visit
www.phoenix.gov/CITZASST/srcenter.ht
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Do I Need Disability Insurance?
By Ken Ihori
Most of us are aware of the need for
medical coverage, but we often neglect
disability when determining our insurance needs. Disability insurance helps
replace income lost because of an accident or illness. Few of us would have an
adequate "war chest" for an extended battle with a loss of income.
Unfortunately, many of us will need
disability income protection some time
before we die. For people aged 45, two
out of five will be disabled for more than
90 days before they reach age 65.1 Without disability insurance protection, a disability could spell financial disaster.
Disability at any age can disrupt
income while medical expenses deplete
your savings. Unless you have a battle
plan, the effects of even a short-term disability can be financially and emotionally devastating.
Disability Protection
Disability insurance provides a financial safety net. In the event you experience a disability, the benefits provided by
disability insurance effectively replace a
portion of your earned income. Disability coverage can prove to be invaluable.
And in many cases, disability insurance
should be considered before taking steps
to achieve other financial goals.
Designing a Disability Protection
Plan
Appropriate
disability
coverage
depends on your particular situation.
However, there are a few issues you may
want to consider.
First, consider carrying enough coverage to replace at least 60 percent of your
An open letter to the Asian American Community from
Maricopa Skill Center Executive Director John Underwood
We truly live in the land of opportunity and Maricopa Skill Center is the
Road to the American Dream. On
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005, we took a
giant step on that road with the 2nd
Annual MSC Asian American Business Breakfast.
I was delighted to host the event
with co-moderators Tram Mai, 12
News Today and Manny Wong,
founder/owner Asian American
Times.
The Asian American community is a
vital contributor to our economic and
cultural growth. We are proud to
learn from each other.
To quote Tram Mai, “The event was
very effective. It was great to see
leaders of the Asian American community and health care industry come
together to examine important issues
facing patients, students and professionals such as language barriers and
needed
communication
about
resources available to all our citizens.
Let’s focus on future events that help
the community deal with these health
care issues and getting the word out.”
Manny Wong, who read a special
Presidential Proclamation and thrilled
one and all with a rousing rendition of
God Bless The USA, felt that “Every-
one was in tune with the hot issues.
We need to continue this event to recognize the many contributions of
Asian Pacific Islanders.”
Leezie Kim, Asian American Advisory Council liaison to the Governor,
presented a special proclamation to
MSC at the beginning of our event.
After it reached a successful conclusion, she commented, “Everyone
went away saying, ‘Wow! I didn’t
know that!’ The Maricopa Skill Center professional health care and customer service training programs are
really wow. Kudos Maricopa Skill
Center.”
Maureen Sterbach, Director of
Human Services, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, agreed, “Communication is the key that opens many
doors of opportunity. To those seeking health care training and a wide
variety of job skills, Maricopa Skill
Center is an excellent place to start.”
Victoria King, Phoenix Memorial
Hospital Chief Nursing Officer, stated, “To succeed as a health care professional, be prepared to work hard,
have a true desire to help people, be
competent and want to learn.”
Martin Samaniego, APS Community Development, was especially
impressed with the high quality of
networking activity and forsees many
successes as a result.
Currently, Maricopa Skill Center is
planning a series of Job Fairs in the
Asian American community and is
working closely with Dr. Kelly Hsu,
president/founder, Asian Pacific
Community in Action, to spread the
word about their Health Fairs and
other community betterment activities.
Dr. Hsu also stressed the need to
simplify the process for certifying
Asian nurses by adding translators
and bilingual volunteers for Health
and Job Fairs.
Maricopa Skill Center has trained
over 80,000 successful graduates in
over 100 job descriptions and is considered a national job training role
model.
To find out how you can be a part of
MSC - the American Dream, log on to
skillcenter.gatewaycc.edu, call (602)
238-4300 or visit MSC, 1245 East
Buckeye Road. Full tours are available.
Maricopa Skill Center, a division of
GateWay Community College, is a
member of the Maricopa Community
College District.
earnings. Many companies limit benefits to
between 50 percent
and 80 percent from
all sources of disability income prior to the
disability. This would
mean, for example,
that the amount of any
Social Security disability payments you
receive would be deducted from your
benefit amount. Remember, private disability benefits are usually tax-free.
Consider extending the time between
when the disability occurs and when you
start receiving benefits. Choosing a 90or 180-day waiting period instead of a
30-day waiting period can lower your
cost substantially.
Be sure to compare and review policy
benefits carefully. Disability insurance
can be an affordable alternative - an alternative many people can't afford to be
without.
Source:
1. 2004 Field Guide, National Underwriter Company, 2004
© 2005 Emerald Publications
“This article appears courtesy of Ken
Ihori. Ken Ihori is a Registered Representative with Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and MetLife Securities Inc. He
specializes in meeting the individual
insurance and financial services needs of
people in the community. You can reach
Ken at his office at (480) 890-0688 ext.
181. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company/MetLife Securities Inc., One Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10010”
Chinese American Citizens
Alliance will host 48th National
Biennial Convention in Salinas
Host Chair and Grand Executive Albert Fong
and National Chair Past President Nancy Gee are
anticipating a great time in Salinas for the
C.A.C.A’s . 48th Biennial Convention “Momentum for Success!”
“Salinas Lodge is honored and excited to host
our 2005 National Convention,” said Salinas
President Richard Ng. Members, families and
friends are cordially invited to attend on August
3-6, Wednesday to Saturday. Grand Council
meetings will be in the Buddhist Temple Hall and
most meals will be served at Chung Wah Restaurant.
A limited amount of rooms at the Laurel Inn in
Salinas will be available for conventioneers at the
low rate of $74 per night. Reservations should be
made by June 30th.
Grand Finale will be held at the world famous
Monterey Bay Aquarium with Sam Chu Lin as
keynote speaker.
Access and find information about the convention by clicking the link www.48thbiennialconvention.salinasca.us.
Registration forms and advertisement forms can
easily be downloaded from this site.
Craig Y. Fujii
Attorney at Law
Meridian Bank Tower
3550 North Central Avenue
Suite 1155
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Direct Phone (602) 287-3364
Office Phone (602) 287-3360
Fax (602) 287-3365
E-mail [email protected]
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Sciatica Nerve Traps
By Dr. Jimmy Yuan
One of the most common forms of back pain is sciatica. The
classic definition of sciatica refers to pain that travels along the
path of the sciatic nerve. This nerve runs from the lower back
down the back of each leg. The pain someone feels when this
nerve is irritated can vary in location: it can go down your buttocks, through your thigh, down the back of your leg, down to
the foot and heel, or in any of these in combination with each
other. Along with pain, numbness and tingling can also be present. The symptoms can even vary and change under different
circumstances and from time to time.
A traditional view on sciatica believes that it is a result of pressure upon the sciatic nerve caused by a herniated disc in the
spine or narrowing of the foramen in the spine (the bony hole
that a nerve exits). However, it has been revealed that sciatica is
more commonly caused by peripheral nerve entrapments. A
peripheral nerve entrapment is a nerve that is “pinched or
choked” as it travels through muscles and ligaments of the body
after it exits the spine. The most common areas where the sciatic nerve can get entrapped are: between the hamstrings, with
the adductor magnus (a groin muscle) and hamstring, at the
superior gammelus (lower hip muscle), at the piriformis (midhip muscle), and with the sacral ligaments (ligaments connected
to the tailbone).
The key to treating sciatica is to release the restrictions at all of
these possible nerve entrapment areas. Resolution of sciatica
cannot start or be achieved if the nerve remains trapped at any of
these locations along its length. In my office, with the use of
Active Release Techniques (a soft tissue management system),
the entrapment sites of the sciatic nerve are found first and then
the restrictions of the tissues are released or “cleaned up” with
my hands. An analogy you can think for a releasing restriction
is it is like removing a rock from a garden hose. The rock is similar to the restricted tissue that is pinching on a garden hose,
which in this case is the sciatic nerve. Oftentimes, while an
entrapment site of the nerve is being released, a patient’s symptoms can be reproduced. Most of the time my patients are
actively moving their body while I help lengthen out the area(s)
in the muscle or ligament that is irritating the nerve. Typically
after a treatment many of my patients feel “lighter” due to
reduced restrictions. Once the entrapment sites of the sciatic
nerve are released they are given proper stretching and rehabilitation exercises to help permanently resolve their sciatic nerve
impingement.
Dr. Yuan is a member of the Asian Chamber and can be
reached at All Star Health, 480-833-4515 or 480-324-0244
Asian Pacific Community in Action Brings Free
Hepatitis B screening Services to the Community
On Saturday, June 18th, Asian
Pacific Community in Action
(APCA) will be hosting a Hepatitis
B
Screening/Vaccination
&
Tobacco Use Education Health
Fair at Escalante Community Center, City of Tempe.
The main purpose of the health
fair is to raise awareness among
the Asian and Pacific Islanders
(APIs) on hepatitis B/liver cancer,
the most significant health disparity among APIs. Attendees will
also learn about tobacco use prevention education, availability of
cessation services as well as
effects of second-hand smoke will
also be a key component of this
effort.
Liver expert Dr. Tuan Nguyen
from San Diego, California will
give a presentation on hepatitis B.
Following his presentation, health
experts will be on hand to provide
free hepatitis B surface Ag
(HbsAg) and hepatitis B surface
Ab (HbsAb) screenings, up to 200
people. And low-cost vaccinations
will also be provided. Dr. Philip
Ku and other physicians in the valley will join Dr. Nguyen to provide
free medical consultation. AHCCCS eligibility and application
information will be available as
well.
Hepatitis B virus is found in
blood and other body fluids. It is
50 to 100 times more contagious
that HIV. According to the Asian
Liver Center at Stanford University, hepatitis B is a common
infection in Asians. As many as 1
in 10 Asian and Pacific Islander
Americans have chronic hepatitis
B. It is up to 150 times more common in Asians than in the general
population of the United States.
However, many people are not
aware that they have already been
chronically infected with hepatitis
B because many have no symptoms and feel perfectly healthy,
and even have normal blood tests
for liver function. Without appropriate diagnosis, treatment or
monitoring, 1 in 4 people with
chronic hepatitis B (hepatitis B
carrier) will die from liver cancer
or failure. 80% of liver cancer in
Asian Americans is caused by
chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Liver cancer rates for API versus
Caucasians are 13 times higher in
Vietnamese Americans, 8 times
higher in Korean Americans and 6
times higher in Chinese Americans. The blood tests (HBsAg and
HBsAb) will assess whether people are already chronically
infected with or protected against
hepatitis B. The 3-shot vaccine
can protect people from hepatitis B
and the risk of liver cancer.
All Asian American should be
tested for hepatitis B virus and
vaccinated if not previously
exposed, and all chronic hepatitis
B carriers need to learn about the
management and treatments available for hepatitis B. Please come
to the Hepatitis B Screening/Vaccination & Tobacco Use Education
Health Fair to learn how to protect
yourself and your families from
the hepatitis B.
Dr. Tuan Nguyen received fellowship
training
in
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
at the nationally known Scripps
Clinic and Research Foundation at
La Jolla, California. He is the coauthor of several articles in
scientific journals and lectures at
many scientific meetings. Dr.
Nguyen is principal investigator in
some of the latest therapeutic trials
in the field of viral hepatitis. His
lecture at the event will provide
information on what hepatitis B is,
what kind of screening will be
done at the health fair and what the
hepatitis B vaccination and management be available. He will give
the presentation in Vietnamese
from 10:15 am to 10:45 pm. From
10:55 am to 11:25 am will be English and Chinese, 11:35 am – 12:05
pm be English and Korean, and
12:15 pm – 12:45 be English.
Please come 15-20 minutes earlier
prior to each presentation session
for registration.
This event is sponsored by the
Arizona Department of Health
Services, Asian Liver Center at
Stanford University, Banner
Desert Medical Center, Gilead Sciences Inc., Maricopa County
Department of Public Health
Tobacco Use Prevention Program,
Mountain Park Health Center,
Reliant Electronics, Roche Laboratories Inc., Sonora Quest
Laboratories, and Willard and Chiuang-Wa Ko Olson.
The event will be held from
10:15 am to 3:15 pm at the
Escalante Community Center at
2150 E. Orange Street, Tempe, AZ
85281, which is one block west of
Price Road, between Apache and
University Blvd(s).
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Chef Sy’s culinary choice for June
By Bill Sy
Asian-Style Chicken Wings
2-4
1/4 cup
2 Tbs
1 Tbs
1 Tbs
1 tsp
1/2 tsp
1 lb
cloves garlic, finely chopped
(60 ml) soy sauce
(30 ml) fresh lime or lemon juice
(15 ml) honey
(15 ml) sesame oil
(5 ml) grated fresh ginger
(2 ml) hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
(optional)
chicken wings
Whisk all the ingredients except the chicken wings
together in a large bowl. Add the chicken wings
and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, or
overnight, tossing the wings occasionally. Grill
over hot coals or under a preheated broiler, turning
2 or 3 times, until no longer pink at the bone, about
10 to 12 minutes.
Chef Bill Sy MBA, CEC,
AAC, CMC-China
Co-Director, Culinary Arts
The Art Institute of Phoenix
602-331-7612
Creamy Lemon Tart
Pastry crust (purchased or your favorite recipe) for a 9-inch (23 cm) pie
3/4 cup (180 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
2 Tbs (30 ml) heavy cream
3
eggs
2
egg yolks
Line a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with the pastry dough and place in the
freezer for 1 hour or overnight. Bake the chilled or frozen pie shell in a preheated
375F (190C) oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and
leave the oven on. Whisk together the lemon juice and sugar, followed by the cream,
eggs and egg yolks, until thoroughly combined. Pour into a saucepan and cook over
moderate heat, whisking constantly, until the filling thickens, about
5 minutes. Do not boil. Pour through a strainer into the pie shell and bake for 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and serve at room temperature or slightly chilled. Serves 6
to 8.
Chef Bill Sy is member of Asian Chamber and has returned from the Singapore
Culinary Academy and Spicy Garden since being there in April 2004. He will continue his column with Asian SUNews from The Art Institute. We welcome him back
to Phoenix and look forward to all the new recipes he has in store for us!
Mesa Miners and the Ishikawas
Pacific Rim Advisory
Council to host 10th
Annual Asian Expo
The Pacific Rim Advisory Council
(PRAC), a city of Phoenix Commission,
will host their 10th Annual Asian Pacific
American Business Expo on November 2,
2005 at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, Exhibit
Hall E from 3:00p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend. There
will be food, entertainment, booths, door
prizes. Bring the family.
Booth participation will include corporate, small business and non-profit
organizations. This Expo is an opportunity
to get acquainted with Asian/Asian
American businesses and the opportunities
they offer and enjoy the many cultures
within the Asian Pacific American community.
At the same time Asian/Asian Pacific
Americans will have the opportunity to
find out what opportunities there for them
to do business with corporations and government entities. They will also be able to
find out where and how to become eligible
for minority contracts with the city and
state. There will be information booths that
will facilitate businesses that have questions on a myriad of subjects to help the
small business person.
So save the date and for more information, you can e-mail Asian Chamber at
[email protected] att: Madeline or call
Sandy Ady, City of Phoenix Project
Management Assistant at 602-262-5040.
Reserve your booth early. Booths are
available for $100 and $50 for nonprofit
organizations. There are special sponsorship rates from $500 -$5000 that will
include a booth and special recognition.
June 16, 2005
Womanly Speaking
BY MINDY LUZON
So the world awaits the verdict on who
is guilty, the victim or the perpetrator?
This is always the equation on a child
sexual abuse life scenario. Who is
telling the truth, who is presenting the
facts of what happened and who is
aggrieved, the victim or the perpetrator?
There is always a fine line when the real
victim becomes ready and in a
courageous act of needing to be whole
again, comes out with the accusation of
harm in public. Public can mean within
the family circle or outside in the open
arena of a Child Abuse Office, the
Police Station or at the School. There is
no winner when this happens. Everyone
involved or will have become involved
loses, whether it be the victim and, the
relations to the victim, the legal
authorized public to represent the
interest of the victim, or the other side of
the equation, the perpetrator and the
circle of representatives within or
around to defend and protect him.
It is not clear-cut. It will never be. A
horrifying murder or abduction is a clear
cut criminal offense. With all the
trappings of blood, and the gruesome
discovery of the victim. A perpetration
of sexual crime without the physical
harm is a private scene, with only two
people aware of the intentions, one to
enjoy, and the other to surrender or
succumb to the lure or force of the act.
The luring or grooming is so laid out,
planned so well by the perpetrator that
the relationship that develops as a result
is blurring to the victim. It is in the
luring kind that the blurring begins.
When grooming happens with the final
intention to victimize, it is almost
always organized and planned ahead by
the perpetrator. The victim is almost
always never aware of the ultimate
intent to betray an innocent mind. The
order is to eventually perpetuate the
sexual act onto the young victim,
therefore making it a sexual crime. It is
always a deliberate plan to organize
friendship as a disguise to justify the
end. This act of friendship is trapped
with gifts, activities of fun time, act of
protectiveness, availability, and never
ending spoken words of care and act of
comfort. Every intended participant in
sexual molestation goes through this
process of grooming which culminates
in the final act of touching down to
actual perpetration. The grooming
period has to last for a period of time
until the victim is deemed vulnerable. It
is in the grooming that trust is developed
with the victim. If the stages of
grooming do not occur, then it becomes
rape not molestation. This is why date
rape is just that, a rape, because the
grooming did not take place. The
preparation lasts so long, and if the stage
is not set for it, then it becomes rape not
molestation.
A pedophile has a life long condition
characterized with an intense obsession
for the young or a child. The other
condition of molestation, termed as
incest, finds the perpetrator unable or
has no conscious ability to keep the
physical boundary required to prevent
satisfying the immediacy of the sexual
needs at any given time. Like
pedophilia, there is also a grooming
process that occurs. Incest, like
pedophilia, also fulfills the power to
gratify a sexual need without guilt and
regard to social and familial mores.
There is a molester in every corner,
planning to stage a grooming period. It
can be the closest member of the child’s
family, meaning a father, stepparent,
sibling, grandparent or uncle. A trusted
friend of the family in the likes of a baby
sitter, mother’s boy friend, friend of
siblings, who are in regular contact and
visitation with the family of the victim.
A perpetrator of a sexual molestation is
never a stranger to the victim child. A
perp is a part of the household,
friendship circle and a family visitor or
houseguest of long duration. The stages
for grooming has to occur in order to
finalize the purpose of the sexual act. It
is how trust is developed with the victim
and the family members with the
ultimate target identified unknown to
everyone except the perpetrator. The
ultimate act can be the slightest strokes,
touches, embraces while out on the
beach swimming, with the perpetrator in
pretense of having fun in the water with
the innocent victim but in actuality
satisfying his underplayed orgasmic
need. It can be a father or grandfather
giving the victim a shower, playing
piggyback, roughhousing or throwing
up and catching as the victim falls. The
difference is that the intention is there,
not known to the victim or the other
adults around, who in the familiarity of
trust is never privy to the sexual mind of
the perpetrator. The acts will be repeated
until the victims themselves note the
difference. In silence, the victim has to
figure out the strangeness or difference
of the playfulness or the actual act, and
the uneasiness that comes out of
realizing that something is wrong
somewhere. The child grows in
maturity, and the victimization either
continues and when it stops, the vivid
memory lingers, until the stage is set in
learning the difference between true
care and a sexual touch. It can be a
simple attendance to a school’s lecture
on good touch and bad touch or being
told of a sexual molestation suffered by
a friend. These are just two samples of
triggers to finally understand the
difference of an experience in childhood
that is confusing and disturbing.
It takes an enormous amount of
courage to tell on a perpetrator. It is
harder to do so when the perp is an
adult. The age gap as well as the
relationship to the victim are two main
factors that can make the difference in
whether a victim will be ready to
disclose and share the experience. It is a
universal happenstance in which a
child’s word is not as believable as an
adult who is expected to be the teacher
not the groomer for a sexual act. Most
often the child does not tell. I know,
because I have worked with victims. I
come to assist them in various ages of
development and readiness to share. In
most instances they suffer in silence and
in life’s experience before they can
come out of the shell of secrecy to tell.
Sometimes it may be too late to
prosecute the perpetrator but just telling
and sharing is liberating to the victims
who have to accept that it is not their
fault and the guilt must go.
So now, who is to decide in the present
case before the world whether the victim
or the perpetrator is telling the truth or
not? How can it be decided when the
truth remains only between the victim
and the perpetrator? And both having
two different versions of the story to
tell.
(Postcript: The reader now knows
the verdict. It is hoped that this article
will encourage a deeper understanding
of this
highly sensitive society's
problem that in most instances do not
hear the pleas of a child.)
Asian SUNews
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Artistic Talent
American Association Asian Festival
Painting Contest, Chinese Week Art
Laetitia
Hua,
a
Contest, 99 Ranch Market
student
from
Art Contest, among other
Grayhawk Elementary
prestigious awards.
School in Scottsdale
Eleven-year-old Laetitia
and CEFC Chinese
Hua is fluent in three
School won first place
languages:
English,
with 592 participants in
French and Chinese; she
Arizona’s 2005 Federal
has many talents, such as
Junior Duck Stamp in
ice-skating, dancing, pingthe eighth annual
pong, and playing the
drawing competition
piano, guitar, violin, and
presented by U.S. Fish
flute. Laetitia Hua, a first
and Wildlife Service.
place student at CEFC
Born in Paris, France,
Chinese School can also
Laetitia Hua and her
recite
by
memory
mother Mei Lin Lee
numerous
famous
Chinese
Laetitia Hua
immigrated to Arizona
poems, including the
three years ago. As a
difficult Mulan Poem.
young child, Laetitia Hua always had an
The purpose for the Duck Stamp
immense interest in art. When she was Competition is to recognize wildlife
four years old, she won the grand prize refuges, which are homes to diverse
in McDonald’s drawing contest. Laetitia species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles
Hua said, “Art is a magnificent and plants and to educate, motivate, and
communication of emotion, beauty, and promote awareness of endangered
life. Through art, I can fully express my species. The contest allows students to
strengths, talents, and energy.” Laetitia express their talented and distinctive
Hua has also received numerous first views of ducks and provide them the
places and outstanding awards from opportunity to have their art featured as
American, Chinese, and Asian duck stamps.
communities, including Arizona Asian
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Welcome
continued from page 1
American counterparts.
“Scouts can look at the players,” said
Cromartie, former Montreal Expos player
and Japanese baseball brethren. “It’s a
win-win situation. It’s good for the
league and good for competition.”
Cromartie, an American who played for
the Yomiuri Giants in Japan from 1974 to
1983, said that he intends to combine his
style of playing with that of the Japanese.
Having fostered a deep-seated love and
appreciation for the Japanese culture,
Cromartie said that he will rely on his
ability to understand both cultures as a
vanguard when it comes to managing the
team.
Aside from the strategic challenges, the
30 members of the Samurai Bears must
also cross swords with the drudgery of
traveling for nearly three months straight,
with only two days off and no home stadium.
“There is a foregone era of baseball
where the players one, love baseball, and
two, have a great respect for the game,”
Kaval said. “These two things coupled
with their group harmony will help them
through the heavy traveling.”
Arriving in a helicopter on the outfield
of Hohokom Park in Mesa, Ariz., former
“Wheel of Fortune” game show host, Pat
Sajak, threw the first pitch of the Mesa
Miners vs. Yuma Scorpions game on May
27.
Sajak, an investor in the GBL, said that
he takes pleasure in knowing the Samurai
Bears are joining the GBL line up.
June 16, 2005
“It’s a great idea,” he said. “It’s one of
the best things to happen and the first
time a foreign team is part of America
and counts in the standings.”
Sajak added that he is curious to see
how the season will unfold as the
Samurai Bears will have to adjust to the
American style of playing and the other
teams of the league will have to acclimate
to the Japanese style of ball
The Emmy-award winning Sajak, who
currently hosts “The Pat Sajak Hour” on
the MLB.com, was asked to invest in the
GBL by Kaval, a former guest on Sajak’s
radio program.
“Not everyone can afford to go to major
league games because the player’s
salaries are so big,” Sajak said of the his
reasoning for getting financially involved
in the GBL. “The audiences are too disconnected from the game and the players
and this league allows audiences a more
involved experience.”
The GBL, in its freshman year, is an
independent minor league thought of as a
stepping stone to the majors and has
teams throughout Arizona and California.
In the next five to seven years, however, the league intends to expand its
reach, “throughout California, Southern
Oregon, Western Arizona, and Northern
Mexico,” according to the GBL website.
Unlike the expensively-ticketed price
of going to major league games, the GBL
draws families the baseball extremist
alike with the cheap admission fees and
family deals, said Becky Thielan, the
general manager of the Hohokom Park,
home to the GBL’s Mesa Miners.
Blind
Mice
continued from page 4
earth we humans have yet to unravel all the
hidden, untapped powers and depths of the
mind and body. What is there that we are
still blind about? Only God knows.
The crowd told Bartimaeus that Jesus was
summoning him and that, more than anything else, he had nothing whatever to fear.
The man humbly acknowledged his blindness and asked to be able to see. And Jesus
granted it. Can’t I learn from this and the
same?
Your faith has saved you, Bartimaeus. You
believed that your blindness could be fixed.
Being blind didn’t keep you from believing
that, far beyond any earthly power and
material reality, is the supreme reality of a
God who watches over and cares for us. We
humans have never completely tapped the
vast reservoir of all life’s mysteries or
always been right, yet we have survived as a
race and creation.
If I have learned nothing else, I now
understand why it’s all right to be wrong and
to make mistakes. Erroneous thinking is
eventually righted. The human hunger and
thirst to know more and more of the truth is
insatiable. The human desire to explore and
to ask questions is only temporarily satisfied
with each new discovery. We can’t get
enough.
The quest for truth will not stop, so long as
God is God, the infinite truth and creator of
all reality. There is nothing to be afraid of,
so we loudly but humbly cry out with blind
Bartimaeus, “Lord, help us to see.”
PUEBLO GRANDE MUSEUM STILL
ENROLLING FOR KIDS, TEEN PROGRAMS
Pueblo Grande Museum is accepting registrations for its innovative educational summer
program and its tour guide training program for teens.
The Hohokam Experience summer program is a series of week:-long camps dedicated to
teaching youth between the ages of 7 and 14 about the Hohokam and Native peoples of the
southwest. Each one-week program is devoted to a different topic and there are six different programs available. The cost for a four-day program is $55 or $45 for museum members.
Advance registration is required. The programs run from early June through July.
The teen tour guide training is for youth ages 15 to 18 who are interested in careers in
anthropology, archaeology, history or the museum field. At the completion of the program,
students will have a basic understanding ofthe museum field and be able to give tours ofthe
museum's 1,500-year-old Hohokam site. The program is a great resume builder for teens
looking to gain work experience. The training runs June 13 to 23, Monday through
Thursday, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The program costs $10 and includes a museum
membership.
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, part of the Phoenix Parks and
Recreation
Department, is located at 4619 E. Washington St. Advance registration is required.
Information is available by phone at 602-495-0901.
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Arizona Chapter
4725 North Scottsdale Road Suite 243
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-7622
Tel. 480 970-6363 Fax 480 970-6464
[email protected]
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