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Theater group presents contemporary Asian issues Jamie Pope Here and Now. a southern Oil ifornia theater group made up of a< tors of Asian des< «nt, pof traced Asian-Amaru an lift' dut ing a performance Saturday night at South Eugene High School Thu group presented various aspects of Asian life in the l Jolt ed Stales through a series of v ignette typo stories The stories dealt with t on temporary issues in Asian-American culture One of the Issues dealt with was vio lent e and hate i rimes within the Asian communities Many of the hate < rimes < unlimited in the Asian commu nity are often committed by Asians, said John Mvasaki, diret tor of Hen- and Now "Ore reason lor this is be< a use there are had feelings among Asians I yet ause their i outlines have tru dilinnallv Im-cii at war with eat It other Mvasaki said tins has made it difficult to have unity among Asian people He believes muc h of the friction among Asians is starting to dissipate The group was founded in lhH‘1 by a frustrated Mvasaki ami some friends Mvasaki. who is a Japanese American, said the reason for the frustration is that there are not many Asians per forming on Stage r i // I think A suin’, are seen as the last rat e H< were the last minority group to receive respect, retog muon and political power - JOHN MYASAKI dsector of Hans mxj ffcw M«n> people believe ihot drama is mod*' up of weird white and him K people,” Mvasa hi mud "This is not true Ho also said Asian* are not recognized for I heir talents I think Asians are s«*ttn as the last ra* <«, lie said We were the last minority group to r*M.«ivw respeit, recognition and polite < al power " Despite this Myasaki S.ud the main f<x us of Here ami Now is to entertain the publii ' I think we re trying to put things out there to entertain, he said We don't want trv to dispel stereotypies about Asians Ikkatise yve will just i reate new stereotypes “Our main focus is to show. I'.dm ating people is secondary llowovur, if someone learns something new that's great lie said he believes Asian A men rans atv stereo! y|xsl hy the =: COUHTfcS* PMOTCVtmw**! Here and Now, a theater group from Southern California, performed at South Eugene High School Saturday night. The group tries to convey the struggles Asian Americans face In contemporary American society. media " The media presents a lot of stereotypes about Asians," he said We are often seen as the enemy Stereotypes an* difficult to c ome up against We t an only deal with them " Myasaki said all of the mater ial performed by the group is original ■ CORRECTION Mu ht*l« iirlou was incur rts tl\ paraphrased in an arti i U* that ran in Friday's paper (ODfc Mav r>) about the elim ination of an e-mail user group in the School of Art.hi lls turn and Allied Art-. I lor offn ial quote should have been, "Trie fact that alternate forms of communi* < ation i nod in are available, does not excuse censorship “ The Emerald regrets the error ODE CLASSIFIEDS... L ) worth looking into! Do you think you can fill these shoes? Try out to be the Oregon Duck. And if you’re bard working, creative and dedicated, the shoes may just fit. Pick up info packe t and applications at the Casanova Center front desk Mandatory meeting at Casanova Center,Thursday, May 11 at 5:30 p m Tryouts at 7:00 p m on Monday, May 15 at Mac Court. For more info call Laraine Raish, 346-5485. "Our material comes in two ways," he said. "Hither someone writes a pirn e. or wo all bounce ideas off each other." He said that everything said on stage is personal. For exam ple, one story was about a young man who was in college The boy wanted to become a mush major However, the hoy's par (snls were opposed to (his nml his father told the hoy not change his major to music. The story ended with the hoy leaving his home in tears. Myasaki said such stories don't apply only to Asian-Americans. "Different people come to see our shows," Myasaki said. "Kvery culture has many stories to tell," Awards honor dedication to Chicano community Natasha Shepard OvQon Oa*r SmttMa University students were hon ored for their leadership m the Eugene Chinano community at an awards banquet Friday spon sored by the Chic.mo/Mexicano Hispanic and Latino Edu< ators (CHALE) and MEChA The nine students recognized were chosen mainly for their commitment to the community, pursuing an education and being community leaders, said ('HALF, member Marshall Saw edn. "The awards program is to recognize excellence among Chicano and Latino students in Eugene," Sauceda said University students and recent graduates Jose Luis Balderas. Norma Cavazos Roque, Tomas Flores. Melania Hoskmson. Jaime Mi Nicholas. Maria Mendoza. German Nieto Maquehue. Carmen Rubio and Kick Vasquez were recognized in the University category In addition to University stu dents, awards were given to out standing members of the Eugene Public Schools program, the High School Equivalency Pro gram, Lane Communit y College and MEChA. Each program was responsible for nominating their own candi dates and may have had slight ly different criteria, Sauceda said. "The University focused on students that have demonstrated outstanding leadership," he said The ceremony was also meant to recognize the students’ fami lies and reinforce a more posi tive image of the Chicano/Latino community in Eugene, Sauceda said. "Too often we see negative portrayals of the Chicano com munity.” he said. ‘We’re saying that there are excellent students Here are some of the best and the brightest in Eugene ” The awards ceremony includ ed entertainment by the Ballet Folkldrico Estudiautil, German Nieto Maquehue and the l ane Community College Latin Rithm. Adaijiza Soso Riddell of the University of California at Davis was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. Riddell chaired the Chicano Studies Program at the Univ ersi ty of California at Davis for JO years and established the Chi cana/t.atina Research Center in 1990. :z Emerald f- open houso 300 EMU Tuesday, May 9,1-4
