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“Ethnic Hawaiians Seek Own Nation”
The A ssociated Press report de­
hat headline w as assigned to
a recent A ssociated Press scribes a'Tractious sovereignty move­
d isp a tc h to th e n a tio n ’s m ent” by a small but grow ing group,
intent - on gaining some form o f inde­
m edia(June 3,1994). A lready, anum
ber of O bserver readers have called to pendence for 140,000 ethnic and
question the truth o f this statem ent; a “part-H aw aiians” who make up 12.7
flag-w aving p ro testo r for “native percent of the population. Following
rights is show picketing a public park a trend th at began
-- and he looks as close to being of w ith th e n a tio n ’s
African descent as, say. President w h ite m e d ia a fte r
p u b lic a tio n o f the
Clinton.
W hat these startled readers re­ 1990 O b se rv e r ar­
m em ber is my nationally distributed ticle, the press now
article o f February 14, 1990: “H a­ m entions, how ever
briefly, “ ...the over­
waii; A m erica’s Best K ept Secret.
The article began, “W hen the U.S. thrown o f the Hawaiian monarchy by
M arines surro u n d ed the beautiful a group led by American business­
palace o f the last A frican Q ueen of men and supported by U.S. Troops.
Hawaii, Q ueen M innie Lifliuokalani, The Portland O bserver gave a ' realis­
on Jan. 17,1 8 9 3 , the end was at hand tic’ account.
“I Liliuokalani, by the G race of
for the 200-year rule o f Black Dynas­
G
od
and under the C onstitution o f the
ties over the fabulous Pacific Island.
T
Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen, do hereby
solem nly protest against any and all
acts done against m yself and the C on­
stitutional G overnm ent of the Hawai­
ian Kingdom by certain persons claim -
ing to have established a Provisional
G overnm ent o f and for the Kingdom.
N ow to
avoid any col­
lision o f armed
fo r c e s , an d
perhaps loss of
life, I do under
this protest and
im p e lle d by
said force yield my authority until
such tim e a s th e G o v e rn m e n t o f
th e U n ite d S ta te s sh a ll upon the
fa c t b e in g p re se n te d to it undo the
a c tio n o f its re p re s e n ta tiv e a n d
r e in s ta te m e in th e a u th o r ity
w h ic h I c la im as the C o n stitu -
Cynthia
tim es encounters from other children.
Counseling has helped Cynthia
learn to talk about her feelings, to
handle frustration better, and to in­
crease her social skills. This fifth
grader is described by teachers as
tury o f effort on the part of Americans
to outflank the Europeans in the great
' M anifest D estiny’ predicated race to
gobble up an annex the remaining
lands on the earth still occupied by
peoples o f color. U.S. corporations
and m issionaries had gained a foot­
hold in every aspect of Hawaiian in­
frastructure and culture, and had now
m ounted a final assault upon the last
Black ruler. Queen Liliuokalani was
im prisoned, but noble woman that
she was, com posed several beautiful
songs. A verse from one spoke forgiv­
ingly, ' Behold man not with m alevo­
lence, but with forgiveness.’ A Bir­
mingham Jail, if you w ill!”
The aim s o f the Hawaiian “free­
dom fighters” are described by the
m edia as ranging from autonom y -- a
nation within a nation concept sim i­
lar to w hat some native Americans
have - to reparations, improved home­
stead rights, etc. Some are trying to
provoke United N ations intervention.
All in all, this should be a very inter­
esting exercise; the United States has
domination over a num ber o f South
Pacific territories w hose original
owners are African. W e close with
another statem ent o f m ine that has
had nationwide distribution.
It was in the 1970s when a white
student in my Black history class
reported that his father, w ho operated
one o f Portland’s largest Cruise Line
Clubs, had told him about his lessons.
“ Your talking rubbish - who in the
hell do you think I can persuade to
spend $5,000 on a South Seas cruise
to see a bunch of niggers (sic)? They
can do that right dow n on Union
A venue!” That is when I coined the
term, "Travel Agency Anthropology.”
Club Donates Tapes To Library
Helping Children Heal
Several hundred children in the
N orthw est, including m any African-
A m erican ch ild ren , are curren tly
aw aiting adoptive fam ilies. T hese
children have experienced extrem e
neglect or abuse, and now need the
loving guidance o f new parents to
help them heal and grow . Som e o f the
children are school aged, some are
babies and toddlers, and som e come
in sibling groups or pairs. O ne such
“ w a itin g c h ild ” is 1 1 -y e a r-o ld
C ynthia, a sweet, shy girl who says
she wants an A frican-A m erican fam ­
ily to adopt her.
As a young child, Cynthia was
severely abused, and later abandoned
by her birth family. She has had re­
constructive surgery on her hands to
remedy the effects o f burning, and
may need future surgeries in her ado­
lescent years. Fortunately, she has
good use o f her hands, and is learning
how to deal with the teasing she some-
tio n a l S o v ereig n o f the H a w a iia n
I s la n d s ...”
The United States, o f course,
chose not to “undo the action o f the
representative,” and by 1900, the
multi-trillion dollar empire o f H a­
waii, had become an American T erri­
tory, and a state by 1959. It is am azing
how our government can send in the
marines to occupy an island when our
“national security interests” are in­
volved - - 1 was thinking o f H aiti. In
this respect, the next paragraphs of
our original article proceeded to give
a more specific frame o f reference.
This w as accom panied by photos
which left no doubt we were talking
about people who could be seen ev­
eryday on W illiams Ave. or MLK Jr.
Blvd. N ot like the Associated Press
photos.
“These events culminated a cen­
c o o p e r a tiv e a n d w e ll-b e h a v e d .
Cynthia receives academic support
through special education classes.
W hen not in school, Cynthia spends
her free time at the Boys and G irls
C lub, where she participates in many
activities. She looks forward to be­
com ing part o f a family w ho will
share her interests and understand
the deep hurts she has experienced. A
patient loving parent is needed to
help Cynthia com plete the tasks of
grow ing up.
In a d d itio n to a d o p tiv e fa m i­
lie s, te m p o ra ry fo ste r fa m ilie s are
a lso n e e d e d fo r c h ild re n o f a ll
a g e s. O reg o n a g e n c ie s w a iv e o r
re d u c e fees fo r fa m ilie s a d o p tin g
n o n -in fa n t c h ild re n , an d o n -g o ­
in g fin a n c ia l a ss is ta n c e m ay be
a v a ila b le . F o s te r fa m ilie s re c e iv e
a m o n th ly stip e n d . T o le a rn m o re ,
c a ll the S p e c ia l N eed s A d o p tio n
C o a litio n a t 2 2 2 -9 6 6 1 .
A check for the taping o f books
by Pulitzer Prize W inner, Black Au­
thor Toni M orrisson, was presented
by the Literary Research Club to the
A lbina Branch Library. Tapes will be
made o f “Tar Baby”, “Jazz” and“Song
o f Solom on” the presentation repre­
sents the C lub’s ongoing community
service project to place books by Black
A uthors in the com m unity. The Al­
bina Branch Library located at 15th
Avenue and Frem ont Streets repre­
sents a central location for commu­
nity use. M s. C arol Uhte, Senior Li­
brary A ssistant o f the Branch ac­
cepted the g ift “Flossie the Fox” by
Black Author, Patricia M cKissick,
was the book presentation. The Club
also presented several ch ild ren ’s
books by other multi-cultural authors.
The Literary Research Club, or­
ganized in 1927, is a m em ber o f the
O regon A sso c ia tio n o f C o lo red
W om en’s Clubs. They sponsor an
annual “Koffee Klatch” for this project
which is their priority; how ever, they
L to R Arid Thomas, member; Carol Uhte, Senior Library Assistant,
Albina Branch Library and Mattye lies, President, Literary Research
Club
do engage in m any other community
services. M onthly literary programs
include book reviews, current events
and historical site visits. The club is
also developing its history.
Mrs. Mattye lies is President. Mem-
bers are, Mrs. Irene Cranford Mrs. Alene
Grice, Mrs. Esdella Jackson, Mrs. Hame
Belle Paris, Mrs. Bernadette Plummer,
Mrs. Arie Thomas, Mrs. Cyvira Woods,
Ms. Bema Deanne Plummer and Mrs.
Betty Thompson..
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