80-20'll Introduce
Many Self-Empowerment Steps
THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DONATED TO SELF, 80-20 is better able to implement steps to help make our AsAm
community stronger politically.
Last week, we presented "3 Easy
Ways" to infuse political knowledge. In the next few months, 80-20
will work on a concrete program to help Chinese Am.
scientists seemingly targeted by the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) because of
their race and national origin.
A Concrete Program
With a Heart
80-20 Educational Foundation (EF) will
hold a dinner honoring Peter Zeidenberg, the lawyer who so capably
defended both Drs. Sherry Chen and Xianxing Xi. Money raised from
that event will help relieve the huge legal debts of the victims.
Why Is Peter Zeidenberg Being Honored?
First, he induced DOJ to drop espionage charges against 2 Chinese Am scientists just before their
trials. Second, he exposed that DOJ was either not living up to the
"due diligence" obligation, or intentionally creating a
chilling effect to intimidate all Chinese Ams. Note
that Pres. Obama's order to "aggressively
investigate and prosecute those who steal
national secrets" was only designed to achieve a chilling
effect on "the bad guys only." Earlier, DOJ also
dropped the cases against 2 Eli Lily scientists just before their trials.
This pattern is truly disturbing.
Why Help Raise $18,000 for Dr.
Chen?
Dr. Chen suffered irreparable damage to
her reputation when her "espionage" charges were reported
nationally. Even today, she may still lose her job. She
borrowed to pay her legal fees. She still owes Zeidenberg $18,000.
So we want to help Dr. Chen with her debts and Peter Zeidenberg
receive his well-deserved pay. How about Dr. Xi? 80-20 will
continue to consider his needs.
Is there a Higher & Nobler Purpose in Holding this Event?
Of
course. Chinese Ams need to build a united cohesive community
quickly while there is time. Look at the Muslin community in the
U.S. I bet most innocent Muslins in the US
are regretting now - their earlier unwillingness to give a
little time and money to help build a strong national organization
to protect themselves.
Remember what SELF stands
for? Self-Empowerment Long-term Fund. Self-help is the only reliable help.
S. B. Woo
President and a volunteer for the past 17
years
80-20 Initiative, Inc.
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