Why Most Published Research Findings are False!</h1> <article> <h1>Why Most Published Research Findings are False!</h1> <p>kyk — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:33:00 GMT</p> <P>Here's a very interesting paper from a guy named Ioannadis, which was recently written up in the WSJ: <A href="http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124">http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124</A></P> <P>The controversial title of his paper is "Why Most Published Research Findings are False." It's published in journal meant more for a medical audience, but I think statistically speaking, the findings apply to all sorts of research. </P> <P>The argument sort of rests on the Bayesian interpretation of what probability is. I don't want to get into the gory mathematical details because that would be uninteresting but let the following stylized example illustrate: </P> <P>Suppose you have a medical test that is 99% accurate. That is, if a person has a certain ailment (call it grooteditis), the test will come back positive 99% of the time. If the person on the other hand, does NOT have grooteditis, the test will show negative 99% of the time. So it is 99% correct.Now suppose you are a doctor and a person comes into your office and tests positive for grooteditis. Can you say with 99% certainty that this person has grooteditis? </P> <P>Well, not really. The certainty of whether or not this person has grooteditis depends on what the prevalence of grooteditis is in the population. For example, what if there are SO few people with the disease in the population, that even when the test shows positive, among those times, it is often wrong? So for example, if only 1% of the population had grooteditis in reality, there's a good chance it's a false positive. </P> <P>If you do the calculation it turns out that you can only say with <STRONG><EM>50% certainty</EM></STRONG> that this person has the disease. </P> <P>So what I think Ionnadis is mostly saying is an extended, detailed and sophisticated version of the above. Statistics obviously don't lie. But even if the data looks great, most theories are reductionist by necessity. In fact, one might say that the probability that a theory is true is probably very low. So the implication of this would be that we're probably, on average, too trusting of research findings. </P> <P>I think this is good reason to pause before being sold on a "statistically significant" study done by this or that scholar or interest group. The probability that their research findings are true is probably even lower, as they generally have a more worldly vested interest in their subject matter. </P> </article> <article> <h1>farming with my tax dollars</h1> <p>grooter1 — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:13:00 GMT</p> <div></div><div>FARMING WITH MY TAX DOLLARS</div><div> </div><div>Maybe I’m not that smart, or more likely I just have not had the time to dedicate to really studying this topic, but I wish someone would explain to me how the rhetoric of free trade can co-exist with the practice of farm subsidies?<O:P></O:P></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></p><p class="MsoNormal">I mean if we are going to promote free markets, efficiency, and survival of the fittest, how can we justify $164.7 billion in farm payments between 1995 to 2005?<span> </span>My grad school teachers proposed the argument of national security, which I get to an extent.<span> </span>Yes, if the US for whatever reason could not access global food markets due to things like war, famine, or what have you, yes, we would need to be able to grow our own food.<span> </span>But to this level and in the manner in which subsidies are doled out to huge farming conglomerates?<O:P></O:P></p><p class="MsoNormal">Check out the SF Chronicle Article <b><a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/09/23/MNR7S0CTL.DTL&">here</a></b>. It's a good read about the issue and has some interesting insights on the future of California farming. For you market proponents, it depicts the innovations made by Cali-farmers in the small, organic farming space (these guys get a pittance of subsidy that Texans and midwesterners get) versus how the large farming conglomerates operate since they have the government safety net.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Easy to read</h1> <p>kyk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:45:00 GMT</p> <P>Everyone knows that elections are all about political posturing, but this is one of the most blatant and un-nuanced forms of political posturing that I've seen in a while. Got it off <EM>The Politicker</EM>, link to the article: <A href="http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/09/21/giuliani-at-the-nra/">http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/09/21/giuliani-at-the-nra/</A></P> <P> </P> <H2>Giuliani at the NRA</H2> <DIV class=body> <P>Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told members of the National Rifle Association earlier today that the lawsuit he filed against gun manufacturers in 2000 “is not necessarily what is needed now.’’</P> <P>The Republican presidential hopeful told NRA members to “not feel singled out.’’</P> <P>“I was excessive in every way that I could think of in order to reduce crime,’’ Giuliani said. “I enforced the guns laws that existed strongly.”</P> <P>Giuliani added, “That is not necessarily what is needed now. It certainly isn’t the interpretation that I think is the correct interpretation of the Second Amendment. So I would say that I didn’t anticipate the lawsuit would go in some of the directions it is going.’’ </P> <P>However, the general counsel for Beretta USA Corp., which is one of the defendants in the lawsuit, disagreed with the former mayor’s characterization of the lawsuit.</P> <P>“In fact the lawsuit is exactly the same one he started at the beginning of his administration,’’ said Jeff Reh, Beretta’s general counsel. The case is scheduled to be argued today before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Reh said.</P></DIV> </article> <article> <h1>Compelling column by Starquest</h1> <p>kyk — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:08:00 GMT</p> <P>Once we get past the ironic hilarity of the bathroom stall incident:</P> <P>Former Parks Commissioner and former CM, Henry Stern, has what I think is a very well-reasoned stance on the Larry Craig incident. He has, from the start, supported letting the Idahoans decide... although, it's clear for most people why the quick and dirty political crucifixion is more appealing to his erstwhile bedfellows.</P> <P>Here's an excerpt that I received in my inbox recently. You can probably find the whole thing at <A href="http://www.nycivic.org/">www.nycivic.org</A>.</P> <P><STRONG>"</STRONG>We ask whether a Senator elected by the people of any state should be forced from office for tapping his foot and swiping his hand in a toilet stall? Is intent sufficient for a conviction for lewd behavior, resulting in the loss of a job one has held for 17 years? What if, when they met face to face, one man had found the other to be a troll, or an undesirable sex partner for any other reason? What if the older man had been solicited but refused to pay? (Senatorial privilege, they are used to freebies). We usually punish crimes, not intentions, except for cases of terrorism or where injury to others is foreseen. Who would be injured in this case, whether they had sex or not? What about the defense of entrapment? If the officer had not responded to the tapping by moving his own shoe, that could have ended the matter.<STRONG>"</STRONG></P> </article> <article> <h1>Should there be a market for organs?</h1> <p>kyk — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:34:00 GMT</p> <P>Ignoring for a second that it's politically unpalatable, should we be able to buy and sell our organs? </P> <P>There was an interesting article by Dubner and Levitt, both of <EM>Freakonomics</EM> fame in the NYT.</P> <P><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/magazine/09wwln_freak.html?ex=1310097600en=a9dde90f918e52cbei=5088partner=rssnytemc=rss">http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/magazine/09wwln_freak.html?ex=1310097600en=a9dde90f918e52cbei=5088partner=rssnytemc=rss</A></P> <P>A very complex issue, with a number of facets to consider. There are probably also hundreds of non-negligible scenarios as well. But the important question is whether it would do more good than harm or more harm than good. </P> <P>I feel like it has a significant upside that people dismiss without considering fully. Perhaps individuals in our society have some sort of training to be averse to implementing extremely free-market principles to such grave matters. </P> </article> <article> <h1>Hate Crime Prevention Art Contest</h1> <p>grooter_liaison — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:25:00 GMT</p> <P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:26.6667px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration:underline;">Hate Crime Prevention Art Contest</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:auto;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-style:italic;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Sponsored by Allstate Foundation and OCA-National</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-style:italic;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">A collaborative project of OCA-New York, South Asian Youth Action! and Chinatown Youth Initiatives</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;">Calling all New York City High School Students!</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;">Bring out the artist and activist in you to send a message that HATE CRIMES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, win up to $2000 in prize money and get the opportunity to have your art work displayed</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:20px;">!</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">What exactly is a Hate Crime? (Crime + Bias=Hate Crime)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10.6667px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">“Generally speaking, a hate crime is a criminal offense committed against a person or property, which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability.”</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:48px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:3in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">-OCA Community Action Guide</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">MESSAGE:</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;">Using one of the below themes, create a work of art that will challenge yourself and all those who view your art to address how hate crimes can be prevented.</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10.6667px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">THEME 1</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;">:</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:bold;">Melting Pot vs. Mosaic</SPAN> – Can we all be equal but different and still exist in a mosaic?</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;">Despite our cultural differences, what do you feel ties everyone together?</SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10.6667px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">THEME 2:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:bold;">Not Tolerance, but Appreciation</SPAN> – Should people just “tolerate” differences, or appreciate them?</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-weight:bold;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">GUIDELINES:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10.6667px;font-weight:bold;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Open to all high school students in New York City</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All participants </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">MUST</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> be present at art opening on August 2, 2007, 5pm at the Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery in Manhattan, during which time winners will be announced</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All Submissions must be </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">RECEIVED BY</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> July 25, 2007 at the following location:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.5in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10.6667px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Frances Yen</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Asian American for Equality Community Center</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">111 Norfolk Street, Ground Floor</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">New York, NY</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">10002</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Attn:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Hate Crimes Prevention Art Contest</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10.6667px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All artwork must not be larger than 25 X 36 inches, and can include the following mediums:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><DIV style="text-indent:0px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><DIV class="Section2"><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Sketches</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Drawings</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Paintings</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Computer Graphics</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Collages</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Poetry</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Photography</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier New;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">o</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Combination of Mediums</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN></SPAN><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All art work must be on a flat surface, no more than 2 inches thick</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All art work will be displayed on walls, so cannot be too heavy or delicate</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">No sharp objects permitted (razors, glass, knives, nails, etc)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">The sponsoring organizations are not responsible for any damage to art work</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All art work is permanently the property of OCA-New York</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.75in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Wingdings;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">n</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All art work </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline;">must </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">be submitted with a completed submission form (on back)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-weight:bold;line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Questions? Concerns? Please contact </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><A href="mailto:lizouyang@aol.com"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;line-height:20px;">lizouyang@aol.com</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:26.6667px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration:underline;">Hate Crime Prevention Art Contest</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:auto;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style:italic;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Sponsored by Allstate Foundation and OCA-National</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style:italic;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">A collaborative project of OCA-New York, South Asian Youth Action! And Chinatown Youth Initiative</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18.6667px;font-weight:bold;line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;">ART SUBMISSION FORM</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style:italic;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">This form MUST BE SUBMITTED with the art work.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style:italic;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">All art work not submitted with this form will be deemed ineligible.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;" align="center"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:auto;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">NAME:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">_______________________________________________________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">AGE:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">___________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">YEAR IN SCHOOL:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">_______________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">HIGH SCHOOL:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">__________________________________________________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">ADDRESS:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">__________________________________________________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">EMAIL:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">__________________________________________________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">PHONE:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">__________________________________________________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">TITLE OF ART WORK:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">____________________________________________________</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">MEDIUM OF ART WORK:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Sketch</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Drawing</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Painting</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Computer Graphic</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Collage</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Poetry</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Photography</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-24px;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:1.25in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Symbol;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Multiple Mediums</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">I, ____________________________________ (print name) hereby submit the attached art work.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">I understand that this piece of artwork is now property of OCA-New York and will not be returned to me.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;line-height:20px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">________________________________</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">_________________________</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Signature</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;line-height:20px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:20px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;">Date</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> </article> <article> <h1>Eminent Domain & Economic Development</h1> <p>Urban Flaneur — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:10:00 GMT</p> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;"><FONT size=3>Local executive and legislative offices become often contentious with each other and with the public over redevelopment projects all across US cities and communities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>Governments all around the world are legally allowed to use the power of “eminent domain”, government’s legal authority to seize private property for a public purpose, or what we often hear as “economic development.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>In most cases, the only remaining and negotiable item to be discussed is the compensation for the private property owners for their property.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;"><FONT size=3>According to Wikipedia:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="BACKGROUND:#f8fcff;"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;COLOR:windowtext;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN;">The <A title="Supreme Court of the United States" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States"><SPAN style="COLOR:windowtext;">U.S. Supreme Court</SPAN></A> has largely given the public use requirement an expansive interpretation and has allowed takings of private property for reconveyance to other private parties, or in some cases by private parties directly, on the theory that the new owners will put the taken land to more lucrative uses that are likely to generate more tax revenues. This is known as "economic redevelopment." It uses eminent domain to enable acquitre and then convey land to commercial development or redevelopment to increase tax revenues. The Supreme Court's decision in <A title="Kelo v. City of New London" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London"><SPAN style="COLOR:windowtext;">Kelo v. City of New London</SPAN></A>, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), affirmed the majority decision of the <A title="Connecticut Supreme Court" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Supreme_Court"><SPAN style="COLOR:windowtext;">Connecticut Supreme Court</SPAN></A> and allowed such takings, was heavily publicized in the media. This increased awareness of eminent domain post-Kelo, inspired a great public outcry. Several states have enacted or are considering state legislation that would drastically restrict the state's own power of eminent domain. The Supreme Courts of Illinois, Michigan (County of Wayne v. Hathcock)(2004)<A title=http://www.courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/clerk/Opinions-03-04-Term/124070.pdf href="http://www.courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/clerk/Opinions-03-04-Term/124070.pdf"><SPAN style="COLOR:windowtext;">[1]</SPAN></A>, and Ohio (<A title="Norwood, Ohio v. Horney" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwood%2C_Ohio_v._Horney"><SPAN style="COLOR:windowtext;">Norwood, Ohio v. Horney</SPAN></A>)(2006) have recently ruled to disallow such takings under their state constitutions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;">I understand that in growing and expanding cities like NYC, local governments must play a role in fostering such growths by creating appropriate opportunities for economic development.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>But how and who decides the need for government intervention? Some cities, like Anaheim, stayed away from abusing the powers of eminent domain by deciding to respect the rights of private property and readjusting the policies so that the market economy can dictate any changes to land use.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>In other words, when Anaheim was faced with the decision to redevelop parts of their City, their Mayor and City Council decided to make their rezoning process and other land use policies more transparent and flexible for the public.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;">In NYC, many business and homeowners are fighting the Mayor’s eminent domain powers and <A href="http://www.nycedc.com/Web">the NYC Economic Development Corporation</A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>Here are some interesting blogs:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"><A href="http://duffieldst.blogspot.com/2007/07/organizing-against-eminent-domain-abuse.html">http://duffieldst.blogspot.com/2007/07/organizing-against-eminent-domain-abuse.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"><A href="http://www.nolandgrab.org/">http://www.nolandgrab.org/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;">What’s also interesting is that according to a study by the Institute for Justice, “in 24 years, 2,532 projects were carried out in 992 cities that displaced one million people, two-thirds of them African American.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>Eminent domain and economic development often results in the displacement of minority businesses and minority homeowners.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>Part of our democratic idealism pushes our government to practice equitable policies and assist the underserved, not displace them.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;">Do you think governments should use eminent domain?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN><A class="" href="http://grooted.org/forums/thread/442.aspx"><STRONG>Take this poll.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></A></SPAN></P> </article> <article> <h1>8/1/07: Revisiting Sa-I-Gu</h1> <p>member services — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:30:00 GMT</p> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY:Courier New;"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold;">Sa-I-Gu</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY:Courier New;"> (April 29<SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE:11px;">th</SPAN> in Korean) symbolizes the social meltdown and havoc when Los Angeles erupted after four cops were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King in 1992. In New York City, Korean Americans also faced organized boycotts and other actions.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY:Courier New;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY:Courier New;">Sa-I-Gu was part of an era of heightened race tensions and distrust of our government when underserved communities suffering from institutional inequity vented their anger towards each other.</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN>Our community forum will revisit Sa-I-Gu fifteen years later and discuss the current status of government accountability, inter-community development, and civic engagement.</SPAN><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;"> </SPAN> <BR></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';">Panelists include:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">> Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Film Producer</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">> Joel Magalian, Executive Director of Asociacion Tepeyac</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">> Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Human Rights Commissioner</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">> J. Edward Lee, COO of ImaginAsian Entertainment</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">> Angela Perry, National Urban Fellows, Inc.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">> Moderated by John Choe, Chief of Staff to <A class="" href="http://www.liunewyork.com/">NYC Councilman John Liu</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><B>WHEN:</B> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';">August 1, 2007, 6 PM Screenings of Sa-I-Gu and Wet Sand, 7:30 PM Panel Discussion</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"></SPAN></B></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"><B>WHERE: </B><O:P><B> </B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><FONT size=2><A class="" href="http://www.theimaginasian.com/">The ImaginAsian Theater</A></FONT></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"><O:P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"> 239 East 59th Street, New York, NY (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)</SPAN></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"><O:P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';"><O:P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><B>WHAT: </B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;">Screening of Sa-I-Gu, a documentary by Christine Choy, Elaine Kim and Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, followed by a panel discussion.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;">Please contact Ron Kim for info and RSVP: <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:GungsuhChe;">917-363-4853, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:GungsuhChe;"><A href="mailto:ron@grooted.org">ron@grooted.org</A></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:GungsuhChe;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:GungsuhChe;"><O:P><A class="" href="http://grooted.org/forums/thread/432.aspx">Click here</A> to join the discussion on the roots of Sa-I-Gu</O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:GungsuhChe;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;">--- </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;"><B>ORGANIZERS:</B> Korean American League for Civic Action and grooted.org </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;"><B>CO-SPONSORS:</B> APA's for Progress and ImaginAsian Theater</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Courier New';mso-fareast-font-family:Gungsuh;"><B>PARTNERS:</B> Korean American Youth Foundation, Museum of Chinese Americans, Korean American Voters' Council, Korean American Empowerment Council, Korean Americans for Political Advancement </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"> </P> </article> <article> <h1>How Foreign Governments Impact Domestic Race Relations</h1> <p>Urban Flaneur — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:47:00 GMT</p> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;">Today, I had the pleasure of having lunch with a high-ranking diplomat from an Asian country who spent several years in the states and he had quite an opinion about domestic politics and race relations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>His main message to me was how he despised the neighboring Asian countries and how disappointed he is at the immigrants in the states (particularly NYC) for not having pride and moving towards excessive collaboration with other Asian races.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>In other words, his countrymen and countrywomen are at an identity crisis and according to him, we are losing our sense of identify and should have more pride.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;">This diplomat went even further deriding a local Asian politician because that politician did not belong to the same Asian background. I wonder if he would carry the same level of disrespect and distrust for a non-Asian politician …<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;">Now, because I come from a very diverse background and education, and excelled in heterogeneous environments all my life, this kind of bigotry has little effect in my outlook in life.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>However, these diplomats with high-ranking status have significant impact and influence over the first and older generations, and consequently have an impact on how the first generations raise the next cohort of generations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>Instead of appreciating and learning from diversity, foreign government officials come here to divide us and fuel a certain level of animosity and even hatred.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;">Taking this to another level (perhaps to the point of conspiracy theory), what if foreign government officials are asked to come here to perpetuate and instigate divisive race relations?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>After all, the creative spirit that is the backbone of this country’s preeminent status comes from individuals’ ability to collaborate and learn from different cultures.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN>Two heads are always better than one.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P> </P> </article> <article> <h1>Listing of all the panels nationwide on hate crimes & hatred</h1> <p>grooter_liaison — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:04:00 GMT</p> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">Asian Pacific Americans for Progress presents...</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">National Townhall on Hate Crimes</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 19th-July 14th</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston and more.</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">In June 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was killed in Detroit by two unemployed white autoworkers. This hate crime, motivated by anti-Japanese sentiments, served as a rallying cry for the Asian American community and is often considered the beginning of a pan-Asian American movement. Twenty five years later, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress and local partners around the country look back in time and assess where we are now. Each event will include a special screening of the Academy-Award nominated documentary, "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" and panels with local community leaders.</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Receptions in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles sponsored by</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"> Imaginasian TV</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">. Official media sponsor:</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"> Asianweek</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">NEW YORK</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 19, 6:30 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by the Museum of Chinese in the Americas</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">MOCA (70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">John Liu (New York City Councilman), Liz Ouyang (Executive Vice President, OCA), Darwin Davis (President and CEO, New York Urban League)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">GRAND RAPIDS, MI</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 19, 6:00 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by the Asian Victimes Relief Fund</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">St. Mary Magdalen Family Center, 1213 52nd St., Kenwood</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Dan Levy (Chief Legal Officer, Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights) Pravina Ramanathan (Asian American Liaison, Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights), Ingrid Scott-Weekly (Director, City of Grand Rapids Equal Opportunity Dept.)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">CHICAGO</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 20, 6:30 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (JAHHM), Japanese American Citizens League, Organization of Chinese Americans</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">JAHHM, 800 South Halsted, Chicago</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Bill Yoshino (Midwest Director, JACL), Diana Lin (VP, Asian American Institute), Myron Quon (Legal Director, Asian American Institute)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">DETROIT</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 23, 9:00 AM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Sponsored by the Organization of Chinese Americans and the Allstate Foundation</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by the American Citizens for Justice, Governor's Advisory Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs and APAP</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">This full-day event is being organized by the Detroit Chapter of OCA as part of their Initiative on Hate Crimes. APAP is proud to be a co-sponsor. In addition to the screening of "Who Killed Vincent Chin?", there will also be a series of panels and a visit to the gravesite at Forest Lawn Cemetary. Panelists include Frank H. Wu (Dean, Wayne State Law School), Roland Hwang (President, ACJ), Stephanie Lily Chang (ACJ) and many more.</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">WASHINGTON, DC</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 23, 10:30 AM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 901 G. Street (Chinatown)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by South Asian American Leaders for Tomorrow (SAALT), Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), Sikh American Legal Education and Defense Fund (SALDEF), University of Maryland's Asian American Studies Program, and the DC APA Film Festival.</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Moderated by Eric Byler (director, Americanese and Charlotte Sometimes). Keynote by Larry Shinagawa (Professor, Univ. of Maryland)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">BOSTON (QUINCY)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 23, 2:00 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">665 Hancock St., Quincy, MA</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by Asian American Resource Workshop, American Chinese Federation, Chinese Progressive Association</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">LOS ANGELES</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 24, 2:00 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (NCPD), Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission, South Asian Network, Muslim Public Affairs Council</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">NCPD, 111 Center St.</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Hamid Khan (Executive Director, South Asian Network), Stewart Kwoh (Executive Director, APALC), Robin Toma (Executive Director, LA County Human Relations Commission), Renee Tajima (Director, "Who Killed Vincent Chin?")</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">SAN FRANCISCO</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">June 27, 6:30 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by Chinese Historical Society</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Chinese For Affirmative Action, 17 Walter U Lum Place (across from Portsmouth Sqare; on Clay between Grant Ave and Kearny St.)</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Helen Zia (author and activist), Honorable Yvonne Lee (Member of the SF Police Commission and former Commissioner of the President's Commission on Civil Rights), Malcolm Yeung (Staff Attorney, Asian Law Caucus), Kavneet Singh (Managing Director, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">PORTLAND, OR</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">July 7, Time TBD</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Location TBD</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by Thymos</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">RALEIGH/DURHAM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">July 14, 2:00 PM</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Co-sponsored by the National Association of Asian American Professionals-North Carolina and North Carolina Asian Pacific American Bar Association</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:16px;">Korman Communities - Theater, 300 Seaforth Drive, Durham, NC 27713</SPAN> </article> <article> <h1>the 'G' word</h1> <p>grooter1 — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:53:00 GMT</p> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">Sometimes I get amazed by the intensity of emotion that the ‘G’ word provokes.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">Whether it’s an activist underground rock concert, workers’ rights group rallies, or the fallout of the<B> </B><A class="" href="http://wsf2007.org/"><B>World Social Forum</B></A>, the ‘G’ word gets people riled up.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">But it also makes sense.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">It’s the word that people have camped around; or is the stake in the ground where people decide which side they are going to take.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">On one end, you’ve got those who benefit from it and say that the rest will eventually, someday, in the future sometime also benefit.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">Then you’ve got those who are getting the shaft and are tired of it.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN></P><A href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/43fa90e4z8f4be92e/2864/__sr_/f70e.jpg?phoCQdGBtcSWwzVn"></A> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">F</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">or me, <A class="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization"><B>globalization</B></A> is just a word and is as old as apple pie. Louis L’amour wrote a historical novel set in the 12<SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:12px;">th</SPAN> century called the <A class="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Drum"><B>Walking Drum</B></A>.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">I read it in my freshman high school world history class, and what I took from it is that from the beginning of time, people have crossed regions and borders to share (and sometimes steal) ideas and technology.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">Admittedly, there are ‘new-ish’ aspects to the current brand that should be noted, i.e. the intensity and pace globalization today versus, for instance, the 12<SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:12px;">th</SPAN> century, as well as the way that it is managed.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">The game is currently rigged to benefit some and not others.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;">And that is what I think we should focus on, the management of globalization and the special interests that have taken control of it, versus attacking a word that has taken on a human and almost sinister personality. In so doing, you attack a problem at its root, you become more accurate, and you make it alot harder for special interest to dismiss you. </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:yes;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE:14px;"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P> </article> <article> <h1>2008: the distance to change</h1> <p>grooter1 — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:54:00 GMT</p> 2008 is going to be a big year of change. First of all, it’s a leap year, that’s a big one. But in addition to that, 2008 will also bring things like the year of the rat, the Olympics in Beijing, elections in Wales, the Dominican Republic, Taiwan, and Russia (assuming Putin lets that happen)... the orbit of the Cassini Spacecraft around the 6th largest moon of Saturn… and the year the next United States president will be chosen. <DIV> </DIV><DIV> <SPAN class="imgborder"></SPAN></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><B><U><A href="http://www.presidentpolls2008.com/">Polls for the 2008</A></U></B> presidential election portend the completion of a cycle of change that swept through congress in 2006 that will likely put a democratic candidate in the White House. For many, this will bring a much-ballyhooed change in leadership and direction that has turned the last dregs of the Bush administration vehemently sour. For others, not so much. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In recent polls, Hillary Clinton is showing strong numbers, and the experience and fine-tuned campaign machinery seem to be paying off. In any other election, her likely victory and the change that she will bring to issues like healthcare, the war in Iraq, fighting poverty, etc. would be a no-brainer. But in this election, and with a candidate like Barack Obama, I have to ask what distance is this country willing to go to achieve true, sustainable change? </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Yes, Hillary will change plenty of things. By the mere virtue of her progressive stance, we can expect significant changes in relation to the current conservative agenda. Added on top of this, her impeccable credentials, keen intelligence, the combined political wisdom of the Bill-Hillary conjugal presidency, and the support of a democratic congress will collectively add up to much, much change. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In any other year, this degree of change would probably be enough. But 2008 is different, it’s different because there is a potential for change that can only happen once in a very long time. It’s the sort of change that not only changes the players in the game and the policies that they create.... but also how the game is played and the structural barriers which divide the country between right and left, liberal and conservative, and neighbor against neighbor. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Hillary can do almost everything that the president can and should do, she is that good. But the one thing she can't do is to unite this country. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Once you gotten past all the peripheral arguments of history, tenure, experience, intelligence, etc. and arrive at the core ability to unify, Hillary will not deliver. Try and desire as she might, her tenure and record, which in most cases are assets, prevent her from changing the system... because she is the system.<BR></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>In Barack, we have the freshness and the ability to unite the country in a way that has long been absent. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Whether this can be realized in time, or whether his political team can challenge the Clinton machinery is another question onto itself. But if the nation can get past the political maneuvering and campaign illusionary, 2008 can be the year we go the distance... all the way.<BR> </DIV> </article> <article> <h1>untangling immigration, part 1</h1> <p>grooter1 — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:15:00 GMT</p> I attended a lecture and discussion on migration and trade today that was really interesting. Given the seemingly pro-imigration policies being put forth by the president, one might assume that migration / immigration advocacy groups would be on board. As I've increasingly heard, and as confirmed by the speaker this evening, this is not the case at all. Through the negotiation process between dems and republicans, the current bill as is is has been reengineered in such a way to appease too many stakeholders. In the eyes of advocacy groups, a better bill can be had, and a better time may be when dems are in greater strength, not that dems own the immigration charge by any means... after all, it is the president's agenda.<div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>I hardly know enough or understand the intricacies of this debate, but as I find good articles, I will share. Here is a <u><b><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2168175/nav/fix/">link </a></b></u>and excerpt of one that sheds light on the immigration application / green card process.</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></span></div><div><span class="clsLarger"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:bold;">Hard Line on Immigrants</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><br></span><span class="clsSmall"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;">How long is the queue for green cards?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">By Michelle Tsai</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><br></span><span class="clsSmaller"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Posted </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Thursday, June 14, 2007, at 5:10 PM ET</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"> </span><a href="http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=116&sid=1123103" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">met with Republican and Democratic senators</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">on Wednesday, in an effort to revive a proposed overhaul of the nation's immigration laws. Back in May, Chertoff took pains to note that under the new law, illegal immigrants wouldn't be able to</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"> </span><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/05/21/senate_set_to_debate_immigration_overhaul/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">skip the line</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">for obtaining green cards. Opponents have argued the opposite, saying that illegal immigrants would indeed get to</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"> </span><a href="http://www.huntingtonnews.net/political/070608-rockefeller-politicalimmigrants.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">jump to the front of the line</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">. Just how long is the green card line, anyway?</span><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">It depends on whom you know. The spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens skip the line altogether and get to apply for their green cards right away. (It can still take months or years for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to process these applications.) Most other would-be immigrants must wait on one of two lines to get their visas for permanent residence. Those who secure sponsorship from an employer get on the faster track. This one favors the people at the top of their field—like top scientists and athletes—while less illustrious folks can </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/22/AR2005072202060.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">wait for years</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;">. Those stuck on the much slower family line—which includes relatives not mentioned above, like siblings—must wait at least six years before they reach the front; some people have been queued up for more than two decades. (Refugees and asylum-seekers move in their own line, with the president deciding how many to accept from regions around the world.)</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"></span></div> </article> <article> <h1>To stop the DISSING from the Rappers, and the Radio Personalities, WOMANKIND must change her paradigm</h1> <p>Theodis Jackson — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:13:00 GMT</p> <FONT face="ZapfEllipt BT"> <P><FONT face="ZapfEllipt BT">I discover a totally new industry by accident when my SENSE PERCEPTION CONNECTION rose to another level and I was able to interpret <I>friendships, sweethearts</I> and <I>platonic loves</I> with the opposite sex. In order to lay the groundwork for the new standards, in relationships arrangements, my goal is to unify the heterosexual community. HOW? The Loveography Institute <I>("LI") </I>is an online school that, will help to bring about a revolutionary new paradigm, for today women’s. </P> <P></FONT></FONT><FONT face="ZapfEllipt BT">First example, WOMANKIND must learn the truth about the straight male, three levels of development, in order to get to the root of the controversy, headed, by the Rappers. HOW? <I>By way of</I> linguistic communication. "Loveography," is a new words from a different school of thought.</P> <P>Second example, In order to upgrade WOMANKIND images, she must develop a lexicon to define her phraseology. This will shift the insults, rather than the honors, that are due, for her contributions to humankind. Case in point: WOMANKIND has been characterized for millennia by her peaceful and nurturing manner. The female’s are the votaries, of the love and the truth, within every nation in the world. This is one of the great reasons, that the AMBASSADORS/ADVOCATES of straight people, will come <B>TWO</B>gether, and protest, because they are outraged by the anti recantation of the Rappers, and the Radio Personalities. Since this, is the beginning of the storm, the AMBASSADORS/ADVOCATES, must pledge unity with their HETEROPHILE brothers and sisters in order to eliminate the falsehood’s incarnate by the Rappers, and the Radio Personalities. This is crucial, because, our objective is to find women, who want to reinvent herself as THE PEACE OF MIND in every community in the world. <I>LI</I> can reverse WOMANKIND global imagery of *** and breeder<I>--with a Godly touch–</I>in honor of her original and complimentary position, which is standing beside MANKIND. </P> <P>Please go to: </FONT><A href="http://briefcase.yahoo.com/theodis.jackson1@verizon.net"><U><FONT face="ZapfEllipt BT" color=#0000ff>Http://briefcase.yahoo.com/theodis.jackson1@verizon.net</U></FONT></A><FONT face="ZapfEllipt BT"> for added information. There are three file folders on this page. The third one is named <U>theodis</U> and inside of that file folder are seventeen files, with the <I>newly-founded</I> language, <B>[heterophile] </B>that are ready to be open.</P></FONT> </article> </main></body></html>