41. Portland Chapter JACL League - Asian Pacific American Civil Rights Organizations closely monitors the Federal government's enforcement of the effectiveness of civilrights legislation as enforced balanced, and sensitive Asian American images http://www.pdxjacl.org/Links/national_links.html

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43. APAdirec - Public Policy Resources about the latest update on federal legislation that impacts Asian American PolicyReview. American institutions, the effectiveness of government programs, and http://www.apanet.org/otc/direc/pub_policy.html

add a link topic index search engines training center Public policy is the study of the formulation and evaluation of policies designed by governmental, private, and non-profit sectors to deal with a variety of domestic and international issues such as health care, social welfare, human resources development, environmental policy, and foreign policy and defense. Also see Government resources Asian American Resources ACON read about the latest update on federal legislation that impacts APAs, look to see what community events are happening in their area, or find job openings in APA organizations. Also, ACON provides links and general information on a variety of APA CBOs. [from the web site introduction] Asian American Cybernaut: The Asian American Cybernauts Page provides selected links to the Asian Pacific American (APA) community on the Internet. We hope that by exploring these resources, a greater appreciation of the diversity and depth of Asian Pacific Americans will be revealed. The WWW resources provided by this site relate primarily to Americans of Asian ancestry with a focus largely on minority, cultural, multicultural, and ethnic diversity issues. Asian American Policy Review Harvard-based publication covers policy issues from an Asian Pacific American perspective.

44. Conservative Spotlight - The Week Of August 13, 2001 Susan Allen, president of the US Pan Asian American Chamber of In fact, governmentcontracting is I support legislation that says the government ought to set http://www.humaneventsonline.com/articles/08-13-01/spotlight.html

Conservative Spotlight U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce The Week of August 13, 2001 There is an ominous trend in government contracting, says Susan Allen , president of the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (UPAACC) . "We hear from the White House and others that small business is the backbone of our economy," she said. "At the same time, inside the procurement offices they are saying let’s give all the contracts to big companies. Now, there is a tendency to bundling contracts and handing all of them to a large company that fulfills them all." Allen and her non-profit group, whose members consist largely of small businesses owned by Asian-Americans, are fighting to keep small businesses alive in government contracting, an immensely important sector for business despite the small government that conservatives would prefer. "In fact, government contracting is the biggest business in the country," Allen said. "We don’t want to be shut out of it. We don’t want small businesses to be shut out of it. I support legislation that says the government ought to set aside a portion of all contracts for small businesses." Allen said that with the change of administrations, she expects the tax and regulatory climate for businesses in Washington, D.C., and around the country to improve. "We are a pro-free, open market organization," she said. "We are very pleased that [President] Bush achieved the lower taxes he campaigned on. We would like to see less regulation. Clinton helped his own people. He didn’t help the businesses I represent. But since Bush became President, I have been invited to the White House three times for meetings with him."

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46. Asian-American Law Librarians Caucus NewsletterPresident's Message asianamerican Law Librarians Caucus Newsletter Volume 4 last couple of years, governmentagencies, especially Korean Ministry of legislation, and commercial http://www.wulaw.wustl.edu/AALLC/news013.html

Asian-American Law Librarians Caucus Newsletter Volume 4, No. 2, Fall 1998 ISSN 1084-9068) Content 1. President's Message 2. AALLC Committees 3. Minutes of FCIL-SIS Asian Law Working Group Meeting 4. Membership News ... 9. Name the Newsletter Contest: Words from the Editor President's Message Mon Yin Lung Time certainly flies by, especially when our schedules are full. It is hard for me to believe that half of the Fall semester is behind us. One of my primary goals for this year is to strengthen AALLC membership. To achieve this goal we need to recruit new members, to retain old members, and to reinforce our tie. We can begin by inviting a friend to check out AALLC's website, and read and contribute to our newsletter. This is the first issue edited by our new editor, Hua Li. One of the new features she brings is a column on membership activities. I hope that you would find it fun and inform her any news you want to share with others. Let us stay connected! AALLC Committees Executive Committee : Mon Yin Lung (chair), President; Wei Luo, Vice President/President-Elect; Frank Y. Liu, Immediate Past President; Haibin Hu, Secretary/Treasurer. : Heija Ryoo, Grace Wong

47. Language Legislation -- Oklahoma is to help immigrants and create better communication between government and the RalphMorita, a board member for the Asian American Community Center, said non http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/TW1.htm

Tulsa World Sunday, July 16, 2000 English-Only Plan Draws Heat By GINNIE GRAHAM, World Staff Writer Despite a ground swell of support to make English Oklahoma's official language, minority leaders are calling the move offensive and detrimental to basic services for immigrants. Organizers say more than 100,000 signatures have been gathered on an initiative petition to declare English the authoritative language and ban state money from being spent to provide documents and services in other languages. Advocates of the English-only proposal say it would mandate a common language and encourage immigrants to assimilate into the American culture. Chad Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, spoke out against the measure at a meeting of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma Thursday in Tulsa. Smith said the law "personally offends" him for the symbolic nature of ignoring the American Indian history in the state. He points out that the state name is a Choctaw word and tribal languages were the prevalent vocabularies for centuries before European immigration. "It's a bit comical considering Oklahoma is Choctaw," Smith said.

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email address Home How You Can Help For Candidates For Students ... Contact Us Irene Bueno, Esq. Executive Director Irene Bueno enlarge photo History of Service enlarge photo Irene with President Clinton in the Oval Office enlarge photo Irene and husband Jim Rothberg with President and Mrs. Clinton at a White House Christmas party enlarge photo Legislative and Executive Branch Experience On Capitol Hill, Irene served as Legislative Assistant for both Senator Alan Cranston and Congressman Edward Roybal . She has many contacts on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the aisle, and uses them to advance issues important to her Asian Pacific American and other clients. Advocacy for Veterans, Immigrants, and the Homeless Two issues she cares about deeply are homelessness and justice for Filipino American World War II Veterans. She has volunteered for the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and was a former board member at the Dinner Program for Homeless Women. When the Filipino American veterans came to Washington recently to demand health and other benefits commensurate with their service alongside American soldiers during World War II, Irene was by their side as a volunteer advocate and legislative strategy expert. Irene also works hard on behalf of immigration issues, with the goal of helping immigrants to realize the American dream and become active members in American society.

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Click for our latest cover Buy our Year of the Dragon poster! Home June 22 - June 28, 2000 Philadelphia Chinatown Threatened by Gentrification (in National News) Government in Translation: New Legislation for Non-English Speakers (in Bay Area News) Donuts Anyone? The Cambodian Donut Industry (in Business) Breaking Out in New Life: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Learning from the Jewish Experience (in Opinion) The Gay Asian American Male—Striving to Find an Identity By Tom Lee “When I hear ‘gay community’ I automatically think ‘white.’ Being gay seemed like such a white thing. It never occurred to me that you can be Asian and gay,” says 22-year-old college student Alex,* who is of Chinese descent. “Even though I’m Asian and gay, I just never associated the two. It was always one or the other.” Alex’s sentiments echo that of many gay-identified Asian Americans today. To be gay and Asian is at most times a contradiction. Ethnicity and sexuality, while vastly different concepts, run parallel in terms of self-identity and societal acceptance. And for gay Asian Americans, these two aspects are intricately intertwined. Even when gay Asian Americans come to terms with their sexuality, they have to find a place in the community where their ethnicity is a welcome fit. But for many, the notion of an inclusive gay community is a concept that still seems out of reach.

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" TARGET="_blank"> " BORDER=0> GOLDSEA ASIAMS.NET ASIAN AMERICAN ISSUES TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE OR UNIFICATION? (Updated Sunday, Mar 23, 2003, 09:21:37 AM) he most pressing Asian foreign policy issue currently faced by the U.S. is the Taiwan question. The email we receive in reaction to our articles relating to this issue suggests that it's an emotional one for many of our readers. Perhaps one reason for the emotion is the fact that the issue isn't amenable to an easy or simple solution. The first historical mention of Taiwan appears to have been when Portugese traders found it to be a resting place on their journey to Japan and named it Isla Formosa. Beijing's claim to Taiwan dates back to the 16th century when a Chinese general fought off the Portugese to claim the island for the emperor. In 1895 the expansion-minded Japanese annexed it after defeating China in a war on the Corean peninsula. China briefly reestablished sovereignty over Taiwan following Japan's defeat in August of 1945. At the time the official government of China, as recognized by most nations of the world, was under the control of the Kuomingtang headed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He was engaged in a desperate war against Mao Tse-tung's peasant army. Despite billions of dollars of aid by the U.S. based mainly on intensely partisan reporting by Henry Luce's Time/Life empire, the spectacularly corrupt Chiang lost that war and fled to Taiwan with 2.5 million followers.

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" TARGET="_blank"> " WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 BORDER=0> GOLDSEA FEATURES HOLLYWOOD'S ASIAN STRATEGY Page 6 of 7 o one is happier about Hollywood's spotted Asian successes than the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) whose burden of combating perceived "unfair trade practices" has been markedly lightened as a result. So-called "non-tariff trade barriers" in a number of Asian nations have tumbled significantly since the Warner-China Film Accord, yet more evidence of the Chinese ripple effect. "Hollywood's strategy is very simple. They want as much money as they can get, and not give any back" Restrictions on the number of importable prints in Taiwan, for example, have all but diminished while Corean limits on the number of days that theaters could play foreign product also appear to be disappearing. In more restrictive societies, especially those like Malaysia and Indonesia, which have large Muslim populations, censorship is still an obstacle. Recent problems with films like Babe , an otherwise wholesome film by American standards but offensive to the Islamic view of pigs as "dirty" animals, underscore the lingering challenges. Centralized distribution monopolies like China Film's are also a characteristic of strict regimes like President Suharto's in Indonesia, where local laws even prohibit the opening of studio offices.

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53. Remarks By The President On Asian Pacific American Heritage Month didn't realize you sponsored the legislation that my I also appreciate service toour government, and our the President of the US Pan Asian American Chamber of http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020517-10.html

Policies in Focus National Security Homeland Security Economic Security More Issues News Current News Video Press Briefings Proclamations ... Radio Addresses News by Date March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 ... January 2001 Appointments Nominations Application Photos Photo Essays Federal Facts Federal Statistics West Wing History Home May 2002 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary May 17, 2002 President's Remarks view listen Remarks by the President on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month The East Room 3:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Elaine, thank you very much. Welcome to your house (laughter) the White House. I want you to know, Norm, I welcome Republicans, Democrats (laughter) people who don't care (laughter) all Americans. You're welcome here. I am honored to welcome you. I didn't realize you sponsored the legislation that my Dad we call him Number 41 signed, which permanently made the celebration of Asian and Pacific American culture a month-long event. And that's what we're honoring today. I'm so proud to be the President of a diverse nation, a nation with 13 million Americans of Asian or Pacific Island heritage. What a great country, to welcome such diversity. Whether you're here by birth, or whether you're in America by choice, you contribute to the vitality of our life. And for that, we are grateful.

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55. CAA - Community Empowerment has worked with the federal government to address materials for the various AsianAmerican communities, tabulating to create statewide legislation and funding http://www.caasf.org/cpce_program.html

Programs Publications History Milestones ... Home Chinese for Affirmative Action Chinatown Office The Kuo Building 17 Walter U. Lum Place San Francisco, CA 94108 t 415.274.6750 f 415.397.8770 Visitaction Valley The Village 333 Schwerin, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94134 t 415.587.5779 caa@caasf.org Civic Participation and Community Empowerment Program CAA’s current work in this area focuses on developing civic and political empowerment on primarily two fronts: (1) national, state and local policy advocacy regarding participation in the census process and (2) encouraging participation in local government to increase government accountability through public education and outreach. Updates on CAA's current advocacy work. More information about the case of Dr. Wen Ho Lee. Census policy advocacy and public education For the last two years of each of the last two decades, CAA has actively advocated to ensure that the Census implementation is carried out effectively in the Asian community. Because an accurate count of Asian Americans is critical to political empowerment, the enforcement of civil rights, and understanding the social service and economic needs of new immigrants, CAA has undertaken advocacy on Census related issues since the late-1970s.

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The Migration Experience The Big Push: Causes of Asian Emigration Immigration Exclusion Post-1965 Immigration Southeast Asian Refugee Experience The Big Push: Causes of Asian Emigration Push/Pull factors constitute a common theme that historians use to describe various patterns of emigration and immigration. Traditional push-pull theory, however, suggests that immigration is an uncontrolled, open process of natural flows of people where difficulties in the home country may push people to other countries that have favorable conditions that pull them there. This ignores specific political policies and other structural reasons that sometimes directly account for the migrations of people globally and historically. One important distinction that influences the push of Asian immigration and sets it aside from many other immigrant experiences is the fact that many of the roots of this experience evolved as a direct result of imperialism and colonialism. Economic devastation and political upheaval have wracked Asia in the wake of war and the conquest of Asian countries by waves of colonial expansionism. Pushes caused by foreign intervention carry serious implications for how refugees and immigrants are received in host countries and the power dynamics at work between the sending and receiving countries. Asian Americans have encountered different degrees of hostility depending on when and why they immigrated, where they settled, what economic niches they sought, and what international status their home countries had in relation to the United States.

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