By Crystal Lu
Sacramento, CA, March 14, 2013, –About 20 representatives of Chinese Americans from Tri-Valley, mostly from San Ramon, met with Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan today. We had an interactive, delightful conversation.
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Tag: Politics
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Notes from SCA-5 Meeting with Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan
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Cupertino City Council to Hold Special Meeting and Hold on SCA-5 Is Requested by Senators
March 11, 2014, SACRAMENTO – Senators Ted Lieu, (D-Redondo Beach), Carol Liu (D- La Cañada/Flintridge) and Leland Yee (San Francisco/San Mateo) today requested Assembly Speaker John Pérez hold Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA-5) to allow more time to discuss its potential impacts with stakeholders and the Asian Pacific Islander community.
State Senator Ted Lieu (from sd28.senate.ca.gov).
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China’s Top Diplomat Wang Yi Meets the Press
Beijing, March 8, 2014, — The Second Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress held a press conference at its Press Center and invited Wang Yi, China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to answer questions from Chinese and foreign journalists about China’s foreign policy and external relations.
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SCA-5: A Broken Dream and An Energized Campaign for Peter Kuo
By David Li, bostonese.com
Immigrated to the US at age 14, Peter Kuo believed in American Dream. “Freedom of upward mobility, accomplishment and the ability to provide for one’s family is the ultimate drive that motivates people to work so hard,” wrote Mr. Kuo recently.
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China Seeks Peace through Strength
Beijing, March 6, 2014, — On Wednesday the Chinese government announced it would increase the defense budget by 12.2 percent this year to $132 billion. This is relatively small comparing with the $520 billion budget for US Department of Defense alone.
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First Lady to Visit China after Festival of the Spring
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, March 5, 2013, — According to a White House announcement on March 3, First Lady Michelle Obama is to pay a week-long visit to China starting on March 19. The First Lady will be visiting Beijing from March 20-23, Xi’an on March 24, and Chengdu from March 25-26.
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks announcing proposed revisions to the Nutrition Facts label during a “Let’s Move!” event in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
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Attorney Martin Keogh Announces Candidacy for Suffolk County Register of Probate
Boston, Mass., March 4, 2014, — Martin J. Keogh, a local area attorney who practices family and probate law throughout Suffolk County, has announced his intention to run for the position of Suffolk County Register of Probate. The election will be held on Tuesday September 9, and includes the towns of Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop as well as the entire city of Boston.
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Stories Told by Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of China, at U of Chicago
Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of the China, on her visit to Chicago, attended the University of Sino-US high-level roundtable meeting held at the University of Chicago in Nov. 2013. Vice Premier Liu attended the China Scholarship Council, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Later on that day, she visited the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s hospital of Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave her a welcome speech, dinner and finished the evening by attending a Chicago Bulls NBA basketball game together.
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Letter to CA Assembly Members Against SCA5
(The following letter was faxed to CA Assembly Members. Dr. Haibo Huang is an advisor to 80-20 PAC)
Feb. 24, 2014
Dear AsAm Legislators in the California Assembly,
Please vote NO to SCA5 in the Assembly. Print out the two campaign posters and you will see why.
The senate passing of SCA5 with the support of all three AsAm senators had sent shock waves through the AsAm community across the nation, turning ordinary citizens into an army of political activists. Even my 6 year old son asked “Why should I be sorted like monkeys in the zoo?” What messages are we sending to our children that they should be treated differently based on their skin colors, instead of their personal efforts and qualifications?
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An Open Letter Against SCA5 by A Concerned Citizen
Background: SCA5 tries to amend CA constitution to allow affirmative action based on race and gender in state college admissions. Some states allow affirmative action in college admissions based on social-economic status, but not on race.
In some states, affirmative action is banned altogether. This following is
a report of arguments from both sides on Michigan’s state constitution ban
on affirmative action.Dear friends,
In my humble opinion, Jan. 30, 2014 marked the darkest day in California’s recent history of politics. On this day, the California Senate overwhelmingly (27:9) approved SCA-5, which would appeal provisions of Prop 209 and allow the State of California to discriminate an individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
An anti-SCA5 whitehouse.gov petition started on Feb. 16.
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