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
UCA President Leadership Visited C2 Education
Haipei Shue, UCA President, and Lily Chen, senior advisor and UCA Illinois Chapter President visited C2 Education (www.c2educate.com) headquarters in Atlanta , Georgia, on September 6, 2019. After working with C2 Education in the past several months , UCA and C2 Education reached an agreement for partnership. We are pleased 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
Houston Asian American Community Celebrating Completion of the 2019 Summer Student Internship in Civic Leadership
United Chinese Americans Houston Houston Asian American Community Celebrating Completion of the 2019 Summer Student Internship in Civic Leadership 8/18/2019 Aug 17th Saturday, United Chinese Americans (UCA) and OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Houston jointly hosted the Graduation Ceremony and Award Luncheon for Houston students who have completed 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
MIT and other institutions respond to UCA’s call for action
Because of the amazing efforts by many MIT Chinese American faculty members and some prominent alumni, including some contacted by UCA, MIT president met with the Chinese American faculty members on June 20th and now followed it up with this amazing statement. Our hats off to those at MIT who Continue Reading
UCA Invited by Rep. Meng to Present House Resolution 165 at Unveiling Ceremony for Post Stamps Commemorating The 150th Anniversary of The Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion
UCA Invited by Rep. Meng to Present House Resolution 165 at Unveiling Ceremony for Post Stamps Commemorating The 150th Anniversary of The Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, joined by officials from the U.S. Postal Service and the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), held an unveiling ceremony Continue Reading
One More Major University Speaks Up For Science Community
One More Major University Speaks Up For Science Community At the urging of UMD Association of Chinese American Professors and Scholars and UCA members in Maryland, President Wallace Loh of University of Maryland at College Park has just issued a strong statement on American universities’ historic mission and the need Continue Reading
University of Delaware Responds to UCA Call for Action
May 10, 2019 Upon UCA’s Call for Action, over a dozen of professions in University of Delaware (UD), lead by Named Professor Xiaohan Yan, expressed their concerns over increasingly deteriorated atmosphere. The university released the following official statement in a positive and articulated response, emphasizing on the support of legit 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
Seasons Greetings
Dear UCA Family, As we are approaching the end of memorable 2018 and beginning of an exciting 2019, we want to express our gratitude to our UCA family members and supporters nationwide, who have nurtured and sustained this UCA civic movement in our community. At this special moment, we vow Continue Reading
Conversation with Senior FBI Official
Conversation with Senior FBI Official Asian American Community leaders met with senior FBI official and representatives to discuss about community concerns December 14, 2018. Contact: Aryani Ong, (240) 370-6660, aong@sixhuesblog.com Washington, D.C. – On December 7, 2018, a group of community leaders met with a senior level FBI Continue Reading