Myth against AsAms that we ourselves believe

   The most insidious result of being discriminated against is that the
victims may actually begin to believe that they are inferior. I used to
be such a victim. I would NOT have passed the following true or false tests
15 years ago, because I didn’t have the right info. Try this test below
so that you’ll get the right info and realize how much YOU’ve been
discriminated.

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True & False Tests:

   Statistics show that AsAms apparently face the lowest glass ceiling in workplaces,
including private industries, universities and federal government. Could
there be subtler explanations which reveal that there is NO discrimination?

1. To be managers, one may need business degrees. However, Asian Ams
tend to get engineering & science degrees. That is why we have
met the glass ceiling. True or false?

2. Asian American, being mostly recent immigrants, don’t have as much
seniority in the work force, as compare to others. True or false?

3. AsAms have the highest average individual and household income in
the nation. These facts prove that AsAms are NOT being discriminated?
True or false?

4. AsAms, being from different cultures, don’t have sufficient managerial
ambition and ability, language skills, and the right sense of humor.
That is why we met the lowest glass ceiling. T or F?

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   If you answered false to all 4, you have a perfect score. Here are the
facts that those without the perfect score, not be aware of.

To Q1: False. The percentage of Asian Americans with business degrees is
85% HIGHER than the national average. Although many of us have
engineering or science degrees, this does not translate into fewer business
degrees. This is because we have relatively few in fields such as English,
history, psychology, liberal arts, and the humanities in general. Indeed,
Asian Americans represent the highest percentage of all Americans with
MBAs, and the second highest percentage of people with either a
bachelors or doctoral degree in business. Click here to read
documented details. Then go to Section IV and Q2.

To Q2: False. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics*, Asians
Americans have on average greater seniority than Hispanics, although
Hispanics enjoy a much higher chance of being promoted to managerial
positions. Click here, then goo to Section IV and look for the answer to Q1.

To Q3: Income is tightly coupled to educational attainment according to
the Census of 2000. Given the fact that Asian Ams have on average much
higher educational attachment, if Asian American workers were paid the
average national salary according to their educational attainment, the
average Asian American income would be about 15% HIGHER than the
average Caucasian income. The reality is that we don’t do nearly as
well. Click here, then go to Section IV, look for Q3.

Higher household income is a direct result of our higher individuals
income. In addition AsAms families have more wage earners family.
Again, without discrimination against AsAms, the average AsAm
Household earning will be even higher. Click here, and go to
Section IV, look for Q4.

To Q4: "Men are from Mars and women are from Venus." So the cultural
difference between men and women is not only large but possibly
intrinsic. But that has not prevented women from becoming leaders
nowadays. Think Sandra Day O’Connor, Diane Feinstein, and Hillary
Clinton.

When discrimination against women was rampant, women were thought
to have less managerial ambition, ability, and communication skills, and
to lack a sense of humor. At the time, many women believed they were
indeed lacking. That is the most insidious aspect of prejudice. The strong
and powerful can get the weak and powerless to doubt themselves!
Women have awoken. Have we? Click here, and go to Section IV, look for Q6.

   We NEED people who are willing to do this kind of research to
defend our rights. We also NEED to provide them with something to fight with.
That is why 80-20 set up the Self Empowerment Longterm Fund,
SELF. If you get it, then ACT!  Donate to SELF by clicking on
     http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/80/e?l=8/au/1/f&w=no.

  When the total donation improves from $261,096/year to 300,000/yr
for 5 years, an election for “Board of Donors” will be held. To know more
about that election, click here. You may nominate yourself or nominate others,
if the nominees consent.

Respectfully,
 

S. B. Woo, a volunteer
President, 80-20 National Asian Am. Educational Foundation, Inc.
http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org

Achieve “race diversity” in sport teams?

   Superbowl! World Series! NCAA/NBA Finals! These are celebrated
events that Americans LOVE TO WATCH, notwithstanding that
African-Am players are disproportionally large.

   What if an idiot advocates for racial diversity in sports teams?
“Not enough Asians,” he shouts. “Speed, strength and flexibility
tests in qualifying individuals for varsity and pro teams are NOT fair.
They discriminates against AsAms. Do away with such tests! At a
minimum, supplement the traditional tests with intelligence and will
power tests, because such qualities count in sports.”

   Will this person’s view be respected? No! Americans are a lot
smarter than that. We understand that it is the merits, which are
of primary importance to sports, that count.

   Most Americans will shake their heads and say, “If there are
Asians who are good enough to play at these levels, the recruiters will
be knocking down their doors to recruit them. What has race to do
with sports? Does this advocate understand that it is ‘the content
of character but not the color of the skin’ that counts, as Dr. Martin
Luther King said?”

   Here is my puzzlement. If the person who advocates racial diversity
in top level sport teams is not to be respected, why are advocates for
racial diversity in top level high schools and universities taken so
seriously?

   Forward this e-newsletter to Mayor Bill de Blasio of NYC, and to
the presidents of many universities, whom I respect but don’t agree
with. I like to know their answers.

   We need people who understand politics to defend ourselves,
friends. We also need to provide them with something to fight with.
That is why 80-20 set up the Self Empowerment Longterm Fund,
SELF. If you get it, then ACT!  Donate to SELF by clicking on
     http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/80/e?l=8/au/1/f&w=no.

  When the total donation improves from $261,096/year to
300,000/yr for 5 years, an election for “Board of Donors” will
be held. To know more about that election, click here. You may
nominate yourself or nominate others, if the nominees consent.

Respectfully,
 

S. B. Woo, a volunteer
President, 80-20 National Asian Am. Educational Foundation, Inc.
http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org

Urgent Appeal to NON-Chinese Asian Americans

   “Win Rights TOGETHER or Lose Rights SEPARATELY”
 

Q: Is the above our only option?

A: YES. Read on.

Q: Don’t AsAms enjoy all rights already? Prove it to me,
    if we don’t!

A: AsAm ADULTS face the lowest glass ceiling in workplaces. AsAm
YOUTHS face the highest barrier in college admissions to first
tier universities. An average AsAm applicant must score 140 pts higher
than whites, 270 pts higher than Hispanics and 450 pts higher
than blacks to have the same chance to get in, according to
Princeton Sociologist Thomas Espenshade!

   So whether we are adults or youths, in workplaces or applying for
colleges, we face the worst discrimination!

Q: Why does America dislike Asian Americans so much?

A: NO! America does NOT dislike Asian Americans. Every new immigrant
group to America had faced discrimination, be they Irish, Polish, Jewish
or Italians. Have you heard of the ”No Irish need apply” or “Harvard’s &
Yale’s quota against Jewish students” in earlier times in America?

   So wise up & act. Learn from earlier immigrants. Use the political
process to win our rights.

Q: What does the political process mean?

A: It means getting enough money and votes together so that
politicians will know that AsAms can elect or unelect them depending
on whether they will use the power of the government to give us
EQUAL opportunity. The AsAm population is small. Hence, regardless
of where we are from, be we from South Asia, Southeast Asia or East
Asia, we must work together.

Q: Great! How do we get the political process started?

A: SUPPORT 80-20 which is by far the largest Asian Am political
organization with a 15 year record of distinguished services. It

  • Has delivered large bloc votes, the only kind that politicians
respect!
  • Possesses the largest war chest among AsAm PACs; is working
on making it even larger -- $1 million per year for 5 years
in its ambitious SELF program. However, 80-20 is all volunteers
with but 1 staff.
  • Clout! Pres. Obama, VP Biden and Former Sec. of State H.
Clinton have all answered 80-20’s questionnaire of 6 questions
with “6 yeses” .
  • Effectiveness! Pres. Obama has fulfilled 3 of his 6 promises to
80-20 by tripling the number of AsAm federal life-tenured
judges, since he took office.

Q: Is 80-20 a Chinese-Am org.? I am NOT a Chinese Am.

A: No! 80-20 works for all Asian Americans. For example of the AsAm
federal judges that Pres. Obama has appointed, owing to his promise
to 80-20, the ethnic breakdown, as guessed by names, is:

5 Indian-Am judges,
3 Japanese-Am judges,
2 Korean–Ams judges,
2 Vietnamese-Ams judges,
1 Native Hawaiian judges,
1 Pacific Islanders judges and
8 Chinese-Am judges,

   80-20 works for all AsAms. For example, it worked with 4
large Indian Am. national orgs to lobby successfully for the confir-
mation of Sri Srinivasan, an Indian Am., as an Appeals Court judge.
Sri is often touted as a possible Supreme Court Justice nominee.

Q: Which component of the AsAms has contributed the most
    to SELF?

A: The Chinese Ams. But that is not a big deal. Chinese-Ams represent
the largest component at 25%.

   However, 90% of the donations came from Chinese Ams. That’s why
this “Urgent Appeal” is made. We are so small in numbers. Do we
need an united effort?

DEAR ASIAN AMERICANS:

   We look to your wisdom. We’ll either win our rights TOGETHER
or lose our rights SEPARATELY.

   Donate to SELF to help it raising at least $1 million per year for 5
years. S B Woo, who helped found 80-20, is now 76. He may at best
work for all Asian Ams for another 2 years to hopefully establish a
STRONG & LASTING political organization. It is for protecting YOU!
If 80-20 dies, will you gain or lose?

Respectfully,
 

S. B. Woo, a volunteer
President, 80-20 National Asian American Educational Foundation, Inc.
http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org

Self-nominate to be on 80-20's Board of Donors

            A Board of Donors is to be elected

   A Board of Donors, BOD, will be elected by donors to our Self
Empowerment Longterm Fund, SELF project. BOD's functions will be:

1) to verify the existence of the escrow account on behalf of all donors,
2) to advise and help 80-20 accomplish its SELF fundraising goal,
3) be in complete control of $100,000 per year to forge UNITY of
     the AsAm community, starting Nov. 2015 when SELF is accomplished,
4) to draft a set of bylaws for the BOD in order to accomplish the above
     described functions, in consultation with 80-20 EF.

                             Q&A regarding BOD

Q: Who are the voting members of the BOD?

   All who have donated $50 or more to SELF, up till 2 days before the day
of the election of BOD, are voting members. Voting members may not
only vote but also nominate self and/or others to run for BOD. You're
to submit your nominations to the Election Committee via
<8020office@gmail.com>

Q: What are the voting powers of each donor?

   To encourage generosity, the bigger donors will have a bit
more voting power. Those donating
$50 to $99 : 1 vote              $100 to $499: 2 votes
$500 to $999: 3 votes         $1,000 to $1,999: 4 votes
$2000 to $4,999: 5 votes     $5,000 or more: 6 votes

Q: Why would YOU want to be a BOD member?

   The BOD will have $100,000 in its complete control to distribute to
any AsAm orgs. and/or projects which share the same goal as 80-20 and
which see UNITY of the AsAm community as a must. Hence, an innovative
and effective BOD member can make a historic contribution to the
forging of UNITY within the AsAm community. $100,000 is a lot of money.
Currently, it is the combined annual budget of 80-20 PAC and EF.

   We either win rights TOGETHER or lose rights SEPARATELY.

Q: How many BOD Members will be elected?

   It depends. The more candidates we’ll have, the more Board members
we’ll elect. All self nominations will be accepted. The prior consent of a nominee
is required, if a donor is to nominate others.

Q: When will the election be?

   As soon as the total donation to SELF reaches $300,000/yr for 5 years.
The current total is $256,000. We are still $44,000/yr short. We hope
that WITH YOUR HELP we can reach $300,000/yr in about 30 days.

   Aim high & think big! Pitch in to get the AsAm community
UNITED! UNITY is our salvation. DONATE here to help achieve UNITY.

Respectfully,
 

S. B. Woo, a volunteer
President, 80-20 National Asian American Educational Foundation, Inc.

Exciting Update on 80-20 SELF project

See latest news on 80-20 Self Empowerment Longterm Fund, SELF. Money talks. This fund aims to make your political voice heard.    The Good News:   1) Total donation received: $438,399 (See the top of the webpage. Please click here .)   2) The biggest donation: $120,000. See near the top of the wepage,       under Honorary Founders;   3) Many donors sent money in early: Several donors have sent in all       5 yrs. of their commitments. In the 3rd column a notation like “Confirmed       5” means 80-20 has received all 5 years of a donor’s commitment;   4) Many supporters donated ADDITIONAL money beyond their annual       commitments. See “plus $xxx” in the 2nd column; and   5) Received matching gifts from 18 large companies matching       the donations of their employees to 80-20 EF. See words in green.               Transparency Achieved, Accountability Next!    We’ve achieved transparency. That is, YOU now know (a) how much money 80-20 has raised, & (2) who donated them. Accountability is our next goal. 80-20 will soon hold an election for a “Board of Donors” to monitor the money. ANY donor who has donated at least $50 to SELF may run for a Board position and vote. Details will be provided in a separate email.    The Bad news:    It is that SELF should have raised $304,000/year for 5 years by now, but we’ve only raised $255,000/yr for 5 years. $50,000/year behind schedule!    NOTE: When SELF succeeds, 80-20 will serve you for decades. You and your family will receive benefits that is many times the value of your donation. If 80-20 doesn’t achieve its goal, you’ll get your money back in FULL, although 80-20 will probably go out of existence! Recall that the money is in an escrow account. Not a penny of $438,399 has been spent.    Pitch in for such a GREAT common cause! YES, 80-20 may be a fool to embark upon this BIG projects. Is it also true that foolhardy persons help realize impossible dreams? Will you be a fool with us? Help establish a strong & lasting political voice.    To donate, click here. S. B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 National Asian American Educational Foundation, Inc.