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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 2, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Through:
CHRISS WINSTON
From:
MARK DAVIS MD
Subject:
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
I. SUMMARY
Last year, you signed a measure proclaiming Asian/Pacific
American Heritage Week. This year, you will sign a proclamation
extending it to a month. You will address an audience of about
150 people in the Rose Garden at 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 7. Your
remarks are brief, and are on cards.
Davis/Martin
May 2, 1990
Title: Asia
Draft: Two
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-Pacific American Month
The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, 11:30 A.M.
First, a special welcome to Prime Minister and Mrs. Namalin
from Papua-New Guinea, your Excellencies, and Senator Daniel
Inouye [EE-NO-EE], and Senator, Daniel Akaka. Representatives
2Pat Saiki [SIGH-kee], Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui, Daniel
Akaka, and Ben Blaz. Distinguished visitors. And also a special
welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, we established Asian-Pacific
American week. And now I am proud to take one more step and
proclaim this May to be the first Asian-Pacific American heritage
month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentleman in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with the same graceful
fluency -- Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be
his day.
Sparky's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Issei [EE-say],
the first Japanese-Americans to land on these shores.
Now people from Asia and the Pacific, from dozens of lands,
across a broad swath of the world that spans from Pakistan to the
2
Philippines, have found this new homeland called America. They
represent the whole range of religions: Christian, Moslem, Hindu
and Buddhist. They are of Arab, Iranian, Indian, Korean, or Thai
descent. But they will tell you that they are Americans
first.
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. Pacific Islanders have enriched the culture and
heritage of Orange County. Filipinos have called America home
since the first son of the Philippines arrived on these shores in
1763. All of these are subtle signs that Asian and Pacific
Americans are our country's fastest growing minority population.
They are changing America, and they are changing America for the
better.
Some Asian and Pacific Americans come from families that
have lived in America for more than a century. Others have
literally just arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on
strong communities, networks of family and friends, often with
the support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
3
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
degree -- well above the national average of 66 percent. This
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan [WHY-on] Lee and the late An [Ahn]
Wang. We are richer because of the talent of Michael Chang, and
the courage of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer
because of Asian-Pacific American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao [CHOW], Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading; Cindy Daub, Commissioner of the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal; and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S.
ambassador to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
As shown by public-spirited leaders Spark Matsunaga and
those here today, Asian-Pacific Americans are beginning to excel
in the field of politics as they have excelled in every other
field.
While politics is often a second, third or fourth-generation
profession, the time is coming when more and more Asian and
Pacific Americans will seek office to lead our cities, our
states, and our nation. And, as America looks toward the Pacific
in the century ahead, we will need your insights and your
leadership as never before.
4
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia and
the Pacific is no less important to America than the future of
Europe.
My Administration is committed to promoting open trade and
fighting protectionism, so that the economic ties between the
United States and Asia can continue to grow. Like Asian and
Pacific Americans in the United States, these nations are a
testament to the power of self-initiative. With time, we will
create a true community of nations surrounding the Pacific Rim,
bound together by commerce, a shared commitment to demcoracy, and
an abiding friendship.
That is why we support the emerging Asian and Pacific
democracies.
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
5
The people of this land know that it is not enough to let a
man purchase what he wants. He must be allowed to say what he
believes. He must be allowed to go where he wants. He must be
allowed to choose his government. Economic freedom alone will
not provide sufficient room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Pacific
Americans to our precious freedoms, remember the restless
millions who remain behind. In looking for inspiration, they
need look no further than the success of their grandchildren,
their children, their brothers, sisters and cousins who found
freedom -- in America. And so it is in your honor that I sign
this measure proclaiming this to be Asian-Pacific American
Heritage month.
((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 2, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Through:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
From:
MARK DAVIS MD
Subject:
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
I. SUMMARY
Last year, you signed a measure proclaiming Asian/Pacific
American Heritage Week. This year, you will sign a proclamation
extending it to a month. You will address an audience of about
150 people in the Rose Garden at 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 7. Your
remarks are brief, and are on cards.
Davis/Martin
May 2, 1990
Title: Asia
Draft: Two
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-Pacific American Month
The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, 11:30 A.M.
First, a special welcome to Prime Minister and Mrs. Namalin
from Papua-New Guinea, your Excellencies, and Senator Daniel
Inouye [EE-NO-EE], and Senator, Daniel Akaka. Representatives
2Pat Saiki [SIGH-kee], Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui, Daniel
Akaka, and Ben Blaz. Distinguished visitors. And also a special
welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, we established Asian-Pacific
American week. And now I am proud to take one more step and
proclaim this May to be the first Asian-Pacific American heritage
month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentleman in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with the same graceful
fluency -- Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be
his day. III
Sparky's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Issei [EE-say],
the first Japanese-Americans to land on these shores.
Now people from Asia and the Pacific, from dozens of lands,
across a broad swath of the world that spans from Pakistan to the
2
Philippines, have found this new homeland called America. They
represent the whole range of religions: Christian, Moslem, Hindu
and Buddhist. They are of Arab, Iranian, Indian, Korean, or Thai
descent. But they will tell you that they are Americans
first.
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. Pacific Islanders have enriched the culture and
heritage of Orange County. Filipinos have called America home
since the first son of the Philippines arrived on these shores in
1763. All of these are subtle signs that Asian and Pacific
Americans are our country's fastest growing minority population.
They are changing America, and they are changing America for the
better.
Some Asian and Pacific Americans come from families that
have lived in America for more than a century. Others have
literally just arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on
strong communities, networks of family and friends, often with
the support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
3
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
degree -- well above the national average of 66 percent. This
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan [WHY-on] Lee and the late An [Ahn]
Wang. We are richer because of the talent of Michael Chang, and
the courage of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer
because of Asian-Pacific American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao [CHOW], Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading; Cindy Daub, Commissioner of the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal; and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S.
ambassador to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
As shown by public-spirited leaders Spark Matsunaga and
those here today, Asian-Pacific Americans are beginning to excel
in the field of politics as they have excelled in every other
field.
While politics is often a second, third or fourth-generation
profession, the time is coming when more and more Asian and
Pacific Americans will seek office to lead our cities, our
states, and our nation. And, as America looks toward the Pacific
in the century ahead, we will need your insights and your
leadership as never before.
4
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia and
the Pacific is no less important to America than the future of
Europe. III
My Administration is committed to promoting open trade and
fighting protectionism, so that the economic ties between the
United States and Asia can continue to grow. Like Asian and
Pacific Americans in the United States, these nations are a
testament to the power of self-initiative. With time, we will
create a true community of nations surrounding the Pacific Rim,
bound together by commerce, a shared commitment to demcoracy, and
an abiding friendship.
That is why we support the emerging Asian and Pacific
democracies.
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
5
The people of this land know that it is not enough to let a
man purchase what he wants. He must be allowed to say what he
believes. He must be allowed to go where he wants. He must be
allowed to choose his government. Economic freedom alone will
not provide sufficient room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Pacific
Americans to our precious freedoms, remember the restless
millions who remain behind. In looking for inspiration, they
need look no further than the success of their grandchildren,
their children, their brothers, sisters and cousins who found
freedom -- in America. And so it is in your honor that I sign
this measure proclaiming this to be Asian-Pacific American
Heritage month.
( (Sign proclamation) ) Thank you, may God bless. you all and
God bless America.
#
#
#
Davis/Martin
May 2, 1990
Title: Asia
Draft: Two
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-Pacific American Month
The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, 11:30 A.M.
First, a special welcome to Prime Minister and Mrs. Namalin
from Papua-New Guinea, your Excellencies, Senator Daniel Inouye
[EE-NO-EE], and Senator, Daniel Akaka. Representatives Pat Saiki
[SIGH-kee], Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui, and Ben Blaz.
Distinguished visitors. And also a special welcome to
Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, we established Asian-Pacific
American week. And now I am proud to take one more step and
proclaim this May to be the first Asian-Pacific American heritage
month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentleman in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with the same graceful
fluency -- Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be
his day.
Sparky's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Issei [EE-say],
the first Japanese-Americans to land on these shores.
Now people from Asia and the Pacific, from dozens of lands,
across a broad swath of the world that spans from Pakistan to the
2
Philippines, have found this new homeland called America. They
represent the whole range of religions: Christian, Moslem, Hindu
and Buddhist. They are of Arab, Iranian, Indian, Korean, or Thai
descent. But they will tell you that they are Americans
first.
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. Pacific Islanders have enriched the culture and
heritage of Orange County. Filipinos have called America home
since the first son of the Philippines arrived on these shores in
1763. All of these are subtle signs that Asian and Pacific
Americans are our country's fastest growing minority population.
They are changing America, and they are changing America for the
better.
Some Asian and Pacific Americans come from families that
have lived in America for more than a century. Others have
literally just arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on
strong communities, networks of family and friends, often with
the support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
3
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
degree -- well above the national average of 66 percent. This
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan [WHY-on] Lee and the late An [Ahn]
Wang. We are richer because of the talent of Michael Chang, and
the courage of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer
because of Asian-Pacific American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao [CHOW], Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading; Cindy Daub, Commissioner of the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal; and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S.
ambassador to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
As shown by public-spirited leaders Spark Matsunaga and
those here today, Asian-Pacific Americans are beginning to excel
in the field of politics as they have excelled in every other
field.
While politics is often a second, third or fourth-generation
profession, the time is coming when more and more Asian and
Pacific Americans will seek office to lead our cities, our
states, and our nation. And, as America looks toward the Pacific
in the century ahead, we will need your insights and your
leadership as never before.
4
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia and
the Pacific is no less important to America than the future of
Europe.
My Administration is committed to promoting open trade and
fighting protectionism, so that the economic ties between the
United States and Asia can continue to grow. Like Asian and
Pacific Americans in the United States, these nations are a
testament to the power of self-initiative. With time, we will
create a true community of nations surrounding the Pacific Rim,
bound together by commerce, a shared commitment to demcoracy, and
an abiding friendship.
That is why we support the emerging Asian and Pacific
democracies.
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy. "
5
The people of this land know that it is not enough to let a
man purchase what he wants. He must be allowed to say what he
believes. He must be allowed to go where he wants. He must be
allowed to choose his government. Economic freedom alone will
not provide sufficient room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Pacific
Americans to our precious freedoms, remember the restless
millions who remain behind. In looking for inspiration, they
need look no further than the success of their grandchildren,
their children, their brothers, sisters and cousins who found
freedom -- in America. And so it is in your honor that I sign
this measure proclaiming this to be Asian-Pacific American
Heritage month.
((Sign proclamation) ) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
#
#
#
Insert #1
My Administration is committed to promoting open trade and
fighting protectionism, so that the economic ties between the
United States and Asia can continue to grow. Like Asian+ and
Pacific
Americans in the United States, these nations are a testament
to free wheeling capitalism and the power of self-initiative.
With time, we will create a true community of nations
surrounding the Pacific Rim, bound together by commerce, a
shared commitment to democracy, and an abiding friendship.
I am committed to ensuring that America remains a true
melting pot with respect for all cultures and all races. Last
month I signed a bill to address crimes of hate, intolerance,
and bigotry. To the world, America is and must remain a symbol
of freedom and diversity.
Document No. 136861 55
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/30/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 PM 5/1/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ASIAN-AMERICAN MONTH
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT Bootleg
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
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Rogers
CICCONI
Ninston
DEMAREST
Pinkerton
FITZWATER
SIV
GRAY
HAGIN
Wray Ahonson N/C
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office no later than 2:00 PM,
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1990. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PH 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
Pacific
Hevitage
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian- American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
Finst, a special welcome to Prim Minister and mrs. NAMalin
from Papua- Newbuinea, your Excellencies,
(Acknowledgements Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy. Senator
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
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Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
distinguish visitors.
Blaz. And as special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
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Jeanie Jew we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Pacific Hentoge
Asian-American 1 month.
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But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
the same
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. III Let today be his day.
Spark S brilliant career was the culmination of a history
Issei
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of
China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese Americans.
people from and the Pacific 2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
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this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
are of
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first.
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
Pacific Islanders have euriched the and culturyf Orange County. and Pacyic
children. ^ All of these are subtle signs that Asian* Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
and Pacife
Some Asian *Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
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nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ((Ahn)) Wang. We
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fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
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Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
Cindy Daub?
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
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office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
toward the Pacific
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
and the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe. III
and Paufic
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
meet,
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy. "
The people of his land Know that
So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
remain
inspiration
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
the success of
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Pacific Hentse
Asian-American month.
( (Sign proclamation) ) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 1, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Asian-American Month
I have reviewed the Presidential remarks for Asian-American
Month and have indicated comments on the attached copy.
If you have any questions or we can help in any other way,
please let me know.
Attachment
c: James W. Cicconi
81 : Ed IE MAR 06
Document No. 136861 55
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/30/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 PM 5/1/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ASIAN-AMERICAN MONTH
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
Rogers
CICCONI
Ninston
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GRAY
Wray
HAGIN
Ahonson
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RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
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and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PM 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
((Acknowledgements -- Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy. Senator
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
Blaz. And a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Asian-American month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be his day. III
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese-Americans.
2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first. III
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
Some Asian-Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. So this
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ((Ahn)) Wang. We
are richer because Doctor Haing Ngor escaped from the killing
fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
correct. Injuye
And yet, despite exceptions like Spark Matsunaga and others
here today, Asian Americans have yet to excel in politics to the
SI
same degree to which they have excelled in every other field.
makes more in
This is understandable. Politics is often a second, third
or fourth generation profession. But the time will come -- and
it is not far off -- when more and more Asian-Americans will seek
office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe.
insert
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Asian-American month.
((Sign proclamation) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
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I MAR 06
Brent Scowcroft
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
CC: Jim Cicconi
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PM 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
Pacific American
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
First , a special welcome to Prime Minister and Mrs Namalin from
Pagna-New Guinea, your Excellencies,
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Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
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Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
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proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Pacific- Heritage
Asian-American month.
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But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be his day. III
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
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Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
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Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
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arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
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mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
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no less important to America than the future of Europe.
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in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy. "
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He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Pacific Hentage
Asian-American month.
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((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
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NEWMAN
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PORTER
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ROGICH
BATES
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Rogers
CICCONI
Ninston
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Pinkerton
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SIV
GRAY
Wray
HAGIN
Ahonson
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IS : 110 IE MAR 06
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Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Dais participants CB. coming from
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PH 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
from 13 Asian-Pacific Countries
Ambassadors
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
Prime minister of Papau New Guinea
( (Acknowledgements -- (Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy Senator
Taek w/ CB
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
Blaz. And a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Pacific Heritgge
Asian-American month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. III Let today be his day.
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese-Americans.
Pacific Americano
2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first. III
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
Some Asian-Americans Ppcific come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider Pacific this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. So this
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ((Ahn)) Wang. We
Day
are richer because Doctor Haing Ngor escaped from the killing
fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian
Pgcific
American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
Pacific
to Nepal -- our first Asian American ambassador.
And yet, despite exceptions like Spark Matsunaga and others
Pglific
here today, Asian Americans have yet to excel in politics to the
same degree to which they have excelled in every other field.
This is understandable. Politics is often a second, third
or fourth-generation profession. But the time will come -- and
it is not far off -- when more and more Asian Pacific Americans will seek
office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe. III
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans Pacific
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in Pacific your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Asian American month.
((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
#
#
#
Foreword
Although rather ingeniously presented as oral history accompanied by commentary, this book is a report
and a proud record of a people's coming to a tactical pause in a long and perhaps never-ending journey. At
the end, if reached, is a boon that must be possessed and brought back home. It is a myth we live by un-
knowingly as individuals, and more SO as a people. In the Filipino imagination it has been seeded for gener-
ations in the Ibon Adarna story about an ailing father with three sons. They must set out into the world and
return with the cure for their suffering parent.
The words and pictures in the book tell, to my mind, a verifiable portion of that story. Perhaps, that is
what histories are for. In any event, these words and photographs are not the usual kind. The words portray,
the pictures speak. Together they become yet another medium of expression: in this instance, they illuminate.
Consider the Filipino as a neophyte in that inevitable journey. The records go back to 1565. We meet
him on the Spanish galleon, San Pablo, a member of the crew. In 1763, he jumps ship, possibly at New
Orleans. Then we next hear of him as one of the forty-six founding fathers of Los Angeles. He buys a catch
of fish from Naookan Indians on behalf of Captain Douglas, of the Iphigenia Nubiana, circa 1788. During
the reign of King Kalakaua, of Hawaii, he takes it upon himself to apply for citizenship: thousands are to
follow his lead a hundred years later, attracted by the blessings of another allegiance. Meanwhile, back to the
reality, this time in the form of a winter with the crew of a whaling ship at Point Hope in Arctic Alaska. In
1883, he hires himself out as a sawmill worker at Port Blakely, on Bainbridge Island, off Seattle. A veritable
man for all seasons and unlikely places.
What did the alien world want of him? Certainly, not riches; he had none. Yes, his sweat and brawn.
He could work with his hands and could stoop for hours on end in the blistering sun. But his dreams and
aspirations were a secret, his vision a brooding mystery. Enough that he was around; helpful, handy. One day
Captain Douglas was moved to note in his journal, "My servant was a Manilla man," a pleased master because
the man spoke English as well as the language of the Naookans. Quite possibly there were other assets to tap.
These he pitted against working conditions that were hardly ideal. When the comforts of family life were
denied him, he was forced, it is true, to frequent gambling joints, dance halls, and similar places; but also he
turned the other way as best he could when called "Brown Monkey".
Now there were far too many of them to overlook, sweating it out in the fields of California, for example.
It was well to give themselves a name that suggested warmth and fellow-feeling. Indeed, as Pinoys they found
a common identity. When, as a work force they became threatening and a free trip back to the homeland was
offered them, only one thousand one hundred and ninety, out of forty-five thousand, could swallow their pride
and avail themselves of the opportunity. Their quest was far from over; the die was cast. When Depression
came, they stuck together. Years later, they could boast: "We never joined the breadlines!"
With World War II, conditions changed. They were now dubbed "The Little Brown Brothers". At war's
end they could own property and move up the social scale with some confidence. In a few more decades, they
were even to join the American public service and enjoy prestige in their practice of the learned professions.
xi
They will undoubtedly be joined by thousands in the immediate future and will continue to make their
mark in all walks of American life. And will they lose sight of the purpose of their journey? In this book, it
is difficult to judge. Here they have been given an opportunity to speak up-in their own vocabulary, and in
a tone of voice that succeeds, amazingly enough, in keeping both emotion and high-mindedness subdued. But
there is a clear feature to be observed: a sakada says, somewhere in these pages: "I have conquered a lot of
changes in the past, and I am confident that I will be able to conquer any kind of challenge."
This book, then, is about that kind of courage whatever else the reader might desire it to be. He could,
of course, read it for the nostalgia that the unadorned speech of memory will provide. But because of the
undaunted spirit that informs the collective voice documented, the shape of the future is discernible.
Here is expressed the premise of the logic of that mythic journey. Here is prophesy.
-N. V.M. GONZALEZ
Hayward, California
1982
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6t : :2d IE MAR 06
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Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 FH 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
( (Acknowledgements -- Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy. Senator
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
Blaz. And a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Asian-American month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be his day. III
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese-Americans.
2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first.
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
Some Asian-Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. So this
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ( (Ahn)) Wang. We
are richer because Doctor Haing Ngor escaped from the killing
fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
And yet, despite exceptions like Spark Matsunaga and others
here today, Asian-Americans have yet to excel in politics to the
same degree to which they have excelled in every other field.
This is understandable. Politics is often a second, third
or fourth-generation profession. But the time will come -- and
it is not far off -- when more and more Asian-Americans will seek
office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe.
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Asian-American month.
((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
>
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
\
UNTERMEYER
CARD
Rogers
CICCONI
Ninston
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Pinkerton
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SIV
GRAY
Wray
HAGIN
Ahonson
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Winston's office with a copy to my office no later than 2:00 PM,
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PM 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose
Garden ED IN
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
((Acknowledgements --
Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy.
Senator
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
Blaz. And a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Asian-American month.
a
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
the same
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be his day. III
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by-
Chinese-Americans.
which could not have been
accomplished without
the efforts of
2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
They
this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
av
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first. III
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
Some Asian-Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. SO This
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ((Ahn)) Wang. We
are richer because Doctor Haing Ngor escaped from the killing
fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
And yet, despite exceptions like Spark Matsunaga and others
here today, Asian-Americans have yet to excel in politics to the
same degree to which they have excelled in every other field.
This is understandable. Politics is often a second, third
or fourth-generation profession. But the time will come -- and
it is not far off -- when more and more Asian-Americans will seek
office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe.
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
people
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So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
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He must be allowed to say what they he believes. They He must be allowed
to go where they he wants. They He must be allowed to choose hi their
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
Encouraging
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
were
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further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
oveign Asians lands
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
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Asian-American month. Asians left behind ??
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((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
defal
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of
Rim.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 1, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON B
SUBJECT:
Asian-American Month Draft
pg. 1, para. 4, line 1
"Spark's brilliant career was
the culmination of a history that began 146 years ago with
the arrival of the Nisei, the first Japanese-Americans to
land on these shores."
The Nisei, literally "second generation," are the first
Japanese-Americans to be born in North America (the first
to come to America are called Issei). And it is not
really necessary to explain the term to this audience
anyway. Also, if we're not mistaken, the late Senator was
known familiarly as "Sparky."
1,4,5 " the greatest engineering feat since the Great
Wall of China
"
This comparison seems a little too much as if it were
contrived for the audience and therefore, paradoxically,
risks sounding condescending.
2,1,4 "They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian, Korean,
Burmese, or Thai descent."
We wonder about the inclusion of Arab and Iranian
descent in this list, but presume this has been checked.
Also, we wonder whether "Burmese" has changed now that
Burma has become Myanmar (although the Burmese are one of
several groups who live in Burma).
18 : Olv IE MAR 06
(more)
2-2-2
3,3,2 "And yet,
Asian-Americans have yet to excel in
politics to the same degree to which they have excelled in
every other field.
"This is understandable. Politics is often a second,
third, or fourth-generation profession."
The truth is that Asian-Americans have not entered into
politics because they have been so exceptionally
successful outside of politics. The unparalleled success
of Asian-Americans has meant that, in a certain sense,
Asian-Americans have not "needed" to enter politics.
Thus, to say that Asian-Americans must look to the
"second, third, or fourth-generation" for Asian-American
politicians is to deny them a deserved compliment and to
sound a slightly patronizing note of "your day will come." "
We suggest omitting these lines and amplifying instead
the succeeding sentence on the idea that America's Asian-
American population will serve her well with Asian and
Pacific cultures. That sentence which starts, "And as
America looks East" should be changed to " looks toward
the Pacific " because to look East from America is to
look towards Europe.
3,5,2 "But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. "
Pacific Rim is the vogue expression but we wonder if
this does not risk leaving out those Asian countries not
near the Pacific, such as India, Pakistan, Thailand, Burma
-- sorry, Myanmar, etc.
3,5,3 "I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of
Asia is no less important than the future of Europe."
A strong and effective line.
###
Encyclopedia Britannice
Nisa
356
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Hegel-in
philosop
Nemanja dynasty, but in 1375 the Turks cap-
tured it from the Serbians.
Nishijim
Niš was recovered briefly several times, but
physicist.
Turkish domination lasted for 500 years, and
subatomi
the town became an important station on the
Nishikav
route from Istanbul to Hungary. In the first
GOUEMON
Serbian uprising (1809), the Serbs fired their
of the UI
powder magazine and destroyed themselves
paintings
and a large number of the enemy; in the ruins
signer of 1
of the Turkish-built Cele Kula (Tower of
Skulls) are embedded the skulls of more than
900 of these Serbians. The Serbs' army liber-
ated Niš in 1877, and the town was ceded to
them by the Treaty of Berlin (1878). In World
War I, Niš was for a period the capital of
Serbia.
Heavy bomb damage from World War II
and consequent postwar construction erased
much of the town's Turko-Byzantine style.
Historical buildings include a 5th-century By-
zantine crypt.
Nise-e of Minamoto Kintada, one of the 36 poets, from a handscroll by Fujiwara
Industries include textiles, beer, tobacco pro-
Nobuzane, Kamakura period (1192-1333); in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
ducts, locomotives, household appliances,
By courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC
and electronic materials. A university was
nise-e consisted in catching a man's character
opened in 1965. Pop. (1971 prelim.) 127,178.
rougher type portraying human and animal
43°19' N, 21°54' E
in a few simple lines, although portraits ex-
figures against an ornamental background
pressed not so much a feeling for the individu-
also existed.
map, Yugoslavia 19:1100
al and his characteristics as veneration for his
Nisa, also called PARTHAUNISA, first capital
accomplishments. The angular, geometric, al-
Nishi Armane (b. 1829, Tsuwano, Shimane
of the Parthians, located near modern
most abstract, treatment of robes contrasts
Prefecture, Japan-d. 1897, Tokyo), thinker
Ashkhabad in Soviet Turkistan. Nisa was tra-
strikingly with the realistic treatment of the
who helped introduce Western philsophy,
ditionally founded by Arsaces I (reigned c.
face.
especially British Empiricism, to Japan.
250-c. 248 BC), and it was reputedly the royal
Fujiwara Takanobu (1142-1205) initiated
After study at the University of Leiden, The
necropolis of the Parthian kings. Excavations
the trend, and his son, Fujiwara Nobuzane, a
Netherlands, he became a professor at Kaie
at Nisa have revealed substantial buildings,
courtier and poet like his father, won a great
sho College in Tokyo. Together with Mon
reputation as a painter.
Yurei (1847-89), later minister of education,
popularity and examples 9:230h
Nishi founded the famous Meirokusha pub
lishing house. Its journal featured articles on
"Kesho suru o
Nisei, second-generation Japanese in the
such people as the 18th-century French
Nishikawa Suk
United States; the focus of national attention
philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and
By courtesy of the
during World War II when all persons of
Montesquieu and the 19th-century philoso
Japanese ancestry on the West Coast were
pher and biologist Ernst Haeckel, as well as
Nishikawa
forcibly evacuated from their homes and relo-
the British 19th-century philosopher John
two schools
cated in inland detention centres as a result of
Stuart Mill, the 19th-century British social
jects and tec
mass hysteria following the Japanese attack
philosopher Herbert Spencer, and the 19th
ed Tosa sch
on Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941). The govern-
century British historian Henry Buckle. The
influenced b
ment claimed it was forced by public hysteria,
publishing house also introduced Western
shikawa Mc
agitation of press and radio, and military pres-
civilization to Japan.
Edo, now T
sure to establish the War Relocation Authori-
Nishi not only translated Mill's Utilitarian
centre of U
ty by executive order (March 18, 1942) to ad-
ism but wrote many commentaries on West-
were often re
minister the mass evacuation.
ern philosophy. He is regarded as the first
ings and prir
Under jurisdiction of the Western Defense
philosopher to create modern philosophical
Nishikawa
Command, 110,000 Japanese-Americans (in-
terminology in Japanese, which permitted
Ukiyo-e and
cluding a number who were still aliens) during
Japanese philosophers to compare oriental
Kyōto area,
the spring and summer of 1942 were placed in
and Western thought.
predominate
ten war relocation centres located from the
Japanese interest in Western
suous, and
Sierra Nevada to the Mississippi River. The
philosophy 10:107f
such as the f
sparsely furnished military barracks afforded
Suzuki Haru
Ivory rhyton from Nisa, 2nd-1st century BC; in
meagre "work opportunities" for adults and a
Nishida Kitaro 13:118 (b. April 19, 1870,
He was a
the Hermitage, Leningrad
minimal education for children. By the time
near Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
known for h
By courtesy of the State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
the evacuation was complete, the U.S. was
-d. June 7, 1945, Kamakura), an outstand
two-volume
many inscribed documents, and a looted
largely in command of the Pacific and all dan-
ing philosopher who exemplified Japan's at
shinasadame
treasury. Also many Hellenistic art works
ger of a possible Japanese invasion past. After
tempt to assimilate Western philosophy into
en") is one of
individual screening at the centres to prove
its Oriental spiritual tradition.
have been uncovered, as well as a large num-
ber of ivory rhytons, the outer rims decorated
their loyalty, 17,600 Nisei were accepted for
Abstract of text biography. Nishida's earh
nishiki-e, Ja
service in the U.S. armed forces, with many of
education included study of the Confucian
prints of the
with Iranian subjects or classical mythological
their units later cited for bravery. The war-
Classics in Chinese. His lifelong friendship
first made in
scenes. In fact, almost all the art and architec-
time detention centres provided a precedent
with D.T. Suzuki, a renowned Buddhologist,
nique is attrib
ture at-Nisa exhibits a great intermingling of
greatly influenced his thinking. He attended
est early mast
Western and Iranian styles. Nisa was later
for the later establishment (by Title II of the
the University of Tokyo (1891-94) as a not
18th-century
renamed Mithradatkirt by Mithradates I
1950 Internal Security Act, repealed in 1970)
regular student of philosophy. While teaching
Japanese prin
(reigned 171-138 BC).
of six "emergency centres" to be used for pos-
in secondary schools (1895-1909), he pra
Asian, Plate
sible peacetime dissenters.
Niscemi, town, Caltanissetta province,
ticed Zen Buddhism. He taught for one year
technique dev
California's World War II isolation 3:616d
southern Sicily, Italy, in a cork-growing dis-
San Francisco forced inprisonment 16:220c
at Gakushüin University, Tokyo, and I
Nishinomiya
trict; it has wine and sugar industries. Pop.
social position after World War II 11:110g
Kyōto University from 1910 until his retire
Honshu, Japa
(1971 prelim.) mun., 22,673.
World War II relocation and
ment in 1928. In his Tetsugakulon bunshi
gawa (Muko
37°08' N, 14°24' E
contribution 18:992h
("Philosophical Essays"), written after I
part of the CC
nise-e ("lifelike painting" or "realistic portrai-
retirement, he explained his mature "philoso
between Kōbe
Nish (Yugoslavia): see Nís.
ture"), sketchy portraits that became fashion-
phy of the topos [place] of Nothingness,"
city occupies
able in the court circles of 12th- and 13th-cen-
Nishäpür (Iran): see Neyshãbur.
attempt to overcome the dichotomy of the
Osaka-wan (Ō
tury Japan.
mind and its object. The progressive develop
zan (Mt. Rokk
Nishapur pottery, Islãmic ceramics pro-
Realistic art was originally outside the tradi-
ment of Nishida's thought is apparent in
fine sake (rice
duced at Nishapur (modern Neyshãbür, Iran)
tion of Japanese portraiture, which, until the
writings: Zen-no-kenkyū (1911; Eng. trans.,
signed to indus
that were of bold style and showed links with
12th century, was purely religious in charac-
Study of Good, 1960), which first drew atten
cals, rubber go
Sässänian and Central Asian work. The style
ter. Alongside the rise of scroll painting,
tion to him as an original thinker, Jikaku-a
to bathing res(
originated in Transoxania, an ancient district
which depicted incidents of real life, a parallel
okerů chokkan to hansei (1917; "Intuition
sional baseball
of Iran, during the 9th century AD and showed
trend in the field of portraiture arose in the
and Reflection in Self-Consciousness"),
way and road
such specific characteristics as black and
second half of the 12th century. The skill of
Hataraku-mono kara miru-mono e (1922)
ban areas. Pop
ochre birds with dashes of white and green. A
"From the Acting to the Seeing Self").
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1990 APR 30 PM 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
Pacific American
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
First , a special welcome to Prime Minister and Mrs Namalin from
Papua new Guinea, your Excellencies,
((Acknowledgements -- ^ Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy. Senator
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
distinjurshed visitors.
Blaz And Calso a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Pacific- Heritage
Asian-American month.
^
A
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be his day. 111
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
ISSEI
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisel the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
one of
completion of ^ the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese-Americans
(unsavary
cannotations,
people from and the Pacific 2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
They represent the whole range of relisions:
this new homeland called America. Many are A Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first. 111
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
Pacific Islanders have enriched the population of Orange County.
andPacitic
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
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our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
and Pacific
Some Asian-Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. So this &
well
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
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of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
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Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
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mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
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no less important to America than the future of Europe. 111
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That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
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in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy. "
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to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
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to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
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Asian-American month.
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((Sign proclamation) ) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
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Document No. 136861 55
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/30/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 PM 5/1/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ASIAN-AMERICAN MONTH
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
Rogers
CICCONI
Ninston
DEMAREST
Pinkerton
FITZWATER
SIV
GRAY
Wray
HAGIN
Ahonson
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office no later than 2:00 PM,
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1990. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
5/1
Cong Akaka's appointment to the U.S. Sende is not effective
until may 16. Suggest deleting Senator titlo.
DR Wing
Someone Should 06 See. SiV
8th : 6A IE MAR
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
He will have a better handle
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
on the Names of people Missin, fromth Remarks
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PM 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
his
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
had
Govern
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(Acknowledgements -- Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy. Senator
School designed
designee Representative
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
Blaz. And a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.))
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Asian-American month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. III Let today be his day. III
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese-Americans.
Note
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(Notonly Chinese American workedunts RarlRoad
May Fasl America Built
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2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first. III
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
Some Asian-Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. So this
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ((Ahn)) Wang. We
are richer because Doctor Haing Ngor escaped from the killing
fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
American leaders, many with us today.
Someone should
See SIV onthis
Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador. what of Cird, Davis
Commisses. st copyrial
And yet, despite exceptions like Spark Matsunaga and others TRayat
here today, Asian-Americans have yet to excel in politics to the Comm.
same degree to which they have excelled in every other field.
This is understandable. Politics is often a second, third
or fourth-generation profession. But the time will come -- and
it is not far off -- when more and more Asian-Americans will seek
office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe. 111
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Asian-American month.
((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
#
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 1, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
STEPHEN G. RADEMAKER SR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Asian-American Month
Pursuant to James Cicconi's request, Counsel's Office has
reviewed the above-referenced matter and has no legal objection
to the presidential remarks. We note, however, that Chinese-
Americans were not the only Americans to participate in the
construction of the trans-continental railroad. We suggest that
the fourth paragraph on page 1 of the remarks be modified to
avoid any suggestion to the contrary.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.
James W. Cicconi
90 MAR31 All
Document No. 136861 55
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/30/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 PM 5/1/90
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ASIAN-AMERICAN MONTH
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
\
UNTERMEYER
CARD
Rogers
CICCONI
Ninston
DEMAREST
Pinkerton
FITZWATER
SIV
GRAY
Wray
HAGIN
Ahonson
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office no later than 2:00 PM,
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1990. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Olv IE MAR 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
April 26, 1990
1990 APR 30 PM 3. 15
Title: Asia
Draft: One
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Asian-American Month, The Rose Garden
Monday, May 7, 1990, ((Time))
( (Acknowledgements -- Jeanie Jew and Ruby Moy. Senator
Daniel Inouye, and our newest Senator, Daniel Akaka.
Representatives Pat Saiki, Norman Mineta, Robert Matsui and Ben
Blaz. And a special welcome to Congressman Frank Horton.) )
Frank, because of your diligence in working with so many of
your colleagues in Congress, and the vision of Ruby Moy and
Jeanie Jew, we established Asian-American week. And now I am
proud to take one more step and proclaim this May to be the first
Asian-American month.
But let me first acknowledge the gentlemen in the Senate who
was Frank's co-sponsor; someone who has left us; a great man who
wrote both haiku and lasting legislation with graceful fluency --
Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii. Let today be his day. III
Spark's brilliant career was the culmination of a history
that began 146 years ago with the arrival of the Nisei, the first
Japanese-Americans to land on these shores. And 120 years ago
this Thursday marks the driving of the Golden Spike, the
completion of the greatest engineering feat since the Great Wall
of China -- the building of the trans-continental railroad by
Chinese-Americans.
2
Now Asians from dozens of lands, across a broad swath of the
world that spans from Pakistan to the Philippines, have found
this new homeland called America. Many are Christian, Moslem,
Hindu and Buddhist. They can be of Arab, Iranian, Indian,
Korean, Burmese or Thai descent. But before they are anything
else, they will tell you that they are Americans first. III
Look at the scope of America's demographic change.
Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian neighborhoods flourish just
across the Potomac River. The minaret of a Mosque rises over the
skyline of a Dallas suburb. The student body of a school in
Southern California is made up of almost entirely Hmong ( (MONG) )
children. All of these are subtle signs that Asian-Americans are
our country's fastest growing minority population. They are
changing America, and they are changing America for the better.
Some Asian-Americans come from families that have lived in
America for more than a century. Others have literally just
arrived by boat or jumbo jet. But all can rely on strong
communities, networks of family and friends, often with the
support of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.
So whatever their background, all enjoy strong communities.
These seven million Americans show us an example of how strong
families can instill an abiding respect for the law, tenacity in
the endeavor of life and work, and most of all -- excellence in
education.
Consider this: The last U.S. Census showed that 75 percent
of Asian-Americans aged 25 and over had a least a high school
3
degree -- high above the national average of 66 percent. So this
nation is incomparably richer because of great scientists like
Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Yuan Lee and the late An ((Ahn)) Wang. We
are richer because Doctor Haing Ngor escaped from the killing
fields; because of the talent of Michael Chang, and the courage
of the late Ellison Onizuka. And we are richer because of Asian-
American leaders, many with us today.
Count among them Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary at the
Department of Transportation; Sichan Siv, on the White House
staff; Wendy Gramm, Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Commodity Future Trading and Julia Chang Bloch, U.S. ambassador
to Nepal -- our first Asian-American ambassador.
And yet, despite exceptions like Spark Matsunaga and others
here today, Asian-Americans have yet to excel in politics to the
same degree to which they have excelled in every other field.
This is understandable. Politics is often a second, third
or fourth-generation profession. But the time will come -- and
it is not far off -- when more and more Asian-Americans will seek
office to lead our cities, our states, and our nation. And, as
America looks East in the century ahead, we will need your
insights and your leadership as never before.
You know that the future of Europe has been very much on my
mind of late. But America's destiny is also tied to the Pacific
Rim. I have lived in Asia. And I know that the fate of Asia is
no less important to America than the future of Europe.
That is why we support the emerging Asian democracies.
4
That is why we advocate peaceful change; why we will remain
in solidarity with the aspirations of the peoples of these many
lands. And that is why America must stand for more than mere
material success. America must remain the beacon of liberty, a
light of hope for the troubled, the oppressed, the downtrodden.
An ancient Chinese sage once said that: "The pheasant in the
marshes has to take ten steps in order to get one beakful of
food, one hundred steps for one drink of water. Yet it doesn't
want to be kept in a cage. Though it would be fed like a king,
it would not be happy."
So it is not enough to let a man purchase what he wants.
He must be allowed to say what he believes. He must be allowed
to go where he wants. He must be allowed to choose his
government. Economic freedom alone will not provide sufficient
room for the restless human spirit.
Let us, as we celebrate the contributions of Asian-Americans
to our precious freedoms, remember the restless millions who
stayed behind. In looking for a future, they need look no
further than their grandchildren, their children, their brothers,
sisters and cousins who found freedom -- in America. And so it
is in your honor that I sign this measure proclaiming this to be
Asian-American month.
((Sign proclamation)) Thank you, may God bless you all and
God bless America.
#
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