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发帖数: 3591 | 1 Session 1 - Cupertino
Subject: APAPA Town Hall on SCA 5
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2014
Place: Cupertino Community Hall 10350 Torre Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014
Time: 1:30 - 5:00 PM
APAPA is conducting a series of "SCA 5 Town Halls" throughout California
because we understand and appreciate how fundamentally important education
is to all Asian Americans. Just a few years ago, APAPA spent a lot of time
and energy on an "Education Equality Project" aiming to overturn the 2012 UC
Freshman Admission Policy which could adversely affect Asian Americans. In
addition to asserting our rights in Higher Education, it is also APAPA's
mission to conduct Voters Education, promote Asian American Civil Rights,
and actively participate at every level of our government.
SCA 5, as authored by Senator Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, contains
intentions and languages that attempts to promote diversity at higher
education in California which, if properly worded and carried out, could
benefit all ethnic minorities including certain segments of the Asian
American communities who are currently underserved by our universities and
colleges. However, APAPA has strong concerns about some of the language in
SCA 5 that can be misinterpreted to allow universities and colleges to
resort back to a "quota" mentality that will unfairly shift enrollment
priorities to the detriment of other eligible groups of student applicants.
APAPA wants our members and fellow Asian Americans to be well informed and
armed with complete information each time they go to the voting booth. SCA 5
is a very complicated and complex issue and to understand all aspects of
this Amendment, we have invited expert panelists to frame the background,
and to discuss the pros and cons of this Amendment. We also want to learn
from these experts if this Amendment could be altered such that it would
promote a win-win situation for all minority groups.
For the above reasons, APAPA's goals in conducting these town halls is to
educate our voter population about the facts surrounding SCA 5 with the hope
that there will be an educated conclusion and strategy on how to proceed to
address the concerns of our API community.
We urge You and Your Friends to attend these Informative and Proactive Town
Halls!
Session 1 - Cupertino
Subject: APAPA Town Hall on SCA 5
Date: Sunday, March 2, 2014
Place: Cupertino Community Hall 10350 Torre Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014
Time: 1:30 - 5:00 PM
Confirmed Panel Members (partial list):
Senator Bob Huff; Ling-chi Wang, Associate Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley;
David A. Lehrer, President of Community Advocates, Inc.
FREE Admission
Open to the Public
Contact:
Dr. Albert Wang, a*****[email protected] or Joel Wong, j******[email protected]
An Educational Town Hall Forum regarding SCA 5:
a constitutional amendment that would repeal portions of Proposition
209 that prohibit the consideration of race in recruitment, admissions
and retention programs by state universities and colleges in California
Don't miss this opportunity to hear the real facts about the intent of SCA 5
language
and hear the pros and cons of SCA 5 from academic experts, legislators,
educators, advocates and opponents.
NOTE: APAPA is a non-profit, non-partisan and grassroots organization and
does not endorse candidates. |
