Oregon Grants Honorary Degrees to Japanese American Internees

From: Suzuki Carol
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:23 PMSubject: Invitation to a bill signing ceremony for HB 2823 - Thursday, May 31, 9:00 AM - please RSVPImportance: High

Dear Friends:
I want to invite you to a very special event. A bill signing ceremony for House Bill 2823 will be held this Thursday, May 31 at 9:00 AM. Please arrive by 8:45 AM.

Governor Ted Kulongoski will sign House Bill 2823 which will enable Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II to receive an honorary degree from an Oregon state college or university if they were unable to complete their education due to their incarceration during World War II. Family members may also request honorary degrees on behalf of deceased relatives.

The bill signing ceremony will be held in the Governor's Ceremonial Office in the Oregon State Capitol (900 Court St. NE, Salem, OR 97301).

House Bill 2823 was introduced by chief co-sponsors Representative Tina Kotek (D-Portland) and Representative Brian Clem (D-Salem). The bill passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate. The signing ceremony is the final step before the bill becomes law.

This is truly a historic moment. I hope you can attend!

Carol Suzuki
Commissioner
Oregon Commission on Asian Affairs
503-986-1076
carol.suzuki[at]state.or.us

Two Latino men attacked at Oregon park

Two Latino men attacked at Oregon park
Published: May 29, 2007

The Associated Press

MULINO — A score of white teenagers attacked two Salem men at a park south of Portland, chanting "Go back to Mexico" as they delivered the beating, police said.

The violence erupted Thursday night at Wagon Wheel Park in Mulino, a town about 25 miles south of Portland. Edwin Gonzales, 27, and Alex Guzman, 26, were drinking beer and talking with two girls who were at the park with a large group of male teens.

At one point, Guzman, Gonzales and the girls went for more beer. When they returned, more than 20 male teens jumped Gonzales and Guzman, police said.

"These poor souls were terrified," said Detective Jim Strovink, spokesman for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. "They were minding their own business, and they were attacked with absolutely no provocation."

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http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=222291