FEATURE
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Febraury 21,1990
Page 6
Osburn relates differences between States, Japan
by Hclenmarie Nelsen
Staff Writer
What Would your impressions
be of our American culture, if you
were a student at CCC after being
born and raised in Tokyo, Japan?
Nozomi Osburn is such a stu
dent, ambitiously taking classes,
going for 10 credits this term. She
is taking Basic Programming
Computer classes, Water-color/
drawing, Calligraphy, and Piano
performance.
She had been going to school,
off and on, in various colleges since
she first came to the U.S. at about
the age of 16. At that time, she
finished her high school at
Churchill High in Eugene, return
ing to Japan for two years, and
then returning to the U.S. to at
tend George Fox College in New
berg for two terms. She chose it,
because it was a college founded
by the Quakers.
Later, upon entering OSU in
Corvallis, she found herself “lik
ing the American colleges very
much,” she says. After observing
and talking to her college friends
in Tokyo, when she would revisit
them, she could plainly see some
differences.
Osburn feels the students in Japan
do not have the desire to study
hard, but are there mostly just to
receive a diploma to assure them
of a good job. “Since Kindergar
ten, some children have had to
pass many tests so that they’d know
how they would prepare for col-
difference in the food served here.
She was used to a diet based on
vegetables and fish, while Ameri
can food often had “too many heavy
foods that were cooked with real
butter and fattening oils,” she
continues. However, in her desire
to be fair, she states that, “Japa
nese food often seems too salty
because of their over-use of soy
sauce.”
“The custom of the Japanese
children (usually the oldest son),
expected to take care of their
parents in their own home, until
death, is gradually changing. Now,
they often use nursing homes for
their aged, as in America,” Osburn
states.
While her husband, Evert, is still
in Japan, helping her father (who
is a Protestant minister of a small
church of 20-25 members) in To
Nozomi Osburn from Tokyo, Japan, Is enjoying her time in America despite all the cultural kyo, she hopes to continue her
incongruencies.
pn<>tobyjiiii«npo«ter
learning experiences in the U.S.,
knowing that soon Evert will join
Osburn
thinks
that
maybe
this
is
.Osburn
believes
that
“
the
lege," Osburn said.
her in their purchased home.
They are then required to at American colleges are better, because of the differences between
“Many of the Japanese people
tend both public schools 6-8 hours because one has such a large choice the two countries in their percep
in Japan are inter-marrying now
tion
of
who
is
too
old.
of
subjects
are
are
encouraged
to
daily, six days a week, and also
with the Americans,” reflects
The main difference she has
attend private schools in the af study hard. You also learn a lot
Osburn, “so, (like in America), it
experienced during her attendances
ternoon or evening. Because pri more when you are older.”
is hard to know what a person’s
in
colleges,
and
“
in
everyday
life,
”
She
likes
the
freedom
in
the
U.S.
vate schools are an extra expense,
heritage is by looking at them."
the parents have to really want a colleges, where “you can take the is that one has to “express them However, Nozomi is one of the
college education for their chil classes you want to take and do selves more in the U.S. than in many 100 percent Japanese in the
dren, as they pay for all their school what you want. In Japanese col Japan. There,you aresupposed to U.S., as her facial features image.
ing until they are 16 years old. leges, if you are older (past 30 communicate by understanding She admits that “I am still very
“Upon entering college, the stu years), you are considered too old, each other without a-lot of words,” shy, (because of my heritage), but
dents take a very difficult exam and you may feel uncomfortable she adds.
I am learning, and I am feeling
When she first arrived in the
before they are accepted,” adds on the campus, so you rarely see
more like America is my home
older students in the colleges there." U.S., she immediately noticed the
Osburn.
every day.”
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'Madhouse' is maddening
Madhouse lives up to its name
to s*ay the least. A car-sick nine-
lived cat, four squeamish brats, an
exploding Lotus, and one roam
ing snake all add up to one thing:
houseguests.
Kirstic Alley from TV’s Cheers
and John Larroquette (Dan of
TV’s Night Court) share the bill
ing as Mark and Jessie Bannister
in this insane comedy.
The Bannisters are decent LA
yuppies. He’s a stockbroker and
she’s a local TV-ncws anchor. Their
only drawback in life is they both
have relatives. Larroquette’s
cousin, Fred, and wife Bernice
come to visit all the way from New
Jersey. Bernice truly wants to be a
nice person, but is just too bois
terous. She is the equivalent of
Randy Quaid’s character in Na
tional Lampoon’s Vacation mov
ies; and Fred, well, Fred looks
almost dead.
Soon the Bannisters are
A Reel View
by
Roseann Wentworth
blessed with Jessie’s uppity sister
(Alison LaPlaca from Fox’s Open
House) who just left her husband.
Then their neighbor’s house tragi
cally goes a-blaze and Mark and
Jessie have to let him and his two
kids also move in to avoid a law
suit.
This movie is semi-entertain
ing. LaPlaca’s role as Claudia is
no different from her character
on Open House. Fred’s (John
Deihl) subplot search for his true
self is weak as is his character.
However, the animals are very
entertaining.
Tom Ropelewski directs, and
Leslie Dixon, his wife, is producer
this time around. Viewers may
recognize her work as screenwriter
of Outrageous Fortuncand Over
board. There is usually three or
four events going on at once and
fortunately some new things arc
explored (ie “Scruffy” the cat).
The tone is continuously upbeat
despite the constant destruction
of everything in the houseguests’
path.
What gives this movie mass
appeal is that everyone can relate,
whether you’ve
had
the
houseguests that wouldn’t die (or
leave), or if you were the houseguest
that wouldn’t leave.
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