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Show wr.r-faM--- .;a.-r,f,-- , y ' , , ., though textbooks are culturally linguistically biased, Uno said, the Japanese have overcome the obvious disadvantage and have excelled. The JACL is basically said Uno, and non-partisa- n, equally the separate political parties. There represents about The oldest drug abuse treatment program in Utah is the Drug Crisis Center. Community Having been around for four years, the Center has seen a lot of changes in our community, and has gone through changes itself. With most of the serious hassles behind them that drug programs usually encounter, they are maintaining a good reputation for helping the people, and are available to everyone regardless of age, race, religion and income. There wide range of damaging drugs being used and abused is a in our area. Amphetamines (speed) are still the number one problem, according to the staff at the Center. Heroin continues coming in with more and more people getting strung out. Barbiturates (dcwners) are widely used also. A lot of young kids and teenagers are using dangerous solvents, like glue and spray paint, to get high. Getting off drugs isn't always easy. Sometimes it takes a while to quit altogether, but we feel that anyone who wants to quit should be given all the help and support he needs, even if he "slips" once or twice, Chaya Neff, staff member at the Center said. Parents should know the factual information of various drugs. They should have a place to comfortably get that information and ask questions, as well as have someone to talk with, other than a law enforcement person, if they suspect their children are using drugs, is the feeling of the people working at the Drug Crisis Center. All of these problems are not necessarily are four distinct religious backgrounds in the local Center is continually helping in these areas. Actually, the Center helps with many other things not having to do with drugs at all. They have approximately 35 volunteers as well as five paid staff to listen and to counsel community, Uno said, Christians, Buddhists and other denominations are Japanese-America- individuals, groups and families in crisis or having a general need. They work as a referral agency to programs such as the Community Action Program, Model Cities, Legal Services, Planned Parenthood, the mental health centers and hundreds of other agencies, directing people to the service or services they need. Volunteer doctors and nurses staff the free medical clinic on Monday and Wednesday nights. and drug They operate a first-aid information booth at rock concerts and si miliar events. They offer to the community a good drug education and "tunning into people" program in their volunteer orientation sessions every week. Staff members also speak quite often to school assemblies, agency staff meetings and other programs. They have a effort in community Kearns and at the Northwest e Center. They also extend an open invitation to stop and just "rap" - about ecology, minority rights and struggles, women's rights, volunteering at the Center, drugs, and anything else that you feel strongly about. The Community Drug Crisis out-reac- h Multi-purpos- Center is located at 868 McClelland Street. Drop in to talk, or if you have any questions, comments, or want further information on what you've just read, call 355-2846. "drug crisis" but the Utahns Active in JACL by Kirk Terry Many of the young Japanese in the communities at large have asked the Japanese-America- n Asian-America- n the young te that "eating rice" is Japanese alright, that the young people in salt lake modal neighborhood news volume one The Model Neighborhood News is a publication of the Salt Lake Model Cities Agency under the supervision of the Joint Board possible through a grant from the Department of Housing and of City and County Urban Development. Publication of the Model Neighborhood News is made Commissioners with editorial offices located at 151 East 21st South, Building No. 4, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 15. is Publication of the newspaper weekly with a distribution of 20,000 copies. Marlene Marie Young, Editor and Community Information Specialist Distribution by Reliable Courier Kirk Terry, Staff Reporter Roger Taylor, Staff Reporter and Photographer Steve Varley, Staff Reporter and Photographer Joint Board of Commissioners Ralph Y. McClure, Chairman Phillip R. Blomquist Stephen Harmsen Conrad Harrison Jennings Phillips William E. Dunn can be proud of their background. The JACL recently held its national convention in Washington, D. C. Ray Uno said that several Japanese Utahns have become important participants in the league. David Ushio, Murray, said Uno, was appointed by the JACL, at the recent convention, as the new national director of JACL. Also Mike Masaoka, Salt Lake, has been the local chapter's Washington representative for many years, said Uno. In fact, Utah has been charged by California, said the attorney, of over participation in the league. A California representative, said Uno, was chosen second to Ushio for the national directorship. Uno himself was past national president. problems encountered by residents the few blocks west of Palace. the Salt Uno said that Salt Palace expansion has threatened relocation for the residents and Japanese-America- n living in Citizens League (JACL) to help them in developing programs for racial awareness. Ray Uno, an attorney and member of JACL, said, "the assimilation process is taking place so fast, that a lot of our young people really don't know anything about their own culture . . . they don't know exactly where they stand terms of the multi-racia- l make-u- p of our country. He said the JACL wants to help Local JACL concerns, said Uno, are focused on the living that the housing shortage problem only added to the severity of the condition. It seems that many times, said Uno, the Japanese citizens both locally and nationally are caught up n represented. Japanese family generations, said Uno, are broken down into basically three levels. The young children are called Sansei, the generation is parent or middle-ag- e called Nissei and the elder generation is called Issei. The local JACL, in accordance with the national JACL moves to the involvement in local conditions, is developing plans for an Issei cultural center. JACL, said Uno, wants to take care of its elderly, and provide the cultural customs the elder people enjoy. Uno said that national JACL conflicts have arisen between the factions noting much more social change is needed as opposed to those who are saying, "don't rock the boat." Again, stressed Uno, focus nationally is on local chapter level social problems and that the national level is taking "a middle of the road" stand on the issues. Even though the Japanese are sterotyped as aggressive, intellectual and bent to tradition, they are faced with the problems minorities are surrounded by across the country. Uno said JACL wants to insure a decent "quality of life." Tradition is a valuable part of everyone's heritage and access to the resources for insuring a good quality of life is a democratic axiom also meant to be shared by all. frequently in problems like this. Every place the Japanes- goes, he said, it seems that new developments interfere with their homes. The national membership of JACL, Uno said, is about 27,000 with 95 chapters, three of which e-American The Joint are in Utah. About 850 he said, make up the Utah chapters. The Japanese-American- s, Board JACL has been primarily concerned, since their inception, with the special problems that occur as the result of being an American minority. One popular sterotype, said Uno, is the Japanese houseboy or gardener. Uno said these stereotypes plague the Japanese as do the stereotyping of other minorities. When asked to explain his feelings on the Japanese sterotype of being industrious, studious and intellengent, Uno said, the Japanese have been able to more easily assimilate into the American educational system and the American customs. Other minorities, notwithstanding language barriers, he said, haven't been able to adjust so easily. Even Will Not Have a Meeting On July 20. |