NCA Joins UCA at Las Vegas Welcome to our new addition! Nevada Chinese Association (NCA) has joined UCA at its 20 year anniversary, after serving the local community tirelessly for two decades and working with UCA for 3 years.
Happy Thanksgiving 2019
Happy Thanksgiving！ Dear UCA Family, Thanksgiving has a special place in the hearts of UCA family members, because we have so much to be thankful and grateful about each other. Your abundant support, care and belief in UCA and its values and ideals have sustained UCA, a growing community civic Continue Reading
Kick-off Event for UCAWA
Kick-off Event Held for United Chinese Americans of Washington (UCAWA) October 26, 2019 A new chapter of UCA – United Chinese Americans of Washington (UCAWA) hosted its Kick-off Dinner and Reception at Bellevue Hilton. More than 200 guests attended. Among the VIPs there are former Ambassador to China Gary Locke; Continue Reading
Fundraising / Development Volunteer Team Member
UCA Fundraising/Development Volunteer Team Member Needed Oct 17, 2019 UCA is in a cross road after almost three years since its conception. We have grown tremendously and getting recognized on local and national levels, but to help UCA become sustainable will require a tremendous amount of hard work not only Continue Reading
Licensed Health Professional Volunteer
Licensed Health Professional volunteer needed for UCA Youth Mental Health Initiative November 2019 UCA is seeking a passionate, dedicated, and experienced licensed healthcare professional to join our growing team. We are taking on the commitment to improve mental health among Chinese Americans through our Youth Mental Health Initiative, and are Continue Reading
Volunteer Program Team Member
UCA is Calling for Volunteer Program Team Member November 2019 As we approach the end of 2019, UCA has been tasked with more programs and opportunities. We are busy preparing for our 2020 Convention, the 2020 Census, advocacy work in Congress with other racial/ethnic groups, year-end fundraising, youth mental health Continue Reading
UCA among Organizations Endorsing Senator Durbin’s Bill S.2603
UCA among Organizations Endorsing Senator Durbin’s Bill S.2603 on Green Card Reforming UCA president Haipei Shue visited Senator Durbin and Senator Duckworth’s offices and discussed issues of immigration, S.386 and Chinese American scientists. At the request of Senator Durbin’s office, UCA has endorsed his new legislation “Resolving Extended Limbo for Continue Reading
Welcome to the Chinese American Women in History Conference
Welcome to the Chinese American Women in History Conference UCA is honoured to co-sponsor the Chinese American Women in History (CAWH) Conference, coming soon to Washington, D.C. The 1882 Foundation and the Chinese American Museum DC present a conference on CAWH, exploring a century of experiences framed by the enactment Continue Reading
Science and Technology Caught between the United States and China Conference
By: Steven Pei Science and Technology Caught between the United States and China Conference The Committee of 100 (C100) convened nearly 300 leading policy makers, legal experts, educators, business leaders, scientists, and community leaders in Palo Alto, Ca. on September 28, 2019 to address the human impacts of geopolitics. In Continue Reading
UCA Co-Sponsored 2019 National Civic Leadership Forum
UCA Co-Sponsored 2019 National Civic Leadership Forum Civic Engagement and Empowerment in 2020 Census and 2020 Election Season are key areas of campaign for UCA Washington, DC – UCA has successfully hosted and supported its members to participate in the 2019 National Civic Leadership Forum (NCLF) held Sep 15-18th, in Washington, Continue Reading
S.386 Blocked by Sen. Durbin
S.386 Blocked by Senator Durbin (and Again) Latest update: On October 17, 2019, Senator Durbin blocked another attempt to pass S.386 via Unanimous Consent (UC). The following contents first published on September 26, 2019. Hours ago, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) blocked S.386 and the unanimous consent vote has once again Continue Reading
Org. Letter on Opposition to H.R.1044 / S.386
September 25, 2019Washington, D.C. Org. Letter on Opposition to H.R.1044 / S.386 So far, 18 national organizations, including UCA, have joint their forces to oppose S.386. We expect more national organizations to join this coalition in the coming days. Please share the letter with staffers of senators when you contact Continue Reading
Columbia University Joins UCA’s Call to Speak Up
Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University, published an opinion piece on Washington Post, titled “No, I won’t start spying on my foreign-born students“, in response to heightened pressure on academic research, joining a growing list of other institutions making similar statements. The content is reposted here. The FBI has Continue Reading
UW-Madison is the Latest to Join UCA’s Call to Speak Up，Amid Worsening US-China Relations
Repost from UW-Madison OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR website: UW’S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA. The U.S. and China need each other. We need each other as trading partners; we need each other as major world leaders. And our universities need each other. As we count down the final days of summer and Continue Reading
Graduation Ceremony – UCA-IL/CLUSA Civic Engagement Summer Internship
UCA is excited to share some updates on the new youth program from UCA Illinois: Civic Engagement Summer Internship. The program’s mission is: Train, Connect, Collaborate, Empower and United civic leaders and local organizations in USA. The program provides students internship opportunities in elected officials’ offices or government agencies, whether Continue Reading
Carnegie-Mellon is the latest to answer to UCA’s Call to Speak Up, joining U-Pitt, John Hopkins, UC San Diego, U-Chicago and more…
Carnegie-Mellon is the latest to answer to UCA’s Call to Speak Up, joining U-Pitt, John Hopkins, and more… Further development since last update. (Click for details). Carnegie-Mellon University, joining U-Pitt, John Hopkins, UChicago, UC San Diego, and Caltech, issued statement to CMU community supporting Chinese and other international scholars and students. Continue Reading
UCA Raises Concerns For Chinese American Scientists as Collateral Damage
United Chinese Americans (UCA) Raises Concerns For Chinese American Scientists as Collateral Damage in the Crossfire Between the United States and China Due to Deteriorating Relations WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2019. The United Chinese Americans (UCA), www.ucausa.org, expresses grave concern for Chinese American scientists, who have been made to Continue Reading
UCA Forum: A New Reality Facing Chinese Americans
The much-anticipated forum on the new reality facing Chinese Americans during China-US conflicts has successfully wrapped up. UCA/UCA-IL, along with CLUSA, Committee of 100, and SixHues, invited a panel consisting of renowned lawyers, FBI investigator, and activists to bring some crucial messages to the Chinese American community. Data have shown Continue Reading
CLF News: National Security and Asian American Community
如何应对美国当下以“国家安全”为由的经济间谍案越演越烈的困境？在华人生存发展环境恶化情势下如何自我保护，共渡难关？华裔科学家郗小星和陈霞芬的蒙冤经历，给亚裔社区投下阴影，更多人日益担忧自己乃至下一代会成为中美关系冲突的牺牲品。 最近，一份来自百人会发布的《起诉中国间谍：经济间谍法的实证分析》报告发现，1996年至2008年，有17%的经济间谍被告是华人，有8%是其他亚裔；而从2009年至2015年，有52%的经济间谍被告是华人，是之前的三倍多。 当前美国政府已把中国作为一个军事和经济上的竞争对手，在美华裔，尤其是新移民更需要面对这一现实，在科技领域工作的华裔更易引起两国政府的特别关注，甚至在工作场所下载文件，都有可能被视作危及国家安全。 面对这一关系美国亚裔生存发展切身利益的困境，主办方：美国华人联合会（United Chinese Americans, UCA），Sixhues, UCA IL，以及主要协办方：百人会（Committee of 100）、Civic Leadership USA （CLUSA）等多个亚裔组织将推出两期“公民领导力论坛”，以“国家安全问题对亚裔社区的影响”为主题，关注这一敏感话题。 公民领导力论坛分为两部分：第一部分将聚焦“社区信息交流：华裔如何面对中美冲突带来的新环境”，第二部分将关注“社区与执法机关的对话”。 1月19日先期举办的第一部分论坛，将特邀多领域的专家解析法律和社会环境变化所造成的这些现象，通过美国亚裔的历史背景，分析为何华裔担心此类政府行动可能带有基于种族的偏见，了解美国各地社区组织如何与政府部门和执法机关进行沟通，反映种族偏见问题、提出透明度和问责制的要求、与社区进行对话等。论坛将详细回应备受华人关注的敏感话题，切实保护华人权益。 论坛特邀演讲人： • Brian Sun：Jones Day律师事务所主管合伙人，曾担任李文和的辩护律师，在复杂的商业诉讼和白领犯罪方面是在全面享有盛誉的辩护律师，被Lawdragon杂志评为美国500名主要律师之一，在《钱伯斯》排名被列为一级律师，曾担任美国亚太裔律师协会主席 • Andrew Kim：哈佛大学法学院毕业，南德克萨斯法学院访问学者，Greenberg Traurig律师事务所诉讼律师。曾在华盛顿大学圣路易斯法学院和康考迪亚大学法学院担任多年的法学院教授多年。百人会发布了由他联合撰写的报告《起诉中国间谍：经济间谍法的实证分析》有关种族问题的重要发现引发多方关注。 • 王爱玲（Aryani Ong）:社区活动家/Six Hues的博主和前民权律师，是亚裔美国司法特别工作组的联合创始人。近期她领导开启了联邦调查局与美国华裔之间的对话，主持了第二届美国华人大会有关经济间谍案的重要论坛，并组织来自全美各地亚裔组织领袖参加在FBI华盛顿总部举行的高级别对话。 • 吴大同（George Wu）：McAndrews, Held & Malloy律师事务所合伙人，UCA法律顾问。他擅长在生物技术、制药和医疗器械行业为客户提供专利申请、商标和版权注册方面的咨询服务，并代表客户参加有关知识产权诉讼。在仿制药公司领域，他具有简易新药申请程序ADNA领域诉讼的丰富经验。 论坛主持人：萧爱玲（Anne Shaw） 民权律师，Shaw Legal Services 的创始人，UCA伊州分会理事，擅长商业、民权和人身伤害领域的民事诉讼。她长期积极致力于社区法律公益，应邀为其他律师教授培训课程，包括为大芝加哥亚裔美国律师协会主办的消费者破产课程担任教师等，她还与AABA共同主持建立华埠Pro Bono法律诊所。目前担任亚裔美国律师协会法律基金会主席。 本次论坛无党派偏向，以包容性和教育性为目标，欢迎大家踊跃参加。 时间：第一部分论坛 2019年1月19日（周六），下午 2-5点 Continue Reading