LETTERS
'ODE' played it safe
This letter regards the panel di« ussion of the Asian
Par ifu • American Student Union last week
American society stereotypically sees Asian-Ameri
cans as smart, hard-working and quiet They never have
problems, or so people think Yet Asian-Americans do
face problems — they just don't voice them
Asinn-Americans are minorities, yet they are exclud
ed from minority scholarships based on their large num
bers. Also, like other groups of color. Asians are mis
represented in the media — they're never seen as
anything hut martial arts specialists. Asian businessmen
or. in the case of women, sexual objects.
Again, being taught here only the second time in years
means the Asian-American exponent* isn't recognized
as part of American history. Are we seen as Americans?
Finally, Asian-Americans constantly face the backlash
of American and Japanese economies, espei tally when
Japan does well and America doesn't. Because of this
friction. Asian-Americans are beaten and killed All
Asians look alike anyway, right7
These are some of the issues touched upon by our
Asian-American panel discussion last Wednesday.
Thank you to those students, faculty and administrators
who thought this event important enough to attend. One
bodv, however, chose not to attend the Emerald.
I guess this event wasn't newsworthy enough to he
covered and shared with the public. Maybe I wised on the
Emerald's past experience of not properly covering the
Korean Student Association and Black Student Union
forum, it decided to play it safe and not come
Tina Koida
APASU
Adding it up
I'm not a math major, but even I can figure out that
something about the Emerald's May 4 editorial doesn't
add up.
The concept of paying $22 a term for "free tickets" is
difficult. Gee, that’s $66 a year for "free tickets." That
$66 is $6C) more than $0 Of course, there aren't 15.000
tickets (one for every student who already bought one).
But it doesn't matter liecause there are more than 2.000
empty seats per football game
The editorial suggests that students would "cry loud
if the athletic department lost some seals. What about the
students crying now for seats they don't (or can't) sit in?
There's not a shortage of tickets or seats, but maybe of
enthusiastic students.
Incidental Fee Committee, keep up the good work,
reduce my fee. Charge $1 or $2 for seats Emerald, do
your homework.
3. John Thomas
Fin* and Applied Arts
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Gridlock again
I thought we had seen political gridlock at its worst
last year when the Oregon Legislature refused to let us
vote on the governor's budget proposals. But no. Two
weeks ago. Sens Mark Hatfield and Boh Park wood
helped raise obstructionism to new heights by hiding
behind some obscure Senate rule to keep the president’s
economic stimulus bill from coming to a vote.
Imagine blocking consideration of a bill tbat would
have increased jobs here in Oregon as well as nationwide
and. among other things, would have provided funds for
immunizing children against infectious diseases — all as
part of a comprehensive resolution that had already been
approved by the whole Senate.
What next? Major issues of campaign finam e reform
and health care are coming up soon. The least our sena
tors ( flu do is volt* on the issues. If limy don'l like llm
president’s proposals, vote them down or suggest better
ones, but don't expect Oregonians to net ept political
dodging in plm e of real performance.
Readers who are fed up with weak excuses for avoid
ing action cun rttgisler their dissatisfaction by tailing the
senators' state offices — Hatfield's Salem office: 1 f>HH
<1510; and Rack wood's office in Portland: 1-326-3370.
Don't scold the stuff people who answer the phone,
because they are only doing their job And keep the mes
sage short and to the point. For example, after giving
your name, you might soy something like, "Please tell
the senator that from now on he's going to have to stand
up anti lx* counted on the issues "
Dan Herbert
Architecture
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Booksigning!
Wednesday, May 5th from 1-2 pm
Professional golfer, ABC sports commentator
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