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From: Albert Le <owl8
...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: Help fight Ariz. bill to ban ethnic student groups like
MEChA, Black Business Students Assoc.
To: APALI_ALUMNI <apali_alumni@googlegroups.com>,
sea-ics2008@googlegroups.com, Bao Thien Ngo <bao.thien.
...@unavsa.org>,
baapals-community@googlegroups.com
"Hey all:
I just got a short email from my good friends Wei Li and Karen Leong, who
are Asian Am studies professors (karen is chair of dept) at ASU. They told
me that the "legislation, per se, is dead"--I'm not sure why or how, but
apparently, it will not go forward. I'll report more as I hear it. I
already signed the online petition Adriana forwarded though, nonetheless.
thanks for responding quickly to this issue!
Karen Chow"---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Adriana Garcia <lapatriot...@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Subject: FW: Help fight Ariz. bill to ban ethnic student groups like MEChA,
Black Business Students Assoc.
To: Karen Chow <chowka...@deanza.edu>, Albert Le <owl8...@gmail.com>,
apali_alumni@googlegroups.com, Aaron Wilcher <aaronwilc...@gmail.com>, Akiko
Koyama <akikoc...@hotmail.com>, Alofa Talivaa <alofaev...@yahoo.com>, Amelia
Kolokihakaufisi <akolokihakauf...@cityofepa.org>, Bena Chang <
bch...@svlg.net>, Blanche Kung <blanche_k...@yahoo.com>, "Carlos Cruz, Jr."
<carlos.c...@mac.com>, Emily Lam <emilys...@gmail.com>, Frank Teng <
frank.t...@gmail.com>, Jaime Contreras <jaime.contre...@generationengage.org>,
Julian Leichty <julian.leic...@gmail.com>, Juliana Bautista <
julian...@yahoo.com>, Lisa Wang Chin <lisa_...@yahoo.com>, Malaya Arevalo <
redts...@gmail.com>, Marcy Betlach <betlachma...@deanza.edu>, Mark Serrano <
mark1...@sbcglobal.net>, Michael Chang <michaelchan...@gmail.com>, Miriam
Hernandez <mhernan...@towaintercon.com>, Nuemi Guzman <
nue...@lawfoundation.org>, Patrick Ngo <patrick...@gmail.com>, Ruben Abrica
<rube...@aol.com>, Sergio Jimenez <sergioa...@yahoo.com>, Sheila Rivera <
sm.riv...@gmail.com>, Steve Choy <stephen.c...@berkeley.edu>, Steven Le <
stevenle...@yahoo.com>, Tamon Norimoto <tamon.norim...@aaci.org>, Thomas Lee
<l...@stanford.edu>
Adriana Cabrera Garcia
lapatriot...@hotmail.com
408.250.9245
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:21:05 -0700
From: gabriela.era...@gmail.com
To: gabriela.era...@gmail.com
Subject: Help fight Ariz. bill to ban ethnic student groups like MEChA,
Black Business Students Assoc.
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Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Subject: Help fight Ariz. bill to ban ethnic student groups like MEChA,
Black Business Students Assoc.
To: Gabriela Rico <gabriela.era...@gmail.com>
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<http://www.ufwaction.org/campaign/sb1108/e5bxi8z07nm7wn5?>*Help fight Ariz.
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* <http://www.ufwaction.org/campaign/sb1108/e5bxi8z07nm7wn5?>
Multiculturalism is a basic American concept. We value the beliefs,
traditions, customs, arts, history and folklore of the diverse cultures
reflected throughout our nation. *All this is being put at risk in Arizona,
where last week the Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a
routine homeland security bill, SB 1108 that would prohibit students at the
state's public universities and community colleges from organizing groups
based on race *(ie: groups such as MEChA, the Black Business Students
Association, Native Americans United, etc.)
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* *This bill could reach the Arizona House floor as early as this week.*
According to newspaper reports, Rep. John Kavanagh, (R-Scottsdale), a
supporter of the measure called these campus organizations, *"'self-defeating'
and 'self-destructive' for students."*
*Self-defeating?* Multiculturalism doesn't limit students. It gives them
pride in who they are and enhances their being fuller people by fostering
the concept of America being the land of opportunity. As *Cesar Chavez*said,
*"Preservation of one's culture doesn't mean contempt for others'." *
These student groups are like any other school club or fraternity. They
bring students together so they can achieve academic success. They offer a
place to meet, make friends and support one another. Their goal is to help
students succeed. For example, the members of the University of Arizona's
MEChA chapter visit high schools to encourage students to attend college.
They hold events and fundraisers to spread the message that education is the
key to success.
The bill goes one step further. It also would ban public schools or colleges
from including race-based classes or school sponsored activities. Officially
the language says it would ban any activity "deemed contradictory to the
values of American democracy or Western civilization." *However, the
language is so broad, who knows what could be prohibited?* Certainly Chicano
studies, African-American studies & other ethnic studies programs would be
put at risk.
*Studies show that students who learn about their race and culture have a
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