Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Monday, August 1, 1983 Page: 1 of 20
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Southwest Chinese Journal
THE VOICE OF THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
VOL. 8 No. 8
P.O.BOX 18603
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HOUSTON, TEXAS 77223
AUGUST 1983
Life in These United States
As Seen Through Asian Eyes
BY DR. BALDWIN H. TOM
Open Letter to the Readers:
Six months ago 1 prepared a summary of my Far East lec-
ture tour for this paper (Jan-Feb issue). Mr. Gene Lee
of SWCJ considered the articles interesting and offered
to publish other thoughts that I might have as a Chinese
American. I have done so (June-July issues). Being
able to verbalize some thoughts that have built up over
the years has allowed me to gain insight and under-
standing about myself and about the society around me.
The opportunity that was provided me to visit China,
both the Mainland and Taiwan, has given me additional
perspective as a Chinese American as to my ancestral
beginnings. I think there are others of you who have the
same kinds of thoughts, and certainly have other types of
life experiences as an American of Chinese derivation or
a Chinese in America. Even if we speak not a word of
Chinese and feel integrated into Western ways we're
obvious minorities in this society. Those who do not
know you will first see you as a foreigner. 1 should add
that I have not had too many occasions to ever notice,
but every once in a while I am reminded through some re-
mark I hear or by a look by one of the Caucasian majority
that I indeed am different. This we can never change.
However it is the attitude we maintain in such situations
that allows us to transcend the potentially debilitating
aspects of prejudice or discrimination, such as by using
wit, intelligence, and most importantly, our competitive
spirit to excell in whatever we do. The latter need to
prove oneself has served this Nation well and is one of
the reasons the United States is inherently a verv
strong Nation. Sometimes we may appear wishy-washy,
weak; we are a people who move slowly (or not at all) to
respond to any regional and national problems, focusing
instead on our personal needs and desires. Only when the
problem appears "next door," do we marshal 1 our forces to
stand and fight. However the simple martialing of forces
is not sufficient. That occurs in all countries around
the world. The advantage that we have in America, is
that we have a free society in which "unity" refers to
the cooperative efforts of diverse groups of peoples,
individuals who have been studying what they wanted,
thought what they wanted, said what they wanted, and in-
vented what they wanted.
continued on p. 12
HOUSTON'S MISS CHINATOWNS
LOOKING BACK
BY SANDRA WONG DER BING
!
Each year a lovely Miss Chinatown Houston is selected
to be our representative at the national beauty contest
held in San Francisco during the colorful Chinese New
Year Festival. Along with each "new queen," there is a
"former queen" who joins the company of her predecessors,
becoming a reigning member of the past.
An English poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson, described the
past as "the days that are no more," but it appears that
this quote can not be applied to the days filled with
discoveries and appreciation experienced by the array of
beauties who once wore the crown as Miss Chinatown
Houston.
I asked the former titlists the question, "How has your
life been affected by being Miss Chinatown Houston?"
Here are their replies with a glimpse of their lives
today. continued on p.
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the applications have been taken and accepted a check
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