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Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Hosts 1882 Project Houston Roundtable

(08/11/2011)

Houston, Texas—In a closing burst to a successful 51st Biennial Convention, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance immediately began mobilization efforts to educate Houston’s community groups about the 1882 Project by hosting its Houston Roundtable on July 31 at the Hilton Post Oak. The 1882 Project, led by Chinese American Citizens Alliance, the Committee of 100, National Council of Chinese Americans, Japanese American Citizens League and OCA, seeks Congressional action to deal with the Chinese Exclusion Laws first passed in 1882. Facilitated by Ted Gong, Vice-President of the Alliance’s Washington DC Lodge, the 1882 Project Roundtable was attended by many of Houston’s major community groups representing the diverse ethnic spectrum. The Roundtable discussed the significance of the laws and the latest developments, including key sponsorship commitments by House and Senate leaders across the aisle.

With an emphasis to strategize at the local grassroots level, the Roundtable sought the attendees’ input and advice on how to pass House Res. 282 and Senate Res. 201, which have Congress acknowledging the discriminatory nature and harmful impact of the laws, express regret and reconfirm commitments to protecting American civil rights and American fundamental values. Among those actions identified were to contact your members of Congress—call, write or email your Representative and Senators to support the respective Resolution; then, tell your friends and family about the 1882 Project—call, text, email, tweet or Like the 1882 Project on Facebook. Also, tell them to contact their Representative and Senators.

Mr. Gong reiterated, “The one thing I want to emphasize is we are seeking partnerships both for the immediate political passage of the resolutions and for the longer term, sustained education effort. And, the issue is not just a Chinese or Asian American issue. It is an American one and everyone who claims to be an American has a stake in ensuring the history and lessons of the Chinese Exclusion Laws are told and studied continuously.“

To learn more about how to contact your Members of Congress and/or to engage with the 1882 Project, please visit www.1882Project.org and the 1882 Project’s Take Action Page.

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