07Dec 2018 by wpliazia

Are you a Citizen?

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The Stealth Citizenship Question from US Census: It pays to read your mail --I received some form letter that I thought was junkmail at first, but it turned out that I was randomly (?) selected to answer the AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, which is produced by the the US Census Bureau. It is NOT the actual census itself, which must be done in 2020, as it has been every decade since 1790. Among its many uses and benefits, the Census helps determine what communities get government funding -- and how electoral district lines get drawn to choose our lawmakers. It's the gerrymandering and manipulation of such data that brought in the current gang of crooks and supremacists to DC -- and they are using their powers to run the next census…
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14Oct 2018 by wpliazia
Who’s Chinese and Asian American? Paula Madison!

Who’s Chinese and Asian American? Paula Madison!

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I traveled to Washington, DC to the United Chinese Americans convention to speak on a panel about the civil rights legacy of Asian Americans on September 28, 2018. I had never been to a UCA event before, though I had heard of the fine work by Haipei Shue to support Sherry Chen, Xiaoxing Xi and other law-abiding Chinese Americans against the trumped up arrests and persecution by FBI and feds under the guise of “national security.” I was eager to get to know the UCA, as well as to join the panel with Frank Wu, John Yang and Floyd Mori, all terrific API community advocates. Our plenary session seemed to go well, but when audience questions were invited, a hand shot up: it was my journalist colleague and friend from…
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16Sep 2018 by wpliazia
Trump Deportations Worse than during McCarthy Era Inquisitions

Trump Deportations Worse than during McCarthy Era Inquisitions

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My mother and father had separately fled from China in the mid-20th Century. They met in New York City, both exiles from war, revolution and chaos. My father believed that if he returned to China, he'd be arrested, persecuted, even killed because of his strong opinions about its government. My mother had also fled China, escaping from Shanghai in May 1949 with her sister’s family, just before the Communists marched in to that cosmopolitan city. (more…)
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