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Some of our readers may have heard about the buzz amongst the Asian-Americans that's been headlining news, specifically in the state of Texas -- and if you haven't, and you're Asian-American, then you should.
In early April the Asian-American community in Texas were riled and infuriated after Texas Representative Betty Brown -- a member of the Texas House of Representatives -- made a remark on how Asian-American voters should adopt names that are "easier for Americans to deal with." Asian-Americans, from many parts of the country -- even New York City councilman, John C. Liu -- have angrily demanded for Brown to retract her statement and apologize for her remarks. Those who were offended by Brown's comments, interpreted her statement in the likes of saying, "Asian-Americans aren't American" and accused the lawmaker for being racist. However, those who have defended Brown, including herself, have argued that her statement was in no way about race; with no intention of malcontent or racial connotation against the Asian-American community; that it was simply to encourage a resolution for those who find difficulty in counting votes submitted by Asian-American voters. Even so, the Asian community in and around Texas and from the far eastern coasts of the United States, feel that her comments reflect some hidden truths to how many Americans continue to condescendingly perceive Asian-Americans as a foreign identity and not American.
The comment was brought up in a hearing between the House Elections Committee and the Organization of Chinese Americans, represented by Ramey Ko, who gave testimony against a proposed bill in the Texas Legislature that would require voters to obtain a Voter's ID card. When the topic came up about the difficulty in transliterating Asian names, Brown quickly made the comment in question.
Before she apologized for her comments, Brown stood firmly with her remarks as she denied accusations of being a racist and continued to defend her suggestion for the name-change policy. In the end, Brown apologized for her statement but only after persistent urging from Asian-American communities both near and far.
(click here to watch the Betty Brown hearing)
Immigration is still a big topic and issue for the United States. For a country that has offered so much opportunity and cultural integration before the rest of the world, it has continued to show its ignorance and intolerance toward foreign nationalities and ethnicities. But what else is new? Some foreigners who have lived in the US for decades and still haven't been naturalized, believe in the American ideals so much that they pride on it more than their own country. Their journey of hardship, struggles, obstacles and triumphs begin with the stamp of their name. Some have kept it as a way to stay connected with their homeland while others changed it as a symbol to steer away from the pains and poverty of their origins and to guide them toward the life they dream. Yet, to this day, Americans with ethnic backgrounds continue to face hardship amongst others whilst being perceived as a foreign entity without any connection to the American roots and ideals. But since the boom in immigrant settlement in the late 19th century, the American image has evolved into a blend of mixed societies.
Perhaps assimilation differs between European immigrants and Asian immigrants because of the reasons they came to this country in the first place, but this turns out to be false. European immigration goes all the way back to the settling of America and during the industrial age, is well documented. They traveled to America for a variety of reasons. Many came with the dream of prosperity, whether it was through land or a job. It was a common saying that the "streets were paved in gold" and many people actually believed this. Most came and stayed, while a small percentage returned home with the money they made. Others came to escape persecution like the pilgrims did before them, whether political, religious, or something else. Still, others came to escape the law, political turmoil, war, revolution, or natural catastrophe, many Irish being the most well known example of the latter because of the Irish Potato Famine. They nearly all have one thing in common though: they all wanted to better themselves, to cut their roots and start a new life, a fresh start, a clean slate, an opportunity. If the zero generation did not assimilate, the first generation would be much more likely to adopt the culture of the new land, because they had grown up in it, while eschewing for the most part, the ways of the "old country," although the color barrier cannot be ignored, as Europeans could easily blend in with Americans who were largely European in origin,some Southern Europeans perhaps experiencing more difficulty with this due to their darker complexions. Europeans also have perceived superficial similarities in culture. Though first perceived as the "other," European immigrants were gradually accepted into American society and culture, making important contributions to each.
Ellis Island's history as a center for immigration begins at the end of the 19th century. From 1855 to 1890, Castle Garden in the Battery served as the immigration station for the state of New York. Mostly Northern and Western Europeans came to America this way. Eventually, Castle Garden could not keep up with the growing immigration, and its staff was found to be substandard. The government constructed the immigration center on Ellis Island, and it opened in 1892. Although New York Harbor was not the only port of entry for immigrants, it was the most popular. Most are familiar with immigrants having to endure a battery of exams upon entering Ellis Island, with the fear of being sent back to where they came. First-class and second-class passengers didn't have to run the proverbial gauntlet that was Ellis Island though. They were inspected while still onboard their ships and as long as they cleared medically and legally, were free to enter the country without going to Ellis Island. Third-class passengers however, did not have this luxury. They were transported to the immigration center and if everything was in order, the inspection would last about three to five hours. "The Island of Tears" moniker, may have had more bark than bite, as only two percent of arriving immigrants were turned back, the main reasons being disease and legal reasons.
A popular story of Ellis Island is that many families had their names changed by the immigration officers upon entry due to the "complexity" or "length" of one's name or confusion. This is even reflected in one of Hollywood's most celebrated films, The Godfather: Part II. In the movie, we learn that Vito Corleone is actually Vito Andolini, and when he comes to America, the immigration officer at Ellis Island changes his name due to confusing the town he was from for his surname. While this may have happened, Ellis Island claims immigration officers took names from ship manifests, which would've been prepared in the immigrant's country, so the errors in spelling could have occurred anywhere from when the person bought the ticket, which was usually near where they lived, to when they arrived on Ellis Island as these were handwritten at least until the advent of the typewriter. It is almost certain though that some names were indeed altered in these manners and/or due to these other circumstances.
Asian immigrants also have a long history in immigration, beginning with plantations in Hawaii during the founding of the nation for East/Southeast Asians and the Colonial era for South Asians. They mostly came from East and Southeast Asia during the industrial age and came to America for a variety of reasons as well, just as the Europeans had. The lure of Gold Mountain, which is what the Chinese referred to California as, was one of their initial attractions at first, but other opportunities came as well, and they also had factors that repelled them away. Many stayed in the U. S. despite the ill treatment they received. The same thing happened with the Japanese, who thought they could avoid the pitfalls the Chinese fell into, but they were wrong, as were the Filipinos after them and the Koreans and Indians. Each of the East Asian groups that came over had the idea they would do better than the last, only to pigeonholed in along with their predecessors. Asians, have always been seen as the "other" though, and treated unfairly. They can't blend in with Europeans because their physical appearance is different from them; their cultures are perceived to be strange and different, as well as their diet from Europeans'. Like the Europeans though, the immigrants held onto what culture they could. Some parents sent their children to special schools where they would learn the language and culture of their ancestral lands in addition to their public education, in hopes that they would retain them, at least some of them. This is still practiced today by some. Later generations were much less likely to be sent to these schools or hold onto their culture so tightly or at all, especially due to their perceived perpetual foreignness to the majority. They wanted to be seen as American more than anything else, only to give up part of who they are and still be seen as outsiders no matter what they did, unlike the Europeans who were slowly accepted over time as they climbed the social and economic ladders. While Asians may be becoming accepted, it is happening at a much slower rate, in orders of magnitude. After World War II though, Asians came to this country from many more areas than before: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos for example. Asian Americans have been in the U. S. for a long time like many of the Europeans, yet they are still not accepted as American by the general population, no matter what they do. Even Asians from Asia think American equals white today. While it seems that newer Asian immigrants to the U. S. are a bit wiser about holding onto those aspects of their cultures they cherish and their continuing perception to the majority, this could also just be a generational thing, as Asians continue to immigrate to the U. S. to this day.
When word of the California Gold Rush reached what was then called Canton (Romanized Chinese as Kwangtung) in 1848 many Chinese wagered their lives and boarded ships to the fabled Gam saan [金山] in hopes of striking it rich, with little to keep them in what is today called Gwongdong (in standard Cantonese) as the province suffered from the aftermath of their defeat in the First Opium War (1839 -1842) the then current Second Opium War (1856 – 1860) and the Taiping Rebellion (1850 – 1864) a revolt against the Qing government, along with a variety of natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, and typhoons. This journey consisted almost entirely of men from the area known as Toisan (Mandarin – Taishan) in Gwongdong, and it is estimated over 75% of all overseas Chinese can trace their ancestry to that area. Very few women made the trek to Gold Mountain. At first, the Chinese were welcomed in California, despite only being allowed to mine old claims, tame forms of discrimination compared to what was to come. They were praised for their industriousness and agricultural knowledge, though still viewed as inferior; they were not hated. They played vital roles cultivating California's farmland and building its infrastructure, the most famous being the Transcontinental Railroad. Many came to work on it. The team that constructed the Central Pacific branch was mostly Chinese and proved many skeptics they were very capable workers, but none of this was enough to earn the Chinese the respect they deserved. When the gold ran out, whites turned on the Chinese, even the law was not to be on their side.
The culmination of the anti-Chinese movement resulted in the Chinese Exclusion Act. Passed on May 6, 1882, the act repealed the Burlingame Treaty between China and the U.S. which also encouraged immigration. The door of opportunity was shut and essentially placed under lock, key, barricade, and armed guard for Chinese Americans for ten years, only officials, teachers, students, merchants, and travelers were allowed to enter. They had to obtain certification from the Chinese government that they were not laborers, which was difficult to prove. An amendment in the form of the Scott Act in 1888 banned the Chinese from leaving the country and those abroad from reentering. Exclusion was renewed for another ten years, as well as additional restrictions added. Because only Europeans could naturalize, the Chinese could not bring over their wives or families, and since interracial marriage was illegal, especially with whites, it was very hard for them to start families. The Exclusion Acts were the first major laws restricting immigration to the U. S. and the only ones ever to target a specific nationality or ethnic group. The laws brought Chinese immigration to a trickle and left them to fend for themselves, unprotected by the law.
It seemed impossible to get to America now. However, in 1906 a major earthquake struck San Francisco, which leveled much of the city, the fires afterwards completely destroying what was left. This included government buildings which held city records. As terrible as this series of events was, it has a silver lining. This provided the Chinese with a method to circumvent the law and claim citizenship since all the records were destroyed. Residents would claim they were born in the U. S. and then following trips back to China, would claim the birth of a child or two. This was not always true and called a "slot" which could be sold to boys through a broker who had no family in the U. S. Anyone who entered in this fashion is known as a "paper son," because they literally only existed on paper, a precursor to today's fake ID. Names could have been altered during this process, as the sponsor and immigrant could be different in name, but the immigration process was far from over for the Chinese. If anything was in question, they would be detained and interrogated to determine the veracity of their claims, often answering ridiculously detailed and mundane questions. Here are some samples:
• Have you always lived in the village you are from and are you now coming from there?
• How far and in which direction is your mother's native village from your village?
◦ Were you ever in your mother's native village?
• What were you doing in China before coming to the U.S.?
• Describe the village you're from? (This includes drawing a diagram of the village.)
• Who occupies the house on the 2nd row from the head?
• Where do the people in you village get their drinking water?
• Describe your house in your village?
◦ Are there any windows or skylights in your house?
◦ Are there any balconies in your house?
• State the name, age, birthdate, birthplace and present whereabouts of your alleged family member(s)?
• Did your alleged family member(s) ever have any brothers or sisters?
◦ Did any of them ever married?
• What was the style of your paternal grandmother's feet?
◦ How do you know that she has released feet?
All questions were designed to reveal any inconsistencies in the person's testimony when compared to their sponsor's answers. Only after passing this ordeal and verification of information was the person granted entry to the country. It was later discovered that if every sponsor was a citizen, every Chinese woman in San Francisco would've had to had 800 boys.
Growing hostilities among other Asian Americans led to increasing restrictions until the Asian Exclusion Act. Attached to the Immigration Act of 1924, it completely prohibited the immigration of East Asians and South Asians and limited Southern and Eastern European immigration. The Exclusion laws were finally repealed in 1943, due to China being America's ally in WWII, but tiny quotas were still in place. Reform didn't truly come until the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 which made these much higher and provided exceptions for family reunification.
Another establishment that dealt with immigration was the Angel Island Immigration Station, located on the US west coast in the San Francisco bay area. What is now a national historic landmark, used to be the premises -- also known as the "Guardian of the Western Gate" -- where nearly one million Asian immigrants were processed from 1910 to 1940. Many Asian immigrants who were processed at Angel Island had either involuntarily or voluntarily changed their names -- like immigrants who had done the same thing in Ellis Island -- under two circumstances; involuntary and voluntary. Those who changed their names involuntary were forced to do so by the authority of the establishment because the clerks who were processing them had difficulty understanding or failing to transliterate the individual's foreign surname; and so an alternate name, usually American or an easily transliterated Asian name (Lee, Chan, etc.) was given. Those who had voluntarily changed their names, did so because the individual or family wanted to cut themselves from their roots, either because they wanted to start a new life without any connection with the old country, or the possibility of evading (although, the latter being unlikely).
During the time of the Exclusion Act (see below), many Chinese immigrants were forced through screenings at Angel Island's Immigration Station before being allowed to enter the US; many of which stayed for weeks, months, and even years before passing the interrogation process. Within this time frame, many of the detainees have written out their frustrations, anger, and resentment on the walls of the barracks they were forced to live in, some in the form of poems.
There are tens of thousands of poems on these walls
They are all cries of suffering and sadness
The day I am rid of this prison and become successful
I must remember that this chapter once existed
I must be frugal in my dailyneeds
Needless extravagance usually leads to ruin
All my compatriots should remember China
Once you have made some small gains,
you should return home early.
- Written by a detainee from Heungshan
Life on the island proved to be demoralizing and depressing for these immigrants who journeyed to this country for better chances. For some, despite having gone through this horrible ordeal before being granted entry into the country, the feeling of desperation and discrimination continued to sting throughout their lives. America may have been crowned the land of opportunity by many across the globe before the dawn of the 20th century but thousands who inched through Angel Island's Immigration Station found that dignity and discrimination were a price to pay upon a knock at the door.
Japanese American history begins with Commodore Perry forcing Japan open to trade and the Meiji Restoration, a period of major social and political change in Japan soon afterwards. Farmers were forced to give up their land and many workers were left without jobs because of competition abroad, and word of opportunity in the U. S. beckoned them. After the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese were sought to replace the Chinese and worked on the farms, in the mines, canneries, and on the railroads. They thought they could avoid the suffering of the Chinese. They were wrong. Like the Chinese immigrants who came before them, the Japanese population were ostracized and discriminated upon their settlement into the US. By the turn of the century, the Japanese were facing the same discrimination the Chinese did: accused of stealing jobs, immorality, and a threat to white women. Samuel Gompers an immigrant himself and founder of the American Federation of Labor, the nation's largest union, excluded all Asians from membership. In 1908 a "Gentleman's Agreement" was brokered by President Teddy Roosevelt in which the Japanese agreed to limit immigration, but the U. S. allowed families and relatives of residents to come over. California passed the Alien Land Law in 1913, which prevented all aliens ineligible for citizenship from owning land. The Japanese found a loophole by registering land under European names or their own U. S. born children. In 1922, the Supreme Court determined issei (first-generation) Japanese Americans could not naturalize. The Immigration Act of 1924 essentially ended all Japanese immigration until 1965. Then in early 1942, the Japanese had found themselves living as suspected traitors in concentration-like camps.
Months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese empire, president Franklin D. Roosevelt feared that the Japanese community in the US contained possible supporters of the Japanese empire who may have secretly pledged allegiance to the emperor, and also feared that some may commit acts of treason against the US. In order to contain these alleged traitors, the US government enforced the Executive Order 9066, which forced the Japanese into internment within military zones well out of reach of large cities or small towns as a means to contain them from avoiding any attacks on the US body from within. Families were given 48 hours to gather what belongings they could carry and prepare for evacuation from their hometown. Many merchant families and small-business owners were forced to give up their businesses while everyone else were forced to give up their homes. More than half of the Japanese interned at these campsites were American citizens who were either naturalized or were born in the states. The living quarters at the internment camps were slum-like, where shacks and wooden houses were built weakly, within barbed-wired fences and armed sentries stationed at posts along the perimeter -- echoing the conditions in which Asian immigrants had endured while detained at Angel Island.
After the release of the Japanese from the camps, their return home was perhaps thought to have been, for some, the worse feeling after the joy of release. As families returned, expecting to find things the way they left them, many have instead found their homes either destroyed, vandalized, robbed, and owned by another family (resold or released during their relocation). Many former small-business owners faced difficulty in bringing their businesses back because of the discrimination that they faced from lenders and former customers. Other families were successful in slowly regaining what was once thought to be lost but unfortunately, others were left permanently damaged. Despite the end of the war, many non-Asian citizens continued to show their deep loathe for the Japanese-American citizens, yet, in 1948 the US Congress went ahead to help with families who were struggling to regain what they lost by offering them no more than 10 cents to every dollar that was lost during their internment.
Since the end of World War II, many Japanese families have forgiven the government after Congress apologized to those that suffered during and after the internment but the scars of the past continue to remind us how little dignity the country can show for even their own citizens based on their ethnic background, no matter if they claim their allegiance to the US.
Filipino American immigration on a large scale begins in the early 20th century. Because The Philippines was purchased as a U. S. territory at the end of the Spanish American War, they had a different status than the Chinese and Japanese that came before them.
Arguably the most well-known reason for changing one's name is show business. In the golden age of Hollywood, performers were encouraged to change their names because they either sounded too "ethnic" (and Polish was ethnic to them back then) or because they wouldn't fit on the marquee. This has largely dropped off today, but stage names still do exist, just not in as large numbers as they did long ago and does not just apply to sounding more American, but sounding more like a familiar ethnicity sometimes. For instance, many fans of the tv show, Heroes, will come to recognize Korean-American James Kyson Lee on the street for he plays the Japanese Ando Masahashi aka Crimson Arc, yet most won't know that his real name is Lee Jae Hyuk. Today Lee is one of America's talents of foreign descent -- let alone Asian -- who continue the Hollywood tradition of altering their names. Similar to actors and singers in the past, many thespians and vocalists in the limelight have adopted different names before embarking on their careers on stage. Kal Penn, Pat Morita, John Woo, even Seussue Hayakawa, a successful actor from the early 1920's to the late 1950's in Hollywood, whose original name was Kintaro Hayakawa. The Asian community in Hollywood weren't the only ethnic group to have gone ahead to alter their names. Many actors with Jewish, Italian, Irish, or eastern European descent have changed their names for a suitable and presentable, easily memorable stage name that would stick with them until their death.
Jon Stewart – Jon Lebowitz
Marilyn Monroe – Norma Jean Baker
Boris Karloff (prevent family embarrassment) – William Henry Pratt
Bela Lugosi (after hometown of Lugos, Austria-Hungary) - Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó
Rodney Dangerfield -- Jacob Cohen
Whoopi Goldberg -- Caryn Elaine Johnson
Pat Morita -- Noriyuki Morita
Puff Daddy -- Sean Combs
Freddie Mercury -- Farrokh Bulsara
Zakk Wylde -- Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt
Dimebag Darrel -- Darrell Lance Abbott
Slash -- Saul Hudson
The Romanization or transliteration of Asian languages to the Latin alphabet can be quite confusing to the unfamiliar and is governed by a variety of academic standards. Here are some of the more familiar ones:
Standard Mandarin Chinese
• Missionary systems
• Wade-Giles
• Yale
• Hanyu Pinyin
Standard Cantonese
• Barnett-Chao
• Mayer-Wempe
• Guangdong
• Yale
• Jyutping
• Revised Hepburn
• Nihon-shiki
• Kunrei-shiki
• McCune-Reischauer
• Yale
• Revised Romanization of Korean
This has resulted in variations in the spelling of certain terms especially true for something as commonplace as names. Take for instance the name Lee, my family name. Lee (the one of Chinese origin) is the most common surname on the planet, by far outstripping Jones or Smith. As of 2002, there were approximately 108 million people that share this name. It is spread all over East and Southeast Asia, appearing in many languages. Because of this and the different Romanization systems governing those languages, we wind up with different spellings, depending on where that person is from, the dialect they spoke, and what time period they immigrated. The only difference between this and how the Europeans have different spellings for names or shared words is perhaps the time factor is much more influential, the possible number of variations, and in any Asian language that uses or once used Chinese characters, they all have one universal meaning that can be written down.
Spelling Variations in Romanization of 李
• Li
• Lee
• Lee
• Yi
• Ri (N Korea)
• Rhee
• Ly
Despite the number of variations, they are not important. What is important is that they all mean the same thing: 李 but because Western forms of writing are based on alphabets, there is no equivalent, and so you get the many variations. Pronunciation is also not as clear cut as it looks. Many letters don't have the same sound value as in English. For instance, in Mandarin a represents "ah" like in father, and q represents "ch" as in check.
Different spellings can also indicate the time the word was introduced, a person lived in, or place of origin. Take for instance the popular dish, Peking Duck. Peking, was an early Romanization of the city of Beijing from the Wade-Giles system, but go to any sit-down Chinese restaurant, and you'll still see "Peking Duck" on the menu, not Beijing Duck. Many words in English borrowed from Chinese reflect the Romanization used at the time it was adopted and depending on the dialect it was derived from, this could vary. Many of the words derived directly from the Chinese dialects originate from Cantonese, because of their long immigration history and the former colonies of Hong Kong and Macau are located in Gwongdong.
• Dim sum
• Kowtow
• Wok
• Cheongsam
• Sifu
• Kung fu
• Mahjong
• Qipao
Min Nan
• Tea
The transliteration for many of these would be different today.
Immigration in the United States
They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island
Chinese Immigration to the United States
Chinese transformed 'Gold Mountain' Few struck it rich, but their work left an indelible mark -
The Chinese, The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925: Exclusion
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Paper Sons, The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco
Family History, Paper Son -
Japanese, The U.S. Mainland: Growth and Resistanc
The Voyage to America, Filipino Americans.net
Romanization of Chinese
Romanization of Japanese
Asian American Dreams, Helen Zia
Coming from an Asian-American male -- let alone, a child of mixed race -- the very fact that there continues to be a condescending view on Asian-Americans today is baffling. Clearly, there is a major concern over the statement by Rep. Betty Brown but the major issue in the probability that many share her views on the matter. The United States was inhabited by settlers from all over the globe who have contributed to our country's growth to what it is today. Recently, we have begun to see a greater influx of foreign numbers within our cities and states but it wouldn't have been so without the first step made by immigrants many generations ago. Today we can look back on American history and see that in every chapter, is a story that involves the foreign population, yet, there continues to be a patronizing view on that whole history. To make a suggestion for Asian-Americans to change their names so that they can sound more "American" can only indicate that foreigners and children of foreigners and their children and so on -- as long as they carry the namesake of their ethnicity or speak in their ethnic tongue -- will always be cast aside as "not American enough." But what makes one American? Isn't it 'American' to be able to pursue the life and dreams of your choosing without persecution or fear? Isn't it 'American' that one ethnic group can live amongst several other different ethnic groups and harmoniously coexist? Isn't it 'American' for people of any race, color, language, orientation, or religion to be granted equality? There is no clear-cut image of an American through superficial means -- how one looks on the surface -- but only through the belief in the American ideals can one be understood as an American; how we embrace the constitution and our civil rights is what projects the All-American image.
So, no, Betty Brown; we will not so kindly change our names or go by an 'Americanized' alias so that you find it convenient for others like yourself to acknowledge Asian-Americans. We will not so kindly or abidingly change the history of our ancestry and lineage that lies within our names so that it would make vote-counting easier for you and others like yourself. A name is not just a label or a simple tag given to us at birth; it is the marking of who we are and where we came from. If you can't respect that then you wash away the rich Asian immigrant history of our great country.
written by Mary McBeth, December 04, 2009
I was curious how the Chinese came over with their country being communist and all. People find a way. That sums this up really well too.
written by Helen , December 04, 2009
written by VD, December 04, 2009
Great job on two parts.
I basically posted to tell you this.
Looking forward to more..
written by Jen Lee, December 05, 2009
There was a lot in it that most people in this day do not know so I was really impressed. I had no idea that asian people worked on the plantations of Hawaii. I think that connects well with how the words hapa and hapahaole came to be. The timing seems right.
written by rafaeld, December 05, 2009
I am curious about some of the posts. Is the Asian population really 5%? If that is so it may not be reflected in certain areas. I am sure that in NYC, SF, and LA there is much more than 5% Asian population. That must count for something, and if so there must be more awareness filtering to other parts of country from these very important cities.
written by Priscilla, December 05, 2009
About the American immigration that was really good. i usually don't learn anything but this time i can say i did.
written by Corolla, December 06, 2009
I completely agree and having asian in me I can easily relate to the trials and tribulations.
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written by Vanessa Willard, December 06, 2009
I think that the representative in question may have not meant manevolent intent. I think that a lot of times members of the white community are misinterpreted but I don't think it's something that is coincidential.
History has generalized white people as being pretty bad to others so I think that a lot of the misinterpretation comes from that.
What she advised however was indeed very wrong.
written by Vall Holan, December 06, 2009
How does a name like Li Chin come as hard to someone? Beats me
I think Asian's in America lack the spotlight not because they are nit picked but because they just make a really small amount of the population. I'm no yank but I know it's less than 5%. Your reasons are good though.
written by Fred Bastion', December 06, 2009
I'm curious on your interpretation of this.
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Braised Spring Legumes
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped scallions (white and tender parts; about 6 scallions)
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 2 1/2 pounds fresh peas in the pod, shelled
- 1 1/4 pounds fresh fava beans in the pod, shelled, blanched, and peeled
- 1 cup finely diced zucchini
- 1/2 teaspoon peperoncino (crushed red pepper)
- Salt
- 2 cups thinly shredded romaine leaves
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded fresh mint leaves
In a large, heavy casserole with a tight-fitting lid, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the scallions and onions and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 4 minutes. Add the peas, fava beans, zucchini, and peperoncino and season lightly with salt. Stir well, reduce the heat to low, and cover the casserole tightly. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the romaine and mint, cover the casserole, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very tender, about 25 minutes more. (The vegetables should give off enough moisture during cooking to prevent sticking or burning. If you find they are sticking, you can add a few tablespoons of water. Make sure the heat is very low and the pot is tightly covered before continuing to cook. It is fine, however, if the vegetables do brown a little.) Season to taste with salt and serve hot.
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Hi, Im planning to complete path to honor this weekend and wanted to know what I should expect. I am 24yr old, working on a MA in Political Science with just 2 more semesters to go after this spring semester so I wanted to know if I could sign up under the Split Option Training (complete BCT this summer and finish my AIT the next semester after my final semester of grad school)? I am also interested in the SLRP, but from my understanding that is not something I could receive under the Split Option training since I have never served in the military in any capacity before. If I were to sign for a 8 yr contract however, would I be able to get both Split Option Training and SLRP written into my contract, or is that something I would have to apply for after I complete either BCT or AIT with the understanding that its something that I may or may not get down the road (as in its not a guaranteed thing)? I have also studied abroad in the Middle East 8 months studying at universities in Jordan in Israel within the last few years, and by the time I complete graduate school will have completed 4-5 yrs of Arabic, is that something I can take advantage of in the ARNG, since I am interested in a MOS of either 35F or 35M? Any helpful responses are appreciated.
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That is definitely down the line, however I believe the army would open even more opportunities for me and I want more first hand/real world and on the ground experience than what an alphabet agency would allow me (at least for the first few years), I live just outside of the Capitol so it wouldnt be hard to do one, and I already have former professors that made a career out of working for some of those alphabet agencies who would write a great letter of recommendation for me when I apply, but again I just want more experience and another goal to work towards.
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Some of the more experienced may have advice more prudent than what I offer, but none the less I will state the obvious. The National guard has limited positions for what you are seeking. What I mean is its function is specifically focused. Now, national guard focus on international developments is dependent on others to determine areas of focus. The military will provide, but that does not mean it will provide anything that say a job announcement seeks. I am not trying to say 'do not do it' I am only advising to do the deep dirty look at what you want. Also, mandarin, pacific island dialects and north african dialects are the next dlab fav's. You have a plan, but I think you are selling yourself short.
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I understand, as I wouldnt know where my area of operation would be until I really got further down the road, and for all I know all my int'l deployments could be going to S. Korea or anywhere else that my language skills and education at this point hasnt really covered, or I could never get deployed overseas for anything besides training in other countries. I am not doing the Nat'l guard in lieu of a career in one of the alphabet agencies, thankfully since 9/11 many of the alphabet agencies (including my top 2 picks Id like to work for), are open to having their people serve in both the Nat'l Guard and work for them as either field/special agents or support so by joining I wouldnt be harming my potential for starting my career.


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Houston Nutt's dream job gone wrong
Houston Nutt thought he would retire at Arkansas. Thought his love affair with the Razorbacks would last forever. But Nutt now is the football coach at Ole Miss and preparing for a Cotton Bowl showdown against his alma mater, Oklahoma State. Call it a testament to familiarity breeding contempt.
"Nowadays, about the 10th year (coaching at the same place), it's hard on anyone," Nutt said. "The days of Paterno and Bowden, those are pretty much over." Nutt's departure from Arkansas two years ago was remarkably acrimonious for a program that had sustained success. It seems to have been one of those rare mutual breakups. Nutt was glad to go; Arkansas was glad he went. "I can't speak for him, but I think he was glad to get out of there," said Pat Jones, who hired Nutt as an assistant on the 1984 OSU staff and remains a Nutt confidant. "I think he realized he'd probably stayed about a year too long … He'd been there long enough. And I think he knows that." Nutt was a Little Rock schoolboy star; the Nutts have been an iconic Arkansas family for 40 years. In his 10 years coaching the Hogs, Nutt went 75-48, won two SEC Western Division titles and reached the Cotton Bowl thrice and the Capital One Bowl twice. That's not a juggernaut record, but it was the best stretch of Arkansas football since the 1980s, in the much-weaker Southwest Conference. How devoted to Arkansas was Nutt? In January 2004, he turned down the Nebraska job, much to Jones' chagrin. Even Nutt's final game, amid a swirl of controversy and scandal, was a rousing success, a 50-48, triple-overtime, road upset of LSU, which would go on to win the national championship. Yet the day after that game, Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone said he received a call from outgoing Arkansas AD Frank Broyles, that Nutt likely was finished with the Razorbacks. Would Mississippi be interested in Nutt? Boone, seeking a replacement for the ineffective Ed Orgeron, jumped immediately on Nutt. "He's a great coach," Boone said. "We were fortunate." Arkansas once thought so, too. But the love affair disintegrated in 2006. Fans became polarized over the status of freshman quarterback Mitch Mustain and newly-hired offensive Gus Malzahn, who brought Mustain and four other standout recruits from Springdale High School. Mustain started eight games and played well, but down the stretch, Nutt turned to veteran Casey Dick. Arkansas won the division and played eventual national champ Florida tough before losing 38-28 in the SEC title game. In April 2007, Nutt's telephone records revealed phone calls to representatives of North Carolina State and Miami, both of which had been in the market for a football coach, and more than 1,000 text messages to a Fort Smith, Ark., female television anchor. Nutt's wife, Diana, released a statement in support of her husband and blasting rumors about their personal life. Truth be told, it was one big mess. "I thought I was going to retire there," Nutt said. "But (wife) Diana and I knew that ninth year … we'd go to Atlanta (for the SEC title game) and people still not very happy.
The Houston Nutt StoryOle Miss coach Houston Nutt, whose team plays his alma mater Oklahoma State in the Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl, has had quite the football career. Today, The Oklahoman continues a three-part series on Nutt. →Thursday: Nutt's Oklahoma State ties run deep. →Friday: Arkansas seemed the perfect job for Nutt. →Saturday: Can Nutt be Ole Miss' messiah?


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Varoom! (1963), one of several "Explosions" on display, uses Lichtenstein's signature primary colors against a subdued dotted background to visually communicate the explosive force of one millisecond in time. Specs of black and white crackle, disrupting the quiet monotony of the black-and-white background. The text that lends itself to the title of the painting—"VAROOM!"—is in big, eye-catching block letters that are jumbled by the jarring event taking place.
Lichtenstein created Explosions around the same time he was painting his now-famous War and Romance series. Even though both draw from comic books, the Explosions focus on the details rather than the narrative.
Varoom! and the many other works on display are hot with action and drama, but lucky for us they can currently be enjoyed in our cool, quiet, contemplative galleries.
Image Credit: Roy Lichtenstein. Varoom!, 1963. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. Ryobi Foundation.


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Everyone can agree that America faces a jobs emergency. The economy has 2.6 million fewer jobs than in December 2007, the beginning of the recession. The unemployed rate has declined to 7.5%, partly because the labor force participation rate stands at 63.3%, the same level as in 1979. Thirteen percent of young people aged 20 to 24 are unemployed, and 30% are not employed or in school.
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not catching the sweetness.
the spiciness...and yes, that "cinnamon/red hots" sense is there...nice for being a bantam weight 90 proof!
ratcheer, you may have really gotten a bad bottle!
this isn't overly complex, but it's a "frontier" whiskey...i would say, for the 1800s, it would be high end!
the water did open it up, slightly sweeten it...but nothing like Ridgemont Reserve with water...THAT's sweet. nearly the same proof, i believe.


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Capitalist Yoga.
When one yoga shala isn't enough!
So, you wouldn't really expect capitalism and yoga to be in the same sentence, or would you? These days it's certainly not uncommon. There seems to be many who've combined both and are making hundreds of thousands, even millions. From successful brands to known teachers, the toll toward enlightenment seems to have drastically gone up!
I have been practicing yoga for a few years now, but still feel like I don't know 'how much' a yoga class should be. I just sort of take for granted that whatever the teacher or studio is asking me to pay is fair. Yogis, I would think, would be the last people to do one over on me, right? But is this always true? Is it truly necessary to pay a 100 bucks for a yoga mat, 20 bucks for a single class, 350 bucks for a weekend workshop and how about the thousands upon thousands for a retreat or teacher training? Perhaps you get what you pay for, but should it be that way when it comes to yoga?
Yoga has become big business and the numbers prove it. An article from Yoga Journal in 2008 shared that Americans spend close to 6 billion a year on yoga classes and products. Yowza.
Of course this isn't for everyone, there are still many establishments and teachers that are teaching yoga for the sake of yoga, wanting nothing more than to make enough to live within stable means. They typically accept donations or whatever people can pay, but then there are those that with the accumulation of more students, they want to spend more and make more…another shala, more bathrooms, a second floor, etc.
I can remember a retreat that I attended to which the 'gift shop' was mentioned at the end of every lecture. I mean, at first it didn't bother me so much as I didn't really need anything, but as the idea of 'shopping' and 'consumerism' excited a lot of the students, I felt myself jumping on board and wanting to peruse and possibly purchase something I didn't even need. I nearly convinced myself that I should buy something just to help the studio out. But, is this right? This definitely wasn't a donation program and I had already spent a couple thousand on the retreat without much more left in my bank account. So, what to do?
Sure, yoga is what you make of it and it can certainly be a road to wealth for some, even fame, but where does the element of humility begin and end?
Am I jumping to conclusions when I think a local studio is making plenty, perhaps a bit more than plenty, when I hear they are opening two or three other locations within the same zip code? What does this do for aspiring teachers and studios? When is enough enough?
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Of course, the lid is starting to be blown off how much yoga teachers/studio owners can gouge …
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Thanks Yogini5! I'm gonna check out those links!
This is a hard thing. I am a yogi. I also believe in capitalism. But I believe in yogi-capitalism. Can I call it conscious capitalism? What does that mean? I'm not even sure. Everyone's definitions of these "words" are a little different. For instance, I went to a yoga classified class yesterday that was 100 degrees, pumping Usher and Justin Beiber at ear splitting levels, throwing weights around, and there was pretty much 2 actual yoga "poses." The week before I did a yoga class with no music, maybe 10 long held asanas, and lots of meditation/pranayama. Different yoga styles…different capitalism styles?
Flux much?
I don't have an answer to your question, when is enough enough? What is the gauge or measure? Is it a book or a plan…written by other humans? Is it a program, is it a constitution? These may be helpful, but of course the gauge is inside each and every one of us. It is most often NOT easy to connect to, which of course is what Yoga is meant to aid. I usually can't face my own.
But we can't FORCE anyone else to tap their conscious, their gauge and we shouldn't away the ability or the chance or the freedom to tap it.
So we just keep balancing the flux as best we can…talking about it, questioning, like you have here. Encouraging self examination…business examination…exploration of intent and…the hard hard part is doing it without judgment.
Sorry about the word vomit, your questions have me exploring!
Thanks for your response Yogiclarebear! I hear you with the questions…what is the gauge or measure, is it a book, plan, etc. I think SO many things in life shouldn't have to be structured or written in order for people to act consciously not only for themselves, but for the whole (and of course this is my judgment). Sometimes it freaks me out how many rules we actually do have and that perhaps some people need them in order to 'behave' so to speak. But, when it comes to yoga, there are also so-called rules…yamas, niyamas, etc. These can, if one wills, like you say, be applicable to everything one does. But, i agree with you….we can't force anyone to tap into their conscious.
Now I'm contemplating the yama – satya, in a way (and of course if followed), could this also be interpreted to take only what one needs?! I suppose there is yoga with yoga philosophy and yoga without.
This article presents some interesting questions to consider. As a new studio owner (gasp, it's true) that has been open less than two weeks, there is so much to think about that has already come to discussion with myself and my non-yogi business partners. Our place is a humble, bootstrapping one, based in community and in support of local artists and urban farms. The questions remain. The answers? Balance and principles. Living your yoga. Giving, receiving and opening. Service, karma yoga and seva. Donating time and energy to make a positive impact. Willful and expansive generosity. Supporting everyone possible, students, teachers and the local economy while making room to support oneself. All the while, living full of life with a happy heart knowing there is a difference to be made. I see these questions and answers as things that I will personally ponder, probably for years to come. Thanks for the reminder – I see this article as a presentation of more ways to infuse our philosophy deeper into the fabric of our business.
Hi April, 'balance and principles', that sounds great to me. I can imagine that combining yoga with the support for such things as local art and urban farming will attract a great crowd to your studio. 'Supporting everyone possible', if you believe that you get what you give in this life, then I think your concept is going to do just that. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and wise perspectives. Best wishes to you and your new studio. it sounds very exciting!
p.s. Thank you!
You do what your heart tells you to do. You will attract the students who resonate with that. After that, you figure out how to support the kids and keep the house etc. and try to find the balance.
I love what you have written – you do attract what you put out in the world and I believe if it's real, it will all work out. Thank you.
Capitalism as a concept is not a bad thing, it just depends on the players. Capitalism is about being paid for sharing something somebody wants, be it a yoga class or a yoga mat… The instructor has to pay for their education + on + on it goes. Yoga is not a charity, it can open hearts to do charitable things… Wake up from your Savasana folks, a yoga class IS a consumer product..
Replying to Yogagrrl about teachers getting paid a couple hundy a class…
I'm sure there is a vast difference in yoga teacher pay across the country. I am a teacher who works at three different studios (all of them quite nice, well-known in the area and reputable). I get paid a $30 flat rate at 2 of the 3 studios, and at the third I get paid per head. The third studio is very, very small (although luxurious and clean) so I average about $30 per class. If a student requests a private session with me, the studio takes a whopping 50% off the top so I end up making about $30 for my time and effort.
I know this isn't NYC (It's the suburbs and outer areas of Boston), but I am barely scraping out a living teaching 14 classes per week. At this point in time I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach and to share that I am making do, taking on additional part time jobs and making it work. But one day, I would love to be able to make a living where I can actually feed myself on what I make in my career of choice.
I do hear about teachers inside of the city of Boston who pack rooms at the fanciest studios with a hundred students every class getting paid in the hundreds, but that is certainly the exception, not the rule.
I enjoyed this post and all the discussion. I teach and often I find myself feeling like I cannot afford to take yoga classes on my yoga salary. Even though my hourly rate looks great on paper, once you take the time on lesson prep, the time driving, the gas and then taxes (I am an independent contractor), I really don't make much. Of course, if anyone got into yoga for the money, they were deluded.
I often wonder how Yoga studios compete with local health clubs. Most health clubs seems to want RYT instructors (at least around here), and then members can take classes as part as their $40 month membership fee. Makes it hard to go to the studio and pay $20 for one class, with the same instructor.
And my name is Trish, not trash. Sorry! Gotta love autocorect on my Mac.
(love your autocorrect on your Mac). I think perhaps people are willing to pay for the experience of a yoga studio versus the thumping music and adrenaline hype of the gym, but then again, perhaps for some this is what they think the yoga experience is. But, the gym definitely competes with the solo teacher or studio.
As a studio owner for 5 years and a teacher for 10, I have a couple of thoughts to offer:
1. Nobody goes into the yoga business for the money. Nobody. If they do, they are quickly disabused of the notion that it is an easy way to make a buck. Who is making that $6 billion dollars? It's not the teachers. It's not the studios either–most studios operate on a razor-thin margin. It's not the clothing companies, other than perhaps lululemon. Is it the accessories companies? Perhaps Hugger Mugger and Gaiam are making money, but everybody else is just scraping by. Is it the magazines? Probably Yoga Journal makes money…ask Waylon about how other, smaller publications do. I don't know how Yoga Journal got that figure, or what it means to say that it is a $6 billion dollar industry. Most yoga teachers can't even afford health insurance.
2. Why do people go into the yoga business, then? FOR LOVE. That's why teachers teach, why studio owners own studios, why yoga accessory and clothing companies sell clothes and accessories, why yoga magazines write stories about yoga. Because they love yoga and want to share it. Just like people who love gardening become landscapers, and people who love architecture become architects, and people who love literature write. It's not sinful or unethical to love something, receive extensive training for it, get really good at it, and then make your living from it.
3. If you know of a studio that is opening 3 new locations in the same zip code, then either they are SPECTACULARLY SUCCESSFUL and located in an extremely populated urban area that can support it, or they are (unfortunately) going to learn a business lesson the hard way. Before you decide which, wait a couple of years. It actually can take a long, long time for yoga businesses on a poor foundation to fail because the owners are so passionately dedicated to keeping them open that they will flush away money for years, hoping things will work out.
4. Personally, I consider it my dharma to keep my yoga studio open. The studio serves a ton of people in my community, doctors, nurses, elementary school teachers, cops, students, etc., who would not have access to the teachers they resonate with in an environment designed for comfortable yoga practice if my studio did not exist. That means it's my job to advertise (even though advertising is not my strong suit and I have had to learn how to do it without having my skin crawl). It's my job to carefully price my classes so that the studio can pay for itself. It means it's my job to pay myself a living wage for the work that I do. Because I'm not an inexhaustible resource! If I don't pay myself, I'll burn out and have to close the yoga studio. I left a much more profitable career for this one. Why? 'Cause I love yoga. I wanted to share it. So I got trained how to teach it. Then I got really good at teaching it. Then I wanted to make it my life's work.
5. Bathroom lines are a pain. If a yoga studio can make enough to add another bathroom, God bless. It's a public service.
Hi Emma. Thanks for sharing your response! Your perspective comes from such a passionate place and I completely respect the intentions to prosper based on love and passion. It's a good question regarding the 6 billion – the article stated yoga and yoga products – I will see what I can find out…
Like teachers, doctors, firemen, ministers, everyone thinks yoga teachers should be in it for the good they can do AS OPPOSED TO earning a living doing meaningful work. The world is expensive and yoga teachers have kids who want to go to college and homes with mortgages and cars that run on gasoline and groceries to buy. Many of the comments above refer to the cost of "running a studio" as in "a studio can be run on a dime" "yoga room, mats and the best teachers" as if the studio owner has no right to make more money than just what it takes to "run the studio" or to "get by". Why should yoga teachers have to just "get by"? Stock brokers making millions and nothing but money. Yoga teachers making people well, happy, healthy and making no money. Quit bitching about yoga teachers who want to earn an abundant living and stop to figure out where your priorities are. I've watched people sit in NYC bar and bitch about the cost of a $20 yoga class over their 2nd $20 martini. Stop. Think. Live…
In the spirit of what you wrote in an earlier blog post (I think it was you, no I got you mixed up with ARCreated – brilliant blogger, too), either those bar hoppers were not interested enough in yoga or they practice any yoga they do at home and, being budget minded, they have their OWN priorities, and have the money left over to drink in NYC.
This from a teetotaler.
Thank you ARCreated, for that earlier blog post.
Hi Amo, thanks for your response. I'm sure that in today's world everyone would like to make an 'abundant living', but it's not necessarily possible, even for most professions. Perhaps even for most of us, that expectation is way too high. I'm not sure if I would put yoga teachers into the same category as stock brokers, but I get your point and perhaps for some it works. And there's no doubt everyone wants to earn a living, including yoga teachers. I don't know, I suppose I was just thinking more along the lines of 'only taking what is really needed', but I suppose one should ask questions like, what does that really mean and perhaps why should yoga teachers have the responsibility of living such a way, etc, etc. Thanks again.
Perhaps there's a link between the capitalist culture in the US and the idea that it's ok to charge the kind of money that allows only the middle class to benefit from what is essentially spiritual, meditation. just look at churches in the US – the more you give, the more likely it is you will be 'saved' . How did spirituality become related to money and capitalism?
How much do ordinary indians 'pay' to attend a 'class' in India? I don't know but i'm guessing it's less than 40 USD. On the other hand living costs are much less in India so it's all relative. When we live in a society where we are bombarded with advertising, it's hard to differentiate between what we need (a roof, food, water, warmth, love) and what we want (new yoga mat, new yoga clothes to be able to perform the poses better and not sweat so much, new iphone, organis beauty products, the list goes on and on). I don't really blame yoga teachers for wanting to earn enough money to live a lifestyle they believe is their right and are used to- i do too! Yoga, in my ideal world would be exchanged, not paid for. We wouldn't need money and we wouldn't live in a consumer society but that world is just in my head for the moment and perhaps a little in Christiania.
Hey Laura! Glad to see you here. Interesting comment – the more money you pay to the church, the more likely you'll be saved. I can remember going to church with my grandmother back in the day (we didn't have a lot of money at all) and there was definitely an element of guilt that she felt when only being able to put in a couple of dollars into the basket. I'm sure this played on her heart and also perhaps how she was 'looked upon'.
I don't blame yoga teachers either for wanting to earn enough money to be 'comfortable' or whatever that means to them. I suppose the question still stands – when is enough, enough? Given the circumstances of the planet and those going around with more than enough versus those that don't have any, how do we make balance?
I'm also a little Christiania.
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Hey Yoga Grrl, are you saying that in order for a studio to produce quality that there has to be a lot of money involved? I'm just curious as I've been to a couple studios where it's only the basics…room, mats….and they've had some of the best teachers I've ever had. I've also tried spending a lot of money for a weekend workshop with a 'known' teacher and was totally disappointed. Maybe it's just my experience….
Zombie Yoga and Shady Gurus — really interesting perspectives from RecoveringYogi.com! ….'Can yoga actually be humble, affordable and wholesome?'
Yoga Grrl, it depends where you live. I live on the central coast, and it's most common that teachers make $30 a class. Actually, last time I polled, that is the highest paying class in Monterey. There is no "per student" option for a lot of areas. But in my experience, those studios are in areas where yoga is just emerging as a market and the money is not there yet, so even then,I suppose teachers are still making a large percentage of the money that is being exchanged.
Thanks Kimberly. Indeed, this seems an interesting topic of discussion and the sensitivity level ranges. I wish the best to you with your yoga teaching and really admire your perseverance…part-time jobs + yoga…keep it up, it will pay off.


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"I have no money" means very different things to different people. I recently spoke with a very nice (but frantic) woman who told me she was broke. As a result, she said, she didn't know what to do. Let me tell you, I've received calls like this before and they aren't fun. But having said that, my experience is that the reality we face is rarely as dire as it seems. Let's dig in.
Assess the situation
- Do you have a roof over your head?
- Do you have food on the table?
- If so, how long with this situation continue if nothing else changes?
These are the first questions you need to answer if you are plagued by financial fear. The woman I was speaking with had a home and a good chunk of change in the bank.
Her problem was that she was divorced, she was unemployed and needed to find a job. The only money she had to live off of was the settlement she received from her ex. So she had a roof over her head and food on the table. But she couldn't answer the third question and that's why she was frantic.
She had no idea what it cost her to live so she didn't know how long she could afford to live in the house and she also had no way of knowing what she could and could not afford.
Long-time readers probably already know my first recommendation. I strongly encouraged her to find out how much it was costing her to live, on average, each month. I told her that she could use a nifty little program that I use called YNAB (You Need a Budget) or she could use my '5 minutes a month to budget mastery". Either way, she needed information.
What was the root problem?
In this person's case, the root problem was that she wasn't earning any recurring income. On top of that, her ex-husband was a very poor business person and was trying to pressure her into allowing him to invest her money.
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In this person's case, there were two important courses of action to take. First, I suggested that she not make any investments with her ex. He had demonstrated an inability to make good decisions at this point so it just didn't make any sense to continue down that path with him.
Next, I asked her to make a list of all her skills and all the people who might need a person with her qualifications. I asked her to get a sense of how much money she could make if she found a job and I asked for a reasonable figure rather than pie-in-the-sky.
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- Spend less
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Analysis of an Alternator Failure
So, it started out of the blue...
Driving to work one morning and suddenly the idiot (battery) light comes on. Look over at the Insight and see the voltage has dropped to 11.2-11.5V (normally >13.4V). Oh crap.
Abort the trip to work and while driving home, idiot light intermittently goes out and voltage comes back up to normal... so the alternator is charging... when it feels like it.
Park the truck and order up a 200A 6G Large Case alternator off Ebay. The one in the truck has already been replaced once by the previous owner... at a cost of ~C$700 (ouch!), and that was back in Feb 2010 (3 years ago).
Charged up the batteries yesterday before firing it up to drive down to the shop to work on it. Stuck the ammeter on the charge wire, and after firing it up, alternator was putting out about 75A (I have since determined that this was a 6G SMALL case alt that was on there... so I guess that makes it the 110A version).
Driving over to the shop, did the same thing... charged fine for a while, then intermittently it would stop charging.
Fought with the damn serpentine belt for an hour, trying to find the right combination of tools to squeeze down in to the 1/2" square drive hole to release the tension... next time I should have Googled that procedure first. <rant on>DAMN FORD and their dumbass engineers... why couldn't you leave just a LITTLE room between the tensioner and the fan shroud to get proper tools in there to release the tension?!<rant off>
For those who don't know, there is (on the factory one) a lock to lock the tensioner in the released position... here is what it looks like when it is engaged:
Ok, got the old one out and the new one in... 3 minute job once you get the belt off.
Load tested and charged the batteries individually while everything was disconnected... they're happy.
Fired it up with the new alternator... 110A coming out of it at idle (glow plugs on). I'm happy.
Now... what happened to the old alternator? Why was it charging intermittently? Bad brushes? Faulty voltage regulator? Lets pull it apart and find out...
Pulled the back of the alternator apart (three bolts and pry the back of the case off the bearing). Removed the voltage regulator (had to fish the brushes around the slip rings and the bearing to get it out)... noted a couple of the Torx screws holding the voltage regulator were quite loose.
Here is what the back looks like with the voltage regulator removed:
You can see from the above the three terminals/screw holes for the voltage regulator. You can also see that this is a 6G Small Case alternator (136mm diameter heat sink) by the rectifier part number (FR6003). How nice of the Ford dealer to put the cheapie alternator on when they replaced it... thanks guys!
The cause of my intermittent charging woes was immediately apparent. The loose screws on the voltage regulator had caused the B+ (and the Stator terminal to a lesser extent) to arc and char... the resulting carbon build-up make a high resistance connection that probably worked fine when things were cold, but as they warmed up and loosened, it would go open.
When the voltage regulator lost its B+ supply, it could no longer supply field voltage to the rotor, and presto, no output. When it cooled down enough, the connection would close, and you get the field voltage restored, and start charging again. Note that this is not a high current path... the field is rated for 8A according to the specs.
Now for some close-ups...
Here is the charred B+ terminal on the alternator:
And the stator terminal on the alternator:
The top side of the voltage regulator:
The voltage regulator with the brushes retracted and pinned:
The bottom side of the voltage regulator (that mates with the alternator):
The charred B+ terminal on the voltage regulator:
The not-so-bad stator terminal on the voltage regulator:
The good news... I am quite confident that after I buff up the connections and re-assemble the unit, it will probably be just fine. Will put it back on the shelf as an emergency spare (since these things seem to have a reputation).
One has to wonder why the screws on the voltage regulator loosened. Were they not torqued properly when it was built? Did they back off on their own over time with vibration and all the heating/cooling cycles? Why didn't they use some blue Loctite or split or star washers to try and keep things tight?
I'll probably try going with some blue Loctite when I put it back together and see how that works out.
Long story short... if you have similar symptoms, and you are on a tight budget... might be worth your while to pull your alternator apart and check the connections between the voltage regulator and the rectifier plate. Might be an easy fix that can save you some $$$
I have always wondered why these regulators fail so often.
I can see why now!
Thank you for posting this!
I'm gonna pull my Motorcraft off the shelf and do this.
I'm sure some dielectric grease wouldn't hurt either.
Yes, some Penetrox or No-ox-id A would probably be a good idea on the connections.
Just be careful with the brushes when removing the voltage regulator, they are very brittle.
If you have long enough brushes, you might be able to put a pin through on the rotor side of the plastic housing to help keep them back while you pull up on the regulator.
The problem is as you pull up, the brushes slip off the slip ring, in to the groove that is between the slip ring and the end bearing... then it is a pain to get them retracted fully, which they need to do in order to pass over the bearing (unless you remove the bearing).
If you can work a wooden toothpick in to the outside brush and retract it, and put a toothpick in the retaining hole to hold it in place, and then work on the inside brush, you might have better success in getting them both inside the voltage regulator case and out of the way so they don't get damaged.
I preferred not to remove the bearing, and was able to coax the brushes back out of the way until I could get them pinned.
Good luck!
if your problem is more than a connection like mine was ( bad diode)
you can get any internal part from alternatorparts.com
nice trouble shooting and article
Just bought a replacement unit from Advanced Autoparts, $175 and change but comes with a life time warranty. I searched for a replacement Voltage Regulator as the lower brush was toast. The commutator was worn too far to justify waiting for a replacement regulator off Ebay. Here is why it failed. The forward brush (lower one, when looking at it from the back) has a shield. This shield has vent holes to allow cooling air to pass, keeping the brush temp lower. Because these vent holes were block the wear rate was nearly 75% more than the upper brush. Spring tensions were the same, no dragging or binding. So that leaves heat as the only reason for accelerated wear.
So the moral of this story, pull yours apart, inspect the (voltage regulator) brush housing and commutator for damage before planning on the cheap fix. I would also recommend locating a VP3C3-10C359-AA voltage regulator and having it at the ready. For me, I'll just locate the nearest Advanced Autoparts and demand my replacement. The bad alternator had less than 60K miles and 3 years on it.
Awesome write up! Thanks!!
Well, here we go with a thread revival.
A year and 6 months after putting on the Ebay special alternator... it craps the bed and stops charging... while I am in the middle of nowhere, 1000km from home (and my spare).
Long story short... managed to get my spare alternator (that I fixed per the first post) and put it back on the truck... yep charges like it is supposed to. Indeed, it was bad contacts on the regulator.
Looks like my Ebay alternator probably has a bad regulator. Will be ordering a replacement to rebuild that one next, and probably put it back on the truck to test it.
Ordered a new F600HD regulator to put in to the Ebay alternator, it will be going back on the truck this weekend (so the known good small case one I have can go back on the shelf as a spare).
Decided to pop off the cover on the "bad" regulator to check it out.
Didn't see anything smoked... poked around with some tweezers, and found the regulated return side wire for the field brush not soldered (cold solder). Well, that would explain it... no "ground" path for the field means no field current, so no output.
Re-soldered the wire with some silver solder, and epoxied the cover back on. Will put it back on the shelf as another "spare" for when the next issue arises.
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Yep, confirmed the regulator with the cold solder joint was the issue... put the Ebay alternator back on and it was making 110A at idle.
Small case Ford reman is back on the shelf for "next time".
Nice work. Good find.
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