1. Should Asian Americans be Active in US politics? Symptom vs.
Root Cause
2. Outline Major issues impacting all Asian Americans unfair
college admissions process, career growth hurdles, media bashing
and unfair justice system, True meaning of democracy How do we get
political clout? successful example 80-20: An Introduction
3. Do you expect your children to have equal opportunity in the
college admission process?
4. National Study of College Experience (NSCE) project at
Princeton University Under Diversity Asian Americans must
outperform Whites by 140 points, Hispanics by 280 points, Blacks by
450 points in SAT (Total 1600)
5. College Admissions Data (80-20 EF) Asian Population Growth
CalTech (race neutral) CalTech (race-neutral admission process) vs.
Asian population growth ~17% Ivy League Schools
6. Wall Street Journal Interview
http://www.80-20initiative.net/action/pod- wsjgolden-2.mp3 Through
political actions over the past several decades during the 20th
century by Jewish people, Jewish students are no longer
discriminated against by the Ivy league schools today.
Discrimination against Asian Americans in the admissions process of
elite colleges is similar to the discrimination against Jewish
Americans 60 years ago.
7. Population of Jewish students
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am erican_Jews 6 million Jewish vs. 16
million Asian Americans Where is the diversityconcern?
8. Do you expect to have equal opportunity in your career
advancement?
9. Career Advancement Educational Background (80-20EF,
Washington Post, 9/6/2006)
10. Career Advancement (80-20EF, Washington Post, 9/6/2006))
Again, we are the victim ofDiversity
11. ABCs Jimmy Kimmels Show on Killing Everyone in China
October 16, 2013 Do you think ABC would broadcast a program about
killing all the Jews or the Blacks? Jewish Americans or African
Americans all went through political actions, vote and political
contribution, to achieve justice and equal opportunity.
12. Indictment of Police Officer Peter Liang Akai Gurleys
family Peter Liang The shooting of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old
African American man, occurred on November 20, 2014, in BrooklynNew
York
13. This indictment of Peter Liang comes after the
non-indictments of Officers Darren Wilson in Ferguson and Dan
Pantaleo in Staten Island. Michael Brown/Eric Garner vs. Akai
Gurley 1. Shooting death of Michael Brown 2. Eric Garner chokehold
death 3. Peter Liangs bullet hit the wall and ricocheted
14. Signing petitions: a cheap way to show our involvement in
politics How many of you have signed the petition to the White
House? A: 105,111 Do we still remember the response from the White
House? The Federal government cannot force ABC to remove this show.
The First Amendment of the Constitution protects free speech, even
if individuals might personally find it offensive or distasteful.
We did it again with the Peter Liang case the President of the U.S.
has no legal power over an indictment in Brooklyn These two
petitions only expose our communitys political ignorance!...we have
to realize there is no cheap way to get political clout
15. Democracy: Election and Legislation
16. Three basic requirements for a democratic system Money
Money Money Political campaigns, lobbyists, PACs, law suitsWorkers
Rights, Civil Rights, Womens Rights all went through the same
process
17. Money Talks! Campaign funds at national level in 2012
Election Campaign funds exceeded $3 billion in 2012!
18. Huge Lobbying Industry in the US Influencing Legislation
http://www.opensecrets.org/influence/ Lobbying industry spends over
$3 billion each year!
20. Root Cause Analysis Four issues (college admissions, career
growth, media and justice ) Political clout is the only vehicle for
achieving equality and justice Asian Americans have been here for
over 150 yearsif we do not recognize the importance of getting
involved in politics, we might talk about these same issues for
another 150 years => One Answer
21. How do we get political clout? Practice politics in America
the American way!
22. 80-20 National Asian American PAC is the only organization
that has received a formal apology from ABC. Why 80-20 80-20 is
well known for successfully- delivered block votes in 2008 and
2012
23. 80-20 80-20 Asian American National Political Action
Committee (IRS 501(C)(4)) 80-20 Educational Foundation (IRS
501(C)(3))
24. History of 80-20 As a former politician, Dr. S. B. Woo
believed that in order to defend themselves, Asian Americans must
develop enough political clout to reward politicians who cared for
their rightful concerns and to punish those who didnt. To
communicate effectively with all Asian Americans and to forge a
bloc vote, he harnessed the power of the internet with 700,000
email addresses. Dr. S. B. Woo, together with several other Asian
American leaders, Larry Ho, Professor of two endowed Chairs at
Harvard University; Henry S. Tang, Chairman and co-founder of the
Committee of 100; Dr. Chang-Lin Tien, Chancellor of the University
of California, Berkeley On September 2627, 1998, in a meeting in
Foster City, California, 80-20 was born.
25. 80-20 Education Foundation a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt
organization (Tax ID: 20-2391770) Mission It is devoted to
furthering equal opportunity in the workplace and equal justice for
Asian Americans. Why 80-20 80-20 is a national, non-partisan,
Political Action Committee dedicated to winning equal opportunity
and justice for all Asian Americans through a SWING bloc vote,
ideally directing 80% of our community's votes and money to the
candidate endorsed by the 80-20, which better represents the
interests of all APAs. Hence, the name "80-20" was created. Based
on historical data, Jewish Americans, African Americans, or
Hispanic Americans have successfully used BLOCK Votes to achieve
equal opportunity...they are more than happy to see Asian Americans
not get involved in politics
26. 80-20 is truly bipartisan; only Obama among all the
presidential candidates answered our questionnaire with 6 yeses
Political poweran email list of 700,000 supporters !
27. Kudos Gov. Gary Locke of Washington described 80-20 as 'the
most effective Asian Am. political organization.' Prof. C. N. Yang,
a Nobel laureate, said: 'Your proposal is excellent. I support it
100%.' Los Angeles Times, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek,
Business Week, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS have repeatedly reported
positively on 80-20. Three U. Syracuse scholars ranked 80-20 as the
nation's most effective cyberspace political organization of 2000
in a Book entitled 'Click on Democracy' available through Amazon.
David Broder, perhaps the Dean of American political reporters,
wrote in Washington Post that he described a bloc vote by a new
immigrant group as an 'unnoticed glory of American life.
28. An astounding change of 71 points in favor of Dems, owing
to Republican Party's stubborn refusal to share Asian Ams' rightful
concerns. Significant Achievements delivered Block Vote twice
29. Actions are more important than words Only Block Vote can
get results Only two years after Pres. Obamas inauguration, the
number of AA federal judges increased from 6 to 15! In 2006, there
were only 6 AA federal judges, all at the district court level. In
2010, we had 13 + 2. The 13 were at the district court level and 2
at the appellate court level. Pres. Obama fulfilled his commitment
to you, through 80-20.
30. EO 11246 (Executive Order 11246President Johnson, 1965) 1.
What is Executive Order 11246 (EO11246)? EO 11246 forbids any
organization from receiving federal money if they practice
discrimination. 2. Was EO11246 enforced to break the glass ceiling
for APAs? EO 11246 has been enforced for all Americans except for
Asian Americans. 3. Did a glass ceiling exist for blacks and women,
and how did they pierce it? They broke their respective glass
ceiling with the help of EO 11246, after they toiled to acquire
sufficient political clout to induce politicians to help them. 4.
How Does Enforcement of E.O. 11246 benefit me? Within 10 years of
the enforcement of EO 11246 for AsAms, the number of AsAm
executives/administrators/managers/senior-partners is estimated to
rise by 3 fold in mainstream institutions.
31. EO11246 for Asian Americans Stars aligned in 2010 Patricia
Shiu, Director of OFFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs), wrote 80-20 to assure us the enforcement of 11246 for
Asian Americans Betsy Kim, White House liaison stationed at the DOL
(now Director of the Office of the Executive Secretariat of DOL)
Chris Lu, White House Cabinet Secretary (now Deputy Secretary of
Labor) After 80-20 had successfully delivered block vote in 2008,
Pres. Obama fulfilled his commitment to give Asian Americans equal
opportunity in the workplace.
32. 80-20s track record
33. No reason to continue race-based college admissions process
Lets commit ourselves to help 80-20 fight this battle!
34. 80-20 is truly bipartisan! Unseated two democrats in 2014
Both Yee and Fong are democrats! 80-20 cannot be hijacked by any
party.
35. Alice S. Huang Why I support 80-20 & why you should,
too Past AAAS Pres. & Chair; AAAS (Am. Assoc. for the
Advancement of Science) is the world's largest non-government
science org. which publishes the prestigious SCIENCE magazine Board
member of The Rockefeller Foundation, Waksman Foundation for
Microbiology, & Public Agenda Member of the Academia Sinica,
Taiwan Retired professor from Harvard Medical School Retired Dean
for Science at New York University 80-20 founding members include
top business leaders, members of Academies of Sciences, chairs,
professors, etc.
36. It is totally different from other Asian American
organizations. It focuses on politics. Its PAC aggressively
channels our votes into effective strategies and its Educational
Foundation (EF) is trying hard to educate each of us regarding the
American political process...also educates current government
agencies and leaders on the problems that prevent Asian Americans
from fully contributing our talents. Only by becoming fully
participating members of this country will we guarantee a
fulfilling future for ourselves, our children, and our adopted
country. Alice S. Huang Why I support 80-20 & why you should
too The only way to protect our future is to be active in US
politics
37. $0.1 million/yr vs. $67 million/yr 80-20 vs. AIPAC* 16
million Asians vs. 6 million Jews Comparison of Political Action
Committees 80-20: A few fulltime volunteers working over 60 hrs a
week for 16 years, fighting for Asian Americans future * AIPAC:
American Israel Public Affair Committee
38. Contributions to Political Actions 80-20 vs. AIPAC Jewish
Americans contribute 1,000 times more than Asian Americans! How can
Asian Americans expect equal opportunity and justice?
39. AIPAC "Any member of Congress knows that AIPAC is
associated indirectly with significant amounts of campaign spending
if youre with them, and significant amounts against you if youre
not with them. ex- congressman Brian Baird has 100,000 members, a
$67 million annual budget, and a $140 million endowment
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/09/29/7814
37/-AIPAC-the-752-lb-Gorilla-in-the-Room#
40. Netanyahu vs. AIPAC I know that no matter on which side of
the aisle you sit, you stand with Israel Netanyahu, 3/3/2015 This
is political clout
41. African Americans: NAACP and NAACP LDF NAACP LDF (Legal
defense and Educational Fund, 501C3 non-profit) NAACP (PAC) $ 69
million of donations each year! Asian Americans: 16 million African
Americans: 31 million PACAfrican Americans contribute 200 times
more than Asian Americans
42. We have absolutely no excuse! Household Income in the
US
43. We must register and vote! Ed Koch, the former mayor of New
York City, once said, If you don't vote, you don't exist. Only
14.9% of the citys registered Asian voters cast a ballot
44. Why should Asian Americans be active in US politics?
Symptom vs Root Cause Practice politics in America the American
way! Four issues (college admissions, career growth, media and
justice,) => One Answer
45. 80-20 EF Self Empowerment Long-term Fund-$2,062,590 within
first year! Target: $1,000,000/yr for 5 years Thousands of Asian
Americans have signed up
46. SMART 80-20 EF Self Empowerment Long-term Fund S Specific M
Measurable A Achievable R Relevant T Timely Getting meaningful
things done must meet those criteria
47. How do we find the right civil rights organizations to
join? 1. Founders and LeadersWhat kind of background do they have?
Are they passionate about doing their volunteer work? What is the
overhead* rate of this organization? 2. Track record: What have
they done for us? Do they really understand mainstream politics? 3.
Any better PACs fighting for Asian Americans in the US? *For
example, American Cancer Society spends 41% on overhead
48. Homework 1. Please donate to the SELF fund by clicking
http://www.80-20ef.org 2. Please pass on todays message to 25 or
more of your friends and ask them to do the same homework. 3.
Please follow up with your friends within a week of sending this
message and urge them to do the homework if they have not already
done so. 80-20 is fighting hard and getting results for you and
your children.
49. http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org
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information about 80-20, please click 80-20 is fighting hard and
getting results for you and your children.