Cottrell, Mary, chairperson, Human Relations Commission, city of Palo Alto, California, letter to Congressman Brademas, dated Chang, Jonah, director, Asian Ministries, United Methodist Church, Oakland, California, letter To Whom It May Concern, dated Hawkins, Hon. Augustus, a Representative in Congress from the Seid, Allan, M.D., chairperson, Asian Americans for Community Choy, Lambert, president, board of directors, Chinese Newcomers 1974 Minami, Dale, attorney at law, Asian Law Caucus, Inc., statement of Mink, Hon. Patsy T., a Representative in Congress from the State of Batmale, Louis F., Chancellor/Superintendent, San Francisco Community College District, dated March 12, 1974. – Casford, Jack, Human Relations Representative, Human Rights Commission of San Francisco, dated November 13, 1973_.. Chen, Christina, chairwoman, The Chinatown-North Beach Doughty, (Mrs.) Audrey K., program director, the International Institute of San Francisco, dated November 15, 1974__ Hata, Nadine Ishitani, Gardena, Calif., dated November 16, 147 147 139 140 Kim, Lester E., chairman, Asian Presbyterian Caucus, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., dated November 4, 1974. Santa Ana, Cora, member, State advisory committee, U.S. 142 Soto, Leandro P., executive director, Arriba Juntos Center, San 148 Yoshioka, Vernon T., chairman, Union of Pan Asian Com- Uyeda, Clifford I., M.D., San Francisco Center for Japanese American Studies, San Francisco, Calif., letter to Subcommittee on Equal Chevlin, Myron R., chairman, Social Services Division, Health 150 Cravalho, Elmer F., mayor, county of Maui, dated November 150 Hawaii-Continued Hawkins, Hon. Augustus F.-Continued Ford, Donald R., executive director, American Lung Association Griffith, Zenaida E., chairman, subcommittee on immigrant Hayakawa, John M., associate director, Health and Community Kwon, O'mun, president, Korean Neighborhood Group, Honolulu, Law, Yip-wang, Honolulu, Hawaii, dated November 9, 1974. Oshiro, Karen, director, Family Services Center, Honolulu, Ledesma, Bernadette, Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Honolulu, letter dated December 16, 1974. Lutu, Rev. S. Su'esu'e, minister, Samoan Church of Hawaii, letter to Aczon, Gregorio, chairman, Kalihi-Palama Immigrant Service Page 151 151 152 152 153 153 154 154 155 170 162 155 Cahill, Amy, director, Operation Manong, Social Science Re- 156 1974. Dye, Robert P., director, Office of Human Resources, city and Manayan, Henry, M.D., president, United Filipino Council of 156 156 157 157 158 Quisenberry, Walter B., M.D., director of Health, State of Hawaii 158 Uno, Ernest, branch executive, West Oahu Branch, The Young 159 Yonamine, Noboru, chairperson, Kalihi-Palama Interagency "Operation Manong," a paper entitled Takahashi, (Mrs.) Sakae, president, board of directors, Young Women's Christian Association of Ohau, letter to Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities, dated November 14, 1974_ 160 170 162 The Legislative Coalition, Honolulu, Hawaii, letter to Subcommittee 160 163 Illinois Kang, Howard, president, Asian Forum, Chicago, Ill., letter to Page 173 Mink, Hon. Patsy T., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ahn, Matthew Y., Vicar, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Chicago, 173 Moy, Walter C., president, Asian American Educators Associa- 174 New York Cohen, Allen B., executive director, Chinatown Planning Council, 175 Hawkins Hon. Augustus, a Representative in Congress from the Jacobson, Gaynor I., chairman, Committee on Migration and 178 Schauer, John W., Church World Service, New York, N. Y., Shin, Ty K., associate for social welfare Ministeries, The United Mink, Hon. Patsy T., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ching, Rev. Winston W., executive officer Executive Council of 179 179 180 Herman, Judith, director of Planning and Research, Institute on 181 Pennsylvania Watanabe, Mary I., vice-president, Pacific/Asian Coalition, Philadelphia, Pa., letter to Chairman Hawkins, dated November 17, 1974. Virginia Pian, Canta C., and David A. Fuentes, R J Associates, Arlington, Va., Washington 189 191 Akita, Marylin Yuriko, field representative, Washington State 195 Kozu, Michael, director, International District Youth Council, Inc., Alford, Bart, president, Asian-American Alliance, Tacoma, Wash., 195 196 Matsudaira, Martin M., executive director, Commission on Asian 196 Kim, Sil D., project director, Demonstration Project for Asian 199 Matsudaira, Martin M., executive director, Commission on Asian 200 200 "Problems in the Asian American Community,' an article entitled, 201 Wang, Arthur C., chairperson, Pacific Northwest Region, 204 THE NEW AMERICANS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1974 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON The subcommittee met at 9 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 2261, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Augustus F. Hawkins presiding. Present: Representatives Hawkins, Mink, Bell, Chisholm, Benitez, and Steiger. Staff members present: Lloyd A. Johnson, staff director; Susan D. Grayson, special assistant; Martin LaVor, minority legislative associate; Yvonne Franklin, minority legislative associate, and Carole Schanzer, clerk. [Text of H.R. 9895 follows:] [H.R. 9895, 93d Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To provide Federal programs of educational, employment, and other assistance to areas with heavy concentrations of foreign-born persons Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "New Americans Education and Employment Assistance Act". DECLARATION AND FINDING SEC. 2. The Congress finds and declares that (1) many foreign-born persons in the United States lack sufficient education to function adequately in our technological society; (2) the lack of adequate education prevents many such persons from having satisfactory employment opportunities; (3) newly arrived foreign-born Americans also experience difficulty in such areas as food, housing, and health; (4) the needs of newly arrived foreign-born Americans may place heavy financial strains on the communities in which they reside; (5) a number of "gateway cities" exist where such persons reside in great numbers, thereby placing disproportionate burdens on particular areas of the country: (6) the policies under which persons move to the United States are set and determined by the Federal Government; (7) the Federal Government therefore has a responsibility to assist those States and cities having concentrations of foreign-born populations in meeting the special needs thereby thrust upon such communities. (1) SEC. 3. As used in this Act DEFINITIONS (1) the term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; (2) the term "immigrant" means a foreign born individual residing in the United States (except any person in the United States for purposes of representing other governments in a diplomatic or similar capacity) and American Samoans residing in any part of the United States, other than American Samoa, (3) the term "gateway city" means any city or unit of local government having a population of fifty thousand or greater, having more than 5 per centum of such population who are immigrants. ENTITLEMENT SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall determine the entitlement of each State under subsection (b) for each fiscal year at least six months prior to the commencement of that fiscal year. (b) Each State shall have an entitlement (as determined by the Secretary) for each fiscal year as follows: (1) Compute the percentage of all immigrants in the United States who reside in that State, as reflected in the most recent available decennial census. (2) Compute the percentage of all functionally illiterate (in the English language) immigrants in the United States who reside in that State. (3) Compute the percentage of all unemployed immigrants in the United States who reside in that State. (4) Compute the percentage of all immigrants receiving public assistance in the United States who reside in that State. (5) Compute the percentage of applications for permanent residency all over the United States which occur within that State. (6) Add the percentages computed under paragraphs (1) through (5). (7) Obtain the ratio which the sum of percentages obtained under paragraph (6) for such State bears to the total of the sums obtained under that paragraph for all of the States. (8) Multiply the total number of immigrants in the United States by $1,000. (9) (A) The entitlement of the State for the purpose of grants under section 5 shall bear the ratio obtained under paragraph (7) to the figure obtained under paragraph (8). (B) The entitlement of the State for the purpose of grants under section 6 shall be one-half the entitlement of the State for the purpose of grants under section 5. (c) The Secretary shall make an annual determination of the percentage increase (if any) in the price index which occurred during the preceding year. After such determination, the Secretary may adjust the dollar figure which is used to make computations under paragraph (8) to equal the figure used for such computations in the previous year plus that percentage of $1,000 which equals such percentage increase of the price index. GRANTS TO STATES SEC. 5. The Secretary shall make grants each fiscal year to each State, on such terms and conditions as he shall establish, to carry out the purposes of this Act, to carry out programs of education, health, housing, job training, orientation, public assistance, and other activities, all as approved by the Secretary, for the benefit of immigrants. Such grants shall equal in the case of each State the entitlement of such State under section 4(b) (9) (A) for such fiscal year, but if sufficient funds are not appropriated for that purpose, the amount of the grants to each State shall be reduced pro rata by the Secretary. GRANTS TO GATEWAY CITIES SEC. 6. The Secretary shall make grants each fiscal year to the gateway cities, if any, of each State. Such grants shall be made on terms and conditions established by the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this Act, and shall be used |