Americans of Chinese Descent History Month

An 8th Grade Student’s Petition to the WA Legislature To Establish January as Americans of Chinese Descent History Month

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Lauren Ouyang, an 8th grade student at Rosehill Middle School, just won the middle school category young activist award at a national essay competition held by the Chinese American community (https://acefus.org/events-projects/essaywriting2022.html  ). The topic of the essay competition is “The importance and the value of having Washington State to officially recognize January as Americans of … Read more

A 7th Grade Student’s Petition to the WA Legislature To Establish January as Americans of Chinese Descent History Month

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Youlan Wang, a 7th grade student at Odle Middle School, just won the middle school category award at a national essay competition held by the Chinese American community (https://acefus.org/events-projects/essaywriting2022.html  ). The topic of the essay competition is “The importance and the value of having Washington State to officially recognize January as Americans of Chinese Descent … Read more

News Alert – Central Valley High School Junior Lucy He’s Essay Has Been Selected as the Petition Letter to the WA Legislature

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For Immediate ReleaseOctober 3, 2022 Lucy He’s essay, urging the WA Legislature to establish January as Americans of Chinese Descent History Month, has been selected as the petition letter. Bellevue Washington – October 3, 2022 – Lucy He, a junior at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, won a national essay competition. Her essay … Read more

PETITION TO ESTABLISH JANUARY AS AMERICANS OF CHINESE DESCENT HISTORY MONTH

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Please support the Chinese American community and sign the petition to establish January as Americans of Chinese Descent History Month. Below is a petition letter to the WA legislature drafted by Lucy He, an 11th grade student from Washington. Dear Washington State Legislature, Inconsistency, billboards, frustration. That is what is behind the momentum and vigor … Read more

A Letter to the House Democrat Caucus

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The below letter was sent to every member of the House Democrat Caucus via email and USPS. Dear House Democratic Caucus Members & Leadership Team, We represent one of the largest, most organized, and quickly growing groups that advocates for Asian American issues, especially Chinese American issues, in Washington State. We are also connected with … Read more

News Alert: New Billboard Is Up to Protest Laurie Jinkins for Allowing Partisan Politics to Kill the Chinese American History Month

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July 14, 2022For Immediate Release The Chinese American Community Put up the Second Billboard in Speaker Jinkins’ District to Protest Her Decision To Allow Partisan Politics To Chinese American History Month Bellevue Washington – July 14, 2022 – The second billboard was put up in Speaker Laurie Jinkins’ district to protest her decision to allow … Read more

Speaker Jinkins owes the public an answer for allowing her caucus to politicize and kill Chinese American History Month

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In Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkin’s recent opinion piece, “Governing is hard.Politicking isn’t”, she lauded her caucus for focusing on governing, not politicking. However, just a couple of months ago, the House Democrat Caucus played politics and killed ESB 5264, the Chinese American History Month bill. If passed, ESB 5264 would declare January as Americans of Chinese descent history month and encourage … Read more

News Alert: A Billboard Is up in House Speaker Laurie Jinkins’ District to Protest Her Decision To Kill Chinese American History Month

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May 18, 2022 For Immediate Release THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN WASHINGTON PUT UP A BILLBOARD IN SPEAKER LAURIE JINKINS’ DISTRICT TO PROTEST HER DECISION TO KILL CHINESE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Bellevue Washington – May 18, 2022 – A billboard was put up in House Speaker Laurie Jinkins’ district last Friday. The message on the billboard … Read more

An Open Letter to All House Democrats – Laurie Jinkins’s decision to kill the Chinese American History Month Bill was wrong.

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This year, SB 5264, the Chinese American History Month bill, passed the state Senate 48 to 0 and made it as far as the House floor calendar. An all-member floor vote would designate January as Chinese American History Month, just as the state legislature did in 2019 – designating October as Filipino American Month. However, … Read more

Democrats should be held accountable for denying Chinese American History Month

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In 1785, three Chinese immigrants landed in the US, starting Americans of Chinese descent’s long history in this country. In Washington, this history can be traced back to the beginning of the Washington Territory in 1853, at which time a measure was adopted to deny Chinese people the right to vote. Despite this discrimination, Chinese … Read more