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China, The Sleeping Giant -
World’s Fastest Growing Market
he fa s te s t grow ing
tury, along with their tremendous
education and work ethics.
Y ou h a v e p r o b a b ly h e a rd
som e o f y o u r frie n d s and re la
tiv e s c o m p la in in g a b o u t th e b a l
an ce o f tra d e and how the J a p a
nese have been in v e stin g in th is
c o u n try . It is rid ic u lo u s to b lam e
th e Ja p a n e s e p e o p le fo r y o u r
g o v e rn m e n t’s m ista k e s. T h e se
b u sin e ss p eo p le are d o in g w h at
any good in v e sto r w o u ld do.
What people have to understand
now is that we are living in a Global
Community. If you think you have
seen huge sums invested in this coun
try by the Japanese, just wait until
the latter part o f 1996 and the middle
part o f 1997 when the Chinese gov
ernm ent starts taking over H ong
Kong and the other 250 surrounding
islands. You are going to see huge
investments made by the Chinese
and other business people. I am talk
ing about billions o f dollars which
will be invested in all kinds o f stocks,
com m odities, bonds, corporations
and real estate and these investments
will be made in this country. Som e
one is going to get very rich when
China enters into the World Market.
There will be more m illionaires
c e n te r.
T here are som e 70 m illion
market in the world is
wealthy
and middle-class Chinese in
in
C h in a .
The
Hong Kong, and the other 250 sur
population of the People’s
Republic
of
C h in a
is
rounding islands. This is what one
would term real buying and invest
approximately a billion or more
ment power. There are another bil
people.
lion or more people in China who
will need prod
In 1997, Hong
ucts, goods and
Kong and other is
services.
lands will be taken
H o n g
over by the Chinese
Kong in 1997,
Government. Under
is going to be
an agreement entitled
com e the a d
the
S in o -B ritish
m in is tra tiv e
Treaty, the British
special
zone
for
all
o f China. The
established their form o f govern
business
people
o
f
this
city will teach
ment in Hong Kong many years ago.
others
all
over
China
how
to become
For Som etim e, they have lived,
more
like
they
are.
Unlike
some o f
worked and have had total control o f
the
other
countries
that
are
going
Hong Kong and some 250 surround
through
political
change,
Russia
in
ing islands.
particular,
the
Chinese
have
strong
The B ritish have been tre a te d
links and strong family ties. The
like k ing s and q u e e n s, but they
affluent and the not so wealthy Chi
have had to ta l d isre g a rd for the
nese living in A m erica and other
C hinese p eo p le and th e ir cu ltu re .
countries will always see to it that
T hey hav e o p e ra te d th e th ird
there is a steady flow o f cash going
larg est fin a n c ia l c e n te r in th e
back to China to their relatives. This
w orld, n ex t to N ew Y o rk and
is going to be one o f the things that
L ondon, b u t th e p a rty w ill be
will assist China in making the trans
over in 1997 b e c a u se C h in a w ill
formation into the tw enty-first Cen
take over th is th riv in g fin a n c ia l
T
Science And Technology:
Conclusion
by
P rof . M c K inley B vrt
The interest you demonstrated
in th is series w as v ery
rewarding - especially your
comments on that “Learning
On The Job” segment. I have
always insisted that, daily, there
is an entire university around
you, no matter what your job is.
This is terribly important be-
ause common wisdom has it that
riost successful small business is
aunched by those whose skills were
icquired on a job. Like I said in
espect to those jobs involving tech-
lology, pay attention to what and
vho is around you; operating manu-
ils, training guides, program m ed
nstructions, manufacturers' catalogs
- and a constant flow o f know ledge-
ible people, m anufacturers' repre-
entati ves, equipment repair persons.
:ity state and federal inspectors moni-
ors and licensor.
Now, you know you like to talk
- ask questions, read up on the pro-
:ess at the library, even buy a rel
i a n t book (many cost less than a
Ifth o f (Old-Rack-Em-Back). Then
here is the ultimate pursuit o f a good
hing-- take evening courses at Com-
nunity College. ‘M ailo rd er’ courses
ire not out o f the question. Ask
iround about the better schools.
I made several points that need
>erious consideration where, on the
jne hand we are having great diffi-
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culty projecting that our children
will actually be the match o f any in
the world by year 2000 (science and
mathematics) - any in the other hand,
we know from m onitoring their ex
perience in the public school system
most (black and white) will fail to
satisfy the technical requirem ents o f
even 'A m erican' industry. As local
firms will be quite happy to attest.
So, do not be surprised that I go
back and ask you to reread what 1 had
to say about “ K id’s Science Clubs” .
You are going to have to provide
your children with this type o f input
and support. It cannot be taken for
granted that the system is willing or
’able’ to guide and motivate our youth
in a m anner that will equate to a
facility with technology.
I am at th is v ery m o m en t
sta rin g at a ta b le lo a d e d w ith
lo n g -a b a n d o n e d re m n a n ts o f the
sch o o l d istric ts 1982 e x c u rsio n s
in to te c h n o lo g ic a l c u rric u lu m s:
b lu e b o o k s, brow n b o o k s, tan
m a n u a ls
--
“ C u rric u lu m
C o n tin u u m s” , “ S cope A nd S e
q u e n c e s” , E tc. 1 had p re a c h e d to
th e se p e o p le fo r 12 y e a rs p rio r
th a t, ev en at a e a rly lev el, the
d e v e lo p m e n t o f su ita b le te c h n i
cal lesso n p lan s re q u ire s the in
put and g u id a n c e from the people
w h o p ra c tic e th e re la te d a rts,
R em em b er B uicks o ld a d v e rtis
ing p lo y , “ A sk the m an w ho ow ns
one “ (in d u stry ).
Now, in respect to those “sci
The Urban League o f Portland
held an awards banquet Friday for
the participants o f the 1994 Youth
Sum m er Employment Program.
For the third successful year,
the Urban League o f Portland, in
conjunction with Key Bank o f O r
egon and 35 other companies was
able to provide this unique work
program . The program provides
work experience and job skills at a
decent wage for at-risk young men
during the summer. The young men
provide landscaping service for low-
income senior citizens in N orth/
Northeast, Southeast and Southwest
Portland who could not otherwise
afford it. Thus proving that we are
indeed “ Building Bridges In The
Community” ; th em o tto o fth isy ear’s
program.
Kwesi Wright was awarded paid
tuition to a Portland Com m unity
College. Kwesi is a 1994 graduate o f
G rant High School. He has been
involved in the apprenticeship pro
gram at Key Bank o f Oregon.
Contributors for the 1994 pro
gram include Key Bank o f Oregon,
S chw abe W illiam son & W yatt,
Gunderson Inc., Chubb & Son Inc.,
Pacific/Hoe, W illamette Industries
Inc., Act III Theatres, M anagement
Com pensation Group NW, Paragon
Cable, Emanuel Hospital, Cellular
One, and Carr Chevrolet.
A D V E R T IS E IN
¿Lite T J o v t l a u b ( O lis e v lu 'r
ence clubs”, you are going to find
excellent material at the downtown
public library, and how ever limited
your child’s school is in facilities or
related personnel you should de
m and’ direction and orientation in
the field — if you have to go up to the
Superintendent o f Schools. Also,
O m si’ has some excellent books
and materials. There are technical
people on your job who will be happy
(and surprised) if you m ake inquiry
o f them. And you can always call or
fax me; I’m in the book.
Last w eek I had an interesting
conversation with tw o parents in the
neighborhood who were startled to
find out w hat black kids in my chi ld-
hood neighborhood w ere doing sixty
years ago (and the generation before
that). Reading Jules V erne, “20,000
Leagues Beneath The Sea” and “Jour
ney To The Center O f The Earth” ;
S cien ce fic tio n m a g a z in e s like
“ A m azing Stories” , “ A stounding
Stories”, “ W onder Stories” . No so
much about monsters, but hard sci
ence’, “escape velocity, planetary
atm ospheres, lost cities beneath the
desert in A frica” . Then o f course
there were the 'C om ic’ books;“ Buck
Rogers”, “ Flash G ordon” Etc. (and
Naughty, N aughty, “ Spicy A dven
ture and Spicy W estern”).
Then, too, we built model air
planes and boats, and crystal radios.
T hat’s just some o f it and w e'v e got
to do it all over again; M assa a in ’t!
Why not give me a ring. 284-7080
Get Ready For School
made as a result o f this than ever in
the history o f mankind.
The ideology that ¡staking place
inChinanow is semi-capitalism. That
is making money. One should un
derstand that communism has al
most died out in Southern China,
especially in the economic zone.
However, economic reforms prob
ably will not lead to the American
style government, and there will be
some political struggle. N everthe
less, the people o f China will never
go back to the old economic system
because they have been exposed to a
new one that is prosperous.
The population ofChina is grow
ing at a rate o f 1.25 million every
month. This is hard to comprehend
by some people, but these are the
statistics on how fast China is grow
ing. The governm ent does not have
but two choices. One is to make it
mandatory that no one has any chil
dren, and the other is to open up its
borders to the outside world, be
cause it could not survive this kind o f
growth w ithout assistance from other
countries. This is why you are going
to see so much importing and ex
porting, plus investment taking place
in China in 1997.
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Held Awards
Banquet
Scouts Need
Minority
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barriers which seem to keep low-
income youth from joining. It has
found some o f these problem s are
related to a lack o f know ledge about
scouting, transportation, and costs.
Holly said the council is ad
dressing these issues.
It has an outstanding reputation
for quality o f program s, executive
board strength, degree o f volunteer
c o m m itm e n t a n d m e m b e r s h ip
growth.
The council has plans to build a
fund to provide financial assistance
to youth and leaders.
The scouting organization is re
sponsible for delivering scouting
program to 18 counties in northw est
Oregon and southw est W ashington.
It operates tw o service centers in
Oregon, at 2145 S.W. Front Ave. in
Portland and at 4395 Liberty Road,
S. in Salem.
Oregon
Repertory Singer
Children’s Choir
Auditions for a new children’s
choir, ages 9 -1 3 , to prem iere with
Oregon Repertory Singers, 12/94.
Rehearsals begin 9/94. Call Linda
Noah 242-3857 for audition infor
mation.
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NAACP Firing Of Chavis Is About
Cowardly Colored People
by
J ames P osey
The title, “ the oldest civil rights
organization in the country,”
doesn’t mean a thing when you
lo o k a ro u n d and see the
catastrophic assault on the
African-American quality of life.
Jf > '
;
Sadly, the historical efforts o f
the N A A CP to gain equality in
America will be for nothing unless
there is a radical change o f course in
the way Black people address the
problems o f the 90’s. There is no
question that Ben Chavis em phati
cally understands the size and scope
o f the problem. More importantly,
on the strength o f his own experi
ences and courage, he was w illing to
exercise new age’ leadership as a
definitive Black man rather than a
“colored" or negro.
T hat’s why Ben Chavis is no
longer the executive director o f the
NAACP. Failingto escape the legacy
o f slavery, the notion o fa Black male
being a “m an” still scares the hell out
o f a lot o f people both Black and
white. The related controversy sur
rounding Farrakhan is about the same
issue but, when it comes to Farra
khan, the Jew issue not w ithstand
ing, even more so.
It would be hard to convince
m ost practical thinking A frican-
Americans that m ost o f this issue is
nothing more than about whites ex
ercising economic power and con
trol over uppity coloreds. On one
hand, this issue makes it clear that
Black folks can not deny that there is
an ongoing crisis in B lack leadersh ip
- far more serious than any crisis in
white leadership. In that context and
in contrast to white male leaders,
there are different standards for Black
male leaders.
Everybody knows that for the
Black male leader, the first and car
dinal rule is that you can’t ever make
the mistake o f even appearing to
mess with the money or the women.
This is especially true o f “m asta’s”
m oney or women. These are fatal,
un-redeem ing irreconcilable errors
for Black male leaders. It should not
be surprising that the sexual harass
ment thing is becom ing a com m on
place weapon o f choice in career
assassination for them.
Who knows whether or not Ben
Chavis was messing around? But
one thing is certain, regardless o f the
woman thing (and even if Chavis
was as clean as the driven snow),
there was enough ill sentim ents
against him in the “negro” ranks on
the Board to have him terminated.
The negroes just didn’t like the way
C havis’s ideas and approaches dis
rupted their traditional “yessa, masta”
relationship with powerful and in
fluential white people.
It’s no secret that for their own
personal benefit, many o f the negroes
at the national level used the NAACP
to develop contacts and relationships
with powerful and influential whites.
It's the age old story o f Blacks sell
ing out with a more sophisticated
twist. And the result are the same: A
few will gain w hile the m asses suf
fer.
The local com m unity has some
microcosmic similarities to the na
tional issue. The Portland N AACP
chapter, for all intents and purposes,
was a dead fish. The relatively-new
leader tried to gam er the new spirit
generated by Chavis’s leadership to
move things forward. The decision
to fire Chavis rather than reprimand
him for mistakes and praise him for
his successes can only make her job
harder. Because, she has to sell an
N AACP that has slipped back into
an age o f ‘cowardly coloreds.’
James Posey is a small busi
ness ow ner with a background in
social work and community ac
tivism
“ So I tell him,you
g o tta watch for
the power lines
when you’re on,
the roof...Daaad!”
Melliea, Age 12
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