Stop SCA-5 Feedback
The Stop SCA-5 Forum held on March 16, 2014 attracted over 200 participants mostly from the Chinese community in bay area. The speakers included President of American Civil Rights Institute and Former University of California Regent Mr. Ward Connerly, President of Organization for Justice and Equality Mr. Frank Lee, San Jose State University Professor William Jiang, Republican California Senator Leader Bob Huff, and Republican California Assembly Leader Connie Conway. It’s been widely reported in the mainstream media.
The Mercury News:
Chinese-Americans wooed by the GOP over anti-affirmative action in public universities.
Besides rallying opposition to the bill, Sunday’s forum sponsored by the San Francisco-based Chinese-American Institute for Empowerment also served to drum up votes for local Republican candidates and contributions to GOP candidates elsewhere.
The Nation：
Effort to Revive Affirmative Action in California Splits Asian-American Community
In an event organized by the Chinese-American Institute for Empowerment, State Representative Connie Conway (R-Visalia) told more than 150 community members, “Why work hard when that hard work will not be rewarded?” Ward Connerly, the author of Proposition 209 was more explicit, warning the crowd that SCA 5 would guarantee that “the number of Asians [in California universities] will be diminished and the number of Latinos will be increased…. That’s the whole objective.”
Color Lines:
The Chinese-American Community Grapples With Affirmative Action, and Itself
Groups such as the Chinese-American Institute for Empowerment, the National Council of Chinese Americans and the Chinese Alliance for Equality turned to social and ethnic media after SCA5 cleared the California Senate in late January to mobilize the community to oppose the bill.
East Bay Times:
California Asian-Americans show strength in blocking affirmative action revival
The top GOP leaders of both chambers spoke at “Stop SCA 5” forum Sunday in Cupertino, sponsored by the San Francisco-based Chinese-American Institute for Empowerment.
Asian American Law Journal:
At one “Stop SCA5” forum in Cupertino that was organized by the ChineseAmerican Institute for Empowerment, top Republican leaders, such as Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway, and former UC Regent Ward Connerly, whipped up the mainly Chinese American crowd with anti-affirmative action rhetoric while raising contributions and funds for the Republican Party.
https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1222&context=aalj
The Mercury News:
California affirmative action revival bill is dead
The top GOP leaders of both chambers spoke at “Stop SCA 5” forum Sunday in Cupertino, sponsored by the San Francisco-based Chinese-American Institute for Empowerment.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/03/17/california-affirmative-action-revival-bill-is-dead/
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