CND-US, April 24, 1999 (US99-007)
CND-US Editors
US Regional, No. US99-007
April 24, 1999
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1. Information Exchange:
(1) U.S. Citizen Child of F-1 Student
(2) Alien Men Not Registered with U.S. Military Selective Service
System May Become Ineligible for Citizenship and Other Benefits .. 92
2. Immigration Visa Numbers for May 1999 ................................ 60
3. Postdoc Position at Dept. of Chemistry at Univ. of Pennsylvania ...... 20
4. Conference: International Conference on Agricultural Engineering
(ICAE '99) in Beijing
Call for Papers: Chinese Americans and U.S.-China Relations ......... 179
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1. Infomartion Exchange:
(1) U.S. Citizen Child of F-1 Student
(2) Alien Men Not Registered with U.S. Military Selective Service
System May Become Ineligible for Citizenship and Other Benefits .. 92
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(1) U.S. Citizen Child of F-1 Student
From: Ellen Badger@NAFSA Network, Forwarded by: Bo Xiong 04/16/99
It turned out that the US Embassy in Mexico was my best information source
to answer the question of document requirements for the U.S. citizen minor
child of an F-1 student from Mexico, who will be returning to the US from
Mexico next month with the child's F-2 mother. The child does not yet
have a US passport.
Here's what I learned from the person I spoke with at the Embassy.
The child can return to the US without a US passport, because of the
agreements that exist between Mexico and the US for entry. However, she
must have with her the original US birth certificate and a hospital record
(from the US hospital where she was born) verifying her birth. This can
be a certificate, hospital bill, hospital card showing foot print, etc.
It is also ok for the F-2 mother to obtain an amended Mexican passport to
include both herself and her child. The mother's F-2 visa, which is still
valid in her old passport, can be used for the mother's legal entry, along
with an endorsed I-20.
However, the child would still need to present her original birth
certificate, along with the amended Mexican passport showing her picture,
to prove her US citizenship.
The US birth certificate in combination with the passport, showing proof
of the child's identity, would be all that would need to be shown. The
passport acts as a photo ID, the original birth certificate proves
citizenship.
The woman I spoke with didn't think that hospital records would be
necessary if the child was on the mother's passport AND showed the US
birth certificate (as a dual national), but I recommended that it would be
a good idea to have some sort of record showing that the hospital bills
were covered under insurance, in case a public charge question comes up at
the US immigration inspection point.
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(2) Alien Men Not Registered with U.S. Military Selective Service
System May Become Ineligible for Citizenship and Other Benefits
Source: World Journal, Reported by: Bo Xiong 04/24/99
A spokesman of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service recently
reiterates, that a male alien who apply for naturalization may become
ineligible if he was in the U.S. during age 18 through 25, holding green
card or in illegal status, but was not registered with Selective Service
System of the United States. Such applicants may still qualify for
naturalization 5 years after he reaches age 25 with good behaviors.
Besides male U.S. citizens between 18 - 25, the following alien men in
same age group are also required to register with Selective Service System:
1. Permanent resident aliens
2. Undocumented (Illegal) aliens
3. Dual national U.S. citizens
4. Refugee, parolee, and asylee aliens
The following alien men are not required to register with Seletive Service:
Aliens who are lawful immigrants on visas (e.g., diplomatic and consular
personnel and families, foreign students, tourists with unexpired Forms
I-94, I-95A, or Border Crossing Documents I-185, I-186, I-586, or I-444).
According to a brochure distributed by the Seletive Service System,
Seletive Service Registration is the process by which the U.S. government
collects names and addresses of men age 18 through 25 to use in case a
national emergency requires rapid expansion of the Armed Forces.
Registering with the Selective Service does not mean a man is joining the
U.S. military nor signing up for the all voluntary Armed Services. The fact
that a man is required to register does not mean that he will be drafted.
The last draft was conducted in 1973. A national draft must be approved
by Congress and ordered by the President and would most likely occur only
in the event of war or national emergency.
Not registering with U.S. military Selective Service System may also
disqualify a man for life time from government jobs, government sponsored
job training, government student loan etc. Not registering is a felony
for which a man may be fined up to $250,000.00, imprisoned for up to
five years, or both. The Seletive Service System brochure says.
You can pick up a Seletive Service registration form and obtain more
information on Seletive Service registration at U.S. Postal Service.
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2. Immigration Visa Numbers for May 1999 ................................ 60
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Source: World Journal, April 14, 1999
Compiled and Translated by Bo Xiong for CND-US
The U.S. State Department's Visa Bulletin for May 1999:
(Note: the dates in the parentheses are those for the previous month)
I. Employment-Based
1st (Workers with Current for most countries, for Mainland
extraordinary skills) China: April 15, 1998 (March 1, 1998)
2nd (Advanced degree
holders and special Current for most countries, for Mainland
skilled workers): China: February 1, 1997 (November 15, 1996)
3rd (Skilled workers
and Professionals): Current for most countries, for Mainland
China: April 15, 1995 (February 22, 1995)
3rd (Other workers): For most countries including Mainland China:
September 15, 1992 (August 1, 1992)
4th (Special Immigrants): Current for most countries including Mainland
China (Current)
4th (Religious Workers): For most countries including Mainland China:
Current (Current)
5th (Employment-creation): Current for most countries, for Mainland
China: September 1, 1998 (April 22, 1998)
5th (Targeted Employment Current for most countries, for Mainland
Areas): China: September 1, 1998 (April 22, 1998)
II. Family-Based Preference Dates Are as Follows:
1st (Unmarried children For most countries including Mainland China:
of U.S. citizens): January 1, 1998 (November 15, 1997)
2A (Exempt from per
country limit): Worldwide date: Nov. 1, 1994 (Sept. 22, 1994)
2A (Subject to per
country limit): Worldwide date: Nov. 1, 1994 (Sept. 22, 1994)
(2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents)
2B (Adult children of For most countries including Mainland China:
permanent residents): June 15, 1992 (May 15, 1992)
3rd (Married children For most countries including Mainland China:
of U.S. citizens): July 22, 1995 (July 15, 1995)
4th (Sisters and brothers For most countries including Mainland China:
of adult U.S. citizens): July 8, 1988 (June 22, 1988)
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3. Postdoc Position at Dept. of Chemistry at Univ. of Pennsylvania ...... 20
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_From: Feng Gai <fg...@lanl.gov> 04/21/99
Subject: Postdoctoral position available at Penn
A postdoctoral research position is available at the Department of
Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Ph.D. in physical chemistry or
related fields is required. Hand on experience with laser spectroscopy, or
single molecule detection technique is desirable. Projects involve fast
events in protein/RNA folding (laser induced temperature jump for fast
initiation) and single-molecule spectroscopy to study protein energy
landscape. Please send (by e-mail) a cover letter providing a brief
description of your past/current research projects, an up-to-date CV, and
the names and addresses of at least three references to Dr. Feng Gai at
<fg...@lanl.gov>.
Feng Gai
Los Alamos National Laboratory
CST-4, MS J586
Los Alamos, NM 87545
Phone:(505)-667-7210, Fax:(505)-667-0851
E-mail: fg...@lanl.gov
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4. Conference: International Conference on Agricultural Engineering
(ICAE '99) in Beijing
Call for Papers: Chinese Americans and U.S.-China Relations ......... 179
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(1) International Conference on Agricultural Engineering (ICAE '99)
in Beijing
_From: Zhen FANG <zh...@hotmail.com> 04/14/99
International Conference on Agricultural Engineering (ICAE '99)
December 14--17, 1999, Beijing, P.R.China
Introduction
The past International Conferences on Agricultural Engineering, held
in Beijing, P.R.China in September 1989, October 1992 and May 1996
have proven highly successful. They attracted professors, senior
researchers, scientists, extension experts and businessmen over the
world. The progress and achievement of agricultural development and
the production technologies in China during the past two decades have
received increasing global attention. As the 21st century is fast
approaching, and the world is preparing to face the new challenges of
the knowledge-based economy era, many scholars both from China and
abroad propose to hold a new conference in this area in Beijing
before 2000.
The proposed 1999 conference aims to provide another good opportunity
for researchers, scholars, managers and other professionals to exchange
latest information, and provide a discussion forum on how to promote
scientific and technological creation on Agricultural Engineering for
the 21st Century. The topics of the conference will cover essentially
all the fields of Engineering for Agriculture.
Sponsor: China Agricultural University
Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering
Organizer: China Agricultural University
Chairman of Organizing committee: Maohua Wang, Professor, Academician
of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Date and location: December 14-17, 1999, Beijing, P.R. China
Topics:
Power and Machinery, Agricultural Mechanization
Soil and Water Engineering, Water-Saving Irrigation Technology
Rural Structures, Bio-environment and Waste Treatment Engineering
Post-harvest Technology and Food Engineering
Farm Electronics, Information Technology and Precision Agriculture
Biomass Engineering and Rural Energy
Animal & Aquacultural Raising Industry
Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering Education Development
Food Security of Agricultural Sustainable Development
Workshops on Special Subjects
Meeting language: English
Submitting Papers:
All papers should be in English. The abstracts (about 300 words)
should be submitted by May 30,1999.
The camera ready mat. should be submitted by August 31,1999.
Registration:
The registration fee as below need to be charged. This fee
includes the conference fees (reception, banquet, refreshement,
working lunch, etc.), cost of conference materials, a local tour
and one copy of the proceedings.
Registration fee before Aug. 31, 1999:
Delegate/Participant USD $350
Accompanying persons USD $170
Registration fee after Aug. 31, 1999
Delegate/Participant USD $380
Accompanying persons USD $190
For students the registration fee is reduced to 60%
Technical Committee and Secretariat:
Chair: Senwen Zhang, Professor, Dean of the Library, CAU, East Campus.
Vice Chair:
Fengqin Liu, MA, Associate professor, Deputy Director of
Center for International Exchange, CAU.
Tingwu Lei, Ph.D, Professor, CAU.
Secretary: Baoji Wang, China Agricultural University
Mail address:
ICAE, P.O.Box 101, East Campus, China Agricultural University, Qinghua
Donglu, Beijing 100083, China
E-mail: ic...@bjaeu.edu.cn, Tel: +86(10)62336490, Fax: +86(10)62336908
More information, please contact with
http://www.lib.bjaeu.edu.cn/icae/index.htm
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(2) Call for Papers: Chinese Americans and U.S.-China Relations
_From: em...@oxy.edu and pko...@selway.umt.edu 04/19/99
Chinese Americans and U.S.-China Relations
Co-edited by Peter Koehn and Xiao-huang Yin
We invite proposals for our book project on Chinese Americans and
U.S.-China Relations. The book we envision will be a collection of essays
on the involvement of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China relations since the
early 1970s. The project aims at raising awareness regarding the growing
influence of Chinese Americans on social, economic, political, cultural,
and other relations between the United States and China and the
significance of existing and potential networks for the future of both
countries. Contributors will assess the current and likely future impact
of Chinese Americans, acting as individuals or through national and
transnational nonstate associations, on U.S.-China relations. The selected
contributions will enable readers to understand the crucial roles that the
diverse Chinese American community is positioned to fill in the next
century.
The questions to be addressed in this volume include: How and why are
Chinese Americans involved in China-related affairs? How do they affect
U.S. relations with China; i.e., the nature of interactions between U.S.
economy/society and Chinese economy/society? How has the mix of players
involved in the process of making America's China policy changed over the
past several decades? How unified is the Chinese American community on
issues relating to China? What is the actual and potential influence of
various Chinese American interest groups and networks (e.g., business,
labor, academic communities, human rights, NGOs, ABC, cultural contacts,
immigrant communities from the mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, etc.) on
Washington's policy toward China? What are the most significant changes
that have occurred and are occurring in the domestic and international
contexts that have heightened Chinese American concerns regarding U.S.-China
relations? What are the most crucial areas for nonstate cooperation in the
coming century? How can Chinese Americans promote cross-border cooperation
in these areas?
As the U.S.-China relationship becomes increasingly important, these are
questions that scholars, students, and the general public will be asking.
In short, Chinese Americans and U.S.-China Relations will bring together the
work of experts in the field who take a mutual-learning approach when
addressing these vital issues and who explore cooperative undertakings by
Chinese Americans that benefit and/or challenge both sides.
Two university presses already have expressed interest in reviewing the
book manuscript. The co-editors currently are evaluating chapter proposals.
The most informative and relevant contributions will be selected for
inclusion. Those interested in contributing a chapter are invited to submit
(email or snail mail) a brief bio and one-page abstract by May 31 to the
following addresses:
Prof. Peter Koehn
Department of Politican Science
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
Email: pko...@selway.umt.edu
and
Prof. Xiao-huang Yin
American Studies Department
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Email: em...@oxy.edu
Phone: 323-259-2578; Fax: 323-341-4977
At this time, we anticipate that chapter manuscripts will need to be
completed and submitted to the editors by the end of the 1999/2000 a/y. We
are aiming for publication in late 2000 or early 2001.
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