APAPA EDUCATIONAL TOWN HALLS REGARDING SCA 5
APAPA Educational Town Halls
on California Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA 5)
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, [email protected] or Joel Wong, [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.
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SCA5 专题汇总:
http://www.weidb.com/o1014.html
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