From: ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Regarding Mr. Asano
Date: 12 Oct 92 17:15:53 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. Phillip Lowrey,

                       This is deep! I had a dream last night that a
post like yours and a person like you would respond. I just glaced it
over and started to write this. So, now you can be with me on everything
as I read your letter.

    
                  Firth of all, I am all(as far as I know) Japanese.
But, I have
a deeply fond attraction to all of humanity. The Korean people fit into
this catagory. I love Ko-ryu very much. In the future, I hope to live in
Ko-ryu
for a long, long time. Yes, I have live in America a Japanese citizen
for the past five to six years. I'm a Carnigie-Mellon student who has
graduated with a B.F.A. and is currently enrolled in the the Graduate
Program for a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering maojoring in
Structral Analysis and Computational Mechanics. Phil, may I call you
Phil, I that you are well educationed in life and mutual respect.
Already, you have become an inspiration in my life. I did what I did in
America because I thought that it was right and the "right thing to do".
I feel sorry for the problems that International people
are going through in Japan. But, on the overall and as a whole life for the
Cacasian American International individual is much better than life as a
black American International in Nihon. You know this. I know this. When
I was in Nihon
I remember vividly how black Americans in Nihon were look upon by
Cacasians of the same citizenship. This forum is a continuation of this
seperation. And, I don't like it. You on the otherhand you may have been
niave to this to this raelity. The reason that it is important to me is
that when young Japanese come to the U.S. they are competely unfimilar
with the humanity of "Minority America's" positive contribution to
America and the world. You, the International travelers have a
responiblity to all of America not just the contribution of the
Caucasian American. How can I trust one if one denies other Americans
the sames priviledges in Nihon tah they themselves enjoy. You are nice
it seems, I tring to be realistic. I know what it feel like to go to an
other international courtry. I know the daily difficulties in
communication, living and personal responibilities. But, it is lame to
act as ninty-nine point nine-five percent of the Caucasian Americans
treatment toward its own people.
Even though one may consider "Those people" not their poeple they still
have a moral responsiblity in Nihon to help their fellow countrymen.
Look at the buraku
situation. I really feel that if I were a Cacausian American an I saw a
black Africa in Buraku Section I would feel upset and angry. And, after
I would have tried at some kind of solution for this problem. Whether to
completely join their cause of left Nihon completely. You can't take a
vacation from basic civil human rights. Now, if one comes from let's say
Brunei than maybe they don't know. But, the majority of you all are from
America and that includes those of you who are in Nihon or were in
Nihon. I have no problem in admitting face to face to a Chinese from
Nanking, "Yes, the Japanese brutally killed and raped and
left". Fact is Fact is Fact. Everyone knows just like 'Everyone knows
when love calls you gotta go'(Prince). But, just like America has
trouble putting a black
man on a stamp, government will be government. I don't hate Caucasians. Whether
a person believes this or not I don't care. What I do care about is that
Koreans
get Citizenship as well as those who deserve. And, stuff like that; this
is what I care about. I don't give a damn about some fucking rice
market. Well, as you can see its to quit. Write me Phil I think that we
can work. 
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