Judge Sharon Waters rules on the Save Our Chinatown case against the City of Riverside.

News release from the Save Our Chinatown Committee

September 5, 2009

Hello, Everyone,

We have ALL been waiting to hear Judge Sharon Waters' decision, so here's the news. Please find below
1) The SOCC press release, and
2) the article about the decision from the Press Enterprise.

Both documents are also available at our website - http://saveourchinatown.org .

Watch for the next updates that
a) will let you know some of our next steps and how you can help us, and
b) news of our recent activities.

Keep up the support and good thoughts; we will need all that and your continued help!

Blessings,
Judy

for the Save Our Chinatown Committee (SOCC)
http://saveourchinatown.org
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Angel Island Immigration Station Turns 100. Obama declares January 21, 2010 National Angel Island Day. Honor your family & friends today with permanent recognition on the Centennial Wall.

REMEMBERING ANGEL ISLAND

During this 100th anniversary year of the U.S. immigration station, Angel Island, you have a rare opportunity to honor your family and friends with permanent recognition on its Centennial Wall. Your donations will go toward permanent recognition on Angel Island of those who came to build America, from all periods of time, whether or not they passed through Angel Island.

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Activist and Scholar L. Ling-chi Wang is retiring from the board of the civil rights organization that he co-founded, Chinese for Affirmative Action.

Today, L. Ling-chi Wang steps down from the board of the civil rights organization that he co-founded 40 years ago in San Francisco, the Chinese for Affirmative Action.

Wang, a professor emeritus in ethnic studies at UC Berkeley said he will continue to support CAA's work and says he has great faith in the leadership of Vincent Pan, the current Executive Director of CAA.

Wang fought for equal employment opportunities for Chinese Americans in many industries, including desegregating the all-male, all-white mainstream newsrooms of San Francisco in the late 1960s and early 70s.

Professor Wang will be interviewed by CAA Board of Trustees member Jeff Chang at its annual meeting Thursday February 4, 2010 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the YWCA Apartments 940 Powell Street (at Clay Street).

CAA 2010 Membership Meeting
Thursday, February 4, 2010
5:30 pm - 8:30 p.m.
YWCA Apartments
940 Powell Street (at Clay Street)

Featuring a conversation with:

Ling-chi Wang
CAA co-founder and Associate Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley

Jeff Chang
Writer and CAA Trustee

Vincent Pan
CAA Executive Director

Food, drinks, childcare and Cantonese interpretation provided. To RSVP or request childcare and interpretation, please contact Eric at

October 12, 2011:

Peace Boat will be holding a special event on October 13, reporting and looking back on the activities in the 200 days since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, and announcing the launch of the Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Leader Training Programme. This programme will train people in disaster relief skills to ensure that the effects of future disasters can be mitigated. Please join us to learn about our work, our future goals, and to connect with other Peace Boat supporters. For more information on this event and about Peace Boat click here.

August 18, 2011:

Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami created huge Icebergs in Antarctica.

Satellite image evidence show icebergs broke off in Antarctica, collectively the size of 50 square miles approximately, or two times the surface size of Manhattan, in about 18 hours from the time the initial Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hit 8,000 miles away in Japan on March 11, 2011.

The findings were published online in the Journal of Glaciology. It is the first known direct observation of a connection between tsunamis and icebergs. Click here for the story on the NASA website, and to view the multimedia satellite images taken by the European Space Agency/Envisat, MODIS Rapid Response/NASA, and NASA/Goddard.