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Dear Fellow Asian Americans, A group, alleged to be Ron Paul supporters, released an immoral and reprehensible video attacking Jon Huntsman, former US ambassador to China, as a "Chairman Mao-style Manchurian Candidate" for speaking Chinese and adopting a Chinese and an Indian daughter. The video portends that these humanitarian acts make him un-American and unfit as a presidential candidate!. See

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First, on behalf of all the members of 80-20 Initiative, the Executive Committee takes this opportunity in the New Year to express our most sincere gratitude to Dr. SB Woo, who first initiated the idea of an Asian American PAC with a block-vote strategy, brought together many prominent Asian American leaders and launched the 80-20 Initiative in 1998 and has since then dedicated more than a

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   Thanks to many of you, a MIRACLE has occurred.    80-20 has achieved DOUBLING and some. See how the red line has shot above the green line.    Click on a href="http://www.80-20initiative.net/about/membership.asp *. See how our mebership list has become soooooooooooooo long. When the list will be updated for the influx of the last 4 days, another 250 names will get on.

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                       So close!   49 members short with only 1.5 days to go                      A MIRACLE seems to be happening!!!    OUR COLLECTIVE BIG HEARTS are propelling this Miracle. Look to the day when we will have doubled and even quadrupled YOUR group political clout.    Go take a look at 80-20's membership list. Click on http://www.80-20initiative.net/about/membership.asp

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  99 members short with only 3 days to go    Let's make the MIRACLE happen. If 80-20 DOUBLES its membership in 9 months in such a bad economic time, it will be a POLITICAL MIRACLE.    Where can the strength for that MIRACLE come from?                      From YOUR HEART.                What does that MIRACLE prove, if it happens? It shows the tremendous affection that 80-20

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215 members short with only 5 days to go! o With 3,300 members, 80-20 is already 83% above last year's total membership -- a small miracleo However, a BIG MIRACLE - DOUBLING - is needed to serve the Asian Am. community in issues where we really need service.                          Example? Sticking up for our college-age youngsters to fight against higher college admission bars against

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[A] The College Admission Issue & 80-20    You may personally be strongly against the current college admission policy. You may be anguished over our letting our youngsters take it on their chins during the college admission process.    But do you know how other Asian Ams, besides your friends, feel about this situation?    Do you know of a single elected AsAm official, or an AsAm civic

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[A] Exec. Order 11246 Doesn't Cover AsAm Federal workers    Remember the diagram below that shows Asian Ams facing the lowest glass ceilings in private industries, universities and the federal government?    Through 80-20's effort, the Obama Administration has agreed in writing to remove the glass ceiling against us in private industries and universities (but NOT in federal government)

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   If 80-20 is to survive, it needs 346 more members to DOUBLE its membership in the next 15 days.  See the chart below. The red line must meet the green line in 15 days.    Starting Jan 1, 2012, 80-20's membership will experience a very large DECREASE each day, week and month, because hundreds of its 2011 memberships will expire and only 80% or less will likely renew. So the time to achieve

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     An Open Challenge to All Asian Americans: Which Asian Am. individuals or organizations fought for Asian Ams. on the 3 BIGGEST ISSUES in the last 3 decades, that grossly discriminated against us? BIG ISSUE [1]: The campaign fundraising scandal of 1996-97 which NY Times christened "Asia Gate."    A handful of Asian Ams were raising money illegally for political candidates.

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      80-20 Enters The Battle for Our College Bound    In a Board meeting last night, in a 13 to 2 vote, 80-20 resolves to file a amicus curiae (Friend of the Court) legal brief at the Supreme Court. It asks the Court       to support a merit-based college admission policy (based on        current scholastic achievement and evaluated future potential)       that does not discriminate

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   Many Asian American supporters urged me to make a maximum effort to call our community's attention to this AP article.      Some Asian's college strategy: Don't check "Asian"    One said, " When Asian American students are apprehensive to even state themselves as "Asian Americans" in their college applications, there is something fundamentally wrong with the whole process. Being

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A momentous decision, deeply impacting Asian Am. youths, will be made by 80-20 tomorrow. Please read this e-newsletter and let me know YOUR view before Tuesday's vote. 80-20's Executive Committee voted 5 yeses and 1 abstain to call a Board meeting tomorrow to vote on a motion to file a "friend of the court" (amicus curiae) brief with the Supreme Court supporting the banning of race as a

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                       Where discrimination is the fieriest    Discrimination is ALWAYS the fieriest where the GOOD JOBS are. The following research results, published by Prof. Marlene Kim, U. of Mass, Boston clearly demonstrates it.    In less desirable jobs, Asian Ams may even be preferred because we are deemed smart and hardworking. However, when the job gets better and better, the

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We, the undersigned, are strong supporters of 80-20. We ask you to please consider joining 80-20, which is a uniquely effective Asian American lobbying organization for all 15 million Asian Americans. In America, lobbying is necessary for a small minority like the Asian Americans! To join, using a credit card, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net . Orsend your check to 80-20

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Why are so few Asian Ams willing to serve as the President of 80-20 PAC? Take a look at the feedback to SB at the end of his terms. He does NOT deserve any of the compliments shown below. The feedback are to show that fighting for our community has its rich reward -- the kind that MONEY & POWER CAN'T BUY. Huge amount of emails poured in. The usual "thank you for your services"

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Farewell, friends! In another 1.5 months, I'll NOT pull CEO/janitor duties at 80-20 PAC anymore. My age (74) and my depleting "fire in the belly" compel me to back off from the front line. Yet my devotion to you remains. I'll STILL try my best to serve you in the second line. I want to thank everyone, especially the core team, who has poured their hearts and minds out during the past

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80-20's Questionnaire for 2012 Presidential Candidates Do you remember the immense STRUGGLE we together went through In 2008 to get Senator Obama and Sen. Clinton to answer our questionnaire with all yeses? Do you see the immense IMPROVEMENT in equal opportunity for Asian Americans in jobs (cabinet level, federal judge level, university administrator level, and

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(1) San Francisco has An Asian American Mayor Ed Lee has bcome the city's first elected Asian-American chief executive, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. The vote count has not finished yet, but Lee's lead seems insurmountable. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/11/san-francisco-elects-its-first-asian-american-mayor/1?csp=obinsite America is the land

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If you are one of 80-20's members, THANK YOU. This message is not meant for you. This message is for people who are frustrated in life but feel powerless to act. The glass ceiling is a kind of murder, and not fighting it is a kind of suicide. Sounds too dramatic? Actually Not -- 80-20's fight, our fight, for equal opportunity is not just about promotions and higher pay. When you

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(A) The Presidential Election Has Begun. Who But 80-20 Fights For YOU at That Level? o 80-20 will begin corresponding with presidential candidates for YOU onNov. 10. See excerpts of its letter to all candidates. http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2012_coverletter.asp o A similar effort in 2008, obtained the commitments of President Obama, VP Biden and Sec. of State Clinton. See

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Great music and emotion! Please click on the 5 minute video about 80-20. http://www.youtube.com/user/farlandchang8020 *. If you like it, please forward it to your friends. If you are moved by it, please join 80-20. To Join 80-20, using a credit card, go to http://www.80-20initiative.net . Or send your check to: 80-20 PAC 13337 South St. #189 Cerritos, CA 90703

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Asian Am. Kids are the Most Bullied! The Ugly Facts According to a study supported by the US Justice Department and Education Department, Asian American students aged 12 to 18 are the most bullied in the US. Click on http://news.yahoo.com/asian-americans-most-bullied-us-schools-study-215608310.html . o 54% of AsAm teenagers said they were bullied in the classroom

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Will you let an organization like 80-20 die? 80-20 only had 10 new members the past week, while it needed at least 75. 80-20 has helped 2,200,000 Asian Ams break the glass ceiling against them and is on the verge of helping another 700,000. See a numerical account of my statements above: 1. For An Estimated 50,000 AsAm Lawyers: Their chance to be appointed life-tenured federal judges

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The PASSAGE of the Senate Resolution 201 gave proof to 80-20's UNIQUE strengths in o political knowledge, o political connections & clout, and o its unceasing effort to get Asian Ams politically involved Let's review 80-20's "Call To Action," sent to you on June 6, 2011 which was 4 months prior to the passage of SR 201. The points showing 80-20's unique strengths are stated in

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Dear fellow Asian Americans, If you've friends who think $50/year is too much to invest in their children's education or family's future, would you think they're nuts? Well, many of us have not gazed into the mirror of truth for a while to ponder this point. I hope you have not unwittingly fallen into that group. "RIDICULOUS!" You may indignantly reply. "I work like a dog for my family and

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The Wall Street Journal reported on July 25, 2011 that despite an outsized share of Ivy League degrees, Asian-Americans are underrepresented in executive suites. According to a report from the Center for Work-Life Policy, a non-profit think tank, roughly 5% of U.S. residents identify themselves as Asian American, but they hold less than 2% of executive roles at Fortune 500 companies.

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A Good Question "What has the President got to do with university appointments?" Prof. Achamma Chandersekaran of Columbia U, a long time supporter of 80-20, asked, after reading "NEWS! When 80-20 dies, who will fight for you?" Many of you probably wanted to ask the same question. So that is a teachable moment. Let's first review the relevant contents of that

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Pres. Obama's Promises to us Through 80-20: See his SIGNED PROMISE, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2008_obama.asp . The promises are: (1) make it his "top priority" to drastically INCREASE the number of Asian Am. life-tenured federal judges in both the District and the Appeals Courts levels; (2) break the glass ceiling against Asian Ams in universities; and

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The following conversation occurred between Sen. John Kerry of MA and S. B. Woo in 1988. Kerry: S.B., do you know why both political parties and the national media don't pay much attention to the Asian Am. community? S. B.: Why? Kerry: Because all 3 entities know that even your activists, when told to go away or ignored long enough, will quietly go away. No sustained action.

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Written by Ed Lin, an 80-20 Board MemberDear fellow Asian Americans,Of what importance are judicial appointments and how can it affect the 99.999% of us who are law abiding citizens? Why should we even care? Does the above ACTUAL verdict concern you?Remember the 1942 internment of Japanese Americans during WWII? Approximately 110,000 of them lost their property, were incarcerated with total

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o A $10,000 check form Alex New of NY arrived. I e-mailed him: "Alex, bad news. Your matching fund of $10K is all used up. Pay up pls. :)" Alex replied, "To me, that's the good news. A check sent." Generosity!o An email moved me to tears. A good friend who is an Honorary Family Member proudly fulfilled his promise to recruit a member for 80-20. His email states, "xxx and yyy, our dear children,

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650 Basic (1 vote) members got a personal commitment from S. B. Woo that if they'll add $15 to upgrade to Family memberships (2 votes), and if 80-20 still fails to DOUBLE, he'll send each of them $50. That amounts to a personal commitment of $30,000 or more! As usual, S. B. is always willing to put his own neck on the line for the public good. While he prods all of us to sacrifice for the

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Dear fellow Asian Americans, The government announcement below is a compelling example of 80-20’s landmark accomplishments on your behalf: 80-20 is securing equal opportunity and invaluable protection for 15.5 million Asian Americans. For the first time in American history, we are FINALLY receiving protection under EO 11246. This equal opportunity law was enacted by President Johnson in 1965.

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Grateful Acknowledgement Three great couples in the Bay areas in CA, Bob & Grace Chen, Cheng & Cathy Liao, and Chenming & Margaret Hu have organized a "Chen&Liao&Hu 100 New-Member Fund" to help 80-20 recruit 100 new members this year. "One for all, and all for one!" 80-20 will love to have such HELP!!! [A] A Cost-effective Suggestion Why pay $15,000 to $45,000 per year for college but not $35

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Root Cause of Our Political Weakness The root cause is our POLITICAL APATHY. To combat this disease, 80-20 puts its own life on the line -- double its membership to prove its effectiveness in tackling this root cause or die. For a long time, it seemed a certain death for 80-20. However, 80-20 doesn't give up easily. S B Woo emailed all Basic members (1 vote) asking for a big favor. He asked

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This e-newsletter documents 80-20's successful effort to break the GLASS CEILING above us in universities. [A] Documenting 80-20's Contribution In Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Higher Ed o 80-20 gathered the data to construct and repeatedly publicized the following chart, e.g. a full page Washington Post public Service ad. The chart shows a very low GLASS CEILING over Asian Ams: o Using this

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Exciting Announcements 80-20 missed two other major breakthroughs in higher ed in its e-newsletter yesterday. We apologize to you and the 2 high-achieving academicians, who are: Wallace D. Loh, a Chinese American. He has been president of the Univ. of Maryland, main campus, since Nov. 2010, & Jacqueline Mok, a Chinese Am. She has just been named Interim Provost & Senior V.P., Univ. of Arizona,

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Are Asian Ams Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Higher Ed? NEW Asian Am Top-Level Administrators In Universities The following are isolated happenings. They are not as reliable as statistical evidence. See an important footnote at the bottom. Nevertheless, these appointments seem GOOD NEWS. (1) Dr. Phyllis Wise, a Chinese American, has just been named Chancellor, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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Look at the classy acts, shown below. These Asian Ams are personifications of "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." o 65 members joined 80-20 since "80-20 Is Dying (2)" was published 6 days ago, of those, 9 subscribed for multi-year memberships. o 120 members joined 80-20 since "80-20 Is Dying (1)" was published 12 days ago. At this rate 80-20 will DOUBLE. o Ying Yang and Haibo

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What do Asians living in other parts of the world think of an organizationlike the 80-20? Self-serving & useless? Or wish that there is an 80-20fighting for them?See the 3 emails sent respectively by Asians from Hong Kong, Australiaand Canada, all on the same day which may imply a fairly uniformevaluation of 80-20, and all as a reaction to "80-20 Is Dying (2)". They allshowed great respect and

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80-20 Is Dying, Despite These Facts:o 80-20 has delivered GREAT political deeds that many AsAmsthought impossible to achieve. See "80-20's Top 10Accomplishments" by clicking onhttp://www.80-20initiative.net/images/data/top10.pdf.o 80-20 has a record membership year. Thanks to you, it surpassedin 7 months its best membership record, set in 2005 after a full year.o 80-20's has superb name

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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GETS GOING.TOUGH: THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.A $10,000 Matching FundAlex New of NY, NY, an 80-20 Life Member, pledged that fund tomatch dues of members joining from today on. If 200 of you will eachpay $50 to become family members, the sum is $10K, the full amount of thematching fund. That means 400 additional members and $20,000will be added to 80-20. That'll help

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Moving Stories Yesterday's "80-20 Is Dying (1)" email from 80-20 got such a heart-warming response from you. 20 new members joined. In spite of the title: "80-20 Is Dying (1),"4 noble souls joined for a 3-year subscription. S. K. Ho of Chelmsford, MA even signed up for a Life Membership. What classy acts! In addition, Andrew Mackinzie of Los Angeles, CA, a Caucasian who happens

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Know America! American's political arena is a FREE market place where the politicalclouts of interest groups compete & clash. Witness the debt ceiling talkin D.C.! If Asian Americans don't have our own political clout, we and ourchildren shall be second class citizens for a long time. Why 80-20's Survival Is Crucial To You 80-20 is the ONLY national, pan-Asian

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Prologue: 80-20 is a Pan-Asian-American organization,it serves all ethnic components of our communityincluding the Chinese-Am. community.Many of you might have heard about a racial slur incident at theUniversity of California, San Diego. 80-20 has been quietly involved inthe investigation of this matter. To prevent untruthful rumors, 80-20is making a complete report to the national

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80-20 is looking for a "Special Assistant To The President." The job pays $45to $50K per year depending on qualifications. The person may work at home.However, one is not permitted to take on another job. Please send the resume toS. B. Woo via sbw@udel.edu. A cover letter is required stating why one isinterested in such a job.The job may be ideal for a young, talented, energetic and idealistic

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Dear Fellow Asian Americans:First, on July 4th, help celebrate the founding of a great nation, ournation, the United States of America -- display a flag at your home and inyour stores.For all the first generation immigrants, who voluntarily changed ourcitizenship we knew from that moment on that we owed our primaryallegiance to the USA. However, the change of citizenship doesn't requireus to lose

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80-20 wants to share exciting news about 3 members:1) Intel starts to use 3-D transistors, developed by Prof. ChenmingCalvin Hu, an 80-20 Exec. Comm. Member, to replace 2-D onesIt is revolutionary -- faster & using less power with the potential to getmuch better yet. The Finfet (fin-shaped field-effect transistor) isdeveloped by Chenming and his co-workers. For more info, click onhttp://

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EMPOWER YOURSELF! Be a voter.In 2008, only 2.5 of the 6 million eligible AsAms voted. Imagine if all6 million had voted and that they are known to ALWAYS vote inpresidential PRIMARIES. We will be equal citizens of he US, withoutbatting an eyelash. In America, the easiest way to help make immigrantsequal citizens is through the political process -- voting power under expertpolitical guidance.Below

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Presidential elections are around the corner, 80-20 wants to empowerthe entire Asian American community with these facts.DO YOU KNOW???1) The number of PRIMARY voters is normally only 1/5 (1 out of 5) thatof the GENERAL presidential elections*?2) PRIMARY candidates are numerous e.g. there are 8 GOP presidentialcandidates today? The spreading of votes makes 80-20's bloc vote evenmore powerful. Why

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Background: Congresswoman Judy Chu together with others have intro-duced a bipartisan House Resolution 282 for the House toexpress regret over past decades of anti-Chinese legislations,including the Chinese Exclusion Act. The parallel SenateResolution 201 seems in good shape. H.R. 282 may need a fewmore sponsors. If you live in areas densely populated byAsAm voters, you can help greatly & be a

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CALL TO ACTION -- estimated chance of success is 99.9%, if you get involved! On May 26 Repts. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Judy Biggert (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan resolution (not a bill) expressing regret for six decades of legislation targeting the Chinese people for physical and political exclusion, including the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act. It is known

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Click on http://www.80-20initiative.net/about/membership.asp . About1/5 of our 2,000 members have pledged to help 80-20 combat politicalAPATHY -- our core weakness. See those names in pink and blue. These noble individuals have not only financially supported ourcommunity's political needs. They now put themselves on the line to gettheir friends & relatives involved politically. Wow

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Good News About 80-20's Life Members:1. Alice Huang has just completed her term as the President of AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largestgeneral science society. She is now the Chairwoman of AAAS.2. Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, was electedChairman of The Committee of 100 (C-100) , a prestigious ChineseAmerican organization on May 13.3.

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CALL TO ACTION Want Goodwin Liu to be a judge in the Appeals court? He is oftenmentioned as a possible candidate to become the first Asian American Supreme Court Justice? Send an e-mail today At least 4 more GOP senators and 1 Dem senator need to vote to break the GOP block on Goodwin's nomination. The key Senators are shown below. Send email now. The senate will vote for closure

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The Best of 80-20's 10 Accomplishments Take a look at the statistics shown in the chart below. Do you think that Asian Ams have been discriminated in workplaces? Ponder! Could the stars align themselves, as shown in the second bullet? Or have good peoplewith deep political knowledge done spade work? When E.O. 11246 is enforced as the Dept of Labor has promised, about 1.5

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EXTRA! In yesterday's email, 80-20 predicted a 90% chance for Edward Chen to get the 
Senate confirmation as a Federal District Judge. HE DID! If 80-20 didn't exist how might your life be different? Substantively, without 80-20, the % of AsAm federal judges may still only be at 0.7% of the federal life-tenured judges, and all at the lowest rank ofDistrict Judges. Yet, we have

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Call to Action You signed an 80-20 petition to President Obama urging him to renominate Edward Chen and Goodwin Liu as federal judges? Pres. Obamaresponded by renominating those 2 jurists 4 times in spite of repeatedblocks by the Senate Republicans. Thanks to 11 GOP senators whorecently changed their minds, Edward Chen's block has been lifted! He'll faces a straight up and down vote in the

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Look at what is presented below. Will the AsAm community EVER havethe same success in gaining EQUAL OPPORTUNIY, if 80-20 vanishes fromthe earth on 3/22/2012? Look at the "all-yes replies" to 80-20from other prominent political leaders like Vice President Biden, Sec.of State Hillary Clinton and many others. To see them all, go http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2008 Years later,

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If 80-20 didn't exist how might your life be different? The above landmark achievement, a signed promise by the President of our great nation to help Asian Americans achieve equal opportunity, WOULDNOT exist. Please read the above historic document. The commitments are truly significant. They are being carried out. These commitments mean that instead of waiting 75 years to

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80-20 already has more total members in April thanit had all of last year! Thanks to YOU, what took 80-20 12 months last year took only 4 months this year, after 80-20'sdecision to DOUBLE or DIE was make known. 80-20 is deeply honored by our community's wonderful initialexpression wanting 80-20 to live. Let's use the remaining 8 months to achieve DOUBLING. Your $35 or $50 will be the

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If 80-20 didn't exist how might your life be different? If your friend looks at the above table and concludes, "Therefore, Democrats will treat AsAms better, owing to our bloc vote in its favor, although Republicans will treat AsAms worse", THEN he/she is utterlypolitically naive about American democracy. The reality is very different. Both D & R would treat AsAms MUCH BETTER

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IF 80-20 DIDN'T EXIST, HOW MIGHT YOUR LIFE BE DIFFERENT? Without that painful lesson of 2006 for the Republican Senate leadership, GOP may still think that the Asian Am. community is all talk, all timid and will never attempt, much less succeed, in punishing it for ignoring our rightful concerns. This lesson of 2006 and others, which will be reported to you in the next few

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Want your views on Ivy League schools' admission policy toward Asian American applicants aired nationally? Send me your name & phone number to 80-20. A reporter at one of the largest newspapers of thenation (one of the top five in circulations) wants to interview such AsianAmerican individuals. 80-20 is assisting that reporter. Two Contrasting Views One is from

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Remember the proactive parent, an 80-20 member, who wrote the "heart-felt,"no holds-barred letter from a Chinese American," shown below? "We, Chinese Americans, often relish ourselves as the smartest and the most educated ethnic group in the country, but in some aspect, we are also the most stupid and selfish. We spend $35 per half hour to give our 
children a piano lesson,

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YOU be the juror. You decide if 80-20 is to GROW or DIE? 80-20's 6th Best Accomplishment If 80-20 didn't exist, how might your life be different? Without 80-20, you and your offspring will face the glass ceiling foranother 75 years i.e. another 3 generations. See Chart 1 and ResearchNote B in the "Washington Post Ad" shown below. With 80-20, we estimate

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YOU be the juror. You decide whether 80-20 shall GROW or DIE. 80-20's 7th Best Accomplishment If 80-20 didn't exist, how might your life be different? Remember when racist attacks against Asian Am. candidates were common? Did you feel safe in an environment with attacks against Asian Americans airing on TV, radio, or in newspapers all the time? Remember the Daisy Ad?

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A great letter! It tells it like it is. How many Chinese Am. familiesdo you know live like this? [The series of emails on "80-20's Top 10 Accomplishments" will continue after this.] "We, Chinese Americans, often relish ourselves as the smartest and the most educated ethnic group in the country, but in some aspect, we are also the most stupid and selfish. We spend $35 per half hour to give

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YOU be the juror. You decide whether 80-20 shall GROW or DIE. 80-20's 8th Best Accomplishment If 80-20 didn't exist, how might your life be different? Our community may still be in America's political no-man's land -- ignored by both political parties. Not a single full fledged Cabinet Member instead of TWO under Bush and THREE when Obama took office. 80-20 was

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YOU be the juror. You decide whether 80-20 shall GROW or DIE. 80-20's 9th Best Accomplishment If 80-20 didn't exist, how might your life be different? If 80-20 didn't induce Abercrombie & Fitch to withdraw those 4 T-shirts, you may be walking pass some youths on the street or beachwearing one of those T-shirts: On the T-shirt are caricatured faces with slanted

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YOU are the judge. You will decide whether 80-20 shall GROW or DIEon March 22, 2013. Presented below is the first of 10 exhibits showingthat 80-20 PAC provides a unique service to the Asian Am. community.Please read it so that you'll give 80-20 an informed judgment.80-20's 10th Best AccomplishmentIf 80-20 didn't exist, how might your life be different?Such a TV ad could appear on your TV screen

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Dear Fellow Asian Americans:The Board of 80-20 Political Action Committee (PAC), after a 2 daymeeting, respectfully requestsYOUR verdict for the PAC toeither GROW or DIE by March 22, 2013.The PAC was formed 12 years ago to give Asian American communitythe necessary group political clout to induce our nation's politicalestablishment to treat us as equal citizens. Over the years, about

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President of American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), which is the world's large science organization, Alice Huang,decries disparity facing Asian American scientists. There were 1500people in the audience during her Presidential Address. Many werepolicy makers, media reporters and science leaders.Alice Huang, also 80-20 Board member for many years, said"A striking finding in

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        80-20 shall keep a close watch on this case and aim to prevent              A Vincent Chin II Situation.    See an MSNBC report on the death of Danny Chen. (Emphasis added) "Eight U.S. soldiers have been charged in the death of 19-year-old Private Danny Chen, who was found shot to death in a guard tower in Afghanistan. It was first thought that Chen may have committed suicide. 

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1) Help Ted Lieu Gain 50.1% in CA's 28th Senate RaceWhen? Tomorrow, Feb. 15 (Tuesday)Who can vote? Dems and GOPs living in Marina del 
Rey alongthe coast through Torrance including a small sliverof Long 
BeachWhy? Ted is a seasoned CA political leader and an 80-20 Life MemberPrediction: He'll win. But! Will he win by 50% plus 1 vote to avoida runoff. YOU can help. If not a voter, forward this

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White House Blog Honors Fred Korematsu Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American, fought valiantly for his civilrights during the internment of Japanese Ams in WWII. He is a rolemodel for all Asian Americans.No wonder a recent White House blog used Korematsu to illustrate akey paragraph in Pres. Obama's 2011 State of Union speech. The blogbegins with that key paragraph and then mentioned the honoring

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GUEST LIST FOR THE FIRST LADY’S BOXSTATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSThe first lady has invited 20 guests including the second lady,Dr. Jill Biden, and 2 Asian Americans. They are1) Amy Chyao (Richardson, TX)Amy, a sixteen-year-old high school junior from Richardson, Texas, hasdeveloped a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), anemerging cancer treatment which uses light energy to activate a

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For the first time, the US Labor Dept. has agreed in writing to enforceExecutive Order 11246 for Asian Americans. Visithttp://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2008_dol_reply1.asp andhttp://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2008_dol_reply2.asp.An estimated 3 million Asian Americans will benefit in privateindustries, universities, federal and state governments. When successfullyenforced,

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A) Two more Asian American federal judges confirmed by the Senate:Edmond Chang - District Judge, N. IL & Leslie Kobayashi - District Judge, HI.THEN: 6 AsAm federal judges, all at the District level -- when 80-20 held apress conference in LA to change that sad situation in 2006;NOW: 12 AmAm federal judges, 1 at the higher Appeals Court level, only 5years later! ( 2 AsAm nominees still await Senate

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Good News:80-20 strived for and achieved DIVERSITY & QUALITY in its new Broadof Directors! 45% of the its 2011 Board members are now non-Chinese-Americans, although ONLY 15 % of its dues-paying members arenon-Chinese Ams.80-20's Board now has 1 Caucasian-, 2 Filipino-, 2 Indian-, 2 Japanese-,1 Korean-,and 1 Vietnamese-American members.Of the six new Board members, 5 are non-Chinese Ams.Will the

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Do you believe 80-20's last e-mail? It stated: "All political systems are administered by human beings. Humans arefull of frailties and contradictions. A common frailty is that, faced with risksto self interest, most humans will choose to accommodate the strong &shortchange the weak. The AsAm community is the smallest minority,the politically most immature and perhaps the most timid.Therefore,o

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Dear Asian Americans:I am stepping back from a leadership to a supportive role by year'send & want to try one more time to articulate the importance of an org.like 80-20. I beg for 3 minutes of your time to read the following. S.B.The Kennedy Library had an exhibit "History of immigrants inAmerica". It told how the Irish, Polish, Italians, and Jews all faced rampantdiscrimination in America when

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If you've missed "Shocking Facts (I) & (II)" view them athttp://80-20initiative.blogspot.com/ . It is about a presentationmade by Senior V.P. of Southern CA Edison, Jim Kelly, a Caucasian,to Asian Am. employees in his company.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -(A) Summary of Shocking Facts (I): Mr. Kelly points to the "harsh facts" faced by Asian Ams after theirgraduation.Do parents have the

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The following are quotes from Senior V.P. of Southern CAEdison, Jim Kelly, a Caucasian. He told it as it is. 80-20thanks him. If you missed "Shocking Facts (I)," catch it athttp://80-20initiative.blogspot.com/.- - - - - -No individual or org. likes to be viewed as "timid" & "afraid" .However, that is how the mainstream society views some ofour attributes.Slide 9 of Mr. Kelly's presentation

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We can't tell you that joining 80-20 is GOOD for your career. But it isdefinitely not BAD for your career. Here is one proof.Conrado "Bobby" Gempesaw, a Filipino-Am., was named Provost ofMiami University 3 days ago. "Bobby" is currently Dean of College ofBusiness at the University of Delaware. Visithttp://www.udel.edu/udaily/2011/nov/gempesaw-provost-miami111910.htmlGempesaw has been an 80-20

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In Nevada, Asian Ams delivered 80% bloc vote to Sen. Reid, the Senatemajority leader.In CA, 80-20 lost a battle (Brown won & Whitman lost) while gainingstrategic grounds. Strategically, 80-20 punishes any politician, D or R, whoignores Asian Ams' rightful concern to be equal citizens. Brown courts unions.But he was too busy for AsAms. Are we too timid to get his attention? Tocounter Brown's

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History was made. CNN's exit poll showed that Asian Ams inNevada voted 80% to 20% in favor of Sen. Reid, achieving 80-20'snamesake! Thank you, Asian Ams in NV!Behind the scene, there is an interesting story.On Oct. 18, 80-20 received a request from a very high levelDemocratic official to help boost Sen. Reid's campaign. At the time,practically all polls predicted that Reid would be defeated.

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We are like-minded. We must be honest with each other about what wehave together achieved and failed in the 2010 election.On the surface, we won some and lost some. 80-20 focused on 4 races.We won 2 - Sen. Boxer of CA and Sen. Reid of NV. We lost 2- Whitman ofCA and Gov. Strickland of OH.However, strategically a very different picture emerges. (1) Strategically, 80-20 for the first time* stepped

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Rasmussen poll reports that the California gubernatorial raceis now a "toss up". The poll finds Whitman/Brown at 45/49 on Oct. 27. Visit: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-29/whitman-brown-governor-s-race-in-california-now-a-toss-up-poll-shows.html However, there are other polls which find Brown widening hislead. So how should we vote? Vote to make ourselves winners! So

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Whitman or Brown? Satisfied with the CRUMBS that Brown had thrown you 30 years ago? Then vote for Brown. Want to use this election to tell politicians in CA that you want to be treated as EQUALS ? Then vote for Whitman. Does it matter who win the election? Not that much. Why? Both campaigns will see from

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Please Vote!In a tight race, the side with the better "ground game", i.e. larger turnout, wins!!! Wherever you are, vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress. It is our way to thank Pres. Obama who has set a historic precedent in responding to Asian American concerns. If you live in California, vote for Barbara Boxer, Democrat, for US Senate,

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Every election is a precious window for small minorities to win equal citizenship through the political process. Examples for us are: [A] Our 2008 Effort In 2008, 80-20 helped elect Pres. Obama who gave us iron-clad commitments. He became the firstUS president who publicly and repeatedly responded to the rightful concerns of AsAms, whether in appointing more

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[A] So much has happened that some of us have lost sight of the BIG picture on a) what 80-20 is all about and b) why Asian Am. voters in CA should vote for Meg Whitman. Here is a summary. 80-20 is endorsing carte blanche ALL Democratic US congress and senate candidates in this election. Jobs, economy, housing, and recovery are important problems, but AsAm equality

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When Whitman wins, WE win. Why? Henceforth, no one will ever take Asian Am. voters in CA for granted. This is the empower- ment of our community that 80-20 seeks to achieve through this gubernatorial election. Fantastic response to 80-20's endorsement of Meg Whitman is still pouring in. (1) great job. any help you need let us know. ravji h patel (2) All my family total of 28

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When Whitman wins, WE win. It'll mean the establishment of anAsian Am. political presence in California. Most Asian Ams, regardlessof thier party affiliation, understand that. A bloc vote is powerful in helping our children's future. A "swing" blocvote that can be delivered to either a Democrat or a Republican dependingon which candidate offering the better commitment to our community,

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The 80-20 PAC applauds the recommendation of the 80-20 CaliforniaCoalition and has endorsed a Republican Meg Whitman for CaliforniaGovernor. When Whitman wins, WE win. Here is why. Meg Whitman has actually gone above and beyond what 80-20 hadasked for in its questionnaire, and gave us more. In Q1 through Q3, 80-20 looked for a yes/no answer from Whitman andBrown to address1) the

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TO: Asian Ams. Residing or Having Friends in California 80-20 is having discussions with the Whitman campaign. If you are a Democrat or a Decline, please call 408-400-3887 or send a fax 408-404-3826 with a message similar to the one below, within the next 12 hours. If 100 or more calls/faxes get into Whitman's campaign in one day, we may have something positive to report to you, THANKS TO YOU

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TO: All Asian Ams who reside or have friends in California: Your want to know how Am. politics is really like? Read this article! Jerry Brown doesn't have time to answer our questionnaire, but he has the time to call a Union officer and said, " . . . give me a call . . I love to talk to you . . Call me back will you? This is really really important . . The race is tied. . . ."

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ALL OF US WILL BECOME EQUAL CITIZENS, if we have the courage to reward our political friends and punish our foes, instead of selfishly calculating how it'll benefit "ME"! Of course, we MUST exercise due diligence to know which politicians are truly our friends or foes. The ones showering us with sweet words may not be our friends, nor those with the "right" party affiliation whether R or D.

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