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The Evergreen State College
HAPPENINGS FROM THE THIRD WORLD COALITION - DECEMBER 1980
WOMEN By Zindzi Mandela
My life is but a dirty penny
that is only valued because
it is the only one.
My life is but a ten rand note
that can be used only because
there may be change.
My life is but a faithful husband
who smiles alone only because
he thinks he knows.
My life is but a broken mirror
that still stands up only because
it has to act.
KWANZA
Matunda Ya Kwanza (Kiswahili for first
fruit) was created by Dr. Ron Karenga
14 years ago as a celebration for Black
Americans. Kwanza is symbolic for Black
people celebrating their African heritage.
It combines the belief of giving thanks
to ancestors, respecting elders, reinforcing important values for children
and observing the seven principles of the
Black values system, the Nguzo Saba.
The seven principles are: 1) UMOJA or
unity, to strive for and maintain unity
in the family community, nation and race;
2) KUJICHAGULIA - self determination to define ourse 1ves , name ourse 1ves ,
create for ourselves and speak for ourselves rather than allow others to do
these things for us; 3) UJIMA- collective
work and responsibility - to build and
maintain our community together to make
our sisters' and brothers' problems ours
and to solve them together; 4) UJAMAA cooperative economics - to build and
maintain our own stores, shops and other
businesses and to profit from them together;
5) NIA - purpose - to make our collective
vocations the building and developing of
our community in order to restore our
people to their traditional greatness;
6) KUUMBA - Creativity - to do always as
much as we can, in the way we can, in
order to leave our community more beautiful
and beneficial than when we inherited it;
7) IMANI - faith - to believe with all our
hearts in our people, our parents, our
teachers, our leaders and the righteousness
and victory of our struggle.
KWANZA begins December 26 and ends January
1st, with each successive day observing a
different principle. If you have been
seeking for an alternative to the regular
holiday season, celebrate KWANZA.
KUUMBA
Third World Women will sponsor a multiple
display in the Library, December 7-17,
in recognition of the sixth principle of
KWANZA, Kuumba, or creativity.
There will be a display of pictures by
and for Third World women, a book display
by and for Third World women and a display
which features some of the items brought
back from Nigeria by the students in the
past "Africa and the West" program.
THIRD WORLD WOMEN POTLUCK
It is the first time that the Third World
Women's organization have had an office,
and some 'interior decorating' needs to
be done! If you would like to help with
suggestions of ideas or donations of items
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to make the office more comfortable,
please stop by. We are located in
Library 3211 or call 866-6066. We would
like to get things in order before
December 8th, when Third World Women will
hold an open house potluck at noon. The
potluck will be to generate interest and
support among women of color, and is held
in conjunction with the first principle
of KWANZA, Umoja or unity. All women of
color are invited to bring something to
munch on and get acquainted with our new
space and with each other. For more
information, contact Penny at 866-6066
or leave a message at 866-6034.
GOT THE BLUES?
Got those end
Wondering how
your academic
Looking for a
of the quarter blues?
you are going to finish
work or write an evaluation?
new academic program?
Perhaps the Third World Coalition can be
of some assistance in helping you go
through this process. We also have a
private study room and a library if what
you need is a quiet, secluded place. We
can also ma~e an electric typewriter
available to you for typing your papers
and evaluations.
Stop by Library 3204 or 3208 or call
866-6034 for further information.
types of events. Please write the Third
World Coalition, Library 3204, Olympia,
Washington 98505.
IN MEMORY
Within the past month, the Third World
community at TESC has had to bear the loss
of two former students. Mario Alvarado,
who was enrolled as a student last yearleaves behind Maria Anorga, also a TESC
student and Raque 1 , their daughter.
Services were held in Texas where Mario
was originally from.
Alvina McQuire also recently passed away
as a result of complications with her·
struggle against bone cancer. Alvina
was a Native American alum of TESC and
very active with the Native American radio
programs on KAOS.
The Third World Coalition would like to
extend our deepest sympathies to the
families of these two individuals.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066
December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day, the
day Japan attacked the Hawaiian Islands.
This day signifies many things to many
people and stirs many memories. None,
I'm sure, quite so painful as those of a
Japanese-American who was on the west
coast.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY
A very special thanks is extended to all
the students and community people that
helped to make Indigenous People's Day
a success. All reports and comments back
have been very positive. It is estimated
that approximately 500 people were in
attendance throughout the day for the
different events.
If you had the opportunity to attend, we
would like to hear your comments about
the day. It is important that when the
dollars get tight, justification of money
expended for such functions becomes
imperative. Your letters of support or
comments for improvement will aid us in
our ability to provide for more of these
The attack on Pearl Harbor served to
escalate the white American's fears and
racism towards all Japanese. Allegations
of espionage, sabotage, and disloyalty
were lodged against all Japanese, aliens
and U.S. citizens, although they were
totally unfounded.
The major newspapers in California began
a campaign of racist hysteria, with such
articles as was written January 29, 1942
by Henry Mclemore, "I am for the immediate
removal of every Japanese in the west
coast in a point deep in the interior.
Herd 'em up, pack 'em off and give 'em the
inside room in the badlands. Let 'em be
pinched, hurt, hungry, and dead up agains
it--let us have no patience with the
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enemy or with anyone whose veins carry his
b1ood--persona lly, I hate the Japanese."
They left homes, property and businesses
which were sold at a dramatic loss or
later vandalised. They were railed into
the interior to "camps" which had been
hastily built. The majority did not meet
building code standards for protection
from the elements, sanitation, or size.
They were approximately 115,000 who were
incarcerated for no other reason other
than being Japanese.
Public officials helped to fan the flames.
On February 21, 1942, California State
Attorney General, Earl Warren (later
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) said:
"I am afraid many of our people in other
parts of the country are of the opinion
that because we have had no sabotage and
no fifth column activities in this state
since the beginning of the war, that means
that none have been planned for us. But
I take the view that this is the most
ominous sign in our whole situation. It
convinces me more than perhaps any other
factor that the sabotage that we are to
get, the fifth column activities that we
are to get, are timed just like Pearl
Harbor was timed ... I believe the only
reason we haven't had disaster in California is because it has been timed for a
different date, and that when that time
comes, if we don't do something about it,
it is going to mean disaster both to
California and our nation. I want to say
that the consensus of opinion among the
law enforcement officers in this state
is that there is more potential danger
among the group of Japanese who were born
in this country than from the alien
Japanese who were born in Japan."
Many stayed incarcerated for three years
until the Supreme Court ruled in 1944 that
the detaining of a U.S. citizen against
whom there was no evidence of disloyalty,
was unconstitutional. The order was given
that all the "camps" be closed by the end
of 1945. The Japanese were "free" to
return "home" where their home no longer
existed, or where they were no longer
accepted. "Free" to work, when their
jobs no longer existed and people did not
want to hire them, "free" to buy or lease
property and become established again
with funds that no longer existed.
Warren provided the most single persuasive
testimonial which led to the Presidential
Executive Order 9066 allowing the War
Department to have the authority to
evacuate aliens and citizens alike. This
executive order did not specifically
state Japanese or Japanese-Americans for
it was to include all "enemy" aliens and
citizens, including the Germans and
Italians, though no such evacuation of
them took place - which only deepens the
point of white racism against people of
co 1or.
It took the U.S. two years to admit to
its crime against the Japanese and yet to
this day, has not adequately compensated
those that are still livin~ for their
losses. The "camps" are now gone but
there are people who were incarcerated
who are still living and still remembering.
Beginning March 24 - November 3, 1942,
four months after Pearl Harbor, all
persons of Japanese ancestry on the west
coast, were indeed herded up, given
numbered identification tags like animals,
all owed only to take the necessity items ,
and only those which they could carry.
The economic losses of the Japanese who
were imprisoned is conservatively
estimated at 400 million dollars. This
does not consider wages, interest or
property appreciation lost during their
incarceration. Nor does it include the
severe psychological and long-term
emotional toll taken on all those who
were incarcerated.
*Quotes taken from the book "The Bamboo
People" by Frank Chuman, Pages 148, 150.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for an internship for winter
quarter? Below is a listing of several
which are available.
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Editorial Assistant
Summer J ourn a l i s t
The Employment and Training division of
the Olympia Employment Security office is
offering a six month internship entitled,
1 Editorial Assistant•.
This intern will
be required to assist the Public Information Officer in gathering information for
publications such as newsletters, brochures,
preparing news releases and public service
announcements and producing slide and
video tape presentations about specific
programs and projects. It is a 20-hour a
week volunteer position with compensation
for travel and per diem.
A major Seattle newspaper is looking for
an intern summer quarter that has an
interest in: general assignment reporting,
a copy editor or sports editor. This
position is 40 hours per week at $275 a
week.
PLoduction
sn~ineer
Assistant
There is one intership available in
Tacoma for a student who can do some
typing, camera work, audio, dubbing film·
to tape , commercial production, script
writing, announcing , master control
switching, newspaper ad layouts, art work
and on-location productions for television
location. This is a volunteer 40 hours
per week position.
WI~HE
Intern Program
The Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education provides work experience
for upper division undergraduates,
graduates and professional students.
Students must be a resident of the west
coast or attending college in a western
state, as well as be a U.S. citizen.
WICHE has available Ethnic Studies internships which generally cover such disciplines
as education, curriculum design, history/
public history, bilingual education, Black,
Chicano, Asian, Native American studies,
sociology, antrhopology, linguistics, etc.
WICHE students are placed in professional
organizations and agencies and receive a
tax free stipend of $125 per week as well
as compensation for travel.
Ra.di o(TV Interns
Several internships are open with a radio/
TV station in a variety of areas.
Assignments are available in such areas
as program production, TV news , AM radio
news, and AM sales. These positions are
volunteer, 40 hours per ~treek.
Media Technician
There is one internship available in
Olympia for a student who will be responsible for all the technical work involved
with the development of a 9-10 minute
color slide/tape show on women in the
Washington state legislature. The intern
will work with the project director in
the development of the script. The intern
will also develop a traveling display.
This position is a 40 hour per week, one
quarter long at $960.00 for the quarter.
For more information regarding any of the
internships, call the Coop-Ed Office at
866-6391.
JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP
The Allied Daily Newspaper Foundation is
offeri.ng a $750 scholarship to a student
who is a ·r esident of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,
Montana, or Washington and attending a
school in one of those states in the area
of journalism. Students must also have at
least three quarters of undergraduate
study remaining prior to graduation.
There is also another $750 scholarship they
offer to Third World students studying in
the area of journalism.
Other qualifying criteria for both scholarships include . students• potential contribution to print media journalism as evidenced by academic achievement, practicum
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experience and extra curricular activities,
as well as financial need. To apply,
1rite Allied Daily Newspaper Foundation,
~0 Box 11410, Tacoma, Washington
98411.
STUDENT-SECRETARY CONFERENCE
The Department of Education is sponsoring
a conference on student peer counseling
as well as allow student leaders the
opportunity to assist the department
policymakers in designing its student
involvement plan.
The Department of Education will cover
the majority of the expenses for 85
student leaders to participate. The
selection committee will be looking for
these qualifications: 1) substantial
experience in student counseling and
information programs, 2) a clear plan of
action for using the experience gained
at the conference to strengthen existing
peer counseling and information programs,
3) ability to present conference recommendations to their campus, state or
national organizations and to follow up
those recommendations. There will also
be selection to reflect a cross section
of students, taking into account age,
sex, ethnic background, type of institution attending and geographic location.
The conference will be in Washington, DC,
February 19-21. The application deadline
is December 12, 1980. Several applications
are available in the Third World Coalition
office, Library 3208.
Recently, Third World people on this
campus have been meeting in regards to
the whole area of Admissions and recruitment. Much of the discussion was
generated due to the recent termination
of the Admissions Counselor/Minority
Recruiter. A lot of issues have once
again been raised and a statement has
been written which addresses these issues.
We are seeking your support and endorsement of this effort. Therefore, copies of
the statement will be made available for
your review and endorsement. If you are a
faculty member, contact LeRoi Smith in
Library 1405 at 866-6605. If you are
staff, contact Bettye Spicer in Library
1414 at 866-6605. If you are a student,
please contact one of the Third World
student groups - Ujamaa, Library 3207;
NASA, Library 3217; Asian/Pacific Coalition,
Library 3209; MEChA, Library 3206; and
Third World Women, Library 3211.
Please make the effort to stop by and
review what has been written before the
Winter break.
DECEMBER CALENDAR
12/3,10
MEChA meeting, noon, L-3206.
3,5
Third World Women exercise 2-4p.m.:
5
Third World Coalition meeting,
noon, L-3205.
7
PEARL HARBOR DAY
8
Third World Women open house potluc
noon, L-3211.
8-17
Third World Women's display in
celebration of KWANZA.
10
Winter quarter academic fair.
17
Fall quarter ends, evaluations due.
18-l/4
Winter Break
l/5
Winter quarter begins
ALL THE HOOPLA ABOUT ENROLLMENT
There has been much optimistic talk in
regards to the increased enrollment at
this institution. However, what people
have been overlooking is the fact that,
while white enrollment has gone up, Third
World enrollment has continued to
decrease. In the fall of 1977-78, we had
291 Third World students. We have
decreased every year since then, down to
a record low this fall of 189.
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