• P?·7 P0%S 7lsian Overtures
Portland State University Alumni News It started in the early 19th century when the Northwest's beaver and olter pelts were loaded onto ships at Astoria for the long trans-Pacific voyage to China. In far-off Canton, silk, spices, tea and porcelain awaited the American traders. Now, after a 3D-year break in trade and diplomatic relations, the doors to mainland China are open again. China wants modern technology and Oregon wants a way out of its economic slump, so friendships are being made. Asia already accounts for 80 percent of Oregon's international trade (half of it with Japan), but the state is buzzing with excitement about the opening of the China market. And Portland State University seems to be taking a lead in the business of forming ties. Jim Manning and Jay Shimada of PSU's School of Business traveled with Oregon's first semi-official trade mission to Fujian Province last spring, helping to set the stage for an upcoming trip by the Governor to sign a sister state agreement. In the meantime, PSU President Joseph Blumel traveled to Henan Province to formalize a sister university agreement with Zhengzhou University. Three PSU graduate students are already teaching at Zhengzhou and Chinese students and faculty are on their way here. As trade delegations criss-cross the Pacific and academic exchanges are established, Oregonians find themselves wanting to know more about the culture that is suddenly so accessible. Some want only to avoid gaffs when sharing food, conversation and business details, whi Ie others are chOOSing to devote their lives to the study of East Asia. Portland State is wisely positioning itself to meet these needs with ever-widening coursework in Asian Studies and a proposed international studies degree program. The rose and the bambooentwining in a favorable new climate--- are being tended in the gardens of Portland State. -The Editor Summer 1984 Jlsian Overtures Asian Studies: PSU enchances its offerings as the Northwest gears up for Pacific Rim trade and cultural exchange. page two Jim Manning: PSU marketing professor has been talking international trade for 25 years, and now people are listening. page three Theonie Gilmore ('78 MA): Director of MUSIC (Center for the Preservation of Endangered Arts) finds the arts are alive in Afghan refugee camps. page five PSU and Zhengzhou: Two urban universities 10,000 miles apart agree to trade students, faculty and friendship. page eight Jews of Kaifeng: Almost a millenium ago, Jewish traders settled in a remote city in China. This fall, a descendant is coming to PSU to study her people's culture. page nine Plus: Alum works with Asian refugees; David James Duncan ('73) and his first novel; Spring Commencement photos; new alumni column; calendar; AlumNotes, and more. Cover illustration by Nancy Olson Chinese calligraphy by Min Shen
PSU enhances Asian Studies offerings by Cynlhia D. SIDwell A scanering of courses in East Asian languages and culture is quickly becoming a specialty within PSU's College of liberal Arts and Sciences as the University responds to the Northwest's growing fascinalion with the Orient. "Here we are, siUing on the West Coast on the edge of the Pacific Rim, with obvious economic lies ... PSU's in a great position to address some specific regional needs, II said linda Walton, part-time coordinator of Asian Studies for (LAS. Walton has taught Chinese and Japanese history during her 3% years at PSU. In 1982, the new Chancellor of higher education William "Bud" Davis publicly called for the establishment of a "Pacific Area Studies Program" at Portland State, a recommendation that was included in OSSHE's strategic plan of 1983. By the fall of 1983, the state legislature had appropriated $230,000 in "seed money" to develop the Institute for International Trade and Commerce at PSU, and the eLAS dean's office had placed Walton in charge of expanding Asian Studies curricula. "In the last year, we've increased our East Asian offerings by 4-500%," said Walton, explaining that this has been accompl ished for the most part through the reallocation of existing resources. One of the first steps was to conduct a national search for full-time tenure-track faculty in the Chinese and Japanese languages. "Here we are, sitting on the West Coast on the edge of the Pacific Rim .. " This search resulted in the hiring last summer of laurence Kominz, who teaches Japanese language and traditional literature, and Wendy larson, who teaches language and modern Chinese literature. Both instructors completed their doctoral work this year - Kominz at Columbia University and larson at U. of California-Berkeley. Kominz, whose dissertation was on Kabuki drama, helped found the Japan-based Noho Theatre Group, which performs dramatic worlG of both the East and West using traditional Japanese mime and dance. Nalive speakers have taught Chinese and Japanese at PSU and through the Division of Continuing Education for a number of years, but Kominz and larson reflect a "new stage" in the development of Asian Studies, said Walton. loining the Geography Department this year was Asian economic development specialist Gil latz, who teaches classes in the Pacific Rim, China and Japan and IS conducting research," Asian agricuhural systems. latz studIed al Tokyo University for 2 four years and is completing his dissertation through the U. of Chicago. The presence on the PSU faculty of Kominz and Latz, both of whom studied in Japan on Japan Foundation fellowships, may have been part of the reason Portland Slate was recently awarded a grant from the Japan Foundation, said Walton. The staff expansion grant, one of five awarded nationally (the U. of Oregon was also a recipient), has made it possible to hire a Japanese linguist, Patricia Wetzel, who will start this fall. In addition, a program development proposal submitted to the Chancellor's office by CLAS is requesting six positions in the social sciences and Chinese language, said assistant dean Frederick Nunn. He expects some action on the proposal before fall. Improvements made in Asian Studies this year have supplemented existing coursework in Chinese and Japanese history (Walton), political science (Gary Scott), international economics (Helen Youngelson), and anthropology (Daniel Scheans). For a number of years there have also been exchange opportunities with Hokkaido University in Portland's sister city Sapporo, Japan, and Waseda University in Tokyo (the latter under the OSSHE overseas program). This summer, Kominz chaperoned a group of PSU students who studied language and culture at Hokkaido while living with Japanese families. Hokkaido students can attend PSU at in-state tuition rates, added Walton. Now, with the establishment of a sister relationship with Zhengzhou University, exchange opportunities exist in China, too (see stories on pp. 8-9). PSU students can also benefit from visiting professors like Kenji Tominomori. a member of the Hokkaido faculty who taught Japanese management in Summer Session this year. The developing Asian Studies curricula are designed to offer a concentration for students seeking an undergraduate degree in international studies, said Walton. A proposal for the international studies degree is in the Chancellor's office awaiting approval, said assistant dean Nunn, and "every sign we've had has been positive." The coursework is almost entirely in place, he said, and students could begin work on the degree this fall. Asian Studies at PSU should be appealing to business majors and members of the business community as well as liberal arts majors, said Walton. "Students who are interested in international business will need a culture and language background," she said. "After three years of Chinese and Japanese, you can't negotiate a business contract," she admitted, "but the language gives you an important e n l r ~ . You can learn a lot about the way people think through their language." To all Ihe people who came 10 my classes from Vanport days to this year, .. My Ihanks For helping me to learn my craft and for the opportunity to help you learn how meaning is made in poems and plays and stories; most of all, for the chance to help you learn how 10 ask questions about the life embodied in fictions, and about our own lives. I cannot imagine a more fu lfilling life work. I hope you will give others the same chance by helping PSU become the university the city needs. Not a factory to train people to work in another factory, but a dynamic urban university: a storehouse of the past and a lighthouse to the future for all people who have questions about the heavens and the earth and all things therein, especially the lives they can live. Again, my thanks. Judah Bierman Professor Emeritus of English and General Studies ~ ~ r s p e c t i v e PSt) ~ i5 ptb/ished q\RIrterly durmg me y e . b y N e w s ~ ~ S e l ' v 1 c e s 1 o r alumni, faculty and staff and friends d Portland S t a t e U " i ~ i r y . EdiitorCyothiaO. StowrII Contribulon Oarence tiel" '6S diff)olmson C*nd.u fditCN' Pat Scoll: d l a n p o f ~ : S e n d b o C h ~ i i n d o i d ~ I O P S U ~ , P . O . 8 o J I 7 5 1 . Portland ~ t e UniYersitv, PoIttimd, Qrewon, 97207 ' _ t l : l f t h i , i s s u e i s ; o d d ~ l o y o u r s o o O f d a u s t l l ~ who no k:Jn8ft m ~ l I 1 t a u ' l S ~ pe!'lNneot addf5 al yout' ~ , please noofy rhto PSU Numnl 0Hlct' (.503·229-49481 d thfo.- ffiilIiIi"8 ...... rsu supports equal eduaolioNl opportunity w l r h o u l ~ r d l O § e I I , f i l ( : t ' , h . ; a n d l C a p , a s e rYlioNl origin. ffiilIntal stalUS, Of r e l i ~ BRITISH AISLES: A THEATRE TOUR OF LONDON Jack Featheringill, professor of theater arts and director of the University'S enormously popular summer stock company at Cannon Beach, takes you on his second tour of london, everyone's favorite theater cily, Odober 18·28. See Starlight Express in london ... The Royal Shakespearean Company production of Loves Labour Lost al Stratford ... a performance at Covent Garden. Go behind·the·scenes allhe SSc. Tour leader Jack Fealheringill is a veteran of almost two decades as actor, dancer, singer, director. His Broadway credits include a role in the original production of Music Man. He ca51 Fiddler on the Roof and How to Succeed in Business Without Trying among many shows. Join Tour Leader Jack Fealheringill for an unforgettable theater lour of London ... with leisure time for sighlseeing, shopping, and more theater performances of your choice, Call PSU Alumni Office, 229·4948, now for a brochure and reservations VIKING TOURS Trd,,{'1 \\llh Portl.md ~ 1 . 1 I ( ' lintH'r"lh P O B O \ ~ j l Portldnd On·gon <J · l n" (')01) Hq 4q48
The man has (and the world is listening) by Cliff Johnson For over 25 years, O. James Manning has been a man with a message. To his great satisfaction, that message is finally being heard - by the students he counsels in his austere East Hall office and even by the governor of Oregon, who honored Manning in May for "his continuous and outstanding achievements in international marketing." Jim Manning's professional mission is to further the cause of international trade - and particularly Oregon's growing role in such trade - as it relates to the major Pacific Rim nations of the world, particularly China and Japan. "In the past three years;' he reflected during a recent interview, "there has been what I would call an 'international awakening' in the Oregon economy at all levels: in the governmental sectOI, in the educational sector, and clearly in the private sector." "And we're on what I'd call a 'roll' now," continued the PSU professor of marketing. "Oregon has (now) discovered the other .94 percent of the world." To Manning, furthering the cause of world peace means placing economic considerations ahead o( matters political. "It is not treaties that bond nations together, it's commerce and joint benefit," he noted. "As we become more dependent and interdependent <through trade), then the differences that separate men and nations tend to diminish. It is only when we put up barriers that preclude this from happening, and try to negotiate friendship, love and cooperation, that it comes apart." "It is not treaties that bond nations together, it's commerce and joint benefit." Manning's late-blooming prominence in his home state illustrates that it's not enough to be right. One has to be right at the right time to achieve maximum effect with a message. Now, increasingly, time is proving Manning's message right, and his line of reasoning now seems unassailable. "We (in the United States) represent six percent of the world's population and control 42% of the world's wealth. So, we're the biggest market, we're the biggest seller. But, we're the least committed (to international trade). I don't say that in terms of a condemnation. It's only that there's an opportunity here to increase our exports. There's an opportunity to increase our volume that American business has not seized upon. " Changes here in Oregon also dictate the state's vigorous pursuit of expanding trade opportunities/ Manning believes. He contends that while the state's timber industry "boom days" may be past in domestic terms, other more profitable markets do exist. " It is (now) cheaper to ship Oregon timber products to the Pacific Rim than it is to Chicago. The economic distance is less," Manning reasons. Similarly, he says it only takes about 15% of Oregon's major agricultural product, winter white soft wheat, to satisfy current domestic demand. Why not export the remaining 85% to Pacific Rim nations? he asks. message These intriguing examples show why Manning believes that "the future of the state of Oregon, in terms of economic growth and development, by and large is in the international sector."· Help from academia The academic building blocks necessary to foment and nurture international trade in Oregon have been in place at PSU for years, due in large measure to Manning's stewardship. Manning and some of his current students. for example, have just completed the 16th year of a program called "Export Planning for Executives," which has since been copied by such "name" institutions as H<lrvard, Carnegie Tech and M.I.T. Quietly and without fanfare, Manning and his young charges have worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce, the International Division of Oregon's Department of Economic Development and the U.S. National Bank to consult with 15 firms a year whose products appear to have untapped export potential. Using the resources of agencies and businesses, the students complete a marketing program which shows the firms how to move their products into the international sector. Nearly 250 Oregon firms have participated to date, primarily of small to medium size. But major firms such as Tektronix, Omark, Hyster and Esco have also taken part. At least ten of the smaller firms have won presidential awards for excellence in exporting, according to Manning. And "probably SO" of the firms now making more than 30% of their revenue from sales in international markets had never made such a sale before joining the PSU program. Beyond that, Manning himself has served five terms on the President's Export Expansion Council, has been on the board of advisers for Oregon's Department of Economic Development, and has worked independently with a large number of companies to assist in their export efforts. As the man responsible for directing international business programs for PSU, Manning also has worked with the District Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Lloyd Porter, to pioneer a series of export packing, air transportation and documentation seminars to further international trade efforts. These accomplishments allow Manning to pronounce with pride that "more than 90% of all the international jobs filled in Oregon are filled by PSU students (who have studied) in the School of Business Administration's international programs. " This summer, five local businesses are employing foreign students and recent graduates from overseas during an international exchange program. The program allows the firms to pay lower than usual starting salaries to high<aliber foreign students. Students want the first-hand experience in American firms to round out their educations; and the firms need the first-class technical and marketing information that foreign students can provide about their home countries. Friends and trading partners But perhaps Manning's most ambitious personal step in furtherance of Pacific Rim trade - and (X)ssibly the most controversial - is his recent participation, along with one of the PSU Business School's two Associate Deans, Justin Y. "Jay" Shimada, in a 1 5-member "People's Friendship Delegation" to China in March and April of this year. Despite confusion over the quasi-offiCial status of the delegation and some hasty planning, Manning feels the positive aspects of the friendship effort far outweighed the few awkward moments. "We were able to meet the leading governmental officials throughout China, particularly in Fujian Province," he noted. "As a result of our trip," he continued, "we have two members of their foreign ministry who will be joining our faculty in the fall, and will spend a year with us as a direct contact source to the business community. And they clearly will leave Portland with a strong feeling for Oregon, Oregonians and Oregon businesses," he emphasized. Although Manning confessed he didn't at first believe that China and Oregon could soon become trading partners, the recent visit Continued on p. 13 3
Compiled by Cliff Johnson '50s Bud (lilrK (VanporO is the new- ffiayor-elect of the City of Portlilnd, following it hard·fought ~ : : r , ~ : ~ ~ ~ , ~ ; ~ ~ 1 e : ~ ~ ~ d ~ : ~ ~ ~ t s t violinist in the Oregon Symphony OrdleSlra, also attended PSU. John W. tbbmon (Vanport) plans to retire Dec. J' as ~ d e n l of Clackamas Community College, a post he has held since 1969. His announcement July 9 <:ame just two weeks aher i : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ' c : ' r ~ : : r ~ i l t h e college. Wn Perrin ('59), newly-elected chairman of the board of the Portland advertising firm of Borders, Perrin and Norrander, rKl!fltly welcomed the $700,000 national men's wear advertising account of Pendleton Woolen Mills 10 his firm. The Portland ffi.)nufaClurer's men's wear account had bPeo placed with a San Francisco ~ i 5 i n g agency for the past 14 years. Hon . ....,.ob<ru 1'581, the first woman justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, received a Distinguish«! Service Award from the University 01 Oregon during its June 10 commencement ceremony. She previously served on the Oregon Court of Appeals, ;lOd spent some 1 J years as a member of the Oregon lesis1alure. '60s AnlWlbelJe A ~ u n d t r !'62) retired from the PSU Health Service and !he Univer'Sily's Counseling = ~ ~ H : : I ~ ~ : ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ? r ! ; h« 20 yt"ars of service to PSU. Jeffrey B.uIIe.. "69), a detective sergeant with the Portland Police Bureau, also edits The R4Ip Sheet, a monthly newspaper for police officer'S in Oregon. David A. Durleoe ('64), an ophthalmologist practicing in Oregon City, Ore., has been appolmed to a two-year term to the state Commission for the Blind. Dr. Durfee also is a membef of the board of counci/Ion of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a board member of the Industry for the Visually I m p a m ~ d . R.ly ~ (,6}) is the new superintendent of the Wlnston·Dillard xhoo! District in soothern Oregon. He fotmerly ~ s superintendent of a smaller neighboring school district, Myrtle Point. He irK! his wife JoAnn, a counselor and \lolleyball coach at Myrtle Point High School, have two daghteB and a son. Robert Hohensee (,65) has been elected vice ~ i d e n t for business affairs by t ~ Board of Trustees at Western Evangelical Seminary, Milwaukie, Ore. Howald W. Houshlon ('W) is a senior systems programrnet fOf McDonnefl.OougI.1S Automatron Co., and l i v ~ with his family in Missouri. ~ W. jonu ('66) is servinS as direclor of operations in the northwesl region for the Air Force's Intelligence ReseNe, headquartered 011 FI. BeI\lOir, Virginia. Betty M..!'f ('68) has been elected chairman of tM Washington stale Council lor Postsecondary Education. The couoeil oversees planmng for W..shington's pubiK cofleges and univtnilles. Appointed to the cOUfl(:llln 1982, she previously served as chainn..n 01 its academic affairs commlnee. 4 Jon Keith MilcMlI ('691 is the newly appoinled president of Deaconess !\\edical Center in ~ ~ : ' ! i ~ h ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l i ~ . He formerly served as adminislr.lltor at Bay Alea Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore. for nine years before coming to Spokane. Gary D. Robinson ('61, '7) MAl is the new vice presidenl of Saudi Management SystemJi in JubaillnduslTial City, Saudi Arabia. He continues 10 operate Trainins & DeveLopment Programs, a productivity improvement company based in Portland. M..rilyn Betty Seward ('65) recently received her master's degree in education from California State Uni\lersity OIl Chico. Monte Shelton (,60), president of Monte Shelton Motor Co., Portland, won the C<Weled G.I. Joe's Rose Cup sports car race June 10 al Portland InternalKloal Raceway. Shelton's victory in a Porsehe 910 marked his fourth Rose Cup win, and his first since 1976. Oifford Snyder ('66, '72 MSW) is a medinl programs manager with the Washington state Maternal and Child Health Program. He and his wife, P ~ lhayrr Snyder {'71 MSn live in Olympia, Wash, with their two 5OOS. ,..roes lompllins ('69) is a computer coordinator for the Orient School District, Gresham, Ore., an instructor at MI. Hood Community College, Gresham, and direclor of a computer explorer's group. Dale S. w .. lhood ('66) is a school psychologist in the Evergreen School District, Vancouver, Wash. The distrid is said to be the fastest growinS in the state. John Wykoff ('6S), partner in Hau5ef, Webb, Wykoff and Frerichs Public Relations, Portland, has been appoinred an associate director of the Portland Rose Festival Association for 1985. '70s Julie Accll4lrdi ('70, '80 MAl submined the winning theme for thiS year's Grand Floral Parade, "Tkket in My Pocket," which is part of Portland's annual Rase Festival celclJration. She is a drama teacher at Wilson High School in Portland. Hotly Barkrr ('79) is an assistant publications oHker and editor In the University Relalions Office of Oregon Health Sciences University, PMland. She formerly worked as a repol1er for the Valley Times newspaper in Beaverton, Ore. Rev. Akma Boozer ('74 MS) recently became the Pacific Northwest's first black female priest to be ordained in the Episcopal Church. She also is Dean at Sluden1 Services, Upper School, al the O ~ EPIscopal School, Panland. (See Ptot5peCfiveprofile Spi-ing, 198}). Bet 8orJeson ('78), has had her second book on colored·pencil draWing techniques, "Color Drawing Workshop," released by Watson-GUpliH Publications of New york. She and her husband Edwin collaborated on both boob. (See Pefspectivt' Pfofile, Fall. 1982) Kenl 00uJI.ls Brandon (74) arK! Cora Jo Bun W@fe married in a garden wedding ceremony, held at the home of the bride's P41rerJts in Penryn, Calif. The coople honeymooned in Cane"n, Mexico and 10 Texas. ..... urd ('7-4) has lM!en promoted to vtee president of the Columbia Basin District and Hermiston Branch al U.S. National Bank of ~ . Card joined lhe bank in 1968 and has been in \lariOU5 management positions in its Panland, Gresham and Bend branches. Rid: Dalbey ('75) has been named assislant creati\le director al Marx, Knoll and Mangels, loe., an advertising, public relations and marketing agency In Portland. He joined the finn 10 1978 as an art director. ,.,.O.Eisenbrisz l'7t) woricsforthe Metropolitan Human Relations Commission in Portland as a disability project coordinator. FJlenetl finst« ('70 MAT) has lM!en a teacher fOf the past 15 years al Portland Christian High School. Her two children now attend college. Grepy J. frri ('73), a Portland ..ttomey, h..s been reappointed to the Portland Metropolitan Area local Government Boundary Commission. The ll-member commissKlo guides the creation and growth of cities, special service districts .. nd privately owned community waler and sewer systems. Paul Allen frMlll: ('77 MAl woo the 1984 Ruth Worden Gold Medal Award for "academic achievement, participation In class acti\lilies, broad professional interests and leadership potential," upon receiving his master of librarianship degree in June from the University 0( Washinscon. Philip K. ~ i s ('75 MS), a privale consultant on a\ltan ..nd wildlife ecology, returned to Portland recently to conduct a study on what ftfects Oregon's gypsy moth Spl'ay program would have on nesting birds and mice in Portland's West Hills area, which depend 00 the moth for part allheir food supply. Mark S, Gardiner ('75), director of the City of Portland's Office of Fiscal Administration, is a member of lhe 1984·85 Board of Governors of the City Club of Portland. lOOn Garwood ('78 MS) is a psychologist working at the Clackamas County Menial He..lth Cenler. Bewrly G ~ 174 MSn has been app:»nled to .. four·year term on the state Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, which hears cases concerning dismissed teachers. Gladder has been principal of Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore. since 1982. lilHb G u s t a ~ (73) has built a health spa called "Springforth" on Vashon Island in Washington state. The forested setting includes weights, stearnlsau.na, hydrotherapy, bal\etlbarre and minors. ~ Guthridse ('70) coached a leam of his Gambell, A l a ~ high school students to victory 0IIef 3] other teams in the international Future Problem Solving Bow/, he'd May 29 at Cedar Raplds, Iowa. In Gambell, an Eskimo village located only a few miles from Siberia o ~ SI. lawrence Island, English is spoken only in ~ = ~ ~ n d ~ ~ e . : ! : ! k ~ i : . ilre Donnie HamiHon 1'72, '79 MS) has co-authored a compuler course c.. lled 'Where Is hr' to help students use American libraries ITIOI"e effectively. Her new "rcWmap" is being sold nallonally by Compu-Talions of Troy, Mich. Hamilton is a certified librarian at Vase Elementary School in Beaverton, Ore. Heather Ann Hannilm ('76), a staff phySical therapist at the Oregon City Physical Therapy Clinic, also is an instructor of prepared childbirth methods for the Prepared Childbirth As5OCiation 01 Portland. nm Hibbits (75), president of TH R ~ a r c h , Inc., Portland, served as a campaign ad'oIiser and pollster dlIring Bud o..rir's IVanport} recent successful primary election campaign to unseat incumbent mayor Frank Ivancie. JaM Holftn ('72) recently had her Cilreef' as a mother of three and 4IS an umpire for lhe Portland Softball Umpires AS5QCiatioo profiled 00 Ihe front page of the "living" section of The Oregonian newspaper for May 1, 1984. JMneS Richard Houle 1'77) married H a r r i ~ Ann Hauser June 2 at SI. 8amalm Episcopal Church, Portland. Henri joyolUX 1'7} MS) has been named as erlsineering manager at R0dger5 Orpn Co., Hillsboro, Ore., a subsidiary of CBS's Musical Instruments Division. He has taught courses in digital systems and circuit theory at PeC and PSU. JoyauK formerly was an engineer at FOfd Industries and Floating Point Systems. M41rk ('78) .. nd Kilren ('83) Kr..ger have two children, agt'$ 5 and 1. She teaches in Beaverton, Ore. and he has worked as a manager for Intel Corp., Aloha, Ore., since graduation. by Uppin ('76 MSW) is director of the pre-release program at Montana Slate Hospltal. He and his wife Ellen haW! a two-year-old daughter. The family lives in Dee!' lodge, Montanil and enjoys country living. gardening andfarrning. Continued on p. 6 ABC ALUMNI BENEFITS "Thanko for fllalwlg it so eal\· to tdke advantage of thmt· ,ervice, ( enf()\'('(/ dS a student. " Tho ... 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MUSIC director's aim is cultural preservation by Joan Johnson ('78) Afghanistan, at the crossroads of Asia, is no stranger to invasion and conquest. Time and again her people have rebuilt their homes from the ashes of war. But now, they are being driven from their land. They fight a guerrilla war against a modern military force. They struggle to survive in refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan. Fearing that the rich and ancient culture of the Afghans will not survive the Soviet onslaught begun in 1979, Theonie Gilmore ('78 MAl and the board of MUSIC, Center for the Preservation of Endangered Arts, decided to focus on Afghanistan's threatened culture as the new organization's first project. Their purpose was twofold: to film a documentary of Afghan arts, culture and traditions, and to use the project as a source of income to fund Center activities. MUSIC, an acronym for "movement, universal beauty, sounds, instruments and cultures," was founded by Gilmore in 1983. She is also director of the organization whose purpose is to build public awareness of indigenous cultures endangered by political, economic and social upheavals. Theonie Gilmore ('78 MA), who founded MUSIC, Center for the Preservation of Endangered Arts, learns to play most of the indigenous instrumenls she encounters, like this Iranian drum. She also enjoys the native costumery, and bought this Kuchi family heirloom from a man in a bazaar who needed the money to return to Afghanistan to fight. "The Afghan culture is one of the most endangered in the world," Gilmore says. "Of the world's twelve million refugees, five million are from Afghanistan." She points out that this represents more than a quarter of the country's population. "The Afghan people are like a metaphor for all men. They are fighting for their country, their way of life. They are standing up against a powerful country.. . getting very little help." Planning for the documentary began in late June 1983 and four months later, the filming parry left for the refugee camps of Pakistan wilh the blesSings of both the United States and Pakistan governments. It was important to go in the fall to avoid the extremes of summer temperatures as high as 1200 and the bitter cold of winter. Gilmore says they were also spurred on by warnings that it was urgent to leave as soon as possible. "We were told lhat in another year it might not be possible to go at aiL" RaiSing money to undertake the ambitious project was not easy. "The foundations wouldn't even talk to us," Gilmore says. "They considered us upstarts - they weren't even interested." So she refinanced Ihe family cars; then, against the advice of family and friends, she refinanced her house. "It's worth it to me to risk it," Gilmore says. "The Center is something I really believe in." Gilmore travelled to Pakistan with 725 pounds of camera and sound equipment and a team of four, including a cinematographer, a technical director and two cultural specialists. A free-lance journalist who had lived in Afghanistan joined the team in Pakistan to help with interviews in the camps. The group visited four "model camps" out of the several hundred refugee camps on the northwest frontier. They filmed people at work and children at play. They interviewed individuals from all walks of life - potters, weavers, musicians, tribal leaders and school children. They also obtained rare interviews with several Afghan women, describing the changes in their lives. Although existence in Ihe camps is only at survival level, the arts continue to be an important part of the Afghans' daily lives, Gilmore found. "The time is taken to surround themselves in their homes, in their tents, with hand-crafted goods thai they treasure and that will be passed on to future generations." "The potter who we have on film was complaining that the clay soil was not up to the quality in Afghanistan - but he was still making pottery that was both beautiful and utilitarian," she noted, adding, "The bridles on horses were always beaded. Even gun straps were beaded." Gilmore was touched by the traditional hospitality and strong sense of family that the refugees kept intact despite the uprooting. "Even with so little themselves, when a new group arrived at a camp, others would shelter them until they were registered and could get their own tea and flour allotment. . , They would share their bread with us, even when it was all they had." It was to preserve such ancient values that the people fled their homes, where Russian soldiers were known to "dishonor the Afghans by acts such as stepping on the Koran or destroying it," said Gilmore. The team returned from Pakistan after two weeks, bringing ten hours of videolape footage with them. Although others have visited the camps and recorded the impact of the war on the Afghans, Gilmore was told they were the first group to come for the specific purpose of documenting Afghan arts and culture. Gilmore expects the one-hour film to be ready for showing at Portland's Artquake Festival in September, National Public Broadcasting has also expressed interest in the documentary and "In every country there are endangered folk traditions.. . MUSIC can help. . ." eventually she hopes to distribute it internationally to raise funds for MUSIC. Gilmore first became interested in preserving ancient cultures in 1978 when she attended a PSU class on music of the Middle East taught by visiting professor Robert Ataie. listening to Ataie's tapes of the folk music of Iran, she thought how wonderful it would be to find some way to keep the old ethnic traditions alive. She continued to turn the thought over in her mind and finally. in January 1983, she decided to form an organization dedicated to that purpose. She rented a Post Office box and designed a logo based on the MUSIC acronym. Her plans were interrupted, however, when her husband, William Gilmore, who laught in the PSU Mathematics Department, was found to have a rare form of cancer. She took a leave of absence from her 20-year career as a music specialist in the public schools to spend time with him. Gilmore said they often talked about her idea and her husband encouraged her to go ahead with her plans. So, after Bill Gilmore died in April 1983, she threw herself into forming the Cenler. Still on leave from her job, she found that the hours of research, organizing and fund raising helped her to deal with her grief. Dressed in a wine-colored shalwar and chemise, the comfortable national costume of Pakistan, Theonie Gilmore talks about MUSIC's future. "In every country there are wonderful folk traditions that are endangered. .. In Norway, it's the Laplander; in the United States, it's the American Indian... MUSIC can help bring ConIinuecI on P. 7 5
AlumNotes Continued from p. 4 <:voir" M. leonilrd (,77, '79 MS) has been appointed to tM state Commission on Black Affairs, which monitors programs and laws, re5eilrches problem areas, and recommends action and iegislatioo 10 the governor 10 meet the needs of the state's blilck population. Moirtys Levin ('73) i§ assistant director 01 publications in the University Relations office of Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland. May. M M : ~ i e ('78). who earned her bachelor's degree at PSU while in her I"arly 70'5, has returned to Ii\lt' in her nalive Canada at Penlicton, S.c. GET CAMPUS CALENDAR Alumm Benefits Card 229-4948 Cindi L. o\U.rqueHe ('78, 'SO, '80 MS) has received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wiscoosin, the largest mediCilI school in the state and the third largest private medical school in the nation. Dr. Marquette will next serve a transitional residency at 51. Joseph's Hospital in Milwaukee. Wis. Bob Mux ('79) and his brother, Michael. who attended PSU, both qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics fencing teams. Bob, a Richland, Wash. chemist, is America's top entry in the men's ~ event in Los A n g e ~ . Michael will compete in !he foil evenL Bob's wife, Suzanne Marx, also attended PSU and hopes to compete as a fencer in the 19BB OlympiCS. Kelly McConnell (,70) and his wife celebrated the arrival of their first son Feb. 27. B ~ Snoey Niblock {'79 MSn is the director of education at Monticello Medical Center, longview, Wash. She is responsible for arranging staff in-services, community education, and community health screenings. Jill B, Nichols ('73) has ~ promoted to assistant manager of the Oregon Trail chapter of the Americ.an Red Cross. She formerly was director of the chapters volunteer personnel office. 0." J. Noelle (,75, '79 MPA) has been placed in charge of the ~ I a n d Polke Bureau's InlemallnW5tigationsDivision.afive-person unit which investigates complaints of police wrong-doing. It. Noelle previously served in the Bureau's Patrol Support Division, was commander of the Street Crimes Unit, was a night relief commander in the Bureau's East Precinct, and also served as the Bureau's public information officer. D.vid Petrie ('77 MBAl, vice president of fiscal services far Southwest Washington Hospitals, has been elected presidefll of the Heahhcare Financial Management Association's Oregon Chapter. He is a former president-elect, ~ : a a 7 S : ~ ~ r ~ ! ~ ; ' ! J ~ ~ : . a : ~ t ~ ~ t A , ~ c o u n t s . fmidye Pddt ('73), president of the Uf'ban league of Portland, tw been reappointed 10 the §tate,lob Training Coordinating Council. The 18-member group coordinates all training a c t i v i t ~ In Oregon involving programs funded under the job Training P a r t n e r ~ h i p Act of 1983. Muy Anne Surirwn ('77) and Ralph Frederick Rayburn were married April 14 at St. lames lutfweran Church, Portland. The ceremony was performed in Finnish and in English. After a r K ~ i o n , the couple wenl 10 the Soulhern Oregon coast fot·their honeymoon. DoniIJd Schmidt ('73), a CPA, has joined the Portland a<counting firm of Nypard, Mims & Hoffman as a shareholdt-r. 6 ~ 0, Smith ('70) is a vice presidenl with Oregon Pioneer Savings and loan Association, in charge of insurance. D i ~ S t e w ~ r t ('72, '7S MSn is head of the physical education department at Centennial High School, Gresham, Ore. She leaches physical educalion and is head coach fot basketball and track and field. W.....H Richvd Slnnd ('79) married Janel Ruth Hegreness A.pri1 14 at West Hills Unitarian Fellowship, Portland. Following a reception, the couple honeymooned in Southern California. kn T.afley ('71, '72 MS) is manager dlhe recently expanded Multnomah.clackamas ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ a ~ 1 ~ t l : ~ I ~ ~ ~ r ' : 7 - ; ~ e s MS). RebKu L. Till ('79) shared wedding vows June 2 with Brent A. Macey at Montavilla Baptisl Church, Ponland. The couple honeymooned OIl Sunriver, Ore. Susan Toevs ('79.MAl hosted theater workshops in Toledo and Lincoln City, Ore. schools during April, as part of the 1984 Artists in Educ.alion program held for the sixth year in lincoln County schools. The program helps children learn about artists and the art they create. Lucretb Jo Tursi ('71, '74 MA1), who teaches English as a second language at Grant High School, Portland, spent six weeks this summer studying Italian culture and history on a Fulbright Scholarship. Lenore Anne Vest ('71, 'B3 MST) is now a full-time mathematics instructor at lower Columbia College in longview, Wash. LiNb Willis ('71), an assistant professor of physical education at Eastern Oregon State Coilege, La Grande, spent a recent sabbalical leave pursuing doctoral work involving ealing disorders, especiallv anorexia and bulimi.:t. C. NOf'fNn Winningffitd ('73 MBA), founder and chairm.:tn of Floating Point Syst,ems, Inc., Beaverton, are., was the commencement speaker during June 2 graduatiOfl exercises at the Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls. He was also a delegate 10 the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco July 16-19. Rowl.llnd Wong ('78) is an exercise physiologist and director of the YMCNdiac Therapy Program at the Midland, Texas YMCA. '80s Wendy Swanson A ~ ('81) works as a social worker in a home for unwed pregnant women In Pensacola, Fla. lonnie Breninger ('80) is studying for a master's degree in educational counseling at PSU. Abbott Chaney ('Bl MUPI has been promoted from assistant planner to urban planner with the City of Lompoc, Calif. Bernie Cliff ('SO) is a counselor for Native American high school students in Portland public schools. Tom Dryden ('321 works as a parole and probation officer with Clackamas County Community Corrections, Oregon City, are. Connie Easter ('81 MPA) has been nilmed to direct the mc'Irketing department for the Housing Authority of Portland. She formerly served as pre5S .secretary 10 the state [)lopartment of Land Use and Transportation and the WOIshlngtoo County Board of Commissionefs. RQIfl' Ei55 ('84 MBA), who recently joined Mentor Graphics Corporat}on, Tigard, Ore., as the firm's information systems manager, is a member of the 1984-85 Board of Governors of the City Club of Portland. Antonio fft'lWldez (,82 MS) hit! been named the new principal at Columbia Elementary School, McMinnville, Ore. I.Uc;. fisher ('82) is employed by the Stash Tea Company of Portland. Here is a valuable supplement to your current life insurance plan - easy, economical. Now, during a limited enrollment period, all PSU Alumni under 60 are eligible to apply and purchase $10,000 to $200,000 of term life insurance that may be continued to 75.. ,plus an equal benefit amount from $10,000 for your spouse and $5,000 for each of your dependent children. We endorse this program as one of the best group life insurance plans on the market today. Apply nowl Call or write for your application. PSU ALUMNI p () 13U\ - ; ~ • PortLlI1d ( ) r e ~ ( ) n q - ~ n - ')03 22'1 -t.'--)..\.I:.) Marc S. Gonzales ('83) has joined the Tigard, Ore. firm of Faunt, Lewis and Behrenz as staff Martin Grahn (,84), an assistant wrestling cOach at PSU for the past ten years, has been named interim head coach of the Vikings' "'Irestling team. Grahn replaces Len Kauffman, who resigned in late March. O.lvid H.n ('81) has received a $1,000 scholarship for the second year from the Clark County, Wash. Medical Auxiliary. Married and the father of two, he is completing his third year of medical school at the University of Washington. Ti. Hudson ('B3), was named one of the "Outstanding Young Women of America" in the most recent edition of the book of the same name, compiled by VIP Awards, ltd., Mission, Kan. She now teaches English at a junior high school in Renton, Wash. near Seattle. uthryn MMy lormn ('82) is c o m p l ~ i n g her studies in the Master of library Science program at the University of Washington in Seattle. She hopes to receive her degree this December. Dennis M K ~ Jmeph ('81) and lisa Renee Wilburn e)(changed wedding vows May 12 at St. Sharbel Roman Catholic Church in southeast Portland. Following a reception at Lakeside _ Gardens, me couple went to Hawaii fot their honeymoon. Ste-ven Klein ('81) hilS joined Grubb & Ellis Commercial Brokerage as a sales associate in its industrial properties division, with responsibilities in the areas of industrial sales and leasing. and electronic industries. VICki KoIbel1 ('83) has been named administrative coordinator for the non-profit Metro Crisis InterVention Service in Portland. It is staffed by 14 paid employees and 65 volunteers, and includes a 24-hour telephone "hoIline" servke, providing both information referral and crisis intervention. Kennett. Jon Kru&er ('81) began classes this summer al the American Graduate School of InterOOItional Manilgement, Glendale, Ariz. Cheryl L1wrena ('80 MSn is teaching health sciences in the professional physical education program at Willamette University, Salem, Ore. She also heads the athletic therapy work al the university, while pursuing her Ph.D. in health science education at the University of Oregon. Robert L Ogle. Jr. ('83 MBA) has been promoted to loan officer OIl the Hillsboro, Ore. branch of Pacific Western Bank. He has been ~ ~ ; ~ ~ i ~ = : , ~ : : ? s n a H , : : r ~ ~ ~ t ~ ; t ! . h e Hillsboro lions Club. Rhea Ruder ('82), a community health education specialist OIl Good Sam..ritan Hospital and Medical Center, Portland. had her own struggle with diabetes, along with help recei'lt'd in Good Samaritan's treatment program, profiled n the cover story in the hospital's spring issue of Heafthview magazine. Lurlene Shamsud·Oin ('84), a mother of eight children who returned 10 PSU to complete her degree work begun years ago, had her academic accomplishments, together with those of her !>DO, Dawud, and daUghter, Christine, featured in tile Sunday Oregonian newspaper for June 10, 1984. Oous L Jilpr (,82) is an electrical engineer with Northwest Natural Gas Company. Anne A. Vetto ('80) graduated from medical school June B at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland. As a new physician, she plans to intern this fall at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and then continue her studies in internal medicine at that institutton. Michele W ~ ('81) is teaching elementary physic.al education (Of the Longview, Wash. School Distric1, while continuing weB: on an MST degree at Portland State. John S. WuibchkJc, Ir. ('81 MS) will take ove!' duttes as principal of Hood River Middle School, Hood River, Ore., when grades are realigned in the district this fall. Since 1983 he has been principal at Mapleton lunior/Senior High School in lane County, Ore. Continued on p. 11
Making MUSIC On behalf of Asian refugees Continued from p. 5 attention to these traditions. It can be a resource for people and ideas." In every corner of Gilmore's rambling home in Wilsonville, south of Portland, there is evidence of her devotion to musical preservation. A dulcimer she made herself sits on the entry hall table. a triangle on a kitchen chair, and a marimba near the office and laundry in the basement. The longtime music teacher, who helps children create music she calls "found sound" from everyday objects, has learned to play all her collected instruments. "There's something about stringed and percussion instruments," she says. "They seem to resonate inside me." But the sound more frequently heard around Gilmore's house is the ring of the telephone. A board member calls with a few fund raising ideas; the leader of a jug band agrees to play at a MUSIC benefit; a PSU professor invites her to guest lecture in his Afghan politics class. There is much to do to direct the vision she now shares with 50 MUSIC members. It will take money - more funds are still needed to complete the Afghan film; and time - Gilmore will have less of it when she goes back to teaching this fall. But there is no shortage of enthusiasm and compassion in the woman who is making music wherever she goes. (joan Johnson is a freelance writer who earned a B.S. in political science and urban studies from Portland State in 1978.) ATTENTION WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF OUR NEW STORE IN PORTLAND! PORTLAND N.E. lombard al N.E. Hlh (51)3) 285-7311 by Cynthia D. Stowell City Hall is probably not the place to work if you like to receive pleasant phone calls. Sara Cogan ('83 MPA) expected her share of disgruntled callers when she took her job as Portland's refugee coordinator two years ago. But if Cogan's constituents have a fault, she says, it's that "they thank me too much." The people most often in contact with Cogan are members of Oregon's refugee population, which currently numbers around 18,000, seventy-six percent of whom live in the Portland area. Cogan and one other refugee coordinator in Commissioner Charles Jordan's office help P.S.U. ALUMNI WAREHOUSE PRICED TIRES. SHOCKS. WHEELS. BATTERIES FULL SERVICE/INSTALLATION CENTERS WITH NIASE CERTIFIED TRAINED MECHANICS USE THIS AD AS YOUR WAREHOUSE PASS. JOIN TIRE SYSTEMS GROUP DISCOUNT PURCHASE PROGRAM . FREE TIRE MOUNTING' FREE TIRE ROTATION FREE BATTERY INSTALLATION' FREE SAFETY CHECK FREE ALIGNMENT & SUSPENSION INSPECTION with their resettlement by keeping information flowing among the refugee community, local governments and the general public. Cogan does this by coordinating cross-cultural training, editing a newsletter, locating grant money, keeping an eye on public policy, and fielding phone calls. "I have never been griped at in two years," said Cogan about her refugee callers. The enthusiastic coordinator doesn't pretend that tensions never existed. When the first wave of Southeast Asian refugees washed over Oregon, swelling the population from near zero in 1981 to 21,000 the next year, "the initial reaction was shock," she said. Even now, her office gets occasional complaints from the intolerant, but Cogan says Portlanders have been quite receptive to the newcomers. "Prejudices have not been reinforced by political leaders or the press," Cogan remarked. Also working in the favor of the refugees, 95% of whom are Southeast Asian, is the fact that "they're very nice people," she says. "I don't know how else to say it. They're survivors." Another boon to community relations is the fact that the refugees in Oregon have not drained tax dollars or "mainstream agencies," says Cogan. A model refugee business program developed by Cogan was recently funded by the Ford Foundation and other private donors, with just a fraction of the funding supplied by the City of Portland. Cogan is excited about this economic development effort, which features technical assistance to refugee business persons as well as a loan program. "It will create more jobs, not take jobs away," she predicted, pointing to the ripple effect that new businesses would have on Oregon's slumped economy. The Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Hmong, Mien and ethnic Chinese who comprise Oregon's Southeast Asian population have tended to open restaurants and groceries, but they are being encouraged to diversify. As she talks about the people she serves and the progress that's been made, iI's dear that Cogan is "up" about her job. "I like working in local government. I feel like I've had an impact," she says. "We've been able to budd an information base, trust and understanding so that problems don't become crises." "The complexion of our community is going to continue to change," she predicts. "The community has to be prepared to serve and respond to the non-whites, the non·English speakers" who come to Iive here. Wherever Cogan is when the next waves come, she will probably be involved in public service. The native Portlander. whose first career was pursued Quietly in the archives of a California library, came to politics as the mother of Portland Public School pupils. "How do you get changes made in the public sector?" was the question she began to ask. She looked for answers in Sheldon Edner's class in public policy at PSU, and stayed on to gel her master's in public administration. Cogan has looked at the political process up dose as a campaign worker and as the political action vice president for the Portland Women's Political Caucus. But she values her privacy and her time with her three sons and husband, Nathan Cogan of PSU's English Department, too much to seek elective office herself. And after an exhausting week at the Democratic Convention as a Hart delegate last month, Cogan is glad for the relative serenity of her City Hall office. 7
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