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News ANTIOCH ASIAN LAW STUDENT CAUCUS LOOKING FOR LOCATION IN CHINATOWN FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT The Asian Law Student Caucus at the Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C. is currently looking for a location in or near D.C. Chinatown for the planned legal assistance project announced in the last issue of Eastern Wind (Jan.-Feb.) The Chinese Community Church on 10th and L Streets, N.W. has been suggested as a possible site for the Outreach Project, but the law school may have available a building near Chinatown which the participating members of the Asian Caucus can use for interviewing prospective Asian clients. Although a location for the project has not yet been formalized, legal assistance is available to poor persons through the Law School's main offices at 2633-16th Street, N.W., and until a site is found, Asians needing legal assistance can contact the school at 265-9500. Legal assistance is available in immigration and naturalization, welfare, housing, social security, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, juvenile rights, criminal law, rights of the elderly, non-profit incorporation, etc. Once the initial information is obtained (name, address, phone number, brief description of the problem, etc.) by one of the school's secretaries, a student will call the prospective client to arrange for a personal interview to obtain more detailed information. An Asian law student may be available to conduct the interview if requested. At the interview, the prospective client's financial eligibility will be determined and the specific details of the legal problem will be obtained. After the necessary information is obtained, that information is then submitted to the school administration for approval of the prospective client's request for legal assistance. CONFERENCES PLANNED The Association for Asian Studies will hold its Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting on March 24-26 at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, California. The theme of the conference will be "Asians in America: Their Identity Crises and Problems". One of the participants in the conference will be Chun-tu Hsueh of the Department of Government and Politics, Maryland University. *** A Conference on China will be held at the Third World Center Princeton, New Jersey on Saturday, March 15 from 9AM to 6PM. Sponsors of the conference are Princeton University Chinese Students Association, The Third World Center, the U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association, and others. Program topics include "Socialist Transformation of China", "China's Outlook of the World", "China as Viewed by Third World Nations", and "Changing US-China Relations". Noted authorities such as William Hinton, author of Fanshen; Prof. Paul Lin of McGill University; and Prof. Ross Terrill of Harvard will lecture. For further info please contact Charles Ng, Pres. CSA 231 Pyne Hall Princeton University Princeton, NH 08540 (609) 452-0245 8 CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS A crowd of about 5,000 welcomed this year's Chinese New Year (Year of the Hare 4673) with the viewing of the traditional lion dance in Chinatown on Sunday, February 16. The spectators watched the parade of colorful lion dancers, banners, flags and the sounding of a drum along H Street between 6th and 9th Streets, N.W. The lion dance, performed by the Chinese Youth Club and the Jow Ga Kung Fu Association, represents good fortune for the coming year. After the parade, the crowd listened to the New Year greetings from the ambassador of the Republic of China, James Shen; City Councilman Sterling Tucker; and Chinatown Mayor Steven Lee. There were also a performance of Chinese folk dancing. To those who came, the celebration provided something worthwhile to do on a Sunday afternoon. One may want to note that each New Year, the lion dance is performed in D.C. Chinatown on the Sunday after the day that Chinese New Year falls on. Based on the lunar calendar, this day may fall on or between January 21 and February 21. **** To celebrate Chinese New Year, the Inter-Group Council held a basketball tournament, dinner and dance on Saturday, February 8th at the University of Maryland. Five teams participated in the basketball games. These teams included the Chinese Youth Club, winner of the competition, Chinese Youth Association, two teams from the University of Maryland Chinese Students Association and one Philipino team. CHINESE CALENDAR February 11th was the first day of the Chinese New Year or the Year of the Hare (4673). According to legend, Buddha had called all the animals to come before him; however, only twelve came. To honor these twelve faithful animals, Buddha declared that each animal will have a year named after it, thereby making a twelve year cycle. The Chinese zodiac is very similar to Western astrology: Rat (Aries) 1936,1948,1960,1972 Ox (Taurus) 1937,1949,1961,1973 Tiger (Gemini) 1938, 1950,1962,1974 Hare (Cancer) 1939,1951,1963,1975 Dragon (Leo) 1940,1952,1964,1976 Serpent (Virgo) 1941,1953,1965,1977 Horse (Libra) 1942,1954,1966, 1978 Sheep (Scorpio) 1943,1955,1967,1979 Monkey (Sagittarius) 1944,1956,1968,1980 Cock (Capricorn) 1945,1957,1969,1981 Dog (Aquarius) 1946,1958,1970,1982 Boar (Pisces) 1947,1959,1971,1983 9
