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Eng, 23, was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill his Queens neighbors and one of their pets. He was arraigned May 11 on charges of attempted assault, menacing, possession of a weapon and harassement.
Eng allegedly approached the mother and daughter as they stood in their driveway with their pet and said, "If your dog bites me, I will kill you and your family." He then called the mother fat and lazy and swung a hammer at her and her dog, according to the Queens district attorney's office.
Eng's attorney has asked that he undergo a mental examination. He is scheduled to return to court in Queens on June 13.
The JACL has extended the deadline for applications for its newly established Norman Y. Mineta Fellowship. This fellowship will be in the JACL Washington, D.C. office and will focus on public policy advocacy as well as programs of safery awareness in the Asian Pacific American community.
The fellowship is named for the Honorable Norman Mineta, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and is funded by State Farm Insurance.
Some responsibilities of the fellow will include:
Monitor and support the State Farm Insurance Child and Youth Auto Safety Program in the APA communities
Monitor key legislative initiatives that deal with economic justice; and
Work on and support various events sponsored by JACL.
Applicants will need to have a minimum four-year degree from an accredited college or university, be or become a member of the JACL and be familiar with Asian American issues.
The term of the fellowship will be for a time period of six to ten months and will begin as soon as the recipient is available. The stipend will hand from $1,500 to $2,500 a month depending on qualifications.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, a sample of writing, and names and contact information for two references to the JACL Washington, D.C. office via email (dc@jacl.org) or fax (202/296-8082) as soon as possible. The position will remain open until filled.
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Source: Pacific Citizen #3080/ VOl.144, No. 10)
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San Mateo JACL Highlights Upcoming Event—HIDDEN STORIES OF WORLD WAR II
 In 2001, a unique collaboration among the Japanese, German, and Italian communities produced the highly acclaimed photo-exhibit "The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II." Over the past five years, that
exhibit has traveled to dozens of locations, from Los Angeles to Chicago to Washington DC, presenting for the first time in dramatic format a photo-narrative history of the World War II Alien Enemy Control Program, which
interned over 30,000 Japanese, German, and Italian enemy aliens.
On April 28, 2007, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., the Enemy Alien Files Consortium, in collaboration with the San Mateo Main Library, will present HIDDEN STORIES OF WORLD WAR II: A Conference on Enemy Alien Restrictions and Internment. The Conference will mark the appearance of the "Enemy Alien Files" exhibit at the San Mateo Main Library for the month of May, 2007. For the Conference, numerous writers and internment scholars will be joined by former WWII internees or their families from the Japanese, German, and Italian communities.
Also on April 28, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theater of Hillsdale High School, the Enemy Alien Files Consortium will present FREEDOM LOST: Three One-Act Plays about Enemy Aliens in World War II. The plays, written by Bay Area author John Christgau, will be directed by Hal Gelb, noted West Coast director, writer and dramaturge. Each play focuses on one of the ethnic communities affected by World War II alien internment. "Zip" tells the true story of Eberhard "Zip" Fuhr, a 17-year-old German American who was arrested by the FBI as a "dangerous enemy alien" while in a high school classroom in Cincinnati in 1943. "The White Line" dramatizes the fate of Italian fishermen in Santa Cruz, who had their boats seized and who were forcibly relocated and separated from their only source of income. "The Master Tailor's Wife" dramatizes the little known, shocking story of the U.S. government's seizure of Japanese Peruvians, who were subsequently brought to internment camps in the U.S. and then used as hostages in exchange for U.S. citizens trapped in Japan.
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 The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the nation's oldest and
largest Asian Pacific American civil rights organization, has appointed current Director of Public Affairs/Washington D.C.Representative and past JACL national president, Floyd Mori as JACL's newest National Executive Director at the recommendation of the National JACL Personnel Committee under the direction of Sheldon Arakaki, Vice President of General Operations for the JACL.
Floyd Mori
Since August 2005, Mori has led the JACL's government relations operation in Washington
D.C. where he also serves on the Executive Board of the Leadership Council on Civil Rights (LCCR), the major civil rights coalition in the nation. His ability to work with members of congress from both sides of the aisle, and his personal friendship with former Congressman Bill Thomas of Bakersfield, California, was instrumental in the recent and rapid passage of HR
1492, the Camp Preservation Bill, through both houses of congress.The bill allows for permanent educational opportunities for this nation to understand the value of civil rights and the rights provided by the Constitution.
Named Interim National Executive Director by JACL National President Larry Oda in late November 2006 after the JACL National Executive Director John Tateishi became ill, Mori has since then organized a summit of current APA health organization leaders with Health and
Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt to raise the visibility of Asian Pacific American (APA) communities to the policy makers and administrators of national health programs within the HHS agencies. The meeting was inspired by his visits to New Orleans to
find ways to help the victims of Katrina when it became clear that health care institutions had no capacity to deal with the large population of Asian Americans living in the hurricane affected area.
Mori's ties to the JACL are long and deep. He is a past National President (2000-04) , Vice President for General Operations (1998-2000), and Vice President for Public Affairs (1990-92) and was a chapter president as well as a board member for over twenty years for
the Mt. Olympus Chapter in Salt Lake City. Mori also chaired the National JACL Convention held there in 1994.
"Floyd Mori's familiarity with Japanese American and Asian American communities, his understanding of JACL's history, commitment to civil rights, and previous leadership roles provide him with the background needed by JACL as our chief executive officer and spokesperson for this organization and the Asian American community at large during this critical transition in our history," said JACL National President Larry Oda.
February 23, 2007
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