Let’s Use up the $10,000 Matching Fund Quickly

Thanks to you, 80-20 took in $10,000 in lump sum in the last 2 days.  But half  of the $10,000 in matching fund provided by  Joseph H,  and  T.-W. Wang is STILL AVAILABLE.   Let's take advantage of that quickly so that 80-20 can go and raise more matching funds to help reach the $1,000,000/yr for 5 years goal.

                            Click  HERE TO DONATE to SELF.

Click here to see the progress in SELF.

S.B. Woo, a volunteer

President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation, Inc.

www.80-20EF.org

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PS:    Our Best and Brightest

    So many asked me who was the generous donor who gave $240,000 to SELF.  So I begged the donor to let her name be known.  She finally agreed.  

    She is Alice S. Huang.  She was a professor of microbiology and virology at Harvard and later at California Institute of Technology.  He was a Board member of 80-20 PAC for many years, as well as that of many big corporations and foundations.  She was the President & Chairperson of AAAS,   American Association for the Advancement of Science, which is  world's largest general  scientific society.  Her spouse is Dr. David Baltimore, a Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.  Alice pilots her own airplane.  :-)

    80-20 likes to use this opportunity to salute one of our community's best and the brightest.   Together, we shall overcome.

         

80-20 Mission Statement

Frequently Asked Questions

80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment , published 3 years ago.  

The Clock is Ticking!

Good News Regarding SELF

(1)  Donation to SELF will be matched up to a lump sum of $10,000, until the 

matching fund is exhausted.  The generous matching is provided by Joseph H, 

and T.-W. Wang.

                                 Click HERE TO DONATE to SELF.

(2) The most generous donor to SELF has poured in $240,000, thereby

      paying up ALL 5-years of her commitment!   Click here and look for 

      Anonymous, Pasadena, CA  at the top of the page to verify.

(3) THANKS TO ALL DONORS, SELF's total received will soon exceed 

      $1,000,000, which is in an escrow account.  If SELF fails, all donations

      will be refunded in full.

             Good News on Seeking Justice for Officer Liang of NYPD

(a) 80-20 and Officer Liang' lawyer Steve Worth have connected.

(b) There was a demonstration of an estimated 3,000 participants on 3/8/2015 in NYC to support Officer Liang.  A demonstration is a group display of opinion. It could be used to express support for a cause, or display anger in public or both.

                      80-20 PAC Is Dying

     SELF is way behind its target to reach $1,000,000 per year for 5 years by Oct. 25, 2015.   The current commitment is only $415,900/yr for 5 yrs.  

     The old war-horses at 80-20, all volunteers, are retiring soon.  They hope to train a new generation of leaders, who owing to different times, understandably look for financial security while serving the Asian Am community.  That is why 80-20 must raise $1 million per year for 5 yrs. before the current leaders retire.  If the goal is NOT reached, 80-20 PAC will likely demise.   

    Are you willing to donate $100/yr or $1000/yr for 5 year to protect your rights and those of your children?

                                     Click HERE TO DONATE to SELF.

S.B. Woo, a volunteer

President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation, Inc.

www.80-20EF.org

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Frequently Asked Questions

80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.  

Do your share to make it IMPOSSIBLE!

Cause and Effect !      80-20 was and still is the first & only Asian Am national org. to oppose the "race-preference" college admissions.  See its 5/12/2012 e-newsletter, entitled "Battles Have Begun."          2.5 years later, the following BiGGEST & MOST PRESTIGIOUS periodicals published  articles pointing to the unfairness of "race-preference" college admissions against AsAm students.    (1) Nov. 9, 2014, USA  Today, "Asians Get the Ivy League's Jewish Treatment ", (2) Nov. 9, 2014 , Wall Street Journal, "Harvard's Asian Problem", (3) Nov. 10, 2014,  NY Times, "Is Harvard Unfair to AsAm?", (4) Dec. 26, 2014, Atlantic Magazine, "Do diversity indirectly discriminate against Asian Americans?"        Read the words used in these titles: "Jewish Treatment", "Problem," "Unfair" and "discriminate" .            A Widening Rank -- LA Times Joins                                  "How can this be possible?"        LA Times is headquartered in LA, where 2 million AsAms make their living.  Its article on the unfairness of "race-preference" college admissions against AsAm students is most welcome.    (5) Feb.21, 2015, LA Times, "For Asian Americans, a changing landscape on college admissions"        Here is AN EXCERPT from Frank Shyong's article.  To read the full article click here.       " "Let's talk about Asians," she (an instructor for college applicants)  says.           Lee's next slide shows three columns of numbers from a Princeton University study that tried to measure how race and ethnicity affect admissions by using SAT scores as a benchmark. It uses the term "bonus" to describe how many extra SAT points an applicant's race is worth. She points to the first column.          African Americans received a "bonus" of 230 points, Lee says.She points to the second column.  "Hispanics received a bonus of 185 points."             The last column draws gasps.  Asian Americans, Lee says, are penalized by 50 points - in other words, they had to do that much better to win admission . . . .             "Zenme keyi," one mother hisses in Chinese.  How can this be possible?   . . . . "      (All emphasis added by S. B. Woo)                                          Do Your Share!       Ask not "How can this be possible?",  ask if you've done your part to MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE!                                                                DONATE to SELF till it hurts. Forward this e-newsletter! S.B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation, Inc. www.80-20EF.org Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter !          80-20 Mission Statement Frequently Asked Questions 80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.

Justice vs. Politics for Officer Liang of NYPD

Indictment Against Peter Liang Politically                       Motivated?    Some made the above charge.  80-20 is not ready to  believe it yet.  However, 80-20 must be ready to act, when  called for.  In the event that politics is interfering against  justice, 80-20 shall play a counter-balancing role.    So we looked into politics in Brooklyn and the track  record of District Attorney (DA) Kenneth Thompson.           The Demographics of Brooklyn              The demographics, shown in the table below, project a  rapidly rising political role for Asian Ams in Brooklyn elections. Racial composition 2010 1990 1950 1900 White  49.5%  46.9%  92.2% 98.3% -Non-Hispanic  35.8%  40.1%  n/a n/a Black or African American  35.8%  37.9%   7.6% 1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)  19.8%  20.1%   n/a n/a Asian  11.3%   4.8% 0.1% 0.1%    From 1990 to 2010, the population of non-Hispanic Whites,  blacks and Hispanics all decreased.  In contrast, that of Asian  increased by 135%, or approximately 5% per year.       By Spring of 2017, when the next Democratic primary for  Brooklyn DA will occur, the Asian population will be about 16%.   A primary in which one constituent has an emotional grudge is  where a PAC like 80-20 can play a pivotal role.       The Track Record of DA Ken Thompson       DA Thompson was elected in 2013 after a very bitter election  against a 6-term former Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes. Thompson  was sworn in as DA on 1/1/2014.  He seems to be doing a  respectable job.  Being a public servant in a city like Brooklyn is  not easy.  80-20 wishes him luck.                                            However, in 1.2 years, DA Thompson has generated much  negative publicity.  See some Newspaper headlines about him  below: DA's detective driver is former drug dealer | New York Post                                    - Oct 29, 2014, and Brooklyn DA treats detectives like personal errand boys                                      - only 4 days ago. One quote in the above article says, ""He's a psychopath," the  source said. "There is no DA I know of in the state who has his  own ­advance team." Shopping for a DA Candidate for the 2017 Election?     No, no, no!  80-20 will focus its effort on fact finding* to  advance justice.   Politics should never interfere with justice.       Let the word go forth that            if 80-20 must use politics to counter-balance politically            motivated scapegoating against Officer Peter Liang of            NYPD, we will!             Forward this e-newsletter!                                                  DONATE to SELF till it hurts. S.B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Political Action Committee, Inc. www.80-20Initiative.net Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter ! * Facts that 80-20 is very interested in verifying:  i) Were Liang and his partner explicitly ordered not to do vertical patrolling in      that building by their boss? ii) Had Liang admitted that his finger was on the trigger?  Or, did he state that      his finger was along the gun barrel but slipped when his right shoulder      hit a door? iii) Is there any physical evidence that the bullet hit the wall and ricocheted?        Has the physical evidence been protected and/or photographed? iv) Did Liang and his partner call the Police Union first and 4 minutes later call 911?  v) Some articles describe the stairwell as being "pitch black."  Is it true?  The       jury could easily be convinced that Officer Liang would feel threatened in       this dangerous public housing project area where the stairwell is pitch black.       Would it then have been reasonable for him to keep the finger on the trigger? vi) What other police shooting or assault cases has the Brooklyn DA prosecuted r      ecently? vII) What role did Liang's partner play in this incident?  Is he under investigation        or being disciplined?          80-20 Mission Statement Frequently Asked Questions 80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.

We won big. ACCOUNTABILITY established

CONGRATULATIONS!  You and I won BIG by defeating Paul Fong by a larger than 20 point margin in Fong's bid for a council seat in San Jose..   Q: What exactly did we win? A:  We won the historic accountability of AsAm elected officials to us.   In the past, almost all AsAm officials raised their campaign funds primarily from AsAms. However, once elected, some of the them have NOT been responsive to our rightful interests.  This sad situation must be corrected.  Otherwise, AsAms will never get to be equal citizens through the political process. Q: How do we get AsAm elected officials to be accountable to us? A:  We drive those bad AsAm officials, who are unfaithful to us, out of politics.  Such actions will please the responsive AsAm officials, while warning the bad ones. Believe me, no elected AsAm official will want to be another Paul Fong. Q: Are you sure that the mere defeat of Paul Fong will be sufficient to establish such an IMPORTANT and beneficial tradition for the AsAm community? A:  It is not just the defeat of Paul Fong.  We have already driven a bigger politicians, former Sen. Leland Yee, out of politics earlier. Q: Really?  Tell me more. A:  A number of CA elected officials in CA were not attentive to the rightful interests of Asian Ams. in our struggle to stop SCA-5.  Among those, former Sen. Leland Yee and Assemblyman Paul Fong were the worst.  Hence, as soon as SCA-5  was stopped, 80-20 announced to drive these two unfaithful AsAm officials out of politics to set example for others. On 3/21/14 80-20 announced to punish Yee.  On 3/26/14, Yee's illegal arms-trading news broke.  On 3/27/14, Yee withdrew from his CA Secretary of State race,  Later, he was stripped of his membership in the CA senate.   80-20 PAC announced to defeat two.  We defeated both!  That is a fact that all AsAm elected officials will pay attention to. Q: What made you think that 80-20 has caused Fong's defeat? A:  A good question.  80-20 doesn't claim to be solely responsible for defeating Paul Fong.  The major credit goes to Fong's opponent Chappie Jones. Howeer, 80-20 is certainly an important force in defeating Fong.  Here are 4 evidences: (1) Chappie Jones stated, after learning of his victory, that "We thought it would be more of a nail-biter." Instead he won by more than 20 points. (2) The Unions supported Paul Fong and Raul Peralez in the City Council seats' races.  Peralez won handily, while Fong lost badly. (3) 80-20's last 3 e-newsleters urged CA AsAms to either talk against Fong or vote against him.  80-20 also bought tens of thirty-second radio ads against Fong, airing them for 9 days prior to the election date.  80-20 also worked with SVCA to recruit volunteers to work for Chappie Jones. (4) While 80-20 directed the "defeat Fong"  campaign independently of Chappie Jones, as was required by election laws, Chappie is likely aware of 80-20's effort.  He emailed 80-20 President S.B. Woo, to thank him. 80-20 will likely die at the end of 2016, unless it succeeds in raising $1 million per year for 5 years by Oct. 21, 2015 - a war chest to compensate for the retirement of S. B. Woo.  To donate, click here.        S. B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 National AsAm Political Action Committee, Inc.   http://www.80-20initiative.net