PISA Report, “an Absolute Wake-Up Call for America”

Dear Fellow Asian Americans and other Friends,

We are only 2061 people away from the 50,000 minimum survey goal. Will YOU help make it
happen? Urge your spouse, children, parents, friends, colleagues to VOTE NOW. Talk to
your friends outside your ethnic group. This Monday, a Chinese American sent the survey
link to an Indian American friend, all of a sudden, ~50 Indian Americans from the same
company voted!

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Do your part to improve our destiny and Help America! Why?

Why is America Losing Competitiveness?

In the 2009 PISA [1] report, the US secondary school students ranked 30th in math, 23th in
Science and 17th in Reading, behind the majority of the developed nations. The companion
NAEP [1] study found only 6% of US students competent in Advanced Math, as compared
to 28% in Taiwan. The highest ranked US state (Massachusetts) was just 17th in the world
rankings. US Education Secretary Arne Duncan called the data "An Absolute Wake-up
Call for America."

However, the US is also distinguished in several areas: We have the highest level of self-
confidence, based on…well, self-confidence. We believe no standardized test matters and
that everyone is a winner. We may well be the only developed nation who cares about the
skin colors in college admissions.

One day, we would wake up and found the emperor has no cloth. It would be too late. Let's
face it: The crop of US secondary school students is not distinguished in anyway by any
international standard, and we do not want the brightest and the most prepared among those
to enter the best colleges for the sake of "political correctness"? Is America losing
competitiveness? Why bother to ask if we are content with a college admission process that
rewards mediocrity and punishes excellence?

Keep heading down, until you find the United States in the list.

Then take the Survey to challenge the status quo, and fulfill your patriotic duty to our great
nation.
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We are able to push the fight to the Supreme Court because we do not take grants or financial
interests from either the government or any school. Do you wonder why so many other

organizations are silent on this is 5959 sue when the Asian American opinion is so clear? Will you

help us sustain the fight?

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References:

[1] Wikipedia on PISA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide evaluation of
15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance. The mathematics literacy test asks
students to apply their mathematical knowledge to solve problems set in various real-world
contexts. The reading test asks students to "construct, extend and reflect on the meaning of
what they have read across a wide range of continuous and non-continuous texts". A
companion program by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assess each
individual states in the US and their students competency level against the international competitions. The test director, Andreas Schleicher, said that the results "refute the
commonly held hypothesis that China just produces rote learning" and "Large fractions of
these students demonstrate their ability to extrapolate from what they know and apply their
knowledge very creatively in novel situations."

[2] Official PISA Website
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/document/58/0,2340,en_32252351_32236159_33688954_1_1_1_1,00.html

Becoming “the New Jews”? A Historical Perspective on “Diversity”

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

46,301 people have voted in the 80-20 EF Survey. Will your vote send it to across the 50,000
minimum to show the INTENSITY of your concerns to the Supreme Court? YOU can do it by
ensuring your spouse, youths, parents, friends, and colleagues all VOTE.
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Asian Americans, "the New Jews"? A Historical Perspective on "Diversity"

After repeated failures at the Court, "racial balancing" proponents rephrased it into an ostensibly
well-intentioned "diversity" program, to be forcefully implemented through "racial preferences".
After all, how can anyone be against "diversity"?

However, even an ardent supporter of "racial preferences" such as Kevin Carey found the current
practice troubling: "Elite colleges too often meet their diversity goals by enrolling minority
students from privileged backgrounds while offering few spots to poor students of any kind.
Meanwhile, some appear to have dusted off their "don't admit too many Jews" playbooks
from the 1920s in order to limit Asian enrollment, AGAIN on the grounds of "diversity,"
since, to the white people who run things in this country, people of Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Cambodian, Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Filipino, and various other origins apparently all kind
of seem the same."

"Academically outstanding", "economically successful", "politically inactive", "socially
awkward", "meek" "invisible" "not well rounded". Are we talking about Asian stereotype? No,
these are the same descriptions heaped on the Jews 90 years ago to limit Jewish college
enrollment. Indeed Asian Americans has become "the New Jews" [1].

A comparison between Jewish and Asian Americans in higher education offers some historical
perspectives that the high ideal of "diversity" was often used as a pretense to further not-so-lofty
institutional objectives. From 1900-1950, academically proficient Jewish students were
considered a "problem" by the elite schools, and their population had to be kept at ~10% through
the application of "geographic diversification" policy [2]. Today, through their political
activism, Jewish students are no longer classified as a minority, and are allowed to compete on a
merit basis. Currently, ~25% of the students in some elite schools are Jewish [3] out of a total

Jewish American population of 6 million. In a26 contrast, ~17% of the students in the elite schools

are Asian [4], out of a total Asian American population of 15 million. Asian Americans are a
minority, whose percentage has been rather consistently managed to be below ~20% through the
application of a "racial diversification" policy. The irony is that the higher presence of Jewish
students does not appear to diminish campus diversity.

The Jewish example is a good template for two reasons: (1) All people should be allowed to
compete based on broadly-defined individual merits, without harmful effect to "diversity". (2)
Group status could only be improved through political activism. By taking the 80-20 EF survey
and bringing the issue to the Supreme Court, we are writing history together!
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References:

[1] "The Price of Admission", by D. Golden (Three River Press, 2006), "the New Jews" are covered in Chapter 7.
[2] "The Chosen, the Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale and Princeton" by J. Karabel
(Mariner Books, 2006), "the Jewish Problem" are covered in Chapters 3 & 4.
[3] http://www.hillel.org/index, % of Jewish students in some Ivy League school are: Columbia 30%, Yale 27%, Harvard
25%, U Penn 25% Cornell 23%, and Brown 22%.
[4] "Do colleges Redline Asian-Americans" by Kara Miller, Boston Globe, Feb 8, 2010.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/02/08/do_colleges_redline_asian_americans/

A 450 Point SAT Gap: Large Racial Preferences Hurt All College Applicants, Including the Intended Beneficiaries

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

41,483 people have shown the courage of their conviction by taking the 80-20 EF Survey. We
need 9,000 more votes to show the INTENSITY of your concerns. A 50,000 total would
impress the Supreme Court, as few issues in the US can mobilize an equivalent 1 million people
when projected to the general population (of which Asian Americans are 5%)
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Send it across the finish line. YOU can do it by ensuring your spouse, youths, parents, friends,
and colleagues all VOTE. (Permanent residents and citizens only)

Take the Survey NOW! Do Your Part to Improve our Destiny.

Is the racial preferences in college admission merely a "tie breaker", a "nudge factor",
and "one in many" consideration?

The "National Study of College Experience" (NSCE) project conducted over 9000 student
interviews. Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade performed rigorous regression analysis on
the vast NSCE database and released the empirical findings in his 2009 book [1], which was
widely cited by the news media: To receive equal consideration by elite colleges, Asian
Americans must outperform Whites by 140 points, Hispanics by 280 points, Blacks by 450
points in SAT (Total 1600). The result is not a simplistic test score comparison: The
differences have been controlled for other variables such as sex, citizenship, athlete and legacy
status, # of AP tests and SAT II test, GPA, class rank, National merit scholar status, and high
school type.



We believe college admission policy should reflect the common American ideal of Equal
Opportunity, afforded to every individual through the "Equal Protection Clause" in the 14th
Amendment of the US Constitution. The admission policy should not discriminate against any
group of people for innate collective characteristics, such as race and ethnicity, which an
individual can NOT change. Instead, it should be firmly based on individual merit, which is to
be broadly defined to include academic qualifications necessary for successful college learning,
and personal character strengths such as perseverance, hardworking ethic, leadership skills, and
individual initiative to overcome adverse conditions, such as those imposed by socioeconomic
status.

Race, ethnicity and national origin ar daf e PROTECTED categories in the US constitution, for good
reasons. In a job interview, if you ask a candidate's race, you could be sued and your company
could be investigated for racial discrimination under the "Equal Protection Clause". Why is
college admission so different? Not only the race question MUST be asked, you MUST answer
(or your last name would be Googled to determine your race), and your answer MUST be used
as the basis for differential treatment. Is this not institutionalized reverse discrimination?

Furthermore, large racial preferences also hurt the intended beneficiaries. It imposes an
"academic mismatch" among the admitted students, reducing the efficiency and quality of
classroom instruction to all students, and leading to academically weaker students to self-
segregate into less challenging classes, thereby reducing classroom diversity [2]. The US Civil
Right Commission issued a 2010 report about the disconcerting role of racial preferences played
in undermining minority graduation in science and engineering programs [3]. In professions
where universal qualification exams are required, such as legal service, higher numbers of
"racially preferred" students entering the law schools did not lead to an increased numbers of
"racially preferred" lawyers because of the high attrition rate [4]. Large racial preferences
were also found to hurt the minority pipeline to academia [5].

It is time to do what every other developed nation does, which is NOT to even ask
the race question in college application.


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References

[1] "No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and
Campus Life" by Thomas Espenshade (Princeton University Press, 2009)
[2] "The Role of Ethnicity in Choosing and Leaving Science in Highly Selective Institutions", R.
Elliott et. al. 37 Research in Higher Education 681 (1996)
[3] "Encouraging Minority Students to Pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Careers", US Commission on Civil Rights, Briefing Report, Oct 2010.
[4] "Are Black/White Disparities in Graduation and Passing the Bar Getting Worse, or Better?"
by R. Sander. http://www.elsblog.org/the_empirical_legal_studi/2006/09/ sander_2_black_.html
[5] "The Occupational Choices of High-Achieving Minority Students" (Harvard University Press
2003)

Restore the Dignity of Your Asian Names: 35481 voted!

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

35481 Asian Americans have spoken in 10 days, voted 31:1 FOR a race-neutral, merit-based college admission. Please mobilize your friends to take this 80-20 EF SURVEY, projecting your voice to the Supreme Court! http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/80/e?l=8/11e/f&w=no

80-20 will advocate YOUR choice to the Supreme Court and elected officials.

Inaction will prolong the sad reality outlined below. If each forward and get ten more people to vote, we will prevail.

Why care? Ask which world do you prefer to live in?

o The high ideal
"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will NOT be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

o The harsh college reality
"I had a 3.7 undergraduate GPA. As an Asian I didn't qualify for loans or grants as I was not an 'under-rep' minority so worked 3 jobs to get through school. One of them was to tutor 'under-rep' minorities that usually had GPA in the 1's and 2's and had an overall graduation rate of 30%. Just lowering the bar to absolute rock bottom to meet diversity quotas is absolutely, positively absurd. …. Fix the problem in K-12 because it's pointless by college." -BrandonH, St. Louis

Currently, the prevailing college admission policy artificially places highly qualified Asian Am. applicants to compete against each other rather than against the general pool of all applicants, instilling such a fear that many Asian Americans hide their own racial identity in application. Will we survive as a minority if our youths feel that way? If we don't fight back, the status quo will remain.


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Announcement:

Four noble individuals have joined as our newest life members, we are honored to have you.
Larry Shen & Sally Wu, San Diego, CA $1500
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5700 people of all races commented on 'Some Asian's College Strategy: Don't check "Asian"'

o "I used to be a faculty representative on a college admissions committee and when students either didn't mark a racial category or marked "other" or "decline to state", I saw admissions officers Google the surnames and then write an ethnic identify in pencil on the non-compliant applicant form. The committee then divided the applicants into piles for quotas based on the affirmative action goals. The point was always made that the percentage of each racial/ethnic group must mirror the percentage in "the community." Political correctness has ruined high education in this country, provided degrees to young people who can't read, write, and do arithmetic; and denied admission to hundreds of people"

o "Rewarding mediocrity in the US for whatever reason has allowed other countries to catch up."

o "Why doesn't the NBA do this to make sure there are enough white and Latino and Asian players?"

o "Asians are not smarter, they just have parents who hold them to high standards, read to them instead of using the TV as a babysitter when they were young, and encourage them to learn."

o "I am from Canada. I don't remember seeing any race boxes on our college/university application forms. America is so obsessed with race."

o "I live in Europe, and not one question on our letters of application for colleges asked for race."

o "Asians who are stereotyped as boring academic robots...."

o "Compete, by improving yourself, not by tearing others down!"

o "If the United States is a melting pot why is it necessary to identify each ingredient? "

o "The irony is that the progressives of yesterday have left us with a legacy of oppression."

o "Asians are unfortunately, too much of a minority to be a politically correct minority."

o "I checked the Asian box once applying to UIUC champaign IL and it was the biggest mistake of my life."

o "True diversity: celebrating the differences instead of equalizing everything."

o "In the name of "diversity" and feel-good "multiculturalism," universities are watering down
standards by imposing what is effectively a race-based quota system for admissions."

o "Affirmative is just #$%$ - I am black and very good in my job…People are always going to
wonder if I got my position because of race, and it's very frustrating. Let's all get rid race in..."

o "I consented to my daughter using my ex-wife's family surname so she could claim to be
Hispanic. Says a lot about the sad state of America."

o "Asians excel academically and economically because they have not adopted the "group
victimhood" mentality"

o "I'm half Puerto Rican and half Irish-German. My college adviser told me to only check the
Hispanic box"

o "Martin Luther King and civil rights movement argued only for equality, not special rights."

o "I'm black and I'd be mad as heck if another brotha or sista whose scores weren't up to par but
was accepted to a top notch school instead of the student ( white, asian or whatever) who busted
their tail and worked hard..."

o "What about the old complaint that the SAT is designed favorably toward white students?"

o "Some of those same schools tried to limit us Jews in the past. So more of us changed our
names... Asians often have surnames with some ancestral significance and it would be a shame
for them to resort to the same thing."

o "How dare some people do better than others! - America - no longer believes in equal rights-
but strongly believes in equal outcome- despite effort and ability."

o "Sometimes I feel like I got into the program by the fact that they need diversity. Well I guess
that's how the professor made me feel all the time."

o "I'm half Spanish/Filipino so I checked 'Hispanic' instead of 'Asian/Pacific Islander.' Why
compete with other Asians when I can be a grossly underrepresented … Hispanic?"

o "So what do I do if I'm 100% Asian? 100% screwed?"

o "…Some minorities are more equal than others."

o "Stop dumbing down America."

o "Education, ultimately, should free us from all forms of discrimination...but when educators
does it?... help!!!!"

o "…institutionalized reverse racism"

o "Education in this country is not about education, but politics. We undermine our own best,
and then we wonder why we are losing our competitive edge in the world."

o "African Americans…we are bullied by the losers in our families and community who want
to keep us down at their level by saying being smart is trying to be white or "the white man
ain't gonna let you get ahead anyway."

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New Medical School Admissions Data, “Not a Chinaman's chance" in 21th Century

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

Speak up! Take this SURVEY by 80-20 Education Foundation to project your voice to the
Supreme Court! Pass the words.
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80-20 will present the result to the Supreme Court and elected officials to advocate YOUR
choice. 7000 Asian Americans have spoken in 2 days, voted 39:1 FOR a race-neutral,
merit-based college admission.

Why care?

American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) has just released the 2009-2011 data.


The MAGNITUDE of racial preferences in medical schools admission is jarringly apparent:
For applicants with the average GPA and MCAT scores, Asian Americans will get 1/3rd the
chance of comparable blacks. The ratio drops to 1/8th if you are below average. You will get a
proverbial "Chinaman's chance" of success, which is a 19th century notion carrying all the way
into the 21th century, thanks to our collective inaction.

The schools call this "a celebration of diversity" and describe the use of racial preferences as "a
nudge factor" or "a tie breaker". Does the data support the claim? As Chief Justice John
Roberts wrote in 2007, "Racial balancing is not transformed from 'patently unconstitutional'
to a compelling state interest simply by relabeling it "racial diversity'". Asian Americans
should not be shoved into a rotten deal with neither our consent nor the benefit of
QUANTITATIVE data showing the magnitude of the problem. Let's call a spade a spade before
an honest debate can start.

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Jeremy Lin’s Fortune Cookie, a Reflection on Asian Stereotype

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

Jeremy Lin, the undrafted, unheralded, twice-cut player, has just set records for a first-time NBA
starter and swept the world into "Linsanity". His utter destruction of Asian stereotype does
not come without backlashes. Sports commentator Whitlock offered a gratuitous description of
Lin's anatomy, with boxer Mayweather concurring "All the hype is because he's Asian". MSG
network displayed a questionable fortune cookie image (Attached: "The Knicks Good Fortune").
Not to be outdone, three ESPN affiliated journalists described Lin as a "Chink" . (We salute
ESPN for promptly firing the script writer and suspended anchor Bretos.)



To Asian Americans, Jeremy Lin's experience resonated for different reasons. Some quotes:

o "Jeremy Lin has now gotten what every Asian American has ever really wanted - the
chance to succeed or fail based on performance and not on preconceived notions or
racial stereotypes."

o "He almost wasn't given any chance to show he could play, until Coach D'Antoni turned to his
final option, play Lin because he was one of the last warm bodies on the bench."

o "You hear endless debates about: 'How can this be happening? How can he be doing so well?'
They're looking for answers other than he's athletically gifted."

o "Deep down inside, many of us were decoding that secret language that resonated with our
own experiences which justified keeping him on the end of the bench. It translated into the very
troubling and all so obvious … "he's Asian".

o "There's this idea that it's OK to stereotype Asians. Just don't with African-Americans or
Latinos because you'll get in trouble and you'll get an aggressive response."

o "Asian Americans are supposed to be 1) short, 2) nerds, 3) devoid of leadership skills, 4)
unaggressive, and 5) virtually invisible."

o "As any member of the "model minority" can tell you, Asian Americans feel we have to work
harder to achieve the same level as our non-Asian counterparts. SAT scores for college
admissions is the perfect example."

o "Stereotypes act as another gatekeeper, deterring kids from even trying to compete."

o "Asian-Americans must dedicate themselves to becoming the Jeremy Lins of their
respective fields. If you feel pressure to be quiet instead of speak up, consciously push your c23 self
out of your comfort zone and share your thoughts. If you feel you've been overlooked, stand up
for yourself. If you think you think you might have the skills do so something your boss may not
see at first, fight to have the chance to prove yourself. We must take it upon ourselves to
change stereotypes …, just as importantly, our own minds about the limits of our leadership.
Society may not always be able to avoid stereotypes, but we all have the power to change them."

As Jeremy Lin moved off his brother's couch and into America's conscious, the stereotype of the
socially inept, meek Asian American is one that desperately needs changing. That ultimately
requires us to challenge ourselves - and society at large - to rethink the place of Asian-Americans
in our society. 80-20 is at the vanguard to challenge our own APATHY toward community
affairs and to challenge ourselves and the broader society to give Asian Americans the Equal
Opportunity to contribute to the best of our qualifications and abilities.

On Feb 21, 2012, the Supreme Court has taken up the "Fisher v. U Texas at Austin" case.
80-20 will file a legal brief to advocate for Asian American interest in college admission.

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Announcement:

80-20's Petition to Pres. Obama regarding achieving JUSTICE for Dany Chen has already gotten
7000 signers in a few days. Get us over 10000 quickly
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Asian Women in Science and Technology: An Invisible Minority in a Double Bind

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

Are Asian Americans doing fine in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers?
Because we are well represented and excel technically?

Wrong! In particular, Asian women face a double bind: a bamboo ceiling because of Asian
stereotyping and a glass ceiling because of implicit gender bias. Full report here.



80-20 carefully collect and publicize QUANTITATIVE social study data to effect policy
changes in government, academia and private industry. We advocate Asian American interests
using OBJECTIVE criteria: (1) Are our achievements commensurate with our qualifications?
(2) If not, ask the government to enforce existing laws (such as EO 11246).

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Announcement:

80-20's Petition to Pres. Obama regarding achieving JUSTICE for Dany Chen has already gotten
950 signers in less than a day. Get us over 1000 quickly
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Indian Americans Rose to Prominent Deanship Positions

Indian Americans Rose to Prominent Deanship Positions

Dear Fellow Asian Americans,

Deans are high visibility and influential positions in American universities. Asian Americans reaching to Deanship is a sure sign of breaking (or at least raising) the glass ceiling in academia. The recent appointment of Soumitra Dutta as the dean of Cornell University 's Johnson Graduate School of Management adds to a growing list of prominent Indian Americans serving as deans in renowned business schools. Some of his contemporaries include:

o Nitin Nohria, dean of the Harvard Business School
o Sunil Kumar, dean of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business
o Dipak C. Jain, (former) dean of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
o Jaishankar Ganesh, dean of the Rutgers School of Business
o G. (Anand) Anandalingam, dean of Univ. of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business

With the growing importance of Asian economies, more Asian Americans are finding opportunities for upward mobility in today's highly competitive workplace because of their excellent education and experience with global perspectives. However, it will take a sustained collective effort from influential leaders and organizations in our community to raise the profile of Asian Americans in business, academia, and government that would lead to LASTING improvements in prospects for all Asian ethnic groups.

80-20 PAC is the leading organization building a strong group clout for ALL Asian Americans, including people of South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. Ved Chaudhary, the 80-20 coordinator who happens to be of Indian descent, observed: "Officially, all Asian Americans are treated as one ethnic group in all US government branches. All laws and court decisions (for example regarding college admissions, equal opportunity and justice) apply equally to all Asian Americans. Thus all Asian
Americans and their future generations will equally benefit from the activities of 80-20. Therefore, people of South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage must also UNITE with and support 80-20. Remember, there is strength in unity!"

"YOU must be the change you wish to see in the world" — Mahatma Gandhi

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WHAT HAVE WE DONE? 5ab9

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 chart, 80-20 induced President Obama to promise
in the 2008 presidential election to help us break the GLASS CEILING.
Click on http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2008_obama.asp
to see Pres. Obama's written & signed promise to 80-20 Educational
Foundation in this regard.

o After Pres. Obama was elected, 80-20 turned Pres. Obama's promise
into the enforcement of a current law by the Labor Department on behalf
of Asian Ams. See a written promise by the Labor Department to enforce
Exec. Order 11246 in order to break the GALSS CEILING over us in work
places. Click on
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Respectfully,

80-20 Collective Leadership

Harvard Targeted in US Asian-American Discrimination Probe

"Harvard Targeted in US Asian-American Discrimination Probe"

Dear Fellow Asian Americans:

80-20 WORKED with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Daniel Golden to voice Asian American concerns in the national news media. Please read this just published Businessweek article
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-03/harvard-targeted-in-u-s-asian-american-discrimination-probe.html .

Asian Americans face a much higher college admission bar than people from any other ethnic groups, yet most of us just resign to our fate or force our children to work even harder. Do you know there is another way? Unite and use our group clout to influence and change the system.

You may recall 80-20 voted in Dec. 2011 to enter this battle for equal opportunity, using the pending Supreme Court case of "Fisher v. Univ. of Texas at Austin" as a vehicle to advocate a race-neutral, merit-based college admission policy.

We don't just sit around waiting for the Supreme Court to do something. We are actively working to gather pertinent data, establish the factual basis of Asian American opinions, and supply time-sensitive information to the news media. We choose to get involved in this and other issues, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. So hard that no elected Asian American official or other national Asian American organization dares to tackle, yet so much is at stake in your and your children's future.

The power of 80-20 rests in You.

WE together had just delivered 80-20 the DOUBLE-or-Die miracle. By Dec 31, 2011, 80-20 added 2095 more members in 9 months. Join this growing national movement to build-up our group clout, and make our voices heard loud and clear again in tough battles to come. JOIN 80-20!
http://www.80-20initiative.net/membership/payment.asp

"YOU must be the change you wish to see in the world" — Mahatma Gandhi

Respectfully,

The 80-20 Collective Leadership

STOP Racist Attack by Supporters of a Presidential Hopeful!

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 for yourself at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PsJvLVoOq4

The perpetrator tried to exploit Chinese and Indian stereotype and xenophobia for political gain. They tried to insinuate that anyone who looks like a Chinese or Indian and speaks Mandarin—indeed anyone who even associates with or shows any affinity for anything Asian—cannot be a trustworthy or patriotic American. By extension of this logic – any one other than Euro-American should not be accepted or embraced as true American. Such attempts NOT ONLY hurt the interest of all Asian Americans, they ALSO hurt American national interests both at home and abroad. As MLK Jr. put it, "An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere!" Such an ugly incident must be nipped in the bud.

80-20 strongly condemns this attack ad. We praise Ron Paul for disavowing it. We also praise Jon Huntsman for his unequivocal defense of his actions, his position and broad outlook. We pledge to force any presidential candidate who is behind this message to stop it when the facts become clearer. We further challenge the presidential candidates to make written pledge to 80-20 questionnaire that, if elected the President of the United States, s/he will uphold the solemn duty mandated by the US Constitution to treat all citizens equally with dignity, respect and fairness regardless of race and ethnicity.

Remember McCarthyism in the 1950s? Remember the "Asian Gate" and "the Cox Report" in the 1990s? These ugly incidents are good reminders why racism will always lurk and surface when opportunity arises. The Asian American community needs a national organization like 80-20, supported by half a million like-minded individuals. Ever vigilant to the current events,80-20 can quickly mobilize and use our group clout to reward or punish politicians.

Let it be known that 80-20 can and will cause sustained damage to any presidential hopeful who directly or indirectly engages in race baiting or other conduct hostile to Asian American interests. We expect no more and no less than fairness and simple decency.

If you approve of our work, please join 80-20. The larger the membership list, the more our clout.
Go to: http://www.80-20initiative.net/membership/payment.asp
OR send a check to 80-20 PAC 13337 South St. #189 Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

From: 80-20 Collective Leadership

Welcome to Exciting New Year - 2012

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 decade of his life to the growth and development of this unique organization.

Over the last nine months, Dr. Woo, by working with ALL OF YOU, created a miracle by doubling our membership in only 9 months in such a difficult economic time for our nation. This is also an opportunity for us to say THANK YOU to all the 80-20 members who have made this miracle possible by coming forward and becoming members!!!

Going forward, SB will continue to search for a new president and executive director for 80-20 and maintain valuable political contacts at the national level. In the interim, the Executive Committee has formed a Collective Leadership to carry out the day-to-day functioning of 80-20 until a new president is identified.

2012 is the national presidential election year. Increasing 80-20 membership will show our community's growing political clout. Therefore, to check the status of your membership, please go to:
http://www.80-20initiative.net/about/membership.asp.
A notation like (12/11) or (1/12) after your name means your membership expires on Dec. 31, 2011 or Jan. 31, 2012 respectively.

If your membership has EXPIRED, or will expire by 1/31, PLEASE RENEW IT TODAY
On-line by clicking on http://www.80-20initiative.net
OR send your check to 80-20 PAC 13337 South St. #189 Cerritos, CA 90703.
Basic $35; Family $50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year
From: 80-20 Collective Leadership

A MIRACLE has occurred!

   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.
                      Why is this a MIRACLE?
1) Pragmatically: When 80-20 announced this "Double or Die" campaign, how many of us thought it could be done? How many organizations, Asian or non-Asian, that has a dues-paying membership just below 2,000 can DOUBLE its membership in 9 months, at such a tough economic time?
2) Philosophically: POLITICAL APATHY is the fundamental weakness of our community. 80-20 challenged our toughest problem in order to prove the worthiness of its own existence. Now we know. Even our worst problem can be overcome.
3) Politically: It DOUBLED OR PERHAPS QUADRUPLED our political clout in a 9-month campaign. Tens of thousands of "word of mouth" recommendations have been made by our supporters to their friends and relatives. When 80-20 issues the NEXT "CALL TO ACTION," it'll create 2 to 4 times the impact.
                      What is in the future?
   Hopefully, 80-20's membership will double again in a few more years.
  Happy New Year! It's a great victory for our Community!
  
Respectfully and saying Good Bye,
S. B. Woo, who shall serve you from the 2nd line. Thank you. ☺ ☺ ☺
  
* a notation like (till 12/11) behind each member's name gives the expiration date of that membership. A 1-month grace period is automatically extended for all expirations. If it is NOT renewed within that period, then the name will be removed from the membership list. Please RENEW or upgrade. The larger the membership list, the more our clout.

Go http://www.80-20initiative.net/membership/payment.asp
or send a check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

49 members short with 1.5 days to go

                       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 . It has gotten sooooo long, thanks to many of YOU. It is being constantly updated, although we may still be a day behind owing to the HUGE INFLOW in the last days. :) :)

   We still NEED 49 more members to DOUBLE!


   To join, clicking on http://www.80-20initiative.net . OR send your
check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.
  
Respectfully yours,
S. B. Woo, who shall continue to serve you in the 2nd line, if you help to
                      achieve doubling of 80-20's membership by year's end.
  
Special Acknowlegement
William C. Hsiao, Cambridge, MA and
Trinh Quan & Patrick Lin, New York, NY joined 
as Life Members, when
80-20 is apparently heading toward dissolution on March 
23, 2013. 
 It
takes a Heart!  Miles and miles of hearts!

99 members short with 3 days to go

  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 enjoys in the hearts and minds of Asian Americans. More importantly, it doubles and perhaps quadruples YOUR political clout.


                   Let's empower ourselves greatly!

To join, clicking on http://www.80-20initiative.net. OR send your
check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.
  
Respectfully,
S. B. Woo, who shall continue to serve you in the 2nd line, if you help
                        achieve DOUBLING by year's end - only 3 days away.

215 members short with 5 days to go UNLESS …

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 miracle

o 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 Asian American applicants. 80-20 is the ONLY national Asian American organization* that has spoke out on this issue. Indeed 80-20 intends to file a legal brief at the Supreme Court advocating a race neutral and merit-based college admission practice. To succeed, 80-20 needs your backing.

Who can help achieve this BIG MIRACLE?


    YOU! The miracle is in your heart.

To join, clicking on http://www.80-20initiative.net. OR send your
check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

Respectfully yours,

S. B. Woo, who shall continue to serve you in the 2nd line, if YOU HELP TO ACHIEVE DOUBLING OF 80-20's MEMBERSHIP BY YEAR'S END.

*The Asian American Legal Foundation, a worthy CA based organization, has filed a Amicus Curiae with the Supreme Court. 80-20 salutes it.
 

Special Acknowlegement
Samuel Lee, Belmont City, CA joined 
as Life Members, when 80-20 is
apparently heading toward dissolution on March 
23, 2013. He didn't say
a single word to us. But his message is DEAFENING. 
Heart!

8 GIs charged in death of Danny Chen, a fellow GI

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. The military's investigation found however that Chen, an Asian-American from New York's Chinatown, had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. Chen was found dead on Oct. 3 with a gunshot wound below the chin; it's not clear from today's charges whether the eight soldiers are accused of killing him or whether officials are alleging that their mistreatment of Chen led him to take his own life.

Last week, hundreds of supporters held a vigil and demanded answers in Chen's death. A group of community leaders at the vigil said it had a meeting at the Pentagon recently about the treatment of Asian soldiers in the military, and wanted the commanding officers to be punished. At the vigil last Thursday, the soldier's family ramped up pressure on investigators, reading aloud letters Chen had sent home, reflecting the state of isolation he was in from being harassed by his comrades and superiors.

"'Feb. 27, 2011: Since I am the only Chinese person here, everyone knows me by Chen,'" read his cousin Banny Chen. "'They ask if I'm from China a few times a day... They also call out my name Chen in a goat-like voice sometimes for no reason.'" "'People crack jokes about Chinese people all the time. I'm running out
of jokes to come back at them.'"

Chen's death is one of several recent cases of alleged hazing in the military, according to OCA, a national civil rights organization serving Asian Pacific Americans. One of those was apparently Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, who was hazed by fellow Marines, according to a U.S. military report on his April 3 death. The
military charged three Marines -- accused of beating Lew hours before he killed himself -- with hazing and they face court martial, . . . . . "

For a video report on this tragedy, please click on
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Danny-Chen-Soldier-Death-Hazing-Asian-American-Charged-Criminal-Probe-Military-135988423.html -- preferred

What 80-20 has done
See S. B. Woo's letter to the Secretary of the Army on Nov. 1 (emphasis added), letting him know that 300,000 of 80-20's supporters are keeping a close watch on Danny Chen's death.

What 80-20 will do

o To prevent a Vincent Chin II situation, we need to learn from our own mistakes.
In one of Vincent Chin's trials, a low level Asian American prosecutor was caught "coaching a witness," which made the case much more difficult.
o 80-20 shall keep a close watch on this case and ask all good-hearted Asian Ams to be careful. Support the case with your voice and demonstrations. However, leave the legal situation to experts & serious Asian Am organizations to ensure justice.
Forward this to AsAm youths
Our youths need to know this. Forward this to them.
To join, using a credit card, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net . OR
send your check to 80-20 PAC 13337 South St. #189 Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.
Respectfully yours,
S. B. Woo, a volunteer for 80-20 PAC who is soon to retire to the 2nd line

Poll Results on AsAm sentiment on college admission

[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 organization or an AsAm professional org. that will speak out for you on this issue?
   Do you know any entity except for 80-20 that will find out if there is a way to get our voice heard?
   80-20 just finished a formal test poll. It found that even the "most liberal" Asian Am sector, and therefore the most likely opposition to 80-20's advocacy of a DIFFERENT admission policy, very strongly support filing a legal brief at the Supreme Court for a different college admission policy.
[B] 80-20's Poll
   80-20 polled 1,000 Asian Ams who are associated with our universities i.e. those with email addresses ending in ".edu". It asked them if they agree or oppose 80-20's intention to advocate a race neutral and merit-based college admission policy at the supreme court. Here's the poll.

   "Kindly please respond to this poll. 80-20 needs to know the sentiment of 
our members, who have apparent association with a university, towards 80-20's decision to file a "friend 
of the court" legal brief with the Supreme Court arguing for a merit-based and race 
neutral college admission policy. That is, based on an applicant's current scholastic 
achievement and evaluated future potential only. You response is absolutely confidential.

   Please REPLY in the form of, say, 1b, 2c, 3d, etc.

1) I am registered as a
       a) Republican,   b) Independent/Decline,   c) Democrat,   d) others

2) I am a
     a) faculty/staff   b) graduate student   c) Undergrad   d) none of the above

3) My feeling toward 80-20's filing a legal brief that is described above as a college admission policy at the Supreme Court is

  a) strongly for  b)somewhat for  c) neutral  d) somewhat against  e) strongly against

4) I know some Asian Am. student leaders on my campus     a) Yes     b) No

5) When 80-20 endorses a presidential candidate, it affects my vote
     a) 100%. I vote accordingly.
     b) somewhat positively
     c) not at all
     d) somewhat negatively,
     e) the opposite way.

[C] The Poll Result -- based on a 14% respond rate:

[D] Is 80-20 Worth Saving - 275 more members, with only 10 day to go?
   To join, using a credit card, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net . OR
send your check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

Respectfully yours,
S. B. Woo, who shall continue to serve you in the 2nd line, if YOU HELP TO ACHIEVE DOUBLING OF 80-20's MEMBERSHIP BY YEAR'S END.
                        Special Acknowlegement
Wilson S Wang, Sunnyvale, CA and Paul C. Yang, Princeton, NJ joined as Life Members, when 80-20 is apparently heading toward dissolution on March 23, 2013. They didn't say a single word to us. But their message is DEAFENING.
How Noble!

Good News for AsAm Government workers

[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) by enforcing Exec. Order 11246 for Asian Ams.  Note that E.O. 11246 applies to "government contractors and subcontractors" only. The federal government is not its own contractors or subcontractors.

[B] Good News
   A few months ago, Chris Lu was named a co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) together with Sec. of Education Arne Duncan. Since then there seems to be concrete actions coming from that initiative. Here is one to break the glass ceiling against Asian Am federal workers.


         New SES (Senior Executive Service) Development Program
The Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN) is sponsoring a new SES Development Program with participation by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), . . . The program will be offered at NO COST to selected candidates and their respective agencies. Selected candidates are expected to commit time to the program. Successful candidates must obtain permission from their agency to participate and an agreement from their agency to cover any travel-related costs. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply. A selection panel consisting of members of AAGEN, WHIAAPI, and OPM will review all qualified applications and select up to 20 highly motivated candidates for the class commencing in March, 2012. To be considered, candidates must apply online via http://www.aagen.org . . . .

   80-20 is NOT a part of that program. But we are absolutely delighted to see such a concrete action taken. In 80-20's questionnaire to 2012 presidential candidates, 80-20 has also emphasized that point. See Q2 in its questionnaire:
   (Q2) If elected, will you issue an Executive Order asking the federal agencies to promote qualified Asian Americans to Senior Executive Service so that Asian Americans will have an equal opportunity to reach the SES level relative to the national average, up from the current egregiously low 33%?

[C] I Got What I Wanted for Christmas
   Yesterday, my two granddaughters each handed me $15 to join 80-20 as Student members. Happiness! :) :)

[D] Want 80-20 PAC to serve you?
   Unfortunately, 80-20 is still headed towards dissolution. With 12 more days to go, 80-20 still needs 300 more members to DOUBLE & serve on.

   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.
Sudent $15; Basic $35; Family $50 or Life Member $1,000.

Respectfully yours,
SB who has volunteered for 12 yrs for 80-20 and given $100,000
http://www.80-20initiative.net .

Do or die for 80-20 in 15 days

   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 DOUBLING is BEFORE the end of the year!


   If you value 80-20's service to the community which fights the big issues for you that others avoid, then help 80-20 now.

80-20 will help the community back for at least decades.

   To join, using a credit card, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net . OR
send your check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

Respectfully yours,

S. B. Woo, who shall continue to serve you in the 2nd line, , if YOU HELP TO ACHIEVE DOUBLING OF 80-20's MEMBERSHIP BY YEAR'S END.

                        SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Sing and S.K. Lo of MN UPGRADED their membership to Family LIFE Members with $1,500, when 80-20 is on the verge of dissolving. They didn't say a single word to us. But their message is DEAFENING. How noble!

Does anyone ever fight for Asian Ams on BIG ISSUES?

     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. Remember names like John Huang, Charlie Tri, James Riady and Pauline Kalchanalak? The media whopped it as if there was a cabal by the entire Asian Am community to sabotage the American election system. After that, the Democratic and Republican parties competed in being as harsh as possible to Asian Ams. The Dem. Nat'l Comm. even asked all Asian Am. big donors for a copy of last year's tax return and proof of their citizenship or permanent
residency - a move that seems unlikely to be constitutional.
   Did any Asian Am elected officials or civic organizations or professional organizations step forth to stop this abuse? 


   80-20 didn't exist then. In a direct response to this humiliating episode, 80-20 PAC was established. Purpose? To provide forceful & effective defense of our community.

BIG ISSUE [2]: Asian Am ADULTS face the lowest glass ceiling in private industries, universities, and federal governments. We have only 0.7 % of life-tenured federal judges as recent as 2006 & a few cabinet-level officials . . . Every Asian Am. politician and organization TALKED about it. BUT . . .
   Did any Asian Am elected officials or civic organizations or professional organizations do anything to affect corrective measures?


   80-20 did. It induced Pres. Obama to side with Asian Ams on the above issues during the 2008 election. To see how the campaign promises are being fulfilled, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/preselect2008.asp & see item 8 "Pres. Obama's record AFTER his election."


BIG ISSUE [3]: Asian Am. YOUTH face an apparently much higher college admission bar. Our community is against it by a 10 to 1 ratio. There had been repeated challenges to the current college admission policy, appealed all the way up to the Supreme Court.
   Did any Asian Am elected officials or civic organizations or professional organizations try to fight for us at the Supreme Court?
   80-20 will do so.


* To our best knowledge no Asian Am. individual or organization has EVER challenged the current admission system in the Supreme Court, although a number of Asian Am organizations are SUPPORTING instead of CHALLENGING the current admission policy in the Supreme Court.

         Strengths of Other Asian Am organizations and individuals
   Every Asian Am org. has it unique strength. Some may not rise to the challenges of the big issues, but they raise scholarship money, train interns, give seminars about leadership, and protect civil rights. The professional organizations help improve Asian Ams' benefits in various professional fields. In many such cases, 80-20 looks to these orgs. for leadership.

   WANT TO KEEP 80-20 PAC ALIVE TO FIGHT FOR YOU IN BIG ISSUES?


   Pls. do YOUR share. To join, using a credit card, click on http://www.80-20initiative.net .
Or send your check to    80-20 PAC    13337 South St. #189    Cerritos, CA 90703. 

Basic $35; Family 
$50; Student $15; Life Member $1,000.

Respectfully yours,
S. B. Woo, a volunteer for 80-20 PAC for 13 years & donated $100K

* After the Supreme Court decides to take the case, 80-20 will have the next 2 months to file a Friend of the Court legal brief. Know any qualified lawyer to do a pro bono job for the Asian Am. community? It's a historic opportunity.