Category: News Update

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. 

—

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. 

###

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.”

###

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！

###

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

Download PDF

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.

Download PDF

2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign FAQ

Download PDF

This document is for United Chinese Americans (UCA), UCA chapters, and all UCA partners and friends. It was written for people who attended the 2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign event on August 5, 2021 and plan to do outreach to their Congressional Member of Congress. This FAQ (frequently asked questions) sheet is a compilation of questions that were asked at and after the 2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign event on Aug. 5. The document also includes questions that people might be thinking and answers that contain valuable information in this political engagement effort. The answers below are the answers from the speakers at that event, from Congressional Members of Congress and their staff, and from UCA.

Thank you to the speakers at the event: U.S. Congressman Mike Honda, UCA Volunteer Advisor Monica He, House of Representatives Scheduler Sameer Chintamani, Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. President Michael Wang, and UCA President Haipei Shue.

Index of Questions in this Document:

Q1: What is Congress?

A: According to the official U.S. government website: “Established by Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress. The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers.” The House of Representatives and the Senate are each called a “chamber” of Congress.

“The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population. Members of the House are elected every two years and must be 25 years of age, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and a resident of the state (but not necessarily the district) they represent.”

“The Senate is composed of 100 Senators, 2 for each state. Until the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, Senators were chosen by state legislatures, not by popular vote. Since then, they have been elected to six-year terms by the people of each state.

“Senators’ terms are staggered so that about one-third of the Senate is up for reelection every two years. Senators must be 30 years of age, U.S. citizens for at least nine years, and residents of the state they represent.”

Learn more about Congress at https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-legislative- branch/.

Q2: What kind of impact can we expect these meetings to have?

A: Congressional Members of Congress (Members) and their staff routinely meet with constituents in their congressional districts to stay close to current issues. These meetings are integral to the American representative political process, and they are impactful. We can continue this practice of reaching out to our elected officials and being involved to build relationships. As the constituent, it is important your voice and perspective is known so your elected official knows where you stand and how you feel – this can influence the decisions they make that impact your life.

Q3: What direct goals can we achieve from these meetings?

A: These meetings can help educate our community about civic engagement, and also help inform legislators and their staff on the Chinese American communities in their districts. We can help them better understand important issues affecting our communities and how rhetoric, policies, and procedures impact our lives. These meetings can establish a positive relationship between the legislators and our communities.

Please take a photo of those in the meeting who give consent and permission to be photographed for your group’s and UCA’s use on the web, in materials and emails, and on social media. Email us the photo(s) at info@ucausa.org, and when posting online, please use the hashtag #UCAEngaged. By taking a photo of your meeting, you help to increase awareness about this Congressional Outreach Campaign and how important it is that we as Chinese Americans get involved in the political process.

Q4: What is a good group size to assemble, and who can be included in this group to meet with the Member?

A: The optimal group size is around 5-12 people in one group meeting. This group can include any interested community members, especially those who have been actively involved and engaged. It can be effective to include young people and students as well, so don’t rule them out/exclude them from the meeting if they’d like to be included.

Q5: How do I initiate a meeting request with a congressional office?

A: Find your Member – and their online request form or email address – at https://www.congress.gov/members.

In the middle column of the “Members of the U.S. Congress” webpage, you will see the header “How to Contact Your Member.” Type in your zip code into the “Find address or place” field, and click the magnifying glass icon that is directly to the right of that field.

When you are on the “Your Members” webpage, you will see your Members listed on the webpage. Click their name and be directed to their individual webpage. Then click on the url that is listed after “Website,” and you will be directed to their own website. On their own website, click “Contact,” “Request a meeting,” “Scheduling Request,” or “Schedule a meeting.”

When you send your email or message to your Member and their office: In the subject line, include “Meeting Request.” In the body of the message, include your agenda for the meeting, the participants’ names and where they reside, contact information for your group, and desired format of meeting (example: “We request a virtual meeting.”). Providing all of this information helps the Member and their office prepare for your meeting.

Give the Member and their office about seven business days to get back to you. Remember to always be polite even if you do not hear back. Follow up with the Member and their office with another email message and call the office.

Q6: How do I build a good relationship with the Member and their office?

A: First, reach out and always be polite. Be courteous and kind, and express your needs clearly and directly in a professional way. Treat everyone with respect, and remember that the staffers are professionals who work in public service to help communities; they want to help you.

Q7: Should we request a virtual meeting or in-person meeting?

A: Virtual meetings are recommended in the current situation due to the pandemic.

Q8: If the congressional office says the Member is not available but a staff member can meet with us, how should we respond?

A: Request the meeting with the Member, but if the Member is not available, accept the meeting with the staffer and treat them with as much respect as you would the Member. In some instances, a good relationship with the staffer can lead to future meetings with the Member.

Q9: How much time can we expect to have at these meetings?

A: Initial meetings between the Member and constituent groups are usually scheduled for only 15-20 minutes. If a senior staff member meets with your group, you may have 30-60 minutes with the staff in the meeting.

Q10: How to prepare before we go to the meeting?

A: Use UCA’s “Talking Points” document to help you prepare your messaging. And, a powerful tool of communication is your lived experience. Do not shy away from a short story about how you yourself have been impacted by racism, or how you felt when you heard about the “China Initiative” or Asian American history being included in U.S. history lessons, or how you feel when you heard about another member of the Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander community being attacked – or when you yourself were attacked. This is very real; your experiences, concerns, fears, and ideas are valid, and this is why we are doing this 2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign – so people like you can have their voices and perspectives heard. People remember stories more than anything else.

Before the meeting, it is good to practice your clear, concise, and straightforward messaging – you will only have a limited amount of time in the meeting. Remember that there will be others in the meeting with you as well. Plan with your group to determine who will be the lead and how much time each speaker gets. (See Q8 above for meeting time.) These coordinated efforts are especially important for virtual meetings. People who plan to speak should rehearse and can come in with scripts, statistics, and reference documents. If you don’t have time to say everything, you can email them after the meeting.

Q11: How can we follow up with the Member and their office after the meeting?

A: Follow up by email/message and by calling the office. Don’t forget to thank them regardless of their stances. In your follow-up, you can recap your key messages and provide any materials.

Q12: Are there certain comments and statements that we should stay clear of?

A: No matter with whom you are communicating, always be polite and kind. Keep this in mind especially when communicating with people who may have opposing stances or views.

Please keep in mind that as an organization, UCA doesn’t endorse candidates in elections. As an individual, you of course can.

Share only your own experiences, perspectives, and ideas. Don’t speak for other people.

Download PDF

UCA in the News: UCA首场国会参与行动研讨会，探讨华人如何与国会议员交流

#UCAEngaged 转自新世界微讯

美国华人联合会（UCA）近日开展今年首个华人社区国会参与行动研讨会，与超过百名华人社区关心政治人士共同探讨华人应该如何更有效的与国会议员进行沟通。UCA会长薛海培说，任何有兴趣参加国会参与行动的团体或个人可以通过find your representative/house.gov网站寻找自己所在选区的议员。

当晚邀请的演讲嘉宾包括美国国会前议员本田（Mike Honda）；奥巴马政府时期美国贸易代表办公室（USTR）高级官员，现任财富100强企业政府事务高级主管Monica He；UCA会长，有常年与国会打交道经验的薛海培（HaipeiShue）和国会议员刘云平办公室日程安排人员钦塔马尼（Sameer Chintamani）。四名演讲者从自身经验出发，给与会者提供了许多非常有价值的信息。

薛海培表示，目前美国正处在反亚裔歧视和仇恨的关键时刻，不断恶化的中美关系也导致了美国联邦大规模的种族定性和过度起诉华裔科学家，侵犯华裔美国公民的宪法权利。但是，美国社区并没有习惯于和国会议员接触，向国会议员表达自己的诉求。他希望这场活动能够带领全美华人社区学习如何和议员对话，更好的保障华人社区的权益。

薛海培介绍，美国国会议员会和他们选区的选民进行定期见面，关注选民关心的议题。他说，参加国会参与行动的华人至少需要3至5人成团，团队成员可以使任何对华人社区发展感兴趣或者对国会有一定了解和联系的人。

国会议员刘云平办公室日程安排人员钦塔马尼随后向与会者介绍了国会议员办公室会议请求流程。钦塔马尼介绍，任何计划与国会议员见面的人需要首先通过国会办公室的网站在线提交会议申请，填写会议讨论主题，团队规模，联系方式以及想要的会议形式（目前主要以Zoom形式），并在提交申请后随时进行电话跟进。

美国国会前议员本田随后结合自身经验给与会者提供了一些非常主要的信息。本田说，国会议员非常繁忙，与选民团体的初步会议通常只安排20分钟左右，但是与办公室高级工作人员的会议可以延长至30-60分钟。本田强调，不要小看国会议员办公室的工作人员，因为他们才是民众和议员之间沟通的桥梁。他希望与会者能礼貌对待工作人员，清楚地表达自己的需求。

薛海培建议，虽然国会议员非常繁忙，但是在这次的国会参与行动中，UCA希望国会议员能直接与团体见面，因为这才能以最快的速度让国会关注亚裔群体，了解亚裔问题。

Proud to get news placements for this important initiative. #UCAEngaged

2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign Training Seminar #UCAEngaged

Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkfuiprTMuHdRNOElFHH_9mtjeNVd5KUXD

(Register by Wednesday, August 4, 2021.)

As you know, throughout U.S. history, Chinese and all Asian Americans have been largely left out of the conversations. We would like to be included and have our concerns heard. So, please save the date and time (Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT) to join us and attend UCA’s “2021 UCA Congressional Outreach Campaign” training seminar #UCAEngaged on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT. The training seminar is via Zoom, and you can register here. Please register as soon as possible and by Wednesday, Aug. 4.

如您所知，在美国历史上，华人和所有亚裔在很大程度上都被排除在与国会议员的对话之外。请参加UCA于2021年8月5日东部时间晚8点举行的“2021 UCA国会参与行动”线上培训研讨会。这场研讨会是通过ZOOM举行，您可以通过点击此链接注册。

In this training seminar, we will discuss how you can connect with your own local elected official who is a Member of U.S. Congress. It is during this time that we can all set up and schedule meetings with them to voice our concerns regarding the pertinent topics of our Chinese American community’s safety. 

Pertinent topics: 

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

All are welcome. This webinar’s target audience is any interested American of Chinese descent. This event will be in English.

Register by Aug. 4 by clicking here.

We are grateful for your engagement and participation! Please take a photo with your elected officials – each a screenshot of the virtual meeting or a photo of the in-person meeting, and send it to us: Hong.qi@ucausa.org. When you post it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, please tag UCA “@UCASocial” and use the hashtag #UCAEngaged in your caption.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Qi Hong at hong.qi@ucausa.org.

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. 

FSI – SPICE Releases New Lesson Plans for PBS Documentary “The Chinese Exclusion Act”

During this time of intense public debate on immigration, SPICE has partnered with PBS and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) to encourage teachers to share the American Experience film, The Chinese Exclusion Act, with students. Check it out to learn about the following questions and more:

What factors led to increased immigration from China to the United States?

How did the Chinese adapt to life in the United States that sometimes included hostility directed at them?

How did Chinese immigration to the United States intensify ethnic and cultural conflict and complicate the forging of a national identity?

What role did new laws and the federal judiciary play in instituting racial inequality and in disfranchising various racial groups such as the Chinese?

What factors led to immigration restrictions of the Chinese and ultimately exclusion?

What arguments and methods did Chinese in the United States use to acquire equal rights and opportunities guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?

How have ideals and institutions of freedom, equality, justice, and citizenship in the United States changed over time and from one community to another?

To watch the trailer, go to: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chinese-exclusion-act/