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Show L J, 8l! on The Sampler, April 24, 1986 3 National secretary's day .:V: Rdu!he-:fulin-bo- x, asking questions, thereVno paper in the type writer it must be a weekend. But during duty hours when the phone's ringing, the box is filled, questions are being asked, there's things to type, file, appointments to make, the secretary becomes a key person nobody's V" r ;':r v ft -- ;.'! ' .; toward the first sergeant's . day."7 V jr. One of the most popular occu- pational specialties in the military is known as specialists. ive I ... PFC Cathy Welch gives a soldier his clearing as part of her Job, administrative specialist for i Headquarter and Headquarters Company. (U.S. Army photo by Lisa Slimmed) , week Asian-Pacif- ic A ':s "Expect routine," they are , told as they type seemingly endless during their training. According to PFC Cathy think I could do it. He would rattle off form numbers like they were nothing." Now she said she finds herself doing the same thing. reShe has a sort of love-hat- e lationship with her work. "I love it when things are going smooth. But, I hate to leave things undone. I try to have everything done by the end of the week, be- of- fice, "they notice!" in any organization. They must have been overlooked at some point in history, but for many year's, they've had their own special secretary's surprises Welch, administrative specialist for headquarters and headquarters company, the supposed routine is full of surprises. ''Things that you never would think happen, do happen, and the little things you think they won't notice," she said, nodding When the phone's not ringing, people aren't filling the V off l . "When I was first moved to this position, I was nervous," she said. Especially when I did something wrong, like mix up two letters in the company commanders name. I was about this big," she said, putting her fingers about an inch apart. cause when Monday comes around, everything starts all over." The workload is heavy. "Last week I was drowning in paper- work, I hated the job then. After I got started though, the next thing I knew I was half done. So, I hate it one minute and love it the next." Doing work for Top, the CO, supply, training and the dining facility, VI feel like I'm in the middle of everything," she said. "When I watched the person that did this job before, I didn't "Working here keeps me busy, and I like that. But," she said, "Most of all I feel that I'm needed." -- Dugway PAO v Japanese woman adjusts to new life here i Editor's Note: In reference to Asian Pacific Heritage Week the Deseret Sampler May staff provides this article. 5-- 9, ; 1 ' I i .l The third grade teacher opens a large file envelope filled with, students papers. Looking toward the Japanese woman correcting papers she said, "she spends two mornings a week here and saves me about 15 hours of work a week," said teacher Kathy Brandt. "I do that much work?" asked Noriko Wojciechowski, amazed: Wojciechowski has been in the. states for the last seven years. When she first came here with her husband, she knew very little English. Not just the language, but everything here is different, she said. Like in the schools here, the teachers and students are almost equal. In Japan, the teacher is so much higher. : Children bow to them and thank them at the end of the class. ' Now, she volunteers her time to the school, girl scouts and is active in the church. She has adjusted and has few communi- cation problems. She does volunteer work because she thinks people should help other people. "I like to get out and help just about anyone that needs it," she said. "It also helps me to meet more people." Getting a regular job doesn't . interest her. "I want to have time for my family. Besides, ever since I was little, I can't stand having someone tell me what to do." "I picked up English by ear," she said with a strong Japanese accent. Though she was married to her husband while he was stationed in Japan, There was little use for me to speak Eng- lish," she said. Her first impression of the .states was living in Chicago's South Side. Having grown up in Japan's crowded cities, she thought that Chicago didn't have enough people. "In Japan, you bump shoulders while shopping." She said her mother always told her to leave Japan. "Japan is too small, my mother would say. 'Go to another world,' she told me." When she announced her marriage, Wojciechowski recalled, My mother said, "I told you to go to another country, not marry someone from an- other country." Before she married she said she didn't think she liked people from other countries. "I never thought I'd marry an Ameri- can," she said laughing at the irony. She has visited Japan since she moved here. "It's different to me now," she said. "Now I think Japan has too many people." After more than seven years here, she still holds on to her heritage. She loves to cook, sew and play her instruments. "I really enjoy cooking. I will stay: in the kitchen all day just cooking and singing to myself." ; Singing Japanese songs, no doubt. Though she has found that people here are friendly and she has adjusted well to this new life style, she admits, "I don't like that American mu - sic. V Noriko Wejdechowskl remembers heritage while In many activities here. (U.S. Army photo) 0W4 she's active MMWWWMMAMAMMMMMMl I ilia v : i ti ri 1 1q ri ' O I Tini Tl Price Size Price 89.95 105.95 3Qx9.50R1 5 105.95 109.95 31x1 0.50R1 5 MA 31x1 0.50R1 8.5 1 09.95 115.95 119.95 32x11i50R15 1 19.95 124.95 33x1250R1 5 1 29.95 33x1 2.50R1 6.5 1 24.95 i n Mud Traction Light Truck Radial '1! 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