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March 19th, 1993 FREE

Support Group Desperately Needs Support

New Chinese Canadian Students’
Association Struggles to Get Off the Ground

 

by Nora Gillis

Tony Jan needs help.

He is trying to form a Chinese
Canadian Students’ Association
(CCSA) at Douglas College, but so
far has found only a few people
willing to help him get it going.

Two meetings have been held,
butattendance was low. Janhasonly
two names on the charter and needs
more to make the Association a
reality.

“Peopleaskme ‘There’salready
an Asian Cultural Club(DCACC), so
why do you want to start one just for
Chinese students?’”

Jan answered that his
background is Chinese specifically,
not just Asian.

AlvinNg, former vice-president
of the DCACC and charter member
of the CCSA, said, “This is nota rival
of the DCACC, buta complement to
it. The DCACC has a broad cultural
base, and I don’t think the president
[of the DCACC]iscapableofhandling
this big a task.”

Jansaid “Personally, [havea lot
of questions I want to explore about
what it’s like to be a Chinese student
in Canadian society.”

 

He is concerned about
racism,and notjust from the victim’s
perspective.

“Frommy pastexperience,” said
Jan, “I see that Chinese people have
reverse racism toward other groups.

"If we find out
more about

ourselves, we
can contribute

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more to
Canadian
society as a
whole.”

Muchofitis from fear and insecurity,
and Ithoughtif people havea support
group toexplorethesekindsofissues,
maybe they would get a better
understanding of what racism is all

 

about and how to fight it.”

Jan hopes the CCSA will also be
a support for ESL students. He
remembers how he felt when he
arrived in Canada 12 years ago.

“Becausemy background is ESL,
I know what new immigrants are
going through,andit’spretty tough.”

Jan would like to get the CCSA
going in time to plan a memorial
ceremony for Tiananmen Square.

enperee he sees politics as
really fundamental, Jan doesn’t
intend to make this a political
organization.

“Basically, I would like to get a
group together todiscussthings, share
the experience of what it’s like to be
a Chinese student, [discuss] things
that are going on in the Chinese
communi

Whenasked ifhe supports Jan’s
efforts, Charles Parker, vice-president
internal for the Douglas College
Student Society (DCSS), said it’s not
up to him to endorse associations or
clubs.

“If he can find students on
campus that are interested, then I
would support it.”

For keether information, call
Tony Jan at the DCSS (527-5111).
CCSA meetings are held every
Tuesday at noon in Room 1811.

 

Tony Jan is looking for sapper to form a Chinese Canadian Students’

Association at_Douglas College.

 

 

 

First Nations

Awareness Week
by Betsy Senyk

In the spirit of Brotherhood, the
First Nations students of D.C. are
presenting a First Nations
Awareness Week on March 15-18,
1993.

It is with the objective of
opening thelines of communication
and understanding that we are
presenting our issues to the college.

Opening ceremonies will
commence Monday, March 15 at 12
noon in the concourse. Respected
Elder Harry LaValle and the Native
War Veterans will open the
ceremonies with a “smudge” and
prayer to the Great Spirit. At this
time the First Nations Students will
present their War Veterans with a
traditional Warrior’sStaff. An Elders
Lunch will follow in the Board
Room. At 2pm Elder Christine
Daniels will provide a Cultural
Awareness Workshop.

Highlights for the weekinclude
a presentation from the Mohawk
Warriors of Kanestake, (Oka). They
willspeak onissues of humanrights,

ing, the Great Law of Peace and
Native Women’s issues.

Also highlighted will be a
presentation from the Alliance
against the NAWAPA water
diversion scheme. Elder Joe Jules
will speak on this project that is
threatening to flood a large

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PHOTO: NADINE HANDLEY

Conservatives

Cut Bursaries

MONTREAL (CUP) — The federal
government has slashed funding for
a popular spring and summer
language study session for Canadian
students.

The Second Language Bursary
Program, run by the Department of
the Secretary of State, offers $1,700
bursaries so students can study
French or English in another
province.

But the federal government has
announced 11.3 per cent cutbacks to
all programs dealing with official
languages education. The cut leaves
the program with $240 million —
down $30 million from last summer.

Guy Coulombe, Director of the
National Programs of Official
Languages and Education at the
Ministry of Secr of State, said
the number of bursaries will be
reduced, although they'll stay at
$1,700.

Coulombesaiddidn’tknow how
many bursaries will becut. wr neissue
remains in cabinet,” he explained.

Last year 7500 bursaries were
given out. Quebec students received
2963.

Forthoselucky enough toreceive
abursary, the program willnol
be free. Host campuses will
allowed to keep up to $100 of the
deposit students are required to pay
upon application.

Jean-Guy Geroux,: Director of

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