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发帖数: 67 | 1 As you probably have noticed, the mainstream media chose NOT to report the
protests by Asian/Chinese Americans across multiple US cities this past
Saturday. And what's worse is that when they did report, they tried to
twist the truth and manipulate public's opinion by stating "it was not
actually Kimmel himself who made the offense" (and implying we are being
unreasonable protesting against kids, which is far from the truth!). Here
is a yahoo link of the reporting.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-handle-abc-jimmy-kimmel-15
We can certainly utilize social media channels to make more people aware
what REALLY happened. Additionally we can pull our financial resource
together and put ads onto newspapers. For example, a group called CYPN (
Chinese Young Professionals Networking) has already put an ad on Boston
Metro last Friday, November 8. They are seeking additional funding to try
to put more ads onto newspapers with a wider readership, such as the Boston
Globe and/or New York Times. Here is their site.
http://www.cypn.net/
Another local organization is CMAIN (Chinese Mutual Aid International
Network), it is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. They were a major
sponsor of the Nov 9 protest in SF. They helped financed Tsing Tao
Newspaper Ads, airplane banners, and even portable potty rentals for the SF
rally! I am sure given enough funding, they can place ads not only in
Chinese newspaper, but more mainstream newspapers like SF Chronicle, Oakland
Tribune, and/or San Jose Mercury news. Here is their site.
http://www.cmain.org/new/index.php?_m=mod_product&_a=view&p_id=
I know it is expensive to live in the bay area. I know it is expensive to
try to raise a family here (I am part of a single income family with 3 kids)
. I know people are stressed about the ever increasing housing cost.
However, I also know if I bring left-over dinner to work instead of going
out for lunch for a week, I probably can save $50 and make a donation. I
know instead of going to a movie, I can take kids to a free public park, and
I can save $30 and make a donation. So please do consider making a
donation, think of it as an investment for ourselves and for our kids! If
you can't make a donation at this time, please do spread the words to your
circle of contacts so more people are aware of these organizations fighting
for our causes.
Here is some food for thought. According to 2010 bay area census, http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/bayarea.htm, there were 1,664,384 Asians living in the bay area. Imagine if only 1% made a donation of $50, it would be more than $800,000, more than enough to put our ads in the newspapers!
Disclaimer, I am not a member of the two organizations mentioned above and I
don't receive any compensation from them. I just feel they are doing a
greater good for the Chinese community. |
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