Senate Votes Aye on East Sea Debate- . . . Into the tense debate stepped Sen. J. Chapman “Chap” Petersen (D-Fairfax), whose wife is Korean American and who taught English for several years in Japan. He is fond of both countries and said that listing both names in textbooks is an appropriate “recognition that there is a dispute.” The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service estimates that 82,000 people of Korean origin live in Virginia, more than half of them in Fairfax County. Although the Japanese population is far smaller, the lobbyists enlisted by Tokyo have emphasized that Japan is a major business partner of the state. In the end, the bill passed by an overwhelming margin. The Korean American advocates looking on, who had been chastened about cheering in the legislature, silently waved their arms and pumped their fists. wapo.st/1mChJ98
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:49:32 +0000
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