Author: Nora

Mental Health and Suicide: #UCAWAVES Statement and Upcoming Events

From September to October, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) had four consecutive suicides, causing two deaths and two attempted suicide, which sounded the alarm for all the parents of college students. “We are in the midst of a mental health crisis, both on our campus and nationally, this increased risk of suicide among college students,” said Guskiewicz, the UNC chancellor.

At present, more and more parents are beginning to realize that mental health problems are a common problem and not something to be hidden. More and more parents are willing to put aside stereotypes and prejudices, learn about this information, actively prevent and store relevant knowledge and skills.

Because of this demand, UCA Waves is organizing three mental health talks on October 16, 24 and November 4. We hope parents don’t miss it.

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内容提要：9-10月，北卡大学教堂山分校(UNC-CH)连续发生了四起自杀事件，两起身亡、两起未遂，给所有的大学生家长们敲响了警钟，UNC校长古斯凯维奇说:“无论是在我们的校园还是在全国，目前都处于心理健康危机之中，大学生自杀的风险在增加。”

当前，越来越多的家长开始意识到，精神健康问题是一个普遍存在的问题，并不是什么见不得人的事情，也越来越多的家长愿意放下成见和偏见，去了解这方面的信息，积极预防并储备相关的知识和技能。

也正因为有了这样的需求，UCA Waves近期将在10月16日、24日，以及11月4日组织3场精神健康方面的讲座，希望家长们不要错过——

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#UCATALKS on October 7: A National Campaign to Teach AAPI History: TEAACH AAPI Inclusion — From Legislature to Classrooms

Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 4 – 5:30 p.m. EDT

Register: https://tinyurl.com/Teach-AAPI-History

There are over 24 million Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Americans in the U.S. This population is the fastest growing racial group in the nation. However, the current public school curriculum taught to children in kindergarten through 12th grade largely excludes AANHPI. The curriculum does not include American history that involves AANHPI people. The lack of education can lead to anti-Asian biases and unfounded prejudices and further exclusion of AANHPI people.

The nationwide increase in anti-Asian sentiments and behaviors and crimes highlights the urgent need to teach Asian American Studies curriculum in our schools. In the past two years, we have seen much increase in public awareness and support – even among our own AANHPI communities. Important progresses are being made all over the country propelled by the passionate work of many leaders and organizations – from the highest office of the land to community rallies, school board meetings, and classrooms.

This long-overdue curriculum can counteract existing biases and bolster our own community’s sense of belonging and agency. It is imperative that we give youth in America a more complete and balanced foundational education of our collective multicultural and multiethnic history and narrative.

UCA invited this stellar group of leaders, educators, and community members to discuss what work on this topic they have already done and what the next steps forward can look like to further this work.

Panelist include: 

  • United State Representative, Congresswoman Grace Meng 
  • Illinois State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 
  • Founder of Asian American Education Project (AAEP) Stewart Kwoh
  • The 1882 Foundation Founder Ting-Yi Oei
  • MakeUsVisible New Jersey’s Kani Ilangovan
  • Student leader Billy Zeng 

Register for this event: https://tinyurl.com/Teach-AAPI-History

When tweeting and posting about this event before and during the event on Twitter, Facebook, and Instragram, please tag @UCAsocial and use the hashtag #UCATalks #UCAEngaged.

See more upcoming UCA events on the UCA website at https://ucausa.org/training-and-events/.

第二场讲座：亚裔历史进课堂-从立法到教学

时间：10月7日美国东部时间下午4点

美国有超过2400万亚太裔，他们为美国的开发和成长做出了巨大的贡献。然而美国的K-12教育极少包含或教授亚太裔历史，这种教育的缺失导致美国对亚太裔的歧视，甚至造成反亚裔仇恨。

目前美国反亚裔仇恨犯罪的激增，突显了在我们学校教授亚太裔历史课程的紧迫性，也给与了亚太裔一个难得的机会去纠正这种教育的缺失。亚太裔历史课程可以帮助我们抵消现有的种族偏见，并加强我们社区的归属感和认同感。只有国家的公民对本国历史和族裔有更加充分和全面的认知和教育，才能保障和推动一个宽容自信，融合发展的21世纪新美国。

伊利诺斯州议会最近通过的增加亚裔历史教育的法案就是这一机遇的证明。目前，全国各地的亚裔民选官员、社区领袖或教育工作者都在通过各种方式推动本州的“教改”，意义深远。

发言者：

国会议员孟昭文（Grace Meng)：在国会提出促进学校的亚太裔美国人历史教育，帮助消除对亚裔的偏见和歧视的议案。

伊利诺伊州议员江珍妮（Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz)：伊利诺伊“教改”法案共同提案人，成功推动该州亚裔历史教育进课堂。

郭志明（Stewart Kwoh）：美国律师，教育家和民权领袖。《亚裔美国人促进正义》创始总裁兼董事，《亚裔美国人教育项目》创始人。

Ting-Yi Oei: 1882基金会联合创始人，教育家

Kani IIangovan: 精神科医生，新泽西教改推进组织MakeUsVisible创始人

Sima Kumar: 新泽西大学及高中英语文学教育专家

Billy Zeng: 麻州反种族主义，教育公平和正义联盟（CARE)学生代表

活动链接（也可通过read more进入注册页面）：https://tinyurl.com/Teach-AAPI-History

在讲座之前和期间在推特、脸书和instagram上发布和推广相关信息时，请加上 #UCATalks，#UCAEngaged 的标签。

UCA Event Recap: “A Dialogue: Cultural Identity & Its Puzzles in Chinese American Youth” WAVES Webinar

The UCA WAVES Youth Mental Health Collaborative Program held the virtual event, “A Dialogue: Cultural Identity & Its Puzzles in Chinese American Youth,” at no cost to attendees on September 26, 2021. The webinar is the first of the program’s fall “mini-webinar” series. 

The panel speakers included Advisor to the Asian American Association and former Associate Director of Campus Ministry at the University of Notre Dame Priscilla Wong, M.S. Ed., UCA Board Member and Calvin J. Li Memorial Foundation Founder Paul Li, Ph.D., and UCA WAVES Youth Ambassador Jessie Li. UCA WAVES Youth Ambassador Tianyao Tim He moderated the discussion, and UCA WAVES Webinar Co-Coordinator Sharon Shi helped by hosting.   

Speakers discussed how culture and identity are different for each person based on their own backgrounds and how they see themselves. Panelists said parents can help their children solve the puzzle of “culture and identity” and other topics by accepting their children, not minimizing their child’s feelings, and growing on the topic in our contemporary world themselves. 

Over 130 people attended. 

Visit the UCA website at https://ucausa.org/training-and-events/ for upcoming events.

UCA活动简述：我是谁？——《华二代的文化和身份认同》讲座

UCA WAVES青少年心理健康合作项目于2021年9月26日举办了一场网络研讨会，名为我是谁？——《华二代的文化和身份认同》讲座。这次网络研讨会是秋季“迷你网络研讨会”系列的第一场。主讲人包括美国亚裔美国人协会顾问、美国圣母大学前校园事工负责人Priscilla Wong, UCA董事会成员、Calvin J. Li纪念基金会创始人Paul Li博士，以及UCA WAVES青年大使 Jessie Li。UCA wave青年大使Tianyao Tim He主持了本次研讨会，UCA wave网络研讨会联合协调人Sharon Shi协助主持。

演讲嘉宾们探讨了由于每个人的生活成长等背景不同，每个人对自己的认知也会不一样，所以每个人的文化和身份认同也有所不同。嘉宾建议，家长可以通过接受孩子，而不是淡化孩子的感受，并深化当代世界的热门话题，来帮助孩子解决“文化与身份”认同带来的困惑。

当日有超过130人参加了会议。

访问UCA网站 https://ucausa.org/training-and-events/了解更多活动。

UCA in the News: Calls to end ‘China Initiative’ intensify after Anming Hu acquittal

SupChina.com: “Calls to end ‘China Initiative’ intensify after Anming Hu acquittal”

“The intentions behind the China Initiative might have served a purpose, but the program that is the China Initiative is a racial profiling witch hunt for theater and show that is ruining careers and turning peoples’ lives upside down.”

Calls to abolish the Trump-era China Initiative are escalating following the acquittal earlier this month of Anming Hu, a Canadian scientist at the University of Tennessee who was accused of wire fraud and making false statements.

On Tuesday, the Committee of 100, with attorney and South Texas College of Law Visiting Scholar Andrew Kim, published a study that analyzed 190 court filings from 1996 to 2020 under the Economic Espionage Act (EEA), the act under which espionage-related cases brought forward by the China Initiative would be charged. The research shows that 1 in 4 Asian Americans charged under the EEA were never convicted with a crime. The study also found that since 2009, a majority of people accused of spying were of Asian descent, and that people with Asian names received harsher punishments.

The numbers “give a distorted view of threats to the U.S. economy, both foreign and domestic,” Kim said, adding that “an overzealous rush” to target Chinese espionage in recent years could have led to implicit bias.

The new data is the latest development among growing calls to end the China Initiative — implemented by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions in November 2018 to address Chinese economic espionage in the U.S. — among lawmakers, academics, lawyers, and activists who say it is fueling racial bias and profiling of Asian-American researchers and faculty. Last week, a group of 177 Stanford University faculty made public a letter asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to terminate it.

“In recent years, the China Initiative (and some other actions of the federal government) have created an increasingly hostile atmosphere for Chinese Americans, visitors, and immigrants of Chinese origin, which has already discouraged many scholars from coming to or staying in the U.S. This seriously hampers our efforts to recruit the best Chinese students and postdoctoral scholars,” the Stanford letter states.

This summer, 90 other members of Congress signed a letter asking Garland for an investigation into the targeting of people of Asian descent under the initiative, and an update to department-wide implicit bias training.

“Chinese Americans are fearful,” said Lucca Wang, English communications director of United Chinese Americans (UCA). Wang says the initiative has only caused increased anxiety at a time when two-thirds of Americans have “cold feelings” toward China, and anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. have skyrocketed.

“Chinese professors feel the FBI is doing surveillance on their campuses. They were targeted without cause except that they are Chinese,” Wang said. “The professors are selecting projects or grants to avoid any potential connection with China, which has limited their funding sources or interest.”

Read more at https://supchina.com/2021/09/22/calls-to-end-china-initiative-intensify-after-anming-hu-acquittal/. 

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United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., UCA is a fast-growing organization with 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/, and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与政治，促进青少年教育以及保护中华传统文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! UCA祝愿大家中秋快乐，万事如意！我们祝您和您的家人幸福安康，平安顺遂。

Today, United Chinese Americans (UCA) wishes everyone a happy and prosperous Mid-Autumn Festival! 今天，UCA祝愿大家中秋节快乐！万事如意！

About the Mid-Autumn Festival  关于中秋节

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 is the beginning of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is traditionally a three-day holiday celebrated by people of East Asian descent and some people of South Asian descent. This annual landmark is also known as the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. The holiday is a time to cherish family and harkens back to the legend of Chang’e, the beautiful woman and wife of the glorified hunter, Hou Yi. Traditional festivities might include worshiping the harvest moon, lantern lightings, mooncake making and sharing, courtship and matchmaking, fireworks, dragon dances, a family meal, visiting friends and relatives, and gift giving. This celebration is the second biggest holiday for Chinese people. 

中秋节俗称团圆节或月饼节，是东亚和部分东南亚地区的传统节日，今年的中秋节从9月21日（星期二）开始，为期三天。中秋节容易使人联想到后羿与嫦娥的故事，同时也是一个团聚和寄托美好祝愿的节日。作为中国的第二大节日，中秋节的传统庆祝活动包括祭月，燃灯，制作和分享月饼，舞火龙，赏月等。

The Harvest and Gathering  收获与采集

The holiday traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is in September or early October on the Gregorian calendar. The festival coincides with the end of the autumn harvest, marking the end of the Hungry Ghost Festival, which occurs during the seventh lunar month. In many places in China, people have a three-day public holiday from September 19 – 21. Ancient Chinese emperors worshiped the moon in autumn to thank it for the harvest. The common meaning is a celebration of harvest and hard work and a time for family reunions. The commonalities with the U.S.’s federal Thanksgiving holiday are that it celebrates the fall harvest, is associated with family, and usually there is a lot of food. 

中秋节是每年中国农历的八月十五，大约是公历的9月至10月初。这个节日恰逢秋收的结束，所以中国古代帝王会在中秋节当天拜月来感谢丰收。不仅如此，中秋节还感恩家庭团聚，与美国的感恩节有异曲同工之妙。

Join Us  加入我们

The UCA family consists of hundreds of Chinese Americans involved in local chapters and partner organizations across the nation, thousands on our emailing list, hundreds in our WeChat channels and following our WeChat page, and more. Thank you to those that are involved and engaged, attend events, and support UCA. We strive to unite individuals and organizations who share the Chinese cultural and ethnic identity. We are proud to celebrate our culture, heritage, and history. We welcome people of Chinese heritage to join the UCA family.

UCA大家庭由数百名美籍华人组成。也有数千人关注我们的电子邮件，微信公众号，Facebook等。恰逢中秋佳节，我们感谢那些参与和支持UCA活动的人，并希望和大家共同创建具有中华文化和民族特征的组织。我们为我们的历史、文化和遗产感到自豪。我们欢迎大家加入UCA大家庭！

We are wishing you and your family happiness, safety, and fortune. UCA祝愿大家中秋快乐，万事如意！我们祝您和您的家人幸福安康，平安顺遂。

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!   中秋节快乐！

Sincerely,

Haipei Shue 

UCA President 

Jinliang Cai,

UCA Board Chairman 

United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., UCA is a fast-growing organization with 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/, and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与政治，促进青少年教育以及保护中华传统文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

UCA in the News: “UCA Renews Call for Termination of the China Initiative Following Acquittal of Dr. Anming Hu

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2021 — On Thursday, September 9, 2021, After at least four years of investigations and trials, Dr. Hu Anming, a nanotechnology expert who was a professor at the University of Tennessee (UT), was acquitted by a federal judge, following a mistrial this year. Dr. Hu is the first to go to trial from the China Initiative, a program started by the Trump Administration in 2018 to maintain U.S. economic advantages over China.

“We demand that the Department of Justice investigate misconduct by the involved government agencies, enact a moratorium on all pending cases of the China Initiative, and for the White House to terminate the China Initiative,” said UCA President Haipei Shue.

Read more on the Denver Gazette’s website at https://denvergazette.com/ap/science-tech/uca-renews-call-for-termination-of-the-china-initiative-following-acquittal-of-dr-anming-hu/article_a85b3f3e-9e4a-5ae6-9715-e8cb1f7cf83c.html. 

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United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., UCA is a fast-growing organization with 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/, and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与政治，促进青少年教育以及保护中华传统文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

UCA Renews Call for Termination of the China Initiative Following Acquittal of Dr. Anming Hu

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 9, 2021, after at least four years of investigations and trials, Dr. Hu Anming, a nanotechnology expert who was a professor at the University of Tennessee (UT), was acquitted by a federal judge, following a mistrial this year. Dr. Hu is the first to go to trial from the China Initiative, a program started by the Trump Administration in 2018 to maintain U.S. economic advantages over China. 

“We want to thank United States District Judge Thomas A. Varlan for upholding equal justice,” said United Chinese Americans (UCA) Board Chairman Jinliang Cai. “Thank you to the many Chinese American community groups and individuals for the strong support of Dr. Hu, and we send condolences to Dr. Hu and his family for this whole ordeal.” 

For two years, the federal government dragged Dr. Hu through investigations for espionage, which caused him to lose his job as professor at UT. Last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) did not have enough to file charges of espionage and instead filed charges of wire fraud and false statements against the Chinese Canadian. 

Judge Varlan wrote that no reasonable jury could have inferred that holding a professorship at Beijing University of Technology disqualified him from working on NASA-funded research and that the federal government’s latter charges failed the test of common sense. 

The National Security Division of the Department of Justice has detailed components of the China Initiative program, stating that some of the purposes of the China Initiative is to counter espionage of the Chinese government and protect American “national assets.” But as many critics have pointed out, with overzealous prosecutors and insufficient oversight, the China Initiative program has turned into a witch hunt of racial profiling for theater and show, ruining careers and turning peoples’ lives upside down. It causes fear and anxiety for many Chinese Americans, as well as academics and scientists working in the U.S. who are of Asian descent, who have been incorrectly scapegoated for COVID-19 and who are continuing to make important contributions to U.S. science, technology and innovation.

“We demand that the Department of Justice investigate misconduct by the involved government agencies, enact a moratorium on all pending cases of the China Initiative, and for the White House to terminate the China Initiative,” said UCA President Haipei Shue. 

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United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. While the organization’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C., UCA has 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. UCA was incorporated in 2016. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/ and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与，政治参与，青少年教育以及保护中华传统和文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

Labor Day: UCA Honors the Work of Chinese Americans and Thanks Staff and Volunteers

On this Labor Day, United Chinese Americans (UCA) honors the hard work of Chinese American men and women who have made contributions to American society. 

There are 23 million Asian Americans and 5.4 million Chinese Americans, including people who are single race and multiracial, according to the Pew Research Center’s analysis of the 2019 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, which is based on U.S. Census Data. 

There are also too many Chinese Americans who are not counted or recognized, not culturally included, and have tremendous barriers to fulfilling their potential and engaging in our society fully because of limitations in American workplaces. The barriers can include limited or no access because of language inaccessibility, cultural exclusion and lack of cultural humility, and more intense forms of anti-Asian and anti-Chinese racism.

UCA recognizes the Chinese men paid less money than their peers of different races while building the U.S. railroads and the men and women forced to run restaurants, laundry mats, and massage parlors as their means of labor due to the extreme barriers aforementioned and present in industries across the board. 

“Happy Labor Day to all!” said UCA President Haipei Shue. “I am grateful to our new hires and volunteers who put in countless of hours of work for this organization. UCA appreciates you! And thank you to all the Chinese Americans who have contributed to our American society throughout the entire history of this country.”

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United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. While the organization’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C., UCA has 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. UCA was incorporated in 2016. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/ and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

在这个劳工节，美国华人联合会（UCA）向所有为美国社会做出贡献的美籍华人致敬。

根据美国人口数据统计，皮尤研究中心对2019年美国社区调查1年估计的分析，美国目前有2300万亚裔美国人和540万美籍华人，包括单一种族和多种族的人。

目前，仍然有许多美籍华人不被美国承认，美国文化上也无法包容华裔。并且由于美国工作场所的限制，美籍华人在发挥他们的潜力和充分参与美国社会方面面临着多种多样的障碍，包括语言无法获取，文化排斥，以及更强烈的反亚裔和反华种族主义。

UCA指出，中国男性在修建美国铁路时获得了更少的工资。现在，许多华人因为反亚裔种族主义的存在，仍然只能从事餐馆、洗衣房和按摩院等工作。

UCA会长薛海培祝大家劳工节快乐！”他非常感谢今年夏天入职的员工以及为该组织投入无数小时工作的数十名志愿者。该组织主要由在美华人组成。UCA非常感谢你们的帮助！我们也非常感谢所有为美国社会做出贡献的华人！

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United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与，政治参与，青少年教育以及保护中华传统和文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

New Anti-Asian Racism and Mental Health Toolkits

In the face of rising anti-Asian racism and violence during the pandemic, the experts and youth on the UCA WAVES team have created discussion guides for both parents and youth. These are intended for individual or small group use. Check out the linked documents for the toolkits, which include videos and other media, discussion questions, links to helpful resources, and even a short self-quiz. 

For parents: click here
For youth: click here

United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. While the organization’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C., UCA has 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. UCA was incorporated in 2016. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/ and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与，政治参与，青少年教育以及保护中华传统和文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

Anti-Asian-American Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Handbook for Children and Their Parents Part 1

Parents, do you understand how we can help our children cope with discrimination, bullying, aggression, bullying at school during the pandemic?

1. Microaggressions 

Advice for kids:

  • Ask the offender — “Why do you think this is [funny/true/flattering]?”
  • Use “I” to express your feelings — “This leaves me [disappointed/hurt/excited].”
  • Practice how you respond when someone is slightly offensive to you.

Advice for parents:

  • Create an open space where your child can share their experiences of being offended without judging right or wrong, and listen, understand and accept your child’s feelings.
  • Learn more about it, offer advice, and look for multiple solutions together

2. Discrimination and Bullying

Are you worried about your child being discriminated against/bullied?

During the pandemic, Dr. Weiyang Xie of the University of Notre Dame, who conducts psychological research and clinical psychological counseling for college students, and her colleagues conducted a survey of Chinese parents, in which 258 parents answered the following questions:

“How worried are you about your child (or yourself) being bullied or discriminated against during COVID-19?”

Only 4% said they were not worried about their children being discriminated against during the pandemic. Twenty-two percent said they were somewhat concerned, 48 percent somewhat concerned and 26 percent very concerned.

How does the school combat bullying?

Each school district in the U.S. K-12 system sets its own anti-bullying policy. The school has a clear anti-bullying policy in its student code and school rules.”

Similarly, in universities, there are rules, reporting procedures, and intervention mechanisms.

Parents are advised to take a moment to review the school district’s policies and rules on hate and racism with their children.

What kind of behavior is bullying?

  1. Physical aggression (hitting, pushing, pinching, kicking)
  2. Teasing and abuse
  3. Spread rumors or tell people not to be friends with someone
  4. Cyberbullying (Bullying doesn’t just happen at school these days. It can happen at home, too.)

How do children deal with discrimination and bullying?

  1. Ask in a gentle way. For example: “I don’t know what you mean, could you please clarify…”
  2. Provide explanations or education. For example: “We should not associate the name of the virus with a specific group of people because it will harm the whole group.”
  3. It’s more acceptable to tell someone how you feel in the first person rather than the second person. For example: “I’m sad” (instead of, “You’re making me sad”). 
  4. If the other person doesn’t accept it at the moment, avoid arguing, and choose another time or occasion to restate your position.

What should parents do when their children are being bullied?

  1. First, parents should “listen, ask and observe more” to determine whether their children are being bullied.
  2. Discuss bullying with your child before school starts.
  3. Give children support, don’t blame and criticize.
  4. Be sure to tell the child that safety is the first thing, if you feel dangerous, to go away immediately.
  5. Tell your child who they can turn to as a trusted adult when they are bullied.
  6. Don’t let your child fight back or stay silent when bullied.
  7. Let children learn to make friends.
  8. Teach your children how to protect themselves.
  9. Work with school teachers to intervene.
  10. Calling the bully’s parents may not work.

If a child is being bullied or discriminated at school, should he/she tell the teacher, principal, police or parents first?

This can be done in the following order:

  1. Teacher
  2. Instructor (Counselor)
  3. Assistant Principal
  4. Principal
  5. Parents can also report the case to CRT and OCR on their own (see the following figure for details). Once the case is registered, the school must respond.

《反亚裔歧视、反校园霸凌，父母须知手册》【上篇】（推荐收藏）

疫情期间，孩子们在学校可能会遭遇歧视/霸凌/冒犯/欺负，家长们，你们是否了解，当遇到这些情况时，我们要如何帮助孩子积极面对呢？

1: 如何应对微歧视（冒犯）

给孩子的建议：

  • 向冒犯者提问——“为什么你认为这[有趣/真实/恭维]?”
  • 用“我”来表达你的感受——“这让我感到[失望/受伤/激动]。”
  • 练习一下当别人对你有轻微冒犯时，你该如何回应。

给父母的建议

  • 创造一个开放的空间，让你的孩子能够分享他们被冒犯的经历，不评判是非，倾听、了解、接纳孩子的感受。
  • 学习了解更多相关的知识，给孩子提供建议，并一起寻找多种解决方案

2: 如何应对歧视和霸凌

你担心孩子被歧视/霸凌吗？

在疫情期间，圣母大学从事心理研究和大学生临床心理咨询的谢维扬博士和她的同事针对华裔父母进行了一项调查，258位家长回答了以下问题：

“在COVID-19期间，你有多担心你的孩子(或你自己)受到欺凌或歧视?”

只有4%的人表示，他们不担心自己的孩子在疫情期间受到歧视。22%的人说他们有点担心，48%说比较担心，26%说非常担心。

学校是如何反霸凌的？

美国K-12教育系统的每个学区都会设定该区的反霸凌政策。学校在学生守则和校规里都会明确反霸凌的政策。”

同样的，在大学里，也有相应的校规、上报流程、干预处理机制。

建议父母花一点时间和孩子们一起看看本校区对于仇恨、种族歧视的政策和规则。

孩子如何应对歧视和霸凌？

  1. 采取平和的询问方式 。例如：“我不明白你的意思，可否请你明确一下……”
  2. 提供解释或教育。例如：告诉对方：我们不应该把病毒的名字和特定人群联系在一起，因为这样会对整个族群造成伤害。
  3. 用“第一人称”而非“第二人称”告诉对方你的感受，更容易为对方所接受。例如说：我很难过，而不是说：你让我很难过……
  4. 如果对方当下不接受，避免争论，选择另外一个时间/场合重新表达您的立场。

什么样的行为属于霸凌行为？

  1. 身体攻击(打、推、掐、踢)
  2. 戏弄和辱骂
  3. 散布谣言或告诉别人不要和某人做朋友
  4. 网络欺凌(“现在欺凌不仅仅发生在学校。它也发生在家里。”)

孩子受到霸凌，父母该怎么做？

  1. 首先，家长应该“多听，多问，多观察”，以确定孩子是否受到霸凌。
  2. 在开学前和孩子讨论什么是霸凌行为。
  3. 给孩子支持，不要责备和批评。
  4. 一定要告诉孩子，安全第一，如果感觉有危险，要立刻走开。
  5. 告诉孩子当遭遇霸凌时，可以向哪些可信任的成年人求助。
  6. 不要让孩子在遭遇霸凌时进行反击（打架）或选择沉默。
  7. 让孩子学会交朋友。
  8. 教你的孩子如何保护自己。
  9. 与学校的老师合作进行干预。
  10. 给实施霸凌者的父母打电话未必行的通。

如果孩子在学校受到霸凌和歧视，应该先告诉老师、校长、警察还是家长？

  1. 老师
  2. 教导员（Counselor）
  3. 助理校长
  4. 校长
  5. 家长还可以自行向CRT和OCR举报立案（具体做法参见下图），一旦立案学校必须做出反应。

UCA Celebrates the Second Anniversary of the State of Washington’s Local Chapter Founding and Achievements

The reception for the second anniversary of the Washington United Chinese Americans (UCAWA) chapter’s founding was on August 19, 2021 in downtown Seattle. More than 50 local residents attended the reception, discussing concerns of the community and celebrating the chapter’s founding. UCAWA was founded in August 2019. 

Seattle was one of the first cities in the U.S. where Chinese people settled and established themselves, but the city has been a place where Chinese people have endured much discrimination and racism, said United Chinese Americans (UCA) President Haipei Shue, who traveled to Seattle from Washington D.C. for the reception. 

“Now, relations between China and the U.S. are rapidly deteriorating again, and our society is once again being eroded by anti-Asian hatred. We as Chinese Americans should organize and transform our society.” 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, UCAWA and more than 60 local Seattle area Chinese community organizations, all of which make up the Chinese Community Alliance, have worked together to donate $140,000 to EvergreenHealth hospital and integrated health care system (EvergreenHealth). EvergreenHealth is the medical center that first treated an outbreak of COVID-19 in a U.S. nursing home, which was located in the Seattle area.

UCAWA, with the Chinese Community Alliance, also donated more than one million personal protection equipment items to local Seattle area hospitals, medical centers, emergency services, and nursing homes.

For the hard work and over the top generosity, EvergreenHealth awarded the Chinese Community Alliance the 2021 Evergreen Spirit of Giving Award. 

“UCA has not only made great contributions to promoting the participation of Chinese Americans in politics but has also worked hard to speak out and fight for the rights and interests of Chinese Americans,” said Edmonds City Council candidate Will Chen. He added that as first-generation American citizens we should actively participate in the political life of the U.S. and make our voices heard. 

Shue noted that UCA successfully pushed the U.S. House of Representatives to pass an apology resolution for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. 

“We are currently working to end the U.S. Department of Justice’s “China Initiative” program,” he said.

During this time of heightened anti-Asian and anti-Chinese racism against people who are Asian and Asian American and this time of resulting fear for people who are Asian American, UCAWA participated in UCA’s nationwide candlelight vigils earlier this year to mourn those who died in Atlanta and to protest the racism. 

UCAWA and volunteers from Microsoft, Amazon, and other Seattle technology companies organized thousands of large demonstrations in the greater Seattle area to mourn the harm of COVID-19 and to mourn the harm of anti-Asian and anti-Chinese racism inflicted upon the local Asian, Asian American, and Chinese communities in the state. 

The Thursday evening reception was hosted by UCA and UCAWA. The following people also spoke: UCAWA Secretary General Hong Qi, UCAWA President Hardy Li, UCA National Director Gene Chang, Executive Director of the Washington State China Relations Council Mr. J. Norwell Coquillard, former Obama Administration AAPI Ambassador and Rhodes Scholar Ji Yihan, and others.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. While the organization’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C., UCA has 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. UCA was incorporated in 2016. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/ and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

华盛顿州美国华人联合会（UCAWA）成立两周年招待会于2021年8月19日在西雅图市中心举行，超过五十名当地华人参加招待会。美国华人联合会（UCA）会长薛海培从华盛顿DC专程赶来西雅图参加招待会。

当晚的招待会由UCAWA秘书长齐虹主持，UCA会长薛海培，UCAWA主席Hardy Li，UCA全国理事常劲、Edmonds市议员候选人陈伟、华州中国理事会执行理事J. Norwell Coquillard、原奥巴马政府AAPI大使，罗德学者季义涵等先后发言。

薛海培表示，西雅图是美国华人最早定居并发展的城市之一，但也是100多年前华人被驱逐的城市。现在，中美关系再次迅速恶化，我们的社会也再次遭受反亚裔仇恨的侵蚀。所以我们作为华人应该组织起来，改造我们的社会。同时，UCA也会尽我们最大的努力，联合全美各地最优秀的华人，和大家一起解决目前华人遇到的问题。薛海培说，UCA已经成功推动美国国会通过了排华法案的道歉决议。目前，我们正在努力终止美国司法部的“中国行动”计划。

Edmonds市议员候选人陈伟表示，作为第一代移民的美国公民，我们也应该积极参与美国的政治生活，发出我们的声音。UCA不仅在推动美籍华人参政上做出了巨大的贡献，而且一直努力为维护在美华人的权益而发声和战斗。

UCAWA成立于2019年8月。自2020年疫情开始，UCAWA 联合当地60多个华人社团组织，为全美第一家救治最先爆发疫情的养老院病人的医院Evergreen Hospital捐款十四万美元，并获得2021“Evergreen捐赠精神奖”（Evergreen Spirit of Giving Award)。此外还与西雅图其他华人组织一起为当地医院，紧急救护机构和养老院捐赠PPE超过100万件。

在今年反亚裔仇恨爆发时期，UCAWA参与了UCA在全国范围内发起的悼念亚特兰大逝者，抗议亚裔仇恨的烛光悼念活动。在大雨中与微软，亚马逊等科技公司的志愿者组织了数千人的大型悼念和游行，在大西雅图地区产生了很大的影响。

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与，政治参与，青少年教育以及保护中华传统和文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

Recap and Resources: 2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign Training Seminar #UCAEngaged

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Thank you to the over 107 attendees at the 2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign Training Seminar! Thank you so much to our guests and speakers U.S. Congressman Mike Honda, UCA Volunteer Advisor Monica He, House of Representatives Scheduler Sameer Chintamani, and Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. President Michael Wang. We appreciate you, all the work that you do, and your wise words of wisdom and knowledge.

Caption: House of Representatives Scheduler Sameer Chintamani speaks at UCA’s event that was held virtually.

🗣We encourage everyone to participate in the democratic process: Register to vote, see when your next (local) election is, vote, and email and call your Congressional Member of Congress.

❌In the past year, we have seen, witnessed, felt, and experienced ourselves and our Chinese, Chinese American, and AANHPI neighbors, loved ones, and friends be vilified, harassed, profiled, and harmed – sometimes, killed… Anti-Asian and anti-Chinese policies and rhetoric impacts us, and we encourage everyone to speak up about this, your concerns and requests, to your local Congressional Member of Congress.

Some topics you might bring up with your local Congressional Member of Congress: 

  • Anti-Asian and anti-Chinese hate crimes.
  • The federal government’s ”China Initiative.”
  • Education of Asian American history.
  • US-China relations. 

📸 When you meet with your Member, please take a photo of the in-person or virtual/Zoom meeting and share it with us at info@ucausa.org and post it online with the caption hashtag #UCAEngaged. (Make sure you receive everyone’s consent and permission to take their photo and to share it with us for public consumption/exposure on the UCA website, materials, emails, and social media.) 

Find your Congressional Member of Congress online on the official government website at https://www.congress.gov/members. Please contact us for a recording of the video, the talking points, and the FAQ.

United Chinese Americans (UCA) is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to empower all Chinese Americans. UCA encourages civic participation, political engagement, youth education, and the preservation of Chinese American heritage and culture. While the organization’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C., UCA has 12 local chapters and over 30 community partners across nearly all 50 States, making it one of the most influential Chinese American organizations in the United States. UCA activities have included: Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health initiatives, and more. UCA was incorporated in 2016. To learn more about UCA, please visit https://ucausa.org/ and follow UCA on WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and LinkedIn.

回顾与资源：2021年UCA国会参与行动培训研讨会  #UCA参与

非常感谢107名与会者出席2021年UCA国会参与行动培训研讨会。非常感谢我们的演讲嘉宾：前美国国会议员本田（Mike Honda), UCA顾问Monica He, 美国众议员刘云平办公室日程安排人员Sameer Chintamani，以及卡罗莱纳中国商会主席Michael Wang. 我们非常感谢你们所做的一切工作，感谢你们的睿智言辞。

Caption: 美国众议员刘云平办公室日程安排人员Sameer Chintamani在UCA线上活动发言。

我们鼓励每个人都参与到民主进程中:登记投票，关注您所在的地方何时举行选举，给您的国会议员发邮件或打电话。

在过去的一年里，我们看到，感受和经历了美国华人，AANHPI，甚至我们的亲人、朋友被诋毁，骚扰和伤害。我们必须向当地的国会议员转达我们的关切和要求。

你可以向当地的国会议员提出的一些话题：

  • 反亚裔和反华裔的仇恨犯罪
  • 联邦政府的“中国行动”计划
  • 亚裔美国人历史教育
  • 美中关系

当您和您的议员见面时，请拍摄线上或线下见面的照片，并发送info@ucausa.org与我们分享。也可以将其发布到社交平台上，并标注 #UCAEngaged。（发布前确保你得到了每个人的同意和许可，可以拍摄他们的照片，并分享给我们。以便我们可以在UCA网站，社交媒体，电子邮件中分享）。

您可以在政府官方网站：https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative上找到你的国会议员。

如果您需要UCA国会参与行动研讨会的视频，谈话要点和常见问题解答，请与我们联系。

United Chinese Americans (UCA) 是一个全国性的非营利性组织，其使命是为所有美国华人争取权利。UCA鼓励公民参与，政治参与，青少年教育以及保护中华传统和文化。UCA总部设在Washington D.C., 在全美50个州拥有12个地方分会和30多个社区合作伙伴。UCA的活动包括但不限于：Food of Love, Town Halls, Youth Education and Mental Health Initiatives. UCA于2016年正式成立。了解更多关于UCA的信息，请访问：http://ucausa.org/, 并在微信，Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube和LinkedIn上关注UCA.

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