Letters to Young K. Park
Subject: Running for School Board 2003: Montgomery County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:32:15 -0400
From: "Young K. Park"
To: "CAMC"
References: <3F8EE91D.6060501@camcinc.org> <001c01c3942a$08d749d0$0100a8c0@YoungParkMain> <3F8F1370.2050602@camcinc.org>
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----- Original Message -----
From: CAMC
To: park, young k ; park, young k
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:53 PM
Subject: Running for School Board 2003: Montgomery County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
October 16, 2003 5:50 PM
Dear Young:
Thank you.
Is the material that you forwarded your complete CV without omission? Thank you.
Regards,
Sang Joo Kim
CAMC
C.: Board members, CAMC website
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10/16/03 5:11 PM
Young K. Park wrote:
Dear Dr. Kim:
Attached in wordperfect format, please find my resume me. Thank you for your interest in this matter.
Young
----- Original Message -----
From: CAMC
To: park, young k
Cc: bartle, frank r ; bartle, frank r
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:53 PM
Subject: Running for School Board 2003: Montgomery County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
October 16, 2003 2:52 PM
October 15, 2003 2:44 PM
Young K Park
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Dear Young:
With respect to your bid for the subject effort, we request you to provide us with the following information and materials:
1. Your complete CV
Your prompt response will be useful to many constituents to assess your candidacy. Thank you.
Regards,
Sang Joo Kim
CAMC
C.: Board members, CAMC website
October 28, 2003 1:16 PM
October 23, 2003 4:48 PM
October 21, 2003 12:01 PM
Dear Young:
With respect to your bid for the subject effort, we request you to
provide us with the following information and materials:
- Fact sheet(s) detailing your accomplishments as a member of the
Board, Wissahickon School District of the County, since you were elected
last time
- How long have you been a member of the Republican party?
- Your proposal detailing your specific initiatives to substantially
improve the quality of the education system
- What is your position on RAVE Act?
Your prompt response will be useful to many constituents to assess your
candidacy. Thank you.
Regards,
Sang Joo Kim
CAMC
C.: Board members, CAMC website
Subject: Stephenson's Comments that Asians and Lesbians are Hurting LPGA Tour
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:49:00 -0400
From: "Young K. Park"
To: "CAMC"
References: <3F914FB4.6080107@camcinc.org>
Dear Dr. Kim:
Your inquiry is not related to local school board issues. Therefore, I
respectfully decline to comment on it. Thanks.
Young
----- Original Message -----
From: "CAMC"
To: "park, young k" ; "park, young k"
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 10:35 AM
Subject: Stephenson's Comments that Asians and Lesbians are Hurting LPGA
Tour
October 18, 2003
Dear Young:
Below is a message which has been brought to my immediate attention.
Where would you stand on Stephenson's comments?
Regards,
Sang Joo Kim
CAMC
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For immediate release: October 16, 2003
For details, contact: Lucy Kishiue (415) 921-5225
JACL Denounces Stephenson's Comments that Asians and Lesbians are
Hurting LPGA Tour
Lauds Other LPGA Stars for their Censure of her Comments
San Francisco - In an interview in the November issue of Golf Magazine
which hit the newsstands on Tuesday, Ladies Professional Golf
Association (LPGA) player Jan Stephenson cited Asians and lesbians as
problems with the tour. Well-known for her belief that the LPGA should
market its players using sex appeal, Stephenson indicated that Asian and
lesbian players were hurting the tour.
Responding to a question regarding problems in the LPGA, Stephenson
remarked, "This is probably going to get me in trouble, but the Asians
are killing our tour. Absolutely killing it. Their lack of emotion,
their refusal to speak English when they can speak English. They rarely
speak... Our tour is predominantly international and the majority of
them are Asian. They've taken over."
Reiterating her belief as to the importance of sex appeal to boost the
popularity of the tour, Stephenson further opined that lesbians in the
LPGA create marketing problems: "Society is more open now about gay
relationships, but it does hurt the tour. It hurts with sponsors. But if
you had two gorgeous girls who were gay, I don't think that would hurt."
After receiving much criticism in the press and from other players,
Stephenson issued a lengthy apology on Saturday, stating, "... By no
means did I intend to hurt anyone nor were the statements racially
motivated. I clearly understand how these comments could be taken as
racial comments, and for that I am truly sorry."
She further apologized, "I am sorry to the LPGA players that are hurt by
these comments, and I ask for your forgiveness.... To all Asian
Americans, the Asian community, the fans of the LPGA, and to anyone else
who has been offended by these statements, I am genuinely sorry to you
as well, and ask you to accept my apology. As an Australian residing in
another country I have experienced what it is like to be singled out,
and I was not sensitive to that feeling or yours."
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the nation's oldest and
largest Asian Pacific American civil rights organization celebrating our
75th anniversary in 2004, denounces Jan Stephenson's comments as
insensitive, insulting and a dangerous promotion of stereotypes and
laments that her otherwise sincere apology failed to address her remarks
about the gay community. The JACL further commends other LPGA players
and commentators for their swift censure of Stephenson's comments.
"Sports have always been the ultimate meritocracy where athletes compete
and excel based on skill and ability and not because of race, ethnicity
or looks. To suggest that the LPGA is harmed by good players playing
well is an insult to the integrity of the game," commented S. Floyd
Mori, JACL National President and avid golfer. "Ms. Stephenson is an
athlete who actively promotes her sport and a role model for younger
golfers, and as such, her comments are disrespectful, damaging and a
disservice to the golfing community."
"For a woman who believes that sex appeal is an effective mechanism for
promoting the LPGA, her remarks were very ugly," commented Lucy Kishiue,
JACL National Program Director and golf enthusiast. "It is unacceptable
and the worst kind of sportsmanship for her to promote such harmful
stereotypes. We appreciate the apology but believe that she still owes
one to the gay community."