CND-US, July 1, 1999 (US99-013)
CND-US Editors
US Regional, No. US99-013
July 1, 1999
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1. ABC Nightline Aired Asian American Reactions to Spy Scandal
(1) ABC Nightline Program's Website
(2) I Appreciate Your Program on Asian American Concerns
(3) We Should Let the Media Hear Us ................................. 68
2. Community News Brief (4 Items) ...................................... 120
3. Immigration Visa Numbers for July 1999 ............................... 60
4. Job Opportunities (3 Items) .......................................... 40
5. Conference Announcement:
Symposium on 21st Century China and Sustainable Development .......... 35
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1. ABC Nightline Aired Asian American Reactions to Spy Scandal
(1) ABC Nightline Program's Website
(2) I Appreciate Your Program on Asian American Concerns
(3) We Should Let the Media Hear Us ................................. 68
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(1) ABC Nightline Program's Website
From: H Zia <hz...@usa.net> 6/30/1999
If you missed the ABC Nightline segment on Asian American reaction to the
spy scandal, check out the Nightline website that gives the summary, plus
video and audio, of the segment, which aired 6/28/99. The site is:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/nightline/nightlineindex.html
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(2) I Appreciate Your Program on Asian American Concerns
From: "Guokui Liu" <gl...@anlchm.chm.anl.gov> 6/29/1999
After I watched last night's ABC Nightline program on Asian Americans, I
sent Nightline an e-mail with following comments. I encourage all of you do
the samething.
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Dear Editor:
I am a loyal viewer of Nightline. Among all of your good programs, the
topic of "Asian Americans" that you broadcast on June 28th most deeply
touched my heart. I believe that millions of Asian Americans share the
same feeling of appreciation of your work. As happened to many other
Asian American scientists loyally working in the National Laboratories,
the recent Chinese spys allegations and some over reacted and modified
media coverage on this issue have deeply hurt me. The voices of several
Asian Americans you brought to the program did represent my concerns. I
hope that Nightline and other ABC programs will continue to fairly treat
the issues relevant to Asian American community and to give us more
opportunities to voice our opinions.
Sincerely,
Guokui Liu
Argonne National Lab
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(3) We Should Let the Media Hear Us
From: H Zia <hz...@usa.net> 6/30/1999
Also, I would encourage everyone to post a message on the ABC News
"Message Board" which you can access from the site listed above. You have
to register first, and can use any message name you want. Then you have to
get back to the above Nightline site.
This is the first of any kind of national network news story on Asian
Americans that I can recall. There were no such program pieces during the
18 months of the campaign finance coverage, or after the LA riots, or
during the 5 years of the Vincent Chin case. The producers do check the
message boards for feedback, and they pay attention to whether any Asian
Americans even watch their programs. So please give them feedback, good
bad or ugly, to let them know we do watch and we want to see more coverage
of Asian American concerns.
By the way, I thought that Nightline did an excellent job. They clearly
researched the issue, made the connection to history--the internment, the
red scare--and had appropriate people quoted. In my opinion, this is about
as good as it's going to get on network news. Also, I understand that they
tried to find some prominent scientists and Chinese Americans like I.M.
Pei to speak up but that none were willing. Even though Nightline went to
the Committee of 100 conference, no spokesperson was willing to be quoted
on behalf of the group. The problem of finding and encouraging APAs to be
media sources for news is one that we will have to address.
Thanks,
Helen Zia
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2. Community News Brief (4 Items) ...................................... 120
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(1) Wuda Alumni Association & Hubei Folks Association Picnic
(3) Beida Alumni Association Annual Meeting 07/11 Sunday
(3) Great Lakes Chinese American Chemical Society Picnic
(4) A Book Event for Author Xiaoping Yen, New York City
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(1) Wuda Alumni Association & Hubei Folks Association Picnic
From: G David Zeng <G_Davi...@parsons.com> 6/30/1999
Wuhan University Alumni Association (U.S. Midwest Chapter) and Hubei Folks
Association are announcing their joint annual picnic at Argonne Park of
Argonne National Laboratory on Sunday July 11, 1999 from 11:00 am to 3:00
pm. All people related to Wuhan University and Hubei Province, and their
families and friends are welcome to join us. Don't miss this opportunity
to enjoy delicious foods, sports, sunshine, and laughs in the short summer
of Chicago.
PRICE: Kids: free; Students: $5 discounted; Others: $7.
DRIVING DIRECTION: Go to Interstate Highway 55 (Stevenson) from all
directions. Exit to South Cass Avenue ( about 25 miles from Chicago
downtown). Drive on Cass Avenue for about 1 mile south of I55, you will
see a sign and the entrance to Argonne Park at your left side. You also
see two small buildings about 300 yards away from Cass Ave in the front of
the park.
CONTACT PERSONS: If you have any questions, suggestions or need a ride,
please contact following people. They will try their best to help you.
ZEND Gang (David) 773-529-8161 (home)
847-705-4800 (work from Monday to Thursday)
312-930-5178 (work on Friday)
email: David_...@hotmail.com
HUANG Zhengdong(John) 630-986-2088(home)
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(2) Beida Alumni Association Annual Meeting 07/11 Sunday
From: "Yeqing Li" <yeq...@email.msn.com>
Beida Alumni Association, Midwest, Annual Meeting
Date: 07/11/99 Sunday
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Who: All Beida Alumni, Family Members, and Friends
Where: Family and Life Center
Trinity Lutheran Chuch
405 S. Rush
Roselle
Fee: $10 for regular, $5 for students and Children
Agenda:
1. Presidential Report
2. Financial Report
3. Election of New Board and President
4. Beida Educational Foundation Presentation
5. Presentations of Hot Topics
6. Lunch
7. Free Forum and Social Time
Contact:
Zhu Yongcheng: 630-979-1213 (o); 630-305-8668 (h); <yz...@lucent.com>
Li Yeqing: 773-624-0752; 773-204-9919; <yeq...@msn.com>
Peking University Alumni Association, Midwest
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(3) Great Lakes Chinese American Chemical Society Picnic
From: syz...@uop.com 07/01/99
July 24, 1999 at Argonne Park
11a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
You are invited to attend the GLCACS picnic. Food to barbecue and drinks
will be provided. Entertainment will include various games for both adults
and kids.
The picnic will be held at Argonne Park located at 9700 South Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439. Take I-55 south if from Chicago (I-55 north if from
I-355 and I-55 intersection) and exit to S. Cass Ave. (the same exit of
Argonne Nat'l Lab). Then along S. Cass Ave., drive south for about 1
mile. The park entrance will be on the east (left) side. See GLCACS sign
by the road and near the entrance. There is a flat building facing the
Cass Ave. The shelter is on the right side and behind the building.
Directions can also be found on Argonne's website - www.anl.gov.
Please register on the GLCACS website (www.glcacs.org) or by calling Dr.
Ping Liu (630-355-8936) or Dr. Scott Zhang (847-375-7489) by July 17th.
One person - $5
Family - $10
Please bring one side dish to share
If you are interested in helping set up the picnic site in the morning,
please contact Dr. Scott Zhang.
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(4) A Book Event for Author Xiaoping Yen, New York City
From: We...@aol.com Sat Jun 26 22:10:15 1999
To accommodate the Lincoln Center Festival '99 which features Tang
Xianzu's kunju opera The Peony Pavilion, the New Jersey-based Homa & Sekey
Books has recently published a new English title The Peony Pavilion: A
Novel. Written by Dr. Xiaoping Yen who teaches literature at City
University of New York, the novel is based on Tang Xianzu's kunju opera,
but with moderate changes to make the story more interesting and
appealing.
Borders bookstore at 5 World Trade Center in New York City will co-host
with Homa & Sekey Books a book event for The Peony Pavilion: A Novel on
Saturday at 2 PM, July 10, 1999. You are cordially invited to the event at
which Dr. Yen will speak about his novel and why and how he wrote it. He
will also touch on the similarities and differences between his novel and
Tang Xianzu's play. Book signing will follow a question-and-answer period.
Bookstore Address:
Borders Books and Music
5 World Trade Center (corner of Church and Vesey)
New York, NY 10048
Tel: 212-839-8049
For further information on the event and/or the novel, or for Dr. Yen's other
book event schedules or public appearances, please call 201-384-6692.
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3. Immigration Visa Numbers for July 1999 ............................... 60
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Source: World Journal, June 18, 1999
Compiled and Translated by Bo Xiong for CND-US
The U.S. State Department's Visa Bulletin for July 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: Current (July 1, 1998)
2nd (Advanced degree
holders and special Current for most countries, for Mainland
skilled workers): China: September 1, 1997 (May 22, 1997)
3rd (Skilled workers
and Professionals): Current for most countries, for Mainland
China: July 15, 1995 (May 15, 1995)
3rd (Other workers): For most countries including Mainland China:
January 1, 1993 (November 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 including Mainland
China (Current)
5th (Targeted Employment Current for most countries including Mainland
Areas): China (Current)
II. Family-Based Preference Dates Are as Follows:
1st (Unmarried children For most countries including Mainland China:
of U.S. citizens): April 1, 1998 (February 15, 1998)
2A (Exempt from per
country limit): Worldwide date: Feb. 22, 1995 (Dec. 22, 1994)
2A (Subject to per
country limit): Worldwide date: Feb. 22, 1995 (Dec. 22, 1994)
(2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents)
2B (Adult children of For most countries including Mainland China:
permanent residents): August 1, 1992 (July 8, 1992)
3rd (Married children For most countries including Mainland China:
of U.S. citizens): August 1, 1995 (August 1, 1995)
4th (Sisters and brothers For most countries including Mainland China:
of adult U.S. citizens): July 22, 1988 (July 22, 1988)
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4. Job Opportunities (3 Items) .......................................... 40
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(1) Two Postdoc Postions in Chemistry, U. of Washington
From: "Y. Xia" <yx...@u.washington.edu>
Two postdoc positions are immediately available in the Department of
Chemistry at the University of Washington (Seattle, Washington). Qualified
candidates should have Ph.D. degree in one of the following areas:
Organic/Polymer Synthesis, Materials Chemistry, Surface Chemistry,
Biochemistry, or Electrochemistry. Please send CV to Dr. Younan Xia
(x...@chem.washington.edu). For more information about the Xia research
group, please visit http://faculty.washington.edu/~yxia.
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(2) Postdoc Position at New York University
From: Xue-ru Wu <wu...@MCRCR6.MED.NYU.EDU>
A postdoctoral position is immediately available to study the molecular
mechanisms of bladder cancer and/or urinary tract infection. A recent
Ph.D. and/or M.D. with strong molecular biology background is highly
desirable. Interested candidates should send their CV accompanied by a
letter summarizing their research qualification to Dr. Xue-Ru Wu at
Department of Urology and Microbiology, New York University School of
Medicine by email: (wu...@mcrcr.med.nyu.edu) or by FAX: 212-951-5424.
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(3) Environmental/Chemical Engineers Needed, China
From: "Chris Hazen" <Chris...@ermwest.com>
ERM-China (www.ermchina.com) seeks professionally-qualified and
experienced environmental/chemical engineers to grow its operations in
Shanghai, Beijing or Guangzhou. ERM has operated in China since 1994
through a favorable JV with the China Research Academy for Environmental
Sciences and now employs over 50 people in its three China offices. Please
send your expressions of interest and CVs to Dr. Wang Yong, Managing
Director, ERM-China, at yw...@ermchina.com.
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5. Conference Announcement:
Symposium on 21st Century China and Sustainable Development .......... 35
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From: "Yegang Wu" <y...@sfwmd.gov>
Symposium on 21st Century China and the Challenge of Sustainable
Development will be held on September 3-5, 1999, in Washington D.C.
Co-organized by 31 professional organizations in the United States and
Western Returned Scholars Association in China, Symposium on 21st Century
China and the Challenge of Sustainable Development will be held on
September 3-5, 1999, in Washington D.C.; This is a symposium series that
discusses strategic development of China in the 21st Century started from
1997.; The symposium focus on many issues such as (1) resources,
environmental pollution and sustainable development, (2) economy, trade,
finance, technology and industrial development, and (3) culture,
education, science and social development.
Though it is an academic and scholarly forum, the issues, proposals, and
suggestions resulted from the symposium series are of great impacts on
high-ranking government officers and high level decision-making. This
year, the symposium will bring about 30 high-ranking officers and scholars
from China to the U.S, led by Honorable Vice-Chairman of China National
People's Congress DING Shisun. The goals of the Symposium are:
(1) To propose a strategic development of China in the 21st Century;
(2) To build a strong and healthy community for Chinese American
scientists and professionals;
(3) To promote a positive U.S.-China relation for the 21st Century.
The interactions between participants and open-minded discussions will be
greatly beneficial to China's development and US-China relations in the
21st Century. Honorable United States Congressman Curt Weldon and
Honorable Ambassador of People's Republic of China to the United States Li
Zhaoxing will address the Opening Ceremony at 5:30-7:00pm Friday,
September 3, 1999. There will be three plenary sessions for keynote
speakers from both U.S. and China and 12 panel discussion sessions held at
the Symposium.
The deadline for abstract submission is July 15. For detail information,
please visit web site http://www.calink.org/WRSA99 or
http://www.wrsa.net.cn For questions, please contact Dr. Yegang Wu at
y...@sfwmd.gov or 1-800-605-2765 (voice) 561-791-8487 (fax).
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